$9.90 INCL GST AUG/SEPT 2019 TM® HCOUNTRY LIFE INi THEg h SOUTHERN HIGHLANDSli fOF AUSTRALIAe THE BURRAWANG vision COTTAGE splendid THAT GREW gardening on a grand scale creative collective the artists behind The SHAC waterfall MAGIC we bought a weekender (AND THEN TWO HOTELS) “WANDARRIE” B URRADOO A rare opportunity to acquire a significant 1930s home extensively renovated & extended to an impeccable standard marrying perfectly the essence of its historic past with all the needs of contemporary family living… • Surrounded by 1.5 acres of low maintenance & established age-old gardens • Light filled & beautifully proportioned living areas, sun-drenched conservatory, formal dining & large study meld with original Art Deco period features • 5 spacious bedrooms & 3 bathrooms • Excellently insulated for winter comfort - hydronic central heating throughout, underfloor heating in the bathrooms & gas fireplaces “Wandarrie” is a period home of great presence & charm. Price Guide $3.25 Million Corina Nesci 0416 523 155 Samuel Lindsay 0404 647 609 24 Wingecarribee Street, Bowral 4861 2799 www.drewlindsay.com.au 63 JOHNSON LANE W ILDES M EADO W An idyllic lifestyle property of approximately 40 hectares offering absolute privacy within a setting of outstanding natural beauty overlooking the Morton National Park… • An exceptional & perfectly oriented home over 3 self-contained pavilions of vast proportions designed for entertaining on a grand scale • Abundant water including tanks, bore & 3 dams replete with trout • Prime grazing land & excellent farming infrastructure • Access to many beautiful national park walks & look-outs Located only a short distance from Bowral & with easy access to Sydney, Canberra & the South Coast, ‘63’ is a superb property; limitless in appeal & without comparison. Price on Application Principals Only Michael Maloney 0414 482 150 Drew Lindsay 0412 180 765 Hamish Robertson 0418 608 168 Karl Zabel 0432 410 275 24 Wingecarribee Street, Bowral randw.com.au/Bowral 4861 2799 www.drewlindsay.com.au “THE FORGE” M ITTAGONG “The Forge” is unique to the Southern Highlands & offers a selection of beautifully appointed & affordable one & two bedroom apartments. The apartments are spacious & light-filled; superbly located in close proximity to all Mittagong amenities & public transport. Safe & secure with the benefit of a concierge service, “The Forge” will have great appeal & presents an opportunity to become part of a welcoming community. Contact Agent for more information Corina Nesci 0416 523 155 24 Wingecarribee Street, Bowral 4861 2799 www.drewlindsay.com.au “NORMANDIE PARK” E XETER 200 PRIME ACRES • Located within a highly prized Southern Highlands enclave & easily accessible from Bowral, Sydney & Canberra • An important modernist home by Allen Jack + Cottier (1962) encompassing 4 perfectly oriented pavilions • Farming infrastructure, stables, 3 bedroom manager’s cottage & 10 mega litre water allocation • ‘Normandie Park’ represents a rare opportunity to acquire a substantial & outstanding rural estate Expressions of Interest Karl Zabel 0432 410 275 Samuel Lindsay 0404 647 609 Drew Lindsay 0412 180 765 24 Wingecarribee Street, Bowral 4861 2799 www.drewlindsay.com.au SOLD “ELEUTHERA” E XETER Inspired by the modernist architectural forms of Frank Lloyd Wright, a spectacular stone, glass & masonry retreat of vast proportions set within a perfect 48.4 hectare setting providing privacy & seclusion. 24 Wingecarribee Street, Bowral 4861 2799 www.drewlindsay.com.au Contents THE COTTAGE CHASING THAT GREW WATERFALLS 70 84 126 SHAC’S WHERE IT’S AT 110 WOOL POWER A FAMILY 90 AFFAIR 98 GRAND DESIGN REGULARS A FAMILY AFFAIR 90 Helena and Martyn 8 DREAM ESTATES Downs loved their first Jonathan Chancellor Highlands weekender THIS IS THE TASTE THE so much that they 120 48 SOUTHERN HIGHLANDS 63 HIGHLANDS upsized to another LESS IS MORE The Southern – and then bought two 50 HIGHLAND Highlands boasts some hotels. The owners of LIFE of Australia’s leading the Bundanoon Hotel LIGHT AT THE A PLACE IN food, wine and dining and Bowral’s Royal 116 MUSEUM 62 THE COUNTRY experiences. Find out Hotel show us their Harlan Hall has been a about some of the Bundanoon property. key player behind IN THE GARDEN many tempting Berrima Museum’s 108 August/September experiences on offer. GRAND DESIGN new digital gallery and FOOD 98 Fifth Chapter is one of broadening program. 