Mid Murray River Tourism Business Support Program – Australia

The purpose of the Mid Murray River Tourism Business Support Program, initiated by the South Australian Tourism Commission, is to provide financial support for sole traders and small tourism businesses with an annual turnover of less than $1 million and who have experienced financial loss as a result of the recent 2022-23 River Murray Flood Event.

Available Funds

• The total amount of funding available within the Mid Murray River Tourism Business Support Program (MMRTBSP) is $300,000 (excluding GST).
• Applicants can seek grants from $5,000 to $50,000 (excluding GST) via one of two funding streams. Payments for both streams are paid upfront after the execution of a grant agreement.

Streams

• Stream 1: Tourism Business Recovery
  • Grants from $5,000 to $20,000 (excluding GST) Stream 1 will support eligible tourism businesses which require immediate financial assistance to aid in recovery from the 2022-23 Flood Event.
• Stream 2: Caravan, Camping or Holiday Park Recovery
  • Grants from $10,000 to $50,000 (excluding GST) Stream 2 will support caravan/holiday/cabin parks which require considerable support with infrastructure and general financial assistance to aid in recovery from the 2022-23 Flood Event.

Who is eligible to apply?

• Applications to the Mid Murray River Tourism Business Support Program are limited to legal entities including:
  • a company
  • a sole director company
  • an individual or a sole trader
  • an incorporated association
  • a partnership
  • a trustee
• Applicants must:
  • Be a South Australian registered tourism business, with an Australian Business Number (ABN).
  • Be legal entities (with which the Government of South Australia can enter into a legal binding grant agreement) and agree to the Grant Agreement terms and conditions at the time of submitting an application.
  • Be located in the Mid Murray area and have been impacted by the recent flood event. This area is largely defined by the following list of South Australian postcodes: 5238, 5354, 5357 and 5320.
  • Be an established operator and trading in the 2021-22 financial year, and with an annual turnover of less than $1 million (all figures GST exclusive).
  • Hold any relevant consents (including development approval, regulatory approvals, etc.) and authorisations from all necessary landowners (e.g. landlords of private leased land) to commence their project prior to applying.
  • Only include works/purchases included that have not commenced prior to the application being submitted.
  • Be able to substantiate business expenses for which the funding will be used, by supplying relevant quotations.

Ineligible

• Individual employees of tourism businesses.
• Entities located or operating outside of the impacted Mid Murray region.
• Entities that are part of medium or large organisations (with turnover over $1 million (excluding GST)). The entire business must fall within the eligible annual turnover criteria.
• Entities managed by other parts of government (e.g. council owned caravan parks, state or federal government owned tourism operations).
• Superannuation funds (including Self-Managed Super Funds).
• Unincorporated associations.

For more information, visit South Australian Tourism Commission.