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CELEBRATING EASTER AROUND THE COUNTRY

Celebrate all things Australia at the annual Sydney Royal Easter show

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5 COUNTRY INSPIRED KITCHENS

Decorate your dream country inspired kitchen with our pick of kitchen designs from past Australian Country issues.

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PARADISE FOR PIGS

A legend in the world of wine, David Hohnen has returned to his first career as a farmer, this time of free-range, environmentally sustainable pork.

FOR THE LOVE OF LAKEMBA

FOR THE LOVE OF LAKEMBA

A pair of scientists left behind city life to head home to Ipswich, a Queensland city and pulled out all the stops on a huge renovation.

FUN OF THE FAIR

FUN OF THE FAIR

There’s nothing better that I have found than hearing music with a glorious sound as we ride round and round on the merry-go-round.

A Sensory Wine Feast

A Sensory Wine Feast

When it comes to matching food and wine, Western Australian winemakers Cathy and Neil Howard need look no further than their garden.

A COUNTRY AFFAIR

A COUNTRY AFFAIR

You can take the girl out of the country, but not the country out of the girl. When Bella Ballinger married […]

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THE ACCIDENTAL ACTIVIST

They say when the going gets tough, the tough get going. Penny Blatchford showed her mettle when her region was threatened by a coal seam gas mine.

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Balance Point of Wine

Like many other life-altering decisions, Dorothy Barlow’s return to Australia was a long time in foment but perfectly swift in execution.

Free To Feed

Free To Feed

Free to Feed is a cooking school with a difference — or rather, their mission is to make a difference. As […]

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Indigiearth

Established in the great wine region of Mudgee, Indigiearth is an Aboriginal-owned and operated catering business. Offering modern native Australian cuisine […]

Mudgee Fine Foods

Mudgee Fine Foods

 Bring your kids and let them get their hands sticky with Mudgee Fine Foods Our Kids cooking program. Set in the […]

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Sandalyn Wilderness Estate

Specialising in pasta classes, Sandalyn Wilderness Estate guests learn to make fresh pasta from scratch. Located in the picturesque Hunter Valley, […]

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Vive Cooking School

New kids on the block Vive Cooking School have recently opened their doors in Rosebery teaching people of all ages the […]

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Yummy Yarn and Co

The planets aligned when Robyn Hicks made the move to the bush for a rich creative life with Yummy Yarn and co. It was meant to be.

Our Latest Issue

Australian Country 25.4

Our Latest Issue

This issue tells the real stories from the heartland. This is the season for a travelling as we explored Oberon in the NSW Central West and then we headed to Beechworth in north-eastern Victoria. At home with Helen Hopgood who has restored a former railway station master’s cottage, and another inspiring tale from Stanthorpe in Queensland’s Granite Belt where orchardists Ellen and Justin Fawdon have decided to use their stone fruit for a diversification into fruit-based vinegars and shrubs.

Real stories from the heartland you don’t want to miss.

Tomatoes recipes

Tomato Recipes

When picked from the plant and still warm from the sun, tomato is best simple.

Cream of the Crop

Cream of the Crop

The Crooke family produces some of Australia’s finest ice cream from a factory in a former milking shed on their dairy farm in the lush Kiewa Valley.

PLUM RECIPES

PLUM RECIPES

Good to look at and to eat, plums are one of late summer’s seasonal delights.

TREASURE HUNTERS FIND BURFIELD HOUSE

TREASURE HUNTERS FIND BURFIELD HOUSE

A Toowoomba couple have brought the expertise of a lifetime’s collecting and dealing antiques to their Federation home.

AMBLING THROUGH ANDALUCIA

AMBLING THROUGH ANDALUCIA

A gentle passage through Andalucia is measured by its signature flamenco dancers, fino sherry and all the fun of the feria.

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A FRUITFUL LIFE

Wayne and Marie Stewart first bought their patch of rural paradise in 1980 in Peachester, overlooking Queensland’s Sunshine Coast.

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THE APRIL ISSUE OF AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY IS HERE!

For the next issue of Australian Country we’ve been out and about searching out some great stories to keep you all […]

GARDEN GNOMES AUSTRAL

GARDEN GNOMES AUSTRALIA: WENWORTH FALLS

In Garden Gnomes Australia, hundreds of pointy-tipped hats, white whiskers and grins emerge from the undergrowth.

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A SHEEP FARM IN MONARO HIGH COUNTRY

Third-generation sheep farmers John and Sally-Ann Cottle live in spectacular surrounds in the Monaro High Country.

COLONIAL RENOVATION

COLONIAL RENOVATION

Serial renovators Elizabeth and Patrick Brennan have found a wonderful new focus for their creative energies in a historic homestead in Sydney’s south-west

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COWGIRL LIFE ON THE FARM

Michelle Simons has traded her city existence for a cowgirl cocky’s life on a farm in the middle of a volcanic caldera in northern NSW

PEAR RECIPES

PEAR RECIPES

Luscious pears are one of the cooler months’ culinary delights.

WOOLEEN STATION

WA’s WOOLEEN STATION

The owners of Western Australia’s Wooleen Station have taken a new direction in a bid to make their property sustainable.

A PEREGIAN HOUSE

A PEREGIAN HOUSE

The natural world provides inspiration to Sunshine Coast designer Lisa Day, to create jewellery and homewares with a rustic aesthetic feel.

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART

A MESSAGE FROM THE HEART

We should do it every day, but in case it’s been a while, show your nearest and dearest how much you care for them.

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