Australian Country

We’ve travelled far and wide (thank goodness, at last we can) in search of some great stories for your reading pleasure. We headed to the Monaro region of NSW to visit artist Lucy Culliton with her menagerie of rescue pets and visited Jim and Libby L

They were young, idealistic and utterly unprepared for the waters into which they dived so enthusiastically. In 2005, a trio of young Queenslanders started a charity supporting Nepalese orphans. One of them had done a stint volunteering as an English

Although Ruth and Dzint Jurevicius tell people they’ve retired, the truth is their lives couldn’t be busier. Admittedly, Ruth has given up her demanding role as general manager of a training organisation and Dzint, his long-time career as a high scho

Set around the Yankalilla district among the rolling hills and sparkling shores of the Fleurieu Peninsula, the biennial Festival Fleurieu is in its 18th year. The diverse program encompasses everything from literature, performance and film making to

John Sarkissian picks a blade of grass from the lawn and lets it drop gently. The CSIRO Parkes Radio Observatory scientist with an OAM (Order of Australia Medal) for his services to astronomy explains that the energy expended by that tiny leaf when i

Louanne Wright candidly confesses there’s nothing like hosting a garden wedding to give you a kick in the pants to get your backyard in order. Not to mention the front yard, with its urns and stone edging framing a giant claret ash, just perfect for

When Boston Global investment group founder and executive chairman Bill Moss and his wife, Lata, went looking for a weekend retreat in 2003, they unsuccessfully scoured the eastern seaboard from Tasmania to the NSW central coast. Then a friend sugges

Kim Muffet is taking us on a tour through the enormous food garden at the home he shares with his wife, Wendy, on the rural fringes of the historic NSW gold-mining town of Forbes. We walk past trees laden with citrus, beds filled with salad plants an

ph: 0417 913 192 e: melissa@bellecouleur.com.au w: bellecouleur.com.au ph: 1300 696 378 w: birdsnest.com.au 1195 Osborne St, Stoneville WA 6081 ph: (08) 9204 4436 e: info@ bronzeandmarblegallery.com w: bronzeandmarblegallery.com 589 Moss Vale Rd,

Nikki Williams has several outstanding memories of growing up on a farm at Upper Turon near the historic NSW gold-mining village of Sofala. One is of being obsessed with fashion. Another is a fascination for leatherwork and being “pony-mad”. In many

Yallum Park’s stately stone homestead and 20 acres [eight hectares] of parkland gardens may resemble an aristocratic English estate but, to Andy and Annie Clifford, it’s just home, a place where every room and everything that’s in them are made to be

We appreciate your thoughts and in each issue, one correspondent wins a prize. Simply email Kirsty at kmckenzie@umco.com.au or write to us at Australian Country, Locked Bag 154, North Ryde NSW 1670. We reserve the right to edit lengthy letters before

These mini mushrooms are crafted from glass by Sarah Williamson of Gallery Lavande from Bright in Victoria’s alpine region. They’re available in a selection of bright colours and priced from $25 each, plus postage and packaging. Order online from gal