- Forty-four small-to-medium-sized regional enterprises (SMEs) win Cook Labor Government grants
- Latest Local Capability Fund (LCF) round held exclusively for regional SMEs
- Grants enable regional businesses to supply goods and services across the State
More than $670,000 has been awarded to 44 regional businesses by the Cook Labor Government through the Local Capability Fund (LCF).
Minister Assisting the Minister for State and Industry Development Stephen Dawson said this latest round of LCF grant funding was focused exclusively on supporting small-to-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Businesses could apply for grants up to $20,000 to assist with their operating expenditures.
A total of $674,817 was awarded to the 44 regional businesses, which includes agricultural, construction, tourism, hospitality, trade and wineries.
The successful recipients can use the funds to cover expenses such as buying or upgrading essential capital equipment, meeting essential pre-qualification requirements for supply chain entry or the purchase of expert consultancies on a range of business and market issues.
To date, the LCF has delivered more than $26 million to 716 businesses, including 374 regional businesses, across a range of industries.
The program has generated over $1.25 billion in new contracts won by WA SMEs and created 2,350 jobs and 297 apprenticeships, representing $48 of contracts won by WA SMEs for every $1 of LCF funding awarded.
For more information, see: https://www.wa.gov.au/organisation/department-of-jobs-tourism-science-and-innovation/local-capability-fund
As stated by Minister Assisting the Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade Stephen Dawson:
"The Local Capability Fund (LCF) continues to provide funds for WA businesses to reach their next stages in growth and help them cover essential expenses.
"The Cook Labor Government is focused on ensuring regional businesses get the same opportunities as others and this round of funding was specifically designed and aimed to assist interested businesses outside of the metro area.
"The LCF has been an incredibly valuable tool for WA businesses and to date has generated well over a $1 billion in new contracts for local SMEs."
Full list of recipients:
Gascoyne |
Exmouth Camper Hire |
$8,350.42 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Gascoyne |
Exmouth Freight & Logistics |
$20,000.00 |
To implement cybersecurity upgrades. |
Gascoyne |
Warroora Station |
$12,500.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Gascoyne |
Gulf Cleaning Services |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Gascoyne |
View Ningaloo Pty Ltd |
$18,182.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Goldfields-Esperance |
Next Gen Building Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
To engage business development consultants. |
Goldfields-Esperance |
C.J Bateman and J. E Malanczak |
$6,583.73 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
Lange Estate |
$20,000.00 |
To engage business development consultants and to purchase plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
H+H Architects |
$4,335.70 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
Alkoomi Wines |
$14,750.00 |
Strategic and business planning for the export market. |
Great Southern |
Himac Group Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of business systems. |
Great Southern |
Venco Products |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
Allroads Transport Engineers |
$9,055.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
Forest Hill Vineyard |
$19,246.75 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Great Southern |
Jerramungup Electrical Service |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Kimberley |
Ord River Electrics |
$3,800.00 |
Specialist Training. |
Kimberley |
Kimberley Tree Care |
$13,845.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Kimberley |
Kimberley Coffee Company |
$18,181.82 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Kimberley |
Cooee Constructions |
$7,490.91 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Kimberley |
Kimberley Green Constructions |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Mid West |
Vac West Industrial |
$2,500.00 |
Upgrade of business systems. |
Mid West |
JMH Group |
$16,870.00 |
Compliance with standards/regulations. |
Mid West |
Fenn Plumbing and Gas |
$16,315.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Mid West |
Growest Wholesale Nursery |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Mid West |
Geraldton Solar |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Peel |
The Connection Coach |
$15,260.00 |
Specialist training and consultancy services. |
Peel |
The Dunny Doctor |
$20,000.00 |
Business planning consultancy. |
Peel |
Geographe Earthmoving |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Peel |
Prestige Group WA |
$20,000.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Pilbara |
Winyama Contracting Group Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
Sustainability consultancy services. |
Pilbara |
RFF Pty Ltd |
$17,400.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Pilbara |
Pilbara Environmental |
$12,850.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Pilbara |
EK Contracting Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Pilbara |
Brida Pty Ltd |
$18,181.82 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
South West |
Ocean Grown Abalone Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
To engage business development consultants and to purchase plant and equipment. |
South West |
Telstra Business Technology Centre Regional WA |
$19,450.00 |
Specialist Training. |
South West |
Kent Lyon Architect |
$3,000.00 |
Business planning consultancy services. |
South West |
Mila Holdings Pty Ltd |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of business systems. |
South West |
Common Ground Trails |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of business systems. |
South West |
Consolidated Transport Services |
$20,000.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Wheatbelt |
Mafresh Pty Ltd |
$5,560.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
Wheatbelt |
All Round Maintenance Merredin |
$5,486.27 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Wheatbelt |
The Poultry Trust |
$17,100.00 |
Purchase of plant and equipment. |
Wheatbelt |
The Quairading Farmers Co-operative Company Limited |
$8,523.00 |
Upgrade of plant and equipment. |
