Innholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2017 i Fleurieu Living Magazine

Petra de Mooy Working on FLM comes with many rewards and Petra still pinches herself every time she archives another great story. When not wrangling content, you can find her hanging out with Jason and their daughter, gardening, or perusing the farmers’ market. Jason Porter Jason has worked as a graphic designer and creative director both locally and overseas for thirty years. When not in the office, he can usually be found in the garage tweaking some kind of rare hi-fi component. Perscia Maung A lover of live music, Perscia has previously worked in arts and hospitality. These days she loves to walk her great dane and her cat on the beach. FLM has introduced her to many inspiring business owners – thankfully Adelaide Snake Catchers is among them. Lulu…

Like many overseas love affairs, this one was short, simple and left a lasting impression. When chef Rob Kolencik and his wife visited Paris, they fell in love with a bijou cafe, with a fixed menu, a large solitary table and shelves packed with providore foods. ‘We just loved the concept of that cafe,’ he tells me with a smile. ‘It was such a simple little place but the food was just amazing and we just kept going back the entire time we were in Paris.’ That short-lived love-affair set in motion a chain-of-events that has culminated in Rob Kolencik sitting across from me on a long wooden table, in the Fleurieu’s cafe of the moment, Harry’s Deli at Wirra Wirra. Rob has recently taken on the illustrious role of…

But the story begins earlier, when Adelaide-born airline pilot Ben and nurse Anneke, needing regular breaks from busy professional lives in Hong Kong, chose the Fleurieu Peninsula for holidays. The trips became so regular that, after years of renting, they bought a holiday home at Middleton, where they could enjoy the coastal lifestyle with their young sons and extended family. Eventually they made the decision to move back to Oz in 2006 and made the holiday house their permanent home. But this was not to last. On a back road drive, close to Inman Valley a year later, a grand idea was born. ‘We drove down Inman Valley Road and saw this block for sale and thought it would be a great spot to build,’ says Ben. Unencumbered views and…

The idea behind The General is a novel one; combining a cellar door for wineries Mr. Riggs and Zonte’s Footstep, with a cutting edge eatery. From the main road, the recycled red-brick building sits comfortably alongside the heritage-listed building housing Home Grain Bakery. When I knock on the sturdy wooden door, it opens and I’m warmly welcomed, despite my early arrival. Inside the fit-out is a combination of rustic-chic and industrial-cool. In a different venue such a style could be austere, but here the abundance of personal touches infuse warmth and beauty. There’s genius in the details; windows concertina back creating ‘window bars’ and there’s a multitude of accessible powerpoints so patrons can work while drinking a short black or a slow glass of prosecco. The back wall is buttressed…

D’ARENBERG Vintage Fortified Shiraz d’Arenberg vintage fortified wines have been shirazbased from the very first declared vintage. Now, nearly 90 years on, this wine continues to be produced from the original vines. The wine is fortified with a brandy spirit, offering an aromatic nose of chocolate, fresh pipe-tobacco and Christmas pudding. Newlyopened violets linger in the background, alongside an array of spices, including nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves and ginger. KAY BROTHERS Grand Liquor Muscat The Kay family has been synonymous with McLaren Vale for over 125 years. White Frontignac grapes have been grown successfully since the inception of the family’s winemaking operations. The variety is particularly appealing when left to naturally raisin, vinify and then mature for many years in oak barrels. The resulting muscat is an intensely luscious, rich liquor-style…

The FLM team, the contributing creatives and the interesting personalities featured in the Summer issue celebrated the launch at the Salopian Inn on the 30th of November, 2016. Chef Karena Armstrong satisfied all with fantastic canapes, washed down with fine Fleurieu wine from Zerella, Kay Brothers, Molly Dooker – and gin from Kangaroo Island Spirits!…

Local families brought in the New Year by building an assortment of golden sandcastles beside the amazing surf on the beautiful shores of Port Willunga beach! Family, food, imagination, play, shovels, tealight candles and a sense of fun was has by all.…

