Country Style

Country Style celebrates the diversity of modern country living. Brings to life the stories of inspirational people and places from around Australia - coast to coast. We visit amazing homes and gardens, travel through Australia's most vibrant regional centres and sample all the good things the country has to offer

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Your Page • FLOWERS, FLOWERS AND MORE FLOWERS – OUR COLOURFUL NOVEMBER COVER WAS A REAL HIT WITH READERS, WHO ENJOYED SHARING THEIR OWN EXPRESSIONS OF JOY.

December • Christmas markets pop up across the country, Tasmania celebrates an abundance of summer produce, and Phillip Island gears up for its huge New Year’s Eve party.

House to home

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Homegrown • A DESIRE TO SHARE THE HEALING POWER OF NATIVE BOTANICALS LED FIONA HARRISON TO THE BUSINESS OF CHOCOLATE-MAKING.

Legacy Of Hope • HARNESSING THE POSITIVE MINDSET SHE INHERITED FROM HER LATE MUM, SUKI PADDINGTON IS RAISING FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH.

Branching Out • PICTURE-PERFECT CHRISTMAS TREES ARE THE LATEST OFFERING FROM FLOWER FARMERS EMILY AND JIM DUNN IN MARRAR, NSW.

Holiday Mode

Rest and reset • A GRAND OLD FARMHOUSE IN THE ADELAIDE HILLS HAS BROUGHT SHELTER AND SOLACE TO THREE GENERATIONS.

Holiday Cheer • COTTONWOOD & CO DESIGNER NICKI DOBRZYNSKI AND HER FAMILY AWAIT THE HAPPIEST TIME OF YEAR IN THEIR BEAUTIFUL LAKESIDE HOME IN WANAKA, NZ.

Gently Does It • A FORMER INTERIOR DESIGNER TAKES AN UNHURRIED APPROACH TO RENOVATING HER CENTURY-OLD FAMILY HOME IN NEWCASTLE, NSW.

All Is Bright • STYLIST AINSLEY SULLIVAN SHOWS US HOW TO ADD A TOUCH OF MAGIC TO FESTIVE SETTINGS WITH CANDLES, GIFTS AND GREENERY.

Set To Impress • GO ALL OUT THIS CHRISTMAS WITH A COORDINATED FESTIVE TABLE SETTING AND MATCHING DECOR.

Win Garden Tools

gifts that grow

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The Garden Of Earthly Delights • ITS VEGIE GARDEN IS KEY TO THE ZIN HOUSE RESTAURANT – AND CHEF KIM CURRIE’S FESTIVE RECIPES CELEBRATE GREAT PRODUCE.

Crème Of The Crop • STEVE CUMPER CELEBRATES CHRISTMAS WITH HIS ALL-TIME FAVOURITE DESSERT: A SILKY CRÈME CARAMEL.

Berry Nice • SWEET RASPBERRIES AND TART RHUBARB STAR IN TILLY PAMMENT’S SUMMER-READY DESSERT.

Flavours • FANCY NEW DRINKS, FESTIVE TREATS AND BEAUT BOOKS.

Follow The Leader • HOUSE OF ARRAS FOUNDER ED CARR IS A TRAILBLAZER IN WINEMAKING, AND SO IS THE CELLAR DOOR’S CANINE TOUR DIRECTOR.

Fun, Festive, Fizzy • NOTHING SAYS CELEBRATION LIKE THE JUBILANT POP OF A CORK. AND OUR HOMEGROWN BUBBLES ARE ON THE UP, DISCOVERS PETER BOURNE.

The Power Of Community • TAKE A DETOUR TO THE RIVERINA REGION OF NEW SOUTH WALES AND DISCOVER THE TRADITIONAL ART OF CHEESEMAKING.

The Jam Sessions • LOCAL PROVEDORE MRS OLDBUCKS PANTRY IS A BERRIMA INSTITUTION – AND IT’S ONLY GETTING BIGGER AND BETTER.

Season’s Eatings • WHETHER YOU’RE STOCKING UP ON FESTIVE TREATS OR SHOPPING FOR DELECTABLE GIFTS, ADD THESE REGIONAL STORES TO YOUR LIST.

The Style Diary • JESSIE ZARUBIN, OWNER OF PEREGRINE STORE, LOVES CLOTHES WITH VINTAGE FLAIR.

Time To Glow • THIS FESTIVE SEASON, ADD A HINT OF SPARKLE TO YOUR BEAUTY REGIMEN WITH NOURISHING FORMULAS THAT ENHANCE AND DEFINE.

Book Club • AS THE YEAR WINDS TO A CLOSE, GRAB ONE OF THESE BOOKSHELF TREASURES.

Best Books Of 2024

Field Guide • BROWSE OUR ADVERTISERS’ PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

A Moment In Time • COPING WITH LOSS IS NEVER EASY, SAYS MAGGIE MACKELLAR, BUT IT REMINDS US TO DRAW CONSOLATION FROM HAPPY MEMORIES.