Total Expenditure
$65.7m
$2,932/person
Capital Works
$10.8m
16.5% of expenditure
Governance Cost
$16.1m
$719/person
Local Roads
$14.54m
Governance is 1.11x roads
Council Type Shire
Population 22,407 (2023)
Financial Year 2023-24
Capital / Expenditure Ratio 16.5%
Governance > Roads? Yes — spending 1.11x more on governance
Service Performance (ESC)
Community Satisfaction 0.5 / 100
Roads Condition 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k 5.5
Employee Costs / Capita $1,166
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation 0.8% — running down assets
Grade Factors
-10 Governance exceeds roads (1.1x)
-15 Very low community satisfaction (0/100)
-15 Poor road condition (1%)
-10 Employee costs 20%+ above state average ($1166 vs $915)
-15 Critically low asset renewal (1% of depreciation)
-10 High rate of closed meetings (47%)
Expenditure Trend

Data from VLGGC Questionnaire, ESC Rate Capping Outcomes, and LGPRF Performance Reporting Framework.

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