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Gypsum business in Rainbow reopens after losing income amid COVID lockdown confusion
A privately owned gypsum pit operator in Rainbow has become a flashpoint for confusion around Victoria’s five-day lockdown restrictions.
Key points:
- A fertiliser centre in Victoria’s north west was subject to confusion over whether it was an essential service under lockdown
- The business owner says its temporary closure resulted in $20,000 in lost income
- The Victorian Farmers Federation says it will exacerbate feelings in the region that the government has not “had their backs”
Emma Lester, from Albacutya Gypsum, said she and partner Paul were told by a local police officer they could not operate under the state’s stage-four lockdown.
The closure early this morning sparked outrage among the farming community, with some trucks en route to the…
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