2026–2036 / OFFICIAL BASE SCENARIO

The next ten years. What changes?

Council forecasts higher debt and interest. Explore the ten-year plan and the projects behind it.

$532mLoans forecast at June 2036
$28.9mYearly borrowing costs in 2035–36
172Projects proposed for 2026–30

These are Council forecasts and proposals, not future actuals. AI has been extensively used to help develop this site, with human guidance but without independent expert verification or endorsement. Neither this site nor ConsultiQ is endorsed by Council. Source: 2026–27 Long-Term Financial Plan, base scenario, pages 1, 5 and 9.

01 / FINANCIAL OUTLOOK

What does the next decade look like?

Choose a fund, then select any financial year. Values are from Council's published base scenario, not a prediction by ConsultiQ.

Loan balance and borrowing costs

Click a year in the chart. $ million. Each series has its own indicated scale.

Total outstanding loan balance   Annual borrowing cost

Underlying operating result, excluding capital grants

A negative result indicates spending above income before capital grants. $ million.

Source: Council 2026–2036 Long-Term Financial Plan (base scenario) ↗. Borrowings combine current and non-current balance-sheet loans. These do not include leases. Forecasts may change.
02 / THE FOUR-YEAR PROJECT PROGRAM

Which projects are proposed?

Filter 172 project schedules, with four annual budgets per project. Every result links to its original two-page project explanation and proposed budget.

Fund assignments in this explorer are provisional, based on the project description. General Fund attribution for unverified projects is not established. Capital grants and other external contributions may be restricted; a deferral is not automatically a General Fund saving.

03 / CHECK THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS

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Project initiator disclosure: former Council employee, current ratepayer and local business owner ↗ Financial information comes from public Council documents and AI-assisted extraction and correlation. Human expert guidance informed this community tool but does not establish independent validation, endorsement or professional advice. Methodology and community contributions ↗ The 2026 catalogue is a planning budget, not audited expenditure. The 2025 annual financial statements remain the latest audited figures shown in the companion historical dashboard. Forecasts, proposals and actuals must not be conflated.