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Winter 2018 Edition
Published by:
Pinewood Chamber of Commerce
Level 1/Suite 2 The Centreway
Enquiries to President - Evvie Makris 0414 498 866
Shavans Brings the Best of India to Pinewood
The perception that all Indian food is hot and lunch from Thursday to Sunday from noon The upstairs function room with seating for
spicy is a myth according to Nalin (pictured to 3pm. Customers can enjoy an all-you- 80 people and a well-stocked bar is ideal for
below), the manager of Shavans Pinewood, can-eat Sri Lankan lunch buffet including weddings, parties and corporate events with
an Indian and Sri Lankan restaurant in unlimited helpings of the delicious hoppers buffet or plate service or the exhaustive a la
Centreway, Pinewood Shopping Village. on Saturdays, and the mouthwatering North carte menu.
Indian buffet, including two of the most
“We serve spicy food on request but Shavans Pinewood is fully licensed with BYO
popular South Indian dishes, wada and
generally our food is not spicy at all” Nalin wine only.
dosa, on Sundays.
says, adding that “dishes are tailored
The restaurant also boasts a massive range
according to the level of spice requested.” There’s a host of other dining options
of spirits, including house wines, beers
including a three-course business lunch
Nalin and his family took over Shavans and ciders, which according to Nalin, are
and special lunch set menus on week days,
Pinewood in November 2016. “customer favourites.”
along with a home delivery service.
And, in the space of just 18 months, it has Shavans Pinewood maintains high standards
become the leader in fine dining Indian and in ambience, hygiene, cleanliness and, of
Sri Lankan style cuisine in the south-eastern course, succulent, tasty food.
suburbs.
“We want our customers to experience the
Nalin aims to merge fine dining with warm, fine dining and ambience that we have
homely meals, stating: “We offer a massive created for them,” Nalin concluded.
range of authentic Indian food, just like home
cooked meals.”
The extensive menu offers all the popular
Indian dishes including butter chicken and
lamb rogan josh, as well as the most popular
Sri Lankan dish, kottu roti.
“My background is in IT but this is my
passion. I love cooking, so I am following my
passion,” Nalin said.
In the spirit of a true family business, Nalin’s
son and daughter are both members of the
front staff.
A 90-seat restaurant, Shavans Pinewood
is open for dinner six days a week and
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Pinewood Newsagents Making The News President’s Message
Pinewood Authorised Newsagency has We are constantly trying
been bringing people the news in Mount to improve Pinewood
Waverley and Glen Waverley for almost Shopping Village, and
60 years. with this improvement we
Now, the newsagency, located at 59 see change.
The Centreway on the site of the first This month we have seen
ever business in the Pinewood strip, is the closure of JT Bakery
making news of its own…. after 18 years in business,
The family owned business has won the while Petric Lacey
prestigious Victorian Newsagent of the Optometrists also closed
Year award, adjudged by the Herald their doors after more than 18 years in
Sun and Fairfax newspaper groups, for
Pinewood Newsagency owners Nick and Dennis, the Pinewood Village.
the Victorian Newsagents of the Year, with Kam-
2018. meron George, of News Corp And we say happy retirement and a
Pinewood Authorised Newsagency is big thank you to Graham the Window
conducted by close friends Dennis and Cleaner after 41 years of service to the
division one winning tickets since 2002
Nick, who first met in 2000 through their Centre.
with the most recent in 2017.
wives Rosy and Raelene respectively On the other side we welcome to the
“Tattslotto is still probably the backbone
being involved with a mother’s group. Centre, Raul who will now be cleaning
of the business, and although we speak
Rosy worked in the business for 10 our windows.
about the decline of the newspapers
years, while Raelene currently looks we still home deliver over 3,000 papers Pinewood Shopping Village has a lot
after the wide range of giftware. every day and an additional 4,000 to offer; to our list of credits we now
Nick, a former sales manager for papers go out to subagents.” introduce you to the Bar Lounge, yet
Nylex and a contract worker, said that to be named so need to watch this
The newsagency employs two full-time
he and Dennis have a good working space.
staff, Stephanie and Lewis, and 12
relationship. part-timers including drivers and NBN Why is your mum special ? Was the
“Dennis handles the finance and I look contractors. question answered by the Grades 1 and
after the day-to-day operations,” Nick 2 at Pinewood Primary School. Elena
Heavily involved in the local community,
said. and I read each heart and awarded 10
Pinewood Authorised Newsagency
Dennis stated that there has been a prizes. Thanks to the support of local
provide free newspapers for six schools
shift of emphasis in the business since traders Envie, 57 Cafe, Oopsy Daisy,
and sponsor several charities, while
starting out 17 years ago. Pinewood Newsagency, Bendigo Bank
Dennis is a shareholder of the Pinewood
and Pinewood Quality Nursery we were
“The decline of the printed product has Community Bank branch of the Bendigo
able to put smiles on the faces of the
given us some challenges but we’ve Bank.
winning entrants and their mums.
been compensated for it by introducing Dennis really enjoys his work.
