Diary dates to keep you busy this winter

Winter Diary Dates

MARKETS:

Willunga Farmers Market

Willunga Town Square Every Saturday, 8am – 12pm Come rain, hail or shine, enjoy fresh produce from more than eighty farmers and artisan food makers. Become a member for discounts on all your goods, and enjoy the nourishing community atmosphere every week.

Willunga Quarry Market

Adjacent to the Willunga Oval Second Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm Browse through an eclectic mix of wares ranging from secondhand tools to plants and crafts.

Willunga Artisans and Handmade Market

Willunga Show Hall Second Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm An inspiring curated market showcasing local art and handmade goods. A great place to buy a unique, handmade gift made from high quality materials.

Goolwa Wharf Market

First and third Sunday of every month, 9am – 3pm With around eighty stalls including bric-a-brac, collectables, fresh local produce, plants, books both new and old, unique artisan goods, and delicious food and coffee, you’ll find a myriad of goodies at this market.

Port Elliot Market

Lakala Reserve Port Elliot First and third Saturday of each month, 9am – 2pm A classic country market with plenty of fresh local produce, plants, bric-a-brac, books, fishing gear, and even a two-dollar stall. Soak up the ambience and variety of wares both you and your dogs can enjoy.

Victor Harbor Farmers Market

Grosvenor Gardens, Victor Harbor Every Saturday, 8am – 12.30pm Spend the morning choosing from thirty plus stalls, with locally caught seafood, organic vegetables, seasonal fruit, local honey, mushrooms, fresh flowers, Fleurieu wines and much more.

Kingscote Farmers & Artisan Market

Kingscote Wharf Second and fourth Sunday of each month, 10am – 2pm With baked goods, preserves, coffee, plants, seasonal produce and locally made arts and crafts, this market is a great place to experience Kangaroo Island wares.

Meadows Market

Meadows Memorial Hall Second Sunday of every month, mornings until 1pm A market focused on promoting community. Returning after Covid closure in 2020, the Meadows Market has something for everyone including plants, food, bric-a-brac and much more.

Myponga Markets

The old Myponga Cheese Factory (next to Smiling Samoyed Brewery) Saturdays, Sundays and most public holidays, 9.30am – 4pm Browse a range of stalls, including art, books, ceramics, toys, records and collectables. There’s also a variety of local food choices including baked goods and seasonal produce.

Penneshaw Mid-Winter Market

Penneshaw Hall July 4, 9am – 1pm This market brings together the KI Farmers Market and the KI Community Market. Have brunch and enjoy Kangaroo Island’s top produce with a great village atmosphere. For discounted market ferry fares, visit sealink.com.au.

Strathalbyn Markets

Next to the Gilbert’s Motor Museum on High Street Third Sunday of every month, 8am – 3pm A quaint, country-style market with bric-a-brac, local produce and condiments, crafts, plants, jewellery and much more.

Yankalilla Craft and Produce Market

Agricultural Hall Third Saturday of each month, 9am – 1pm This lesser-known market is a surprising gem offering homemade jams and preserves, delicious sweet treats, locally grown fruits and vegetables, plus craftwork, trinkets and unique gifts.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19, all events and details listed below are current at the time of printing but are subject to change or cancellation at any time. Please check for any updated information at the time of the event.

FESTIVALS AND EVENTS:

JUNE

Cooking Demonstration with The Greek Vegetarian: Simple, easy soups

The General Wine Bar & Kitchen June 2, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Come along for an afternoon of learning and feasting with Helen the Greek Vegetarian. Sip on Zonte’s Footstep wine while Helen demonstrates how to make simple, easy soups that you get to sample and enjoy. $59 per person.

Winter Chills

Serafino Wines June 4 and June 25, 6pm – 10pm Bummed summer is over? Not into hibernating all winter? Venture to Winter Chills and enjoy live music from Graham Lawrence and Dylan Smith, indulge in delicious Italian street food, plus more on the Serafino deck. The warm fire pits will be up and running, so don’t forget the marshmallows. It’s the perfect excuse to get friends and family together. Bookings essential, available online.

