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YOUR CITY YOUR COUNCIL YOUR VOICE 2018-2019 DRAFT BUDGET
YOUR CITY 2018-2019 DRAFT BUDGET
What our community has told us it wants for Albury’s future
We’ll be progressing a range of Murray River Experience
Planning for Projects including:
• Riverside precinct development
the future • Riverside Park improvements - Noreuil Park, Australia Park,
Hovell Tree Park & Oddies Creek Park
• Improvements to resident and visitor experiences at Wonga
Wetlands
• Extension of the Wagirra Trail
• Review of city-wide heritage study and Albury and
Lavington CBD masterplans
• Build our capacity as a smart city
Caring for the environment
Key proposals to protect and enhance the environment
including:
• Replace the city’s street lighting with LED lights
• Develop a regional biodiversity strategy with
Wodonga Council
• Major regeneration works on Bungambrawartha
Creek
• Install more efficient heating, ventilation and
cooling at the Albury Entertainment Centre
5Thurgoona growth Corridor
• Kerr Road reconstruction
• Thurgoona oval change rooms and public facilities upgrade
• Investigate future open space and community land requirements
• Implement Thurgoona / Wirlinga Structure Plan
6Invest in sports, recreation &
community facilities
• Lavington Sports Ground redevelopment
• Major upgrade of the Yarrunga Children’s Centre
• New pedestrian bridge in Jones St,
• Improvements to Glenmorus Memorial Gardens
• Improving playspaces, including a major upgrade of
Foresters Grove in Lavington
• Upgrades to the Lauren Jackson Sports Centre
• Endeavour Park upgrade
• Renovations at Alexandra Park, Murrayfield, and Aloysius
Park
• Improvements to QEII Square and the LibraryMuseum
7Invest in critical infrastructure
Albury Airport
Albury Waste Management Centre ongoing
improvements
Emergency Management Centre expansion
Ongoing renewal of the city’s water and waste
water networks
8YOUR COUNCIL
2018 -2019 DRAFT BUDGET
Budget at a glanceDraft Budget Highlights
Surplus budget including Prudent and responsible
a break even budget for in face of challenging
the general fund times
Minimal increases in Consolidates Fit for the
rates and charges Future status and
working towards Albury
2030Minimal residential rate rise
The proposed 2.3 per cent rate rise is in line with the NSW rate peg.
There will be a 1% increase to the average water access charge but no increase to
sewerage or kerbside waste collection charges.
What does this mean? For the average residential property, total rates will rise by 1.2% or
64 cents a week.
11Minimal business rate rise
The proposed 2.3 per cent rate rise is in line with the NSW rate peg.
There will be a 1% increase to the average water access charge but no increase to
sewerage or kerbside waste collection charges.
What does this mean? For the average business property, total rates will rise by 1.7%
12Proposed Wonga Wetlands Visitor Education & Experience Centre (concept only)
Roads, Bridges and
Footpath Projects
$10.9M
Road and drain rehabilitation
projects $4.1M
Kerr Road upgrade $2.6M
Bungambrawatha Creek outfall
restoration $1M
14Sewer & Water
Fund projects $12.1M
Water Fund
Annual rehabilitation program $2M
Thurgoona/Wirlinga Precinct upgrades $1.95M
Tabletop North Augmentation $758,000
Sewer Fund
• Annual sewer rehabilitation program $1M
• Sewer Pump Station No.1 upgrade $750K
15LED Street
Lighting
Replace all city street lighting with
LED lights
• $1M in 2018-19
• $1M in 2019-20 This project will pay
for itself over four to
five years through
reduced electricity
costs, allowing the
savings to be directed
towards other
projectsMurray River Experience
projects $3.5M
Projects will be jointly funded by the NSW Government Noreuil Park
Foreshore works
$486K
Wagirra Trail construction $908K Monument Hill landscaping $500K
Oddies Creek Park $600K
17Proposed Wonga Wetlands Visitor
Concept
Education – Monument
& Experience Hill only)
Centre (concept
landscaping & beautification
Capital Expenditure
Highlights 2018-19Fleet purchases
$2.3M
Albury
Airport Albury Waste
upgrades Management
$1.8M Centre $1.9M
19Special Variation
projects $6.4M
Lavington Sports Ground Precinct Redevelopment
$4.3M
Thurgoona Oval change room and associated
public facilities construction $700K
Emergency Management Centre expansion $150K
20Community assistance - $587K in Community Fund
Proposed recipients are:
Yarrunga Early Albury Uiver
Learning West Albury
$395,000 Centre $150,000 Wodonga $30,000 Memorial $12,500 Pre-School
including a Regional Museum
$75K interest Masterplan
free loan Cricket feasibility
Facility study
21Financial Assistance
$291,000 $300,000
Sponsorship to Albury Northside AlburyCity’s Economic
Chamber of Commerce, including Development Incentive Program
$150,000 raised by the Promotional
Special Rate
22Financial Assistance
$1.5M
Albury Conservation
1 Company Albury Wodonga
Volunteer Resource
Bureau
Survivors of Suicide and
3 5 Friends
Thurgoona Community Centre
2 Albury/Wodonga Pipes 6
and Drums
Flying Fruit Fly
4 Foundation6%
Where Does The OTHER
Money Come
From? 4% 51%
RATES AND ANNUAL CHARGES
CAPITAL GRANTS
In 2018-19, AlburyCity will manage AND CONTRIBUTIONS
an income of more than $129M, of
which half will come from rates and
annual charges. The rest is from user 7%
fees and charges, grants, investment
revenue and the sale of assets. OPERATING GRANTS
AND CONTRIBUTIONS
32%
USER CHARGES
AND FEES
24Here we show 10 services AlburyCity provides and how much each service receives out of every $100 council spends. This includes both capital and operational costs
Continuous Improvement
Committed to continuous Continue to review and
improvement and achieving implement initiatives to help
value for money with every reduce expenditure including an
01
dollar spent ongoing service and efficiency
review
Continue to investigate better Continue to demonstrate that
ways of doing business Council is Fit for the Future
26Managing our debt
General Fund Debt $14.5M proposed
Service Ratio of 7% in new loans to
support capital
projects
No new loans
proposed for water
or sewer fund
27 Operational Plan, Four Year Delivery Program, Long Term
Financial Plan on public exhibition for 28 days.
YOUR VOICE
Residents can make submissions by Friday 25 May 2018.
All documents can be viewed online or at LibraryMuseum,
Lavington Library & AlburyCity Customer Service Centre
Feedback can be posted to 553 Kiewa Street, Albury, or emailed to
info@alburycity.nsw.gov.auThankyou
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