Coronavirus: Support for Stage 3 businesses

27 July 2020

Update: Members are advised to rely on the most recent news stories and Bulletins only, as government advice and regulations will continue to change as the COVID-19 situation develops. The advice below was correct at the time of publication. The latest COVID-19 news is available here.

As part of a government support package, in place to aid businesses highly impacted by the re-introduction of Stage 3 restrictions, a $5,000 grant is available for eligible operations.

To be eligible, businesses must:

1. Operate a business with an address located in one of the 31 metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire postcodes subject to the return to Stage 3 ‘Stay at Home’ restrictions; and
2. Be a participant in the Commonwealth Government’s JobKeeper Payment scheme
3. Employ people and be registered with WorkSafe on 30 June 2020; and
4. Have an annual payroll of less than $3 million in 2019-20 on an ungrouped basis; and
5. Be registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST) on 30 June 2020; and
6. Hold an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have held that ABN at 30 June 2020; and
7. Be registered with one of the following Federal or State regulators: 
   1. Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC);
   2. Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC);
   3. Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV);
   4. and in the case of sole traders ABN registration will suffice (sole traders who use a business name other than their own personal name, must have that business name registered with ASIC).

For more information or to apply, members are encouraged to visit buisness.vic.gov.au

For the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) information and Chamber resources, head to the dedicated COVID-19 section of the website. For member convenience, updates have been organised into key areas including government advice, grants, VACC resources and more.