Loddon Shire (VIC) Council budget and finances

Budget & finances

Every Victorian council reports the same set of financial measures each year under the Local Government Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF), published by Local Government Victoria. Victoria sets no pass/fail benchmarks for these measures, so we show Loddon's 2024–25 result next to the median of all Victorian councils that reported it. A median is simply the middle value — a reference point, not a target. Loddon is in the LGPRF's 'Small Shire' comparison group.

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Operating result (surplus / deficit): Income minus expenses for the year's normal operations.
Average residential rate: The typical yearly general-rates bill for a home in the area.

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The numbers

Average rate per property assessment (2024–25): $1,353 (Victorian median $1,937)General rates and the municipal charge divided by all rateable property assessments — homes, farms and businesses together. Rural (farm) land makes up about 78% of the Shire's rateable value in the 2026–27 Budget.
Expenses per property assessment (2024–25): $5,203 (Victorian median $4,100)
Borrowings: None — 0.0% of rates (Victorian median 13.2%)The 2026–27 Budget says the council has no borrowings and does not intend to borrow in 2026–27 or across the following three years.
Underlying result (2024–25): 5.6% surplus (Victorian median 0.56%)The council's 2026–27 Budget explains that Financial Assistance Grants for 2025–26 were received early and recognised in 2024–25, which lifts 2024–25 income and lowers 2025–26.
2026–27 Budget: Capital works program of $10.215 million; forecast operating deficit of $6.224 millionAdopted on 16 June 2026. The council attributes the deficit mainly to non-cash costs (particularly depreciation), rising costs and rate capping, and forecasts cash and investments of $28.3 million at 30 June 2027, including $12.3 million in reserves. Total rates and charges are budgeted at $14.38 million.

Measure (2024–25)	Loddon	Victorian median
Adjusted underlying surplus (or deficit), as a share of adjusted underlying revenue	5.6%	0.56%
Current assets compared with current liabilities	11.17×	2.17×
Unrestricted cash compared with current liabilities	0.16×	0.26×
Loans and borrowings compared with rates	0.0%	13.2%
Loan repayments compared with rates	0.0%	1.4%
Non-current liabilities compared with own-source revenue	8.5%	16.7%
Asset renewal and upgrade spending compared with depreciation	67.3%	94.9%
Rates compared with adjusted underlying revenue	29.5%	57.8%
Rates compared with property values	0.24%	0.28%
Expenses per property assessment	$5,203	$4,100
Average rate per property assessment	$1,353	$1,937

Loddon Shire Council, LGPRF financial measures, 2024–25, with the Victorian median across the 79 councils that reported each measure. The median is CouncilBeacon's own calculation from the LGPRF data set; LGPRF itself publishes no benchmarks. Source: Local Government Victoria, LGPRF 2020–2025 Full Council Data Set (Nov 2025 release), CC BY 4.0.

LGPRF publishes no benchmarks for these measures, and Local Government Victoria says the data should not be used for simplistic league tables — so we don't say whether a figure is good or bad, and we don't rank councils. The median is ours, computed across the Victorian councils that report each measure. The file also carries a target column, which is each council's own target, not a state standard; we don't show it.

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