Restrictions for Impacted Areas – Greater Brisbane

Dear Member,

To protect the health of Queenslanders, from 5 pm AEST Monday 29 March 2021 to 5 pm AEST Thursday 1 April 2021, the greater Brisbane region will have been subject to new restrictions. This will be reviewed on Wednesday 31 March. See more details here.

You must carry a face mask with you at all times when you leave home unless you have a lawful reason not to. You must wear a mask in indoor spaces, such as shopping centres, supermarkets, and retail outlets, etc. Find out more details here.

Kind regards,

Brendan Tohill | Chief Executive Officer
NLNA – National Lotteries Newsagents Association

NINE CYBER-ATTACK

NINE CYBER-ATTACK

Dear Members,

Please click the link below to find out NINE’s communication yesterday to all their retails and distribution partners regarding the NINE Cyberattack.

Thank you for your patience. NLNA and NINE will keep you informed as the issue progresses.

NINE CYBER-ATTACK

Yours sincerely,

Brendan Tohill | Chief Executive Officer
NLNA – National Lotteries Newsagents Association

Nine Publishing Monday 29th March

Nine Publishing Monday 29th March

Dear Members,

Please be advised that there has been a cyber-attack on Nine’s systems which has disrupted their normal publishing processes. As a result, NINE has used last week’s supplies and delivery dockets for The Age and AFR on 29/03/2021. This means delivery dockets would have the incorrect date.

Connect is currently inaccessible. NINE IT teams are working around the clock to fully restore their systems as soon as possible.

Thank you for your patience. NLNA and NINE will keep you informed as the issue progresses.

Yours sincerely,

Brendan Tohill | Chief Executive Officer
NLNA – National Lotteries Newsagents Association

NLNA MEMBER PROFILE  Nambour News & Casket Agency

NLNA MEMBER PROFILE Nambour News & Casket Agency

Address: Shop 28, 52-54 Currie Street, Nambour, Qld, 4560.

Store Owner: Rodney & Marisa Page
Years as a Newsagent: +2 years
Products Sold: Newspapers plus home delivery, magazines, stationery, gift cards & wrap, gifts, drinks, confectionery, Beefy’s pies, Cartridge World ink cartridges, Amazon Hub, TNT & FedX parcel service, Ladbrokes, Blueshyft, Lotto, E-Pay Phone credit, Cigarettes, Go-Cards, photocopying service, dry cleaning service

WINNING STORIES
As Nambour no longer has a regional newspaper, Rodney & Marisa approached the editor of a free local newspaper and offered to do home delivery for them on a Sunday and in return they offered a free advert of their store in the newspaper in every issue. Their customers love receiving this paper for their local news.
BUSINESS CHANGES & ADAPTIONS IN 2020 

In 2020, with COVID-19, their business kept going strong as home deliveries increased and in-store sales increased, especially lotto. Rodney & Marisa added a lot of other services to their newsagency which were not there when they purchased the business. 

In 2021, Rodney & Marisa will be looking at what other services and/or products they can bring in to generate more sales/foot traffic. 

LOCAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS 

Rodney & Marisa continually donate to local charities. They also do lots of giveaways to give back to the customers that support them.

RODNEY & MARISSA’S ADVICE

Rodney & Marisa advise prospective newsagents to thoroughly research locations for newsagencies, by asking questions such as:

–    Is it in a high foot traffic area?
–    Are there home deliveries involved? 
–    How large of an area is to be covered?
–    Is there potential for other services to be incorporated into the newsagency? 

If you are purchasing an existing business, have a due diligence search done to rule out any debt/outstanding accounts that are owed, and if possible, spend time in the newsagency to talk to customers, observe the foot traffic and sales.

NLNA SERVICES IN-STORE 

Rodney & Marisa have the in-store TV advertising NLNA products. They have found that Ladbrokes and parcel service advertising has generated customer inquiries/purchases.

 

 

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

COVID-19 Vaccine Update

Dear Members,

Australia’s COVID-19 Vaccination Program commenced on 22 February 2021.  People in priority groups who are most at risk and who need protection the most will have received the vaccine first. 

Please find the government rollout presentation here.

Kind regards,

Brendan Tohill | Chief Executive Officer
NLNA – National Lotteries Newsagents Association

NLNA Video Newsletter March 2021 Ep20

NLNA Video Newsletter March 2021 Ep20

NLNA Video Newsletter March 2021 Ep20- Henderson Greetings and the NLNA Update

Host: – Brendan Tohill – VANA & NLNA CEO

Guest:
Tom Stevenson- Owner and Chairman of Henderson Greetings
Eulinid Stevenson- CEO Henderson Greetings
Tory Roberts- Product & Marketing Manager Henderson Greetings
Kammeron Cran- Director NLNA