Rural shires miss out on vital COVID-19 recovery funding

Rural shires across Victoria have missed out on vital government funding that they say could have helped businesses as they struggle to recover from the pandemic’s effects.

The state government named 22 councils that were successful in securing funding in the second round of Outdoor Eating and Entertainment Package allocations.

Those successful councils will share in $5 million of funding to expand and encourage outdoor dining this autumn.

No rural councils…