Councillor Belinda Neal has alerted the public early on a rate rise of 10% proposed for the council’s eight child care centres on the Coast. The proposed rise is included in Council’s 2025-26 financial year budget and would take effect from July 1. The draft budget is expected to be made public tonight, with the councillors debating the issues contained in it at the March … [Read more...] about Families face 10% rise in child care cost
Budget
April 23 meeting
Two major community issues dominate the agenda of the April 23 council meeting. First off, it's the draft operational plan and budget for the next financial year. It shows that Council plans to remove the remaining subsidy for the Juniors sports usage fees. Other fees go up by about six per cent. The second big issue is the community responses to the airport … [Read more...] about April 23 meeting
