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NSW Government launches tool kit for retail tenants

The NSW Department of State and Regional development has released a new information tool kit for retail tenants planning to start a business.

Produced by the Department's retail tenancy unit, the kit is available online at www.retail.nsw.gov.au/infokit.

NSW Minister for Small Business, Joe Tripodi, said the kit was designed to improve confidence in negotiating a fair lease with landlords. The tool kit outlined key steps and challenges to establishing a small business, he said.

Mr Tripodi said the kit encouraged tenants to search for workable business arrangements. "It lays out the fundamentals of retail leases before tenants sign up," he said.

Westfield appoints new Centre Manager

Darron Levin has been appointed Centre Manager at Westfield Tuggerah.

Mr Levin joined Westfield when he came to Australia two and half years ago as Management Executive at their Penrith Shopping Centre and then moved to Westfield Parramatta as Retail Manager following its redevelopment.

His background is in telecommunications and acquisitions and when he was based in North America he worked in property acquisition and retail.

He succeeds Michael Charlton who has been appointed Centre Manager at Westfield Hornsby.

Lend Lease Retail appoints New Centre Manager at Erina Fair

Lend Lease Retail, managers of Erina Fair Shopping Centre, have announced the appointment of Amanda Johnson as Centre Manager.

Ms Johnson began her shopping centre career at Gosford Marketplace in the 80’s, was Marketing Manager at Erina Fair in the early 90’s and progressed to Director of Asset Management with the Savills Group in Sydney for over 10 years before taking Stockland Bay Village through its last redevelopment and stabilisation period over the last four years.

“Redevelopments in shopping centres are particularly challenging and this is an exciting time to be re-joining my friends at Lend Lease to bring this new stage of Erina Fair to fruition,” said Ms Johnson who represents Lend Lease as a Board Member on the Erina Chamber of Commerce.

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