Cooma Betta Home Living
Betta Home Living Cooma, formerly known as Cooma Retravision, has been operated by the Anthony family for more than 40 years. Andrew Anthony, father to George and his brother Tony, originally purchased the business when he bought what was then the International Club in 1968. He had come to Cooma in 1956 to start work with the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Scheme. Missing home, he returned to Cyprus, where he married his wife Mary. However, It didn’t take long before Andrew found himself back in Cooma. In 1959, Mary joined him and together they gave birth to their family of five children, Pam, Kay, Tony, George and Chris. All five children have worked in the business at some time, but Kay, Tony and George have remained.
Evidently, the family are through and through Cooma locals and are quite significantly involved in the community through various clubs and sporting organisations. The shop became the Cooma Discount King as the Snowy scheme began to wind down. In 1991, the Anthony family joined the Retravision Electrical Retail Group and in February 2013, changed to Cooma Betta Home Living. Apart from the family involvement in the store, there are also several long-term employees who are part of the Betta family. Chris, Kay, Ryan, Julie, Rob and Jen between them have about 50 years service to the business. One of the pleasures of being a local business for the Anthony family is being able to support local organisations.
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