Welcome to SALIFE’s annual Education Issue, where we shine a spotlight on our state’s schools, with a special 80-page Education Showcase booklet attached to our August cover, as well as inspiring stories from inside school gates and lunchbox recipe ideas aplenty.

Meet a special group of Eyre Peninsula school children who are getting their hands sticky for a good cause – and learning a thing or two along the way.

Scott Neeson turned his back on a life in Hollywood to live in Cambodia and help its poorest people. Twenty years later, the former Adelaide movie executive has achieved so much more, bringing hope and opportunity to entire communities.

An historic home in the Adelaide Hills, Forest Lodge, provides a unique window into how South Australians lived more than 100 years ago. While the current owners are passionate about retaining this heritage, they are also updating the home with 21st century technology, ensuring it will be ready for future custodians over the next 100 years and beyond.

Step inside Finsbury Green, the printers of SALIFE magazine, which hosts a very special print-inspired fashion shoot featuring denim in all different shapes and shades.

Radio presenter Stacey Lee hosts a Mediterranean-themed dinner party and invites some friends who have supported her as she’s grown into  a much-loved member of South Australia’s airwaves.

In our special 80-page Education Showcase booklet, the informative and interesting stories include an insightful Q&A with South Australia’s Education Minister Blair Boyer.