We’ve prepared our Budget 2025–26 in line with our commitment to sustainable budgeting, responsible financial management and the Victorian Government’s rate cap for 2025–26. Our budget also supports our community vision and priority themes in the Boroondara Community Plan 2021–2031.
Our budget aims to maintain and improve services and infrastructure, as well as deliver projects and services that our community values.
We predict that this budget will have a surplus of $20.66 million. This is an increase of $866,000 from the 2024–25 forecast.
In 2025–26, we’ll continue to invest in the delivery of services to our community, including:
- libraries
- health and wellbeing services
- parks and gardens, biodiversity and street trees maintenance
- arts and cultural services and events
- planning, development and building controls
- maintenance of the city’s infrastructure.
We will also continue to invest in our infrastructure assets. This includes renewal works and new works for:
- roads
- footpaths and bicycle paths
- drainage
- community buildings.
In October 2024, you elected your Council representatives. Councillors are working to advocate for your interests and this budget captures new perspectives, focusing on:
- healthy futures for young people
- building climate resilience
- reducing emissions.
We are confident the Budget 2025–26 responds to our communities’ priorities and shows how we’re creating ‘a sustainable and inclusive community’.
The online version of the Council Budget 2025–26 has been simplified and edited for web.