Innholdsfortegnelse for Autumn 2024 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, creative director and more recently photographer for thirty-five plus years. When not in the office, he can usually be found tweaking the crossover filters on his ridiculously over-the-top audio system. Hollie Connery After over a decade at sea and traversing some of the world’s wildest places, Hollie has landed back home on the Fleurieu. With a diverse repertoire of experience, Hollie comes to her role at FLM with a deep connection to land, community and culture. Heather Millar Heather Millar is…

Fossick Made + Found When creative couple Farley Wright and Katrina Weber became unable to participate in design markets because of the COVID pandemic, they decided to explore new directions for their business. A shift towards more jewellery meant that a retail shop could now include elements of their production studio. The search began, with 2023 bringing many lessons through trial and error until the right space finally became available: a shop just a 10-minute walk from their Goolwa home. Thus, Fossick Made + Found was born, bringing locals authentic Australian creativity in a gallery aesthetic. ‘Fossick’ means to search through a mine’s tailings for precious stones and metals; in Farley and Katrina’s shop, you are welcomed in to search and discover that special item that is precious to you.…

Fast forward seven years later, and time has seasoned Ben into an experienced business owner who has steered his brand from strength to strength. His latest season of growth is his largest to date – Ben and wife Bridget have welcomed the birth of their daughter Babs, alongside the rebirth of Yeo Haus into its new expanded space in Port Elliot. The once very humble brand has essentially grown out of its shell on The Strand, and the new warehouse space on Elliot Street offers the oxygen needed for Ben to breathe life into his creation, driving it toward the innovation required to carry this next phase of growth. With a lineup of local artists – Chris DeRosa, Gerry Wedd and Mickey Mason – adorning the expansive space, the aesthetic…

‘You have to make sure there’s a lot of stone packed into the wall, so it can’t fall out,’ he says. His projects are dotted throughout the landscape, waiting to be found; they’re his gift to Village residents and his dear grandchildren, who come to visit and play among the stones. When I first meet Bruce outside the Village’s community building, he shares how he got into dry stone walling. He fell in love with the craft when he was living on a 300-hectare farm in Mount Torrens. ‘Because we had a lot of stone on the farm, I just made things,’ he says. ‘I enjoy working with my hands.’ As we begin our journey through the Village, Bruce explains it wasn’t just the process of dry stone walling he…

The mood was high at our summer issue launch at Varney Wines on 13 December. Perfect weather, perfect wine and great company. We love sharing our launch parties and the combined effort of all involved made 2023 a great year and celebrating the summer issue a great night. Photography by Janey Fowler.…

Now they’ve swapped the green paddocks of Myponga for sweeping sea views over the Fleurieu coastline and the lowing of cows for the whistle and thwack of golf balls sailing towards the green at Links Lady Bay. It’s a big change. Geoff was born and bred on a Myponga dairy farm and while Louise may not have been born down south, she’s got the Myponga-bred part covered, after her parents left Adelaide to become dairy farmers. The pair met through local sport. ‘He actually was in the same class as my sister,’ says Louise. ‘The joys of a country town I guess,’ Geoff adds, dry as a bone. Until moving to Lady Bay, they lived together in an old farmhouse (built ‘when Noah was loading the ark I reckon’) and…

It takes time and patience to master the pottery wheel. Fortunately, ceramicist Shane Connery has both. The young craftsman grew up in McLaren Vale and studied jazz at the University of Adelaide’s Elder Conservatorium of Music before the world of pottery opened up to him. ‘As a little boy, I wanted to play basketball for the NBA,’ he says. ‘I never imagined this would be my life.’ Connery was living and playing drums in Europe when an encounter with a Spanish ceramicist set clay cogs turning. After returning to Australia in 2016, Connery attended a six-week pottery class with Henley and Grange Arts Society. The bug bit hard. ‘A lot of people are doing pottery classes these days so clubs like that are getting overwhelmed,’ he says. ‘It was more…

