Brisbane News Magazine May 2-8, 2018. ISSUE 1175

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There is one phrase that should be struck out of the lexicon: “Brisbane has come of age.” It’s recycled every time the next big thing is unveiled here. I am convinced that phrase was trotted out in 1842 when Brisbane abandoned its convicts-only status and was named a free settlement. It was certainly a refrain when World Expo 88 opened at what is now South Bank Parklands (pictured, right).

The huge exhibition was a pretty special event and those who lived here then no doubt remember the monorail whizzing overhead, or that room where cutting-edge tech allowed teens in oversize jumpers and stone-washed jeans to make blue-screen music videos.

But Expo 88 was a fantasyland version of the city. A more accurate reflection of what it is now can be seen in TV show Harrow (P10). Yes, it’s purely a fictional story, but for the past eight episodes the city I adore – the real city, not fantasyland – has been projected around the country.

The season finale is on May 11 – you’ll know where to find me.

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timeline: 1988 This time 30 years ago, the world came to Brisbane for Expo 88. The World Exposition was a six-month extravaganza of events, performances and displays at a 40ha site that is now South Bank Parklands. More than 15 million people attended to see exhibits by 36 countries. Jackie Ryan, who released her book We’ll Show The World: Expo 88 (UQP, $32.95) last month, says ultraconservative Brisbane was considered a “cultural backwater” at the time. Expo changed that. Brisbane was last year named by German-based travel search app weekenGO as the “most cultured city” in Australia.

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Time of her life Fiona Purdon It’s a case of art imitating life for Brisbane performer Ruby Clark.

A star of the current QPAC season of the musical Rent, the 25-year-old feels a personal connection with her character Maureen, the “loud and creative’’ bisexual performance artist.

The Albion resident is also bisexual but unlike Maureen, who is negotiating a tricky love triangle, Ruby has found love with long-time partner Monique.

“I met Monique performing in the musical Hairspray – she also does musical theatre,” Ruby says.

“We have been friends for ages and have been together for a year. It’s great to have the person you love also in the same industry.’’

Ruby’s favourite song in the production is Take Me or Leave Me which the unfaithful and outspoken Maureen sings when she breaks up with love interest Joanne.

“Maureen is a character ahead of her time. Maureen has a big personality, her dress sense is loud and she isn’t afraid to share her beliefs,’’ Ruby says.

“I really love how passionate she is, she stands up for people who don’t have power and money.

“She lives how she wants to live, she protests against the big man, the person telling everyone what to do.’’

It’s safe to say the Queensland Conservatorium of Music musical theatre graduate is enjoying her stint on Rent. “Rent is high energy, it’s rock which is a fun style. It shows the year

in the life of a bunch of friends who are fighting for love and are fighting for what they believe in. It’s an inspiring piece,’’ she says.

Ruby, who grew up on the Gold Coast and attended Emmanuel College, knew she wanted to pursue musical theatre as soon as she finished school.

“I love that you can tell a story with the three different mediums of singing, dancing and acting,’’ she says.

“I’m forever grateful I took the plunge to study musical theatre.’’

To open more doors in the entertainment industry Ruby and Monique are also training to do film stunt work on movies and hope to qualify this month.

“Stunt work is thrilling and it’s really cool to see. Fights can look truly brutal but they are actually fake fights,’’ she says.

The multi-talented Ruby, who has played violin for more than 12 years and is in a gypsy jazz band, The Slips and the FW’s, has a busy year ahead.

She will also feature in the play Wheel of Fortune at Metro Arts, opening on May 30, and she is playing Rizzo in Grease - The Arena Experience at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre in July.

“I feel most at home when I’m on stage. I feel like I’m doing what I’m meant to be doing,’’ she says.

“I love that my life is full of music.’’

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08 LIFE

Belinda Seeney Simple food, done well. It’s the oftrepeated mantra of celebrity chefs and reality TV contestants when asked about their kitchen aspirations.

Except it’s not really, is it?

Viewers don’t want to watch some poor sod grill their third chicken breast for the week or attempt to hide a bunch of wilted vegies in a bolognese sauce.

No, they demand a towering croquembouche that rises above its exhausted creator, edible gardens with dehydrated olive soil and tapioca sand or a 105-step lamington.

This expectation of culinary showmanship has spilled over into reality too. Gone are the days of nipping over to neighbours with a premade pavlova, punnet of strawberries and tub of cream.

Now it’s all six-layer naked cakes; elderflower panna cottas or jars of gluten/dairy/ sugar-free dessert.

I must confess, my own cooking has spiralled a little out of control.

Gone are the days of nipping over to neighbours with a pre-made pavlova, punnet of strawberries and tub of cream There was the epic Tim Tam cake made with almost 1kg each of sugar and chocolate.

That was after the huge Christmas cake with 10 eggs, 660g of flour and 2.5kg of macerated fruit I was forced to mix in a Lego storage box.

