As is tradition each June, SALIFE heads "off the beaten track", travelling around the state uncovering interesting people, places and homes and their intriguing stories and the specific theme of a love of "place" carries through the pages.

From a kid running wild in the Southern Flinders Ranges forests to a national radio presenter, the place Annette Marner calls home has never left her heart.

From the abstract beauty of outback mines to the patterns of salt lakes and swollen desert rivers, a new aerial photography exhibition promises to showcase remote South Australia like it’s never been seen before.

Danielle and Brad Symes and their daughters have done the hard yards, living in a caravan as they slowly transformed their historic Adelaide Hills home. It’s been a hands-on, hard slog at times, but the results are spectacular.

In August last year, Matt Gilbertson was lying at rock bottom beneath a stage with a crush foot and five fractured vertebrae. But he’s back and his next stop is Disco Spektakular.

Whether you take the tinny to explore the vibrant bays and inlets of the Limestone Coast, pack a swag to count the stars in the Flinders Ranges, stay landside on Yorkes or motor along the river, one this is for sure – you will find exceptional produce that can be transformed into heavenly dishes that celebrate the diversity of South Australia.