Melbourne residents will continue living under the same level of lockdownChapel Street Precinct Association general manager Chrissie Maus said businesses could not hold out much longer in the “harrowing” lockdown.
Victoria’s “roadmap to recovery” promised a step towards COVID-normal once Melbourne had a rolling 14-day average of below five new cases a day,But the Premier announced on Sunday there would be a “cautious pause” while tests from the northern suburbs were processed, and said there would be an update during the week.
He was looking forward to being able to reopen with limited indoor and outdoor seating, but believed now was the time to take that step.Dessert chef and business-owner Pierrick Boyer said it was hard looking at other states from Victoria.The usually bustling Chapel Street has been almost empty during Melbourne’s lockdown. Picture: David Crosling“Have restrictions — I’m not saying no restrictions — but don’t shut down the economy.
“I wasn’t expecting us to reopen next week, but I was expecting to at least acknowledge the industry.Mr Ruggeri said it would be difficult for fitness businesses to remain viable with restrictions on numbers in place, as will be the case in regional Victoria from Wednesday.
It’s convenient that DanielAndrewsMP said it’s his ‘choice’ to not answer questions regarding his incarceration and persecution of small business people when it’s he solely responsible to removing Victorian citizens ‘choice’ to live ‘Young & Free’ as our anthem says..
Maybe these business owners should join the marches then
I call Deaths in Age Care Inhuman and beyond disappointing Still waiting for Morrison , Hunt and Colbeck To apologise to the families
Chapel Street has being dying for years before Covid, no one wants to go there, there is nothing on offer there to make people want to go. I know a lot of hospo businesses that have been doing really well or thriving, you don't always need bums on seats you need creativity.
Business Owners Black Hearted Media attackers really need to check out Poland Belgium Germany picking up the sick France England Russia JUST check out the WORLD & be very thankful Dan has a back bone Morrison only stopped little wooden boats not the VIRUS infected arrivals
There was a significant announcement considering nothing was meant to happen until November. Just because they made assumptions and the poor excuse for the press fuelled speculation so they can throw more fuel on the fire.
i wonder how many of the complainers voted this guy in...
Fucking open up FFS.
Just open. Fuck him
Murdoch media. Gee, I wonder what line THEY'LL be pushing?
because their own interests aren’t being prioritised?
Absolutely - beyond disappointing that business owners lost thousands of dollars in perishable goods to open for today when the official reopening date was Nov 2nd!!! Dictator Dan!!!! DanMustGo
Time for Federal intervention, A royal commission into Andrews and his corrupt cronies, 817 dead untold Suicide deaths total destruction of the economy and small business, and mental anguish to the Victorian public