City of Stirling Budget Newsletter

Mayor’s message

Welcome to the City’s 2019/20 rates budget newsletter.

This newsletter will give you an insight into all of the services and projects that your rates help us to provide and deliver. It’s also a chance for us to give you more detail on what the City’s budget looks like for the next financial year. This year, more than ever, Councils across the State have been faced with the challenge of balancing the needs and expectations of the community while keeping rates as low as possible. The City and Council have worked hard to develop a budget that delivers a high level of services, programs and infrastructure that you expect, as well as progress work on our major projects while keeping our rate increase below CPI. Thanks to this hard work and deliberation, our capital works budget will see more than $82 million go toward major projects such as: • Des Penman Pavillion Upgrade ($1.6M)

• Princess Wallington Community Parkland ($1.8M) • Construction of Stephenson Avenue ($24M) • Road network upgrades ($26.7M). We have also been able to deliver the 2019/20 Budget with a modest rate increase of 0.9 per cent, below CPI of 1.75 per cent. This is despite a slow economy with low growth forecast and an increase in State Government charges. This budget will also allow us to continue to deliver the things that you rely on every day, such as our network of footpaths, parks and reserves and the greening of our suburbs. One of the City’s biggest commitments is to increase our tree canopy cover by 18 per cent by 2040. This budget sets aside $7.7 million for tree planting, which will not only help us achieve that target, but produce greener, leafier and cooler suburbs. Finally, the City has once again been able to retain its debt-free status and we are committed to continuing to

deliver on the City’s strong financial position with low rate increases, controlled cost increases and a reduction in costs through robust procurement strategies and efficiency measures. As always, thank you for your rates contributions and continued support. I look forward to another exciting year ahead.

Cr Mark Irwin City of Stirling Mayor

Where your rates will be spent in 2019/20

23%

8%

The City's 2019/20 Revenue Budget

14%

14%

2%

$'m

Community Services and Libraries $25.2m

Design & Engineering $72.7m

Parks & Sustainability $44.1m

$140.7

General rates

Waste & Fleet $47.1m

Planning $6.4m

Security service charge Grants, subsidies & contributions (operating and non- operating) Profit on sale of assets Fees, charges and other revenue

$3.0

$49.6

Total $320.9 m

$2.2

Development Services $8.4m

Recreation & Leisure $20.4m

Community Safety $7.7m

Administration, Governance & Council Support $41.4m

$27.8 $38.6

Waste services

Facilities, Projects and Assets $47.6m

6%

2%

$4.7

Interest earnings

3%

$266.3

Total

13%

15%

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