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Infrastructure management
Thank you to everyone who gave feedback on our draft Annual Business Plan and Budget for 2025–2026. Your input was shared with Council at the General Meeting on 27 May 2025. You can read the feedback and our response in the Council Agenda (Attachment 12.4.5, pages 390–477).
We are excited to let you know that our Annual Business Plan (ABP) for 2025-2026 is out now! 👏
Your feedback and new information helped to shape our Final Plans that Council endorsed at the 24 June 2025 General Meeting. Here’s a few changes we made:
Importantly, the final changes aim to strengthen our long-term financial sustainability while delivering targeted improvements to community infrastructure.
We look forward to delivering our 2025-2026 services and projects and bringing us closer to achieving our Community Vision for ‘A liveable, sustainable community’.
Want to find out more?
View the ABP Summary
Every year we develop a new Annual Business Plan and update our Long-Term Financial Plan. These plans are developed taking into account Marion's strategic directions, Four Year Business Plan and feedback from community throughout the year.
The Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget 2025-2026 is now open for community feedback.
The Draft Plan shows how Council proposes to manage its annual $116 million budget to deliver quality services while managing and maintaining a large and diverse asset portfolio valued at over one billion dollars across the council area.
Additionally, Council proposes to invest $35m in capital works including community and sporting facilities, playgrounds, and capital work programs including stormwater upgrades, footpaths, and road upgrades. This total proposed spend is made up of $16.4m for the renewal of assets and $18.6m for new and upgraded assets.
In developing the Draft Annual Business Plan 2025-26 and Council's Long term Financial Plan we have been mindful of challenging market conditions with increasing construction costs and other factors such as wage rises. Significant work has gone into determining a responsible rate increase that balances community impact with the need to maintain service levels. Investment in key infrastructure, alongside the ongoing capital renewal program, has also been factored in to support the City’s long-term financial sustainability.
The Draft plan proposes a 4.8% average rate increase in 2025-2026 to support ongoing services and capital project delivery. For the average residential property, this equates to an estimated $91 per year, or about $1.75 per week.
Council is keeping rates as low as possible whilst delivering necessary projects that will deliver much-needed upgrades to community facilities and improve the environmental sustainability of our community.
Now is your opportunity to have your say and share your thoughts.
Community consultation closes on Friday 16 May at 11:59pm.
Infrastructure management
Health and community care
Community facilities
Waste collection and management
Open space, parks and gardens
Library services
Urban development, inspection, regulation and control
Community development and capacity building
Environmental sustainability
Culture and recreation
Timeline item 1 - complete
Consultation open
26 April 2025
Timeline item 2 - complete
Council Meeting Public Forum
13 May 2025, 6.30pm at the Administration Centre on 245 Sturt Road, Sturt.
Members of the public can attend as an interested observer or present a verbal submission about the draft plans to Council.
If you would like to make a verbal submission at the meeting, you must register by calling 8375 6600.
Each speaker will be allocated a maximum of five minutes to make their submission.
Timeline item 3 - complete
Consultation closes
16 May 2025
Timeline item 4 - complete
Draft plan and community feedback report to council
27 May 2025
Timeline item 5 - complete
Final Council endorsement of the plan
24 June 2025
Pop-up session
10 am 12 pm - Marion Cultural Centre Library
287 Diagonal Road Oaklands Park 5046
Pop-up session
10 am - 12 pm Cove Civic Centre
1 Ragamuffin Drive, Hallett Cove SA 5158
Written submissions are welcomed and addressed to either of the following:
Post
City of Marion PO BOX 21 Parkholme SA 5046
All submissions must be received before Community Consultation closes on Friday 16 May at 11:59pm.
Verbal submissions may be made at the 13 May 2025 General Council meeting, which begins at 6:30pm.
At this meeting, members of the public may ask questions and make submissions in relation to the Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget 2025-2026 for a total period of one hour.
Each speaker will be allocated a maximum of five minutes to make their submission.
If you wish to make a verbal submission to General Council, you must register by calling (08) 8375 6600
Have questions or want to learn more about a project, contact us below:
Phone | 08 8375 6600 |
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communityengagement@marion.sa.gov.au | |
Website | www.marion.sa.gov.au |
In writing | PO Box 21 Park Holme South Australia 5043 |