NICK THEO – NLNA NSW NEWSAGENT OF THE YEAR

NICK THEO – NLNA NSW NEWSAGENT OF THE YEAR

Dear Members, Partners & VIPs,

A wonderful night of celebration was had by all at NLNA’s NSW Industry Awards Night, held at Aqua Luna Waterfront Dining in Drummoyne.

The evening, sponsored by NSW Lotteries, was our best ever in Sydney and was an unprecedented success.

Special thanks to Federal Member for Bennelong Hon Jerome Laxale MP for supporting the night and delivering a strong speech that resonated with our members.

To our industry partners who attended on the night, NSW Lotteries, Henderson Greetings, ACCO Brands, News Corp, Ninsurance powered by Fitzpatrick & Co., Live Payments, Zembl and Superbolt, it was so awesome to see everyone there from Ben Keating to Brian Laws and from Annette Baxter to Rebecca Dominguez, and many more CEOs and General Managers.

To our nominees and winners – you were all amazing!

NSW Newsagent of the year – Nick Theo, The Lucky Charm QVB
Incredibly deserved winner with over 30 years of experience and expertise in the Industry, continually innovating and evolving, a really popular winner as well.

NSW Lotteries Newsagent of the Year – Jessica & Wade Tracey, Morisset Newsagency
Jessica and Wade have gone back-to-back with this award, Why? Because they are amazing retailers with so much vibe & energy, no one can stop them. They are looking for a “three-peat in 2025″!

Congratulations to our NSW Rookie of the Year – Kelvin Wu, Rouse Hill Newsagency and to our NSW Community Newsagent of the Year- Urish Damwala & Abhisek JariwalaKeppel St Newsagency.

“Small Business NSW is as strong as ever and NSW newsagents are some of the hardest working in the country”, our NLNA Ambassador Grace Du stated.

Please see below our photo gallery of winners and VIPs.

Yours sincerely,

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

PRESS RELEASE | Live Payments EFTPOS Offer

PRESS RELEASE | Live Payments EFTPOS Offer

PRESS RELEASE

RELEASE DATE:
30 April 2024

The National Lotteries and Newsagent Association (NLNA) is excited to announce the signing of an exclusive agreement with Live Payments, offering NLNA Members exclusive EFTPOS rates comparative to the leading offer in market.

Live Payments is an Australian owned company with 18 years of experience in secure payments.  Live Payments specialise in small to medium businesses with over 8,000 retailers, as well as major retailers including Mobil, Grilled, Hungry Jacks, IGA, Just Cuts, Anytime Fitness and Amcal to name a few.

As Australia’s peak industry body formed with one clear purpose: to improve income, reduce costs and increase foot traffic for newsagents across Australia, this partnership will provide an opportunity for over 6,000 retailers to review their current payment relationships and fee structures and consider an alternative that reduces costs and provides the support they need.

In additional to the great rates offered by Live Payments, NLNA members also receive:

•    Free terminal rental for the first 6 months (unlimited terminals)
•    Next day settlement into any bank
•    24/7 help desk support
•    Set up within 48 hours
•    Free paper rolls
•    Zero installation fees
•    No lock in contract

Retailers can contact NLNA today to learn more about Live Payments’ exclusive rates and ask us for a comparison report, to see just how much can be saved by switching to Live Payments!

Brendan Tohill, NLNA CEO, said “We are delighted to partner Live Payments as the NLNA are in the business of reducing costs for small businesses across Australia. Live Payments have an amazing Industry offer exclusive to NLNA Members. Specialising in small to medium businesses, they understand the challenges our members face and their need to minimise costs, minimise disruptions, ensure quick settlement and receive great customer service.  We are confident Live Payments will deliver all of this and so much more.”

Reuven Barukh, CEO Live Payments, added “We are delighted to announce this partnership with National Lotteries and Newsagency Association (NLNA) to support Australian businesses with our state-of-the-art payment solutions. Working with NLNA has been an absolute pleasure, and I am personally glad to be involved in this journey, helping businesses grow and reduce their cost of payment acceptance.”

 

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