Brisbane News Magazine October 4-10, 2017. ISSUE 1147 by Brisbane News

OCTOBER 4-10, 2017 ISSUE 1148

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FOLLOWING HIS

HEART Doctor Doctor actor Ryan Johnson finds his happy place

restaurant spiritual experience

recipe a spring symphony

Real estate luxury living

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I need your help. Last week, a long-long-time Brisbane News reader had some friends over to her place. Somehow, someone accidentally threw out one of that reader’s cherished recipes. (I am told the fallout from that mistake was harsh.) The recipe was for blueberry relish (or chutney). This is a recipe the reader had made time and time again. You know the ones – dog-eared, flecked with food – taped into an exercise book or shoved in a drawer or stuck on the fridge, there, safe until next time a culinary craving strikes. I have scoured our files – all 23 years of them – and for the life of me I cannot find this recipe. There are so many relish and chutney recipes that, when made, could fill all of Brisbane’s fridges a gazillion times over. I found some gems, which I printed out and will force into the alreadyat-capacity bulldog clip on my fridge. So, if you have a copy of that said blueberry relish (or chutney), would you be so kind as to email me a copy? Meanwhile, be sure to check out Alistair McLeod’s simply beautiful spring recipe on page 30.

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THEN & NOW 1949: “Welcome to television...” Seven years before the official launch of television in Australia and those first words spoken by Bruce Gyngell, the technology was demonstrated (above) in Brisbane

for the first time at Lennons Hotel. Producer Frank Cave delivered instructions via microphone as an engineer worked the waveform and picture monitor screen. Queensland’s first commercial TV broadcast was in 1959 by QTQ9.

Today, TV production requires little more than a good camera and editing software – but it still takes considerable skill to produce quality content. Picture: The Courier-Mail photo archive

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Enduring beauty AMANDA RAMSAY Make-up artist, 45 One woman’s wrinkles are another’s laughter lines: Amanda Ramsay says women of any age should never talk about their beauty in past tense. The make-up artist has worked with high-profile women such as Miranda Kerr, Delta Goodrem, Jackie O, Julia Gillard and Michelle Bridges. And while they work in different fields, they all face the challenge of remaining relevant in a society obsessed with youth. Amanda, who grew up in Kenmore and Sherwood, has a blog Secrets from a Beauty Insider, which she describes as a “gallery of gorgeousness for women over 40”. She will hold make-up masterclasses in Sherwood this month and next. “It’s so easy to make someone who has young, flawless skin look amazing,” Amanda says. “I had an older woman I was working with who she told me she felt invisible. That just broke my heart. We all deserve to remain visible our entire lives.” Amanda moved back north this year to the Gold Coast, after a long stretch in Sydney as a make-up artist to the stars. Before that, she worked as an advertising executive here and in London. The need to be close to family drew her and husband Alex back north, after her mother Wendy Mattern died of breast cancer two years ago. “And, oh, how I was craving space and freedom for my children. The intensity of life in Sydney’s east was

ramping up – everyone was half an hour late for everything and lived in small homes and the pace of life, well, it was mental,” she says. “We needed to simplify, slow down and provide space for our rambunctious boys Will, 8, and Charlie, 5. So here we are and we are all so happy. “My mother would be loving the fact I’ve finally returned and am helping women feel better about themselves through a little professional make-up artist knowhow. Mum campaigned for years to get me to return here; she was a huge advocate for Brisbane, she absolutely loved it.” Amanda says that as a woman’s face ages, new make-up techniques need to be learnt. “I worked with a woman, she is 72, a few weeks ago and she was just gorgeous and was having her makeup done for the first time in a very long time,” Amanda says. “To see her face light up and to see how it made her feel makes it really rewarding.” Amanda says the biggest mistakes older women make are not moisturising enough, using shimmery products that gather in wrinkles or skin folds, not defining their thinning eyebrows correctly and not plumping up lips with balm. BRISBANE MAKEUP MASTERCLASSES, Oct 15 and Nov 12, 2pm-5pm, Gaia Hair, Sherwood. amandaramsay.com.au/ masterclasses

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Mamma mia, it’s a whole day of celebrating all things Italian. This year, the deliciously rich cultural festival has expanded. But it’s not just about pizza and pasta, it’s about applauding the contribution of Queensland’s Italian community. Oct 8, 10.30am-7pm, Spencer Park, Newmarket.

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Phil Brown I put my tartan dressing gown on, a sign that it was time for the party to end You wouldn’t exactly call me a party animal. In fact, I hate parties. I like a soiree, which is a more refined affair. Parties, to my mind, involve too much noise and excruciating music. I went home the other night and there was one going on in the neighbourhood and I grimaced and went to bed and put my pillow over my head. I didn't call the cops. But I have in the past. Although not in my current neighbourhood. I did call them once to a party in Spring Hill that was raging behind us well into the wee small hours. The sergeant who took my call wasn’t that helpful. He said he was busy and added: “I mean, what if there’s someone getting the snot beaten out of them down in the city and we’re coming out there to deal with a party?” “Is there anyone getting the snot beaten out of them down in the city right now?” I asked.

