The Morrison budget has faced criticism for its lack of support for female-dominated industries and over-35s - but those issues aren't top of the pops for councillors Amanda Findley, Joanna Gash and Nina Digiglio.
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"There's never anything in the budget for women in that age group," Cr Gash said.
"But I think it's an excellent budget. The focus is on jobs, and people need to work, it's part of life.
"I'm especially happy with what he's doing with trainees and apprenticeships - there's a lot of scope for our young people to be getting into trades."
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Mayor Findley agreed that the focus on youth employment, training and apprenticeships were a plus, but believed the government could go further if they were serious about increasing training opportunities for youth in NSW.
"Other than that, it's all about northern NSW, gas and Queensland," she said.
"The government has lost an opportunity to invest in social housing, which would create trades and maintenance jobs.
"It has also lost an opportunity to invest in renewables."
Mayor Findley affordable or free childcare for children aged 0-five would have been her pick for budget initiatives to back women in the workforce.
Cr Nina Digiglio said more support for care industries could have two positive outcomes - better care for the elderly and sick, particularly in light of the coronavirus crisis, and more employment for women, who are over-represented in caring roles.
She welcomed the boost to mental health funding, but questioned how it would be allocated.
"We need it in the acute care services, when people are in a crisis," she said.
"Is it going to go to administrators or is it going to go to staff and people on the ground?"
She was also disappointed about the lack of funding for the renewables sector.
"We have really smart people in Australia, and we should support their innovation," she said.
