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Adaly K, Year 3. Artwork Title: Eucalyptus Animals. "Gum leaves were used to make my animals (when mixed with water, the gum was taken for diarrhoea, pain relief and to relieve cold symptoms)."

Brian R, Year 3. Artwork Title: Saltbush flowers/Gum leaves. "This is my deadly art. I used salt bush to form my flowers (added to water for skin cleanser for sores, burns and wounds. The saltbush is also used in cooking)."

Darryl F, Year 2. Artwork Title: Native Plants. "Gum nuts, quandong seeds and gum leaves were used for my artwork."

Gabriella W, Year 4. Artwork Title: Saltbush Flowers. "Saltbush leaves were used to form my flowers. (Used to aid in the healing of wounds or burns; they are widely used in cooking)."

Grace M, Year 2. Artwork Title: Butterfly Garden. "Lillypilly leaves, saltbush and bottlebrush leaves were used to draw my butterfly garden."

Jaylan K, Year 2. Artwork Title: The Dragon. "Bottle brush have very spiky leaves like a dragon."

Jaymie L, Year 2. Artwork Title: Emu Nesting. "Saltbush leaves for the emu eggs and gum leaves for his body."

Jenivia L, Year 6. Artwork Title: Dreaming Flower. "Quondong leaves for the petals of my flower. Bottlebrush used for the leaves. (Quondong leaves were crushed and mixed with saliva to produce an ointment for skin sores and boils.)"

Mateo B, Kindergarten. Artwork Title: Butterfly. "I used gum leaves to form my butterfly."

McKaylah G, Year 4. Artwork Title: Native Flowers. "Bottle brush leaves to form my flowers. saltbush for the butterfly wings, and some flowers."

Nevada L, Year 2. "Bottlebrush leaves, quandong and saltbush leaves were used in my drawing. I love flowers."

Quincy M, Kindergarten. Artwork Title: The Forest Garden. "I used bottlebrush leaves and gum leaves for my forest garden."

Robert H, Year 5. Artwork Title: Emu Bush. "Bushes with simple leaves and colourful flowers with upper and lower lips. There are many types of Emu Bush in the local area. (The leaves are used for sores, colds, eyewash and as a laxative)."

Romany J, Year 2. Artwork Title: Dancing Butterflies. "I used the shape of gum leaves to make dancing butterflies."

Romina J, Year 5. Title: Gum leaf butterfly. "Gum leaves were used to form the wings of my butterfly, a bottle brush leaf was the body. (Gum leaves are used for infections, fever, upset stomach and coughs. Some leaves were sucked for nectar)."

Savannah G, Year 5. Artwork Title: Old Man Weed. "A small soft plant with toothed leaves, flowers green billy button heads found near water (used for decoction drink for tuberculosis, lotion for skin infections. Drunk as a tea for general health)."

Shianna M, Year 5. Artwork Title: River Mint. "Small plant with white clustered flower, found near water. (Used in steam baths, infusion as blood purifier, as a pillow for insomnia, decoction for coughs, colds and stomach complaints)."

Sienna L, Kindergarten. Artwork Title: Emu Tracks. "I used Lillypilly leaves to make my emu."

Sophie B, Year 6. Artwork Title: Bell Fruit Tree. "Shrub, long thin leaves with a strong smell. (Leaves used for toothache, infusion of root bark to bath rheumatic fever joints)."

Tatiana H, Year 2. Artwork Title: Smoking Gums. "Gums are used in traditional smoking and quandong seeds can be grounded into flour."

Trevor W, Year 1. Artwork Title: Echidna. "Lillypilly leaves were used to form my echidna."

Tybias K, Year 2. Artwork Title: River Fish. "I used the shape of the saltbush for the reeds in the river and gum leaves for my fish."

Uludole W, Year 2. Artwork Title: Praying Mantis. "I used the leaves from a Quandong plant to make a praying mantis."