Brisbane News Magazine Aug 2-Aug 8, 2017 ISSUE 1139

AUGUST 2-8 2017 ISSUE 1139

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RANGER STACEY Reflecting on 25 years of TV’s Totally Wild

Vampire diary Costume maestro Leigh Buchanan goes gothic

Slice of heaven Alastair McLeod’s irresistible fig tart

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HELLO “Welcome to my Wonder World …”; the grate of Agro’s voice; an elephant trumpeting Totally Wild’s arrival; the first “woooo woooh wooo” notes of Dr Who. This was the soundtrack of my childhood. I’d get home from school, dump my BMX, chuck my hot pink backpack in the corner, rustle up some cold grapes, and turn on the box. Of course there weren’t those fandangled remote thingies, but a handheld brick with buttons, connected to the front of the TV by a thick, black cord. I had to sit no more than 1.5m from the telly or I’d have to stand up to change the station, and there were only four channels to choose from (sadly, no SBS).

And through it all, there was Ranger Stacey (P12) smiling out at me, filling my brain with facts and images and knowledge about the flora and fauna with which I shared the planet.

Technology has changed so much that now my kids YouTube the show on their tablets while sitting on the couch eating cold grapes. But they are still watching Ranger Stacey, who fills their minds with wonder. That makes me smile.

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THEN & NOW c1936: Thousands of cars cross Indooroopilly’s Walter Taylor Bridge every day. But they are also passing over parts of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. As Colin O’Connor’s 1998 book Walter Taylor Bridge explains, wire ropes put to work during the Harbour Bridge’s construction were

reused as suspension cables. The bridge was opened as a toll road in 1936, with collectors housed in apartments in the pylons. The toll was removed in 1965. Last year, Brisbane City Council bought land to allow for a future duplication of the bridge.

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CONTENTS

THE LIST .................................................... 8 LIFE .......................................................... 10 COVER STORY .......................................... 12 GOING OUT .............................................. 15 FILM ......................................................... 18 RESTAURANT .......................................... 20 FASHION .................................................. 23 AT HOME ................................................. 25 RECIPE ..................................................... 30 REAL ESTATE ........................................... 31 Cover picture: Ric Frearson

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Focus on high beam Fiona Purdon Georgia Godwin’s beaming smile hides a steely determination.

The bubbly 2018 Commonwealth Games gymnastics hopeful has long had a strong competitive streak, right from the age of three when she took up the sport.

“Since I was small I’ve been very driven and determined,” she says.

“I’ve had lots of people tell me I couldn’t make it ... then I would do everything in my power to prove them wrong.”

Now that drive has led to her training for up to 32 hours a week at Kedron’s Delta gym.

Georgia, 19, of Manly West, squeezes in training between her fulltime administrative job at Princess Alexandra Hospital and part-time study for a Bachelor of Arts at the University of Queensland.

She hopes to snare a spot at the World Championships in Canada in October, and subsequently on the team for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

“Having the Australian crowd behind me would be such an amazing experience,” Georgia says.

If she does get to stand on the winner’s podium, she says it would be largely due to her devoted family.

When she was nine, Georgia and her mum, Mari, moved from the Gold Coast to Brisbane so she could

train with Olga and Sasha Belooussov, who coached Commonwealth Games gold medallist Chloe Sims and Olympian and Commonwealth Games silver medallist Larrissa Miller.

“For four years my mum and I lived apart from my father (Gene) and brother (Dylan, 18) but everyone understood,” says Georgia, who is happy the family is back living together again.

“They gave me every opportunity and I wouldn’t be here without them so I’m very thankful.

“If I wanted to pursue my Olympic dreams I knew I had to train under Olga and Sasha so I could learn the higher-level skills.’’

It paid off. Georgia, who is a a floor and beam specialist who competed at the 2015 World Championships in China, won the national All-Around title in 2014 and 2015 and is on a comeback after injuries.

She also won the All-Around title at the Nadia Comaneci Invitational International in Oklahoma in 2014.

“I love going overseas competing and meeting new gymnasts,” she says.

“I also love the challenge of trying to perform new skills and also ones that have been haunting me.”

2018 Commonwealth Games, Gold Coast, Apr 4-15, 2018. gc2018.com

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CONCERT GRACE KNIGHT, NEW FARM

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FOOD DUMPLINGS SUNDAYS, HENDRA

Enjoy a night to remember. ARIA award-winner Grace Knight is on stage at the Brisbane Powerhouse from 7.30pm on Fri, Aug 4 playing old hits and songs from her most recent album, Fragile, which crosses genres from blues to soul with a smattering of jazz. Tickets are $57 plus booking fee.

Friends Alex Ricketts, the owner of Brickhouse Cafe in Hendra, and Lisa Liu of Cooking Club Brisbane are joining forces to put on dumplingmaking workshops. Cooks will learn how to make the Asian treats at the cafe and also get to tuck into a threecourse meal. Sundays, Aug 6-27.

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4 LITERATURE STORYOLOGY, NEW FARM News junkies can join a conversation about Australian journalism. See a magazine come to life live on stage and hear storytellers including William McInnes (left), Tracey Spicer, photojournalist Andrew Quilty and Four Corners investigative journalist Caro Meldrum-Hanna. At Brisbane Powerhouse, Thu-Sat, Aug 24-26. brisbanepowerhouse.org

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DRIVE GREAZEFEST, CLEVELAND

6 MUSIC VOCAL JAZZ FESTIVAL, KANGAROO POINT

It’s just a short trip to the Redlands for the annual GreazeFest Kustom Kulture Festival. Check out international rockabilly acts including Pike Cavalero from Spain and Eddie Gazel from France, join in some jive dancing and roam the line-up of hot rods and low-rider cycles. At the Cleveland Showgrounds, Aug 4-6.

The festival kicks off with a celebration of 16 years of jam nights in Brisbane which started at the then Travelodge Jazz and Blues Bar in Roma St. It features acts from Australia and overseas, and ends with a tribute to the queen of jazz, Ella Fitzgerald. At Brisbane Jazz Club, Aug 3-6.

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BALLET LA FILLE MAL GARDEE, SOUTH BRISBANE

Queensland’s Ballet’s latest offering is a whimsical tale of two young lovers

attempting to outwit parents who are opposed to their relationship. It’s set in the French countryside in the 1950s. Playhouse, QPAC, Aug 4-19. queenslandballet.com.au

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10 LIFE

Phil Brown I’m the guy who got seasick while snorkelling on his honeymoon Watching Cruise Ship Diaries on Foxtel lately has almost convinced me that a life on the ocean waves is for me. I love this show and enjoy all the behind-the-scenes stuff and seeing people arriving in exotic foreign ports.

Recently I watched another fascinating cruise ship program about a trip through the fjords of Patagonia.

I like that idea because the ship never seemed far from land. That’s the sort of cruise I want to go on, one that is constantly in sight of the coast.

One that hugs the shoreline of the Mediterranean would be nice.

