The bush food experience
Join Anne and Grant at the Wuddi Cultural Centre for a one hour bush food experience and introduction into their culture in Dumbleyung in Australia’s Golden Outback region of Western Australia.
Relax in the sunken bush food garden, roast quandong nuts over the fire and listen to yarns about local Wilman history and the traditional Aboriginal lifestyle of the region’s first people. Sample traditional bush foods, some with a modern twist like emu pate, quandong jam and bush damper washed down with a calming cup of lemon myrtle and native strawberry tea.
Location
Dumbleyung Cultural Centre, 22 Harvey Street, Dumbleyung, Western Australia.
What to expect
The short 45-60 minute bushfood experience is a relaxing way to gain an introduction to traditional bush foods and local culture.
Located at Wuddi Cultural Centre in Dumbleyung, join the Rileys as you relax in the sunken bush food garden surrounded by native bush foods. Your guide Grant will welcome you in language and share his history, traditional artefacts, storytelling and cultural heritage of the area and its first people.
Try your hand at roasting quandong nuts over the fire whilst sampling Anne’s modern twist of emu pate, homemade jam, bush damper and tea.
The bush garden and displays featuring a special collection of Aboriginal artwork and artefacts and you can visit the Cultural Centre to purchase any homemade jams by Anne or any of the art work and gifts on display.
What is included
This tour runs on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10:00am - 11:00am.
This tour operates with a minimum of 2 guests and a maximum of 20 guests.
Tour includes:
- Aboriginal guide
- Bush food tasting and cup of tea
The Bush Food Garden is located down the side of the Wuddi Cultural Centre. Whilst it can be shady, we advise that you bring a hat and sunscreen.
Meeting point
Dumbleyung Cultural Centre, 22 Harvey Street, Dumbleyung, Western Australia.
What to bring
- Camera
- Hat
- Sunglasses
- Sunscreen
- Water bottle
YOUR EXPERIENCE PROVIDER
Wuddi Aboriginal Cultural Tours
Three hours south east of Perth is the wheatbelt town of Dumbleyung. The name Dumbleyung is derived from the Aboriginal word ‘dambling’ meaning large lake or inland sea. The Wuddi Cultural Centre celebrates the area’s ancient Aboriginal history, keeping it alive by sharing local cultural traditions, bushfoods, stories, artworks and artefacts. Visitors can purchase authentic Aboriginal items from all over Western Australia, with many locally crafted right here in Dumbleyung including; tapping sticks, boomerangs, didgeridoos, artworks, bush jewellery, bush foods and jams. The Cultural Centre also operates culturally themed tours that range from bush food tastings and walking tours of the region’s important Aboriginal sites. Wuddi Cultural Centre is a place that offers a warm welcome and a surprising insight into the Aboriginal history of the region.
Grant and Anne Riley run Wuddi Aboriginal Cultural Tours in Dumbleyung. Grant is a Wilman man and is passionate about sharing his culture with visitors and guests. He was born and grew up in Dumbleyung. Grant is the third youngest of 14 children for Henry and Ruby Riley. Grant would follow his father Henry Riley out bush where he learnt heaps of knowledge about his people of this area, the tools, foods, etc. Anne is a Balladong woman from Quairading. She looks after the cultural centre, gift store and prepares bush tucker inspired food for the tour guests and visitors.
The bush food experience