Since then, there’s been ricottastuffed doughnuts; cranberry and dark chocolate hot cross buns; tangelo, ginger, cardamom and cacao toasted granola; and red velvet pancakes with hand-churned dark chocolate frozen yoghurt.

You know what I haven’t mastered

though? Simple food. Done well.

I couldn’t bake Anzac biscuits to save myself and every scone has resembled either a sad little pikelet or a fossilised dinner roll.

So when a nifty little cookbook called Everything I Know About Cooking I Learned From the Country Women’s Association of NSW (Murdoch Books, $17) landed on my desk, I pounced. The pocket guide wedges four cake recipes to a double page while instructions for a fouringredient shortbread take three lines.

I could whip up a new soup, stew or casserole every night for a month.

I attempted the Anzac biscuits last week and was stunned to find my finished product more than honoured the century-old tradition.

My teeth-shattering nuggets of yesteryear were replaced by crispy golden discs of oatey goodness.

As for the elusive fluffy scones, the baking bible has six different versions.

Surely I can learn to master one.

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Phil Brown The idea of school reunions fills me with dread. I heard there’s one in the offing but I won’t be going. I don’t want to be in a room full of people whose names I can’t remember and who may not remember mine.

I had a preview of the sort of exchange I want to avoid at last year’s Byron Writers Festival. I ran into a girl I went to school with at Miami State High School in the 1970s.

“Hi Judy!” I enthused and she looked at me blankly. I explained who I was but that didn’t seem to resonate with her at all.

How insignificant was I? You see, this is the sort of thing I want to avoid en masse. Besides, I think I was pretty memorable at school.

The whole school reunion thing is confused by the fact that I repeated Grade 10 so I was part of two cohorts.

My original cohort is having the reunion soon but I don’t identify with that cohort as much as with the gang I fell in with after repeating Grade 10.

Although I’m not sure I would want a reunion with that mob either.

I think my reluctance is due to a mild case of post traumatic stress disorder. My junior years at Miami were gruelling to say the least.

We arrived on the Gold Coast from

I explained who I was but that didn’t seem to resonate with her Hong Kong at the end of Grade 8. My previous school was the very proper King George V School in Kowloon.

Miami High felt like doing hard time after that and I was a fish out of water.

When I first got there people were confused. “You don’t look Chinese ...” was something I got a lot. I explained that you don’t have to be Chinese to be from Hong Kong.

I spent my first months trying not

to get beaten up in the playground.

That required all my concentration. I did get beaten up, just once, by a kid called Ray. Fights were a regular occurrence. Like I said, it was like prison and the teachers were the screws. Imagine how I felt when I had my sentence increased.

I was so miserable at that place that I lost myself in surfing. I didn’t do any school work and failed Grade 10 the first time. So I had to do it again.

Imagine that? It was a living hell, like going over the wall and finding that you were still in jail. In senior things got better and at times I almost enjoyed grades 11 and 12. Almost.

But those early years were traumatic and all my memories of them are fraught. Sometimes I even have flashbacks, waking nightmares and I’m back in that dusty playground trying not to make eye contact with anyone, praying for the bell to ring.

And they wonder why I won’t come to their bloody reunions. Ha!

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10 FEATURE

Scenes of a crime All eyes are on Welsh star Ioan Gruffudd and his co-star – Brisbane – in the TV drama Harrow Amy Price

AHOY THERE … Ioan Gruffudd stars as the boat-dwelling Dr Daniel Harrow in the ABC forensic drama series Harrow.

In a mild Brisbane winter last year international actor Ioan Gruffudd drove across the Story Bridge en route to his character Dr Daniel Harrow’s forensic lab on Turbot St. Overseeing his progress from behind the camera was director Kate Dennis, fresh from her Emmy nomination for The Handmaid’s Tale.

Keli Lee, boss of ABC Studios International, had flown from London to oversee Harrow, the first drama for the new Disney-owned international production house which she would, in coming months, pitch to global networks at a showcase in London.

For the first time in a major drama production, southeast Queensland was not being transformed into another place: New York City as it was for Thor: Ragnarok, and as a facade for Caribbean beaches in Pirates of the Caribbean 5.

Instead, Brisbane was included as the show’s second main character and a point of difference to forensic dramas that had come before it.

That was what Hoodlum Entertainment set out to achieve when they conceived Harrow, a deeply intellectual forensic drama about an unorthodox and witty forensic pathologist who lives in an

unkempt boat on the Brisbane River, which winds through the city like a vein.

“Brisbane is known around the world; it’s a city we never get to see on Australian television and we think that should be exploited much more,” Harrow’s executive producer Leigh McGrath says.

“It’s got the tropical heat and humidity which I think adds a different feel to a forensic drama.

Normally they are cold, they are Scandi noir, whereas we went the opposite. Imagine finding a body covered in maggots in the heat. It’s a very different feel and that’s something we deliberately wanted from the start.”

