Responses to Questions on Notice – Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote communities Comparison of food pricing between non-Indigenous remote communities and remote Indigenous communities The transient nature of remote populations make it difficult to accurately define a ‘non-Indigenous remote community’. The Northern Territory Government is not aware of existing reports comparing price differences between non-Indigenous remote locations and remote Indigenous locations. Stakeholders involved on the Ministerial Food Security Round Table The Ministerial Food Security Round Table, is chaired by the Minister for Indigenous Australians, the Hon Mr Ken Wyatt AM MP. The Office of the Hon Ken Wyatt and/or the National Indigenous Australians Agency are best placed to confirm the stakeholders involved with the Ministerial Food Security Round Table, which was established to ensure food security in remote Northern Territory. The Northern Territory Government participated and contributed to a number of meetings, which were chaired by the Hon Minister Wyatt AM MP. These meetings included representatives such as: the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, The Hon Ken Wyatt AM MP, Chief Minister, The Hon Michael Gunner MLA; Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, The Hon Selena Uibo MLA, Department of the Chief Minister, National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA), Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) and Island and Cape, Outback Stores, Mai Wiru, Community Enterprises Queensland (CEQ), Government Relations and Industry Affairs, Metcash, Coles and Woolworths. Along with the NIAA COVID-19 Food Security Working Group, led by the NIAA, a Regional and Remote Taskforce was established in the Northern Territory which is co-chaired by the Department of the Chief Minster and the Aboriginal Peak Organisations of the Northern Territory. As of 31 July 2020, the NT Regional and Remote Taskforce included the following stakeholders: 1. Department of the Chief Minister 2. Central Land Council 3. Northern Land Council 4. Central Australian Aboriginal Congress 5. Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory 6. NT Police, Fire and Emergency Services 7. Northern Territory Government agencies 8. Tiwi Land Council 9. Anyinginyi Health Aboriginal Corporation 10. Yilli Housing 11. North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency 12. National Indigenous Australians Agency 13. Anindilyakwa Land Council 14. Tangentyere Council 15. Local Government Association of the Northern Territory 16. Northern Territory Council of Social Service 17. Danila Dilba Health Service 18. Larrakia Nation Responses to Questions on Notice – Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote communities 19. Office of Township Leasing 20. Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation Provide a break-down of the management of the 84 stores servicing remote communities, including data on the size and location of each community the stores operate in. The NT Government Submission identified 84 stores servicing remote communities in the Northern Territory. As remote store management is a Commonwealth regulated and funded responsibility, it is recommended the Standing Committee seeks the most up-to-date numbers from the appropriate agency in the Commonwealth. The below numbers are from publically available resources. It should be noted that the numbers provided below differ to those presented in the original NT Government Submission. Data discrepancies between the two data sets are likely due to a number of factors. The original submission dataset may not have captured multiple stores in one community, while the dataset below captures multiple stores in communities, includes TAH Holdings-managed and Regional Merchandising Solutions (RMS)-managed stores under ‘independent stores’, and includes a number of stores which are only open intermittently. ARNHEM LAND PROGRESS ABORIGINAL CORPORATION (ALPA) ALPA operates 17 remote stores in the Northern Territory (excluding one store in Darwin). STORE LOCATION COMMUNITY POPULATION Galiwin'ku (ALPA Buthan) 2453 Galiwin'ku (Galiwinku Community Store) 2453 Gapuwiyak (Lake Evella) 1085 Milingimbi (Yurriwi) 1439 Minjilang (Croker Island) 290 Ramingining 1025 Pirlangimpi 436 Ajurumu (Warruwi) 457 Adjumarllarl Store (Gunbalanya) 1312 Nganmarriyanga 458 Warliburru (Minyeri/Minyerri) 726 Numburindi Unknown Mikbamurra Unknown Malandari (Borroloola) 390 Robinson River 261 Kalkarindji 392 Lajamanu 703 OUTBACK STORES Outback Stores operates 24 stores in the Northern Territory. STORE LOCATION COMMUNITY POPULATION Responses to Questions on Notice – Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote communities Alpirakina Store (Yuelamu) 259 Barlmarrk Supermarket (Maningrida) 2712 Beswick