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."

FLM STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS FLEURIEU LIVING

Fleurieu Living Magazine

Welcome to FLM

Something to celebrate • On a recent trip back to Willunga, as our red-dust covered four-wheel drive rattled past shiny new wineries on Main Road, I was overcome with the feeling that I wanted to live in this picturesque little town.

Dog’s business • Here at FLM, we unashamedly love dogs. And we love bringing them to work; it’s good for the soul, both human and canine alike. Here’s cheers to our loyal Fleurieu pooches.

Summer Diary Dates • Summer offers the chance to enjoy a slower pace of life, even if just for a few hot, lazy days. Maybe wander along a nature trail or relax at the beach. And if you need a retail therapy fix, the festive season is the perfect chance to support small, local businesses. There are over 100 cellar doors to visit on the Fleurieu, cafes and restaurants to while away an afternoon, galleries to explore and goods and produce available to purchase at the usual local shops and markets. Soak up the sunshine, support local and enjoy all the natural beauty and produce the Fleurieu has to offer.

Generation next • Even the best of families are complicated organisms, each individual a part of the same whole. You’d think things would only get more complicated when you add a 180-year-old family business into the mix, yet somehow the Oliver family of Oliver’s Taranga get it done.

The beat of her own drum • ‘Come on, let’s do this,’ says Mariana Mezic as we sit down for our interview at Valley of Yore cafe in Myponga. She’s just wandered down from upstairs, where she’s recently established her studio. She marvels at her luck in finding this space in the former Myponga cheese factory, finding her artistic home in a room filled not only with natural light but also in a building with the energy and creativity of good people and good things coming together.

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Unbottling KI’s potential • In 2008, Nick Dugmore made Kangaroo Island the first stop on his trip around Australia. Six months later, he was still there, surfing, fishing and playing for the local footy team. It was by no means the first time Nick had been to KI, but it’s perhaps when the island really imprinted itself on Nick’s soul. And it’s never let go.

A strong shot of entrepreneurial spirit • Sometimes, a business comes along and fits so seamlessly into a community that it’s hard to remember a time when it wasn’t there. Such is the case with Goodness Coffee Co, which opened its doors in Aldinga’s Blacksmith Hub in 2017.

Summer reading recommendations • selected by Sarah and Mark from the shelves at South Seas Books in Port Elliot.

Adventures of a lifetime • When Mike Steller was ten years old, his uncle gifted him a small, carved wooden canoe from Port Moresby, where he had been based in the Merchant Navy. Boasting a boldly carved figurehead with jagged teeth, glowing red eyes, and a deck that invites you to jump on board, let down the sails and cast off into the great unknown, this precious gift ignited a spark in Mike.

Faces and places • Roger Robinson aka ‘The Seagull Man’

Divine interventions • Historically ‘conversion’ implies a dramatic change of faith through baptism. Open the doors of these five former church buildings and you’ll witness divine interventions of a different kind.

Ask a local • We asked some of our valued...