Shopfront facelifts for Bass Coast Businesses
09/12/2021The Victorian Government is backing businesses across the Bass Coast to revitalise their shop fronts and welcome back more visitors to the region.
Several businesses are set to receive $2,000 Shopfront Improvement Rebates in Wonthaggi’s town centre.
The rebates are being provided through a $50,000 investment from the $10 million Regional Recovery Fund and supported by the Bass Coast Shire Council.
The funding will provide practical support for Bass Coast’s retail, hospitality and tourism businesses to entice more locals and visitors back to shopping strips to get them spending more money locally, as the state opens up.
The rebates will be used for a range of purposes including new signage, fresh paint, repairs, awnings, better accessibility and other shopfront improvements. Successful applicants are expected to complete the improvements by May next year, with more recipients to be announced soon.
Family-owned Wonthaggi business Foons Photography is among more than 40 successful recipients, alongside Thai restaurant Souvanny and retail store Vortex, Surf and Skate.
The Victorian Government is also working with East Gippsland Shire Council to offer similar support to the main street businesses which have faced the dual challenges of recovering from the 2019-20 bushfires and the pandemic.
The $10 million Regional Recovery Fund is investing in priority projects that create jobs, encourage visitors and support local community needs. It is part of the Labor Government’s almost $30 billion record investment across regional and rural Victoria since 2015.
The full list of successful applicants is below:
Successful applicants:
Organisation | Suburb/Town |
Latitude Trading | San Remo |
Collectable Antiques | Cowes |
Bronwyn Zoe Van Der Heyden | Cowes |
Marios bistro | San Remo |
Foons photo graphics | Wonthaggi |
Offshore Design Furniture & Homewares | Cowes |
beand san remo | San Remo |
That Eco PLACE | Inverloch |
TYDE | Cowes |
The Lazy Wave Phillip Island | Cowes |
Kilcunda Ocean View Motel / Ocean Reach Pty Ltd | Kilcunda |
Ocean Reach Brewing | Cowes |
Grenache Pty Ltd | Cowes |
Gelato Al Mare | Inverloch |
The Wooli Tavern | Cape Woolamai |
Souvanny Thai Restaurant | Wonthaggi |
Vortex Surf & Skate Pty Ltd | Wonthaggi |
Kids Play Toys | Cowes |
island burger bar | Cape Woolamai |
The Goldsmith's Studio | San Remo |
Gippsland Building Approvals Pty Ltd | Wonthaggi |
Food and Liquor Xpress (Katandra Holdings) | Cape Woolamai |
ISLAND ORGANICS | Newhaven |
P.M Cunninham & S Cunningham T/A Island Surf Shack | Cowes |
Art fusion Gallery | Anderson |
San Remo | |
Coastal Independence & Mobility/P& V Trading Pty Ltd | Wonthaggi |
Bani's Restaurant & Bar | Cowes |
COWES CURRY CLUB | COWES |
Shorelec Electrical Wholesalers | San Remo |
Kesari enterprise pty ltd | Cowes |
Host Easy BnB | Cowes |
Universe Motors Proprietary Limited | Cowes |
Craigendale Pty Ltd - IGA Arcade, collaboration of three businesses - Headline Hair Design - Buon Appetito Pasta, - SYLK Skin and beauty | Wonthaggi |
Craigendale Pty Ltd | Wonthaggi |
Harvey’s Automotive Refinishing | Inverloch |
Anything goes | Cowes |
A Do with A View Hair and Beauty Salon | Cowes |
Studio 3922 | Cowes |
