An 89-year-old matriarch and her family will run the town's general store after it went to auction. The community has rallied to save several local institutions in recent years.
Norma Hancock, grandson Anton Perry, and his mum Angela Henry are taking on the Guildford General Store .A local family has bought the Guildford General Store , which closed in March this year.What's next?
"I got to know some of the people up here and they were all congregating like sheep to tell me how much they needed store in Guildford," the 89-year-old said. It's another victory for residents after they successfully lobbied the Victorian Government to reopen the local primary school, and publicans Tom and Meg Evans took over the family hotel.
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