No, there was not, so they did attend and the party was subdued and I eventually got some sleep. Some years later I got to know the people who were having that party but I didn’t mention it and to this day I don’t think they know I was the one who got the boys in blue around. I should try to be more tolerant, I suppose. It’s not as if I have never been a party animal. Growing up on the Gold Coast it was party central during my teenage years. I had my 17th birthday party at my friend’s mum’s Mexican restaurant in Surfers Paradise and that was a doozy. Two of the attendees ended up in the watch-house. My 18th was held at home. We lived on the Nerang River and that night many people ended up in the drink as well as on the drink. Someone even climbed out my bedroom window and jumped into the pool from the window ledge. My parents went out for an hour or two and when they came home the

joint was heaving, a seething mass of teenagers with the music of Lou Reed blaring out across the neighbourhood. One of my schoolfriends was found the next morning asleep, face down in the neighbour’s flower bed. And so it went. We partied on and on and on, but I eventually got sick of it. When I became a teetotaller parties lost their lustre. In sobriety I can tolerate a party for about an hour, two at the most. I was very good at my wife’s 50th, though, and I behaved myself for several hours. However when it got to 11pm, I put my tartan dressing gown on, a sign that it was time for the party to end. That didn’t work though, so there I was mingling with the guests looking like a right nutter. Eventually I switched the lights on and off to signify that it was closing time and still they ignored me. Oh well.

Belinda Seeney My friend Mandy introduced me to the concept of “Omelet Saturdays”. Aside from being a cool chick with great taste in friends, she’s also a savvy, award-winning businesswoman who co-directs a company that has a global profile. She’s a mentor, networker, creative force, frequent-flyer and is about to completely renovate her inner-city home. The buck stops with her and she wouldn’t have it any other way. But one evening, over a couple of drinks, she confessed her love of Omelet Saturdays. Every Saturday morning she takes herself off to a neighbourhood cafe and orders the daily omelet special, sight unseen. Why? Because when everything rests on your shoulders, there is something so freeing about ceding a small amount of control and letting someone else decide for you. It’s just an omelet, what’s the worst that can happen if it’s rubbish? Say an unholy mashup of caramelised

banana and sun-dried tomato? The world won’t end, the business won’t go belly up, the ceiling supports won’t come crashing down and a scandalised media won’t erupt. She pushes the dish to the side, grabs a muffin and tries again next week. I haven’t yet built up that level of trust with my local cafe so I continue to exert control over my breakfast choices. But I have taken Mandy’s Omelet Saturday concept on board and am slowly loosening the whiteknuckle grip I have on life’s decisions. It started with lunch. I would always pick the same three salads from the tantalising array in the display case. It was predictable and a little boring but I knew they were good, they’d fill me up and I didn’t have to weigh up the pros and cons of each on an empty stomach. Employing the Omelet Saturday principal I look at the server, cardboard box and tongs at the ready, and tell her to pile in her favourites.

After a beat, she shrugs and throws in chickpeas dusted in Moroccan spices, broccoli drizzled in cashew cream and sweet potato doused in what could only be liquid crack. Such delicious, early success emboldened me to apply the Theory of Omelet Saturday further. “What’s for dinner?” a child asks. “You decide,” I airily reply. “Better yet, you cook,” I add, pointing to the cookbooks and bracing myself for kitchen carnage. I instruct a bartender: “Cocktail, nothing sweet,”, who rises to the challenge with a smoky Manhattan. I’ve even left family movie nights to chance. Young viewers have until the corn has popped to choose a movie otherwise I reach into the dusty DVD drawer and select a film at random. It’s fun, freeing ... and one day I may even apply it to brunch.

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Writing his

own script In his heart-throb role in TV’s Doctor Doctor, actor Ryan Johnson has found his happy place Kristy Symonds Doctor Doctor marks a milestone for Brisbane-trained actor Ryan Johnson. He doesn’t like to call it a curse, but Ryan, 38, says that previously, whenever he joined a series as a main cast member, it was always cancelled the following season. “I have been a series regular in many, many television shows and I have been a guest star and that has all worked out but when I have been a main cast member, I can turn up in season two or four or one and the show gets cancelled,” he says. US comedy drama Fairly Legal is an example. “Well, whatever it was has lifted and I am here today, I’ve got a Logie nomination under my belt (for Most Outstanding Supporting Actor for playing Matt Knight in Doctor Doctor) and I’m in a show that’s doing well. So it’s a happy time because I always enter things just assuming I should enjoy it while it’s happening and I still do that but it’s nice to get another season of that.” Before finding his feet with the Channel 9 drama, which centres on Ryan’s character’s brother, disgraced

heart surgeon Dr Hugh Knight (Rodger Corser), he appeared in the likes of Love Child, One Step Closer To Home, House Husbands, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS , Underbelly and Home and Away. Despite his long list of achievements, Ryan says he is still haunted by the thought he will one day be “found out”. “There is always a terror as an actor that you’re going to get found out – it’s just a generalised terror that people are going to find out I have no idea what I’m doing and every time I do a job I’m winging it,” he says. Ryan grew up on the Gold Coast from the age of seven, and fell in love with acting in a grade six production at Currumbin State School. His passion grew at Somerset College, before he went to Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane to study the craft. He says he wanted to stay in Brisbane after graduating but he moved to Sydney for love and, although the relationship didn’t work out, forged a career there until his late 20s before deciding to give the US a crack. The Los Angeles lifestyle wasn’t for him. “I find the American audition process very gruelling and I tip my hat to my friends who just spend whole years there doing that – I have the need to not always be completely anxious,” he says.

