Before the council meeting on Wednesday, June 10, independent director and board member of Australia’s Oyster Coast, Cath Peachey, spoke to council about plans to increase tourism and exports to Asia.  

“Australia’s Oyster Coast are actively engaging with potential customers and commercial partners in Hong Kong, Singapore and China,” Ms Peachey said. 

“We are promising them consistency and year round supply. We will provide the freshest oysters, our deliveries to Asia will arrive within 30 hours of being harvested. The oysters could leave Pambula in the morning and arrive in Asia for lunch the next day.”

Ms Peachey also informed council of their plans to take advantage of the Eden cruise terminal development as a way to develop a tourism based oyster trail.   

By 2018, Australia’s Oyster Coast hopes that oyster tourism will be thriving with the implementation of transport packages to support tour groups.

“It will help farmers harness the potential of their scenic workplace and will be a huge draw card to the area. 

“People will be able to learn about the industry and the environmental credentials that underpin it, taste different varieties of oysters from different estuaries, tour an oyster lease and the pristine waterways, consume oysters in a prestige establishment and/or unique setting and purchase take-away oysters and oyster related souvenirs.” 

Australia’s Oyster Coast Ltd represents about 110 commercial oyster growers which equates to around 75 per cent of NSW South Coast oyster production. For more information on Australia’s Oyster Coast and its plans for the future see http://www.oystercoast.com.au/.