June 22, 2021

Ms MAXWELL (Northern Victoria): My constituency question is to the Treasurer and relates to the devastating losses experienced by my constituents who work in the events sector.

Thousands of events were cancelled across Northern Victoria in the past year and future planning is at risk because people cannot get either Public Liability or COVID-19 cancellation insurance.

Constituents have contacted me because they are not eligible under the Victorian Business Events Program because they supply Tier 3 events or don’t meet the criteria for other streams.

So my question is: will the Government expand the criteria for the Victorian Events Support Package to include small and medium enterprises and look at an interim solution for public liability and cancellation insurance?