Each year Councillors and Council officers work together to prepare an annual budget based on feedback, conversations and engagement with our community.
Our Annual Budget 2026-2027 shows how council rates will be spent on providing services to the community and keeping our public places safe and welcoming.
Council adopted its Annual Budget 2026-2027 in May 2026. To inform the Budget, Council engaged with our community and stakeholders:
After the submissions meeting, officers drafted the Budget and presented it to Council for adoption. Submitters were notified of the outcome of their submission after adoption of the Budget 2026-2027.
We invited submissions in our survey below in November-December 2025. We also informed our community about how we would assess submissions below.
We invited submissions using our online survey below. Alternatively, submitters could download the Budget 2026-2027 survey here, and:
We invited questions via our contact details at the bottom of this page.
In 2025, Council adopted a revised Community Vision 2040 and Financial Plan 2025-2035, following extensive community engagement and working with our 2024 Community Panel.
We have adapted the Budget 2026-2027 submission process to ensure that submissions respond to the revised Vision and each of the Financial Plan decision-making criteria. Learn more in the tabs below.
The revised Vision guides our Council and Wellbeing Plan and service delivery, and will now also guide the Budget submissions that Council receives and approves for inclusion in the Budget 2026-2027. The new statement and aspirations can be viewed below.
To further understand the community engagement and Panel process that informed the new Vision, please visit: engage.frankston.vic.gov.au/your-vision-frankston-city.
Frankston City is a safe, inclusive, and caring community in which to live, work and play. Our vibrant coastal City is clean, leafy, environmentally responsible, well planned, accessible and innovative for a changing future.
Frankston City is a place for everyone to feel proud, safe, healthy and supported in wellness. All people are recognised, supported, respected and celebrated. Our green spaces, quality health services, social support, education and community groups are accessible and inclusive. We recognise and respect the heritage and history of our First Nations peoples.
Frankston City is committed to balancing the enjoyment of the environment with robust and sustainable land management. The community is educated on how to care for the environment, and the protection of biodiversity and the health of natural spaces is promoted. Climate change is being actively addressed, and our integrated water systems are future proofed against the challenges of our coastal region. Waste management is transparent and innovative.
Frankston City is a thriving, prosperous, safe place, where people love to live, study, work and visit. Public spaces provide an extensive range of cultural, artistic and recreational pursuits. Frankston City nurtures and attracts innovation and investment and is known for its diverse educational and business opportunities. It's well-connected, with a network of easy to access, progressive and resilient infrastructure.
Frankston City Council communicates honestly and transparently with our communities and advocates for people of all abilities and backgrounds. Council is trusted and well governed and uses its resources in an accountable and sustainable manner. Councillors and Council work as a team to prioritise the community's interest through programs of ongoing engagement.
This criteria (shown below) was developed in partnership with our Community Panel in 2024. Each submission will need to respond to each criteria to help ensure that Council's decisions and future investments reflect the values and priorities of the people who live, work and contribute to Frankston City.
To help you understand which projects Council is already funding under our Long-term Infrastructure Plan (LTIP), we've included a map below with links to lists of projects being planned and delivered in each suburb. We encouraged community and stakeholders to review these projects prior to making your submission.
We encourage you to click on the suburb buttons below to see what projects are planned in each area.
For more information about a project, please contact our project team via email integratedplanning@frankston.vic.gov.au or by calling 1300 322 322.
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Help inform our Budget 2026-2027
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Submission Meeting (Budget 2026-2027)
18 February 2026
There will be an opportunity to speak about your submission at a Special Council Meeting on Wednesday evening, 18 February 2026. Register to speak by filling in the online or paper survey on this page.
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Development of the Annual Budget 2026-2027
February-May 2026
Councillors and Council officers will work together to develop the annual budget.
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Annual Budget adoption
May 2026
The final Annual Budget will be presented to Council for adoption at a public Council meeting.
For more information about Council meetings, please visit: www.frankston.vic.gov.au.
Frankston City Council respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners, the Bunurong people, as the custodians of this land. We pay respect to all Aboriginal community Elders, past and present, who have resided in the area and have been an integral part of the history of the region.
Council can arrange a telephone interpreter for you, call us on 1300 322 322
Or you can call:
Interpreter Service: 131 450
NRS: 133 677 or 1300 555 727
