Childers Friendlies Pharmacy

Your community owned pharmacy, offering 20% off all retail prices. Free blood pressure monitoring. Medication packing available.   The Friendlies Discount Pharmacies is a  community owned organisation that opened on the 1st of October 1921. The  Maryborough store still trades from it{s original location and the  capital for the store was raised from residents of the Maryborough,  Hervey Bay, Howard, Tiaro and Torbanlea districts.        As early as 1916, members of the various  Friendly Society Lodges throughout the district expressed their desire  to have their own dispensary. They agreed to contribute one shilling per  member, per year, until they had sufficient capital to establish a  dispensary. The capital raised in this manner was made a gift to the  Dispensary Association.A description of the Association  could be a "co-operative with no share holders, only members who receive  benefits by paying a yearly subscription."            Last year, The Friendlies gave away over $1,000,000 to the community in discounts, vouchers, donations and sponsorship.           Over the years, profits that have not been  distributed to members by way of extra benefits have been used to  improve the dispensary. Today, The Friendlies Discount Pharmacies has 8  pharmacies and 2 independent living stores. These stores  are located in Hervey Bay, Maryborough, Tinana, Childers, Gympie,  Nambour, Sippy Downs and Forster. The Friendlies is still a community  owned organisation that is focused on providing benefits to it{s members  and the community.