Photo: Jess Guareschi – Strategic Partnerships & Event Lead APCO, Chris Thornton Partnerships and Marketing Manager BBA, Ivor Riesewyk APCO Alfredaton Owner
Ballarat Miners are excited to announce a new partnership with APCO Service Stations, partnering with them as our official Fuel Partner for the back half of 2024 and into the 2025 season.
APCO is a market leader in their industry with a large focus on local people, great food and coffee and fuel at the right price! APCO offer award winning service, taking out 3 awards in their industry earlier this year for Excellence in Food and Coffee offer development, as well as Independent and Store of the Year for Ballarat’s own Apco Alfredton; one of Apco’s largest footprint of their current 27 stores and growing.
Apco offers a terrific combination of everyday supermarket grocery items in all stores, some stores including an IGA Xpress, as well as café quality foods and award-winning Barista made coffee in all 27 Apco Cafe24-7 stores.
Basketball Ballarat Partnerships & Marketing Manager, Chris Thornton was excited to partner with the team at APCO stating “We are thrilled to be entering into this new partnership with a well-known and trusted company such as APCO Service Stations and are looking forward to working closely with their team by engaging with both of our supporters and community members. APCO has a strong focus on investing in regional areas and their local community, with our Ballarat Miners being a regional team playing on the national stage this, along with our aligning key values, makes for a perfect partnership moving forward.”
Jess Guareschi, Strategic Partnerships & Event Lead of APCO Service Stations, was equally positive about the partnership announcement today, stating “Apco Service Stations Cafe24-7 are proud to be partnering with Ballarat Basketball. As two proud locals, this collaboration represents a perfect alignment of community spirit. Apco has always been committed to supporting and engaging with our local communities. Together with Ballarat Basketball, we look forward to fuelling the excitement and passion of basketball enthusiasts while continuing to serve our loyal customers with quality barista made coffee, fresh food, friendly service and the convenience they expect from our three Apco stores in Ballarat; Main Rd, Skipton Street and Learmonth Rd Alfredton”.
Further information regarding this partnership will be announced before the commencement of the 2025 NBL1 South Season.