Brisbane News Magazine February 28 - March 6, 2018. ISSUE 1166

FEB 28 - MAR 6, 2018 ISSUE 1166

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Keri Craig Queensland’s first lady of fashion reflects on her glamorous life in a new memoir

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Keri Craig-Lee (P10) is an impressive woman.

Reading her recentlypublished book it’s plain to see it was her boundless drive that kept the Keri Craig Emporium trading for four decades at Brisbane Arcade, Queen St, city. In the notoriously fickle world of fashion, that longevity is rare in the extreme. Keri is such an icon that we had to hide away the proofs of this edition’s cover as we were losing too much working time. Anyone spying it would stop in their tracks, pick it up, stare at it intensely, and relay their stories about the “empress of fashion”.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk calls her that in a letter published in the book.

Next Thursday is International Women’s Day, which celebrates “social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women” in order to inspire future generations of women. In another letter in the book, Gigi, Keri’s niece, writes: “If I have almost as much perseverance, love, dedication, humility and compassion (as my aunt), I will be successful”. Now that’s inspirational.

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CONTENTS THE LIST ....................................................6 LIFE ...........................................................8 COVER STORY ......................................... 10 GOING OUT .............................................. 13 GALLERIES ..............................................14 SCENE ..................................................... 18 FASHION ............................................... 20 AT HOME ................................................. 23

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THEN & NOW Kangaroo Point: From its construction in 1887, the Immigration Depot (later named Yungaba House) welcomed migrants eager to settle in Queensland, such as this group in 1951 (inset left). It remained as an immigration centre until 1995, although it had other uses too, such as a hospital during World War I and II,

and as the design office for the Story Bridge construction during the 1930s. After renovation (inset, middle) as it is now (main, and inset far right) the site of a luxury property development called The Residences: Yungaba House, comprising 10 homes priced between $2.65-$4.25 million.

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Sugar and spice Jane Armitstead She’s the Brisbane-born comic who doesn’t mind getting honest with her audience – even if that means using family as the butt of jokes.

Becky Lucas is cementing herself on the Australian comedy scene with her personal musings about being a 20-something female.

After success on the comedy festival circuit, writing for Emmynominated Please Like Me and cowriting Matt Okine’s TV series The Other Guy, the 28-year-old is hitting the stage as part of the Brisbane Comedy Festival next month.

Her show Cute Funny Smart Sexy Beautiful doesn’t pull any punches.

“Ideally, I don’t like my family to come along to shows,” she says.

“I’ve always liked super-personal stand-up and when I write it I certainly don’t keep my family members in the forefront of my mind so I do end up saying things that I wouldn’t necessarily say to them personally. But they often do turn up and it’s mostly fine.

“In saying that, my parents were always really funny growing up and never took themselves too seriously so I don’t think they give anything I say too much thought. My step-mum is just removed enough that I think she quite enjoys it.”

And she says her jokes are always based in truth.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever ‘lied’ so to speak. I’ve certainly embellished stories but in my opinion that’s the

best thing to do,” she says. “I don’t want to hear a boring story.

“I always encourage people to spice up a story with a couple of small lies to keep me engaged.

“We live in the age of the internet – your story (had) better be interesting or I’ll start scrolling.”

Becky’s big comedy break came after she was named a finalist in the RAW Comedy festival in 2013, and subsequently picked to gig at Melbourne International Comedy Festivals’ The Comedy Zone in 2014.

This new show follows last year’s Little Bitch tour, which sold out in Australia and New Zealand, and her Edinburgh Fringe Festival debut.

“I was really lucky to come up with some really amazing comedians who are working in Australia at the moment,” she says.

“My friends in comedy have always encouraged me to work harder and be better and to not always go for the easy joke.”

And what makes Becky laugh the most?

“Somebody who is already (annoyed) becoming slowly more agitated. For example, seeing someone struggling with an umbrella after an already (bad) day.”

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Phil Brown A lady two rows down soon fled, running for the back door, hand over her mouth There’s nothing worse than having a coughing fit at the theatre. It’s not too bad if it’s a noisy show but of course these coughing fits always come on at the quieter moments, don’t they?

I went to a concert recently and hadn’t coughed once all day but the moment I entered the Concert Hall at QPAC I got a tickle in my throat and I spent half an hour stifling coughs, much to the horror of my wife.

This is why I always insist on sitting on the end of the row. I can just duck out the door if it gets too bad.

There’s something about a theatre that makes me want to cough. I reckon it’s the airconditioning.

Nowadays I always take some cough lozenges with me. If I have a cold or flu I have some very strong cough mixture which I take although it’s so strong it makes me want to sleep through the whole production. At least I think it’s the cough mixture that does that.

When we where in London late last

year we want to a concert at the Wigmore Hall, one of the world’s great venues for chamber music and piano recitals. The program for our Sunday Morning Coffee Concert (the show was at 11am on a rainy London morning) had very specific instructions about not coughing. It suggested that coughers were to leave the premises promptly rather than disturb the rest of the audience. As soon as I read this, I started coughing, of course.

Thankfully my coughing didn’t last long but a lady two rows down was hacking up a lung and she soon fled, running for the back door with her hand over her mouth and her face red as a beetroot.

They forgot to put me at the end of the row at a concert at QPAC last year and I had a coughing fit while sitting next to a distinguished Queensland scientist, which was most embarrassing. I was so mortified I fled at interval.

There are probably worse bodily emanations that could occur than just coughing and you can guess what they might be. Then there’s sneezing which is easier to handle because you just stifle a sneeze, right?

Well most of us do but I recall being at QPAC one night not so long ago – for a musical I think – and some guy on the other side of the auditorium let out the most enormous sneeze. There was no stifling whatsoever, this was a full bodied “ACHOOO!” that resonated throughout the theatre. I imagine the people around him must have got sprayed something horrible and how many of them came down with whatever he had I can only guess.

It was all in all the loudest sneeze I ever heard and I wanted to shout out “Gesundheit!” but I refrained.

All I can say is thank God it wasn’t coming out the other end of him.

I’m sure he wouldn’t have held that in either.

Belinda Seeney I suspect this could be my last column for Brisbane News.

