Jude Mayall Australian Native Plants Society Biennial Conference 2026

Jude Mayall

Jude Mayall is an industry advisor, author of The Outback Chef Cookbook and a respected guest speaker, educator and President of Qld Bushfoods. Her talks and cooking demonstrations celebrate the power and beauty of Australian native bush flavours, embracing their deep cultural roots and highlighting their growing importance in shaping dishes that are distinctly Australian With over two decades of experience, Jude has collaborated with chefs, cook’s, distillers and organisations as a consultant and demonstrator, showing how native ingredients can be incorporated into everyday cooking and commercial products. Her work has taken her from outback mine sites to classrooms and culinary colleges, always with a focus on education, sustainability and flavour. She has worked with Indigenous students at Tiwi College on heathy eating programs, collaborated with the community in Maningrida, Arnhem Land to develop a spice mix and taught the teachers at the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program. Jude is also a regular educator at William Angliss college in Melbourne where she continues to inspire the next generation of chefs.