Work is under way on Greater Shepparton City Council’s 2024-25 budget, and community members are encouraged to share their feedback to help shape the upcoming document.
The budget sets where council will allocate funding for the provision of capital works and delivery of services for the next financial year.
This year, council has brought forward community engagement to allow submissions to be received before the draft budget is developed.
This will allow the community to influence and guide the development stage, allowing greater input into the final document.
To begin the 2024-25 budget process, council is seeking feedback over the next three weeks to understand the community’s priorities via an online survey.
When filling out the survey, community members can request an in-person submission to discuss their feedback with council.
The survey shows how every $100 is allocated by council to provide services to the community and where every $100 comes from.
The survey also asks residents which capital works programs they most value and where they would like to see funds spent in the future.
These formal submissions will be heard in February 2024, around the time the draft operating and capital budgets are developed.
“By engaging with the community before the draft budget is developed, we hope to better understand the needs of residents and find out what their priorities are for the next financial year,” Mayor Shane Sali said.
The 2024/2025 budget consultation survey is open to all Greater Shepparton residents until Friday, December 8.
Visit shaping.greatershepparton.com.au to view the survey and have your say.
For more information or to chat with someone from council’s finance team, phone 5832 9700.