We want our draft 2024–25 Budget and Financial Plan to strike the right balance between ambition for new initiatives, maintaining quality service delivery and remaining financially sustainable.

Our Budget and Financial Plan set aside funds for our climate emergency response, which includes investment in emissions reduction, urban greening, and transition to a circular economy.

We’ve allocated $35.4 million of new funding for asset renewals, upgrades, and expansions. The funds will go towards our renewal and upgrade of our major infrastructure assets, including road reconstruction, drainage improvement and footpaths.

We’ll also be funding our Open Space Strategy initiatives, including parks, playing surfaces and playground equipment.

We will continue to plant trees to increase canopy cover in our open spaces and carry out upgrades and renewals of community and sports facilities, including completing the Carnegie Memorial Swimming Pool.

For the 2024–25 year, the Budget has been prepared in accordance with the State Government’s A Fair Go Rates System and the rate will increase by 2.75 per cent. We’re now seeking your feedback on whether our draft Budget meets your expectations and delivers what you want.

Information session

You can attend an information session on Council’s Budget with our Chief Financial Officer on Thursday 16 May, 6pm to 7pm via Zoom. RSVP to engagement@gleneira.vic.gov.au to register.

Community feedback

The draft Budget is open for community feedback until Friday 24 May. Feedback can be provided:

• online through our Have Your Say website
• via email at engagement@gleneira.vic.gov.au or
• via post to our Community Engagement team, Glen Eira City Council, PO Box 42 Caulfield South, 3162.

Feedback will be considered by Council at a Council Meeting that will be open to the public on Thursday 13 June at 7.30pm.

Following the community engagement process, the 2024–25 Budget and Financial Plan will be considered for adoption at a Council Meeting on Tuesday 25 June at 7.30pm in the Council Chambers at Glen Eira Town Hall, corner Glen Eira and Hawthorn Roads, Caulfield.