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4 From Scratch: Greenock

6 Eco Friendly: Nuriootpa

8 Family Fortunes: Seppeltsfield

10 Dream Home: Gawler

12 Budget Makeover: Nuriootpa

16 Heavenly Home: Krondorf

18 Unique Village: Anlaby

20 Renovator’s Delight: Penrice

22 Two Storey Townhouse: Tanunda

24 Breathtaking Views: Tanunda


Imagine turning a ruin back intoa residence. This is exactly whatKevin and Mardi Verrion did atGreenock.It was a big undertaking. The renovationtook six years, countless hours, and lotsof hard work to complete.

But the end result was well worth theeffort – Even if Kevin wouldn’t do itagain if he had his time over.

The project began in the year 2000, whenthe family decided to move to theBarossa.

After searching for a suitable home, thefamily made a decision to purchase acondemned ruin and redevelop it.

“It came on the market when we werelooking and it was really cheap and wewere brave and silly,” Kevin said.

Today, you wouldn’t even know thehome had ever fallen into disrepair.

But it wasn’t an easy task.

Kevin and his family, with the help of

tradie friends, spent every night andweekend working on the house, which isheritage listed, meaning the overhaul hadto adhere to certain guidelines.

“We had to retain the fireplace…and thetwo front rooms which were heritagelisted, so we were able to demolisheverything else and start with just tworooms and then build a separate dwellingnext to it,” he said.

“Most people shy away from heritage(advisors) but we found that if you’reprepared to work with them, we receivednothing but help,” he said.

Once the rest of the house wasdemolished, work began to rebuild thefamily home.

“We did a lot of it ourselves,” Kevin said.

“Like once the frame was up we did a lotof the external cladding ourselves, put inall the windows, put in all the doors, hadfriends help us do the gyprocking. Wedid all the outside work as well, thedecking.

“If I’d known back then what it took Iprobably wouldn’t have done it but wewere ten years younger and had a lotmore energy.”

The family certainly didn’t waste anymaterials during the building processeither.

“Everything we tore down, when wedemolished all the back section, we usedit to make the kitchen,” Kevin said.

Kevin’s advice to others who want to takeon a restoration project is simple.

“The only advice I can give is ask a lot ofquestions beforehand,” he said.


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“Most people who have been in theindustry for a long time are more thanhappy to give information.”

And the Verrions’ hard work has notgone unrecognized.

The family won a state heritage award forthe restoration.

Kevin has even added to his qualificationthrough the project.

“I was a window cleaner at the timewhereas now because of all of this I’veactually got my builder’s licence, so I doa bit of demolition and kitchen worksnow as well as window cleaning,” he said.


Kevin and Mardi Verrion transformed a ruin at Greenock into theirfamily home. They are pictured with their sons, Caleb and Austin.

Right: Surrounding gardens complement the home.


Unlike what Kermit has said inthe past, it is easy being green.

It’s all about making smart choices andbeing prepared to spend time to find thebest products, according to Nuriootpa’sPeter and Mignon Sich.

They spent two years designing theirperfect home, which boasts eco-friendlyinitiatives throughout the property.

All elements of the ultra-modern house,including power, heating, cooling andwater, have been installed with theenvironment in mind.

The 400-square metre home features 40solar panels, underground water tanksthat hold 44,000 litres, energy efficientappliances and an array of clevercharacteristics.

Even the yard was created to use as littlewater as possible, with an emphasis onnative plants. But the most importantelement was decided before thefoundations were even laid.

“The most important thing is to directyour house in the right way so you canuse the elements,” Mrs Sich said.

Mrs Sich said by doing this, you can savemoney on heating and cooling.

The home’s east-west outlook means theproperty makes the most of the morningsun.

“We knew we got morning sun throughthe front, lots of light, and we also knewthat the sun went directly overhead soyou never got sun into the house duringsummer,” Mrs Sich. “The mostimportant thing with summer is to notlet any piece of glass get sun on it.

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“You need to have east/west breeze…andsay the breeze was coming from the south, all of those windows open. Andit’s got to have an ‘in’ and an ‘out’ so all(windows) open up.”

