We’re pleased to announce that we’ve engaged Outback Stores Australia to help us manage the Yarralin Community Store. We’ve been running the store independently since 2022 and unfortunately it’s become too difficult to manage by ourselves. Gone are the days when all you needed was a cash register and some stock to run a local store. The legislative requirements around licensing, and food safety, getting IT support for the computer programs and systems needed, and the low purchasing power of a small independent store all added significantly to our costs and the time required to manage the store.
Outback Stores Australia operate over 50+ stores across Australia. Their team are well-versed in the legislative requirements, with back-end IT support available at a moment’s notice, and purchasing power which will help keep costs down for our community, as well as visitors. We were also impressed with their training program, which will see our local staff receive formal certified training which will allow us to manage the store with more local managers.
Their contacts with Government will also assist us during the wet season to ensure we have enough food to get through, regardless of the weather. Outback Stores are also assisting us in the design and construction of our new store, as part of our community’s overall Master Planning process.
We look forward to working with Outback Stores and seeing the prices on a core range of products come down, benefiting community.
Walangeri Ngumpinku Aboriginal Corporation 