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Support for businesses on the border

Published 21 September 2021

 

Border Business Zone Support will be provided to businesses along the border region in the areas of Coolangatta, Currumbin to Tugun, and Currumbin Waters and the border towns of Wallangarra, Goondiwindi and Mungindi including:

  • Extension of the 2021 COVID-19 Business Supports Grants – eligibility criteria for the existing program has been extended to include businesses located in the defined border region to assist those that have been particularly affected by ongoing border restrictions with New South Wales. Applications are now open for eligible businesses.
  • COVID-19 Border Business Zone Hardship Grant – one-off grants of $5,000 for employing businesses and $1,000 for non-employing sole traders, will be available to eligible recipients of the COVID-19 Business Support Grants in the border business zone. These grants will become available in the event of an extended border closure. Businesses will be asked to register interest in this grant and will not need to submit a new application. Grants may be available in mid-October 2021.

Additional Queensland Government elements of the Border Business Zone Support include:

  • Mental health support - $700,000 for additional mental health support for business owners and their families in the border zone.
  • Support for local marketing campaigns - up to $1 million to the Gold Coasters’ Play Money Rewards campaign run by Destination Gold Coast plus providing support for local marketing campaigns in Coolangatta.

Staff from the Queensland Government are also visiting businesses in the area in an outreach program to provide information and support.

For more information about the Border Business Zone Support package visit the Business Queensland website. 

Businesses and not-for-profit organisations across Queensland may be eligible for financial support through the 2021 COVID-19 Business Support Grants, if they have been affected by the August 2021 COVID-19 lockdowns in Queensland. There are $1,000, $10,000, $15,000 and $30,000 grants available. More information about these grants is available at www.business.qld.gov.au/supportgrant