Leonie Norrington was born in Darwin, the third of nine children, and grew up at Barunga Aboriginal community, south of Katherine.
"I started writing for children when my grandson Sean was born. I wanted to show him that Aboriginal people and white people can and do live together in respect and trust, despite their different cultural traditions.'
Leonie works full-time as a journalist and writer. Her published books include Woman’s Talk, a collection of conversations with Territory women; Under the Mango Tree, a collection of stories involving elderly Indigenous people; and Tropical Food Gardens, a book about growing fruit, vegetables and herbs in northern Australia.
Leonie Norrington is one of Gardening Australia's presenters in Darwin.
She is a third generation tropical gardener and learnt to garden at her grandmother's knee at a time when the only fresh food available in the north, was home-grown.

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