Budget 2026/27

Through the 2026/27 budget, the Shire delivers a range of services and projects, while also maintaining facilities and investing in the future.

Through the budget, the Shire will fund a wide range of services and projects aligned to the Shire’s five strategic pillars: people, planet, place, prosperity and performance.

In addition to its business as usual service, the Shire will invest in a breadth of important projects. These include new firefighting water tanks and bushfire mitigation to strengthen emergency preparedness, continued investment in the Edenvale Heritage Precinct through landscape improvements and restoration of the Schoolmasters House Veranda, conservation works at the Pinjarra Railway Buildings, upgrades to recreational boating infrastructure at Batavia Quays, and improvements to community facilities including the South Yunderup Oval carpark.

The budget will also allow Murray Community Resource Centre services to continue, support planning for the future Murray Library and continued enhancement of the Murray Aquatic and Leisure Centre, including the introduction of a sauna and Pilates studio while designs for a future upgrade are completed.

In addition, there’s funding dedicated to environmental initiatives such as shoreline adaptation projects and ongoing monitoring of coastal hazards, particularly in the Murray Delta Islands.

Another major investment will be in the Shire’s road networks. Major road projects will be undertaken on Del Park Road, Lakes Road, Hopelands Road, Paterson Road, Burnside Road, South Yunderup Road, Old Mandurah Road, Old Bunbury Road, George Beacham Road and Culeenup Road (East), supported by ongoing resealing, resheeting and traffic management programs across Murray.

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