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Media Release
City of Yarra Budget 2006/07 - Have Your Say!
Date Released: 30 March 2006
Yarra City Council is asking all community members (residents, traders, businesses and community orgaisations) to have their say on the 2006/07 Council budget.
The Mayor of Yarra City Council, Cr Jackie Fristacky, said it was vital that the budget accurately reflected the needs of the local community.
"Council has a range of services it must deliver such as planning, health and infrastructure, family and children's services, garbage and recycling," she said.
"In addition, Council has identified a number of other key areas that also need to be prioritised for inclusion in the upcoming budget.
"We want to hear from the community and gain feedback on what are the priorities for the City of Yarra ."
In April, a budget survey will be sent to residents, traders and local organisations as part of Council's bi-monthly magazine, Yarra News . This survey will also be on Council's website at www.yarracity.vic.gov.au
Council will hold a public meeting on the budget on 13 June at the Richmond Town Hall and an information tent during May to gain further community input - visit the website for details closer to the date.
The draft budget will go through a series of reviews and will be formally considered by Council on 5 June 2006. It will then be placed on public exhibition for four weeks.
Chair of Yarra's Finance and Governance Committee, Cr Jenny Farrar said preparing the budget was a critical task where Council must balance competing needs using limited financial resources.
"Local Government is no longer just about rates, roads and rubbish - councils now provide a range of services from strategic planning to children's services, and cost shifting means that government grants and contributions are not keeping pace with cost increases," she said.
"This is the first time Yarra Council is engaging with the Community in this way about the budget.
"Council wants to hear from our Community in terms of what are the important issues and services that we should be addressing through the budget cycle."
The Mayor Cr Jackie Fristacky emphasized that Councillors were elected to represent and to make the best possible decisions for the Yarra community.
"The community can help by having a say on the 2006/07 Council budget," she said.
Council Budget 2006/07
The areas that have been identified as priorities by Council for the 2006-07 financial year are listed below. Council is keen to get feedback from the community on areas of priority:
Human Services
- Affordable housing - increasing private investment in affordable housing.
- Children's services - continued focus on strategic and development opportunities within the Children's Services area.
- Residential care - council to plan and advocate for the retention and increase in the number of aged care residential homes in Yarra.
Local Employment
- Local employment - focus on employment related programs for young people from disadvantaged communities.
Community Consultation
- Consultation and engagement - improve the way Council involves the community in local decision making. Trial innovative means of engaging with the community.
- Integrated communications - review of Council's website, communication methods such as the Yarra News and providing information about Council services and events.
Local Infrastructure
- Asset management - particularly the completion of the Building Asset Management Plan, decisions on key community assets and major development projects.
- Integrated transport - as a key advocacy role for Council and also looking at local transport solutions through review of existing community based services.
- Graffiti - graffiti on public property and looking at options to deal with private property.
Strategic Planning
- Strategic planning - development of planning policies to direct decision making related to the future protection and change of the urban environment.
- Structure plans and urban design frameworks - for key strategic sites and activity centres - such as Smith, Brunswick Streets, Yarra's Villages including Queens Parade.
Culture / Arts
- Public art - commissioned public artwork such as murals and sculpture.
- Festivals and events - major street-based festivals such as Lunar and Fiesta and smaller community events.
- Community arts - projects which engage community members in local arts practice.
Recreation facilities
- Indoor sports facility - progressing of the Indoor Sports Facility as a matter of priority.
- Open space - completion of Open Space Strategy for ongoing management of parks and open spaces.
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