Published on Wednesday, 31 July 2024 at 4:17:49 PM

The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has endorsed a $83 million 2024-2025 Annual Budget, which outlines plans for improved asset management services and focus on youth.
Shire President Rob Coales stated the Shire’s 2024-2025 Annual Budget reflects our commitment to delivering responsive and efficient services that align with the needs of our community.

“This budget has been carefully developed to enhance our services and to ensure that every dollar is invested wisely for the betterment of Serpentine Jarrahdale," said President Coales.
“We’ve also worked really diligently this year to secure millions of State, Federal and other grant funding to deliver road upgrades and improvements as we know this is a key issue for our community.”

Budget highlights include:
• $34.5m of new funding for roads, footpaths, bridges, and drainage
• $10.6m towards Shire parks, gardens and playgrounds
• $7.9m to enhance community services and programming
• $5.7m to continue hard and green waste kerbside collections and other waste services initiatives
• $2.1m investment in community facilities

"Given the Shire’s unprecedented growth, we’ve allocated significant funds towards essential projects and capital works to build upon our groundwork and propel us toward a brighter future together," Coales continued.

“This year, we’re also taking on board community feedback in relation to maintenance of our green spaces, with new systems in place to automate efficiency as well as new improvements to customer service generally.”

For more details on the budget and ratepayer benefits, visit sjshire.wa.gov.au/yourrates

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