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profiles
14 Plain sailing
The Watsons mix
business with pleasure
at their seaside retreat
22 Set in stone
A renovation breathes
new life into the historic homestead on
Cooradigbee station
32 A rich repository
We meet a colourful collector with
a passion for helping others
38 Country comes to town
From farm girl to fashionista, we have
the perfect outts to complement
your winter wardrobe
48 A broad canvas
Gails home is a joyous tribute to her
late husband, artist David Gregson
74 Precision planning
The Wilsons reap the fruits of their
labour at their Ballarat dream home
82 High-country hideaway
Pru Parkers working holiday has turned
into a 40-year love aair with the
Australian Alps
106 Down the bath path
The best in bathroom xtures and
ttings so you can scrub up in style
112 Producer prole
For business owners Harry and Larry,
the proof is in the pudding, or in this
case, the ice cream
Collecting
68 Flagged for attention
A passion for symbols has led to a
collection of more than 3000 flags
gardening
56 Mad about owers
The Gibsons fell head over heels for
their daughters property in Victorias
Central Highlands
66 Open gardens
in each issue
6 Editors letter
8 Diary notes
12 Bakers dozen
92 Raising the bar: Drinks
100 Class act: Cooking schools
102 Setting the scene
128 Store strolling
140 Out and about
142 O the shelf
144 Mailbag
146 Stockists
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An expatriate Australian has built an
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94 Pick of the crop
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pages of Australian Country
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KEN BRASS
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Ken has been on the road again
this issue. From Western Australia
to country Victoria with a few
detours along the way to shoot
the fashion feature and setting the
scene for Just Yarning, hes been
busy capturing clever and creative
country dreams for the images
you see on our pages.
Editors letteR
Recently, however, I received a letter from Pauline
Cowan, a reader from south-east Queensland,
which truly made my day. She complimented us
on our direction, our broad embrace of all things
quirky, worn and wonky. It is truly a delight to read
her endorsement of our very determined efforts to
venture beyond the city fringes and cover as much
of this country as we possibly can. In every issue we
aim to celebrate the extraordinary talents of people
living in rural or coastal spots where access to shops
and services is not a given, and making do is a way
of life. Out of this resourcefulness comes the most
remarkable creativity, as Pauline observes, sometimes
greeted enthusiastically, sometimes with a raised
eyebrow. Here at Aus Country HQ we love raising the
odd eyebrow and, like Pauline, we think the world
is a better place because were all a bit different. So
join us for the mystery tour that is this issue, from
the Mornington Peninsula home of Victorian charity
worker and collector Richie Rich to Snowy Mountains
resident Pru Parker who began collecting teapots and
vintage glass long before anyone else appreciated
their charms. Over in Western Australia we visit the
Perth Hills home of Gail Gregson which is full of
wonderful works by her late husband, David, and his
many talented friends. There are beautiful gardens,
too, one created by an expat Aussie in Vanuatu and
Mica Grange in the granite country of Victorias
Central Highlands. Our cooking feature celebrates
apples, we set the scene for a yarn-based crafternoon,
and dont miss the fabulous fashion we shot on
location at Sydneys historic Bella Vista farm. We hope
you enjoy this issue as much as we have putting it
together and look forward to seeing you in the next
one, which goes on sale September 18.
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DON FUCHS
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German-born Don has enjoyed a
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than 35 years. Driven by curiosity
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Residing in Australia since 1995,
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Don't misS ...
make a date to celebrate these diverse
events around the country. By Alice Gi n
August 2831 (Ql d)
Gympie Music Muster
The ultimate Australian country
music experience, the Gympie
Music Muster celebrates its 34th
year as a regional country
music and camping festival.
Featuring country music
royalty John Williamson,
Lee Kernaghan and Kasey
Chambers, Gympies 2014
line-up features a plethora
of talented artists, including
the latest and greatest from
the folk, rock, blues and
contemporary pop music scenes. Indeed there is something
for everyone at Gympie Music Muster, and with proceeds
donated to various regional charities across Australia; were
sashaying all the way to front and centre stage.
muster.com.au
S eptember 1 922 ( WA)
Outback Fusion Festival
Boasting a dynamic catalogue of events, the lively Outdoor
Fusion Festival is back for another year of fun to celebrate
the vibrant cultural scene deeply rooted in the regional town
of Newman. There is something for everyone at the festival
with activities including a diverse live music program, an
outdoor street theatre, an international food market and the
return of the remarkable flame throwing event, Pyrophone
Juggernaut. A celebration of all things country, the Outback
Fusion Festival is an event worth making the trip for.
outbackfusionfestival.com
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Augus t 724 ( NT )
Darwin Festival
Boogie on down to this
years Darwin Festival and
revel in the smorgasbord
of dance, theatre, comedy
and music shows. From
the beloved tunes of pop
songstress Tina Arena,
to the powerful African
sounds of the Soweto
Gospel Choir and even
including the a capella
harmonies of The Choir of
Man, the Darwin Festival
caters for a range of
tastes, both musical and otherwise. Indeed, even those with a penchant
for the risqu will find their fancy; with the boy-lesque group, Briefs,
performing their latest show, The Second Coming, through the
two-week festival of fun. darwinfestival.org.au
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Augus t 24 ( NSW)
Fifties Fair
Sydneysiders, cinch in those waistlines and put on those
blue suede shoes, the Fifties Fair is back for another year of
swinging good fun. Hosted at the iconic Rose Seidler House,
the Fifties Fair celebrates the era that was with vintage stalls,
swing-music performances and a fabulous fashion show
as just some of the days festivities. Inspired by the ultimate
model of Mid-Century Modern architecture, the Fifties Fair
gives the public a rare opportunity to admire the design of
Rose Seidler House, lovingly retained for more than 60 years.
sydneylivingmuseums.com.au
NowAugus t 31 ( ACT )
Fireside Festival
Warm up fireside this winter, with Canberras month-long
foodie festival, an event guaranteed to shed those winter
woes. Enjoy fine dining, wine and entertainment at a
collection of 24 stunning venues including wineries, art
galleries, restaurants, cafes and hotels that dot the region.
With winter delivering the glorious truffle season, Firesides
Truffle Weekend is a festival highlight, with truffle hunts and
chocolate-making courses to satisfy gourmands.
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CLOCKWISE
FROM ABOVE:
The Fifties Fair; the
boy-lesque group,
Briefs; the Gympie
Music Muster;
Newmans Outback
Fusion Festival.
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Mica Grange Sculptural Exhibition
On the foothills of the magnificent Mt Alexander in Victorias Central
Highlands, Mica Granges picturesque open gardens and stunning views
draw in visitors from far and wide. The latest addition to the seasonal
program, the Mica Grange
Sculptural Exhibition is
destined to impress even
the anti-garden brigade.
Featuring more than 40
pieces from Victorias leading
sculptors, Mica Grange
provides a beautiful backdrop
in which visitors can enjoy
the beauty of nature and art
combined, and with high tea
to accompany this viewing,
who could say no?
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Iconic Australian Houses
Thirty of the most significant Australian homes from
the past 60 years are unveiled, warts and all, at the latest
exhibition from the Museum of Sydney, Iconic Australian
Houses. Exploring the design and building of these
properties, this exhibition features rich illustrations, vivid
photography, 3-D models and filmed interviews, all aimed
to capture the experience of those who worked on, and
lived in, these buildings. Insight into award-winning projects
from architectural heavyweights Glenn Murcutt, Kai Chen,
and Bruce Rickard, Iconic Australian Houses goes beyond the
structures, showing how good design informs good living.
sydneylivingmuseums.com.au
Augus t 29 ( WA)
Winter Supper Club
A highlight of the chilly season, the transformation of Perth
Town Hall to a vibrant food market and bustling cultural hub
has certainly brought a new level of cheer to the mid-year
slump. Street-food vendors and neighbouring restaurants
offer an array of succulent savoury dishes, beverages and
delightful desserts for passers-by. This buffet of locally sourced
produce is accompanied by a live entertainment program jam-
packed with talented local musicians and artists.
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FROM ABOVE:
Rembering Hearts
Day; sculpture in
the garden at Mica
Grange; Kew House
is part of the Iconic
Australian Houses
exhibition; Perth Town
Hall becomes a food
market on August
29; visit Melbournes
Royal Botanic Gardens
during its winter
activity program.
October 1 1 ( NSW)
Remembering Hearts Day
Gather the troops, pack a picnic blanket, and head to the
Sydney suburb of Pyrmont for an important community
event. An initiative from the National Centre for Childhood
Grief, Remembering Hearts Day provides participants with
the chance to remember their lost loved ones, in a supportive
and uplifting environment. Utilising the surrounding Sydney
Harbour, guests can participate in the symbolic heart
ceremony where personal messages to loved ones are written
on water-soluble paper hearts and released into the Harbours
floating waters. With food, live entertainment and community
support aplenty, Remembering Hearts Day is an important
addition to the family calendar.
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NowAugus t 31 ( Vi c)
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne
Winter Program
Gardeners and nature enthusiasts can take a stroll through
the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne and experience
the bounty of activities on offer during its winter calendar.
A noted favourite, the Tea and Camellias Tour, offers a
guided walk through the Melbourne Gardens world-class
camellia collection and a refreshing afternoon tea at
the Terraces elegant tea room. If tours dont strike your
fancy, perhaps a soothing music session with the Gardens
resident harpist, Michael Johnson, will strike a chord?
Whatever youre seeking, the Royal Botanic Gardens
Melbourne is likely to provide.
rbg.vic.gov.au
Let us know about your forthcoming
events by writing to us at Locked Bag
154, North Ryde, NSW 1670 or emailing kmckenzie@
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Wendy and Phil Watson
own a marina and
several other waterfront
properties at Goolwa.
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Plain sailing
wendy and phil watson always
believed that one day theyd live
in goolwa on the murray river,
so they set about balancing
work and lifestyle to achieve it.
By Mey Hancok , photo aphy Ros Wi iams, s ying Bont Cami ei
Seaside retreaT
plan to make a permanent move to Goolwa, channelling their
energy towards the hospitality industry. In 2001 we bought
Birks Marina which included a building we renovated into
The Boathouse, Wendy explains. Then in 2002 the original
gardeners cottage came up for sale, so we bought that too.
So many people like to demolish buildings and cut down trees
but the wonderful thing about Birks is that we have preserved
history. The marina was built and named after Adelaide
businessman Napier Birks, whose stepmother Rosetta was
one of Australias foremost feminists and philanthropists.
In 2007, friends purchased the original Napier Birks
summerhouse now known as Birks River Retreat and gave
Wendy the role of converting it into a business. Back
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FROM ABOVE:
The Watsons on board
one of their wooden
boats; Goolwa hosts
a biennial Wooden
Boats Festival;
restoring wooden
boats is a consuming
passion for the
couple; they own
three wooden boats;
Goolwa was home to
Australias first yacht
club and 63 paddle
steamers were built
there in its heyday.
A coastal town on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South
Australia is attracting attention. In 1853 it became
Australias rst inland port. Its the only place in
the Southern Hemisphere where steamboat meets
steam train, is home to an international wooden
boat festival, has slow-food certication, is gateway
to myriad coastal walks and neighbours the
McLaren Vale wine region. What more could visitors
to Goolwa wish for, other than a good nights sleep?
The initial lure for the Watsons was the fraternity they
encountered while sailing their wooden boat on weekend
stints from Adelaide. Quickly they discovered like-minded
people with an interest in history and heritage. They devised a
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Seaside retreaT
Experience running a previous
B&B in Goolwa educated the
Watsons to the nuances of a
successful business model.
Seaside retreaT
together as they once were, the three dwellings now operate
under the same umbrella and provide Wendy and Phil with
the means to live, work and play in their perfect paradise.
Surrounded by century-old fig trees and Norfolk pines, Birks
Harbour has a large habitat of birdlife including majestic
pelicans and many species of water birds in the river reeds.
Their cottage was built in 1880 and Wendy expresses love
for pieces of furniture that tell a story. As she and Phil are
avid travellers, their furnishing philosophy is based on their
own needs and desires while on holiday. Irresistible books,
local artwork, plump pillows and grand windows frame
manicured gardens and add to the tranquillity. Experience
running a previous B&B in Goolwa educated the Watsons to
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FROM ABOVE:
The Watsons have
decorated their
home and guest
accommodation with
a strong maritime
influence and local
artworks, boat and
fishing memorabilia
and scrubbed pine add
atomosphere inside.
Seaside retreaT
the nuances of a successful business model. Wendy enjoys
putting in the extra yards to create a memorable experience
and their excellent return business is an indication theyre
doing something right. Phil does all the gardening for the
River Retreat and weve collected beautiful ideas from our
travels, Wendy says. We were sitting outside the other
day with friends who remarked you dont need to go to
Provence, youve got Provence right here.
The River Port has grown since the Watsons first came
to Goolwa, now there is a mix of great cafes, restaurants,
a Sunday market and healthy art scene and many more
wooden boats. There is a strong community of professional
people willing to donate their time and energy towards
developing the town and newly established community
bank. Like most Goolwa residents, Wendy advocates
promoting local businesses, as she believes regional
Australia needs all the help it can get.
