Gathering: Native Foods and Healthy Cooking

About this event

Gathering presents Native Foods and Healthy Cooking, a free one-hour demonstration led by Destiny Dewis on the Queen Street Mall Main Stage. The session explores the flavours, benefits and cultural significance of Australian native ingredients. Through discussion and hands-on cooking activities, you will learn about the nutritional value of native foods and how to use them practically across breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes — something that can support healthier lifestyles while strengthening connections to Culture, Country and Community. Destiny and her team share simple recipes designed to keep native ingredients accessible and easy to use at home. Destiny Dewis is a proud Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander woman with more than 15 years working alongside Indigenous communities. She owns an Indigenous consulting and facilitation business focused on financial literacy, economic empowerment and community development. This Gathering event is produced by Cre8tive Nations.