Fresh supplies for Cocos (Keeling) Islands as residents seek way forward for co-op

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Fresh supplies for Cocos (Keeling) Islands as residents seek way forward for co-op
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A special shipment is set to arrive in the islands this month, after the collapse of the Cocos Co-Op — owner of the West Island supermarket — left residents with dwindling supplies.

The Cocos Co-Op collapsed into voluntary administration last month, throwing supply lines into doubt.Administrators say restocking Australia's most remote supermarket is just one hurdle they've faced since taking over the Cocos Co-Op last month.

Fresh supplies are set to sail 2,900 kilometres north-west from Perth to the Cocos Islands, after weeks without a restock left supermarket shelves going bare.the collapse of the Cocos Islands Cooperative SocietyIt is also the sole grocer on West Island, one of the two inhabited islands of the 27 that make up Australia's most remote territory.

While the co-op is owned by the Cocos Malay community, administrators said they had not yet found a list of current shareholders. The organisation's debt has ballooned past $3.75 million, a figure that does not include outstanding employee entitlements."A lot of the sentiment around the community is like … where's the money gone?" Mr Nipps said.West Island resident Rose Cummins said the process had been positive so far and locals were "hopeful" of a constructive path forward.

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