Council Approves 2021/22 Budget with Small Rate Increase
The Joondalup Council has unanimously approved the City’s 2021/22 Budget at its June meeting, including an increase of 0.9% to the general rates charge.
Despite this small increase, more than 90 percent of ratepayers will be paying the same or less than they did in 2019/20.
The 2021/22 Budget continues measures taken over the past year to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 and restrictions on the wider community and the local economy.
The budget highlights include:
- $7.2 million to the Craigie Leisure Centre
- $2.8 million to Chichester Park clubrooms
- $1.1 million to redevelop Warwick Sports Centre
- $2.5 million for streetlighting in the Joondalup City Centre
- $2.8 million for parks equipment, playground equipment, shelters, barbecues and irrigation refurbishments in accordance with landscape master plans or asset preservation plans
- $2.2 million to undertake streetscape enhancement and landscaping works, including the Leafy City program
- $1.8 million to refurbish and upgrade City-owned buildings
- $21.3 million for road construction, drainage and other infrastructure including:
- blackspot projects at Marmion Avenue and Ocean Reef Road
- Warwick Road and Erindale Road intersection upgrade
- Joondalup Drive and Hodges Drive intersection upgrade
- Shenton Avenue upgrade design
- road preservation and resurfacing, local traffic treatments, stormwater drainage, and other infrastructure
- new footpaths, shared use paths and slab path replacements
- bridges and parking facilities
- Progressing projects funded by the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) grant (Phase 2)
- $50,000 for a feasibility and concept design for installation of a skate park at Percy Doyle Reserve
Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said the Council and City administration has worked hard to deliver a budget that is achievable despite challenges associated with operating results.
“When you consider the vast majority of our ratepayers will be paying less in their rates charge than they did two years ago, coupled with one of the most ambitious capital build programs that the City of Joondalup has ever seen, I believe this is a very good budget,” he said.
“We are also paying down the very small amount of debt that we have left, we have very healthy reserves and we are running with a cash surplus.
“In last year’s budget we focused heavily on incorporating significant measures to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, including the reduction of rates revenue by $5.3 million.
“This was achieved with prudent financial management, whilst maintaining frontline services despite the uncertainty brought about by the global pandemic.
“COVID-19 measures to stimulate the economy by investing in infrastructure remain particularly important, with building costs likely to escalate in the next three to four years.
“Rates remain the City’s most important source of revenue for funding a whole community. In this budget there is a suite of projects, big and small, for everyone in our community.”
City of Joondalup ratepayers are encouraged to sign up to the eRates service by 12noon, Tuesday 13 July, to receive their 2021/22 rates notices and instalment reminders by email rather than by post. Register at joondalup.wa.gov.au.
