Fleurieu Living Magazine

"Fleurieu Living Magazine features the best in food and wine, homes and gardens, growers, producers, accommodation and destinations — as well as artists,writers and designers working and living on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Published quarterly, Fleurieu Living Magazine is available throughout Adelaide and the Fleurieu via newsagents, wineries, restaurants cafés and B&Bs."

Key Personnel

Fleurieu Living Magazine

Our advertising partners • A special thanks to the advertising partners that have made a long-term commitment to FLM.

From the publishing editor • With the Brand SA push to ‘Buy SA for SA’ as well as the continuation of the GoSouth GoLocal campaign supported by the City of Onkaparinga, it seems we are getting the message from every angle to strengthen our economy by making smarter choices as consumers.

Take one • Poppy Fitzpatrick: filmmaker, photographer, writer

Make a date

Community build • Strolling along the Strand at Port Elliot, it feels as though the building alongside the historic Hotel Elliot has always just been there. Home to the wine bar Salt at the Elliot, visitors often ask about the building’s former life and are surprised to learn it’s a brand-new build.

Pluto Spirits: Handcrafted organic liquor • Idle conversations about starting a business happen all the time – over coffee, on a long walk or sitting side-by-side on a road trip. Most are quickly consigned to the realm of fantasy. Others lodge deep in the imagination, waiting for a time to resurface.

Escape the ordinary • If you’ve driven through rural McLaren Vale recently, you may have noticed the addition of some futuristic looking structures. The four white geodesic shapes look poised for lift-off, but also sit comfortably in the landscape, nestled next to the vineyards of Oliver’s Taranga Wines. These strange-looking structures are Divine Domes and luckily for us, this new and unique accommodation offering is here to stay.

Photo from a reader: Shav Bird @_s_h_b_photography

In pursuit of small pleasures • There is a sometimes forgotten joy that comes with consciously pursuing a slow and steady rhythm in life. A weekend drive without Google maps, simply following the signs and hoping for leafy streets and good coffee along the way. Poaching an egg for breakfast, or wearing a hand knitted wool jumper.

Joanna Poulson: Offerings from my garden • It’s easy to forget that, by the time an artwork hits our senses, it’s often lived an entire life beforehand – we are merely absorbing a moment in time. For artist Joanna Poulson, this life cycle is complex: sometimes arduous and often long, but always cathartic, immersive and rewarding.

Personal space • Rising above jagged cliffs at the easternmost point of Kangaroo Island, the Cape St Albans plateau has all the rugged, pristine beauty prized by the Island’s visitors and residents alike. For 150 years, the privately-held property has largely been inaccessible to the public with only the stark white structure of the lighthouse keeping watch.

Small is significant • Humanity’s inherent pursuit of happiness has led to the exploration of various methods and approaches to heal wounds and find joy. Psychology, with its traditional focus on diagnosing and treating mental illness, has played a vital role in addressing psychological challenges.

Liz Sanders The food ambassador • One of the best things about living on the Fleurieu is access to fresh, locally grown food. Often, you can choose to buy from producers who are small, family owned and farming in sync with nature.

My style • Abbi Webber Owner Elliot & Me, Port Elliot

Time to grow • Whole books have been written about what it takes to master a skill. Artist Lauren Weir puts it down...