Inaugural MTNS MADE Retail Expo: Making Local, Buying Local

Last week, MTNS MADE brought local makers and buyers together for our inaugural Retail Expo at Tibbi Whalan Hall in Katoomba. We created space for conversations, connections and new opportunities for locally made products.

The intimate event brought together a carefully selected group of retail-ready MTNS MADE members with buyers from tourism, cultural and independent retail organisations across the Blue Mountains. Makers shared not only their products, but the stories, skills, materials and processes behind them, alongside the practical information needed to build successful wholesale relationships.

The Expo was deliberately designed as a small first step: an opportunity to listen, learn and explore how MTNS MADE can better connect our skilled creative community with local and regional buyers. Feedback from both makers and buyers will help shape future events, with the ambition of growing the Retail Expo into an annual opportunity for our creative community.

Sometimes supporting our local creative economy begins simply: by looking at what is already being made around us and choosing to bring it a little closer to home. Check out our socials for more info and a peek at who was involved on the day.

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