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. […]

Victorian Government Joins Forces with Supermarkets to Tackle Workforce Shortages

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that the Victorian Government will be joining forcing with leading supermarket chains to fill workforce shortages by linking thousands of Victorian based jobseekers with food retailers. After announcing the campaign earlier this month, Jobs Victoria can reveal that they have already received more than 2,000 Victorian jobseekers expressing their […]

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 […]

More 80 Percent of Victorian and NSW SMEs Intend on Thriving After Lockdowns

A recently published survey has highlighted the resilience of Melbourne and Sydney SMEs during the ongoing covid-19 enforced lockdowns. Over 25 percent of businesses stated that they not been impacted by the lockdowns at all, while 53 percent said they will focus on bouncing back when restrictions ease. The results of the survey were compiled from […]

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 […]