Autumn 2021

Fleurieu Living Magazine

The best of South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island.

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Featured Contributors
South Australian-born photographer Naomi has spent twenty years capturing images across editorial, portraiture, weddings, travel and events. Her energetic approach brings fun to every photography session and she prides herself on the relationships an
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PUBLISHING EDITOR AND MANAGING DIRECTOR Petra de Mooy petra@fleurieuliving.com.au EDITOR Kate Le Gallez ADVERTISING SALES Holly Wyatt holly@fleurieuliving.com.au GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR Jason Porter jason@fleurieuliving.com.au ALL ENQU
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Key Personnel
Petra has always loved, art, design, photography and words. Combining all of these into a career has been the fulfillment of these interests. She loves working with all of the creatives on the Fleurieu to showcase the best the region has to offer. Ja
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Autumn Diary Dates
Willunga Town Square Every Saturday, 8am – 12.30pm Come rain, hail or shine, enjoy fresh produce from more than eighty farmers and artisan food makers. Become a member for discounts on all your goods, and enjoy the nourishing community atmosphere eve
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Brand Culture
4 Life Constructions is a family-owned and operated custom home builder covering all areas of the Fleurieu Peninsula. They specialise in architectural homes, new custom homes, extensions and renovations, sustainable and energy efficient homes, and al
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Welcome to FLM
In 2021 we will be reaching a milestone that surprises many – our tenth year of publishing Fleurieu Living Magazine. Perhaps people are surprised because we’ve managed to maintain our youthful exuberance and charm over the past decade. Perhaps not. A
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Jetty Jumpers
Angus is part of the open crew at the Australian Company of Performing Arts in Adelaide. In 2018, he was named student of the year at Dance Xtreme in McLaren Vale, where he is a senior hip hop / break dancer. Georgia achieved an A+ for dance in stage
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A French Inspired Estate In The Hills
There are so many surprises to be discovered off the main roads of the Fleurieu Peninsula. Some are signposted while others are sweet hidden treasures that only the locals know about. The charming Maison de Moon is one of these well-kept secrets, a s
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The Art And Science Of Noticing
Dr Mango Parker notices things. She walks through life with her senses engaged, looking, listening, smelling. Her latest reward for paying attention is a paper nautilus shell found on a recent Yorke Peninsula trip. She’s dreamed of finding one for ye
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There’s Treatment And Then There’s Care
We ensure you have rapid access to personalised comprehensive cancer care, close to home. Providing high quality radiation oncology services to South Australians for more than 35 years. A/Prof. John Leung MBBS, FRANZCR Consults at: St Andrew’s Hospit
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Kitty Came Home
If you were to misplace your purse, you’d likely panic at the loss of its contents over the vessel itself. That is, of course, unless the purse resembled the careful craftsmanship of two passionate Goolwa-based designer-makers, using all Australian-s
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Keeping The Good Things Good
So often in our vibrant community, alcohol is seen as a necessary encouragement to social interaction. We toast people, events and memories with alcohol, a lubricant for ceremony, feast and celebration. It’s part of many religious traditions and is a
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Valley of Yore
The frustrating thing about clichés like ‘everything happens for a reason’ or ‘when one door closes another one opens’ is that they almost always turn out to be true. For Holly and Nigel Wyatt, an exhausting year of doors slamming shut in every direc
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Autumn Fair
Every year, the Year Four class parents at the Willunga Waldorf School are tasked with organising the annual Autumn Fair. It’s a colourful, joyful day with the charm of a village fair as parents and children celebrate the school with a great show of
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Remembering Colin Elmer
The names of local entrepreneur Colin Elmer’s various canine companions – Gibson, Harley, Django and Cooper to name a few – provide instant insight into his passions for playing electric guitar, riding the iconic motorbike and imbibing the local ale.
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Recherché Reds
Aglianico, from the volcanic soils of Campagnia and Basilicata in Italy, is a noble grape variety. And just like the region, it’s not one you stumble across, but seek out for a new experience. The folk at Hither & Yon see their aglianico as the chanc
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Anita Nedosyko Goes Deep
Anita Nedosyko is speaking to me via phone from the front seat of her dusty 4WD as she overlooks the vast mud flats of Port Germein. She’s travelled there from her campsite in the southern Flinders Ranges seeking phone reception and respite from the
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Experiencing Life
I’m doing the dishes as I start listening to the first episode of the Fleurieu Peninsula produced podcast ‘Experiencing Life’. But a few seconds in, and the heart wrenching words of former police officer Matt Newlands demand my full attention. The st
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Making Time
Time is one of those things that we humans cannot change. Still, we try. We want to slow it down, speed it up, manage it. In 2020, we wallowed in it, sometimes joyfully, sometimes despairingly. For Adelaide-based artist Amber Cronin, the enforced sti
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Turtle Rock An Artist’s Garden
There are places in the world where the site of Turtle Rock would be covered in high-rise glass towers, dripping ostentation and opulence. But this is South Australia and instead we find a modest and charming 1950s beach house and garden held by the
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Destination Port Noarlunga
‘Noarlunga’ is derived from the Kaurna word Nurlongga, meaning ‘curve place.’ It refers to the horseshoe bend of the fertile Onkaparinga River where it meets with the crystal blue waters of the coast, but it could just as easily apply to the historic
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Go South Go Local – Built on Strong Relationships
After more than 119 years in business, it’s safe to say the Ross family knows a thing or two about customer service. The fourth-generation Willunga business (established 1902) is Australia’s oldest family-run rose nursery, which means they’re often h
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Faces And Places
Nick’s Auto Fix, Aldinga Mechanic / Entrepreneur / All-round handyman Local business owner Nick Moschos started out serving his community their Friday night takeaway at The Chicken Hawk on the Aldinga Esplanade in the eighties. But for the last thirt
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Uncorked
With so many wineries and cellar doors right in our own backyard and our travel wings somewhat clipped, we headed off to explore some of the newer cellar doors and wineries of the Fleurieu. Make a date, set the GPS and head off on a vinous adventure
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Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition introduces the Diana Keir Art Award
The Biennial Kangaroo Island Easter Art Exhibition is set to return in 2021 after being delayed in 2020 due to bushfires and Covid lockdowns. The exhibition is a highlight on the Island’s event calendar, showcasing the rich and diverse artistic talen
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Autumn Book Reviews
by Martin McKenzie-Murray Published by Scribe ISBN 9781925713831 $24.99 In his fictional memoir, Toby Beaverbrook writes of his idealism having been utterly destroyed by the all-too-immediate realisation that Australian politics operates far from the
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Something To Celebrate
In 2021 Fleurieu Living Magazine will reach a big milestone – TEN years in business. But rather than just blowing our own horns, we want to celebrate some of those who have helped us get here. This year Oliver’s Taranga will be renovating their origi
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Fleurieu Weddings
Ryan and Georgie met through mutual friends in 2014 but didn’t start dating for another four years. ‘We had always kept in contact over the years and one day decided it was time to go on a date,’ says Georgie. It was clearly the right decision; the t

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