Brisbane News Magazine July 26-Aug 1, 2017 ISSUE 1138

JULY 26-AUGUST 1, 2017 ISSUE 1138

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The countdown is on to the Ekka (Aug 1120) and this year’s event has special significance. It is the 140th anniversary of the annual show that unites city and country and rounds up the best the state has to offer: everything from fine food and wines to mighty woodchoppers and working dogs.

Queensland-grown wool and cotton will again headline at the Ekka’s Natural Fibres Fashion Parade, showcasing the talents of 27 local designers. Among them will be newcomers Nikke Horrigan, Jacky Stickler and Ladan Ocora (P12), who each found fashion after first exploring other careers.

Incredibly, just two years ago, Nikke was a miner in Mt Isa and now his clothes are worn by A-listers such as Guy Sebastian.

“I’m much more at home now designing clothes than I ever was down in the mines, and it’s pretty cool to have the opportunity to be involved in the Ekka,” he says. Enjoy the issue.

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THE LIST .................................................... 8 LIFE .......................................................... 10 COVER STORY .......................................... 12 GOING OUT .............................................. 17 FILM ......................................................... 19 RESTAURANT............................................21 FASHION ................................................. 24 AT HOME ................................................. 25 RECIPE ................................................. ... 30 REAL ESTATE ........................................... 31 Cover model: Caitlin Worthington wears Prue dress, $299.95, White Label Noba Cover image: Mark Cranitch

1956: These little boys had a big day out at the Royal Queensland Show with a spoil of showbags to show for it. Some things never change, with the Ekka’s showbag pavilion still a go-to for junior show-goers, such as Geoffrey and Eva McKeering (inset) who were snapped with their haul at last year’s Ekka. The 2017 Ekka (Aug 11-20) showbag selection will include everything from My Little Pony and Batman bags to Pokemon and The Big Wonka Showbag.

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Power of one PENELOPE TWEMLOW, 34 CEO, Energy Skills Queensland A career in the Royal Australian Navy was not part of Penelope Twemlow’s plan at the end of Year 12, but what she has since learnt is that life has a way of surprising you.

“When I was growing up I wanted to be an astronaut, a ballerina or a firewoman,” says the young CEO, who wound up driving warships.

In her final year at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, Ascot, Penelope set her sights on law. “One of the best things I learnt at St Margaret’s was, no matter your gender or race, you are able to achieve anything you set your mind to.”

After “discovering boys and nightclubs” in her final year of school, law was off the table.

“I got an OP of 11,” Penelope says. “The joke I said was I was so good I got an OP1 twice.”

Sitting on the couch at home, she happened to flick on an ad for the navy, which promised travel and the chance to meet new people. She did much more though, in her 10-year defence force career.

Completing two masters degrees, she worked her way up to warfare officer – she can drive an 85,000-tonne armed warship – and navy police investigator. “I started in the navy at the lowest rank and worked my way up,” she says.

After leaving the navy she worked for a PR consultancy as a risk services director, handling issues such as mine accidents, and later for a mining company. She now heads up Energy Skills Queensland, a not-for-profit organisation that provides training for the electricity, oil and gas, mining, telecommunications and renewable sectors.

Her experience has made her a strong advocate for women and defence force personnel. Two years ago she co-founded Women in Power, a not-forprofit organisation that lobbies for women working in the electrical and electro-technology industries.

“Whether you wear stilettoes or steel-cap boots, unglue yourself from the sticky floor and smash the glass ceiling,” Penelope says.

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STANDING TALL … Executive Penelope Twemlow has driven navy warships. Picture: Mark Calleja

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Heavy rock and metal fans will head to The Jubilee Hotel on Jul 29 where the program features 25 bands across four stages, including Melbourne institutions The Bennies and indie punk mainstays The Meanies (on their last foreseeable Australian tour) and Sabrina Lawrie (below), who has just released album Hush the Mountain. jubileehotel.com.au

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Raise a glass to Effervescence, Australia’s only French Champagne Festival at Spicers Hidden Vale, an hour’s drive from Brisbane. Sign up for a luxury VIP weekend package or make a day trip of the Sunday Champagne Trail, tasting more than 60 different cuvees. Runs Aug 11-13. effervescence.com.au

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FOOD FOOD & WINE TRAIL FORTITUDE VALLEY

Four days of feasting begins along James St from Jul 27. The James St Food & Wine Trail menu of chef collaborations, cooking masterclasses

and pop-up tastings culminates in market day on Jul 30 with alfresco dining under the fig trees and dishes served up by more than 25 food stalls from the likes of Harveys Bar + Bistro (above), Bucci and Gerard’s Bistro as well as pop-up bars. jamesst.com.au

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4 CONCERT YOU’RE THE VOICE SOUTH BANK Catch pop-up choirs at the Piazza on Jul 29 before the main event when Kate Ceberano (left), X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace, Katie Noonan, Archie Roach and Troy Cassar-Daley will be joined by more than 2500 choristers for a rousing rendition of John Farnham’s classic 1986 anthem You’re the Voice. The project aims to shine a light on domestic violence.

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Artisan is launching a series of drawing sessions open to the public.

The two-hour, tutored drawing classes will be held once for each exhibition at Artisan Gallery. Benchtop photography is the workshop topic on Jul 29.

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Phil Brown For a while I actually thought I was Hermann Hesse, with my gold-rimmed glasses The young man in front of me had his head in a book as we waited for our coffee. I was at the cafe-kiosk at Nelly Bay on Magnetic Island near Townsville.

The island is popular with backpackers and young travellers. We were waiting for the ferry and I was interested to see what the young bloke in front of me was reading ... a big fat compendium. The book title – in big bold letters – was Nietzsche.

“That’ll do your head in,” I mumbled and he looked around but I don’t think he quite caught what I had said.

But despite my sardonic aside I was actually heartened to think that a young bloke like him was reading the works of famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

It made me ponder how important books are in forming ideas and in discovering the world. And it also made me think about the stuff I was reading when I was his age.

Those of a certain vintage were probably reading similar stuff – JeanPaul Sartre, Hermann Hesse, Knut Hamsun, Hunter S. Thompson – that sort of fare.

Reading is mind-expanding and

extends one’s horizons. On the Road

by Jack Kerouac was a book that extended those horizons even further and I carried a battered copy of that around with me for years. I loved his book The Dharma Bums too. These were tomes that helped define the counterculture of the 1960s and beyond.

When I was a teenage surfie we were all reading hippie books. The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien had hippie cachet in those days. All the attractive girls we knew seemed to be reading Tolkien so we figured if we were across it too that would give us some leverage. There’s no wrong reason for doing the right thing, as a friend of mine says.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken Kesey was another classic from my youth.

