2006 / 2007 / 2008  Diamond Valley Leader 4 Jun 2008
Rates rose 13.5 per cent, 9.8 per cent and 7.6 per cent, respectively, in these years.

Mayor Warwick Leeson said this year’s rise was below the state average and consistent with the council’s long-term strategy.
“When we came in we had to take some very hard financial decisions because, quite frankly, the previous administration had kept rates at an unsustainably low level,” Cr Leeson said.

BIG-TICKET BUDGET ITEMS:
Diamond Creek Sports Stadium detailed design work: $200,000
Landfill rehabilitation: $675,000
Edendale Farm Masterplan implementation: $500,000
Eltham Lower Park Masterplan implementation: $200,000
WaterSmart project stage two at Coventry Oval, Diamond Creek: $174,000
WaterSmart project at Eltham North Reserve: $383,000