25 February Regional Bushfire Recovery Grants February 25, 2020 By Jenny Le General Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants 0 In mid-February the Federal Government has announced the establishment of the $10 million Regional Tourism Bushfire Recovery Grants program.The funding is to be provided for bespoke events, concerts, festivals, visitor attractions and local tourism promotion in fire affected regions to assist the recovery effort. Please click here for a copy of our Member Alert. For full details please click here: https://www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Tourism/Tourism-and-business/Grants/regional-tourism-bushfire-recovery-grants This page includes the grant guidelines and application preview forms for both streams. A fact sheet and FAQs will be published on this page when they are finalised. Related Articles $76 million Tourism Bushfire Recovery Package The Federal Government announced a $76 million tourism recovery package on the 20 January in response to requests for support from the tourism sector. This included Victorian Regional Review Consultation Process finalised The Regional Tourism Review in Victoria was announced in March 2019 by Minister for Tourism, Sport and Major Events Martin Pakula and Minister for Regional Development Jaclyn Symes to explore opportunities to encourage visitor growth in the competitive tourism market. Flood disaster recovery small business grant now available The NSW Government is helping businesses to rebuild and recover in the aftermath of the recent NSW storms and floods with the launch of a new Flood Disaster Recovery Small Business Grant. Investing in regional tourism Will Hodgman, Premier & Minister for Tourism, Hospitality and Events, says tourism fuels our state's economy and contributes more than $3 billion to gross state product, while supporting around 38,000 jobs - 15.6% of total employment across the state. ATO provides tax relief and assistance for businesses impacted by bushfires On the 20 January the ATO advised that they had extended a package of tax assistance for people impacted by the recent devastating bushfires as part of the whole-of-government response to the disaster. $25 million global marketing campaign launched As part of the Government’s $75 million bushfire recovery fund, $25 million was allocated to Tourism Australia to boost international campaign activities. Showing 0 Comment Comments are closed.