Fleurieu Living Magazine

"Fleurieu Living Magazine features the best in food and wine, homes and gardens, growers, producers, accommodation and destinations — as well as artists,writers and designers working and living on South Australia's Fleurieu Peninsula and Kangaroo Island. Published quarterly, Fleurieu Living Magazine is available throughout Adelaide and the Fleurieu via newsagents, wineries, restaurants cafés and B&Bs."

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Fleurieu Living Magazine

From the publishing editor

Photo from a reader – Nathan Godwin

Take One: Teri van Aalst

Make a date

Moments in time

Ngarrindjeri culture and Country

Always always cocktails at Never Never Distilling Co. • Get ready to shake things up with these spirited creations from Never Never Distilling Co. This award-winning distillery has mastered the art of blending bold flavours with a touch of magic. We visited Never Never’s luxe distillery door, perched atop a hill in McLaren Vale, offering breathtaking views and a sprawling deck and lawn. There we savoured their most creative cocktails, perfect for sipping while soaking in the summer. Raise a glass to local flavour and unforgettable style.

Adelaide Festival brings the best of the arts to South Australia • In 2025, Adelaide Festival hosts its fortieth program, staging the best of the best of the arts from around the world.

Garden of earthly delights

Port Burger gets shifty • In 2018, Lee Stone opened Shifty Lizard on the High Street of Willunga. Over those initial years he and his then business partner worked hard on building up the brand – selling into a very competitive market and figuring it out as they went along.

Meet May Yung of Oriental Green • In the quiet early morning, before the Willunga Farmers Market stirs to life, May Yung is the first there, unpacking the herbs and vegetables she’s grown for more than two decades.

Neutral Spares • Neutral Spares is not just any bicycle workshop – it’s a labour of love for Will Dickeson, a seasoned veteran of the international cycling world.

Ride and roam

Drinkability • The McLaren Vale Wine Show is one of Australia’s premier regional wine events, attracting a crowd unmatched by any other wine region. Each year, the region’s top producers present their finest wines for judging, culminating in the McLaren Vale Bushing Lunch, where the best wines are celebrated and the Bushing Monarch, maker of the Best Wine of the Show, is crowned.

Find Sanctuary • In our hectic daily lives, we often overlook the importance of disconnecting and prioritising our wellbeing yet no one ever regrets indulging in some relaxing and rejuvenating pamper therapy.

Kink Hair • Kink Hair at Victor Harbor has always been a great place to visit. Owner Leonie Giles has a positivity and energy that any entrepreneur would envy. After seventeen years in one location, Leonie and her partner, builder Matt Harry, set about finding a new home for the growing business.

Hempmade haven

Books for cooks

Get amongst it

Summer nights

The Power Within

The mind power shift • How beliefs shape health, wellbeing and longevity

Sarah Phillip – stay close to what you love

Food for the soul

Radical textiles • A world-exclusive exhibition of textiles at the Art Gallery of South Australia redefines textiles from a genteel craft to an art of radical politics.

Rare Earth Retreats

What to buy, where to buy it

Student portraiture series • We asked students from a selection of Fleurieu schools to submit a story via photographic portraits that capture an emotion or create a document of a place and time.

Summer book reviews

Dog days • The dog days of summer are here, but...