Budget Highlights by Suburb
BELDON
Ocean Reef Road / Gwendoline Drive intersection upgrade* ($247,600)
Harriet Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($78,000)
Marlin Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($44,000)
Gwendoline Drive median upgrade ($25,000)
BURNS BEACH
Burns Beach café/restaurant/kiosk construction ($319,000)
Burns Beach coastal node redevelopment ($97,000)
CONNOLLY
Huntingdale Park playspace renewal ($150,900)
Connolly Community Centre works* ($140,000)
Diablo Way / Fairway Circle roundabout works* ($60,000)
Riviera Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($31,000)
CRAIGIE
Craigie Leisure Centre Upgrades Stage 1 ($7,247,000)
Marmion Avenue / Coral Street intersection upgrade* ($486,200)
Fenellia Crescent resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($211,000)
Electra Street / Fantome Road intersection treatment ($130,000)
Macedon Place sump beautification ($130,000)
Montreal Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($99,000)
Otway Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($79,000)
Warrandyte Park universal access toilet construction* ($65,000)
CURRAMBINE
Connolly Drive / Sussex Way roundabout works* ($63,633)
Sunlander Drive / Citadel Way roundabout works* ($38,000)
Sunlander Drive / Currambine Boulevard roundabout works* ($38,000)
Caledonia Avenue path replacement* (Sussex Way to Yorkshire Grove) ($36,000)
Caledonia Park irrigation renewal ($30,000)
DUNCRAIG
Percy Doyle Reserve floodlighting upgrades ($625,221)
Sorrento Bowling Club synthetic turf conversion* ($464,244)
Glengarry Park irrigation renewal ($240,000)
Mildenhall refurbishment ($134,864)
Lilburne Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($206,000)
Buckthorn Way and Buckthorn Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($127,000)
Wittenoom Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($62,000)
Meryll Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($61,000)
Malipo Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($54,000)
Vigors Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($47,000)
Barre Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($37,000)
Readshaw Road parking embayments and pedestrian upgrades* ($90,000)
Coolibah Park playspace renewal ($74,000)
Macaulay Park playspace installation ($40,000)
Duncraig Child Health Centre works ($50,000)
Killen / Sycamore Park amenity upgrades ($25,000)
EDGEWATER
Emerald Park community facility upgrade ($740,000)
Joondalup Drive (southbound) resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($307,955)
Treetop Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($205,000)
The Loop resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($189,000)
Vista Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($158,000)
Settler Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($151,000)
GREENWOOD
Installation of splitter island, cnr Sherington Road and Garfield Way ($65,000)
Calectasia Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($184,000)
Warner Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($104,000)
Coolibah Drive / Orkney Road roundabout works* ($56,000)
Tingle Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($44,000)
Grove Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($26,000)
HEATHRIDGE
Poseidon Park revitalisation ($115,000)
Littorina Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($148,000)
Peninsula Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($133,000)
Squire Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($89,000)
Nemesia Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($40,000)
Scallop Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($37,000)
Dolium Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($25,000)
HILLARYS
Pinnaroo Point parking improvements ($513,133)
Installation of a ‘Warrior Park’ at Whitfords Nodes Health & Wellbeing Hub ($200,000)
Upgrade of City lighting to LED luminaires and associated infrastructure works ($80,000)
Whitford Library and Senior Citizens Centre refurbishment works ($20,000)
ILUKA
Marmion Avenue pathway upgrade (Delamere Avenue to Burns Beach Road)* ($465,000)
Ocean Gate and Santa Monica irrigation infrastructure renewal ($170,000)
Iluka Beach Park car park renewal* ($165,000)
Upgrade of City lighting to LED luminaires and associated infrastructure works* ($150,000)
Burns Beach Road / Delgado Parade roundabout works* ($78,000)
JOONDALUP
City Centre lighting infrastructure replacement ($2,523,292)
Joondalup Drive / Hodges Drive intersection upgrade* ($2,444,800)
Shenton Avenue upgrade design (from Mitchell Freeway interchange to Joondalup Drive intersection)* ($1,130,000)
Joondalup Drive streetscape upgrades, resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($656,778)
City Centre Streetscape Renewal Program ($511,540)
Boas Avenue intersection improvements ($317,088)
Shenton Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($200,000)
Blue Mountain Drive lighting improvement ($135,000)
Regents Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Winton Road / Cord Street roundabout works* ($73,000)
Windermere Park parking improvements ($60,000)
Davidson Terrace resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($60,000)
Candlewood Park pathway lighting ($55,000)
Cord Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($53,000)
