Bushfires and COVID take their toll, report paints a picture of a shire in need

By Denise Dion
Updated September 10 2020 - 9:24am, first published September 9 2020 - 5:30pm
The restrictions on visitors due to the bushfires and now COVID-19 have taken a huge toll on an economy that has a heavy reliance on tourism. Photo Andrew Axon
The restrictions on visitors due to the bushfires and now COVID-19 have taken a huge toll on an economy that has a heavy reliance on tourism. Photo Andrew Axon

Economic forecasts for the Bega Valley following both the bushfires and COVID-19 pandemic paint a picture of falling gross regional product - the measure of our economic output, rising job losses and increasing unemployment.

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