Innholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2022 i Fleurieu Living Magazine

Petra de Mooy Petra started her career as a furniture designer/maker, but always had aspirations to write so … why not start a magazine? Making the connections we’ve made and getting to know this region in-depth has been a gift. 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 … ’ as a conversation starter. Holly…

I meet furniture designer and maker Huw McConachy at his Made By Making studio in Port Elliot’s Factory 9 precinct on a day of summer rain. The warm air draws out the luscious scents of timber and oils, while the clouddimmed light lends his workshop an aura that feels almost sacred. I soon understand that this feeling is not created by weather and light alone. Huw’s workshop has become a place of healing and contemplation after he and his wife Steph lost their first child, Arthur William McConachy, soon after his birth one year ago. It’s been a gruelling year and Huw’s studio and the community within which it’s housed, have been at the heart of his healing. ‘When we returned from hospital, the community and everyone from Factory 9…

Where there’s light, there’s enrichment of life. Done right, interior lighting can be a focal point and a conversation piece, working as a functional and aesthetic enhancement of our living and working spaces. Design experts are predicting that 2022 is the year of bespoke and designer lighting schemes that combine technical aspects with decorative effects. SA local artists and designers are part of the movement, making their own modern, limited production interpretations of designer lighting trends. There’s something to be said for the talented creatives who are producing functional art that inspires, even when turned off. Warren Pickering and Anna Small are the husband and wife team behind A Small Art Factory. The imaginative duo have been marrying elements of delicate nature, hard steel and warm light to create a…

Inspiration has surrounded floral stylist Evie Harrison from her very beginning. Growing up on the Fleurieu with her winemaker mother and artist father, she spent her youth surrounded by vineyards and the ocean. In 2006 Evie’s family moved from Onkaparinga to The Mill – a beautiful character-filled property at Middleton. ‘Dad’s a big surfer, so being down there with the local art scene and small community vibes is what they wanted,’ says Evie. For Evie, family and place have played a vital role in the development of the strong, motivated and self-driven individual she is today. At fifteen she moved to France with her family, going to school in her new non-English speaking community. Spending much of her free time with her mum, Evie found France provided endless inspiration. She…

It takes a certain ubiquity to become known by your first name only, attended by a level of fame usually gained on the global stage or sports field. Then there’s Harry. Around McLaren Vale and particularly at Wirra Wirra, Harry achieved similar mononymic notoriety, albeit in a more limited geography. Before he died, Wirra Wirra named a room in his honour. Five years ago that room became Harry’s Deli, Wirra Wirra’s cafe that started small but has since grown to be a destination in its own right. Harry was Harry Kilaitis, a Lithuathian immigrant, known around the traps as Harry, Harry the carpenter and even the original Harry highpants. ‘I didn’t even know his surname until after he died,’ says Andrew Kay, Wirra Wirra’s managing director and CEO. Harry plied…

We’ll forgive you for getting lost in your imagination as you skim through the following pages, fantasising over your next adventure in the south; we’re doing the same as we write it. But before we lose you, it’s worth drawing your attention to the incredible innovation and creativity that constantly elevates our region. EAT Lucky Ducks They say great minds think alike and for Jac, Stacey, Rich and Lisa, the phrase couldn’t be more fitting. While each member of the group proudly embraces their own unique food preferences, all are in clear agreement over the deliciousness that can be created using all vegan ingredients. Seeing an opportunity to join the ever-growing Aldinga nightlife with a restaurant and cocktail bar that offers something a little different, the quartet came together to…

Bev MacInnes – Photographed at Bev’s Remnant House – Willunga Gardener, traveller, textile lover and op shop explorer Intrepid traveller Bev MacInnes brings her experience in architecture, design and theatre together to showcase beautiful textiles and homewares on the Fleurieu. Bev’s Remnant House began in Redfern, Sydney. After more than a decade of successful trading, Bev sought a change of scenery and the Fleurieu beckoned. In 2020 Bev happily settled in Aldinga Beach, finding a new home for her curatorial sensibilities on Willunga’s High Street.…

