COVID-19 Resources
This is an unsettling time for mainstreets and their tapestry of small businesses. Here we have provided links to the key health and economic responses to COVID-19. at both state and federal levels, to help navigate through the much altered economic environment for businesses.
For state-wide information during the COVID-19 pandemic:
https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/
For a single point of reference for small businesses, including advice, updates and support to help small businesses plan and respond to coronavirus (COVID-19):
SA Health Department information:
https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/
Information on the Australian Government’s economic response from the Treasury Department:
https://treasury.gov.au/coronavirus/resources
A succinct summary of the commercial tenancy situation for lessees and lessors has been put together by the Small Business Commissioner of SA:
https://www.sasbc.sa.gov.au/article/view/348
A free searchable directory listing South Australian businesses continuing to trade during COVID-19:
The Canadian Urban Institute has produced an excellent toolkit: Rapid Placemaking to Bring Back Main Street - A Pandemic Recovery Toolkit for Local Communities. The toolkit provides examples of programming and interventions, as well as advice on how to use an inclusive process for rapid placemaking in a COVID-19 world.
https://bringbackmainstreet.ca/rapid-placemaking
Mainstreet SA has commenced a new series of Virtual Street Corner Catch-up sessions to assist our Members to stay connected during COVID-19. Check our events section for upcoming Street Corner session information.