Summer 2021/22

Fleurieu Living Magazine

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

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FLM STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS FLEURIEU LIVING
The day we turned ten – here it is people. Hope you enjoy it as much as we loved creating it. Jason has worked as a graphic designer and creative director both locally and overseas for over thirty years. When not in the office, he can usually be foun
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Petra de Mooy petra@fleurieuliving.com.au Kate Le Gallez Holly Wyatt holly@fleurieuliving.com.au Jason Porter jason@fleurieuliving.com.au Newstyle Print Wrapaway ■
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Welcome to FLM
Ten years ago when we were finishing the first issue of FLM, I honestly thought our graphic designer / creative director (and my husband) Jason had perhaps set the bar too high. I looked at the screen – the images and style of what we had created see
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Something To Celebrate
The emotion took me by surprise because, over the two years we’ve been living in the outback, I’ve continued to think of Willunga as ‘home’. The feeling was akin to the sense of loneliness I sometimes feel when I realise my children are growing up ri
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Summer Diary Dates
Willunga Farmers Market Check out the new location at Willunga High School. Every Saturday, 8am – 12pm 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 good
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The Beat Of Her Own Drum
Mariana was born in South Australia in a very traditional, first-generation Croatian family. She struggled with the dichotomy between her strict home environment and school life. ‘They wanted the best for us, but if I came home and said I wanted to b
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Generation Next
And in the past year, they’ve taken on one of the most treacherous activities any family can undertake – renovating the family home. Or in this case, the family winery. ‘It’s more of a rebirth,’ explains Corrina Wright, winemaker and sixthgeneration
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Unbottling KI’s potential
Now the winemaker, together with wife Rebecca, is working to introduce the rest of Australia to Kangaroo Island’s wines through their label The Stoke alongside the part-marketing concept, part-research project, part-love letter that is Guroo Wines. ‘
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Luxe Looks
This summer be inspired. The colour is pure, prints are bold and the silhouette clean for effortless style.
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A Strong Shot Of Entrepreneurial Spirit
The cafe quickly became a communal meeting place, with locals and visitors alike drawn not only to the excellent coffee and snacks, but to the energy and atmosphere. So when the business came up for sale this year, Goodness regulars felt heavily inve
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Summer Reading Recommendations
A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson (2015). A story of a man living through the second world war, the ripple effects from his life and the differences we can make to the world. Wild Sea: A History of the Southern Ocean by Joy McCann (2018). An erudite de
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Adventures Of A Lifetime
Thus began a 58-year passion for travel and collecting that has seen Mike and his wife Rita traverse the world in search of treasures and adventure. But perhaps their greatest find, and most rewarding escapade has been finding their treasured propert
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Faces And Places
Well and truly retired For eight years or so, long-time local Roger Robinson has been driving his ute to Aldinga Beach to feed the seagulls. Gaining their trust over time, he finds his avian companions to be very warm and friendly. ‘There were about
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Divine Interventions
Adelaide’s ‘city of churches’ moniker could easily extend to our beloved Fleurieu Peninsula. The South Australian colony was the first in the world to separate church and state, and a multitude of dissenting denominations established themselves here,
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Ask A Local
01. Dianna Conte General Manager Vine Shed Venue & Cellar Door The Fleurieu is a truly amazing community with unique experiences that everyone should come and try. Opening our cellar door and venue the Vine Shed one year ago has been such an honour:
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Books, Literature, Art And Design
But the deciding factor is less tangible; they must be books the pair have read and loved. Six titles each – not an easy feat for two book-loving souls in a room full to the brim with choices. With that task done, we walk to nearby Beaches Coffee Sho
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The Fabric Of Our Community Wellness
I had always thought I would need to live in a big city to practise Chinese medicine, yet here I was leaving that all behind and moving towards a new community, one that has welcomed me, and many like me, into its fold. Over the last decade, a ground
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New Paintings By Richard Maurovic
The Strand Gallery is delighted to show recent paintings by this internationally renowned artist. Richard’s work is hung in private and public galleries around the world and the paintings are highly collectable. This collection focuses on the Fleurie
