Spotlight on business: Aboriginal Bush Traders

Last month LDC engaged Aboriginal Bush Traders to provide the catering for our RAP launch event.

Aboriginal Bush Traders (ABT) first began as a very small community development program providing local artists with the opportunity to create and sell artworks. This initiative first ran from the Darwin Browns Mart location. The small group expanded quickly, moving into the Historical Lyons Cottage on the Darwin Esplanade where they remained for many years. From the cottage, a cafe cart was implemented and relationships with community Indigenous Art Centres and independent Indigenous artists were grown along with product lines.

Today, ABT offers a full cafe, gallery and retail space on the ground floor of the Charles Darwin Centre in Darwin City. They can provide local businesses with a space to host events, and bush food-inspired catering on and off-site. ABT also offer tasting plates and gallery tours and in 2022 trialled the use of a new food truck at the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.

Check out Aboriginal Bush Traders for your next event catering or if you are after a gift and grab a coffee while you are there.