Trevor Robinson will happily welcome customers back inside his Barwon Heads cafe, but he considers it more a service to the community than a business decision.
“That’s nowhere near enough to cover the cost of opening the place with a full menu and full service,” he said. Regional Victoria is coming out of lockdown, but restrictions will remain, including bans on visitors in the home.Mr Andrews praised regional residents for their work in preventing widespread cases outside of Melbourne. But he warned restrictions had to be released slowly.The state recorded 221 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, with five in regional Victoria.
“We want to get out sooner than later, but we want to make sure when we do get out, we stay out,” she said.
This is what will send cafes, restaurants & hotels to the wall. Lock down is over, so no more government subsidies, but with 10 people inside and 20 outside the cost to open is too high. This is a ridiculous position to put owners in. These businesses are better of in lockdown