Australian Newsagent of the Year 2012

The Winning Team - Nextra Chermside NewsagencyYesterday evening at the Park Hyatt, Melbourne, Nextra Chermside Newsagency was awarded the esteemed title of Australian Newsagent of the Year. In addition to the state and national recognition by the Australian Newsagents’ Federation, this is the second time the team at Chermside has won the prestigious award by ACP Magazines in as many years.

Shannon Hickey, Mitch Hughes and Debbie Zeith (ACP Magazines)

On the night, Store Manager, Shannon Hickey, expressed that he is “so proud of our enthusiastic team who work closely with our suppliers to offer excellent products and unrivalled customer service to our community”.

Store Representatives of the Five FinalistsCongratulations to the other finalists and on behalf of all contestants in the competition, we thank ACP Magazines for supporting the Australian newsagency industry.

Winners Galore at Nextra Chermside Newsagency

Last week proved to be an exciting and rewarding time for our customers with many lotto and Instant Scratch-Its prizes being won. Some of the most notable wins were recorded in the Powerball and Saturday Gold Lotto – in fact, our stores sold three Second-Division entries!

Congratulations to these lucky members of our Chermside community and we hope to see lots of prizes going to our valued customers again this week. Keep your fingers crossed!

Second-Division Wins at Chermside Last Week:
Game Sold At Prize Value
Powerball (Thursday) Nextra Express Chermside $68,916.50
Gold Lotto (Saturday) Nextra Chermside Newsagency $9,888.45
Gold Lotto (Saturday) Nextra Express Chermside $9,888.45
Total Value of Second-Division Prizes $88,693.40

Saturday Gold Lotto Dividends

1,000 Likes for Ryder

Ryder WithersIf you haven’t heard about 1-year-old Ryder Withers and his battle with Congenital Heart Disease, please check out our previous blog post.

In addition to promoting awareness for this cause, Nextra Chermside Newsagency will donate $1 to HeartKids QLD for every new “like” on our Facebook page until the Charity Auction on 11 August 2012 (to a maximum of A$1,000)

Make sure you encourage your friends, family and colleagues to support our mate Ryder and the wonderful work of HeartKids QLD.

Hit the “like” button NOW to get started!

Ryder’s Broken Heart

Ryder Cooper Withers

Ryder Cooper Withers was born on 2 June 2011. He was born with a Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) and a condition known as Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF).

The team at Nextra Chermside Newsagency became aware of Ryder’s condition when his mother and grandmother came into our shop to get some helium balloons blown up for his first birthday. Since then, we have been actively following his progress and hope young Ryder will be able to visit us at Westfield Chermside in the near future.

In order to support Heartkids QLD, Ryder’s mother and father have organised a charity auction to support the organisation.

Date: Saturday 11 August 2012
Time: 12 noon – 3pm
Venue: Wilston-Grange AFC (35 Babarra St, Stafford)
Tickets: $55 Adults / $25 Children / 0-3yrs FREE
Purchase tickets from TryBooking

This would be an excellent opportunity to grab some unique memorabilia and support such a worthwhile organisation. Please see the links below for more information. We hope to see you at the event!

Links for Ryder:

Australian Newsagent of the Year 2012 (ANF)

National Newsagent of the Year Trophy

National Newsagent of the Year Trophy

It is with great pride that we announce our most recent accomplishment – Nextra Chermside Newsagency has been recognised as the 2012 National Newsagent of the Year by the Australian Newsagents’ Federation. The team is thrilled with this outcome which is the result of the hard work and dedication of our excellent staff, the support of our loyal customers and the encouragement of our valued business partners.

The Management Team would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone in our community for making this possible and we look forward to sharing our success with you.

Nextra Chermside Newsagency has previously been recognised as the 2011 National Newsagent of the Year by ACP Magazines and strives to be a leader and innovator in the Australian newsagency industry.

Nextra Chermside's Team

Supporting McDowall State School

At Nextra Chermside Newsagency, we proudly support the education of the youth in our local area. With the rollout of the new National Curriculum, the McDowall State School Parents and Citizens’ Association has organised sponsorship to assist the students and teachers with resources that are needed for their newly-developed teaching programs.

Our donation, along with many others’ contributions, can be won in a raffle at their up-and-coming Sports Carnival on 20th and 22nd June, so we encourage you to follow our lead and support the vision and goals demonstrated by one of our community’s great schools.

Prize for the raffle at McDowall State School

Matthew with the prize – activity books, reading books, art supplies, and new lunch boxes valued at $120!

Sponsoring RSPCA’s ‘Million Paws Walk’

Million Paws Walk LogoOur newsagency proudly supports the RSPCA Million Paws Walk and this year we have decided to sponsor the award trophies in addition to the prizes we donate. They were just delivered and they’re looking great!

Make sure you bring your pampered pooches along on Sunday 20 May – for more information, check out the Brisbane walk or search their website for your nearest location. We hope you consider joining us to support this worthy organisation.