The Essence Of Christmas

What says ‘special’ – that’s always the hardest part of Christmas shopping. What can we get for the people who seemingly have everything?

It’s all mass-produced nowadays. We can head to “The Store” – whatever it may be, they’re all basically the same - and get an elegant wooden Le Creuset Revolution for the special person in our lives who loves to bake, but it’ll still read: Kmart Wooden Spoon #211,829 on the back.

And that’s nothing against Kmart.

So, what says ‘special’ with that little twinkle of fairy dust over the words more than something hand-crafted and one of its kind?

Shopping local, that’s what; uniqueness cannot be store-bought.

And there’s no better place or time in the Whitsundays than a Saturday down at the Airlie Beach Lions Community Markets for a personalised present.

A bespoke pack of perfumes and soaps might be just right for the indulgent ones.

Or maybe it’s one of those funny hats with the puffy grey wigs sticking out the top for your uncle with no hair. Oh, oh! No, it could be one of those cakes for your sweet, toothed nan!

The resident population of the Whitsundays is often not from the Whitsundays to begin with. Expats, kids on gap years and holidayers all call this region home, to name a few – as well as plenty of sailors.

And taking a little piece of the Whitsundays – maybe just something as simple as honey harvested in the Conway Ranges – and packaging it off for a Christmas Care Package can mean the world to mums and dads who miss you a whole lot.

Give them a piece of your new home, something memorable, something ‘special’.

The Lions Airlie Beach Community Markets take place each Saturday from 7.00am to 1.30pm.

Drop down for your perfect present and support the smallest of the small business owners.

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Head down to the Airlie Beach Lions Community Markets this Christmas season to see what special, unique gifts you can grab