Innholdsfortegnelse for Spring 2021 i Fleurieu Living Magazine

Petra de Mooy 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. Jason Porter 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 found tweaking the crossover filters on his ridiculously over-the-top audio system. Kate Le Gallez Kate started her working life as a lawyer and consultant, before turning to a lifelong love of writing. She confesses to suffering a mild podcast addiction, which results in her overuse of the phrase ‘I was listening to a podcast ……

MARKETS: 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 goods, and enjoy the nourishing community atmosphere every week. Willunga Quarry Market Adjacent to the Willunga Oval Second Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm Browse through an eclectic mix of wares ranging from secondhand tools to plants and crafts. Willunga Artisans and Handmade Market Willunga Show Hall Second Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm An inspiring curated market showcasing local art and handmade goods. A great place to buy a unique, handmade gift made from high quality materials. Goolwa Wharf Market First and third Sunday…

And then of course, Delta came calling, sending the state into lockdown. When we speak in early August, Rachael is still holding her breath, hoping the final weeks of the event can proceed uninterrupted. But she’s just about ready to exhale, in the peaceful surrounds of the home she’s made for herself in Normanville. Born in Western Australia, Rachael moved to Adelaide at thirteen. Despite having spent a large proportion of her adult life living interstate and overseas, Adelaide has always been home. ‘I’ve always had a great pull to Adelaide,’ Rachael says. ‘It’s where I’ve grown up, where I’ve created a lot of what I’ve done – the foundation of what I’ve done – before I went on and furthered my career.’ Working in production and programming, Rachael’s CV…

The Bailey Homes story starts in 1975, when fifteen-year-old Don dreamed of being an airforce pilot. Still a school boy, Don realised his dream job wasn’t going to work out. ‘The physics was just too hard,’ he says. ‘That really devastated me and I just wanted to leave school.’ The way out, according to dad Stan, was to find a job. Don began an apprenticeship in carpentry. The apprenticeship took him to Adelaide for four years, with Don learning his craft through the turbulent economic conditions of the 1970s, considering himself fortunate to be kept on as an apprentice during the recession. By 1980, Don had his ticket. He moved back to the family home in Victor Harbor and began working for local builder Barry Briggs. ‘Briggsy was a real…

Smooth Operator in Aldinga curates quality one-off vintage fashion, art and homewares pieces, believing that recycled, eco-friendly fashion is the path to a sustainable future. This feature draws on the synergy and shared ideals of our location, Naiko Retreat in Deep Creek. The synthesis of the retro Futuro and the modern accommodation, of natural forces and retro design, and of timelessness, craftsmanship, resourcefulness and individualism. Together, these elements transcend trend culture, enduring over time. Taken an amazing photo on the Fleurieu lately? Tag us on Instagram and you could see your handiwork in print. Each issue we’ll choose an image to publish right here in the pages of FLM. @fleurieulivingmagazine This image was captured at sunset at Second Valley by Brayden from Midnight Photography: @__mid__night…

WHITES AND ROSÉS Fresh fruity wines from the 2021 vintage in white and pink are now being released. They’re delicious, youthful wines befitting the spring and summer weather about to come. Oliver’s Taranga 2021 Vermentino The 2021 vintage in McLaren Vale was exceptional, some winemakers are marking it one of the best this century. It came as a welcome relief after a tough 2020. The great season was due to a wet winter which allowed the vines to produce a good canopy, and a cool and dry summer for even ripening. Oliver’s Taranga revelled in the low summer temperatures, which have gifted us even, slow ripening conditions for the fruit, producing good flavours, with fine tannins and lovely acid. The Vermentino displays zesty lemony acid, fresh honey florals and sea…

Georgia first took Jonathon down to her family shack, the old Post Office in Second Valley, when they were seventeen-year-old high-school sweethearts. Nine years later, the couple chose to say ‘I do’ on Second Valley Farm, watching a spectacular sunset from the clifftops as husband and wife. Over the years, Georgia and Jono spent countless weekend getaways at Second Valley enjoying summer swims and winter nights by the shack fire. When Jono proposed to Georgia on Second Valley beach in 2019, they dreamed of a Fleurieu wedding but made the pragmatic decision to plan a city-based affair to accommodate interstate guests. But when the country went into lockdown four days before the planned big day, and the wedding plans had to be abandoned, the couple took refuge in Second Valley…

