Farm-Life
Lucy Culliton, painting the theatre of the everyday
From her home studio in the Monaro region of NSW, Lucy Culliton celebrates the theatre of the everyday. From the flowers in the garden and her family of rescue animals to the sweeping high country plains and domestic utensils, she elevates the mundane to magnificent through oils on canvas. By Kirsty McKenzie, photography Ken Brass Lucy [...]
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Six generations have lived in this timeless farmhouse
With help from architects, designers, gardeners and farm workers, six generations of the Litchfield family have shaped the benchmark that is Hazeldean station in the Monaro region of NSW. The old adage says that good things, like fine wine, improve with age. The farming operation, homestead and garden at in the Monaro high plains are [...]
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The Perfect Country Retirement Home
Karren and John Hunt planned for all eventualities when they designed and helped build their retirement home on the outskirts of Bordertown. After enduring countless scorching summers on their sheep and cropping farm in South Australia’s south-east, Karren and John Hunt had a very clear picture of what they wanted when they started searching for [...]
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The end of an era
After almost 90 years as the custodians of a property in central-western Queensland, the McKenzie family is closing the gate for the last time.
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Colour Run – Table Cape Tulip Farm
Table Cape Tulip Farm open their farm to welcome visitors to their stunning tulip display for a brief period each spring.
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Glenowie Grandeur
The Stockman family runs Glenowie, a 15,000-acre (6000-hectare) property of wide Brown land in south Australia’s mid-North.
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Diamondvale: A Country Gem
The Michalski family has exchanged the bright lights of Asia for the starry skies of Stanthorpe and hectic corporate life for hosting visitors at their rural retreat.
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Movement at the station
Richard and Lee-Anne Murdoch continue a sheep-grazing tradition on Tuckokcowie station that dates back to the oldest farms on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
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Golden Opportunities
Jane Cowper has transformed her home on acreage in the NSW central-west into the perfect haven for her family, friends and visitors.
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Mistress of the Marche
Kathy Rupp has a great eye for a vintage find. The fruits of her French shopping expeditions fill her and her clients beautiful family homes.
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Fit for a Queenie
A hands-on owner with an eye for retro has transformed an ugly duckling cottage in the gorgeous tweed valley, into a flamboyant flamingo.
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A feast of colour
In spite of the summer and winter temperature extremes, Alex Kowald has built a stunning showpiece garden in the Adelaide Hills.
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A bed of roses
Carol Kennedy finds her expansive garden on the nothern outskirts of Mudgee the perfect antidote to a hectic life.
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The Bargain Farmhouse
An ex-footballer and his style-savvy wife transform a demountable office building into a bright and breezy family farmhouse.
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Naturally Inspired
Max and Tania Irsicn have put down roots in a beautiful bushland setting in the heart of Victoria’s spa country.
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The Bloss menagerie
Bloss Hickson has a passion for almost everything and everyone and an uncanny knack for sweeping all around her up in her enthusiasm.
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Pioneers in Paradise
Two generations of the Peart family have devoted themselves to turning what was regarded as wasteland into a true Arcadia. View their story!
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Living History
Six generations of the Hunt family have called the stunning Ivybrook Farm on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula home. See their story!
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Pigs in Mud
From a high pressured chef to a pig farmer, Ross O’Meara’s pigs bring a paddock-to-plate ethos to his farm-based pork products range.
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Landmark and Legend in Camden Park
Camden Park is Australia’s oldest private residence occupied by descendants of John and Elizabeth Macarthur.
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A Plum Role
For a host of reasons ranging from health benefits and versatility to good taste, find out why it’s time for prunes to have their day in the sun.
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Perricoota Station
The well known historic Perricoota Station has a fresh lease on life thanks to its fabulous new owners, Trevor and Anastasia O’Grady.
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Magic In Forest Hall
The lush Forest Hall in the stunning Victorian Goldfields is the proud product of a 40-year complete makeover. See their story!
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The Kitchen Gardener At Fox Hill Farm
After sad loss in the Victorian bushfires, Lynne Derwin has made a new beginning in the NSW Southern Highlands.
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At Home With History In Spring Park
Lil and Richard Westmacott have restored a remarkable slice of pastoral history on their southern NSW farm.
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BACKROADS TRAIL
The produce that grows on both sides of the Murray River is celebrated by an affiliation of primary producers and venues known as the Backroads Trail.
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PARADISE FOR PIGS
A legend in the world of wine, David Hohnen has returned to his first career as a farmer, this time of free-range, environmentally sustainable pork.
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FUN OF THE FAIR
There’s nothing better that I have found than hearing music with a glorious sound as we ride round and round on the merry-go-round.
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A Sensory Wine Feast
When it comes to matching food and wine, Western Australian winemakers Cathy and Neil Howard need look no further than their garden.
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THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST
They say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Penny Blatchford showed her mettle when her region was threatened by a coal seam gas mine.
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Balance Point of Wine
Like many other life-altering decisions, Dorothy Barlow’s return to Australia was a long time in foment but perfectly swift in execution.
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Cream of the Crop
The Crooke family produces some of Australia’s finest ice cream from a factory in a former milking shed on their dairy farm in the lush Kiewa Valley.
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A FRUITFUL LIFE
Wayne and Marie Stewart first bought their patch of rural paradise in 1980 in Peachester, overlooking Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.
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GARDEN GNOMES AUSTRALIA: WENWORTH FALLS
In Garden Gnomes Australia, hundreds of pointy-tipped hats, white whiskers and grins emerge from the undergrowth.
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A SHEEP FARM IN MONARO HIGH COUNTRY
Third-generation sheep farmers John and Sally-Ann Cottle live in spectacular surrounds in the Monaro High Country.
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COWGIRL LIFE ON THE FARM
Michelle Simons has traded her city existence for a cowgirl cocky’s life on a farm in the middle of a volcanic caldera in northern NSW
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WA’s WOOLEEN STATION
The owners of Western Australia’s Wooleen Station have taken a new direction in a bid to make their property sustainable.
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A CHESTNUT TREE CHANGE
Taking the plunge into farming chestnuts was a giant step for former Canberra academics John and Heather Kane.
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PERENNIAL GARDEN
A garden that delights year round is the culmination of the lifetime experience of two passionate gardeners.
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FROM PADDOCK TO PARKLAND
Beverley and Graham Thompson spent three decades transforming their gorgeous Mt Wilson garden from a simple paddock to a glorious parkland.
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