What I’d really love to do is go on a cruise to the Antarctic but there’s a problem. I suffer from sea sickness.

I’m the guy who got seasick while snorkelling on his honeymoon.

This occurred in a little bay off a small island in the South China Sea in 1992 and was followed with a bout of sunstroke and then food poisoning.

Maybe that was an omen?

I may not be constitutionally suited to the sea but I love the idea of it and

I’m fascinated with maritime history.

I have been on the Cutty Sark at Greenwich in the UK and have poked around below decks on the replica of Cook’s ship, HMB Endeavour (housed at the Australian National Maritime Museum, NSW) but of course both were docked at the time.

I have an aged uncle who was in the navy. He served in the Russian Convoys during World War II and his tales have inspired me.

I thought about becoming a sailor once and as a teenager served for about a year as a sea cadet attached to TS Tyalgum at Southport. It wasn’t seasickness that scuttled that though, it was gross insubordination.

I have attempted seafaring on numerous occasions since and in Canada have sailed out of the West Vancouver Yacht Club on my brother’s father-in-law’s yacht several times and have spent quite a bit of time back at the yacht club lying on the couch there recovering.

Still I dream of going on a cruise,

dressing for dinner, writing in my journal in my stateroom, sitting on a deck chair reading and alighting at exotic ports. A slow boat to China might be nice.

Maybe my ideas are a little out of date, because the more I watch Cruise Ship Diaries, the more I realise that cruising is a kind of gauche party on the water now in a floating hotel.

The other problem for me is that I have also watched too many movies about ships going down. There’s Titanic, obviously, and I grew up on disaster movies and have The Poseidon Adventure etched deep into my subconscious. There are giant killer waves out there, you know.

I believe they have some pretty good medication to stave off seasickness nowadays but still, the idea of being nauseated for a week straight isn’t that appealing.

But, if I do go cruising, I will remember that sage advice I once heard on the The Goon Show: “Never throw into the wind.”

Belinda Seeney I hit Sydney on the weekend to catch up with a dear friend, one of those people who is good for the soul.

I treasure the time I spend with her and, by association, her menagerie of snugly fur-babies, her lovely fiance who drives us everywhere without complaint, and, I’m not going to lie, her karaoke machine.

The aforementioned fiance bought her this magnificent device one Christmas and I make it a personal goal to stage a pop-up concert in her living room whenever I hit town.

The first such gig coincided with a clampdown on Sydney’s lockout laws which saw us all dressed up with nowhere to go long before the clock struck 12.

Ferried home by the accommodating fiance, we popped the cork on a bottle of bubbles, hit the fairy lights, cranked up the karaoke machine and entertained the neighbours with our dazzling range until the wee hours.

When it comes to singing, it’s fair to say I bring more enthusiasm than skill to the microphone, so song selection is key.

Masking this lack of natural talent makes me perfectly placed to offer rocking rookies some sage advice: 1. It takes either a very brave or very foolish person to tackle Whitney Houston. You may be playing it for laughs but I can assure you, your adoring public – or long-suffering neighbours – won’t be chuckling as you butcher that key change in I Will Always Love You. 2. Now is not the time to experiment with unfamiliar songs. Yes, Beyonce is an all-conquering queen but only a court jester will attempt a Destiny’s Child number right off the bat. Make sure you nail that tricky pace in the car or the shower before you take it on the road.

3. Keep it short and sweet. No-one has the time or patience to listen on as you hog the microphone for Evie parts

one through three or Stairway to Heaven. Songs that clock in under three minutes are the go.

4. If you simply must request Bohemian Rhapsody, pass that microphone around. Get a crew together and let everyone have a go at singing a different part. Don’t make them just stand there and headbang after the “Beelzebub” part, a-la Wayne’s World.

5. There’s safety in numbers and duets are a great way to get your confidence up. Think outside the box, though. There are only so many times a crowd can take A Whole New World or Islands in the Stream before they start rioting.

6. Can’t sing? Rap! Hark back to the ’90s and have a bit of fun with it. Bust A Move, Funky Cold Medina, U Can’t Touch This and Boom! Shake The Room are all guaranteed partystarters; F--- The Police, not so much.

7. Don’t just sing, perform. Go on, strike a pose, there’s nothing to it.

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Call of

the wild TV icon “Ranger” Stacey Thomson celebrates 25 years of going Totally Wild Kristy Symonds

NATURAL ATTRACTION … Stacey and a golden brushtail possum at Currumbin Sanctuary.

Children around Australia have grown up watching the endlessly energetic Stacey Thomson light up their TV screens for more than three decades.

For 25 of those years, the 50-yearold has fronted Network Ten’s kids wildlife show, Totally Wild – one of the longest-running programs in the country. She’s known as Ranger Stacey and has inspired viewers’ career choices, from veterinarians and scientists to television presenters.

“It’s amazing, and maybe that’s why I have stuck with the show for so long – just knowing that in some way I may have inspired people’s interest in the environment or their love of animals,” Stacey says. “It fills you with pride when someone says they grew up watching you and wanting to be you and you’re the reason they got into their chosen field.”

But the Brisbane born-and-raised personality says she never would have predicted, when young, that she would become one of TV’s golden girls. During her years at the then allgirls Catholic high school Mount Carmel College in Wynnum, she was far from an extrovert.

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really didn’t like being the centre of attention,” she says.

It was a friend’s father, who knew Stacey had grown up in an outdoorsy family, who suggested she take a look at studying to be a ranger at the Queensland Agricultural Training College at Gatton, west of Brisbane.

“My ears pricked up and I thought ‘Oh, that would be really good’, because I knew I didn’t want to be a nurse or a hairdresser or a teacher, you know, the things my friends were doing, so it was a process of elimination. College was where I gained more confidence and I did put myself out there a little bit more.

“I was just mixing with so many people I think that’s where I sort of emerged as more of an individual and my personality came out.”

By the time she landed her job with Queensland National Parks and Wildlife she was known as the young, bubbly blonde ranger, surrounded by publicity-shy bearded men, which meant it was a no-brainer to stick her in front of the camera when TV crews came out to the parks to film.

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former prison – in the Moreton Bay region, Stacey landed her first official on-screen gig on Channel 7 children’s show Wombat, in 1985. Then, when Agro’s Cartoon Connection came about in 1990, Stacey’s face was on television every weekday morning.

“I still worked for the national parks so I was kind of on loan and I would go record a whole week of animal segments for Agro on Saturdays,” she said.

“I’d head up to the studio on Mt Coot-tha with my van full of animals.

I remember one time I took a dingo up there and I’d picked it up from Lone Pine (Koala Sanctuary) on the way and I’m driving along and I look in the rear-view mirror because I can hear all this noise in the back and this dingo is ripping the rubber off from around all the windows and I can’t do anything about it.”

