In case you needed more incentive to buy from your local grower/butcher…

In case you needed more incentive to buy from your local grower/butcher…
The link includes a petition to Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce Member for New England who is vocal on accurate food labelling standards.
https://www.facebook.com/choiceaustralia/photos/a.10150141267371163.337981.181854426162/10153029457446163/
‪#‎BuyLocal‬ ‪#‎SupportYourLocal‬ ‪#‎Jobs‬ ‪#‎HealthAndSafety‬ ‪#‎FoodLabelling‬
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First campaign shirt arrived! Looking for a local company for further prints!

My first campaign shirt arrived in the post on Friday, ordered through VistaPrint, they’re very efficient but they’re not local.
Can anyone recommend a Brisbane based company to get shirts through so I can keep it local and help small/family owned business?

Kai Jones - Independence Candidate for Brisbane Central: shirt

Kai Jones – Independence Candidate for Brisbane Central: shirt

Adelaide Zoo decides to buy local icecream, palm oil free

On August 7th Adelaide Zoo was reported selling an ice cream which includes palm oil and is not made locally (1), one week later they’ve decided to switch to a local brand with no palm oil (2).
Another article mentions “Zoos SA chief executive Elaine Bensted admitted the zoo had underestimated the strong level of support for a local business.” (3) and Nick Xenophon may have had some input (4). Was people power responsible for the change?

(1) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-07/eliminating-palm-oil-golden-north-ice-cream-zoos-sa-streets-deal/5654134
(2) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-15/zoos-sa-backflips-on-plans-to-stop-selling-golden-north/5673406
(3) http://www.news.com.au/finance/business/adelaide-zoo-backflips-over-golden-north-ice-cream/story-fnda1bsz-1227026047495
(4) http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-09/xenophon-puts-pressure-on-zoo-over-palm-oil-ice-creams/5660360