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The micro-business grant provides $1,500 per fortnight to sole traders and other small businesses with aggregated annual turnover between $30,000 and $75,000. The grants are available from week one of the lockdown until restrictions are eased. Grants are for costs incurred from...

Commercial and retail rent protections are in place for rental arrears from 13 July 2021 for an initial 6 month period. Eviction moratorium An eviction moratorium is in place for rental arrears where a tenant has: An annual turnover of...

Payroll tax and lodgement deadline deferred The due date for the 2020-21 annual reconciliation has been deferred until 7 October 2021. You also have the option of deferring July and August 2021 payroll tax payments until 7 October 2021. Previous...

The NSW Performing Arts COVID support package covers performances impacted by NSW Government Public Health Orders from 26 June 2021. The funding amount per performance is calculated using a formula of average ticket price multiplied by the number of tickets available for...

The COVID-19 Disaster Payment is a weekly payment available to eligible workers who can’t attend work or who have lost income because of a lockdown and don’t have access to certain paid leave entitlements. If you are a couple, both...

The Pandemic Leave Disaster Payment is for those who have been advised by their relevant health authority to self-isolate or quarantine because they: Test positive to COVID-19; Have been identified as a close contact of a confirmed COVID-19 case; Care...

From 19 July 2021, the Government is enabling childcare services in NSW Local Government Areas subject to stay at home orders to waive gap-fees for parents keeping their children at home due to current COVID-19 restrictions. The gap fee is...

The NSW Government has introduced a targeted eviction moratorium to protect residential tenants. The moratorium applies where: You have lost work/income because they or a member of their household contracted COVID; or  The  household’s take home weekly income has reduced...

Hospitality & Tourism COVID-19 Support Grant The NSW Government has announced new grants of up to $10,000 to aid businesses impacted by the recent COVID-19 restrictions. The grant is available to tourism or hospitality businesses with: A NSW registered ABN...

As many business owners look to life after COVID-19, an important question comes up: how do we plan to reopen our business? For most businesses, the easing of restrictions doesn’t mean a return to business as usual.  There are rules...