I was also very fond of an American novelist by the name of Richard Brautigan. Does anyone remember his books now? In Watermelon Sugar was a favourite along with the oddly titled Trout Fishing in America.

I was an absolute Hermann Hesse devotee and the fable-like Siddhartha

was one of my best-loved reads. For a while I actually thought I was Hermann Hesse, with my goldrimmed glasses. I was a serious young insect.

Once, when I was at uni, I was on a train to Sydney and met another student who was reading The Horse’s Mouth by Joyce Cary and he switched me on to that book, one of the best ever written about an artist.

It’s time I reread that.

My son has taken up reading recently. I say recently because until a month ago, he only read what he had to for school. But after reading The Kite Runner for an assignment, a light bulb came on and he has been devouring books ever since.

Over the recent school holidays, he was reading one a day. I have been leading him in a certain direction – A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, Brave New World by Aldous Huxley and 1984 by George Orwell, among others – and I will slowly introduce him to the rest of my canon.

He hasn’t discovered Nietzsche yet but has read The Communist Manifesto by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. What next? Mein Kampf?

I’d better not give him ideas.

Belinda Seeney Board games are back in vogue and I couldn’t be happier. I’m a highly competitive human being and, devoid of any natural sporting ability, seek to dominate with dice rolls, draw fours and triple word scores.

Not too long ago, I had to hide my delight for the humble board game like some shameful secret. Now, not only are board games cool again, although some of us will argue they should never have gone out of style, they’re marketed as drawcards.

I caught up with a friend for a drink at a little neighbourhood bar, the sort of place that reminds you of your nana’s living room – if your nana had four taps and a handpump on her kitchen bench.

While buying a couple of schooners from my impressively bearded nana, my friend had

unearthed a game of Guess Who? from the depths of a dusty bookcase.

We started playing for a laugh but such was the draw of the simple game, the maroon-clad football supporters who had departed the bar during our first round had begun to trickle back now the full-time siren had sounded.

We were hooked.

Guess Who? gave way to Connect Four which flowed through to Uno. A while later I met another friend at another of nana’s neighbourhood bars and this time, the selection of board games was proudly on display.

We chewed the fat as we blasted Battleship fleets and solved the world’s problems over Jenga and gin.

The addition of board games to bars delivers such a perfect combination I’m surprised no one cottoned on sooner. I was in my

element when a pub opened in Fortitude Valley recently that serves not just board games with its beers but has old-school video game consoles, arcade games and pinball machines.

With a schooner of saison at the ready, my friends and I set up the Scrabble board for a bout of lighthearted linguistics. Nothing makes a journalist abandon her beer faster than the very real threat she’ll be beaten at her own game.

Even with my unabashed love for board games, I concede there is one that should be banned from bars – Monopoly. I can’t recall a game that hasn’t lasted at least two days nor ended without tears, tantrums or someone cackling “show me the money” as her friends and family declare bankruptcy.

Nana would not approve.

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in fashion Sustainability and style inform three talented designers making their Ekka runway debuts Belinda Seeney Queensland fashion royalty of the likes of Wendy Makin, Julie Tengdahl and George Wu have long ruled the catwalk at the Ekka’s annual Natural Fibres Fashion Parades.

This year, a new guard of fashion students and emerging designers will hold court at the Royal International Convention Centre.

A former Mount Isa miner, an investment director with a PhD in international relations and a selftaught social campaigner are among a handful of new couturiers making their debuts this year.

They are among 27 designers from across Queensland working with cotton, wool, silk and leather and whose handiwork is on show in 30 parades across the 10-day event.

Long may they reign.

WEAR IT WELL … Nikke Horrigan, Jacky Stickler, Ladan Ocora. Picture: Mark Cranitch

JACKY STICKLER 31, Newstead Six months ago Jacky Stickler put pencil to paper to design her first fashion range because she wanted to “do something of value”.

“I’d turned 30 and thought, what do I want out of the next 10 years of my life?” she says.

An avid observer of fashion, the former marketing manager found that the closer she examined the industry, the more she was inspired to make a positive difference.

Three months later she launched sticks + stone, an ethical fashion label dedicated to using sustainable and organic textiles, recycling and repurposing fabrics and minimising environmental impacts.

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production methods and the way people are treated throughout the processes,” she says. Through her fledgling label, Jacky encourages people to be conscious about how they “consume” fashion, from the fabrics they wear to purchasing habits.

“We dump a significant amount of textile waste every year which is having quite an impact on our environment,” she says.

“Rather than buying into the fast fashion, throwaway culture of buying something new every week or something new for every event, treasure particular garments or materials with a higher value.”

Jacky has no formal design training so approached Jodie Hilton at The New Garde creative hub at Newstead for mentoring and industry expertise before launching her label three months ago.

Each item in sticks + stone’s first eight-piece collection was made using organic cotton. “A lot of sustainable and ethical labels currently provide a lot of casual items so my object is to create some nicer things for women,” Jacky says of her design brief.

She will parade four looks at the Ekka, two from her debut collection and two from her forthcoming collaboration with local textile designer The Indigo Room, due to drop in October.

“I love how people are able to express themselves through fashion.

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LADAN OCORA 39, Bardon The first steps in Ladan Ocora’s fashion journey were taken in a bustling marketplace in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.

Stalls packed with bolts of bright cotton fabric stirred her creativity and a desire to empower the vendors, too.

Eight months after her African holiday, Ladan will launch her social enterprise fashion label, Daughter of the Moon, featuring pieces made from fabric purchased at the Kampala

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She will debut three looks in the daily parade with a focus on vivid colours and distinctive designs, before taking her compact seven-piece collection to market in October.

An investment director with BT Financial Group, Ladan has worked in the field of impact investing and is driven to help developing countries break the poverty cycle.

“My label is a for-profit social enterprise, where I’m trying to work

out how I can profit-share with the women involved,” she says.

“My goal is to get at least three or more women in the northern Ugandan region who have been affected by more than 18 years of civil war on a really good income they can rely on. That’s my real motivation, I feel like that’s my real purpose.”

Ladan, mother to Michael, 7, and James, 9, still works full-time, designing and creating her fashion pieces at night and on weekends.

“It’s such a creative outlet you don’t normally get in an office job,” she says. “I love doing it, it’s a pleasure to actually sit down and draw.”

Born in Iran, Ladan moved to Sydney with her family when she was four, relocating to Switzerland for eight years before settling in Brisbane with Ugandan-born husband George and their sons seven years ago.

“I’ve always loved designing but this last time I went to Uganda, I saw the beautiful materials and I just started drawing,” she says.

Throughout her extensive travel and career, which included a stint at the United Nations, Ladan’s interest in fashion remained a constant.

