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Community helps shape priorities for 2027-2028

Planning has started for the 2027–2028 financial year, and the community have shared what services they most value and the actions they believe best meet the needs of our community.

This engagement ran from the 27 July to 23 August 2026 to help ensure we heard from the community at the very beginning of the process.

Our 2027-2028 Annual Plan and Budget engagement had three distinct purposes: 

  • To inform our 2027-2028 Budget and future budgets 
  • To inform the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan year three actions and performance measure targets 
  • To inform our annual service planning program for 2027-2028.

This work will also be informed by: 

  • Engagement results from the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029
  • Changes to the external environment including reforms, cost of living changes, population trends 
  • Legislative requirements, service planning and reviews and community data.

Engagement activities included an online survey, pop-ups at locations across the municipality and representation from Advisory Committees through a Multi-Advisory Committee Workshop.

We heard from over 400 members of the community and received 8 formal submissions.

In May 2027, the draft Budget 2027-28, including the Council and Health and Wellbeing Plan 2025-2029 year three actions and performance measure targets will be shared for community questions. The Budget 2027-28 will be presented to Council for consideration of adoption in June 2027.

View the engagement report 

Contact: for questions contact the Strategy and Transformation team on 9298 8000 or [email protected] 
 

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