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    Dec 08, 2021 5 minutes
    WORDS ABBY PFAHL

    VICTORIA

    The Hamilton Hamper

    Hamilton, in the heart of Victoria’s Western District, is a regional centre with a prosperous history. Long-time local Bridget Pern owns The Hamilton Hamper with her husband, Daker, and says, “Our region was known as the wool capital of the world because of the richness of the surrounding land, which not only produced prime sheep but beef and dairy cattle.”

    Bridget and Daker have agribusiness and retail backgrounds, and in a tribute of sorts to their rural roots, they stock their shop with goods from more than 50 artisan producers in the area – chocolates, wine, candles, olive oil, beauty products and more. “Each maker supplies our store, and hampers, with hand-picked giftware that is sought-after across Australia,” says Bridget. “We are constantly seeking new and existing local products to meet

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