Hairdressers, beauty services, retail shops, dance studios and gyms will be able to apply for a state government grant to help them set up kerbside trading.
The $2000 grants are available through the government’s $14.5 million COVIDSafe Outdoor Activation Voucher Program.
More than 7000 businesses, community organisations, not-for-profits and trader associations will have access to the grants when they spend at least $2000 to support initiatives such as outdoor hospitality and entertainment.
Some 20 per cent of the vouchers will be allocated in regional Victoria.
The Voucher Program will open soon and will be delivered by Business Victoria in partnership with Service Victoria, according to the government.
Small Business Minister Jaala Pulford said: “This is about giving businesses support to reopen in safe and new ways, ensuring they can recover strongly and quickly. Our small businesses are rearing to go and this will mean more customers and more trade as we move ever closer to our key vaccination targets”.
