Proposed 2021/22 Annual Budget

Moorabool Shire Council has seen significant growth in recent years and our capital program has been developed to meet community infrastructure needs now and into the future. The proposed Capital Improvement Program for 2021/22 is $59.876 million (includes $18.443 million in works carried forward from 2020/21). Of this total, $34.392 million relates to new works, $14.428 million relates to the renewal of assets, and $11.056 million is for the upgrade of assets. Some of the key projects proposed as part of the 2021/22 Capital Program include:

• Bacchus Marsh Indoor Recreation Facility ($12.950 million)
• Bacchus Marsh Racecourse and Recreation Reserve - Stage 2 ($4.300 million)
• West Maddingley Early Years Facility ($2.250 million)
• Bacchus Marsh Bowls Club Pavilion and Bowling Green ($2.000 million)
• Bald Hill 1,000 Steps ($1.975 million)
• Old Melbourne Road, Millbrook - Rehabilitation & Widening ($0.826 million)
• Old Geelong Road, Ballan - Rehabilitation ($0.612 million)
• Yendon-Egerton Road, Millbrook - Culvert renewal ($0.609 million)
• Darley Civic and Community Hub - Building renewal ($0.609 million)
• Ballan-Meredith Road, Mount Wallace - Rehabilitation ($0.489 million)

In addition to the planned Capital Works Program, the 2021/22 Annual Budget will fund several new initiatives. Some of these being:

• Increase of Civil Infrastructure Maintenance Budgets ($0.085 million net cost)
• Bungaree and Wallace Structure Plans ($0.070 million net cost)
• Develop a Service Planning Framework ($0.070 million net cost)
• Management of Gifted Reserves ($0.050 million net cost)
• Implementation of key recommendations of Arts & Culture Strategy ($0.030 million net cost)
• Implementation of Female Friendly Facilities Strategy ($0.030 million net cost)
• New Municipal Early Years Plan and Youth Strategy ($0.030 million net cost)
• 10,000 Plants Program ($0.025 million net cost)
• Roadside Vegetation Mapping ($0.015 million net cost)

For the 2021/22 annual budget, rate increases have been capped at 1.50% in line with the Victorian Government’s Fair Go Rates System.

The Waste Management Service Charge will increase from $82.00 to $85.00 and the overall Waste Collection Charge will reduce from $209.00 to $205.00. The State Landfill Levy will increase from $40.00 to $53.00, and the optional Kerbside Green Waste service will decrease from $78.00 to $77.00 for 2021/22.