Island & Cape

With over 40 years of experience in remote retail, Island & Cape offers these communities and Islands a great range of groceries, dairy, meat, fresh fruit and vegetables, general merchandise and clothing. With sophisticated systems and procedures, Island & Cape run successful remote stores with the assistance of the latest technology. Island & Cape can also offer our experience to other communities, from IT support, to management relief, operational support, mentoring, and training. Island & Cape is financially independent and is not reliant on external funding or subsidies. This allows the company to determine its own direction and development.

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Media Releases

Horn Island Store takes out ‘Trainee of the Year’ award for the second year in a row

June 4th 2020

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Yarrabah launches new Island and Cape pop-up shop to alleviate food security concerns

April 6th 2020

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ALPA welcomes Coca-Cola Australia's Major Sustainable Packaging Targets

April 17th 2019

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Matjarra Garrawurra Appointed as First Female Chairperson of ALPA

The Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal Corporation (ALPA) is delighted to announce the historic appointment of Matjarra Garrawurra as its first female Chairperson. This significant milestone reflects ALPA's ongoing commitment to encouraging and empowering women on the ALPA Board and in the broader community.
Matjarra Garrawurra

Chairperson- Elected 2024

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Contact Island & Cape

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Careers

Check out our latest job vacancies and see how you can make a difference everyday.
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Our ALPA Member Stores

Our Member Stores are 100% owned and operated by ALPA and create surplus that is reinvested back into our communities.
What we do

ALPA is an Aboriginal not-for-profit Corporation that leads independent businesses in Remote Retailing, Community Service Program Delivery, Enterprise and Economic Development and Corporate Services.
Working Remote

ALPA operates in some of Australia's remotest locations and we pay our respects to the traditional owners past, present, and emerging on the lands we visit and work.
Community Development Program (CDP)

The Community Development Program is the NIAA’s remote employment scheme. CDP supports job seekers in remote Australian communities to build work skills, address employment barriers and contribute to their communities through a range of high-quality activities, projects, employment and intensive case management.
Operational Footprint

Our Operational footprint cover 1.2 million square kilometres.
Our history

We have come a long way since 1972 – from small, counter sales stores in tin sheds, to full self-service, air-conditioned stores offering an extensive range of quality goods in remote communities.
Annual Reports
Nutrition Initiatives

Health and Nutrition is a priority for our ALPA member and consultancy stores. We extend our Health and Nutrition Policy to all of our stores.