CORONAVIRUS — TOURISM —
COMMONWEALTH–STATE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM
714. Hon WILSON TUCKER to the Leader of the House
representing the Minister for Tourism:
I refer to the media
statement issued on 22 August announcing a joint commonwealth–state
assistance grant program for tourism businesses impacted by COVID-19.
(1) How many grants have been approved for each of the grant
categories?
(2) Will the minister please table a breakdown of grant
applications and approvals by region?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
I have the question
representing the Minister for Tourism. I thank the honourable member for some
notice of the question.
The Western Australian tourism and travel agent support fund
2021, announced on 22 August 2021, opened for applications online on Monday, 6
September 2021, and will run through to Thursday, 30 September 2021. Details
regarding the number of grant applications and final funding distributions will
be provided post-program closure.