Resources available in 2020
Restore Cobargo
Your prosperity is our mission.
As a fire baptised member of ReStore Cobargo, you can have a fully functional ecommerce website for free. With seamless integration into social media, pinterest, amazon; our team makes simple work of the e-commerce, while you focus on what you do best.
Perfect for artists and travellers, bohemians and musicians, we help you automate your life so you can get on with changing the world. After you have told your story and set up your page, selling your stuff can be as simple as taking photos, deciding on copy, packing stuff up and posting a shipment of products to ReStores automated sales and shipping fulfilment centre.
We provide all the instruction you need but also run live free workshops if you need a bit more personal help with tech. After that, you can go look after the animals, turn off the phone and do your craft, secure in the knowledge that the worlds eyes are on you, your story and your business.
With the ReStore team working for you, promoting the Buy from the Bush message, business will be better than ever.
Read on to find out more about Buy from the Bush and existing initiatives. We are all in this together.
Better Business Partnerships (BBP)
BBP calls on Sydney businesses to contribute vouchers or discounts for goods or services to be made available to the communities that have been and continue to be devastated by the fires.
If you are SYDNEY business
If your business is interested in being a part of this initiative please contact Amanda at info@bbp.org.au or on (02) 9424 0912. The vouchers will be promoted and made available through the local South Coast publication The Triangle which covers Cobargo, Quaama, Bermagui, Tilba and surrounding areas. All participating businesses will also be promoted through BBP's channels.
If you are a SOUTH COAST BUSINESS
Contact Amanda at info@bbp.org.au
Shop South Coast
This site is a shopping website for the South Coast.
Customers can buy products and they will deliver, or people can pre-pay your next holiday and/or tourist experience. The money will go straight to a local business and help them stay open.
If you are a business
Contact the SSC team to pop up your products.
If you are a customer
Go and buy online using their simple interface.
NSW Business Chamber
The Prime Minister’s announcement of a specific package for bushfire impacted small businesses may provide support to local business owners and their employees, according to the State’s peak business organisation, the NSW
Business Chamber.
The package includes an extension of the already introduced grants of up to $50,000 for fire impacted business premises, concessional loans of up to a half a million dollars, access to financial advice, the establishment of local economic plans and tax relief.
Gumtree
To make it easier to get help where it’s needed, Gumtree have launched a new Bushfire Relief badge that can be added to wanted posts for those seeking help, as well as listings offering donations.
There has been so much generosity to help bushfire-affected communities recover.
If you are a business
If you want to help or if you are in need of assistance, look for the Bushfire Relief badge when posting an ad on Gumtree.
If you are a CUSTOMER
Always look for the Bushfire Relief badge when browsing ads on Gumtree.
Empty Esky
Empty Esky is a national movement of foodies and adventurers on a mission to support small businesses affected by the Australian fires.
The website and instagram are great resources and they are forging some amazing connections and wonderful stories.
If you are a business
If your business has been impacted by the fires and you feel you would benefit from our support, you can register online with Empty Esky.
If you are a CUSTOMER
If you’d like to pledge to visit a fire-affected town with your Empty Esky, check out their handy map of fire-affected businesses and get planning.
Buy from the Bush
Buy from the Bush was created in October 2019 to connect bush businesses with city customers.
It celebrates the creativity, productivity, innovation and resilience of rural communities. It is proof that outcome-focused, community driven change can have a real impact. It is also evidence that urban and rural communities are connected, never more profoundly, than in times of crisis.
If you are a business
Contact the BFTB team to list you on their platforms.
If you are a customer
Check out the integrated map and listings by category.
Grants Hub
Bushfire Grants, Financial Assistance & Support Listing
Comprehensive directory of National and NSW funds available. Check with individual organisations for the most up to date details.