Greater Shepparton
City · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$156.4m
2023-24
Capital Works
$41.8m
26.7% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$35,139,725
Local Roads Spend
$28,525,694
Governance / Roads
1.23x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#30
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $156.4m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $41.8m
Per Capita (population: 69,267, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$2,258
Capital / Resident
$603
Governance / Resident
$507
Roads / Resident
$412
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
#38 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
9.9
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$800
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 | 4765.4 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 2449.3 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
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: Only 3 decisions out of 127 were made at meetings closed to the public in 2024-25 compared with 6 out of 132 decisions in 2023-24. | ||||
| 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 | 55641.4 | 62511.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: In 2024-25 the total direct cost of governance was $500k compared with $560k in 2023-24 This reduction is due to less consulting costs in 2024-25. | ||||
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 55.0 | 54.0 | ▲ |
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 14.8 | 58.2 | ▼ |
| Council says: There were 182 sealed local road requests in 2024-25 compared with 258 requests in 2023-24. The results for 24-25 are consistent with most years where floods have not had any impact. | ||||
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | — |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 50.7 | 132.1 | ▼ |
| Council says: The projects undertaken in 2024-25 had a reduced cost compared to the prior year projects which had a requirement to construct with different layers of asphalt and were in high trafficked urban area and there were significant other costs including … | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 7.7 | 19.9 | ▲ |
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 49.0 | 50.5 | ▲ |
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 47.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: There has been a significant reduction in time taken to decide planning applications. This is due to to State Government funding for flood affected Councils. This funding was until June 2025. This funding has helped reduce the backlog of applications … | ||||
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.9 | 0.7 | ▲ |
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 4137.7 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| Council says: There has been a significant increase in statutory planning costs in 2024-25 mainly due to an increase in consultants and legal expenses (this is due to more applications going to VCAT and some to the Supreme Court). The additional consulting … | ||||
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.6 | 0.6 | ▲ |
| Council says: In 2024-25 there were 3 out of 5 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT compared to 2 out of 3 in 2023-24. | ||||
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 13.8 | 6.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: In 2024-25, there was an increase in the number of missed bins due to the transition to the new kerbside collection contract. The number of reported missed bins declined over the first 3 months of the contract as routes were … | ||||
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 101.2 | 145.4 | ▼ |
| Council says: In 2024-25, there was a reduction of waste to landfill which contributed to a lower landfill disposal cost. The new kerbside collection contract has a more favourable financial impact for cost of service resulting in a markedly decreased cost of … | ||||
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 54.6 | 76.8 | ▼ |
| Council says: The new waste contract has a more favourable financial impact for cost of service resulting in a markedly decreased cost of service for direct cost of kerbside recyclables compared to 2023-24. | ||||
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.5 | 0.5 | — |