The supermarket supports the sporting clubs and the local
money is recycled back into the community, she says.
Goolwa was the site of the first yacht club in Australia, and
there were 63 paddle steamers built there, an astonishing
legacy for such a pinprick on the map. In 1854, it was the
location of South Australias first railway venture a horse
tramway to connect to Port Elliot and later extending to
Victor Harbor allowing goods to move from riverboats to
sea boats, so that neither had to negotiate the Murray
mouth. Both Phil and Wendy have worked as volunteers for
the Wooden Boat Festival, held biennially in Goolwa. The
event, started with a base of 9000 visitors, is now renowned
internationally, and draws a crowd of more than 50,000.
When you own a wooden boat, youre a certain type of
person, Wendy says of their addiction. Weve just bought a
wooden sailing boat, to add to the fleet with our 100-year-
old Coorong fishing boat, Fairy Queen, and a former milk
boat, Progress. Phil plays the saxophone from time to time
but the wooden boats seem to be taking priority.
The climate in Goolwa is very dry with clearly defined
Seaside retreaT
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FROM ABOVE:
Phil and Wendy in
the garden of their
Goolwa home; boats
are a pervasive theme
in the Watsons
properties; even a
bedroom boasts an
orange lifebuoy ring.
seasons. Water is a precious commodity but Wendy says
almost anything grows. The Watsons biggest challenge
occurred in 2009 when drought ravaged the region. They
combatted the low water level in the marina by dredging
and rebuilding deeper moorings, so that when the water
returned they were better prepared. Life is now plain sailing.
There are lots of amazing personalities in Goolwa who have
incredible stories to tell about the River Port, Wendy says. It
adds to a colourful and interesting community. We cant all
live in the big cities.
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Set in stone
cooradigbee station in the nsw brindabella ranges
preserves a remarkable slice of australian grazing
history along with world-renowned fossil deposits.
By K i s y McKenzie, photo aphy Ken Bas
When Ian and Helen Cathles bought the 7500-acre
(3000-hectare) Cooradigbee station at Wee Jasper
in the foothills of the NSW Brindabella Ranges,
everyone told them the historic pis homestead
was beyond salvation. Built in 1911, when the
ooding of the Murrumbidgee River to ll the newly
constructed Burrinjuck Dam submerged the original
homestead, Cooradigbees homestead was indeed a
sorry sight when the couple bought the property in
1988. Closer inspection revealed that the walls made
of rammed earth reinforced with barbed wire were
actually quite sound and Ian and Helen went ahead
with a year-long renovation.
The verandahs were hanging off all round the house,
Helen recalls. But once you looked past that, the main
part of the building was actually in reasonable condition.
There had been water damage in the breezeway where
there once was a greenhouse, but we were able to keep
the original cypress pine floorboards and cedar skirtings,
architraves and cornices. The render is original and
when we stripped back the Masonite ceilings there were
beautiful timber ceilings underneath.
Their son and daughter-in-law devoted countless hours
to sanding back all the timber surfaces and the interior
spaces were rearranged, but kept simple with unadorned
windows framing expansive views of the surrounding
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FROM ABOVE:
Cooradigbeesupports a
SuperfineMerinoflock
as well as Angoragoats;
the shearing shed and
quarters set against
the rolling hills of the
WeeJasper Valley.
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Heritage OrderS
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Heritage OrderS
Bifolding doors
connect the dining
room to the expansive
verandah and the
parkland outside.
landscape. Early on, Ian and Helen decided that in order
to preserve the homestead, it would need to generate an
income beyond that of the Superfine Merino and Angora
goat flocks they run on the property. So they decided to
turn the homestead into a boutique conference centre
and farmstay accommodation and continue living at their
home on the other side of Wee Jasper. As well, they offer
more basic self-catering accommodation in the shearers
quarters adjacent to the shearing shed, which was built in
1940 after the 1939 bushfire destroyed the original. The fire
is one of the landmark events in the districts history and the
homesteads front door still bears the scars of how perilously
close it came to being razed as well.
Cooradigbees European history goes back to the earliest
settlement of the Wee Jasper Valley. In 1831, seven years
after explorers Hume and Hovell walked through the
region, William Hampton Dutton was given a land grant
for his pioneering work bringing Saxon sheep to Australia
and establishing the breed for the Australian Agricultural
Company (AACo). When the sheep he introduced to the
valley died he moved on to South Australia and the property
was sold to Colin McDonald. In 1866, Samuel Barber, one of
the largest and wealthiest landholders in NSW, added the
property to his already extensive portfolio. Four generations
of Barbers continued to work Cooradigbee until the 1970s,
and in more recent years, descendants of the founding
family have returned to the valley.
Ian came to Wee Jasper with his parents, Louis (Bill) and
Grace Cathles who migrated from England after World War
II. Family folklore has it that they decided to leave during
the particularly bleak winter of 1948 when the water tanks
and pipes on their 200-acre farm froze, Ian recalls. Dad
worked his passage to Australia in the merchant navy, which
collected a load of guano from Algeria on the way. We
arrived with Mum shortly after and my parents became
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FROM ABOVE:
In order to preserve
the homestead Ian
and Helen turned
it into a boutique
conference centre
and farmstay; the
homestead walls are
made of rammed
earth reinforced
with barbed wire;
the property is a rich
repository of Devonian
fossils and the Cathles
have become keen
fossil enthusiasts.
Heritage OrderS
The render is original and when
we stripped back the Masonite
ceilings there were beautiful
timber ceilings underneath.
entrenched in the valley and very involved in the community.
They lived here until 1974, when Dad retired ... or at least we
thought he was retiring. What he actually did was return to
his origins by buying a cropping farm at Greenthorpe.
Ian went away to boarding school and then returned to
Wee Jasper to farm the family property with his brother.
Helen moved to the district when she met Ian in 1978 and
they have devoted themselves to producing superfine wool
and mohair ever since. Helen and Ian also ran a sheepskin
coat manufacturing business from Wee Jasper from 1979
until 1996 and Helen has been intensively involved with local
stakeholders and government in wild dog management.
She was also one of the 1000 delegates brought together
for the 2020 Summit in 2008.
As well as local rural and station history, the Cooradigbee
property also preserves an extraordinary repository of Early
Devonian fossils. Palaeontologists from all over the world
come to explore the remnants of life on earth 400 million
years ago that are preserved in the limestone landscape.
Many people dont realise that Australia has crossed the
equator 16 times in the past 4.5 billion years, Ian explains.
Four hundred million years ago, Wee Jasper was at the
latitude of Cairns and this was the Great Barrier Reef. Since
then the seabed has been turned on its side to expose the
layers of sediment and the animals that were caught in it
as it was deposited. So you can see remnants of coral reefs,
algae and fish in the rock. Ninety per cent of the worlds
fossils are in shale or sandstone and they are flat because
they were compressed as the mud settled on top of them.
But here, because of the way limestone forms, youre
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The verandahs
provide plenty of
vantage points for
enjoying the setting;
all the bedrooms
are positioned to
provide views of the
surrounding landscape;
it took the best part of
a year to restore the
homestead; Helen with
her working dogs.
seeing the actual bone, not a mineral replacement and its
3-D correct. You can trace the evolution of the nautiloid
from its straight origins to the rounded form through fossils
found on our property. It is truly like going back in time.
Ian says that growing up in Wee Jasper he was well
aware that there were plenty of fossils around, but not that
the regions pre-history makes it such a special place for
finding them. Since purchasing the property, he and Helen
have become keen amateur fossil hounds and share their
knowledge with specialised tours of the property. Another of
the districts attractions, Careys Cave, is also on the property
and it is open for tours on weekends and by appointment.
Although Wee Jasper is relatively close (75 kilometres) to
Canberra, the mountainous terrain means it is actually
quite remote and travellers should allow an hour and a half
to drive from the national capital. The spectacular scenery
more than justifies the journey and in spring it is truly a sight
to behold with blazing yellow wattle lining the route. Ian and
Helen are generous hosts and love showing visitors around
the property and its many scenic and natural attractions.
If you need a lot of people in your life, Wee Jasper is not
the place to be, Helen observes.Yass is only 55km away,
but it takes an hour, so you have to become fairly adept
at stocking up on supplies and being self-contained. All is
forgiven though, when you wake up in this glorious valley. A
pragmatic farmer friend of Ians father once observed that
you cant eat scenery but I like to think living here is pretty
good nourishment for the soul.
For more information visit cooradigbee.com.au
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The shearing shed
was built after the
original was destroyed
in the 1939 bushfires;
remnant fireplace of
an outbuilding; the
property supports
about 8000 sheep.
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A Rich repository
with equal measures of colour and
passion, victorian collector richie rich
aims to make the world a better place.
A pushbike born again as a lamp at the entrance
to Richie Richs home on Victorias Mornington
Peninsula sets the scene for the kaleidoscope of
colour to be found inside. The passionate collector,
former lm set caterer, occasional antique dealer
and tireless charity worker has lled his modest
60s beach house with his favourite pieces from a
lifetime of collecting. Every room is brimming with
colourful artworks, collectables and curiosities.
The pushbike is a work by one of his favourite local artists,
Julie Niekamp. With a light fitting on the back wheel, a
mini farm on the seat, faux fur on the handlebars and fake
grass and flowers on the cross bars, its a cross between a
Christmas tree and fairy tale. Its also a microcosm of Richies
enthusiasm for making magic happen.
I get addicted to artists, Richie explains. If I like someones
work, I keep buying it. I have about 20 of Julies paintings.
German artist Claudia Chaseling is another friend and
frequent visitor and her bold works are also well represented,
along with glass artist Timothy Horn and an amazing
collection of puppets and marionettes collected from travels
all over the globe, but particularly in South-East Asia.
Unlike his cartoon character namesake, Richie was raised
in very modest circumstances in the suburb of Springvale in
Melbournes south-east. The child of German Polish migrants
who came to Australia in the 50s, Richies childhood toys
amounted to simple wooden blocks. His childhood dream
of a bike was unfulfilled when his parents gave him a much
more practical gift of a typewriter, so Richie made do with his
imagination and whatever craft supplies he could muster.
Kids are very good at fantasy, he observes. The world
over they love colour and bling and it doesnt take much
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Richie Rich believes in
magic; vintage glass
is one of his many
passions; a bicycle
born again as a lamp
by Julie Niekamp;
cartoon characters,
chillies and cuckoo
clocks all have a place.
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Making magiC
for them to create their own magic. I loved making things but
I also decided early on that as soon as I got a job I would buy
whatever I wanted. So during the past 30 years Ive gone from
absolute minimalism to having 500 things on show. Nothing
is hidden away in cupboards in this house; its all on show.
Richie moved to the Peninsula 20 years ago and ran the
Merricks General Store for three years. I wanted to bring a bit
of eccentricity to this part of the world, he says. My mission
was to bring a bit of Brunswick Street to Merricks and Im
afraid the initial response was a bit keep your city attitude
to yourself. But now the world has caught up and there are
some amazingly talented creative people living and working
down here and Im very happy in this milieu.
Several bouts of ill health in recent years have lead
Richie to downscale his work and reduce his antique and
collectables dealing to a stall at The Collective (1), which
he runs with other handmade and vintage specialists in a
church hall in the Melbourne suburb of Huntingdale.
I mainly do it to raise money for my charities, he explains.
I fundraise for everything from kids with cancer and HIV
awareness to celebral palsy. I have so much, it just seems
right to give something back.
Richies pet charity, however, is an orphanage in
Cambodia, which he has been supporting for the past
four years. Potential supporters are required to pitch their
ideas for life-enhancing projects for the children before
they are invited to visit the orphanage, which is located half
an hour from Siem Reap. On his first foray into Cambodia
Richie helped produce a rock opera, and in subsequent
years, he has created performances of Cinderella and
the Mad Hatters Tea Party. As well as fundraising for the
productions before each trip, he collects as many props
as he can carry, which, on one memorable occasion,
included 60kg of donated Christmas decorations.
Making magic
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Richie has everything
on display; his
interests range from
glass to crucifixes;
boot scooting laundry;
Noddy has his own
dedicated corner.
When Australian Country visited, he was gearing up for
yet another extravaganza, in which he was planning to
help the children, who range in age from two to 18, to
make kaleidoscopes. He was planning to bring the finished
toys back to Australia to sell to raise more money for the
orphanage. With every project, the kids gain confidence
and abilities, he says. When I first went there four years
ago the orphanage supported 19 children and four dogs.
Now there are 32 kids and 12 dogs. Its wonderful to see
them learning skills that they can turn into businesses or
even just better care for themselves.
It has long been one of Richies dreams to open a cafe
to teach life skills and provide a career path for street
kids, something along the lines of Jamie Olivers Fifteen
restaurant or the KOTO (Know One Teach One) restaurants in
Vietnams Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi. With his cooking skills and
indefatigable spirit, he is well positioned to achieve this dream.
People have lost the magic of simplicity, he says.
