The Local Side

06/01/2026

New Year, New Habits, Time to Shop Locally

New year, new habits. From pavlova leftovers to mindful shopping, discover why supporting local Australian makers is a simple choice that feels good for the community and the soul....

New Year’s resolution:✔️ Support local✔️ Buy better, not more✔️ Win the pavlova wars. Read our latest blog on why shopping local is the Aussie way forward. Link in bio

20/12/2025

Need some last minute gifts? Our beautiful, organic skin care packs are still available. Choose from Qlean Essentials or Handmade Soap packs. A locally made treat might be just what they need.

19/12/2025

A Local-Side Christmas: Thoughtful Gifting in the Aussie Summer

Christmas in Australia looks different — hot days, long evenings, and a desire to keep things simple. This season, thoughtful gifting means choosing local, useful, and kind gifts that genuinely get used and shared....

Christmas doesn’t have to be loud or complicated 🎄In an Australian summer, the best gifts are simple, useful, and made with care.This year we’re choosing local, thoughtful, and kind — because those choices matter.Shop Christmas hampers → link in bio ...

17/12/2025

Zucchini Relish

A best-selling zucchini relish made with simple, garden-fresh ingredients. Perfect with cheese, meats, mushrooms or Christmas leftovers — a versatile Australian pantry favourite....

A best-selling zucchini relish made with simple, garden-fresh ingredients. Perfect with cheese, meats, mushrooms or Christmas leftovers — a versatile Australian pantry favourite.

09/12/2025

Soap Trio Gift Box

Give the gift of simple luxury. Our handcrafted soap trio is lovingly made in small batches right here in Victoria, using gentle ingredients and timeless recipes. Each bar has its own unique character, colour, and scent — a little reminder of the beauty and craft found in thoughtful, handmade goods. Featuring natural soap bars lovingly handcrafted by Victorian makers including Windella Farm and The Soap Shelf — proud champions of toxin-free ingredients, renewable botanicals and sustainable, small-batch production....

  Give the gift of simple luxury. Our handcrafted soap trio is lovingly made in small batches right here in Victoria, using gentle ingredients and timeless recipes. Each bar has its own unique character, colour, and scent — a little reminder of the beauty and craft found in thoughtful, handmade g...

09/12/2025

Why Shopping Local Matters (and Feels a Whole Lot Better)

Ever waked through a market and realised you’ve smiled at twelve strangers, had three great chats, learned about a unique crotchet stitch and left with a bag full of actual handmade things — not just “assembled somewhere overseas and rebranded with rustic fonts”? That’s the power of shopping local. Last weekend we had a great time recently at the Ray Bastin Reserve Christmas Market…...

Ever waked through a market and realised you’ve smiled at twelve strangers, had three great chats, learned about a unique crotchet stitch and left with a

25/11/2025

Love this. Small business is not just about the 'thing' - it's the people, the inspiration and the love behind the gift 🎁💖

Small businesses make our communities feel like home, especially during the holidays. When you choose to shop small, you’re choosing to keep local makers, dreamers, and family-run shops thriving through the busiest season of the year. Every purchase, every visit, and every share makes a difference.

Let’s show up for them the way they show up for us all year long. Shop small this holiday season. 🎄

06/11/2025

Ever noticed how handmade things just feel better? Maybe it’s the texture, the smell, or the fact that they weren’t mass-produced in a warehouse the size of Tasmania. Either way, there’s something special about products made the slowly — by actual people, not robots. 1. Less Chemistry Set, More Kitchen Bench Handmade soaps, jams, and skincare aren’t full of ingredients you can’t pronounce....

Ever noticed how handmade things just feel better? Maybe it’s the texture, the smell, or the fact that they weren’t mass-produced in a warehouse the size

02/11/2025

Had an awesome day at it was hot and fun and Huge! Thanks to all the organisers, you did an amazing job xx

30/10/2025

Market prep day at The Local-Side looks a lot like…
🍓 boxes of jam, 🧼 stacks of soap, 🍫 a rogue rocky road, and one very determined human playing car-boot Tetris. 😅

We’re all packed and ready for the Wallington Strawberry Fair this Sunday! Come by, sniff the soaps, taste the jams, and support the primary school who pour their hearts into every little thing. ❤️

28/10/2025

Every product at The Local-Side comes from a small Australian business — people who still stir the pot, pour the wax, and hand-tie the labels. 🇦🇺💪

The Wallington Strawberry Fair is where our makers come to life — where you can meet the stories behind what you buy.

Come say hi, discover something new, and let’s make “buying local” the sweetest part of your Sunday. 🍓


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27/10/2025

🍓 We’re heading to the Wallington Strawberry Fair! 🍓
This Sunday, 2nd November — come say hi and stock up on your favourite local goodies!

We’ll have all the Local-Side favourites:
🧼 handmade soaps
🍫 rocky road & chocolate
🍓 small-batch jams & relishes
💛 locally made skincare

If you love supporting small makers and finding something that actually smells like strawberries (not “strawberry-ish”)… this one’s for you.

🗓 Sunday 2 Nov
📍 Wallington Strawberry Fair – Geelong & the Bellarine
👋 Bring a friend + your appetite