Australian Gourmet Traveller - (02)February 2020 (1)

KimoEstate,

Gundagai, NSW

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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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