Everyone deserves the chance to live in once upon a
time land. Fairy tales can come true, even in developing
countries. You just need someone with the energy to make
the magic happen. My aim is to be that catalyst to change
some young peoples lives in Cambodia. I will be very happy
if I achieve that.
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Gail Gregsons home in
the Perth Hills is filled with
artworks and souvenirs
from a lifetimes travels.
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A broad
canvas
gail gregsons home is
a joyous tribute to the
prodigious talents of her
late husband and their
many creative friends.
Artist in residencE
The spirit of the late Western Australian artist,
David Gregson, looms large over the home he shared
with his wife, Gail, for more than 40 years. Davids
evocative paintings and works by many friends in his
creative circle ll the home in the Perth Hills village
of Darlington where Gail has continued to live since
his death in 2002. Davids beloved violin sits in one
corner alongside paintings of the instrument and
renditions of other domestic and landscape settings
that informed his passion for communicating about
life through art.
Gail, who had grown up in Bunbury and attended
boarding school in Perth, was nursing in the city when she met
David on a blind date on New Years Eve, 1961. They were
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The house was built
in the early 1900s;
Davids work outside
a garden studio;
Davids family were
Perth antique dealers
so the home is filled
married six months later and moved to Darlington where
they bought the timber and random rubble stonework
former Bishop family home the following year. The
Bishops were a pioneering family of Darlington, which was
established in 1829 as a vineyard for the Swan River Colony
and gradually evolved as a picnic and holiday destination
in the elevated cool of the Hills. They ran a timber yard and
building business in Darlington and were responsible for
many of the older houses in the village.
Local records show the title for our lot was transferred
to Edith Bishop in 1923, Gail says. But after the 1968
earthquake damaged the fireplace David discovered cheque
butts from before that time. One of the butts was for 20 for
groceries from Taplins store. But the Taplins left Darlington
in 1920 so perhaps the house is a bit earlier.
Davids family were well-established antique dealers
in Perth so he was lucky to be born into a family that
appreciated the arts at a time when painting was regarded
at best as a hobby, and at worst, as not a respectable means
of earning a living. In the 1950s he studied art in Perth and
on a trip to Paris then during the 60s and 70s became well
established in Perth as both a muralist and an art teacher.
From the 1980s he was able to devote himself to his own
work full-time in the studio he built beside their home.
His subjects ranged from music and theatre to dance and
cooking and his works encapsulated his love of life, family
and friends and the joyous activities they shared. They were
exhibited both at the studio and at galleries in Perth and the
eastern states as well as overseas.
with many beautiful
artworks by David and
the Gregsons many
creative friends; Gail
relaxes in the kitchen
of her wonderfully
warm Hills home.
Artist in residencE
Local records show the title for our lot
was transferred to Edith Bishop in 1923.
I was the manager, dealing with galleries, taking works to
be framed, organising field trips and running the family, Gail
recalls. But David was the creative force. There was nothing
he couldnt do with his hands. He could cook, sew clothes
and play music as well as paint.
The Gregsons were keenly involved with the creative
community that thrived in and around Darlington. They
were active participants in the local theatre group with
David painting the sets and Gail treading the boards. They
also joined forces with other locals including artists Guy
Grey Smith and Robert Juniper to became the founders
of the Darlington Arts Festival, which celebrates its 50th
anniversary this year.
Every year before the bushfire season Guy would burn
off the hillside and when he thought enough had been
burned, he would let off a siren to notify locals that they
needed to come and help put it out with hessian bags, Gail
explains. It was always the same people turned up to help
so one year we decided we needed a fire brigade. So we
organised an art show in the local hall to raise money to start
it. It was pretty much the first festival of its kind in WA and its
just grown like Topsy. Now its a major art show, with serious
prizes and all the local community and charity organisations
have stalls in tents.
In 1986 David received the devastating news that he
had leukaemia but he faced this challenging period in
his life with his trademark optimism laced with a new
exuberance and spontaneity in both subject matter
and style. He started venturing beyond his studio,
Artist in residencE
They also joined forces with other locals
including artists Guy Grey Smith and Robert
Juniper to found the Darlington Arts Festival,
which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year.
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The Gregsons
collection includes
Rajasthani pieces
bought from the
McAlpine collection;
music is a constant in
the Gregson house;
the living room also
contains works by
David and their many
artistic friends.
undertaking field trips to York, Rottnest, Broome, Kakadu
and even France, and embraced residencies at WAAPA (the
Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts) and the
Benedictine Monastery of New Norcia. In 1995, after more
than 30 years at Darlington, he and Gail relocated to the
WA wheatbelt town of Kellerberrin, where they bought an
old bank building for their home and studio.
David really embraced the relative remoteness of the
location, Gail recalls. He felt at one with the environment
and for the first time in his life relished being truly Australian.
It was an enormously productive time and we continued
to commute between there and Darlington right up until
his death in 2002. Since then Gail has moved back to live
at Darlington full time. But far from living in a shrine to her
late husband, Gail says the house is more of a continuing
conversation with him. Its a joyous one at that.
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Davids works are
dotted throughout
the house; a take on
a helmet by Robert
Juniper on a sculpture
by Hugh Child; the
violin was one of
Davids favourite
instruments; Gail
Sheridan has lived in
the rambling timber-
panelled house for
more than 50 years.
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Mad about flowers
An urban existence came to an abrupt halt
when Bede and Mary Gibson moved to, and
later purchased, their daughters property
in Victorias Central Highlands.
By Mey Hancok , photo aphy Kim Sely
Garden close-uP
Mary has always
been mad about
flowers; brides love
the romantic settings.
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Just over an hour north of Melbourne near Sutton
Grange theres a ridge overlooking the valley all the
way to the Great Dividing Range. Its an area marked
by meteorite-like granite boulders, a combination
of hilly and rocky country, perfect for grazing and
perfect for growing just about anything, according
to Mary Gibson. When the Gibsons daughter bought
Mica Grange more than nine years ago, it came with
a 14-year-old house and a 150-year-old yellow box
gum. The rest was a blank canvas. The family toiled
together to establish the garden, utilising the trees
showered on their daughter as wedding presents.
Planting limitations were few, given vegetables and
citrus fruits thrive in the frost-free climate, and the
propertys spring-fed dams assist self-sustainability.
When their daughter moved to Melbourne, Bede happily
shelved his Sydney office job and Mary farewelled her fashion
design business to take on the 40 hectares of paradise
with no regrets. Mary admits she has always been mad
about flowers, working in floristry when she was younger,
and creating many wedding bouquets over the years. She
relished the opportunity to expand on the gardens they
initially created with their daughter. Theres no doubting her
design background and impeccable style, her subtle choice
of palette and attention to detail. Even the vegetable patch
is immaculately boxed up and recycled tubs and quaint
containers burst with healthy produce. Her planting
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Mary and Bede moved
from Queensland to
their Victorian property;
protea in silhouette;
Mica Grange is home to
a sculpture exhibition;
spring delights; Mary
favours the English
cottage garden style.
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When the Gibsons daughter bought Mica
Grange more than nine years ago, it came
with a 14-year-old house and a 150-year-old
yellow box gum. The rest was a blank canvas.
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schemes are based on the right balance between colour and
perfume, all formed in her head, and thats a lot of templates
for the 360-degree loop of gardens around the house.
My flowers are mainly English as I dont believe you get
the beautiful flowers unless you specialise in those varieties,
she says. However it still is an Australian garden. With more
than 220 different types of roses dotted around, theres a
sense of nostalgia and old-fashioned whimsy. The long and
winding driveway lined with elms adds a hint of drama, and
the wreaths Mary makes from poppy heads and vines make
for eye-catching artworks.
The sensational weather and the changing views are
such a highlight, she says. Every day is a new day. The back
room is designed as a picture book room, it has 15 windows
that all look onto a different view. Recently a studio
mimicking this design has been added, with the purpose of
hosting artist workshops on a monthly basis. Its a lovely
atmosphere in there and people enjoy being able to paint or
walk out and sit on the garden benches to enjoy the view,
she says. Were also home to fantastic lizards which people
are fascinated with. They live in the boulders and you can
spot five to 10 at a time.
Naturally behind every amazing gardener is a supportive
mower and hole digger, an area in which Bede excels. I love
the physicality, he says. I worked in an office all my life and I
feel so lucky to be out in the open in such a lovely spot, away
from the corporate world. I like the peace and tranquillity and
I dont miss the social intensity. Weve got a great social
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The vegie patch
is Bedes domain;
sculpture is integral
to the garden; an urn
framed in an arbour;
even the vegie garden
is immaculately boxed.
group here but we can enjoy our surroundings without the
hassle of feeling we have to catch up with people all the time.
Bedes favourite garden is the Australian shrubbery and
he admits loving waking up to beautiful sunrises. There is
protection from the wintry winds, due to the house facing
north. For him, the best time of day is the evening when
he can relax with a glass of wine, and autumn is his pick of
the seasons, The weather is so perfect and the colours are
glorious, he says. The major work is in the springtime, then
theres constant watering in summer, but in autumn I enjoy
not having to mow the lawn so often.
Last year, Mica Grange was invited to feature in the
Australian Open Garden Scheme, as a result of participating
in the Castlemaine Garden Festival an awestruck visitor
dobbed them in. On open days, Bede and Mary serve
morning and afternoon teas, incorporating freshly plucked
produce into homemade cakes and preserves. I feel very
content and very privileged and I think the visitors feel
the same, Mary says. Weve hosted a few weddings and
banquets, which have been very successful as theres a huge
shortage of smaller venues.
After such a mammoth investment of time and energy,
the future looks bright. The Gibsons are now intent on
sharing their slice of heaven with the public. Organised
garden tours and garden openings are regular calendar
entries, and each autumn they run a sculpture exhibition
that provides local artists with an opportunity to display their
artworks in the most breathtaking surroundings.
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Mica Grange is
located in Victorias
Central Highlands;
the garden is open
through the Open
Gardens Scheme
and for the annual
sculpture exhibition in
November; massive
boulders punctuate
the landscape. Visit
micagrange.com for
more information.
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Cooinda in the Northern Rivers district is a specialist
Clivia garden with a brilliant display in full bloom,
including many varieties developed by hand-
pollination and division. A canopy of ame trees,
Queensland tree waratahs, native frangipanis and
Christmas bushes provides shaded areas ideal for
Clivia. Many dierent ower shapes and colours,
including yellows, pinks and orange feature in this
one-acre garden.
Cooinda, 163 Lindendale Rd, Wollongbar.
Open September 67, 10am4.30pm, $8
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Established gardens sheltering the house on all
sides feature traditional tropical plantings of palms,
Heliconia and gingers beneath spreading shade trees
in this garden just south of Darwin. The owners are
orchid fanciers so these beautiful plants are dotted
everywhere, complemented by Bromeliad, Begonia
and succulents. Visitors will see innovative use of
recycled objects, along with bargain buys used in
special ways.
Kellys Hideaway, 4 Helio Crt, Woodroe.
Open August 910, 10am4.30pm, $7
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Tropical delights at
Kellys Hideaway in the
NT; Clivia at Cooinda,
NSW; Eden Park at
Romsey in Victoria;
a feast of bulbs at
Avondale in SA; Eggs
and Bacon Cottage in
Tasmanias south.
PRELUDE TO SPRING
spring is on its way so head out to enjoy some
stunning displays across the country. Compi ed by Jeny Lag
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Open gardenS
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Tens of thousands of bulbs present a glorious picture
heralding the arrival of spring at Avondale in the Clare
Valley. Breathtaking Narcissus, Freesia, Sparaxis and
grape Hyacinth cloak the hillside and tulips and Triteleia
delicately line a Manchurian pear walk in the two-acre
garden. Fifty daodil varieties, carpets of Cyclamen,
Hellebore, English primroses, violets and Anemone are
other stunning features along with pools, waterfalls
and beautiful views. Orders for bulbs can be placed for
delivery in February.
Avondale, Avondale Rd, near Rhynie.
TASMANIA
The passionate interest and good gardening practices
of a collector/plantswoman have transformed a
challenging south-facing half-acre site in Tassies south
into a garden that is enchanting in all seasons. The
waterfront location overlooking the DEntrecasteaux
Channel is a beautiful backdrop to abundant beds of
interesting plants, thriving eucalypts, highly perfumed
roses and subtropical species. There will also be a
sausage sizzle during the weekend.
Eggs and Bacon Bay Cottage, 10 Craypoint
Pde, Eggs and Bacon Bay. Open September 1314,
10am4.30pm, $8
VICTORIA
An impressive kilometre-long avenue of hawthorns
leads into a country garden featuring both formal
and cottage elements enhancing the beautiful
historic homestead of Eden Park. Flourishing box
hedges, perennials and roses are sheltered by mature
shrubberies and trees in the three-acre (1.2-hectare)
garden. Wide lawn terraces edged in generous colourful
beds lead down to a creek. There will also be displays
by Highland Cattle Association, Suolk Sheep and local
Historical Societies and stalls by Romsey Primary School
and the Landcare group.
Eden Park, 2133 Romsey Rd, Romsey.
