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Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires
Business Victoria · Australia
This program provides one-off $5,000 grants to eligible small businesses, including primary producers, affected by the 2024-25 Western Victoria bushfires. Funding supports recovery, essential operating costs, resilience and business viability in eligible western Victorian local government areas.
Funding
$5K – $5K
Closed
13 Nov 2025
Location
Victoria
Who Can Apply
• Be an employing business with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees
• Be currently registered with WorkSafe Victoria
• Hold an active Australian Business Number continuously from 2023-12-16
• Be registered for Goods and Services Tax continuously from 2024-12-16
• Be located in an eligible local government area: Ararat, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians or West Wimmera
• Have a decline in ordinary revenue of at least 10000 over a three consecutive month period between 2024-12-16 and 2025-04-26 due to the bushfires
• Have a revenue decline of at least 40% compared with the same three-month period in the previous year
• Have been actively trading before the bushfires
• Plan to continue operating in the eligible local government area
• Not be insolvent or bankrupt
• Provide a letter from a Qualified Agent verifying the revenue decline and employee count
• If a not-for-profit business, be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission or similar State or Territory regulator
Applicants must be employing businesses with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees and currently registered with WorkSafe Victoria. They must have an active ABN held continuously from 16 December 2023, be registered for GST 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 LGA, 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
Grant funds can be used 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 measures to improve resilience to future disasters.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Businesses increase capability and capacity to recover or restart operations, meet essential costs, improve resilience, and continue operating in eligible bushfire-affected local government areas.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
companysole_traderpartnershiptrustnon_profitother
Stage
established
Funding Purposes
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Keywords
bushfire recoverysmall businessprimary producersdisaster recoverywestern Victoriaessential business costsresiliencemarketing
Frequently Asked Questions
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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. This program provides one-off $5,000 grants to eligible small businesses, including primary producers, affected by the 2024-25 Western Victoria bushfires. Funding supports recovery, essential operating costs, resilience and business viability in eligible western Victorian local government areas.
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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.
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Who is eligible for the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires?
- Be an employing business with fewer than 20 full-time equivalent employees
- Be currently registered with WorkSafe Victoria
- Hold an active Australian Business Number continuously from 2023-12-16
- Be registered for Goods and Services Tax continuously from 2024-12-16
- Be located in an eligible local government area: Ararat, Hindmarsh, Horsham, Northern Grampians, Southern Grampians or West Wimmera
- Have a decline in ordinary revenue of at least 10000 over a three consecutive month period between 2024-12-16 and 2025-04-26 due to the bushfires
- Have a revenue decline of at least 40% compared with the same three-month period in the previous year
- Have been actively trading before the bushfires
- Plan to continue operating in the eligible local government area
- Not be insolvent or bankrupt
- Provide a letter from a Qualified Agent verifying the revenue decline and employee count
- If a not-for-profit business, be registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission or similar State or Territory regulator
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When does the Business Bushfire Recovery Grant Program - 2024-25 Western Victoria Bushfires close?
Applications closed on 13 Nov 2025.
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What activities are funded?
Grant funds can be used 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 measures to improve resilience to future disasters.
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