Stacey has stuck with Totally Wild since it first hit television screens on July 12, 1992. That’s more than 4122

FULL HOUSE … Stacey Thomson at home in Manly with Madi, Bridget and husband Rob McCall; in the ‘90s (left); and presenting in Sydney (right). Main picture: Ric Frearson

episodes, exploring much of Australia, Thailand, Borneo, Japan, Samoa and Antarctica.

She has mentored more than 50 presenters over the years.

“I just feel really attached to the show because I was there from the beginning and I have just loved the whole journey and I’m very proud of Totally Wild,” she says.

“It has just been a really good ride and it has evolved over the years.

“Even the way we research our stories has changed: there was no internet back in the day so it was with a library book and we spent a lot of

time on the phone talking to experts.”

An obvious highlight for Stacey was meeting her husband, Rob McCall, during her first year on the show. He was a freelance cameraman on the series.

“I just find him really funny – he made me laugh and he still does to this day,” she says.

“And he was a really nice person.

He has a good take on things.”

Stacey and Rob have two daughters – Bridget, 16, and Madi, 14 – and, despite her line of work, the family has only one pet, a rescue dog called Ralph.

“People are often surprised we’ve only got a dog because they think I’m going to have a menagerie,” she says.

Bridget is in her final year of high school, while Madi is a keen dancer.

Both love the outdoors and animals.

“But I don’t know what their futures or careers are going to hold,” Stacey says.

She says she doesn’t know what lies ahead for herself either.

“I don’t think I am going to be on television when I am 80 as old Ranger Stacey but I am enjoying doing more producing now.

“I still am on the road and presenting stories but I do love writing and producing.

“We have a lot of young, new presenters coming through and I like mentoring (them) because it’s their first job in TV and I remember how it was … a big learning curve. I give any advice I can.”

Totally Wild airs Mon-Wed and Sat at 8am on Channel 11.

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FIGHTING TALK It’s war on the big screen with Dunkirk and Planet of the Apes

It’s all about me GALLERIES Phil Brown Queensland artist Christian Thompson does a nice line in narcissism. Which could, potentially, be boring – but isn’t.

Christian, who is from Toowoomba, is both creator and, mostly, the subject in the photographic and video works in the exhibition Christian Thompson: Ritual Intimacy, now showing at the Griffith University Art Gallery.

Thompson, a Bidjara artist, made history as one of the first two Aboriginal Australians accepted into the University of Oxford as a Charlie Perkins Scholar and was in England for his graduation when I browsed through this exhibition.

I was sorry not to meet him but, really, he was there with me wherever I looked.

This show comes to Brisbane direct from the Monash University Museum of Art and has been co-curated by MUMA director Charlotte Gray and curator Hetti Perkins, Thompson’s long-time friend and mentor, who happens to be the daughter of Aboriginal activist Charles (or Charlie) Perkins.

This is the first major survey of Christian’s career.

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PERSONAL ACTS … Ellipse, from the series Polari (above), and Untitled #6, from the series King Billy.

channel video work, Berceuse, his singing accompanies the piece, in which he sings a berceuse (a lullaby).

Luckily he has a good voice, having also trained as an opera singer.

One of my favourite works is Ellipse (above), from his Polaris series, which features him looking like a blonde drag queen carny. This piece references the gay demimonde of London at a time when homosexuality was a crime. Makes you think ... and smile.

CHRISTIAN THOMPSON: RITUAL INTIMACY, free, until Sep 23, Griffith University Art Gallery, Queensland College of Art, 226 Grey St, South Bank. griffith.edu.au

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Tailoring with bite Fiona Purdon Leigh Buchanan has really sunk his teeth into his latest work.

The New Farm fashion designer created the costumes for Shake & Stir’s production of Dracula, on stage at QPAC this month. The darkly gothic adaptation of Bram Stoker’s 1897 book called for a high-drama wardrobe, a look for which Leigh became known after being criticised in fashion design television show Project Runway in 2008.

“The funny thing was the judges on the show (Project Runway) assumed I was a costume designer,’’ he says.

“I wish I had more belief in myself back then because now I realise so many people prefer theatrical clothing. It was before we started to appreciate eclectic fashion sense.’’

Leigh has added a string of productions to his bow, including Helpmann Award-winning musical Ladies in Black, and he’s working on the set of Hollywood blockbuster Aquaman, filming on the Gold Coast.

“Big-budget film is so creative and a great opportunity,’’ he says.

Leigh hopes to do more film work but looks forward to seeing his creations on stage in Brisbane.

The first scene in Dracula is set in 1897 when solicitor Jonathan Harker goes to Transylvania to arrange a real estate acquisition for Count Dracula.

Dracula finds a picture of Jonathan’s fiancee, Mina, and believes she is the reincarnation of his long-dead love, Elisabeta. He sails to

GOWN RENOWN ... Nelle Lee plays Mina (left); and (above) Leigh Buchanan.

England to win her love, with horrific consequences.

Leigh drew inspiration from Edwardian and modern time periods as well as gothic, haute couture and fantasy influences for the show’s wardrobe of more than 20 pieces.

The clothes have a contemporary edge to make the audience believe what was happening on stage could be now, he says. “Also, Dracula has been alive/dead for so long he doesn’t fit into any one period. We had biker jackets as well as Edwardian and gothic waistcoats.’’

Some outfits even have Victorian and Edwardian buttons and buckles, hand-me-downs from Leigh’s greatgreat grandfather who was a tailor.

“We grew up with a dress-up box of beautiful old clothes,’’ he says.

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Victory on all fronts DUNKIRK (M) hhhhh Director: Christopher Nolan Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh Running Time: 120 mins Dunkirk was arguably the point when WWII really got going – the moment in 1940 when 400,000 British and French troops found themselves on a beach at the northernmost tip of France, surrounded by German forces. Only with the help of hundreds of vessels from across the English Channel – fishing boats and leisure craft, captained by their civilian owners – did the Allied army manage to avoid being wiped out.

Thus was the British public galvanised into the war effort, birthing the phrase “Dunkirk spirit”, meaning everyone helping out in a time of crisis.

Now we have a filmmaker of the unique talents of Christopher Nolan to show us what it was like to be there during the evacuation – and what a cracking job the maker of The Dark Knight trilogy does of it.

He does so by telling three stories simultaneously: on land, on the sea and in the air. First, we’re dropped straight into the experience of Tommy (newcomer Fionn Whitehead), a young private trying every way he can to get on to the one Red Cross ship that so far has arrived to rescue the troops who are waiting in vast orderly lines along the beach.

The second storyline has the stoic

A GHOST STORY (M) hhhj Director: David Lowery Starring: Casey Affleck, Rooney Mara Running Time: 92 mins

BRITISH BEST … Troops await evacuation in Dunkirk. Pictures: Warner Bros/AP

Mr Dawson (Mark Rylance) setting off from England with his son and another boy in his motor boat to help in the rescue, and coming across a traumatised officer (Cillian Murphy) – the sole survivor of a U-boat attack.

