Colac Otway
Shire · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$65.7m
2023-24
Capital Works
$10.8m
16.5% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$16,103,460
Local Roads Spend
$14,538,565
Governance / Roads
1.11x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#53
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $65.7m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $10.8m
Per Capita (population: 22,407, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$2,932
Capital / Resident
$484
Governance / Resident
$719
Roads / Resident
$649
Expenditure Trend (9 Years)
Capital Works by Function (2023-24)
Expenditure by Function Over Time
Service Performance (ESC Rate Capping Outcomes)
Community Satisfaction
0.5
State avg: 0.5
#57 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
5.5
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,166
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
0.8%
running down assets
Satisfaction & Roads Condition
Employee Costs Per Capita & Bins Missed
Performance Indicators (LGPRF 2024-25)
Efficiency
2 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2 | Expenses per property assessment | 4381.8 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 2022.8 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
Governance
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Council decisions made at meetings closed to the public | 0.1 | 0.1 | ▲ |
| Council says: Council has worked to improve transparency and only closes meetings to the public if absolutely necessary for confidential reasons. There was an increase in council decisions made in meetings closed to the public due to a specific matters.1) Aged Care … | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 47.0 | 55.0 | ▲ |
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 1.0 | 0.9 | ▼ |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 67232.1 | 62511.3 | ▲ |
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 44.0 | 54.0 | ▼ |
| Council says: On trend with last years performance. | ||||
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 20.8 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council has continued a proactive program of patching sections of the road network in poor condition which has contributed to a reduction in service requests. | ||||
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | — |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 109.0 | 132.1 | ▼ |
| Council says: The cost to reconstruct roads, reduced this year due to the timing of procurement being released early in the financial year and improved market conditions. | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 7.0 | 19.9 | ▼ |
| Council says: The cost to resealing roads, reduced this year due to the timing of procurement being released early in the financial year and improved market conditions. | ||||
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 38.0 | 50.5 | ▼ |
| Council says: The condition of the State arterial road network has deteriorated in recent years and this measure of customer satisfaction reflects community views on the broader road network, not just the local network which Council is responsible for. | ||||
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 81.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.6 | 0.7 | ▼ |
| Council says: Whilst the overall number of days taken to determine applications was reduced, the number of applications meeting the specified timeframes fell due to staff vacancies. All vacancies in Statutory Planning have now been filled. In addition, there were three Development … | ||||
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 3874.9 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 1.0 | 0.6 | ▼ |
| Council says: Council's decisions on all matters that went to VCAT were upheld. | ||||
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 5.3 | 6.3 | ▲ |
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 104.6 | 145.4 | ▼ |
| Council says: Slight reduction due to annual CPI rate decrease for the garbage bin lift price. | ||||
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 56.6 | 76.8 | ▼ |
| Council says: Annual CPI bin lift prices decreased in 2024-25. The cost of glass collection has reduced due to the State introduction of a Container Deposit Scheme. | ||||
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.5 | 0.5 | — |