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Scoop
02-07-2025
- Business
- Scoop
Gore District Council 2025–34 Long-Term Plan Sets Strategic Course
Gore District Council has formally adopted its 2025–2034 Long-Term Plan (LTP), following a significant consultation process and months of rigorous financial planning. The Council has set an average district-wide rates increase of 8.82% for the 2025/26 financial year, which is lower than what had been flagged in its draft LTP. The average rates increase over the nine-year life of the LTP is 7.32% per year. Total rates revenue is projected to rise from $29.5 million in 2025/26 to $51.2 million in 2033/34 Gore District Mayor Ben Bell said there had been some really tough conversations around the Council table and in the community. The Plan sets a strategic course for the next nine years, aiming to strike a careful balance between affordability for ratepayers and the long-term financial sustainability of Council services and infrastructure, he said. Mayor Bell thanked the community for its input into the LTP. More than 500 submissions were received during the month-long public consultation, a significant increase from previous years. As a result of community feedback and further financial modelling, the key outcomes in the LTP were: • Reducing property maintenance and salary budgets by $550,000 • Including $500,000 in projected revenue from asset sales • Continuing to fund community events These changes helped lower the proposed initial rate increase and reduce operational debt. Chief Executive Debbie Lascelles said the Council had faced some of the toughest financial decisions in recent years. 'With cost-of-living pressures and the largest reform programme in decades underway, we needed a plan that ensured essential services could continue, while also recognising that our community simply cannot afford steep rate hikes,' she said. To help ease pressure in the short term, the Council has opted for an unbalanced budget in the first three years of the LTP. This approach allows the Council to deliver critical services and maintain assets, while beginning a pathway to financial recovery. To smooth rates and maintain service levels, a portion of operational expenditure for activities such as depreciation, IT upgrades and District Plan costs will be debt-funded in the early years. 'We know this is not sustainable in the long term, but this measure provides financial breathing room while the Council reviews operations and works towards returning to operating surpluses,' Ms Lascelles said. Over the life of the LTP, the Council plans to invest $184 million in capital projects, with the bulk (89%) targeted at core infrastructure, including three waters and roading. Much of this investment is needed to replace ageing infrastructure and meet regulatory requirements. The Council has received an adverse audit opinion due to the treatment of three waters budgets in the LTP. This reflected timing, not mismanagement, Ms Lascelles said. She stressed that the underlying financial information for the first two years of the LTP was robust and based on the best available information the Council had at the time.
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Newcastle United vs Chelsea Match Preview: Details, Head To Head Stats, Match Facts, Team News, Predicted Playing XI, Betting Tips and Telecast Details
Newcastle United vs Chelsea: Newcastle United will host Chelsea in their next game of the English Premier League 2024/25 season at St. James' Park. The Magpies are fourth in the points table with 63 points in 35 matches. They have won 19 matches, drawn six, and lost 10 matches so far in the league. The Blues are fifth in the points table with 63 points in 35 matches. They have won 18 matches, drawn nine, and lost eight matches so far in the league. Newcastle are coming to this game on the back of a draw against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League. Chelsea have beaten Djurgardens in the second leg of the semi-final of the UEFA Conference League. It will be a battle to stake their claim on the Champions League spot for the next season. Newcastle United vs Chelsea Match Details: Tournament: English Premier League Advertisement Date: May 11, 2025 (Sunday) Time: 4:30 PM IST Venue: St. James' Park Head-to-head stats: During the last 33 meetings with Newcastle United playing at home, Newcastle United have won 16 times, there have been seven draws while Chelsea FC have won 10 times. The goal difference is 42-33 in favour of Newcastle United. Match Facts: Did you know that Newcastle United scores 27% of their goals between the minutes 31-45? Did you know that Chelsea FC scores 21% of their goals between the minutes 76-90? Newcastle United wins 1st half in 52% of their matches, Chelsea FC in 42% of their matches. Team News: Newcastle United: Lascelles (Injured), Targett (Injured), Hall (Injured), Joelinton (Injured) are sidelined from this game. Schar (Fitness) and Trippier (Fitness) are questionable for this game. Chelsea: Fofana (Injured), Anselmino (Injured), Kellyman (Injured), Mudryk (Disciplinary), Nkunku (Injured) are sidelined from this game. Guiu (Injured) is questionable. Newcastle United vs Chelsea: Predicted Lineup: Newcastle United Predicted XI (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Botman, Burn, Livramento; Willock, Tonali, Guimaraes; Murphy, Isak, Gordon Advertisement Chelsea Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Caicedo, Chalobah, Colwill, Cucurella; Lavia, Fernandez; Neto, Palmer, Madueke; Jackson Match Prediction: Betting Tips and Odds: Chelsea have won just one of their last five Premier League away games, and hence we consider Newcastle United as the favorites. Tip 1: Chelsea to win: 2.21 as per 1xBet. Tip 2: Both teams to score: 1.48 as per 1xBet. Tip 3: Total goals over 2.5: 1.62 as per 1xBet.
New York Times
09-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Jamaal Lascelles has further year on Newcastle deal after unannounced extension
Jamaal Lascelles has another 12 months to run on his contract beyond the end of the season, with the Newcastle United club captain given an unannounced extension last year. The 31-year-old has been sidelined since last March, having ruptured his anterior cruciate knee ligament (ACL) during the 4-3 victory over West Ham United, and it is unclear whether he will be fit enough to return before the end of the present campaign. Advertisement Lascelles signed a six-year extension in 2018, which was due to run out last summer, before the club exercised an option to keep him on Tyneside. Newcastle have not announced that Lascelles now has a contract which runs until 2026, and not 2025 as was previously thought, but sources with knowledge of the situation, speaking on the condition of anonymity, have informed The Athletic that this is the case. Last month, Lascelles, the club captain, was given the honour of lifting the Carabao Cup at Wembley alongside Bruno Guimaraes, the on-field skipper, and Kieran Trippier, who has regularly worn the armband since joining the club in January 2022. Eddie Howe values Lascelles' leadership and has praised the defender's contributions off the field, including during his injury absence. Despite Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth also signing 12-month contract extensions through until next summer, and Lascelles still set to be part of the defensive contingent heading into 2025-26, acquiring a right-sided centre-back remains a priority in the transfer market during the upcoming window. 'I don't know whether we'll see Jamaal before the end of the season,' Howe said earlier this month. 'I don't really want to set a target on his time to return. He's started very light training with the squad, but that would be light, not necessarily in competitive drills. 'He's joined in the drills that have been non-competitive, and he's looked really good. It's small steps for him. We're hoping he can definitely be joining in and competing in training before the end of the season, but whether that ties in with the team and whether he gets there in time in terms of competitive action, let's wait and see.' The head coach was cryptic in his response when asked whether Lascelles would be given an extension, with the assumption at that stage being that the defender's deal was due to expire. Advertisement 'He's a big player for us,' Howe said, when asked about Lascelles' future during a pre-match press conference. 'He's very popular, and he's still a huge leader in the group. 'He's got a big presence, and I'm delighted that he got to lift the cup with the other guys. He deserved that moment for the length of time he's been here and the service he's given the club.' (Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)