Thirdly, we’re up in the clouds with Farrier (Tom Hardy) and Collins (Jack Lowden) – RAF Spitfire pilots whose squadron has been sent to take out German planes that are bombing the troops huddled on the beach like sitting ducks. These three stories eventually intersect cleverly.

Nolan shows us things we’ve

never seen: what it might be like to be on a torpedoed ship that fills with water in an instant; a pier of soldiers cowering under their Brodie helmets so that they resemble a cobblestone path, about to be stomped on by the enemy; One Direction’s Harry Styles attempting to transition to acting.

Unlike many contemporary WWII movies, Dunkirk doesn’t wallow in blood or give a lengthy history lesson, but keeps the action as relentless as that in any superhero epic. Call it a victory on all fronts.

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Embarking on a guerilla mission of his own (no jokes please), Caesar and his comrades pick up two new allies: an orphaned human girl (Amiah Miller) and Bad Ape (Steve Zahn), a chimp escaped from a zoo. Like Caesar, Bad Ape has acquired the power of speech, which he deploys for some very welcome comic relief.

A war movie that’s also a prison escape drama by way of the biblical exodus story, War for the Planet of the Apes is rousing entertainment that makes you care deeply about all its hairy characters and barely a jot about the bellicose human ones.

These Planet of the Apes prequels are morality fables about how different races treat each other.

Full marks to the filmmakers for bringing the ape cast to life.

Caesar’s performance has vast wells of humanity.

And while the film’s third act drags, it’s worth it for the irony that shows it’s easiest to just let the humans destroy themselves. It’s what they’re best at, after all.

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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES (M) hhhkj Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Amiah Miller Running time: 142min It’s 15 years since the “Simian flu” has killed off most of humankind and boosted ape intelligence. Apes, led by the chimpanzee called Caesar (Andy Serkis), are living in caves in a forest of northern California, where they are attacked by an army platoon.

The dirty tactics of Colonel McCullough (Woody Harrelson) soon provoke Caesar towards inkind retribution, even though by nature he’s the forgiving sort.

For his next trick, Oscar’s Best Actor, Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), plays a ghost, his face and body completely covered by a white sheet with two rough holes cut out for eyes.

The effect of this Scooby-Doo style costuming is at first comical, then a bit eerie, and then achingly sad, as his character, a musician who has lost his life in a car crash, comes back to haunt the house he shared with his partner (Rooney Mara).

Mara’s character can’t see him and neither can anyone else. We and the ghost witness Mara going through her bereavement and trying to move on.

But time isn’t the same for the dead and the ghost soon has to contend with the house’s new occupants.

Writer-director David Lowery previously made another movie with these two lead actors, the so-so Bonnie and Clyde story, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints. Lowery is in hardcore arthouse mode here, using long lingering shots and very little dialogue. In a supernatural story, lengthy shots create a lot of tension – who knows what awful thing you might glimpse in the corner of the room? – and also draw attention to the performances, in this case mainly Mara, whose work is extraordinary.

Even though we’re experiencing the story from the spectre’s point of view, the film manages to generate some scares, and laughs, despite the prevailing mood set on the brittleness of human existence.

When the ghost eavesdrops on a monologue by a hipster at a house party, the film’s themes are spelt out more overtly than perhaps is necessary. But Lowery never loses control of the tone of his film, which leaves a profound sense of life’s fleetingness that’s difficult to shake.

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PROFILE 19

Pasta muster Belinda Seeney

GNOCCHI EFFECT … Ben Cleary-Corradini of Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers. Picture: Ric Frearson

Dagwood dogs, strawberry sundaes and ... fresh Tasmanian truffle?

Ekka food has come a long way and aiding its evolution has been Ben Cleary-Corradini, who is one half of Paddington’s Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers.

Along with business partner Theo Roduner, the former management consultant will dish up handmade gnocchi to showgoers for a third year.

Ben credits the Ekka with the duo’s early business success. They started as a Jan Power’s Farmers Market stall in 2015 before joining the Ekka’s Woolworths pavilion six months later.

“Ekka falls in the harvest season for winter truffles from Tasmania so we will be flying up fresh winter truffles,” Ben, 36, says.

“We can shave the fresh truffle

over the wild mushroom and truffle gnocchi and take it to that next level of ‘wow’.”

Ben set up import business Benfatti Fine Italian Foods in 2010 as a part-time venture and two years later turned his back on the corporate world to pursue his passion full-time. He was executive chef at his family’s Paddington trattoria, Grappino.

“Theo and I make a good team because he takes care of all things related to the food and the kitchen and I take care of the customer and the commercial side,” he says.

They made fresh batches of their gnocchi in Grappino’s kitchens each day between lunch and dinner services until they opened their own restaurant only six doors down in December 2016.

Theo and Ben come from Italian backgrounds and rate gnocchi as one of their favourite dishes, but

Ben says they were taken aback at how quickly customers embraced a gnocchi-only restaurant.

“It was a fluke, seriously it was a lucky strike,” Ben says.

“Gnocchi is one of those dishes, if you make it properly – at home, with love – it’s beautiful. It’s a hard dish to make properly and that’s why I think people appreciate it.”

Gnocchi Gnocchi Brothers is also now on James St, New Farm, and there are plans to both corner the city’s lunchtime trade and to expand to Sydney and Melbourne.

While he aims to boost the Ekka’s reputation for gourmet standing, Ben says there is always room for nostalgic favourites.

“I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with dagwood dogs, I enjoy those once a year, too.”

The Ekka runs Aug 11-20 at Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills.

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Simply delizioso RESTAURANT Tony Harper I’ve been nagged, myriad times, about an Italian in Chelmer called Tocco Italiano. The chief of all the nags came from the lips of a passionate Italian. He convinced me.

So we make the trek on a glorious winter Sunday, crisp but sunny, thrilled to find it’s a place mostly outdoors, a glorified cafe with a veranda laid with tables.

Perhaps the smartest element of the place is the service – the welcome, the prompt efficiency and the cheerful banter: it makes you want to love the place before a morsel hits the table.

Tocco Italiano is adorned quite simply – a cake cabinet, small counter, big pizza oven, wooden tables and not much else. But it’s charming in its simplicity.

With a foot in both the cafe and restaurant camps, simplicity goes with the territory.

Given the name, it’s obviously Italian, and aside from a few local accents on the floor it doesn’t stray far from its roots. OK, the wine list has a Kiwi white and a few Aussies, but it’s mostly made up of decent, inexpensive Italian wines, plus two beers – Menabrea and Peroni Red. Menus vary for lunch and dinner, but the constant is the list of more than 20 pizzas. I have a crack at margherita con salsiccia (fennel sausage, $23). The base is a marvel and the topping minimalist but more than ample. In fact the sugo (tomato sauce) is plentiful enough to make the centre soggy, providing challenging (but delightful) eating.

