COVID-19 Grants & Business Support
In 2020/21, Council provided a business and community support package to target support to those who need it most as impacted by COVID-19 which is now closed.
Council delivered a grants/stimulus program to offer localised, flexible and tailored support to our community through the business recovery and support grants.
COVID-19 Business Diversification Grants Program
Grants provided to businesses that had to significantly change their business delivery model as part of the impact of Coronvirus. The Business Diversification Grants Program allocated $60,000 in grants via Rounds 1 and 2.
COVID-19 COPACC Hire Assistance Grants Program
The Covid-19 COPACC Hire Assistance Grants Program was a one-off expansion of the grants program to enable local dance, singing and acting schools to access support. Grants up to $2,000 were available from a budget of $12,000.
COVID-19 Small Arts Project Grants Program
Grants provided to enable artists and event organisers to undertake local projects that spread joy and hope in the community. Grants up to $3,000 were available from a budget of $20,000
Congratulations to the successful recipients of the Colac Otway Shire Council’s business recovery and support grants in 2020 – 2021.
COVID-19 Business Diversification Grants Program
| Business |
Project Description |
Amount |
| Apollo Bay Distillery |
Automatic Doors |
$3,000 |
| Apollo Bay Waterfront Motor Inn |
Website upgrade |
$600 |
| Barongarook Pork |
Refrigerated courier |
$3,000 |
| Blackberry Beach |
Website Upgrade |
$3,000 |
| Cape Otway Lightstation |
Digital upgrade |
$1,360 |
| Colac Indoor Tennis and Sports Centre |
Mobile Rental Laser Tag |
$3,000 |
| Colac Laundry Lounge |
Eftpos readers on all equipment |
$2,838 |
| Corio Bay Sports |
Telehealth and online physio |
$3,000 |
| Ecoshiatsu |
Provide on-line courses |
$2,747 |
| Fernhouse |
Website upgrade |
$1,433 |
| Focus Pty Ltd |
Online international training delivery |
$271 |
| Forrest General Store Pty Ltd |
Otway Distillery website |
$2,250 |
| Glance Twice Studios |
Studio on-line |
$2,344 |
| Heartwave Healing |
New website and online booking system |
$2,875 |
| Hillview Farm 5 Star Boarding Cattery |
Website and social media expansion |
$3,000 |
| Just Lovely |
Essential support for women |
$3,000 |
| Moran and Bamford Electrical Pty Ltd |
Digital Marketing and website upgrade |
$825 |
| Otway Electrical Contracting |
Wall and Floor system |
$2,949 |
| Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm |
Website upgrade |
$1,980 |
| Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm |
External Seating Area |
$853 |
| Platypi Chocolate |
Dine with your dog |
$3,000 |
| Salon7One |
Website development |
$500 |
| Tarndie |
Woolcraft Workshops on-line |
$3,000 |
| Tim Lucas Photography |
Website development |
$2,250 |
| Wordly Goods |
Website development |
$1,648 |
COVID-19 COPACC Hire Assistance Grants Program
| Applicant |
Project Name |
Grant allocated |
| Red Door Dance & Theatre Co |
Dance concert 2020 & Mamma Mia The Musical 2021 |
$2,000 |
| Rise Dance Academy |
Rise Dance Academy 2020 |
$959 |
COVID-19 Small Arts Project Grants Program
| Applicant |
Project |
Description |
Amount |
| Apollo Bay Word Fest |
Syntax Community Trivia Night |
Community Trivia Night |
$890 |
| Barking Spider Visual Theatre |
Object Monologues |
Stories of Colac |
$3,000 |
| Colac Makers Space |
SWEET |
A SWEET Online Youth Art Exhibition |
$2,068 |
| Conservation Ecology Centre |
Protected |
1,000 Origami Figures |
$2,997 |
| Forrest & District Neighbourhood House |
Studio Forrest Window Space |
Rotating exhibition of local artists and artworks for community appreciation. |
$2,800 |
| Gellibrand Community House |
Catching Dreams |
Create and display hundreds of dreamcatchers all over town to recapture their dreams and spread hope and joy. |
$2,752 |
| Glance Twice Studios |
Giving the Gift of Glass |
Produce unique small glass art pieces and gift them to vulnerable community members. |
$1,173 |
| WildHoney Performing Arts |
The Chimera and the Wishing Tree |
The Chimera and the Wishing Tree stilt walking street theatre |
$2,900
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