Capital Works

Council have scheduled to invest $14.2 million into capital works projects in the 2025-2026 financial year. These projects fall under the following categories with the associated funding amount:

• $475,000 - Building Program
• $20,000 - Structures and Furniture
• $220,000 - Information and Communications Technology Upgrades
• $3,437,060 - Transport Infrastructure Program
  • $1,511,251 - Road resheeting projects
  • $1,552,395 - Road construction projects
  • $373,414 - Footpath and kerbing projects
• $65,000 - Community Wastewater Management Systems
• $1,245,000- Mount Gambier Regional Airport
• $7,521,300 - Mount Gambier & District Saleyards
• $1,178,000 - Feet Management and Plant Replacement Program
  • $1,093,000 - Fleet management
  • $80,000 - Plant replacement

The Draft Annual Business Plan and Budget outlines a total capital expenditure budget of $14,156,300. $4,627,000 will be used to renew existing assets and $9,529,000 will be spent on new / upgraded assets.

Further details on the Capital Works Program can be found on pages 17 to 21 of the Draft 2025-2026 Annual Business Plan and Budget.