Operational Plan 2026/27
We have developed the Operational Plan 2026/27(PDF, 14MB) to support the aims of our Community Strategic Plan (CSP) Woollahra 2035(PDF, 6MB) and the Delivery Program 2025/26-2028/29(PDF, 11MB)
An Operational Plan is prepared each year, and identifies the projects, programs and activities that Council will undertake in the following year, grouped into 14 key service areas. The Operational Plan also contains Council's Annual Budget, Capital Works Program, Rating Structure and the adopted Fees and Charges for the year.
Council's draft Operational Plan 2026/27 was placed on formal public exhibition from 1 May - 31 May 2026. Members of the community were invited to make public submissions expressing their views on the draft plan during the public exhibition period. After public exhibition, Council staff and Council's Strategic and Corporate Committee reviewed all feedback and submissions at a meeting held on 15 June 2026. The Operational Plan 2026/27 was adopted by Council on 22 June 2026, commencing 1 July 2026.
Council reports on our budget, on how we are progressing on our planned projects and the measures we are taking to strengthen our long-term financial security. This enables us to track and review progress. Budget progress reports are made to Council's Committee quarterly and progress reports on our Operational Plan are made twice per year to Council's Committee. Current and previous updates on Plans and the budget are published below.
How we will spend our Budget in 2026/27
Each year Council develops a budget to provide infrastructure and services for our community. Council’s budget was adopted as part of Council’s Operational Plan 2025/26 on 22 June 2026.
In 2026/27, Council has a planned total expenditure of $150.4 million, being $123.7 million in operational expenses, (day to day costs, e.g. running our libraries), $1.6 million in SRV operating expenditure, and $26.7 million in capital projects which includes $3.5 million of SRV Capital expenditure (e.g. Rushcutters Bay Catchment Area Works Climate Adaptation Measures and Rose Bay High Pedestrian Activity Area Walking Project).
Council's 2026/27 Capital Works Program
The Operational Plan 2026/27 provides for a Capital Works Program of $26.7 million and includes infrastructure renewals of $9.3 million, an increase of $1.8m from the previous year and stormwater works spending of $3.1 million, in line with the previous year.
Highlights of the 2026/27 Capital Works Program include:
- $1.5m for the Rushcutters Bay Catchment Area Works. This is an SRV funded project.
- $1m for the Rose Bay High Pedestrian Activity Area Walking Project. This is an SRV funded project.
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$1m for High priority actions form the Cooper Park Masterplan and actions from the Cooper Park Plans of Management.
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$923k for the Rushcutters Bay Park playground renewal.
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$800k for road pavement resurfacing, kerb and gutter renewal and footpath renewal at Quarry Street Paddington from Jersey Road to End
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$700k for road pavement resurfacing, kerb and gutter renewal and footpath renewal at Edgecliff Rd Woollahra between Rosemont Avenue and Ocean Street
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$600k for road pavement resurfacing, kerb and gutter renewal and footpath renewal at Olola Avenue Vaucluse from 29 Olola Avenue to Wentworth Street
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$500k for Pipe System Extension Works at Campbell Avenue
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$500k for road pavement resurfacing, kerb and gutter renewal and footpath renewal at Carrington Avenue Bellevue Hill from Cranbrook Road to end
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$500k for Seawall Rehabilitation at Dumaresq Reserve.
The chart below shows the breakdown of the total Capital Works program between categories: