NT Remote Stores Program

The Northern Territory Government is developing the NT Remote Stores Program.

The Program achieved the required legislative support with the gazettal of the Northern Territory Food Amendment Bill 2023 in October 2023.

There are more than 100 community stores across the NT. The NT Food Security Program is designed to improve the availability and variety of healthy food and drinks in remote areas; and to make sure the NT Government gives the right support to community stores.

Next steps

Community stores included in the Program will be declared by the Chief Health Officer. These stores will be contacted when this happens.

A set of food security standards will be declared by the NT Minister for Health; and a set of best practice guidelines will be formally declared by the NT Chief Health Officer. These are still under development and consultation will be occurring over the coming months.

Authorised officers will start to visit community stores and assess food security in 2024. Community stores will be contacted by the NT Remote Stores team before this happens.

The NT Government recognises how important community stores are and will continue to provide support and information as the Program develops.

Do stores need to do anything

No, community stores don’t need to do anything yet.

The NT Food Remote Stores team will be in touch, and this site will be updated as the Program develops.

More Information

You can contact a member of the NT Remote Stores Program team on email CMC.RegionalDevelopment@nt.gov.au or call on 08 8999 8892.

More information is also available in the NT Food Act 2004.

All NT Food Businesses must be registered pursuant to the Northern Territory Food Act 2004. For more information, go to the NT.GOV.AU website.