120 Less is more THE COTTAGE the Highlands’ most He explains how 70 THAT GREW stunning gardens, with building dog kennels THEN AND NOW When the owners of a outstanding features led to his first job in 124 Fitzroy Falls century-old cottage in including French and museums, and how a BOOKS Burrawang started Japanese gardens and love of sailing changed 132 renovations 15 years bountiful flower beds, his life. ago, they had no grand where 5000 tulips have TOP MARQUES plan, but once started, been planted this year. CHASING 138 Jaguar F-Pace it proved hard to stop. WATERFALLS 126 CLASSIC CAR Adventurous WOOL POWER 140 1947 Lancia Aprilia SHAC’S WHERE bushwalker Hayden 110 Sheep farmer Vanessa Gran Sport Ghia 84 IT’S AT Bell was so impressed McLean was given his Robertson’s Old Potato by an heirloom merino first camera at 19 and AROUND THE Shed has a new life as baby blanket that she says waterfalls were 142 HIGHLANDS home to The Southern started a business the first landmarks he WEDDINGS Highlands Artisans employing local wanted to focus on. 154 Collective (The SHAC). knitters. Vanessa and We find out how the two other business PARADISE FOUND 160 TAIL END group got its start and owners, Andrew Ross 134 Alex Speed finds the Shetland Sheepdog meet the artists behind perfect winter escape and Kate Bell, discuss OUR COVER: GARDEN AT FIFTH CHAPTER, one of its new studios, new ways of marketing at a resort on Fiji’s AVOCA. PHOTOGRAPHED BY Ink, Brush, Willow. merino. Malolo Island. TONY SHEFFIELD BOQ BOWRAL FOR BOQ Bowral Stuart Grundy, Owner-Manager [email protected] ALL YOUR BANKING Laura Norrie, Owner-Manager [email protected] 4860 4244 37 Wingecarribee Street Bowral SOLUTIONS Bank of Queensland Limited ABN 32 009 656 740 (BOQ). HIGHLIFEMAGAZINE.COM.AU 7 DREAM ESTATES JONATHAN CHANCELLOR CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE BURRADOO HOUSE, heplakwet, an 1890s Moss Vale CHEPLAKWET AND THE MANOR HOUSE. home set on 3.6 hectares with Cviews across Throsby Park Estate owral’s Jubilee Villas, the 1887 to Mount Gibraltar, has hit the market. terraces that have been merged over Cheplakwet was occupied by one family Bthe years, has hit the market with for 100 years before selling for $595,000 in a guide of $2.35 million. Updated since 1998. It last traded for $1.2 million in 2013 trading for $1.35 million in 2015, the and has been fully updated over the past double-fronted Merrigang Street terrace couple of years. The four bedroom home was probably planted by the Shepherds, has seven bedrooms and four living has separate staff quarters comprising a who built Withycombe next door and ran areas. The upper level contains four bedroom, bathroom, sitting room and the Darling Nursery at Chippendale. bedrooms, as well as a kitchenette and second kitchen. The property has been two of the five bathrooms. The ground offered by Margaret McCauley from he former member for Wentworth, floor comprises two one-bedroom Margaret McCauley Real Estate Bowral. Dr Kerryn Phelps, and her wife Jackie self-contained apartments with separate TStricker-Phelps are selling their entrances. It has been listed by Di Dixon urradoo House, the recently Bowral retreat. Angus Campbell-Jones from Belle Property Bowral. upgraded 1920s residence, has been at Campbell Jones Property Bowral is Blisted by tourism entrepreneur Rose seeking $4 million for the private oasis, he Manor House, a gothic revival Deo. Nestled on one hectare of parkland set behind a security gated entry. It seems home built in 1848 before Moss gardens, Burradoo House comes with six family commitments in Sydney, including TVale was gazetted, has been listed bedrooms, a library and an English-style grandchildren, have meant the Potts for sale. It was the main house for the two storey glass conservatory. A swimming Point couple were infrequently getting to 270 hectare Browley Estate and was built pool and cabana are in the gardens. Knight Bowral. The home has been renovated by the Anglican rector of Berrima. Saint Frank’s Deborah Cullen and Richard Sholl since the couple bought the 2.15 hectare Mary MacKillop once called the property have the listing, which fetches $2000 parcel in 2015. Jacquie Ezer at Ezer home. The residence has been restored a night on letting site Contemporary Styles Architects oversaw the works by since trading for $1.3 million in 2017. Hotels. Burradoo’s highest sale this year local builder Greg Samsa, who worked It now has a guide of $2.15 million to has been Chastleton on Osborne Road on Gai Waterhouse’s Highlands escape, $2.29 million through Drew Lindsay Real at $4.1 million, which had last traded for Dunsinea. The home has five bedrooms, Estate. Formerly known as Kalaurgan $3.25 million. Last year's top sale was $3.7 a billiard room and tennis court. House, the triple brick home on 3770sqm million for Parkfield on Holly Road. Deo’s has five bedrooms, plus a sixth in $5.38 million Burradoo House purchase etired merchant banker Mark converted stables. The Manor House is a in late 2017 remains the highest price paid Burrows is set to sell one of $695 a night Airbnb rental. for a home in Burradoo. Deo settled on the Rhis Southern Highlands farm property after selling Rosehill Farm in holdings. He’s keeping Sugarloaf Farm, eatherstone, a cool climate Kangaloon for $5.35 million to Atlassian with its acclaimed garden, but selling garden estate, in Bowral has sold.