Buy Local Toowoomba

What is Buy Local Toowoomba?

It’s a community wide movement led by the Toowoomba Chamber to make it easier (and more rewarding) for people to choose Toowoomba-first. When we spend with local businesses, more money circulates here, supporting local jobs, training, charities, and the events that make our city great.

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The Economic Multiplier Effect simplified…

When you spend with a local business, more of your dollar stays in Toowoomba. Owners pay local staff, hire local suppliers, sponsor local clubs and events, and reinvest profits here. That same dollar is re-spent around town, creating a multiplying effect.

Every $1 spent locally can generate about $1.40 in local activity, a 40% uplift compared with the first dollar alone.

What You Can Do

Display the sticker: Put the #BuyLocalToowoomba sticker on your window, counter or car
Get Social:  Share why you buy local, tag #BuyLocalToowoomba and highlight your suppliers
Switch one spend: Move just one regular purchase to a Toowoomba supplier this month.
Tell your customers: Add #buyLocalToowoomba to receipts, menus, or windows
Source local first: Ask, “Can we source this locally?” for everything you use or purchase
Join the Chamber: Members power this campaign and get practical support to grow

FAQ’s

Not always. Even when price is similar, local spend returns more value to Toowoomba through wages, sponsorships and reinvestment.

A business owned, operated or employing people in the Toowoomba region. When in doubt, ask how much of your spend stays here.

Set a local procurement target, split tenders to include SMEs, and showcase your local supplier wins. Most importantly – Keep hiring Toowoomba staff.

Reach out to the Toowoomba Chamber team to collect stickers, social templates, and signage files. We’ll help you join the movement.

Buy Local Toowoomba:
To help feed our local economy

TAFE Quensland Toowoomba Chamber Partner