Showcasing Wimmera and southern Mallee produce is the aim of a new festive-season project for the region.
Wimmera Development Association is co-ordinating A Taste of the Wimmera promotion, which involves at least 10 producers providing oils and dressings, salts, coffee beans, preserves and honey and pulse products for gift boxes.
Project manager Vernetta Taylor said the idea was not for profit and ‘simply a way to celebrate and give people a chance to sample what the region has to offer’.
“Because they are mystery boxes, you won’t know what you’re sampling until they are gifted or unboxed at home,” she said.