Council Approves 2022/23 Budget
The Joondalup Council has approved the City’s 2022/23 Budget at its June meeting, including an increase of 4.09% to the general rates charge.
The 2022/23 Budget has been influenced by a changed economic environment over the last 12 months, with significant movement in inflation and the first interest rate increases since 2010.
The economic environment of high inflation and interest rate rises is projected to persist in the immediate future. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic and resultant state of emergency continues to be a disruption to normal economic and social activity.
The 2022/23 Budget continues measures taken in 2020/21 to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the wider community, including the local economy, with rates revenue only marginally above 2019/20 rates levels.
The budget highlights include:
- $3.5 million contribution to new Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club facility
- $2.3 million to the Chichester Park clubroom redevelopment
- $1.7 million to Ocean Reef Park toilets and changerooms reconstruction, irrigation upgrade and associated works, playspace renewal
- $1.6 million to coastal shared path
- $1.4 million to Joondalup Drive / Hodges Drive intersection upgrade
- $1 million to Craigie Leisure Centre
- $950,000 to Craigie Leisure Centre geothermal bore replacement
- $814,000 to Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment
- $500,000 to Leafy City program
Joondalup Mayor Albert Jacob said the 2022/23 Budget enables the City to continue to provide quality programs and services whilst minimising the rates burden for residents.
“On any fair measure, this is a responsible budget that allows the City of Joondalup to have one of the lowest rating levels in the State, both in terms of rate in the dollar and minimum rate levels,” Mayor Jacob said.
“The rates rise is significantly lower than CPI and it is also lower than the increase to the State Government’s Emergency Services Levy, which the City collects on their behalf.
“Two-thirds of residential properties will be charged a general rates levy lower than in 2019-20, due to the pandemic relief measures that the City first undertook in 2020-21.
“We understand that residents have been impacted by cost of living pressures, but local governments are not immune to price increases. Whether it be fuel for the City’s fleet, utilities such as power and water at City facilities or invoices for work and materials, costs have increased significantly in the current market.
“There are some exciting projects on the horizon, including continued progress on the Ocean Reef Marina and Craigie Leisure Centre upgrades, as well as the much-needed redevelopment of the Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club.
“I encourage residents to visit the City’s website for more information on these and other works to be undertaken over the City’s 22 suburbs in the next 12 months.”
City of Joondalup ratepayers can sign up to the eRates service to receive their 2022/23 rates notices and instalment reminders by email rather than by post. Register on the City’s website.
Residents are also reminded that in 2022/23 they will be able to download the annual waste guide, greens tipping and shredded green waste (mulch) vouchers directly from the City’s website from Friday 1 July 2022.
Residents who require assistance to download their vouchers and access the guide online can visit any of the City’s Libraries and the Customer Service team at the administration building (90 Boas Avenue, Joondalup). Print copies are also available on request.
Budget Highlights by Suburb
BELDON
Ocean Reef Road / Gwendoline Drive intersection improvements ($536,000*) **
Gwendoline Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($412,000*)
Harrier Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($116,000)
Fantome Road, Electra Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($99,000)
Cowalla Gardens resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($96,200)
Lockeville Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($68,200)
Woodbridge Mews resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($64,000)
Newtown Grove resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($57,500)
Milton Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($46,000)
Tranby Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($45,000)
Margery Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($40,000)
BURNS BEACH
Burns Beach coastal node redevelopment ($400,000) **
Burns Beach café/restaurant/kiosk construction ($146,000) **
CONNOLLY
Country Club Boulevard resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($290,000*)
Hodges Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($123,038*)
St Michaels Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($85,400*)
Oakmont Turn resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($77,200)
Fairway Circle resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($75,000*)
CRAIGIE
Craigie Leisure Centre upgrades Stage One ($1,043,000)
Craigie Leisure Centre geothermal bore replacement ($950,000)
Eddystone Avenue shared path upgrade ($830,000*) **
Chadstone Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($109,000)
Craigie Open Space bushland path renewals ($100,000)
Mandarin Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($62,000)
Dromana Place new pathway on eastern verge ($47,000)
Camberwarra Park lighting improvements ($47,000)
Rosette Close and Otway Place lighting replacement ($45,000)
