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 • COUNTRY STYLE’S AUGUST ISSUE, OUR TASMANIA SPECIAL, SPARKED MANY SURPRISING TALES, WHILE OTHER READERS ARE STILL REBUILDING THEIR LIVES AFTER THE FLOODS.

October • This spring, Flinders Island puts on a show, opera heads to the outback, and a rodeo kicks off in country Queensland.

house to home • OUR PICK OF THE GREENEST BUYS THIS MONTH.

HOME AND AWAY • FOR MAGGIE MACKELLAR, PREPARING FOR A LONG-AWAITED HOLIDAY BRINGS FAMILIAR MOMENTS OF MELANCHOLY.

united effort • MEET THE FARMER FIGHTING HUNGER AND HIGH PRICES IN REMOTE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES.

my country childhood • GROWING UP ON A FARM ON THE EDGE OF A QUEENSLAND RAINFOREST INSTILLED AN APPETITE FOR ADVENTURE IN AUTHOR AND RURAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST DR LACHLAN MCIVER.

tree change • JIM AND HEATHER PHILLIPSON’S COMMITMENT TO REGENERATING A BEEF CATTLE FARM IN GIPPSLAND, VIC, HAS BLOSSOMED INTO AN INSPIRATIONAL CONSERVATION MISSION.

elemental beauty • SET HIGH ON A RIDGE IN CENTRAL VICTORIA, THIS OFF-GRID HOME WORKS WITH THE SEASONS AND ALLOWS THE OWNERS TO REVISIT THEIR RURAL ROOTS.

RURAL OASIS • ONCE A DARK RABBIT WARREN OF CONFUSED EXTENSIONS, THIS COTTAGE IN WITTA, QLD, IS NOW A BRIGHT, WELCOMING FOREST RETREAT.

Home on the hill • A YOUNG PERTH COUPLE’S MOVE TO THE COUNTRY IS HELPING DRAW TOURISTS TO WA’S GREAT SOUTHERN REGION.

DOWN TO EARTH • BRING THE HARMONIOUS HUES OF NATURE INDOORS.

nature’s canvas • A WATER-WISE NATIVE GARDEN ON TASMANIA’S SOUTH COAST WAS INSPIRED BY ITS OWNERS’ PASSION FOR ART.

TIME OUT • TAKE A BREAK UNDER THE TREES, FAITHFUL DOG BY YOUR SIDE, BOOK IN HAND, AND ENJOY THE SUNSHINE.

WATER WISE • ADOPT SMART STRATEGIES FOR WATER USE IN YOUR GARDEN WITH ADVICE FROM HORTICULTURALISTS – AND DAD-AND-DAUGHTER DUO – ANGUS AND EMMA STEWART.

growing pains and gains • Planting vegetables will save you money in the long run, writes Fiona Weir Walmsley.

WILD AND FREE • IN THE MIDST OF CARNIVORE COUNTRY, ALSO KNOWN AS A QUOLL’S PARADISE, IS WHERE STEVE HASLAM DEDICATES HIS TIME TO WILDLIFE CONSERVATION.

nourish & nurture • CHEF, FARMER AND WRITER MATTHEW EVANS CHAMPIONS ETHICALLY SOURCED PRODUCE IN HIS DEFINITIVE COOKBOOK THE REAL FOOD COMPANION.

flavours • SUSTAINABLE THINGS TO EAT, DRINK AND BUY THIS MONTH.

waste not, want not • STEVE CUMPER SUGGESTS INVENTIVE WAYS TO COOK MORE EFFICIENTLY AND PREVENT WASTAGE.

EMERALD • THIS HUB OF THE CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN QUEENSLAND IS A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, EXPLORE AND FIND NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

ISLE STAY A WHILE • TAKE A ROAD TRIP FROM HOBART TO RICHMOND IN TASMANIA AND EXPLORE CONVICT HISTORY, GEORGIAN MANORS, CHIC BARS AND FARM-GATE DELIGHTS.

A WORLD AWAY • A BOUTIQUE HOTEL IN THE HUNTER VALLEY WITH A DISTINCT SPANISH FEEL IS THE IDEAL PLACE TO UNWIND AND INDULGE.

FROM FATHER TO SON • QUALITY CRAFTSMANSHIP HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN THROUGH THREE GENERATIONS AT AUSTRALIA’S LAST ORIGINAL MILLET BROOM FACTORY.

In praise of slow • FAST FASHION IS COSTING THE EARTH. SO HERE’S HOW TO EMBRACE ITS OPPOSITE: SLOW FASHION.

FIELD GUIDE • BROWSE OUR ADVERTISERS’ PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

COMPLETE CARE • AT A TIME WHEN PRIORITISING CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER, AUSTRALIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS ARE STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE.

BOOK CLUB • WE’VE BEEN...