Spend a night by the fire with Dale Chapman, founder of bush tucker education and catering service, The Dilly Bag. After starting Dilly Bag with no more than a few dollars and mind full of recipes, Dale shares her inspirational entrepreneurial journey and also brings to the table a wealth of knowledge around the preparation and cooking of native foods. Dale also shares how traditional Indigenous foods can be an effective weapon in the fight against heart disease and diabetes, two of the key health issues affecting Australians today.

Dale Chapman
Dale Chapman is an Indigenous woman and fully qualified chef, born in Dirranbandi in South West Queensland, Kooma tribal lands. From French cuisine to contemporary Australian, Dale’s experience is varied. In January 2006, Dale was invited to the Nice College of Hospitality in the French Riviera to teach the French to cook using our own native bush tucker products and to impart some of her Indigenous cooking techniques and recipes. Bush tucker is where Dale’s passions lie and she has promoted its use for a number of years through her own business, The Dilly Bag Bush Tucker Products and Learning Programs.