“Council is excited to forecast a total capital works budget of $39,307,128, along with $43,947,529 towards services for the community for the 26/27 financial year,” Gilgandra Shire Mayor Doug Batten said last week as Council unveiled its draft 2026/27 Delivery Program, Operational Plan and Budget.
The draft budget, now on public exhibition, outlines more than $91 million in total forecast expenditure, including major infrastructure, road upgrades, industrial development and long-term planning projects aimed at driving future growth across the Gilgandra region…