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 • AS VICTORIA ENDURED ITS SECOND LOCKDOWN, READERS FROM THE STATE WROTE IN TO SHARE HOW COUNTRY STYLE HAS HELPED THEM THROUGH THIS TOUGH TIME.

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THIS OLD HOUSE • HOSTING A WEDDING MAKES MAGGIE MACKELLAR REALISE IT’S NOT HOW YOUR HOME LOOKS, IT’S THE PEOPLE INSIDE IT THAT MATTER.

Home Grown • WHERE RURAL INSPIRATION MEETS CONTEMPORARY STYLE SITS CHARLES WILSON, AN AWARD-WINNING INDUSTRIAL DESIGNER.

FABRIC OF LIFE • IN A HAMLET NEAR DAYLESFORD LIVES ONE OF AUSTRALIA’S MOST SKILLED UPHOLSTERERS, WHOSE CLIENTS INCLUDE ROYALTY. BUT HE NEARLY BECAME A FIREFIGHTER INSTEAD…

November • There’s a wealth of things to see and experience during this month’s Artstate Wagga Wagga festival, which finds the arts in good health in rural Australia.

My Country Childhood • RADIO AND TV PRESENTER CRAIG ZONCA REFLECTS ON HIS EARLY DAYS GROWING UP IN ROCKHAMPTON AND A LIFE-LONG LOVE OF LEARNING.

THE CUSTODIANS • ON A FORMER SHEEP PROPERTY IN THE SOUTHERN TABLELANDS, MICHELLE AND MURRAY PRIOR COMBINE ANCIENT WISDOM WITH THE LATEST FARMING PRINCIPLES TO HEAL AND NURTURE THEIR HOME, NGUURRUU FARM.

ABOUT THE HOUSE:

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD • AFTER FALLING IN LOVE WITH A CHARMING COTTAGE IN GUNNING, NSW, BELINDA NEAME AND TIM BEAN DISCOVERED AN UNEXPECTED CONNECTION.

GOING TO THE CHAPEL • ONCE THE CENTRE OF LIFE IN A BUSTLING GOLD-RUSH TOWN, THE LITTLE CHURCH IN LYONVILLE, VICTORIA, IS NOW HOME TO A FAMILY OF FOUR WHO LOVE ITS PEACE AND TRANQUILLITY.

ABOUT THE HOUSE:

GUIDING LIGHT • INFUSE EVERY ROOM IN THE HOUSE WITH A FRESH TAKE ON THE MODERN FARMHOUSE LOOK.

SIMPLY STYLISH • BLACK AND WHITE MIXED WITH TIMBER IS TIMELESS.

A TALL TALE • BRENTON ROBERTS HAS ADDED ANOTHER PAGE TO THE HISTORY BOOKS BY CREATING A WHIMSICAL GARDEN IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S ADELAIDE HILLS.

in the garden • MAGICAL MOWING, CARE-FREE PLANTS AND A BEEKEEPING CLASS ARE ON THIS MONTH’S GARDEN AGENDA.

THE JOY OF SHARING • IF YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ENTERTAINING, COOKING FOR FRIENDS IS SIMPLE WITH SKYE McALPINE’S FUSS-FREE RECIPES.

thrill of the grill • FORGET GAS, FORGET FILLETS – STEVE CUMPER SHARES THE JUICY DELIGHTS OF A WHOLE FISH COOKED OVER CHARCOAL.

for the love of chocolate • WHEN HER YOUNGEST DAUGHTER TOOK UP COOKING, COUNTRY STYLE’S KYLIE IMESON TAUGHT HER THEIR FAMILY’S MOST CHERISHED RECIPE.

GIFT WITH PURCHASE • FROM THE WONDROUS TO THE WHIMSICAL, REGIONAL TOWNS OFFER MORE THAN A ONE-STOP SHOPPING EXPERIENCE. HERE’S OUR PICK OF MUST-SEE DESTINATIONS.

The Style Diary • FOR FARMER MICHELLE PRIOR, COMFORT AND HAPPINESS GO HAND-IN-GLOVE FOR FASHION AND HOMEWARES.

MADE TO MEASURE • WITH PERSONALISED PRODUCTS DELIVERED ’ RIGHT INTO OUR HANDS, JULIETTE WINTER LOOKS AT WHAT S NEW IN CUSTOM BEAUTY.

BOOK CLUB • THIS MONTH, WE SPOTLIGHT TWO FAMOUS NOVELISTS – AND ONE WHO’S BEEN HIDING HIS LIGHT UNDER A BUSHEL. TOGETHER, THEY OFFER A FEAST.

FIELD GUIDE • BROWSE OUR ADVERTISERS’ PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

ALL HEROES WEAR MASKS • THE COUNTRY SQUIRE, ROB INGRAM, IS BACK, BUT YOU MAY NOT RECOGNISE HIM – HE’S GOT A MASK ON.