Lismore MP Janelle Saffin is reminding eligible small businesses in Tenterfield Shire that they have less than a month (until December 15) to apply for the $10,000 Bushfire Support Grant.
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Ms Saffin said she was proud to have successfully lobbied for both Tenterfield and Kyogle LGAs to be included in the grant program, which has delivered $1.14 million in much-needed extra financial support to 114 local businesses in her electorate.
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"As of this week, 80 businesses from Tenterfield Shire had been approved for the $10,000 grant and 34 had been successful in securing the grant within Kyogle Council's boundaries," Ms Saffin said.
"Service for Business NSW tells me another nine applications are currently being assessed and that they welcome more applications from eligible businesses over the next month until the closing date of Tuesday, 15 December, 2020.
"I want to commend SfB NSW staff on how they have supported eligible businesses on the Northern Rivers and Northern Tablelands, not only with this specific grant but on a range of COVID-19 assistance this year.
"It is a shame that the NSW Government did not see fit to match its $45-million rescue package for NSW businesses impacted by the NSW-Victoria border closure because our local businesses south of the Queensland border have taken equally big hits while that closure was in force.
"The NSW Government must ensure that it continues to provide support for small business as we head into 2021 because we still have a long and uncertain road to travel as we try to recover from this once-in-a-century pandemic."
Ms Saffin said she was also supporting grant applications being lodged by communities in Drake and Woodenbong to establish bushfire evacuation centres, which, if successful, would build resilience in these bushfire-prone areas.
The $10,000 small business support grant is offered to small businesses which experienced a significant decline in revenue as a result of the 2019/2020 bushfires. The application process has been simplified so eligible small businesses can access funds as quickly as possible.
For more information about the NSW Government's Small Business Bushfire Support Grant go to service.nsw.gov.au/transaction/apply-small-business-bushfire-support-grant or visit a Service NSW centre.
