Australian Country Homes

HEAVEN ON EARTH

There’s a special place, high in the hills of the South Burnett’s Bunya Mountains, where Mother Nature’s timber soldiers stand tall in a guard of honour for anyone who winds up the driveway, and a chorus of colourful locals are ever ready with a warm welcome. Its name is Godshill, and at this altitude, it might just be as close to heaven on earth as you can get.

“It’s actually one of those places that’s difficult to appreciate until you go up there,” says Wes Austin, whose uncle

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