Total Expenditure
$66.3m
2023-24
Capital Works
$35.1m
53.0% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$22,702,247
Local Roads Spend
$12,017,836
Governance / Roads
1.89x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#52
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m This council: $66.3m State avg capital: $44.4m This council: $35.1m
Per Capita (population: 38,627, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$1,715
Capital / Resident
$910
Governance / Resident
$588
Roads / Resident
$311
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
#64 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
13.7
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$654
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.3%
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 3751.6 4166.8
E4 Average rate per property assessment 1978.9 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
G2 Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement 48.0 55.0
G3 Councillor attendance at council meetings 0.9 0.9
G4 Cost of elected representation 48317.1 62511.3
Council says: The cost has reduced back to normal levels after the previous financial year contained additional costs for equipment purchases, consultancy fees, and training.
G5 Satisfaction with council decisions 50.0 54.0
Roads 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
R1 Sealed local road requests 31.5 58.2
Council says: Council’s sealed road network has performed better than previous years for various reason, although climatic conditions, specifically the much lower the average rainfall, is the predominate factor.
R2 Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards 1.0 1.0
R3 Cost of sealed local road reconstruction 57.7 132.1
R4 Cost of sealed local road resealing 8.3 19.9
R5 Satisfaction with sealed local roads 38.0 50.5
Council says: Council’s sealed road network has performed better than previous years for various reason, although climatic conditions, specifically the much lower the average rainfall, is the predominate factor.
Statutory Planning 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
SP1 Time taken to decide planning applications 59.5 72.3
SP2 Planning applications decided within required time frames 0.8 0.7
SP3 Cost of statutory planning service 3545.9 3907.9
SP4 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT 0.8 0.6
Council says: VCAT : % varies due to an improvement of application which were decided in Council's favour. Due to low numbers a small difference does have a major impact on the result.
Waste Collection 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
WC2 Kerbside collection bins missed 1.4 6.3
WC3 Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service 181.9 145.4
WC4 Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service 82.6 76.8
WC5 Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill 0.4 0.5