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SCENE CHANGE … (clockwise from top) With Michael Caton in Dossa and Joe; in Doctor Doctor; with wife Tamara and daughter Alia; and in Thunderstruck (2004).

“I left around the time that every big actor wanted to be in television again and you were losing to guys that you had been watching in films. It’s like once Robert De Niro is doing television forget about it, it’s time to come home.” Now, in his “happy place” on the set of Doctor Doctor, Ryan says the ability to delve into and develop his role was a privilege. It doesn’t hurt that he also happens to be married to one of the writers, Tamara Asmar, 40. “It’s this lovely place to start from where we’re relaxed, to a degree, about our characters so we can spend more time focusing on scenes. We’ve got a policy where we don’t bring our phones to set and we genuinely finish a scene and talk about it,” he says. “It’s not that old television mentality where they say, ‘good enough, let’s go’, because people are

sophisticated and they don’t want to watch things that are underbaked.” Ryan and Tamara, who live in Sydney’s inner west, have a daughter, Alia, 3. He says their careers work surprisingly well with parenthood. “She (Alia) has a pretty good deal

because she has two creative parents who are at home a lot and so she gets a lot of time with us,” he says. “(Sometimes) we’re nuts and all over the place but at the same time we have a routine. I wake up in the morning, have breakfast with the little one and then we play before the day starts and at night it’s the old dinner, bath, bottle and story book and bed.” He describes Alia as “glorious, cheerful and happy about 90 per cent of the time”. “But once you push the button with a toddler it’s like 0 to 4000 in a few seconds,” he says. “I’m generally working around her schedule but it’s also challenging yourself to let them be bored because these days there’s so much guilt about stimulating, engaging, not overstimulating, feeding them right and we do all of that.

“But, at the same time, you’ve just got to have moments where you go, ‘No, she’s playing, she is on her own and she’s having imaginary play and she’s talking to her dolls and it’s so healthy to let her do that’. “We’re challenging ourselves to be a little bit more relaxed about things.” Ryan says he and Tamara would like to add to their little family. The couple are also keen to stick with Doctor Doctor for “as long as it runs”. “I would love to do a third season,” he says. “I know everybody says this but it’s such a good mob. “I still remember when Tamara texted me from the writers’ room saying, ‘Steve Bisley is playing your dad’, and I thought, ‘Well, that’s a tick off the bucket list’.” Doctor Doctor, Channel 9, Wednesdays, 8.40pm

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Building the future CHRISTINA CHO 33, architect How does it feel to be named winner of the Australian Institute of Architects Queensland Emerging Architect Prize?

I’m honoured and grateful. As an young architect (with Cox Architecture), the first female and first Asian Australian in Queensland to receive this award, I hope to empower young women, and especially those from multicultural backgrounds, to make meaningful contributions and lead conversations about our cities. Why did you choose a career in architecture?

I am a third-generation architect. My grandfather was an architect during the Korean War and after independence started his own practice. I was born in Seoul. Growing up in Australia I didn’t have direct exposure to his work, but the word architect has always been relatable. Why are you passionate about architecture?

Each project presents a new challenge. I find joy in working with people to come up with creative solutions to complex briefs to create a great building not only for the end users but also a place the city and its people will value. Great architecture makes our cities and regions more productive places to work, enjoyable places to play, and happier places to live.

GRAND PLAN … Christina Cho is a third-generation architect.

freedom to experiment and re-energise my passions for architecture outside traditional practice. In final year of architecture at UQ, my friend Kirstie Galloway, Luke Pendergast and I started Pecha Kucha Night Brisbane at the Brisbane Powerhouse. It’s an informal event that started in Tokyo in 2003. Creatives are invited to present their ideas, works, passions in a simple format of 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds. In 2007, we were the 83rd city to the host the event. Today many cities around the world host the event and it’s expanding weekly. Last month we celebrated Volume 50 of Pecha Kucha Brisbane and the 500-plus creatives who have shared their work on our platform over the past 10 years. If there was one project in the world you wish you have designed, what would it be?

The Sagrada Familia (in Barcelona) by Antoni Gaudi and those who continue to build upon to his vision to this day. This building left me enlightened, inspired, energised and in true awe of the art of architecture. What are your plans for the future?

Tell us about Pecha Kucha.

To continue to craft good architecture, to collaborate, share knowledge, learn from others, and contribute to shaping communities and cities.

