JOURNAL

STYLE + INSPIRATION

Home away from home | The Burrows, Swansea

STYLE + INSPIRATION

Home away from home | The Burrows, Swansea

A secluded 1860’s stone retreat in Swansea, overlooking Great Oyster Bay is waiting to welcome you. Meet The Burrows.

ARTS + CULTURE

Margaret Olley | Portraits of a much-loved artist

On the eve of celebrated Australian artist Margaret Olley’s 100th birthday, Southern Wild Co revisits a collection of reflections by academics on O...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | Flour and Stone’s Sticky Toffee Pudding

“Baking has always been so integral to who I am; there simply was no other path,” she says. We thank the heavens Nadine followed her heart – her si...

STYLE + INSPIRATION

Home away from home | Ellington Grove

This is a story of a cool gully with weeping willows and the scent of dark woodlands. Where precious bath rituals are lit by candlelight and the gh...

POETRY + LITERATURE

Poem | From the Forests

From the Forests by Henry Kendall Introductory verses for The Sydney University Review, 1881. WHERE in a green, moist, myrtle dellThe torrent ...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | Matt Moran’s Slow-cooked Lamb with Mint Salsa

Matt Moran’s Lamb Shoulder is the ultimate winter dish. The melt-in-your-mouth slow-roasted meat is served with a herby, garlicky salsa, creating a...

RITUAL + WELL-BEING

Kodo | The art of listening to fragrance

Clearly fragrance-obsessed here at Southern Wild Co, we are fascinated by the beautiful Japanese ancestral practice known as Kodo, which translates...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | A warming winter vegan stew

A fiery and warming stew made for comfort and community, this is the perfect one-pot meal to cook outdoors over an open fire.

SCENT STORIES

Scent of a Mother

People often choose fragrance as a gift to celebrate Mother’s Day as a way to say thank you but did you know, it is also a subconscious way of rein...

ARTS + CULTURE

As Julia Gutman’s maverick collage wins the Archibald prize, the award is truly in the hands of a new generation

ARTS + CULTURE

A brief (political) history of Australian picnics

Picnics and other Australian food traditions were once described as imported, banal and unappealing. But the practice of sharing food and eating ou...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | Sophie Hansen’s Cinnamon & Fruit Scones

During a break between covid lockdowns, Sophie Hansen paid us a visit at the Shedquarters to shoot a lovely afternoon tea with daughter Alice and ...

FOOD + DRINK

Make | Emiko Davies’ Pici all’aglione, Tuscany’s rustic pasta al pomodoro

Food writer, photographer and author of award-winning Italian cookbooks, Emiko Davies shares her recipe for a Tuscan classic.