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25.01.2022 They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them.

24.01.2022 Were calling for volunteers! We need people who can speak to people over the phone and help them work out their eligibility for the various assistance packages available for the bushfires and for the Coronavirus. We will provide full training and materials. In these times of isolation and social distancing, your help could make a great difference to our community and help keep us all connected. Please PM us if you are interested. Please note that volunteers will be asked to sign confidentiality agreements.

24.01.2022 Need help dealing with Government paperwork? Help Getting Help is a FREE community service from Bermagui. Were here to help you - contact us by Email [email protected] Call or text 0482 729 912 PM via this Facebook page

24.01.2022 We are experiencing some technical difficulties with our email and website, so please call us on 0482 729 912 if you need to reach us.

24.01.2022 Help Getting Help will ne talking a few months off to rest and recover and spend some time with our families. We’ll be back in February. Grateful thanks for the trust you have confided in us. It’s been an honour. Best wishes to everyone for the festive season, and for a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous 2021!

23.01.2022 JobKeeper TO DO LIST: 1.If you havent already done so, register NOW with the ATO. This will ensure they send you the information you need. https://www.ato.gov.au/Job-keeper-payment/ 2. Before 31st May enrol for April JobKeeper using the ATO Business Portal... https://www.ato.gov.au//enrol-and-apply-for-the-jobkeeper/ 3. Ensure your staff have signed the JobKeeper employee nomination form by the end of April https://www.ato.gov.au//JobKeeper-payment---employee-nomi/ 4. Ensure that eligible employees receive wages of at least $1,500 per fortnight for April (even if stood down). IF THEY ARE NOT PAID BY 8th MAY YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN APRIL JOBKEEPER PAYMENT https://www.ato.gov.au//JobKeeper-payment---employee-nomi/

22.01.2022 Huge shout-out to Sam Davis and her assembled goddesses! Almost $3000 raised! When people ask me about this movement, I always say the same thing: to be embraced and trusted by the Bermagui community is an honour I will treasure for my whole life. That my family and I stand shoulder to shoulder with this community is both inspiration and anchor. Thanks guys! AP... Help Getting Help Founder https://gf.me/u/ydi56c

22.01.2022 Thank you Sam! We could really use the help!!! https://gf.me/u/ydi56c

21.01.2022 The bushfires that roared through Cobargo, Wandella, Yowrie and Quaama in the early hours of New Years Eve last year devastated the lives of so many who lost their homes, their belongings, their animals, everything. Help has now arrived for nine families who will be able call one of these amazing temporary accommodation pods their home. Gladdens the heart, doesnt it?

19.01.2022 How do I get Help Getting Help? Step One: Ask for help. Email us at [email protected] or call us on 0482 729 912 or PM (personal message) us through this Facebook page. Our Coordinator will be in touch with you within 36 hours....Continue reading

19.01.2022 We found this so inspiring, a beautiful Gift of Song from Four Winds #staysafe #stayhome #beautifulmusic

18.01.2022 A HUGE SHOUT OUT TO THE LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS who supported our Survive and Thrive initiative - bags of little gifts for people in our community to brighten their day and bring a smile to their face during these difficult times: Bermagui Area Chamber of Commerce & Tourism, Horizon Bank, Woolworths Bermagui, Neilsons Mitre 10 Bermagui, Stitch Connection, Curry Bunga, Il Passaggio, The Cream Patisserie, Blue Wave Seafood Bermagui, Bermis Beachside Cafe, Bermagui Cellars, Honorbread, Boneless Cafe, Next Level Workspace Bermagui, Sapphire Cove, the Wright Family, Anglican Church Bermagui, CWA Bermagui, the Salvation Army. #helpgettinghelp #bermagui #staysafe #stayhome

15.01.2022 Fact Sheet for small businesses who employ people. Dont let go of people without reading this first! Help Getting Help Fact Sheet Australian Government Cash Flow Boost for Employers... What is it? A payment to businesses and not-for-profits so they can keep operating, pay bills and keep staff on. The payment is tax free. How much? A total payment of $20,000 - $100,000 in two tranches. How is it paid? As an automatic credit in your tax activity statement system from 28 April 2020 Who can get it? You must be a small business or a not-for-profit that employees people. When do I get it? Once you lodge your activity statement. It will be paid automatically as a credit. If you lodge your tax monthly for the March, April, May and June 2020 lodgements If you lodge your tax quarterly for the March and June 2020 lodgements. What do we not yet know? If you have had to let employees go, but think that this would help you keep them, we dont know yet if you can rehire them and qualify. We will find out. If you think that you could take on some staff and you employ them before you lodge your activity statement for March, we dont know whether you will receive a payment for those staff. We will find out.

