Aussie-made with a click
A ONE-STOP shop for Australian-made products is launching online.
With the backing of federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg and caravan king Gerry Ryan, Buy Aussie Now, a free platform to promote Australian businesses, has in just four months grown to become the destination for Aussies to shop.
More than 2000 small and medium businesses have registered across eight launch categories: home and living; toys and education; apparel and footwear; jewellery and accessories; food and beverage; pets; skincare and beauty; and gifts. More categories will be unveiled in coming months.
“People are worried for their livelihoods and the thing that surprised me most over the past few months is just how much wonderful product is made at home — but many of us simply don’t know about it,’’ said founder and managing director Mitch Catlin.
“Buy Aussie Now will be the one-stop shop that Aussies can trust to buy Australian.”
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Serrao said the time was right to support local products, such as NED Whisky and Made by Cow milk.
“Aussie businesses have had an incredibly difficult year and I am so happy to support a campaign that helps them,’’ Serrao said. “It’s more important than ever to rally around and buy Australian-made products.”
Adem Karafili, chair of NED Whisky, said: “We are proudly Australian, so anything that helps local businesses to survive during the tough times and grow in the future is fantastic.”
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