I was at the QNF Queensland Newsagent of the Year Awards last night in Brisbane. It was a terrific evening with a lot of laughs and plenty of celebration. It shows the high esteem with which the QNF is held by the support shown then by newsagents and suppliers.
There was a special moment in the evening when newsagents thanked the Gordon and Gotch customer service team one by one. Gotch is disbanding this team later this month and, collectively, more than 100 years experience serving newsagents will be lost. It says something about these individuals that the whole room applauded loud and long as they were introduced.
There is a lot of talk about newsagent unity. It was on show last night in Queensland. Newsagents are supporting their strong and focused association.
In the photo are some of the winners of the evening: Vanessa James, Employee of the Year, from newsXpress Lowood; Warrick Hosking, inaugural New Technology Newsagent of the Year, newsXpress Gympie and Mark and Shelley Petersen, Retail Newsagent of the Year, newsXpress Sarina. Park Avenue News won Distribution Newsagent of the Year.
Well done!
The QLD customer service team from Gotch will be missed. They were very helpfull and we never had to ring back to follow up on a query as it was always done correctly the first time. We shall miss you all.
From Jenny & Ian
Holloways Beach News