The home features hard floors, withunderfloor heating, allowing the Sichs tocontrol the temperature in each room.All globes in the home are also energyefficient.“We put in a lot of sensor lights whichonly come on when you need light andgo off as soon as you move out of thatarea…so you can leave lights on in thetoilets or bathrooms,” he said.“There’s no switch in those areas so youcan’t accidentally leave the lights on inthose areas.”When it came to buying appliances forthe home, only items with at least a four-

and-a-half star energy rating wouldsuffice.“When we bought every single thing inthe house, whether it was a toilet or a tap,an oven or a refrigerator, the dishwasherand the washing machine, everything,we started at four-and-a-half star,” shesaid. “You just had to shop wisely.“Nearly every single thing in the houseis a different brand.”And Mrs Sich said the price of choosinggreen products as opposed to others wasnot costly. But there are some things youshouldn’t cut corners on.“Don’t skimp on things like insulation aswell…because that’s another thing toprotect you from the elements,” Mrs Sichsaid.The Sich home is 18 months old.


Behind Seppeltsfield winerystands a house and contents,which exudes history.

Built in 1851, it was the residence of theSeppelt family, Joseph his wife Charlotteand their three children Clementine,Benno and Hugo.

The German family had arrived by shipfrom Silesia looking for a new lifewithout persecution.

While the family first settled in Klemzig,it was Joseph, a merchant, who was keento move in to the country and soonsettled on the western ranges of theBarossa Valley, later known asSeppeltsfield.

The family settled in rooms at GoatSquare, Tanunda, while their house wasconstructed.

According to Bill (William) Seppelt, afifth generation descendant, the homewas constructed in three stages.

The entrance, seen today, was theoriginal kitchen with the fireplace nowused as cupboard storage. The house alsoincluded a sitting room and bedrooms.

When Benno took over the house in1868 with his wife Charlotte, the housefloor plan changed dramatically. Thiswas to accommodate their growingfamily of 13 children - nine boys andfour girls.

The original kitchen became an entranceand a new, larger kitchen was added tothe western end of the home. The largedining room, viewed now, was

partitioned into a dormitory toaccommodate the children. Also, furtherrooms were added next to the sittingroom for more sleeping quarters. Mostof this work began in the 1870s andcompleted in the 1890s. In this time acellar was also built.

Bill explained the Seppelt house was oneof the earliest and perhaps fewremaining Barossa structures to be madefrom the method known as Pise. Thismeans the walls were filled with acombination of earth, lime, sand and alittle moisture.

Bathroom facilities were part of the largedining hall building, built behind thehouse, which also accommodated themany workers Benno employed to assisthis growing winery.

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Bill explained the house and its additionsto the property, such as a smoke house, avegetable garden and winery structures,meant a self-sufficient village.

Today, the house still contains originalfurniture, including an impressivedresser made from wooden packingboxes used to bring over the originalSeppelt family’s possessions fromGermany.

Also, another large dresser, whichconverts into a writing desk, still holdsbooks dating back to the early 1800sused by Joseph.

To view the inside of the Seppelt house,visitors need to book on the Legends ofSeppelt Tour. The tour costs $150-per-person and accommodates up to 12people.

HISTORIC: Descendant, Bill (William)Seppelt with Seppeltsfield Winerycellar door manager Nicole Hodgson.


The owner of this Gawler homeadmits her pedantic ways enabledher to build the house of herdreams.

“I wanted value for money, not to overcapitalise and a house which would besaleable down the track," she said.

Jan says this coupled with all the creaturecomforts and million dollar views will

now see her through her retirementyears. Jan’s red brick with bluestonefacade house is certainly not your typicalstandard-built home. Firstly, the designneeded to cope with a sloping three-quarter of an acre block, all weatherconditions and a place to one day carefor her stepfather.

“I worked with builder David and hiswife Tiffany Gameau and in that time

David and I only had one spat,” Jan said.

The layout of the top storey includes amaster bedroom with a wall lengthdressing room, a guest bedroom, anextra bedroom, which offers a place forJan’s grandchildren to sleep and officespace.

The large bathroom, also designed by Jan, includes a bathroom vanity

cupboard that can also be accessed from

her dressing room, a large towel rack

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The large entry way leads to a kitchen,

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Jan is also among the many people whohave installed solar roof panels to reduce

the cost of living and help to reduce thecarbon footprint.

