Council covers a huge area with a limited rates base, so every dollar counts.

 

On Council, we will:

  • Be transparent about Council’s budget and how your rates are being used
  • Ensure that community money is spent on the things the community values: roads, parks, the environment, thriving public spaces and facilities, and support for those in need.
  • Stop wasting money on those things the community has said are a low priority.
  • Hold public meetings each year to determine our budget priorities as part of our commitment to participatory democracy.
  • Increase local procurement and local employment and training so your rates stay within the local economy 

OUR PLANS AND PRIORITIES

My journey to the Greens – Arthur Bain

My journey to the Greens – Arthur Bain

My journey to the Greens Was there life before the Greens? It’s hard to imagine now, but yes there was, and not as fulfilling as life is now. I grew up with strong social justice values, staunch union member and although never a member, a traditional Labor voter. As a...

My Journey to the Greens – January 2026

My Journey to the Greens – January 2026

Greener and Greener This morning I went to pay my respects to old Blotchy for the first time this year. Old blotchy is a  monumental spotted gum among many! He's maybe 500 years old and 14 people arms outstretched in circumference. We both live on the lands of the...

Why I joined the Greens – December 2025

Why I joined the Greens – December 2025

I think I was predestined to join the Greens. My father was born in the west of Poland, then under German control, in 1915. He grew up in a small village, and told stories about going hungry, not having shoes and his family having to dig themselves out of the house...