Andrew Wallace (Fisher, Liberal National Party) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

With Christmas just around the corner, I want to take this opportunity to encourage all Australians to buy local this year. In 2020 I launched my 'support Sunshine Coast' initiative to challenge my community to shop, stay and play local in support of the many small and family businesses across our region. Once again I encourage the good people of Fisher to think Fisher first over the summer period, support produce grown in Fisher and support products made in Fisher, like Maleny Dairies or Montville Coffee, like Your Mates Brewing or the amazing De Brett Seafood at Christmas. Play local by exploring the Glasshouse Mountains, navigating the Mooloolah River or Pumicestone Passage or catching a local live artists from the botanical gardens in Tanawha to the streetside at Bulcock Beach. Eat local at a world-class restaurant like Bella Venezia in Mooloolaba or a local haunt like Cafe Phillies in Beerburrum. From camping and clamping to resorts and ecoretreats, there are hundreds of ways to stay local in Fisher in style, like at the Crocodile Hunter Lodge, which is part of the Australia Zoo. Fisher is not in short supply when it comes to opportunities to back local business, and I encourage our community to think Fisher first, support the Sunshine Coast and make this a summer to remember.