Budget 2025

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Orange City Council's annual budget for the 2025/26 financial year is now on display for community comment.

Members of the community are invited to complete a survey, leave an online comment or make a formal submission.

Earlier this year, the Community Strategic Plan (CSP) 'Your Community, Your Plan' conversation compiled information about the hopes and dreams of Orange residents for our community.

All Councils across the state are required under the Local Government Act to deliver a range of long-term planning and financial management documents, in a process known as Independent Planning & Reporting (IP&R).

The CSP's engagement report has since been to Council and the draft CSP is also now on display for community comment.

In this next stage of the conversation, Orange City Council aims to check back with the community. It's important that we're as sure as we can be that what we heard is what you said.

On this site you can download the:

  • draft Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
  • report on the community engagement process that produced that plan
  • the other IP &R documents.

On this site you can also find out more about the budget by:

  • reading the official budget papers in the document library (right-hand side of page)
  • checking out budget infographics (right-hand side of page) and
  • reading news articles about the budget

You can have your say (below) by:

The deadline for all submissions, comments and surveys on the budget 4 June 2025.

A report on the community feedback will be considered at a Council meeting later in June.

Orange City Council's annual budget for the 2025/26 financial year is now on display for community comment.

Members of the community are invited to complete a survey, leave an online comment or make a formal submission.

Earlier this year, the Community Strategic Plan (CSP) 'Your Community, Your Plan' conversation compiled information about the hopes and dreams of Orange residents for our community.

All Councils across the state are required under the Local Government Act to deliver a range of long-term planning and financial management documents, in a process known as Independent Planning & Reporting (IP&R).

The CSP's engagement report has since been to Council and the draft CSP is also now on display for community comment.

In this next stage of the conversation, Orange City Council aims to check back with the community. It's important that we're as sure as we can be that what we heard is what you said.

On this site you can download the:

  • draft Community Strategic Plan (CSP)
  • report on the community engagement process that produced that plan
  • the other IP &R documents.

On this site you can also find out more about the budget by:

  • reading the official budget papers in the document library (right-hand side of page)
  • checking out budget infographics (right-hand side of page) and
  • reading news articles about the budget

You can have your say (below) by:

The deadline for all submissions, comments and surveys on the budget 4 June 2025.

A report on the community feedback will be considered at a Council meeting later in June.

Leave a comment about the budget

As well as completing a survey or making a formal submission you can also leave an online comment.

Comments can be about any aspect of the draft budget.

You can also read the comments left by others.

To make sure the survey is as accurate as possible, residents must register with the YourSay Orange site.

Registering with YourSay Orange is quick and easy. Simply follow the prompts to add a screen name and an email address.

The deadline for leaving a comment is 3 June.

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JeffTM 4 days ago
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It's real shame that there appears to be nothing in the budget or plan to support the performing arts in Orange. Yes there is the capital works for the Conservatorium and the Art Gallery and museums, but there is no mention in either the strategic plan or budget about support the performing arts organisations which are outside of the Conservatorium and which provide such incredibly valuable services to the Orange community, such as the City of Orange Brass Band, the Orange Mens Choir, the Orange Women's Choir, etc.... These organisations perform regularly around the city and provide an incredibly important service, bring the joy of music to the lives of so many in our community. Why are they not prioritised as much as Sport is?

JeffTM 4 days ago
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