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About the Draft 2026/27 Budget The key aim of the Budget is to support the medium-term goals of the Council Plan 2025-2029 while ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation.
This document outlines the broad range of services provided by Council around the key strategic directions identified in the Council Plan. It also details the funding that is required to deliver Council's services and maintain and improve community infrastructure.
The budget has been prepared on the basis of a 2.75% increase in municipal rates and charges (excluding waste services charges) which is in accordance with the maximum increase in rates permissible under the Victorian Government's Fair Go Rates System (FGRS) for the 2026/27 financial year.
Draft Budget Highlights This Budget includes in the Waste Services Charge the introduction of Food Organics to the current Green Organics service (FOGO).
It also includes a capital works program of $39.6 million that invests in asset renewal and upgrade works, which increases to $88.5 million after including continuing multiyear projects from prior year budgets.
Significant projects include:
Progression of the next stage of the Gippsland Logistics and Manufacturing Precinct $30.4M
Regional Car Parks Fund – Carpark upgrade at Commercial Road Morwell $9.6 million
Multi-use Pavilion Gaskin Park $3.0 million
Community Facilities upgrades $5.3 million
Joe Carmody athletics track Newborough resurfacing $1.0 million
Preschool renewals at Boolarra and Glengarry $1.0 million
Public hall renewal works at Newborough and Churchill $0.4 million
Ronald Reserve Morwell kitchen and toilet upgrades $0.2 million
The Acreage Tyers wetland and detention structure works $0.3 million
Agnes Brereton Netball Courts Traralgon resurfacing $0.3 million
Sports field irrigation renewal at Churchill, Morwell and Traralgon $0.5 million
Newman Park Traralgon flying fox replacement $0.2 million
Latrobe Regional Airport pavement renewal $0.4 million
The draft Budget has been balanced on a cash basis, maintaining existing services and service levels
New borrowings of $2.9 million are proposed to fund construction of various Council funded infrastructure projects associated with new land development projects in Traralgon, Moe and Morwell.
Submissions close 5pm, Monday 25 May 2026.
About the Draft 2026/27 Budget The key aim of the Budget is to support the medium-term goals of the Council Plan 2025-2029 while ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the organisation.
This document outlines the broad range of services provided by Council around the key strategic directions identified in the Council Plan. It also details the funding that is required to deliver Council's services and maintain and improve community infrastructure.
The budget has been prepared on the basis of a 2.75% increase in municipal rates and charges (excluding waste services charges) which is in accordance with the maximum increase in rates permissible under the Victorian Government's Fair Go Rates System (FGRS) for the 2026/27 financial year.
Draft Budget Highlights This Budget includes in the Waste Services Charge the introduction of Food Organics to the current Green Organics service (FOGO).
It also includes a capital works program of $39.6 million that invests in asset renewal and upgrade works, which increases to $88.5 million after including continuing multiyear projects from prior year budgets.
Significant projects include:
Progression of the next stage of the Gippsland Logistics and Manufacturing Precinct $30.4M
Regional Car Parks Fund – Carpark upgrade at Commercial Road Morwell $9.6 million
Multi-use Pavilion Gaskin Park $3.0 million
Community Facilities upgrades $5.3 million
Joe Carmody athletics track Newborough resurfacing $1.0 million
Preschool renewals at Boolarra and Glengarry $1.0 million
Public hall renewal works at Newborough and Churchill $0.4 million
Ronald Reserve Morwell kitchen and toilet upgrades $0.2 million
The Acreage Tyers wetland and detention structure works $0.3 million
Agnes Brereton Netball Courts Traralgon resurfacing $0.3 million
Sports field irrigation renewal at Churchill, Morwell and Traralgon $0.5 million
Newman Park Traralgon flying fox replacement $0.2 million
Latrobe Regional Airport pavement renewal $0.4 million
The draft Budget has been balanced on a cash basis, maintaining existing services and service levels
New borrowings of $2.9 million are proposed to fund construction of various Council funded infrastructure projects associated with new land development projects in Traralgon, Moe and Morwell.