Annabel Bowles Annabel Bowles is a quiet person with loud thoughts. She loves dogs, strong lattes, op-shops and many genres of music. Annabel is a Journalism and International Relations student and a 2015 Tatachilla Lutheran College graduate, who’s lived on a Mount Compass farm for most of her life. For relaxation she loves burying her head in a good book or exploring the Fleurieu and its stunning coastline. Annabel hopes to have a career in either environmental or music journalism. She’s been delighted to be an intern at FLM and has relished the opportunity to write about an incredible local creative as well as doing other bits and bobs (not to mention enjoying the odd sneaky lunch and shopping trip with Petra). Ainsley Roscrow Ainsley Roscrow is a local business…

One of Graeme’s major achievements was to lead the Telstra team that incorporated the first Australian internet services into the Telstra phone network. Initially Telstra was only providing telephone lines for emerging servers, but Graeme recognised the potential of the new technology. It took Graeme four attempts to convince Telstra management of the opportunities the technology offered the company. They finally agreed he was onto something, and gave him the budget to plan the transition of Telstra the telephone network, into Telstra the international internet telecommunications provider. ‘I showed them my revenue figures,’ Graeme recalls. ‘And I said to them: ‘This thing is growing like stink!’ This is a telecommunications network that we need to be involved with!’ This early work led to Telstra becoming the leading provider of internet…

On a sunny summer’s day, I drive down to the iconic De Groot Coffee Co. in the industrial zone of Port Elliot to meet a group of young men who have chosen to stay. Or, at the very least, to come and go. These ‘Young Guns’ of the Fleurieu range in age from 17 to 27, and are reaching new heights in fashion design, music, photography, film, event-production, surfing and bodyboarding. First up are Dylan Beach (26) and Marshall Watson (27). Dylan is General Manager of the Australian Bodyboarding Association, as well as Manager of events and marketing company Beach Management. Responsible for organising Pro Tour bodyboarding events nationally and internationally, Dylan quips, ‘Head office is wherever my laptop is.’ Marshall, a keen local bodyboarder, is currently ranked 7th nationally,…

The Shepherd’s Life: A Tale of the Lakes District by James Rebanks Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9780141979366 $19.99 This is a story told in seasons, generations and centuries rather than years. It speaks of tradition and timelessness, describing lives and England’s famously beautiful Lakes District in terms of patterns rather than events. Despite such breadth of perspective, it is immediate and enthralling. For a man taught early that there was idleness and little of use in books, James Rebanks has produced one filled with acute observation and spare, unsentimental prose, which flows beautifully. It is effortless to read. In describing the life of a modern-day shepherd, the author writes of family, animals, community and nature in a way which speaks deeply and directly to our own search for meaning,…

Gerry’s work pays tribute to surf culture, from the golden era of the 1970s to the lows of addiction and its malignant lingering over surfing communities. The Fleurieu Peninsula surfing community is fairly small. Mostly everyone knows each other and it’s easy to identify anyone who isn’t a local, especially along the Middleton stretch. I started surfing regularly a number of years ago, and quickly developed a love of boutique hand-shaped boards. Any more than two fins and I wouldn’t bother with it. It was while surfing on one of the most obscure boards you can purchase – a four foot three Bing Speed Square – that I met artist and surfer Gerry Wedd. ‘What’s that you’re surfing?’ he asked me. He sounded intrigued. It turned out Gerry had been…

On the 30th of January, art enthusiasts celebrated the launch of the Festival Fleurieu Event Guide at the quaint Second Valley beach. The biennial event will run in April and will be a ‘kaleidoscope of colour’ highlighting the region’s music, art, culture, history, gastronomy, and environment.…

John Lacey opened his solo exhibition ‘Landscape & Life’ at the Alexandrina Council’s 2017 ‘Just Add Water’ launch, held at Signal Point Gallery in Goolwa on the 10th of December, 2016. Photos courtesy of Richard Hodges Photographics.…

