Tag: budget

Outdoor dining levy to return

Wattle Range Council looks set to reinstate a yearly levy with the potential to affect dozens of hospitality businesses. The council decided to suspend annual...

Nothing for free

Member for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has expressed his disappointment with a lack of “specific budget items” for the Limestone Coast in last week’s...

City Councillors to consider feedback

Mount Gambier City Council will formally consider all feedback on the Draft 2023/2024 Annual Business and Budget at a special council meeting to be...

Wattle Range councillors vote down extra spending in budget

Anovice councillor has failed in his bid to add an extra $10,000 to the annual Wattle Range Council 2022/23 budget. Riddoch ward elected representative Chris...

Association takes aim at rising council staff costs

Acommunity lobby group made numerous face-to-face criticisms of the Wattle Range Council draft annual budget at a special council meeting in Millicent last week. The...

Deficit concerns

Prominent Furner grazier John Andre AM is unimpressed with the Wattle Range Council draft 2022/23 Budget. “It seems surprising and irresponsible for any organisation of...

Wulanda budget challenge

City Council’s 2022-2023 Annual Budget and Business Plan did not receive the full support of council when adopted at a recent special meeting. Councillor Paul...

Council explanation sought

A community lobby group has sent a lengthy “please explain” letter to Wattle Range Council which will be considered when it meets in Millicent...

Council gives office ‘green light’

Conditional planning approval has been granted for the proposed $9.2m Wattle Range Council office in Milicent. The “green light” by the council’s assessment panel was...

Budget sign off

The next stage of Wattle Range Council’s proposed new office has been given the green light - at a revised cost of $9.2m. Councillors on...

Fees to reflect inflation

One of the South East region’s publicly-owned child care centres is set to increase its fees by as much as 6%. Wattle Range Council operates...

$100m pay day

All eyes will be on Adelaide today as the new State Labor Government unveils its first State Budget - with millions of dollars in...

Council releases $40m budget priorities

Mount Gambier City Counci’s draft 2022/23 $39.6m Annual Business Plan and Budget was endorsed for consultation recently and is now open for community feedback. It...

Council outlook improves

Grant District Council’s projected operating budget will improve from a deficit to a surplus for the 2022-2023 financial year. Corporate services director Gary Button reported...

$22m spending priorities listed

The community has a three-week window of opportunity to have a say on how Grant District Council intends to spend $22m over the coming...