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Panama Dining Room owner Luke Stepsys says the Victorian Government's failure to heed calls for a centralised QR code check-in system has resulted in the state enduring its “most crippling lockdown” yet.
Businesses must ensure visitors check-in upon arrival through the Services Victoria QR code app or risk facing fines worth up to $1,652.
“This will be a lockdown that delivers a knockout blow to plenty of businesses,” he said.
“Community leaders months ago were imploring the government to listen to business owners, develop one system and just make it easy for us all.
“The Government created the problem … if there was an outbreak, it would be very difficult for contact tracers to be able to align all of these different QR code systems and extract data in real time.
“You look at the situation where they listed the wrong supermarket as an exposure site and they just lied their way out of it, into lockdown.”
Restaurant owner Luke Stepsys says businesses owners are the ones who will “pay the price” of the Victoria’s fourth lockdown and they need to be compensated.
“Us business owners, we have substantial overheads to cover and we can’t afford to have businesses closed an we keep paying bills with zero income,” he said.
Mr Stepsys said if the current lockdown extends beyond seven days his businesses will have been closed for over 200 days across the four state lockdowns.
“All of these businesses need to be compensated … immediately for the losses that they will suffer by the failure of the Victorian government to protect the state," he said.
“How do we pay our staff? How do they put food on the table this week?”
Mr Stepsys told Sky News it took the state government took nearly four weeks to provide businesses with a “measly sum” of $3,000 following the last lockdown.
“I’m just a small to medium size mum and dad business and the last five-day lock
Melbourne lord mayor Sally Capp said new support measures were needed and it was time for all levels of government to outline their plans for economic stimulus.
âWe acknowledge the support provided by state and federal governments to date but many businesses have taken another hit by the latest lockdown and it will take time for them to get back on their feet,â she said.
Florist Rahnee Moller, from Carlton Northâs Art Stems on Lygon, was on Saturday sitting on thousands of dollars worth of perishable stock and unsure how much would have to be thrown away.
â[On Friday] people came in just to buy from us because they knew we had so much stock for Valentineâs Day,â Ms Moller said.
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