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Victoria’s new Roadmap to Deliver the National Plan  released on Sunday (19th) sets out a path to opening over the next few weeks and months. The Roadmap has been developed based on expert modelling from [...]

Mornington Peninsula Shire has appointed two new COVID Education Officers for six months to help businesses, community groups and event organisers establish COVIDSafe plans and practices. State government has partnered with local government to provide [...]

The many challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have continued throughout 2021 and our residents have now faced more than 200 days in lockdown resulting in ongoing financial stress and impacts on wellbeing. As part of Council’s $10 million recovery package adopted [...]

Coffee catch ups with your friends. Browsing the local shops. Seeing live music at the pub. Catching a new art exhibition. Finally getting that kitchen renovation done. We’re all dreaming of the things we miss [...]

Key shopping strips in towns across the Peninsula will open up for more outdoor retail and dining to help our local businesses bounce back from lockdown. We are bringing back footpath dining and parklets throughout [...]

Thousands of Victorians will get the chance to work with some of Australia’s biggest companies, as part of a program that is upskilling mid-career Victorians and providing businesses with much-needed digital workers. The Victorian Government’s [...]

The Victorian Government will develop new educational resources to help smaller organisations access the benefits of greater gender diversity. To mark Equal Pay Day, the Government released a new report – Equal pay matters: Achieving [...]

Getting vaccinated for COVID-19 will help keep us safe. But just as importantly, it will allow us to get back to the things we love. Back to the good things. You can keep yourself and [...]

Sustainability Victoria are launching round two of the Investment Support Grants – Packaging on behalf of the Victorian Government. The fund supports small and medium enterprises (SMEs), not for profits (NFPs) and social enterprises to pursue packaging [...]

Did you know that your ABN is used for more than just invoicing when your renewal is due? Updating your ABN details is easily overlooked with the day-to-day demands of running a business, but it [...]

Due to the ongoing level of community transmission restrictions have changed again for Victoria. For Metropolitan Melbourne (including the Mornington Peninsula) the changes include: All childcare centres and kinders across Victoria will be closed except [...]

A new round of support from the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments will flow to small and medium businesses most affected by the extension of public health restrictions in Melbourne. The need to suppress the Delta [...]

Mornington Peninsula Shire Council has also endorsed a new financial hardship policy and reduced or waived $1 million worth of fees for local businesses, community groups and individuals doing it tough due to COVID-19. Selected [...]

Due to the ongoing level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria, the current lockdown across Melbourne will be extended and a curfew will be put in place across metropolitan Melbourne. From tonight (16th August) [...]

The Small Business COVID Hardship Fund provides $10,000 grants for eligible small and medium businesses that have experienced a reduction in turnover of at least 70 per cent.  Applications for the fund are open until [...]

Dear Premier, I would like to start this letter by thanking you and your front-line workers for their efforts during this pandemic to keep us safe. The Mornington Peninsula Shire Council is equally focused on [...]

Due to the current level of community transmission of coronavirus in Victoria from the recent New South Wales (NSW) incursions, the current lockdown across Melbourne will be extended for another seven days. Victoria’s Chief Health [...]

Business owners will have a new Small Business Commissioner to help resolve disputes and provide advice, with Lynda McAlary-Smith appointed to the role. An experienced public service executive with a history of supporting the small [...]

With growing demand for disability support workers, the Andrews Labor Government is rolling out a new campaign to help develop a strong and skilled disability workforce – to support all Victorians to get the help [...]

Due to the COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours – suspected to be the highly infectious Delta variant – Victoria will enter a state-wide lockdown for seven days from 8:00pm tonight, Thursday 5 [...]

The Andrews Labor Government is ensuring eligible tenants are provided with rent relief, with legislation to reintroduce the Commercial Tenancy Relief Scheme passing in Parliament today. Businesses that have experienced a loss in turnover of [...]