gift lines throughout the shop. We are Pinewood Shopping Village supports
“Outside of having to get up early in the ‘Going Green’ and will be designing our
also involved in the roll-out of the NBN morning I enjoy the interaction with the
which we operate from the back of the own community shopping bags which
customers. Most of them come in and we hope to distribute.
newsagency,” Dennis said. pick up their paper on a daily basis and
“Considering that five years ago we The Twilight Festival will be our calendar
we catch up with the events of the day,”
weren’t doing anything in giftware it’s a event for December to be held first
Dennis said.
significant part of our business.” Sunday of December, a concert style
“When we took over we had a three to event for our community to celebrate the
Pinewood Authorised Newsagency can five-year plan. Seventeen years down end of another year.
rightly be described as the ‘lucky shop’. the track we’re still here and still going
It has sold no less than 16 Tattslotto Evvie Makris
strong.”
President, Pinewood Chamber of Commerce
Priceline Caring
for the Community
Priceline Pharmacy has been one of the cornerstones of the
Pinewood Shopping Village for almost 30 years.
The pharmacy originally opened in 1989 on its present site
at 439 Blackburn Road, Mt Waverley within the Village.
Dominic Stambe commenced work at the pharmacy at that
time and has been part of the Pinewood community for
nearly 30 years.
The pharmacy was originally under a different banner group
and was extensively renovated in 2012 and reopened as the
Priceline Pharmacy Pinewood.
Dominic Stambe, proprietor of Priceline Pinewood, with staff members (from
Priceline Pharmacy has maintained high standards of left) Ljubinka, Whitney, Michele, Dani and Diana
professional and friendly service and advice, with Dominic
heading a team of approximately 25 full and part-time “Being a member of the Priceline family we’re able to offer
staff. discounted prescription pricing year-round that reduces
Priceline at Pinewood offers a huge range of all the popular people’s costs of medication on a monthly basis,” Dominic
pharmacy items such as medications, cosmetics, skincare continued.
and haircare products. But this is only the tip of the “The Priceline SisterClub Card provides customers with many
iceberg! long term benefits that over six million members enjoy, in the
“We offer free medication consulting for customers, home form of free vouchers and provides support to many charities.
medication reviews where a consultant pharmacist attends a The Priceline Sisterhood Foundation has thus far raised $4.5
patient’s house with the support of a doctor, flu vaccinations, million for charities.
advice on cosmetics and beauty and a free home delivery Priceline has regular promotions all year and fortnightly
service,” Dominic said. “We are now stockists of the popular catalogues provide significant additional discounts.
MooGoo skincare range that is made in Australia.”
Dominic has been heavily involved in the local community. He
Priceline also stock Bio Ceuticals professional vitamins and was a member of the steering committee of the Bendigo Bank
hire out crutches, wheelchairs and walking frames. They branch at Pinewood and served on the board for 12 years
have a beauty adviser in the store from Monday to Friday and regularly supports local schools with gifts for fundraising
offering mini make-overs. events.
“We offer a number of services to facilitate the correct use Dominic said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed working at Pinewood
of medication, we can provide reminders for prescriptions for the past 30 years, it’s very rewarding helping people with
via SMS text messages, and Webster packs (medication their pharmaceutical needs and developing long-standing
packaging) for those who find it difficult to manage their relationships with customers and their families.”
daily medication. Customers can also bring in their old
“In developing those relationships it enables you to have some
medicines and we will dispose of them appropriately. We
very strong bonds with the community. I get an enormous
also are a National Diabetes Services Scheme (NDSS)
amount of personal satisfaction from that.”
agency, which allows us to provide diabetic-related products
at a hugely subsidised price. Priceline Pharmacy Pinewood is open from 9am to 8pm
weekdays and 9am to 6pm on weekends.
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In February this year Pinewood Community below to receive a free coffee and an
Bank® Branch Bendigo Bank and board were insurance comparison any time before
proud sponsors of the Glen Waverley Chinese 30th September 2018. If you have any
New Year and Lantern Festival. other banking needs please drop into
the branch and Suraj, Indu, Cathy, Julie,
It was a chilly day but that didn’t stop our
Paul or Lai will be more than happy to
staff and Directors from enjoying being part
assist you. Remembering that the more
of such a vibrant atmosphere and talking
you bank with us, the more we can give
with the community. We provided a colouring
vital funds back into the community we
competition for the children who enjoyed
all care so much about.
the opportunity and we were inundated with
wonderful entries. Of those entries, 20 were
judged the best and given prize packs to
reward their efforts!
The Bendigo Bank Piggy and his wonderful
assistants from the Xin Jin Shan Chinese
School walked around posing for photographs
and giving out close to 2,000 lucky red
packets. Inside each packet was the
opportunity to win a bank account worth $500.
The winning entrant was Judy Li, her name
was selected from all the entrants and she is
pictured opening the account in the Pinewood
Branch.
Pinewood Community Bank® Branch Bendigo
Bank are proud to be a community focussed
bank and are looking forward to celebrating
our 16th birthday on 16th August 2018. We
invite you to visit the branch on that day to
enjoy coffee and cake with us. Alternatively
you may tear off the ‘coffee for a quote’ docket
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