Delivery Program 2025-2029 and Operational Plan 2025-2026 and budget

Feedback may result in changes being made to the draft documents prior to a report being prepared for Council.

You will be notified again, prior to Council considering the matter, which will include a link to the Council report containing a summary of submissions and how feedback was considered.

In 2025-2026, Council is proposing to introduce a new annual charge to residential and business properties to fund a suite of stormwater management projects. The charge was first introduced into the Local Government Act 1993 in 2005. This is the first time Council will apply the charge to properties in Lake Macquarie. This will allow us to increase the level of service of our stormwater network to the community. 

Find out more about the Stormwater Management Services Charge.