Total Expenditure
$27.5m
2023-24
Capital Works
$11.0m
40.1% of expenditure
Governance Spend
$9,580,648
Local Roads Spend
$7,451,098
Governance / Roads
1.29x
spending more on itself
State Rank (Expenditure)
#77
of 79 councils
State avg expenditure: $147.1m This council: $27.5m State avg capital: $44.4m This council: $11.0m
Per Capita (population: 7,461, 2023)
Expenditure / Resident
$3,685
Capital / Resident
$1,477
Governance / Resident
$1,284
Roads / Resident
$999
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
5.0
State avg: 6.3
Employee Costs / Capita
$1,251
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 4486.2 4166.8
E4 Average rate per property assessment 1583.6 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 51.0 55.0
G3 Councillor attendance at council meetings 1.0 0.9
G4 Cost of elected representation 107455.3 62511.3
G5 Satisfaction with council decisions 53.0 54.0
Roads 5 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
R1 Sealed local road requests 7.8 58.2
R2 Sealed local roads maintained to condition standards 1.0 1.0
R3 Cost of sealed local road reconstruction 90.7 132.1
Council says: Industry costs have increased signifcantly due to higher input prices of bituminous products and quarry products. A number of reconstruction projects encountered adverse ground conditions increasing costs.
R4 Cost of sealed local road resealing 4.5 19.9
Council says: Council has been able to lower resealing costs by undertaking a higher proportion of reseals on longer sections of road resulting in lower costs per square meter.
R5 Satisfaction with sealed local roads 45.0 50.5
Statutory Planning 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
SP1 Time taken to decide planning applications 64.0 72.3
SP2 Planning applications decided within required time frames 0.8 0.7
SP3 Cost of statutory planning service 3776.4 3907.9
SP4 Council planning decisions upheld at VCAT 0.0 0.6
Waste Collection 4 indicators ▾
ID Indicator Result State Avg Trend
WC2 Kerbside collection bins missed 2.7 6.3
WC3 Cost of kerbside garbage bin collection service 130.6 145.4
Council says: Number of kerbside garbage bins has increase within Council's system with limited movement on tonnages and collection/disposal costs. This results in a overall lower cost per service.
WC4 Cost of kerbside recyclables collection service 44.2 76.8
Council says: Glass and Greenwaste number of bins added to calculation with limited differences in costs from the previous year has resulted in a decrease in cost.
WC5 Kerbside collection waste diverted from landfill 0.3 0.5
Council says: Greenwaste volume included within the data this year which increases the diversion percentage.