Let’s Talk About Albury’s Budget – Your Voice Matters

Like households and businesses across our community, AlburyCity is feeling the pinch of rising costs. Inflation continues to impact everything from construction to service delivery—and just like you, we’re working hard to live within our means.

We’re planning for a sustainable future. The draft 2025/26 Budget outlines how we’ll continue delivering the essential services our city relies on—while reshaping our spending to return to a breakeven position by 2028. This means we can continue building and maintaining the spaces and services you value, without adding to our debt.

To get there, we’ve already made some tough calls:

  • Pausing non-essential recruitment
  • Tightening operational budgets
  • Reassessing capital works priorities
  • Reviewing user fees and revenue opportunities

We’ve ruled out a "business as usual" approach—it’s not financially sustainable. And while we’ve considered pulling back further on capital works, this would carry real impacts for our community. Instead, we’re prioritising grant-funded projects and taking a closer look at how we deliver services.

Now we want your input.

As part of the 2025/26 Draft Budget exhibition, we’re asking for your feedback on our current service levels and how we can adjust to meet future challenges—together.

This is your opportunity to help shape how we invest in Albury’s future. Tell us what matters most to you.

The final draft budget will be presented to Council on 23 June together with all the community feedback provided during the have your say period.

All councils in New South Wales use the Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework to stay accountable, transparent, and focused on delivering for their communities.

DRAFT Budget Presentation 2025/26

View the detailed document pages

  • Draft 4 Year Delivery Program & Operational Plan

    Take a look at our:

    • Draft Four Year Delivery Program 2025-2029 and Operational Plan 2025/26
    • AlburyCity Service Catalogue 2025/26
    • Draft AlburyCity Initiatives 2025-2029
    • Draft Financial Assistance Schedule

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  • Draft Statement of Revenue Policy

    Take a look at our:

    • Statement of Revenue Policy
    • Water and Wastewater Pricing Model
    • Draft Fees and Charges Summary Analysis
    • Draft Fees and Charges Schedule

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  • Draft Budget/Long Term Financial Plan

    Take a look at our:

    • Draft Four Year Delivery program 2025-2029 and Operational Plan 2025/26
    • AlburyCity Service Catalogue 2025/26
    • Draft AlburyCity Initiatives 2025-2029


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  • Resourcing Strategy

    Take a look at our:

    • Draft Asset Management Strategy
    • Draft Workforce Management Strategy
    • Draft Long Term Financial Plan

    View here 

FAQ's

About the drafts

  1. Draft Four Year Delivery Program 2025-2029 and Operational Plan 2025/26 – Details the proposed actions and deliverables to be achieved over the next four years including 2025/26, supporting our city’s growth and the objectives of the Community Strategic Plan - Towards Albury 2050.
  2. AlburyCity Service Catalogue 2025/26 - Details the services we provide, how we do it, how we know we are on track, resources utilised, service levels and service volumes.
  3. Draft AlburyCity Initiatives 2025-2029 - Details the proposed operating and capital initiatives to be delivered over the next four years in line with the Four Year Delivery Program and Operational Plan.
  4. Draft Financial Assistance Schedule – Details the financial assistance proposed to be provided by AlburyCity during 2025/26.
  1. Statement of Revenue Policy - Provides information regarding the levying of Council’s rates, charges, fees and other major income sources.
  2. Water and Wastewater Pricing Model – Lists proposed water and wastewater (sewer) prices for 2025/26.
  3. Draft Fees and Charges Summary Analysis – Highlights proposed new fees, where a user charge increase of 10% or more is proposed and fee decreases.
  4. Draft Fees and Charges Schedule – Details all user fees and charges proposed for the 2025/26 financial year.
  1. Financial Sustainability Improvement Plan 2024-2028 – AlburyCity’s adopted Improvement Plan outlines the criteria that AlburyCity needs to meet to achieve and maintain a financially sustainable position by 2027/28 and the actions necessary to achieving them.
  2. Financial Sustainability Improvement Plan implementation update – Provides a progress update on the implementation of AlburyCity’s adopted Improvement Plan.
  3. Draft 2025/26 Operating Budget and Long Term Financial Plan Analysis – Provides summary analysis of AburyCity’s draft operating budget and Long Term Financial Plan scenario projections for each Fund.
  4. Draft Operating Budget by Team – Presents the 2025/26 budgeted net cost for each team compared to the December Quarter Budget Review forecast for 2024/25.
  5. Long Term Financial Plan – Base Scenario – Ten year income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement base scenario projections for the General, Water and Sewer Funds.
  6. Long Term Financial Plan – Recommended Improvement Scenario #1 – Includes alternative scenario income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement projections for the General Fund (demonstrating financial benefit of achieving an operating surplus by 2027/28), Water Fund (alternative pricing model for years 1, 2 and 3) and Sewer Fund (alternative pricing model from year 2).
  7. Long Term Financial Plan – Alternative Improvement Scenario #2 – Presents financial projections reflecting an additional General Fund scenario with a reduced capital works budget to limit the need for new loans to $10 million per year.

Share Your Feedback

We welcome your feedback on the DRAFT Budget 2025/26. Submissions will be received until 5pm Friday 30 May 2025 and can be submitted via the form below or addressed to:

Strategy and Performance
PO Box 323
Albury, NSW 2640

or email us at:

info@alburycity.nsw.gov.au

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Submissions must be received by 5.00pm 30 May 2025

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Name Strategy and Performance
Phone 02 6023 8111
Email info@alburycity.nsw.gov.au
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Strategy and Performance
PO Box 323
Albury, NSW 2640