- Cook Government helping small businesses plan and prepare for a changing climate
- Free workshops open to new and existing small business owners across all industries
- Workshop participants may apply for a share of $200,000 climate adaptation grant funding to implement adaption plans
The Cook Government is helping small businesses plan and prepare for the impacts of a changing climate, through the Climate Adaptation Program for Small to Medium Enterprises delivered by the Small Business Development Corporation.
The Climate Ready program is offering practical workshops State-wide, delivered by climate mitigation and adaptation strategy experts.
Open to new and existing small business owners across all industries, the free workshops will see participants develop a tailored climate adaptation action plan for their business, access support resources and be eligible to apply for a share of $200,000 grant funding to support implementation of their climate adaptation plans.
The series of free State-wide workshops commence in Albany on 26 March 2026.
The Climate Ready Toolkit and tickets for the workshops are available at www.smallbusiness.wa.gov.au/climate-ready
As stated by Small Business Minister Jackie Jarvis:
"We are delivering free Climate Ready training and resources to help small businesses become equipped to manage, adapt to and recover from the potential impacts of climate change on their supply chain, staff, insurance policies, products and profitability.
"Climate events can impact many aspects of running a business ranging from risks to the safety of staff and customers, to property damage and cancelled events. They can also indirectly disrupt the supply chain of businesses outside the impacted zone.
"Being prepared for climate change simply makes good business sense, and I urge all businesses around the state to make the most of the Climate Ready program."
