Tanya Egerton founded the Remote OpShop Project in 2016 as a social enterprise supporting self-reliance and economic self-determination in remote First Nations communities.
By establishing community-owned op shops, Tanya has made clothing and household goods affordable and accessible in some of Australia’s most remote areas. The op shops create opportunities for business skill development and employment, particularly for women, and enable communities to generate revenue for community-identified cultural projects. This fosters both economic empowerment and cultural resilience.
Tanya calls on retailers and everyday Australians to contribute excess stock and quality second-hand items, diverting clothing and household goods from landfill and advancing the circular economy. These contributions supply more than 45 Remote OpShops across some of Australia’s most isolated communities.
In 2024, the project opened its first Reuse Hub in Darwin, a model Tanya is expanding into a network of reuse and recycling hubs across Northern Australia, furthering equity and sustainability.