For details of other
garden openings,
consult Open Gardens
Australia or visit
opengarden.org.au
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not only does john vaughan
have a collection of more
than 3000 flags, he can
finally celebrate the word
vexillographer a designer
and maker of flags being
acknowledged and added to
the macquarie dictionary.
By Mey Hancok , photo aphy Ken Bas
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A burst of colour warms the dim interior of the
terraced Sydney o ce John Vaughan has rented for
the past 20 years. Dwarfed by pennants, bunting,
and ensigns and tucked behind an enormous desk,
he has no trouble justifying his obsession. Flags
are very important symbols, he says. Theyre
like wedding rings in the sense they actually tell
a story. A ag is really the history of a country, a
place or even a person. It began with a pure wool
Australian ag acquired from his grandfathers
gift and barbershop. He admits the attraction was
history and heraldry plus happy memories of ags
ying at his grandfathers and fathers homes in
the Sydney suburb of Chatswood. His love of ships
often lured him to the harbour where he would stalk
the gangplank of visiting craft and sna e the odd
ag. He was uno cially given the Shaw Savill house
ag and advised not to let anyone on the ship know
about it so he wrapped it around his waist to hide
it from view of the ships o cer as he disembarked.
The ag is now a treasured part of his collection.
John started a part-time business with his father, making
and selling flags in 1973, while working for the Bank of New
South Wales. He followed his passion for all things historic,
quit his day job and signed on as CEO of the Royal Australian
Historical Society in 1985, while working part-time presenting
talks on flags to various community groups. Astounded by
the requests he fielded for Australian flags, he realised the two
flag makers in Sydney carried very little stock and identified
an opportunity. The Canadian consulate had invented
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FROM ABOVE:
John Vaughan quit
his day job nearly
30 years ago to
follow his passion for
vexillography; detail on
the ensign for the area
of Greater Melbourne .
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a technique for printing nylon flags, he says. So I ordered
a small stock of Australian flags printed in Canada. As a
consequence of selling these flags, he was able to transition to
full-time work in the flag industry producing Australian-made
flags which helped to fund his collecting.
To keep business on an even keel he conquered flag
designing. Experience had taught him the factors integral
to producing an excellent flag. The design should reflect
history, heritage, be distinctive, suitable to be flown on
land and sea, be economical to manufacture, easily sewn,
printed and illustrated with a simple, uncomplicated
pattern that allows easy recognition at a distance, he says
without taking a breath. Apparently blue and green should
never be seen alongside one another, cross-symmetry
and counter-charging take high priority, and he muses
the New Zealand flag (the country of my heritage) could
be enhanced by enlarging the size of the stars. Other New
Zealanders are bound to agree with him as then it would
outshine the Australian flag.
I wonder out loud if the flag-flying industry is dying.
The industry is booming as most modern flag makers are
moving into printing flags, he says. However the art and
knowledge of sewing flags is suffering. Like so many areas
in technology, apprentices are not being taken on and as
a consequence I hope we dont run out of people who can
sew well and sew fast. Theres a great deal of intricacy in flag
making, as all the constituent pieces have to be precisely
cut to fit the size of flag. He says lately theres been a
resurgence in popularity of the Australian red ensign, the
national colours for the Australian merchant marine and
private pleasure craft, so he is perpetually busy. He answers
the phone to an old friend wanting to borrow flags for
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FROM ABOVE:
The Lord Howe
Island pennant; John
displays the Greater
Sydney ensign signed
by Endeavour space
shuttle commander
Dan Bradenstein; Fort
Phillip signal station at
Sydneys Observatory
Hill dressed for the
Queens Birthday.
Flags are very important symbols,
theyre like wedding rings in the
sense they actually tell a story.
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Anzac Day services. Ive replicated most of the historic flags
of Australia and New Zealand so that people can enjoy flying
or displaying historic flags without the fear of wearing out
their precious originals, he adds.
The oldest flag he owns is an Australian Federation
movement flag (18311901) dating from the 1870s. Miss
Jean Wells presented it to him after one of his 5000 flag talks.
Even more of a jewel in the crown is a small fragment of the
Eureka Stockade flag of 1854 which was given to him by Frank
Cayley, author of a book titled Flag of Stars the history of
flags of Australia. His collectables are stored in sealed plastic
boxes or cartons and sprinkled with naphthalene flakes. Flags
are always rolled not creased and the really old ones are rolled
in newspaper, which is poisonous to silver fish and vermin. His
collection also includes remnants of flagpoles.
Apart from ship dressing, his happiest moments include
selecting a place he feels warrants a special flag, such
as Lord Howe Island, and designing a commemorative
ensign. John is also big in the marine flag industry he is
resident vexillographer for the Sydney Heritage Fleet and
is a foundation and life member of the Sydney Maritime
Museum. Theres room for lots of flags, he says. Ive
designed a red wine pennant to match the traditional gin
pennant with the colours of these pennants representing
port and a starboard red and green.
The future of his extraordinary collection is unclear.
John is willing to hand over the rarest specimens to a
museum equipped with the facilities to care, preserve
and showcase his ags, but so far, responses have been
disappointing. I suggest a memoir, but his rst wish is to
write a professional review of all the ags of Australia.
His vast knowledge really requires documenting.
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FROM ABOVE:
Johns boat dressed
for a formal outing;
Dangar Island
pennant detail;
red wine and
gin pennants for
celebrations; flags
aflurry at South
Head Signal Station.
Theres room for lots of ags, Ive
designed a red wine pennant to match
the traditional gin pennant with the
colours of these pennants representing
port and a starboard red and green.
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Precision planning
kylea and grant wilson used an extended
working holiday to hone the style and
design of their dream home.
Living the dreaM
We knew we liked houses that
stepped out into the environment.
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FROM THIS PAGE:
The outdoor
entertaining area has a
fireplace for the cooler
months; the house is
painted externally in
Haymes Storm with
Geranium doors; the
kitchen and dining
spaces are open plan.
Living the dreaM
In a strange twist of fate, Kylea and Grant Wilson
found the ideal block of land on which to build their
dream home as they were about to step on a plane
for an extended overseas working holiday.
But find it they did when they paid a farewell visit to
friends on the outskirts of their home town of Ballarat just
before the trip. The eucalypt-studded block was the last
remaining in the area and afforded just the right mix of
proximity to town and a rural setting. Negotiations for the
sale continued while the couple were abroad. They became
engaged in Africa in 1993 and returned to Australia to marry
the following year.
All the time we were travelling we were planning the
house, Kylea recalls. Right through Europe and the UK,
whenever we had time to kill on planes and buses, even on
the back of a truck as we travelled through Africa, we were
sketching the floor layout. When we came home we went
to architect Tony Jones of Absolute Building to turn our ideas
into a proper design.
Grant, who is an electrician and Kylea, a marketing
executive with the Ballarat-based company, Haymes Paints,
had the right mix of knowledge and contacts to proceed with
the project as owner builders. The couple lived in a shed on the
block as works proceeded with help from Grants builder and
plumber friends. When it came to paint selection Kylea was
perfectly positioned for expert advice from Haymes sales reps
and lab people who came out and trialled everything before
decisions were made. By the time Archie (four years) and Indi
(two years) came along, the couple was well installed in
the house and Grant had moved his business into the shed.
We were determined from the outset that we wanted to
live in our dream home now, not when the kids are grown up,
Kylea says. And with a lot of DIY, not to mention help from
friends and colleagues, weve been able to achieve that.
Kylea acknowledges her employer as a very family-friendly
organisation and says she considers herself privileged to
work for the company. Haymes has been a family business
since Davids father started it in 1935, she explains. Its firmly
rooted in Ballarat but there are 13 stores mainly in Victoria and
300 independent paint specialists across the country. People
who sell Haymes paint know everything there is to know
THESE PAGES:
The master bedroom
walls are painted
in Haymes Baked
Clay and ceilings
throughout are Polar
Bear. Red is the
contrast note both
inside and out.
Living the dreaM
about paint. Haymes is also deeply committed to reducing
the companys environmental impact and with a young family
thats something we both feel strongly about. Its also exciting
being involved in the launches of new colours and products
and getting the word out to the public at large. I cant imagine
working anywhere else.
Many design decisions were based on the couples
travel experiences and places they have stayed in from
Queensland and South-East Asia to Europe. We knew we
liked houses that stepped out into the environment, Kylea
says. We had also experienced the kind of transition zone
between the house and the garden that we translated
The main body of the house, with
its loft parents retreat above the living
room and childrens rooms at the
other end, was completed rst.
into our outdoor entertaining area. Ballarat does get some
hot days but most of the year it can be quite cool, so we
knew we needed an outdoor fireplace. It turns out its a great
protected place for the children to play as well as being ideal
for entertaining year-round.
Kylea and Grant decided early on to stagger the build to
make it more affordable. The main body of the house, with its
loft parents retreat above the living room and childrens rooms
at the other end, was completed first. When the children were
babies Kylea and Grant camped in the toy room so they could
be close to them at night, but now they are able to fully enjoy
their lofty bedroom position and its leafy outlook. Landscaping
and an outdoor entertaining area came later and an upstairs
balcony and carport at the side of the house are still on the
drawing board. They also have plans to give the shed a new
lease on life as guest accommodation somewhere down the
track when Grant moves his business off-site.
With children and working part-time there will always
be a to-do list, Kylea says. But weve had so many years
planning they we know exactly how we want to end up. The
house is still a work in progress, but we will get there.
Living the dreaM
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FROM ABOVE:
Archie and Indi in the
toy room; the feature
wall in Indis room is
Haymes Regency and
the other walls are
Baked Clay; the sun in
Archie's wild-themed
bedroom is painted in
Haymes Blazing Sun.
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High-country hideaway
a working holiday in the australian alps has turned
into a 40-year love affair with the region for pru parker.
By Siohan OBien, photo aphy Stfanie Les
Escape to the CountrY
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A60s moodinforms
Bimblegumbie, which
takes its namefrom
anAboriginal wordfor
thesoundof aspear
whistlingthroughthe air.
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FROM ABOVE:
Guests at the
character-filled
property in the heart
of the Snowy region
are treated to an
eccentric mix of colour
and retro influences,
from a milk can born
again as a mailbox, to
bold soft furnishings,
sculpture, vintage
glass and teapots.
Pru Parker is a woman ahead of her time. She
abandoned the rat race and started collecting
unusual glass vessels, teapots and other funky
paraphernalia well before it was fashionable to do so.
When I started collecting the glass in the 70s, it was
definitely not in fashion and there were many jokes by the
auctioneers as to where I may be putting my finds, Pru
recalls, It was excellent. I didnt have to enter into many
bidding wars for my great discoveries, unlike today when
fashion has caught up with my obsessions. These days I
dont have much space left so I tend to give in at the auction
battles and share with the other locals.
Her teapot collection (around 100 to date) was less whim
and more necessity. She was after a teapot that retained
heat and did not spill. She is not sure she has found it yet;
while her efforts have left her with a vast collection that
ranges from Art Deco to retro and back again and like her
glass and the rest of her home it is a sight to behold.
It was 1970 when Pru abandoned Sydneys North Shore
for the Snowy Mountains. It was only meant to be a working
holiday but life intervened and she still lives close to the
slopes 40-odd years later. To make ends meet, Pru managed
Thredbo-based Twynam Lodge and later worked at the
Thredbo Alpine Hotel and the iconic Berntis Mountain Inn.
But shes always been an independent soul and around 1976
Pru had the good fortune to snaffle up some prime acreage
located about nine kilometres from Jindabyne, where she
shifted with her then husband and daughter.
It was a pretty intense and exciting time, Pru says.
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The property can
accommodate a
maximum of 22 guests
in The Lodge and self-
contained areas.
We moved to the bush and commenced a challenging life on
the land as well as juggling work in Thredbo and raising a child.
My ex-husband and I built the main house on the property and
in 1978 it quite unexpectedly morphed into a guesthouse.
Now, many years, and extensions, later, Bimblegumbie
is a rambling, colourful and much loved property that Pru
continues to share with current partner, Craig Clarkson, and
her oft-returning guests.
All alpine gardens are challenging with very specific needs
and Bimblegumbies is no exception. But Craigs green
thumbs and artistic eye have changed all that. The garden
is now filled with hardy, mostly native, trees and plants.
Additionally his many sculptures and artworks are a feature
scattered throughout the landscape.
Craig is the genius in the garden, Pru says. He has
an excellent understanding of permaculture and since
an extreme bushfire in 2003 a lot of the garden has been
planted to provide a food source and habitat for native
wildlife. Additionally, he has a passion for bonsai and
sculpture and evidence of these are all over the property. It is
so wonderful to share the visual results of his work.
While life in the mountains can be harsh and the winter
season gruelling, Pru and Craig remain passionate about
nature and the environment. Each building on the property
is carefully designed to integrate with its surrounds, while
composting and recycling are de rigueur.
Fresh herbs and salad supplies are also on the menu for
guests, while eco-friendly cleaning products, energy-
saving globes and a solar hot-water system also contribute.
