Gannawarra
Shire · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$32.5m
2023-24
Capital Works
$9.0m
27.7% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$5,851,889
Local Roads Spend
$7,347,183
Governance / Roads
0.8x
State Rank (Expenditure)
#73
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $32.5m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $9.0m
Per Capita (population: 10,685, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,042
Capital / Resident
$842
Governance / Resident
$548
Roads / Resident
$688
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
#46 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
4.2
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,456
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
0.9%
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 | 4549.8 | 4166.8 | ▼ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 1855.1 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
| Council says: This increase is in line with the rate cap and supplementary valuations during the year. | ||||
Governance
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Council decisions made at meetings closed to the public | 0.0 | 0.1 | — |
| Council says: The number of Council descions made under meetings closed to the public is fairly consistent with previous years. | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 51.0 | 55.0 | — |
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 1.0 | 0.9 | ▲ |
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 53155.5 | 62511.3 | ▲ |
| Council says: Increase primarily due to increased councillors costs through Election and Induction Training. | ||||
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 51.0 | 54.0 | ▲ |
| Council says: Satisfaction with Council decisions remains steady, with Council continuing to focus on improving community perceptions. | ||||
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 38.7 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| Council says: The number of requests received remained stable, with a slight decrease. | ||||
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | — |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 71.6 | 132.1 | ▲ |
| Council says: Substantial variance when comparing to the previous years caused by resource constraints resulting in much higher use of contractor labour, increasing the reconstruction costs. | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 5.8 | 19.9 | ▲ |
| Council says: Variance is due to changes in seal contract rates and variability in processes and reseal areas quantities. | ||||
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 41.0 | 50.5 | — |
| Council says: The level of community satisfaction remained unchanged. | ||||
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 58.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: Overall there were less application received but application remain complex and there is still a continuation of secondary consent applications received. | ||||
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.6 | 0.7 | — |
| Council says: Council continues to receive a number of complex applications which are large developments such as Intensive Animal Industry. These take longer to assess/process and require input from multiple agencies. As a result of agencies such as DTP, GMW requiring further … | ||||
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 5578.0 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| Council says: The overall cost of service has increased due to increase in operation cost such as staff bandings whilst the number of planning applications received during the financial year decreased quite significantly on the previous year. | ||||
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.0 | 0.6 | ▲ |
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 2.6 | 6.3 | ▲ |
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 149.1 | 145.4 | ▲ |
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 89.8 | 76.8 | ▲ |
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.4 | 0.5 | — |
| Council says: there is a slight decrease of waste diversion however it is still within the acceptable range. | ||||