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Hervey Bay Independent : 29th January 2015
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GENTLE POSTURAL & STRUCTURAL BALANCING Karen Sonter Ortho-Bionomy® Ortho-Bionomy® is a gentle form of bodywork which works with the natural patterns held within the muscles, joints and connective tissues of the body and can aid in: Lower back pain Frozen shoulder Knee, ankle & foot problems Headaches & migraines Prevention of sporting injuries Neck & shoulder pain Elbow, wrist & hand problems General stiffness & immobility Whiplash Increased endurance Developed by an Osteopath, it is like no treatment you’ve had before - treating pain with comfort! MENTION THIS ADVERT AND RECEIVE A 25% DISCOUNT FOR NEW CLIENTS D Search for Karen Sonter Ortho-Bionomy® Ask for Karen at Hervey Bay Massage Suite 6, 40 Torquay Road, Pialba Phone 4124 1607 Last snags for butcher While the sale of two butcher shops marks the end of an era for Hervey Bay’s longest serving butcher, Gary Richards has not hung up his apron just yet. After 28 years of supplying meat to residents he has sold his Torquay and Pialba butcheries to put an end to his struggle with the big supermarkets and their meat pricing strategies, which he says are squeezing small businesses like him out of the marketplace. In an effort to compete, he is now retailing cuts of meat from his processing factory, Whale City Wholesale and Bulk Meats, in Islander Rd, Pialba. $295 Palmolive Foaming Hand Wash 250mL $529 Palmolive Naturals Shower Milk 500mL 81–91 Boat Harbour Drive, Fraser Shores Shopping Centre PH 4124 4022 Formerly trading as Fraser Coast Discount Pharmacy 399 ea SAVE $3.50 Pantene Shampoo and Conditioner 350ml 2 for 500 SAVE $2.00 $295 Soft As Soap Hand Wash 250mL “We are still here, just bigger and better in one location,” he said in response to the growing number of people inquiring about his whereabouts. “We are selling 2kgs upwards of bulk meats, but if someone wants something smaller it will not be a problem.” Gary is one of six butchers who have owned the Whale City Butchery in Pialba Place in its 30 years, and the only one that survived, lasting there for 16 years. “I’ve been in the game that long, I’ve just had enough,” he said. “Supermarkets have destroyed us butchers. In 1980 there were around 10,000 butchers in Australia and now we have only about 3000. You can thank the supermarkets for that. “Us little butchers are being phased out. Maryborough is down to around two shops now. People really need to change their shopping habits. They are only going (to the big chains) for convenience, but they can get better deals at the little shops. His current premises has expanded since Gary took over to 506 sqm to include the butchery, three smoke houses, the retail shop and plenty of storage. Whale City supplies both hospitals in Maryborough and Hervey Bay as well as aged care facilities and a number of butcher shops. In his 28 years of butchering in the Bay, he’s seen a lot of changes. “Things have changed TORQUAY 209 Specials Available 29/01/15 - 04/02/15 ea SAVE $1.00 489 SAVE $3.96 ea Pepsi/Schweppes 2LTR 435 SAVE $1.04 ea Kirks cans 10 Pak 395 ea SAVE $1.40 Gary Richards of Whale City Wholesale and Bulk Meats has sold his two butcher shops after serving Hervey Bay meat eaters for 28 years. here, but we are keeping tradition by giving people old-time butcher service and quality meats, plus our prices are so much better - we are the cheapest in town because we can bulk buy. “Service is still important to people and butchers are known for their jovial and friendly service, so we are aiming to maintain that – a smiling face and the way we look after our customers is priceless. Whale City Meats has plenty of disabled parking and can serve people with a disability while they remain in their cars. Just drive up to the door and beep the horn. “People just love that,” he said. Your competitive top-up alternative 299 ea SAVE $3.00 Sorbent Toilet Rolls 6 pk 539 ea SAVE $2.96 Powerade 600ml WE ARE HERE CHARLTON ESPLANADE FRESHWATER ST CAMPBELL ST TORQUAY PIER 8 Bideford Street | Phone 4125 2390 OPEN 6.30AM - 7.30PM 7 DAYS A WEEK 14 / Hervey Bay Independent, January 29, 2015 Arnotts Assorted cream Cadburys Block chocolate Smiths 20 Pak “back to school” ESPLANADE CYPRESS ST FRASER ST TRURO ST BIDEFORD ST
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