The City of Melbourne has issued the Draft Budget 2025-26, and Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29, for community consultation. This is an opportunity to learn more about these important documents and to have your say by providing your feedback to the City of Melbourne by 5pm, 2 June 2025.
Participate Melbourne
Draft Budget 2025-26
Consultation on the Draft Budget 2025-26 is now open.
The $732.4 million Draft Budget 2025–26 invests in delivering essential services for our growing community, reducing our reliance on borrowing and ensuring Melbourne remains an admired, dynamic, global capital city.
For details and to make a submission, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/budget-2025-26. Provide your feedback by 5pm, 2 June 2025.

Participate Melbourne
Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29
Consultation on the Draft Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-29 is now open.
The Revenue and Rating Plan is an important part of Council’s integrated planning framework. It sets out the principles that guide how Council calculates and raises the revenue required to fund its activities, and how the funding burden will be apportioned between ratepayers and other users of Council facilities and services.
For details and to make a submission, visit participate.melbourne.vic.gov.au/revenue-and-rating-plan-2025-29. Provide your feedback by 5pm, 2 June 2025.

If you need any further information or wish to let us know your thoughts, besides making a submission, please send an email to feedback@residents3000.org.au.