Bayside City Council

Bayside City Council’s COVID-19 small business economic response includes:

• Six (6) month rebate on fees for Food Act registrations and Footpath Trading permits.
• Three (3) month rent deferral to commercial tenants of Council owned buildings.
• Access to Council’s hardship policy to property rates on Commercial properties where their business has been extensively impacted.

Council staff will be contacting businesses about the above.

Inclusive Bayside Partnerships 

Grants of up to $5,000 are available for initiatives by community organisations, sports clubs and not for profit groups that encourage greater participation and inclusion of people with a disability in Bayside.  Funding can support:

• delivery of programs, events or purchase equipment to ensure the inclusion of people with a disability.
• to foster partnerships between community organisations within Bayside

All applying organisations are encouraged to discuss their project idea with Council’s Inclusion Officer – Andrew Shannon, phone 9599 4676 or email ashannon@bayside.vic.gov.au.

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Events and Festivals

Small grants of up to $1000 are available for Bayside events and festivals run by not-for-profit groups and for the benefit of the Bayside community. All applications should identify a need and outline the benefit to the Bayside community.

Please note: Applying organisations must consider current social distancing requirements relating to the COVID-19 pandemic prior to planning community events and submitting an application.

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Submissions for the above close at 5pm on 30 June 2021.