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Volume 4, Thursday March 13th, 2008
By Les Rochester
ne of Australia’s biggest retail franchises is investigating Roxby Downs as a potential site for its future expansion plans. Representatives of Harvey Norman whose strength is as a technology company but is a diverse retailer in fields such as electrical, bedding and furniture made a lightening visit to Roxby Downs last week. “We basically came to ensure that our provision of services to contractors fitting out the homes in Copper Sands with white goods and electrical appliances is running smoothly,” Harvey Norman’s leading South Australian franchisor David Filsell said. “We also took the opportunity to look around, talk with the council Administrator Bill Boehm and BHP Billiton representatives about the town’s future. “When we establish a presence in a town we commit for the long term. “Gerry’s (Gerry Harvey the founder of Harvey Norman) philosophy is that we buy the land and never sell,” Mr Filsell said. “We have a passion about our company being Australian but a world leader in retail, that’s why we now get the same release dates for new technology as the United States. “We’re the market leader in our field and with that comes the responsibility to give back to the community by providing
a diverse range of services to make sure we’re adding value for them,” he said. When asked whether the company had talked about providing Optic Fibre to old and new homes in Roxby Downs to deliver high end technology, Mr. Filsell said the company is also focused on expending the horizons of technology to the community. “We like to see ourselves as working in partnership with the communities that we are involved with. “We are pro-active in the future growth of Australia in the field of technology,” he said. “If we opened a store in Roxby Downs it would be in partnership with all players, especially the community because we’re a long term investor. “We have started the process but it is in its very early stages,” Mr Filsell said. “We want to know how we can add value and also see what demand there is in Roxby Downs for our services. About the way Australians and in particular Roxby Downs residents eagerly take up new technology, Mr Filsell said he was astounded at that ready acceptance. “It is well known around the world that Australians are very technologically savvy,” he said. “With new entertainment technology coming out frequently we have to find new ways to market it. “We bring this technology to a hungry Australia,” he concluded.
Volunteer firefighter Jason Carroll gets things organised at the Anna Court fire.
Three fires in a week have residents perplexed. The latest was a scrub fire at the back of Anna Court which threatened homes. Story and Photos P 2.