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Council confident of securing second supermarket for Toukley

Wyong Council is confident of securing a much needed second supermarket for the Toukley Town Centre. Council staff have carried out an extensive review of the Toukley Town Centre in an effort to identify an appropriate site for a second supermarket.

Council’s Business Development Manager Garry McLachlan said that over the past two years Council has been involved in a number of meetings with interested parties with a view to encouraging supermarket operators to locate a second store in Toukley Town Centre and have been working with a number of developers on several projects.

Mr McLachlan said, “Council has also been prepared to offer Council owned land and fast track rezonings where necessary to ensure a second supermarket is established at Toukley. Council currently has three proponents exploring the establishment of a second supermarket at Toukley and I am confident that, within a short period of time, a proposal will be secured and a second supermarket at Toukley will become a reality.”

Council has received representations from a supermarket chain interested in establishing a store within a building in the Toukley Town Centre, and these discussions are ongoing. “We have held discussions with two other potential supermarket developers for a site at East Toukley,’ Mr McLachlan said. “Council will continue to work hard to ensure a second supermarket is delivered at Toukley.”

Peregrine Corporation signs 6 year lease at Lake Haven Shopping Centre.

South Australian based Peregrine Corporation is a leading convenience retailer and operator of a range of retail business brands as franchisees and franchisors. Peregrine have signed a 6 year lease for a Smokemart and Giftbox outlet at Lake Haven Shopping Centre. The 29sqm tenancy is located in the Centre’s prime Centre Court and is expected to commence operations in October.
Although separate brands, the two collocate in shopping centres and have 90 stores across Australia including at Erina Fair and Westfield Tuggerah.

Hair franchise opens at Lake Haven

A John Brennan Hair franchise has opened at Lake Haven Shopping Centre with a 92sqm salon located in the northern mall.
It is the fourth franchise on the Central Coast after Bay Village, Erina Fair, and Westfield Tuggerah.
John Brennan Hair commenced business in the northern suburbs of Sydney in 1992 providing haircuts for the whole family.
Their franchising system started in July 2001 and they operate over 40 franchised and company sites.

East Gosford Community Bank celebrates 8 years

Franchisee of the East Gosford Bendigo Bank, East Gosford & Districts Financial Services Limited, celebrated eight years in banking in August. Chairman, Bob Rudd said that the Community Bank branch had turned East Gosford into a thriving shopping village with no vacant shops in the main street.
“Since opening at East Gosford, we have opened a further two branches, the first at Lisarow in 2003 and second at Kincumber in 2006. We now employ twenty local staff,” he said. In April 2008, the Bank had a combined banking business of $125 million and 8,826 customers.

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