Melbourne’s hotly anticipated roadmap out of lockdown has finally been released – but experts warn it could devastate businesses.
Fronting the media on Sunday afternoon, Premier Daniel Andrews delivered the crushing news that the current strictlockdown, which was due to end in mid-September, would now be extended for an extra fortnight in metro Melbourne.
He said the ARA would like to see a national approach adopted and “more regular shopping experiences”, and said that as most retailers made most of their profits between now and January, every week lost was a “devastating blow”.earlier on Sunday that the announcement was “disappointing”. Mr Guerra told news.com.au there was widespread “devastation” among business owners following the announcement today.
Mr Guerra said his organisation had contacted the State Treasurer to push for an urgent financial package to help businesses through this critical next phase.During this afternoon’s press conference, Mr Andrews hit back at criticism from the Opposition that his“We have got a job to do here and we have to see this thing off properly otherwise this virus will be back and it will be back worse than it has ever been,” he said.
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