She now plans to work with her Ugandan fabric sellers to design and commission her own prints.

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NIKKE HORRIGAN 28, IPSWICH He once dressed in work gear for the mines before heading underground with the boys.

Now Nikke Horrigan has scrubbed off the dirt and decked himself out in the latest menswear – lovingly designed by himself.

The Ipswich resident turned his back on the mining industry two years ago to follow his fashion dream.

He has his own online store, simply titled Nikke Horrigan, and has already caught the eye of stylist to the stars Marc James who dresses Guy Sebastian and Jessica Mauboy, as well as Brisbane restaurateur and man about town Tim Johnson.

After showcasing his creations at the Ekka fashion parades he plans to expand the range to include womenswear, accessories and fragrance.

“I was always interested in fashion. I grew up around it as my mother was very fashion forward,” he says. “She would go shopping and I was dragged along as a fiveyear-old. I would choose my own outfits even then, and was very picky about what I wore. I’ve always seen fashion as an extension of oneself.

“Although I went into mining I never

really felt like it was for me. I was singled out by the other guys who thought I was gay because I dressed so well. After I left I went back to college and did a design course and realised I was actually really good.”

Nikke started the label out of his garage at home. “I’m proud of my humble beginnings. It’s been a slow process working from home but I’m finally getting somewhere. I’m much more at home now designing clothes than I ever was down in the mines, and it’s pretty cool to have the opportunity to be involved in the Ekka.

“I would attend the show religiously with my father as a child. It’s amazing to actually be involved this year.”

HANNAH DAVIES The Back to Nature Natural Fibres Fashion Parades will be staged at 12.30pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm daily during the Ekka from Aug 11-20. ekka.com.au

MAN IN BLACK … Designer Nikke Horrigan; and (inset) one of his looks.

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In the mood

for love Top-selling romance writers will share pearls of wisdom at a major Brisbane conference geared to the genre Fiona Purdon Romance writer Ally Blake believes she has the best job in the world.

“I spend my months writing about two people falling in love. I love what I do … it’s happiness-making,” says the Brisbane-based Mills & Boon author.

After selling four million books worldwide, Ally has just had her 32nd novel, Tell Me True, published.

“This figure seems wild, especially when I’m sitting in my Ugg boots, huddling over a laptop, writing in a cafe,’’ says Ally, 43. “I’m grateful to be able to make a good living out of my passion and profession.’’

The Bellbowrie resident will speak at next month’s Love Gone Wild, the 26th annual Romance Writers of Australia Conference in Brisbane.

International agents and publishing experts are among more than 25 speakers and special guests attending.

The conference covers writing and publishing tips and has a business hub which includes social media and promotional advice. Sessions on topics such as “Dance as an

expression of love’’ and “Weapons through the ages’’ will deliver fantastic research to help nut out gripping scenes.

Keynote speaker Kate Forsyth, who has sold more than a million books in 20 years, says conferences inspire and energise authors. Kate will also hold a masterclass.

“They (conferences) create a community of people who love and who are interested in the same thing and who support each other,” she says. “Writing can be solitary so it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet people who are reading what you love and doing what you love to do.”

Ally says her first conference in 2002 was a game changer because the advice she received helped her sell her first book. Her second conference was an even better experience.

“I was someone who had sold a book and everyone there was so excited,’’ she says. “Everyone may be fighting for the same shelf space but it’s such a beautiful and supportive atmosphere.’’

Ally, a mother of three, will talk about being an organised writer. She

says romance writing is the perfect job for mums because they can write when kids are asleep or at ballet class.

The former Broncos cheerleader and dental assistant says that each book (50,000 to 60,000 words) takes from 10 weeks to nine months to write. She has produced many Mills & Boon books and her next one, due out next year, is a royal romance.

Fellow Brisbane-based romance writer Tania Joyce, 43, of Sinnamon Park, knew instantly she was in the right place when she attended her first RWA conference in 2012. She has since published three books including her 2015 debut, Propositions, an erotic contemporary romance.

WRITE AT HOME ... author Ally Blake.

“I found my tribe,’’ says Tania, one of the conference organisers. “We are a weird bunch ... how we live in our heads, but coming to the conference, it’s great to talk to other authors who share this understanding.’’

Romance novels are enjoying a renaissance. The Australian market was worth $19 million, with 1.5 million copies sold, in the past year, according to monitor Nielsen BookScan.

Four of the world’s biggest selling romance writers are Australian.

Brisbane stars include Kylie Scott, Amy Andrews, Christine Wells and Charlotte Nash.

Tania enjoys being part of the “biggest genre on the globe’’.

“There is something for everyone to read – from sweet and innocent, inspirational, erotic, happy for now and happy forever after,’’ she says.

Kate, of Sydney, has written 40 books and has developed a successful romantic blend of historical fiction and fairytales.

Her latest book, Beauty in Thorns, centres on three 19th-century English Pre-Raphaelite artists – Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Ned Burne-Jones and William Morris – and their muses.

“I was fascinated by their lives, love affairs, scandals and passions ... but it was also their art and love of fairytales and poetry,’’ she says.

Kate says romance writing has been around since people have been telling stories and singing songs.

“Romance is a vital ingredient in all good stories,’’ she says. “Most readers love a happy ending.’’

Tania adds: “It’s always nice to read about love conquering all.’’

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SAVE THE DAY Marvel’s superheroes wow the crowds

Colourful character Trailblazer sets the tone with paintings that tap Brisbane’s unique beauty Phil Brown When it comes to painting Brisbane, Jan Jorgensen has been way ahead of the curve. She has been recording the city in watercolours and oils for more than two decades.

Her latest exhibition at Lethbridge Gallery coincides with the publication of the third edition of her popular book, Changing Places, which is a colourful pictorial journey though suburban and innercity Brisbane.

The colours, the hilly suburbs with weatherboard houses crouching amid the foliage, the river views, all build as a kind of visual hymn to the city where Jan was born, the city that she loves.

Since she started painting the city, many others have joined the fray.

Not surprisingly, a few of the best painters of Brisbane were students of figurative expressionist Queensland artist William Robinson – I’m thinking of Nick Olsen, Robert Brownhall and Maureen Hansen. Jan did better than any of them, perhaps because she was taught by William Robinson twice – once as a teenager and later as a mature age student.

As a painter she started out with a focus on wildlife. Around 1990, she and her husband, Martin, moved to New Farm, from where they ran an art gallery.

It was here Jan had her epiphany.

“I was doing wildlife paintings but we lived next door to a beautiful heritage house which began to creep into my work,” Jan says. “That started me on my way painting the architecture of Brisbane and the cityscape.