The Overwintering Project – The Bigger Picture

Signal Point Gallery, Goolwa Wharf Precinct June 4 – July 4, 10am – 4pm A print-based exhibition curated by Bittondi Printmakers, The Bigger Picture is a South Australian perspective on the Overwintering Project, an Australia-wide series of exhibitions and regional activities that celebrate the miraculous journeys of migratory shore birds. Bittondi Printmakers Association Inc widens the focus by considering the changing environments that these birds encounter due to climate change, industrial development and agricultural practice, with particular reference to the South Australian coast and its specific local issues.

John Lacey – Solo Exhibition

The Strand Gallery, Port Elliot June 12 – August 1 This winter the Strand Gallery will be exhibiting a solo show by John Lacey titled ‘Expressive Depth of Field’. The exhibition presents new work featuring land and seascape interpretations in oil from the Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island, all painted with the passion and feeling acquired from living in this environment.

Day Dance

Simon Hackett Winery and Woodstock Winery June 13, Day Session: 10.30am – 1.30pm, Dance Session: 2pm – 5pm A collaboration between Simon Hackett Winery and Woodstock Winery with live music in the morning, and DJs and dancing in the afternoon. Featuring sets by Tom West, Timberwolf, The Wanderers, Ollie English, A.P D’Antonio, Georgia Germein. One ticket gives you access to both wineries, including food trucks, colourful decor, great wine, and plenty of wet weather cover! Tickets available at daydance.com.au.

Yankalilla Acoustic Evening

Yankalilla Show Grounds Third Saturday of each month, 7pm – 11pm Part of the Yankalilla District Community Cultural Arts Network Incorporate, featuring folk, blues, roots, country and more! The acoustic music rule is: if the power stops, the music doesn’t. Instruments must be playable without electricity. Entry is by gold coin donation per person. Free camping is available. Bring your own drinks and nibbles.

Artist in Residence Exhibitions

Sauerbier House, Port Noarlunga June 26 – July 31 Artists will be exhibiting their work produced during residencies from March through to June. Visual artist Emiko Artemis examines the intersection of bodily movement and space through photography and video installation. Wes Maselli will explore a variety of mnemonics (memory devices), including the creation of a ‘local landmark’ memory palace, montaging digital drawing with photography.

Kids Community Market

Fleurieu Coast Visitor Centre, Yankalilla June 27 Support the next generation of leaders at this market which encourages school age children to grow their skills, creativity and imagination in the marketplace. Be inspired by the skills, creativity and imagination of these young entrepreneurs.

JULY

Zonte’s Footstep Winemaker’s Table – Shirazmataz!

The General Wine Bar & Kitchen July 14 6.30pm – 9.30pm Come along to Zonte’s Footstep to join winemaker Brad Rey on a journey through the regions of South Australian shiraz with hearty dishes lovingly prepared by Helen Korakianitis, our ‘foodie in residence’. The guided wine pairings will surprise your taste buds and stimulate an evening of talking, learning and enjoying all things food and wine. Seats are limited to 24 people to keep it intimate. >

Tirkandi – Culture, Connection and Country

Gemtree Eco-trail Saturday July 17 from 10am – 1pm, Saturday 16 October from 4pm – 7pm (twilight – daylight savings) Gemtree Wines is honoured to partner with Senior Cultural Custodian, Karl Winda Telfer of Yellaka to share ‘Tirkandi – Culture, Connection and Country’.

Set among the native gum trees of the Gemtree Eco-trail, Karl will share his knowledge as he takes you on an inspiring journey connecting with culture and country. Your experience will continue at the Gemtree Tasting Room as you sample some of their finest wines. Gemtree’s wines are certified organic and biodynamic, a reflection of the soil from which they came.

Karl is a designer, artist, educator and co-founder of ‘Yellaka’, from the Kaurna word meaning ‘Old Wisdom, New Ways’. Karl’s initiative is dedicated to keeping young people strong in culture and identity through cultural teachings and learnings.

Each session is limited to 20 people. Tickets available online: $110 per person.

