The company unveiled plans for Royal Bay at its annual general meeting this week, when it also reported “double-digit growth” and pay raises to its 1,200 employees. “We are drawing up plans for the new store. We will start construction later this year, with completion in 2022,” said Hayward. The store will be about 35,000 square feet and offer similar products and services to those offered in the Langford and View Royal stores. Hayward said the pandemic has generated substantial growth for traditional grocers, as public-health orders keep people closer to home and eating out less. “People have to understand traditional grocery stores have about 2% growth each year, while over the last 10 years, big-box stores are up 50%,” he said. “Stores like ours keep up with inflation.”
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Record number of Indigenous students set to study medicine at University of Queensland
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Dr Hayman says there are hundreds of Indigenous people now studying medicine.
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A record number of First Nations students are enrolled to study medicine at the University of Queensland (UQ) with six doctors graduating this year.
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He says there are currently about 250 Indigenous doctors
There are 35 Indigenous students enrolled in medicine at UQ for next year
It is a proud moment for Noel Hayman, who became one of Queensland s first Indigenous medical graduates when he completed his studies in 1990.
He said he strongly believes First Nations medical practitioners can deliver better health outcomes for their people.