Email ABC Kimberley By Matt Bamford Updated October 23, 2019 12:12:16 Photo: Wirrimanu Aboriginal Corporation chairperson Nathaniel Stretch has been trying to build up Balgo after a tough year. (ABC Kimberley: Matt Bamford) Related Story: Remote community chain admits to soft drink ‘error of judgement’ Related Story: Store owner fined after taking $1m from customers’ accounts Related Story: Dodgy traders targeting Aboriginal communities put on notice by ASIC Map: Halls Creek 6770 A tiny Aboriginal community in remote Western Australia has moved to evict the operators of its only supermarket amid claims it threatened to withhold hundreds of thousands of dollars. Key points:A remote WA community has staged a ‘takeover’ of the local supermarket, changing the locks and telling staff to leaveThe Wirrimanu Corporation says the Outback Stores outlet in Balgo has engaged in “unconscionable conduct”The Commonwealth-funded organisation is accused of threatening to withhold profits, which are meant to go back to the community Outback Stores was issued a Show Cause Notice on October 11 by the corporation representing Balgo, 2,800 kilometres north of Perth near the Northern Territory border, over allegations of unconscionable conduct and breaches of contract.As a not-for-profit organisation, Outback Stores, which is Commonwealth-funded, is required to… Read full this story
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