Deadline: 12-Sep-22
The Buloke Shire Council is seeking applications for its tourism Business Innovation Grants to encourage and support tourism business pilots within the Buloke Shire.
Buloke Shire Council in partnership with the Victorian Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions will this year be supporting new and innovative tourism business ideas in Buloke.
The Tourism Business Innovation Grants fund aims to maximize benefits from increased tourism, through the provision of seed funding to new and innovative tourism business ideas in Buloke.
Strategies
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Activities must align with key strategies in Buloke Shire Interim Economic Development and Tourism Strategy 2022-2024:
- Theme 1: COVID Recovery – “Positioning Buloke for Domestic Visitor Experiences”
- Theme 4: Targeted industries investment – “Tourism Attractions and Responsive Town Bus inesses ”, and “Enhance agribusiness diversification and value-adding
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Activities must align with priorities identified in Silo Art Gap Analysis for Buloke:
- Improved visitor servicing (improved and consistent offerings, innovative offerings)
- Adding value to the existing Silo Art Trail through innovative activation of current tourism product, or development of new tourism product
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Activities which will increase visitor expenditure by 2023-24 through:
- Attracting new target markets to the region, in line with Council's tourism target markets, or
- Extending overni ght stay within the region through traditional target markets
Funding Information
Businesses, individuals and organizations are invited to apply for funding up to $30,000 to establish their new business, idea or venture within Buloke.
Types of Projects
- Activities/ideas that are unique to Buloke such as star gazing, astronomy, Innovative and new 'destination' accommodation offerings which showcase and celebrate the region, or
- Tourism product offering such as hot air ballooning, joy flights, tours, night art, paddock to plate experiences,
- Traditional owner experiences, cultural partnerships to deliver educational experiences on Country and cultural arts trails,
- Experiences which encourage improved visitor dispersal throughout Buloke townships, or partner with neighboring regions to develop trails such as culinary trails, arts trails and nature–based trails,
- Development of a new annual 'destination' tourism event which will attract significant numbers to the region and encourage repeat visitation,
- Activities which add value to the existing supply chain such as microbreweries or distilleries, or other experiences which develop new products and experiences derived from primary production in Buloke.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only one application per individual or organization
- Applicants must submit a business plan with their application
- All funds must be expended in accordance with the funding agreement
- Applications will be accepted from community groups, if they are an Incorporated Association, or are under the auspices of a business or Incorporated Association
- Successful applicants will be required to submit a funding acquittal by the end of the funding period
- A full project budget must be submitted with the application which details all expenditure and income items
- All organizations must submit one of the following to receive payment:
- Organizations with an Australian Business Number (ABN) registered for GST – A tax invoice, inclusive of GST stating the organization's ABN
- Organizations with an Australian Business Number (ABN) not registered for GST – An invoice stating the organization's ABN
- Organizations without an Australian Business Number (ABN) – An invoice for the Grant amount and a completed Statement by Supplier form.
For more information, visit Buloke Shire Council.
For more information, visit https://www.buloke.vic.gov.au/tourism-business-innovation-grants
