Wanneroo suppliers face $5.5m underspend as electricity costs run over budget

Lower green-waste collection, consulting and refuse-removal costs helped the City of Wanneroo spend less on materials and contracts, while electricity bills for community buildings and irrigated parks exceeded budget by $600,000.

Council: City of Wanneroo

Meeting: 25 August 2026 6:00 PM


BRIEF

City of Wanneroo’s 2025/26 financial results show materials and contracts spending $5.5 million below the revised budget, driven by lower green-waste collection, consulting and refuse-removal costs. Electricity charges for community buildings and irrigated parks were $600,000 over budget, while the operating deficit excluding asset-disposal results was $6.5 million.


KEY FACTS

- Materials and contracts expenditure was $5.5 million below the revised 2025/26 budget.

- Contract expenses were $1.3 million below budget, including $1 million in lower green-waste collection costs.

- Consulting expenditure was $1.3 million below budget and refuse-removal costs were $1.1 million lower.

- Utility charges were $11.9 million, or $600,000 above the revised budget of $11.3 million.

- Capital expenditure reached $133.9 million against a revised $146.8 million budget, or 91.2 per cent.

- The operating deficit excluding asset-disposal profits and losses was $6.5 million, compared with a revised budget deficit of $18 million.


SOURCES

https://wanneroo.infocouncil.biz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/08/OC_25082026_MIN_AT.PDF

https://minutesradar.com/news/wanneroo-infocouncil-ordinary-council-25-aug-2026-6-00-pm-25-aug-2026-6-00-pm-minutes-wanneroo-suppliers-face-5-5m-underspend-as-electricit-2b5b798832/


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