Budget and 10 Year Financial Plan endorsed

Councillors endorsed this year’s Budget and 10 Year Financial Plan key documents at their meeting last night (Tuesday 30 June 2026).

With an operating budget of $164 million and a $69 million capital works program, this budget includes practical measures to support our ratepayers and community during a period of economic uncertainty.

These documents set out how we’ll deliver the priorities in our second year of our Council Plan 2025-2029, while working toward our Community Vision. We’ve allocated:

  • $38.8 million for a resilient environment
  • $34.8 million for a well governed and innovative Council
  • $26.2 million for liveable places and spaces
  • $24.4 million for a safe and healthy community
  • $3.7 million for a thriving economy.

We’ve also kept rates in line with the state government’s mandated rate cap of 2.75%, frozen the waste component of the waste services charge, and will continue to assist ratepayers who are experiencing financial hardship.

We want to sincerely thank everyone who provided their feedback on what they would like included. We’ve worked hard to deliver in the areas that are important to you.

You can view these documents in the document library to the right, or on our website manningham.vic.gov.au/budget.

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