Mornington Peninsula
Shire · Latest data: 2023-24 · Source: VLGGC Questionnaire · Rates vs Services → · Report Card →
Total Expenditure
$284.1m
2023-24
Capital Works
$58.7m
20.7% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$61,332,195
Local Roads Spend
$14,351,619
Governance / Roads
4.27x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#6
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m
This council: $284.1m
State avg capital: $44.4m
This council: $58.7m
Per Capita (population: 169,000, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$1,681
Capital / Resident
$348
Governance / Resident
$363
Roads / Resident
$85
Expenditure Trend (9 Years)
Capital Works by Function (2023-24)
Expenditure by Function Over Time
Service Performance (ESC Rate Capping Outcomes)
Community Satisfaction
0.7
State avg: 0.5
#12 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
3.5
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$524
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.2%
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 | 2925.3 | 4166.8 | ▲ |
| Council says: Council always seeks to deliver the highest quality services in the most efficient way and has contained expenditure per property assessment through its goal of ongoing savings. The increase in 2025 is largely attributable to CPI, indexation of the Shire's … | ||||
| E4 | Average rate per property assessment | 1659.4 | 1951.9 | ▲ |
| Council says: Council's rates, our primary source of income that delivers essential services to our community, is limited by the rate cap under the Fair Go Rates System, which was set at 2.75% for 2024-25. Supplementary income is 0.9% of the total … | ||||
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 aims to support transparency and openness in the community by minimising closed-door decision-making. During the period, nineteen decisions were made in meetings closed to the public. Ten of these decisions related to personal information, seven to private commercial information, … | ||||
| G2 | Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement | 66.0 | 55.0 | ▲ |
| Council says: Satisfaction with consultation and engagement remains steady at 66, compared to 67 recorded in June 2024. The upward trend in our results over the past two years marks a significant improvement from our unusually low score of 50 in 2023. … | ||||
| G3 | Councillor attendance at council meetings | 0.9 | 0.9 | — |
| Council says: Councillor attendance at council meetings remains high, as Councillors are dedicated to representing their wards and constituents. However, attendance has declined since 2022 due to our transition back to in-person meetings and an increase in unplanned meetings. | ||||
| G4 | Cost of elected representation | 72297.6 | 62511.3 | ▼ |
| G5 | Satisfaction with council decisions | 62.0 | 54.0 | ▼ |
Roads
5 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R1 | Sealed local road requests | 141.2 | 58.2 | ▲ |
| R2 | Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards | 1.0 | 1.0 | ▼ |
| R3 | Cost of sealed local road reconstruction | 55.6 | 132.1 | ▲ |
| Council says: Road rehabilitation works started in January and were finished by April 2025. There were no road rehabilitation works in the previous year as resources were redirected to our Road Resealing Program for 2023-24. | ||||
| R4 | Cost of sealed local road resealing | 14.9 | 19.9 | ▲ |
| Council says: This year’s cost is consistent with that of the previous year. Road resealing works started in January and were finished by April 2025. There were no works undertaken in 2022 as resources were focused on the Shire's Road Rehabilitation program … | ||||
| R5 | Satisfaction with sealed local roads | 53.0 | 50.5 | ▼ |
Statutory Planning
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP1 | Time taken to decide planning applications | 56.0 | 72.3 | ▼ |
| Council says: While we received 8 per cent fewer applications than last year, additional labour resources and process improvements have contributed to shorter processing times of applications. | ||||
| SP2 | Planning applications decided within required time frames | 0.6 | 0.7 | ▲ |
| Council says: Although we received 8 per cent fewer applications, we have made steady progress by increasing the number of planning applications decided within the required timeframes, bringing us closer to our target. | ||||
| SP3 | Cost of statutory planning service | 3237.7 | 3907.9 | ▼ |
| SP4 | Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT | 0.7 | 0.6 | ▲ |
| Council says: The decrease from 2023 is mainly due to a change in 2024 in how the measure is calculated - it now includes Consent Orders, which is a decision or direction by VCAT that gives effect to an agreement that has … | ||||
Waste Collection
4 indicators ▾
| ID | Indicator | Result | State Avg | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC2 | Kerbside collection bins missed | 5.4 | 6.3 | ▼ |
| WC3 | Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service | 89.0 | 145.4 | ▼ |
| Council says: Although the result remains consistent with previous years, the direct cost of the service has decreased from last year. However, bin maintenance is now included in the contract bin lift rates, which experienced a 3.8% increase, resulting in a similar … | ||||
| WC4 | Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service | 55.3 | 76.8 | ▲ |
| Council says: The increase in the cost of the service since 2024 is due to an adjustment in the old contract and the commencement of a new contract in May 2024, which introduced new rates with bin maintenance now included in the … | ||||
| WC5 | Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill | 0.6 | 0.5 | ▼ |