BUSINESS Wodonga has put in place plans for businesses to rebound as quickly as possible from hits associated with coronavirus.
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A two-part forum titled 'Quick out of the Blocks" has been arranged to assist businesses to be best placed when COVID-19 imposed restrictions start to be lifted.
The first session will be held via video conference on May 7 with a follow-up forum on May 21 potentially to be held in a more traditional meeting setting if restrictions permit.
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Susan Benedyka, the managing director of North-East based business consultancy firm Regional Development Company, will lead the forums.
'Business Wodonga wants our business community to be quick out of the blocks to ensure Wodonga is growing again, is strong and resilient and is attracting new businesses," Business Wodonga chief executive Neil Aird said.
Hospitality and retail sectors have been among the hardest hit by coronavirus shutdowns on the border and Business Wodonga chairman Graham Jenkin hoped the initial forum would come up with ideas how to re-load in an environment still being impacted by some level of restriction before a gradual return to business as usual.
"It may turn out that the second meeting becomes sector specific rather than an all-in," he said.
"But we will see what the outcome is of the first one.
"There is still going to be some level of restriction in place, but when they start to be loosened we want to be in a position to take full advantage rather than waiting until then and starting from behind the line.
"We want to be ready to go when we can be going."
Meanwhile, this year's Albury-Wodonga Business Awards have been cancelled.