Harrow was filmed throughout Brisbane in the second half of 2017 – at locations including Redlands, West End, Kangaroo Point, South Brisbane, New Farm, the Sunshine Coast, Nambour and Harrisville, near Ipswich. It airs on Friday nights on ABC, with the season finale on May 11. The entire series is available now on ABC iview.

Dr Harrow is a senior medical examiner at the fictional Queensland Institute of Forensic Medicine, played by the heritage-listed Brisbane Dental

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LIGHTS, CAMERA ... (clockwise from top left) Gruffudd on a Brisbane River pontoon; at a Queensland Rail yard; at the Brisbane Dental College. Pictures: ABC and Vince Valitutti

College on Turbot St, overlooking Brisbane City Hall. Leigh, part of Brisbane’s Hoodlum team, co-wrote the series – which is now being sold off globally – with Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin.

The process began with the pair reminiscing about the shows they loved as kids.

“Things like The Rockford Files and Quincy ... they had strong central characters that pushed the boundaries and weren’t immediately likeable to everyone,” he says.

Once they moulded the flawed, smart and sarcastic character of Dr Harrow, the pair scoured newspapers for unusual crimes that could spark an

idea for a case never seen before on television.

One of them was Sydney’s Shark Arm Murder in 1935 – the inspiration for episode three – which involved a captured tiger shark vomiting up a human arm that had been surgically removed, sparking a murder investigation.

With the help of a team of expert consultants, pathologists and crime scene detectives, the pair slowly nutted out the arc of a 10-part season.

Then Hoodlum needed a lead actor who could handle the dark subject matter with the right comedic wit – they needed Harrow.

“We had considered Australian

actors, quite a few. But Stephen and I had a very particular type in our mind and to do the humour and the drama and the darkness is really tough,” Leigh says.

“When Ioan was mentioned it was just like, that’s the guy. We didn’t think about it after that. That’s him.”

Over in Los Angeles Harrow was the first script that landed in Ioan’s lap after filming British TV series Liar, a similar role which was a step forward for the Welsh actor whose credits include Marvel’s Fantastic Four, Forever, Hornblower and San Andreas.

“I’m 44 now so I have enough rough edges and life experience to get under the skin of somebody like

(Harrow) that I perhaps didn’t have 10 years ago or at least until I had children,” he says.

Ioan has two daughters, Elsie, 4, and Ella, 8, with wife Alice Evans, whom he met filming 102 Dalmatians (2000). “It’s a big undertaking to leave one’s family behind for so long.

Clearly the script was a big incentive but for me knowing where I’m coming to and that I’d be happy here is a big difference,” he says.

“I think (Brisbane) is one the nicest places I’ve ever come to and worked and if someone said to me I have to live here for the rest of my life I could.”

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FROM PAGE 11 With Gruffudd on board, Hoodlum and ABC Studios had the makings of a hit. Local actors Mirrah Foulkes, Remy Hii and Robyn Malcolm were next. Global trailblazer Kate Dennis would direct the pilot episode.

The producers selected the Turbot St building for its heritage exterior and constructed the inside of the lab, along with many other sets, inside an unused Queensland Rail storage warehouse at Yeronga.

In the lab was a morgue with three rows of prop dead bodies, each costing about $10,000 to make and essential for a forensic drama. Although they are basic models, they are intricately fitted with individual toenails and real hair from head to toe. To cut costs the producers used actors as much as possible, using CGI over their naked bodies to mask their breathing.

“It makes such a difference when you know it’s a person rather than a

DIRECTOR’S CUT … Remy Hii and Ioan Gruffudd in a post-mortem scene; and on set as forensic pathologist Harrow. Pictures: ABC

dummy,” Ioan says. “But it’s a very sensitive scenario, especially for the ladies. The moment we cut I throw something over them.”

“My first ever job as an actor on a film was naked kissing Stephen Fry in that movie Wilde, so I know what it’s like to get on a set full of strangers and get your kit off.” Ioan filmed Wilde in 1997 shortly before Titanic.

Small details went unnoticed to bystanders including marking show sponsor Hyundai cars with orange

gaffer tape to make them look like police cars, and quietly erecting a QIFM sign at the Dental College.

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It was also a filming process that included Friday night trips to the theatre, weekends swimming with dolphins on Stradbroke Island and an

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“It truly is paradise out here. It is our hope in our series that it will not only put Brisbane and Queensland on the map but it will give a global audience the chance to fall in love with this great country as I have,” Ioan says.

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Designer digs spur creatives GALLERIES Phil Brown A swish new premises requires an equally swish exhibition.

Artisan, Queensland’s home of craft and design, has a stunning new headquarters in the new King Street precinct in Bowen Hills (near the RNA showgrounds) and it’s celebrating that with two opening shows – Expanded Discrete States: Craft +

Design in the Main gallery and Re: Watch & Wear in the adjacent Small Object Space.

