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If you spot a snake in your yard, go inside and have a beer

Twenty of the 25 most ­venomous snakes on Earth are native to Australia. Here’s what to do if you get bitten.

  • Amanda Hooton

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Australia’s world champ surfer on starting at Nippers, the world’s heaviest waves – and the surfers that are “pretty to watch”.
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Five questions with world surfing champ Molly Picklum

Australia’s world champ surfer on starting at Nippers, the world’s heaviest waves – and the surfers that are “pretty to watch”.

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Insider plant tips from Jason Chongue: How to awaken the greenery within

There are seven factors you need to take into account, says the owner of The Plant Society.

  • Richard Unsworth
The garden of a private home in Portsea, Victoria.

Landscape designer Phillip Withers on gardens for beach houses

The Melbourne-based designer was given a brief to create a natural-looking garden that blended in with the native vegetation surrounding the property, with a Mediterranean feel.

  • Richard Unsworth