Support for businesses impacted by the Whyalla Steelworks challenges
The Whyalla Small Local Business Support Grant program is part of the Australian and South Australian Government package of support for Whyalla businesses and workers.
This grant supports South Australian, Whyalla-based businesses and not-for-profit organisations that have experienced a reduction in revenue as a result of the decline in activity at OneSteel Manufacturing Pty Ltd (OneSteel) steelworks, and its related businesses.
Applications for this grant program closed Monday, 30 June 2025.
Grants of $10,000 were awarded to help recipients meet standing business costs, including utilities, salaries and rent.
About this grant
The Department of State Development is administering the Whyalla Small Local Business Support Grants in partnership with the Department of Treasury and Finance.
The grant is a voluntary payment by the South Australian Government to assist parties impacted by the OneSteel administration.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this grant, an applicant must:
- be a legal entity established in Australia (a sole trader, company, partnership or corporate trustee of a trust). Incorporated entities must be incorporated in Australia;
- be a South Australian Business conducting business operations with their principal place of business registered at a premises within the City of Whyalla as at 1 February 2025;
- hold an active Australian Business Number (ABN) as at 1 February 2025;
- be registered for Goods and Services Tax (GST); and
- have an Australia-wide grouped payroll of less than $1.5 million in 2023-24.
and be able to:
- demonstrate a decline in revenue of 20 per cent or more in any consecutive 3-month period between 19 May 2024 to 31 March 2025, when compared to the same 3-month period in the preceding year; and
- demonstrate revenue of $15,000 or more in the 3 month comparative period.