Published on Monday, 7 September 2020 at 12:44:00 PM
Our budget was adopted by Council on Thursday 27 August, the same day that the State Government announced $640,000 investment in 2 key projects for our Shire. You can read the media release regarding the State Government investment here.
The 2 projects are the Blackwood River Foreshore Park Redevelopment and the Bridgetown Town Hall & Civic Centre Revitalization Project. Both of these projects have been planned and developed over the past 2 – 3 years after being identified by the community as high priority. This feedback was gleaned during the community consultation process undertaken 4 years ago to develop the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan. Consultation included a main street ‘wishing tree’; pop up shops; visits with key community and business groups as well as community wide survey and workshop.
The community told us that there was great scope to improve access to the Blackwood River for water based activities and that upgrading trails and trail links within the 13 hectare ‘river park’ was important. The community also identified there was plenty scope to upgrade and refurbish the Historic Town Hall for enhanced art and cultural use. Both projects have been developed to the implementation stage and with investment from the Shire as well as state and federal governments will proceed in the 2020-2021 financial year.
Across the country, all tiers of government are committed to funding projects that will stimulate local economic recovery and development due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacts. Capital works projects like the Foreshore Park and Town Hall will drive economic stimulus, job creation and community benefit.
Our $16.96 million budget is an increase of 17.87% on the 2019-2020 budget because it has a significant focus on major projects with local, state and federal government being invested. You can view the media release regarding the budget here.
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