Remote food subsidies announced
Remote food subsidies announced
Outback Stores has welcomed Australian Government moves to cap the cost of essential food items in remote stores.
Mornington Island engages Outback Stores
Mornington Island engages Outback Stores
Mornington Island’s only grocery store and takeaway outlet are under new management, the store’s directors announced today.
Deputy Chairperson of Gununamanda Limited, Roxanne Thomas with store manager Tyler Sandercock
Nitjpurru Store back in business
Nitjpurru Store back in business
Nitjpurru’s (Pigeon Hole) only store is fully stocked and ready to welcome repatriated residents, after the remote community was evacuated four months ago due to severe flooding.
Raymond Hector, chair of Nitjpurru Store’s board of directors inside the temporary store
Good news from Urapunga on National Nutrition Week
Good news from Urapunga on National Nutrition Week
Remote residents of Urapunga have reduced consumption of sugary drinks in their store by 43 percent in the past year, due to a range of sugar-reduction measures implemented by store directors.
Urapunga Store.
NT Training Awards ATSI Student of the Year
NT Training Awards ATSI Student of the Year
Outback Stores’ Training Officer, Caraline “Dotty” Repu, was awarded 2022 NT Training Awards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year, at a gala awards ceremony held over the weekend in Darwin.
NT Training Awards ATSI Finalists Dotty Repu and Jared Maymuru.
Beswick Bistro Grand Opening
Beswick Bistro Grand Opening
Beswick community celebrated the grand opening of the Beswick Bistro this week, made possible through the local store’s community benefit fund.
Peter Lindsay before and after shot.