Willunga Almond Blossom Festival

Willunga Recreation Park Saturday July 24, 11am – 9pm and Sunday July 25, 10am – 4pm This iconic community fundraiser is back once again to provide endless family-friendly fun over the last weekend of July, raising money for the Willunga Recreation Park. Join the fun around Willunga oval with two jam-packed days of activities. Be entertained by circus performers, pet the animals, shop at market stalls, ride the ponies and camels, jump on show rides and sing along with local musicians.

Enjoy the Fleurieu’s oldest firework display under the stars from 7pm on Saturday night. Discover local almonds with ‘Meet the Growers’ sessions and get involved with the annual Almond Cracking Competition on Sunday. Fill up at a delicious range of food, wine and beer stalls. Whether you want to indulge in some classic ‘carnie’ grub, wood-fired pizza, burgers, simple healthy snacks or Asian dishes, this festival has it all.

Tickets available trybooking.com/BQJLW. Adults: $10, Concession/Students: $5, Family Pass (up to 4 children): $25, Children under 5: free entry.

AUGUST

SALA Festival

Various venues across SA August 1 – 31 The SALA Festival is the largest and most innovative communitybased, visual arts festival in Australia. Thousands of artists exhibit in hundreds of venues throughout metropolitan and regional South Australia, and you can immerse yourself in their talent at a range of Fleurieu events. Check the website for details and page 58 of the program for details of all the Fleurieu-based events. salafestival.com

Langhorne Creek Cellar Treasures Weekend

54 Bridge Road, Langhorne Creek August 14 – 15 Across two days, wineries throughout Langhorne Creek delve into their cellars to show you their rare and museum wines for you to taste alongside current vintages. There is something for everyone whether it’s a four-course dinner and wine pairing, tastings with the region’s winemakers, winery tours, or food trucks and live music. For more details visit langhornecreek.com

Strathalbyn Antique Fair and Treasure Market

August 14 – 15 This event showcases a wide variety of stall holders and their treasures. Find antiques, glassware, furniture, textiles, ceramics, toys and more at the Town Hall and other venues across the weekend. With a giant treasure market at the Showgrounds Oval on Sunday, there’s all sorts of bargains to be found!

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Welcome to FLM

From the FLM team

Is the Fleurieu landscape ever more beautiful than in the soft light of autumn? The gentler weather has transformed the hills from gold to green, while the vine leaves glow auburn. Those on the south coast saw the swell go wild – or so we heard from the surfers.

This time last year as the world shut down, we didn’t know if we’d be producing a magazine. A year on, the incredible support of the community keeps us going and we’re eyeing our tenth year of telling the Fleurieu’s stories. As we contemplate another winter of staying put, we couldn’t think of anywhere better to do so.

Stay warm this winter and indulge in the many indoor and outdoor activities the region has to offer. We hope you enjoy issue number 37.

Team FLM.

From our readers

Hi Petra, You, Jake and the team did an amazing job on the latest FLM. It’s always good of course, but I really liked this issue’s particularly creative photo editorials (jetty jumping, retro ladies [hot]), the articles on Mango, Beau and Anita, and the general feeling of ‘yay, the Fleurieu is still amazing and we will flourish in a post-COVID world!’

I know it must take so much work to keep it all cooking. Props to you guys for what you bring to our amazing part of the world. Thanks, Ynys Onsman Thank you for the fabulous Autumn Fair feature and the brand culture feature. We are very grateful and feel blessed to be a part of your beautiful magazine. Have a fabulous day. Warm regards, Elle Summers Willunga Waldorf School

Congratulations to the Fleurieu Living Team for (almost) 10 years of showcasing the fabulous Fleurieu. Social media is often seen as the default place to hunt for new venues and events. However, there is nothing better than real stories and images that can be accessed and read slowly over time. I find myself going back to old editions which seem new again. There is no doubt we are spoilt for choice on the Fleurieu.

Kudos also for the features on the Willunga Waldorf Fair, a Willunga institution sadly missed last year due to COVID-19.

