JOINT MEDIA RELEASE BY THE COMMONWEALTH MINISTER ASSISTING
THE PRIME MINISTER IN FEDERAL AFFAIRS, THE HON. WAL. FIFE, MP,
AND THE VICTORIAN MINISTER FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, THE HON.
DIGBY CROZIER, MP
FINANCIAL BOOST FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN 1979/ 80
More than $ 56.4 million of Commonwealth funds will be
distributed to Victorian muncipalities this financial year in
accordance with the recommendations of the Victoria. Grants
Commission ( details attached).
The amount allocated to the State of Victoria represents
an increase of 23.6% over the total available last year.
This is a result of the recent decision by the
Commonwealth to increase its share of personal income tax payable
to local government authorities from 1.52% to 1.75%.
Further good news is that the Federal Treasurer has
re-iterated that the Commonwealth will increase its share of
personal income tax revenue to local government to 2% by the
time of the next Budget representing another substantial financial
gain for municipalities throughout the State.
Under the Victoria Grants Commission Act 1976, each
municipality is entitled to a minimum grant " as of right" which
takes into account its population and its area.
In determining the final grants, the Commission has
considered the special needs and disabilities of each municipality,
the effort which it has made to function effectively and provide
reasonable services, and has also taken into account special factors
affecting individual municipalities in the 1977/ 78 financial year
In making the assessment the Victoria Grants Commission has
followed established equalisation principles.
" Since its inception in May 1977 the Commission has
visited every municipality in the State in order to obtain first
hand knowledge of the circumstances of local government" the
Ministers said. They emphasised that the grants were completely untied
and free of any strings whatsoever and that the way in which grants
were utilised would be a matter for each municipality to determine.
" This approach is in line with the policy of the two
Governments to upgrade the status and independence of local
government", they said.
12 September 1979
VICTORIA GRANTS COMMISSION
DETERMINATION OF ALLOCATIONS OF GENERAL REVENUE GRANTS TO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS
IN VICTORIA 1979-80 FINANCIAL YEAR
Municipality Municipality
Alberton ( S)
Alexandra ( S)
Altona ( C)
Arapiles ( S)
Ararat ( C)
Ararat ( S)
Avoca ( S)
Avon ( S)
Bacchus Marsh ( S)
Bairnsdale ( T)
Bairnsdale ( S)
Ballaarat ( C)
Ballan ( S)
Ballarat ( S)
Bannockburn ( S)
Barrabool ( S)
Bass ( S)
Beechworth ( S)
Belfast ( S)
Bellarine ( S)
Benalla ( C)
Benalla ( S)
Bendigo ( C)
Berwick ( C)
Bet Bet ( S)
Birchip ( S)
Box Hill ( C)
Bright ( S)
Brighton ( C)
Broadford ( S)
Broadmeadows ( C)
Brunswick ( C)
Bulla ( S)
Buln Buln ( S)
Bungaree Buninyong ( S)
Camberwell ( C)
Caiperdown ( T)
Castlemaine ( C)
Caulfield ( C)
Charlton Chelsea ( C)
Chiltern ( S)
Cobram ( S)
Coburg ( C)
Cohuna ( S)
Colac ( C)
Colac ( S)
Collingwood ( C)
Corio ( S)
Cranbourne ( S)
Creswick ( S)
Croydon ( C)
Dandenong ( C)
Daylesford Glenlyon ( S)
Deakin ( S)
Diamond Valley ( S)
Dimboola ( S)
Donald ( S) 260,000 152,000 380,000 60,000
230,000 225,000 111,000 131,000 128,000 244,000 165,000 666,000 62,000
400,000 67,000 69,000
133,000 155,000 88,000
430,000 196,000 56,000
610,000
448,000 82,000 75,000
410,000 185,000 230,000 55,000
1,280,000 515,000 220,000 255,000 98,000
206,000 555,000 93,000
236,000 503,000 65,000
415,000 41,000
