"I won Best Actress awards at school. It wasn’t a posh private school - it was a disadvantaged school in the western suburbs - but the teachers were fantastic," she says. "That’s where the Leunig family also went. We were all there in poverty, but we had these amazing teachers."
Read MoreFor Nicole, baking is about connection. "Food brings people together. It’s a shared story, a memory. There can be tears when you eat something your Nan used to make and realise how much you miss her."
Read More“My style has become a lot more eclectic and layered throughout the years and with a change in location,” she explains. “I have also become braver with my choices, especially with colour.
Read MoreNatasha’s vision extends beyond her own garden. "I have this dream that one day in Daylesford, we’ll have a Festival of Verges, where people can walk around and see how public spaces can be reclaimed for community use."
Read MoreWe only prune at times when the water is lower in the vine, which makes it stronger and means deeper roots, less spraying and the wine more fully expressing the flavours and characteristics of the terroir.
Read MoreCourtyard Kyneton is suitably named. Situated just off Piper Street, Kyneton’s thrumming hospitality business epicentre, it’s an idyllic, silver birch-shaded outdoor space with two rustic corrugated iron sheds.
Read MoreWith cooler air, vibrant leaves, and a sense of transition, Autumn is the perfect backdrop for the stories we've gathered this issue. Colourful characters and celebrations fill our community and we delight in chatting to some fascinating people, whose passions and pursuits add their own special hue to the mix.
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