Anthony Piggott

Christopher and Shirley Piggott met in Sydney University whilst studying Pharmacy. They married and moved to Newcastle to buy their first pharmacy in 1968 from Mr Borthwick, in the Blackbutt shopping village. When Charlestown Square opened in 1979, Chris opened a second pharmacy. It was soon to be one of the busiest pharmacies in the Hunter. Chris was a big personality and became well known in the region, especially with regular radio and TV appearances. At the same time, Chris and Shirley were loving parents to their 4 children. 2 boys and 2 girls. Nobody would have guessed 3 of them later would follow in their parents footsteps and become pharmacists. The one son who instead studied Surveying, later fell in love and married Sandra, an Austrian pharmacist!

Though still teaching Pharmacy Management at Newcastle University and maintaining his a passion of Pharmacy, Chris is now semi-retired. In 2009 Skye and Anthony took over the family business at Blackbutt. Anthony Piggott is now the driving force and ensuring the Piggott name remains synonymous with quality and caring Pharmacists. Anthony’s natural business acumen led to expanding to Hamilton, Hamilton South, Branxton and Lambton with the help of his brother, and his wife Sandra, as well as other great pharmacists Lee Grundy and Brett Plumb.