Loveys IGA Gillieston Heights

Ms JENNY AITCHISON (Maitland—Minister for Regional Transport and Roads)—Congratulations to Loveys IGA Gillieston Heights for their success at the recent NSW & ACT IGA Awards of Excellence. Loveys IGA Gillieston Heights was named Medium Store of the Year at the awards, and also won Medium Fresh Produce Department of the Year and Medium Grocery and General Merchandise Department of the Year. I would like to congratulate store owner James Lovegrove, store manager Samantha Ryan and the team on the service they provide for the Gillieston Heights community. James reflects that the awards are an acknowledgement that the staff at the store are doing a good job for the stores customers. Local grocery stores provide a vital service to communities such as Gillieston Heights. We saw that all too well in recent years when this community was cut off with flooding. The store, which has been open for two years, prides itself on providing consistency, that customers can bank on them having what they need, and that the store is well presented and well stocked. They credit their customers and staff for their success. Congratulations to the team on their success.