So Highlands

Third-generation farmer, local legend and master storyteller, John Mauger joins Nicole and Rachael in the  So Highlands  studio for a chat that digs deep into regenerative farming, how the health of our soil and our people are inextricably linked, and how we can all give back to the locals who feed us. And because no Mauger yarn is complete without a little nostalgia, we also take a wander down Bu...

Three Blue Ducks are flocking into Burradoo Park Farm next month and the Highlands is already in a full-blown flutter (see what we did there). Rachael and Nicole pulled up a chair with two of the Ducks—chef/author/TV personality Darren Robertson and MasterChef winner/judge/chef Andy Allen—to get the goss on what’s cooking when the doors finally swing open. Follow So Highlands on social: Instagram...

Resolutions, they're so last year (see what we did there). In this episode we discuss what the Highlands needs in 2026 from more coffee shops (not) to a drive-through car wash and better drivers. It's fun, irreverent and filled with good-natured banter - pothole anyone? Follow So Highlands on social: Instagram ⁠@sohighlandspod⁠ Facebook  ⁠@sohighlands⁠ YouTube  ⁠@sohighlands

Have you ever noticed The Maltings in Mittagong ? Chances are you’ve cruised past it a thousand times en route to Bunnings, unaware of what’s hiding in plain sight. The historic Maltings has now been approved for a major transformation into a hotel, hospitality precinct and significant art gallery, with the site designed by international architecture powerhouse Snøhetta for the Medich family's Hal...

Nicole and Rachael have taken it upon themselves to dive deep into the region’s more  niche  community groups - the ones everyone knows about AND the ones whispered about behind hydrangea hedges.  They examine everything from nudist gatherings to swinger meet-ups, book clubs where reading is optional, pistol clubs, dungeons & dragons and more. If there’s a nook, cranny or club where like-minde...

We like to call this episode, "the dodgies." Those charlatans dressed in Emperor's New Clothes who see the Southern Highlands as a mark. Nicole and Rachael pull back the Hamptons linen curtains to reveal just some of those who talked a big Highlands game but then ran away with the ball. Follow So Highlands on social: Instagram @sohighlandspod Facebook  @sohighlands YouTube  @sohighla...

Berrima Gaol will be welcoming new inmates as a boutique hotel but not all villagers are raising a glass of Artemis pinot to celebrate. There’s a fight to stop the development in its current form, and it begins with the infamous gaol wall - which side are you on?   Nicole and Rachael chat to Berrima Gaol project architect from Turner Studios, Dan Szwaj, on one side and Berrima Heritage Matters spo...

Southern Highlands local, Nicole Smith, and Sydney transplant, Rachael Oakes-Ash banter about the who, what and why of the new So Highlands podcast in the hope everyone keeps listening.  Instagram @sohighlandspod Facebook @sohighlands YouTube @sohighlands