Indigenous chef and founder of Jarrah Boy craft brewery, Dale Vocale, is traveling through Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo Country from August 1-4, to share the Jarrah Boy story with the people of his family’s ancestral Country and his connection to Orbost.
The idea to brew Jarrah Boy – an all-Australian beer with native bush food ingredients – is inspired by his beloved Nana-ghars, Myrtle Dolly Solomon, who loved nothing more than a beer and a yarn with her mates at the “top pub” in Orbost after long days picking crops in the fields.
Now a renowned Indigenous chef and entrepreneur, Dale is bringing the story full circle – heading back to Orbost to yarn with locals and share the beer inspired by those childhood stories of his Nana-ghars.
Along the way, the Jarrah Boy team will be stopping at pubs, clubs and stores across Gippsland – from Wonthaggi to Traralgon, Sale to Lakes Entrance, and lots of stops in between – to share their story and a cold beer with locals.
IMAGE: Isaac Harrison and Dale Vocale, Indigenous chef and founder of Jarrah Boy craft brewery, are heading to Orbost next week to yarn with locals and share the beer that was inspired by Dale’s beloved Nana-ghars, Myrtle Dolly Solomon, who loved to have a beer with her mates at the “top pub” after a long day of picking crops in the fields.