Residents of Stawell and district were asked to vote for the business and an employee they considered provided excellent customer service.

The business that received the most votes was Fisher’s Supa IGA Supermarket, which won by one vote ahead of Waack’s Bakery. 

The employee who was voted as providing excellent customer service was an employee of Fisher’s IGA, Grant Meadows.

Laetitia Eckman from Fisher’s and Grant Meadows were invited to attend a Rotary dinner meeting to receive the Valerie Nicholson Award for Are You Being Served? 

Certificates were presented by Rotary District Governor Jane Cox, assisted by Rotarian Kimberley Gehan, who committed substantial time to running the program.

The award was named in honour of the late Valerie Nicholson, a valued member of the Stawell Rotary Club. 

Sadly, Val died before the program was launched.