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Kerri, Owner, Zanzi Hairdressing

Since 2018, Kerri has owned and run Zanzi Hairdressing in Tugun, a Queensland town almost to the New South Wales Border. Zanzi is a holistic salon, built on the principles of sustainability and ethics. As members of Sustainable Salons Australia, they do their best to source products that ‘do no harm’ – to their clients, animals, the planet or...

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Kerri, Owner, Zanzi Hairdressing

Kerri, Owner, Zanzi Hairdressing

Since 2018, Kerri has owned and run Zanzi Hairdressing in Tugun, a Queensland town almost to the New South Wales Border. Zanzi is a holistic salon, built on the principles of sustainability and ethics. As members of Sustainable Salons Australia, they do their best to source products that ‘do no harm’ – to their clients, animals, the planet or...
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Tamara, Owner, The Little Cooking School and Accommodation

Tamara, Owner, The Little Cooking School and Accommodation

The Little Cooking School offers visitors an informal, relaxed creative space where you can take casual cooking classes, regardless of your skill levels in the beautiful Mudgee region.
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Veronique, Owner, Dancing for Wellbeing

Veronique, Owner, Dancing for Wellbeing

Veronique established 'Dancing for Wellbeing' Seniors Ballet in 2017, offering the Ballet for Better Balance 55+™️ program to improve seniors' physical and mental fitness.
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MEDIA RELEASES

Mark McKenzie, joined Kaz on the Today Show

GO LOCAL FIRST does the Morning Show

September 9, 2021
GO LOCAL FIRST Campaign Spokesman, Mark McKenzie, joined Kaz on the Today Show to talk about the challenges facing small businesses around Australia. Small businesses provide local communities with vitality – they’re the lifeblood of our communities.
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GO LOCAL FIRST IN LOCKDOWN TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS

August 9, 2021
(Canberra) – Australians are being urged to continue to spend with local businesses as the GO LOCAL FIRST campaign returns to the airwaves today, with an initial focus on supporting small businesses affected by lockdowns. GO LOCAL FIRST will highlight the crucial role small business plays in the nation’s economy and the continued need for A...
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GO local first is back, bigger and better than ever

June 8, 2021
(Sydney) The year-long extension of GO LOCAL FIRST today announced by The Minister for Employment, Workforce, Skills, Small and Family Business, the Hon. Stuart Robert MP, is incredibly welcome news, according to GO LOCAL FIRST spokesperson Mark McKenzie. “Australia’s 3.5 million small businesses are the heartbeat of their local communities and...
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BUSINESS TIPS

Social Media ideas for your small business

There are several ways you can support and promote the GO LOCAL FIRST campaign: By using your digital channels: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter or LinkedIn to like and share GO LOCAL FIRST posts, messages and advertising. By highlighting and promoting small local businesses in your area, and the hero local business owners behind them. Use the hash...
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SUPPORTER KITS COMING SOON

GO LOCAL FIRST will have a range of merchandise available to order to help promote the campaign. The best part? It will be free! Check out our online store, and reserve your kit now and be first in line to receive your supporter kit.
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SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA

TAKE A PICTURE OR SHOOT A VIDEO OF YOUR BUSINESS FOR SOCIAL MEDIA A great way to connect with the campaign’s audience is to upload an audio-visual introduction on what makes your business special, interesting, or important to your community. To make a great video, it needs to be between 30 and 60 seconds long at a maximum (you can refer to the sm...
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