TOCCO ITALIANO 80 Oxley Rd, Chelmer Ph: 3075 5101 Chef: Enzo Ninivaggi Breakfast, lunch and dinner Wed-Mon. Closed Tue Eftpos and major credit cards Vegetarian options On- and off-street parking SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 7.5 Drinks: 6 Vibe: 7 Service: 7.5 We eavesdrop on the table next to us as they warble on about the octopus salad ($17), so we add it to the list. It doesn’t read like much – beans, potato and pesto. But there’s more – celery-tops, ultra-thin radish slices, tiny sun-dried tomatoes, good chunks of chargrilled octopus, and the potato is roasted, still warm.

There’s something soulful and complete about it.

The staff paces our lunch so the table doesn’t crowd, but a plate of

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macaroni with pecorino romano ($21) arrives – not prematurely, but before I’m willing to leave the octopus. The dish is an exercise in minimalism – pasta, cheese, pepper – but I get to it when it has chilled and I’ve wasted its allure: my bad.

Veal schnitzel ($30) sounds great, but the kitchen is out of veal: no sweat, they cook us a chicken breast in its place. Again, it’s simple and bang-on.

For lunch, desserts come from the

cabinet. At night they are a bit more serious and make up part of the menu – tiramisu (naturally), tobaccoinfused creme brulee, tartufi, sporcamusi, and cheese.

Tocco Italiano is a very different beast from the likes of Enoteca (Woolloongabba), and different again from Beccofino (Teneriffe), Julius (South Brisbane) and Il Posto (Paddington): it seems to thrive on its suburban nature: good food and oldschool hospitality.

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Humble heroes WINE Mike Frost You don’t have to spend a fortune to buy a trophy or gold medal-winning wine. Just look at the results from this year’s Royal Queensland Wine Show and a decent number of reasonably priced wines prove quality doesn’t always cost a heap.

Take the trophy for best grenache or red Rhone varietal or blend. It went to Shingleback’s 2016 Red knot Grenache Shiraz Mourvedre, a wine that sells for about $15 at the winery (shingleback.com.au). It’s a very tasty young red that would go well at a barbecue.

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Similarly, the trophy for best riesling went to a delicious 2015 Peter Lehmann Wigan riesling, which sells for about $30, but the widely available Jacob’s Creek Classic, which sells for $10 or less, also picked up a gold alongside more fancied wines in a Jim Barry Florita and a Seppelt Drumborg.

When it came to chardonnay, a superb 2015 Xanadu Reserve Chardonnay from Margaret River scooped the pool, winning champion wine of show, best chardonnay, best young white, best white of show and best single vineyard white. And another Margaret River wine, a 2015 cabernet merlot from Deep Woods Estate took out the Stodart Trophy for best young red, best red of show and best cabernet blend.

MEDAL CHEER ... Ewen Macpherson of Symphony Hill, the single white varietal winner.

In straight cabernets it was a roll call of Aussie classics, with Hardys winning the single gold awarded in 2016 vintage class; McWilliam’s 660, Redmans, Wolf Blass Gold Label, Lake Breeze, Tahbilk, Best’s, Willow Bridge and Deep Woods winning golds in the 2015 vintage class; and Pepper Tree, Jacob’s Creek, Saltram, Brand’s Laira, Yalumba, Houghton, Amelia Park and Xanadu taking golds in the 2014 and older cabernet class.

On the local scene, Just Red took the trophy for best Queensland wine of show with its 2015 shiraz viognier, while Symphony Hill won best single white varietal – with its 2016 gewurztraminer – and also most successful Queensland exhibitor.

On the back of its two trophies and string of other gold and silver medals, Shingleback took most successful overall exhibitor. frostonvine@yahoo.com.au

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Diversity in unity One couple, two styles: a decorator creates a match made in heaven

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Call for the

match maker Opposites attract in a striking balance of relaxed boho and clean-cut masculine style Tonya Turner

TEXTURED APPROACH ... Lots of white and wood create a “boho luxe” look throughout; the cowhide rug adds a sense of masculinity to the study.

Creating his and hers studies was all part of the design brief for Brisbane interior decorator Anastasia Dinos of Mood Design in this renovated Wooloowin home owned by a professional couple.

While he liked refined clean lines and a contemporary look, she preferred more of a relaxed, boho, coastal style. It was up to Anastasia to deliver studies that suited their personal tastes, and blend their styles throughout the rest of the home.

“She wanted an area where she could practice yoga, do meditation and a have day bed on which to relax and read a book. She also does consulting from home, so if she has clients in it’s just a really nice inviting space,” Anastasia says.

He owns an engineering business and works from home on the weekends and after hours.

“He wanted lots of storage and a masculine look with dark cabinets, but because the window was so narrow we needed as much natural and reflected light in the room as possible so we kept the cabinets white.”

Instead, Anastasia placed a cowhide rug on the floor to help bring a sense of masculinity to the room.

Throughout the rest of the house,

Anastasia worked hard to blend their styles so they didn’t clash.

“I had to keep that balance in mind, so there’s a lot of white and wood and we’ve got the textures of the boho feel. I call it “boho luxe” because it’s a more refined bohemian style. There are lots of clean lines keeping it more contemporary and not too rustic,” she says.

With the kitchen already installed, Anastasia took cues from the copper features and used this colouring throughout other rooms in the house to create a sense of cohesion.

The outdoor spaces received as much attention as inside, with the owners entertaining friends regularly around the pool and connecting patio.

“They have a lot of friends over all the time and they love to do

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barbecues and pool parties. They would have eight to 12 people over at a time, so they wanted a space to eat, drink and relax where they didn’t have to keep running in and out of the house,” Anastasia says.

The dark colour of the tiled feature wall along the pool was brought into the entertaining space in the dark table legs and black wire-frame chairs to connect the pool and patio areas.

A bench seat on the side closest to the pool was chosen to open up the space and allow for more bums on seats. “You can fit more people in and it opens up the dining space and connects it to the pool area so it doesn’t block it off with chairs. It creates that connection between the two spaces,” Anastasia says.

“When you have chairs with their backs to the pool, it closes it off and defines it as a separate zone, and it just mixes it up so it’s another element of interest.”

The same solution was used at the home’s front entrance, which opens directly into the dining room, with chairs on one side and a bench seat on the other.

“It just creates an inviting space,” she says.

Interior designer: Anastasia Dinos, Mood Design, ph: 0423 101 246.

Photography: Elouise van Riet-Gray

ROOM TO RELAX … The Wooloowin home belongs to a couple who enjoy entertaining, so creating inviting spaces inside and out was a priority; dark table legs and black wire chairs in the poolside barbecue area tie in with a tiled feature wall; the dining room.

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Stoked for pizza action There’s nothing like a wood-fired oven in the back yard to warm up your party Tonya Turner Jamie Oliver, Gwyneth Paltrow and Guy Ritchie all have one, not to mention many a Brisbane back yard, so isn’t it high time you got yourself a wood-fired pizza oven?

This custom-made pizza oven

by SBUILT (below, left) is fired up at owner Michaela Wolf’s Paddington home to feed a large group of family and friends at the end of each week.

