Where Do My Rates Go
Rates enable us to deliver services and facilities to the community, including libraries, leisure and community centres, events, planning and building approvals, construction and maintenance, among much, much more.
You can also view the key investments below.
Key Investments 2021/2022
Your rates fund a wide range of services and community infrastructure that is necessary and important for our environment, our lifestyle and the creation of opportunities.
The City of Busselton delivers a diverse range of services including library services, leisure and community centres, cultural and event services, youth services, planning and building approvals, environmental health, ranger and emergency services, waste management and the delivery of quality parks and gardens, roads, footpaths, cycleways, and community buildings.
In 2021/2022 we remain committed to infrastructure renewal and the continuation of townscape improvements in Dunsborough and Busselton. Engagement with the community is an area Council will continue to improve through the implementation of a newly developed Community Engagement Framework.
| Busselton Performing Arts and Convention Centre Construction |
$18.42M |
| Rural roads widening (Wildwood Road, Chapman Hill Road, Kaloorup Road, Sugarloaf Road) |
$5.1M |
| Dunsborough Lakes Sporting Precinct |
$4.86M |
| Dunsborough Non-Potable Water Network |
$1.5M |
| Dunsborough Townscape Works and Car Parking |
$1.2M |
| Bussell Highway |
$1.2M |
| Coastal Protection Projects |
$1.1M |
| Busselton Road Network Improvements |
$985,000 |
| Mitchell Park |
$836,000 |
| Vasse River Restoration |
$640,000 |
| Busselton Margaret River Airport |
$466,000 |
| Bovell Change Rooms |
$300,000 |
| Churchill Park Sports Lights Upgrade |
$212,000 |
| Meelup Coastal Parking and Landscaping |
$173,000 |
| Shade Sale Program |
$100,000 |
| Eagle Bay Viewing Platform |
$95,000 |
| Youth Services Space Dunsborough |
$80,000 |
| Street Tree Program |
$70,000 |
| Weed Control |
$40,000 |
| Feral Animal Control |
$37,000 |
| Western Ringtail Possum Habitat Planting |
$21,000 |
Key Investments 2020/2021
| Upgrade Geographe Bay Road, Quindalup |
$730,000 |
| Construction Dunsborough Lakes sporting precinct (Stage 1) |
$2,288,000 |
| Causeway Road duplication |
$2,286,00 |
| Upgrade of the Senior Citizens Centre |
$728,128 |
| Extension of the Shared Used pathway (along Buayanyup Drain) |
$640,000 |
| Performing Arts and Convention Centre – commencement of works |
$14,246,200 |
| Mitchell Park Upgrade (Stage 1) |
$820,000 |
| Upgrades to Vasse Outdoor recreational facilities |
$334,270 |
| Busselton town centre paving upgrade (Stage 1) |
$961,870 |
| Dunsborough non-potable water network upgrade |
$2,000,000 |
| Busselton Library Upgrade |
$608,000 |
| Upgrade Barnard Park (Busselton Foreshore East) |
$1,368,267 |
| Eagle Bay Viewing Platform |
$95,458 |
| Improvements to the GLC and NCC leisure centres |
$639,657 |
| Coastal works including groyne reconfigurations |
$943,090 |