The First Jindivick General Store was established in 1889 by Norwegian Seaman Johann Tandberg and his wife Mary Tandberg (nee Sullivan) from their house in Jindivick.
The house then became a Post Office store when the Post office was moved north of the Tarago in the same year.
The original residential building that stood on this current site consisted of a few rooms behind the store with the current residence being added to in 1913.
Part of the small original storeroom at the back was replaced in 1938 with a small produce storeroom, approx six years later this was then removed and the existing produce storeroom was built.
The original building was demolished in 1959 and replaced with the current building you see today.
There have been various owners over the years with the most well-known owners being the Pretty family.
In 1935 Albert Pretty (known as Bert), began keeping the books for the owner Mr. A Gillett and the next year took over the store.
In the Second World War emergency food supplies where implemented and the owners of stores where required to keep in reserve essential groceries to last the community 3 months. The storeroom was not large enough to accommodate the goods and the Jindivick Hall was use to keep these goods in stock.
When Albert retired his son Jack Pretty took over the store after growing up with the store and helping from a young age. Jack ran the store until 2002 when he retired and the store was sold.
There have been several owners since with Bryan and Susan Goodwin purchasing the store 1st February 2013.
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