FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT AUGUST 2026 · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                            17 SEPTEMBER 2026




Capital Expenditure
At 31 August 2026, actual capital expenditure (excluding contributed assets, loan redemption
payments and commitments) was $6.8 million or 6.8% of Council's $99.7 million capital works
program.

Details on specific project expenditure variances will be provided through future monthly reports as
budgets are adjusted to more accurately reflect anticipated project delivery timelines. This will
incorporate graphs presented to the Capital Works Executive Committee to visually support and
complement the information contained in this report.

Detailed discussion of the progress of the capital works program is also provided through a separate
quarterly report by the Infrastructure Team

Cash Management and Investment Performance
Total cash on hand at the end of August 2026 was $175.8 million, with $6.7 million of this balance
held in trust.

A summary of Council's investments at 31 August 2026 is outlined in the following table.




Council's investments continue to perform well against agreed benchmarks with a summary of
Council investment performance to the end of August 2026 outlined in the following table (rolling 6
monthly performance) and graph (rolling 12 monthly performance).