Peter started his working life as a nurse for the disabled and then became a union official, but after many years decided he needed a change and enrolled in a photography program at the College of Advanced Education (now UniSA). The college had recently amalgamated with the SA School of Art, so Peter found it an interesting time to be a student there. With dreams of becoming a photojournalist, Peter set up a darkroom at home and began processing his own black and white photos. However, he also had a young family which quickly became his top priority, so he swapped further education for work as an IT professional. Together with his young family, Peter spent his time off travelling, and he was drawn to photographing buildings and architecture along…

Harlem Shuffle / Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead Published by in 2021 and 2023 by Fleet (a Hachette imprint) ISBNs 9780708899465 and 9780349727653 $32.99 each These two novels by a Pulitzer prize-winning author are able to be read in isolation, but to do so would be to do them and the reader a disservice for their plotlines, themes and portraits are woven seamlessly throughout the 17-year stretch of their setting. Life in New York City from the late 1950s through to the mid-1970s was a scrappy, marginal affair for most of its citizens and for the city itself, fighting off bankruptcy and convulsing with crime. Ray Carney, furniture dealer and fence, operates at those margins, drawing from entrepreneurial acumen and intermittently from an unwanted but useful criminal pedigree. His operations…

Eco-warrior husband and wife duo Chad and Emily Freak are going one step further. They are using their earth-charged environmental drive and community spirit to showcase the necessary synergy of a living, breathing home for the health of the planet. A drive up Old Willunga Hill now offers a captivating glimpse of an earthship – its organic rendering and domed design reminiscent of a cave one would expect to see carved into a desert landscape. This fruit of loving, community-oriented labour sits atop Chad and Emily’s seven-and-a-half hectare Willunga property, with sweeping views north over the region’s vines right across to our sparkling coast and over to Mount Lofty in the east. ‘The curves create a round and natural feel that mimics what we see in nature. Nature doesn’t have…

S.C. Pannell Stephen and Fiona Pannell have incredible wines on offer and their sprawling deck is such a great spot to gather with friends, sip wine and relax. The team here is so welcoming and knowledgeable – it’s the kind of place I always end up staying longer than expected. Berg Herring Chloe & Sam Dunleavy’s little converted church up the top of Sellicks Beach Road is an oasis. Grab a bottle and set up in their sheltered garden overlooking the beautiful coastline of South Australia. One of the best spots on the Fleurieu. Samson Tall A pair of floppy black labradors on arrival is always a treat; then as you enter this tiny, light-filled church you feel like you’re in a home overlooking a beautiful backyard. The wines here…

It’s time to lace up those hiking boots, pack a sense of curiosity and tune into the natural world. This remarkable walking track forms (in our opinion) one of the most picturesque parts of the Heysen Trail. Connecting a string of parks along the southern coastline, it extends from the rural town of Cape Jervis along to the surf breaks of Waitpinga to the soaring cliff faces of King’s Beach all the way along to The Bluff at Petrel Cove and ending at the township of Victor Harbor. An easy 90-minute drive from Adelaide, the trail has many entry points. Whether you’re after a short walk or the full-monty five-day, four-night hike, you can tailor it to suit – any day, any direction, any section. It’s a great introduction to…

01. Timberwolf Hand-made solid timber furniture made in South Australia. You might spy some of Timberwolf’s exquisitely crafted pieces in the Hutchinson home feature on page 16. The Wistow Bedside Tables are available in width from 400–600mm with your choice of solid timber and finish. Pictured here is American Oak in natural finish with handles from the Made Measure Leather Pull range. 02. BQ Curtains & Blinds, Victor Harbor So many windows, so many options. A recent design / build by South Coast Construction features window coverings by BQ Curtains & Blinds. The custom wave sheers are just one of the expertly made, tailored-to-fit products offered by the team at BQ Curtains & Blinds. Pictured: The soft diffused light created by the wave sheers creates privacy while still offering a…