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 From Sri Lanka to Maningrida Originally from Sri Lanka, Hemantha and Manjula have now seen more of Australia than most Australians, thanks to the work they’ve done with Outback Stores since 2016. With Hemantha’s tertiary education in hospitality management and Manjula’s retail experience, they found they had a perfect combination of skills to work as remote store managers. They first started as casual employees at Timber Creek (NT) and Warmun Roadhouse (WA) before being offered permanent positions as Takeaway Managers at the new store at Balgo, a community of around 300 people belonging to the Kukatja tribe, on the edge of the Great Sandy Desert in Western Australia. “We got to know most of the families, experienced lots of cultural events and the elders taught us a lot,” says Hemantha. As occasional relief managers during their time at Balgo they had the chance to also visit Beagle Bay, One Arm ...