Small rural businesses are closing in Daylesford as the town changes.
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Stefan Nechwatal said he noticed the decline in the businesses stock, but was shocked to see Statewide Irrigation had closed when he drove past last week.
Mr Nechwatal lives on a rural property and bought and serviced his motorised equipment at the store.
Mr Nechwatal has lived in Daylesford since 1987 and said it was sad to see a successful family business taken over only to disappear.
He said he had been mindful that the owners of the store had taken a long holiday when they closed before Christmas and had not re-opened in February.
When he went to see if the store had a sign in the window indicating when it would open, he noticed that the store had been completely emptied.
The owner of the store declined to comment.