The main show explores the relationship between craft and design and features six contemporary practitioners who re-envision craft skills in the field of design to manufacture products.

A case in point, the Brisbane fashion designer Gail Sorronda whose exhibit, The Divine Feminine (above), features several heavenly garments. It is, well, divine. The art-fashion nexus has been increasingly explored in recent times, as it is here.

The exhibition encourages “discussions about craft and making and its role in sustainable production, cultural histories and everyday life”.

That is explored through the work of Sorronda, Ari Athans, Chantal Henley, Clare Kennedy, Belinda Smith and Anna Varendorff. Varendorff’s rather extraordinary Swell Lamp (brass, electrical

cable and plastic) is minimal as is her gorgeous Slip Vase, a spare but elegant tubular vase that is used for a Japanese style floral display in this show.

Smaller versions of this vase can be purchased in the shop, by the way, along with all sorts of other wonderful work by Queenslanders. (See if you can drop by without buying something. I dare you.)

The show as a whole is gorgeously mounted and presented in a spare, tranquil fashion.

In the Small Object Space, eight Queensland artists working in jewellery and wearable objects respond to little animations by eight other artists.

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Anyone for Custard?

Brian Bennion If there was a motto pinned up on the wall of Custard’s rehearsal room it would read “never take yourself too seriously”.

The band ruled the indie pop scene in Brisbane in the ’90s. They hit all that decade’s benchmarks: regulars on Recovery and Video Hits; handed the drumsticks over to Daryl Somers for a performance on Hey Hey It’s Saturday; supported Crowded House at their Farewell To The World at the Sydney Opera House.

But after five albums over nine years, the band broke up.

They reunited in 2009 for a oneoff show with Powderfinger at the Brisbane Riverstage and decided to record a new album, and then another. The fans can’t get enough.

Frontman Dave McCormack says a big part of the band’s appeal is that they are “relatable”.

“No one would ever watch us or listen to us and go, ‘Oh my God, they’re not human, they’re gods’.

People come and see us or listen to us and think, ‘I could probably do that’.

We’re the band for the normal person.”

Custard headlines The Stones Corner Festival on May 6 after a successful run late last year touring with new album The Common Touch.

“Gigs are pretty few and far

GUYS LIKE US ... Matthew Strong, Glenn Thompson, Paul Medew and Dave McCormack in 2015; in concert; in promotional mode; and a young Dave McCormack. Main picture: Bleddyn Butcher

between for us these days,” he says.

“Back in the ’90s it was a job, it was a career. Now, it’s just get together, play a couple of shows, then see you later.”

These days they’re not that interested in pitching the latest album or seeking new musical direction. It’s more about being themselves.

“We’re proudly old bastards. We don’t care,” Dave says.

“When you’re a teenager, early 20s, you know all about music, you love it. Then when you’re in your late 20s, early 30s, you’re trying to play catch-up with it a bit.

“After 45 you get to the age when you don’t even try. You’ve got no interest in trying to keep up.

“Early on was making our own handbills, doing poster runs in the city, trying to get on any gig we could, putting posters up with flour and water and a bit of Clag glue all mixed together, driving to Sydney in a broken van for 18 hours to play at four in the afternoon at the Hopetoun.”

Those years of struggle forged a lasting bond that brought the band members back together after their breakup in 1999.

“We went through all of those stereotypical band breakup things.

People weren’t talking to people. All of that sort of stuff,” Dave says.

“Then in 2009 we played with Powderfinger at the Riverstage and it just seemed easy just to continue.

“It’s nice just to be back together. I think we all get on pretty well.

“And we’re all old now. We don’t care. Our biggest worry is how late the gig is going to be.”

Custard headlines The Stones Corner Festival on May 6.

Boardroom biz to ballroom blitz

BOOGIE NIGHTS ... Entrants in last year’s Dancing CEOs fundraiser.

At home in his lounge room, there’s a Brisbane businessman quietly practising his dance moves.

And even though Sean Martin admits he’s a “terrible dancer”, the Student Flights and My Adventure Travel general manager will very publicly bust a move on stage next month to raise money for charity.

Sean is one of 12 brave business leaders signed on for Women’s Legal Service fundraiser Dancing CEOs, requiring participants to perform a choreographed dance routine in front

of a packed room of their peers at Brisbane City Hall.

Sean says he is working on his “barbecue shuffle” with Mad House Dance teacher Sheru Bharadwaja.

“I’m completely out of my comfort zone,” Sean says.

“I have very little co-ordination but Sheru has been brilliant and is matching a dance with my low skill level. We’ve got a mash-up of jazz, modern and ’80s and people can expect a shuffle with a bit of comedy.”

Event co-ordinator Jessica Lydiard

says money raised from past events had significantly helped women in vulnerable circumstances.

“The money raised from Dancing CEOs in the first three years helped set up an entirely self-funded statewide helpline for women,” Jessica says. “It’s been able to help more than 8000 women a year.”

