Gavin Kirk joins a series of new editorial appointments and initiatives for\u00a0Australian House & Garden<\/i>,\u00a0Belle<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Country Style<\/i><\/p>\n
Are Media, Australia\u2019s #1 women\u2019s lifestyle network, today announced a new chapter for its Homes & Lifestyle division, unveiling a series of appointments across three of its most iconic homes brands:\u00a0Australian House & Garden<\/i>,\u00a0Belle<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Country Style<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The announcement accelerates\u00a0Australian House & Garden<\/i>,\u00a0Belle<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Country Style<\/i>\u00a0as connected content brands spanning print, digital, video, social, audio, and experiential channels.<\/p>\n
Are Media General Manager, Homes & Lifestyle, Jocelin Abbey, said\u00a0the new approach aligns consumer behaviour with advertiser demand, creating trusted, high-reach environments. Each brand will deepen its editorial authority while expanding the commercial offerings across talent-led properties, event-based IP, thought leadership programs and content-to-commerce innovation.<\/p>\n
The first new initiative unveiled under the new strategy launches in September with\u00a0Australian House & Garden\u2019s<\/i>\u00a0Interior Agenda, a premium trend and forecasting platform that will expand into a content and event series in 2026. It will complement the brand\u2019s iconic Top 50 Rooms awards program, now in its 27th year and recognised as Australia\u2019s longest-running residential interior design awards.<\/p>\n Jocelin said:\u00a0<\/i>\u201cThis evolution is about growing the impact of our Homes brands \u2013 creatively, culturally and commercially.\u00a0We\u2019re absolutely thrilled to welcome Gavin Kirk to the helm of\u00a0Australian House & Garden<\/i>, joining a powerful, agenda-setting editorial team across the Homes vertical. Gavin\u2019s creative vision and deep understanding of the Australian architecture and design community will help us grow\u00a0Australian<\/i>\u00a0House & Garden\u2019s\u00a0<\/i>impact while building deeper connections with our audience and partners. From Top 50 Rooms to the\u00a0Belle\u00a0<\/i>Fanuli Interior Design Awards, our Homes brands will continue to set the cultural agenda for design in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n To support the strategy, Are Media confirmed several senior editorial appointments across the portfolio:<\/p>\n Are Media\u2019s Homes & Lifestyle division includes Australia\u2019s most loved and respected home content brands:\u00a0Australian House & Garden<\/i>,\u00a0Belle<\/i>,\u00a0Country Style<\/i>,\u00a0Home Beautiful<\/i>,\u00a0Better Homes and Gardens<\/i>,\u00a0Inside Out<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0Real Living<\/i>. Together, they inform and inspire more than 13.5 million* consumer touchpoints a month across print, digital, social and retail.<\/p>\n Source: *Roy Morgan Single Source Australia, March 2025 \u2013 all people 14+.<\/p>\n Gavin Kirk joins a series of new editorial appointments and initiatives for\u00a0Australian House & Garden,\u00a0Belle\u00a0and\u00a0Country Style Are Media, Australia\u2019s #1 women\u2019s lifestyle network, today announced a new chapter for its Homes & Lifestyle division, unveiling a series of appointments across three of its most iconic homes brands:\u00a0Australian House & Garden,\u00a0Belle\u00a0and\u00a0Country Style. The announcement accelerates\u00a0Australian House […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-73188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcement"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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