APCO Mt Duneed grand opening wows community

APCO Mt Duneed officially celebrated its opening on Sunday with hundreds of people gathering at the new service station.

Highlights of the four-hour grand opening event at the Surf Coast Highway site included a free sausage sizzle run by the Connewarre fire brigade, a monster truck display and demonstration, APCO’s Race Car on display, and live music performances.

For younger visitors, there was face painting and balloon sculpting, a special kids’ entertainment zone and free APCO show bags for early arrivals.

Food lovers had the chance to meet and greet with two-time MasterChef contestant Tim Bone, try fresh produce from APCO suppliers and enjoy APCO café24-7 fresh tastings and demonstrations.

Geelong mayor Stretch Kontelj cut the ribbon to open the store alongside event MC Ian Cover – who wore his special APCO dim-sim-themed jacket for the occasion – APCO founders Ron and Margaret Anderson, APCO Mt Duneed retail partner Ryan Dawson, and mascots APCO Joe and Waffle Man.

APCO director Peter Anderson welcomed everyone to the event and thanked the community for its support of the APCO brand.

“It’s been a long project bringing this one together and as you can see down on Lower Duneed Road, it’s still going,” he said.

“I’ve got to thank Barwon Water and VicRoads for all the support they’ve given us in the past few months, it’s been wonderful – without them, we wouldn’t be open today.”