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

A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR • Every so often one of those stories comes along. The ones that you always remember because of a funny anecdote or because something turned out okay in the end, against the odds. The story of Tim and Jo O’Brien is one of those stories.

in this issue...

OUR NEW BOOK • LET US INTRODUCE YOU TO INSPIRING RURAL PEOPLE AND TAKE YOU INSIDE THEIR BEAUTIFUL HOMES IN OUR NEW BOOK COUNTRY HOMES IN AUSTRALIA: 30 YEARS OF LIFE ON THE LAND.

YOUR PAGE • KATE BREW’S STORY ON HER BUSHFIRE EXPERIENCE HAS STRUCK A CHORD WITH MANY WHILE ONE READER TELLS OF HOW COUNTRY STYLE KEEP HER FAMILY CONNECTED TO RURAL LIFE.

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AGE OF REASON • LOOKING BACK OVER HER LIFE, CHRIS FERGUSON IS FINDING HER FIFTIES TO BE A PLEASANT SURPRISE.

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The glass menagerie • GLASS ARTIST LEISA WHARINGTON’S BODY OF WORK IS AS DIVERSE AS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CREATIVE HUB SHE ESTABLISHED ON VICTORIA’S MORNINGTON PENINSULA.

January • Celebrate everything from gourmet King Island produce to The King of rock’n’roll at festivals and events around the country this month.

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WEEKEND AWAY

farmers’ markets

COUNTRY STYLE • FEBRUARY ISSUE ON SALE JANUARY 30

my country childhood • AUTHOR JESSICA WHITE LOST HER HEARING AS A CHILD, BUT HER RURAL UPBRINGING TAUGHT HER RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY.

ALL IN GOOD TIME • A BUILDER AND HOMEWARES STORE OWNER HAVE COMBINED THEIR CREATIVE SKILLS TO FINALLY RENOVATE THEIR FAMILY HOME.

ABOUT THE HOUSE

NATURE’S WAY • HARRIET BIRRELL’S LIFE IS CENTRED AROUND ALL THINGS NATURAL INCLUDING HER SIMPLE, BEAUTIFUL HOME.

small wonder • A SLIVER OF LAND PRESENTED AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR A DECORATOR TO BUILD A MODERN COUNTRY GETAWAY.

ABOUT THE HOUSE

HOME COMFORTS • CREATE A MODERN FARMHOUSE LOOK BY COMBINING OLD AND NEW.

leading by example • GARDEN DESIGNER KATHLEEN MURPHY HAS CREATED A WATER-SAVING OASIS AT HER HOME WHERE CLIENTS CAN SEE HER WORK FIRSTHAND.

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down the coast • IT’S THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS AND IT’S TIME TO RELAX — AND WHAT BETTER PLACE TO DO IT THAN IN A BEACH HUT.

THE RISE OF GIN • FROM TASMANIA TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA, CRAFT GIN DISTILLERS ARE POPPING UP ALL OVER REGIONAL AUSTRALIA.

OTHER GIN DISTILLERS

game, set, match • A MUCH-LOVED CHILDHOOD DESSERT MAKES STEVE CUMPER GO WOBBLY AT THE KNEES.

taste of home • A HUMBLE HUNGARIAN BEER SNACK EVOKES RICH MEMORIES FOR A FAMILY OF NEWLY ADOPTED AUSSIES.

flavours • BARBARA SWEENEY CASTS A LIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS SUCCESS AND GOURMET TREATS.

FULL CIRCLE • A CHANCE ENCOUNTER BROUGHT A COUPLE BACK TO THEIR FARM WHERE THEY NOW DEMONSTRATE THEIR HORSEMANSHIP IN AN AWARD-WINNING SHOW.

BARWON HEADS • CLOSE TO THE BEACH AND A PROTECTED BIRD HABITAT, NO ONE EVER WANTS TO LEAVE THIS VICTORIAN HOLIDAY TOWN.

GETTING THERE

HEAD TO THE BUSH • JANUARY IS A POPULAR MONTH FOR A ROAD TRIP.AS YOU PASS THROUGH RURAL TOWNS OR STAYA FEW DAYS, TAKE THE TIME TO VISIT THESE STORES.

the holiday hunter DESTINATION PUGLIA • PHOTOGRAPHER NICOLA SEVITT TRAVELLED TO THE SOUTHERN ‘HEEL’ OF ITALY TO INDULGE IN ITS FOOD, FAIRYTALE ARCHITECTURE AND COASTAL CULTURE.

the style diary • FOR COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND RETAILER HARRIET BIRRELL, HER PASSION FOR...