The MidWest & Gascoyne Bush Food Network project aims to provide employment for Aboriginal communities by establishing bush food cultivation sites and a production company to process the harvest into products. The network would connect various partners across the regions and offer horticulture training. The project would promote Indigenous art and culture through food festivals and encourage nature-based tourism.

1. MidWest & Gascoyne
Bush Food Network
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2. Bush Foods Project
Overview
The Bush Food Project is aimed at providing employment
opportunities for Aboriginal Communities and Towns , by developing
networks and partnerships with groups and organisations throughout
the Mid West and Gascoyne to set up a few production sites for the
cultivation of Australian Bush Foods.
This Project will provide Training in Tourism , Business, Food
Production and Horticulture and will also acknowledge the Nutritional
properties, Culinary and Traditional uses of Bush Foods.
A Variety of Products such as relishes, jams and chutney’s will be made
from the produce and marketed throughout the Towns.
This project will also promote the Indigenous Art Industry in the Mid
West, Gascoyne and surrounding area, making the towns key places
for Tourists to visit, buy Art and to develop the area as a base for Art
and Nature based Tourism.
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people
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3. Bush Foods Project
Purpose of the Project
• Inspire People
• Promote Team work
• Promote Products and Services in the Australian Bush Foods Industry
• Develop Partnerships
• Promote Tourism
•Generate Training
•Create Employment
• Provide Business Enterprise Opportunities
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4. The Mid West & Gascoyne Bush Food Network
Emu Services MEEDAC
Yanjet
The Food
Sorcery Small goods
Processor
Emu Gascoyne Nukara XXX
MEEDAC Yanjet
Services Fresh Farm Farm
Independent
Cultural Centre Wholesalers
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5. Bush Foods Project
Range of Products
Lemon Myrtle Pesto
Chilli Jam
Bush Tomato Chutney
Quandong Relish
Bush Dukkah
Caperberries in Native Thyme Oil
Papaya, Watermelon and Quandong Relish
Davidson Plum Jam
Illawarrah Plum
etc
etc
etc
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people
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6. Bush Foods Project
“Planting the Seed” Horticulture Program
The Horticulture Program being run currently at CDEP could
grow some of the bush foods needed to produce the Bush
products.
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people
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7. Bush Foods Project
Main Cultivation Site and Production Sites
•Carnarvon
•Mullewa
Other Potential Cultivation Sites
•Yalgoo
•Mt Magnet
•Karalundi
•Wiluna
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For Aboriginal people

8. Bush Foods Project
Horticulture Programs
Yulga Jinna Community
Lecturer: Robyn Westlake
Certificate II in Horticulture (S030)
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

9. Bush Foods Project
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

10. Bush Foods Project Kardaloo (30kms north of Mullewa)
Community
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

11. Bush Foods Project Site Preparation
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

12. Bush Foods Project Planting
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

13. Bush Foods Project
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people

14. Bush Foods Project
Production
Standard Recipes will be developed, exclusive gourmet products
produced and packaged in accordance with Food Safety
Regulations for each of the Network Members to market under
their own label.
Training & Employment
For Aboriginal people
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15. Bush Foods Project
Potential Training Opportunities and Career
Pathways
Tourism Operations
Tourism Guiding
Art
Horticulture
Business
Retail
Cookery
Food Safety
Nutrition
Potential Traineeships
Gallery Attendant (Tourism Operations)
Nature Based Site Guide (Tourism Guiding)
Cook (Certificate II Kitchen Operations)
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16. Bush Foods Project
The Food Sorcery together with
project partners could Plan, Promote and Host
an
Art and Bush Foods Fair
In the Mid West and/or Gascoyne
tastings ‐ entertainment ‐ gourmet bush BBQ
artists at work
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17. Bush Foods Project
Summary
The Mid West & Gascoyne Bush Foods Network /project partners to set up a
bush foods operations in WA.
A number of cultivation sites to be set up through the Midwest and Gascoyne
area.
Products to be produced by one central production company.
Products can be marketed by each individual Business under their own label
and/or through the Network wholesaler.
The Project will offer a simulated work environment for Participants to
develop and practice employability skills
This project will create Employment and Business Enterprise opportunities in
the Mid West and Gascoyne.
Training & Employment
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18. Bush Foods Project
Contact persons
Rhonda Richardson
Aboriginal Education Training & Employment
Tourism/Hospitality
Central West TAFE
Rhonda.richardson@centralwest.wa.edu.au
Ph 9956 2775
FAX 9956 6161
Mob 0427 566 112
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