Proposed 2025/26 Annual Budget

Moorabool Shire Council has seen significant growth in recent years and our capital program has been developed to meet community infrastructure needs now and into the future. The proposed Capital Improvement Program for 2025/26 is $37,858 million (includes $10.869 million in works carried forward from 2024/25). Of this total, $21,056 million relates to new works, $15.496 million relates to the renewal of assets, and $1.305 million is for the upgrade of assets. Some of the key projects proposed as part of the 2025/26 Capital Program include: 

• Bacchus Marsh Racecourse & Rec Reserve - New Community & Multi Sports Hub ($3.500 million) 

• Local Area Traffic Management Implementation ($2.000 million) 

• Griffith Street, Maddingley - Shared path on South Side ($1.815 million) 

• Reseal Program ($1.789 million) 

• Young Street Kindergarten Upgrades ($1.500 million) 

• Masons Lane Recreation Reserve - Installation of New Athletics Track ($1.200 million) 

• Ballan-Meredith Road, Morrisons - Reseal and Widen ($1.176 million) 

• Gordon Township - Installation of Active Recreation Loop and Associated Works ($1.101 million) 

• Glenmore Road, Mount Wallace - Reseal and Widen ($0.939 million) 

• Windle Street, Ballan - Reconstruction and Widen ($0.769 million) 

• Steiglitz Street, Ballan - Reconstruction ($0.696 million) 

• Bacchus Marsh Racecourse & Recreation Reserve - New Community Dog Park ($0.600 million) 

• Main Street, Bacchus Marsh - Path Renewal ($0.550 million) 

• Gordon Recreation Reserve - Masterplan Priorities Implementation ($0.440 million) 

For the 2025/26 annual budget, rate increases have been capped at 3% in line with the Victorian Government’s Fair Go Rates System. 

The Waste Management Service Charge will decrease from $118.00 to $113.00, and the overall Waste Collection Charge will decrease from $256.00 to $253.00. The State Landfill Levy will increase from $65.00 to $79.00, and the optional Kerbside Green Waste service will increase from $95.00 to $99.00 for 2025/26.