Key changes to the budget
- Deferral of the Warm Water Pool ($25.979M) pending an aquatics feasibility study during 2025-26. The aquatics strategy will consider the long term plans for both the Sandringham Family Leisure Centre and the Warm Water Pool.
- Reducing capital works spending by $2.2M from years 5 to 10 in the long-term Financial Plan
- Operational savings made by removing some environmental initiatives including Urban Forest Strategy additional tree planting program and carbon offset scheme.