“We are very aware that the tourism industry has borne the brunt of this pandemic,” Tourism Minister Colin Barnett said this afternoon.
The package comes in two parts, the first being tourism recovery funding to help businesses to continue operating amid the struggling economy as well as promoting local tourism.
Small businesses will be able to access grants of up to $6500 and larger operators will be able to access grants of up to $100,000.
Businesses will have to meet specific eligibility criteria depending their size, the location where they operate, and the level of impact they’ve suffered due to the pandemic.
The second part of the package is a $4 million fund dedicated to more substantial grants for businesses that require extra funding to survive the pandemic.
These businesses predominantly exist close to borders that are unlikely to reopen for some time or who are desperate for support to avoid collapse.
Premier Mark McGowan has also announced the state government has contributed $23 million to online environmental approval.
The money will go toward creating more efficient processes of environmental approval to unlock billions of dollars of development across the state.
The federal government has contributed a further $7 million to the initiative.
It comes after Western Ausralia recorded no new cases of coronavirus overnight and one new recovery, leaving just six active cases left in the state.
There is now only one confirmed patient in hospital and that person is in ICU.
The state’s death toll stands at nine.