Morgan and Arron Lyall were, some might say, destined to meet. Arron lived across the road from Morgan’s best friend, but it was many years later when another friend spotted their romantic potential and suggested they might make a good match – and a spark was ignited. The two are a perfect balance. Morgan, a wildly optimistic, bubbly burst of energy says she sometimes forgets to stop working and enjoy the little moments in life. Whereas Arron, a musician and massage therapist, who lost his vision six months before meeting Morgan, provides her with a grounding influence, knowing when to tell her to take a break and slow down a bit. On the day of their engagement, Arron planned for a photographer to capture their special moment. As the big…

Meghan Carr Meghan is a Moana local with an affinity for yoga, hiking and fumbling words in her melodic Canadian accent. Meg loves a chat but prefers the space and freedom of composing words to express her thoughts. She recently resigned from her lifelong career in restaurants and now uses her hospitality experience as a muse for her writing (although she does miss eating gourmet food every day!) Fortunately, her partner is a fine cook who whips up decadent dinners, which Meg unapologetically drowns in Frank’s hot sauce. Emma Masters Journalist and filmmaker Emma has returned to South Australia after spending more than a decade living in the Northern Territory and Southeast Asia. Her career has been dedicated to storytelling. She’s worked in publishing, radio and broadcast, both in front…

When you spot the Fleurieu White House from across the rugged bay it calls home, it’s obvious how it got its name. Cradled by the sweep of the surrounding hills, you could be forgiven for thinking it’s a traditional Aussie beach shack that’s had a fresh coat of white paint and a new deck built to take advantage of its idyllic, waterfront view. But step inside and you realise there’s so much more behind the bright, modest facade. Anne Taylor and Michael Buchtmann, the architectural duo behind Taylor Buchtman tasked with converting the rustic seaside getaway into a beautiful contemporary home, say that’s part of its unique charm. ‘Our brief was to keep a shack quality, but connect the house to the whole block,’ says Michael. ‘It was originally a…

Award-winning chef and restaurateur Karena Armstrong has been on a decade-long mission to create cuisine that celebrates what she calls the three Ps – place, produce and people – of the Fleurieu Peninsula. This year, she’s expanding her passion and desire to celebrate everything local in her new role as co-director of the premier eating and drinking festival Tasting Australia. For those who know the vibrant, driving force behind the Salopian Inn, which Karena co-owns with sommelier Alex Marchetti, her nomination for the prestigious role may seem like a no-brainer, but she says it came as a shock. ‘I’m still amazed they asked me to do it. I was actually speechless, which doesn’t really happen that often,’ Karena explains with a laugh. ‘I’ve been involved with Tasting Australia since 2014…

For the past few years, FLM’s wine reviews have been penned by the inimitable Gill Gordon-Smith. Her reviews were as approachable and invigorating as a crisp fiano on a summer’s day – her deep wine knowledge made accessible through evocative adjectives like ‘flirtatious’ and ‘smashable’. We thank her for her contribution. Into this void steps: me. A wine reviewer of zero experience, but with a novice’s boundless enthusiasm for the task. As I took to the role, I recalled how research scientist Mango Parker explained that the ‘taste’ of wine isn’t only informed by what’s in the glass, but by our biology and our individual memory banks of tastes and smells. Each sip is a moment of sensory inspiration, both unique and universal. It made immediate sense to me –…

The centrepiece of ceramic artist Honor Freeman’s upcoming exhibition is currently marooned on a trailer in her Encounter Bay backyard. Leading me through her house and outside to her backyard studio, she laughs at the incongruous sight of the upturned bath on the trailer. ‘It’s so heavy we can’t get it off,’ she explains, speaking quickly and energetically. ‘It will probably end up in the garden full of plants.’ It will have to come off the trailer soon. Honor has sourced a replacement that needs picking up, a yellow enamel bath that can more easily be transported to the Adelaide Railway Station for Neoteric, an Adelaide Festival exhibition of twenty mid-career practitioners from South Australia. She tells me she’s drawn to the duality of rising tides and receding floods for…

At one point in my life, travel was about escapism as much as adventure. It was a chance to seek out contrasting experiences as far away from the four walls and air-controlled climate of my working life as possible. More recently, travel has started to mean something different. Maybe the shift came with the passage of time and the additional decades of life lived. Or perhaps it snuck in unnoticed in the wake of some significant life changes: becoming a mother, experiencing grief and loss, starting a new business and feeling disconnected from creative pursuits. I started to see my ideas about down-time and my dreams of travel through a different lens. Now I seek restoration, connection with nature, the chance to clear my mind and body, and joyful play.…

