Have your say on the future of the Shoalhaven - Draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan and Budget - 2021 / 2022 - Shoalhaven City Council - Media Release

 

10 May 2021

Shoalhaven City Council is inviting the community to have their say on the services, programs and projects Council has planned for the coming financial year.  

Shoalhaven City Council is seeking feedback on the Draft Delivery Program and Operational Plan and Budget – 2021/2022 which includes Council's proposed Fees and Charges. 

The draft Delivery Program outlines how Council is working towards achieving the community’s aspirations and long-term vision for our City.  

In the coming financial year Council has over 450 proposed projects to be delivered across the Shoalhaven.  

The following major projects are included in the draft Delivery Program for 2021/2022:   

• Shoalhaven Community & Recreation Precinct (SCaRP) 

• Sanctuary Point Library 

• Nowra Riverfront Precinct 

• Material Recovery Facility 

• Far-North Collector Road 

• Bay and Basin Skate Park 

• Boongaree – Stages 2, 3 and 4 

• Resource Recovery Facility 

 Shoalhaven City Council Mayor Amanda Findley said, “The draft Plan outlines how Council is working towards achieving the community’s aspirations and long-term vision for our City”.  

“Council is committed to delivering valuable infrastructure and services which create a safe and attractive community for people to live, work, stay and play,” Clr Findley said. 

“Council is planning for our future City where sustainable growth, development and environmental protection are managed to provide a unique and relaxed lifestyle,” Clr Findley said. 

“This year Council has made it easier for the community to find proposed projects in their area with the inclusion of 85 highlighted proposed projects on its website using the My Area map search function”, Clr Findley said.  

Feedback will close at 5pm on Thursday 27 May 2021. 

To have your say or find out more visit Council’s Get Involved page.

To see selected capital works projects close to you, check out the My Area map search on the Shoalhaven City Council website.

Draft Delivery Program & Operational Plan 2020-2021 - Shoalhaven City Council - Response to Submission ' Other Expenses'

This is where the Council Showed a LGA map with only 2 towns in it and  listed was other expenses - but the actual listed other expenses, were not listed:

The council boundary map only had listed 2 towns on the map - all towns should be listed especially for new people reading and understanding documents. Page 92 & 94 states other expenses but form $42,102 but doesn't indicate what they are - why are these costs hidden? Finally, I found it hard to read the few pages (sideways) on a laptop- maybe this could be addressed. 

Thank you & cheers

 Council's response was:

Noted suggestions for format of document. “Other Expenses” is a standard category and there are no hidden costs - expenditure in this category consists of State Government Levies, electricity, street lighting, insurance, software licences, telephones, communications and advertising. The full list of types can be found in the Annual Financial Statements.

 

So, in other words, we as a community have to work it out from a different page - which is not indicated, Then I further suggested: 'On the same page, there was no description of what the other expenses were on the same page. Maybe instead of placing lists of other expenses into another page. List exactly what the other expenses are the same page with an * explanation note on the bottom of the page.'

And the response from Council was:'Thanks for your suggestion, I will pass it onto the Finance team for future budgets'.

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