“Nobody was really doing it at that stage. I’d say to others, ‘Why aren’t

CREATIVE FLOW ... Jan Jorgensen paintings on show include Newstead From Hamilton Hill (above) and (below) Camp Hill Boys.

you painting Brisbane?’ They would say, ‘It’s only Brisbane, it’s boring.’ ” Jan thought otherwise and set out to prove it.

Over the years she has roamed across the inner suburbs in particular, recording the hilly weatherboard landscape of her hometown.

In her current show there are some classics, works that are immediately recognisable as part of her oeuvre.

Bus Stop on Kennedy, Red Hill, is a fine example – a suburban street in the inner west with a hill behind it.

Look closely and you’ll see the Queensland houses are painted in quite fine detail and there are little visual treats, such as the figure of a bloke sitting reading in a carport, or is it at a bus stop? Not sure about that but it’s a nice touch.

Jan grew up around Eagle Junction and fell in love with Queenslanders as a child.

“I used to pass this beautiful old home at Clayfield on my way to school,” Jan says. “Margaret Olley had once painted it. But they pulled it down.” She laments that loss but is happy that much of suburban Brisbane remains intact.

Brisbane’s cityscape has “seeped into my subconscious”, she says, but it doesn’t stay there.

After percolating it is reflected in her glorious colourful paintings. As for the other people now painting Brisbane, well Jan wonders what took them so long. Catch up people!

JAN JORGENSEN, until Aug 9, Lethbridge Gallery, 139 Latrobe Tce, Paddington. lethbridgegallery.com

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18 PROFILE

Modern marvels Fiona Purdon More than 140,000 people have experienced the magic of superheroes at GOMA’s blockbuster exhibition, Marvel: Creating The Cinematic Universe, and there are still five weeks of it to go.

For curator Amanda Slack-Smith (right) it means a year of sleepless nights has been worth it.

She is grateful that people have embraced the exhibition which features more than 500 objects including comic books, props, spectacular sets, production designs and also more than 60 original costumes worn by actors including Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins and Robert Downey Jr. “The crowd has been draped around GOMA and all the way down to the River Cafe ... some days the crowd has been more than 100m long,’’ she says.

It is the biggest exhibition Amanda has curated, it’s one of the largest events in GOMA’s 10-year history, and it’s the world’s biggest display of Marvel movie paraphernalia.

Amanda, 42, of Sunnybank, is the associate curator of QAGOMA’s Australian Cinematheque.

“Cinema and comics have always been loves of mine so it helped I already had the background and passion,’’ she says.

Fifteen Marvel films are represented including the upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, which was made in Queensland last year.

Amanda is proud of the show’s opening precinct featuring first-edition copies of Marvel’s superhero comic

books. She negotiated with the United States’ Library of Congress to borrow the original hand-drawn pages by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko from the first ever Spider-Man comic book (1962).

“This is a real national treasure and I chased hard for it,’’ she says. “I love it, how you can see the white-out on the page. I wanted to start with the comic books because the storyline from each Marvel movie has come from the storylines of the comics.’’

Amanda says other must-see highlights include a large-scale diorama featuring all the Avengers with costumes and props, multiple versions of Iron Man’s suits, the imposing 3m Hulkbuster armour, and never-before-seen items from the set of Thor: Ragnarok, including Hulk’s bed and the majestic Asgardian throne room. Amanda reveals a huge window and a section of GOMA’s wall had to be removed for the 8m-wide throne to be craned into the room.

One of Amanda’s favourite pieces is an innocuous handmade, clay sculpture of Thanos, the supervillain from 2015 Guardians of the Galaxy film.

She says the sculpture may only

COSMIC CREATIONS ... The QAGOMA show, curated by Amanda Slack-Smith (above left), provides a wonderful peek behind Marvel’s cinematic superheroes and villains.

have been a lighting reference but it is a perfect example of the impeccable skill, detail and care shown by Marvel artists and crafts people.

“With every object chosen we are trying to tell a story,’’ she says.

“People are interested in the process of movie-making and I wanted to give artists a chance to shine.’’

Roma-born Amanda, who has

been at QAGOMA for 10 years, says a powerful surrealism exhibition which she attended as a school student inspired her to pursue art curation.

MARVEL: CREATING THE CINEMATIC UNIVERSE, including the daily Marvel film program, until Sep 3, GOMA, Stanley Place, South Brisbane. qagoma.qld.gov.au/marvel

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Dark side of southern charm Vicky Roach THE BEGUILED (M) hhhjj Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst Running time: 94 minutes

Sofia Coppola’s remake of the 1971 US Civil War movie of the same name starring Clint Eastwood is as tightly corsetted as her female ensemble cast.

It might have benefited from a bit more room to breathe.

Based on Thomas P. Cullinan’s novel, The Beguiled tells the tale of an injured Yankee soldier (Colin Farrell) who is given temporary refuge in an all-female boarding school.

While the Southern gothic drama’s pace is as languid as a midsummer’s afternoon in rural Virginia, plot points feel oddly rushed, even truncated. Kirsten Dunst does a fine job of conveying the sexually repressed, socially isolated teacher Edwina. But she is charmed, propositioned, spurned, avenged, made penitent and finally, and rather violently, “satisfied” in such quick narrative succession that a psychological path proves elusive.

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sociopathy. That injured soldier, John McBurney, might be like a kid in a candy shop – these women haven’t had any intimate contact with a man in years – but still.

Pedro Almodovar presided over the jury that voted Coppola best director at the Cannes Film Festival this year for this movie. It would have been interesting to hear what the female-friendly filmmaker made of such a melodramatic storyline.

As it stands, The Beguiled works primarily due to the casting of Nicole

Kidman in the crucial headmistress role. The star hasn’t flexed her comedic muscles this convincingly since the wickedly funny To Die For. The scene in which Miss Farnsworth prepares to amputate McBurney’s badly damaged leg is a fine example. Kidman delivers the line “Bring me the anatomy book” with perfect sangfroid.

The penultimate mushroom scene is just as delicious – and by this point, thankfully, all the actors are on the same page.

Some problems are just too big for a 12-year-old boy to face alone. That’s where the eponymous tree monster in this keenly observed coming-of-age drama comes in.

Conor (Lewis MacDougall) lives with mum Lizzie (Felicity Jones). His bedroom window overlooks a church and graveyard, dominated by an ancient yew tree. Lately, Conor’s mum hasn’t been as available as either of them would like – chemotherapy is really knocking her about.

The kid could use a shoulder to lean on, not to mention sage counsel.

Lo and behold, the yew tree transmogrifies into a gnarled and grizzled beast with lava-filled veins and Liam Neeson’s voice.

As is the case with all the best parables, the ones told by the creature aren’t straightforward or easy to read.

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That was almost a decade ago.

