Online hub for growers

A new online hub has been established to connect producers and customers in the Central Highlands Region – and registration is free.

The Central Highlands Growers Collective has been set up by Hepburn Shire Council under its Artisan Agriculture Project, but is accessible for businesses across the Central Highlands region, including here in Moorabool.

The Collective aims to help boost business, and support growers and producers to connect with not only each other, but with customers too.

“This is one of the outcomes of our three-year Artisan Agriculture Project, which aims to assist our local agriculture sector to navigate operational challenges and thrive into the future,” Hepburn Shire Mayor Cr Brian Hood said.

“Businesses of all sizes can sign up to the Collective, but especially small-scale producers. If their produce is grown in our soil or produced in the Central Highlands region, we invite them to sign up.”

Lisa Allwood from Audrey’s Flowers at Musk Vale encouraged other producers and growers to join.

“Being part of the Central Highlands Growers Collective helps growers feel part of something bigger. Small scale farming is often a solo pursuit so feeling connected to other growers is a real positive. The Collective will help us to share knowledge and promote our local products to a wider audience,” she said.

To ensure the success of the hub, both Hepburn and Moorabool Shire Councils are calling on local producers and growers to get involved and join for free.

To visit the hub and register your business, visit www.centralhighlandsgrowers.com.au.
Hepburn Shire Council thanked Agriculture Victoria for its financial support, without which the Artisan Agriculture Project would not be possible.