It comes as the Ballarat Wildlife Park remains one of many hoping for some more assistance to remain viable if lockdowns extend into - or beyond - the upcoming school holidays.

Owner Greg Parker said business was already going to struggle to return to some normality without international visitors.

"I just think we could be micro-managing this better rather than taking a broad spectrum approach to this. The economy just can't afford it," Mr Parker said.

"We should be looking at regions. There are few cases in Ballarat, surely that means we should be able to open to restricted people, be they locals, wearing face masks, have social distancing and hand hygiene. At this point anything will help.

"If we were able to open by the start of the school holidays, say around September 23, that would be fantastic for us."

Mr Parker said the Ballarat Wildlife Park hoped it could see more funding for expenses which, while not directly related to animal welfare, were still important to the running of the park.

"We had to replace two boilers in the reptile enclosure that set up back $26,000," he said.

"We are also at the point where we need to get a tree-lopper in to remove a tree which is hanging dangerously close to the tiger enclosure. That's going to set us back $4500 as well, and that's a safety issue for everyone.

"We don't know if that will be covered in the promised funding. We've certainly requested for that."

In April federal tourism minister Simon Birmingham and environment minister Sussan Ley announced a $94.6 million government package to support zoos, wildlife parks, sanctuaries and aquariums.

The assistance was welcomed with open arms by the Zoo and Aquariums Association, but according to Ms King, barely a third has so far reached the parks.

"The Wildlife Park is one of Ballarat's iconic tourist destinations, and like all tourism operators across Victoria they will be doing it tough for some time to come. It is integral that the federal government is there to support every sector of our economy throughout this crisis," Ms King said. "In April the Morrison government announced they would spend $94 million supporting Australian zoos, but five months later and with Victoria still in lockdown we find out they have delivered just $35 million.

"This is another example of a government that is great at announcements, but terrible on delivery. This funding is desperately needed by tourism operators like the Wildlife Park, but the Morrison government is continuing to sit on their hands. They need to deliver it now.

"Once our state reopens, Ballarat's recovery will in large part be dependent on our tourism operators. We need to support them now so they can reopen and get back to work when this crisis is over."

An AusTrade spokesperson said all eligible claims in the first stage of funding had been given, while claims from July to September were still being processed. Among the 20 items that can be claimed are; enclosure maintenance, repairs, maintenance and running costs of equipment, cost of animal feed, fuel costs and insurance.

Zoos and Aquariums Association executive director Nicola Craddock said "the federal government's grant has been welcomed by ZAA-accredited wildlife organisations who are maintaining the high costs of animal care without visitor income in Victoria, and heavily reduced admissions in other parts of the country".

A Mount Buninyong boy has single-handedly raised $750 for the Ballarat Wildlife Park as it faces an uncertain future due to extended lockdowns across Victoria.

Concerned for the plight of the animals and staff at the wildlife park, Corey Loader has worked alongside his mum Coral to make masks for people in recent months.

While they are being given away to many family and friends, people have also been donating to the family who are giving the money to organisations across the region, including the Ballarat Wildlife Park.

"Corey's done some work experience at the park and he's always hoped one day he might be able to get a job at the wildlife park," Mrs Loader said.

"He's got a phenomenal brain for animals. He's always been around animals.

"A lot of this has been his own savings and we've been making masks and donating everything from it."

Corey's efforts come as Ballarat has opened its hearts and wallets to support the Ballarat Wildlife Park, raising just under $16,000 on a GoFundMe page. But more will be needed with extensions to lockdowns set to cause further pain, despite a lack of cases being reported locally.

The fundraiser, which was started by Ballarat North's Darren Collinson, aims to raise enough money to help the park continue to care for its animals while also paying the bills which don't stop, even though the customers have.

In order to run the park, it costs just on $50,000 a month which includes everything from power and water, to feed and vet bills, not to mention the staff wages for those who are in charge of looking after the animals.

Mr Collinson said he had been overwhelmed by the generosity of the city, but hoped even more could be raised in coming weeks.

"I initially thought I'd do it for a month and when we got to $10,000 it was terrific, but I just checked it over the weekend, and we're just under $16,000 now. I'd love to think that $20,000 was achievable."

If you wish to donate to the fundraiser, head to https://www.gofundme.com/f/ballaratwildlifepark

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