The state government's initiatives to support business affected by the five-day circuit-breaker lockdown earlier in the month have received mixed responses.
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Businesses will be eligible for grants of up to $4500 through three different initiatives.
"We were open but it was very, very quiet," she said.
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"You're never going to make up for what you've lost; it's just going to help cover the costs.
"I don't think covering the full cost of businesses being closed for five days is achievable for them."
Accommodation providers will be eligible for $2250 or $4500 depending on whether they had more than ten bookings to cancel during the lockdown.
The Licensed Hospitality Venue Fund will give previous recipients of the grant an automatic one-off $3,000 per premises payment.
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Barney's Bar and Bistro and Gang Gang Villas owner Colin Macaffer said the cost of the lockdown was still ongoing.
"We're now getting our bookings about a week ahead, and the other ones always are 'to be confirmed' for four weeks or six weeks ahead," he said.
"So it is very difficult to know what will be happening."
A further initiative to support small businesses is the Business Costs Assistance Program.
This program will offer $2000 for eligible employing and non-employing businesses in the hospitality, food wholesaling, tourism, events and selected retail industries with an annual payroll of under $3 million.
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