cheat sheet
Who stays here Richard and Emily Young plus their children: Annabel, 21, Edwina, 18, and Audrey, 14.
Style of home A completely overhauled three-bedroom 1960s beach house.
Location Emu Bay on the north coast of Kangaroo Island in South Australia, traditional land of the Ramindjeri, Kaurna, Ngarrindjeri and Barngalla nations.
The year-long renovation took place in 2018.
For Emily Young and her husband Richard, the story of their family is deeply tied to Emu Bay on South Australia’s Kangaroo Island – a holiday spot governed by tides, sunsets and simple pleasures such as fishing, swimming and the art of the afternoon snooze. This is also the location of their longtime holiday home, a 1960s beach ‘shack’ called Hamilton House, which was renovated