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Business and Community Support Package Application

Your details

Is your organisation a business or a community organisation?

Organisation details

Address

Evidence of a reduction in turnover will vary for all applicants.

Ideally you will be able to provide either historical BAS statements or a letter from an accountant on letterhead.

However in circumstances where this is not possible, the City of Ballarat will consider a statutory declaration from the business operator or owner outlining their reduction in turnover.

Limited to 30MB. Only image files, Microsoft Word Documents and PDFs are accepted.

Identification

This can include:

  • Category A documents (70 points)
    • Passport, current or expired less than 2 years ago
    • Birth Certificate
    • Australian Citizenship Certificate
  • Category B documents (initial document worth 40 points, subsequent documents worth 25 points)
    • Drivers Licence - current photo licence issued by an Australian State or Territory
    • Australian Public Service Employee ID Card with photo
    • Other Australian Government issue ID card with photo
    • Tertiary Student ID card with photo
  • Category C documents (25 points)
    • Credit/Debit/ATM Card – maximum of one card from any one financial institution
    • Medicare card
    • Utility bill or rate notice eg water, council rates, electricity or gas. Must be less than 12 months old
    • Statement of Account from a Financial Institution where you’ve held the account for at least 1 year
    • Social security or pension card
Limited to 30MB. Only image files, Microsoft Word Documents and PDFs are accepted.

Payment details

Terms and conditions

I have read and agree to comply with the 'Community and Business Support Package - Terms and Conditions'
The terms and conditions are available to download from the City of Ballarat website.

Declaration

  • I confirm that the business is eligible and does not have a payroll exceeding $1,000,000
  • I confirm that I have not applied for nor received a Community and Business Support Package from the City of Ballarat for another entity
  • I confirm that the business can demonstrate a turnover reduction of 30% or greater for a period of 4 weeks (can be non-consecutive) since 27 May 2021
  • I confirm that the Organisation can demonstrate a negative financial impact during the restriction period which commenced on 27 May 2021.
  • I confirm that I have not applied for nor received a Community and Business Support Package from the City of Ballarat for another entity

Collection Statement

Your personal information is being collected by the City of Ballarat for the purpose of processing your application for a business and community support package. Your information will be stored in Council’s Customer Database and used to identify you when communicating with Council and for the delivery of services and information. For further information on how your personal information is handled, refer to Council’s Privacy Policy at www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/privacy