Country Style

Country Style celebrates the diversity of modern country living. Brings to life the stories of inspirational people and places from around Australia - coast to coast. We visit amazing homes and gardens, travel through Australia's most vibrant regional centres and sample all the good things the country has to offer

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Your Page • WE KNOW HOW PRECIOUS TIME IS, SO IT’S ALWAYS HEARTWARMING TO HEAR HOW OUR READERS WEAVE COUNTRY STYLE INTO THEIR DAILY LIVES.

Connect With Us escape the everyday • JOIN OUR THRIVING ONLINE COMMUNITY. WE SHARE STORIES EVERY DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND EMAIL – MORE CS FOR YOU.

november • It’s almost time for the festive season, with a Bush Christmas exhibition in Toowoomba, wreath workshops in Paterson, and a Christmas Show in Alice Springs.

store front • NEW GOODS FOR INDOOR/OUTDOOR LIVING AND LEISURE TIME.

Cultivating Change • FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS NETWORK CEO NICOLE MCNAUGHTON PROUDLY CHAMPIONS FARMERS AND PRODUCERS ACROSS SOUTH EAST QUEENSLAND.

Grassroots Nation • COUNTRY FOOTY IS A POWERFUL FORCE – A TIE THAT BINDS COMMUNITIES TOGETHER, AS A NEW BOOK DOCUMENTS.

homegrown • MALENY COUPLE LENA GERBER AND HENDRIK BRENNER ARE REIGNITING DEMAND FOR QUALITY FURNITURE THAT’S MADE TO LAST.

safe & sound • CARING FOR INJURED AND ORPHANED ANIMALS IS ALL IN A DAY’S WORK FOR MILLFIELD-BASED WILDLIFE RESCUER JUDY HOPPER.

Natural Evolution

By Design • A COLLECTOR AND A DESIGNER COMBINE ARTWORKS, CERAMICS AND FABRICS IN THIS CENTURY-OLD COTTAGE IN BOWRAL, NSW.

Artful Transformation • ORANGE-BASED ARTIST MADI YOUNG HAS TRANSFORMED HER HOME INTO A COLOUR-LADEN SHOWROOM FOR HER TREASURED PIECES.

Grounding Force • ADAM BRADY AND LIAM AYRES SWAPPED THE CITY FOR CENTRAL VICTORIA, EMBRACING THE COUNTRY’S RHYTHM AND SEASONS.

Vivid Detail • TRANSFORM YOUR ROOMS, NOOKS AND WALLS WITH BOLD COLOUR, VIBRANT PRINTS AND DRAMATIC PATTERNS.

Budding success • SPRING GARDENS ARE COMING TO LIFE – EVEN IN ELIZA O’HARE’S SLIGHTLY NEGLECTED BLUE MOUNTAINS PLOT.

Toil & Reward • THE BATTEN FAMILY HAVE WORKED AS ONE TO MOULD AND SHAPE THEIR DREAM COUNTRY GARDEN IN HESKET, VIC.

Dahlias and deal-breakers • KEEP PESKY PIGS WELL AWAY FROM YOUR PRIZED FLOWERS, SAYS FIONA WEIR.

Country Cheers

Bon Appétit! • LE FOYER IN BENDIGO OFFERS DISHES THAT BRING TOGETHER FRENCH FLAIR AND LOCAL VICTORIAN PRODUCE.

Modern Greek • STEVE CUMPER CELEBRATES THE FLAVOURS OF THE SEA WITH A ZESTY, CHARGRILLED OCTOPUS DISH.

Berry Bliss • FOLLOW TILLY PA M MENT’S LEAD AND REJOICE IN SPRING WITH A DELECTABLE DESSERT LADEN WITH BERRIES AND LUSCIOUS CREAM.

Sweet Sensation • FROM FROGS TO FUDGE, HAIGH’S CELEBRATES 110 YEARS OF CRAFTING PREMIUM, WORLD-CLASS CHOCOLATES.

Down to earth • AUSTRALIA’S WINE INDUSTRY HAS ITS EYE ON THE FUTURE AND OUR CHANGING CLIMATE, SAYS WINE WRITER PETER BOURNE.

Perfect Blend • JANE BAKER AND HER TWO DAUGHTERS RUN A MICRO DISTILLERY WITH A BIG HEART IN VICTORIA’S PYRENEES WINE REGION.

Dream Come True

To Le Manoir born • DEEP IN THE OXFORDSHIRE COUNTRYSIDE IS AN ANCIENT MANOR HOUSE THAT’S NOW A LUXURY HOTEL AND MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT.

Time To Shine • STRUGGLING WITH A DULL COMPLEXION? TRY A BRIGHTENING SERUM DESIGNED TO CLARIFY, NURTURE AND PROTECT SKIN.

Book Club • UNUSUAL MEMOIRS AND HELTER-SKELTER NOVELS PICK UP THE TEMPO ON A SLOW DAY.

Collectables • John McPhee examines a decorative tea canister created in the early 19th century.

No place like…

Farewell to a friend • COUNTRY STYLE’S PAGES WILL NEVER BE QUITE THE SAME AGAIN NOW THE COUNTRY SQUIRE HAS LAID DOWN HIS PEN FOR THE FINAL TIME.