Tamsin Jackson <p>Some of the products that we sell at <a href="http://www.madeforwalking.com.au/collections/all"><strong>Made For Walking</strong></a> are officially regarded as <em>Australian Made</em>. But what does that mean? We thought you may be interested to know.</p> By legal standards, for a product to be labeled as made in a particular country, the goods have to be <ol> <li>substantially transformed in that country; and</li> <li>50 per cent or more of the cost of producing or manufacturing the goods attributable to production or manufacturing processes that occurred in that country.</li> </ol> <p>If a product reaches these requirements in Australia, the company producing the product can apply for a license which gives them the right to display this logo with their product:</p> <p><a href="http://www.australianmade.com.au/directory?category1=&#38;category2c=&#38;category2i=&#38;cat2choice=&#38;product_contains=sheepskin+boots&#38;company_contains=&#38;companyid=2397&#38;productid"><img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/ausmade.gif' alt='' /></a></p> <p><a href="http://www.australianmade.com.au/directory?category1=&#38;category2c=&#38;category2i=&#38;cat2choice=&#38;product_contains=sheepskin+boots&#38;company_contains=&#38;companyid=2397&#38;productid">The Emu footwear that we sell all carry this logo.</a> They are made from Australian sheepskin, and they are manufactured in a town called Geelong, by nice friendly Aussies!</p> <p>Buying Australian made in general can give some people assurances of quality. For others it gives an assurance that the manufacturing process has adhered to strict environmental controls. And others appreciate the strict and humane labour laws enforced in Australia. For us, these things are important, but also like the idea that our mates down the road took part in producing some of the finest sheepskin boots available!</p> <p>Here are some pictures we took on our last visit to the Emu factory in Geelong.</p> <p><img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit5low.jpg' alt='' /> <img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit7low.jpg' alt='' /> <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit9low.jpg' alt='' /> <br />All of these products are made in that factory and are all available from <a href="http://www.madeforwalking.com.au/collections/all">Made For Walking</a></p> <p><img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/BABY-CHESTNUT-PROFILE.jpg?1243346121' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/BUCKINGHAM-CHEST-PROFILE2.jpg?1243346772' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/OUTBACK-LO-CHESTNUT-PROFILE.jpg?1243346784' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/STINGER-LO-CHOC-PROFILE.jpg?1243346791' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/THREDBO-CHEST-PROFILE.jpg?1243346797' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/STINGER-HI-BLACK-PROFILE2.jpg?1243346804' alt='' /></p> <p><a href="http://www.australiangrown.com/australianmade">More information about Australian made products can be found here.</a></p> <p>We are very proud to say that currently more than 90% of the sheepskin boots/ uggs sold on our site are not only made for walking but they are also made in Australia!</p> <script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub=&#8221;4a1bf5c1241a4820&#8221;;</script><br /><a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script> 2009-05-17T09:05:39+10:00 australian-made 3317952 2009-05-17T09:05:39+10:00 146242 Australian-Made 2009-05-27T00:09:44+10:00 Some of the products that we sell at "*Made For Walking*":http://www.madeforwalking.com.au/collections/all are officially regarded as _Australian Made_. But what does that mean? We thought you may be interested to know. By legal standards, for a product to be labeled as made in a particular country, the goods have to be # substantially transformed in that country; and # 50 per cent or more of the cost of producing or manufacturing the goods attributable to production or manufacturing processes that occurred in that country. If a product reaches these requirements in Australia, the company producing the product can apply for a license which gives them the right to display this logo with their product: "<img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/ausmade.gif' alt='' />":http://www.australianmade.com.au/directory?category1=&category2c=&category2i=&cat2choice=&product_contains=sheepskin+boots&company_contains=&companyid=2397&productid "The Emu footwear that we sell all carry this logo.":http://www.australianmade.com.au/directory?category1=&category2c=&category2i=&cat2choice=&product_contains=sheepskin+boots&company_contains=&companyid=2397&productid They are made from Australian sheepskin, and they are manufactured in a town called Geelong, by nice friendly Aussies! Buying Australian made in general can give some people assurances of quality. For others it gives an assurance that the manufacturing process has adhered to strict environmental controls. And others appreciate the strict and humane labour laws enforced in Australia. For us, these things are important, but also like the idea that our mates down the road took part in producing some of the finest sheepskin boots available! Here are some pictures we took on our last visit to the Emu factory in Geelong. <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit5low.jpg' alt='' /> <img src='http://static1.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit7low.jpg' alt='' /> <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/Emu-Visit9low.jpg' alt='' /> All of these products are made in that factory and are all available from "Made For Walking":http://www.madeforwalking.com.au/collections/all <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/BABY-CHESTNUT-PROFILE.jpg?1243346121' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/BUCKINGHAM-CHEST-PROFILE2.jpg?1243346772' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/OUTBACK-LO-CHESTNUT-PROFILE.jpg?1243346784' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/STINGER-LO-CHOC-PROFILE.jpg?1243346791' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/THREDBO-CHEST-PROFILE.jpg?1243346797' alt='' /> <img src='http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0014/6242/files/STINGER-HI-BLACK-PROFILE2.jpg?1243346804' alt='' /> "More information about Australian made products can be found here.":http://www.australiangrown.com/australianmade We are very proud to say that currently more than 90% of the sheepskin boots/ uggs sold on our site are not only made for walking but they are also made in Australia! <script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="4a1bf5c1241a4820";</script> <a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php?v=20" onmouseover="return addthis_open(this, '', '[URL]', '[TITLE]')" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" width="125" height="16" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border:0"/></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script>