The Showbag Factory visited Cobram this week to spread some cheer after regional shows were cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.The business has supplied showbags to regional towns since 1983, and owner Mal Patrick decided a global pandemic was not going to stop him.That is when Mr Patrick wrote down a list of locations the business would usually visit through country shows.
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He has now stopped at Mildura, Swan Hill, Kerang, Kyabram and Yarrawonga to sell the famous showbags.
“We've had cancelled shows before, but never had any problems like this,” Mr Patrick said.
“We looked for avenues to see what we could do, I jumped in the car and found spots where we could set up the van once restrictions eased.”Community members were filled with joy by his presence.“There's no shows, so people can't thank me enough,” Mr Patrick said.
“We certainly like it because we can get back into business, but the public are really happy that we're doing it.”
The most popular showbags were the Bertie Beetle showbag and the World's Biggest Showbag. Mr Patrick said he was happy to be able to deliver the showbags to regional towns.
The next destinations on Mr Patrick's list are Benalla from Friday, October 23 to Sunday, October 25, and Euroa from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1.