Since then the visions have coalesced, the enclave has become a vibrant precinct and 1889 Enoteca has settled its butt into the clobber that marks a Brisbane stalwart restaurant, an achiever and a stayer.

It is pinned in place by its remarkable wine list, a tome that begins its story with Great Wines under $70 before trundling through wines by the glass, fizz, then the expanse of Italy beginning with the skinsy/amphora/old-is-new wines from the boundary-pushers in Oslavia, through the classics of Piedmont and Tuscany to the hipster wines of Sicily.

There are annotations and explanations and, if you had a good hour up your sleeve, it would make gripping reading. Like a Chinese menu, the hard part is choosing from such a weighty field. Everything is Italian aside from champagne.

The service is on point, delivered by waiters with accents. Why does an Italian accent in an Italian restaurant or a French accent in a French restaurant immediately put me on the back foot, regardless of the experience of the folk with accent? Go figure.

The Rome-centric Italian food is delightful but hardly world-changing.

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What then, aside from a stellar wine list, is its secret? Everything, I reckon. Accents or not, the wait-team is, and has always been, sharp and drilled. It feels like a serious restaurant from the moment you open the front door. There are no river views, Scandinavian design, artworks or plush carpet. Instead, the restaurant has been fitted neatly into the old building with a classic bistro setting and a marvellous private room. It looks like it has always belonged.

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Matthew Stubbing is now in charge of the kitchen. He has his head around the Roman bent and his food treads that nice line between the flavour, punch and rusticity that

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unexpected The Cloak House has polish, position and heritage appeal – the happy ending to a quest for ‘the one’ Tonya Turner The owners of this home in Paddington searched long and hard for their next house before finally feeling like they’d found “the one”.

The couple and their two adult daughters were looking for a home with modern and beautiful internal living spaces with that extra special something that allowed them to find their own space when needed.

When they came upon the spec home by Rob Gray of Graya Construction, which was designed by Tim Stewart of Tim Stewart Architects, they knew that their search was over.

“The house at the front has a beautiful heritage appeal to it and it was all about the internal design, the beautiful finish and the position. It’s very groovy,” Paul, the owner, says.

SIDE SURPRISE ... A new entry is enlightening, with a glass wall overlooking the pool.

The most enjoyable outcome of this home is the quality of light and the feeling of space created

It’s a far cry from what the house and the block provided beforehand.

“When we first inspected it, it was low, dark and narrow. The most enjoyable outcome of this home is the quality of light and the feeling of space created on a site which didn’t inherently provide those characteristics,” Tim says.

Called the Cloak House, a reference to what is hidden beyond its character frontage, the home features a new entry space at the side of the house set back from the street with a striking triangular roof line and glass wall to the rear overlooking the pool.

By using the form of the original home, a cohesive transition is made between the old and the new.

Volumetric interest is a main feature of the new extension at the back. Multiple voids and a bridge on the upper level segregate the main bedroom and additional living space at the rear of the house from the other bedrooms at the front.

“The bridge allows you to experience the space and enjoy the home, not just from a decorative or aesthetic level but from an appreciation of the practical workings of the home,” Tim says.

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EYE-CATCHING ... Behind the character facade, striking modern features include multiple voids and a bridge, timber screening for texture, and bricks for a sense of solidity.

and doors are another key feature, letting in plenty of light and providing ventilation to the upper level and main living area and kitchen on the lower level. Bricks have been used along the base of the home, in the landscaping, and for paving around the pool and courtyard, thereby connecting inside and outside spaces.

“These form a fantastic grounding.

“They ground the structure with a strong solid element,” Tim says.

The steep site provided a challenge when it came to creating a flow from the inside to the outside.

“To allow for this we needed to create an outdoor space to the side of the house and not rely only on the rear as is often the case on narrow lots. This meant designing the rooms

in a linear, one-room-wide type of fashion,” Tim says.

Timber screening and timber features, such as the spotted gum feature wall in the main bedroom, were used throughout the home to soften the overall look and add a natural textural element.

The owners found the house just in time to include some of their own

personal touches, adding a bathroom and removing the butler’s pantry to create a spacious 10.5m long kitchen.

“We’re very happy,” Paul says.

Architect: Tim Stewart, Tim Stewart Architects, ph: 3252 9494.

Builder: Rob Gray, Graya Construction, ph: 0438 878 604.

Pictures: Christopher Frederick Jones

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The best medicine Tonya Turner Beautiful gardens are places to retreat and re-energise. Their healing effects have been the topic of many studies, including a recent research paper by Brisbane-based architectural practice Conrad Gargett on the Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital healing gardens.

The paper was highly commended at the European Healthcare Design Awards in London in June.

It outlines the case for naturebased and people-centred building design in healthcare, to improve inpatient experiences and treatment.

Written by Conrad Gargett’s principal landscape architect Katharina Nieberler-Walker in partnership with Griffith University and QUT, the paper explores how the inclusion and design of gardens in healthcare centres can reduce stress for staff, patients and their families, and speed up recovery times.

Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital has 11 rooftop gardens, as well as a 600sq m green sloping roof.

Katharina says they provide different opportunities to access nature, as well as natural light.

She says the role of green infrastructure in hospital buildings to make the environment seem more “normal” will be investigated further.

“In this research we explored and expanded upon various design considerations for reducing stress and confusion as well as providing a sense of normalcy in what can be a very challenging time for patients, patient families and staff,” she says.

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GO GREEN … Max and Mirabella Moore enjoy Lady Cilento Children’s Hospital’s Adventure Garden; the Secret Garden (below). Pictures: Christopher Frederick Jones

It might be winter, but if you want your garden blooming with beautiful flowers and foliage come spring, now is the time to grab your gardening tools and get your gumboots dirty.

Brisbane garden designer Suzanne Webber says it is important to keep on top of your garden in the cooler months. “By doing some basic maintenance now, plants and crops will stay in good condition, helping your garden flourish in the growing seasons ahead,” she says.

Winter is a good time to give potted plants some extra attention and move them into larger pots.

“Give them some love with fresh potting mix, trim their roots, or replace the pot,” Suzanne says.

Add mulch to garden beds – coverage should be about 5cm deep.

“This will provide a natural buffer from cold temperatures, hinder weed growth and assist in retaining water,” she says.

During winter, bulbs can be planted after spending six weeks in the fridge crisper while flowers and winter vegetables should be fed fortnightly.

Suzanne says to hold off pruning roses until the worst of the cold has passed, usually around late July.

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Retro pairing a feast par excellence Alastair McLeod Tomatoes and basil, fig and goats cheese … peanut butter and jelly.

There are food marriages that no cook worth their organic handharvested sea salt should discount.

Duck and orange is worthy of its place in the culinary matrimony annals.