The best part about living here is the space and nature
all around us, with wonderful guests continually bringing
the city to us and sharing their stories, Pru says. It is like a
reciprocal exchange. We share what we have with our guests
and vice versa. It is old-fashioned hospitality, a nurturing
atmosphere, with mod cons, which makes for an experience
that is so different from the highly commercialised options.
We like to think it is more real and honest.
Indeed, a visit to Bimblegumbie is like a visit to your
favourite aunts. It is eclectic, comfortable and cosy. It is
whimsical, nostalgic and at times, surprising. L ike a good
bottle of red wine the property continues to improve. Now,
in addition to the original house where its owners live, there
are an assortment of self-contained areas and rooms in
what is referred to as The Lodge. At full capacity the property
can accommodate up to 22 people. But, full house or not,
one thing remains the same it is a place to escape, which
is exactly what Pru did all those years ago.
For more information visit bimblegumbie.com.au
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The property is
surrounded by
towering manna
gums and the
garden is filled with
quirky sculptures
and secluded spots
for quiet reflection.
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flavours from their coastal
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seaweed, and the peat smoke carries
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maritime nuances.
here are the latest drops, news and views
from the world of beer, wine and spirits.
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their faith in Malbec when everyone else wanted to pull it out and Shiraz when it wasnt as
trendy as it is today. Their latest Btonnage release comprises a stylish but unfashionable
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the French technique of stirring the yeast lees in the barrel to achieve greater complexity
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Some stickies can be just
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a steamed pudding or some
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the cooler weather heralds
the best time for a rich
harvest of apple recipes.
Recipes & s ying by Kay Fanci , photo aphy Gry Co ey
APPLES
FROM FRONT
TO BACK:
Red Delicious, Green
Star, Kanzi, small
Granny Smith, Jazz (left),
Royal Gala (right), Pink
Lady, Golden Delicious,
small Braeburn.
The simple apple, that most constantly
reliable fruit, has a complex family tree.
Part of the rose family, apples evolved in
Central Asia and have migrated all around
the world. Across time many new varieties
have established, some by design and some
randomly discovered after nature has had her
way in an orchard. While apples grow from
seed in the wild, they do not breed true,
so in commercial orchards they are usually
cultivated from grafted rootstock. Australias
very own apple was first noted in 1868, when
Maria Ann Smith (Granny Smith) showed
an apple that had grown in her crabapple
orchard in the Sydney suburb of Ryde. In
recent years, apple conservation campaigns
have resulted in a resurgence of interest in
heirloom varieties. This year two new varieties
have become available in Australia, the Kanzi
and the Green Star. Both were originally bred
in Europe; the Kanzi from a cross between the
Gala Must and the Braeburn and the Green
Star is a combination of the Granny Smith
and Delbarestival. The Green Star particularly
has a long desired quality. Its flesh does not
discolour after cutting or juicing, which makes
it perfect for salads and lunch boxes. The
Kanzi is a crisp, crunchy-textured apple with
an intense and slightly tart flavour. Both are
used in these recipes, but can be substituted
by Granny Smith or Braeburn, or in fact any
apple of your choice.
SELECTION, STORAGE AND HANDLING:
Choose apples that feel firm and are free of
blemishes and bruises. Generally speaking
apples with a higher sugar content will keep
their shape better when cooked. Larger
apples do not keep as well as smaller ones
and all apple varieties lose crunch much
faster on the bench than in a ventilated bag
in the refrigerator.
APPLES GO WITH: Pork, duck, game
meats, cheese, cream, butter, sugar, honey,
dried fruit, rhubarb, cabbage, cinnamon,
vanilla and ginger.
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Winter Apple and Pork Salad
Serves 6
------
1 kg pork loin portion,
with thick top fat
and no skin
1 -2 tablespoons
Manuka smoked salt or
combined sea salt and
smoked paprika
Winter Salad
1 small radicchio,
leaves torn
1 small head witlof,
leaves separated
1 small red onion,
peeled and thinly sliced
into rings
1 cup watercress tips
1 -2 apples (Green Star
or Golden Delicious)
cored and shredded,
or cut into very ne
julienne. If using
Golden Delicious,
sprinkle some of the
dressing over the
prepared apple, to
prevent discolouration.
Dressing
2 tablespoons apple
cider vinegar
4 tablespoons walnut oil
2 tablespoons chopped
roasted walnuts
1-2 star anise
1 clove garlic, crushed
Preheat oven to 220C. Score pork top fat into a diamond
pattern and rub salt or paprika mixture into surface. Place
pork on a rack in a baking dish. Add cup water to the dish.
Cook in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until fat is crisp
and golden. Reduce heat to 150C and cook a further 30
minutes. Remove from oven and cool until barely warm.
To make the winter salad: Combine dressing ingredients
in base of a large bowl and whisk to combine. Pile radicchio,
witlof, onion, watercress and finally apple on top. Cut pork
into large dice and add to salad just before serving, gently
toss to incorporate dressing. Serve immediately.
Pick of the croP
Individual Apple and Chvre Tarts
Makes 6
------
S tore-bought, ready-
rolled sour cream
shortcrust pastry
Apple Topping
90g butter
2 tablespoons walnut oil
L eaves from 6 stalks
fresh sage
2 Kenzi, Braeburn or rm
red apples, cored and
sliced into wedges
F reshly ground black
pepper
cup walnut pieces,
plus 6 halves, for garnish
150g fresh chvre
Cut 6 x 15cm rounds from pastry and place on baking trays.
Crimp edges, using your fingers, to form a slightly raised
border. Refrigerate until required. Preheat oven to 190C.
Heat butter and oil in a medium heavy-based frying pan,
until sizzling. Add sage leaves and fry 1-2 minutes, until crisp.
Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.
Reserve 6 leaves for garnish.
Add apple wedges and freshly ground black pepper to
taste. Fry apples, turning and moving frequently, until just
browned. Remove from pan and drain on paper towels. Add
walnut pieces and halves to pan and stir until just brown.
Reserve walnut halves for garnish and pour remaining
mixture into a bowl. When cool, stir in chvre and crushed
sage leaves. Divide mixture among pastry bases, spreading
to edges. Arrange apple wedges on top. Bake in preheated
oven 20-25 minutes, or until pastry is crisp and golden.
Garnish with reserved sage and walnuts.
Pick of the croP
1 packet square egg pastry wonton
wrappers
Vegetable oil for deep frying
Apple Chutney, to serve
Smoked Duck Filling
1 smoked duck breast (about 180g), cut
into small dice
2 apples (Green Star or Granny Smith),
cored and grated
cup nely chopped water chestnuts
(about half a 227g can)
2 cm knob fresh ginger, peeled
and grated
1 shallot, peeled and chopped
1 tablespoon potato starch or rice our
Combine filling ingredients. Spread 15
wonton wrappers on work surface, brush
edges with water, then place a tablespoon
of filling mixture on centre of each. Place
another wrapper on top, pinching edges
together to seal. Layer wontons on a tray lined
with baking paper, cover with plastic wrap and
refrigerate until ready to fry.
Heat oil for deep frying in a large heavy-
based pot. Fry wontons in batches of 3-4,
turning frequently for even cooking, until
golden. Remove with a slotted spoon and
place on a tray lined with paper towels.
Repeat until all wontons are cooked. Serve
immediately with apple chutney.
Apple Chutney
Makes about 3 cups
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1 kg Granny Smith or Green Star
apples (about 6 apples), cored,
peeled and diced
1 cup cider vinegar
1 cup lightly packed molasses sugar
1 red onion, peeled and diced
1 large green chilli, chopped
2 star anise
Combine all ingredients in a large stainless
steel saucepan. Bring to boil, reduce heat and
simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Pour into hot sterilised jars, seal.
Apple and Smoked Duck Wantons Makes 15
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Pick of the croP
Spiced Glac Apples with Apple Mousse and Jelly Makes 8
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Spiced Glac Apples
2 kg tiny rm apples (often sourced at
farmers markets or organic shops)
cup cider vinegar
Approximately 2kg caster sugar
1 stick cinnamon
1 vanilla bean, split
3 -4 green cardamom pods, lightly
crushed
Juice 1 lemon
Using an apple corer, carefully remove as
much core as possible from the base of each
apple, leaving stem end intact. Peel apples and
immediately drop into a bowl of cold water and
the vinegar, to prevent discolouration. When
finished, drain and weigh apples, then place in
a large deep pot with cold water to cover. Bring
to boil, then simmer for 1-2 minutes. Strain
apples, reserving half the water. (The other
half can be bottled and refrigerated and used
served with mineral water as a refreshing drink.)
Weigh the same amount of sugar as the weight
of the apples. Add to reserved water in pot, with
cinnamon, vanilla bean and cardamom. Bring
to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Carefully drop
in apples, reduce heat, partly cover and simmer
for 1-2 hours, or until apples are almost
transparent and syrup becomes slightly sticky.
Add lemon juice, increase heat until just
boiling. Remove from heat, cool slightly, then
carefully pack apples, stems up, into preserving
jars. Pour syrup over to completely cover. If you
wish, discard spices. Seal jars and refrigerate.
Apple Jelly
1 cup syrup, from glac apples
3 sheets gelatine, soaked in cold water
for 5 minutes
Heat syrup to just simmering. Squeeze water
from gelatine, then stir into hot syrup to
dissolve. Remove from heat and cool to room
temperature.
Apple Mousse
2 -3 Golden Delicious apples, cored,
peeled and diced
Juice 1 lemon
3 sheets gelatine, soaked in cold water
for 5 minutes
cup thickened cream
Place apple and lemon juice in a heavy-based
saucepan, cover and cook over a medium
heat until apples are soft. Pass through a sieve
into a bowl, stir in the drained and squeezed
gelatine until dissolved, then stir in cream.
Spoon mixture into 8 x -cup rubber moulds
or glasses, leaving room for a layer of jelly.
Refrigerate until set. When firm, carefully pour
prepared apple jelly on top of mousse, to fill
mould or glass. Refrigerate until firm. Turn
out moulds, serve with a glac apple. If using
glasses, stand on a dessert plate with a glac
apple to one side.
Notes: Apple puree can be made in
quantity and refrigerated or frozen, for
use in making cakes, scones and damper,
as sauce, with cereals or in souffls.
The syrup from the Glac Apples can
be used as a glaze for pan-fried or
roasted pork or chicken, or reduced in
a non-stick pan and used to caramelise
walnuts or apple slices.
Glac apples can be set in moulds or
glasses with just apple jelly made from
the syrup, and served with a zabaglione
made with whisky.
Approx
62cm (h)
x 45cm (d)
(TC1803933R)
Approx
46cm (h)
x 34cm (d)
(TC1403933A)
Approx
162cm (h)
x 42cm (d)
(TC1203933BL)
Approx
142cm (h)
x 58cm (d)
(TC2203933A/RP)
Approx
165cm (h)
x 58cm (d)
(TCF2203933BL)
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Udder Delights (SA)
In the lanes of Hahndorf a charming country town
in the Adelaide Hills lies a cheese cellar that holds a
special place in the hearts of foodies across Australia.
From its humble beginnings as a small family goat farm
to an award-winning artisian cheese factory, the magic of
Udder Delights has won over even the pickiest of cheese
acionados. Founding producer Sheree Sullivans cheese-
making classes have added to the Udder hype, with the
experience, knowledge and passion for all things dairy
proving irresistible for visitors.
udderdelights.com.au
Lake House (Vic)
A stunning country retreat situated between Lake
Daylesford and the Wombat State Forest, the award-
winning Lake House oers much more than your
average weekend getaway. Introducing the Lake
House Cooking School, where the nest country chefs,
growers, winemakers and the Lake House kitchen
team themselves are bringing their cooking skills to
the table for visiting foodies to enjoy. Master the art of
contemporary, sustainable cooking, with produce from
the Lake Houses own vegie patch making this fresh
food experience one to savour.
lakehouse.com.au
Red Hot Chilli Peppers (Qld)
Sizzle your senses with seasoned spice expert and avid
foodie traveller, Vicki Taylor, who, following the success
of her spice store, took the plunge and began her own
cooking classes. And so the Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Cooking School was born, with a passion to share the
diverse avours of the continents rmly at the heart
of this culinary enterprise. Located in Queenslands
stunning Sunshine coast, Red Hot Chilli Peppers spice-
blending and Licensed to Spice cooking classes oer
a unique aromatic experience, guaranteed to have all
those with a vice for spice hooked instantly.
redhotchillipepper.com.au

Williams-Sonoma (NSW)
With more than 50 years experience producing quality
brush up on your kitchen
skills with a cooks tour
around the country. By Alice Gi n
THIS PAGE:
Learn the secrets to
cheese making with
Udder Delights; spice
up your life with
saffron, coriander,
turmeric and chilli.