My side projects in public art and community engagement allow me the

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Most people would see a dog lying on a rug. Lucy Culliton sees a painting in the making. For her works hanging at Jan Murphy Gallery she’s drawn on the inspiration from living on a NSW rural estate. There, she’s surrounded by more than 60 sheep, six dogs, eight horses, three cows, two lambs, two rabbits and her hobby garden. “It all feeds into my paintings and ideas,’’ Lucy, 50, says. “I handfeed the animals and then they become my painting subjects.’’ The six-time Archibald finalist hit the trifecta last year with finals recognition in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. This month’s show features pets on patterned rugs and fabrics. Her rescue greyhounds rest on the rugs in the works Lacey on Caroline’s carpet and Lacey and Super Zippy while in Trooper on Fran’s rug one of her two baby lambs lies on her friend’s “lovely Indian-type rug with brocade and little mirrors’’. The work Snow and Dusty features her two rabbits. Lucy has a highly distinctive

impressionist style, and uses broad brushstrokes. “It’s how I put the paint down, this is my signature, I’m a fast worker and I often finish a painting in one sitting,’’ she says. Even though Lucy was drawing horses before she could walk, she initially trained in graphic design when she finished school. Dyslexia held her back in her career, and it was not until she was 27 that she entered art college. She has not looked back. LUCY CULLITON, Oct 10-Nov 4, Jan Murphy Gallery, 486 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. janmurphygallery.com.au Phil Brown is on leave.

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FILM THE DANCER (M) hhjjj Director: Stephanie Di Guisto Starring: Soko, Lily Rose-Depp Running time: 112 minutes For a biopic about 19th century dance pioneer Loie Fuller, The Dancer’s screenplay – based on the novel by Giovanni Lista – is positively clumsy. Adding insult to injury is the “creative licence” the filmmakers have taken with Fuller’s (Soko, left) story, inventing characters and scenarios.

Marie-Louise, as she is first known, leaves the American west with dreams of an acting career in New York. It’s here she accidentally invents the nowfamous “Serpentine Dance”. She becomes Loie, and moves to Paris and wows music hall Folies Bergere audiences. Soko’s interpretation of these spectacles is well staged. In a billowing white silk costume, using sticks to extend her arms, and illuminated by coloured stage lights, the art nouveau darling is momentarily resurrected.

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Don’t be fooled by the page boy bobs and mutton chop sideburns ... Battle Of the Sexes is as current as, well, the issue of same-sex marriage. The quick-footed biopic takes its title from a farcical 1973 exhibition tennis match – between ageing male champion Bobby Riggs (Steve Carell) and Billie Jean King (Emma Stone, inset, and above with Carell). When the film opens, King has set up a breakaway women’s tennis competition to protest against the increasing disparity between the men’s and women’s prize pools. The world’s No.1 woman tennis player and Gladys Heldman (a superbly cast Sarah Silverman), founder of World Tennis magazine, are galvanised into action when the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) further reduces the women’s slice of the pie in order to give the male players a greater share. ATP chief John Kramer (Bill Pullman) and his cronies are the real villains of the piece. Riggs is a hustler and a showman for whom it’s possible to feel much affection – partly because of the vulnerability Carell lends to his character. When he comes up with the idea of an exhibition match, King initially turns him down. But after Australian player Margaret Court (Jessica McNamee) naively accepts the challenge and loses – to the undisguised glee of Kramer and other vocal male chauvinists – King feels she has been backed into a corner. Against her better judgment, King agrees to play Riggs in a high stakes game – much of which is played out in the media. Adding to the pressure is a blossoming extramarital romance with her hairdresser, Marilyn Barnett (Andrea Riseborough). Their chemistry is palpable. Battle Of the Sexes is a well-played crowd-pleaser with a decent backhand volley. VICKY ROACH

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ACROBATIC AVATAR … Latin dance lover Kleber Conrado Berto transforms into a Na'vi for Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK – The First Flight. Picture: AAP/Renae Droop

You will not be able to recognise him, but Cirque du Soleil acrobat Kleber C Berto will be shaking it on the dancefloors of Brisbane this week. The self-confessed salsa addict says he will be seeking out the beach and dancing while staying here during the season of TORUK – The First Flight. “I can smell it (the salsa dancing venues). I love salsa,” he says. It takes about an hour in the make-up chair to turn the Latin dance fan into his character, but when he pulls on the vibrant blue costume, his transformation is complete. He becomes a Na’vi, a member of the Omaticaya clan to play out Toruk’s fantastical story inspired by the James Cameron film Avatar. The Brazilian-born acrobat trains about two hours a day for what is a physically demanding role. “I started capoeira when I was eight … and I started to do acrobatics at circus school and joined Cirque du Soleil when I was 19. “At my first production I didn’t speak English, only Portuguese. Now I can speak four languages and talk to more people.” The tour’s 100 cast and crew includes more than 20 nationalities. Among them is Daniel Crispin, a former St Laurence’s College, South Brisbane, student and Gold Coast native. He has the principal role of Entu, a 15-year-old who sets out with a friend to save his planet, Pandora. “Nothing is more incredible to me

MULTI-TALENTED … Puppeteer Kailah Cabanas (Picture: AAP/Renae Droop); a scene from TORUK (Picture: Matt Beard Photography); former St Laurence’s College student and ex-Circa performer Daniel Crispin has a major role (Picture: Richard Dobson).

