Fleurieu Living Magazine

A basket of dreams for different times

The first time I met Lara Tilbrook she was carrying an orphaned baby kangaroo in a pouch across her chest. The small creature was receiving the same love and affection, it seemed, that one might normally direct to a child. I quickly learnt that this level of attention and care that Lara displayed was far from limited to the joey in her arms.

Many people have extraordinary life journeys and stories to tell, but the dramatic contrast between the world Lara has chosen on Kangaroo Island and her previous one in the concrete, fast-paced jungle of London paints a colourful picture of a woman connected to the environment around her, who isn’t afraid of adventure. Lara

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