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CAM LYNCH, WHEN POLLY MET MURPHY

BALLARAT AND DAYLESFORD, VIC

e run boutique homewares and indoor plant stores in two beautiful regional towns. I opened our first store in Ballarat in July last year, and after our first six weeks of trading we were forced to close for six weeks due to COVID-19. After the build-up of opening the store and the high of welcoming customers, it was the emotional hit of not being able to be in my beloved space that hurt the most. Thankfully, we were financially set up to cope with not being able to trade for a period of time, but adjusting to not having the purpose in my days that the business offered was

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