00:00It seems quite an aggressive program to pay down debt, obviously because we all know the impact
00:07that debt has on your overall budget. But some of the figures that you've got in there with
00:17land sales, given what's happening with valuations, also the projected profit with
00:24the MRF, are these gambles or these guessworks, how are those things going to impact?
00:31As with establishing and setting any budget, there's a degree of forecasting and assumptions
00:36that are professionally made on the advice of our team. And this gets presented to undemocratically
00:42elected councillors for consideration. I would say that I'm very hopeful and confident in
00:49relation to where the MRF's at, that we hope to obviously continue to work with local
00:55government across the region and reduce the cost of transport to Sydney and give them, obviously,
01:05their ratepayers some degree of relief as a result. But again, we need to get the budget
01:15under control. For too long, you know, we have seen too much debt, decisions made in the
01:22past, well before Katie and I were here at our terms. And we're changing that culture.
01:29We've got to change that focus. And that's, you know, ultimately the expectation of the
01:34community. And that's what we're getting on and doing. And I again would reiterate, I think
01:39the councillors are doing a great job because they are the ones democratically elected by the
01:44community. They have to steer the ship strategically. And they're being and showing incredible
01:50leadership in the financial discipline space, which is helping the ratepayer out at the end
01:56of the day. And that's what, you know, we will continue to do.
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