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Victoria Grants Commission

The Victoria Grants Commission’s (VGC) primary function is to allocate revenue provided by the Commonwealth Government to municipal councils in Victoria according to the Local Government (Financial Assistance) Act 1995 (PDF 51kb) and a set of national distribution principles. All funds allocated by the Commonwealth are distributed to councils. All of the Commission’s costs are met by the Victorian Government through the Department of Planning and Community Development.

The Commission can only provide funding to Victorian local governing bodies (councils). The Commission cannot provide grants for businesses, individuals or community groups.

The VGC comprises a Chairman and two members appointed by the Governor in Council. The current members are:

Mr Paul Slape (Chair), whose term expires on 31 October 2012
Mr Doug Thomas, whose term expires on 30 September 2010
Ms Caroline Hogg, whose term expires on 31 October 2011

2009-10 Allocation

In 2009-10, the Commission has allocated a total of $454.463 million to Victorian councils. This is comprised of $331.963 million in general purpose grants and $122.501 million in local roads grants. Both grants are untied, which means that the Commonwealth cannot direct how they are spent by councils.

Allocations of General Revenue Assistance 2009-10 (Excel 22 kb)

2009-10 Council submissions

Each year, the Commission gives councils the opportunity to make written submissions about next year’s allocations. This year the Commission received 5 submissions from councils.

All submissions received in relation to the 2009-10 allocations have been published here in order to allow all councils access to the full range of issues put before the commission for consideration. The views presented in these submissions provide valuable input on aspects of both the general purpose and local roads grant allocation methodologies, including the construction and application of the cost adjustors and cost modifiers used to reflect the local characteristics of individual councils.

Roads to recovery

The Federal Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government administers the Commonwealth Government’s Roads to Recovery funding program. These funds are allocated directly by DITRDLG and not through the VGC. Find more information at externalinkimage

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government.

Annual Reports

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Web Site Updates

DPCD's websites are progressively being updated to reflect the changes following the establishment of the department. This means you will continue to see some references to the Department for Victorian Communities (DVC) as changes are being made.

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