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Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program

Business Victoria · Australia

The Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program provided one-off $5,000 grants to eligible visitor economy small businesses in Alpine Shire affected by the 26 August 2025 security incident. The funding was intended to help businesses recover, meet essential costs and improve resilience.

Official Grant Page

Funding

$5K – $5K

Closed

6 Nov 2025

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

• Employing business with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees in Alpine Shire. • Must have active ABN, GST registration, WorkSafe Victoria registration, and operate in an eligible visitor economy ANZSIC class. • Must show at least 40% revenue decline and at least $10000 loss in a single month between 2025-08-26 and 2025-09-30 compared with the same period in 2024. • Must not have received the 2025 Porepunkah Business Support Grant Program grant and must not be insolvent or bankrupt.
Applicants must be employing small businesses with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees, currently registered with WorkSafe Victoria, holding an active ABN continuously from 26 August 2024, and registered for GST continuously from 26 August 2025. The business must be a visitor economy employing small business operating in an eligible ANZSIC industry sector continuously from 26 August 2024, located in the Alpine Shire local government area continuously from 26 August 2025, and operational for at least 12 months before 26 August 2025 with an intention to continue operating in Alpine Shire. Applicants must have experienced a decline in revenue of at least 40% and at least $10,000 across a single month between 26 August and 30 September 2025 due to the 26 August 2025 security incident, compared with the same period in 2024. Applicants must not be insolvent or bankrupt. Not-for-profit businesses must be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission or a similar State or Territory regulator. Businesses that received a $5,000 grant under the 2025 Porepunkah Business Support Grant Program are not eligible. A letter from a Qualified Agent is required to verify the revenue decline and employee count.

What's Funded

Grant funds could be used for essential business costs such as utilities, rates, stock replacement, wages and rent, seeking financial advice for recovery, adjusting the business to remain viable after the security incident, targeted marketing and communications, and activities to improve resilience to future disruptions.

Expected Outcomes

Businesses are expected to recover operations, manage essential costs, improve resilience, and remain viable in the changed local context following the security incident. Recipients must retain evidence of expenditure and may be audited.

Key Information

Applicant Types

companysole_traderpartnershiptrustnon_profitother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communitymarketingemploymentother

Keywords

small businessvisitor economysecurity incidentrecoveryAlpine ShirePorepunkahVictoriabusiness resilience

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program?

The Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program is a business grant offered by Business Victoria in Australia, providing $5K – $5K in funding. The Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program provided one-off $5,000 grants to eligible visitor economy small businesses in Alpine Shire affected by the 26 August 2025 security incident. The funding was intended to help businesses recover, meet essential costs and improve resilience.

How much funding does the Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program provide?

The Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program provides $5K – $5K in funding.

Who is eligible for the Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program?

• Employing business with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees in Alpine Shire. • Must have active ABN, GST registration, WorkSafe Victoria registration, and operate in an eligible visitor economy ANZSIC class. • Must show at least 40% revenue decline and at least $10000 loss in a single month between 2025-08-26 and 2025-09-30 compared with the same period in 2024. • Must not have received the 2025 Porepunkah Business Support Grant Program grant and must not be insolvent or bankrupt.

When does the Alpine Shire Business Support Grant Program close?

Applications closed on 6 Nov 2025.

What activities are funded?

Grant funds could be used for essential business costs such as utilities, rates, stock replacement, wages and rent, seeking financial advice for recovery, adjusting the business to remain viable after the security incident, targeted marketing and communications, and activities to improve resilience to future disruptions.

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