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‘Missed opportunity’: Local brands passed over in Victorian government tampon rollout

A period-care startup is urging governments to prioritise Australian-owned businesses in tender processes after losing out on supplying products for the state’s free pads and tampons program.
Femmé Organic period care
L-R: Femmé Organic founders Anabelle and Thomas Burns. Image: Supplied

An Australian period care company has called on governments to prioritise locally owned companies in their tender processes, after the business says it was overlooked for a Victorian initiative that provides free pads and tampons in vending machines across the state.

Victorian-based Femmé Organic was founded in 2021 by siblings Anabelle and Thomas Burns, who bootstrapped the business with $15,000.

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