Council releases 2024-25 Annual Report

Published on 05 November 2025

Hobsons Bay City Council’s 2024-25 Annual Report, the Annual Financial Report and Annual Performance Statement have been released after being received at the Council meeting on 28 October 2025.

The annual report outlines Council’s achievements, activities, challenges, and financial performance over the past financial year. As part of the $55.6 million capital works program for 2024-25, a number of projects were completed, including:

• Altona Hockey Club’s new pavilion
• opening of new Altona Road bridge
• Altona beach entry and Esplanade stage one works
• opening the new Brooklyn Community Garden
• upgrading the Altona North library into the Games Discovery Centre as the newest centre of excellence
• upgrading the Laverton Magpies Football Club’s pavilion and digital scoreboard
• building a new play space, half court, walking paths and seating at Pipeline Reserve, Seabrook
• upgrading Leo Hoffman Reserve, Newport, including a unique ninja course, a new play space, seating, paths, drinking fountains, and shelter.

Other highlights for 2024-25 included:

• delivery of Listening and Support Process Report to improve governance and culture
• Laverton Swim and Fitness Centre re-opening
• more than 600,000 visitors through our libraries
• delivery of key events such as Movies by the Bay and Christmas picnics
• Love Local, Dine Local rebates, with a local economic impact of about $160,000
• planting of more 12,000 trees and plants
• upgrading more than 20,000 household bin lids, with older green-lidded rubbish bins retrofitted with red lids
• ongoing development of Council Plan 2025-29

The 2024-25 Annual Report is now available to view online: hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au/annualreport