Min Cook Min Cook started surfing as a teenager and was hooked from the very first wave, later travelling the country and the world in pursuit of perfect waves and an endless summer. Now living back in Adelaide, Min’s a clinical nutritionist who’s passionate about working with people on their health journey. In her spare time you’ll find her out in the surf somewhere, or running with her dog. Favourite local surf spots: Gulls, Triggs, Parsons or a strike at Yorkes! Kelly Golding As a travel and lifestyle presenter/writer with over twenty years’ experience, and with a keen love of the Fleurieu coast, the Peninsula has become Kelly Golding’s second home. Whether visiting her parents in Victor Harbor and quietly enjoying the serene views from their home or out and…

From the FLM team Perhaps more than any other season, the arrival of spring has a visceral impact on people. You can see it walking down the street. People are noticeably lighter of step, less harried, more optimistic. This year, each season continues to be tinged with trepidation. And though we have been lucky here on the Fleurieu, we’re still seeing the effects of collective coronavirus burn out. In the pages of our spring issue, we’ve tried to stay with the spring feeling we all want to experience. We hope it offers a slight reprieve from the daily tallies and instead cheers your day a bit. This is our goal for this issue and every issue. Spring is the natural season to celebrate the eternal optimism of the Fleurieu’s entrepreneurial…

Board choice is one of the ways surfers express their creativity and freedom – a showcase of personality, skills and knowledge. Choosing a board becomes an extension of your individual style, as well as a response to the wave and the conditions of the day. Varying surf conditions makes for a long list of styles to shape. There are many models of long boards and mini mals, conventional short boards, fun shaped short boards like the ‘fish’, as well as ‘guns’ or boards specifically designed for big wave surfing. Shaping has evolved dramatically over the decades as the sport’s popularity has increased, while hardcore surfers bent on pushing the boundaries of the sport have led shapers to evolve and improve their craft. Shapers will alter the design of the nose,…

Reset: Restoring Australia after the Pandemic Recession by Ross Garnaut Published by La Trobe University Press in association with Black Inc. and the University of Melbourne ISBN 9781760642822 $32.99 Calm, rational, authoritative and optimistic, Ross Garnaut presents a persuasive case for a very new approach to Australia’s socio-economic policy settings in a world growing accustomed to new norms. Responding to the very real challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, and the deteriorating relationship with an increasingly bellicose China, Garnaut encourages us to see the opportunities available to re-make Australia for the better. Core prescriptions include grasping the renewable ‘superpower’ opportunity explored in his previous book, establishing a universal basic income, and seizing the opportunities available from carbon sequestration in our vast landmass. These are supplemented by a fairer,…

‘Once the kids started playing footy here, we loved the feeling of the community – it felt different,’ says Matt. ‘The people were so welcoming and the competition was wonderful. Just driving to games at Langhorne Creek, Strath, Victor, Myponga, we looked around at the beautiful scenery and loved all of the open space.’ In the meantime, the streetscape surrounding their Seaford home was changing. ‘We lived across the road from the beach and had been there for about thirteen years,’ says Kellie. ‘All around us houses were getting knocked down with two storeys and townhouses going up. I felt like I couldn’t even go out in my backyard and have privacy and we both craved our own space.’ They wanted somewhere they could retreat to, somewhere quiet with space…

During my brief visit, another woman wandered in, leaning against the doorframe and chatting to Mandy as she busily packed down her kitchen for a week-long hiatus. A third lingered near the cash register to exchange best wishes for the week ahead. A few minutes later, I left with a coffee, as well as a dozen eggs and two litres of Fleurieu milk, my cup filled in more ways than one on an otherwise desultory day. The daily coffee run has become something of a routine in my house, perhaps veering dangerously towards ritual. The coffee is only part of the custom. Most days, we make an early morning run, hot on the heels of the tradies and alongside the early morning walkers, many of whom are regulars just like…

He estimates he has probably completed over 20,000 drawings, paintings and illustrations throughout his career, with many featured in the book Plants of the Adelaide Plains and Hills, produced in collaboration with botanist John Jessop while they were working together at the State Herbarium. The book, first published in 1990, is now in its third edition. However Gilbert’s prodigious career almost didn’t happen. As a young twenty year old, Gilbert was running and swimming regularly every day. After each run he would stop and splash his face in the cool water of the bird bath in his garden before heading inside. One day, while working at his desk, Gilbert unexpectedly collapsed and was taken to hospital where he lay in a coma for the next three months. He was diagnosed…

Chris Finnen Blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, teacher, listener and mentor At home in Seaford Rise…