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Budget Highlights

General Rates

• Average rate rise of 1.95% on general rates for owner-occupied homes, one of the lowest in the State despite the expected 0.9% or $1.5 million operating impact of the Carbon Pricing Scheme.
• General rates on a residential owner-occupies property with a typical valuation of $161,000 will increase by around 53 cents each week.

Utilities

• Utilities charges will rise 4.8% to meet increased operational costs associated with the new Northern Water Treatment Plant and Mt ST John Waste Water facility. 

Residential water (choice of):

• Residential rate payers will again have a choice in how they are billed for water.
• Standard Plan (fixed allocation) – 772kL will go from $650 to $681 with an excess water charge of $2.61 per kL
• Water Watcher Plan (two-part tariff) – fixed service charge rises from $296 to $310, and the consumption rate per kL  increases from $1.18 to $1.24.
• Residential sewage charges will go up from $669 to $701.
• Residential Waste charges rises $197 to $224, $20.10 of the increase is directly associated with the carbon tax. 

Strategic Projects

• $5.15 million on repairs to the entertainment centre
• $2.4 million toward the Townsville Recreational Boating Park project
• A business case for a new entertainment and convention centre
• A feasibility study for a new motorsport precinct

Roads rebuild

• $70 million for disaster recovery works (roads, parks, etc)
• $34 million for capital road projects including
• Reconstruction of 22 roads and reseals and overlays on 101 streets
• $1 million toward a new on-off ramp on the ring road
• Planning for a two-lane bridge at the Bohle River on Dalrymple Rd

Drainage

• $7.72 million to replace 21kms of broken kerb and channel
• $4.4 million to upgrade stormwater drains

Planning and Development

• $2 million for the CBD incentives program
• $900,000 for the development of the new City Plan
• $335,000 to complete the flood modelling study
• $115,000 for the protection of heritage buildings and site

Community and Culture

• $1.8 million for community grants
• $300,000 for a new mobile library vehicle
• 48 events plus support for community events and festivals

Smart City Sustainable Future

• $386,000 for the Citysolar program
• $209,000 for the Creek to Coral and ‘Caring for our Country’ programs
• $263,000 for rehabilitation and maintenance of natural habitats
• $118,000 for pest management (wild dogs, pigs and declared weeds)

Sport, Recreation and Parks

• $4.9 million for the maintenance of The Strand, Riverway and city gardens
• $1.18 million for renewal and improvements of the irrigation system
• $1.18 million for fencing, park furniture, play equipment and lighting

Waste and Water

• $10 million for the construction of new reservoirs
• $8.6 million on upgrades to water mains and sewers
• $5.7 million for domestic waste and recycling collections
• $1 million to commence construction of the Magnetic Island Transfer Station

Healthy and Safe City

• $1.7 million for security patrols
• $1 million for Lifeguards
• $356,000 for the provision of six stinger nets
• $247,000 for mosquito treatment

Road Safety

• $1.42 million for upgrades to 48 bus stops
• $311,000 for traffic improvements
• $150,000 for upgraded school zone signage

Budget

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Mayor's Budget Speech

 Mayor's 2012/2103 Budget Speech

Media Releases

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