The Local Side

Need some last minute gifts? Our beautiful, organic skin care packs are still available. Choose from Qlean Essentials or Handmade Soap packs. A locally made treat might be just what they need.

A Local-Side Christmas: Thoughtful Gifting in the Aussie Summer

Christmas in Australia looks different — hot days, long evenings, and a desire to keep things simple. This season, thoughtful gifting means choosing local, useful, and kind gifts that genuinely get used and shared....

Thoughtful Gift Suggestions for Australian Summer Christmas doesn’t have to be loud or complicated 🎄In an Australian summer, the best gifts are simple, useful, and made with care.This year we’re choosing local, thoughtful, and kind — because those choices matter.Shop Christmas hampers → link in bio ...

Zucchini Relish

A best-selling zucchini relish made with simple, garden-fresh ingredients. Perfect with cheese, meats, mushrooms or Christmas leftovers — a versatile Australian pantry favourite....

Zucchini Relish A best-selling zucchini relish made with simple, garden-fresh ingredients. Perfect with cheese, meats, mushrooms or Christmas leftovers — a versatile Australian pantry favourite.

Soap Trio Gift Box

Give the gift of simple luxury. Our handcrafted soap trio is lovingly made in small batches right here in Victoria, using gentle ingredients and timeless recipes. Each bar has its own unique character, colour, and scent — a little reminder of the beauty and craft found in thoughtful, handmade goods. Featuring natural soap bars lovingly handcrafted by Victorian makers including Windella Farm and The Soap Shelf — proud champions of toxin-free ingredients, renewable botanicals and sustainable, small-batch production....

Handmade Soap Trio: Small-Batch, Beautifully Simple Soap   Give the gift of simple luxury. Our handcrafted soap trio is lovingly made in small batches right here in Victoria, using gentle ingredients and timeless recipes. Each bar has its own unique character, colour, and scent — a little reminder of the beauty and craft found in thoughtful, handmade g...

Love this. Small business is not just about the 'thing' - it's the people, the inspiration and the love behind the gift 🎁💖

Small businesses make our communities feel like home, especially during the holidays. When you choose to shop small, you’re choosing to keep local makers, dreamers, and family-run shops thriving through the busiest season of the year. Every purchase, every visit, and every share makes a difference.

Let’s show up for them the way they show up for us all year long. Shop small this holiday season. 🎄

Market prep day at The Local-Side looks a lot like…
🍓 boxes of jam, 🧼 stacks of soap, 🍫 a rogue rocky road, and one very determined human playing car-boot Tetris. 😅

We’re all packed and ready for the Wallington Strawberry Fair this Sunday! Come by, sniff the soaps, taste the jams, and support the primary school who pour their hearts into every little thing. ❤️