A few weeks back I asked learned readers for tips on what I should read in 2018. Such was the flood of excellent suggestions, the only way I’ll get through them all is to drop everything, brew a bottomless pot of tea, fluff the pillow fort and hunker down for the remainder of the year.

This column has been a lark but if I’m forced to choose between it and a domestic noir novel with a 4.1 Goodreads rating and personal recommendations from Patrick, Scott and Kate, then The Woman in the Window wins every time.

I’m quite enamoured with this genre of fiction that peeks through the cracks of domestic bliss to reveal a less-than-idyllic truth so when Anna steered me in the direction of American author Celeste Ng, I took notice. Added to my booklist is Ng’s 2014 debut, Everything I Never Told You, a multi-layered tale of a fractured family.

Another Anna suggested I tap into the hype surrounding the upcoming royal nuptials and impending royal birth with modern-day fairytale, The Royal We. The premise seems fun and the sample chapter I skimmed online was sharply written so I downloaded it to my Kindle on the spot.

I’d like to give a shout out to Jan who challenged me to shake up not only what I read this year, but how I read. A fan of audiobooks, Jan said they were a great way for time-poor bookworms to hit their reading targets. Marvellously, she singled out both the complete works of Jane Austen and Nelson DeMille’s terrorism thriller Wildfire – kindly disclosing a “coarse language” warning – for my aural enjoyment.

Mandy too, acknowledged life gets in the way of a weighty book so tipped me off to Alan Bennett’s novella, The Uncommon Reader, which I’ve since placed on hold at my local library.

Lizzie suggested I read my colleague Matthew Condon’s true

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Mark talked up Dandelion Dynasty’s “alternate feudal Chinesestyle world” while stamping his approval on Philip Pullman’s YA novel La Belle Sauvage.

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Empress of

elegance Fashion doyenne Keri Craig-Lee’s designs have stood the test of time, as her new book shows Hannah Davies

AT HOME ... Keri Craig-Lee at The Sutherland in Ascot. Picture: AAP/Ric Frearson

Elegantly dressed in one of her own creations, Keri Craig-Lee looks every inch the fashion icon as she glides down the stairs.

It’s the morning of her father Peter’s 80th birthday and party preparations are under way at The Sutherland. The magnificent Ascot residence, on Brisbane’s northside, is abuzz as a team of staff arrange Champagne flutes under the watchful eye of Keri’s private secretary Myles F. Seymour.

Keri’s mother Dianne Craig has her hair in hot rollers and even poodles Princess and Chanel seem excited, as they scamper around the Versace homewares, ribbons adorning their curls.

When Keri, 59, sweeps through the kitchen and takes a seat on a chaise longue overlooking the pool, one of her entourage rushes to tuck in the label on her dress, before offering her a glass of iced water with lemon.

On the coffee table nearby is a book – The Label, The Lady, The Lifestyle (inset). It’s a weighty publication – just over 7kg – and is

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Keri’s latest achievement. Having launched her first collection at the tender age of 19, and with 40 years as a designer under her belt, the time had come for Keri to document the pivotal role she’s played in introducing Queensland fashion to the world stage.

Featuring photographs dating back to 1977, the book includes well-known fashionistas, politicians, journalists, and family members who paint a picture of “a determined businesswoman, a loving wife and mother, and a generous mentor and friend”.

Keri says what started out as a “very simple” idea to document her career for her children Harrisson, 25, and Cartier, 20, and her “two bigger boys” (stepsons Anthony, 38 and Michael, 36), quickly escalated as she started trawling the archives.

Setting up production alongside the Maserati in her garage, Keri and her team of six – affectionately dubbed “the garage girls” – worked tirelessly, sometimes committing to 10-hour days, seven days a week.

More than four years later the book is on sale for $275 online and at her timelessly beautiful store, Keri

FASHION HEYDAY … TV star-bride Jacki MacDonald wore Keri Craig; Keri in the 1990s.

KERI’S GOWNS … worn by jeweller Margot McKinney, photographed by Richard de Chazal, and Renata Blauel, who married singer Elton John in Sydney in 1984.

RELATIVE VALUES ... A family portrait from Keri’s new book with (from left) Harrisson, Michael, Anthony, Keri Craig-Lee, Trevor Lee, and Cartier.

Craig Emporium, in the Brisbane Arcade, city.

Keri’s thoughts on the book? “The honest truth is I haven’t actually sat down and looked at it,” she says.

“When the proof copy came through I flicked through it but I didn’t read it.

“So I haven’t actually sat down with anybody and looked at the book properly. Isn’t that terrible? But I just haven’t had time. However, the people that have bought it have sent absolutely beautiful emails. I’ve asked my assistant to keep them all because they’ve just been beautiful and full of such enthusiasm. I didn’t realise I had so many fans. It’s really lovely.”

Surprisingly down-to-earth, Keri,

Association of Queensland (RAQ) Supreme Award at the age of 23.

Keri has also presented a garment to Princess Diana and danced with Prince Charles during the royal couple’s 1983 Australian tour. In 1984 she was commissioned to design and co-ordinate Elton John’s wedding to Renate Blauel, and in 1987 she became the first designer to enter the RAQ hall of fame.

Back then her retail network included three locations – the flagship store in Brisbane’s Wintergarden, an exclusive boutique in Sydney’s prestigious Double Bay, and the remaining store at Brisbane Arcade, which has been in business since 1977.

who employs 30 staff across her home and business empire and was last year awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, puts her success down to the fact that her brand has stood the test of time.

“What worked for me is we never deviated, we always kept true to our trademark which was elegant, beautiful fabrics, beautifully made, attention to detail, feminine. We were never too trendy,” she says.

The former St Margaret’s schoolgirl has won more than 60 awards nationally and internationally, making Queensland fashion history when she won the first Retailers

Taking a trip down memory lane, she says, “The ’80s in fashion was just amazing. It was exciting. Everything was big – hair was big, shoulders were big. The press in the ’80s was incredible. I was in the paper every second day and there was only ever one horrible article in all those years.

“Fortunately I had kept every piece of publicity I’d ever had in about 50 scrapbooks. If I hadn’t I don’t think the book would have happened.

“Creating the book … brought back so many wonderful memories. That time in Queensland fashion was the highlight of the industry here.”

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A lover of “classic fashion”, Keri took a lot of her design inspiration from old movies starring Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.

