Budget and Finance

2012-2013 Draft Budget

 

The draft Budget for 2012-2013 is available for download from the side menu.

Refer to Public Notices for the details of public information sessions being held for persons interested in hearing a presentation of the Budget by Council officers, and for details on submissions in relation to the Budget.

 

2011-2012 Budget & 2010-2013 Council Plan

Statutory Requirements

The Local Government Act 1989 requires Council to prepare a budget for each financial year and provide the opportunity for people to make a submission under section 223 of the Act on any proposal contained in the budget.

Legislative requirements relating to 4 year Strategic Resource Plans are contained in section 126 of the Local Government Act 1989. Section 126 specifies that:

A Council must—
(a) review the Strategic Resource Plan during the preparation of the Council Plan; and
(b) adopt the Strategic Resource Plan not later than 30 June each year.

Council Plan

The 2010-2013 Council Plan, including the 2011/12 Business Plan priorities, has been prepared around five key Strategic Directions:
- Governance, Finance & External Relations
- Sustainability & Local Environment
- Business & Tourism
- Community Development
- Planning, Heritage & Community Assets

This plan has directly informed the development of the 2011/12 draft budget.

A copy of the 2010-2013 Council Plan is available for download from this page.

Budget including Strategic Resource Plan

The Borough of Queenscliffe 2011/12 Budget is presented to Council for consideration pursuant to section 127 of the Local Government Act 1989. The Strategic Resource Plan is also presented as part of the Budget pursuant to section 126 of the Local Government Act 1989.

The Council budget that has been prepared for the 2011/12 financial year seeks to balance the demand for services and infrastructure with the community's capacity to pay.

A copy of the 2011/12 Budget including the Strategic Resource Plan is available for download from this page.