Chamber president Stacey Cooke said government assistance was vital for businesses "in times of financial crisis".

"A lot of thought goes into how the farmers can be assisted, which we support and encourage, however, businesses often feel the pinch of the drought and as yet, there doesn't appear to be any relief for regional small businesses," she said.

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The chamber ran into the same issue ahead of the state election in March when they questioned candidates over what they would do to support small business if elected.

"Not one candidate gave a reasonable thought-out answer. All answers revolved around that the government did support small business because farmers were businesses," Mrs Cooke said.

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