Some may suggest a duck a l’orange recipe is the gastronomic equivalent of flared trousers but a well-cooked duck breast anointed with a velvety citrus sauce is too good to yield to the vagaries of fashion.

Resist the temptation to preheat the pan for the duck and to add any oil. The method I’ve given in this recipe to cook duck breast will deliver crisp rendered skin with even pink flesh every time.

Tune in next week when we cook oysters Rockefeller, beef Wellington, and peach Melba.

ROASTED DUCK, BRAISED WITLOF, MANDARIN JUS INGREDIENTS 3 mandarins 4 duck breasts 50g butter, softened 4 heads witlof, halved 8 green shallots, washed and trimmed 2tsp sugar 1½tbs red wine vinegar 1tsp tomato paste 2tsp sherry vinegar 200ml chicken stock

METHOD Slice the tops and bottoms from the mandarins, cut away the peel and pith then remove the segments from between the membranes and place in a bowl. Squeeze over any juice in the leftover membrane and set aside.

Next, score the duck breasts and place, skin side down, in a large heavy-based fry pan. Turn the heat to medium and fry for 5-10 mins until most of the fat has rendered and the skin is golden brown. You may want to tip off excess fat as it renders.

Turn over and lightly brown other side for two mins or until breasts feel slightly springy when pressed.

Remove from pan and rest in a warm place. Increase the heat to mediumhigh, add butter to the pan and place witlof pieces cut side down and the shallots. Fry for 2 mins until golden.

Next sprinkle the sugar over the base of the pan, allow to caramelise then add red wine vinegar and scrape up juices in the pan. When the wine vinegar has evaporated, add reserved mandarin juice and boil for a minute, then add tomato paste, sherry vinegar and stock, and simmer for 5 mins.

Remove witlof and shallots, increase heat and reduce sauce, then strain through a fine sieve.

Add mandarin segments to warm through. To present, serve duck with witlof, green shallots and spoon over mandarin jus. Serves 4.

Picture: Ric Frearson Styling: Lyndel Miller

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The cellar is near the entrance.

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including a kitchen and a living and dining space which has built-in cabinetry, a chandelier and an integrated Bang & Olufsen TV entertainment system. There are sliding glass doors to a balcony with city skyline views.

To the right of the level is a powder room and laundry, as well as a study with built-in desks.

Upstairs is another study, along with three bedrooms, all with walk-in wardrobes, electronic curtains and ensuites.

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Classic elegance This house embodies luxury, with its host of quality finishes and inclusions.

At the front of the property are established gardens, hedges and a water feature.

Beyond a foyer is an open-plan living area with timber floors.

A solid american oak island benchtop and an antique chandelier are features of the kitchen, which also has a butler’s pantry and quality appliances.

The living room has a fireplace and connects to a formal dining room with a chandelier and bi-fold doors to a covered cabana with a barbecue area.

There is also a courtyard with a water feature, 12m pool and deck and a cricket pitch/practice net.

Back inside, the main bedroom has a chandelier, a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with a freestanding bathtub.

There are bi-fold doors to a private balcony.

Upstairs, there are three bedrooms, including two with walk-in wardrobes and one with built-in wardrobes and an ensuite.

The upper level of the house also has two sitting rooms, a central retreat space and a bathroom.

Additional features of the property include a media room with insulated walls and a concealed wine cellar.

BARDON 89 Stuartholme Rd Land: 1715sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Drew Davies, McGrath Estate Agents, New Farm; ph: 3638 1400 or 0421 078 273 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 12, 2.30pm

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The Ultimate Country Lifestyle in The City ‘Cubberla Homestead’, 385 Jesmond Road, Fig Tree Pocket Arguably the largest parcel of land within 8km* of the CBD, this iconic 8* acre estate boasts a tennis court, pool, 4 stables, dressage arena, cottage, wonderful views & creek frontage. The 1,001m2* home has been designed with 4 wings that join the spacious, light filled living & entertaining areas. The gourmet kitchen features an enormous marble island bench, quality appliances & huge walk-in pantry. Subdivision development approval has been granted.

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Auction Friday 18 August 2017 10.30am Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane View Saturday 1–2pm & Sunday 4–5pm

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MONUMENTAL One of St Lucia’s most significant riverfront penthouse residences!

INSPECT Saturday 11 – 11:30am & 3 – 3:30pm

ST LUCIA 14/100 Macquarie Street

FOR SALE Expression of Interest

Spanning the entire top two floors and capturing 360 degree views of the Brisbane River, CBD and leafy surrounds of St Lucia, this is an entertainer’s heaven. The spectacular living and dining spaces are framed by large bi-fold doors capturing the breathtaking views beyond. The outdoor roof terrace offers over 234m2 with 60m2 under roof. A child and pet friendly rooftop caters for the entire family. A gourmet kitchen has Miele appliances, soft close cabinetry and sleek granite benchtops. Your master suite is reflective of a five star hotel. Two additional bedrooms are serviced by the main bathroom. A private marina berth and the complex gym and pool complete this momunental penthouse.

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BULIMBA 43 Waterline Crescent

INSPECT Saturday 10 – 10:30am

This cutting edge home is a work of art with every angle and window strategically positioned for aesthetic impact. Finished with soaring 3.9m ceilings, elegant tiles and a beautiful feature wall, the open plan living and dining area flows down to the covered patio and Merbau hardwood deck. Privately surrounded by manicured gardens and completed with a glimmering 7.5m solar heated pool, this outdoor space features a bar barbeque, wetbar and outdoor fridges. Bound to delight the home chef, the gourmet kitchen is complete with premium appointments. Upstairs, the opulent master suite has high raked ceilings, a custom built robe and open ensuite. A further three large bedrooms can also be found on this level.

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553 PLC-OP3418 _BN_B

ASHGROVE 65 Lansbury Parade

INSPECT Wednesday 5 – 5:30pm

Offering quintessential Australian living this home’s upper level has multiple balconies and an open plan living and dining area. A streamlined kitchen includes a French door fridge, 9 0 0 mm oven and t wo Vintec wine fridges. The master bedroom is reminiscent of a luxury hotel suite complete with its own morning deck and offers an innovative wardrobe and ensuite. Two bedrooms and a main bathroom are also on this level. Downstairs are two further bedrooms, a rumpus/lounge and full bathroom. This home is 5km from the CBD and moments from Marist College, Mt St Michael’s, Kelvin Grove State College, Ashgrove and St Finbarrs Primary schools.

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WEST END 46/24 Kurilpa Street Truly captivating, this one-of-a-kind four bedroom plus study, five bathroom family terrace home will astound from the moment you enter. Freehold and set over three levels of living across 330m2, this impeccable residence exemplifies modern inner city living. Light filled and open plan, the living, dining and kitchen on the middle level is the perfect place for the family to come together. For the culinary enthusiast, the gourmet kitchen is complete with top of the range stainless steel Miele appliances, stone benchtops, sleek cabinetry and ample bench space and storage.

