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Coronavirus hits carnival industry hard, with show families facing ‘grim’ future – ABC News
In any other year, this family and their iconic rides would be the life of the party at agricultural shows around the country. But amid Australia’s pandemic-driven economic downturn, these third-generation “showies” say they’ve fallen through the cracks.
The past nine months mark the longest period since World War II the Bell family hasn’t spent on the road.
Key points:
- The Federal Government offers cash grants to cancelled agricultural shows
- Elwin Bell says these grants do not filter down to show families like his
- Mr Bell says his JobKeeper payments are mostly used to pay for insurance and ride maintenance
Elwin Bell’s family business, Bells Amusements, has towed its thrill rides and caravans across the coun…
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