Dancing CEOs, May 18, Brisbane City Hall from 6.30pm. To donate, www.dancingceos.com.au JANE ARMITSTEAD

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Real-life surfers shine with Vicky Roach BREATH (M)

hhhhj Director: Simon Baker Starring: Simon Baker, Samson Coulter, Ben Spence Running time: 115 minutes A not-so-old man, two boys and the sea. In this Western Australian version of the story, it’s a wave they are looking to catch. Ernest Hemingway’s weather-beaten protagonist in The Old Man and the Sea grappled with a giant marlin; Breath’s characters take on a pounding reef break.

In both yarns, the elements reflect turbulent emotions within, but while Hemingway’s final novella wrestled, viscerally, with ageing, Breath is about the process of becoming a man.

Having had a taste of a world that is larger, more exciting and less predictable than his comfortable weatherboard home, Pikelet (Samson Coulter) must learn when to go early, when to go late, and when not to go at all. Egging him on is his reckless best mate Loonie (Spence).

But the wildcard in this particular equation is probably Sando (Baker) a

one-time professional surfer who inexplicably takes a shine to the two sunburnt grommets. Sando’s predilection for risk-taking makes him a dangerously appealing but unreliable mentor (or healthy masculine role model). No way will he mollycoddle these impressionable youngsters.

Sando’s pale, enervated, clinically depressed girlfriend, Eva (Elizabeth Debicki), represents a darker side to the boys’ thrillseeking behaviour.

A catastrophic injury has benched the champion aerial skier. Without fear, life has been leached of colour for the adrenalin junkie.

Baker makes his directorial debut as a feature filmmaker with this impressive adaptation of Tim Winton’s 2008 coming-of-age drama.

The project fits him like a wetsuit.

Not only is The Mentalist star an avid surfer, he was a teenager in the ’70s when Breath is set.

He knows the world his characters inhabit.

The filmmaker’s decision to cast surfers rather than actors in the two central roles is an inspired one.

Coulter, a non-professional actor, delivers the sort of naturally mesmerising performance that makes acting coaches weep.

But the main character here is the sea, and Baker never lets his audience forget its primordial power.

Star-studded battle of egos AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (M)

hhhhj Director: Anthony and Joe Russo Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Hemsworth Running time: 149 minutes After 18 kick-ass action adventures spanning 10 box office-busting years, it has come to this. Anybody who is anybody in Marvel’s rich and colourful universe converges for Avengers: Infinity War. Egos are bruised as the alpha

superheroes attempt to establish a pecking order (the women take a more collaborative approach).

Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr, pictured) reveals hitherto unsuspected insecurities in a witty sparring match with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) at the Bleecker St Sanctum Sanctorum.

There’s also a humorous argy-bargy between Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), whose masculinity is threatened by the Norse God’s iron-hard musculature.

Tom Holland’s junior Spidey spins one-liners as adroitly as he shoots webs. Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), Drax (Dave Bautista) and Groot (Vin Diesel) are similarly adept at running comic interference.

Directors Anthony and Joe Russo, working from a screenplay by their Captain America: Civil War collaborators Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, do an exceptional job balancing fun-poking humour and self-referential asides with powerful, emotionally involving drama.

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Picnic packed for classic role Brisbane actor Emily Gruhl is following in the footsteps of an Australian great in a TV tale of missing schoolgirls Geoff Shearer The character’s name is Minnie, but there’s nothing small about her cinematic heritage.

And it’s a daunting challenge not lost on Emily Gruhl, the young Brisbane actor about to bring Minnie to life in Foxtel’s epic six-part reimagining of Picnic At Hanging Rock. Jacki Weaver, no less, played the role in director Peter Weir’s seminal 1975 screen adaptation of Joan Lindsay’s novel.

“Big shoes to fill, far out, right?”

Gruhl laughs when she chats to Brisbane News about the role.

The 25-year-old, who grew up in Hawthorne, in Brisbane’s inner east, wisely avoided watching the film until after she’d finishing work on the miniseries about this time last year.

“There was no good outcome in seeing it beforehand really,” she says, “If I watch Jacki Weaver do my role, I’m either going to be like, ‘Oh, we were really similar’ – and what does that mean? Or I’ll be like, ‘Oh, we were really different’ – and then what does that mean?

“I wouldn’t have been able to get it out of my head. She was incredible.”

Minnie’s part has been considerably expanded in the miniseries. But casting for the role came down to the line. After months of auditions, producers were still not settled on how the character should be played.

“They weren’t sure what age they wanted her to be, and whether they wanted, like, a motherly figure to the girls, or a friend,” she says.

With only a few days left before filming, Gruhl – who topped her Fine Arts (Acting) degree at QUT, winning the prestigious Jennifer Blocksidge Medal in 2013 – returned her agent’s call around lunchtime on a Friday, to be told she had been called in to audition that afternoon. “This was super last-minute,” she says, “So I auditioned the Friday afternoon; I found out I got the role on the Monday, lunchtime; and I was at the table read on the Wednesday.”

