2022/23 Budget

Proposed 2022/23 Budget and the 10-year Financial Plan is closed for feedback and comment

Thank you for your feedback, submissions are closed. All submissions are being considered.

The final 2022/23 Budget and 10-year Financial Plan was adopted by the Council on the 28 June 2022. For more information on the budget please see our website.

Key highlights of the 2022/23 Budget include:

• We’re delivering for our community with an operating budget of $138 million to deliver more than 100 valuable services for our community.
• Although inflation (CPI) is forecast to be 2.5% in 2022/23, we have capped our average general rate increase in line with the State Government’s rate cap of 1.75%.
• We are also keeping our proposed fees and charges changes below the rate of inflation.
• We are building a better Manningham with Council’s extensive capital works program of $65.2 million. The Capital Works Program will maintain and enhance Council’s $2 billion of community assets.
• We are taking actionwith a number of new key operating initiatives in priority areas including delivering on:
  • our Climate Emergency Action Plan,
  • waste management initiatives such as Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) to reduce the amount of waste going to landfill,
  • supporting community led initiatives through our extensive community grants program,
  • support for local business and employment including support for business hubs and co-working spaces,
  • improved transport,
  • advocacy for youth mental health services, and
  • an increase in the operating hours of our Doncaster and The Pines libraries to meet demand.

• We are planning for our future by allocating $50 million over the next 10 years for major community facilities, strategically unlocking the potential of our assets to improve our financial sustainability, working to understand our water and flood management challenges and delivering on our Liveable City Strategy to create vibrant activity centres and community places.

Case Studies

We have developed six case studies to show some of the works that this budget will deliver.

Building a better Manningham - Jumping Creek Road

Building a better Manningham - Macedo Square

Planning for the future - Flood and Stormwater Management

Planning for the future - Liveable City Strategy

Taking action - Climate Emergency Action Plan

Taking action - Food Organics Garden Organics