Seeking Business Input to Help Shape Government Support

If you are a business owner or manager, we are seeking your input through our Impacts of COVID-19 Survey to provide us with solid facts and figures about the expreiences of businesses in our region so they can be used to directly inform the Australian and NSW State Governments.

Together with representatives of regions around the country, we are taking part in fortnightly teleconferences with the Assistant Minister for Regional Development and Territories, the Hon. Nola Marino, as well as senior Government officials from the Departments of Regional Development and Treasury. Through these meetings we are providing them with information about the crisis situation in our region, the local issues and difficulties with the virus control measures, as well as how the Government’s programs are working positively to retain jobs, and where further assistance is needed.

While we are well aware of the situation for businesses and our region’s economy in general, we need help in collating accurate information that we can provide to our Governments. We are enduring a crisis that is unprecedented in modern times, and this is being compounded by the devistation the drought and bushfires have had on our region. The Federal Government is working to manage the constantly changing crisis as responsively as possible, and are to be commended for seeking direct input from regional areas, and your feedback through this survey can help them help you.

It is vital that we get as much information as possible to help shape our regional approach and the Government’s assistance measures going forward. Taking the time to complete our survey will help get real, accurate information from our region to the Federal Government. Our survey is comprehensive and should only take around 15 minutes to complete.

Our Impacts of COVID-19 on Businesses Survey will be open until Sunday the 26th of April.