“Nothing can beat this because it draws people together. People come and they’re instantly drawn to a fire. It’s not messy either. You cook, it’s done, it’s over,” she says.

Made from stoneware and brick, its 6m flue also ensures smoke doesn’t go into the neighbours’ windows.

“It’s a great way to cook for a large group and it’s very social,” Michaela says.

A great addition to any garden because of its visual appeal, a pizza oven can be used for cooking much more than pizza.

Use it for roast beef, lamb, pork or vegetables and for adding a smoky finish to home-baked breads and winter puddings.

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MICHAELA’S PIZZA BASE This recipe is for one pizza base – just multiply ingredients for more. With a handmade pizza base and sauce, any topping tastes amazing. Add basil and mozzarella for a classic margherita.

INGREDIENTS Base 1tsp dried yeast 1tsp sugar 100ml tepid water 1tsp salt 1tbs olive oil 1 cup plain flour

Tomato sauce Six cloves garlic, finely chopped

Olive oil ½tbs dried oregano 800g tinned diced tomatoes Salt and pepper

METHOD Mix dried yeast, sugar and water together and let sit for 5 mins to allow yeast to activate. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix, then knead for 5 mins. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rest until dough doubles in size. When ready, roll out and spread with tomato sauce.

Tomato sauce: Saute garlic in olive oil then add oregano and saute for 1 min. Add tomatoes and simmer for 30 mins. Season to taste.

Cook: Set pizza oven to 400C and cook pizzas for 90 secs.

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Sweet mystery Figs are an enigmatic, fabled and ancient fruit. (For the culinary pedants they are in fact not a fruit but flowers and seeds growing together to form a single mass.) With a season that runs from late summer into mid-autumn, their time of year has just ended. But during the cooler months we can continue to enjoy them, thanks to a Bundaberg farmer who has created modified hothouses that trick nature into producing them when all other trees are dormant. Figs can be enjoyed raw, poached, grilled or preserved in jams or relishes. Enjoy unlocking the mysteries of this delicacy.

FIG TARTE FINE INGREDIENTS 100g butter, softened 100g caster sugar 2 eggs 130g almond meal 2 pieces of puff pastry 15cm x 20cm

12 figs 50g butter, melted 30g brown sugar Honey, to serve Cream or ice cream, to serve

METHOD Preheat oven to 190C. Beat together softened butter and sugar until pale.

Beat in eggs one by one, then beat in almond meal. Spoon into piping bag and chill until needed.

Set pastry on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Pipe a thin layer of frangipane over the pastry leaving a 2cm border. Cut figs vertically into thick slices and arrange in neat overlapping layers. Brush all over with the melted butter and sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake for 25 mins until golden and crisp. Cut and serve with a drizzle of honey and a scoop of cream or ice cream. Serves 6.

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Luxury living on the

riverfront This large estate offers an escape from the city On a stretch of the Brisbane River with 132m of water frontage, Rivergum Retreat has a prime position and is surrounded by established gardens including a 200year-old Moreton Bay fig.

Luxuriously appointed, the residence has six bedrooms with ensuites, a wine cellar, gym, games room with bar, 12-seat cinema and

FIG TREE POCKET 36 Needham St Land: 1.21ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Matt Lancashire, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0416 476 480 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 5, noon

self-contained guest quarters, along with a heated pool, an outdoor teppanyaki bar and a tennis court.

Entry is through a porte-cochere.

The lower level of the house is split into two wings.

One wing has a gym and a study, a bedroom and a formal lounge.

The other wing is the main living hub, with a kitchen, sitting and family rooms, a meals area and a games room.

The games and family rooms have access to a rear patio, the teppanyaki

bar and pool. A dining room and laundry are also in the main wing, as are three double garages, a single garage and workshop.

Upstairs is a TV room, the cinema, a study and five bedrooms, including the main with an ensuite.

Other features of Rivergum Retreat include C-Bus, Sonos and Crestron systems that control lighting, temperature, blinds, irrigation and security.

Country charmer Auction

119 Lancaster Road and 7 Alexandra Road, Ascot • 2 retail / commercial shops returning over $100,000 p.a.* (gross) plus 4 bdm residence • 607m2* corner locaঞon • Potenঞal to subdivide the residence (STCA)

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Aucঞon Friday 25 August 10:30am Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane View Sat 12:30–1:15pm (house only) Tony Williams 0411 822 544 Mark Creevey 0408 992 222 *approx.

Discover an idyllic country lifestyle at this property centred on a singlelevel brick homestead.

The house has five bedrooms, a sitting room with a fireplace and a dining room with a chandelier.

There are sliding glass doors to a covered porch and a deck with builtin bench seating, A hallway separates the bedrooms from the main living areas. The main bedroom is at one end of the house,

ESK 5648 Brisbane Valley Highway Land: 400ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: John Vassallo, Ray White Albion; ph: 3157 1841 or 0414 403 313 For sale: By negotiation

with porch access, a fireplace, built-in wardrobe and an ensuite.

Other features include two other cottage-style homes, four dams and three sheds. The land could be leased for cattle grazing or hay baling, or the other two houses could be rented out or used to host weddings.

Rural 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 Miele appliances & huge walkin pantry. Subdivision development approval has been granted.

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Prestigious Estate in a Natural Wonderland ‘Obi’s Whisper’, 232 Burgum Road, North Maleny • Minutes from Maleny in the Sunshine Coast hinterland • Private Obi Obi Creek access and spectacular water hole • 21.94* acres suited to cattle / horses / hobby farming • Master built residence with top quality fixtures and fittings • Kitchen has granite bench tops, Falcon 900mm country oven and butler’s pantry, all bedrooms feature ensuites • Additional kitchen and lounge area in the guest wing

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Modern love Part of The Hathaway complex, this two-storey town home provides a low-maintenance lifestyle about 4km from the city.

It has an open-plan layout with an emphasis on storage, space and convenience.

Its colour scheme consists of natural stone, white and timber with touches of black and matte metallics.

Entry to the ground floor is through a timber-framed glass front door.

This leads to an open-plan kitchen, living and dining space with plenty of room for entertaining.

The kitchen is well-appointed with CaesarStone benchtops, undermount sinks, a walk-in pantry, breakfast bar, Bosch appliances, a servery window and a stainless steel double oven.

Nearby are a laundry and powder room, and sliding glass doors that

open to a covered terrace with a barbecue area that borders established gardens.

The first floor has four bedrooms, a study and a bathroom. The bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, and two of these bedrooms also have balconies with city views.

The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe, an oversize clerestory window and an ensuite with a freestanding bath tub.

AUCHENFLOWER 1/46 Cadell St Unit: 239sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Ben Wakely, Velocity Property Group; ph: 1300 887 623 or 0405 000 219 Price: $1.145 million

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RIVERFRONT Iconic Palm Spring Family Home on 1,867m².

