The country's small business council is calling for a round table to discuss power security and extreme heat as business owners report heatwaves are costing them thousands.
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| Michael Taylor of Taylored Mechanics, Bacchus Marsh says he has no choice but to shut up shop in a heat wave. |
"What we have now is the issue that these extremes are just going on for so long. The outages are a big issue, but there's also the occupational health and safety issue: if the temperature is too high, you're going to send your staff home," Peter Strong, head of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia, said.
Read the story from The Age by Emma Koehn - “‘Out of control': Businesses fear heatwave havoc will continue.”
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