These days, she tries to pass her style tips on to daughter Cartier.

The budding actor and singer, who goes by the name of DJ Pebbles, has moved to New York and is studying at Tisch School of the Arts and working with music mogul Randy Jackson.

Keri and Dianne make regular visits to see her, maximising their trips by dropping in at Ralph Lauren’s flagship Madison Avenue store, and seeing a Broadway show.

A portrait of the three women takes pride of place in Keri’s office, highlighting their close bond.

“We like to think of ourselves as Charlie’s Angels in that painting,” says Keri.

“The three of us hang out all the time, we go shopping or to movies or to dinner or to the spa.

“The generation gap is not an issue. We’ve just done it for so long.

“People see us together and go, ‘Oh that’s amazing!’”

Family is clearly important to Keri.

Her son Harrisson, who is studying for his third degree at the Gold Coast’s Bond University, visits The Sutherland “most weekends”, and her parents and younger brother Jason live “just around the corner”.

What’s more, at 59, Keri is already a grandmother of four.

“There is always something on.

This house is a crazy house. Always busy, always full of people, always

ALL IN THE FAMILY ... Keri’s parents Peter and Dianne (above) in a photograph in Keri Craig: The Label, The Lady, The Lifestyle; and Keri at her Ascot home.

something so you keep going,” she says. “Anthony and Michael have children now, but I’m not so sure I’m used to that yet. I told them I don’t want to be called a grandmother, so they call me ‘Ker Ker’.”

Keri also makes sure she has plenty of quality time with husband, Trevor Lee, 68, who runs the familyowned Australian Country Choice, the fifth largest private agricultural business in Queensland.

When they’re not working, the power couple, who celebrated their 31st wedding anniversary last year, spend their time attending business dinners, sightseeing in Italy, or just relaxing at their holiday home on

North Stradbroke Island.

They also own the breathtaking Keri Lee III, a 54m six-cabin superyacht based in the Mediterranean.

“I think you just know when you’ve married the right person, and we were really lucky,” says Keri.

“We miss each other when we’re travelling on our own, but we make up for it going away together to Europe and the Caribbean. And we love Hong Kong.

“Really I’m a Brisbane girl and I love coming home. And it’s funny, when I come home I’m really quiet. I just settle in my house.”

Back to the party planning, and 79year-old Dianne has a quick question:

Should the chandeliers be set up with electric or real candles?

Keri swiftly opts for electric, saying “with so many people expected it will be safer”.

But when asked what she’s going to wear that night, she draws a blank.

“Cartier tries a hundred things on before she decides on one. It drives me mental,” she says.

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Jorge might be slightly biased, given it serves some of his better products. In fact folk who nurture a love of Mexican spirits will be stoked with the bottles on pour, plus sangrita and its green sibling verdita.

It’s a casual Cali-Mex restaurant aimed at the youth market, but if you are 40-plus don’t be put off – just don board shorts and thongs.

The Cali part of the puzzle holds some fare that I don’t really love, but that works for groups, particularly those with kids. Limp-brisket fries ($20) is a giant, outrageously calorieladen volcano of fries drizzling bits of meat and sauce. Awesome stuff for soaking up three beers and a couple of margaritas.

Pollo frito ($14), a latino slant on southern fried chicken, is fried chicken bits adorned with tex-mex dressing – pickled onion, jalapeno, baja cream. Quite naughty, but tasty.

Things really get cracking with the tacos ($7 each). There are seven on offer including two vegetarian (queso

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Crucible of creativity GALLERIES Phil Brown I’m not altogether sure I want to sit on a chair fashioned from stainless steel rods.

But I don’t mind looking at one and regarding it as a work of art.

Brodie Neill’s Reverb Wire Chair (below), created in 2010, is one of the exhibits in STEEL: art design architecture, an exhibition now on at QUT Art Museum. This show from JamFactory in Adelaide was put together by the senior curator there, Margaret Hancock Davis. They know

a thing or two about steel at JamFactory which seems appropriate since they have the word factory in their name.

As CEO Brian Parkes writes in the exhibition’s catalogue, jewellers and metalworkers have been working with steel in JamFactory’s workshops since the mid-1970s.

“Since the establishment of our current jewellery and metal design studio (within our purpose-built building in 1992), steel has become

one of JamFactory’s primary production materials,” Brian writes.

“The studio’s workshop facilities include a lathe, a milling machine, hydraulic presses, rollers, linishers, a guillotine, forging and welding facilities, drill presses and other equipment to enable a wide range of methods of working with steel and other metals.”

So this fine institution is well qualified to mount an exhibition that pays homage to steel and the creative (and functional) ways it can be used.

QUT Art Museum wants to focus more on design, architecture and the creative industries and this exhibition, which includes 29 artists, designers and architects from across Australia, ticks the boxes in that department.

The show features everything from video and models of stadiums where steel is inherent in the design, to fine art objects that have no function but to look good and show off the medium within an artistic narrative.

As Margaret points out in her catalogue essay, “steel is a medium rich in human history”.

“An alloy of iron and carbon, steel dates back to 4000 years ago and traces the technical and cultural development of multiple civilisations,” she writes.

“First forged in handmade furnaces, steel production and its subsequent use expanded in the 17th century with the technical

METAL WORK ... Mild steel spark image, 2016 by Sean O’Connell.

innovations of blister and crucible steel.”

Another writer, Mark Thompson, points out that steel is a medium not without its paradoxes. While it looks beautiful when polished it does “carry a sinister freight”.

Historically its production methods were honed in the making of swords, guns and other weaponry.

But back to that chair. The Reverb Wire Chair is a perfect example of how art and functionality come together using steel.

Inspired by the mathematical principles of sound reverberation, this chair comprises a networked system of handcrafted and mirror polished stainless steel rods that interrelate to form a remarkable curvilinear form.

Would you want to sit on it? I guess.

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in this show represent a broad range of approaches to working with steel and the range of work is quite mindboggling – from fine, handcrafted jewellery to hi-tech research facilities.

One exhibitor, the multiple awardwinning architectural firm BVN, is known for public architecture. Sue Lorraine, on the other hand, is known for her jewellery, and leading Aboriginal artists Lorraine ConnellyNorthey and Gunybi Ganambarr work in steel within a cultural context.

