In the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, the future of the Sydney Royal Easter Show is in doubt with organisers and exhibitors facing multi-million dollar losses after the cancellation of this year's event
For the past four years, Paola Karamallis has worked to perfect the art of making fairy floss. Not the ordinary pink or blue variety, but gourmet flavours including Salted Caramel and Apple Pie.
But Ms Karamallis, a Colombian refugee who fled her homeland to make a new life in Australia in 2000, fears the cancellation of the Sydney Royal Easter Show means their business Fluffy Crunch is facing financial ruin.“We have stress, anger, fear and anxiety,” the 41-year-old told SBS News while taking a break from labelling some of their products.
“It's going well and we are getting some really, really good feedback. A lot of people are going online, and it's a free service that we're able to offer.”The RAS has stood down 150 staff and is closing its doors this week for several months in a bid to cut costs. Mr Panebianco’s family migrated from Sicily in 1958 and as a young man, he started a small gelato bar in Norton St, Leichardt.
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