Panic buying sees remote stations running out of grocery staples

Sally Gall
Updated March 24 2020 - 6:37pm, first published 5:30pm
Mates helping mates: Ellie and Robert French unpacking vital supplies brought to Gilberton by workers on the Georgetown property, after a fruitless visit to Townsville last week. Picture: supplied.
Mates helping mates: Ellie and Robert French unpacking vital supplies brought to Gilberton by workers on the Georgetown property, after a fruitless visit to Townsville last week. Picture: supplied.

The major supermarket chains have no immediate answer to the dilemma facing customers in remote areas that buy in bulk only a few times a year due to their distance from stores.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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