Policies

Address the culture of debt accumulation within council as the debt has nearly tripled to over $100 million in five years.

Explore new sources of revenue to reduce the financial burden on ratepayers and advocate for private sector infrastructure investment.

Work with internal and external agencies to best mitigate the predicted rate capping by central government.

Continue to seek alternative income streams to council to offset the burden of rates on ratepayers alone.

Rationalise current debt-reliant property developments, such as Queen Mary South, Stanton Road and Ashworths Road, to actively reduce debt.

Strive to keep rates aligned to the cost of living.

Ensure fair fees are charged when dealing with council regulatory matters and adjust them downward wherever possible.

Explore ways to reduce council debt and work with financial experts to make better use of available funds.

Review the rates position of council and look for opportunities to save costs and give back to the community.

Keep rates low by cutting wasteful projects and focusing on essential services ratepayers rely on.

Review underused council assets and reinvest funds into infrastructure including roads and water.

Scrutinise every dollar of spending to guarantee maximum value for ratepayers.

Ensure that council borrowing is kept within good governance guidelines.

Ensure that council is not involved in commercial development.

Have robust discussion as to rating government owned and controlled assets.

Identify and remove wasteful spending so council delivers services efficiently and affordably.

Keep debt and rates under control by focusing only on core services, not distractions.

Work with communities to fund what truly matters, while increasing transparency so residents see where every dollar goes.

Advocate for rates affordability.

Apply financial prudence to ensure appropriate, sensible and efficient management of council funds and debt levels.

Ensure transparency in regards to rates, debt, project funding and council spending.

Advocate for a back to basics council focusing on roads, rubbish and infrastructure first with fair funding beyond rates to keep services strong.

Advocate rural rates reform and rates remissions within the South Ward ensuring fair rates contribution for rural families outside of town.

Be active within council to reduce ratepayer cost pressure and debt reliance to fund critical infrastructure repair.