Meet Mia Reschke, a 17-year-old artistic powerhouse from Tatachilla Lutheran College. An actor, singer, songwriter and composer all-inone, she’s the Fleurieu’s very own Julie Andrews. I was mesmerised by her performances in musicals at Tatachilla’s chapels and when I was asked to write about a talented student, Mia immediately came to mind. She has recently landed the lead role in the College’s upcoming musical Mary Poppins, which will be held at the Hopgood Theatre in May. Mia spent her first few years living around the corner from the iconic Thebarton Theatre and was raised in an environment that fostered her creative expression. Music filled the household and I’m told that Mia could sing before she could talk and always loved dressing up in trinkets and costumes. It wouldn’t surprise me…

The trip, however, turns out to be so much more than just a relaxing break and I disembark from the vehicle as a true believer in the benefits of bus tours. This is largely because of our veteran driver and guide, the energetic Jen of Kangaroo Island Adventure Tours. Jen arguably knows more about Kangaroo Island than many of the locals, despite the fact she ‘commutes’ to work from Adelaide. She runs a variety of tours on KI and her time spent there has inspired her so much, she jokingly refers to it as ‘Jen’s Island’. Jen is passionate about all the island has to offer and enjoys relaying her vast amount of knowledge to us. She has an extensive understanding of the region’s plants, not to mention the mating…

During my visits to reclaim our family pet, Celine and I formed a friendship and I became intrigued by her 65-year history running one of Willunga’s first almond orchards with her husband John. Celine Walton, as she was named, was born in 1921 in Melbourne. She was the youngest of four children, a late arrival who says she felt almost like an only child. Celine had a close bond with her father, Ernie Walton, who was the second Carlton Football Club Captain among many other credentials. Celine and her father loved to go fishing and would spend countless hours together. Ernie was a man of integrity, a trait passed on to his daughter. As a young woman, Celine was known to be dynamic, well educated and fashionable. After completing high…

When Andrew Houlihan came across some vintage cane fishing rods several years ago, he bought them on a romantic whim, imagining that one day they could be repurposed as an arch to be married under. That fantasy became a reality when he and his long-time love Jerrima Nicholas-Allen were wed overlooking Encounter Bay, with the vintage fishing rods covered in white roses forming a bespoke arch. ‘It all came together beautifully,’ smiles Jerrima. The arch is an example of the couple’s attention to detail and commitment to all things local in planning a springtime wedding. Andrew and Jerrima were introduced by friends while studying at university in Adelaide. A decade later, while celebrating their anniversary in Port Douglas, Andrew proposed and Jerrima was delighted to accept. They chose one of…

THE AUSTRALASIAN Adjacent to the Goolwa Wharf Precinct, this small private hotel is an unashamedly couples-only luxury retreat with weekend ‘foodie’ packages on offer to the discerning experience-seeker. The Australasian Dining Room is onsite. 1 Porter Street, Goolwa E: australasian1858@bigpond.com W: australasian1858.com McLAREN EYE Welcome to McLaren Eye ... the place to stay if you’re seeking luxury accommodation, complete privacy, stunning views and sunsets, within easy reach of McLaren Vale’s world-class wineries, restaurants and boutique shops. Whatever your plans, the McLaren Eye offers the highest standards in comfort and service. T: (08) 8383 7122 M: 0409 430 949 W: mclareneye.com.au BEACH HUTS MIDDLETON Spend a night in your very own luxury Beach Hut. Twelve brightly coloured beach huts, beautifully decorated with an eclectic mix of new and old. The huts…

An outdoor screening of the top ten film finalists in the Fleurieu Film Festival was held at the picturesque Serafino grounds on February the 11th. The balmy night and quality talent created ‘a feast for the senses under the stars.’…

Both young and young-at-heart boogied the day away to an array of contemporary music artists on the 10th of December, 2016. Hot Dub Wine Machine took partygoers on a trip through time, as they enjoyed fine food and wine in the sunny Serafino fields.…