NSW Alfresco Restart Rebate Update

Don’t forget if you are a small or medium food and beverage business wanting to create, improve or expand your outdoor dining area, you may be eligible for a $5,000 rebate under the NSW Government’s Alfresco Restart Rebate.

The Alfresco Restart Rebate Itself

Alfresco Restart rebate may be used to help your business for costs associated with creation and expansion of alfresco dining areas and includes such expenses as:

• Temporary ground surfaces including levelling of sites to make safe and decking or other ground coverings.
• Traffic mitigation/barriers / fencing.
• Power to the site such as generators and outdoor power points.
• Lighting, including decorative lighting such as festoons.
• Additional furniture for fit-out of the outdoor area, including tables, chairs, waiter stations.
• Non-fixed elements such as play spaces, interactive art, way-finding and signage
• Weather protection for shade and rain, including umbrellas, heaters, fans and misters.
• Pest treatment.

The Alfresco Restart rebate is available to the first 5,000 eligible small or medium food and beverage businesses that register, split between 3,500 businesses in Greater Sydney and 1,500 businesses in New South Wales, outside of Greater Sydney.

Eligible Businesses

In order to be eligible for NSW Alfresco Restart rebate your business or not for profit organisation must:

• have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and be operating in NSW as at 1 June 2021. Note only one application per ABN but this can cover multiple locations;
• had an aggregated annual revenue less than $10 million (inclusive) for the year ended 30 June 2021;
• be a small or medium food and beverage business, defined by at least one of the following ANZSIC codes: 4511 Cafés and restaurants; 4520 Pubs, taverns and bars; 4530 Clubs (hospitality); 4400 Accommodation (limited to hotel and motel operation);1212 Beer Manufacturing; 1213 Spirit Manufacturing; 1214 Wine and other Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturing; 0131Grape Growing
• have incurred, or will incur, eligible costs and expenses for creating, expanding or improving your outdoor dining areas from 14 October 2021 to 30 September 2022.

How to Apply

Firstly, you need to register confirm your eligibility for the NSW Alfresco Restart rebate.  Registrations will close when 5,000 businesses have successfully registered.  Click here to register.

Once you have successfully registered, you’ll receive an email within a week detailing how to claim eligible expenses.  But be aware claims need to be made by 30 September 2022

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