Council's Annual Business Plan sets out our key directions and projects for the coming year, what these projects are aiming to achieve, their cost, and how they will advance the overall strategic direction for our district.

Preparation for the 2024-25 financial year commenced in January 2024, as staff assessed the ongoing costs for current services, investigated new projects, and Council opened their Community Support Funding applications to the public.

• Operational budgets for reoccurring services and functions of Council
• Capital projects
• Community Support Funding

Community engagement concluded on Friday 15 March 2024, with results reported to Council at its meeting held Wednesday 20 March 2024.

Feedback was collected from four separate engagement activities that allowed the community to interact with Council in a way that suited them. Council acknowledges that the community has a right to be involved in, informed of, and provide their feedback on decisions that affect them, and is pleased to have received over 1,000 contributions across the four activities (Community Survey, Investment Preferences, Project Budgeting, Pitch Your Project).

We look forward to publishing a response and possible outcomes to the new project ideas contributed during the engagement, as well as sharing the draft Annual Business Plan in the near future for additional community feedback.

To view the results of the community engagement activities, head to the Document Library on this page.