Unemployment is soaring as businesses struggle to survive, but some owners are adapting and going from strength to strength during the stage 4 lockdown.
Mr Sanjaya has worked for the company since August last year, but since the start of COVID-19, his income has increased by 50 per cent."More people order food or urgent necessities, this is beneficial for us as drivers.Mr Sanjaya earns $150 a day over three days a week, and that's enough to cover his living costs.
"There has been a major change in the lifestyle of people in Melbourne's CBD, they are already comfortable with goods delivered to their doors," he said.Ann Do is now also selling face masks at her Vietnamese restaurant in Fitzroy. The Vietnamese restaurant on Melbourne's iconic Brunswick Street is one of many businesses impacted by a lack of overseas tourists. The significant drop in foot traffic hit them hard.
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