Blue Mountains Life magazine is the premier publication with its intoxicating blend of stories on this magnificent rural region that includes Bathurst, Orange, Hawkesbury and the of course the Blue Mountains. Features include people, homes, gardens, interior/exterior decorating, food, wine, fashion, health, travel and motoring. A bold and glossy, large-format magazine that delivers the who, what, when, where, why and how of one of Australia’s most affluent regions. Stunning photography and quality journalism all in one publication.

Discover your new life at THORNTON PARK

CRITICAL MASS • A NEW ART EXHIBITION LOOKS AT THE HEALTH ON OUR PLANET AND ITS INHABITANTS.

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WHAT'S ON

NEWS • A REGIONAL ROUND-UP OF HEADLINE MAKERS

earth care • GARDEN & ENVIRONMENTAL NEWS FROM YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.

Art Events • EVENTS AND NEWS FROM OUR REGION

YOUR LOCAL AGENT • WE SPOKE TO LICENSED REAL ESTATE AGENT CATRIONA SWAN OF LEURA ABOUT HER SPONSORSHIPS AND INVOLVEMENT IN HER LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND HOW THIS FITS WITHIN HER BUSINESS MODEL.

ATTIC WHISPERS • MEET THE MAN BEHIND A STRING OF BELOVED BESTSELLERS.

THE POWER OF ABILITY • THE SPIRIT OF HELPING OTHERS IS ALIVE AND WELL IN BATHURST.

Seeds of Hope • ONE REMARKABLE YOUNG MAN IS ON A MISSION TO REWILD THE BANKS OF THE HAWKESBURY RIVER.

Your GARDEN in SPRING • THE FOLKS AT THOMSON’S GARDEN CENTRE GIVE US THEIR TOP TIPS FOR YOUR YARD.

Country Manor • THE ROLLING GREEN HILLS OF OBERON BECKON AS A CITY EXODUS BEGINS.

Country ESCAPE • A HOME AMONG THE OLIVE TREES IN RURAL NSW.

RURAL RETREAT • GETAWAY FROM THE HECTIC SYDNEY LIFESTYLE.

HOLIDAY IN BATHURST • DISCOVER THE HIDDEN GEMS OF THE BATHURST REGION THIS HOLIDAY SEASON.

BATHURST SPRING SPECTACULAR Plant And Garden Expo

Welcome to ECLECTIC COLOUR

SPRING is bursting at RIVERSIDE NURSERY

ESCAPE THE EVERYDAY Shop, drink, eat & recharge

HAWKESBURY HILLBILLIES • FIRES, FLOODS, A NEW CIDER SHED AND... LOCKDOWN. A TOUGH FOUR MONTHS IN THE LIVES OF SHANE AND TESSA MCLAUGHLIN.

travel to the HAWKESBURY • A COMBINATION OF OLD-WORLD CHARM AND MODERN ATTRACTION SET THE HAWKESBURY APART FROM THE REST.

RICHMOND Good Food Market • SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST FRESH PRODUCE

Make time to visit the WATCHMAKER WINDSOR

THE HAWKESBURY is your destination for markets

HOME IMPROVEMENT • BE INSPIRED AND TRANSFORM YOUR HOUSE INTO A COSY, BEAUTIFUL HOME.

PROVINCIAL HOME LIVING

ECLECTIC HOMEWARES... where the perfect piece is waiting for you...

THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BBQ it’s a way of life!

ROOF COVERED IN SHADE? • NORMALLY SHADING ON A ROOF MEANS YOU CAN’T GET SOLAR, BUT THIS IS NO LONGER A PROBLEM WITH ENPHASE MICROINVERTERS.

COMFORT FOOD • PACKED WITH FLAVOURS, THESE MEALS ARE SURE TO IMPRESS.

TEA for TWO

Australia’s BEST Gluten-.free pie

LOCAL Food

LOOKING UP • HERE ARE OUR SELF HELP TIPS IF YOU’VE BEEN FEELING DEPRESSED.

BETTER YOU • SIMPLE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR SELF AWARENESS.

GRIEF ETIQUETTE

FIRST STEPS • VARIOUS WEDDING SERVICES CAN BE HARD TO GRASP IF YOU’RE NOT ORGANISED.

STUNNING VIEWS and FINE WINE

“MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE: HAPPINESS IS OUR COMMITMENT”

YOUR NEW FASHION DESTINATION IN LEURA

BRIGHTEN UP YOUR LIFE WITH NEW SEASON COLOURS • Comfort doesn’t mean no style!

WHAT’S NEW • A TOUCH OF COLOUR & STYLE TO SPRUCE UP YOUR HOME.

ON THE ROAD • FOR ALL THE LATEST MOTORING NEWS

Great reads • BOOKS THAT YOU CAN ENJOY.

Film preview • LATEST MOVIES FOR YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS.

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