Woolworths introduces purchasing limits in Central and North Queensland stores

They might not have been flood-hit like their southern compatriots, but central and north Queenslanders face purchase limits at their local Woolies.

Despite not being directly impacted by the floods that have ravaged Queensland’s south, central and northern regions of the state will today have purchase limits imposed at a number of Woolworths stores.

Shoppers in these areas will be restricted to, for instance, only buying one packet of toilet paper and a single carton of bottled water, and only two packets of chicken thighs or Panadol.

Limits were put in place after days of heavy rain and flash flooding saw road and rail closures across the state that put a stop to delivery trucks and freight trains.

Woolworths Queensland general manager Danny Baldwin said product availability had been directly impacted by the loss of transport links over the past week.

“We’ve placed temporary purchase limits on selected categories in affected stores to help ensure more customers have access to food and essentials while we work through this period of disruption,” he said.

“We have transport contingency plans in place and will do everything we can to safely get stock into our stores via alternative road routes.”

From today, Woolworths has introduced the following purchase limits on the products listed below in-store and online.

Two pack limit

• Paper Towels
• Facial tissues
• Flour
• Rice
• Long Life Milk
• Fresh Milk
• Mince
• Sausages
• Chicken breasts
• Chicken thighs
• Medicinal (Paracetamol/Ibuprofen/Aspirin)
  

One pack limit

• Toilet Paper
• Bulk or Multipack Still Water
  

The limits apply in the following stores: Atherton, Cairns, Cairns Central, Earlville (Cairns), Mossman, Mount Sheridan, Raintrees (Cairns), Redlynch Smithfield (Cairns), Weipa, Castletown (Townsville), Hermit Park, Ingham, Innisfail, Mission Beach, North Shore Townsville, Townsville City Arcade, Vincent, Ayr, Bowen, Charters Towers, Fairfield Central (Townsville), Kirwan, Mt Isa, Nathan Plaza, Riverway Plaza, The Avenues, Willows (Townsville), Airlie Beach Central, Andergrove, Caneland (Mackay), Cannonvale, Marian, Mount Pleasant (North Mackay), Ooralea, Proserpine, Rural View Mackay, Sarina, Walkerston, Allenstown (Rockhampton), Blackwater, Emerald, Emerald East (Central Highlands), Gracemere, North Rockhampton, Northside Plaza (Rockhampton North), Parkhurst, Yeppoon, Bargara, Biloela, Boyne Island, Bundaberg, Childers, Gladstone Valley, Kinkora (Gladstone), Kirkwood and Sugarland (Bundaberg).