Summer 2018/19

Fleurieu Living Magazine

The best of South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

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STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS
Thanks to our team, all of our collaborators, Fleurieu Leaders family and friends – 2018 was awesome! Here’s to a great 2019! Jason has worked as a graphic designer and creative director both locally and overseas for over thirty years. When not in th
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Summer Diary Dates
Aldinga Bay Art, Craft and Produce Market On the fourth Sunday of every month at Central Way, Aldinga Central Shopping Centre from 11am – 3pm. Arts and crafts from local artisans, as-well-as fresh local produce. Willunga Farmers Market In the Willung
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Home
I probably didn’t realise how special this quiet little corner of the world was to me, until last year, at nineteen years old, I decided to stuff my belongings into a backpack to head overseas. Armed with more luggage than common sense, I said ‘catch
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Brand Culture
In the heart of the Fleurieu sits the Salopian Inn. A trip to the well-known and equally well-loved McLaren Vale restaurant is always an experience of indulgence and first-class hospitality. The Salopian Inn is also renowned for its two-hundred-plus
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An Attitude Of Gratitude
When I pull up outside the property, the front belies the amazing extension and outdoor entertaining sanctuary at the back. ‘I always wanted that differentiation between the old and the new.’ says Jen. In 2004 Jen and her husband Greg Hatcher bought
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Welcome to FLM
Issue 27 and moving towards 2019 at speed! Here’s hoping 2019 is as surprising, rewarding and enlightening as 2018! If you don’t read anything else in this issue (though we urge to to absorb it all), be sure to take in ‘Home’ by Annabel Bowles — espe
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D’Arenberg Deconstructed
The helicopter traffic over my house and vineyard has certainly picked up over the last eleven months, much to my small son’s delight! And it hasn’t taken long for the dining experience at the Cube to become the talk of the town and country. d’Arenbe
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Create your escape > Fleurieu Coast
While cruising down the main street of Normanville be sure to stop off for the gastronomic experience that is One Little Sister. A combination of fruit, veg, grains, slow-cooked meats and woodoven bread will leave you spoilt for choice. Locals rave a
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Coming Up Rosy
An array of varieties that reflect the diversity of McLaren Vale – Carignan, Muscat Rouge, Nero d’Avola, Grenache and Touriga – blended to make an exciting Rose. Hot pink in colour, bold yet elegant, and so very tempting. Featuring watercolour label
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Fleurieu Fresh
Onkaparinga Council’s latest visitor figures show spending – from tourists and locals alike – has almost doubled in the past four years, and increased by thirty per cent from 2015 to 2017 (from $160 million to $210 million). And the outlook is even b
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Fleurieu Film Festival 2019 – February 9 at S.C. Pannell Wines
In 2019 the prestigious festival will again take place under the night sky and among the vines, and will be further enhanced by a menu featuring locally sourced and sustainable foods. Not only is S.C. Pannell one of McLaren Vale’s most picturesque se
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Lands End
Luke grew up at Cape Jervis and attended local schools until going to boarding school at Immanuel College in Adelaide from grade eight. Luke enjoyed rural seaside living and had the best of both worlds. ‘Lots of activities outside,’ he tells me. ‘Cli
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The Magic Of Green Bay
The urge to secrete watercolours into a backpack on a visit to Green Bay is persuasive and seductive. What is it about this tiny cove that makes it one of the most painted bays in South Australia? For thousands of years the natural landscape of the F
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All Hail The Halls
As I make my way through Blewitt Springs to Kuitpo Hall, on the edge of the densely wooded forest, I have the road to myself. In contrast to the quiet dive, I arrive to find a bustling community, energetically working away. Owner Jade Seskis is racin
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Forest Of Dreams
In early 2017, Jessica and Surahn Sidhu became custodians of one such plot. Since taking over the property, now known as Papershell Farm, they’ve started to explore a new, more harmonious way of farming. Their approach is closely attuned to the needs
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Good Gut Feeling
The original seed for Gut Feeling was perhaps planted even earlier, when a young Sam was exposed to his mum’s ‘food as medicine’ approach to health. ‘She instilled in us, from a young age, to always gravitate towards a more natural way of prevention
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The Boat Race That Began With An Argument
Just two years later the direction was reversed from Milang to Goolwa due to safety concerns. Unlike the channels of the Lower Murray River, sailing through Lake Alexandrina can be difficult with some shallow waters and sharp and choppy conditions. I
