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Tourists flock to the Grampians post COVID-19 lockdown, but businesses can’t find staff to serve them
Damon Henricksen opened his Grampians restaurant before the COVID-19 pandemic — three months before to be exact — but last week was the busiest it has ever been.
It has made having to close up twice this week all the harder to stomach.
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Mr Henricksen is one of several businesses in Halls Gap and the Wimmera without sufficient staff to keep their doors open as often as they would like.
It is not a new issue to the Grampians but one that now threatens the region’s recovery from COVID-19 lockdowns and its growth as a destination.
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