His company has made Qantas history as the first stand-alone Aboriginal company to be promoted on their flights and as the brand develops close to its roots, it could change Wellington's future, bringing manufacturing and jobs to the town in years to come.

Qantas began serving the slice for morning tea on their regional and national flights on March 31 after the airline placed an order for 150 000 units.

Herb Smith is a proud Wiradjuri man and a direct descendant to the original inhabitants of the Wellington Valley.

He is now hoping this platform will bring his unique bush flavours to Australians everywhere and maybe one day around the world.

CEO of Qantas Alan Joyce wrote about this partnership in the latest inflight magazine, QNews, saying the decision to embrace this Australian flavour was important because it told a unique story about Australia.

"We think part of our role as a national carrier means acting as something of a shop window to the best Australian producers," he said.

Passengers are already raving about the slice and on the first day it was served up for morning tea on flights around the country, Shirley Drysdale was probably the first local to try it on her flight from Canberra to Sydney.

She always has a look at the packaging of items to see where they are from and this time as she turned the slice over to read the label, she got a surprise.

The idea of Dreamtime Tuka was inspired years ago in Mr Smith's childhood by his grandmother's cooking, and to this day he vividly remembers the beautiful aroma of traditional Indigenous flavours that emanated from the kitchen at their home in Curra Creek.

After 31 years in the police force and then running community engagement programs in Sydney he started serving up traditional foods at events and started to think about his grandparents' cooking with flavours like wattle seed, cinnamon myrtle and lemon myrtle.

One of his biggest challenges, from the time the business began in 2013 had been how to keep the care that went into quality homemade food while producing it on a mass scale.

He set about with businesses in the region and said that the help and guidance of Early Rise Bakery in Dubbo (where the slices are made), Danielle Anderson at Wellington Business Services and graphic design company Shamrock Design had been invaluable.From the traditional design and logo on its packaging to the way the recipe was created for mass production, he now believes it reflects as an Aboriginal product from the inside out.

The idea of the name Dreamtime Tuka came in a "lightbulb" moment when Mr Smith thought back to the evenings his grandfather would call them in for tea, saying "good tucker and a full belly makes you sleep and have good dreams".

Now he believes his grandparents, Bessie and Jimmy Daly, would be proud to know their legacy will be seen nationwide and maybe one day around the world.

"What makes me so proud is that this is a company from a little town like Wellington."

"I want to create employment for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people; traineeships and apprenticeships for young people and to bring a successful industry to Wellington. There is a big chance that if we can maintain a strong business partnership with Qantas there will be more opportunities there."

"I want to let young people know that you can do things like this in the bush."

Qantas head of Product and Service Delivery Helen Gray said it was a product they had to share with Australia.

"Not only because of the quality of the product but also because of Herb's uniquely Australian story."

Mr Smith said the aim of Dreamtime Tuka was to create a recognition of the nutritional and gourmet value of native foods and to share this cultural knowledge of Indigenous foods with Australia and the world.

"The linking of Aboriginal foods and culture to the average consumer increased their appreciation and understanding of a history that has lasted many centuries."

PICS IN FOLDER Herb Smith shows off the lemon myrtle and coconut slice with Qantas flight attendants Jaimee Winner and Sonja Flint.