By Martin Vedris

SYDNEY: The Hon Bronwyn Bishop officially opened Winning Appliances’ new flagship showroom at Brookvale yesterday as local residents joined Winning management and staff, and VIP guests including TV chef Geoff Jansz, for the celebrations.

Radio station WSFM conducted a live broadcast from the Orchard Road location, with visitors enjoying a barbecue, ‘show bags’ and face painting for the children.

Geoff Jansz signed complimentary copies of his ‘Food of the World’ recipe books and Winning gave away a variety of LG products, including mp3 players, touch screen media players, portable LCD players and microwaves.

The new store is twice the size of the existing Brookvale store and cost over $1 million.