Australian Country Homes

Divine inspiration

They can’t say they weren’t warned. When Barbara and Phil Simpson were interviewing builders, one of them candidly mentioned that tradies in Margaret River operated by a different set of rules to the rest of the world.

“Basically, he said that the reason people live in the district is because of its surf,” Phil explains. “So when there’s a good break, no one turns up for work. But he hastened to add that the privilege of nicking off when the waves are up wouldn’t be abused. We

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