Office
of the NSW Labor Member for Lismore,
media release,13
November 2020:
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| Janelle Saffin pays a visit to Kyogle RFS |
LISMORE
MP Janelle Saffin has reminded eligible small businesses in
Tenterfield Shire and Kyogle Local Government Areas that they have
one more month (until 15 December 2020) to apply for the $10,000
Bushfire Support Grant.
Ms
Saffin said she was proud to have successfully lobbied for both LGAs
to be included in the grant program, which had delivered $1.14
million in much-needed extra financial support to 114 local
businesses in her electorate.
“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 (SfB) 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.
For
more information about the NSW Government’s Small Business Bushfire
Support Grant go to
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/campaign/business-support-bushfire-impacted-communities
or if you’re not able to apply online, visit a Service NSW Centre.
