EMDG Independent Review 2025
Here is link to our submission as promised.
Mitco 2025 Review Submission 01082025
I really threw everything into it. EMDG is simply not as good as it was in the past. It is no longer exporter focused.
EMDG needs new investment/money to bring it back up to par, if not then you might as well forget about it.
I will be attending the in-person session in Adelaide early next month to present our case on behalf of our client base.
Submissions need to be in by August 15th. The easiest way to do so is by the completion of the online survey, but I do caution to be very careful in how you an answer the “leading “questions.
EMDG Round 3
Milestone reports need to be submitted by August 31. We only have a handful to go and we want to avoid any issues e.g. blackouts, internet offline, portal offline etc. So the earlier we lodge the better.
Austrade has not processed any payments since the start of the financial year. I think their focus has been elsewhere. We expect activity/grant payments to start again any day.
EMDG Round 4
Processing is still happening.
The flood of prepayments in June and early July has subsided.
We still have a small number of clients still in the “under investigation or grant offer pending stages” with no movement in recent weeks/months.
Austrade has stated they cannot proceed until they complete the appeal process for other applicants to free up some funding.
A cop out in my opinion.
There should not have been so many appeals in the first place.
It is simply terrible for an application lodged back in November – 10 months ago – that some clients do not know if they will be successful or not, 2 months into the 25/26 grant year.
See my review submission for some more commentary.
We are trying to push things along as best we can, but I do feel it is a bit like banging your head against a brick wall, a lot of pain for little gain.
In the coming weeks we will be in touch in regard to your grant expenditure requirements for FY25/26.
All the best,
Stuart