FRASER Coast residents are struggling to pay off their debt, with a total of 48 people and businesses going bankrupt in the last financial quarter.
In Maryborough, 15 people declared bankruptcy, compared to 25 in Hervey Bay, between July and September.
The number was about the same as the March to June quarter, which saw 39 people file for bankruptcy in the two cities, 13 in Maryborough and 26 in Hervey Bay.
According to Australian Financial Security Authority figures, there were eight insolvent businesses on the Fraser Coast in July to September, compared to nine in the previous quarter.
It comes on the back of a number of businesses shutting including the Supa IGA at Maryborough Plaza.
The figures suggest job losses like these are star…
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