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Editor’s note | Spring 2026

Welcome to the spring 2026 edition of the Hills Wanderer … There's something promising about the start of spring. The trees begin to wake from...

Finding a way forward with kindness

An Adjahdura/Narungga and Kaurna woman, First Nations advocate, mother and cancer survivor, Jade Brook wants the community to remember an old way of thinking:...

Four gardens to visit this spring

Every year through spring, summer and autumn, Adelaide Hills gardeners welcome hundreds of visitors through their properties. From Mediterranean or English cottage gardens, to...

History Uncovered | Gumeracha Hotel

“Who’s the old lady dressed up on the stairs?” That’s a question former Gumeracha Hotel publican Ben Carter was used to hearing in the early...

Langhorne Creek spring wine reviews

Wolf Blass Grey Label Cabernet Shiraz 2024 Langhorne Creek | 14.5% | $30The Wolf Blass wine connection to Langhorne Creek was, in its early days,...

A Hills day in review

Wineries across the Adelaide Hills opened their doors and stoked up their fires for the 2026 iteration of the Winter Reds festival. There were...

Gourmet Bits n’ Bites

German Arms $5 pints Looking for a little more bang for your after-work-drinks buck? Earlier this year, the German Arms Hotel at Hahndorf announced $5...

Emily & Nicholas

Emily Fels and Nicholas Corbett Emily Fels and Nicholas Corbett were married on their sixth anniversary in an intimate elopement ceremony at Lobethal Bushland Park.The...

Lucy Frost | A juggling act

Whether it's the whispered hush of the library or the thunderous applause of a crowd, Glenalta woman Lucy Frost is no stranger to a...

QA | Dianne Galbraith & Bernie Shore

Dianne Galbraith and Bernie Shore are Adelaide Hills photographers whose works were recently short-listed for this year’s Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year...

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