'I had 60 texts straight away': hair salons booked out as Melbourne lockdown gets a trim

Queues form at barber shops while long-suffering hospitality venues keep their drinks on ice

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The music at Biba salon in St Kilda on Monday morning can barely be heard over the phones. They've been ringing nonstop as desperate Melburnians try to snatch up any booking they can - for most, it'll be their first haircut in months.

It's been nuts, we have been absolutely insane," hairdresser Bianca Covelli says, one phone wedged between her ear and shoulder, the other clasped to her chest and she tries to type bookings into the computer.