Secret Santa gift guide
Secret Santa gift ideas made in WA
You've drawn a name, and you barely know them. Small gifts from South West makers, sorted by who you drew, with posting dates.
- Our picks
- 20 giftsSmall gifts from South West makers. No alcohol
- Posts Australia-wide
- 12 makersConfirmed on their own sites
- Swapping interstate?
- Order by 4 DecemberOur sums, to arrive by 18 December
- How it works
- Straight to the makerWe don't sell anything. You order from them
Who did you draw?
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4 gifts
Bettenays · Cowaramup
Tart cranberry and pistachio in honey nougat; just check they're fine with nuts.
- Soap
Casablanca Soap
Moon Haven · Busselton
The maker says men and women both pick it: grapefruit, bergamot, a marine note.
- Pantry
Salted Caramel Fudge
Margaret River Fudge Factory · Margaret River
You don't need to know them well to know they'll eat fresh fudge.
- Chocolate
House Milk 40%
Temper Temper · Cowaramup
Small, smooth and nothing like a checkout bar: hand-tempered milk with Madagascan vanilla.
- Coffee
Wakey Wakey!
Obison Coffee Roasters · Busselton
Smooth medium roast with milk chocolate and hazelnut notes, as beans or ground.
Seven Seas Tea · Cowaramup
An escape from office teabags: black tea, gum leaves and a hint of smoke.
Margaret River Tea Company · Margaret River
Earl Grey the maker calls tangy and malty, named after Injidup beach.
- Chocolate
Real Milk Drinking Hot Chocolate
Gabriel Chocolate · Metricup
For the one who skips coffee: drinking chocolate made with Ghanaian cocoa.
- Pantry
Truffle Sea Salt Flakes
Truffle Hill · Manjimup
They'll want to try the maker's tip: a pinch on vanilla ice-cream.
- Pantry
Dukkah
Eagle Bay Olives · Eagle Bay
Press it onto fish before cooking, or set it out with bread and oil.
- Pantry
Cocoa Nibs
Gabriel Chocolate · Metricup
For the baker: crunchy, properly bitter cacao to fold through banana bread or biscuits.
- Pantry
Hot Honey
Jibba's Hot Sauce · Busselton
Sweet, then a slow warmth: chilli honey for pizza or fried chicken.
- Pantry
Tropical Habanero
Jibba's Hot Sauce · Busselton
Fruity, then properly hot: first in the habanero category, 2024 Mr Chilli Awards.
- Chocolate
Chilli and Salt
Bahen & Co · Margaret River
Dark chocolate for the chilli fan: the heat turns up after the cocoa.
Elamoore Natural Soaps · Busselton
Cedarwood, lemon and rosemary, which the maker says suits men and women alike.
- Candles
Watermelon Travel Tin
Ocean House Collection · Margaret River
Summery watermelon in a small white tin that sits neatly on a desk.
- Pantry
Chilli & Lemon Olives
Providore · Metricup
Savoury olives from the maker's own grove, to open at the work Christmas party.
- Pantry
Salted Caramel 180g
Bettenays · Cowaramup
For anyone who finds plain nougat too polite: honey almond nougat under salted caramel.
- Pantry
Honey Almond Nougat
Nougat & Nice · Bunbury
Pastry chef Sarah Sorensen's own recipe, heavier on honey than most nougat.
- Chocolate
Dark Chocolate Pretzels
Little Otto's Big Choc Shop · Busselton
Sweet and salty: pretzels dipped in dark chocolate, probably gone by morning tea.
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Getting it there in time
Last day to post from WA
Australia Post Parcel Post, metro areas. Read 14 October 2026.
- Count back from the swap, not Christmas Day. Allowing 10 business days, a Fri 18 December swap means ordering by about Fri 4 December (our sums).
- Outside a metro area, allow extra time. These are the maker's last day to post, so order well before them.
- A small gift can cost less than its postage. Buy two or three things from one maker, like both Jibba's sauces, so they share a parcel.
- Picking it up? Check opening hours on the maker's own site before you go.
Or pick it up on the way
Buying for more names? Try our Christmas gift guide or the South West gift guide.
Secret Santa questions
What's a good Secret Santa gift for someone you don't know?
Something small that doesn't depend on knowing their taste. Try Bettenays' cranberry and pistachio nougat, Margaret River Fudge Factory's salted caramel fudge, or Moon Haven's Casablanca soap, which the maker says men and women both choose. Pick "Someone you barely know" above for the rest.
How much should you spend on Secret Santa?
Whatever your workplace or group has set. Every gift here is small, and we don't print prices because they change, so check each maker's site. If nobody has set a limit, agree one before anyone shops.
What's a good Secret Santa gift for a coffee or tea drinker?
A bag of local coffee or a pack of loose-leaf tea. Obison's Wakey Wakey! comes as beans or ground for espresso, stovetop, plunger, pour-over or Aeropress, so find out how they make theirs. For tea, try Seven Seas Tea's Australian Billy Tea or Margaret River Tea Company's Injidup Earl Grey; for neither, Gabriel Chocolate's drinking chocolate.
What's a Secret Santa gift for someone who doesn't eat sweets?
Something savoury, or something that isn't food. Try Providore's chilli and lemon olives, Elamoore Natural Soaps' cedarwood and walnut-shell soap, or Ocean House Collection's watermelon candle tin. If they like heat, Jibba's Hot Sauce is made in Busselton.
Will chocolate melt in the post in December?
It can, so the makers watch the weather: allow extra time. Little Otto's Big Choc Shop says its chocolate melts at 22 degrees and over, Gabriel Chocolate won't send in extreme heat, and Bahen & Co, Temper Temper and Margaret River Fudge Factory may hold parcels back in hot weather. For a hot week, tea, hot sauce or soap won't mind the temperature.
When should I order so it arrives before Christmas?
For an interstate swap, order by about Fri 4 December: count back from the swap, not Christmas Day. Truffle Hill, for one, quotes 7 to 10 business days, so we allowed 10 for a swap on Fri 18 December: our sums, not a maker's promise. Australia Post's last metro Parcel Post days from WA run from Mon 14 December (NT) to Tue 22 December (within WA), so check its Christmas sending dates.
Which of these makers post Australia-wide?
Twelve of them say so on their own sites. Their gifts carry a "Posts Australia-wide" tag above. For Bettenays, Eagle Bay Olives, Elamoore Natural Soaps, Ocean House Collection and Seven Seas Tea, check the maker's site.
Are these Secret Santa gifts made in WA?
Yes. Every maker here is a South West business, from Bunbury down to Margaret River and across to Manjimup. The nougat, chocolate, fudge, sauces, soap and candles are made in the region, and the teas are blended or packed here; some ingredients, like cacao and tea leaf, come from further away. Obison says it roasts every batch itself, by hand, to its own recipe, for now off-site rather than at its Origins Market stall.
Do you sell these gifts?
No. We're an independent guide, and you buy from each maker directly. Every gift links to the maker's own site for the current price and postage, and none of these makers paid to be here.