Celebrating 15 years of Outback Stores
Outback Stores was founded in November 2006 to improve the health of Indigenous people in remote Australia by addressing...
Spotlight on Kaitlyn Ahfat
Kaitlyn works at Nauiyu Store, situated on the banks of the Daly River, 250km north-west of Katherine. Kaitlyn’s mother’s family is...
Funding for trainees announced
This week the NT Minister for Jobs and Training, Paul Kirby, held a press conference at the Outback Stores office in Darwin to announce...
From Sri Lanka to Maningrida
Originally from Sri Lanka, Hemantha and Manjula have now seen more of Australia than most Australians, thanks to the work they’ve done...
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.
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.
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.
Not your average 20-year-olds
It’s hard for millennials to buy their own home these days, let alone two homes before the age of thirty. But that is exactly what...
NAIDOC Week 2022: Get Up, Stand Up, Show Up!
This year’s NAIDOC theme is Get Up, Stand Up and Show Up, which is something our training team know all about. Each day Alma Ngalmi and...
Food security in Urapunga
Urapunga, also known as Rittarangu, is a remote community situated 600km south-east of Darwin, on the southern edge of Arnhem Land....
Spotlight on Cynthia Smith
Cynthia is the chairperson of the Mirnirri Store board of directors in Ali Curung, and at 27 years of age is also its youngest...
Introducing the Indigenous Advisory Group
Last year Outback Stores established a new, independent advisory group to assist the company in achieving its purpose and strategic...