4 BED 5 BATH 2 CAR

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INSPECT Wednesday 6 – 6:30pm and Saturday 12 – 12:30pm FOR SALE Expressions of Interest closing Friday 28 July

Ben White 0414 647 582 PLC-OP3418 _BN_C

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Ready to renovate This classic four-bedroom Queenslander has a range of indoor and outdoor living areas offering the potential for renovation.

There are timber stairs to the firstfloor entry and a veranda.

Inside, a formal lounge room has a traditional chandelier and brick fireplace.

Beyond is a dining room, accessed through an archway.

Across the hallway from these living areas are two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The kitchen provides access to the back yard, which has a Hills hoist clothes line and two water tanks.

Back inside, the main bedroom, another bedroom and a bathroom are to the rear of the level.

High ceilings and an abundance of windows accentuate the level.

External stairs connect the upper

level with the ground floor, which is given over mostly to a large rumpus room with a brick bar.

The lower level of the house also has a storage room, an office, a bathroom and laundry.

Other features of the property include a double carport and single garage.

The property’s large rooms are ideal for renovating and perhaps reconfiguring.

NUNDAH 52 Cavendish St Land: 809sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Nerina Sportelli, RE/MAX Integrity New Farm; ph: 3252 2222 or 0403 470 763 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 5, 11.30am

BULIMBA 23 Wambool Street

INSPECT Wednesday 6 – 6:30pm and Saturday 1 – 1:30pm

Prestigiously positioned 100m to the iconic Oxford Street, only two of these luxury boutique apartments remain. Defined by its outstanding blue chip location, this elevated complex showcases stunning city views from all apartments. These distinctive three bedroom, two bathroom, two car layouts are constructed for ease of living with beautiful outdoor terraces. An exclusive lifestyle in the heart of Bulimba close to vibrant precincts, parks and cafés. The developer wants all remaining units sold and is negotiable – act now!

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Space by the river This family residence has an openplan design with plenty of space for living, and is characterised by its Brisbane River views.

Entry to the house is via a patio that runs along the side of the residence and looks to an established yard.

Inside, floor-to-ceiling glass provide river and bushland views.

A music room sits in the corner of the lounge, with access to a small rear balcony.

Nearby is a dining room with an antique chandelier and a fireplace.

A brick archway with a stainedglass timber door separates this space from a recently-renovated kitchen with a skylight, European appliances and an island breakfast bar.

The living room overlooks the patio and garden.

Four bedrooms with built-in

wardrobes sit are also on this entry level, with the main also containing airconditioning and an ensuite. A central bathroom with a double vanity is nearby. the house’s fifth bedroom is on the lower level, as well as a rumpus room with a wine cellar, wet bar and bathroom.

From here, there’s a covered terrace with access to a pool with timber decking.

JINDALEE 155 Mt Ommaney Dr Land: 1588sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Josephine Johnston-Rowell, Johnston Dixon Quality Property; ph: 3858 8888 or 0414 233 575 Auction: On site, Sat, Jul 29, 1pm

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NUNDAH, 52 CAVENDISH STREET

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FINALLY HERE IT IS! - HUGE QUEENSLANDER RENOVATOR IN ELEVATED BLUE CHIP POSITION ON LARGE 809m2 BLOCK Must sell this iconic family residence in Northgate/Nundah’s most prestigious and exclusive enclave. Perched high and proud you will fall in love with this home the minute you step on the front Eastern veranda.

There are many huge rooms that you will no doubt re-configure, repaint, re-strip, redo, restoring this historic solid lady to its former glory with a contemporary twist and functionality. Homes with this much potential, prime position, prestige and price (did I count 4 ’P’s ?) rarely come on the market.

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CARBROOK, 2 ESK COURT SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS - A striking new contemporary residence is brilliantly displayed against five acres of stunning natural landscape. Family functionality and entertainment are certainly the focus within this tried and tested layout. A private master suite tucked away at the eastern end of the home is spacious and light filled. An enviable northern orientation allows natural light to flood the open plan living and dining areas. A stylish kitchen with butlers pantry, stainless steel appliances and generous bench space, makes entertaining a cinch. Up to the minute technology, including Sonos Surround Sound Systems are a feature within the fully equipped media room and separate office. Vibrant by day, magical by night no expense has been spared in the creation of the wonderful low maintenance grounds. Ducted air conditioning, high ceilings, timber floors, quality lighting, fast speed internet, circular driveway with port corchere, drive through double garage plus three bay shed, new maintenance free fencing, water tanks and irrigation systems are important features. Ideally located to Moreton Bay´s premiere boating and fishing spots, Sirromet Winery and the Gateway Arterial to both the Gold and Sunshine coasts.

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A Piece De Resistance Imposing and luxurious, this trophy home built from concrete and swathed in glass, marries the solidarity and permanence of its natural rock setting with surprising lightness and flow. As you enter the house through a wide architectural doorway it allows you to admire the landscape then sweeps you into the living room, dining room and hostess kitchen. Every space enjoys spectacular Mount Tamborine to Gold Coast panoramas. While marvelling at the views, a half level change leads you up and out to an array of large private terraces. Then there’s the helipad!

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Bowen Hills 31 Cintra Road Rare Opportunity To Purchase Classic Inner City Iconic Home It´s not every day that an opportunity comes along offering a fourbedroom period Queenslander ideally situated on an 810sqm in an elevated position and ripe for renovation.

Located on a corner block, with 2 street access, this beautiful and character-filled family home has remained in the same family for 90 years and is for sale for the first time since it was built by the current owner´s father in 1925.

Replete with many classic features including high ceilings, polished

timber floors, intricate lattice timber work and lead-lighting, this gorgeous home comes with an extraordinary history.

Offering views to Mt Coot-tha and a superb location walking distance to Gasworks, Emporium and James Street with all their shops, restaurants, public transport and the CBD. This classic Queenslander is superbly located in an elevated position in one of Brisbane´s most tightly held areas.

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Brett Greensill 0410 506 695 Jermaine Jones 0430 153 259 New Farm 3146 5400 4/599 Brunswick Street

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Country escape Hawthorne is a proven high-capacity lifestyle farm with a contemporary four-bedroom homestead.

The single-storey house is centrally positioned with stunning views of the surrounding countryside.

Inside, an open-plan kitchen, near both family and meals rooms, takes centre stage.

An office is off the family room, and nearby is a study. There is also a formal lounge room.

From the family room is an enclosed terrace with a ceiling fan and views over spectacular mountain peaks, ranges and escarpments of the Main Range National Park.

