Almost a quarter of the City of Cockburn ’s planned surplus for the financial year has already been wiped out by unexpected costs - which include beach toilet cleaning, replacing damaged signs and hiring consultants.

Cockburn’s annual budget for 2025-26 was finalised in June and included a planned surplus of $446,804, but its council was last week asked to revise that figure back to $344,312 at last week’s council meeting.

The cost of cleaners and maintenance for the new Omeo Park toilet block accounts for $35,000 of the $102,000 required accounting fix.

The $2.576 million facility opened in September with five toilets including a universal accessible toilet, male and female change rooms and two outdoor showers, part of an upgrade in public amenities near the popular Omeo shipwreck an

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