The Chief Executive of Woolworth says supermarket shelves in Perth will not be filled to near normal levels for a least another week. Those in WA’s population centres have been warned to get used to supply cuts as weather events become more intense.
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00:00 Still, more empty shelves than usual in Perth supermarkets, and the slimmer pickings are
00:07 likely to continue.
00:09 The immediate cause of the shortages was the flooding in March, which cut rail supplies
00:13 until Easter.
00:14 When you look at the national interstate freight disruptions, they're becoming more frequent
00:19 and more intense and more often.
00:21 We'll have to live with those sort of consequences of shelf shortages.
00:25 The people of Perth and other WA centres are warned that a lack of warehousing and the
00:29 onset of more intense weather events means they're going to have to get used to supply
00:34 cuts.
00:35 We can't just harden all our roads or all our rail networks.
00:38 We need road, rail, sea and air as part of a national strategy of freight resilience,
00:43 and that's going to require national leadership on it.
00:46 Some shoppers believe they can cope with the current shortages.
00:49 Personally I think we will.
00:50 We have quite a small family and a cupboard full of tin food, but I could imagine that
00:56 if you were trying to feed a lot more people that it might be an issue.
00:59 I feel like the bottle water, like the one litre or two litre water, is always empty
01:04 on the shelf.
01:05 For now I'm alright, although I have noticed that some brands, I'm having to change brands
01:11 because of the way it works.
01:13 In a statement Woolworths said a large amount of stock was being sent by rail to help get
01:17 levels back on track, with a priority on chilled products.
01:21 A statement from Coles said there would be stock arrivals in the coming days as the backlog
01:25 clears.
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