than being a principal character and having my face on the poster of a show as huge as Toruk,” Daniel says. “As soon as I finished high school I moved to New York to work in a circus summer camp. It was during this first overseas trip that I saw my first Cirque du Soleil show. “That gave me the laser-like focus on where I was going to target my energy and where my career was going to end up ... no matter what.” He scored a spot at the National Institute of Circus Arts in Melbourne, training up to 10 hours a day for three years in circus, dance and drama. After graduation, and among other work, he spent three years at Circa, Fortitude Valley, touring 25 countries,

and then performed with Company 2, based at Alderley. Then Cirque du Soleil made contact. “I’ll never forget that phone call. A decade of hard work culminating in a couple of minutes on the phone. It was validating and the pay-off of a lifetime,” he says. His principal role sees him perform an aerial straps solo. “It’s an enormous amount of pressure and a huge honour to perform aerial straps as the only artist on stage in a Cirque du Soleil production in front of audiences that surpass 10,000 people,” he says. Sharing the spotlight with the Na’vi are large-scale puppets. Sydney actor Kailah Cabanas, 29,

is one of six puppeteers who bring to life the giant dragon-like Toruk, with its 12m wingspan and an actor riding on top. “This is the first time Cirque du Soleil has used puppets,” she says. Kailah, who has toured two years with the production, is also required to do some hair-raising aerial work as a Na’vi. “I am completely petrified of heights, but I said yes anyway,” she says. “(Cirque du Soleil) push you to your limit and also you get to do things that you have never done before.” Cirque du Soleil’s TORUK – The First Flight, Oct 8-15, Brisbane Entertainment Centre. See ticketek.com.au

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That’s the spirit RESTAURANT Tony Harper When it comes to views, surrounds and spiritual settings, the Spirit House is one in a million. There are restaurants such as Vue de Monde and Hong Kong’s Ozone inhabiting eyries; Icebergs, Rickys River Bar, and Stokehouse with water lapping their ankles; and the Spicers clan overlooking vineyards, paddocks and bushlands. But Yandina’s Spirit House has created its own setting out of hinterland scrub and it is a marvel. It always has been something special and over the past decade and a half I’ve popped in five or six times: the setting has always been the focal point, food and drinks very competent supporting players. But things have switched; the restaurant side of things has amped up, not just food but the whole shebang. Still, you can’t ignore the beauty of the place. The bamboo clusters have become giant, towering over absolutely everything, and the tropical gardens at their feet are partway to adopting the formalities of nature rather than man. The hub, of course, remains the lagoon: what is it about water that entrances us so easily? It’s a question, I suspect, for Attenborough or Darwin. But there it is murky, probably teeming with life but it’s hard to tell, and lending view and tranquility. The Spirit House doesn’t offer an

SUBLIME SETTING … The splendour of tropical gardens with a lagoon are matched by the food and wine at Spirit House, Yandina.

experience to be rushed, and given the rather glamorous list of wines and cocktails, plus the distance to Noosa, it’s a visit that demands forward planning: who really wants to overnight in Yandina? Thai is the theme, and it’s that clever, alluring modern Thai that satisfies the mob. But if that sounds dismissive (which it does) it shouldn’t: this is some of the best modern-Thai food in the state: groomed, tamed, polished, but still fabulous even if it lacks the fire and guttural flavours that the Thai villagers serve. For most of us, that’s far better than the real deal. Once you navigate the path meandering through the gardens, you are met by a slick front-of-house team: welcoming, precise, very, very professional. Our floor person is less formal but perhaps more likeable: a couple of slips, but plenty of banter. Which do you prefer? I like the banter. And out

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Voyage of discovery WINE Mike Frost Many winemakers love to check out their wines against other companies’ offerings that they see as benchmarks or direct competitors. Recently, I was invited to a masterclass by the team from Voyager Estate where they lined up their chardonnays and cabernet sauvignons against wines they admired from around the world. Top examples of 2015 chardonnays from Sonoma, Burgundy, Adelaide Hills, Hawke’s Bay in New Zealand, Beechworth and the Yarra Valley were lined up against Voyager Estate chardonnay ($45) and two additions to the regular Voyager range, Voyager Broadvale Block 5 Chardonnay ($55) and Broadvale Block 6 Chardonnay ($55). The two last wines had been released in the past as “project” wines but will now appear under the Estate

label, in very small quantities. The Block 5 is 100 per cent Gin Gin or Mendoza clone while the Block 6 is Clone 95. Both were fermented in French oak casks, about 30 per cent being new oak, and both underwent lees stirring while maturing in barrel. The Clone 95 version, which shows high natural acidity, was put through a malolactic fermentation to give it more texture and creaminess and to reduce the high natural acidity, while the richer fruit of the Gin Gin clone is retained without being given a malolactic fermentation. The wines provide a wonderful look at the major components of the Estate chardonnay, which is a more complex and complete example of Voyager’s chardonnay style. Similarly, cabernets from Bordeaux, the Napa Valley, Tuscany, Margaret River and the Yarra Valley were put up against the 2013 Voyager Estate Cabernet Merlot ($70),

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FEATHERED FRIENDS 25 Enjoy birds in the bush with grevilleas at hand

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Cooking and entertaining are a priority for the couple, especially as Mary runs a catering business. At the rear of the house, an operable roof structure defines the outdoor living area, with fireplace. “The kitchen and food preparation areas were major priorities for us along with easy access to the outdoor entertainment areas and garden,” Tony says. Keeping as much of the original home as possible was also paramount. Shaun grafted a new extension (for the parents) to the rear of the old home (for the girls) and extended this in complementary materials including weatherboards and brick.

