State and federal ministers lined up at Henley Beach today to announce a new $15m Coast is Calling – Dining Cashback program to boost numbers at beachside dining businesses suffering customer losses as locals avoid regions struck with the harmful algal bloom.

Ministers unveiled a plan for 300,000 South Australians to get $50 cash back meal payments in a bid to support hospitality businesses alongside an extension to tourism vouchers for accommodation and travel experiences.

“As long as this event goes and of course we all hope it will be over sooner rather than later, but as long as this event goes on, the federal government will be working very closely with the Malinauskas government to support South Australians,” Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt said.

“This program means more

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