Wollemi Ethical Store & Cafe will launched Friday April 12, located at 16-18 Mort Street, Civic (with the entrance accessed off Cooyong Street) the store and cafe offers only products which are fair trade, handmade, organic, eco-friendly, sustainable, vegan, cruelty free or a combination of these.

The cafe serves delicious plant-based meals and treats, ethically sourced coffee and organic beverages. Director and owner Dr Karen Rees is excited to officially launch the business which is an accumulation of her life’s passions.

“It’s not easy to make good choices and probably impossible to always get it right, but it’s worth trying. I am trying to help people make those ethical choices a little easier by only serving plant-based food and selling products that are aligned with my own ethics,” said Rees.

Canberrans are invited to enjoy a free coffee at the launch and peruse the store which offers a variety of organic natural fibre clothes and accessories, organic and natural skincare, handmade and locally sourced homewares, babywear and much more.

Wollemi Ethical Store & Cafe will be open week days from 7.30am – 2.30pm and weekends 8am – 2pm.