COVID-19 event restrictions threaten future of Western Australia’s fireworks industry

There are fears Australia’s fireworks industry could fizzle out, as displays at events are scrapped due to strict COVID-19 restrictions, forcing pyrotechnicians to find alternative work.

West Coast Fireworks, one of two fireworks companies based in Western Australia, usually does about 60 shows across the state each year.

But within two days of the global pandemic hitting Australia’s shores, the company, based in the Midwest town of Geraldton, lost…