{"id":156663,"date":"2025-03-07T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=156663"},"modified":"2025-03-05T18:21:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T07:21:18","slug":"priceline-pharmacy-torquay-celebrates-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/priceline-pharmacy-torquay-celebrates-opening\/","title":{"rendered":"Priceline Pharmacy Torquay celebrates opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PRICELINE Pharmacy Torquay has celebrated its new tenure under local ownership with a grand opening on Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/B07K9659-TomHawkins_46261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cats legends Tom Hawkins (left) and Gary Ablett with two young fans,<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/B07K9336-RachelWebb_69419.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rachel Webb serves another happy customer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Led by owners Katrina and JJ Walia, along with junior managing partner David Nguyen-Huynh, the Gilbert Street business has been transformed into Priceline Pharmacy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/B07K9368-RubyBarnet_98272.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">, Lily Akers right spins the wheel as Ruby Barnett (first from left) looks on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Saturday&#8217;s grand opening featured a free barbecue, face painting, a balloon artist, a spin and win wheel, and appearances from former Geelong Cats legends Gary Ablett and Tom Hawkins.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/B07K9372-Kelly-Geel_77981.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kelly from Geelong Face Painting adds some face paint to Jagger Walia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Along with offering products exclusive to Priceline Pharmacy, more professional services including vaccinations, free medication packing and absence from work certificates are available.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/B07K9318-MichaelRee_10286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rotary Club of Torquay members (L-R) Michael Reed, Greg Birchall, Garth Symington, Ed Hunter, Gail Birchall hard at work at the barbecue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As part of the pharmacy&#8217;s transition, the SiSU Health Station has been installed, providing free cardiovascular and metabolic health checks within five minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRICELINE Pharmacy Torquay has celebrated its new tenure under local ownership with a grand opening on Saturday. &nbsp; 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