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In Sonya we trust

Sonya Driver launched her natural skincare brand from her kitchen table, inspired by her sister’s melanoma diagnosis to create a range that was kind to the skin. Now, she helps people across the world to heal chronic skin conditions and uses a portion of her brand’s profits to help some of the most vulnerable in society. Here, the entrepreneur talks her morning routine, active ingredients and starting The Miracle Made Foundation.

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Plant-powered therapy

It all began with a reaction to a skincare kit. Decades later, MV SKINTHERAPY founder and sensitive skin expert Sharon McGlinchey is smashing beauty ceilings with her range of natural products that harness the power of plants. Here, the celebrated […]

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Get to know Perth based artist Lydia Ellen

What makes you feel the most wild and alive? I’m an adrenaline junkie who loves being in nature, so the activities that make me feel most wild and alive are skiing, surfing, swimming as well as skydiving and rollercoasters. Not […]

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Let us take you back to where is all started

When Orchard St. founder Kirsten Shanks started out in business almost 10 years ago, juice cleanses and shroom lattes were the stuff of hippies. Now part of a booming industry, the naturopath looks back on a decade in business and where it all started at Nature Care College.

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Meet Brookfarm, the farm leading Australia in regenerative agriculture

When husband-and-wife duo Martin and Pam Brook bought a run-down dairy farm in the Byron hinterland, a passion for giving back to the land and creating quality, healthy food was born. Today Brookfarm is a working macadamia farm and the once-barren land is teaming with wildlife again. Here, we chat with Brookfarm’s CEO Will Brook about regenerative agriculture, world-first recycling initiatives and what makes the perfect breakfast.

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Meet artist Gabrielle Penfold

For artist Gabrielle Penfold, food isn’t just sustenance, it’s ritual, connection, ancient history and an endless source of inspiration. Taking cues from the frescoes of Herculaneum and Pompeii, Gabrielle began her career by painting the meals she ate in restaurants around Sydney. Her subject matter has expanded, but Gabrielle’s fascination with the classical world remains. Her works are a celebration of life’s pleasures — a platter of oysters, a familiar beach scene, bathers dipping their toes in a pool. “The fascinating thing is, nothing much has changed,” she says, “Oysters are still luxurious.”