Gunybi’s large scale carved steel work Ngaymil, made in 2012, represents the artist’s country and

tells a story of a sacred goanna and local waterways.

Others works include Craig Hiron’s funky coffee maker. It’s called The Little Guy and combines artistic design and utility in the most satisfying way.

Not only does it look cool, but it can make you a cup of coffee while doing so. How good is that?

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Tender tribute with Vicky Roach FILM STARS DON’T DIE IN LIVERPOOL (M) hhhjj

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Director: Paul McGuigan Starring: Annette Bening, Jamie Bell, Julie Walters Running time: 105 minutes Hollywood actor Gloria Grahame scandalously married her stepson.

She also underwent electroshock therapy after a nervous breakdown, was acclaimed for her performance opposite Humphrey Bogart in In A Lonely Place (1950), and won an Oscar for best supporting actor in The Bad and The Beautiful, with Lana Turner and Kirk Douglas.

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool, based on the memoir by her much younger lover, Peter Turner (Jamie Bell), barely touches on any of these events – since they predate the pair’s unlikely encounter in a Liverpool boarding house.

He was an actor-in-waiting while she, the faded Hollywood star, had a lead role in a provincial stage play.

The filmmakers do, however, give Grahame the opportunity to deny some of the more salacious sexual allegations levelled against her in an awkward dinner scene with her mother (Vanessa Redgrave) and sister.

For the clearly smitten Turner, it’s enough. For audiences hoping for a more definitive account of Grahame’s life, it probably won’t be.

Director: Michael and Peter Spierig Starring: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Sarah Snook Running time: 99 minutes

Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool is a tender, rose-spectacled account of her later years. The couple is no longer romantically involved when Turner gets a call from the hospital to say Grahame has taken ill.

She wants to stay with his family – presided over by the redoubtable Bella Turner (Julie Walters) – while she recuperates. But as soon as Grahame has been installed in one of the upstairs bedrooms, it’s clear to everyone – except perhaps Turner – she isn’t going to recover.

Just as obvious is the young man’s ongoing affection for his former lover.

Their story unfolds in flashback.

Grahame and Turner’s physical

chemistry initially finds its expression in a standout dance sequence inspired

by Saturday Night Fever.

Over time, the relationship deepens and Turner moves to LA and then New York before things sour, abruptly.

Annette Bening (pictured with Bell) is superb as the ageing diva, lending depth, dignity, and and playfulness to a character that could have been much more shallow. Bell is very good too as her much younger paramour.

But since Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool unfolds from his point of view, it has some annoying blind spots.

As a tribute, the film is very tender.

As a biography, it could have had a more objective point of view.

The story of American heiress Sarah Winchester (played by Helen Mirren, above) is extraordinary.

Wracked by grief, the wealthy widow who inherited $US20 million and a 50 per cent share of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company led a reclusive life devoted to the renovation of a mansion according to the wants of the ghosts she believed haunted it.

But although the Oscar-winning actor lends a certain gravitas to the role, the screenplay doesn’t give her much to work with.

Most of the narrative legwork is undertaken by Jason Clarke’s laudanum-addled doctor, hired by the company to evaluate Winchester’s mental fitness.

His character, too, is underwritten.

The Spierigs have built their reputation on genre films that conjure up convincing alternative worlds (Undead, Daybreakers).

But on a tonal level, Winchester is strangely off-key.

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Go with the flow Fiona Purdon He’s performed incredible feats for circus fans the world over and now Daniel O’Brien is preparing to wow locals with a tribute to Brisbane.

An elite member of Circa Contemporary Circus company, Daniel – a specialist in hand balancing and aerial straps – will perform in Aura, part of the Flowstate program at South Bank. The show is “a physical love letter to Brisbane”.

“There will be aerial work, handstands and towers of people representing landmarks as well as tumbling, climbing and carrying each other,” Daniel says.

“It is a long, skinny theatre at Flowstate so we are trying to harness the niche space. From the theatre you can see the river and skyline so we are trying to make the most of that and perform an ode to Brisbane.”

Joining Daniel will be his wife and fellow Circa ensemble member Kimberley O’Brien. The two met

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“Working with Kim takes away one of the extra layers of worry because we trust each other so much,’’ he says.

Daniel, 25, has travelled to Europe and north and south America since joining Circa four years ago. A graduate of Melbourne’s National Institute of Circus Arts, he was just five years old when he joined a gymnastics club in his home town of Maryborough, on Queensland’s Fraser Coast.

He spent more than a decade with the club, where his mother Heather coached and his sisters also trained.

“I was often the only boy in competitions,’’ he says. “Gymnastics has that girlie stigma but when you grow muscles from doing the sport, no one messes with you then.”

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A fresh take on country style

TRADE SECRETS A textile designer opens the door to her eclectic bayside home

Sea fare delights with Alastair McLeod Many countries serve surf with turf.

In France terre et mer may come in the form of grilled spicy sausages with flinty oysters.

The Catalan’s Mar y Montana is a sophisticated yet simple union of chicken and lobster. The crustacean which was plucked from the ocean, was first used to eke out the expensive flesh of the farmed chicken. Stateside, the notion of land and sea is often a gauche bourgeois pairing of crustacean and steak, adding little more than ballast and ostentation. Consider a more measured marriage, fish and cephalopod. The fish is rich and buttery on account of the cooking technique and the squid’s preparation is like a kiss and a slap.

I present to you, surf and surf.

SLOW COOKED SALMON, FINGER LIME SQUID CEVICHE, WATERMELON INGREDIENTS 1 litre olive oil 4 cloves garlic, crushed 10 sprigs thyme 1 lemon, zested into strips 1 bay leaf 4 x 100g fillets salmon 120g squid hood, skinned and finely diced 1 handful coriander leaves, finely chopped ½ jalapeno chilli, seeded and finely diced 1 large lime, juiced 2tbs extra virgin olive oil Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 1 finger lime 4 lozenge shaped pieces of seedless watermelon METHOD Place olive oil, garlic, thyme, zest and bay in a medium, high-sided fry pan. Heat oil to 65C, using a thermometer to regulate temperature. Place fillets of salmon into oil and cook gently for 6-7 mins, maintaining the temperature. Meanwhile combine squid, coriander, chilli, half the lime juice and half the olive oil. Season to taste. Halve the finger lime widthways and extrude all the citrus ‘pearls’.

