Appeal to stop panic buying at the supermarket

We’re being urged not to buy more food than we normally we normally would amid the lockdown.

Woolworths has limited the purchase of items such as toilet paper, eggs, meat and pasta to two per person after hundreds queued to purchase essential items ahead of the 6pm Friday night deadline.

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Director of Stores Rob Moffat says stock will continue to flow to stores in large volumes.

Coles was the first of the supermarkets to make an announcement on restrictions at the check out counter.

Click HERE to read our earlier story on panic buying and the response from Coles.