The Goldfields Bush Cooking Competition

Share a recipe using local bush ingredients, think honeysuckle, saltbush, quandong, silky pear, and you could be one of twelve winners, each taking home a $500 voucher.

The Goldfields Bush Cooking Competition is a celebration of local food, culture and community. Open to all Goldfields residents, the competition invites home cooks of all ages and experience levels to showcase recipes that highlight the unique bush ingredients of the Goldfields.

Whether it's a recipe that has been passed down through generations or a modern take on traditional bush foods, we want to see what makes it special. Every entry is an opportunity to share family traditions, celebrate cultural knowledge and inspire others to discover the rich culinary heritage of the Goldfields. 

The competition will run from 22 July 2026 to 2 September 2026, with twelve outstanding winners each receiving a $500 voucher. Selected recipes will also be compiled into a community recipe collection.

 Competition FAQs can be found here.

Winners will be announced on 10 September 2026. 

Enter by

Step 1: Make a recipe using at least one local bush ingredient 

Step 2: List your ingredients and how to cook it

Step 3: Take a pic of the dish 

Step 4: Enter

The Goldfields Bush Cooking Competition is made possible by the support of Gold Fields, the Museum of the Goldfields and the Foundation for the WA Museum.