The City of Melbourne Is Asking For More Government Support To Help Businesses
The City of Melbourne is asking for the introduction of another round of federal government support to help struggling businesses and to offer incentives to boost sales. This follows the release of a recently published survey by the Melbourne City Council outlined that three in four businesses are struggling to survive the current Omicron outbreak. […]
Australian Retailers Association Is Concerned About Customer Aggression In Victoria
Paul Zahra the chief executive officer of the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has written a letter to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews explaining his concerns about “elevated customer aggression levels” in the state, and has called for improved consultation around vaccination protocols which have become “extremely challenging” for retailers to manage at short notice. “Our members […]
NSW and Victoria Government Boosts Support For Business
New South Wales and Victoria State Governments have both announced an increased level of business support measures to lessen the burden of recent state lockdowns, while the federal government has also increased its support for individuals as the covid-19 crisis continues to drag on. NSW Government Opens Applications For JobSaver On Monday 26th July, applications […]
Victorian Government Announces $280 Million Support Package
On Wednesday 21st July, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced an injection of $282.5 million to Victoria’s business support package, which will now total $484.3 million with the goal to support over 90,000 businesses and sole traders across the state during the course of Victoria’s fifth lockdown. Victorian Businesses who are eligible for the Licensed Hospitality […]
Government Announces New Support Measures For Victorians In Lockdown
On Thursday 15th July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews both came to an agreement to offer support to Victorian workers located in the latest covid-19 hotspots who will lose income due to the new restrictions. Victorian workers who have lost between eight and less than 20 hours of work will receive […]
Victorian Government Announces Support Package for Businesses Impacted By Lockdown
Last month Victoria was forced into a 7-day lockdown as a consequence of a fresh outbreak of community transmitted cases of covid-19. The Victorian Government has stated that it is especially trying to help businesses most affected this time around, which includes operators in the hospitality, events, retail and creative industries by giving them additional targeted […]
Australian Governments Offers Victorians $500 Per Week During State Lockdown
Prime Minster Scott Morrison has announced plans to offer financial support to Victorian workers who have been impacted by the recent covid-19 enforced lockdown. The fresh lockdown has resulted in the immediate closure of venues and the loss of jobs in a number of different industries particularly retail, hospitality, events and tourism. The Australian Government […]
Summary of the 2021 Victorian State Budget
On Thursday 20th May, the Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas delivered the State Budget for 2021-22. The Budget was described by the state government as Victoria’s road to recovery, this plans to achieved by investing in some transformational changes, especially in the space of mental health support. During the 2020-21 financial year Victoria recorded a significant […]
12,000 Victorian Businesses Were Unfairly Denied Covid-19 Grants
The Victorian ombudsman has announced that 12,000 businesses across the state might now be eligible to receive retrospective covid-19 grants of up to $10,0000 after it was discovered that there were flaws in the grant applicant process that unfairly penalised human error. As a result of the probe, the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions […]
The Victorian Government Announces Business Events Grants to Attract Interstate Visitors
The Victorian government has announced that business events operators will be eligible to apply for grants of up to $25,000 in a bid to entice interstate visitors to travel to Victoria. The National Business Event Program will be directed by the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB), with eligible events consisting of conferences, exhibitions, workshops and seminars. […]