Total Expenditure
$46.2m
2023-24
Capital Works
$17.0m
36.7% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$12,874,129
Local Roads Spend
$10,373,147
Governance / Roads
1.24x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#63
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m This council: $46.2m State avg capital: $44.4m This council: $17.0m
Per Capita (population: 15,178, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,044
Capital / Resident
$1,118
Governance / Resident
$848
Roads / Resident
$683
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
0.8%
State avg: 1.0%
Bins Missed / 10k
1.2
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,111
State avg: $915
Asset Renewal vs Depreciation
1.0%
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 4552.5 4166.8
E4 Average rate per property assessment 1973.1 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
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 48008.3 62511.3
G5 Satisfaction with council decisions 50.0 54.0
Roads 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
R1 Sealed local road requests 127.1 58.2
R2 Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards 1.0 1.0
R3 Cost of sealed local road reconstruction 92.7 132.1
R4 Cost of sealed local road resealing 6.0 19.9
Council says: There was a reduction in material and works pricing, which had temporarily increased following the COVID 19 pandemic.
R5 Satisfaction with sealed local roads 38.0 50.5
Statutory Planning 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
SP1 Time taken to decide planning applications 56.3 72.3
Council says: There were longer assessment times temporarily while a new planning platform was implemented and tested. Since the new system was implemented, timeframes improved.
SP2 Planning applications decided within required time frames 0.7 0.7
SP3 Cost of statutory planning service 1788.3 3907.9
SP4 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT 1.0 0.6
Waste Collection 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
WC2 Kerbside collection bins missed 3.7 6.3
WC3 Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service 143.9 145.4
Council says: The decrease in cost is attributed to a slight increase in number of collections (economies of scale), as well as the slight reduction in the price of diesel which is a key cost driver.
WC4 Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service 74.1 76.8
Council says: The cost of the recyclables service decreased with the introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme resulting in a decrease in recycling weight, through glass diversion.
WC5 Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill 0.3 0.5
Council says: The diversion of landfill dropped with the introduction of the Container Deposit Scheme, as residents diverted their own recycling through the scheme, which reduced the amount of kerbside recycling collected.