{"id":5073,"date":"2020-02-11T07:27:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T07:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2020-02-11T07:27:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-11T07:27:09","slug":"buy-regional-for-last-minute-valentines-day-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/11\/buy-regional-for-last-minute-valentines-day-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"BUY REGIONAL FOR LAST-MINUTE VALENTINE\u2019S DAY GIFTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers looking for the perfect last-minute present for their loved one this Valentine\u2019s Day can find great gift ideas that will directly support businesses in towns impacted by bushfire or drought via the NSW Government\u2019s Buy Regional webpage.<br \/>\nDeputy Premier and Minister responsible for Disaster Recovery John Barilaro and Minister for Small Business Damien Tudehope encouraged shoppers to share the flavour of regional NSW with their loved one on the 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0February this year.<br \/>\nMr Barilaro said the Buy Regional webpage and campaign had significantly boosted trade for regional retailers doing it tough in the lead up to Christmas, however retailers in the bush still need the support of their city cousins to keep towns and local economies alive.<br \/>\n\u201cWe know the Buy Regional success stories, of the hundreds of thousands of dollars flowing directly to small businesses across towns like Uralla and Tamworth and I commend shoppers who backed these communities, but now is not the time to stop spending,\u201d Mr Barilaro said.<br \/>\n\u201cValentine\u2019s Day is a fantastic opportunity to discover last-minute gift ideas from the ever-expanding list of gourmet food retailers and experience providers listed with Buy Regional.<br \/>\nLast-minute Buy Regional gift ideas include;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Chocolate on Purpose &#8211; gourmet chocolate varieties peppered with native Australian fruit and nuts, send with next day delivery or choose an online voucher<\/li>\n<li>Hunter Belle Dairy \u2013 delicious cheese hampers with delivery to Hunter and Sydney<\/li>\n<li>Terragong House 1858 \u2013 book a stay at the heritage property on the South Coast, receive an online gift certificate in time to give your loved one for Valentine\u2019s Day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mr Tudehope said that regional NSW\u2019s small businesses are brimming with high quality, unique products which are designed, handmade, carefully curated or prepared with love.<br \/>\n\u201cSo many of regional NSW\u2019s small businesses are run by thoughtful teams who put a lot of time and effort into making sure customers have the best possible experience, from the second they click to purchase an item until well after it is received,\u201d Mr Tudehope said.<br \/>\n\u201cFor those who can\u2019t Go Regional and visit regional communities in the immediate future, a way to show your love is to purchase your next gift from Buy Regional, whether that\u2019s for Valentine\u2019s Day or an upcoming birthday.&#8221;<br \/>\nTo buy a regional product or register your business, visit:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/buyregional\">www.nsw.gov.au\/buyregional<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoppers looking for the perfect last-minute present for their loved one this Valentine\u2019s Day can find great gift ideas that will directly support businesses in towns impacted by bushfire or drought via the NSW Government\u2019s Buy Regional webpage. Deputy Premier and Minister responsible for Disaster Recovery John Barilaro and Minister for Small Business Damien Tudehope &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/11\/buy-regional-for-last-minute-valentines-day-gifts\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;BUY REGIONAL FOR LAST-MINUTE VALENTINE\u2019S DAY GIFTS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5073"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}