Combine in a small bowl with remaining lime juice and olive oil. Season to taste. To serve, arrange

Photography and styling: Miranda Porter Black ceramic plate, instagram.com/a_ceramics; black cutlery, westelm.com.au

watermelon and salmon fillets alongside each other, spoon over the ceviche followed by the finger lime dressing. Garnish with a tapioca crisp. Serves 4 INGREDIENTS 85g tapioca pearls 750ml water 1tsp squid ink

water and bring to a simmer. Cook gently for 20 mins or until all the pearls are translucent. Drain then rinse under cold water. Transfer to a bowl and add squid ink. Stir well to combine. Line a tray with non-stick paper and spread mixture out to a thin layer. Bake for 2-3 hours at 75C or until dry to the touch. Take small pieces and deep fry at 190C for a few secs. They will puff up dramatically. Drain well and season lightly with salt.

METHOD Place tapioca pearls in a medium pot, cover with

ALASTAIR McLEOD is chef-owner of Al’FreshCo. alfreshco.com.au

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Secrets of a

decorator A textile designer’s love of family heirlooms, vintage finds and vibrant prints makes for a happy home Leesa Maher Blondie and Blackie, sibling labradors, are wagging their tails wildly in the hope that Victoria Bishop will relent and open the glass timber doors off her dining room. Nothing doing.

“It’s the fur!” she says. “It gets everywhere when they come in.”

Still, there are days when the cute duo manages to infiltrate the stylish yet warm abode on Brisbane’s bayside. Built in 1947, the fourbedroom beauty has been home to Torie (Victoria, pictured opposite page), a homeware designer for Pillow Talk, and her husband Scott, 39, for six years, plus children Harvey, 8, Oliver, 6, and Florence, 4 (pictured).

The charming white stucco exterior remains but the rest of the house is a far cry from the tiny cottage the couple first clapped eyes on.

“It was called the ‘mould house’,” Torie recalls. “That’s how we referred to it, because it was black with mould.

We needed a peg over the nose to walk through for the inspection.”

Fast forward to 2014 and, with Torie pregnant with Florence, the time was right to renovate and extend the original footprint to include a new rear section with spacious living areas (indoor and out), and detached

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guest quarters. Central to the layout is the new kitchen, of a contemporary style with marble benches and white cabinetry, which links the front of the house – and family bedrooms – to the rear.

“When designing it we said, ‘Right, this is a kitchen for the house.’

“We are almost giving this kitchen to the house, because it has to last for 30 years and it has to be classic to handle my mood swings, whether I’m in a bright floral, lots-of-cushionsaround mood, or keeping it all subdued,” Torie says.

A textile design specialist, Torie has worked at Pillow Talk for a year – chiefly on the brand’s new KIDS by Pillow Talk bed linen collection, pictured here in Florence’s bedroom.

Before that she designed swimwear for 2 Chillies, footwear for Billabong and, while living in Sydney, worked for textile design agency Longina Phillips Design on designs for top brands including Zimmermann and Sheridan.

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in together. I like lots of colour and pattern but at the same time I am forever changing things around – cushions, lamps, books.”

As you would expect, Pillow Talk accessories abound, such as the pretty cushions on Torie’s outdoor chairs, while many of the larger pieces are vintage. The timber dining table and chairs, which Torie had reupholstered in blue striped ticking, are heirlooms from Scott’s family.

“We love old things,” she says.

“The piano is Scott’s. It’s more than 100 years old, made in Germany, and we bought that in Sydney and it was trucked up.”

Nostalgia, encompassing her own childhood on a farm near Goondiwindi, has been a key influence on her work for Pillow Talk thus far, but Torie also keeps an eye on the world’s fashion catwalks.

“Fashion and homewares, everything goes in the same direction,” she says. “Pink is really big right now – we’re even seeing pink bathrooms – and there is definitely an opulence and a looking back at historical shapes and forms, lots of rounded shapes, a little bit Art Deco.”

And what about our current love affair with foliage prints in soft furnishings?

“We are not saying goodbye to palm prints anytime soon,” Torie says.

Phew. pillowtalk.com.au

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Stunning water features and established gardens lead to the main entrance and inside to a white tiled foyer with a formal living space and media room beyond.

Perfectly sculpted around its views of the river and an 18m infinity pool, the house makes ample use of glass bi-fold doors that let natural light flood the interior and open living areas out to an expansive outdoor entertaining space.

High ceilings and white tiles feature from the formal living area through to the kitchen, which has the latest European appliances.

Also downstairs is a bathroom with floor-to-ceiling Italian Bisazza tiles and one of five bedrooms.

39 Richmond St Land: 3633sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Josephine Johnston-Rowell, Johnston Dixon Quality Property; ph: 3858 8888 or 0414 233 575 For sale: By expressions of interest, closing 5pm, March 23

Upstairs, the main bedroom includes a riverfront balcony and an ensuite with a chandelier.

Next to the main bedroom in the eastern wing is another bedroom, while a timber and glass-floored sky bridge leads to the western wing where two more bedrooms and a bathroom are located.

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Flawless style A thoughtful renovation and extension by a master builder has turned this property into the striking Hamptons-style house it is today.

Spanning two levels and set on a leafy street, the five-bedroom residence offers plenty of space for family living.

The open-plan living and dining area is bright and modern, featuring natural light, timber floors and high ceilings, while the adjacent kitchen has an island breakfast bar, stone benchtops and quality appliances.

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Outside, the house is framed by established gardens and includes a double garage with internal access, and there’s plenty of street appeal with the facade’s gable roof, casement windows and neutral colour palette.

WOOLOOWIN 52 Emma St, Land: 810sq m Inspect: Saturday (Mar 3), 11.30am-12.15pm Agent: Tyson Clarke, Queensland Sotheby’s International Realty; ph: 3058 8888 or 0407 034 803 Auction: On site, March 10, 10am

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Auction Classy, Yet Very Affordable, Absolute Brisbane River City Acreage ‘Jedburgh’, 1/38A Scenic Rd, Kenmore, QLD • CIRCA 1884. One of the very few colonial homes on the river — and what a family home it is!

