{"id":101104,"date":"2025-02-24T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=101104"},"modified":"2025-02-20T00:27:54","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T13:27:54","slug":"call-to-take-part-in-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/call-to-take-part-in-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Call to take part in budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

GOLDEN Plains Shire staff are inviting members of the community to lend their two cents regarding priorities for the municipality’s 2025\/26 budget.<\/p>\n

Mayor Cr Sarah Hayden encouraged residents to get involved and said the organisation is eager to see where people would like to see municipal funds spent.<\/p>\n

“Council welcomes budget submissions from the community about what is important to you, your family and the community to be considered during the development of the 2025\/26 budget,” she said.<\/p>\n

“Submissions might be about a specific issue or service such as kindergartens, sporting facilities, public amenities, road maintenance or arts and culture.<\/p>\n

“Your input will help Council to prioritise its service delivery for the future.”<\/p>\n

Golden Plains Shire’s 2024\/25 budget preparations saw ongoing community engagement from March until May, which entailed workshops and public notice periods.<\/p>\n

The budget will also be heavily influenced by the municipality’s 2021\u201325 Council Plan, which is a document developed every four years in consultation with the community.<\/p>\n

Submissions can be lodged either online via the consultations page on the municipality’s website, by emailing enquiries@gplains.vic.gov.au<\/a>, or by posting a letter addressed to Director Corporate Services, Golden Plains Shire Council, PO Box 111, Bannockburn, VIC 3331.<\/p>\n

Residents are also able to present their submission to the council during a scheduled meeting at the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn from 6pm on Tuesday 1 April.<\/p>\n

Submissions are open now and will close at 9am on Wednesday 5 March.<\/p>\n

After the closure date, the proposed budget will be presented for the council to consider for adoption during the Tuesday 27 May meeting at The Well at Smythesdale.<\/p>\n

For more information regarding the budget process, contact the municipality’s finance team by emailing enquiries@gplains.vic.gov.au<\/a> or calling 5220 7111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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