Council adopts budget for 2022-23 delivering a significant $66M community investment
- Published Date
- 29/06/2022
- News Topic
- Council
Randwick Council will deliver a significant $66M capital works program in the coming 12 months including road and footpath upgrades, park and sports field improvements and improved arts and cultural centres.
Councillors unanimously adopted the 2022-23 Operational Plan, Budget and four-year delivery program at their ordinary Council Meeting on Tuesday 28 June 2022.
“I am proud to say we’ve budgeted for a significant capital works program to ensure we deliver quality services and facilities for our community.
“I am particularly pleased that we’ll complete work on the Heffron Centre – a new community sporting facility and undertake improvements to the Heffron Netball Centre to create all-weather courts and seating,” Mayor Parker said.
The budget and operational plans were developed through consultation with the community and formally exhibited from 28 April to 28 May 2022 for comment. Thirty-four (34) submissions were received and these have been incorporated into the plans where possible.
Some of the many activities planned for 2022-23 are detailed below:
- Completion of the new state of the art Heffron Centre
- Planning and commencement of works to the Maroubra Surf Club
- Completion of design for stormwater harvesting at Coogee
- Preparation of design documentation for the Lurline Bay Coastal Walkway link
- Delivery of new shade structures to the north-eastern netball courts in Heffron Park
- Renewal of playgrounds at Alison Park, Randwick and Woomera Park, Little Bay
- Delivery of The Spot streetscape upgrade works including undergrounding of powerlines, new planting and street furniture
- Completion of the Meeks Street Plaza including provision of a new community lawn
- 5000 new native and indigenous plantings to improve the connectivity of key bushland areas
- 400 new trees to provide habitat, shade and heat reduction benefits
- Completion of the design for stormwater harvesting at Coogee
- 3 new public art installations
- Delivery of the Kingsford to Centennial Park cycle way (3km) in partnership with TfNSW
- 6.5 km of road resurfacing
- 3 km of footpath upgrades
- 40 new bicycle parking spaces.
- 5 new publicly accessible EV charging stations
- Provision of a wayfinding strategy for the Coastal Walk
- Feasibility study for a dedicated Council owned youth services facility
Council consulted with more than 14,000 residents over the past three years who contributed their thoughts and feedback in a variety of ways to set the direction for Council over the next four years.
Council’s total rates revenue is proposed to increase by 2.5% while the domestic waste management charge is proposed to rise by 2.2% to $637.83 per annum.
Detailed suburb snapshot documents are available to view on Council’s website which provide more detail about what is proposed for each suburb of Randwick.