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MELISSAH YOUNT

PHOTOGRAPHER AND STYLIST, 40 

Melissah lives on five hectares in West Woombye, Qld, with her husband Benjamin, 38, and their children, Brooklyn, 19, Peyton, 12, and Lochlan, 10. The family also has two pet dogs, a motley mix of chickens, and five Scottish Highland cows.

What do you love about the country? The slower pace of life and the quiet. It has allowed me to tap into my creative side, with space to grow in my hobbies. I love the friendly people, the beauty of the rolling hills, and being surrounded by the sounds of nature. Oh, and the fresh produce straight off the farms.

I’m a girly girl. However, I did

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