• Kangaroo Burger
• Warrigal Greens Quiche and Salad
• Aussie Tasting Plates – toasted crostini topped with kumera paste; basil and macadamia nut pesto; and crocodile, emu and kangaroo meats
• Damper with rosella jam and wattle seed cream
• Native Flavoured Ice Cream
• Rainforest Punch
• Native herb tea
• Wattleseed hot milk

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Ernie Dingo is MC and Stan Walker, Australian Idol 2010 Winner entertaining the crowd.  Here is a link for more information http://deadlydays.net

 The program for the day included

• A dance performance by members of the Yoo-kul Wung-hah Dance Group (from Karuah)
• Didgeridoo Performance by Maurice Perry
• Traditional Games
• Traditional Dance Workshop
• Art Workshop
• Bush Tucker Talk and Tasting
• An activity which explains “why Sorry is so important to Indigenous People.

Everyone enjoyed the Bush Tucker morning tea and lunch where the menu included crocodile, kangaroo and emu salad wraps; scones with rosella jam and wattle seed cream; lemon myrtle cheesecake and rainforest punch.

Everyone had a fantastic day which ended with the creation of a Reconciliation Path where students wrote a message to Indigenous people affected by the policies and acts of removing children.

Source: Lower Hunter Star

Buudja Marrung will continue to visit a number of schools, businesses and government departments to assist with their NAIDOC celebrations. 

Brooke and Leeann at Mindaribba LALC

Over the last month many people have tried our food; experienced our culture; been entertained by the Yoo-kul Wung-hah Dance Group (from Karuah) and listened to didgeridoo players Mick ‘Didge’ Davison and Maurice Perry.

We have provided our bush tucker food for

• NSW Department of Education and Training – Bridge Street, Sydney
• Department of Aging, Disability and Community, Maitland
• Maitland City Council
• Hunter Region Aboriginal Education Consultative Group
• Child Support Agency, Newcastle
• Life Without Barriers, Newcastle
• Ngurra Bu Aboriginal Corporation, Wollombi
• Hunter Central Coast Regional Office, NSW DET

Jake, Dale, Jade and Diane at Life Without Barriers NAIDOC 2010

Students, teachers, parents and community of the following schools also experienced our cultural activities and bush tucker

• Bobin Public School
• Elands Public School
• Karuah Public School
• Gateshead Public School
• Largs Public School
• Salt Ash Public School
• Wadalba Community School
• Woodberry Public School
• Francis Greenway High School
• Dungog High School

Buudja Marrung staff have supported many schools, businesses and government Departments in the Central Coast, Hunter and Manning Valley celebrate NAIDOC. 

School students, staff, parents and community members of primary and high schools at Bobin, Dungog, Elands, Francis Greenway, Gatehead, Largs, Salt Ash, Woodberry and Wadalaba celebrated and learnt about Indigenous Culture through.

• dance performances by Yoo-kul Wung-hah Karuah Aboriginal Dance Group
• didgeridoo performances by  Mick ‘Didge’ Davison and Maurice Perry
• Art workshops
• Bush and Coastal Foods – Talk & Tastings
• Bush tucker lunch and/or recess
• Didgeridoo workshops with Mick ‘Didge” Davison
• Traditional Games
• Traditional Dancing
• Shelters – Talk and Building a shelter
• Sorry Day Talk – ‘Why Sorry is so important to Aboriginal People’.

Dance group members John, Maurice, Diane and Stephanie with Jake on didgeridoo

Jake, Dale, Jade, Diane with Bill at Life Without Barriers

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Many schools and Federal, NSW and local Government Departments have booked us our Bush Tucker Catering and Indigenous Culture Education Services in celebrating NAIDOC including:

• Newcastle Regional Office, NSW Department of Education and Training (DET)
• Wadalba Community School
• Wyong Public School
• Taree DET for small schools in the Taree area – Traditional Sports/Games day
• Lower Wonarua Lands Council
• Bobin, Elands and Mt George Public Schools
• Umina Public School
• Pacific Palms Public School
• Greater Taree City Council.

School students will experience a variety of Indigenous Australian Culture themed activities including

• Didgeridoo Talk and Performance
• Dreaming Stories and Art
• Boomerang Throwing
• Traditional Games
• Learning about Sorry Day, Reconciliation Week and NAIDOC Week
• Making a reconciliation path
• Traditional Dance
• tasting native Australian flavours – or Bush Tucker 

Government department staff and guests will be enjoying a variety of Bush Tucker ingredients prepared and presented in familiar contemporary way.  Meats, herbs, flowers and fruits include crocodile, emu, kangaroo, wattle seed, rosella flowers, lemon myrtle, riberries, lemon aspen, muntaries.

Buudja Marrung Bush Tucker Catering and ‘Shades On Oxley’ are working together to offer locals and tourists some exciting meals and flavours by combining native Australian and modern ingredients to create remarkable dishes.

Buudja Marrung and Shades On Oxley details are

At Alabaster Motor Inn
23-25 Oxley Street (Old Pacific Highway)
TAREE NSW 2429
Ph: 02 6551 8537
email: shadesonoxley@y7mail.com

Local Newcastle didjeridu player and PhD student, Mick ‘Didge’ Davison demonstrated and discussed the playing of the didjeridu.

Marilyn Wilson and Stephanie Callaghan presented students and staff with information about Aboriginal history since colonisation; the diversity of Indigenous culture; contemporary issues and experiences from their personal perspective.

Students had an opportunity at lunch to to taste some vegetarian bush tucker with foods incorporating bush tucker ingredients including:
- warrigul greens, sweet potato and fetta quiche
- lemon myrtle tartlets
- rainforest punch.

Feedback from staff and students about the presentation and food was extremely positive.