Have Your Say - 2025/26 Annual Budget & Long-Term Financial Plan: Community Consultation Process
The 2025/26 Annual Budget
The development of the draft 2025/26 Annual Budget and the review of Council's Long-Term Financial Plan will be undertaken over the coming months by Council's newly elected Councillor group. This is an incredibly important process that directly impacts our community and helps to shape the future of our services, infrastructure and key community projects.
This year, we are including an earlier, additional period of Community engagement and seeking public submissions ahead of the standard process of public exhibition (due in May). By doing this, Councillors will have the opportunity to review submissions from the community earlier in the process whilst participating in the development of the budget and financial plan documents.
Community feedback is a key part of ensuring that the budget reflects the needs and priorities of our residents and visitors to the Buloke Shire. Formal submissions to the budget process can and will be heard at an upcoming briefing of Councillors (submission makers will be contacted and invited to attend and may or may not choose to accept).
By sharing your feedback, you're helping us to Build a Better Buloke that truly reflects the needs of our Community, now and long into the future.
Click here to listen to Cr Bernadette Hogan discuss the Draft 2025/26 Budget and the importance of having your say!
How to Participate
Wish to make your voice heard? Community consultation for the development of the 2025/26 Annual Budget and the review of Council's Long Term Financial Plan can be made by:
- Submitting a response to the survey via the link below
- Written submission via email to Council’s records department – buloke@buloke.vic.gov.au
- Written submission via postal mail to PO Box 1 Wycheproof, VIC 3527 attn: Buloke Shire Council Finance Team
- Survey response in person via Council's Customer Service Centre at the Wycheproof Shire Office
- Survey response in person via the Community Summit Event hosted by Council on Monday 17 March 2025 in the Wycheproof Supper Room from 6pm. (Attendees are asked to please RSVP ahead of time to the Customer Service Centre by phoning 1300 520 520).
The community consultation period for the 2025/26 Annual Budget and Long-Term Financial Plan will run for 4 weeks, commencing on 18 February 2025 and concluding on 19 March 2025.
Both the Draft Annual Budget 2025/26 and the Draft Long Term Financial Plan will be made available for a period of Public Exhibition in May, ahead of their final adoption anticipated for the June Ordinary Meeting in accordance with the legislative requirements of the Local Government Act 2020.
Click the link below to have your say:
Draft 2025/26 Annual Budget - Community Survey
Privacy Statement
Submissions on the 2025/26 Annual Budget and Long-Term Financial Plan may be published in a Council Report and/or on Council’s website. Any personal contact details will not be published with your submission, and your personal information will be managed in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.
If you have an enquiry regarding this submission form, please feel free to contact Council on 1300 520 520 or by emailing buloke@buloke.vic.gov.au.