Empty streets, vacant car parks and businesses going broke: Inside the once-bustling Sydney suburb that's turned into a  'ghost town' due to coronavirus fears  spread by online rumours



Eastwood in Sydney's north west has turned into a deserted ghost town

Businesses in the usually-busy area are struggling as people avoid the suburb

Locals shared footage showing , showing eerily empty streets and car parks

Ryde councillors are now launching a 'Return to Eastwood' PR campaign
Eastwood in Sydney's north west has become a veritable ghost town amid fears of the deadly coronavirus. 






Eastwood in Sydney's north west has become a veritable ghost town amid fears of the deadly coronavirus.

Businesses in the usually bustling area are struggling as people avoid the suburb partly due to hysteria on social media saying the suburb was hit by the outbreak.

Some shop owners have reported a downturn over more than 70 per cent since the virus reached Australia. 

Locals have shared footage of the deserted suburb, showing eerily empty streets and vacant car parks.

One man wearing a face mask uploaded a video to Instagram showing a shopping centre car park with just one vehicle.







One man wearing a face mask uploaded a video to Instagram showing a shopping centre car park with just one vehicle





Another man shared a photo of an intersection in Eastwood with just a single car during what would normally be peak-hour traffic

'Ohhh no it used to be full parking,' he wrote.

Another man shared a photo of an intersection in Eastwood with just a single car during peak-hour traffic.

A photo of Eastwood Shopping Centre shows an eerily quiet main strip.

'I can seriously say Eastwood was a bit quiet today. Even the car park was empty. No matter how hot the day is. People will still be at Eastwood. But today was sure dead empty,' one person commented.

'Eastwood is never like this,' said another.


Ryde councillors are now launching an emergency 'Return to Eastwood' PR campaign to regenerate the area.

Mayor Jerome Laxale and deputy mayor Simon Zhou have put forward a motion to promote local businesses to get owners back on their feet.

The 'Eastwood Small Business Hardship' motion has called on the general manager to set up a $500,000 Small Business Hardship Fund to help Eastwood Town Centre.

Part of the money will go towards subsidised gift vouchers to revamp the local economy.

Mr Laxale said the main focus of the campaign was to educate people about coronavirus in the area to avoid misinformation being spread.



Ryde councillors are now launching an emergency 'Return to Eastwood' PR campaign to regenerate the area

'Eastwood has been targeted with false information. The fact is Eastwood is safe and we want to educate the public and get the right facts out there,' he told the Northern District Times.

'The last three weeks it's been a ghost town and it's an incorrect perception of Eastwood. It's not good for local businesses and local employees.

'People are staying away from Eastwood and there is nothing out there to say Eastwood is not safe. I'm calling on the local MP Victor Dominello and the Premier to do the same.'

There have been 12 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia, and more than 20,600 cases and 426 deaths globally.


The cases have occurred in NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.



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