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2011 National Newsagents Awards - Winners Announced


    The best of the best gathered at the Melbourne Conference Centre in Melbourne to celebrate and honour newsagents across the country.
    Pictured above are Tracey & Ian McVea from newsXpress Beechworth in Victoria accepting their award and prize money for  the 2011 "New Technologies"  Newsagent of the Year

    The national winners for 2011 are :-

        Retail Newsagent of the Year - Doug & Tracey Otter, Queenscliff Village News - Victoria

        Distribution Newsagent of the Year - Coral Giles & Marten Beyer, Somerton Park Newsagency - SA

      Technology Newsagent of the Year - Tracey &  Ian McVea, newsXpress Beechworth - Vic

        Employee of the Year - Ella Butler from Morisset Newsagency - NSW

 

2011 Newsagency Industry Conference
The National Newsagency Industry Conference is only 6 weeks away. This years event promises to be unmissable, focusing on Restructure, Renew and Revive.
With the recent announcements regarding unity in the industry, the future looks bright for newsagents.
Our economy is on the up, newsagents are working smarter and industry partners and associated state bodies and the ANF are coming together to build a stronger industry united together to improve the lot of Newsagents.
I encourage newsagents to join us in Melbourne from the 21st August to 24th August at the fabulous Crown Conference Centre.

• Are you implementing a marketing plans and merchandising for growth
• Are you searching for products outside the box to grow your business • Are you constantly connecting with your customers in new ways • Are you looking light years ahead with enthusiasm • Are you embracing new technology

Click here to follow the links to register for the Newsagency Industry Conference
 

The ANF (Australian Newsagents Federation) Convention was held in Freemantle, WA from the 19th - 22nd September. Donna and I attended the convention and sponsored the "New Technologies" category for newsagents. This pretigious award was won by newsXpress Margaret River. They are our inaugural national winners. Congratulations Andrew Wagner.

The convention was a great insite for newsagents in attendance, and the format of having fellow newsagents discussing industry issues, looking for solutiins and generally getting a better understanding of the industry and a promising future was enlightening.