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HAYLEY PRIEST

CREATIVE FREELANCER AND DESIGNER, 39

Hayley lives in an off-grid, black barn-style house in Fitzroy Falls, NSW, with her partner and their many pets.

What do you love about living in the country?

The connection to land and season: riding my horses to the backdrop of paddocks full of curious cows; hunting for mushrooms in winter; the spoils of our vegie garden in spring. I lived in Hong Kong when I was younger, but have always craved the open space and calmness of

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