Scott Morrison (Cook, Liberal Party, Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

I thank the member for her question. I commend her on her first speech in this place and her first question here in this place and, of course, on her election to this parliament.

What I can confirm to the member is the support provided in the Eden-Monaro electorate across the various programs that the government has run to support people through this bushfire crisis in Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Queanbeyan-Palerang, Snowy Monaro and Snowy Valleys, whether it's through the primary producer grants—through which there have been commitments of over $9 million to the Bega Valley area, over $5 million to Eurobodalla, in the Queanbeyan-Palerang area over $2.3 million, for Snowy Monaro $2.8 million and for Snowy Valleys some $17 million—or, importantly, the small business recovery grants, which the member will be very familiar with. With those small business recovery grants, there are 236 recipients approved for that program in Bega Valley, and that's some $6.2 million of support; in Eurobodalla, some $8.6 million of support; in Queanbeyan-Palerang, $604,000; in Snowy Monaro $739,000; in Snowy—

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