A coalition of local business groups have banded together to seek solutions for the economic upheaval expected to reach Wagga due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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A website is being set up for the business community to give their feedback on what they need to survive what could be a six-month period of disruption.
Wagga mayor Greg Conkey said the council had met with Committee 4 Wagga, the Wagga Business Chamber and Women in Business Wagga to begin looking at strategies to assist local business.
Mr Conkey said while they were still collecting feedback, minor changes were already in the works such as allowing cafes a greater outside footprint on the main street to spread their tables out and assisting with the delivery of supplies.
Casey Wilson from the Wagga Business Chamber said the organisation was already acting on improving business resilience.
"We are currently helping all of our members and non-members get online, for those businesses that need some extra assistance in setting up Zoom accounts or online platforms so that businesses can continue during these difficult times," she said.
"We will get through this if we remain united and we've got some really great organisations here that are willing to help and available at any time."
Naomi Stuart from Women in Business Wagga said community mental health was a priority, and the organisation was working with the council to leverage existing support resources.
"We've already started discussing how we can pull together a centralised point for business and community members ... there's resources all over the place at the moment, let's centralise it for the people of Wagga so they can go there to access all the information that they need to," she said.
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Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the cabinet was meeting daily over Skype to set up a second stimulus package, which he said would be brought to parliament early next week.
Mr McCormack said a major priority was to "place people who have lost their jobs with work that is available," with some industries seeing increased demand while others see major losses.
He said the specifics of the stimulus package would be made public within the week including support for those facing unemployment.
"We will have measures in place for workers and we will have measures in place for those who are seeking work," he said.
Wagga MP Joe McGirr said he was willing to look at ways to improve the "flexibility around rules" to allow businesses to explore new ways to make money, such as amending liquor licensing to allow more businesses to deliver products and increasing the focus on takeaway.
He encouraged the community, whether they were self-isolating or comfortable going out, to look at supporting local businesses.
'I'd encourage local people to support local business and do what you can, either order takeaway for example or, if you're young enough and fit enough of course, go out to a cafe."