Andrew Cripps was pleased to advise that he has secured a $26 million recovery package, jointly funded by the Queensland and Australian Governments - has been secured to support small businesses and the tourism sector in North and Far North Queensland in response to February’s severe monsoon flood event.
For small businesses more than $19 million has been allocated to deliver a program of Small Business Exceptional Assistance Grants, to establish and maintain a Small Business Support Network for two years, and to cover extraordinary administration costs to enable individual small business disaster recovery case management.
For the tourism sector more than $6 million has been allocated to support the Aviation and Trade Partnerships Visitor Incentive, the Open for Business Marketing Campaign, and the Building Resilient Tourism Infrastructure Fund, as well as additional funds for events across both regions and a dedicated Tourism Recovery Officer.
The Queensland Reconstruction Authority will administer the programs but the relevant packages will be delivered by the Department of Customer Services, Open Data, Small and Family Business, and the Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation respectively.
The implementation details of these support packages for small business and the tourism sector across North and Far North Queensland are still being established.
This year, it’s anticipated that 206 men & 20434 women will be diagnosed with Breast Cancer in Australia!
Join us in our Project Pink campaign this year, raising much needed funds for breast cancer research!
We are hosting a Pink High Tea here at Mission Beach Resort to do our part.
Sunday 1st June 10.30am Call the resort to book your seat now on 4088 8288
Grab the girls , come down for a morning of fun with delicious food, delectable cocktails and some fantastic raffle prizes to be won!