Draft Annual Business Plan 2025–2026

The Council is seeking feedback on the draft Annual Business Plan and Budget for 2025–2026.

All residents, ratepayers and business owners in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters are encouraged to provide comments.

To be effective a submission should:

• Clearly state your opinion and reasons for or against components of the draft 2025–֪2026 Annual Business Plan and Budget.

• State how your concerns could be addressed or outline any suggestions for resolving a problem or issue (if possible).

• List any references or provide evidence, relevant material, or specific examples to help demonstrate your views or suggestions.

• Include the section, recommendation and page number of the proposal to which your comments refer (if relevant).

• To ensure accurate interpretation of your comments into the Schedule of Submissions, please keep your comments concise and number all matters you wish to address.

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Draft 2025–2026 Annual Business Plan and Budget highlights

Rate revenue is the major source of funding for the Council. Income collected through rates is used to pay for the provision of Council’s services such as waste collection, maintenance of the Council’s reserves, public libraries, city planning, community support and development programs, community events, public lighting and street sweeping.

This year, the Council has proposed an 8.5% Rate Revenue increase including growth in new assessments, which equates to an average residential rate increase of 9.49% in principle. The impact of the proposed rate revenue increase on the actual rates payable by a rate payer will vary according to individual property valuations, the land use, and whether there has been any new development or capital improvement on the land.

An average residential property, which is valued at $1,147,000 will, in principle, be required to pay annual rates of $2,238. An average commercial property, which is valued at $1,518,000 million will, in principle, be required to pay annual rates of $3,461.

The rate increase is considered appropriate given the level of investment in new and improved infrastructure and ongoing services and initiatives.

For the 2025–2026 financial year, the Council has allocated $26 million for capital projects. This includes the renewal and/or replacement of existing Council infrastructure and assets such as stormwater drainage infrastructure, footpaths, road reseals, kerbs and buildings, and includes $11 million to fund the ongoing construction of the state-of-the-art Payneham Memorial Swimming Centre, which is expected to reach practical completion in the first half of 2026.

The draft Annual Business Plan and Budget also highlights a raft of other initiatives, programs, services and events that will deliver social, cultural, environmental sustainability and economic outcomes that will bring benefits across our entire community.