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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A bed of roses

Carol Kennedy finds her expansive garden on the nothern outskirts of Mudgee the perfect antidote to a hectic life.

The Bargain Farmhouse

An ex-footballer and his style-savvy wife transform a demountable office building into a bright and breezy family farmhouse.

Naturally Inspired

Max and Tania Irsicn have put down roots in a beautiful bushland setting in the heart of Victoria’s spa country.

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.

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!

Living History

Six generations of the Hunt family have called the stunning Ivybrook Farm on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula home. See their story!

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.

Landmark and Legend in Camden Park

Camden Park is Australia’s oldest private residence occupied by descendants of John and Elizabeth Macarthur.

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.

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.

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!

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.

At Home With History In Spring Park

Lil and Richard Westmacott have restored a remarkable slice of pastoral history on their southern NSW farm.

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.

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.

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.

Whicher Ridge Winery. 3 March 2016. Vintage with Neil and Cathy Howard

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.

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.

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.

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.

A FRUITFUL LIFE

Wayne and Marie Stewart first bought their patch of rural paradise in 1980 in Peachester, overlooking Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

GARDEN GNOMES AUSTRALIA: WENWORTH FALLS

In Garden Gnomes Australia, hundreds of pointy-tipped hats, white whiskers and grins emerge from the undergrowth.

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.

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

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.

A CHESTNUT TREE CHANGE

Taking the plunge into farming chestnuts was a giant step for former Canberra academics John and Heather Kane.

PERENNIAL GARDEN

A garden that delights year round is the culmination of the lifetime experience of two passionate gardeners.

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.

HILLBILLIES CIDER

An enterprising NSW couple has devoted their prodigious talents and energy to creating a benchmark cider from Bilpin’s famous apples.

A PROUD FAMILY HOME

Through six generations of the Grubb family tree, they always have and will continue to call Tasmania’s Strathroy station home.

ORGANIC FARMING

When vegie farmer Rob Bauer realised his farm wasn’t performing as well as it should, he choose to look to the ways of his forebears and returned to the organic farming methods.

QUEENSLAND AGRITOURISM

The city-country divide is no longer an abstract notion for Queensland dairy farmers Kay and Dave Tommerup since they diversified and opened their farm to agritourism.

FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA

Generations of farmers have passed through the doors of this homestead in North South Africa. In its current incarnation, the years and spirits are able to whisper their stories to its visitors.

HARROW STATION & HOMESTEAD

Inspired by the country estates of the UK, Harrow station and homestead are quickly becoming a Darling downs landmark.

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