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Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires

Business Victoria · Australia

The Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program provides one-off $5,000 grants to eligible small businesses, including primary producers, affected by the 2024-25 Western Victoria bushfires. Funding supports essential costs, business recovery, resilience and adaptation in eligible western Victorian local government areas.

Official Grant Page

Funding

$5K – $5K

Closed

13 Nov 2025

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

• Employing business with fewer than 20 FTE employees and registered with WorkSafe Victoria • Active ABN from 16 December 2023 and GST registration from 16 December 2024 • Located in Ararat, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians or West Wimmera • Revenue decline of at least $10,000 and 40% over an eligible three-month period due to the bushfires, verified by a Qualified Agent
Applicants must be employing businesses with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees and currently registered with WorkSafe Victoria. They must have an active Australian Business Number held continuously from 16 December 2023, be registered for Goods and Services Tax continuously from 16 December 2024, and be located in an eligible local government area: Ararat, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians or West Wimmera. The business must have experienced a decline of at least $10,000 in ordinary revenue over a three consecutive month period between 16 December 2024 and 26 April 2025 due to the 2024-25 Western Victoria bushfires, and that decline must be at least 40% compared with the same three-month period in the previous year. Applicants must have been actively trading before the bushfires, plan to continue operating in the eligible local government area, and not be insolvent or bankrupt. A letter from a Qualified Agent is required to verify the revenue decline and employee count. Not-for-profit businesses must also be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission or a similar State or Territory regulatory body.

What's Funded

Eligible businesses can use the grant for essential business costs such as utilities, rates, stock replacement and rent, financial advice for recovery, business adjustments to remain viable after the bushfires, targeted marketing and communications, and resilience measures for future disasters.

Expected Outcomes

Businesses are expected to recover and/or restart operations, meet essential costs, improve resilience, and remain viable in the changed local context following the bushfires.

Key Information

Applicant Types

companysole_traderpartnershiptrustnon_profitother

Stage

established

Funding Purposes

communitymarketingsustainabilityother

Keywords

bushfire recoverydisaster recoverysmall businessprimary producerswestern Victoriarevenue declineresilienceessential business costs

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires?

The Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires is a business grant offered by Business Victoria in Australia, providing $5K – $5K in funding. The Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program provides one-off $5,000 grants to eligible small businesses, including primary producers, affected by the 2024-25 Western Victoria bushfires. Funding supports essential costs, business recovery, resilience and adaptation in eligible western Victorian local government areas.

How much funding does the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires provide?

The Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires provides $5K – $5K in funding.

Who is eligible for the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires?

• Employing business with fewer than 20 FTE employees and registered with WorkSafe Victoria • Active ABN from 16 December 2023 and GST registration from 16 December 2024 • Located in Ararat, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians or West Wimmera • Revenue decline of at least $10,000 and 40% over an eligible three-month period due to the bushfires, verified by a Qualified Agent

When does the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires close?

Applications closed on 13 Nov 2025.

What activities are funded?

Eligible businesses can use the grant for essential business costs such as utilities, rates, stock replacement and rent, financial advice for recovery, business adjustments to remain viable after the bushfires, targeted marketing and communications, and resilience measures for future disasters.

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