- It creates more jobs for Australians, each job in manufacturing leads to 4 more jobs in the local economy – so that keeps money circulating in the Australian economy. If each Australian household spends $10 per week on Australian Made, that puts $4.8bn back into the Aussie economy.
- Australia has some of the most robust and safest quality standards in the world – so customers can be confident in the quality of the goods.
- Onshore production translates to lower costs in transport, lower time spent transporting goods which is a better result for the environment.
- Increases the tax revenue allowing governments to do more in the community at every level and reduces the cost of welfare
So how does it help when you buy a Lemon Myrtle Fragrances product?
- Collectively, our contract manufacturers employ more than 200 people – that equates to the creation and maintenance of more than 800 other jobs in Australia.
- Those 200 people have families and they are all part of a community – and their wages support the communities they are a part of.
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In addition to those 200, we also trade with other suppliers and service providers who help us deliver the products we know and love. These also are family owned businesses and also supply us Australian Made products and services – these include:
- Lemon Myrtle farmers, Essential Oil suppliers, tea and spice suppliers and other raw material suppliers
- Packaging suppliers, Label printers, Soap Sleeve and Gift Box supplier
- Graphic designers, IT specialists, Digital Marketing team, Insurance broker, Transport companies and accountant
- Magazines, online sites and trade events who help us sell and promote our products.
- Then we have our distributors who help us get the product to the retailers, e-tailers and market stall holders.
So, through this one small family owned business selling Australian Made products, you are impacting hundreds of thousands of Australian lives - and we want to say THANK YOU – take a bow – because you are helping to make a stronger, Australia. How mighty is that bar of soap!
The next time you need to shop, think Australian Made, think Lemon Myrtle Fragrances!