NSW Minister calls on consumers to buy local
In the lead up to Easter the NSW Minister for Primary
Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, called on the seafood
lovers of NSW to buy local. Katrina Hodgkinson said
“choosing NSW seafood would not only support the
... local industry, but is the only way to guarantee your
Easter meal is made of fresh quality seafood”.
“As consumers we are used to sourcing local wine
and local meat, but many of us forget about our
seafood,” she said. “Choosing NSW seafood helps
maintain the local industry and supports regional
economies and employment”.
“Our seafood industry is also required to comply with
strict food safety laws from point of capture through
to purchase, so NSW consumers can be sure what
they are eating is safe, clean and has not been
transported great distances to reach your plate.”
She said that the NSW seafood industry generates in
excess of half a billion dollars of economic activity
each year and employs about 4000 people.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW
DPI) has also set up a comprehensive website to help
consumers who want to buy local. “The website
includes tips on how to buy, transport and store
seafood as well as a calendar detailing which NSW
seafood is ‘in season’ at different times during the
year,” she said. The site is part of the NSW
Department of Primary Industries website and is
available at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/
In the lead up to Easter the NSW Minister for Primary
Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson, called on the seafood
lovers of NSW to buy local. Katrina Hodgkinson said
“choosing NSW seafood would not only support the
... local industry, but is the only way to guarantee your
Easter meal is made of fresh quality seafood”.
“As consumers we are used to sourcing local wine
and local meat, but many of us forget about our
seafood,” she said. “Choosing NSW seafood helps
maintain the local industry and supports regional
economies and employment”.
“Our seafood industry is also required to comply with
strict food safety laws from point of capture through
to purchase, so NSW consumers can be sure what
they are eating is safe, clean and has not been
transported great distances to reach your plate.”
She said that the NSW seafood industry generates in
excess of half a billion dollars of economic activity
each year and employs about 4000 people.
The NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW
DPI) has also set up a comprehensive website to help
consumers who want to buy local. “The website
includes tips on how to buy, transport and store
seafood as well as a calendar detailing which NSW
seafood is ‘in season’ at different times during the
year,” she said. The site is part of the NSW
Department of Primary Industries website and is
available at www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/
