Finance
This page contains information relating to the Shire's annual budget and annual report.
Click here to view more information relating to Rates, Fees and Charges.
Annual Budget
Budget information
Annual budgets are available from either the Northampton or Kalbarri Libraries.
Budget Information
The preparation of the 2025/2026 budget is based on Council’s direction for the financial year. This direction incorporates the focus of maintaining existing services and facilities at levels customers expect. In addition to this, the budget also reflects strategies and projects contained in the Corporate Business Plan 2023-2026.
Councillors are continually assessing the role of local government in the community and are always seeking the views and opinions of residents and ratepayers on major capital works to be undertaken. It is then Council’s decision to refine and adopt a budget, while trying to accommodate all reasonable requests within appropriate funding limits and rate increases.
Following lengthy deliberations, Council has balanced the 2025/2026 budget. Due to funding constraints an amount of requests were not included in this years’ budget.
Major items
- Website Upgrade.
- Port Gregory Water Supply Upgrade.
- Kalbarri Foreshore and Beaches Revitalisation.
- Development of Northampton Men's Shed site.
- Horrocks Fish Cleaning Station.
- Northampton Light Industrial Area Expansion.
- Development of Woods Street site - Temporary Workers Accommodation.
Major Roadworks
- Fifth Avenue, Northampton Drainage.
- Binnu East Road - Floodway.
- Karina Mews, Kalbarri - Reseal and Kerbing.
- Ogilvie East Road - Stage 1.
- Ajana-Kalbarri Road (Black Spot Funding).
- Port Street, Port Gregory - Stage 1.
- Culvert replacements throughout the Shire.
- DRFAWA Funding to fix damage from rainfall in June 2024.
Footpath Projects
- Stephen Street, Northampton - North West Coastal Highway to West Street.
Plant Purchases
- Funds totalling $610,000 have been allocated toward plant replacement.
Refuse Charges
All refuse removal charges are listed below and are relative to the cost of compliance in maintaining refuse sites within the Shire.
Residential/Caravan Park’s
- Horrocks $436 per annum per service/bin
- Kalbarri $436 per annum per service/bin
- Northampton $436 per annum per service/bin
- Port Gregory $436 per annum per service/bin
Business Refuse
- Business - Kalbarri - $872 per annum per service
- Business – Other $872 per annum per service
Shire Tip Hours
Northampton Tip Kalbarri Tip
| Monday |
Closed |
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Monday |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
| Tuesday |
Closed |
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Tuesday |
Closed |
| Wednesday |
1.00pm - 5.00pm |
|
Wednesday |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
| Thursday |
Closed |
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Thursday |
Closed |
| Friday |
Closed |
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Friday |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
| Saturday |
8.00am - 5.00pm |
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Saturday |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
| Sunday |
8.00am - 5.00pm |
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Sunday |
10.00am - 2.00pm |
CLOSED PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Within the 2025/2026 budget Council proposes to continue further works on its refuse sites within the Shire to ensure compliance with the licence requirements issued by the Department of Environment.
Residents wishing to inspect the 2025/2026 Budget in greater detail can do so by viewing a copy from Council offices in Kalbarri or Northampton.
Annual Report
The Shire of Northampton's Annual Report for 2023/2024 has been audited and is now available online.
Click here to view the latest annual report
Click here to view the Letter to Minister - Significant Finding from 2023/2024 Financial Management Report