Wangaratta and Indigo businesses eligible for bushfire recovery grants

Shana Morgan
Updated June 4 2020 - 3:04pm, first published 3:03pm
GRATEFUL: Indigo mayor Jenny O'Connor, pictured with Indi MP Helen Haines, said businesses had felt forgotten, but thanked government ministers who listened to the mayors' pleas to be included in the grants scheme.
GRATEFUL: Indigo mayor Jenny O'Connor, pictured with Indi MP Helen Haines, said businesses had felt forgotten, but thanked government ministers who listened to the mayors' pleas to be included in the grants scheme.

The three-month delay to become eligible for the $10,000 bushfire recovery grants was too long to wait for some businesses forced to close in Wangaratta and Indigo shires after spending months without visitors.

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