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2023/24 Draft Budget and Draft Council Plan Initiatives open for community feedback

Published on Friday, 12 May 2023
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You’re invited to have your say on our Draft Budget 2023/24 and Draft Council Plan Initiatives 2023/24!

On Tuesday, 9 May 2023, Moonee Valley City Council endorsed this year’s Draft Budget and Draft Council Plan Initiatives for public consultation – which means you are now invited to provide your feedback on what’s included.

The Draft Budget proposes $49.81 million in capital works and $209 million delivering critical community services. These two documents set out Council’s spending and key areas of focus for the year ahead. Every year Council prepares a Draft Budget that is guided by the priorities set out in the Council Plan and Health Plan 2021 – 25 and Council’s long-term MV2040 Community Vision. The Draft Council Plan Initiatives map out how Council intends to work towards our long-term vision for a ‘healthy city’ over the next 12 months. The Draft Budget details how those initiatives and services will be funded. 

What’s in the Draft Budget 2023/24?

Some of the highlights of this year’s Draft Budget include:

  • $5.19 million to renewing local roads
  • $5.12 million to the redevelopment of the Ascot Vale Library
  • $3.1 million to Clifton Park pavilion improvements and cricket nets
  • $2.26 million to the sports field upgrade of Lebanon Reserve
  • $2.1 million to roll out of the Food Organics Garden Organics (FOGO) Bin roll out
  • $2.0 million to drainage improvement works
  • $2.0 million to pedestrian and shared path improvements
  • $1.94 to improvements Keilor Road streetscape
  • $1.56 million to the addition of new modular change rooms at Maribyrnong Park pavilion
  • $1.53 million to renewing and upgrading buildings, including the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) compliance works
  • $1.49 million to the Stage 2 Rosehill Park landscape upgrade
  • $1.38 million to the add a modular pavilion at Fairbairn Park (southern) Ascot Vale
  • $1.3 million to the development of indented parking, speed hump and a shared path at Clifton Park
  • $1.28 million to sports field lighting upgrades and renewal
  • $1.28 million to the Overland Reserve car park upgrade
  • $1 million to planting more trees
  • $872, 000 to new shared pathways at AJ Davis Reserve
  • $830, 000 to renewing cricket nets
  • $830, 000 to the sports field upgrade of Strathnaver Reserve
  • $350, 000 to greenhouse gas emission reduction initiatives

What’s included in the Draft Council Plan Initiatives 2023/24?

Some of the priority projects included in this year’s list of initiatives include: 

  • Progress the Family and Children’s Service’s Facilities Plan, to complement the Family and Children’s Framework and the initial tranches of the Building Blocks Partnership with the Victorian School Building Authority
  • Continue the implementation of master plans – commence construction for Rosehill Park play and landscaping, commence landscape design for Clifton Park
  • Complete Keilor Road, Niddrie streetscape works by upgrading the north side
  • Construct pavilions including all gender changerooms, and progress other key sporting facility improvements across the municipality, in accordance with the 2023/24 Budget
  • Upgrade sports fields at Strathnaver Reserve and Lebanon Reserve
  • Commence construction of the Ascot Vale Library upgrade
  • Continue tree planting and maintenance towards 30% canopy cover by 2040 with support from the Cooler Greener West grant program
  • Expand the Food Organics Garden Organic (Green Bin) program to become a universal service aimed at significantly increasing the diversion of organics from landfill
  • Implement local area traffic management initiatives across the municipality, including Airport West and Travancore

How can I provide my feedback?

Everyone who lives, works or plays in Moonee Valley is invited to provide their feedback on the two draft documents. Here’s how you can have your say today:

  • Online: Complete a short survey at yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au
  • Email: yoursay@mvcc.vic.gov.au
  • Mail: Draft Budget Submissions 2023/24, PO Box 126, Moonee Ponds 3039.
  • Phone: Call Council on 9243 8888
  • Hard copy: You can collect a paper survey at all Council facilities. All Councillors also have them on hand.

When does consultation close?

Consultation commenced on Thursday, 11 May and will close on 11:59pm on Thursday 1 June 2023. Formal Budget Submissions will be heard by Council on Thursday, 8 June.

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