\u201cThe last three years of the T2T project have been extremely hard on small business,\u201d Gareth has told FIVEAA. \u201cWe\u2019ve seen four or five other small business go on Elizabeth Street, Croydon, in that time\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was in pretty constant contact with the state government for probably four or five months before the last state election. We\u2019ve been struggling for quite a while with the down turn in trade up to 40 per cent\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were screaming out then — that was November last year. We sold our house in February this year to try to bail the business out but it was all a bit too late.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Former (and frequent) customer David Penberthy said the closure was \u201cnot a reflection\u201d on the \u201cabsolutely superb business\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had a massive crack, you employed a lot of people,\u201d Penbo said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough sheer bloody-minded lack of foresight on something that was always going to be the mother of all sh*t sandwiches, it\u2019s government that\u2019s let you down.<\/p>\n
\u201cI find it really bloody upsetting.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n