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Contents

A country crowd-pleaser
Megan and Craig Moore wanted something with “big doors and lots of stone” when they built on their Berrima property. They also wanted a home that encourages family and friends to enjoy time together.

Fine food and fanfare
Former Highlife food writer Vanessa Harcourt tells how her experiences as executive chef at NSW Parliament House led to the first book on the building’s colourful dining history.

Weaving histories
In February, Mittagong’s Sturt Gallery will stage a rare exhibition of works by the Yolngu weavers of Bula’Bula Arts from Arnhem Land. Alex Speed finds out how the exhibition came about.

Room to bloom
Third-generation flower farmer John Padovano and his wife Ingrid started Jonima Flowers with a young family, which has grown alongside their business. Today they grow more than 100 varieties.

Living Design
Landscape architect Michael Bligh has made his name designing hundreds of grand gardens throughout Australia’s eastern states. He shows us his own garden, Summerhill, in Goulburn. 

Just add herbs
Kirstine McKay grows hundreds of herbs at Greenlaw and enjoys cooking with them throughout the four seasons. She says the case for growing herbs is cut and dried.

Morning tea at the museum
An open-air military museum just off Bowral’s main street is helping to improve the lives of Australian war veterans and children in Vietnam.

Glass from the past
A rare collection of glass plate negatives showing century-old scenes in Mittagong has been donated to the Berrima District Historical Society. Historian Linda Emery explains what they reveal.

The call of Nepal
In 2018, after hiking to Mount Everest Base Camp, Helen Green took a helicopter trip over Gokyo Lake and knew she’d found her next mountain goal. She explains why mountains have her hooked.

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