Wyndham City Council’s proposed Annual Plan and Budget for 2020/21 is now open for public comment until 5pm, 22 July 2020.

Expressions of interest for making a formal submission to Council are also invited.

Each year, Wyndham City Council prepares an Annual Plan and Budget which outlines the priorities for Council to deliver in the next financial year.

Getting feedback from our community on their priorities for their local area is a vital part of this process as it helps guide our decision making.

The impacts of COVID-19 on the local, national and world economy are well documented with a recessionary outlook across the globe. Stock markets have declined sharply to pre Global Financial Crisis (GFC) levels, reflecting the volatility of the current economic environment.

Locally, we will not be immune to this. Many small and medium businesses across a diverse range of industry sectors are suffering from a reduction in revenues which in turn have a direct effect on local employment.

The reduction in employment will have flow on effects on households and local communities, so it is therefore imperative for Council during this unprecedented time, to deliver a financially responsible 2020/21 budget which prioritises support for our local community, and those hit hardest by the impacts of the COVID-19 situation.

Council is resolute in ensuring that it can make a measurable impact to address community need across various sectors of our municipality, while remaining fiscally responsible and ensuring we continue to deliver critical services; at a time when Council revenues will also be significantly impacted.

We are confident that we are being agile in our response to the current situation. We have quickly scaled up the services most needed by our community, while finding new and innovative ways to deliver business as usual within the confines of social distancing requirements. Our Wyndham 2040 Vision provides us with strong evidence that our community prioritises economic resilience and employment growth as a major focus of Council’s role and ongoing responsibilities towards its community.

The Proposed Annual Plan and Budget for 2020-21 outlines a $103.8 million capital works spend, alongside an operating revenue of $351.07 million (excluding developer contributions, non-monetary assets, capital grants and net loss on disposal of property, infrastructure, plant and equipment) and operating expenditure of $293.27 million (excluding depreciation and amortisation) to deliver over 60 different services to the people who live work and visit the city.

Thank you to all the members of the Wyndham community who contributed ideas for the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget.

How can you get involved

Review the proposed Annual Plan and Budget

We encourage you to review the proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21 by downloading it from the important documents section.

Provide your feedback

There are two opportunities for you to contribute to the proposed Annual Plan and Budget:

General feedback on the Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21– complete the general feedback below.

Express your interest in making a formal submission at a Special Council Meeting on 4 August 2020 by completing the registration form below.

Please note, you will need to register to this site before using the online engagement tools.

Informal feedback

Informal feedback is invited from the Wyndham community on the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21 from Wednesday 24 June 2020 to 5pm until Wednesday 22 July 2020.

In preparing your feedback please view the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21 and Community Engagement Report located in the Important Document Section of the project page.

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Formal submission

Formal submissions to Council for the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21 are invited until 5pm, Wednesday 22 July 2020. Formal submissions will be presented at a Council Meeting on Tuesday 4 August 2020 at 7pm. Due to COVID-19 restrictions a Council Officer will be in contact with you with more information regarding attendance to hear your submission.

In preparing your feedback please view the Proposed Annual Plan and Budget 2020/21 and Community Engagement Report.

Please note, submissions are public documents and form part of the Agenda and Minutes of Meeting. Therefore, the submitters’ details will become part of the public record.

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