Akubra CEO Natalie Culina leads a team of 120 people. Picture: Supplied Akubra Australia can’t make hats fast enough to keep up with demand. Picture: Supplied “The operation runs on a four-day ...

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To celebrate half a century of handcrafting in the NSW town of Kempsey, Akubra is releasing a limited edition heritage hat to celebrate the milestone. Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

Akubra’s origins date back to 1876 when Benjamin Dunkerley established Kensington Hat Mills in Tasmania, and after decades based in Sydney, then owners the Keir family relocated to Kempsey in October ...