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How the Budget supports our Community Plan

In this section, we list the 7 themes of the Boroondara Community Plan and the services that fall under each of these themes. We detail the amount that each service costs, the amount we will make in revenue and the total net cost of that service.

Theme 1 – Community, Services and Facilities

Arts and Culture

Expenditure: $3,655,000

Revenue: –$586,000

Net cost: $3,069,000

Asset Management

Expenditure: $3,522,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $3,522,000

Capital Projects

Expenditure: $2,986,000

Revenue: –$15,000

Net cost: $2,971,000

Civic Services

Expenditure: $8,562,000

Revenue: –$6,252,000

Net cost: $2,310,000

Community Planning and Development

Expenditure: $4,264,000

Revenue: –$296,000

Net cost: $3,968,000

Health and Wellbeing

Expenditure: $9,353,000

Revenue: –$5,633,000

Net cost: $3,720,000

Infrastructure Maintenance

Expenditure: $12,506,000

Revenue: –$128,000

Net cost: $12,378,000

Liveable Communities

Expenditure: $3,816,000

Revenue: –$1,816,000

Net cost: $2,000,000

Library Services

Expenditure: $10,330,000

Revenue: –$1,262,000

Net cost: $9,068,000

Theme 2 – Parks and Green Spaces

Infrastructure Maintenance

Expenditure: $858,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $858,000

Landscape and Design

Expenditure: $485,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $485,000

Open Space

Expenditure: $16,761,000

Revenue: –$1,166,000

Net cost: $15,595,000

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Theme 3 – The Environment

Environmental Sustainability

Expenditure: $1,663,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $1,663,000

Drainage Management

Expenditure: $649,000

Revenue: –$82,000

Net cost: $567,000

Open Space

Expenditure: $1,620,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $1,620,000

Planning and Placemaking

Expenditure: $676,000

Revenue: –$383,000

Net cost: $293,000

Waste and Recycling

Expenditure: $27,410,000

Revenue: –$1,553,000

Net cost: $25,857,000

Theme 4 – Neighbourhood Character and Heritage

Asset Protection

Expenditure: $1,422,000

Revenue: –$3,149,000

Net cost: –$1,727,000

Building Services

Expenditure: $2,675,000

Revenue: –$1,692,000

Net cost: $983,000

Planning and Placemaking

Expenditure: $8,452,000

Revenue: –$2,303,000

Net cost: $6,149,000

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Theme 5 – Moving Around

Civic Services

Expenditure: $4,446,000

Revenue: –$14,711,000

Net cost: –$10,265,000

Road Maintenance and Repair

Expenditure: $1,332,000

Revenue: –$64,000

Net cost: $1,268,000

Traffic and Transport

Expenditure: $1,640,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $1,640,000

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Theme 6 – Local Economy

Local Economies

Expenditure: $3,621,000

Revenue: –$1,598,000

Net cost: $2,023,000

Minor shopping centre upgrade and maintenance

Expenditure: $356,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $356,000

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Theme 7 – Governance and Leadership

Chief Financial Office

Expenditure: $7,359,000

Revenue: –$3,552,000

Net cost: $3,807,000

Council Operations

Expenditure: $389,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $389,000

Councillors, Chief Executive Officer, Executive Management and support staff

Expenditure: $3,030,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $3,030,000

Customer Support and Corporate Information

Expenditure: $7,644,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $7,644,000

Digital

Expenditure: $1,743,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $1,743,000

Digital Experience

Expenditure: $639,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $639,000

Governance and Legal

Expenditure: $5,796,000

Revenue: –$51,000

Net cost: $5,745,000

Information Technology

Expenditure: $11,527,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $11,527,000

People, Culture and Development

Expenditure: $3,896,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $3,896,000

Strategic Communications

Expenditure: $4,010,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $4,010,000

Strategy and Performance

Expenditure: $2,133,000

Revenue: $0

Net cost: $2,133,000

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