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FEBRUARY IS WHEN THE YEAR really starts for

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Editor KYLIE IMESON Creative director MIA DAMINATO

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OUR DECEMBER PAGES GATHERED COMPLIMENTS FOR A CHRISTMAS CAKE RECIPE AND THE MAGAZINE’S COMFORTING PRESENCE.

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JOIN OUR THRIVING ONLINE COMMUNITY. WE SHARE STORIES EVERY DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL – MORE CS FOR YOU.

February

Penny farthings are on the move in Evandale, Nannup’s raising the roof in its annual music festival, and the Granite Belt celebrates its summer produce.

Homegrown

NATALIE POPOVSKI’S CERAMIC SCULPTURES ARE BOLD REIMAGININGS OF EVERYDAY OBJECTS AND ICONIC AUSTRALIAN BRANDS.

Food

GROWN AT HOME Discover the abundant gardens surrounding

Book Club

THIS MONTH, CHOOSE YOUR FOCUS: GRIM REVELATIONS ABOUT GAMBLING AND CURRENCY TRADING (WITH YOUR MONEY); JOY AND LAUGHTER FROM KOOP AND RONALD.

Feeling the love

VALENTINE’S DAY HAS ITS OWN SPECIAL SPICE IN THE COUNTRY – FREE FISHING KNIVES WITH THE DRENCH ORDER? SOUNDS GREAT, SAYS MEG BIGNELL.

Store front

THE LIVING IS EASY WITH THESE SUMMERTIME PICKS.

Best In Show

TAKE CUES FROM NATURE WITH A STYLISH TABLE LAMP IN EARTHY HUES.

Creating Culture

A BELGIAN WITH A PASSION FOR SOURDOUGH HAS BUILT A COMMUNITY AROUND HER BAKERY ON THE BELLARINE PENINSULA.

Only Connect

WELLINGTON-BASED PSYCHOLOGIST TANYA FORSTER IS DRIVING CHANGE IN HEALTHCARE ACCESS FOR RURAL FAMILIES.

Making A Difference

THESE DYNAMIC FOOD PRODUCERS, CREATORS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS SHARE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES TO THRIVE AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

C’est La Vie

French design flair and English-style gardens elevate an

Building Bonds

THREE GENERATIONS ENJOY RECONNECTING AT THIS PICTURESQUE PROPERTY IN QUEENSLAND’S SCENIC RIM REGION.

Pursuit Of Pleasure

RENOVATION GURUS JANE AND STEVE HISCOCK HAVE DONE IT AGAIN… THIS TIME, THEY’VE UPDATED A BLUESTONE HOMESTEAD IN CENTRAL VICTORIA.

The Next Phase

A MODERN FARMHOUSE IN THE NSW SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS IS A DREAM COME TRUE FOR PETER AND GAYLE COLLINS.

Variety Store

LUCKY FINDS AND INSPIRED CHOICES CREATE THE PERFECT STOWING SPOTS FOR TREASURES AND EVERYDAY PIECES.

Floral masterpiece

EACH SEASON BURSTS FORTH IN A SPECTACULAR PALETTE AT HIGHFIELDS IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS, NSW.

Renewed vows

SHOW LOYALTY TO YOUR GARDEN AND REAP THE REWARDS, SAYS FIONA WEIR.

Digging it

PRETTY PLACES TO GO AND KEY PIECES TO PURCHASE.

Peachy Keen

FOR CHEF ANNIE SMITHERS, SEMIFREDDO WITH ROASTED PEACHES AND TOASTED ALMONDS IS THE ULTIMATE SUMMER DESSERT.

Sweet Surrender

BACK TO WORK AND THE SCHOOL RUN? PUT THE KETTLE ON, SAYS TILLY PAMMENT, AND STEAL A MUFFIN MOMENT FOR YOURSELF.

Kudos to the Clare

THIS QUIET ACHIEVER IN AUSTRALIA’S WINE SCENE OFFERS MORE THAN YOU’D EXPECT, SAYS WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE.

Beam Me Up

Taking the Belmond Eastern & Oriental Express through

Wildest Dreams

A JOURNEY ABOARD THE EASTERN & ORIENTAL EXPRESS TRAIN THROUGH THE MALAYSIAN JUNGLE IS A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME TRIP.

Pick Of The Bunch

IN THE FRUIT-PICKING REGION OF THE ADELAIDE HILLS, A 1940S HUT STANDS AS A REMINDER OF OUR AGRICULTURAL PAST.

Carry on

WHAT’S HAPPENING IN TRAVEL.

Treasure Trove

ADAM BRADY’S THOUGHTFULLY CURATED HEATHCOTE GENERAL TRADER ENCOURAGES SLOW LIVING AND QUIET CONTEMPLATION.

The style diary

STYLIST AND MUM-OF-TWO KAYLA GEX WEAVES ELEMENTS OF HER HERITAGE AND NATURAL CREATIVITY INTO HER ENSEMBLES.

Good Hair Day

SUMMER TAKES A TOLL ON YOUR LOCKS. BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE WITH HYDRATING CONDITIONERS, LEAVE-IN MASQUES AND SOOTHING SHAMPOOS.