What It Means To Be Australian Made

By now, you should have heard all the buzz about supporting local, and buying Australian made. Communities, business owners, industry and government are all driving these conversations - and for good reason! 

Yet, despite the increased conversation, it may come as a surprise that many of us are unsure what "Australian Made" actually means.

There's a bunch of terms out there - Australian Made, Australian Grown, Australian Owned, Australia Designed, Product of Australia. The funny thing is, all of these mean something different! Each one carries a unique and distinct definition. 

Australia produces an abundance of world-class products, but since the pandemic hit, we are experiencing the biggest economic downtown our country has seen - and building awareness is the best way we can all get involved and do something about getting back on track.

So what does Australian Made actually mean?

Australian Made is a country of origin definition that means a product underwent its last "substantial transformation" in Australia.

To make this declaration, the product must have been manufactured, processed, made, created, grown or otherwise originated from Australia. 

Not all ingredients or components have to be 100% from Australia to claim Australian Made. It can be claimed irrespective of the origin - providing that as a result of processing in Australia, the product is fundamentally different in identity, nature, or essential character from all of its original imported ingredients or components. 

Wild Bee goes above and beyond the baseline for Australian Made, because we source all of our ingredients from the best local suppliers we can find.

Choosing Australian Made has so many positive ripple effects. Here are just a few!

1. It supports creativity and innovation, and this strengthens our National interest and international recognition as being a nation known for high quality and workmanship
2. It strengthens our economy as your funds go back into small, large, rural and regional business so they can keep going
3. It creates jobs within Australian companies from production workers, warehousing teams, sales, marketing, accounting, as well as the growers, delivery drivers, wholesalers , and retailers and more.
4. It supports fair treatment of workers as safe workplaces, fair wages and ethical protections are highly valued in this country.
5. It supports local industries. The more we manufacture here the more we build domestic self-sufficiency and reducing our vulnerability with our dependence on international supplies