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COUNCIL BUDGET 2023/24
Council champions an early, broad, and deliberative approach with the community in shaping its 2023/24 budget goals.
Each year, Council develops its annual budget which outlines how resources are prioritised to deliver important and relevant programs to the community. The draft budget also incorporates the major initiatives identified by the Council as priorities in the Council Plan 2021 - 2025, to be undertaken during the next financial year.
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Council greatly values community feedback and insights. We are lucky to have an engaged and passionate community who have a deep well of knowledge and lived experience. This experience allows Council to have a greater understanding of diverse points of view, values, concerns and priorities. Council regards these attributes as a fundamental element of Council decision making and essential to good governance.
Council has implemented a multi-phased approach as it works on crafting its 2023/24 budget. Understanding resident priorities will help Council develop a financially responsible budget, while continuing to deliver services and projects that are most important to the community.
For further information on Council’s engagement journey, head to: goldenplains.vic.gov.au/consultations
BANNOCKBURN
Date: Saturday 7 October
Where: Golden Plain Farmers Market
Time: 9.30 – 11.00am
SMYTHESDALE
Date: Saturday 18 November
Where: Country Market
Time: 10.00 - 11.30am
Tracks and Trails Strategy
Golden Plains Shire Council is seeking feedback from the community about the future of tracks and trails within Golden Plains to guide the development of the Golden Plains Tracks and Trails Strategy.
The Tracks and Trails Strategy (the Strategy) will provide strategic direction for future advocacy and investment in a trail network to encourage safe, active transport.
The Strategy will identify improvements to existing infrastructure and propose new tracks and trail connections in and between communities to improve the liveability and recreational opportunities within the Golden Plains Shire. Consideration will be given to other trail-based activities such as horse riding and mountain biking.
The survey is open until Sunday 26 February 2023 and can be completed online at goldenplains.vic.gov. au/consultations
Printed copies of the survey are available at Council’s Customer Hubs, Golden Plains Civic Centre, 2 Pope Street Bannockburn and The Well, 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.
The $60,000 Golden Plains Shire Tracks and Trail Strategy Project was funded by $30,000 from the Victorian Government’s Local Sports Infrastructure Fund’s Planning Category and $30,000 from Council.
Council COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test Program
Free COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) are now available for all community members to collect at the following locations:
• Golden Plains Civic Centre, 2 Pope Street Bannockburn.
• The Well, 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.
If you have COVID-19, please do not collect RATs until you are well. If you can’t get to a location, someone else can collect free RATs on your behalf.
For more information, or if you are unable to visit one of the Customer Hubs to access free RATs, please contact Council’s Customer Experience team by calling 5220 7111 and the team will assist you.
This program is delivered with support from the Victorian Government.
