Australian Country Homes

Australian Country Homes celebrates the warmth of the country aesthetic. We open the doors to some of Australia’s most interesting homes and see the enviable everyday lives of those who have made the move to a calmer, more welcoming and personally enriched way of living. Brought to you by Australian Country magazine, this new quarterly publication showcases the best of Australian country residences; from the weekender to the station homestead, the farmhouse to the historical home. Australian Country Homes covers the length and breadth of Australia. In every edition of Australian Country Homes you will see inspiring ideas from real Aussies on real budgets just getting out there and creating wonderfully warm environments. You will also experience rare glimpses into the families and businesses behind some of Australia’s most desirable lifestyles. Tour the styles, the plans, and the self-made touches that create a welcoming country home.

From The Editor

Australian Country Homes

In The Market • From linen to lamps, we’ve found some great products in the market this issue.

MOUNTAIN SONG • With an enviable setting in the Tramuntana mountains, this Mallorquin home combines pared-back simplicity with total tranquillity.

PERPETUAL MOTION • Mel Lumb has gone from being knee-deep in spreadsheets to up to her elbows in clay. She’s traded inner-city office life for a home and studio in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. And she’s never been happier.

A SAGE CHOICE • A search for a school delivered a wonderful lifestyle change for Naomi Hughes and her family.

GROWING COUNTRY • Jodie and John Quinn’s children enjoy a free-range childhood on the family farm in South Australia.

MOVEMENT AT THE STATION • Richard and Lee-Anne Murdoch and their son, Will, continue a sheep-grazing tradition on Tuckokcowie station that dates back to the oldest farms on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.

NATURALLY INSPIRED • A much travelled couple has put down roots in a beautiful bushland setting in the heart of Victoria’s spa country.

ROOMS WITH A VIEW • Third-generation sheep farmers John and Sally-Ann Cottle live in spectacular surrounds in the Monaro high country.

THE BLOSS MENAGERIE • Bloss Hickson has a passion for almost everything and everyone and an uncanny knack for sweeping all around her up in her enthusiasm.

NATURALLY CONNECTED • Artist Emma Nancarrow finds constant inspiration from her home on acreage in the Sunshine Coast hinterland.

MAPPING OUT HISTORY • Country roots run deep for Will and Ali Gebhardt, who live on part of a farm that’s been in their family for five generations.

GUARDIANS OF HISTORY • Reproducing timeless homes from the Victorian and Early Federation eras, Harkaway Homes is proud to be bringing the best of the past into the present.

SUSTAINABILITY SHOWPIECE • But for a stroke of fate, Doug Rawlinson would not be living on his historic property on the outskirts of Goulburn.

A MEDIEVAL HERBARIUM • From healing balms to magic charms, here are some herbs from the olden days that are making a comeback in modern gardens