Nearly 80 shops vacant in Orange CBD as coronavirus bites

David Fitzsimons
Updated July 10 2020 - 4:46pm, first published July 9 2020 - 4:30am
FOR LEASE: Councillors have called for support for CBD businesses after a council survey has found many shops were vacant. Photos: JUDE KEOGH
FOR LEASE: Councillors have called for support for CBD businesses after a council survey has found many shops were vacant. Photos: JUDE KEOGH

The plight of shop owners trying to keep afloat in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic has been revealed with a survey showing 15 per cent of shops in the CBD are vacant.

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David Fitzsimons

I am a senior journalist at the Central Western Daily concentrating on council, government and real estate issues. Before moving to Orange I filled senior roles at the Daily Telegraph, Daily Telegraph-Mirror and the Daily Mirror in Sydney. They included being an editor, news editor, chief of staff and reporter.

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