Australian Country – June-July 2019

In this issue...

88 Windows on the weekend

Stylish looks to help you rug up for the

coming cooler months

travel

108 A taste of the Granite Belt

Boutique wineries, fabulous produce,

rugged landscapes — Queensland’s

Granite Belt delivers the total package

gardening

100 Perennial favourite

This garden is a focal point for family

and friends, as well as a buff er from the

realities on the farm

130 Bliss for birds

Pilot Fred Fahey has built a haven

for his fellow aviators, native and

migratory birds, in his Cowra garden

product news

80 Burning desires

The latest news on heating your home

158 Store strolling

162 Stockists

stories

14 A diamondintherough

A familyoffivemadethe move to

theSunshineCoasthinterland and

upcycleda dilapidated old home

26 Justaddwater

A hospitablecouplehas created party

centralwiththeirlakeside house close

tothenationalcapital

36 Greenbehindthegold

A Queenslandcouplehas found their

forever home in the lush countryside

of the Currumbin Valley

48 Golden opportunities

Jane Cowper has transformed her

home on acreage in the NSW central-

west into a haven

58 Restoration spectacular

Alice and Andy Duncan took on a big

building project when they moved to

Hughes Park in the Clare Valley

68 Movement at the station

Richard and Lee-Anne Murdoch and

their son, Will, continue a sheep-grazing

tradition on Tuckokcowie station

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6 Editor’sletter

8 Diarynotes

12 Baker’sdozen

160 Mailbag

contents

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