Famous Australian people and landmarks on Burke’s Backyard
Gooseneck Pottery The Gooseneck kiln is one of the largest wood-fired kilns in Australia, measuring 14 metres in length and 3 metres in height and width. It is fired over a four or five day period twice a year. Pots made include jugs, teapots, mugs, bowls, baking...
Greg Champion’s House Listeners to ABC Radio’s ‘Coodabeen Champions’ would be familiar with the songs of Greg Champion. Greg achieved national notice as a songwriter in 1986 with his first single, ‘I Made a 100 in The Backyard at...
Highfields Garden The first Australian farm gardens were heavily influenced by the gardens of England and Europe. Although designed and planted only 13 years ago by Rick Eckersley, Highfields at Mt Macedon in Victoria is very much in that mould. The garden also...
Jumbunna Garden Don spoke to Paul Blackman about the garden he designed around an old house in the Jumbunna area of southeast Victoria. Paul’s brief was to create a pleasure garden, and so he set about filling the space with tranquil ‘micro worlds’,...
Martino Bruno first came to Australia as a prisoner of war in January 1944, after being captured at Tobruk. He worked on a sheep farm for two years, before being repatriated to Italy. Martino kept in touch with his former boss, who sponsored his return to Australia in...
Peter Valder gave us a guided tour of ‘Fragrant Space’, an exhibition of Chinese flower and bird paintings currently on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The paintings are on loan from the Guandong Provincial Museum, and are by major artists...
Elefantus Elefantus was formed over three years ago when glass artist Fraser McCulloch went into partnership with a Cairns blacksmith. Fraser brought his design flair and glass slumping skills to the business. (Slumping is the controlled bending or downward sinking of...
Fernbrook Garden Les Musgrave designed Fernbrook garden and gallery in Sydney’s lower Blue Mountains as an early spring garden, so that he can enjoy an extended flowering period during this wonderful time of the year. Visitors can’t help being inspired...
Colour House Don visited a house that was so bright and colourful he almost needed to wear sunglasses! The owners, Paul and Helen Dickson, bought their home nine years ago. At that time all the walls were painted a bland, off-white colour. Paul and Helen set about...
Breed: English Springer Spaniel Temperament: affectionate/excitable Cost: from $600 (more for show dogs) Lifespan: 12 – 14 years Recommended for: active people, teenagers Maintenance: medium – regular brushing and exercise required Appearance The English...