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’An architectural moment of generosity which is rooted in the gift of sharing a meal ...’ “We wanted the narrative of the existing home to flow through into the new extension,” Shaun says. “Trying to find a way to engage the old and the new with integrity is always challenging but we felt we did the original home justice.” To maintain the spirit of the existing cottage, Andrew says only minimal alterations were made to the

MADE TO SHARE … The couple love to cook and entertain in the house designed for them and their adult daughters, with easy access from the kitchen to outdoors.

building footprint and construction details. “Existing ceiling castings, traditional stained glass doors and windows and the building facade elements were all reconditioned rather than replaced, which ultimately increased the cost of the project but pays homage to the craftsmanship of the original building,” Andrew says. A dramatic void and bridge in the living spaces articulate the junction between the new and the old. “The atrium space created is the meeting of the old and new, the public

and the private. What has been achieved is a dynamic, optimistic space which speaks of the passion of its occupants, an architectural moment of generosity which is rooted in the gift of sharing a meal and a place where friends and family come to meet at the heart of the home,” Andrew says. Architect: Shaun Lockyer Architects, ph: 3257 7288 Builder: James Bragg, JBS Builders, ph: 0419 391 270 Pictures: Scott Burrows, Aperture Photography

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One for the birds BACKYARD Kate Heffernan Welcome birds – and their drama – into your back yard by planting irresistible nectar-rich flowers. Birds love colourful grevillea flowers, which vary from those on low-growing ground covers to rounded shrubs, small bushy trees and large trees such as the silky oak (grevillea robusta). There are three major types of grevilleas and many hundreds of species, all bearing their own colour code – from luscious reds to blushing pinks and delicate pastel yellows. They make a great show when budding, too, with tendrils of coloured “styles” blooming from sculptural “tepal lobe” clusters. Their most attractive qualities, however, are that they are low maintenance, love a fullsun spot and can be grown in pots – handy for when space is tight.

Regular care and sensible pruning will make their displays even more spectacular. Most grevilleas have their main flowering in late winter, spring and early summer. Pruning is best done at the end of the major flower flush, and after rain or irrigation, to ensure rapid regrowth. And stagger the attack to ensure birds don’t starve. Cut off spent flowers to maintain a tidy habit, but keep an eye on the density of the plant or they could become top-heavy and blow over. Maintain density by removing no more than 10 to 15 per cent of the growth at any time and cutting off spent flowers throughout the flowering time. Some grevillea flowers are one sided like a toothbrush, and should only be pruned up to a third if necessary to remediate their shape, but it’s preferable to trim about 10 to 20 per cent regularly.

Large brush-like grevilleas are grown for their spectacular flowers, sometimes literally dripping in nectar, and a feast for birds. Trim these after flowering, but avoid trimming prior to the late winter or early spring flush or the best of the flowering will be lost. These grevilleas can be hardpruned, but it’s only necessary if they have become too large or misshapen, or following storm damage. Feed them with care. Like all members of the proteaceae family, grevilleas have evolved on soils

deficient in the nutrient phosphorus. Applying fertilisers with more than very minimal ratios of phosphorus will either kill them or set their growth back seriously. A waterborne soil fungus called phytophthora cinnamomi is also an unfortunate risk to grevilleas, especially where drainage is poor. Kate Heffernan is a horticulturist, educator and botanic garden consultant. kateheffernan.com.au

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and sweet garden peas set on a pesto of peas. This layering of flavour and texture elevates simple peas on toast to something pretty special. The backing singers – the toasted walnuts, the preserved lemon and fresh herbs – like Art Garfunkel, provide transcendent harmony.

SPRING PEA TARTINE, RICOTTA, PRESERVED LEMON, WALNUT INGREDIENTS 125g frozen peas, defrosted 50g baby spinach leaves ¼ bunch basil + additional leaves for garnish 1 small clove garlic 25g pine nuts, toasted 100g ricotta ½ lemon, juiced + additional for drizzling 4tbs extra virgin olive oil + additional for drizzling Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 75g sweet garden peas in their pods, split 75g sugar snap peas, topped and tailed 75g snow peas, topped and tailed 4 thick slices sourdough 50g walnuts, toasted and skinned ¼ preserved lemon, flesh and pith removed, very finely sliced

METHOD Pulse the defrosted peas, spinach, basil, garlic, pine nuts and 20g of the ricotta to a chunky paste. Stir in lemon juice and half the olive oil, season to taste then chill until required. Next blanch each type of pea separately in a large pot of boiling well-salted water for 2 mins or until just tender. Drain well then refresh in iced water and drain again. Refrigerate until required. Drizzle bread on both sides with remaining olive oil, season, then barbecue on a preheated grill. Spread each slice thickly with ricotta, put peas and pesto on top, scatter with walnuts, preserved lemon and basil. Finish with a drizzle of lemon juice and olive oil. Serves 4

STYLING-PHOTOGRAPHY: Miranda Porter CERAMICS: Lisa Russell, lisa.lunaceramics@gmail.com

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CHELMER 24 Rosebery Tce Land: 1537sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Josephine Johnston-Rowell, Johnston Dixon Quality Property; ph: 3858 8888 or 0414 233 575 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 14, 11am

A central foyer separates two wings, the first of which is slightly raised and has a lounge room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. A sitting room with an original fireplace is in the rear wing. To the left are two bedrooms, including the main with a walk-in wardrobe, balcony access and an ensuite. Beyond the sitting room, an airconditioned living and dining room borders a kitchen with timber cabinetry, a breakfast bar, walkthrough pantry and Smeg appliances,

