Community Enterprise Queensland (CEQ) has partnered with the Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (NPARC) to enhance grocery access for residents in the Cape York community of Injinoo, reducing their need to travel to Umagico and Bamaga for essential supplies..
At the request of NPARC, CEQ’s Business Development (BD) team assessed the store layout and range options and recommended upgrading the NPARC-owned Injinoo Service Station to include an expanded grocery range tailored to the community’s needs.
NPARC supported the initiative, and CEQ’s BD team designed a floor plan and fixture layout, organised shelving, and installation.
CEQ team members Andrew Hepworth and Rob Law completed the shelving installation and stocked the store, ensuring Injinoo residents now have access to a wider range of essential goods closer to home.
This project was funded through CEQ’s ‘Good Pasin’ reinvestment program, which provides financial and in-kind assistance to not-for-profit community organisations and individuals in the remote communities served by CEQ.
The name ‘Good Pasin’ translates to ‘our good way’ and represents CEQ’s commitment to giving back to the communities it serves.
Good Pasin’ is the first-ever comprehensive business support package of its kind delivered by CEQ.
Randal Crabbe, CEQ General Manager – Business Development, highlighted the importance of the project in strengthening local retail services.
“CEQ is proud to support NPARC in enhancing grocery access for Injinoo residents,” he said.
“By upgrading the Injinoo Service Station with a tailored grocery range, we’re addressing and improving the local community’s access to essential goods.
“We also provided Council with a list of our top-selling lines to assist with their ordering and ranging.
“This initiative reflects our commitment to working alongside local partners to improve retail services in remote areas, ensuring residents have convenient and reliable access to everyday necessities.”
CEQ General Manager Nutrition, Health and Engagement Fred Gela said CEQ had provided support to two Indigenous businesses under a similar arrangement.
“Through initiatives like these, CEQ continues to support remote communities with improved access to essential goods and services, and reinforces our vision of ‘Caring, every day, always’.”
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About CEQ
CEQ is a not-for-profit organisation responsible for providing goods and essential services to the Torres Strait, Cape York Peninsula and in Doomadgee and on Palm Island through its 31 stores.
CEQ manages Islanders Board of Industry and Service (IBIS) and Aboriginal Business, Industry and Service (ABIS) stores, as well as other stores including Col Jones, Mona’s Bazaar and Mitre 10 on Waibene and Community Home & Hardware in Bamaga.
For more information on CEQ, visit www.ceqld.org.au