Looking forward to future editions and the always delightful photography. Jenny Esots

Dear Jason, Just reading Fleurieu Living brought over to Sydney by mum. Wow! So, so good – congratulations! Takes me back to the (Sydney) Magazine I used to work for with some of the ideas and executions. Love! What a wonderful life. And your photography is so good. Lisa H

Below: The very recognisable tree-lined stretch along the coast at Lady Bay. Photo by @fly_the_fleurieu.

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Building character

Story by Kate Le Gallez. Photography by Jason Porter.

Page left and above: The Woolshed at Mt Beare. Created with hard work, ingenuity, thoughtfulness and skill.

There’s a certain character trait shared by many Australian farmers, a particular brand of pragmatism that could be summarised as: ‘make do.’ Farmers are masters of improvisation, working with what they’ve got and never throwing anything away (because you never know when you might need it). The everyday realities of farming life are polished to a shine by nostalgia, positioning the artefacts of this life – like the classic shearing shed – firmly within the Australian imagination.

This combination of real life and romance is perhaps what draws us, both city and regional folk alike, back to the farm. We feel relaxed in the handsome and rustic surrounds and so we seek out these places to celebrate our most important events.

Nowhere is this more breathtakingly evident than at Mt Beare Station, just a few turns along a dirt road outside Mount Compass. Together, property owner Ian Bromell and his close mate, retired farmer Kym Denver, have built their version of the great Australian woolshed, not merely from the authentic materials of shearing sheds past, but from the stories and folklore that go along with them. And now Ian and wife Jane are inviting others to come and share in what’s been created.

‘Everything’s come from somewhere,’ Ian muses, standing on the terrace at the shed’s entry, which looks out across the gentle slope down to the lake. It’s a mantra he repeats several times during our conversation as he points out various features. First, the hanging >

Page left: The ‘gin bar’ sits in the recreated sheep pen area. Above left: The styling and floristry by Hygge Studio brings the main hall of the venue to life. Above right: Old lanterns, hats and other findings have been salvaged and now bring nostalgia to the many character filled corners of Mt Beare.

planters filled with succulents built from circular turntables that formed part of the steering mechanism in bullock wagons. Next are the feed troughs overflowing with blue chalksticks that border the paved terrace. An open, vaulted roofline is constructed from steel repurposed from Nissen huts that were first designed for army use in World War II. Come spring, wisteria will be blooming overhead but for now the glory vine is showing off its bright red leaves in its annual autumn show, thanks to Jane’s green thumb.

The property was initially bought by Ian and Jane in 2004 as a city escape, and is now their fulltime home. Ian always wanted to add a shed, but planning only began in earnest three years ago with the intention that daughter Billie would be the first to use the new shed as a wedding venue. The wedding was planned for 2020 but COVID, unfortunately, had other ideas. With Billie and her partner now expecting their first baby in July (and taking up residence next door after the adjoining property came up for sale), the shed will instead begin welcoming couples in spring this year. However Ian’s interest in sheds reaches much further back than just three years. As a small child, he trailed his agricultural scientist father around farms, ‘so I have fond childhood memories of poking around in woolsheds,’ he says. Now, the iconic woolsheds of his childhood are dying out, being pulled down and replaced with newer, modern structures or falling into disrepair. He and friend Kym saw their opportunity – they could build their own shed that celebrated tradition by using reclaimed materials while also assisting farmers rid themselves of unneeded sheds.

‘We went into the country together for nearly a year, three or four days a week, staying in country pubs,’ says Ian. All up, they pulled down eight sheds and collected materials far and wide: ‘From Coonalpyn in the south to Booleroo Centre in the north. From Mildura in the east to Ceduna in the west and everywhere in between,’ concludes Ian. ‘Sometimes we’d have a truckload of things from generous people that they were pleased to see gone. And we were pleased to have it,’ says Kym. >

This page: The entry ramp and sheep pen now act as the staging area for bands who come in to play at events. Page right: ’Everything came from somewhere,’ says Ian: the metal table numbers are old shearing shed stencils used for numbering the wool bales before starting their journey to the old wool stores at Port Adelaide. The brazier in the beer garden is an old mesh covered wagon wheel hovering above the fire pit on a block & tackle, while the hanging planters filled with succulents were built from circular turntables that formed part of the steering mechanism in bullock wagons.