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Modern marvel This contemporary two-storey residence occupies a double corner block, capturing city vistas and featuring an array of indoor and outdoor living spaces. Features on the upper level include polished hardwood and concrete floors and high ceilings, with a renovation carried out in 2012 by Owen and Vokes Architects. A raised entry foyer turns right to a dining room with a brick fireplace and built-in shelving. An adjoining living room enjoys natural breezes through innovative wall openings, while the nearby kitchen features European appliances and a Calacatta marble benchtop. Sliding glass doors connect the living room to a covered deck with timber bench seating, a bespoke fireplace and views to the city skyline. Along the left of the level are four bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry and powder room. The main bedroom has multiple built-in wardrobes and an ensuite with a timber-finished vanity and a separate shower and bath. The lower level of the house includes a bathroom and a bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe and separate entry, while outside boasts a pool house and a pool surrounded by a stone staircase and gardens.

ST LUCIA 96-98 Seventh Ave Land: 833sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Caroline Munro, Caroline Munro Property; ph: 0407 121 329 Price: $2.75 million

Traditional setting On a 405sq m block, this residence near New Farm Park combines classic grandeur with contemporary features. A fence with hedging opens to a courtyard which then has steps leading up to a covered veranda. From the veranda is entry to the first floor of the house, featuring high ceilings, VJ walls, archways and polished timber floors. A central hallway passes two bedroomswith veranda access. The hallway opens to a study/ library with built-in shelving and an original fireplace. Adjoining this space is the house’s main bedroom, including a walk-in wardrobe and access to a bathroom with a separate bath and shower. To the rear of the level is a recently renovated kitchen with an island benchtop. Near the kitchen is an open-plan

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Location is the key On an elevated block, this charming 1950s-built house has sprawling lawns and outdoor entertaining areas. A tiered front yard with established hedging sits beside a brick driveway with ample outdoor parking. Beside a double carport, the main entry leads into an expansive living room with antique-style sconces. High ceilings and decorative cornices flow through the ground floor, which has a rear sunroom connecting to a study and leading down to an expansive back yard. Near the living room is a kitchen and dining room, while three bedrooms and a bathroom are to the front of the level. Timber stairs lead up to the residence’s first floor, housing a games room complete with a custom bar and billiards table, along with a separate storage area. Sliding doors

open the games room out to a covered balcony with neighbourhood views that runs that width of the house. Bordering the games room is the main bedroom, which has balcony access, built-in wardrobes and an ensuite. Other features of the post-war residence include a shed and laundry, with nearby amenities including the shopping and dining precinct of Racecourse Rd.

CLAYFIELD 11 Liverpool Rd Land: 739sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Damon Lewis, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0407 112 442 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 7, 11am

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This is a rare opportunity to secure a secluded 2,435mÂ˛ of iconic Hamilton Hill, capturing beautiful bay breezes and views of both reaches of the river from the moment you enter. The owners have relocated to the United States and are committed to selling. This home is the best of both worlds with an architectural addition combined with a restored 1905 Queenslander design. A magnificent commercial grade gourmet kitchen has Corian and stainless steel benchtops, six burner gas stove, cold room, plus a 3,000 bottle wine cellar. Your master suite overlooks the grand verandah with river views. In addition to the master suite this home has four large bedrooms, four plus bathrooms and a 13m lap pool.

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The expansive 309m2, single level layout introduces soaring coffered ceilings with intricate parquetry flooring constructed from the finest mahogany. Capturing the views of the iconic ANZAC Square below, the open plan family, living and dining areas adjoin a gourmet kitchen, equipped to the highest culinary specifications. This home features four bedrooms including a generous master suite, three bathrooms, powder room and an executive library appointed with mahogany cabinetry. Heralding from an era when quality was of the utmost importance, meticulous craftsmanship is showcased throughout this magnificent residence.

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Character charm This elegant property, called Tilthams Cottage, exudes old-world charm. Built in 1950, it retains heritage features while showcasing extensions and renovations for comfortable modern living. A brick pathway winds past established gardens to a front balcony with Romanesque columns and a wrought-iron gate to the foyer. Inside, limestone tiles, high ceilings and leadlight windows flow throughout the ground floor, which has a formal lounge room and dining room with balcony access. The dining room connects to a kitchen with stone benchtops and a servery window. A powder room and laundry with stone benchtops are nearby. Beyond the kitchen is a spacious family room with large windows and exposed timber rafters. It has access to a deck.

Brick stairs from the family room also lead down to an expansive patio overlooking a granite-tiled pool surrounded by gardens and a cabana with bi-fold doors by the poolside. Back inside, a hallway with built-in shelving and study nooks connects to three bedrooms. The main bedroom occupies the entire first floor of the residence, and includes a separate study nook, a walk-through wardrobe and an ensuite.