• Only 12.5km* or 20min* Brisbane CBD. One of Brisbane’s long term blue chip suburbs • 1.3* private Botanical Gardens like acres — charming country living in the city • Frontage covers two reaches — doubling your wide reaching views up and down the river • Wet edge pool, N/S lit tennis court, deep water pontoon. Pony club next door A beau fully renovated colonial in peaceful and private rural se ng with stunning river views.

Perfect for the ac ve family close to the CBD. And the best bit? The very affordable value!

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Auc on Friday 23 March 2018 10:30am Lvl 26, 111 Eagle St, Brisbane View Saturdays and Sundays 10:30–11:30am (Park on Scenic Rd) Barry Quinn 0409 828 342 *approx.

WORLDCLASS Poised on nearly 2,000m2 of waterfront land, with a 30m frontage and deep water mooring, this residence is oriented directly out to Moreton Bay with panoramic views to Stradbroke Island.

RABY BAY 5 Grenoble Place

INSPECT By Appointment

Showcasing the finest craftsmanship, this indulgent home offers 12,000 square feet of remarkable finishes across two levels. This unparalleled position captures panoramic bay views. A collection of versatile living areas both formal and casual make up the lower level, culminating in a seamless transition to waterfront outdoor entertaining spaces. The state-of-the-art kitchen welcomes the chef of the home with in-laid mahogany cabinetry, stone benchtops and butler’s pantry. An exquisite home cinema, an American style Mahogany paneled office, a gym overlooking the tiled pool, wine cellar, steam room, and so much more complete this amazing residence.

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5 BED 6 BATH 5 CAR + POOL

Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553

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The Barca Penthouse Collection, featuring generous living spaces from 180m2 – 354m2.

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BULIMBA 59 Byron Street

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To coincide with construction commencing, Barca Bulimba has launched its Penthouse Collection, a truly unique opportunity designed by award winning architects Arkhefield. With expansive north facing river frontages, high ceilings and some of the largest internal and external living spaces currently on offer, we are excited to share this opportunity. There are three and four bedroom apartments available all with individual lock-up garages, storage and direct entry via a private lift. This is a lifestyle choice, combining luxury living with a northern aspect, something truly rare.

4 BED 3 BATH 4 CAR

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FOR SALE from $1.95m Jason Chaffey 0408 208 939 Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668 PLC-OP3882_BN_B

KELVIN GROVE 11 Hampson Street

INSPECT Thursday 6 – 6:30pm

A stunning renovation of the highest calibre has transformed this classic Queenslander both inside and out, creating an idyllic family home of extraordinary space, style and superior quality. With multiple external entertaining areas and a stunning, private resort style pool providing the ultimate outdoor lifestyle. The free-flowing living domain is imbued with an unmistakable calming ambience with a streamlined kitchen featuring modern appliances and a servery window to the alfresco covered rear deck. Close to the Urban Village, schools, parks, bus stops, major arterial roads, Victoria Park Golf Course and CBD.

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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MITCHELTON 38C Kumbari Crescent

AUCTION Friday 23 March at 6pm, on-site Mario Sultana 0428 282 223 Will Churchill 0401 996 025

INSPECT Wednesday 5:45 – 6:30pm

Behind its discreet street presence and leaf y surrounds, this executive-style residence introduces you to an enchanting haven in a world of its own. Positioned on a 2,190m2 elevated allotment, feeling far removed from the hustle and bustle of city life, yet still so close to it all.

Upon entry you are completely immersed in an ambient tranquility, evoking a sense of peace and relaxation. The family friendly floorplan provides open plan living and entertaining all on the one level. On such a rare occasion does a home with this much on offer become available – your prompt action will be rewarded.

4 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR + POOL

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Alison Euler 0407 179 115 PLC-OP4104_BN_C

FIG TREE POCKET 74 Botticelli Street

INSPECT Saturday 2 – 2:30pm

Perfectly elevated on a generous 1573m2 allotment, this family residence is inviting with captivating views of the Brisbane River. Everything about this river front residence is calming and tranquil. Over a thoughtfully designed 586m2 floor plan, enjoy strikingly beautiful free flowing living areas inside and out. Home to five luxurious bedrooms, two impressive bathrooms plus powder room, separate formal lounge and dining area, a library, rumpus, office, home theatre and a state of the art kitchen with butler’s pantry, modern appliances and chic finishes including stone bench tops, this residence has it all.

5 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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NEW FARM 294 Bowen Terrace

Aaron Woolard 0421 145 386 Ann-Karyn Fraser 0419 708 094

INSPECT Saturday 10:30 – 11am

Proudly sitting within the Oxley & Bowen Residences, this luxury three bedroom freehold home delivers an excellent investment opportunity or fashionable live-in purchase. Intertwining effortless living with elegant influences, every feature and appointment within the home has been tastefully considered from the spotted gum handcrafted staircase to Italian porcelain tiles. The central level of the home provides the backdrop for everyday family living enhanced by timber accents. Across this level, you will find a streamlined living, dining and kitchen area with seamless access to the private entertaining balcony.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR

AUCTION Thursday 22 March at 5:30pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane

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ANNERLEY 391 Annerley Road • Classic Queenslander on 1702m2 of rare inner city land.

• The very first home in Annerley built by Digby Denham in 1886 who went on to be the premier of Queensland.

• Expansive L shaped wrap-around verandah, ideal for entertaining.

• Polished timber floors, VJ's, high ceiling and leadlight windows.

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• Self-contained granny flat or separate living downstairs.

• 6kms to CBD, walking distance to schools, shops & public transport.

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38A Grays Road, HAMILTON Unique & Luxurious Lifestyle Retreat Architecturally designed to deliver a luxurious living experience, this residence is a flawless retreat in the heart of Hamilton. Light soaked interiors with premium finishes and serene views provide a superb setting for entertaining or relaxing with friends.

Commanding an abundance of natural light and impeccable attention to detail, this luxury abode enjoys stunning views of the Brisbane River and City skyline.

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Auction Sunday Morning 18th March 10:30am, On-Site Open for Inspection Saturday 3rd March 10.00am to 10.45am Contact Patrick McKinnon 0431 430 760 | hamilton@coronis.com.au Aimee Carr 07 3828 2022 Coronis Hamilton Shop 4.03/39 Hercules Street, Hamilton coronis.com.au

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BRAND NEW HOME READY TO INSPECT This brand new home offers the homeowner a Hamilton Hill lifestyle which pairs elegance with impeccable craftsmanship created by award winning designers and builders.

