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Subscriber only A woman posted on social media that bulk buying had begun in Gladstone. Another person posted a photo of the toilet and paper towel section at Kirkwood Woolworths showing bare shelves. Just did a shop and couldn t get toilet paper, another person wrote. A Gladstone Coles spokesman said he had seen a significant increase of sales on Friday and this morning since news broke that greater Brisbane residents and those who visited the area since January 2 were required to go into a three-day lockdown. However, he said there had been no bulk buying or panic-buying at Coles Gladstone.