Kingston budget focuses on building a strong, connected community
Kingston has adopted a Budget for 2021–2022 which prioritises high-quality services and maintaining vital infrastructure, while investing in exciting new projects that will help to strengthen our community.
Kingston Mayor Steve Staikos said the 2021-2022 Budget aims to build a strong, connected community and includes a $70 million plus capital works program.
"This Budget has been developed to ensure our community has access to well-maintained quality infrastructure, that our local sports clubs are supported, accessibility upgrades continue to be rolled out across the municipality and our children have access to quality early years learning."
Highlights of this Budget include:
- Extending outdoor dining permits and a waiver of interest on overdue rates for the 2021/22 financial year to help alleviate the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for our community and businesses.
- Greening Kingston with a $370,000 investment in planting 2,442 new street and park trees.
- Funding Council's Climate and Ecological Emergency response plan.
- Ensuring that local sports clubs are accessible for all, providing sporting facilities for women and girls.
- Major investment in important community facilities such as lifesaving clubs and improving Scout/Girl Guide halls to ensure they are accessible.
- Renewal of Council's core assets such as footpaths, roads, and drains.
"One of the major projects we're investing in, is the redevelopment of the Mentone Life Saving Club and precinct which is now underway," said Cr Staikos. "We've allocated $11.8 million in this budget towards the $14.5 million project which will future-proof this well-used community asset and enable everyone to access our beautiful Mentone foreshore area."
Council has also allocated funding to develop a new regional playground at Peter Scullin Reserve in Mordialloc.
"We're also continuing to invest in Council's long-held commitment to create a Chain of Parks in our Green Wedge through projects like the creation of a new park for the community at Elder Street South Reserve in Clarinda," Cr Staikos said.
You can view the 2021-22 Budget on our website at kingston.vic.gov.au/budget
