june �� contents
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cover stories
16 The horse whisperer who tames
brumbies and street kids
28 How Andrew McFarlane came from
WA’s Albany to Play School
70 Winter: 60+ decorating ideas
127 Exclusive: make this cross-stitch bluebird
131 Win a trip to Noosa
people
16 A man and his horses
Greg Powell is extending his brumby training skills
to helping rehabilitate some troubled teens.
113 Our life in the country
Cattle breeders Kenton and Amy Peart reflect
on family heritage in south-west Queensland.
my country childhood
homes 32 View from on high A historic farmhouse overlooking Kiama has been carefully restored. 40 Great expectations Ressurecting this Tasmanian mansion took longer than planned, but the result is spectacular. 56 Postcard: French impression A family discovers a new, relaxed lifestyle in a centuries-old Provençal farmhouse.
photography brIGId ArnOtt, bIrGIttA wOlFGAnG dreyer, MIkkel VAnG
28 Andrew McFarlane
With credits from The Sullivans to Play School,
the actor recalls early days in Western Australia.
gardens
48 A gardener’s palette
In a unique partnership, a nursery owner
plants a garden for his wife to paint.
54 In the garden
