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Fact is most governments are voted out, not the opposition voted in
Didn't think that needed to be explained.Alot of Victorians wish they could be working, Dan won't let them
Seems like everybody in Victoria has forgotten how exhausting it is to hold down a full-time job.
Most of the state?Bit hard when most of the state has been out of work since March due to incompetence.
The Liberals aren't having to do anything to undermine the Victorian Labor government, they are just having to sit back and watch the sh*t show happen
Most of the state?
Not doubting the scale of the issue, but I've been working my arse off the whole time.
I only know three people directly who aren't working. One has just gone back, one is a barrister so isn't devastated, and the other is a pilot so he's screwed. Every other person I know has worked through.
The coffe shops are as busy as usual down the street. Schools and music lessons have continued, and every tradie we've had over has said they've been busier than before.
I clearly live in a bubble of sorts, but my daily life just doesn't seem to align with what I read on news.com.au every day.
As I said, not doubting there's a huge issue here - but what is the actual scale of it? It's not 'most of Victoria' is it?
PWC modelling suggests the true cost to the Victorian economy may be over $100 Billion.
You must live in a bubble if you don't see the impact of shops, pubs and restaurants being closed. And don't be fooled by cafes continuing to serve coffee. That is chicken feed and barely pays the bills.
80+ shops in Chapel Street have closed for good. Chapel St was once the shining light of strip shopping. There are similar stories in Sydney Road, and other strips. 20+ shops have closed in Sorrento
When JobKeeper finishes heaven help this state...
But let’s face it what did we know about Andrews before the 2014 election? I thought he was middle eastern and had changed his name by deed poll. Fact is most governments are voted out, not the opposition voted in
The dollar amount isn't the question. The economic impact globally will be enormous.
It's the comment about most of the state being out of work. Clearly pubs, travel and some hospitality places are screwed. Travel is rooted regardless of Victoria though.
The cafe owner up the street reckons she's doing fine. Coffee hasn't changed she told me, but food is down quite a bit.
Obviously cafes in non-residential areas are f’ed though.
Chapel St hasn't been a shining light for years. Retail shopping was cactus before COVID arrived. Clearly it hasn't helped their cause, but it was in bad shape before.
I've been lucky (touch wood), and clearly so has almost everyone I am in contact with - but I'm aware heaps aren't.
Just wondering if there are some actual facts around the impact currently, as opposed to the political narratives that I keep seeing thrown around at the moment.
Why am I not surprised! He a ******* campaigner and I hate his guts.
Agree that the Opposition is lame. They need to find someone palatable to the masses and quickly. There is no one in the current Parliament who matches that bill. Maybe Georgie Crozier but she's in the wrong house. I thought for a while that Sally Capp might be a good candidate but I'm not sure which way she leansThats is true, but the swing needed by the LNP is gigantic. And right now (although they do have two years) they do not present as a credible alternative government.
He has himself and his spin doctors to blame 100% for the hysteria. We have been fed lies from Day 1 and they are continuing.Iv never voted for Andrews and his government has made obvious mistakes, but the hysteria around him is pretty sad.
PWC modelling suggests the true cost to the Victorian economy may be over $100 Billion.
You must live in a bubble if you don't see the impact of shops, pubs and restaurants being closed. And don't be fooled by cafes continuing to serve coffee. That is chicken feed and barely pays the bills.
80+ shops in Chapel Street have closed for good. Chapel St was once the shining light of strip shopping. There are similar stories in Sydney Road, and other strips. 20+ shops have closed in Sorrento
When JobKeeper finishes heaven help this state...
chapel needs to stick to bars, fast-dining restaurants and the odd nightclub. people don't come to chapel to shop, never have.you havent been to chapel street in a while - its been on a downhill slide for years (which is why the council as recently as last year was working on plans to resurrect the street
covid didnt kill chapel. the shopping being b grade and overpriced, and the food being meh compared to south melbourne and richmond (which are moments away) killed chapel
Really? Sorrento is an absolute ghost down from post-Easter until November. If a business was banking their future on raking in cash over winter down there, then that was a poor business plan. Which shops? Are they permanently closed?. 20+ shops have closed in Sorrento
I actually think the hysteria is manufactured.He has himself and his spin doctors to blame 100% for the hysteria. We have been fed lies from Day 1 and they are continuing.
No current season stats available
chapel needs to stick to bars, fast-dining restaurants and the odd nightclub. people don't come to chapel to shop, never have.
Really? Sorrento is an absolute ghost down from post-Easter until November. If a business was banking their future on raking in cash over winter down there, then that was a poor business plan. Which shops? Are they permanently closed?
I lived up Sth Yarra end as early last year, and my housemate and I used to count every month the new shops for lease when we'd walk down chapel on the weekends. I think at one stage their were 17 vacant shops before entering the Prahran postcode.fashion used to be good on chapel, in the 80's and 90's. but it went downmarket while trying to maintain premium pricing. has been trash for a decade. it could be another brunswick street (with a different vibe of course). carparking needs to be sorted, as traffic splitting the street is one of its major negs (compared to other street shopping areas)
the sorrento this is a ******* laugh. i used to go down there in winter and the place was a ghost town.
And don't be fooled by cafes continuing to serve coffee. That is chicken feed and barely pays the bills.