Websites: Food
- Food Resources of Aborigines of the South West of WAArticle from the WA Museum.
- Red Bush ApplesRecipe and information from SBS.
- Indigenous Community Starts Harvesting Red Bush AppleArticle from ABC News about harvesting for restaurant use.
- Bush Tucker Doughnuts and CurriesArticle from ABC news about harvest from Arnhem Land.
- Bush Tucker RecipesList of ingredients and recipes from At The Aussie Table.
- Guide to Australian Bush TuckerInformation about 10 ingredients used in traditional Aboriginal food from Tour Hero.
- Tucker BushAustralian edible plants online store. Contains information & recipes.
- Joondalup Mooro BoodjarPDF from the City of Joondalup including information about plants & food in the local area.
- Ripe opportunity for Australia's native bush foods industryArticle about Australian native foods from the Evoke AG website.
- Traceable and sustainable: The drivers behind Australia’s booming Kakadu plum marketArticle about Kakadu plums from Evoke AG.
Websites: Medicine
- Top 10 Aboriginal Bush MedicinesArticle from Australian Geographic.
- Plants & PeoplePDF from the City of Joondalup with information on plants and their uses. Includes medicinal information.
- What is Bush Medicine?Information from Bush Medijina.
- The Art of Healing: Five Medicinal Plants Used by Aboriginal AustraliansArticle from The Conversation.
- Bush Medicine Heals Ailments but Also Keeps Indigenous Women's Culture Alive and WellArticle from ABC News.
Videos
Australian Native Edible Plants
Clarence loves the diversity of Australian native plants, and their clever adaptations that allow them to survive in a huge range of conditions. But what he really loves about our native plants is the many ways they can be used.
Plants: Boodja-k Meriny
Watch this short movie presented by Kings Park Education Officer Rickeeta Walley.
Catch & Cook : Bush Tucker Australia - What You Can Eat!
Bush survival - Seven different bush tucker survival tips.
Keeping Aboriginal Culture Alive
Watch as a group of Aboriginal city children are taken on a trip to the country to find out how to make a didgeridoo, use bush medicine and what plants and insects can provide food. How important do you think it is for all of us to gain an insight into their Aboriginal heritage so that it can be kept alive for future generations?
Australian Edible Plants
Australia's native plants are not only beautiful to look at, but many can also be used as medicine and even food! Join Costa and Jody Orcher on a tour of the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and learn about some of the native plants that can be eaten. What are some of the plants mentioned, and have you heard of them before?
How To Eat Warrigal Greens
Warrigal greens are spinach-like plants that are native to Australia, New Zealand and to parts of the Pacific region. They are called 'Warrigal greens' in Australia, but go by other names in other parts of the world. Can you find out what they are?
Learn how Warrigals greens were used by early settlers to combat a common disease of that time.
World’s First Bakers?
When did humans begin grinding seeds to make flour? Many people believe bread-making began in Egypt or Mesopotamia as long as 17,000 years ago. Archaeologists have recently found evidence that Indigenous Australians were producing flour 65,000 years ago. Were they the world’s first bakers?
- Tasty Bush TuckerDid you know that you can mix the nectar from some native flowers with water to make a sweet drink? Explore the Royal Botanic Gardens of Sydney with Gardening Australia presenter Clarence Stockee, and discover plants used by Aboriginal people. Find out about some native Australian bush foods, such as Kurrajong seeds, and how to prepare them safely.
- First Nation Farmers, Episode 1: Bunya NutsThe fruit of the majestic Bunya Pine has been an important part of indigenous culture for thousands of years. Today many landowners consider it dangerous and garden waste but an Indigenous artist believes it deserves better.
- Bush Tucker GardenA team of scientists and researchers in Queensland say it’s time we looked to the bush for more traditional Aussie tucker. We went along to a school that’s growing its own, as well as teaching kids how to cook it.
- Bush TuckerThe top restaurants are always thinking of ways to make their food stand out from the crowd. One celebrity chef has decided to design her menu around traditional bush tucker. And what makes this idea special is that some of the ingredients come to her from a group of school kids.
- Bush FoodFor a lot of city kids the chance to go bush and learn about traditional food and medicine would be pretty special. But for the kids we're about to meet it was much more than that. The trip gave them the chance to learn about their Aboriginal heritage and hopefully pass on their knowledge to future generations.
Firewood banksia flower (Banksia menziesii), found from Murchison River to Busselton – one of 60 species of banksia native only to south-west WA. Infusions of banksia floweres were drunk to relieve coughs and sore throats, or for a sweet, refreshing drink.
Hort, J. (n.d.). Firewood banksia flower (Banksia menziesii) [Photograph]. Australian Geographic.
https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/science-environment/2017/02/noongar-aboriginal-bush-medicine/
Books
Noongar Bush Tucker by Call Number: 581.6 HANISBN: 9781760800420Publication Date: 2019
Noongar Bush Medicine by Call Number: 581. 634 HANISBN: 9781742589060Publication Date: 2016
Bush Tucker by Call Number: 306.08994 BRUISBN: 9780170114561Publication Date: 2004
Fruit, Seeds and Roots by Call Number: 305.89 WATISBN: 9781925398793Publication Date: 2020
Young Dark Emu by Call Number: 306 .089 PASISBN: 9781925360844Publication Date: 2019
Bush Food by Call Number: 641.300899915 ISAISBN: 9781864368161Publication Date: 2002
WASLA Teacher Librarian of the Year- 2017: Jo-Anne Urquhart
- 2016: Lise Legg
WASLA Library Officer of the Year- 2012: Karen Notley