FAQs

Unlike previous years, where a draft budget was prepared and displayed for 28 days, this year’s budget process has been adjusted to ensure earlier community engagement and consideration. We are now inviting feedback on the 2025/26 Budget and Revenue & Rating Plan 2025-29 much earlier, allowing more time to gather input before final decisions are made. This change is in line with the Local Government Act 2020 and our Community Engagement Policy, enabling us to better address community needs and priorities while ensuring a more informed and effective decision-making process.

Any member of the public can make a written submission to the Council on the Budget via the provided link or by completing the questionnaire in the survey.  

All submissions must be received by 5.00 pm on 31st January 2025.

After the survey closes, all feedback will be reviewed and considered in shaping the 2025/26 Budget and Revenue & Rating Plan 2025-29.

No, submissions for this round of the 2025/26 Budget and Revenue & Rating Plan 2025-29 close at 5.00 pm on 31st January 2025. 

If your submission is shortlisted for further consideration, you will be given the opportunity to present and discuss your project with Councillors as part of the decision-making process for the 2025/26 Budget.

The final Budget and Revenue & Rating Plan documents will be published on the Council's website once they are adopted by Councillors, no later than 30 June 2025.

The Revenue and Rating Plan establishes the revenue raising framework within which Council proposes to work. The purpose of the Revenue and Rating Plan is to determine the most appropriate and affordable revenue and rating approach for RCOW which in conjunction with other income sources will adequately finance the objectives in the Council Plan. For more information, refer to the Community Discussion Paper: Revenue and Rating Plan.