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"Everybody is skint": How regional Victorian businesses are fighting to stay alive
Jun 02, 2026

"Everybody is skint": How regional Victorian businesses are fighting to stay alive

“Business owners are exhausted. They are being squeezed systemically”.

Darcie Humphreys
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Three generations of the same family have been running this Ballarat store since 1976
May 15, 2026

Three generations of the same family have been running this Ballarat store since 1976

Campana’s has transitioned between supermarket, bottle shop and deli over the course of 50 years.

Darcie Humphreys
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Did the $23 million redevelopment of Ballarat’s Bridge Mall actually do anything?
Mar 05, 2026

Did the $23 million redevelopment of Ballarat’s Bridge Mall actually do anything?

Local business owners weigh in.

Darcie Humphreys
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