Hi,
Sending American food products can be a bit tricky due to quarantine regulations, difference in seasons, etc.
As previously mentioned, maple syrup is available here at the big supermarket chains. There are a number of food importers here that sell American food products through their own websites or through department stores, video shops and other shops. If you google USA FOODS , you can see what sort of American food items can be purchased within Australia.
The suggestion of Hallmark Christmas ornaments is a good one, as the range of Hallmark ornaments here is much smaller than in the USA. Perhaps, contacting Hallmark in the USA and they can put you in touch with someone in Australia who can give you details on which ornaments are available here.
Alternatively, handcrafted Christmas ornaments might be nice, too. I have received a number of beautiful, handmade Christmas ornaments made in America. Many are made by local craftspeople, which may be sold at crafts markets, etc. You might find some nice ceramic, fabric, metal, etc, ones. Because of quarantine regulations, I would recommend skipping wooden ornaments or ones made from food products such as corn husks. The range of handcrafted ornaments in America is much more plentiful than here.
Because sending chocolate to WA in December can be difficult due to the heat, rather than Hershey chocolate, perhaps send some Hershey chocolate lip balms. There are a lot of food-flavoured lip balms available in the USA that are not readily available here. If you google COLES and WOOLWORTHS in Australia, you can view which food products these Australian supermarkets sell and then choose some lip balms associated food not sold by these supermarkets.
I'm not sure if there are any quarantine regulations regarding candles. If not, you might consider some products from the Yankee Candle Company. Maybe some typical American scents.
Most of these items are somewhat small, which could help keep postage costs down.
I hope this helps.
