CENTRAL AUSTRALIA: SHOPPING
Central Australia provides a unique array of shopping experiences, not available anywhere else in the world!
You can satisfy your retail therapy needs at a range of galleries, museums, shopping centres, boutiques, convenience stores and even opal mines!
The souvenir and gift options are as varied, functional and ornamental as they are endless, they include: unique, original pieces of Aboriginal and contemporary art; tents, swags and sleeping bags; outback clothing, including Akubra Hats and Drizabone coats; didgeridoos and Aboriginal desert artifacts; and of course, opals!
Some of Central Australia’s many shopping options are listed below for your convenience.Alice Plaza Shopping Centre
Located Alice Springs
Fully air-conditioned and centrally located, Alice Plaza boasts Central Australia’s largest car park facilities including underground and shaded parking.
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With a friendly personal service, you’ll appreciate all the staff at Alice Springs Plaza Newsagency has to offer.
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Located Alice Springs
Your first and last place to shop. A modern fully air-conditioned terminal building featuring a wide range of shopping including Aboriginal art and craft, fashion, opals, gems, jewellery, gifts and souvenirs, magazines and books.
More InfoAlice Springs Brake and Clutch
Located Alice Springs
Alice Springs Brake and Clutch offers a wide range of services for the tourist on the road.
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Located Alice Springs
Come and meet the friendly staff, located within the Alice Plaza Shopping Centre which is open seven days.
More InfoDesert Dwellers Camping Specialists
Located Alice Springs
“Your one stop camping shop” at Desert Dwellers Camping Specialists they stock all well known brands including OzTrail, Primus, Caribee, Coleman, Waeco and Hillbilly.
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Desert Wave is a Surf Shop in Alice Springs! They stock a wide range of surf, skate and motor riding brands.
More InfoDon Thomas Stockmans Outfitters and Saddlery
Located Alice Springs
The oldest saddlery in Central Australia established in 1935 is located in Todd Mall, specialising in the best brands of Australian clothing such as Akubra Hats, R.M.
More InfoHourglass
Hourglass Jewellers are the specialists in customised jewellery, offering a hand crafted design, repair, remake & remodelling service.
More InfoIrrkerlantye Arts
Irrkerlantye Arts is a community art centre for Central and Eastern Arrernte families living in Alice Springs, Amoonguna and surrounding outstations at Williams Well, Mt Undoolya and Sandy Bore.
More InfoIwantja Aboriginal Art
Located 415kms South of Alice and 8kms west of the Stuart Highway at the Indulkana Aboriginal Community.
One of the few Indigenous Art Centres easily accessible from the Stuart Highway.
More InfoJulalikari Arts
Julalikari Arts is situated in Tennant Creek, 500kms North of Alice Springs on the Stuart Highway. Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation operates the Arts Centre under its CDEP programme.
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Keringke Aboriginal Arts Centre is located 80km from Alice Springs on the Aboriginal community of Ltyentye Apurte, also know as Santa Teresa
More InfoLeaping Lizards Gallery
Located in the middle of Alice Springs Leaping Lizards Gallery stocks a large range of quality handmade Australian art and craft inlcuding photography, leather, timber, jewellery, fabrics, ceramics and original artworks and glassware.
More InfoLenard's Chicken
Lenard's is a multi-award winning company, considered to be one of Australia's leading fresh food retailers and a pioneer in the kitchen ready market.
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Located Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park
Maruka Arts Gallery, a local Aboriginal owned business, is situated in the shadow of Uluru, in the Uluru/ Kata Tjuta Culture Centre and stocks an array of hand-crafted Aboriginal carvings and desert artefacts.
More InfoMbantua Fine Art Gallery and Cultural Museum
Located Alice Springs
Mbantua offers a wide range of fine artwork from the Utopia region. Smaller pieces ideal for travellers or larger pieces for the avid collector are on display.
More InfoNgurratjuta Iltja Njarra Many Hands Art Centre
Located Alice Springs
Many hands offers visitors a unique shopping experience. While browsing the wide variety of works available for sale, visitors are invited to talk with the Arunda Artists who paint on site Monday to Thursday 10am-3pm.
More InfoRoe Aire
Caravans, Cars and Campers
For all your Refridgeration and Air-conditioning Repairs.
Agents for ENGEL portable fridge-freezers
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Siri Omberg Studio and Exhibition Space
Hidden with a sublime garden setting, this tranquil gallery space and artist's workshop is not to be missed.
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Located Alice Springs
Held in the Todd Mall, the shopping heart of Alice Springs CBD, every second Sunday morning from February to December. With an array of live entertainment and many colourful stalls offering lots of great quality local craft and many varieties of food, there’s something for everyone.
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Travelbaggers
Travelbaggers is your one stop luggage shop offering a wide range of luggage to suit your travel needs.
More InfoUmmona Opal Mine and Museum
Located Coober Pedy
This Underground Complex was formally an original opal mine that was first worked in the 1920's. Today it is Coober Pedy's largest and only multi-award winning tourism attraction.
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Located Alice Springs
Workwear Alice Springs has a large range of work clothing, including industrial, corporate, chef’s and more casual clothing such as Wrangler.
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