By DANE LILLINGSTONE
IF CLIFTON News is anything to go by, the town could be in for a mini-business boom.
The newsagent has continued a strong year since winning the Australian Newsagents Federation Lottery Agent of the Year in September.
The little shop on King Street in Clifton is run by Georgie and Kent Meacle. They’ve been in Clifton for 12 years now, and have become an institution in the community.
“We only bought this store on 2 June last year,” Georgie said.
“I think our Lotto’s growth has been over 20 per cent since we took over, which has been phenomenal. Across Powerball, it was up nearly 50 per cent.”
Since taking over the store with her husband, Georgie said she had witnessed business grow in the town.
“We’re finding the business in Clifton is growing. It’s really growing as a little town,” she said.
“Some other small towns just stay the same.
“We found Clifton a really welcoming town, we’ve felt very welcomed. Our kids have gone to school here and grown up here.”
Georgie said she was shocked when they won the award earlier this year.
“When we won, we were very surprised. We didn’t really think we’d have a hope in hell to be honest. We were competing against a lot of bigger stores, a lot of franchises as well,” she said.
“We couldn’t have done any of this without the great support from our customers.”
