What do a gumboot maker, a garden hire company, an art gallery, a network of green-fingered, sustainability supporters, a community bank and a local shire have in common?
They’ve joined forces with us.
Meet our generous sponsors. Marvel at their business nous, community cred and rock-solid commitment to doing good for people and the planet.
We invite you to support and celebrate them in every way you can.
Drum roll please …. And a huge hooray for…
Merry People, Town and Country Gallery, Trafalgar Garden and Hire, Baw Baw Sustainability Network, Baw Baw Shire Council and Community Bank Trafalgar and District.
Merry People
‘Merry People represents finding what makes you feel happy and alive. Putting your gumboots on, finding your own unique adventure, embracing the unknown and enjoying the journey.’
Dani Holloway, Founder and fabulous gumboot maker
South Gippsland-born farmer’s daughter Dani Holloway was keen to add a dollop of creativity to her corporate working life. Creating a classy urban version of the gumboots she’d grown up in turned out to be just the ticket. Merry Boots are equally at home in a Melbourne boardroom or a muddy paddock.
Merry People started out as a small but sensational farmer’s market adventure. Now there’s a beautiful online store and 68 stockists in Australia and across the ditch. Grounded by values of ‘authenticity, kindness, adventure and happiness,’ Merry People is a sustainably managed, community-focussed force for good. It’s also the source of the most amazing gumboots ever to grace your grateful (dry and cosy) feet.
Brilliant gumboots
Here’s your ‘spoilt for choice’ alert!
Seventeen colours, four styles.
Lavender and navy, lime and olive, chestnut and ice blue … and around a dozen other delectable options. Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Plus clogs, sox, umbrellas, and a rain hat.
Town and Country Gallery
‘Town & Country Gallery takes great pride in supporting Australian creatives, in particular, Gippsland artists and makers.’
Jo, John and their team have been championing artists and craftspeople working across all mediums since 1989. The Gallery is renowned for supporting emerging and established artists based in Gippsland and beyond.
You’ll find contemporary paintings and prints, ceramics, sculpture and garden art, hand-blown glassware, exquisite jewellery and textiles and many other marvellous surprises.
Located in the heart of Yarragon, Town and Country Gallery is nestled next to any number of irresistible cafes and beguiling boutique shops. And it’s open every day except Christmas Day.
Trafalgar Garden and Hire
‘Trafalgar Garden and Hire is proudly owned and operated by Gippsland locals for Gippsland locals.’
Shan and Nic, Owners, Trafalgar Garden & Hire
During a round Australia trip in 2019, Gippsland-raised Nic and Shan realised there was no greener, groovier place than home. Always ready to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in, Nic and Shan launched Trafalgar Garden & Hire within days of their return.
The result? A seven-day-a-week service dedicated to helping gardeners turn dream projects of all sizes into flourishing realities.
Superb products and services:
Gardening and landscaping supplies. Compost, mulch, gravel and more…Buy a trailer load or the bucketful
Planters and edging. Check out the flexible, modular SHAPESCAPER® Steel Garden Edging
Garden care. Everything you need to plant, feed, and protect your precious plants, plus pots and plants galore
Hire: hand tools, portaloos, showers, skip bins, and trailers
Community Bank Trafalgar & District
‘The role of our bank is to feed into prosperity, not off it.’
Community Bank Trafalgar & District is part of The Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group.
The Bank is firmly committed to returning profits to local groups and fully engaging in the community.
In 2023, the Bank supported local sporting and community groups with around $50,000 in grants. See the details here.
Baw Baw Shire Council
The Creative Harvest Team and the Baw Baw Sustainability Network (BBSN) are immensely grateful to the Baw Baw Shire Council for awarding us a Community Grant to support our vibrant website and flourishing social media presence.
Baw Baw Shire Council would be a useful model for any local government authority looking for inspiration on how best to support a vibrant community.
A quick squizz at their website, Facebook page or YouTube channel will show you the depth and breadth of the Council’s commitment to supporting sustainable, environmental and social programs that make a genuine difference for people and the planet.
Baw Baw Sustainability Network (BBSN)
‘An independent not-for-profit group bridging the gap between talk and action on sustainable living.’
Creative Harvest is one of the many marvellous ways the BBSN ‘bridges the gap between talk and action on sustainable living.’ Because our edible food gardening event has its grassroots firmly planted in the fertile hearts and minds of the BBSN members – without them, we wouldn’t be here.
Since 2007, the BBSN has worked tirelessly and creatively to achieve three principal goals.
Helping Gippslanders have more energy-efficient homes and businesses. BBSN offers energy audits, project planning, and managing to retrofit energy-efficient, draft-proofing modifications.
Championing food gardening for sustainable living via a gardening group and regular workshops and, of course … holding Creative Harvest
Advocating for sustainable living practices by lobbying all levels of government and informing and educating the local community.
Could your business benefit from becoming a Creative Harvest sponsor?
If you’re interested in unlocking oodles of excellent marketing opportunities and feeling that warm inner glow that comes with helping good things grow.
