The feedback received from this engagement will be collated and presented to Council at its meeting on 11 June 2024. Council will provide a formal response to each submission received as part of the engagement. All personal details provided will be removed from council reports and any publicly available communications.

Feedback will inform the final 2024-25 Annual Business Plan and final Long Term Financial Plan 2024 – 2034 which will be considered by Council on 25 June 2024.

Stuart Boyd, Corporate and Service Planning Lead

8229 9999

mail@holdfast.sa.gov.au

To fund the $40 million Transforming Jetty Road project will require increased borrowings over the next three years, but this will enable the costs of the project to be shared fairly between current and future ratepayers. Council has secured $10 million from the Australian Government to help deliver the project with the remaining $30 million to be funded by Council. The cost associated with borrowing an initial $10 million to deliver the first stage of the project in 2024-25 has been taken into consideration when preparing the Draft 2024–25 Annual Business Plan. This has resulted in the requirement for an additional 2.3% increase in rate revenue, with similar increases expected over the following two years for the remaining stages of the project.

The Annual Business Plan outlines Council’s priorities and program of work for the next 12 months. It allocates funding for key projects and services and shows what you will receive for your rates.

The Long Term Financial Plan sets out 10 year financial projections that help to inform day-to-day and longer term decision making. It is a planning tool developed to map the financial sustainability of the city into the future, while meeting the needs and expectations of our community.

The draft plans are available at the Brighton Civic Centre (24 Jetty Road, Brighton) and the Glenelg and Brighton libraries
Read online below:

• Click here to read the Draft Annual Business Plan
• Click here to read the Draft Long Term Financial Plan

As part of the upcoming budget and for the purposes of this Draft Annual Business Plan, rates have been provisionally raised by 7.1% – or $126 for the coming year (based on the average residential property value in Holdfast Bay). The 7.1% increase in rates comprises 4.8% which aligns with Adelaide Consumer Price Index (as at December 2023) to fund the full range of council services along with a 2.3% increase for the Transforming Jetty Road project.

This 2.3% equates to an increase of $41 for the average household next year, and we anticipate an increase at this similar level for two further years for the Transforming Jetty Road project, which will be completed by the end of 2027.

You can read the Draft 2024-2025 Annual Business Plan and Draft Long Term Financial Plan 2024-2034, and provide your feedback in the following ways:

Online yourholdfast.com/dabp24-25

In-person

The draft plans and feedback are available at the Brighton Civic Centre (24 Jetty Road, Brighton) and the Glenelg and Brighton libraries.

Mail

Write to us at:

DABP 2024-2025

Reply paid 85436
PO Box 19
Brighton SA 5048

Email

Email us at mail@holdfast.sa.gov.au with the subject header: DABP 2024-2025

All feedback must be received by 5pm, Friday 17 May 2024.

In person to Council

You may also provide comment by making a representation to Council at its meeting on Tuesday 14 May 2024 (commences 7pm, Glenelg Town Hall, Moseley Square, Glenelg).

Please provide notice via mail@holdfast.sa.gov.au, or drop written notice into the Brighton Civic Centre by 5pm Tuesday 7 May 2024 if you wish to make a representation.