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collective.Weallhavea responsibility
tochangeourbehaviour.
Youwillalsoseewehavefeatured
theNewSouthWales’Riverinaregion
inthisissue,anareadirectlyaffectedby
thefires.Thisis notanoversightonour
partbutrathera deliberatedecision.
TheRiverina,likesomanyoftheareas
affectedbythefires,reliesontourist
dollarstokeeplocalbusinessesalive.
Domestictourismwillbeessentialin
helpingthesecommunitiesrebuildand
flourishonceagain.Sostartplanning
aheadandspendgenerouslywhere
you can. Your support is invaluable.
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W
henwefirstbegan
planningthisissuefour
monthsago,noneofus
couldhaveforeseenhow
calamitousthisyear’sbushfireseason
wouldbe.It hasbeena heartbreaking
andhorrificstarttotheyear.
It alsogivesnewweightand
relevancetothisissue’stheme,whichis
sustainability.Ourintentionwasalways
tohighlightandchampionthepeople,
brandsandbusinessesthatareactively
steppinguptoemploymoresustainable
practices.Andtoencourageeveryone
toplaytheirpart;totrysomething
newand,hopefully,introducemore
thoughtfulbehavioursintoyourlife.
Thatdoesn’tmeanbecominga full-time
veganorgivingupinternationaltravel,
butrather,thinkingmoreconsciously
abouthowyoueatandhowyoutravel,
andmakingsmallchangesthat
collectivelywillhavea bigimpact.
If thissummerhastaughtus
anything,it is thatclimatechangeis
a collectiveissuethataffectsallofus,
regardlessofourpolitics.It follows
then, that any solutions must also be
RottnestIsland,WA;
LauraJacobs,artdirector
TheyearlypilgrimagetoRottnestIsland
didnotdisappointwithdaysspent
onthebeachandnightsenjoyingthe
catchoftheday.I wouldn’twantto
be anywhere else.@laurajanejacobs
PortStephens,NSW;
JoannaHunkin,editor
A weekendatPortStephenswas
madeevenbetterthankstoBannisters’
pet-friendlypolicy,whichmeantmybest
pal Wilbur could join.@hunkies_news
Where we’ve been
LordHoweIsland,NSW;
JordanKretchmer,writer
ThisWorldHeritage-listedisleis teeming
withendemicfloraandfauna.Totruly
getamongit all,hikeupMountGower.It
offersthebestviewsofthewholeisland,
anda serioussenseofaccomplishment
at its summit.@jordisnacks
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PHOTOGRAPHY ALANA LANDSBERRY (PORTRAIT) & GUY WILLIMENT (KIMO ESTATE).
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