Country Style

I’VE BEEN HAVING something of a spring clean – not for my house (that is next on the agenda), but for myself. I’ve rejoined the gym near my work, which I was a member of until COVID lockdown. Needless to say I was quite unfit, but I’m determined to change that. At the gym I lift weights – as a woman my age should – and I take yoga and Pilates classes. Sometimes I only have time for 20 minutes on the rowing machine, but I figure it’s better than nothing. On top of that, I’m trying to hit 10,000 steps every day. Sometimes I walk part of the way to or from work before catching public transport, instead of getting straight on the bus. I’ve also rediscovered my love…

Editor KYLIE IMESON Deputy editor HANNAH JAMES Art director BERNHARD SCHMITZ Contributing art directors JACQUELINE PAGE, KELSIE WALKER Queensland contributing editor CLAIRE MACTAGGART Stylist KATE LINCOLN Feature writers REBECCA HOOTON, RACHEL WHITE Junior writer LISA EASEY Chief copy editor, Homes Group PETER GRIFFITHS Senior copy editor GRETA DUMBLETON ADVERTISING AND PRODUCTION Head of sales –NSW BLAKE WRIGHT Group Business Director Sales – Vic BEN WILES Head of direct sales – Vic, SA, WA WILL JAMISON Head of sales – Qld JUDY TAYLOR Advertising production manager KATE ORSBORN Head of directories REBECCA WHITE Head of creative CLARE CATT  Head of events and sponsorships CATE GAZAL  Production controller KARA STEAD  Advertising production controller DOMINIC ROY  All advertising inquiries ADVERTISING@AREMEDIA.COM.AU MARKETING AND CIRCULATION Director of marketing CARLY BOWRA  Head of consumer marketing LOUISE…

TASMANIA CALLING It was so wonderful to find the August issue of Country Style dedicated to Tasmania. My sister and her husband, both in their 60s, relocated there in February for a different pace of life, sustainable living, and to enjoy the wonderful produce. They love it. I couldn’t wait to share this issue and its stories with her, and to fly down and enjoy some of your inspiring ideas that we can curate together. Tassie, here I come! Anne Gillespie, Shortland, NSW SOUTHERN APPEAL Thanks for another beautiful Tasmanian edition of Country Style. I grew up in Tasmania, but now live on the mainland. Last year, while in Tassie visiting my parents, I inspected a 100-year-old Federation cottage in Falmouth on the east coast, and a few months later…

ACT Bloom in Canberra Art Workshop, Oct 5/Oct 6 Hosted by artists Emily and Kate, founders of Bloom Art Experiences, these one-day painting workshops will be held at Aranda boutique Meet Gather Collect, a passionate supporter of Australian makers. Workshop participants will create a floral still-life painting in oils or acrylics, and after class, enjoy a private shopping event. Local painter Natasha Ruschka, who creates stunning floral, landscape and still-life pieces, will be a guest artist at the two workshops. To make a full weekend of it, visit Canberra’s world-famous Floriade flower festival and National Gallery. The workshops cater to all levels of experience, from beginners to hobby artists. Tickets are $540 per person and include quality painting materials, supportive and inclusive tuition, a take-home goody bag, a delicious lunch…

FOR MANY PEOPLE, their true passion lies dormant waiting to be discovered. That moment fell into Tegan Murdock’s lap six years ago when her mother brought home native grasses, sat her down and taught her how to weave a basket. “I just remember thinking, why didn’t I ever see this growing up?” Tegan, 36, says. As a proud member of the Barkindtji, Yorta Yorta and Dhudhuroa tribes, Tegan says traditional weaving knowledge had been lost from the generations before her, who feared sharing culture under settlement: “It comes down to trauma from colonisation. If anyone was seen weaving, they would’ve gotten in big trouble – so they had to stop and hide it.” Tegan’s fondest childhood memories saw her surrounded by scrub and bush on the Namatjira Mission where she…

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