Budget Highlights 2025-26

This page provides highlights from the City of Cockburn’s 2025-26 budget. It shows the services funded by rates, outlines the major projects being delivered this year, and links these to the City’s long-term goals and strategies.

Services provided to residents

Rates fund a wide range of services and infrastructure across 23 suburbs, including:

Assets

  • 408 parks and reserves, 214 playgrounds, and 64,022 park and street trees
  • 876 km of roads and 845 km of footpaths
  • Community facilities and centres, plus Port Coogee Marina

Economic Development

  • Business workshops and training programs
  • Trade and networking opportunities, both local and international

Environment

  • Climate change response through land use planning and community services
  • Initiatives for sustainability: urban forests, water and energy management, coastal protection
  • Waste reduction and resource recovery

Waste Services

  • Weekly general waste and recycling collection
  • Fortnightly green waste collection
  • Verge collections and six free trailer passes per household for Henderson Waste Recovery Park

Community Services

  • Cockburn ARC recreation centre
  • Cockburn Health and Community facility
  • Three libraries, a Seniors Centre and a Youth Centre
  • Parenting, family and aged care services
  • Volunteer support and family day care

Safety and Security

  • CoSafe community security patrols
  • CCTV subsidies
  • Partnerships with WA Police, schools and local businesses

Community Support

  • More than $2 million given back to the community through grants and donations
  • A wide calendar of free community events such as Coogee Live

Major projects scheduled for 2025-26

A Healthier Community

  • Cockburn ARC asset renewal and replacement - $2.1m
  • Playground renewal and upgrades - $2.05m
  • Beale Park Redevelopment - $8.14m (of total $13.31m, balance in FY27)

A Connected Community

  • Road safety improvements – $6.1m
  • Road resurfacing – $5.1m
  • Building upgrades in parks, reserves, and facilities – $4.6m
  • Rockingham Road Revitalisation – $2.69m
  • Pathway renewals and new installations – $1.8m
  • CCTV – $406,000

A Great Community

  • Manning Park Playground upgrade – $2.29m
  • Animal Management Facility upgrades – $322,000

A Greener Community

  • Enhancements to natural areas, parks, and playgrounds – $7.34m
  • Environmental management at Cockburn Resource Recovery Park – $463,000

Goals and direction: 2025-2035

The City’s long-term goals are set out in its strategic plans, which guide future decisions and activities.

These include:

  • Strategic Community Plan - ten-year vision for the community
  • Corporate Business Plan - four-year program of projects and initiatives
  • Long Term Financial Plan - sustainable financial management
  • Workforce Plan, Asset Management Plans, Service Plans - ensuring resources and infrastructure are in place
  • Annual Budget and Report - accountability and transparency each year

Together, these plans ensure the City of Cockburn continues to grow sustainably while supporting a vibrant, safe, and connected community.

You can access these documents on the Corporate Strategic Planning page.

More information and contact

For further information about the 2025-26 budget or specific projects call the City on 08 9411 3444 or email [email protected].
 

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City of Cockburn
Whadjuk Boodjar
9 Coleville Crescent,
Spearwood 6163

PO Box 1215, Bibra Lake DC,
Western Australia, 6965

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Monday to Friday (excluding public holidays)

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Cockburn Nyungar moort Beeliar boodja-k kaadadjiny. Koora, yeyi, benang baalap nidja boodja-k kaaradjiny.
Ngalak kaditj boodjar kep wer kaadidjiny kalyakool yoodaniny, wer koora wer yeyi ngalak Birdiya koota-djinanginy.

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We acknowledge a continuing connection to Land, Waters and Culture and pay our respects to Elders, past and present.