Kendrew Crescent / ECU car park entrance roundabout works* ($50,000)
Neil Hawkins Park upgrade ($45,000)
Candlewood Boulevard / Brienz Drive roundabout works* ($38,000)
Burns Beach Road Trail Car Park Access ($35,000)
Blue Mountain Drive / Yellowstone Way intersection improvements* ($28,000)
Grand Boulevard bus priority lanes (between Shenton Avenue and Collier Pass) ($25,000)
Lakeside Drive path upgrade (east of Aldgate Street) ($22,000)
Blackfriars Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($18,000)
KALLAROO
Maritana Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($210,000)
Kiernan Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Stanford Park sump beautification ($10,000)
KINGSLEY
Whitfords Avenue (westbound) resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($456,192)
Whitfords Avenue / Kingsley Drive intersection upgrade* ($367,800)
Montessori Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works, installation of splitter island* ($209,000)
Kingsley Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($190,270)
Chelsea Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Kingsley Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Goollelal Drive / Robertson Road Cycleway Crossing* ($85,000)
Bowes Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($44,000)
Pinner Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($39,000)
Vance Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($38,000)
Hahn Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($34,000)
Kiah Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($30,000)
Picasso Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($26,000)
Burke Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($23,000)
Improvement to pathway connection at Creaney Drive / Kidbrooke Way intersection ($17,000)
KINROSS
Selkirk Drive parking installation and median treatments ($235,000)
Marmion Avenue path replacement (Edinburgh Avenue to Burns Beach Road) ($100,000)
Callander Avenue / Broughton Heights roundabout works ($40,000)
MARMION
Finney Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Parnell Avenue / Sheppard Way roundabout works* ($48,000)
MULLALOO
Charonia Park bore and irrigation network renewal ($330,000)
Mullaloo Drive cul-de-sac parking and pathway improvements (southern end of Laurel St)* ($95,000)
Koombana Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($83,000)
Pearsall Gardens resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($66,000)
Volute Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($49,000)
OCEAN REEF
Coastal shared path upgrade (from West View Blvd to south of Ocean Reef Marina)* ($1,155,000)
Marmion Ave new shared path on western verge (from Prendiville Ave to Shenton Ave)* ($415,000)
Mirror Park Skate Park installation of lighting ($52,500)
Reconstruction of Ocean Reef Park toilets and change rooms, irrigation system upgrade ($90,000)
PADBURY
Whitfords Avenue / Gibson Avenue intersection upgrade* ($826,113)
MacDonald Park floodlighting upgrade* ($397,583)
Newcombe Park amenity improvement* ($390,000)
Marmion Avenue / Forrest Road intersection works* ($269,600)
Gibson Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($160,000)
Wentworth Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Simpson Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Leichhardt Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Byrne Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($114,000)
Gibson Avenue / Pinnaroo Drive (North) roundabout works* ($43,000)
Gibson Avenue / Giles Avenue roundabout works* ($58,000)
Gibson Park drinking fountain ($15,000)
Revitalisation of hard and soft infrastructure at Wentworth Park, improvements at Fraser Park and Byrne Park ($10,000)
SORRENTO
Quay Court sump retaining wall renewal ($385,000)
Albacore Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($260,000)
Parker Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($154,000)
Porteous Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($140,000)
Kempenfeldt Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($136,000)
Seacrest Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($135,000)
Haynes Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works* ($131,000)
Byrne Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($114,000)
Seacrest Park universal access toilet construction* ($55,000)
Ford Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($39,000)
Reef Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($29,000)
Sorrento Foreshore irrigation works ($22,000)
WARWICK
Refurbishment of Warwick Bowling Clubrooms and Greenwood Tennis Clubrooms ($1,154,460)
Warwick Road / Erindale Road intersection upgrade* ($450,000)
Ballantine Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works and drainage upgrade* ($162,000)
Chelsford Park playspace renewal ($120,900)
Warwick Open Space bushland path renewals ($100,000)
Ellersdale Park parking improvements and recreational lighting* ($80,000)
WOODVALE
Chichester Park clubrooms redevelopment* ($2,871, 769)
Whitfords Avenue Streetscape Upgrades (Trappers Drive to Wanneroo Road) ($300,000)
Shannon Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($62,000)
Maple Hill Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($59,000)
Tara Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($59,000)
Timbercrest Rise / Trailwood Drive roundabout works* ($48,265)
* Includes grant funding.