![Vics Meats education and butcher Darren O'Rourke, celebrity chef Matt Moran and Deputy Premier John Barilaro.
Vics Meats education and butcher Darren O'Rourke, celebrity chef Matt Moran and Deputy Premier John Barilaro.](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/Ajj7NBU2GPwwTjTdYwc6yJ/01784310-bcc5-4dde-be8b-de1eda985a6a.jpg/r0_0_2442_2442_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Forget online shopping from the major outlets this Christmas and instead support businesses that come from our drought-stricken heartland.
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The State Government has launched #buyregional campaign - an online hub that showcases regional businesses in the once place to make it easier for shoppers to find the perfect Christmas gift while supporting regional NSW at the same time.
"Everywhere I go people tell me about the images they've seen and the stories they've heard of how drought is affecting people in the bush and that they want to do something to help, but they're not sure how," Deputy Premier John Barilaro said.
"Every dollar you spend with a regional retailer or producer helps keep that small business afloat, supports jobs in that town and gets money flowing through the local economy, which is exactly what is needed while we wait for the drought to break."
Regional businesses can participate in the Buy Regional hub and social media network free by registering online.
The hub already features businesses from some of the hardest hit areas of the state, including Broken Hill, Coonamble, Inverell and White Cliffs and is divided into six categories, wine, fashion, food, gifts for kids, art and design as well as Christmas hampers.
The hub is at: www.nsw.gov.au/buyregional
- More on #buyfromthebush campaign in next week's The Land.