212,000 650,000 148,000 203,000 214,000 300,000
620,000 350,000 116,000 455,000 620,000 165,000 314,000 605,000 180,000 86,000 Doncaster Templestowe ( C)
Dundas ( S)
Dunmunkle ( S)
Eaglehawk ( B)
East Loddon ( S)
Echuca ( C)
Eltham ( S)
Essendon ( C)
Euroa ( S)
Fitzroy ( C)
Flinders ( S)
Footscray ( C)
Frankston ( C)
Geelong ( C)
Geelong West ( C)
Gisborne ( S)
Glcnelg ( S)
Gordon ( S)
Goulburn ( S)
Grenville ( S)
Hamilton ( C)
Hampden ( S)
Hastings ( S)
Hawthorn ( C)
Healesville ( S)
Heidelberg ( C)
Heytesbury ( S)
Horsham ( C)
Huntly ( S)
Kaniva ( S)
Kara Kara ( S)
Karkarooc ( S)
Keilor ( C)
Kerang ( B)
Kerang ( S)
Kew ( C)
Kilmore ( S)
Knox ( C)
Koroit ( B)
Korong ( S)
Korumburra ( S)
Kowree ( S)
Kyabram ( T)
Kyneton ( S)
Leigh ( S)
Lexton ( S)
Lillydale ( S)
Lowan ( S)
Mclvor ( S)
Maffra ( S)
Maldon ( S)
Malvern ( C)
Mansfield ( S)
Marong ( S)
Maryborough ( C)
Melbourne ( C)
Melton ( S)
. Metcalfe ( S)
Mildura ( C) 710,000 137,000 134,000 151,000 107,000 196,000
410,000 542,000 119,000 385,000
265,000 820,000 720,000 273,000 189,000 105,000 190,000 141,000 68,000
103,000
240,000 215,000 112,000 208,000 208,000 670,000 340,000 312,000 80,000
114,000 42,000
217,000 968,000 104,000 216,000 195,000 90,000
835,000 38,000
178,000 250,000 153,000 133,000 183,000 61,000 35,000
615,000 121,000 61,000
248,000 70,000
305,000 176,000
200,000 195,000
1,012,000 265,000 60,000
332,000
Municipality
Mildura ( S)
Minhamite ( S)
Mirboo ( S)
Moe ( C)
Moorabbin ( C)
Mordialloc ( C)
Mornington ( S)
Mortlake ( S)
Morwell ( S)
Mount Rouse ( S)
Myrtleford ( S)
Narracan ( S)
Nathalia ( S)
Newham Woodend
Newstead ( S)
Newtown ( C)
Northcote ( C)
Numurkah ( S)
Nunawading ( C)
Oakleigh ( C)
Omeo ( S)
Orbost ( S)
Otway ( S)
Oxley ( S)
Pakenham ( S)
Phillip Island ( S)
Port Fairy ( B)
Portland ( T)
Portland ( S)
Port Melbourne ( C)
Prahran ( C)
Preston ( C)
Pyalong ( S)
Queenscliffe ( B)
Richmond ( C)
Ringwood ( C)
Ripon ( S)
Rochester ( S)
Rodney Romsey ( S)
Rosedale ( S)
Rutherglen ( S)
St. Arnaud ( T)
St. Kilda ( C)
Sale ( C)
Sandringham ( C)
Sebastopol ( B)
Seymour ( S) 480,000 127,000 69,000
381,000 545,000 255,000 190,000 110,000 565,000 68,000
148,000
292,000 146,000 82,000 55,000
112,000 678,000 233,000 655,000 512,000 137,000
263,000 239,000 173,000 300,000 130,000 71,000
245,000 258,000 136,000
400,000 732,000 17,000
56,000
275,000 360,000 102,000 325,000 355,540 82,000
111,000 93,000 96,000
485,000 351,000 253,000 154,000 244,000 Shepparton ( C)
Shepparton ( S)
Sherbrooke ( S)
South Barwon ( C)
South Gippsland ( S)
South Melbourne ( C)
Springvale ( C)
Stawell ( T)
Stawell ( S)
Strathfieldsaye ( S)
Sunshine ( C)
Swan Hill ( C)
Swan Hill ( S)
Talbot Clunes ( S)
Tallangatta ( S)
Tambo ( S)
Traralgon ( C)
Traralgon ( S)
Tullaroop ( S)
Tungamah ( S)
Upper Murray ( S)
Upper Yarra ( S)
Violet Town ( S)
Walpeup ( S)
Wangaratta ( C)
Wangaratta ( S)
Wannon ( S)
Waranga ( S)
Warracknabeal ( S)
Warragul ( S)
Warrnambool ( C)
Warrnambool ( S)
Waverley ( C)
Werribee ( S)
Whittlesea ( S)
Williamstown ( C)
Wimmera ( S)
Winchelsea ( S)
Wodonga ( C)
Wonthaggi ( B)
Woorayl ( S)
Wycheproof ( S)
Yackandandah ( S)
Yarrawonga ( S)
Yea ( S) Total 406,000 276,000
470,000 450,000 192,000 202,000 675,000 181,000 115,000 178,000
1,185,000 191,000
418,000 78,000
195,000 258,000 387,000 25,000 50,000
128,000 133,000 170,000 48,000
184,000 362,000 53,000
162,000 230,000 99,000
185,000
462,000 235,000 765,000 595,000 520,000 475,000 140,000 156,000 405,000 160,000 284,000 226,000 110,000 132,000 93,000
$ 56,435,540
D. V. Moye, Chajrman
F. S.-Bales, Member
SL. C . o
Cooper, Member
Municipality