Dust Off & Dish Up | PRE-ORDER (due 22/6/26)

Dust Off & Dish Up - Broken Hill School of the Air's 70th Anniversary Edition Cookbook

A celebration of rural education, outback life and the joy of food.
There’s a quiet magic to life in the bush. It’s found in self-sufficiency, ingenuity, and the way people come together around food—whether it’s a shared smoko, a cake for a celebration, or a slow-cooked meal that turns an ordinary day into an occasion.
Dust Off & Dish Up captures this spirit in a beautiful collection of more than 190 tried, tested and treasured recipes, proudly presented by Broken Hill School of the Air (SOTA) to celebrate 70 years of rural education. Alongside the food, you’ll find stories of station life and schooling across vast distances, offering a rare and genuine insight into what it means to grow up learning remotely.

Inside you’ll find:

• Gorgeous, high quality hardcover book, with a page-keeping ribbon.
• Over 190 recipes, old and new, across 10 chapters covering topics from sweet and savoury smokos, soups and salads, main meals, desserts, preserves and pantry stockers, Thermomix and slow cooker recipes as well as bush remedies for clean, healthy and happy households!
• Family favourites and modern adaptations
• Stunning photography and heartfelt stories
• A celebration of community, resilience and generosity

More than a cookbook
Every copy sold supports SOTA students, helping to fund:
• Educational resources
• Comfortable and engaging learning environments
• Excursions and extra-curricular opportunities that would otherwise be difficult to provide
When you purchase this book, you’re not just buying a cookbook—you’re supporting geographically isolated students and the future of rural education.