Let us know about your forthcoming classes
by writing to us at Locked Bag 154,
North Ryde, NSW 1670 or emailing kmckenzie@
kitchenware, Williams-Sonomas innite cooking
wisdom is put to good use, with the opening of its rst
Australian cooking school. Inspired by the core belief
that to cook well, one must love to cook, the Williams-
Sonoma Cooking School features a diverse and
avourful program of ve-hour intensive classes, two-
hour themed courses, and one-hour fast favourites
workshops. A dedication to sustainable produce and
practice alongside passionate and successful in-house
chefs sets this cooking school apart from the rest.
williams-sonoma.com.au
Chapel Hill Retreat (Vic)
Take your tastebuds on a tantalising tour around the
world with the hands-on cooking classes from Chapel
Hill Retreat. Against an impressive backdrop of oceanic
views and an in-house vineyard, in a test kitchen t for
a class of 35, Chapel Hills classes showcase the best
that South Australias wine region has to oer. With
a collection of classes from All Thaid Up to Geisha
Dreaming and even Bollywood, Chapel Hill Retreats
seasonal program oers students a chance to cook a
bounty of cultural dishes.
chapelhillwine.com.au
Producers (SA)
Passionate regional producers David Arbon and Tori
Moreton have put their harvest to the ultimate test,
opening their barn doors to food and wine enthusiasts
across Australia to taste the fruits of their labour. As
guests ocked to their McLaren Vale homestead and
restaurant, David and Tori noted a wave of enquiries
about their organic cooking practices. And so the
Producers cooking workshops began, with its tree-
to-table principles proving a recipe for success.
The immensely popular home-made cheese and
winemaking workshops are favourites on the program.
producers.net.au
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Cooking schooL
CLOCKWISE
FROM LEFT:
Pizza at the Producers;
hands-on classes at
Chapel Hill Retreat;
produce is king at The
Lake House; celebrate
cheese at Udder
Delights; budding
cheese makers at
Udder Delights; learn
with the experts at
Williams-Sonoma;
beautiful beets inspire
at The Lake House.
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Setting the scenE
make time for a
crafternoon with
your creative besties.
Poto aphy Ken Bas, s ying Sanda Hinton
JUST YARNING
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Setting the scenE
LEFT: To make the dough for our button bikkies,
cream together 250g of butter and 1 cup of
sugar until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg and a dash
of vanilla and mix until combined. Work in 3
cups of plain flour. Turn dough out and knead
lightly before dividing into four and colouring
each quantity with food colouring. Wrap dough
in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 15 minutes
before rolling out to 5mm thickness. Cut buttons
out with a round cookie cutter, then make inner
indentation with a smaller round cutter and the
holes with a skewer. Place buttons on a tray lined
with baking paper and bake in a preheated 180C
oven for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked. Remove
from oven and allow to cool before storing in an
airtight container for transport to the get together.
OPPOSITE: Whether you knit, embroider, crochet, weave
or make hook rugs, there are few things as inspirational as
a basket of beautiful yarns. We found these at Unravelled
Textiles, Belinda Gunns temple to all things tactile and
textile on Sydneys lower North Shore. As well as classes, she
sells everything from exquisite wool and vintage fabrics to
antique kimono remnants and hand-printed cloth.
ABOVE: Invite your best buddies around for an afternoon
of yarn-based activities. Bring along knitting, crochet or rug
work and settle in for a session of creativity and relaxation.
Our girls caught up at Unravelled Textiles in the Sydney
suburb of Middle Cove. Join Belinda Gunns classes and
workshops by visiting unravelledtextiles.com.
Setting the scenE
RIGHT: Transform a store-bought scarf with a border of
fluffy pompoms. To make a pompom, cut two equally
sized circles from cardboard, place together and cut a
smaller inner circle in the two pieces. Wrap wool around
the outer ring until the hole is filled, slip the wool in between
the two cardbord rings and tie it off tightly at the centre. Cut
the wool around the outside of the outer ring and
the pompom will be complete.
OPPOSITE: We decorated our mini cupcakes with balls
of wool made from piped coloured royal icing. We then
skewered the wool with knitting needles made from cut-
off toothpicks with beads glued to the ends. The needles
need to be inserted in the balls before the icing sets hard.
BELOW RIGHT: Alice tackles the gentle art of rug making
using giant crochet. Unravelled Textiles stocks all kinds of
yarns from linen and silk to baby llama and cashmere and
provides tuition and workshops so you can learn new skills
and old crafts.
BELOW: Theres lots of decorator potential in groupings of
yarns. Store them in baskets or bins, or even an old beauty
case such as this one. Works in progress will also lend a
lovely creative ambience to your crafternoon space and
theres nothing more satisfying than showing off your latest
achievements to your closest friends. Remember its never
too late to master a new skill, so enlist the help of a friend or
enrol in a workshop. Crafting is fun and satisfying and its
also a great stress reliever.
Acheiving the looK
Down the bath path
scrub-a-dub-dub in style
and comfort this winter
with these beautiful
bathroom fixtures
and accessories.
Piece together the
perfect powder
room, with Granite
Transformations Trend
Mosaics tiles. Striking
and low-maintenance,
a mosaic revamp
makes for an ornately
beautiful and tranquil
bathroom.
granitetrans
formations.com.au
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Achieving the looK
For a spick and span
bathroom that really
shines, look no further
than the stunning
finishes from essastone.
Offering a design
palette to suit both
contemporary and
classical styles, this
bathrooms walls feature
the refreshing ivory
tones of an essastone
Sorbet veneer.
essastone.com.au
BELOW: Its a blast from
the past with this vintage
inspired hip bath from
Antique Baths. We adore
the delightful brass
ivory feet beneath this
tremendous six-foot tub.
antiquebaths.com.au
RIGHT: Apaisers Lotus
collection oozes tranquillity.
Made from recycled marble,
the soft stone texture of
the Lotus basin is the
perfect eco-friendly addition
to any bathroom retreat.
apaiser.com.au
BELOW: Indeed it is
mosaic mania, as Granite
Transformations takes the
patchwork trend to the
wild side in this delightful
bathroom. granite
transformations.com.au
ABOVE: Greet the day
on a good note with
the hello handsome,
good morning
gorgeous industrial
recycled steel set from
Lisa Spacey. Because
who doesnt appreciate
a compliment?
lisasarah.com
Durable, versatile, and
beautifully finished,
Laminexs latest
Aquapanel collection
offers a range of
stunning wall surfaces
to complement
any contemporary
bathroom. Featured
here is the Aquapanel
large tile in Polar White,
certain to make those
walls wondrous.
laminex.com.au
Achieving the looK
BELOW: Adorn your
bathroom in style with
the Gridy-Me Mirror.
Designed to be both
practical and beautiful,
the mirror reflects two
faces; a mirror glass as
well as a reflective
copper-toned surface.
candana.com.au
ABOVE: Warm up
those frosty tiles with
the future of energy-
efficient heating, the
LAVA Glass radiator.
Minimalists across
Australia cheer as
this innovative heater
reaches our shores and
homes, installed as a
decadent glass feature.
Endorsed by design
guru and presenter
Kevin McCloud, the
LAVA Glass heater is
certainly one to watch,
and is a great addition
to a clean and simple
bathroom aesthetic.
warmeraustralia.
com.au
LEFT: Scrub yourself
senseless with these
beautiful Skandi
brushes from
Abode Living.
abodeliving.com
ABOVE: Wrapup
waffle-style, with Abodes
Meko towels taking the
towel-dry experience to
glorious new levels.
abodeliving.com
Achieving the looK
ABOVE: Who said
bathware was just for
bathrooms? Throw out
the rulebook and set your
bath among the garden
greenery. This Sentosa
stone bath from Apaiser
creates the ultimate
outdoor oasis for one
lucky home dweller.
apaiser.com.au
BELOW RIGHT:
Edgy elegance rules in
this Bondi bathroom in
Sydneys east. Perrin &
Rowes black porcelain
tapware from the latest
Edwardian collection adds
a glamorous twist to a
classic, contemporary or
vintage-style washroom.
englishtapware.com.au
BELOW: Immerse
in Victoria & Alberts
free-standing Toulouse
bath. The luxurious
depths of this stone tub
accompanied by charming
tapware from Perrin &
Rowe make for a heavenly
bathing experience.
Make a statement
with the elegant
Amiata bath and
basin from Victoria &
Albert. In collaboration
with Italian Design
House Meneghello
Paolelli Associates, the
Amiata collection has
a refined charm that
complements both
modern and classical
bathing spaces.
www.vandabaths.
com/aus
ABOVE:
Razzle-dazzle your
bathroom with these
lavish towel rail and ring
fixtures from Period Details.
Retailing from just $145.20,
these polished brass and
chrome products enable
owners to enjoy the luxury
of quality products minus
the hefty price tag.
perioddetails.com.au
ABOVE: Were lusting after
the Body Beautiful bundle
from Bindle, a luxurious
eco-gift store. Treat your
skin to an ultimate pampering
with the invigorating Leif
Lemon Myrtle, Sandlewood
& Eucalyptus body balm
and cleanser.
bindle.com.au
RIGHT: Experience the
wonders of a living finish,
with the Hawthorn Hill satin
brass towel warmer. Its all
about the rustic, with the
hand-buffed brass finish
designed to tarnish with age.
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162 Bungaree Road, Pendle Hill NSW 2145
Phone: (02) 9896 0109 Fax: (02) 9636 5902
Visit our website
www.antiquebaths.com.au
Antique baths is the only company
in Australia today restoring old cast
iron baths and manufacturing using
the traditional Vitreous (porcelain)
enamel method, which has stood
the test of time for over a century.
With over twenty years in the
business, this family run company
prides itself on the personalised and
friendly service it offers and on the
quality of its product.
Clients can choose from a huge
selection of baths and basins, some
dating back to the 19th Century,
including the rare and unusual.
Antique Baths have a wide range of
clientele, ranging from families with
small children that love to have toys
while bathing, to celebrities and
professional people, from Sydney
to Perth, Darwin to Melbourne,
and everywhere in between.
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Frozen
assets
in the past 20 years
harry & larrys
ice cream business
has grown from
boutique to
utterly booming.
By K i s y McKenzie,
photo aphy Ken Bas
CLOCKWISE
FROM THIS PAGE:
Harrys Sticky Date Ice
Cream; the Kyvalley
herd is entirely A2
cows; Harrys has
developed a niche for
its Australian flavours;
Peter Mulcahy with a
newborn calf.
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Producer profilE
It started inauspiciously enough when brothers
Lawrence (Larry) and David (Harry) Harris were
looking for a diversication from their respective
accounting and advertising careers. So in 1994 they
bought an ice cream store in the Melbourne suburb
of Chadstone and the whole family dived in at the
deep end and started making ice cream in ve-litre
tubs at the back of the modest shopfront. The kids
helped out on the weekends scooping cones and
mixing milkshakes and the brothers developed their
repertoire to 24 avours.
During the next four years they built up the business,
opening more stores across Melbourne. Tony Grech, who
had a background in the wine industry, joined the business
in the late 90s and gradually demand for the Harry and
Larrys product grew from wholesale suppliers. In 1999 they
moved to their present factory in Brunswick and since 2002
they have been manufacturing and wholesaling ice cream
for clients as diverse as Qantas, the big supermarket chains
and Pendleton Fine Foods. These days they use something
like six tonnes of milk and three tonnes of cream every week
and churn out 1200 litres of ice cream per hour. They make
bespoke ice creams for their clients and have also developed
their own brand, Harrys Ice Cream, which has found a niche
in authentic Australian flavours such as pavlova, sticky date
and raspberry cheesecake.
We may have grown way beyond our initial
expectations, Lawrence allows. But weve never wavered
from our initial goal of making premium quality artisanal ice
cream using the finest local ingredients. Its a policy
We may have grown way beyond our
initial expectations, but weve never
wavered from our initial goal of making
premium quality artisanal ice cream
using the nest local ingredients.
that has stood us in good stead through the GFC. At a time
when everyone is tightening their belts, people are still
prepared to spend on lifes smaller luxuries. So they might
forgo a high-end dinner, but they console themselves with a
fine ice cream or piece of cheese.
The relationship at the core of the business, with the
Mulcahy family of Kyvalley Dairy, has been going so long
neither party can remember how it actually began. Suffice
to say that the chief ingredient in Harry and Larrys range
and its offshoot, Harrys Ice Cream, is milk and cream from
the Mulcahys dairy farms three hours to the north of
Melbourne near the NSW border. Peter and David Mulcahy
are third-generation dairy farmers in Kyvalley and between
them, run about 2800 cows on three farms in the district.
Their engineer brother, Wayne, is also involved in the family
enterprise, running Southern Processing, a milk processing,
packaging and distribution business, which they started
in 2000. Between the plant and the farms they employ
approximately 100 people in the district.
Australian Country was able to gain an appreciation of
the scale of their operation when we visited one of Peters
farms at milking time. The rotating platform can milk up
to 700 cows per hour and within minutes of being milked
the milk is cooled to 3C. Quality control continues right
through the process with the milk tested at every stage. As
with the Harrises, the Mulcahys business is very much a
multi-generational affair, with daughter Victoria, who has
an agricultural science degree, helping out with the milking.
Daughter Alexandra is doing ag science at school and will
probably study at Marcus Oldham College next year. There
are a lot of science, technology, IT skills and robotics involved
in modern dairying, Peter says. They say you need 176
different skills to run a dairy and I would suggest that is more
than most businesses.