14.01.2022 A message from Horizon Bank: https://horizonbank.com.au Horizon Bank Were here for you We know a large portion of our Horizon members are struggling, especially straight after the Summer bushfires. As always, were here to help. ... If you have a loan with Horizon and youre experiencing financial hardship please contact Julie at our Bermagui branch. We have a special package that you may be eligible for that will take some financial pressure off for 6 months. There are government stimulus packages that may be available to you. Visit our website for links to the applicable government department. For any question at all, check our website horizonbank.com.au for information. If you have further enquiries please call Horizons Bermagui branch on 6497 8810 Were here to support our members & communities as best we can. Our staff are ready and waiting to help you in any way they can. See more

14.01.2022 If you are considering closing your business during the Corona Virus, be mindful that it looks like government help for businesses not forced to close will be dependent on them continuing to trade. By all means, take a break but make sure you still have some activity to show that youre still trading. If youd like to chat about this, contact us and well be in touch within 36 hours: Email [email protected] Phone/text 0482 729 912... PM via this page See more

13.01.2022 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, TAFE NSW, in conjunction with the NSW Government, is offering a number of fee-free* short courses that can be completed in... just days or weeks, offering practical skills and experiences across a range of industries. Courses include administration and Microsoft Office skills, accounting, website creation, social media and e-marketing. https://www.tafensw.edu.au/fee-free-short-courses

12.01.2022 An inspiring afternoon at the Global Foundation Bega Valley round table! So much inspiration!

10.01.2022 Keep an eye out for this wonderful initiative from the local gym. Mental health is like exercise: it’s a solution, not a problem.

09.01.2022 Know of anyone with a puppy to give away? It could make all the difference to a young mother and her three children who lost everything in the fires. PM me if you can help.Know of anyone with a puppy to give away? It could make all the difference to a young mother and her three children who lost everything in the fires. PM me if you can help.

06.01.2022 Hi everyone - as we are getting set up, you have the option of self registering rather than waiting for us to call you back. Just click on this link, complete the form then one of our team of helpers will be in touch to help you work out how we can help.

06.01.2022 I know we said we’d take a holiday but... Home builder Grant applications must be submitted by 31 December. If you need a hand with this, we’re here until 19 December. Call Anne on 0414767907

05.01.2022 Do you have an ABN? Have you applied for the $10,000 Small business bushfire recovery grant? In good faith, did you lose 40percent of your revenue over three months because of the bushfires? If you did, you should apply. You will not need to provide your evidence to get approval for this grant, but you will need to provide your evidence of loss of revenue later, when it is asked for. Heres the link: https://www.service.nsw.gov.au//apply-small-business-bushf

04.01.2022 NEW GRANTS for primary producers!!! These grants have been announced this morning and are designed to support local supply chains. The window is fairly short - 19 May until 12 June. Well be contacting all of our clients who identified their operations in these categories, but dont hesitate to contact us if you are involved in: Apiculture... Aquaculture Dairy Horticulture Viticulture https://www.raa.nsw.gov.au//birp-supply-chain-support-gran

03.01.2022 How do I get Help Getting Help? Step One: Ask for help. Email us at [email protected]. Our Coordinator will get in touch with you within 48 hours.... Step Two: Get Registered Our Coordinator will put you on the master register and assign you a client number. Our Coordinator will contact you and ask for your permission for a volunteer to call you and ask you the questions below. Once we have your permission, your client number and telephone number (not your name) will be passed to a volunteer who will call you, ask you the following questions and get you fully registered. Step Three: Get Information Once you are registered, our Coordinator will put together a package of information that meets your circumstances and send it to you by email. You may then choose to take that information and make your own applications. Well give you a call (referencing your client number) and check up on how youre doing after youve had the information for a week or so. Step Four: Get Applying If you need help putting your applications together, well seek your permission to pass your name and details on to a volunteer Case Manager who will work with you to get your applications ready for you to send them to your accountant for advice, or to submit them, whichever you prefer. Remember, we do not provide advice: only help and information.

03.01.2022 Help Getting Help will be taking a few months off to rest and recover and spend some time with our families. We’ll be back in February. Grateful thanks for the trust you have confided in us. It’s been an honour. Best wishes to everyone for the festive season, and for a happy, healthy, safe and prosperous 2021!

03.01.2022 Expression of Gratitude In these difficult times it is wonderful to have something to be grateful for. We have been helping wherever we can since 1 January 2020 - helping people find beds to evacuate to; helping to get food and services into Bermagui when our town had no power, drinking water or food; getting Butane to our aboriginal community at Wallaga Lake; and helping people access government assistance. We are grateful to have been able to do all this so far, but we ha...ve not done it alone. We want to take this moment to express our gratitude to our benefactors. The Bermagui Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Blue Waves Bermagui Jim Gilchrist and Associates Bermagui Woolies Bermagui Marshall and Tacheci Bermagui The Wright Family of Bermagui IGA Ainslie Bunnings Canberra Airport Costco Canberra Airport Salvation Army

01.01.2022 Help Getting Help Factsheet - support for apprentices and trainees Dont make lay-offs without reading this Help Getting Help Factsheet Australian Government Support for Apprentices and Trainees... What is it? A payment to help small businesses keep on apprentices and trainees. How much? A maximum of $21,000 per apprentice or trainee ($7,000 per quarter). Who can get it? Small businesses with fewer than 20 full-time employees. On 1 March 2020, your apprentice or trainee must already have been employed with you. Who is eligible? We dont know. An eligibility assessment will be done by an AASN provider. If you are eligible, you will be able to get the payment after that assessment. How do I apply? Details have not be provided yet. We will keep an eye on that for you.