Don Farrell (SA, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Hansard source

FARRELL (—) (): I can outline that, Senator Sterle. Thank you for your great interest in this topic. The Albanese Labor government is committed to supporting tourism businesses, including caravan park operators, to recover, grow and thrive. I know that Senator Sterle—

and potentially even Senator Henderson will be pleased to hear that applications are currently open not just for caravan parks across the Mornington and Bellarine peninsulas. Applications will be open not just in tropical Far North Queensland or outback Western Australia. Grants are open for park operators all the way across Australia. I can assure you that there will be no colour coded spreadsheets from this government. The $10 million Caravan Parks Grant Program will provide grants of between $10,000 to $100,000 to help eligible park operators upgrade their park facilities. As we move to the holiday period, I wish all those working in the tourism industry— (Time expired)