Of course, the Mulcahys are not just producing any old
milk. Their herd is entirely A2 cows, which the brothers
believe produce the best milk in the country, if not the
Producer profilE
At a time when everyone is tightening
their belts, people are still prepared to
spend on lifes smaller luxuries. So they
might forgo a high-end dinner, but
they console themselves with a fine
ice cream or piece of cheese.
CLOCKWISE
FROM LEFT:
Harrys Ice Cream
depends on the
highest quality dairy;
the milk and cream
comes from the
Mulcahys farms in
northern Victoria;
newborn calves are
kept in a nursery
paddock; the end
result is delicious.
CLOCKWISE
FROM LEFT:
Harry & Larrys
factory is in the
Melbourne suburb
of Brunswick; Kyvalley
cows are pampered;
the proof is in the
eating of a scoop of
Harrys Ice Cream.
world. A2 is named for a milk protein that creates milk that
is both more palatable, easily digested and better for people
with allergies. All cattle breeds contain a proportion of
cows with the A2 gene, Peter explains. Its just a matter of
breeding to make the herd entirely A2.
Of course the intricacies of dairying begin long before
the cows even reach the milking machines. Its calving time
at Kyvalley and the pregnant mums have been moved to
a nursery paddock close to the dairy so the Mulcahys and
their staff can keep a close eye on the mothers and their
newborns. Calving season extends their already long hours
4.30am to 6.30pm is common with middle-of-the-
night visits to the paddock to supervise cows in labour. Once
the calves are born, their diet is a carefully supervised regime
designed to achieve optimal growth for every stage from
calving to milk production.
Our cows are worth $1200 each, so of course we spend a
lot of time and energy looking after them, Peter says. They
are our most precious resource, and as with any business
thats aiming for quality, naturally their wellbeing is the
highest priority. Without our premium milk, you cant have
a premium product like Harrys Ice Cream, so there is a lot
riding on our farm.
Our cows are worth $1200 each,
so of course we spend a lot of time
and energy looking after them. They
are our most precious resource, and
as with any business thats aiming
for quality, naturally their wellbeing
is the highest priority.
Producer profilE

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Tropical brainstorm
an expatriate australian has built an
extraordinary showpiece garden on the
outskirts of vanuatus capital city.
Stoy and photo aphy by Don Fchs
Escape routeS
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Escape routeS
THIS PAGE AND
OPPOSITE:
The Summit Gardens
overlook the ocean
not far from Port Vila;
inspired by Balinese
gardens, Lesley Batty
has amassed an
amazing collection of
tropical species.
The overgrown path leads gently down from the
shady orchid gardens, past the fragile and intricate
Twelve Apostle irises. A subtle scent wafts through
the still, velvet air heavy with humidity. A passing
shower, testimony to an active wet season, left
a glossy shine on leaves and adds to the tropical
ambience. Not far aeld awaits a square palm-shaded
pond with owering waterlilies, papyrus and water
hyacinths. On the other side of the pond, accessible
via a row of stepping stones, a bright pink and blue
gate with an old wooden door beckons. Once through
that door, it is like stepping into another room. Behind
it the escarpment drops dramatically down and the
path begins to descend steeply around a tight corner.
Then the view opens up out over the escarpment to
the ocean. Youve got to have this concept of rooms
where you only have two or three plants and they
make a statement rather then just boring shrubs here
and there, not forming any story, explains Lesley
Batty, owner and co-creator of The Summit Gardens
near Vanuatus capital, Port Vila.
Lesley is dressed in a bright yellow and orange dress
and slate-grey clogs as she wanders through the gardens.
Together with her investor husband Jim, they bought the
property that now incorporates the gardens in 1998. She
moved permanently to Vanuatu in 2000.
Jim had been coming over from Australia since about
1994 trying to put together investor schemes based on
plantation timber. On their extensive property just a half
hour drive east of Port Vila on the island of Efate they
successfully grow sandalwood, the local nangai nuts,
tamarind, Tahitian lime and other citrus, including tangelos
and mandarins. Part of the property is also the Summit
Gardens. They are perched at an altitude of 200 metres
above the sea right where the escarpment dramatically
drops down to a shallow strip of flat coastal land. It is one
of only two publicly accessible gardens in the South Pacific
island nation and considered a world-class tropical garden.
The beginnings of the Summit Gardens however were
anything but glamorous. When we moved in here it was
very, very basic, Lesley says. Obviously we had all the trees
but it was that fairly typical garden where you have a shrub
stuck here and another one there and you have grass all
around it. Ive always liked gardening. I lived in Darwin for 20
years and we went over to Bali and other parts of Indonesia
and always admired those sorts of gardens.
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The gardens were
initially designed by
American landscape
designer Adam
Elhmann, but the
details and much of
the hard work have
been a labour of love
for Lesley and her
Ni-Vanuatu partners.
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So in 2001 in Vanuatu she started a project inspired by
Balinese gardens with related plants thanks to the similar
climate. I guess it was just a hobby, she states. Fate
intervened when she came across the American landscape
architect, Adam Ehlmann, who was living with a friend as her
tenant in Port Vila at the time. She told him about her plans
to create a Balinese-style garden.
He got into it with a lot of enthusiasm and lots of
drawings, she recalls. Then we said we cant do it all at once
... lets just take small parts at a time and he built the terraces
and all the stonework. That stage finished about 18 months
later. In his time in Vanuatu he built all the big garden beds
and he really introduced our thinking to Vanuatu, the
concept of mass planting. Then after doing most of the
heavy lifting, Adam went back to America leaving behind an
unfinished garden.
Lesley began looking around for another landscape
architect in town but couldnt find any. It became obvious
that it was probably going to be me who took the job on,
she says with a laugh. So I just read a lot of books, got the
concept and I got a really good Ni-Vanuatu lady as the head
gardener. She had an eye for putting various things together
and shed been taught by Adam.
Then in 2006, Australian garden guru, Dennis
Hundscheidt, came to Vanuatu for an open gardens event.
A decision was made to open up private gardens to the
general public so they could look at what other people were
doing and to try to inspire them into having nice gardens as
well. So Dennis came over, Lesley says. He was one of the
judges on the open gardens. He was quite impressed with
what we had done by then.
Dennis encouraged Lesley to continue and when he
came back in 2010 he was amazed at the difference
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has been investing
in Vanuatu since
1994. Lesley has been
resident since 2000
and working on the
garden ever since.
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that had transpired in the intervening four years. He then
convinced Lesley to open the garden to the public.He
thought it wasted just being like this, she says. So we
decided to turn it into a tourist attraction. That was about
January 2011. We opened in November 2011.
Today the Summit Gardens is considered the largest
tropical garden in the South Pacific, with more than 1000
different species of tropical plants originating from all over
the world. Eleven named and themed gardens spread over
six hectares of tropical splendour. Visitors can stroll through
the gardens or join a guided tour. The business of conducting
tours lies in the hands of Katrina Sali, a local woman who now
employs several guides. This was always the Battys intention.
We didnt want to run these businesses, Lesley says.We
just wanted to be the landlord collecting rent. And we always
wanted Ni-Vanuatu businesses to develop, because we think
as investors thats what were here for, turning them into
businessmen and women, not wage earners. They have the
business and they employ.
Lesley adds that having a woman running a business is still
rare in Vanuatu. Katrina, who did a course in environmental
science at the University in Auckland, further educated
herself in all things tropical plants by studying books. She is
now able to identify almost all the plants by common and
scientific name. She begins her tour at the orchid gardens.
Under a tunnel-like canopy of Glyricidia trees, bush and
cultured orchids grow. This is followed by The Ruin, a shelter
built from rocks with benches. Here you get a first glimpse
of the stunning views that are the gardens signature. Right
next to The Ruin is the Aelan cooking pit, showcasing the
traditional way of cooking in the villages of Vanuatu. All along
this top section the stunning red flowers of beehive ginger
and various Bromeliad varieties vie for attention. They grow as
understorey in a natural-looking rainforest setting, shaded by
larger trees with climbers and ferns on their trunks. A stand-
alone feature here is the crepe ginger with its unique flowers.
On top of a red cone sits a single white flower that looks like it
is made of crepe paper ... light, thin and fragile.
With the gate at the pond, the so-called Terrace Gardens
are left behind and the Escarpment Gardens begin. The first
feature is a gigantic curled up snake made from limestone
rocks. Between the curls, the path descends through
limestone walls down to a small roofed deck. The view is
extensive but it is the hidden location, the feel of a secret
place that is so appealing here. Again, another room opens
up once you step through the door on to the deck. It is a
delightful place predestined for people to linger, look, read or
meditate. Shortly after, the walled track leads through
On top of a red cone sits a
single white ower that looks
like it is made of crepe paper
... light, thin and fragile.
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now open for
tours conducted
by local guides
including Katrina Sali;
visitors can expect
spectacularly colourful
displays all year round.
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a dense cluster of bamboo. The Escarpment Gardens
stretch across 600 metres and it needs Katrina or one of
her guides to point out special plants if you are lucky
the fragile calico flower, growing on a climbing vine or the
tiny but stunning flame violets are in bloom and some
of the many little features and quirks hidden throughout
the garden. All along the escarpment walk massive Bunyan
trees and spectacular views over Melo Bay and down to
where the rich and famous including Cate Blanchett have
their beach hideaways, try to compete with a cornucopia
of fascinating, colourful tropical flora. It is in this section of
the gardens that the idea of mass planting has its biggest
impact: a massive tangle of bright purple-red bloodleaf
planted at the base of a large tree, the stark monoculture of
bamboo, the more subtle understorey of dovetail lilies along
the path, the amazing riot of colour of showy crotons.
Katrina shows the same passion for the gardens as
Lesley. Every now and then she stops and admires plants
and flowers, reminding herself to come back later to take a
photograph of a dragon fruit plant bearing fruit to post on
her Facebook page. It is the first time, she enthuses, that
the plant is fruiting. Occasionally she murmurs a memo
to herself to send a gardener to a specific spot to do some
pruning. Then a Tillandsia Creation Bromeliad catches her
attention. The large pink flowers are shaped like paddles
and glow like a beacon in the dark green understorey. But
everything pales against the flowers of the Tahitian ginger,
a red blooming mass the size of a basketball. Its the most
photographed flower in the garden, she observes. Further
along there is a section dedicated to succulents. Here she
points out a poisonous plant called mother of thousands
or Mexican hat. Along the edge of its large fleshy leaves sit
numerous plantlets like lace. These plantlets eventually fall
off and grow into mature plants. Another section of the
garden is dedicated to traditional Vanuatuan style with the
garden path paved with polished black volcanic rocks.
Then the path turns 180 degrees and begins to lead back
to the tour beginning. Before Katrina finishes her tour, after
a section of the gardens dedicated to edible, fragrant plants
and herbs and before entering The Woods, where vanilla
orchids climb up the trunks of trees, she zeroes in on one of
her favourites. It is her trump card of the day, the pice de
rsistance. Among large green leaves, shiny in the wet season
drizzle, sits the most extraordinary flower. Slightly battered
by rain, the flower has the size of a hand, the colour of velvety
maroon black, and it resembles with a bit of imagination
a bat. That at least must have been the impression of those
who gave it its common name: black bat flower. Out of the
centre of this almost sinister looking flower sprout whiskers at
least 20cm long. You are very lucky, she says. That it is still
in flower.
Although the garden is now well and truly established and
is maintained by a crew of dedicated local gardeners, Lesley
cant stop admiring what is largely her creation. I still have to
go out there and cast my eye over it, she admits. I love it all
but its hard to beat the Escarpment Gardens, with the view
and the colourful flowers.
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in the amazing plants
and flowers growing
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Turn back time with
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Rug up in style with
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Wed love to get our hands on the uber-cute, spring-themed
aprons from Shop Insides kitchenware collection. The Ladelle
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A quality product built for comfort, durability and style,
Adirondack Chairs are the perfect accompaniment to your
outdoor living space. These chairs are incredibly versatile with
their compact and lightweight structures ensuring you can recline
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We love the French provincial charm that accompanies every
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From furniture, wall features, linens and lamps to bathroom and
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Were pining after this powder room which couples Perrin &
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is courtesy of the ever-so-simple Hawthorn Hill basin stand.