This palatial home has over 600m2 of internal living with multiple living areas, five spacious bedrooms, mono circular staircases, polished hardwood floors, free flowing interiors, airconditioning, security gates, intercom system and an internal elevator.

Call today to arrange your inspection!

$2,799,000 Open for Inspection Saturday 3rd March 11.00am to 11.30am Contact Patrick McKinnon 0431 430 760 | hamilton@coronis.com.au Aimee Carr 07 3828 2022 Coronis Hamilton Shop 4.03/39 Hercules Street coronis.com.au

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FAULTLESS ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED HOME Positioned in one of Hendra’s finest tree lined streets sits this faultless architecturally designed home by Profile Architecture sprawled over three expansive levels.

If you have been looking for a superior home that strikes a balance between modern living and family functionality - you have most certainly found it!

This property sets a new benchmark in blue ribbon luxury and provides remarkable quality which is in line with the Profile Architecture commitment to high-end design and attention to detail.

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OFFERS OVER $2 MILLION Open for Inspection Saturday 3rd March 12.00am to 12.30pm Contact Patrick McKinnon 0431 430 760 | hamilton@coronis.com.au Aimee Carr 07 3828 2022 Coronis Hamilton Shop 4.03/39 Hercules Street coronis.com.au

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Pool, gym and community centre

15 minute drive to all major hospitals

10 minute drive to QUT

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174 Venner Road, Yeronga

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Historic charm This grand, historic property has been held within the same family for more than 100 years and is now being offered to the open market.

The original house has been extended over time and has charming period detail throughout its floorplan, including VJ walls, high ceilings, bay windows and french doors.

The main living hub sits on the middle level, with formal and casual lounge and dining areas.

Both feature timber flooring, fretwork and breezeways, while the formal areas boast a double-sided fireplace with marble vanities. The casual spaces sit in the heart of the floorplan and have an open-plan design and access through glass bifold doors to a covered deck.

Back inside, the kitchen boasts a quality combi steam and convection

ovens, a breakfast bar and a sixburner gas cooktop.

Traditional-style timber cabinetry, granite benchtops and a servery window add further appeal.

Bedrooms are spread across the floorplan and have varying features, while the main bedroom has a retreat space, ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

There’s also another bedroom on the upper level of the house, including a study area.

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NEWMARKET 20 Davidson St Land: 2428sq m Inspect: Friday (Mar 2) and Saturday (Mar 3), 11-11.30am Agent: Ian Cuneo, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0416 139 656 Auction: On site, March 10, 9am

DIXON

River King

From its unique cliff top position high above a prized wide reach of the river, this striking near new designer contemporary showpiece with its sweeping 180 degree views North and extensive retinue of indulgent amenities including pontoon and jetty offers a privileged quality of life indeed. Gracing a large regulation shaped 948m2 allotment in a quiet off-shoot of its ultra-exclusive street, the grand, architect designed 800m2+ home with its soaring living spaces and exacting finishes is an enduring statement of bespoke modernity.

15 King Arthur Tce, Tennyson AUCTION ON SHOW APPLY DETAIL

Saturday 17 March at 11am Saturday 1 - 1:30 Josephine Johnston-Rowell 0414 233 575 John Johnston 0409 44 33 22 Johnstondixon.com/15K

Raine Horne Wynnum/Manly 3348 7555 | rh.com.au/wynnum

Flood-free estate on 2467 m2 by the river 6km from city

46 Instow St YERONGA • • • • •

Grand Hamptons-inspired residence on 2467 m2 by the river only 6 km to CBD In-ground pool, BBQ pavilion, paved entertaining courtyard and floodlit Glorious wrap-around verandahs, traditional fireplace with mantle and spectacular French door assemblies throughout Back to base security system, integrated smart-wired TV/sound systems, automated driveway gates, air conditioning throughout Elevated flood-free house and land

4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car, Pool, Multipurpose half-court

View.

Wednesday 28th February 6pm-7pm Saturday 3rd March 10am-11am

Call.

Anne-Maree Russell 0403 766 822

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RARE ABSOLUTE RIVERFRONT LAND - 3 X BLOCKS

24 Astolat Street, YERONGA

Rare elevated flood-free building platforms await your bespoke absolute riverfront residence, in the tightly held & coveted Astolat St precinct. Surrounded by prestigious luxury homes & privately located in a quiet cul-de-sac 5kms from the CBD & 800m walk to Rail Station. These are the last absolute vacant riverfront blocks in Yeronga available to build your new architectural masterpiece.

For Sale.

From $1.8 Million

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ADDRESS 128 Bay Terrace, Wynnum

Each office independently owned and operated

OFFICE 3348 4660

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Timeless appeal Character features including fretwork, high ceilings, leadlight windows and a covered wraparound veranda give this historic property plenty of charm.

Built by former Queensland premier Digby Denham in 1886, the Queenslander has five bedrooms, formal and casual living spaces, and the opportunity for dual living with its self-contained lower level.

Beyond a picturesque façade with a gable roof, the formal rooms have timber flooring, an antique functioning fireplace, and french doors to the veranda, while large windows draw in plenty of light.

A bright, modern kitchen and open-plan casual dining space sit at the rear of the floorplan, featuring a gallery of timber casement windows and large glass doors that open to a balcony. From here, sweeping views

provide a scenic backdrop for outdoor entertaining.

Also with balcony access is the main bedroom, which includes a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite. The three other bedrooms on the floor have built-in wardrobes.

The self-contained granny flat on the lower level has a rumpus area with beautiful stone floors and extensive glass. Outside is a tiled patio space and a saltwater pool.

ANNERLEY 391 Annerley Rd, Land: 1702sq m Inspect: Thurday (Mar 1), 5-5.30pm; Saturday (Mar 3), 10.30-11am Agent: Bettina Jude, Belle Property; ph: 3333 1000 or 0401 002 897 Auction: On site, Saturday (Mar 3), 11am

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$2,900,000 - $3,200,000 Brand new Sky Homes, situated on the top floor delivering a family size home with never to be built out vistas of the City, River and Mt Cootha.