In addition, the keen gardener has in notime transformed the barren block into agreen paradise using water-wise plants.The front yard reflects a cottage stylegarden and the side and back areas boastall native plants, including a variety ofsucculents.

“I do have a tank which I collect somegrey water and I also have 57,000 litres ofrainwater used in my house,” she added.


Transforming a house into ahome can be a simple as doing ityourself, recycling materials andchoosing the right materials.

Nuriootpa couple, Greg and Kathie Haarhave done just that to their 1950s soldiersettlement house.The latest in their series of low costrenovations, included transforming theirkitchen and hallway for under $6000.

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For example, only the unsightly wallswere replastered, others were simplypatched up. The job also helped whentheir tradesman was in tune with theirideas and was happy to take on a wastenot want not approach.Next it was the choice of installingfloating floorboards and neutral wallpaint helped to unify the two areas andcreate the impression of more space.The couple also added a large mirror inplace of the former linen cupboard tohelp provide a look of more space in thehallway.The Japanese inspired home is furthercomplemented with antique kimonosand an oriental front garden, which hasgiven the Haars’ house both a theme andtalking point.

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A lucky find formed the basis of amajor renovation that has seen ahistorical church transformedinto luxury accommodation.

The Kirche, based at Charles MeltonWines on Krondorf road near Tanunda,was the home of Charles and VirginiaMelton for about 18 years.

When they moved, they rented out theproperty before deciding to give theplace a makeover and turn it into a bedand breakfast.

The project started last year, with a redand gold Balinese painting becoming thefocus of the building.

“We saw it when we were on holidaysand it was a big painting and that’s reallybeen where the décor has come from,especially upstairs, red is the featurecolour and it was that painting,” Virginiasaid.

“That’s actually Balinese priests so it’s aBalinese painting but a relatively wellknown Balinese painter…and wethought that was very appropriate.

“It’s worked really well. It helps tieeverything in.”

But before the decorating could begin,the Kirche, which is German for“church,” needed to be renovated.

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The building was stripped bare, with thestaircase and about three metres ofplumbing the only remaining originalpieces left.

The lounge/dining area, kitchen,laundry, two bedrooms and bathroomareas were upgraded, all whilstmaintaining the integrity of thehistorical building.

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The project took five months tocomplete – twice as long as the Melton’santicipated.

But the results were worth it.

“Everyone that stays here just really lovesit because it’s got a really calminginfluence,” Virginia said.

No expense was spared when it came todecorating the church.

And Virginia recommends people followsuit.

“Margaret Lehmann, when she came for

the opening, said the only time she’sregretted spending money is…whenshe’s compromised,” she said.

“And I think that’s a really good(theory)…sometimes you do have tocompromise, but sometimescompromises don’t work, because it’s notexactly what you want.

“I think, if you can, you’re much betteroff going the whole hog I suppose.”

Virginia also recommends keepingmaintenance in mind.

“Keep everything streamlined and so it(is) easy to keep clean so it (doesn’t) takeany scrubbing,” she said.

Virginia also suggests being hands onwith all aspects of the renovation“because if you’re not here, decisions aremade for you.”

As a first-time renovator, Virginia saidshe is pleased with the result and hopesthe building exudes a home away fromhome feel.

The Kirche was officially opened inSeptember last year.


More like a little village than aregular property, Anlaby Stationis one of Australia’s grandhomesteads.

Located just outside of Kapunda, theproperty was settled in 1839 by FrederickH Dutton.

Anlaby, which was named after a villagein Yorkshire, England, is the oldestmerino sheep station in Australia.

There are currently 350 sheep on site.

Owner Peter Hayward said thecenterpiece of the property, the mainhomestead, was built in 1861 andincludes about 25 rooms.

“The plans say that it was built as a homefor William Buchanan, who was the

manager, and he was the fellow whoactually bought the sheep across,” hesaid.

“Frederick Dutton never really lived here- He lived in England and Adelaide butwas an absentee farmer.

“In 1890, he died and the property wasinherited by his nephew Henry, andHenry wanted to live here so he was theone who started enlarging the house andmaking it grander.”

