Terry White Chemists

History

Terry and Rhonda White opened their first pharmacy in Woody Point, Queensland in 1959. Their network of owned pharmacies grew steadily over the years, with the brand becoming well-known and respected in community pharmacy in South East Queensland. In 1994, they established one of the first pharmacy franchises in Australia, providing a comprehensive range of services to franchisees based on their successful retail pharmacy model.

The Terry White Chemists franchise network continued to grow over the next 11 years and, in 2015, the Group became the parent company of the Chemplus brand. This took the total number of franchised pharmacies within the Terry White Group to 225.

Controversy

On 1 December 2016, Terry White Chemists came under fire for 'racist' golliwogs being displayed underneath a sign reading “Experience a White Christmas”. The alarm about the golliwog dolls was raised when Toowoomba man George Helon spotted the dolls unfortunately placed beneath the sign and posted a picture of it on Facebook and Twitter.

Australian Aboriginal activist, author and filmmaker Dr Stephen Hagan described Toowoomba as the “most racist city in Australia” forcing Terry White Chemists to pull all stock from its sale nationwide.