The job put her in contact with fellow Queensland actors Anna

IN HER SHOES …

Emily Gruhl takes on a role made famous

by Jackie Weaver.

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McGahan, who plays Miss McGraw, and Lily Sullivan, who plays Miranda Reid. But the majority of her scenes were opposite Mark Coles Smith, who plays Minnie’s love interest, and US actor Natalie Dormer of Game Of Thrones fame who plays the lead role of Mrs Appleyard.

“She was incredible, I honestly don’t know how she did it,” Gruhl says of Dormer, “I was freaking out about having one scene a day, and she’d have, like, seven, and be nailing them all.

“She was just phenomenal to watch. To see someone at that height of talent in their career – and kind of know the ballpark where you can go in this industry – it was really inspiring.”

Up next for Gruhl is a major feature film set for production in Melbourne later this year.

Picnic At Hanging Rock, from Sunday, May 6, 8.30pm on Showcase; all episodes also available to stream from Sunday, Foxtel On Demand

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Den of intrigue RESTAURANT Tony Harper For the past few months I’ve been driving past the Spice Den site, wondering how long until the ‘Opening Soon’ sign would come down. I’ve been to its parent restaurant in Casuarina, northern New South Wales, and it’s the sort of place that pushes my buttons – Thai-focused modern Asian.

Well the signs are down and I’ve paid it a visit.

Despite being quite small, it is the kind of restaurant that raises expectations on looks alone – dark and sombre, floor-to-ceiling string curtains breaking up the space and, no doubt, driving the waitstaff nuts.

There are puddles of warm light and timber aplenty. There’s a raised section for the bar. It looks slick.

My mate and I aren’t really dressed for city dining and I can sense a little huff from one of the staff, but it’s not enough to dent a rather seamless service. It’s a floor manned by professionals who understand timing and have that roving vision that should always be there but so rarely is.

Like I mentioned, it’s modern Asian with a bent toward Thai, but there are plenty of other cultures (Chinese, Japanese, Malaysian) morphed into the mix. Like, for example, a beautiful plate of sashimi kingfish dressed with betel leaves, red

SPICE DEN 550 Queen St, city www.spiceden.com.au Chef: Pukrit Srithongzai Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat Eftpos and major credit cards Vegetarian and gluten-free options Paid parking SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 8 Drinks: 6.5 Vibe: 7.5 Service: 7 onion, lime cheeks and a drizzle of coconut cream. Or an almost-terrific plate of pork and shiitake dumplings ($17, pastry too soggy and a wee bit underfilled: delicious nevertheless).

And there are some stellar dishes: barramundi (crisp, caramelised) and pork belly cut by a salad of apple, mint, red onion and coriander ($22), a duck red curry ($29), and salty, crunchy sesame squid ($17, inset).

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The traditional fare is true to its origins, and polished by crisp presentation, good cuts of meat and plant-life not long from its roots – the curry comes with large, oval shards of fresh bamboo shoot. Imagination creeps in to the other stuff – Thai scallop shooters; phat phrik khing based on wagyu; and vegan san choi bow. Contemporary variations all.

As generally happens with Asian

joints aimed at an Anglo-audience there’s no real heat or saltiness – sour and sweet predominate, and the choice of dishes (no sign of heavyweights like larb or khua kling) is relatively safe. Next time I’ll try the phrik khing to be certain. But it’s beautiful food regardless – fresh, vital and incredibly tasty. As I write this I’m yearning for more.

Like any self-respecting inner-city restaurant, it comes with a decent drinks list including cocktails, a smattering of beers – Asian, domestic and local craft, and a good but not truly inspiring array of wines.

There are mod-Asian restaurants in town with bigger personalities – Longtime, Happy Boy and co. – but Spice Den has its own, more softlyspoken, moody allure. And it’s a fairly complete package, with the rest of the restaurant playing support act to its rather marvellous food.

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Guests enjoyed DJ tracks, champagne and canapes and a preview of the label’s newseason looks.

All Blacks legend Eric Rush and former Wallabies Andrew Slack, Stephen Moore and Dan Crowley joined guests at a fundraiser at the Pullman Brisbane King George Square hotel to help people with spinal cord injuries.

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WHAT: Curly haircut, wash and style, $144, Purely Curls, 233B Given Terrace, Paddington, ph: 0416 125 529. www.purelycurls.com THE LOWDOWN: This salon is a mecca for curlyhaired men, women and children and, lucky for us, it’s right here in Brisbane. Owner and stylist Amanda Rickman adores curly hair, has spent years studying the science of it, and how best to cut, style and care for it.

THE ROAD TESTER: I myself have curly hair, but it has softened over the years and I figure the highlyskilled Amanda might relish a greater challenge.

