Nyinanhambu Barri - which means our place in Dunghutti language - will be open seven days a week from 8 am until 8 pm serving a wide variety of locally sourced food.

The menu ranges from classic Aussie takeaway favourites to pizza, and Nyinanhambu Bandu (our tucker) treats such as kangaroo bolognese and crocodile sausages.

A wide range of regional bush tucker herbal tisanes and spices from the Tenterfield company Murumalay sits alongside Byron Bay coffee.

Amaroo Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Mark Davies was the driving force behind the project - he says the business was a community idea.

"I'd like to acknowledge the community - without their foresight we wouldn't be opening this cafe today," he said.

"I'm just very excited to be open after all this time and to give people a taste of something different.

"We trialled the op shop more than 12 months ago and then came up with the idea to turn it into a cafe/restaurant/shop. We cater to every taste bud.

"The process was lengthy as we applied for an NSW Aboriginal Land Council (NSWALC) economic development fund. That process was fairly onerous, but we jumped through all the hoops. Sam Gilchrist - the NSWALC community economic development officer worked with me all the way. We tumbled and rumbled for two years, and we had a lot of nos, but we got through those barriers together."

The project cost a total of $130,000 which was co-funded by Amaroo LALC, Social Enterprise Funding Australia (SEFA) and the NSWALC using all local tradespeople.

"Harley Cox built the tables, Greg Stackman did the renovations, and electrician Ian Bird and plumber Neil Dark were brilliant', said Mr Davies.

"We are also employing and training people from our local mob. Katrina Bloomfield will manage the shop with supervisor Brodie Davies using casual staff to help."

At the official opening the deputy chair of the NSW ALC, Councillor Charles Lynch, said the project (the first retail outlet in the NSW ALC Northern Region) was a business that met community aspirations around well being and belonging.

"People can come here and meet, and it also provides training and employment opportunities for Aboriginal people which can be hard to find in small towns," Clr Lynch said.

"There are some great things that will come from this.

"This isn't a handout - this is about self-determination - like any business they've put equity in and our role has been to assist and build capacity to ensure due diligence and the future of the business."