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A Rising Phoenix: Rae and Guy spent 15 years developing their garden in the NSW Mid-West

The spectre of the bushfires of summer 2019 looms large over the garden at Keewaydin, the home of Rae and Guy […]

What Goes Around: Susan Duncan has learnt that the secret to life is as simple as surrounding yourself with good people

If the accepted wisdom about adversity revealing a person’s true colours is correct, Susan Duncan’s bushfire plan delivers the full rainbow. […]

A drive through the seaside town of Victor Harbor

A Sunday Drive: A drive through the seaside town of Victor Harbour, SA

This house has been waiting for me,” Tania Norman says as she recalls a conversation she recently had with a tradesperson. […]

Farm house

Embracing Opportunity: Erika Marsh took a bold leap when she moved to the bush

Erika Marsh took a bold leap when she moved to the bush, say yes to every invitation. That was the sage […]

On the bright side: Find a work-life balance in Victoria's high country

On the bright side: Find a work-life balance in Victoria’s high country

Find a work-life balance in Victoria’s high country: when Matt and Britt White decided to return to Australia after years living […]

Pilbara Progression: A road-trip along the Pilbara Coast reveals surprises at every turn

Pilbara Progression: A road-trip along the Pilbara Coast reveals surprises at every turn

A road-trip along the Pilbara Coast reveals surprises at every turn. It is dawn on ANZAC Day in Onslow, Western Australia […]

A bed and breakfast with warm tones and wooden features, Hospitality Haven: Creating a home away from home for visitors to India

Hospitality Haven: Creating a home away from home for visitors to India

Creating a home away from home for visitors to India, as Caroline Gabriel recalls returning to India at the end of […]

Light and airy contemporary living space in Victoria's picturesque Hepburn Springs.

A New Stage: Aussie actor transformed a cabin in Victoria

Aussie actor transformed a cabin in Victoria Hepburn Springs, Hannah Fredericksen is not normally one to sit still. She chases her […]

Douglas Blain

The Extraordinary Journey of Douglas Blain: Preserving the Past with Passion

Douglas Blain’s remarkable life has been devoted to rescuing old buildings and turning them into boutique hotels.

Outback Aussie Tours

Exploring Queensland’s Heartland with Outback Aussie Tours

Alan and Sue Smith, owners of Outback Aussie Tours have been showing Australian Country around the paddocks of Rosebank station.

Montville Mist Springwater

The Collins’ Montville Mist Springwater Success

Alli and Peter Collins juggle raising a family and running, Montville Mist Springwater from their home in Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

Paper Pocket Australiana

Our Top 10 Favourite Calendars and Diaries to Kick Start Your 2024

Discover Australia’s favourite range of 2024 Calendars and Diaries from Paper Pocket. Keep track of your year, organise your appointments, plan your […]

Date & Ginger Bundt Cake

Date & Ginger Bundt Cake Recipe

This date and ginger bundt cake is an adaptation of my mum’s much-loved sticky date pudding recipe.

Lemon Cake Recipe

Weekday Lemon Cake Recipe

A (very) simple melt-and-mix number, perfect for when a lemon cake is in order, but fuss is not. A while ago, […]

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake recipe

Chocolate Buttermilk Cake recipe

On sunny winter days, it’s always a good idea to drag a little table and a large chocolate buttermilk cake into the garden for tea.

Our Latest Issue

Australian Country 25.4

Our Latest Issue

This issue tells the real stories from the heartland. This is the season for a travelling as we explored Oberon in the NSW Central West and then we headed to Beechworth in north-eastern Victoria. At home with Helen Hopgood who has restored a former railway station master’s cottage, and another inspiring tale from Stanthorpe in Queensland’s Granite Belt where orchardists Ellen and Justin Fawdon have decided to use their stone fruit for a diversification into fruit-based vinegars and shrubs.

Real stories from the heartland you don’t want to miss.

Bonnie Porter Greene

The Artistic Evolution of Bonnie Porter Greene: A Journey in Colour

Shoalhaven artist Bonnie Porter Greene encourages her audience not only to touch her work, but also to make their own marks on it.

Restoration and Hospitality

From New York to Bathurst: A Remarkable Journey of Restoration and Hospitality

After living in New York, Hamish and Mez Keith have returned for restoration and hospitality to give Bathurst its rightful place on the map.

Historic Home Renovation

A Historic Home Renovation Journey by Miranda Hodge

Miranda Hodge has travelled the world taking everything in. Her historic home renovation in Adelaide is an expression of her experiences.

Danelle Bergstrom

The Inspirational Journey of Artist Danelle Bergstrom: From Hill End to Baltic Shores

Danelle Bergstrom divides her time between Hill End in NSW and the islands of Åland in the middle of the Baltic Sea.

Montville bed and breakfast

Montville Bed and Breakfast: The Spotted Chook’s Rustic Retreat in Queensland

Jane and Leeroy Hutton have created a French provincial-inspired family home and B&B in the picturesque town of Montville.

Nectre Big Bakers Oven

Nectre Big Bakers Oven: Where Warmth Meets Culinary Delights

The Nectre Big Bakers Oven brings heating together with traditional wood fire stove cooking, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Brian Tunks Ceramics

The Colourful Journey of Brian Tunks Ceramics and Glassware Collection

A childhood fascination with antiquity and an artful odyssey through Europe, sparked the fabulous Brian Tunks ceramics and glassware range.

Bullimah Gardens

Bullimah Gardens: Transforming an Old Cow Paddock into a Piece of Heaven

After years spent travelling all over Australia, the O’Neils have firmly put down roots in their Bullimah Gardens Western Australia.

Saffron Roast Chicken Stuffed with Dried Fruit

Saffron Roast Chicken Stuffed with Dried Fruit Recipe

In all cultures, sitting down to feast on a whole roast chicken, stuffed or otherwise, brings about feelings of comfort and abundance.

Meatballs with sour cherries from Aleppo

Meatballs with Sour Cherries Recipe from Aleppo

Meatballs with Sour Cherries is traditionally served on Arab pita bread — if you serve it on basmati rice, it would be almost unrecognisable.

Zucchini Patties with Feta and Dill

Zucchini Patties with Feta and Dill Recipe

If you can resist eating all the Zucchini Patties with Feta and Dill, you could prepare the patties to take on a picnic or barbecue.

Orange Scented Rice Cake

Orange Scented Rice Cake Recipe

Writer and photographer Saghar Setareh takes readers on an adventure around the eastern Mediterranean with her Orange Scented Rice Cake.

Country Living

Embracing Country Living with a Diverse Family of Animals in Strath Creek.

Lisa Mack and Paul Roberts have transformed a property in Central Victoria’s Strath Creek, where they have truly embraced country living.

Move to Myanbah

From Corporate Careers to Country Living: A Family’s Move to Myanbah

Jess and Hamish Webb embarked on a move to Myanbah to raise their three young children in a restored 19th-century homestead.

Nectre

Introducing the Nectre Form 1: A Modern Take on Classic European Stoves for Compact Wood Heating

The Nectre Form 1 is a thoroughly modern rethink of how a compact wood heater should be, inspired by the past.

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