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Anja Jagsch Forager, maker
Anja first arrived from Germany to Australia as a tourist in 2001. ‘My parents were visiting friends in Perth over Christmas and I didn’t want to stay home alone,’ she says. She decided to make it an extended three month trip covering New Zealand and
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Ten years of Fleurieu Living Magazine
Art · Design · Food · Wine · Fashion · Photography · People · Destinations
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Golden Hour
Model Rachel Lippett has been living at Port Willunga for eight years and says she loves living on the coast: ‘I want to live here forever’. ■
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Natural Wanders
FLM takes to the road with wanderlust in the driver’s seat to explore some of the aesthetic riches or our region. Nothing is quite as engaging as being wrapped in a vast and wild landscape. Full immersion in nature is proven to enrich one’s sense of
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From Here To Now
Our Mediterranean lifestyle along with our ability to reflect, embrace and innovate make it the perfect playground for all to explore and discover, even if you’ve been a long-time supporter of all things Fleurieu wine. The variety of our terroir sees
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WHO WE ARE: Rachel And Olivia Orchard All In The Mix
That exceptionally well-timed exit marked the end of one type of life – that saw them living in South Korea, London and China among other places – and the beginning of a new one making a permanent home on the Fleurieu, growing their family and brewin
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People Make A Place: The Humans Of Kangaroo Island
Touched personally by both tragedies, author Sabrina Davis started interviewing these hard-working and resilient people, capturing their reflections on their changing world, their childhood memories, their stories of their home countries and cultures
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Turning Dreams Into Realities
The winning films will be shared on the big screen under the stars at the McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre at the Gala Screening and Awards night in February 2022. Creative dreams will continue to be explored at a new event for the fest
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WHO WE ARE: Beatrice Jeavons Arts, Science And Sustainability
Over the past six years Bea has bounced between contracts with Adelaide Festival, while also leading hikes with Big Heart Adventures in spectacular locations around the country. This rotation of work has allowed Bea to strike a fulfilling balance bet
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WHO WE ARE: Simon White Going With The Flow
‘It was called Waternish and it’s where my mum and uncle grew up,’ explains Simon. The farm is no longer in the family, but when Simon’s uncle, Lynn Fuller, started his own maintenance business in 1996, he sentimentally named it after the old family
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Celebrating Two Delicious Decades Of The Willunga Farmers Market
I’m greeted first by a friendly volunteer, before joining an infectiously enthusiastic crowd, their grocery bags overflowing with greenery and beaming faces swaying to tunes from the Willunga Ukuleles. It’s the familiarity of the market’s celebrated
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Reclaim
Daily 10am – 4pm 1 December 2021 – 9 Jan 2022 ■
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A Day To Remember
Located in the heart of McLaren Vale, Beyond Beautiful Style Lounge is an award-winning bridal specialist. From boho looks to classic waves and everything in between, Lisa and the team know how important it is to feel and look amazing and they love s
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We Are Very Pleased To Present The Second FLM Portraiture Series
We asked Fleurieu-based high-school students to submit original photographs capturing an emotion, a story or create a document of a place and time. The portraits could be studio-based, environmental, candid or self-portraits. Lily Dawn Powell, 17, En
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What To Buy, Where To Buy It
In this season of giving, embrace the opportunity to shop local and support independent retailers. Each of these featured businesses takes time and care to stock unique items: handmade, sustainable, Australian-made, colourful, fun, luxurious. Enjoy o
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Shake It Up This Summer
After a long lunch or decadent dinner, this cocktail is not only refreshing but may also help to relax your stomach. 100ml Lake Breeze Moscato30ml Salopian Summer Gin2 scoop Lemon Sorbet Lemon zest for garnish Blend all ingredients in a blender and s
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Celebrating Willunga Basin
Thirty-six years on and the view over Willunga Basin, from any angle, still makes my heart lift. But it could easily have been otherwise. I remember a warning letter in the local rag from a southern suburbs resident who wrote lovingly of the creeks,
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Being Social: Dinner with Verdi at Our Place Willunga Hill
On 23 July, guests at Our Place Willunga Hill were treated to ‘Dinner with Verdi’. Hosted by Big Sing McLaren Vale and Andy Clappis, the Giuseppe Verdi Requiem was complemented by a three-course dinner and local wines. All money raised went towards t

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