Bunbury

The two Bunbury makers in our guide both started in 2016, and both are worth seeking out on the way down south.

Nougat & Nice makes honey nougat in East Bunbury. Pastry chef Sarah Sorensen worked out her own recipe, one that leans on honey more than a standard nougat does, and the range now runs from honey almond to fig and raspberry, blueberry and rose, and a layered dark chocolate and peanut, with an Italian-style panforte alongside. The factory on Mummery Crescent is open to the public, and a share of what the factory outlet sells goes back to local clubs, schools and community groups. It ships Australia-wide too.

Ryan & Co Candlemakers pours soy wax candles into wine and beer bottles collected around town, each one cut by hand and finished with a timber lid. The scents are named for South West places, Cape Leeuwin, Summer at Eagle Bay and Geographe Breeze among them, so it's a gift that smells of where you've been. There's no workshop to visit: buy online, or from the shops that stock the candles between Bunbury and Margaret River.

Bunbury is about 40 minutes' drive north of Busselton, so the nougat factory makes an easy first or last stop on a South West trip. Check opening hours on the maker's site before you go.