<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The owner of a tackle shop in Adelaide's eastern suburbs is preparing to shut his doors, saying it's too difficult to access state government grants designed to assist businesses affected by the algal bloom crisis. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Mostyn Brown fears his St Morris store is now only weeks away from needing to shut. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "It could finish me off and the business... which I love," he said.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/search-to-resume-for-missing-pilot-after-nsw-light-plane-crash/690b45ca-41bc-48cf-8771-82626dc560b6"><strong><span>Plane found downed in rough and remote terrain but pilot still missing</span></strong></a><strong><span> </span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "We're still looking for that support to keep us going." </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Brown claims that strict eligibility criteria have prevented him from receiving one of the $10,000 grants for businesses impacted by the algal bloom. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "There has been an attempt to make an application… the government is clearly making it hard," Opposition Leader Vincent Tarzia said. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/south-australia-business-owner-algal-bloom-grants/5ae0a8f1-9721-495f-99d1-4efa8175020e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> But the government has denied the claims. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "We've worked really hard to help this gentleman and they've told us to put the application on hold so I'm not too sure what we're supposed to do," Premier Peter Malinauskas said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Brown acknowledged that his accountant had placed the grant application on hold due to a temporary increase in sales. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> However, he maintains that this period of increased sales has since ended. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> Mostyn says even if he received the one-off grant, it would only keep his beloved store open for another fortnight. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> He's calling for a weekly $5000 payment until the bloom subsides. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> "If I can't get extra support... it's downhill," he said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> He has joined calls for the implementation of a JobKeeper-style scheme, similar to the one introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span> </span><em><strong><span>This article was produced with the assistance of </span></strong></em><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><strong><span>9ExPress</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>