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There Are Surfing Bananas To Be Painted
A week after we meet, an email he sends me from the Gold Coast includes a long paragraph on a man he just met named Phil Taylor who, it turns out, is a life member of the Tweed Valley Banana Festival, which happened to be on while Henry was up there.
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Feeling At Home
At Goolwa’s Investigator College Alex worked hard at being a good academic student, but also studied art and design. She began to experiment with photography on her iPhone and created an Instagram account to share some of these images with friends. ‘
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Heart And Home
Years later, in a very twenty-first century way, William McHughes would leap off that page, carried forward through the intervening years by Facebook. In April 2018 Amanda posted a photo of William on her social media accounts, identifying her family
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Investigating The Creation Of A Sustainable Future
At the time, we were making annual trips to the Philippines working with communities who made their living scavenging from massive rubbish dumps.’ Don recalls that they re-used absolutely everything, causing him to question whether a five star dishwa
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What’s In A Name?
Later in our conversation at the historic Amery property, discussing Colin’s zig-zagging path to eventually join the family business, there’s another clue. ‘After I completed my oenology diploma I slipped overseas and did some crazy things,’ says Col
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Operation Flinders
Our conversation moves as fluidly; the gut microbiome, chefs’ knives, the best coffee beans. It’s only when the topic turns to Operation Flinders, the purpose of this interview, that Gab settles beside me at his breakfast bar. This is a subject so cl
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The Paintbrush Bearing Passenger
Now aged 34, Katie is exploring the genetic history of her creativity, with a series of pieces that are a ‘tip of the hat’ to her grandfather’s artistic ability. The works are strikingly realistic, which is a style taught to her by her grandfather, w
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A Taste Of Summer
To everyone lucky enough to grow up on the Fleurieu Peninsula, summer means gloriously hot days spent at one of the region’s spectacular beaches. After watching the sun sink into the ocean, we drag our tired, salty, hungry bodies home for dinner (bec
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From Fleece To Fork
Niche producers, who would otherwise struggle to get a foothold, can find a loyal customer base here. Fleurieu Prime Alpaca is one such success story. While many of us would never consider the long-necked, doe-eyed camelid to be a culinary option, al
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Six Local Businesses That Will Ensure Your Wedding Is A Bespoke Masterpiece
Sacha Wendt is a qualified and highly sought after makeup artist and eyelash technician working from her beautiful salon in McLaren Vale. She offers a mobile makeup service to bridal parties and groups. Sacha specialises in traditional and airbrush m
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Creek Crusaders
MVBDP was conceived as a collaboration between the community group, Friends of Willunga Basin, the Government agency Natural Resource Management, known locally as the NRM, and local industry body Sustainable Australia Winegrowing. As a dual recipient
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Summer Book Reviews
by Ken Saunders Published by Allen & Unwin ISBN 9781760631062 $29.99 A witty and thought-provoking work of fiction by a new writer, projecting Australia ten years into the future. Parking meters have become gaming machines, robotic drones swarm, and
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Uncorked
Nick and Rebecca Dugmore are a young couple with a wealth of experience in the industry from Bordeaux to South Australia, and from wine retail to wine making. They have travelled far and worked widely, but their passion for wine finds a beautiful exp
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Awesome Foundation Fleurieu Is Live
Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants given out monthly. These micro-grants of $1000 (or the local equivalent) come out of the pockets of the chapter’s ‘trustees’ and are given on a no-strings-attached basis to
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Ask A Local
Where do you go? To eat? To coffee? To drink? I ride my bike from my home at McLaren Vale to work, and so local cafes are good. Check out Kicco, Mullygrub, Oxenberry or Blessed Cheese. Where do you shop? I’m not a huge shopper, but when I do I genera
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Fleurieu Weddings
Jess and Joel met as journalists at Channel Nine and for many months enjoyed a relationship carried out in secret. Over time the romance was exposed; they’d moved in together and by Christmas 2016 were holidaying on annual trips back to Joel’s hometo
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Social Pages
On October 19 Rojina McDonald launched her first publication Faces and Food of the Fleurieu. The Fleurieu ArtHouse welcomed guests and hosted a smoking ceremony by Ngarrindjeri Elder Major Moogy Sumner and food by Adelaide Masterchef contestant Jessi

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