She trained at Devacurl, New York, and is a member of Curly Hair Artistry, a global group of curly hair artists who meet at annual symposiums.

So, I park my 10-year-old in the styling chair. Alice inherited my curls, and her father’s, resulting in a dense cloud of zingy, springy ringlets that only a handful of hairdressers have managed to tame.

Right now, Alice’s curls are a tsunami of wild frizz.

THE FIRST CUT: We get a text before Alice’s appointment to ask that she arrive with her hair washed, dry, and tangle-free. The reason is that Amanda cuts hair when it’s dry, so she can follow the natural curl, before finishing with a wash and blow-dry. As I watch Amanda’s precise and deliberate moves with the scissors, curls floating to the floor, a beautiful little bob emerges. And Alice, sensing she is in safe hands, relaxes into the session.

HYDRATION STATION: At Purely Curls, the post-cut wash is the finale. It’s when Amanda’s husband Peter, also a fountain of hair wisdom, coaches clients on curl care. As he goes to work on Alice’s now well-shaped locks, he talks us through hydration – crucial for keeping dry-prone curly hair in optimum condition. The salon uses all-natural Innersense products and promotes the “roping method”, where washed hair is divided into small sections, with conditioner repeatedly smoothed down the lengths before moving on to a new section. Peter advises leaving a little conditioner after the final rinse – curly hair laps it up.

FINISHING TOUCHES: After Alice’s hair is gently dried with a soft, microfibre cloth (to avoid friction and therefore frizz), leave-in conditioner is applied before she sits under a dryer. When the hair is largely dry, Peter shakes out the curls while Alice’s head is bent. The finished ’do is astonishing. I tear up. Her curls are true ringlets, each one beautifully defined, springy and perfect. Later at a cafe we hear women at a nearby table remark, “What a cutie.

Those curls!” Alice preens.

VERDICT: Amanda Rickman deserves a medal for services to curls. She has a genuine passion for all types of curls and that, coupled with years of study, make her an authority on the subject. How refreshing to meet a stylist who, rather than commiserating and straightaway reaching for a straightening iron, just wants to celebrate curls.

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Exotic bouquet Florals, faux fur and fine tailoring set the mood for winter race meets with Annabel Falco

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Whipped into a frenzy with Alastair McLeod I met superstar chef Enrique Olvera a few years ago at a cooking masterclass in Melbourne. We talked about his passion for his heritage and what drives him to create new dishes.

His championing of Mexican street food celebrates both culinary innovation and tradition.

His corn husk meringue and corn mousse is a bigger Instagram star than Kim Kardashian. La Gran Via, in Mexico City, is where everyone goes to buy meringues for special occasions.

That was the genesis for this recipe.

Enrique partners his meringue with Mexico’s most ubiquitous ingredient, corn. The meringue is baked with charred corn husk and vanilla and filled with a corn and mascarpone mousse. The meringue is broken open (an accident) and filled with the mousse. That’s it.

My meringue genuflects to the greatness of Enrique’s. Feel free to Instagram it.

COCOA NIB MERINGUE, WHITE CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE INGREDIENTS 3 large egg whites, at room temperature 180g caster sugar 10g sifted Dutch-processed cocoa 10g cocoa nibs 60g white chocolate 30ml cream 125g cream cheese 30g icing sugar ½tsp vanilla paste 100ml cream whipped, chilled METHOD Preheat oven to 90C. Whisk egg whites to soft peaks. Add sugar a tablespoon at a time with the electric mixer running, allowing the whites to absorb the sugar before adding more. Once all the sugar is added, continue to beat on high speed for about 5 mins. The meringue should be stiff and glossy. Place the mixture in a piping bag with a large plain tip. Pipe out into evenly spaced apart 8cm discs on a baking sheet lined with baking paper. Sift cocoa over the meringues and sprinkle nibs evenly over the tops as well. Bake for about one to 1¼ hours or until meringues are set and dry to the touch.

Allow to cool in the oven. Place the white chocolate and cream in a small bowl over a pot of simmering water. Turn off the heat and leave to stand until the chocolate melts, stirring occasionally. Next, beat cream cheese, icing sugar and vanilla until soft and creamy. Mix the melted chocolate and cream into the cheese and sugar mixture until smooth and then fold in the chilled whipped cream. Carefully split meringues and fill with cheesecake. Serves 6

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Take a seat Michelle Bailey Sometimes the nicest place to enjoy your garden is from inside, particularly if a thoughtfully designed window seat or sheltered garden bench are involved.

Architect Matt Kennedy knows a thing or two about how to orchestrate such a setting. “In much of our work we see the distinction between internal and external spaces as ambiguous,” Matt says. “The primary intervention on this project was to engage with the northeastern aspect and garden.

“We crafted a corner that can completely dissolve when doors are fully open. This was achieved through careful detailing and co-ordination with the engineer, builder and window fabricator.

