Remote OpShop Project
The Remote OpShop Project is a social enterprise initiative that operates second-hand stores (Opportunity Shops) in remote Indigenous communities. It aims to provide affordable clothing and essential items while creating local employment, promoting community self-sufficiency and reducing waste. The Project partners with remote communities to create locally owned and led social enterprises that not only provide access to affordable, quality goods but also foster self-determination, employment, and economic opportunity.
Remote OpShop Project's newest innovation is the Mobile 4WD OpShop, designed to reach some of the most isolated parts of the country. The mobile OpShop brings clothing, household items, and essentials directly to communities. Supported by the Peter Newman Foundation, the Project has purchased a 4WD truck to enable the Program to expand across the Kimberley .Every kilometre travelled and every item redistributed represents more than just goods saved from landfill, it’s about dignity, choice, and connection.
The Remote OpShop Project in the Kimberley is more than just a clothing drive—it’s a locally-led social enterprise network that empowers remote Aboriginal communities. Through second-hand retail, they provide affordable essentials, economic opportunity, business training, and reinvest funds to strengthen culture, resilience, and social infrastructure.
Local, community-driven op-shops: These secondhand stores, set up by motivated groups in remote Aboriginal towns, offer affordable clothes and household goods. Surplus revenue funds local initiatives—everything from micro-businesses to creative and cultural projects
Circular economy model: They tackle waste—Australians landfill over 500,000 tonnes of textiles annually—by redirecting pre-loved items to communities that really need them
