Small businesses and market vendors of the Cotters Market in Townsville were hit hard by the recent lockdowns causing an estimated 2 week of lost trading after a woman in the regional town tested positive for Covid-19.
Local fruit growers such as Matthias Fehrenbacher said that his status as a potential ‘close contact’ with the woman caused a ‘truckload of fresh produce to be dumped after being picked, as he was unable to sell due to needing quarantine for 2 weeks.