Forget celebrity chefs. The books that truly reflect what most Australians cooked and ate at home for decades were put together by people you have never heard of, all in the name of helping others. Community cookbooks have raised millions of dollars for Australian charities and causes, ranging from cash-strapped local schools and churches to international movements like Variety and the Red Cross. Many of these books were humble publications, hand-printed and stapled together by volunteers. But some, like the iconic PWMU Cookbook from Victoria, the Green and Gold Cookery Book in South Australia, the CWA's Cookery Book and Household Hints from WA and the Bundaberg CWA branch cookery book from Queensland, have outlived fleeting food fads, and are still in print and much-used today. Tried, Tested and True: treasured recipes and untold stories from Australian community cookbooks celebrates this amazing tradition.

This is more than just a cookbook. It is an affectionate snapshot of Australia and the food we love to eat from 100 of Australia's finest cooks, chefs, bakers and local heroes. Featuring 165 recipes, from tried and true Aussie classics to contemporary cuisine that reflect Australia's ethnic diversity and fresh local produce, The Great Australian Cookbook is a celebration of local cuisine. One hundred of Australia's finest cooks, chefs, bakers and local heroes let us into their homes and their hearts as they share their favourite recipes they make for the people they love.

'This is a book about Australian food, the flora and fauna that nourished the Aboriginal peoples for over 50,000 years. It is because European Australians have hardly touched these foods for over 200 years that I am writing it.' We celebrate cultural and culinary diversity, yet shun foods that grew here before white settlers arrived. We love 'superfoods' from exotic locations, yet reject those that grow here. We say we revere sustainable local produce, yet ignore Australian native plants and animals that are better for the land than those European ones. In this, the most important of his books, John Newton boils down these paradoxes by arguing that if you are what you eat, we need to eat different foods: foods that will help to reconcile us with the land and its first inhabitants. With recipes from chefs such as Peter Gilmore, Maggie Beer and Rene Redzepi's sous chef Beau Clugston, The Oldest Foods on Earth will convince you that this is one food revolution that really matters.

The ultimate celebration of the food we love from 100 of Australia's finest cooks, chefs, bakers and local heroes. Featuring 165 recipes, from tried and true Aussie classics to contemporary cuisine that reflect Australia's ethnic diversity and fresh local produce, The Great Australian Cookbook is a celebration of local cuisine. One hundred of Australia's finest cooks, chefs, bakers and local heroes let us into their homes and their hearts as they share their favourite recipes they make for the people they love. Each recipe is accompanied by stunning original photography shot entirely on location that captures the essence and nature of this beautiful country of ours. With original cover artwork from acclaimed artist Reg Mombassa, this Australian collection is a celebration of the food we love, made for the people we love, and is set to become a classic.

The funny, heart-warming and at times exhausting behind-the-scenes story of Matthew Evans' transformation from high-profile food critic to television's Gourmet Farmer.

Travelling around Australia on food safari, Louise visited food producers of all descriptions and discovered the secrets of truffle finding, mango growing and fish farming. On her way she collected over 80 treasured recipes from local chefs, CWA members and the producers themselves, who have perfected ways of cooking their produce over many years.

For Poh, cooking is all about experimenting and sharing, and she loves inviting friends into her kitchen to help her refine her unique cooking style. So to help with the rules, who better than French-trained chef - Emmanuel Mollois, the Italian master - Antonio Carluccio, Australia's best - Neil Perry, and the entertaining presenter and cook Ian Parmenter. All four chefs drop by Poh's Kitchen to exchange techniques and recipes and share in Poh's family cooking secret.

Since 1966 this cookery book has inspired generations of cooks, and has been an essential text in schools. This edition will celebrate this role in educating millions of Australian cooks and will have endorsements from celebrity Australian chefs.

This is not just a book about cooking but an insight into Australian Aboriginal culture through food, country and humour. From the mangroves and beaches of Arnhem Land to the arid lands around Alice Springs, Steve Sunk has taught cookery in many Aboriginal communities.

Ben O'Donoghue and Curtis Stone have celebrity chef status in London. Both are Australian and they came back to Australia to make the 8- part ABC TV series 'Surfing the Menu'. The book, like the series, showcases Australia's magnificent and varied landscape and the extraordinary range of world-class produce.