Total Expenditure
$53.3m
2023-24
Capital Works
$28.5m
53.5% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$8,274,030
Local Roads Spend
$17,159,393
Governance / Roads
0.48x
State Rank (Expenditure)
#58
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m This council: $53.3m State avg capital: $44.4m This council: $28.5m
Per Capita (population: 16,177, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,295
Capital / Resident
$1,761
Governance / Resident
$511
Roads / Resident
$1,061
Expenditure Trend (9 Years)
Capital Works by Function (2023-24)
Expenditure by Function Over Time
Service Performance (ESC Rate Capping Outcomes)
Community Satisfaction
0.6
State avg: 0.5
#14 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
8.1
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,253
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.1%
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 7317.2 4166.8
E4 Average rate per property assessment 2335.1 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 decisions made at Confidential meetings is in adhereance with the Local Government Act 2020's definition of Confidential. Being the first year of the term there more items that meet that definition.
G2 Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement 54.0 55.0
G3 Councillor attendance at council meetings 1.0 0.9
G4 Cost of elected representation 103824.7 62511.3
G5 Satisfaction with council decisions 52.0 54.0
Council says: There is a state-wide trend in decline and the Edelman trust barometer 2025 shows a crisis of grievance in all levels of governmment globally.
Roads 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
R1 Sealed local road requests 3.2 58.2
Council says: Dry weather was generally experienced throughout 2024-2025 resulting in less incidences of road damage due to wet conditions
R2 Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards 1.0 1.0
R3 Cost of sealed local road reconstruction 58.3 132.1
Council says: Increase in material and labour costs as well as instances unsuitable underlying ground conditions encountered resulted in the overall cost road reconstruction
R4 Cost of sealed local road resealing 5.7 19.9
R5 Satisfaction with sealed local roads 42.0 50.5
Statutory Planning 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
SP1 Time taken to decide planning applications 73.0 72.3
SP2 Planning applications decided within required time frames 0.6 0.7
SP3 Cost of statutory planning service 2821.4 3907.9
SP4 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT 1.0 0.6
Waste Collection 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
WC2 Kerbside collection bins missed 8.2 6.3
WC3 Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service 148.1 145.4
WC4 Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service 73.9 76.8
WC5 Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill 0.5 0.5