The homestead originally comprised ofthree different buildings and it wasHenry who connected the buildings tocreate the home as it is today.

“Each successive generation has donesomething to the house so it’s just grownover the years,” Mr Hayward said.

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The station features numerous buildings,including about seven houses, awoolshed and a folly.

But it is the great outdoors that MrHayward holds dear.

“The best part about living here is thatthere’s plenty of space just to wanderabout,” he said.

“It’s a great place to have friends.

“A lot of these big old houses can begloomy and dark, well this is not a darkhouse, it’s not a gloomy house and it likeshaving people around and it’s a greatplace to live.”

Mr Hayward said the station is perfectfor entertaining.

“There are lots of pictures of gardenparties and the old fashioned brass bandand all that sort of stuff out here,” hesaid.

And even the Prince of Wales hasstopped by for a visit.

“I think that was probably in the early1900s because if you go to a lot of thegrand old estates in South Australia mostof them had a story from when thePrince of Wales came to visit,” MrHayward said.

“They used to go out of their way to tryto impress him I think and impress eachother by how much money they couldspend on having the princeaccommodated properly I guess.”

Today, Anlaby is home to four families.

The manor house has been convertedinto a bed and breakfast and the propertycan also be hired for weddings andfunctions.


Renovations to a quaint Penricecottage became a labour of lovefor Nigel Thiele and his dad Tony.What started out as minor livingchanges, soon turned into eightyears of major renovations insideand out.

“The cottage was certainly a renovator’sdelight,” Nigel said.

Nigel bought the cottage as aninvestment because he and his partnerAli wanted to get out of the rentinggame. While the couple has since soldthe cottage to a former Sydney woman,Nigel still talks about his first renovationwith contentment.

The hard work started when the menmet each Saturday back in the early2000s.

The first part of the renovationsincluded moving a double carport froma back shed and attaching it to thecottage. This work involved the use of afour-wheel drive and plenty ofmanpower.

Next came plans to demolish and fill inan old underground water tank,alongside the cottage. However, this ideawas soon altered. The men discoveredred bricks were plastered on the verticalto make the curved tank wall “Wethought this space would make an idealcellar,” Nigel said.

Sticking with their idea, the men addedto their workload to remove the tank’swaist height rock wall. They then

reinforced and concreted a ground levelroof for their cellar.

Next the men moved inside the cottage.“There was this tiny dining room ofabout two metres wide, you couldn'teven move your chair back,” Tony said.Together they began to knock out thewall to open up the living area. This jobbecame more arduous than expectedbecause of the wall’s unique width.

They discovered large Penrice lime rockswere used to fill the wall, the largest rockthey pulled out measured almost twofeet.

From here, Nigel realised his plan ofmoving in with his parents for threemonths during internal renovationswould increase. This timeline blew outto almost two years.

Tony explained their easy going naturesand passion for simple things liketransforming old pieces of wood intoconversation pieces, allowed them to geton with the job.

Next the men made changes to the twofront windows, and it was here Nigel andTony made their greatest discovery.

Nigel explained how he was removingplaster to bring the windows back totheir original width when a smallcrumpled piece of newspaper came outof the lintel over the front door.

“The newspaper was dated 1856, and Ichecked with the Mortlock Library inAdelaide which revealed the samenewspaper,” Tony explained.

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This was Nigel’s first indication intowhat year the cottage was built. Nigeland Tony decided to leave their markand placed a Herald newspaper fromthat year, 2004, and put it into the cavityalong with the men's business cards anda note saying 'if you got this far you aremad'.

Further upgrades included a new kitchenand bathroom and during this time themen set to work to even up the sevendifferent floor levels. Also, seven differentroof pitches were changed into one.

“It was when the doors went on we couldsee the light at the end of the tunnel,”Nigel said.

Lastly, Nigel and his dad changed thehouse's verandah and transformed thegarden.

Looking back, Nigel, who now lives upthe road, has no regrets of selling theproperty, just satisfaction on a job welldone. Also, it wouldn't have beenpossible without the help of theirspouses.

And Tony adds, “Each Saturdaylunchtime was like a picnic, because weenjoyed what we did”.

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