Food Hubs Bindoon has been identified as having potential to assist artisan food and beverage producers through a Food Hub. The artisan food and beverage segment rely on achieving economies of scale and shared direct marketing strategies and resources to compete with larger producers. This enables a greater diversity of quality, value-added products to be competitively developed, distributed and produced. Common user food production facilities achieve this outcome through reducing the cost per producer for expensive equipment such as kitchens, drying facilities, bottling, packaging, storage and distribution. These facilities can be privately, cooperatively, or publicly funded or a combination of public seed funding and other matching investments. The business model is focussed on developing the right mix of infrastructure for regional food producers and leasing it on a user pays basis. They are typically established by producers that come together to develop a cooperative model of sharing or purchasing costs and equipment, offering a ready vehicle for government to support by providing funding and policy support where the investment market is not already responding.
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Resources Department of Primary industry and Regional Development – Business Development Manager www.waopenforbusiness.wa.gov.au Department of Primary Industries – Food Industry Innovation +61 (0)8 9881 0221 foodindustryinnovation@agric.wa.gov.au Wheatbelt Food and Beverage Guide – https://bit.ly/3IF1FWU
The town of Jurien Bay includes a sizeable boat harbour that has recently become the focus for the expansion of the aquaculture industry.
Aerial view of marina at Jurien bay in Australia
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