The People

Kies to the sky WORDS Mel Jaunay photography Alicia Lüdi-Schutz >> Sisters Billie-Jo Kies and Bridgette Hasting of Barossa Helicopters They’ve spent much of their lives in the air, but the Kies sisters have learned the importance of staying grounded. On...

Clean Bill of health Story Clean Bill of health History, uni-cycles and a dash of Polish comedy WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY Alicia LÜdi-Schutz >> Bill Gransbury He’s the history-loving Doctor with a maritime family background who’s delivered famous Barossa babies and unicycled...

When opposites attract WORDS Alicia Lüdi-Schutz photography John Krüger >> Brothers at War duo Angus and Sam Wardlaw. They are “Brothers At War”, but surely it’s not all that bad?Angaston raised siblings, Angus and Sam Wardlaw might have “war” in...

Hammering home the Stiller traditions WORDS Alicia Lüdi-Schutz photography Pete Thornton >> The Stiller family, Andrew with daughter Summer, wife Brooke, Billie and Maddison. The faint sound of hammering in the hills at Bethany is music to the ears of...

Barossa chefs unite WORDS Heidi Helbig photography Pete Thornton >> Executive chefs: Mark McNamara of St Hugo Restaurant, Daniel Murphy of Appellation and Sam Smith of Fino at Seppeltsfield. In times of change a group of Barossa chefs is...

From little things big things grow WORDS Todd Kuchel photography Sam Kroepsch >> Maggie Ryan, Business owner of Miss Maggies Flowers and events manager at Chateau Tanunda With seventeen years’ experience in the flower industry, Maggie Ryan has solidified herself...

Fire scars WORDS Mel Jaunay photography John Krüger >> Veteran CFS volunteer David Pawson. David Pawson’s journey to becoming a better man. Every day around lunch time David Pawson’s mobile phone chimes.“Take delight in the Lord and he will give the...

Simple smart nutrition WORDS Heidi Helbig photography Sam Kroepsch >> Nutritionist and Dietitian Suzannah Smart. In a world of endless fad diets, conflicting advice and general food confusion, nutritionist, Suzannah Smart is, quite simply, a breath of fresh air.Simple being...

Driving ambition WORDS Todd Kuchel photography Sam Kroepsch >> Well known community member, Tim Lynas pictured alongside a Porsche 356B, part of his classic car collection. Sitting amongst some of his favourite classic cars in an area decorated with trophies...

Generations in Wine WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY Alicia Lüdi-Schutz >> Fifth generation winemaker, Grant Burge with his son Trent who is continuing the long tradition of winemaking in the family. GENERATIONS IN WINE A vision realised burge family wines //...