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2019/2020 Budget 2019/2020 Budget 5 Lawrence Street, Beaufort Phone: 5349 1100 Email: [email protected] Web: www.pyrenees.vic.gov.au Operating Service Areas – Costs & Revenue • Governance and administration cost have been apportioned across the various service areas. They include the areas such as governance, customer service, risk management, financial services, records management and is offset by General Purpose Federal Assistance Grants. • Waste Management is set at full cost recovery Spreading Projects across the Shire 2018/19 – 2019/20 Major Projects Roads, Bridges, Major Culverts Redbank Hall $355,000 (part of) Moonambel Water Supply Business Case $225,000 Barkly Hall $355,000 (part of) Landsborough Avoca Tennis Court Refurbishment $70,000 Pool Project $186,000 Living Landsborough $486,000 Transfer Station $106,750 Telecommunications improvement $182,000 Inclusive Playspace $312,000 Activate Avoca $750,000 BBQ Shelter / Shade $80,300 Crowlands Tennis Court Refurbishment $50,000 Lexton Amphitheatre Community Hub $2,760,000 Toilet Block $120,000 Recreation Reserve $604,000 Waubra Tennis Court Refurbishment $60,000 Beaufort Recreation Reserve Toilet Block $77,000 RV Dump point $64,000 Oval Watering & Surface Upgrade $101,000 Walkability $320,000 Transfer Station $102,212 Raglan Pool heating $194,000 Hall $355,000 (part of) Golf/Bowls Desalination Plant $68,000 Caravan Park Improvements $311,000 Correa Park, stages 1,2,3 complete Correa Park $2.5m stage 4 & 5 Snake Valley Transfer Station $29,590 Linear Park $375,000 Carngham Recreation Reserve – Female Friendly Toilets $300,000 Major Projects Proposed Major Projects Undertaken over 4 2019/20 years / Currently underway Moonambel Pyrenees Futures Avoca Landsborough Flood Planning Preliminary Flood Planning Pyrenees Futures Pyrenees Futures Lexton Amphitheatre Preliminary Flood Planning Pyrenees Futures Pyrenees Futures Waubra Preliminary Flood Planning Beaufort Pyrenees Futures Making Beaufort Bypass Ready Preliminary Flood Planning Pyrenees Futures Raglan Flood Planning Other Projects Undertaken / Currently underway Snake Valley Resilience Project Pyrenees Futures Roads, Bridges & Major Culverts Moonambel Natte Yallock Rd Reconstruction – 4yr Program - $1.6m 2018/19 - $500,000 2017/18 - $340,000 2016/17 - $500,000 2015/16 - $220,000 Landsborough Elmhurst Rd Bridge 91 renewal – 2018/19 - $325,000 Pyrenees Hwy Landsborough Elmhurst Rd Bridges 93 Sandy Lane Major Culvert MC352 – &94 renewal – 2018/19 - $1.5m Widening & Guardrail – 2018/19 - $101,000 (ARCC / Pyrenees) Langi Kal Kal Rd Reconstruction – 2yr Program - $800,000 Crowlands Eversley Rd Reconstruction 2019/20 - $700,000 – 2015/16 - $260,000 2018/19 - $100,000 Raglan Elmhurst Rd Reconstruction Trawalla Rd Reconstruction – 2017/18 - $1.2m 5yr Program - $1.8m 2018/19 - $600,000 Trawalla East Rd Major Culvert 357 – 2017/18 - $400,000 2018/19 - $288,144 2016/17 - $350,000 2015/16 - $260,000 Sunraysia Hwy 2014/15 - $250,000 Kayles Ln Reconstruction – 2015/16 - $210,000 Modesty Ln Reconstruction – 2016/18 - $660,000 Eurambeen Streatham Rd Western Hwy Reconstruction – 2yr Program - $970,000 2019/20 - $320,000 Carngham Trawalla Road 2018/19 - $650,000 Reconstruction – 2014/15 - $330,000 Mt William Rd Major Culvert 356 – 2018/19 - $350,000 Beaufort Carngham Road Bridge 13 Renewal – 2018/19 - $609,000 Beaufort Carngham Road Blackspot – 2015/16 - $500,000 Darlington Carranballac Rd Reconstruction Mt William Rd Reconstruction – 2014/15 - $230,000 2016/17 - $320,000 Glenelg Hwy Moonambel Events Inc. Moonambel Mechanics Institute Hall – 80th Birthday sub committee Avoca Chinese Garden Assoc. Avoca Country Golf Bowling Club Landsborough Public Hall Reserve CoM Avoca Friends of the Pool Landsborough & District Historical Group Casablanca Movie Club Avoca RSL Sub Branch Bias Bowls Club 1st Avoca Scouts Group Evansford Community Centre Lexton Racecourse & Recreation Reserve Raglan Hall & Recreation Reserve Lexton Football & Netball Club Waubra Primary School Beaufort Agricultural Society Beaufort Municipal Band Beaufort Historical Society Beaufort Knitting & Craft Group Waterloo Community Group Inc. Business for Beaufort Inc. Community / Capital Grants Carngham Recreation Reserve COM over two years Snake Valley Fire Brigade Carranballac Progress Association Inc. Trawalla East Road Major Culvert $288,144 in 2018/19 Trawalla Road Reconstruction $1.2m in 2017/18 Sandy Lane Major Culvert 352 – Widening & Guard Rail - $101,000 in 2018/19 Before After After E-Waste • Council will be collecting E-Waste from 1 July 2019. • Council is building e-waste sheds at Beaufort, Avoca & Snake Valley • Council has budgeted $10,000 to facilitate this process Waste Collection The total cost of waste and recycling is $1.35m including collection, transfer station operations, disposal and transportation of recyclables to licensed facilities, landfill rehabilitation, and any additional or expanded service. The waste charge is expected to increase by 7% to allow for additional e-waste collection & landfill costs Next Steps .
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