Hours after the South Australian government reversed its days-old decision to lock its border to Victorians, Paul Singleton declared himself flabbergasted
He and his partner run the post office and general store in Nelson on the Glenelg River in far south-west Victoria.
Under the tough “hard border”, Mr Singleton was prevented from crossing back and forth to his store in Victoria, and he felt he had no choice but to leave his home and move to a house in Nelson. “There has been no profit left after I’ve paid for fuel and wear and tear,” he said. Business had plummeted between 40 and 50 per cent since travel was restricted by the coronavirus pandemic.
“I thought I’d be happier when I heard this news about reinstating what we had only a few days ago, but I’m a bit flabbergasted.Mr Singleton said he wouldn’t contemplate moving back to his home across the border in case restrictions were reimposed.
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