Total Expenditure
$62.9m
2023-24
Capital Works
$26.1m
41.5% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$7,804,036
Local Roads Spend
$23,191,619
Governance / Roads
0.34x
State Rank (Expenditure)
#54
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m This council: $62.9m State avg capital: $44.4m This council: $26.1m
Per Capita (population: 17,219, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,651
Capital / Resident
$1,515
Governance / Resident
$453
Roads / Resident
$1,347
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
#23 of 78
Roads Condition
1.0%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
1.4
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,361
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.5%
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 5043.3 4166.8
E4 Average rate per property assessment 1613.2 1951.9
Governance 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
G1 Council decisions made at meetings closed to the public 0.2 0.1
G2 Satisfaction with community consultation and engagement 51.0 55.0
G3 Councillor attendance at council meetings 0.9 0.9
G4 Cost of elected representation 63932.7 62511.3
G5 Satisfaction with council decisions 51.0 54.0
Roads 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
R1 Sealed local road requests 3.4 58.2
Council says: Dry weather over the 2024-25 year is believed to have contributed to lower numbers of sealed road requests.
R2 Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards 1.0 1.0
R3 Cost of sealed local road reconstruction 48.1 132.1
Council says: 2023-24 included projects of unusually long lengths which allowed Council to construct at lower costs due to economy of scale. Generally cost of local road reconstruction has faced increases in material costs also leading to higher square metre rates.
R4 Cost of sealed local road resealing 5.5 19.9
R5 Satisfaction with sealed local roads 39.0 50.5
Statutory Planning 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
SP1 Time taken to decide planning applications 75.0 72.3
SP2 Planning applications decided within required time frames 0.8 0.7
SP3 Cost of statutory planning service 3550.5 3907.9
SP4 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT 1.0 0.6
Council says: All appeals upheld.
Waste Collection 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
WC2 Kerbside collection bins missed 2.1 6.3
WC3 Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service 163.9 145.4
WC4 Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service 60.9 76.8
WC5 Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill 0.6 0.5