Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (389161)
Rockingham, Australia
August 22, 2025 1:53am CST
Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community.
In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire Council borrowed $1.5 million. They also utilised a $500,000 funding grant for disaster recovery. This is not the first town where locals and/or shire councils have stepped in to provide a supermarket. Such facilities help keep small communities viable.
The opening of the store will save locals a 100km round trip to get necessary supplies. There is an hotel and motel in the town and a few small businesses. All are pleased that they’ll be able to pop down to the supermarket for supplies.
Perenjori gets a great number of tourists during the wildflower season. It’s renowned for its wreath flowers which grow along the sides of the gravel roads.
The photo shows some from a previous year.
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@Juliaacv (57697)
• Canada
22 Aug 25
I know first-hand how necessary a grocery store is to a small town or hamlet.
We have witnessed some lovely rural towns change drastically as a result of losing a grocery store.
It is wonderful that this little town will get a new place to shop.
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@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 25
It's taken some years but locals are beginning to realise that sometimes they have to be their own saviours. There are more and more locally-owned or Council-owned stores, caravan parks and supermarkets popping up all over the country.
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@allknowing (153426)
• India
22 Aug 25
Never known anyone getting attracted to wild flowers that this place has tourists just because of that attraction.
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@allknowing (153426)
• India
24 Aug 25
@JudyEv I meant wild flowers and no JUST wreath flowers
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@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Aug 25
@allknowing Sorry. The wildflowers here are really something in the spring and it's a big deal for people to go touring to see them.
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@garymarsh6 (24209)
• United Kingdom
22 Aug 25
Glad the local council reinvested & built a supermarket for the community.
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@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 Aug 25
We are seeing this more and more in country areas. Hotels and caravan parks are also becoming locally owned and run.
@LindaOHio (223801)
• United States
22 Aug 25
A supermarket is always a welcome addition to any town. I'm glad they got one.
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@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Aug 25
@LindaOHio Such services are so handy if you can't get out.
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@LindaOHio (223801)
• United States
23 Aug 25
@JudyEv Yes. I don't go shopping anymore; but I'm lucky that we have a Walmart Supercenter just a few minutes up the road for cousin #2 to pick up my groceries. We also have a bunch of fast food restaurants, pizza places and Chinese restaurants.
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@Emasburinong (1085)
• Indonesia
22 Aug 25
Great for the town! A supermarket will really help both locals and tourists.
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@RebeccasFarm (91319)
• United States
23 Aug 25
Oh those wildflowers are so magnificent Judy!
Always good to get a store near.
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@DaddyEvil (178595)
• United States
22 Aug 25
Those are lovely flowers.
Small towns here lost their small supermarkets when Walmart built little grocery stores in each town and, after the small local markets closed, Walmart closed their grocery stores in those towns, too, to force the residents there to drive to larger cities to buy their groceries. It made sense from Walmart stock holder's perspective but damaged the small town economies.
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@DaddyEvil (178595)
• United States
22 Aug 25
@JudyEv Unethical in my opinion, too. Big businesses have the money to do what they want and screw the little businesses.
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@wolfgirl569 (141105)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Aug 25
Pretty flowers. Glad they will have a store
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@Marilynda1225 (92354)
• United States
22 Aug 25
I'm sure that supermarket will be a blessing.
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@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Aug 25
More and more of our small communities are taking steps to keep local amenities going. Some have bought and are managing pubs and caravan parks. These all bring much-needed traffic and money to these towns.
@Deepizzaguy (125737)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug 25
Nice to know that Perenjori now has a new supermarket.
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@Deepizzaguy (125737)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Aug 25
@JudyEv You are right.
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@ardeliaputri2 (153)
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23 Aug 25
Love how the town bounced back with a new supermarket, big win for the locals! 
Saving that 100km trip is very huge, btw. Those wildflowers sound pretty awesome too. Ever been there during the wildflower season?
Saving that 100km trip is very huge, btw. Those wildflowers sound pretty awesome too. Ever been there during the wildflower season?1 person likes this
@JudyEv (389161)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Aug 25
Yes, we often take a tour through these parts each spring. The wildflowers can be magnificent. Here are some everlastings. They cover acres of land sometimes.
@Beestring (15370)
• Hong Kong
22 Aug 25
Good for the town. Having a supermarket brings a lot of convenience to the residents.
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