New data paints a bleak picture of business on WA's remote Nullarbor which is dependent on interstate travellers and often overlooked by internal holidaymakers.
New data paints a bleak picture of business in a remote part of Western Australia which is dependent on interstate travellers.Several businesses on the Eyre Highway have suffered significant income loss since travel restrictions were appliedA local shire says more tourism funding support is needed to help those affectedas travellers raced to get through the Eucla checkpoint.
The businesses experienced a fall in customers in recent years due to several factors including drought conditions affecting staff numbers at nearby pastoral stations and"All those types of things have taken its toll. And now with COVID-19 it's just taken 'the funny' out of it, it's serious stuff," Mr Fitchat said.
Owner and Shire of Dundas vice president Rasa Patupis applauded government support like the JobKeeper scheme, but said they were still struggling."We're just on minimal staff and skeleton staff really, doing only what we have to do."
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