Personalise your accessories with an engraving from
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Weve landed in heaven with these scrumptiously soft towels
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The Indulgence towels, featured here in powder blue and
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Enjoy exquisite,
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Our Laura Ashley
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from the gorgeous
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Experience the
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Wholly Australian
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Velieris carpets are
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Fancy a frolic in the elds? Get yourself down to Bridestowe
Lavender Estate in Nabowla, Tasmania for a spectacular
experience that will go above and beyond your average
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For make-up that protects,
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make-up and skincare range with
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Featured here are our favourite
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Unwind with a
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the Zagora glass pendant from
Restoration Station. This bright
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Adding life and character to any interior, the humble wood
burner is experiencing a well-deserved comeback, as the
industrial trend goes from strength to strength. We love
Jetmasters range of free-standing convection heaters; the
Kemlan Super Nova wood burner in particular lls the rustic
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Add a touch of grandeur to your bathroom or kitchen with these
stunning Perrin & Rowe cabinet knobs. Available from the English
Tapware Company, these gorgeous ttings come in a variety of
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breakfast located in
NSWs picturesque
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The Hollywood-
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Known as the great Australian hat makers, the iconic Akubra
brand took the plunge by branching out into the world of
accessories. It was a risk that has undeniably paid o, with its
range of quality luggage, bags, wallets and much more proving
immensely popular for both men and women. The Perisher tri-
fold wallet in black croc press is currently on the top of our wish
list. It retails for $149.95. akubrastore.com.au
What better way to
celebrate than with
a bunch of blossoms
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Practical and classic in
style, Thomas Cooks
winter 2014 collection
makes a great
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farm-girls wardrobe.
Model Gemma shows
o her country-
weekender look
with the Mackellar
print shirt and a navy
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from Thomas Cooks
latest collection.
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Piece together the perfect spring wardrobe,
with accessories from Thomas Cook.
We love its range of rough-and-ready
style, quality belts. This Twin Keeper
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Be transported back in time and share a unique Art Deco experience.
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called Hollywood in the Highlands. This is a boutique bed and
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tariff will surprise. Guests nd it hard to leave and repeat bookings
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when the mercury rises, tourists ock to the
well-known waterfront suburbs of the Mornington
Peninsula to enjoy a relaxed walk along the beach.
On the way, theyre bound to pass some of the
600-odd rustic wooden boatsheds that dot the
coastal sand dunes. Most of them are nestled
among towering trees, decades-old observers to the
changing moods of the vast Port Phillip Bay.
These are the views that Sally and Ben Hannemann have
enjoyed since childhood and the memories they wanted
their three boys 11-year-old Harvey, nine-year-old Ned,
and five-year-old Archie to make as they grew up.
My parents bought the boatshed next door 30 years
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weekends or during school holidays has always been a way
of life for us. After many years on the lookout, we were lucky
enough to buy this one four years ago, although we had to
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considerably more than the $200 my parents got theirs for all
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Often passed through generations, these remarkable
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FROM LEFT:
The Royal Agricultural
Society of NSW
Foundations annual
morning tea at the
Sydney Royal Easter
Show celebrates the
rural scholarship
program. This year 51
young people were
beneficiaries of the
scholarship program.
Rural Scholars

Morning Tea
The Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) Foundation
hosted its annual morning tea at the Sydney Royal Easter
Show to celebrate and recognise the 51 Rural Scholarship
recipients for 2014. Now in its fourth year, the RAS
Foundation Rural Scholarship program has been able
to gradually grow due to the generosity of individuals,
corporate organisations and foundations.
The RAS Foundation is a philanthropic
foundation which seeks to encourage
educational opportunity and foster vibrant and
sustainable rural and regional communities
by supporting quality youth and community
programs. The RAS Foundation is the
charitable arm of the RAS of NSW. More
than 100 guests attended the morning tea,
including Glenn Dudley (RAS President),
Michael Millner (RAS Foundation Chairman),
RAS Councillors and staff, as well as many
of the donors, sponsors and supporters that
make the Rural Scholarship program possible.
Jocellin Jansson, RAS Foundation Executive
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for the current crop of Rural Scholars to network
with program alumni and supporters.
For more information on the RAS
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Its fast, its fun and its
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Together, Brazilian Fernanda De Paula
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people, culture, and food that make this
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Sweets & Desserts from
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ARTO DER HAROUTUNIAN,
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In a place where natural resources are
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ways to display house plants, and create an elegant interior aesthetic while youre at
it. Look out for the charming terrariums, in which artifacts and knick-knacks create
a quirky scene and imagination springs to life.
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comprehensive and simple guide is the
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Real Vietnamese
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A culinary voyage through the vibrant
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Online sensation Sneh Roys debut
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food adventure that is the Tasty Express.
Monday Morning
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LISA GOLDBERG, MERELYN
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their humble beginnings as a small cooking
group, the Monday Morning Cooking
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designers and decorators, this gorgeous book takes readers on a journey somewhere
over, and through, the rainbow. Providing a wealth of inspiration and a healthy dose
of insider tips this book is sure to leave you poring over the pages for hours on end.
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What's in a name?
I have just nished and thoroughly enjoyed reading your
Australian Country Homesteads book. I was so pleased
to see a book put out totally on homes around Australia.
One of my favourite pastimes is to drive around looking
at houses and gardens and taking the odd photo of
them. Living on the beautiful Sunshine Coast at the base
of the mountains there are certainly plenty here. I do
have a question though about one of the homesteads
and was wondering what your thoughts are on it. The
homestead Iandra: Being an unusual name, I thought
it must have been derived from two names joined such
as Ian and Sandra or other names. As I was reading I
was looking to see how the name came about and if
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name backwards DRA. It makes me want to know more
about the history of these beautiful places. Thank you
for putting it out there for those of us that cant (for the
moment ) see the real things.
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Keep it quirky
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Cool opportunity
I really adored your Rebecca Cool article in the May
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were many beautiful paintings on display. My family
and I were lucky enough to get to feed the goats,
sheep and alpacas. Her garden was peaceful and
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The English Tapware Company PO Box
189, Hawthorn Vic 3122. Ph. 1300 016
181, email: melbourne@englishtapware.
com.au, website: englishtapware.com.au
Essastone Ph: 132 136, website:
essastone.com.au
Etsy email: press.au@etsy.com, website:
etsy.com/au
Farmweld PO Box 551, Birdwood SA
5234. Ph: (08) 8568 5433, email: sales@
farmweld.com.au, website: farmweld.
com.au
Fleur de Lys Interiors 517 Hampton
Street, Hampton Vic 3188. Ph: (03)
9521 9055, email: fleurdelysinteriors@
bigpond.com, website:
fleurdelysinteriors.com.au
Gilly Stephensons Waxes & Polishes
PO Box 279, Mundaring WA 6073.
Ph: (08) 9295 1973, email: info@
gillystephenson.com, website:
gillystephenson.com
Globe West Ph: (03) 9518 1600, email:
info@strandgroup.com.au, website:
globewest.com.au
Granite Transformations
Ph: 1300 306 666, website:
granitetransformations.com.au
Hand in Hand Soap website:
handinhandsoap.com
Harkaway Homes Corner Princes
Highway & Station Street, Officer
Vic 3809. Ph: (03) 5943 2388, email:
steve@harkawayhomes.com.au,
website: harkawayhomes.com.au
Have You Met Miss Jones 9/80
O'Riordan Street, Alexandria NSW
2015. Ph: (02) 8339 0777, email:
harriet@haveyoumetmissjones.com.au,
website: haveyoumetmissjones.com.au
Homestead Elegance PO Box 68,
Cummins SA 5631. Ph: (08) 8676 2091,
email: sales@homesteadelegance.
com.au, website: homesteadelegance.
com.au
Howard Products 33 Griffin Avenue,
Tamworth NSW 2340. Ph: (02) 6766
9920, email: david@howardproducts.
com.au, website: howardproducts.
com.au
Hunting for George email: hello@
huntingforgeorge.com, website:
huntingforgeorge.com
Inner Space 144 The Mall, Leura NSW
2780. Ph: (02) 4784 1143, website:
leuramall.com/innerspace
Jade Lee Spavey Ph: 0410299423
email: jadeleespavey@hotmail.com
website: jadeleespavey.com
Jetmaster Ph: 1300 538 627, website:
jetmaster.com.au
John W Thompson & Son Suite 1, level
4, The Dymocks Building, 428 George
Street, Sydney NSW 2000. Ph: (02) 9233
3520, website: johnwthompson.net
Laminex Ph: 132 136, website: laminex.
com.au
Laura Ashley Ph: 1800 033 453, email:
mardi.scott@laura-ashley.com.au,
website: laura-ashley.com.au
Light Up Willoughby 249 Penshurst
Street, North Willoughby NSW 2068.
Ph: (02) 9411 7336, email: sales@
lightupwilloughby.com.au, website:
lightupwilloughby.com.au
Liliah Rose Jewellery 280 Peachester
Road, Beewah Qld 4519. email:
sqcreations@live.com, facebook.com/
LiliahRoseJewellery
Lisa Sarah 3A Newhaven Terrace
Mairangi Bay, Auckland, New Zealand
0630. Ph: (+64) 27 206 8175, email:
lisa@lisasarah, website: lisasarah.com
Maison Living 275 Swan Street,
Richmond Vic 3121. Ph: (03) 9429 8526,
email: ruth@maisonliving.com.au,
website: maisonliving.com.au
Memory Lane Antiques 433 Mt
Alexander Road (corner Regent Street),
Ascot Vale, Vic 3032. Ph: (03) 9370
6765, email: enquiries@memlane.com.
au, website: memlane.com.au
Miriam Van Cooten Ph: 0414 625 387,
email: miriam@miriamvancooten.com.
au, website: miriamvancooten.com.au
Moorabool Antiques 16-18 Ryrie Street,
Geelong, Vic 3220. Ph: (03) 5229 2970,
email: query@moorabool.com, website:
moorabool.com,
Pecan Engineering 13 Acorn Road, Dry
Creek SA 5094. Ph: (08) 8349 8332,
website: pecan-eng.com.au
Period Details 538-542 Burwood Road,
Hawthorn Vic 3122. Ph: (03) 9819 6080,
website: perioddetails.com.au
Planet Furniture 114 Commonwealth
Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010. Ph:
(02) 9211 5959, email: enquiries@
planetfurniture.com.au, website:
planetfurniture.com.au
Port Phillip Plantation Shutters 420c
Coramba Road, Coffs Harbour NSW
2450. Ph: (02) 6652 5020, email: info@
portphillip.com.au, website: portphillip.
com.au
Recycled Interiors PO Box 4004
Tranmere Nth, SA 5073. Ph: 0410 301
267, email: helene@adam.com.au
website: recycledinteriors.org
Restoration Station 98 Waterworks
Road, Ashgrove Qld 4060. Ph: (07) 3366
5855, email: info@restorationstation.
com.au, website: restorationstation.
com.au
RM Williams 121 Frost Road, Salisbury
SA 5108. Ph: (08) 8259 1007, email:
enquiries@rmwilliams.com.au, website:
rmwilliams.com.au
Shop Inside Homewares PO Box 394,
Laverton Vic 3028. Ph: (03) 9931 0160,
email: robyn@comeinside.com.au,
website: comeinside.com.au
Simply Perfect Pieces 1 Murray Street,
Colac Vic 3250. Ph: (03) 5231 2729,
email: simplyperfect@supernerd.com.au
Somethings Country 180 Kingaroy
Street, Kingaroy Qld 4610. Ph: (07) 4162
2040, email: janelle.frohloff@bigpond.
com, website: somethingscountry.com
Studio Australia 77 Dalkeith Avenue,
Wagga Wagga NSW 2650. Ph: (02) 6926
5459, email: studioaus@bigpond.com,
website: studioaustralia.gpoint.com.au
Tane Design Studio 107, 10 Elizabeth
St, Kensington Vic 3031. Ph: (03) 9376
3086, email: design@tanedesign.com,
website: tanedesign.com
Thomas Cook Boot & Clothing Co
8/100 Station Street, Nunawading
Vic 3131. Ph: (03) 8872 7272, email:
enquiries@tcbac.com, website:
thomascook.com.au
Treloar Roses 216 Princes Highway,
Portland, Vic 3305. Ph: 1300 044 852,
email: sales@treloarroses.com.au,
website: treloarroses.com.au
Upcycle StudioCamperdown, NSW
2050. Ph: (02) 7901 6664, email:
joanne@upcyclestudio.com.au, website:
upcyclestudio.com.au
Urban Planters Ph. 0422 431 853,
email: hello@urbanplanters.com.au,
website: urbanplanters.com.au
Vanda Ph: 1300 737 779, email:
sales@vandabaths.com.au, website:
vandabaths.com/aus
Velieris 185-195 Ashley Street,
Braybrook, Vic 3019. Ph: (03) 9496
8000, email: rheap@velieris.com,
website: velieris.com.
Vivian Grace 245 Whorouly Road,
Whorouly Vic 3735. Ph: (03) 5727 1350,
email: jennifer_button@bigpond.com,
website: vgrace.com.au
Warmer Australia Ph: 1300 308 223,
email: ian@warmeraustralia.com.au ,
website warmeraustralia.com.au
Whod have thought email: enquiries@
whodhavethought.com, website:
whodhavethought.com
Wolfe & Spender 359a Mount
Dandenong Tourist Road, Sassafras Vic
3787. Ph: (03) 9755 1011
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Nerilee
Antiques
QUALITY ANTIQUES & FINE ARTS SINCE 1971
Jewellery, Glass, Silver, Furniture & object dart.
26 Allowrie St Jamberoo
(Located in the centre of the Village)
Open Thursday to Monday - 10am till 5pm
Phone: 02 4236 0389
Nerilee Antiques.indd 1 26/06/2014 3:03:04 PM
Est . 1924
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