The Bigger Backyard Northern Rivers project is for connecting businesses with local products and services, shortening supply chains and spending in our own Northern Rivers backyard first.
The free smartphone app can be downloaded for from the App Store or Google Play. Local businesses in the Northern Rivers region are invited to create their online profile for free to reach savvy local customers.
In a region of close to 300,000 people within an enviable landscape of 20,000 plus kilometres, the Northern Rivers has a GRP of $13.305 billion (2.3% of the state) and significant opportunities for continued industry sector growth and development.
Sharing business stories, connecting businesses to each other and creating collaborative opportunities are important to developing a thriving economy and positioning our region for future investment and reinvestment. One such business story on the website is one of Nimbin village's favourites Nimbin Apothecary.
The Northern Rivers is an amazing place to be in business, with a calibre of entrepreneurial spirit and sustainable business acumen that is unrivalled.