CORINDA 227 Dewar Terrace

INSPECT Wednesday 5 – 6pm and Saturday 11 – 11:45am

Inspired by the renowned architects Richard Neutra and Harr y Seilder, this river front residence draws on inspiration from California Modernist style. The moment you enter you are greeted by a bespoke gate, vertical gardens lining a concrete path and sparkling swimming pool. The split level floor plan was built around central living areas, allowing multiple rooms to open up to this expansive outdoor space. A gourmet kitchen includes Bianca Venarto marble benchtops with three ovens, two dishwashers and a separate butler’s scullery. The beauty extends to a levelled rear garden with walkway to the boat pontoon.

AUCTION Saturday 26 August at 1pm, On-site

6 BED 4 BATH 2 CAR + POOL + JETT Y

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UNMATCHED A New Standard of Inner City Living.

MORNINGSIDE 53 Ison Street

INSPECT Thursday 6 – 6:30pm,

The Ison Collection is unmatched in this prime pocket of Morningside. Encompassing six exclusive builds, these three and four bedroom City Homes offer a premium lifestyle. Style conscious purchasers will appreciate the individual floor plans, terraces, courtyards and expansive balconies. The connoisseur has every culinary delight catered to with a gourmet space featuring V-Zug appliances, steam ovens, convection ovens and premium Italian cabinetr y. Generous living areas include a multi-purpose/media room, study nook and outdoor terraces enabling a lifestyle without compromise.

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RIVERFRONT Exceptional riverfront lifestyle.

BULIMBA 43 Waterline Crescent

INSPECT By Appointment

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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AUCTION Thursday 3 August at 12:30pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane

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

ST LUCIA 14/100 Macquarie Street

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

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 284m2 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.

4 BED 2 BATH 3 CAR + POOL

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Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668 PLC-OP3453 _BN_D

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Slice of yesteryear Built circa 1910, this renovated residence features sleek lines and contemporary style.

A charming facade with a front veranda and glass-framed door honours the house’s heritage, while inside there are timber floors, VJ walls, double-hung windows and french doors.

The main entrance opens to a hallway with a chandelier, leading to a formal lounge and dining room with a traditional fireplace.

French doors from the formal living area open to a covered balcony.

To one side of the hallway are two bedrooms and a bathroom. One bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and a balcony. The main has a walk-in wardrobe, an ensuite and french doors to the veranda.

Open-plan living, kitchen and dining areas are at the end of the

hallway. They have high ceilings with decorative cornices. The living room has a chandelier and fireplace. The dining room connects through bifold doors to a rear covered veranda.

Features of the kitchen include black stone benchtops and quality appliances.

Downstairs are three more bedrooms, a bathroom, study, rumpus room and a double garage.

Outside is a terrace and pool.

CLAYFIELD 120 Adelaide St East Land: 1017sq m Inspect: Sat, Aug 5, 10.30-11am Agent: Dwight Ferguson, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0412 385 720 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 5, 11am

BULIMBA 91 McConnell Street

INSPECT Tuesday 5:30 – 6pm and Saturday 11 – 11:30am

A spectacular offering to the market, idyllically positioned on the river’s edge, this spacious dual level home sits on 751m2. With over 18m of direct riverfront access and a private jetty, those seeking a tranquil riverside lifestyle are encouraged to inspect.

North facing, move in and enjoy the easy care family setting within this highly sought suburb, or renovate the current two storey home. An outstanding position overlooking the Brisbane River and across to Hamilton, enjoy having vibrant Oxford Street, local parks, schools, buses and CityCat all close at hand.

AUCTION Thursday 17 August at 12:30pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL + JETT Y

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BRISBANE’S PREMIER RIVERFRONT ESTATE

MOGGILL 14 Zelita Road • Unique New England style residence • Beautifully appointed home situated on 20,000m2 of absolute riverfront • 6 Spacious bedrooms including luxury master suite • 6 Bathrooms

6 • Multi-car accommodation • Magnificent resort style pool • Tennis court • Walking distance to local amenities • Just 30-35 mins to Brisbane CBD, Brisbane airports via Legacy Way

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PRICE BY NEGOTIATION INSPECT BY APPOINTMENT Benjamin Smith 0416 005 008 Kel Goesch 0408 647 568

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Classic design This 1930s Queenslander epitomises classic grandeur and captures views of the city.

The hardwood-framed house sits behind established gardens, and has a staircase to the single-level residence.

Inside, VJ walls, casement windows, wooden floor boards and traditional pendulum lighting deliver old-world elegance.

A lounge room is to the right of the floor, with an open timber-framed doorway leading to a rear dining room.

To the back of the house is the kitchen, and running along the left of the residence is an airconditioned living room and a bathroom.

There are two bedrooms to the front of the residence, one of which has a bay window seat.

Storage areas and a single garage are under the house.

Agent Sonya Treloar said the Queenslander offered plenty of scope for renovation, with its current owners having already done all of the hard work.

“Rarely does an opportunity present itself where all the preparation has been done, and all you have to do is execute,” Ms Treloar said.

The property is walking distance to the train and 5.5km from the city,

WOOLOOWIN 14 Merehaye St Land: 567sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Sonya Treloar, Ray White Bridgeman Downs; ph: 3353 7600 or 0424 514 404 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 5, 3pm

411 Maleny Stanley River Road Wootha, Maleny

Unrivalled and Irreplaceable - 147 Acres – Maleny Just minutes from Maleny and commanding a superb position, this iconic estate is being offered for the first time in over 25 years and will soon be sold at auction!

Sitting proudly on almost 150 acres of sublime countryside offering rolling green pastures, rainforest pockets and encircling creeks.

This property is awe-inspiring in every possible way and features the very best secure Glasshouse Mountain Views.

This hinterland sanctuary is like no other, with over 1000m2 of elegant living on offer. This outstanding property provides endless possibilities that must not be missed by astute buyers.

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Located only 4kms, just South of the bustling hinterland township of Maleny, this substantial holding is conveniently located close to the Sunshine Coast beaches and Brisbane.

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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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Tunnel vision The only element of this Ascot residence visible from the street is a 50m tunnel that leads up to the palatial property.

Built into the edge of Bartley’s Hill, the property is hard to see into, but not to see out of, with views over the city, across Moreton Bay and to Mt Coot-tha.

The city skyline is visible from every room.

The entrance tunnel from the street leads to an underground bunker-like garage that can accommodate 10 cars.

From the garage, an internal lift services every level of the sevenbedroom house.

The main bedroom, on the third floor, has its own terrace.

The lower floor has self-contained sleeping quarters suitable for guest accommodation.

The property features a theatre, study, billiards room, wine cellar, and storage space.

A large gym covers half of one level, and the property also has a Zen room, and two laundries.

Other features of the residence, set on a 1120sq m block, include a temperature-controlled wine cellar and a large main pool.

A separate plunge pool is in a courtyard that also has a cubby house.

