Josh Whiteland

“Koomal” is the traditional name of Wadandi man Josh Whiteland. Josh was born in Busselton, WA and grew up surrounded by family, culture and a deep understanding of connection to country. 

Passionate, learned and spiritually aware, Josh has a personal commitment to sharing his knowledge of his culture and lore with visitors. It is for this reason he created ‘Koomal Dreaming’ so that he could communicate at least part of his connection with his land and his people with guests from around Australia and the world.

Based in Dunsborough, ‘Koomal Dreaming’ provides an opportunity for visitors to experience authentic Aboriginal cultural experiences. Josh provides guests with the opportunity to discover cultural activities and traditional lifestyles of the local people, taste native foods, hear the dreaming stories and explore the diverse landscape, plants and animals that connect them. 

Experimenting with local foods and native flavours has led to a flair and passion for cooking. Josh cooks traditional food out on country and often blends these flavours with contemporary foods and cooking styles at home for visitors. In recent years Josh has been sharing this knowledge and passion for food with visitors and chefs from around the world.