Government support and grants available for business
17 September 2020
The State Government has announced its $3 billion Business Survival and Adaptation Package. The package provides new measures to further support Victorian businesses, particularly sole traders. The package has three main categories aimed at helping businesses prepare for 'COVID normal business':
- Business Survival;
- Business Adaptation; and
- Waivers and Deferrals
Eligible businesses will receive cash grants of between $10,000 and $30,000. Other forms of support include payroll tax deferral, waiving of liquor licence fees and stamp duty discounts for regional Victoria. See the link below for a summary of the Business Survival and Adaptation Package. The summary also includes links for applying online for grants and application deadlines.
Alpine Support Program
State Government has committed $4.3million to alpine resort businesses, providing grants of up to $20,000 to help cover their resort fees. Guidelines for this program are currently being developed and will be circulated to stakeholders when available.
Australian owned head lessees who qualified for rent relief and therefore exhibited a level of commerciality, and have an ABN/ACN will be eligible for support under the Alpine Resorts Program. Those who are eligible for the program will have up to $20k paid towards their service charges with the MHARMB. If a head lessee has already benefited from the Business Support Fund Round 1 and/or 2 grants offered across the State, this will be deducted from the Alpine Resorts Program allocation.
Grant funding you may be eligible for
Updated 17 November 2020
We have identified a number of grants that your business may be eligible for. We will aim to provide you with regular updates highlighting available funding and new grant opportunities.
See below for grants currently available for businesses - more detail about each grant is available in this document: Available grants for businesses
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Business Support Fund - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-resilience-package/business-support-fund-3
Licensed Hospitality Venue Fund - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-resilience-package/licensed-hospitality-venue-fund
Sole Trader Support Fund - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-resilience-package/sole-trader-support-fund
Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package Grants - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-resilience-package/outdoor-eating-and-entertainment-package
Hospitality Business Grant Program - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/business-support-package/hospitality-business-grant-program
Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants - https://www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Tourism/Tourism-and-business/Grants/regional-tourism-bushfire-recovery-grants
Small Business Bushfire Support Grant - https://www.business.vic.gov.au/support-for-your-business/grants-and-assistance/small-business-bushfire-support-grant#
Victorian Government COVID-19 Business Tax Refund - https://business.gov.au/Grants-and-Programs/COVID19-Tax-Relief-Measures-VIC
Coronavirus Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Guarantee Scheme - https://treasury.gov.au/coronavirus/sme-guarantee-scheme
- Publications & Plans
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- Alpine Resorts Victoria: A new era
- Guidelines for Alpine Resorts Support Program Stream 2 released
- Summer Preparedness - Guide to Summer 2020/21
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) Hardship Policy
- Hard Waste Collection - 2020/21 summer
- 2020 BUSHFIRE RECOVERY AND SUPPORT INFORMATION
- Public Consultation: Proposed Public Health and Wellbeing (Prescribed Accommodation) Regulations 2020
- Government support and grants available for business
- 2020 Ministerial Directions
- Victorian Alpine Resort Stakeholder Engagement Policy December 2019
- Current information from MHARMB regarding coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Hotham Marketing Committee reinstated to represent on-mountain operators
- INVITATION TO TENDER
- Vail Resorts complete purchase of Mount Hotham Skiing Company
- Vail Resorts Purchase Mount Hotham Skiing Company
- Media speculation about Vail Resorts purchasing Merlin ski resorts
- Village bus service improvements
- Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board recognises and celebrates NAIDOC Week
- Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board Annual Report 2012/13
- Mt Hotham Alpine Resort 2013/14 Drinking Water Annual Report
- Bushfire Emergency Management Plan
- Mount Hotham Consultative Forum
- Mt Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board Annual Report 2013/14
- Mount Hotham Resort Management Board 2015 Drinking Water Annual Report
- Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board 2015 Statement of the Environment
- Mount Hotham Alpine Resort Management Board 2015 Environmental Management Plan
- Consultative Forum
- Mount Hotham Resort Management Board 2016 Drinking Water Annual Report
- Alpine Resorts Strategic Marketing Plan 2014 - 2018
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