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Covering Cambooya, Hodgson Vale, Westbrook, Wyreema Districts "DAD AND DAVE COUNTRY"
Vol. 26
THURSDAY, August 4, 2022
A very happy first birthday
It is a year since Shane and Tracy Smith did something quite special for the community of Westbrook buying the supermarket that had recently closed its doors, and offering all the previous staff employment. The benefits were twofold - the community got to keep its local supermarket and a team of hardworking locals kept their jobs either at The Local Grocer, Westbrook or at the Smiths’ other IGA supermarket, at nearby Pittsworth. The couple’s son, Andrew, joined them as a partner in the
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Westbrook business while daughter Jess is also very involved in the family business. On Friday they celebrated with staff and cut a huge iced cake made in the bakery of the Pittsworth store which supplies all the fresh bread, pastries and cakes to the Westbrook store. After buying The Local Grocer last year, the Smiths undertook a refurbishment and expanded the fresh offerings and the deli range as well as adding a gluten-free range. They have continued to operate the takeaway food outlet.
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From left: Celebrating their first year at The Local Grocer IGA Westbrook owners Andrew, Shane and Tracy Smith with Colleen Lee, daughter Jess, Hayley Nothdurft, Caroline Laurie, store manager Tealah Gerlach and Sharon Glenn.
289 Saint Helens Road Yarranlea
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Represented as a total land area of 166 acres over 4 freehold titles, ‘Tumby’ is made up of 100 acres dryland farming with soft black to chocolate clay soils rising to shaded soft grazing country. The family homestead is secluded, exclusive and anchored into the hillside with an uninterrupted north easterly aspect to capture breathtaking sunrises across the horizon and is further enhanced by the manicured gardens, established trees and shrubs around the homestead. COUNTRY: Tumby is the perfect mix of country with about 30ha FENCING: ‘Tumby’ is fenced into 3 main paddocks plus an extended house (100 acres) of cultivation (contoured where necessary) with soft yard area. Generally the fencing is of good quality with 4 & 5 barb wire. black to chocolate clay soils rising to shaded grazing country and area HOMESTEAD & GARAGE AREA: 4 bedroom brick veneer homestead around improvements. style residence built in 2003 with full bullnose verandahs, open plan CROP: Included with the sale is 28.3 Ha (70 acres) of ‘Lancer’ wheat kitchen / living area with raked exposed pine cathedral ceilings, internal and balance area of cultivation is currently planted to grazing oats. brick & VJ sheeting wall, main bedroom with ensuite and walk in robe, other bedrooms, built in plus ceiling fans, ducted air conditioning, WATER: Bore total depth 102 metres equipped with 3 phase submersible pump delivering approx 1100 gph, pump set at 54 metres. kitchen with extension bench & cupboard areas plus electric hot plates & Westinghouse wall oven plus separate rumpus/library area, carpet, vinyl Reticulates to 5000 gallon poly tank (behind house) and to a second poly tank 5000 gallons, near the cattle yards (under full pressure from and tiled floor coverings. Covered outdoor eating area plus separate screened BBQ area at the bore). The water is delivered to garden pop up sprinklers, drippers to end of double colorbond double garage with attached store room. trees and shrubs, outlets at shed and five troughs at the yards. View by appointment Myles Cosgrove 0419 271 247 Matt Cleary 0428 987 340
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