Australian Lottery & Newsagents Association

This webinar, hosted by ALNA CEO Ben Kearney withspecial guest Brian Laws (General Manager of Retail Operations at the Lottery Corporation), unpacked some eye-opening statistics about this powerful digitaltool:

ALNA Business Boost Live webinar focusing on critical industrial relations issues facing small business owners in 2025. ALNA CEO Ben Kearney hosts special guestTania Harris, who brings expertise on employment matters impacting smallbusinesses today. The webinar covered crucial developments including the newCommonwealth laws on wage underpayment. Key Topic: Criminal Penalties for Intentional Underpayment It's now illegal to intentionally underpay employees.Under new Commonwealth legislation, deliberately underpaying wages and other entitlements can constitute a criminal offense. While honest mistakes aren't criminalised, business owners must understand their obligations. The discussion covered new resources available through the Fair Work Ombudsman's website, including details on the Voluntary Small Business Wage Compliance Code andguidance materials designed specifically for small business employers

This week ALNA CEO Ben Kearney sat down with Neville Roediger who is a Director of NGBB, a business broker in Perth who has been selling Newsagents, lottery retailers and post offices for decades. Neville gives members some great insights during the discussion on what is happening right now with business sales, how to maximise your chances of a successful sale and how to prepare your business for it.

Join us for an essential webinar featuring Acting Sergeant Stephen Smith from the Queensland Police Crime Prevention Unit, who will be discussing "Retail Crime Prevention: Strategies for a Safer Business environment with ALNA CEO Ben Kearney

Join Ben Kearney and Antony Moore, Chief Channel Officer at The Lottery Corporation as they cover a range of topics, from the recent successful jackpot runs to new initiatives like Friday Lotto and enhanced digital sign-up processes. The conversation also touches on important compliance issues, upcoming technological upgrades, and strategies for maintaining customer engagement in challenging economic times. Antony shares valuable insights from his extensive retail background, offering tips to help retailers stay passionate and competitive in today's market.

Join Ben Kearney, ALNA CEO and Michael Cuda, ALNA Leasing Specialist delved into crucial aspects of leasing that impact newsagents and lottery retailers. Michael shared valuable insights on emerging trends, particularly the increasing number of businesses changing hands and the complexities of lease assignments. He emphasised the importance of due diligence for both buyers and sellers, highlighting key areas such as lease tenure, financial requirements, and ongoing liabilities after sale. 

Join Ben Kearney, ALNA CEO & Scott Marsh, owner of The Lucky Charm, Rockingham WA discuss helpful ideas on how to make the most of your newsagency.

ALNA hosted an informative webinar for members today featuring Bruce Billson, the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman. Bruce provided valuable insights into the current state of small businesses in Australia and recent regulatory changes affecting our industry.

Join us for a live webinar with special guest Deb Goldfinch, Acting Assistant Commissioner ATO in the small business line. Deb explains what a healthy small business looks like, what support and resources are available, and she gave advice on establishing good cash flow habits and building business resilience.

ALNA CEO, Ben Kearney is joined by special guest Tania Harris, ALNA IR Specialist on this live webinar to discuss the employment issues facing small business owners.

Cyber Security is becoming a huge problem for many small businesses and so we have special guests, Tegan Gilchrist from the CyberWardens program, a COSBOA initiative supported by the federal government, along with Holly van der Loo, Head of Corporate Cyber at Marsh, discussing Cyber Security and Cyber Insurance for the small business environment.

Join us for our first webinar of 2024 where we will be learning about Lease Bonds with eGuarantee. ALNA CEO, Ben Kearney will be interviewing Shaun Sergay, Co Founder & CEO of eGuarantee about the use of lease bonds to replace bank guarantees for commercial tenancies.

Join us for an insightful live Business Webinar, with co-host; Ben Kearney, ALNA CEO, and Brian Walker, CEO & Founder of Retail Doctor Group.

Michael Cuda delves deep into the world of leasing for our Lottery & Newsagency family.

Bruce Billson, ASBFEO chats with Ben Kearney on recent changes that small business owners should be aware.

ALNA's Legal Specialist, Hank Spier shares with ALNA CEO, Ben Kearney the most common legal challenges and mistakes he has observed among small business owners. Drawing on his extensive experience in competition law, contract law, unfair terms, franchising, and collective bargaining. Hank helped shed light on these complexities.

Tania Harris, ALNA Industrial Relations Specialist chats with Ben Kearney about minimum wage changes, recent employment law changes, and Top Tips on Compliance.

Join ALNA CEO Ben Kearney with special guest Phoebe Netto, Founder and Managing Director Pure Public Relations.

QLD Small Business Commissioner, Dominique Lamb shares with ALNA General Manager (QLD), Nickola Szczepanski her role as the new Commissioner for QLD

ALNA's CEO Ben Kearney had a great chat this week about the greeting card category and the industry more broadly with Peter Tzamouranis. Peter is well known in our industry having worked across several categories over the years, and he is the National New Business Manager at Hallmark Cards.

Michael shares the different elements of business planning and why its important to have an active business plan at every stage of your business life

Antony Moore talks about the smooth transition to the new Lottery Corporation, opportunities & tips for retailers, developments in the lottery business, and more...

Alexi chats with ALNA CEO Ben Kearney about small business issues, the new government, recent events like the jobs and skills summit and her thoughts about her local newsagents and lottery retailers.

Ben Keating, General Manager B2B Revenue at News Corp Australia chats with ALNA CEO Ben Kearney about the impact of COVID, Production, and Distribution within their industry.

Join .... Sally Eagle, Customer Director - Are Media Alex Smith, Head of Client and Retailer Services - Are Direct

Learn about the minimal requirements for you to attract and engage your ideal customer in a digitally savvy marketplace

Hosted by Ben Kearney, ALNA CEO, and David Spence, Manager Business Deposits and Payment Products - Managing Merchants costs - Small Business Banking

NORTHCAPE is a boutique retail property agency that specialises in tenant representation involving all matters leasing. Founder, Michael Cuda is a property veteran with over 30 years' experience in the retail property industry, having held senior roles in both agency and with large retail landlords such as Westfield and Stockland. These roles included NSW State Director for Byvan, (the preeminent boutique shopping centre management agency of the 1980s and 1990s) and Director/Regional Asset Manager for Stockland, where he was responsible for the overview of nearly half of Stockland's retail portfolio valued at approximately $2Billion. Michael's experience encompasses a broad array of areas including retail property management, human resources, leasing, development, design and tenancy co-ordination, as well as experience in the office and industrial sector. Michael is a Licensed Real Estate Agent (NSW), a Certified Shopping Centre Manager of Australia (CSMA), holds a Diploma in Business (Real Estate), an Advanced Certificate in Retail Management and has commenced an MBA at Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM-Macquarie University).

Ben Kearney ALNA's CEO and IR Specialist Tania Harris discuss the launch of a series of employment guide documents designed to assist small business owners.

Hosted by Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association CEO, Ben Kearney and featuring special guest; The Hon Bruce Billson Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Ben Kearney, CEO chats with Hank Spier, former CEO of ACCC and ALNA Legal Specialist on "Franchising small businesses and the Law"

Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association CEO, Ben Kearney and featuring special guest; Phoebe Netto, Managing Director Pure Public Relations. ALNA's PR Specialist, Phoebe has been bringing her big business experience to small and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit organisations for over a decade.