Michael Courtney
Welcome to the October edition of the Associates Newsletter and I hope you are all well and enjoying your work wherever you are today.
We’ve commenced the year with a steady pipeline of work and opportunities. Again, I thank you for your ongoing support in the delivery of our projects.
Financial sustainability of many Councils is being challenged with costs increasing beyond the capacity of the growth in revenue due to rate capping & pegging in Victoria and NSW.
Councils in NSW are making applications for Special Rate Variations to lift their revenue base.
Faced with renewal of ageing infrastructure many Councils need to catch up their investment in assets to sustain service delivery. We are busy in this space.
Queensland Councils have recently commenced their Corporate Plans post Council elections. We have been fortunate to facilitate a Corporate Plan at Tablelands Regional Council.
Council elections in Victoria and NSW along with States elections in Queensland now dominate the landscape.
We can only wait and see what projects and placements arise following the election results.
Stay well and we look forward to continuing to work with you.