Our biscuits were first baked in the colonial ovens of the Emu Bottom Homestead.

Emu Bottom Biscuits are made with the finest local ingredients, and their popularity is a testament to the great taste of our original recipes that maintain a strong historical connection with Australia’s pioneering past. 

Enjoyed by generations of Australians and their family and friends; we invite you to discover the great taste of Emu Bottom Biscuits.

The Anzac Biscuit endures as a reminder of the love reserved for the men and women of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps by their cherished friends and family back home. Baked in the Australian tradition of simple home cooking, Anzac biscuits were shipped to thankful Anzacs on the front lines or wherever they served in The Great War. To this day, the iconic Anzac Biscuit remains a favourite Australian treat. Building on this great Australian tradition, Emu Bottom Anzac Biscuits are enhanced with the addition of the nutty flavour of Australian Wattleseed.

Wattleseed, harvested by hand from native Australian Wattle trees is a traditional
Australian bush food prized by Australia's indigenous peoples, aware of it's nutritional value.

 

The story of Emu Bottom Homestead can be traced back to August 30 1835, when the topsail schooner Enterprize sailed across Bass Strait into
Port Phillip Bay and entered the Yarra River.

 Among those early pioneers was the Englishman George Evans. He explored the local area but preferred to settle on a squatting run in a picturesque valley near the modern suburb of Sunbury. It was here that Evans, an accomplished builder and aspiring grazier, constructed an impressive family home from local sandstone and timber, which stands to this day.

 Evans named his homestead 'Emu Bottom' in recognition of the low lying land where the building stood that was often frequented by large flocks of emus.

When building began in 1836 Evans was a 51-year-old bachelor. It was a tough life for the early settlers but his early efforts were rewarded. He grazed up to five thousand sheep as well as other livestock on his 'run'.

 Evans married Anne Holden, when he was fifty-eight and she was eighteen. They had six children who were born at Emu Bottom.