COVID-19
This budget provides for immediate relief and ongoing assistance to support the recovery of the local community and economy.
Following on from the initial immediate relief package announced in March 2020, the 2020-21 budget proposes a further $3.000 million in focused initiatives to lessen the impacts of the pandemic and drive recovery. This includes extending fee waivers for community organisations and businesses, providing services for people in need, initiatives to stimulate local industry and new grants streams to facilitate business and community led recovery activities.
The emergency response and ongoing delivery of essential services to support community health and wellbeing is being prioritised, and we will continue to assess our response as the situation evolves. This budget acknowledges the need to shift our focus towards implementing stimulus projects and driving community recovery, all with an eye to a healthy, safe and prosperous long term outlook for the Knox community.