Camberwarra Drive / Dromana Place pedestrian crossing improvement ($40,000)
Barradine Way new pathway on western verge ($32,000)
CURRAMBINE
Connolly Drive (Sussex Way to Burns Beach Road) western verge path replacement ($135,000)
Bainbridge Mews and Oriana Place laneways resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($55,000)
Christchurch Park changerooms refurbishment ($30,000)
Oakland Hills Boulevard to Delamere Avenue roundabout new path connection ($16,500)
DUNCRAIG
Sorrento Football Club changeroom and grandstand additions ($700,000*)
Killen Park and Sycamore Park amenity improvements ($400,000)
Readshaw Drive (Marmion Avenue to Barker Drive) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($215,000*)
St Andrews Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($168,000)
Bernedale Way (including Poynter Drive intersection) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($150,400*)
Sillmon Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($140,400)
Virgilia Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($131,200)
Melene Park playspace replacement ($120,900)
Greenlaw Park playspace replacement ($120,900)
Galston Park playspace replacement ($120,900)
Percy Doyle Reserve soccer pitch #1 irrigation renewal and carpark lighting renewals ($105,000*)
Duncraig Early Learning Centre new universal access toilet ($100,000)
Mapleton Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($96,200)
Mandara Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($96,000)
Sycamore Drive (Tecoma Street to Scadden Street) new pathway ($93,000)
Kinloch Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($77,200)
Juniper Park parking improvements ($75,000*)
Tarata Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($69,200)
Jope Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($49,000)
Percy Doyle Reserve football / tee-ball clubroom upgrades ($40,000) **
Glengarry Park tennis court lighting improvement ($40,000)
Elmton Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($34,000)
Colac Way northern verge path ($20,000)
EDGEWATER
Joondalup Drive (Treetop Avenue to Wedgewood Drive) eastern verge path replacement ($405,000*)
Stillwater Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($186,600)
Lakevalley Park playspace replacement ($120,900)
Joondalup Drive (northbound) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($97,221*)
Amber Grove resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($68,700)
GREENWOOD
Allenswood Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works, including Blackall Drive, Merivale Way and Leschenaultia Street roundabouts and approaches ($443,200*)
Warwick Road (eastbound) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($268,360*)
Wirilda Crescent resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($212,200)
Warrigal Park parking improvements ($195,000*)
Turramurra Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($187,000)
Kurrajong Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($183,700*)
Melaleuca Drive resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($148,400)
Pullan Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($124,400)
Lambertia Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($108,200)
Kanangra Park playspace replacement ($104,500)
Gilmerton Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($93,200)
Gerda Park playspace replacement ($74,400)
Pimelia Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($72,200)
Maple Street resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($66,200)
Greenwood Scout Hall refurbishment and minor works at Calecstacia Hall ($40,000*)
Hartley Park, Birch Park and Filbert Park landscape improvements ($30,000) **
Hepburn Avenue / Karuah Way intersection upgrade* ($30,000) **
Liwara Place (Orkney Road to shared pathway) new pathway on southern verge ($20,000) **
HEATHRIDGE
Prince Regent Park parking improvements ($165,000)
Poseidon Primary School (Roderick Court) parking improvements ($100,000*)
HILLARYS
Flinders Park roof replacement and playspace renewal ($275,900*)
Mawson Crescent (including Shackleton Avenue roundabout) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($227,600*)
Pinnaroo Point parking improvements ($150,000)
Orbell Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($120,400*)
Whitfords Avenue Coastal Fencing Renewals ($120,000)
Nimrod Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($99,000)
Buchan Place resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($80,000)
Hepburn Avenue / Amalfi Drive roundabout improvements ($25,000*) **
Waterford Drive to Fenton Way pathway ($11,000)
ILUKA
Iluka Beach Park shade sail installation ($50,000)
Sir James McCusker Park place of reflection ($47,000*)
JOONDALUP
City Centre Streetscape Renewal Program ($400,000) **
Joondalup Drive / Hodges Drive intersection upgrade* ($400,000) **
McLarty Avenue Multi-Storey Car Park construction ($300,000) **
Joondalup Drive streetscape upgrades ($300,000) **
Joondalup Drive (Shenton Avenue to Moore Drive) western verge path replacement ($250,000)
Joondalup Drive (northbound Sundew Rise to Injune Way, southbound Moore Drive to Kennedya Drive) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($225,182*)
Joondalup Reception Centre refurbishment ($175,000)
Joondalup Drive (Clarke Crescent to Collier Pass) eastern verge path resurfacing ($140,000)
Kennedya Drive new pathway and replacements ($122,000)
Grand Boulevard / Boas Avenue / McLarty Avenue intersection resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($72,765*)
