Business owners bracing for a hit to their bottom line have criticised the Andrews government's handling of the Victorian-NSW border closure, saying they weren’t consulted
He estimates that he crosses the north-east Victorian border – which runs along the Murray River – up to 30 times a week.
"For the life of me, I can’t work why they didn’t establish the radius closer to Melbourne," he said.“It’s regional Australia and regional Victoria paying the price for a problem that’s in the city.”"It’s going to have a dramatic impact on businesses on the local level here. A huge impact that shouldn’t exist had they put a more appropriate travel radius in place."
Mr Mann warned of potential delays at the border, with authorities checking crossing permits and many people forced to cross several times a day, will have a negative impact on productivity and ultimately cash flow.
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