Hooks Pharmacy Hooks Pharmacy was opened more than 150 years ago a and is one of the oldest names in pharmacy in NSW. Originally located on the corner of Vale and N Sharp Street, where PD Murphy’s CafÊ is now, and S then th later at 40 Vale Street, it moved to its current spot sp in Sharp Street eight years ago. Jenny White has owned the pharmacy in partnership for 18 years. She and her team strive to provide great care and g one o on one advice to t all customers, while ensuring w they have the latt est and greatest e products, treatp ments and serm vices available. v
Pacific Furniture Tha Pacific Furniture building has had many identities but my memories of it are from when I was 16 and working at Fosseys. I would walk through the drive through bottle shop to get lunch from the bakery. When the bottle shop closed, Fosseys used the building for a short while as part of their store. Our store opened in November 2011 at 168 Sharp Street, where Boller and Co is now. I helped open the store as the store manager and I thoroughly enjoyed finding different
pieces to inspire people who were decorating their homes. We moved to our current location in Bombala Street in October 2012 as we needed more space. My husband and I took over as owners of the store in July 2014 and we are pleased to be celebrating our store’s fifth birthday later this year. - Tracy Alcock
Shell Regional Service Station This property and its connected businesses have been owned by the Lester family since 1970. The businesses were run by
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Mal and Ellen Lester (and their family) or leased out to other enterprises or well known Cooma District personalities, over the
last 46 years. In September 1997, Paul and Kelly Lester (brother and sister) had the opportunity to acquire the overall business activities. Since then, they have evolved, grown and continually upgraded the business operations with the latest technology. 1999 installed, full automatic car wash 2005 installed, three DIY wash bays and vacuums 2009 closed site for a period of 6 weeks to upgrade the site with
all new fibreglass envirotanks and piping to meet the current environmental guidelines. 2012 installed, DIY dog wash. 2013 installed 24/7 kooler ice machine Paul and Kelly, over the year, employ up to 10 local staff, and love seeing their local customers and regular clients, as well as enjoying the thousands of tourist that come through Cooma every winter and summer. Proud of their success and Cooma connections, they support as many local events/charities they can, in order to put money back into the local area and community.