Blak Cede Gunyah is a landmark in cultural reclamation and decolonisation, right in the heart of Nowra. Blak Cede is Waminda’s social and cultural enterprise that enacts its vision of Aboriginal women and their families leading and living self-determined futures. Ultimately, they are creating new employment opportunities for Aboriginal women who seek a culturally safe workplace that respects and understands commitments to family and community whilst offering training and further education pathways.

Led by their community of strong Blak women, Blak Cede cultivates traditional foods and medicine from their Kareela Ngura community permaculture garden to produce high-quality products for the café and online store. Blak Cede prides itself on having a delicious and nutritious menu that has been carefully curated to represents culture, home and healing. Culture has and continues to play an important part in the local Aboriginal community’s lives, so here at Blak Cede, not only can you see culture, but you can taste it in their food.

Open six days-a-week, for both dine-in and take-away, Blak Cede aims to grow and share their ways of knowing, being and doing, and make a robust food and cultural experience to give back to the community leading it. You can find an array of retail products and items for sale both in-store and online.