The Unexpected Guest

For Jenny Khan a Wailan woman working on Dharug Country her business The Unexpected Guest means “financial freedom and it means that I am independent and not reliant on anything”

In addition to independence and financial freedom the business also offers Jenny the opportunity to work collaboratively with the broader Indigenous community. The Unexpected Guest makes organic, fair-trade products incorporating Australian native ingredients sourced from Indigenous growers and communities. Their bars, mueslis and teas feature among other things honey from Country Queensland, Lemon Myrtle from the Mid to North Coast New South Wales and Wattle Seed from Central Australia and the Northern Territory. The business also feeds her passion to share culture and “actually giving back to the community rather than impeding on people's health, for us that is the first step in creating change.”