Why is the National Carriage Factory important?

In an era when most goods are mass-produced and imported there is a growing appreciation of the quality of handcrafted merchandise and the skills required to create individual, lasting pieces.

While the heritage trades industry is undergoing rapid growth nationally and internationally, there is dramatic decline in the number of people practising these trades, crafts and skills.

The National Carriage Factory development will bridge this gap and place Toowoomba as the living centre of heritage trades where traditional skills, crafts and expertise are cultivated, shared and promoted.

Stories, skills, experience and knowledge will be passed on from the hands of one generation to another before these heritage skills are lost forever.

Heritage trades are about innovation and creativity and these characteristics will be showcased in a range of unique, hand made products that will be available for sale under the brand Handmade in Country.