Family affair

There were 23 cousins in Wendy Bunting’s childhood world — and Dave Strachan was definitely one of the coolest.

“I thought so, anyway, because he played in a band,” says Wendy.

The admiration was mutual. Dave, who went on to set up Strachan Group Architects, remembers how Wendy, who grew up on a sheep and beef farm, knew how to stand up for herself.

“She always spoke her mind,” he said.

The pair had been good friends forever, so, years down the track when Wendy wanted to build, there was no question: SGA got the job.

This cliff-side site in Leigh, where the