advertised as a Safeway store. In June 1977 the original section of the building was granted a National Trust classification and in 1979 a new self-service grocery section was added. Newtons’ Toodyay General Store, 1984-1990 In July 1984 Allan and Karen Newton bought the Toodyay General Store. That year it was advertised as a Four Square store. In April 1986, during Heritage Week, a mural depicting 150 years of Toodyay's history was painted on a wall near the Toodyay General Store by students of Toodyay District High School. The project was under the direction of art teacher Joanne Bennett and sponsored by Allan Newton, owner of the store. In 1987 plans to double the capacity of the grocery self-service area and to incorporate a bull-nose verandah were announced. Dymonds’ Toodyay Supermarket, 1990-2002 In May 1990 Richard and Karyn Dymond became the new owners of the Toodyay Supermarket, and by August 1990 it was trading as a Foodland supermarket. In August 1993 the Bushells sign at the back of the supermarket, facing Charcoal Lane, was repainted by Vic Grace from Toodyay Signs. One resident at the time recalled the original being first painted in the 1930s. On 20 August 1996 the business moved into the electronic scanning era and boasted that the touch scanning system being used was the first of its kind in Western Australia. On 4 August 1997 the Toodyay Supermarket began trading 7 days a week. Carter's Toodyay Supermarket, from 2002 Around August 2002 Dean and Ruth Carter purchased the business and in March the following year advertised extended trading hours 7am to 7pm. Improvements continued to be made and, now trading as Supa-Value Toodyay, the premises saw the installation of new 8-metre upright freezers, a new veggie fresh area, and a new deli. Staff were issued with new uniforms. In March 2011 the supermarket, trading as Toodyay IGA, moved away from the site to newly constructed premises on Charcoal Lane. In July 2011 the newsagency moved to its new building next to the old Toodyay Fire Station on Stirling Terrace. Richard's Christmas 360 Shop, from 2013 In June 2013 Sean Byron's Richard's Christmas 360 shop was opened, initially trading Wednesdays to Sundays but expanding opening hours as Christmas approached. The Toodyay Community Singers sang carols for the occasion. On 1 April 2014, after being closed for 3 months, Richard's Christmas 360 shop re-opened, the shop front of