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Mangarri Man: Brambles Dris - making the most of an invasive weed
On my recent visit to the United Kingdom the last thing I expected to be doing w...
Phil Docherty 1 Apr 2026
Mangarri Man: the Turtujarti tree - a tough nut to crack
For a time, I lived in Karratha on a house block covered in dastardly buffel gra...
Phil Docherty 11 Mar 2026
Darumbal garden welcomes gumbi gumbi trees from Boulder Creek Wind Farm site
Culturally significant gumbi gumbi plants have been relocated from the Boulder C...
Joseph Guenzler 27 Jan 2026
Mangarri Man: tingling with excitement
After 25 plus years of spending the Christmas holidays in the hot humid north of...
Phil Docherty 27 Jan 2026
Missing the harvest: Australia sleeps while the world is cashing in on our native plants
With the election now behind us, we have a gentle pause to consider what the Alb...
Tara Croker 21 Jun 2025
Plant specimens collected by Albert Namatjira feature in new online archive

An online archive of more than one million plants has been created, including specimens collected by celebrated Indigenous painter Albert Namatjira.

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Luke Costin Jan 6, 2025
Mangarri Man: the mighty Boab and its many uses

One of my favourite things is to visit new places, everything is fresh and new, and your senses take everything in at a rate you couldn't sustain on a day-to-day basis.

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Phil Docherty Oct 14, 2024
Mangarri man: Pardoo Capers

Recently I was fortunate enough to accompany Dr Kit Prendergast and Hayley Riccardo from the DBCA down to Eighty Mile Beach Marine Park and Walyarta Conservation Park - making our base at Pardoo Stati...

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Phil Docherty Sep 11, 2024
IndigiGrow boosts biodiversity with family-friendly weekend event

First Nations native plant nursery IndigiGrow is set to introduce its Caring for Country program La Perouse Public School's nursery this month.

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 9, 2024
Mangarri man: From Halls Creek with Love

First love is the sweetest they say and so it was for me when I tasted my first mangarri from the Kimberley. My mate Robbie Wilson a Djaru/Gurindji/Gajerrong man from Wyndham and Halls Creek had given...

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Phil Docherty May 14, 2024
Sisters educating people on traditional tucker and medicine

A new bush tucker book educating people on the plants of Birriliburu will hit the shelves soon. The Birriliburu Traditional Owners are the Martu People, whose traditional, ecological and cultural know...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Oct 11, 2023
School students learn to make soap with native ingredients

Merck technology has helped create soap made using ingredients from Country. Travelling to the Northern Territory, pharmaceutical company Merk has teamed up with DeadlyScience to pilot the first Deadl...

Rhiannon Clarke Rhiannon Clarke Aug 5, 2023
Mangarri Man - Bush to Mouth

Mangarri (Walmajarri for food)Good day my name is Phil Docherty. Growing up in country Western Australia and encouraged by my mother to get outdoors and explore the bush I developed a keen interest in...

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Phil Docherty Jun 10, 2023
Cultural harvest helps native tuber 'go gangbusters' in regional Victoria

When it comes to the native foods industry, it's an old story with a new yarn. The native farms and greenhouses in Australia have continued to grow, building on the knowledge and traditional agricultu...

Emma Ruben Emma Ruben Aug 1, 2022
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