Episode Details

Victorian businesses face mounting pressure from soaring fuel costs, with nearly 90% reporting the prices are cutting into their bottom line and around 8% seeing costs double. Three in ten businesses can no longer afford to absorb the expenses, with 7% already cutting staff hours and nearly a quarter warning they may be forced to lay off employees if fuel shortages continue. Cafes like Commune in Fitzroy and the Little Swallow Cafe in Kyneton have already reduced hours or laid off staff, while businesses along the Great Ocean Road struggle with rising costs and reliance on tourism to survive.

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