Budget

Rates and charges are our main source of income and are used to maintain infrastructure and deliver services and facilities for our community.

Here's an overview of the City's $137.8 million income sources...

We have worked hard to achieve a forward-looking and responsible budget in this current environment.

Below you will see the budget allocated in each of our community focus areas.

We’re continuing to focus on vital maintenance across our $1.4 billion asset portfolio, which includes community facilities that help to make our neighbourhoods such a great place to live.

This important maintenance will ensure our community can keep enjoying all our great places and spaces well into the future, without passing a financial burden on to future generations.

We’ve been able to find new savings and reduced spending so the impact on our ratepayers is minimal including:

• a short term savings target over the year - $500,000
• reduction in funding for external projects and programs (just under $400,000)
• permanent savings in long-term business improvements - $500,000

Here’s a snapshot of the 2023/24 budget:

We continue to focus on projects and initiatives that connect and support our community.

This important area of the budget includes our community activation program, community partnerships and grants programs, and continued deliver of programs and services that help connect our community and build capacity.

Here's a breakdown of the operational investment for this key focus area...

$17.7m

• Community safety, wellbeing and crime prevention
• Community grants program
• Programs and services at our facilities (seniors, youth, libraries, CASM, museum)
• Ranger services
• Emergency services
• Inspections and compliance

$40m - maintenance

• Parks, reserves and foreshore maintenance in our suburbs
• Building maintenance

A key focus in the year ahead is to support a healthy, active community through a variety of programs, services and initiatives.

Here's a summary of our $15.8m operation investment in this community focus area...

• Parks and sporting reserves activation
• Operating Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre
• Supporting our local sporting clubs and groups
• Health management (mosquitoes, food inspections, noise management)
• Community health programs
• Water monitoring

Our investment over recent years in both our City Centre and across our suburbs have so far achieved some really positive results and it is important we keep this momentum going.

Here's a summary of our $8.2m operational investment in this community focus area to help boost our local economy...

• Visit Mandurah contribution
• Mandurah Performing Arts Centre contribution
• Mandurah Ocean Marina Chalets management and operation
• Events and City Centre activities (Mandurah Crab Fest, Christmas Lights, New Year’s Eve, Australia Day, Winter in Mandurah, Summer in Mandurah)
• Supporting local businesses, including economic grants and capacity building programs
• City Centre planning and development
• Marketing and promotional campaigns

We all have a role to play in protecting our environment. Our investment and efforts this year, and in the years ahead, is will protect, nurture and maintain these natural areas.

$17.9m

• Tree planting maintenance and preservation
• Managing coastline and bushland
• Supporting environment volunteers, groups and activities
• Bushfire mitigation and emergency management
• Wildlife conservation
• Waterwise initiatives

$17.2m - Waste Management

• Weekly rubbish bin collection
• Fortnightly recycling bin collection
• Litter collection
• Management of Tims Thicket Inert Waste Facility
• Management of Waste Management Centre
• Verge collection
• Two general and two green waste vouchers per household
• Administration and waste education programs

Our role as a place maker and Local Government is to ensure we deliver for our community.

Our $14.2m operational investment resources areas including: 

• Building and planning assessments 
• Leasing and property management 
• Administering local laws 
• Governance and business support 
• Financial management services 
• Contract management 
• Information and communication technology
• Human resources
• Corporate communications
• Customer services

We are continuing to focus on vital maintenance across our $1.4 billion asset portfolio... that’s all our community facilities that help to make our neighbourhoods such a great place to live.

Our $22.8m operational investment in this important area includes:

• Maintenance of roads, bridges, canals and car parks
• Traffic management services
• Engineering and technical services
• Asset management

This important maintenance will ensure our community can keep enjoying all our great places and spaces well into the future, without passing a financial burden on to future generations.

Our $46.8m capital works program ensures that we continue to prioritise the immediate need and most impactful projects to support our community and local economy.

Highlights include:

• Coodanup Foreshore upgrade improving amenities and recreation spaces, erosion and protection
• Dawesville Channel Southeast Foreshore improvements to access, environmental and recreation amenity
• Eastern and Western Foreshore works includes playground, picnic area improvements and toilet facilities renewal
• Dawesville Community Centre design and start construction
• Mandurah Performing Arts Centre minor renewals
• Redevelop Blythewood Reserve including play equipment, paths, seating and picnic facilities
• Merlin Street activation including path links and improved interfaces
• Wilderness Reserve including play equipment, paths, seating and picnic facilities
• Rushton Park stadium flooring and north pavilion roof
• Renewal of dugouts at Falcon Reserve and Rushton Park
• Renewal of shelters at Quandong Reserve
• Playground renewals at Abraham France Reserve, Coodanup Community Centre, Floribunda Park (stage 1) and Montego Reserve

Together, we can deliver on our vision for Mandurah, building on the momentum we’ve seen across Mandurah over recent years, for our community today and into the future.