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.Mbantua 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.
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Muk Muk Fine Art's stunning gallery space in Alice Springs offers a diverse range of high quality aboriginal art works from Utopia and the Central and Western desert areas.
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Ballan & Pannan Gallery
BPG Alice Spring is a boutique gallery showcasing a dynamic range of traditional desert art from established artists, emerging talents and renowned art centres.
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Ngurratjuta 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 InfoTangentyere Artists
Tangentyere Artists is an Aboriginal Art Centre enterprise providing training, production, distribution and marketing support to artists in the Alice Springs town camp communities. Tangentyere Artists provides an opportunity for cultural preservation and transmission, and brings economic and social benefits to Town Camp residents.
Genuine affordable artwork is available to purchase at their office on Elder street, Alice Springs.
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RAFT Artspace provides possibilities of exchange between contemporary Indigenous and contemporary non Indigenous artists.
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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.
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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
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Fresh in The Desert has quality fresh fruit and veg, local produce, gourmet delights, gluten free & organic products, nuts, cheeses & yoghurts.
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Milner Meat & Seafood
Milner Meat & Seafood are purveyours of meat, fish, seafood and deli products including smallgoods, cheeses & condiments. Vacpac service available from friendly & helpful staff.
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Yeperenye Shopping Centre
The Yeperenye Shopping Centre, located between Bath street and Hartley street, is the only shopping precint in Alice Springs with a supermarket and specialty stores unnder one roof and also boasts the convenience and comfort of undercover car parking.
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Centre Jewellers
Centre Jewellers located in the Yeperenye Centre has an impressive selection of Australian Opal Australian Coloured Diamonds, Quality Jewellery & a large range of watches.
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Travelbaggers
Travelbaggers is your one stop luggage shop offering a wide range of luggage to suit your travel needs.
More InfoAlice 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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Located Alice Springs
Come and meet the friendly staff, located within the Alice Plaza Shopping Centre which is open seven days.
More InfoCherri Red Hairdressers
Cherri Red offers ladies, men’s & kids cuts. Blow drys, styling, perms, foils, straightening and more.
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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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Don 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 InfoTjanpi Desert Weavers
Tjanpi (meaning grass) began as a series of basket-weaving workshops held on the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia by the NPY Women’s Council in 1995. Women needed meaningful and appropriate employment on their homelands to improve life for their families.
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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.
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.
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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Caravans, Cars and Campers
For all your Refridgeration and Air-conditioning Repairs.
Agents for ENGEL portable fridge-freezers
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