Handmade millet brooms have been produced in Tumut since 1946, and now a new generation of craftsmen is getting swept up in the trade
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In a warehouse just off the Snowy Mountains highway, in the foothills of Mount Kosciuszko, the sweet smell of millet fills the air. There is the soft hiss from a pneumatic sewing machine and the interested chattering of tourists. They have come to watch brooms being made.
The Tumut Broom Factory has been handcrafting millet brooms since 1946, supplying long-lasting brooms to wholesalers and visitors who travel down the winding roads.
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