Community Store (Beswick) 624 Canteen Creek Community Store (Canteen Creek) 216 Dungalan Store (Jilkminggan (Duck Creek)) 354 Engawala Store (Engawala) 181 Gulin Gulin Community Store (Bulman) 329 Imanpa General Store (Imanpa) 177 Lagulalya Store (Milyakburra) 161 Mirnirri Store (Ali Curung) 580 Mt Liebig Community Store (Mt Liebig) 199 Nauiyu Nambiyu Store (Nauiyu, Daly River) 444 Ngukurr General Store (Ngukurr) 1350 Nguru Walalja Store (Yuendumu) 892 Nitjpurru Community Store (Pigeon Hole) 141 Nyirripi Community Store (Nyirripi) 236 Papunya Community Store (Papunya) 475 Santa Teresa Community Store (Santa Teresa) 682 Ti Tree Food Store (Ti Tree/ Nturiya) 110 Titjikala Store (Titjikala) 267 Wetenngerr Store (Epenarra/ Wutunugurra) 195 Wirliyatjarrayi Store (Willowra) 354 Urapunga / Rittarangu Community Store (Rittarangu) 160 Nauiyu Riverbank Store/Pub Shop (Nauiyu, Daly River) 444 ABORIGINAL INVESTMENT GROUP (AIG) AIG operates 2 stores in the Northern Territory. STORE LOCATION COMMUNITY POPULATION Barunga 427 Timber Creek 293 Mai Wiru Mai Wiru operates 3 stores in the Northern Territory. STORE LOCATION COMMUNITY POPULATION Ininti (Mutitjulu) 380 Kanparrka Store (Haasts Bluff) 162 Yuendumu 892 Independent Stores There are 60 independent or community-managed stores operating in the Northern Territory. STORE LOCATION STORE NAMES COMMUNITY POPULATION Responses to Questions on Notice – Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote communities Ali Curung Warrabri Bakery 580 Alpurrurulam Warte Alparayetye Store 494 Amanbidji Amanbidji Store (current store privately 83 operated by Kildurk Pastoral Company - Clive Stone) Amoonguna Amoonguna Community Store 281 Ampilatwatja Aherrenge Community Store 491 Ampilatwatja Ammaroo Station Store 491 Angurugu Groote Eylandt Bush Shop 1005 Angurugu Yimilyumanja Community Store 1005 Aputula Aputula Aboriginal Corporation Store 226 Aputula Aputula Aboriginal Corporation Store 226 Atitjere (Harts Range) Atitjere Homelands Store 263 Belyuen Belyuen Store 193 Bonya Homelands Bonya Store 60 (Orrtipa-Thurra) Borroloola Borroloola Motel Hotel 390 Borroloola Redimart (Red Dirt Trading) 390 Bulla Janyima Store 105 Elliott Town Camps Elliott Hotel Minishop (Currently closed but 398 opens intermitently) Elliott Town Camps Midland Caravan Park Store 398 Elliott Town Camps The Elliott Store NT 398 Galiwinku Daruma Takeaway 2453 Galiwinku Takirrina Tuckerbox 2453 Gunbalanya Gunbalanya Service Station Store 1312 Hermannsburg Finke River Mission Store (Large) 711 Hermannsburg Ntaria Supermarket (Medium) 711 Hermannsburg Ntaria Supermarket (Medium) 711 Kaltukatjara (Docker Docker River Store 463 River) Kintore Kintore Store/Pulikutjarra 482 Laramba Laramba Community Store 281 Maningrida Maningrida Progress Association Store and 2712 Hasty Tasty Takeaway Maningrida One 68 General Store 2712 Mapuru Mapuru Store 43 Milikapiti Milikapiti community store - Indigenous 471 owned and Independently managed Minyerri Hodgson Downs Store 726 Numbulwar New Town General Store & Takeaway 850 Peppimenarti Peppimenarti Community Store 209 Responses to Questions on Notice – Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote communities Pole 13/ Alyangula Bartalumba/Alyangula Mini Mart 873 Tara Neutral Junction Station Store 105 Ti Tree Red Centre Farm Store 110 Ti Tree Ti Tree Farm Garden 110 Ti Tree Way Out Bush Store 110 Titjikala Maryvale Station Store 267 Umbakumba Miyabama Mini Mart 591 Utopia Home Lands Redgum (Station) Store 517 Utopia Homelands Arlparra Store 517 Utopia Homelands Delmore Downs Store (Currently Closed but 517 opens intermittently) Utopia Homelands Mt Swan Mini Mart 517 Utopia Homelands River Gum Store - 3 Bore 517 Wadeye Murrinhpatha Nimmipa Store 2679 Wadeye Werrk Store 2679 Wallace Rockhole Wallace Rockhole 120 Wandawuy Wandawuy Store 80 Wilora Stirling Cattle Station Store 112 Wurrumiyanga (aka Nguiu Store - Indigenous owned and 1837 Nguiu) Independently managed Wurrumiyanga (aka Tai Supermarket - Privately owned and 1837 Nguiu) Independently managed Wurrumiyanga (aka Tai's Asian Food Store - Privately owned and 1837 Nguiu) Independently managed Wutunugurra Epenarra Station Store 195 (Epenarra) Wutunugurra Kurundi Station Store 195 (Epenarra) Yarralin Yarralin Store 344 Yilpara Baniyala Community Store 130 Yirrkala Yirrkala Community Store 951 NTG comments on proposals regarding the establishment of a cooperative wholesale distributor In his submission to the Inquiry into food pricing and food security in remote Indigenous communities, Chansey Paech MLA, Member for Namatjira, proposed that consideration be given as to the establishment of a government-owned and operated food wholesaler to remote communities that could regulate the cost of food. Mr Paech proposed this wholesaler could be established as a subsidiary organisation.