Joondalup Drive / Lakeside Drive traffic signal improvements ($15,000*) **
Joondalup Library and Joondalup Civic Centre energy efficiency initiatives ($100,000)
KALLAROO
Marmion Avenue / Coral Street intersection upgrade ($368,960*) **
Stanford Park sump beautification ($160,000)
Castlecrag Park playspace replacement ($120,900)
Whitfords Avenue / Westfield Whitford City roundabout resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($80,979*)
Juno Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($51,200)
Castlecrag Drive / Henderson Drive intersection upgrade ($45,000)
Whitfords West Park amenity improvement ($25,000) **
KINGSLEY
Whitfords Avenue / Kingsley Drive intersection upgrade ($118,400*)
Charlton Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($114,000)
Halwood Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($101,000)
Kylie Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($99,000)
Edith Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($77,200)
Becton Court resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($54,200)
Barridale Park irrigation and playspace replacement ($18,000)
KINROSS
Kinross Drive footpath (western side of Callender Park) ($25,000)
MARMION
Clifford Coleman Park amenity improvements ($225,000)
Cliff Park playspace replacement and landscaping improvements ($189,400*)
Whiley Road resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($163,600)
Peirse Way resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($143,000)
Charsley Crescent resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($124,200)
McKirdy Park playspace replacement ($78,000)
Marmion Foreshore (West Coast Drive, opposite Troy Avenue) new drinking fountain and shower ($30,000)
MULLALOO
Mullaloo Drive (Marmion Avenue to Koorana Road) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($191,800*)
Mullaloo Drive retaining wall refurbishment (supporting Warringah Close) ($100,000)
Scaphella Avenue / Meridian Drive intersection upgrade ($70,000*)
Johnson Crescent drainage improvements ($40,000)
Mullaloo Foreshore connection from north beach to coastal pathway ($20,000) **
OCEAN REEF
Contribution to new Ocean Reef Sea Sports Club facility ($3,500,000)
Ocean Reef Park toilets and changerooms reconstruction, landscape and irrigation improvements, playspace replacement ($1,735,900)
Beaumaris Park and Copeland Gardens path replacements ($185,000)
PADBURY
Wentworth Park, Fraser Park and Byrne Park landscape improvements ($645,000)
Marmion Avenue / Forrest Road intersection upgrade ($596,000*) **
Whitfords Avenue / Gibson Avenue intersection upgrade ($226,056*)
Gibson Avenue (Barclay Avenue to Warburton Avenue) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($182,200*)
SORRENTO
Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club redevelopment ($814,000) **
Parnell Avenue (between Lane Two and Clontarf Street) parking improvements ($245,000*)
Hood Terrace resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($163,200)
Hawkins Avenue resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($155,000)
Cowper Road / Parker Avenue intersection upgrade ($150,000)
Seacrest Drive (Marmion Avenue to Reef Court) resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($110,200*)
St Patricks Road (between Lane Three and High Street) parking improvements ($95,000*)
Geneff Park LED lighting improvement ($50,000)
WARWICK
Erindale Road / Eddington Road children’s crossing improvement ($105,000)
Glenmere Park playspace replacement ($74,400)
Revitalisation of Hillwood Park North infrastructure, Carr Park and Hillwood Park South minor improvements ($30,000) **
WOODVALE
Chichester Park clubrooms redevelopment ($2,331,000)
Whitfords Avenue eastbound (Trappers Drive to Moolanda Boulevard) rehabilitation works ($341,312*)
Trappers Drive intersection and pedestrian improvements ($235,000*)
McCubbin Park irrigation renewal ($140,000)
Lyell Grove resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($102,000)
Gascoyne Park bore iron filter installation ($95,000*)
Everard Close resurfacing and rehabilitation works ($60,000)
MULTIPLE SUBURBS
Leafy City Program works in Edgewater, Mullaloo and Duncraig ($500,000) **
Road Preservation and Rehabilitation Program ($220,000)
Minor sump landscaping and fencing improvements ($195,000*)
Tree Planting Program ($175,000)
Building component renewal and upgrade programs ($170,000)
Stormwater drainage renewal and upgrade programs ($150,000)
BMX track upgrades at Quarry Park and Kanangra Park ($130,000)
Lighting infrastructure renewals program ($130,000)
Park vehicle entry renewal program ($125,000)
Pathway replacement program ($105,000*)
Changeroom shower modifications ($95,000*)
Universal access path improvements ($80,000)
Pedestrian accessibility improvements ($75,000*)
Park minor asset renewal program ($60,000)
Tennis court resurfacing at Timberlane Park, Heathridge Park and Harbour View Park ($60,000)
Cricket infrastructure renewal at Seacrest Park and Ellersdale Park ($50,000)
Minor irrigation renewal program ($50,000)
Minor road safety improvements ($50,000)
Basketball pad renewal program ($50,000)
Path and Public Access Way lighting ($50,000)
Distributor and Local Road lighting ($50,000)
Basketball pad installation program ($45,000)
Park seating renewal program ($40,000)
Bus shelter installation, pad and path upgrades ($35,000*)
Natural areas minor asset improvements ($30,000)
Conservation reserves signage – pathogen and Noongar season ($20,000)
NOTE: Funding shown is for 2022/23 only.
* Subject to grant and/or external funding.
** Multi-year project.