Powerball $20m Jackpot (Draw 819)

Posted on 21st Jan 2012

Wouldn’t Australia Day be a day to remember if you topped off the celebrations with winning $20 Million in the Powerball! Draw 819 on 26/01/2012 could change your life. Think of how many kilograms of steak that would buy… how many slabs of XXXX beer you could shout your mates… or perhaps that new HSV Maloo ute you’ve had your eye on! (That one’s for our Store Manager, Shannon)

Quickpick Prices

JUMBO Quickpick	36 Games	$28.90
MEGA Quickpick	24 Games	$19.25
SUPER Quickpick	18 Games	$14.45
Standard Quickpick	12 Games	$9.60

Australia Day

Posted on 21st Jan 2012

Australia Day will be celebrated on 26th January with festivities held all around our great country. If you’re hosting your own BBQ or gathering, have you considered decorating with some Aussie-themed products? We’ve got Australian flags, bunting, Aussie hats, Aussie thongs and even tea towels for the drying up.

Have a safe, enjoyable Australia Day. If you’re around Chermside, we’ll be trading from 9am ’til 4pm so make sure you visit our team and say g’day!

Friday 13th – Lucky Black Friday

Posted on 13th Jan 2012

Today is Friday 13th, so why not stop in at Nextra Chermside Newsagency and try your Black Friday luck! We’ve got an exciting array of Instant Scratch-Its®, including the $15 Platinum Edition that gives you the chance to win up to $1,000,00 instantly!

Make sure you see Lucky Liam when you’re here so he can share his Black Friday luck with you.

Visit Lucky Liam to get your Instant Scratch-Its® today!

Powerball $12m Jackpot (Draw 817)

Posted on 11th Jan 2012

Imagine what you could do with $12 million… the possibilities are endless! That’s $1m to spend for every month of the year. You could travel around the world, increase your collection of sports cars, extend your art collection, start your ideal business and much, much more.

All it takes is one entry in the Powerball® for your chance to make your dreams come true. Like they say, it gives you “the power to change it all”. Grab a Jumbo Quickpick® for $28.90 or try your luck with a PowerHit® for $35.90 in draw #817 on Thursday 12th January 2012.

Good luck!

Back to School – Win a Bike Competition

Posted on 7th Jan 2012

Back to School is always an exciting time for newsagents, parents and children. Whether your munchkins are starting school for the first time or approaching their “home-run” stretch of education, Nextra Chermside Newsagency offers a comprehensive range of stationery to see them through the year.

We’ve got everything you need – lever arch files, display books, coloured pencils, recordable CDs and DVDs, calculators (yes, we stock the popular Casio fx-82AU), visual art diaries, office pads, sketch books, many of the Quill books (including subject, sketch, lecture and note books), exercise books, adhesive book cover/contact, clip boards, document wallets, pens, pencils, maths sets, rulers, crayons, highlighters, hole punches, staplers, glue, scissors, liquid paper and correction tapes, sticky notes, dictionaries, label makers and much more!

Want to know what makes Back to School even better at Nextra Chermside Newsagency? We’re giving you the chance to WIN one of two mountain bikes! Simply spend $20 or more on Back to School products and you’ll be eligible to enter our exclusive competition. Terms and conditions apply.

Good luck!

Employment Opportunities

Posted on 5th Jan 2012

We are currently accepting expressions of interest for potential staff who seek employment as a Newsagency Sales Assistant. An extract from our advertisement on seek.com.au is below:

Previous experience in Newsagencies and the sale of Golden Casket products is preferred.

Individuals should be self-motivated, but have the ability to work with and lead teams.

A passion for retail and excellence in customer service is vital.

Training and support is provided to help employees grow to their full potential.

Our family-owned Nextra Newsagency is looking for an experienced and enthusiastic individual to join the team at our large newsagency, located in the prominent Westfield Chermside Shoppingtown.

Successful applicants must be self-motivated, punctual with exceptional time-management, reliable and show initiative. We are seeking a hard-working person who can work without supervision. It would be favourable to display previous experience in leading teams towards common goals.

Responsibilities include:

Store presentation

POS operation and accurate money handling

Exceptional customer service

Sale of Golden Casket Lottery products

Magazine and stock processing

Due to the number of applications received, we will contact only successful candidates for an in-store interview.

If you meet the aforementioned criteria and would be interested in working in the exciting, fast-paced environment of Australia’s #1 Newsagency, please email a cover letter and résumé to jobs@nextrachermside.com (as a Word® document or PDF).

Powerball $10m Jackpot

Posted on 2nd Jan 2012

If you didn’t end up taking home a satisfactory share in the prize pool from the recent Megadraw, why not try your luck this week in the Powerball®? The jackpot is estimated to be $10 million for draw 816 on 5th January 2011. Visit us in-store to grab an entry for this exciting event – a Standard Quickpick® starts at $9.60, or you could try a PowerHit® (which guarantees you the Powerball®) for $35.90!

Powerball $10M Jackpot

$31m Megadraw (Saturday Gold Lotto) Results

Posted on 1st Jan 2012

How did you go in the $31 Million Megadraw from 31st Dec 2011? Congratulations to all our customers (especially the syndicate players!) who had luck on their side when the magic numbers were drawn. We were pleased to see that first division paid just over $968,000 to 32 punters around the country. Well done!

Happy New Year

Posted on 1st Jan 2012

We would like to take this opportunity to thank our amazing customers for their loyalty and support throughout 2011. We have already finalised our promotional calendar, and let me tell you, we’ve got some EXCITING events happening in 2012. Best wishes for the New Year!

Fireworks on the Brisbane River