Spread across the house are four bedrooms and a bathroom. At the rear of the residence is the main bedroom, which has an ensuite with a shower and corner spa bath and access to the terrace.

Completing the residence is a laundry and four-car garage.

Hawthorne also has six stables and three large sheds.

There is an abundance of water, thanks to its 1.5km frontage to Teviot Brook and a bore used to irrigate the paddocks.

Most of the property is cleared land with fertile alluvial black soil capable of running at least 50 cattle and 50 horses.

COULSON 62 Lilybrook Rd Land: 67ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Peter Douglas, Ray White Rural (Queensland); ph: 3231 2222 or 0407 172 101 Price: $1.65 million

YAROOMBA 1 & 3 GEERIBACH LANE

Arguably the most sought after piece of beachfront real estate in Yaroomba A unique offering of beachside residential property measuring 1569m2 is presented to the market for the first time in 29 years. The location and size is nothing short of extraordinary with the popular beach access and ocean lookout from Geeribach Lane adjacent to the property. Not to mention the rare opportunity to purchase both 1 and 3 Geeribach Lane. The auctioneer will first call for bids on 3 Geeribach Lane which includes the original fibro beach house on 882m2 of beach front land. Then immediately following, bids will be called for 1 Geeribach Lane the adjoining vacant block of land measuring 687m2 on the corner of Yinneburra Street. Yaroomba is a quiet beach side suburb a stone’s throw from Coolum Beach and 90 minutes north of Brisbane on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Noosa Heads and Mooloolaba are 20 minutes away and it’s 10 minutes to Maroochydore Airport with direct flights to Sydney and Melbourne.

View Saturday 12:30-1pm or by appointment Auction On Site 19th August at 10am Lot 2 followed by Lot 1 Mark Lawler 0423 766 713 mark@wcoolum.com.au Richardson & Wrench 3/1792 David Low Way, Coolum

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Horoscope with Tanya Obreza CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Your finances could get a muchneeded boost as your job prospects improve. Alternatively, someone close to you does well in the cash stakes, and you get to share some of their spoils. Are you looking for love, Capricorn? You may be taken by surprise while gazing in another direction.

LEO (July 23 - August 23) Someone is very hot under the collar, and is righteously laying down the law or simply making a nuisance of themself. You may find this individual either at home or at work. So, should you confront, or ignore, this insensitive bully? Best to just step away.

AQUARIUS

VIRGO

SCORPIO

(August 24 - September 22) We live on a planet where not everyone will always agree. The result of this is a battle of wills. In keeping with this spirit, the week offers the odd detour from polite conversation.

Words may be spoken in haste and, in hindsight, with regret. Not to worry – time heals all.

(October 24 - November 22) You’re not done yet, Scorpio.

Certainly you could be questioning whether it is all worth it, or whether you should abandon a fruitless quest.

All you need is a new perspective, and plenty of fresh air. Step out in the elements: a few days break should do it.

LIBRA

SAGITTARIUS

(September 23 - October 23) You often produce your best results when you are working as part of a team effort. Of course, it takes the right combination of people to bring about success, and this is where some problems might arise. Stay patient, and let everyone settle. Don’t give up on others too soon.

(November 23 - December 21) If you feel insecure, you have no need to, and shouldn’t. You judge yourself way too harshly. Other people don’t.

You really can be your own worst critic, Sagittarius – most of the time you are not even realising just how loved and needed you are. A little bit of self-confidence can go a long way.

(January 21 - February 18) You finally reap the rewards for having lived a little more frugally of late. This week, your finances should free up to allow you some small indulgences. In fact, a quick holiday isn’t out of the question. What’s more, everyone’s aware of how truly wonderful you can be. Love flows.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) It is long overdue, but, finally, this week, life finally begins to move forward. The prospect of working today for tomorrow’s pleasures actually begins to feel worthwhile again. It’s time to reconnect with likeminded souls and set a plan in motion.

Once you take the lead, others will follow.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) This week sees a retreat into privacy.

A secret love affair may begin, or perhaps entanglements from the past

BRAIN FOOD Goran Ivanisevic was the first player to win the Wimbledon men’s singles title on a wildcard entry when he beat Pat Rafter in the 2001 final.

American Gary Hatter holds the world record for the longest journey on a ride-on lawnmower. He travelled 23,487.5km over 260 days in 2000-01, passing through 48 US states as well as Canada and Mexico before finishing in Daytona Beach, Florida.

If you suffer from aichmophobia, you have a persistent fear of needles or pointed objects.

Cher’s first solo recording was unsuccessful novelty single Ringo, I Love You in 1964, and was released under the pseudonym of Bonnie Jo Mason.

Actor Geena Davis failed to qualify to represent the US in archery at the Sydney Olympic Games.

influence the present. There’ll be moments when you need total peace and quiet, so use whatever excuse you need to reject intrusive invitations.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) This week looks set to test your Taurean sense of stability. Financial uncertainty features, so you need to avoid get-rich-quick schemes. The advice applies when it comes to former lovers who try to stray back within reach. It might be wise to remember why you broke up in the first place.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21) Everything passes, but the better times cannot happen soon enough.

You could do with some light relief at the moment. In the meantime, if others are still out to undermine you, Mars provides you with cosmic carte blanche to regain control. This time, you get the upper hand.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) It is difficult to always please others, and sometimes you just cannot please anyone. Tension can make you feel tetchy, and at the moment you need to keep a cool head. If you are feeling crowded, try to break away for a while. A supportive cosmos encourages solitude. tanyaobreza.com

WITH RIC ALLPORT The band Human Nature started their career known as The 4Trax.

Benjamin Franklin was once quoted as saying: “He that drinks fast, pays slow.’’

David Henderson of Kincardineshire, Scotland, was 107 when he became the oldest person to get a pacemaker in 1997.

The world’s largest peanut butter and jelly sandwich was made by students in California in 2014. It was 15.5m long and contained 27kg of peanut butter and 18kg of jelly.

In Hawaii, if you are served humuhumunukunukuapua’a for dinner, you will be eating reef triggerfish.

The birth name of ‘60s rock’n’roll star Del Shannon was Charles Weedon Westover.

The game of Twister gained popularity when Johnny Carson played it on The Tonight Show in 1966 with Eva Gabor, who was in a low-cut dress. It sold more than three million copies that year.

A tightrope walker is officially known as a funambulist.

Silly Putty was invented by James Wright of General Electric in 1943, when he dropped boric acid into silicone oil. GE supplied the newly discovered compound to researchers worldwide. No one found a use for it, but all loved playing with it.

There is a law in Milan, Italy, which states that all citizens have to smile at all times, except when they are visiting patients in hospitals or are attending funerals.

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