27 June 2024
2024-2025 Annual Business Plan and Budget adopted
Naracoorte Lucindale Council has adopted its 2024-2025 Annual Business Plan and Budget at its final monthly meeting for the current financial year.
The budget has a strong focus on the road network and Naracoorte Regional Livestock Exchange (NRLE) as well as keeping rates as reasonable as possible due to the current economic climate.
Council endorsed a 5% increase in general rate revenue of $12.25M, with operational expenditure of $21M - an increase of $1.4M from 2023-2024.
Of total rateable properties in the Council area, 54.23% will experience a rate increase of between 0%-5%, and 7.59% will receive a rate decrease.
The total capital spend in the 2024-2025 budget is $10.5M, with $6.8M allocated to road and stormwater infrastructure upgrades and $2.5M allocated to NRLE infrastructure upgrades.
Council’s patrol grading program has been increased by 41.6% from 2023-2024.
Key priority projects from the budget include:
- Diagonal Road, Miles Road, Premier Drive and Clarksons Road reconstructions ($3.96M);
- New infrastructure at the NRLE for sheep eID infrastructure ($2.3M);
- Capital projects in open space areas including Naracoorte Creek weirs ($250,000), Pioneer Park carpark upgrades ($79,247), Frances BMX track shelters and seating ($60,000), and Leicester Street playground consultation and concept designs ($10,000);
- Naracoorte Swimming Lake works including $113,210 for the sealing of the lake floor and walls, and $40,000 to allow for a scoping/feasibility study to be undertaken on a hybrid indoor facility at the lake;
- Replacement of the Lucindale War Memorial Hall roof ($85,000).
The following is a breakdown of how Council will spend every $100 of your rates in the new financial year:
- $47.40 - Roads, Stormwater, Aerodromes
- $24.53 - Administration - Corporate Services, Governance, Risk & HR, Elected Members
- $9.87 - Libraries, Community Facilities & Services
- $9.52 - Trees, Parks, Sport & Recreation, Cemeteries
- $5.56 - Planning, Buildings & Compliance
- $3.12 - Communications, Events, Arts
In the lead-up to the adoption of the Annual Business Plan and Budget, the draft documents were released for community comment in line with public consultation legislation. As a result of community feedback, some amendments were made to the draft documents for final endorsement. These included a reduction in the increase in general rate revenue from 5.8% to 5%, and the removal of the reconstruction of Jones Street as part of the Naracoorte Town Centre Rejuvenation Plan ($607,487).
You can read through the 2024-2025 Annual Business Plan and Budget in its entirety on Council’s website at https://bit.ly/nlcbudget
Media spokespeople:
Mayor Patrick Ross - email patrick.ross@nlc.sa.gov.au, phone 0427 658 049
Trevor Smart, CEO - email trevor.smart@nlc.sa.gov.au, phone 87601100
General Media Enquiries:
Uana Jericho, Community Engagement Officer - email uana.jericho@nlc.sa.gov.au, phone 87601100