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Single level living spanning 291m2-337m2 Impressive 3m high ceiling Additional butler’s pantry Internal garden atriums Expansive alfresco entertaining area VIP lift access

These stunning Sky Homes are the epitome of luxury riverfront living and must be inspected to appreciate the full detail and quality.

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Horoscope With Tanya Obreza falls more on work. Remember, you can find resolution to most problems.

Either sort it or change direction – the choice is yours.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Best day: Wednesday 28th

LEO

Think carefully about your job, and your health. Any improvements that you make this week will be time well spent, and even if you can’t alter your situation overnight you will have made a great start. It’s all a matter of good timing, and an equally positive attitude.

(July 23 - August 23) Best day: Saturday 3rd The week assaults you with ludicrous demands, enough to test even the most resourceful Leo. Paperwork, bureaucracy and red tape are nightmare enough. There’s also a brimming email in-tray. And that’s just the half of it. Prioritise, delegate.

VIRGO ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Best day: Tuesday 6th Right now your best bet for personal success is expressing yourself sincerely and warmly. Social activities increase, with your home possibly being the centre of activity. Or you may hear news regarding a new home – either your own or property belonging to someone close. Contact with a woman could also bring contentment or financial gain.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) Best day: Sunday 4th You’re angry, Taurus, and want to speak your mind. But if you have nothing nice to say for now it’s wiser to say nothing at all. Don’t make statements that are hard to take back.

If you choose to push personal

boundaries, be sure that you can cope with the consequences.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 21) Best day: Wednesday 28th Periods of high stress can make us feel like we’re losing it, as can being surrounded by people whose values are very different to our own. For most of us the key to survival at times like these is to step back, take a deep breath and regain our composure.

Then we can decide what course of action to take.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Best day: Thursday 1st Every now and then you question whether or not you’re truly content.

Sometimes this concerns relationships, but the focus this week

(August 24 - September 22) Best day: Friday 2nd Here’s a vivacious week. Friendships flourish, romance awaits. Established couples become more loving, while prospects seem promising for those on the dating scene. So should Venus show up with a flirtatious invitation, you’d be daft to wave her away.

Consider it a special reward.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23) Best day: Sunday 25th A situation isn’t as exciting as it used to be. This is disappointing, as your heart is connected to the people involved. But don’t cut ties yet. Give yourself permission to explore new territory or options, and the answer will become obvious in good time.

SCORPIO (October 24 - November 22) Best day: Thursday 1st

BRAIN FOOD WITH LARA CURION The cane toad, an introduced species, is a prolific breeder that devastates local ecosystems. In Mackay, 70 volunteers wearing rubber gloves caught 1039 toads in 90 minutes. Evolving, the toads have grown longer legs and can now make their way across the Top End and on to WA even faster.

In 1815, Indonesian volcano Mt Tambora exploded — the sonic boom travelled more than 4000km. The spewed ash affected the world’s climate and by 1816 the northern hemisphere had ”The Year Without a Summer”. This gloomy period produced Frankenstein and the first bicycle.

Different animals have different kinds of colour vision. Some birds and bees see a wider ‘super-colour’ spectrum than humans. Sea lions and dolphins can detect patterns in light, but not colours. Snakes can see infrared and reindeer see ultraviolet.

Seahorses are the only known species where the male gets pregnant and gives birth. Adults can range in size from 1.5cm to 35cm and spend their lives eating, in courtship and pretending to be invisible. There are 47 species, perhaps more; we just haven’t found them yet.

Most plans fall into place this week, especially if travel is on the agenda.

But if you have wanted to be more solitary lately, you’ll be pleased to know that others don’t begrudge you some personal quality time. Make the most of it while you can.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Best day: Monday 5th You’re not exactly one for beating about the bush, Sagittarius.

Sometimes it works against you, as you can be tactless. But this week your directness will win you favours, especially if you have some sorting to do in the relationship arena. Tell it as it is.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Best day: Friday 2nd Face it, Capricorn, it’s money, and how well we handle it that plays a big part in our daily lives. And right now you probably have a few leaks in the financial pool. Happily, extra capital comes from surprising sources – and generous ones at that.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 18) Best day: Tuesday 6th You’re a very private person, Aquarius – even more so this week. You’re in no mood to share thoughts or feelings with anybody. But sometimes our privacy is invaded, whether we like it or not. The question is, how are you going to handle this intrusion? Keep temper in control.

ANSWERS Science has confirmed something that poets and romantics have known for centuries: The heart synchronises with those it loves.

Couples can synchronise their hearts by looking into each other’s eyes for just a few minutes, but only if they love each other.

Four-year-old Ham was the first chimp in space. He manned a successful test flight in a NASA spacecraft on Jan 31, 1961. This was despite a technical failure that had the spacecraft fly much higher and faster. It landed in the Atlantic Ocean about 100km from the arrival party.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Lash out, 5 Sea legs, 9 Impasto, 10 Prevail, 11 Llama, 12 Schematic, 13 Wrongdoer, 15 Strut, 16 Ambit, 18 Disbelief, 21 Candidate, 24 Upper, 25 Adamant, 26 Brassie, 27 Creator, 28 Deepest.

Down: 1 Laid low, 2 Soprano, 3 Onslaught, 4 Tools, 5 Sapphires, 6 Abeam, 7 Exactor, 8 Solicit, 14 Old master, 15 Speculate, 16 Archaic, 17 Bandage, 19 Impasse, 20 Forfeit, 22 Inapt, 23 Ebbed. QUICK: Across: 1 Dubious, 5 Of sorts, 9 Lengthy, 10 Tenuous, 11 Brief, 12 On purpose, 13 Sweet talk, 15 Dated, 16 Aesop, 18 Long-faced, 21 Blue blood, 24 Cross, 25 Tillage, 26 Epicure, 27 Redress, 28 Sweated. Down: 1 Delibes, 2 Bonfire, 3 Out of step, 4 Say-so, 5 Outspoken, 6 Sonar, 7 Root out, 8 Suspend, 14 All comers, 15 Defective, 16 Arbiter, 17 Squalid, 19 Croquet, 20 Descend, 22 Brace, 23 Dress. No: 2208

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