ASCOT 128 Crosby Rd Land: 1120sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Tyson Clarke, Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty, ph: 3058 8888 or 0407 034 803 Price: By negotiation

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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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Hamilton 1405/37d Harbour Road Luxury Riverfront Penthouse At Hamilton Combining stunning river and city views with a spacious floor plan, this penthouse apartment offers an exceptional lifestyle in the heart of Hamilton´s dynamic shopping and dining precinct. The total size on offer is 241sqm (198sqm internally).

Situated on level 14 in a well-maintained building this beautifully finished apartment offers an ideal opportunity for buyers looking to down-size to apartment living while retaining the feeling of a house.

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The seller wants it sold, and will consider offers prior to auction.

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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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St Lucia 9/56 Bellevue Terrace Penthouse Living With The ’Uniqueness Of Quality’ ON OFFER IS A RARE COMMODITY... SIZE! Size is a commodity within our current market that is as rare as a ´Pink Diamond´. So, when you combine size and quality with a top floor position, city views, lift access and one of Brisbane´s strongest property suburbs, you end up with an opportunity that won´t last!

Indulge in luxury & enjoy the perfect culmination of sophistication and functionality with a level of finish that is so rare, it is sure to impress.

A formal entry showcases the northerly ’City Views’ whilst the living blends seamlessly to the outdoor entertaining. A separate informal living area is perfect as a multipurpose media room & includes a home office, featuring LED lighting & custom cabinetry. Entertaining will be a joy in this stunning Kitchen with Butler´s pantry, ILVE appliances & the perfect combination of custom Polished Concrete with quality Stone. Located at ’The Peak’ of St Lucia, this home will ’Sell’. Don´t miss the opportunity to secure a rare Penthouse!

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Spanish flair Reminiscent of a European villa, this five-bedroom estate offers luxury and privacy across a 2.07ha block.

Terracotta tiles, exposed timber beams and whitewashed, rendered walls are highlights of the decor, while the design has an easy indoor-tooutdoor flow across its three separate structures. A winding driveway framed by mature trees sets the tone for the property.

Oversized double timber doors provide access to an entry court, which has terracotta tiles, a handpainted mural and a water feature, while views across the estate encompass green vines, established gardens and a 12.5m-long pool.

Living and dining areas sit in the heart of the single-level floorplan and have an open-plan design, enhanced by marble floor tiles, a soaring raked timber ceiling, and a fireplace.

Sliding glass doors on either side let in natural light and provide access to a terrace and separate Spanishstyle central courtyard.

A spacious family area and the kitchen are nearby, the latter with Corian benchtops including a breakfast bar with space for six people, two-pack cabinetry and quality, stainless steel appliances.

Also on the estate is a light-filled art studio and a guest house.

CAMP MOUNTAIN 5 Vonne Court Land: 2.07ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Rachael Spinks, Spinks & Co Residential; ph: 3367 5444 or 0411 101 015 For sale: By negotiation

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Hinterland haven Set on hinterland acreage with green pastures, rainforest pockets, creeks and mountain vistas, this property essentially consists of three residences in one.

A timber-finished porte-cochere opens to the main residence, where an open-plan living and dining area with polished red ironbark floors and high ceilings extends to a covered patio.

Next to the living and dining area is the kitchen, while to the side of the entrance is a library.

Two bedrooms, including the main, sit to the far side of the floor.

A terrace with timber finishes separates the main residence from the patio apartment, which contains a lounge, bedroom with an ensuite, an office and a kitchen opening to a deck.

The third self-contained residence is the lodge, which has its own portico entry, along with two bedrooms,

sitting, lounge and dining rooms, a kitchen and bathroom. It is separated from the patio apartment via two carports and a covered patio with clear screens.

Other features include spring-fed dams, rainwater tanks that hold 200,000 litres, lush grazing paddocks, cattle yards and a three-bay shed with a kitchen and bathroom. The property is about a five-minute drive from the township of Maleny.

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.

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

WOOTHA 411 Maleny Stanley River Rd Land: 60ha Inspect: Sat, 1-1.30pm Agent: Mark Clayton, RE/MAX Hinterland; ph: 5408 4220 or 0447 737 737 Auction: On site, Sat, Aug 19, 2pm

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Horoscope with Tanya Obreza CAPRICORN (December 22-January 20) The cosmos calls for a truce in warring relationships. Although feeling battle-weary, you have just enough energy to wave the white flag and agree to meet on neutral territory. Chances of ending conflict improve with a mutual meeting of minds. At last, some peace.

LEO (July 23-August 23) It’s a time for love, pleasure and all things close to your heart. You can also trust your instincts in financial and property matters – sudden insights could lead to new business ventures and there’s no better time to negotiate new agreements. If you need a loan, apply now.

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(August 24-September 22) This week finds Virgos focusing on health. Basically, it’s time to stop burning the candle at both ends. Next, address longstanding health issues and then concentrate on improving diet and exercise regimes. Take steps towards healing your tired body.

(October 24-November 22) Professionally you enter a high-profile period, with more networking opportunities. Being more articulate than usual, you say what you mean, and say it well. Projects can be dealt with quickly and efficiently. So, Scorpio, get on with the business at hand.

LIBRA (September 23-October 23) For better or worse, this week spells temptation. Without mentioning names, someone is turning life upside down with their enticing antics. Part of the fun seems to be in leading you towards extravagance, probably at a time when you can least afford it.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23-December 21) Certain realisations can take time to sink in. Telltale signs often come in the form of a project or relationship that has lost its appeal. Question is, are you really interested anymore? If you feel like dropping your game, maybe it’s for good reason.

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(January 21-February 18) It seems the thing that you most want at this time, you can’t have: that proverbial “forbidden fruit”.

You could still go for it – but you would be doing so in the full knowledge that you’re making a poor choice and for all the wrong reasons. Yes, you do want gratification but it need not happen so quickly.

PISCES (February 19-March 20) Pisceans seem to get off pretty lightly this week. Sure, there’ll be the odd obstacle, but for the most part these next few days should flow along happily.

Mostly, it’s attitude. Where others often resent change, you often enjoy it. In this respect, you can lead by example.

ARIES (March 21-April 20) You could save yourself problems this week by taking a break for a few days, preferably in easygoing

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company. The other trick is to become invisible. Right now, a good portion of humanity is feeling tetchy, with some intangible elements brewing up a tiff. Tread softly.

TAURUS (April 21-May 20) There’s not much in the heavens to help you along this week.

Basically, it’s up to you to stay in control, because if anything, the planets are spoiling for a squabble. And there’s no consolation to be found in comfort eating, either. Try a portion of exercise instead.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21) Sometimes the least effort brings the greatest rewards. You can thank the great cosmic provider for some of this good fortune, but take credit as well for your ability to beguile and impress. Mix business with pleasure. You won’t be disappointed.

CANCER (June 22-July 22) It’s not like you to be so biased, Cancer. Just remember that everyone has a right to their own opinions, and that could at least get you back on talking terms. So if harbouring negative notions, keep them to yourself. They may not be justified. tanyaobreza.com

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