Barkly Council launches $40,000 myDarwin-type discount voucher scheme
RESIDENTS in a region of Central Australia will be able to access a daily suite of discount vouchers — similar to the highly successful myDarwin scheme — to spend at participating retailers
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A$40,000 myBarkly discount scheme has been launched by the Barkly Regional Council and the Northern Territory Government.
Based upon the very successful myDarwin scheme, the myBarkly scheme is an economic development initiative aimed to stimulate the Barkly retail sector, post COVID-19.
Residents and visitors can download an app where they can access a daily suite of discount vouchers to spend at participating retailers.
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Participating businesses will be identified by having the below logo on their shopfronts or can be found on the myBarkly website.
Being a new program, Barkly Regional Council is continuing its call out for more local businesses to sign up.
In launching the scheme, Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin said it was a great opportunity for local Barkly businesses to offer existing and new customers a discount without the actual discount coming out of their pockets.
“I encourage all local businesses to sign up, local residents to download the app and start spending,” he said.
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