A regional business group has released some dire confidence numbers to begin the year. The Victorian Regional Chamber Alliance’s (VRCA) first 2026 Business Health Survey has reported that 44 per cent of business owners are not drawing a living wage, 65 per cent say they sometimes or never have work-life balance and that trading conditions are among the worst since 2020. Almost 25 per cent of surveyed businesses feel they may not survive beyond 1…
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