In something of a back-to-front approach, the materials came before the design. The shed’s most spectacular feature – a clerestory that throws natural light down to the expansive floor below – demonstrates the payoff of this approach, as well as Ian’s skills from his former life as an architect. The clerestory reaches upwards from a network of formidable trusses. They reclaimed the first set from a shed they pulled down in Coonalpyn. Another pair came from Gulnare. That they were different pitches seems to only have triggered greater creativity from Ian, as he fit the architectural puzzle together. It’s understandable why both Kym and Ian cite the clerestory as their favourite feature. Equal parts grand statement and functional feature (offering light and ventilation), it’s a wonder.

It’s also an example of how Ian and Kym have woven the history of shearing into the shed’s design. ‘A fundamental strong feature of classic or iconic woolshed architecture is the natural light that comes in somehow over the wool classing area,’ explains Ian. Elsewhere timber struts display the decades-old handwritten initials and other inscriptions of workers and shearers keen to leave their mark. More obvious is the traditional shearing plant and the cheeky references to ewes and rams at the bathroom entrances.

Everywhere you look there are design flourishes that speak not only to the men’s resourcefulness but their attention to detail and passion for working with old materials. Take a light switch at the far end of the shed. ‘1900 probably. From a 32-volt system in a farmhouse,’ says Ian. ‘Hasn’t been used since modern electricity came along. But you find it and think ‘wow wouldn’t it be great to use that?’ So you overhaul it and run some cable up, connect a few halogen lights, stick a transformer in the wall and suddenly you’ve got a light switch.’ Flick the switch and sure enough: light. Meanwhile, Kym replaced all the permapine fence posts on the surrounding fences with aged redgum posts and the modern fencing wire with a roll of eight-gauge they collected from a farm in Riverton.

Top left: Boho dress courtesy of Megan Caldersmith from She Sews features layers of European lace and fine embroidery over the bodice. Top right: Styling and floristry by Hygge Studio was created for our photo shoot to give the aspirational feel of an event at Mt Beare. Thanks Lucy and Margie! Bottom left: Everywhere you look there are design flourishes like the references to ewes and rams at the bathroom entrances. Bottom right: Following the theme of ‘big is good’ the letterbox is simply an old 44 gallon drum hanging from the dead tree now home to galahs that scatter when you rumble in over the cattle grid.

Other aspects tell a story of their working partnership. Both men tell me separately about a particular door leading off the bar. Per Kym’s retelling, he’s building a drink rail above sections of reclaimed pallet wainscoting, piling the offcuts as he goes. ‘And Ian wandered off and brought them back as a door,’ he says, gesturing to the cross-braced door. ‘I’ve got the farming background and he’s got the architecture and business. So if you mix the two together, we can just about do anything,’ says Kym. ‘The flair, it’s more his, I can’t really claim fame to most of that. But there’s other stuff that, you know, we complement each other.’

Certainly they share a nothing’s-too-hard attitude. Kym recalls one evening conversation with Ian on the verandah, glass of red in hand. Ian lamented the hill blocking their view to the lake ‘And I said, “well, why don’t I just go and move the hill?’’’ says Kym. ‘I had some earth moving equipment ... and I just went and pulled the fence down, moved the hill, put the top soil back, put the fence back.’ No fuss, job done.

While the shed has been built in the spirit of farmers past, it has the sensibilities of a modern venue. Ian has carefully and cleverly integrated the sort of conveniences that will make weddings and events feel seamless. There’s the shearer’s kitchen that can be used for last minute preparations, or touch-ups by the bridal party and family and the fully equipped caterer’s kitchen. Outdoor spaces expand the experience further, with a beer garden featuring a fire pit and grassed areas for games.

While they’re not the type to wax lyrical about what they’ve achieved, Kym and Ian share an understated pride in their shed and are quietly thrilled at the prospect of the coming events that will bring it to life. These storied walls are ready to start their next chapter.