Local Business

Romsey has a broad spectrum of local businesses. From the traditional shop front, home based, trade and services, professional or industrial.

RRBATA wishes to give all such businesses an opportunity to network and be involved in initiatives which ultimately benefit local business and the Romsey community. RRBATA aims to provide an environment which encourages residents and visitors to utilize local business.

Keep loyal to your local!

They're a part of your community and by the time you really get to appreciate them they may have already gone.

So why should? What are the benefits? What is the trend towards shopping local? Gladly there is a growing propensity to shop local and support the local community.

“Village Economy” is the term used to describe the collective of community stores including independent supermarkets, general stores, mixed businesses, bakeries, cafes, petrol and convenience stores. “Village economy” is unique to every community and that it is important to support and promote the local community.

So we know that shopping locally is on the rise. This is particularly evident with the increase of local growers markets in the Macedon Ranges region. But what are the benefits of shopping locally? Here are some of the key ones:

1. Better for the Environment

Firstly, if you shop locally you do not need to use your petrol guzzling car or even public transport to buy your goodies. And if there is a local growers market, you can also purchase many organic, eco-friendly groceries and reduce energy-wasting long hauls.

2. Maintain Your Uniqueness

Why buy from retail chains offering homegenous products? Instead discover your local, specialty stores which offer something unique and stand out from the crowd. “Small is beautiful and big is out”.

3. Save Money

With ever increasing petrol prices, keep your car at home, shop local and save money. And shopping at a local growers market cuts out the middleman and reduces long haul transportation costs.

4. Build a Sustainable Community

Several studies have shown that money spent locally stays in the local economy, through wages and benefits paid to local employees and goods and services purchased from other local businesses, and also continues to strengthen the economic base of the community.