OUR MISSON

To celebrate and protect your local shops: ensuring independent shops throughout NSW are not disadvantaged by Government planning policy.

YOUR RETAIL HEROES

We’ll be profiling some of the true characters that have joined the campaign, detailing their hard work, their entrepreneurial strengths and how they help create loveable shops.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We the undersigned petition the Minister for Planning in NSW to ensure the Centres Policy permits and encourages Councils to consider the competitive impact of proposed retail developments on existing centres and the businesses therein.

Sign the online petition.

Recent Tweets

  • Unlike the national chains, IGA is part of the community with Community Chest http://www.iga.net.au/igafresh/index.cfm?page_id=2687 2 weeks 6 days ago
  • Ashcroft’s IGA in Moss Vale has just won the National IGA Customer Service and Store Manager Awards! 3 weeks 3 days ago
  • Ashcroft’s IGA Moss Vale has just won the National IGA Customer Service and Store Manager Awards 3 weeks 5 days ago
  • Locals get a good return from shopping at IGA with Community Chest funding http://www.iga.net.au/igafresh/index.cfm?page_id=2687 3 weeks 5 days ago
  • Milton in NSW acheives national fame with the town's IGA store named IGA Liquor Department of the Year...Congrats! 3 weeks 6 days ago

Video Section

News Archive

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WHO STARTED LOVE YOUR LOCAL SHOPS?

This campaign was started by the Independent Retailers of NSW and ACT Inc. These are independent retailers, who trade under the IGA banner. In many cases they are owner-operator businesses,
run by families.

What you can do

Community Campaign