Australian Made Week runs from Monday, May 15 to Sunday, May 21, celebrating local producers and encouraging Aussies to get behind them.
According to KPMG’s 2021 Family Business Survey, 67 per cent of all businesses in Australia are family-owned and operated, and more than half of the nation’s workforce is employed by a family business.
Dave Palmer and his son Josh run Rural Tanks and Garden Beds in Seymour.
Josh said prioritising local businesses that supported ‘Australian made’ was good for the economy and the community.
“It represents us as a country,” Josh said.
“We do our best to keep everything local, our rivets and sealant, all of that is local whenever we can.”
Australian products have a reputation for high standards in craftsmanship, safety and quality.
“I know our quality is up there, it lasts a long time,” Josh said.
“We have never had a complaint about our quality, ever.”
According to Roy Morgan research, if every household spent an additional $10 a week on Australian made products, an extra $4.8 billion would be injected into the economy each year, creating up to 9500 new jobs.
Figures from Australian Made Campaign show that, in the past five years, businesses using the Australian Made logo have almost doubled.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Australian Made experienced an extraordinary four-fold increase in applications to use the logo and a 300 per cent increase in engagement with its social media platforms.