ASCOT 136 Yabba St Land: 792sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Nicholas Given, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3358 0622 or 0439 193 920 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 7, 2pm

SHERWOOD 90 Borden Street Set on a massive 810m2 double allotment, this proper ty is in a key position moments away from great local amenities, schools and leisure centres. Your family will love the space that this property offers, with three living areas and a self-contained granny flat. This home has great potential for further renovations, extension and even room to add a pool. The grassy backyard is the perfect place for children and pets to play, fully fenced and with manicured lawn and gardens. Upstairs provides a touch of peace and privacy with four spacious bedrooms, serviced by two separate bathrooms.

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Beachmere 1 & 2/5 Biggs Avenue Must Be Sold On Or Before The 4th Of November If Not Sold Prior. Sold Together Or Sold Separately Primely positioned on the complete waterfront, enjoy uninterrupted views of Moreton Bay and surrounds, spanning out to the Redcliffe foreshore. From the outset, these immaculately presented homes offer a relaxed, yet prestige, beachside feel. Both homes are tastefully decorated with neutral tones and beachinspired touches, perfectly complimenting the broad aquatic backdrop. With well-appointed

kitchens featuring ample storage space and multiple living areas, entertaining family and friends is a breeze! The expansive backyards merge seamlessly with the water, adding to the overall grandeur of these impressive, coastal homes. Beachmere is a tucked away, quiet suburbwith exceptional potential for growth. Close to shops, schools and other local establishments with plenty of public transport options and quick highway access. If you are ready to make the sea change, call today to make this dream your reality.

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Classic facade This immaculate Queenslander on two lots has been renovated to include contemporary luxuries alongside its traditional elements such as VJ walls, breezeways, timber floors, high ceilings and french doors. A classic facade with window awnings and multiple carports and open parking spaces is surrounded by established lawns. Timber stairs lead up to the first-floor entry foyer, which doubles as an office. Inside, a central living room is airconditioned and has a built-in shelf. It sits between two bedrooms with built-in wardrobes to one side and another bedroom with carpet and a wall of windows to the other. A new kitchen at the rear of the level features ample benchtops and cabinetry, quality appliances and a breakfast bar. It borders a dining room and a bathroom with a

combined shower and bath and a timber-finished vanity. Double screened timber doors open from the dining room to a covered deck. Stairs from the deck descend to a grassy backyard with a water tank and a large storage shed. Back inside, the ground floor of the house includes a rumpus room, bedroom, laundry and bathroom with a contemporary vanity.

HENDRA 15 Raceview Ave Land: 856sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Oct 4), 5.30-6pm Agent: Marion Sheerman, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0424 015 182 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 7, 4pm

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Open for Inspection: Saturday 7th October 12:00pm - 12:30pm This brand new home offers the homeowner a Hamilton Hill lifestyle which pairs elegance with impeccable craftsmanship created by award winning designers and builders. The attention to detail is evident with superior finishes and inclusion throughout. This palatial home has over 600m2 of internal living with multiple living areas, five spacious bedrooms with a combination of built-in and walk-in wardrobes, mono circular staircases, polished hardwood floors, free flowing interiors, air-conditioning, security gates, intercom system and an internal elevator. Fully embracing its elevated location, this home has an exceptional and unrivalled rooftop terrace which offers access via the external side staircase to the indoor heated pool, bar and snooker room. Call today to arrange your inspection!

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Classy Colonial Alexandra Bain and her husband Patrick McCafferty bought their home at 94 Gerler St, Bardon, in 2012. Ms Bain said it was a “gracious yet tired character house’’ but they recognised it had good bones for a family home. “Its symmetry and grand proportions allowed me to envisage the magnificent home it is today,’’ she said. Ms Bain, an interior designer, improved the flow and light within the home, and modernised it. What started out as a simple main bedroom has been transformed into something more sumptuous with an adjoining ensuite and separate his and hers walk in wardrobes. Two other bedrooms which were initially dark and internal, bordered by a dilapidated veranda, were replaced by the main bedroom’s

ensuite as well as another oversized bedroom with a skylight and sash windows. An additional two bedrooms and a bathroom were added in an upstairs extension. Ms Bain said her aim had been to maintain the traditional style of the original home. Her favourite part of the home is the sitting room which is next to an intimate dining room.

BARDON 94 Gerler St Land: 1012sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Tim Douglas, Place Paddington; ph: 3858 0388 or 0413 877 000 Auction: On site, Sat, Oct 28, noon

Luxury lifestyle Luxury living is on offer at this small complex of eight one-level apartments. Of house-like proportions, the apartments each have three bedrooms, a study, a bathroom and a kitchen equipped with stone bench tops, gas cooking and Miele appliances. Two of the bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, while the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite. Other features of each apartment include raked ceilings to the living areas along with high level glazing, quality timber flooring, wool blend carpet and stone tiles throughout. All apartments also include two side-by-side car parks with storage rooms, either a large courtyard or one or more balconies and lift access, while some of the kitchens have walkin pantries.

On entry to apartment two, a central hallway passes the bedrooms, bathroom, study and a laundry before leading to the open-plan kitchen, living and dining space, which opens to a balcony. The complex’s remaining apartments have similar floor plans, with the main bedrooms separated from the other bedrooms for privacy, and the open-plan living hubs extending outdoors.

TOOWONG 2/11 Mayne St Unit: 190sq m Inspect: Thu, Oct 5, 3-4pm Agent: Steven Tozer, Ray White Toowong; ph: 3870 0088 or 0411 091 855 Price: $1.195

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