MK Eco by Starwin (Starwin Shopfront)

Welcome to Starwin

We are a team of women in enterprise with a dream to grow a Made with Kindness Economy. Started in Darwin in 2010, we are committed to creating career pathways for community leaders to do what they love, on the country they love.

Inspired by the tropical north

From Tiwi to the Daintree, we invite you to join our one-of-a-kindness collective

Your change creates community change

Invest with us and shop our collection of corporate and cultural gifts, collaborate with our consulting team to make your dreams happen, tour the top end and engage in one of our cultural experiences.

A one of a kindness collective

We thank you for choosing to share the Starwin spirit, your kindness matters.

Featured Collections

Our 2020 vision focuses on community wellbeing and our collections are designed with this in mind.

Last Chance SALE

Make & Create

Nurture

Decorate

Eco Mats

Eat & Drink

Play & Learn

Dress

New for You

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Mimmim x Archer & I: 'Baby' Nappy

A one-of-a-kindness eco gift, joy for little ones and their bum bums!

We are so excited to launch a collaboration: Mimmim x Archer & I, bringing to our community an eco friendly option for caring for kids.

Modern cloth nappies are an ideal way to reduce waste and care for country.

We now have a collection of four iconic designs by Larrakia artist Mim Cole, and a swim nappy option too ready for that splish splash play time.

We hope you love them as much as we do!

Regular price $20.00

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Cultural Experiences & Touring the Tropical North

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Karina

Karina is the founder of Starwin and Mumpreneur leading the way. She is your go to if you are passionate about creating career pathways for women. She is a renowned solution broker and designer of youth leadership programs, and an award winning sportsperson & coach.

Kreative Karina

Our collaboration with Karina Kassman continues to bloom with beautiful graphic designs and photography, enhancing our new look services for you. Watch this space as we work towards creating tips and tricks to help you develop your enterprise.

Nickie White Creative

We've been working closely with Darwin local Nickie, to create a fresh look for our online shop. Growing our collaboration, we have teamed up to design a new service in 2020. Watch this space as we launch our BC+ program to grow digital confidence with our collective and online resources for our community.

Sharniqua

Our Career Pathways initiatives aim to support young Indigenous women to transition into the workforce. We have developed an 'Each One, Teach One' framework for supporting new workers. In October 2020, we were able to re-start this model and we would love for you to meet Sharniqua Oxtoby, who is now leading the way for customer service at our Darwin store.

Starwin Events

Connect

Darwin: BC+ Luncheon

A chance for our collective to come together, connect and celebrate building confidence in our digital spaces.

Lunch catered for by Hanumans.

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Sunday Session

Darwin Shop N Show

In support of the Flix in the Wet cinema series happening at Darwin Entertainment Centre on Sundays this new year we are hosting Shop n Show Sunday sessions at our Darwin store.

Hosted by Artist in Residence, Kreative Karina, we invite to drop by, say hi and see our new Share Space, and pick up a program guide to Flix n the Wet!

You can also visit www.yourcentre.com.au session times.

We will be open 2pm til 5pm and My Darwin vouchers are welcome.

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Upcoming events on our Facebook page

Community Initiatives

BC+ Initiative

Starwin Collective has been successful in accessing an NTG Rebound grant. In true Starwin spirit we wanted to share this with our collective too, to ensure more enterprises in the north can be innovative and sustainable.

We've teamed up with Nickie White Creative x Kreative Karina to develop a new concept for creating digital confidence.

BC+ means...
* Be Creative + Confident
* Build Content + Conversions
* Be the sea Change

We aim to see more local enterprises connect, convert and celebrate with success in the online marketplace.Our Starwin Collective community (workers, clients and suppliers) can now access FREE sessions to grow their digital confidence as part of our BC+ initiative.

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Higher Attire

Higher Attire for Young Stars is one of our social enterprise initiatives, founded in 2017 (in collaboration with former Darwin enterprise Higher Attire)... where our customers and community 'gift' dresses to be collected by schools and youth groups for young women attending graduations and formal functions celebrating their success.

Since it's launch we have received donations from all across Australia thanks to the generosity of our community and gifted well over 150 dresses to members of our communities celebrating their successes.

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Made with Kindness - Share, Swap & Sell

In line with our 2020 Vision and mantra to #careforcountry we are introducing a group where you can share, swap and sell items you have purchased or been gifted from our MK Eco by Starwin shops or stalls.

We also love hearing stories about how you have enjoyed our art you can wear and art you can use gifts!

Please practice kindness in posting and dealing with one another and enjoy!

Click the learn more link below to join group.

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Meet the Makers + Kreators

Everlasting Health NT

"I only select herbs which are sustainably grown & not endangered to 'care for country'. All herbs are either certified organic or wild harvested from either Australia or unique country of origin".

PaperbarkLove

"We care for country by using simple ingredients that are kind to our skin and our environment. We only use plant based chemicals and cruelty free ingredients."

Robyn's Eco

"Caring for Country for me is about developing sustainable solutions for eco cleaning. At Robyn's Eco we are always striving to find new ways to use plants in our products and ingredients that are non toxic, zero waste and kind to the land."

Kaizis Coconut Oil

"Our visions of self governance & independence is supported by the very sacred work & practice that we share with our youth, our families & our communities. Our story is one of simplicity & preserving the spirit of Torres Strait Islander peoples using traditional Coconut Oil practices".

How we work with our Makers + Creators