Applications for regional tourism bushfire recovery grants are now open through the government's tourism recovery package.

Member for Lyne, David Gillespie, said the grants would go a long way towards helping the industry bounce back.

"These grants will help get more people visiting our region and injecting much needed tourism dollars in to the local economy," Dr Gillespie said.

"I encourage those businesses who are interested in developing new attractions in our region to apply for this grant program."

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Federal Tourism Minister, Simon Birmingham, said tourism was the lifeblood of many impacted communities, with the aim of the program to get visitors back to the regions.

"We know tourism businesses in fire affected communities are currently doing it tough," Mr Birmingham said.

"This program is about encouraging international and domestic tourists to visit these regions and more importantly put tourism dollars back into these local economies, especially outside of regular peak visitor periods.

"These grants will help support the development of unique experiences such as events, concerts, permanent visitor attractions such as art installations and tourist walks as well as local tourism promotions.

"The development of new visitor attractions and experiences will not only give visitors a reason to visit, but will also give these communities a positive focus as recovery efforts continue."

For more information on the program, visit www.austrade.gov.au/Australian/Tourism/Tourism-and-business/Grants/regional-tourism-bushfire-recovery-grant

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