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Editor’s note – Autumn 2024

Welcome to the autumn 2024 edition of the Hills Wanderer. Autumn is perhaps one of the most beautiful seasons in the Adelaide Hills, largely thanks...

QA – Taylor Summers | Artist

If you’ve driven through the Adelaide Hills, you’ve most likely seen the work of Taylor Summers, known professionally as TaylrJay. With a love for bright...

Picnic spots in the Hills

Autumn is the perfect time to pack a picnic and enjoy the changing colours of the Adelaide Hills. From bushland reserves to manicured gardens...

Cromer house

Daniel and Christine Smith’s award-winning Cromer home is inspired by the architecture of NZ’s South Island, with a light, airy feel, pitched ceilings and...

The trail that weaves through time

More than 180 years have passed since the courageous Prussian Lutheran women made the long and arduous journey on foot from Hahndorf to Adelaide,...

Creating a more compassionate world

Kym Henley says a miracle happened at Freedom Hill Sanctuary in December 2019, when the terrible force of the Cudlee Creek bushfire barrelled towards...

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Picnic spots in the Hills

Autumn is the perfect time to pack a picnic and enjoy the changing colours of the Adelaide...

Locally-made Mediterranean-style wines for autumn

Locally-made Mediterranean-style wines for autumn

Gourmet Bits n’ Bites

Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant has just (yet again!) proven why it’s one of SA’s most celebrated...

Things we love – Autumn 2024

Barrel Wine Bar No need to travel to Adelaide for a night out – Stirling’s Barrel Wine Bar...

PEOPLE

The Mediterraneans

There’s a growing catalogue of wine varieties now thriving in our regions, opening up a whole new world of tastes and textures to enjoy.Have...

In the kitchen with Shannon Fleming

Shannon Fleming’s kitchen always includes a myriad of local and native ingredients.From saltbush to mountain pepper and lemon myrtle, subtle flavours of Australia are...

The trail that weaves through time

More than 180 years have passed since the courageous Prussian Lutheran women made the long and arduous journey on foot from Hahndorf to Adelaide,...

Creating a more compassionate world

Kym Henley says a miracle happened at Freedom Hill Sanctuary in December 2019, when the terrible force of the Cudlee Creek bushfire barrelled towards...

A puppeteer’s journey

From performing in front of 3000 people in Myanmar to helping to bring hit musicals to Uluru, Bob Peet’s theatre career has taken him...

FOOD & WINE

Locally-made Mediterranean-style wines for autumn

Locally-made Mediterranean-style wines for autumn

The Mediterraneans

There’s a growing catalogue of wine varieties now thriving in our regions, opening up a whole new world of tastes and textures to enjoy.Have...

Pipis with cider and saltbush

INGREDIENTS 500g Goolwa pipis (fresh)2 cloves garlic, chopped1 small chilli, chopped250ml cider (Hills Cider cloudy apple)40g butter, cubed30g saltbush leaves (can be replaced with parsley)LemonDecent...

In the kitchen with Shannon Fleming

Shannon Fleming’s kitchen always includes a myriad of local and native ingredients.From saltbush to mountain pepper and lemon myrtle, subtle flavours of Australia are...

Gourmet Bits n’ Bites

Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant Hardy’s Verandah Restaurant has just (yet again!) proven why it’s one of SA’s most celebrated restaurants.Known for its sweeping views over the...

HOME & GARDEN

Autumn’s masterpiece

Local horticulturist and author Sally-Anne Fowles, of Spirited Gardening, shares her top tips for creating a thriving garden. Spirited Gardening As the page turns from a...

Cromer house

Daniel and Christine Smith’s award-winning Cromer home is inspired by the architecture of NZ’s South Island, with a light, airy feel, pitched ceilings and...

Wyndbourne Park

Deane Butcher's sprawling Forest Range garden is all about peace.The semi-retired landscape designer has lived at the 12ha property with his partner Kym Williams...

Earth sheltered home

For Peter Hardy, owning an earth-sheltered home had long been a dream. After experiencing both the 1980 and 1983 Ash Wednesday fires, he knew the...

Cool World

To sit and relax under the boughs of a tree, to appreciate the shade it gives on a hot summer’s day, to appreciate the...

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