LET’S CELEBRATE
OLD AND NEW
From grand historic pastoral properties to coastal holiday shacks, the houses that fill the pages of are diverse. (above left) Interior designer Rachel Luchetti and her builder husband Gerard Cook transformed this simple kit home into a much-loved family retreat on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. (above and below right) Originally known as Long Water Hole, Barunah Plains was established in the 1840s and was at one point the largest sheep (right and left) Edward Rawlings and Jeanie Wylie farm their verdant 48-hectare property in subtropical Nashua, NSW, with Edward’s parents so their three young children can spend time with their grandparents. (below left) There is a good reason why Fran Derham and Michael Robertson feel so deeply connected to their farm in the lush hinterland of Victoria’s Surf Coast. “Michael proposed to me here, so the farm is very close to our hearts,” Fran says.
