Les Hiddins is best known for his love and knowledge of the Australian bush, in particular "bush tucker", as featured in the TV series Bush Tucker Man.
10 Facts About Les Hiddins
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Les Hiddins has written several books for children and adults, and in 2019 launched a website that includes a searchable digital database of bush tucker.
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Les Hiddins retired from the Australian Regular Army in 1989 with the rank of Major, but continued to serve with the Army Reserve until 2001, working with Indigenous Australian communities in northern Australia.
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In 1987, Les Hiddins was awarded a Defence Fellowship to research survival in northern Australia.
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On 28 March 2008, Les Hiddins was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science by James Cook University's Faculty of Science, Engineering and Information Technology:.
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Les Hiddins' research led to the TV series The Bush Tucker Man, made for ABC Television in 1993.
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Les Hiddins featured in an episode of ABC TV's Landline program in 2019.
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In 2019, Les Hiddins launched a user-pays website that includes a searchable digital database of bush tucker.
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In 2000, Les Hiddins published four books specifically for children: The Coral Coast, The Top End, The Tropical Rainforest, and The Living Desert.
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Les Hiddins released two CD-ROMs, From the Rainforest to Cape York Peninsula and From Arnhem Land to the Kimberley Ranges.