The City of Joondalup approve its 2024-25 budget and 2.9 per cent rate increase
Joondalup council has approved the city’s 2024-25 Budget at Tuesday’s meeting, including a rate in the dollar increase of 2.9 per cent.
The city said the rate increase was one of the lowest of any local government in WA, in recognition of the challenges that residents were facing with inflation and other cost of living pressures.
The city said it faced budget challenges in increased costs to core services, cost shifting from other tiers of government as well as community expectations of the city to provide sporting and community infrastructure.
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Topping the budget was the $8.1 million Duncraig Adventure Hub biking and skating facility at Percy Doyle Reserve expected to be open in Autumn next year, as well as the $2.7 million Joondalup Drive-Lakeside Drive intersection upgrade.
Joondalup mayor Albert Jacob said the city could be proud with the 2024-25 Budget and its financial position.
“This is a good, responsible budget, one to be proud of by any measure, and it has come to pass after many hard hours of work from the council and the city’s administration,” Mr Jacob said.
“This is also the budget that will result in the city carrying zero debt. We are now at the point of having fully paid off our borrowings, so we not only have one of the lowest levels of rates in WA – a rate increase well below CPI – but also healthy reserves to manage our infrastructure into the future.
“Being able to meet the expectation from the community to provide and indeed improve our services as well as our sporting and community infrastructure makes being part of the Joondalup Council a real privilege.”
City of Joondalup ratepayers can sign up to the eRates service to receive their 2024/25 rates notices and instalment reminders by email rather than by post. Register at joondalup.wa.gov.au.
Budget highlights include:
Duncraig Adventure Hub - $8.13 million
Joondalup Drive / Lakeside Drive (North) intersection upgrade - $2.68 million
Moolanda Boulevard pedestrian footbridge renewal - $2.3 million
Hillarys Cycle Network Expansion - $2 million
Percy Doyle Community Sporting Facility upgrade project - $1.45 million
Hepburn Avenue upgrade – Lilburne Avenue to Walter Padbury Boulevard - $1.05 million
Joondalup City Centre Place Activation - $1.01 million
Joondalup Drive / Hodges Drive intersection upgrade - $1 million
Whitfords West Park pump and jump / amenity improvement - $865,000
Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment - $738,392
Burns Beach café/restaurant/kiosk construction - $665,000
Marmion Avenue / Forrest Road intersection upgrade - $602,573