Business Facade Improvement Program

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This initiative is designed to help businesses with street frontage make high-quality facade enhancements to improve the visual appearance and function of the building.

Open to all businesses in the Southern Grampians with street frontage, the program offers up to $3,000 in funding for physical works to help local businesses make impactful improvements such as painting, cleaning, signage updates, repairs, and minor maintenance works.

As a further incentive, Council will waive planning permit fees to encourage participation (relevant building permit fees may apply). 

Dollar-for-dollar matching grants:

Council will match business investment up to $ 3,000 excluding GST.

 

Eligibility

Businesses must be located in one of the 10 towns within the Southern Grampians Shire and have a visible street frontage to be eligible.

Home-based businesses or businesses with no street frontage are not eligible to apply.

 

 

Conditions

If successful, businesses will have until the end of May 2025 to complete all proposed works and will need to submit all associated documentation including invoices and proof of works to receive reimbursement. All claims must be submitted by the end of May so the grant can be acquitted in the correct financial year.

 

Eligible Works

Eligible works may include but are not limited to the following:

  • Painting of the business façade 

  • Professional cleaning of the existing façade 

  • Removal of redundant signage, air conditioning units and hoardings 

  • Minor repair, maintenance or reinstatement of missing elements 

  • Minor repairs to existing façade tile or stone accents 

  • Minor repairs to structural façade elements and awnings 

  • New repairs or replacements of verandahs 

  • Installation of new business signage 

  • Installation of permanent store lighting visible from the street that improves the façade amenity 

  • Universal access in front of building (e.g. ramps) 

Funds cannot support

  • Retrospective works (projects already commenced or completed) 

  • Operational or administrative costs 

  • Non fixed items, eg, tables and chairs, moveable lights 

  • Internal shop fittings or infrastructure 

  • Works where a planning permit has been refused. 

  • Purchase of a building 

     

 

Please note: Applications open Monday 1 July 2024.

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