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visitors' paradise

ackling kookaburras, koalas and even the odd hopping kangaroo aren’t the only visitors to Sue and Tony Johnson’s property in South Australia’s Adelaide Hills. The couple love to entertain and, as well as hosting milestone birthdays and even a wedding, they recently built what they call a party room, which was Sue’s passion project during the pandemic. “I call it the party room because it was all about the beer fridge and where to put it,” Sue says. “So we had to build a room for it, and we’ve now got a kitchen and a toilet and washbasin in there, so when we do

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