From our publishing editor Petra Many of you that have children will agree that navigating back to school with COVID-19 and all of the internal and external forces can be a bit much, but we hope this issue of FLM will give you all pause for thought – and a reason to feel good about the many good things we have on the peninsula. Winding down after our tenth anniversary edition this past summer felt like a good idea after a busy 2021 – and so we luxuriated in all that is on offer close to home – beaches, bike rides, Friday night wine-downs, even a bit of live music. We also spent time on the river, staying at Goolwa South and experiencing the township from a tourist’s point of…

I sit alone but I am not lonely along cliffs that gaze to elsewhere coastal hues keep me company aloft a limestone hill where vines dance to the sea I bask in the purity of unspoiled pine trees the grass suns itself brown ochre hills stretch their wings I lower myself into a crevasse where unsociable serenity sings lone trees stand guard they whisper and entwine a sea breeze language music to my mind I wish I could speak with the ocean tell her that her blue beauty is everything she’s an escape and she’s home maybe the cliffs know…

Ngai icharlee – Greetings friends. My name is Karl Winda Telfer. My traditional name is Winda Kudnuitya which means third born owl. I grew up here on this land, sea and sky country. The language from my tongue holds a song of my spirit of place. This is a deep story of connection I carry from birth in my bloodline/family clan. My mother Georgina Williams-Nganki Burka Mekauwe always spoke to me of this: who I am, where I come from and to not forget the old ways of our people. I’m the first generation born off the mission. In my early years, we lived in Old Noarlunga – in Malpas Street right near the river, Ngankiparri (Onkaparinga River). I spent the first five years of my life living in that…

Over the past two years, the notion of ‘space’ has significantly evolved in meaning. As I sit and write in the midst of a period of mandated isolation, space has come to represent a challenging separation from some basic pleasures: interaction, freedom, dancing and connection. In the early stages of the pandemic, local musician Josh Morphett saw this ‘space’ not as a void, but instead as an opportunity for creativity and collaboration. The sudden shut down of all so-called non-essential businesses in March 2020 meant Josh found himself completely out of gigs to play for the foreseeable future. Josh filled the extra time with live-streamed solo sets from various isolated locations – the inside of his kids’ wardrobe even making its public debut. Audiences tuned in online for his ‘House…

Only eighteen months prior, the inside of this 1950s abode was bare, gutted to the bones, with only the original cedar wood siding and wooden skeleton remaining intact. ‘You couldn’t drop your bundle; you just had to keep it together,’ Evan Bailey says with laid back conviction, his eyes sparkling as he recounts the trials of selling a house, running a business, supporting the kids, and renovating a home – all while riding out a pandemic. His wife Kate Clark’s all-knowing smile betrays that he is (slightly) downplaying the enormous journey of converting the run-down beach shack, now affectionately called Sea Dragon, into a family home. Seated around a wooden table in their open-plan kitchen-dining area, I cast my gaze around their welcoming home in quiet disbelief. Only eighteen months…

The Salt Path by Raynor Winn Published by Penguin Books ISBN 9781405937184 $22.99 Rendered homeless and penniless by an ill-advised investment with a friend, abetted by an unblinking court system, a couple in their fifties face profound economic and social upheaval. Yet these are rendered relatively minor by the terminal medical diagnosis passed upon Moth, the writer’s husband of over thirty years, who is told to expect a debilitating, painful and inevitable decline. Forced from the Welsh farm which had been their home and provided their livelihoods for decades, ‘running from the rupture’ in their lives, they decide to walk and wild camp England’s 630-mile South West Coast Path. It’s a decision borne from a paucity of options and fear of the void, a far cry from the usual selfimprovement…

Our summer issue marked 10 years in business and what better place to celebrate than at the new Oliver’s Taranga cellar door. With the Oliver’s vineyards as the backdrop – guests enjoyed a greeting to country from Karl Winda Telfer and cool tunes from DJ Sidwho. Delicious cocktail food from Chef Todd Steele and a chocolate mud sponge with dark chocolate mousse and strawberries from The Fleurieu Kitchen were complemented by Oliver’s Quince Gin and fine wines. It was a great evening to enjoy all the Fleurieu has to offer! Special thanks to MC Perscia Maung.…