“The result is a blurred distinction between internal and external spaces, creating the feeling that the garden is now a part of the living space and vice versa.”

On the opposite side of the house, a second window seat was introduced to complete a complementary pair.

“The two window seats are used differently at different times of the day and year,” Matt says. “One focuses more on social interaction, with external pool, barbecue and entertaining spaces; the other facilitates quiet contemplation with framed views beyond. Sliding slatted timber screens allow control of light, ventilation and privacy, while operable timber-framed glass doors and windows can be completely closed down when weather conditions are undesirable.”

SITTING PRETTY … Garden seats in this Chapel Hill house, designed by Arcke architect Matt Kennedy, merge indoors and out and frame views. The same seat is pictured top and left.

Architect: Arcke, www.arcke.com.au Pictures: Scott Burrows

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Joint venture MATT RILEY Owner of Tonic Design and Tonic Objects WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU? We have just launched JOYNT, the first collection of custom-made plywood pieces from Tonic Design (architecture and interior design studio in Fortitude Valley) that are easily delivered in a flat pack, ready to construct, and quickly formed by hand.

HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT? The idea was born out of a desire to create unique furniture and homeware pieces that also reflect sustainable principles, which were custom designed by an architect without the high end price tag. Because each piece is made up of a series of parts, multiple types of ply finishes can be interchanged to make pieces unique to each person if required. For example, a beech top with dark legs.

WHEN WAS TONIC DESIGN BORN? About 15 years ago now. Our design philosophy encourages client involvement from end to end, giving the opportunity to ask questions, and perfect the design to reach a conclusion on time and on budget.

YOUR ‘AHA’ MOMENT? I was 15 years old and I ... had taken a keen interest on a building being built in my neighbourhood. It was essentially a very modest square box made of shiny Zincalume steel. There was a small posse of neighbours

who had made their discontent of the building well known. However I admired it for its daring and simplicity of form. When I found out it was an architect’s own studio, that was it for me – I wanted to become one.

WHO ARE YOUR HEROES OF DESIGN? I am a big fan of the modernist movement, particularly European architects like Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe, Gropius. I also like Herzog & de Meuron (and) the ideals of the mid-century modern movement. My first job was with Gabriel Poole and I can honestly say that he has been my biggest architectural mentor.

MOST RECENT ‘HOME’ PURCHASE? We just recently purchased 10ha of vacant and unkempt land near Samford – this will hopefully be the place we build our forever family home.

WHO OR WHAT INSPIRES YOU? Music, artwork, nature. I love to travel.

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Call of the jungle Michelle Bailey In the beginning, the owners of this mid-century home in Auchenflower envisioned just a pool.

But as they delved deeper they realised a more integrated approach to architecture and landscape could make much more of their site.

Local architects Jade Myers and William Ellyett worked together with landscape architect Dan Young to resolve the design of a gatehouse, courtyard, pool, pool lounge and lawn.

“The concept was to create a series of immersive garden rooms which gave the owners spaces to play, relax, swim and contemplate,” Jade says.

“We designed masonry garden walls to envelop the space creating a private compound for swimming, showering, with a connection to the existing gatehouse and entry court.”

Architectural and landscape

components were conceived simultaneously.

“The pergola was designed to enable vines to complete its form, also offering shade and privacy,” Jade says.

“The intention is that the pergola will appear to become lost as the landscape envelopes it.”

New planting reinforces the midcentury leanings of the architecture.

“Plant selection was based on augmenting what was already on site, with reference to the mid-century bungalow aesthetic,” Dan says.

“We wanted to explore how a traditional bungalow garden might be interpreted for the subtropics and with a subtropical palette.”

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Timeless family

lifestyle Character house has more than meets the eye Two levels of spacious living sit beyond the quaint and unassuming entrance of this five-bedroom residence, renovated and restored in the heart of New Farm.

Immaculately presented with Queenslander features including latticework, original VJ walls and polished timber floors, the house has multiple living areas, with an open,

light-filled ambience. Upstairs, a central hallway connects to three bedrooms, including the main. One of these bedrooms opens to a veranda, while the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite.

To the rear of the level is the kitchen, living and dining space, with sliding glass doors opening the hub of the home out to a large covered timber deck with panoramic city views.

Back inside, a bathroom completes the lower level of the residence, with a

NEW FARM 184 Heal St Land: 405sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Tom Lyne, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0423 696 862 Auction: On site, May 12, 4pm

staircase descending to a second living area and two more bedrooms.

These bedrooms both open through French doors to a patio.

Beyond the bedrooms are a laundry, study, bathroom and the living area which has a built-in bar and opens to a covered patio and leafy back yard.

The house also has one covered car space, a back-to-base security system, airconditioning and ceiling fans.

Classic charm This Queenslander combines its circa-1910 design with modern additions, including inviting outdoor entertaining spaces.

Set high on a 910sq m block over two titles, the residence showcases traditional features and a rich connection to its surrounding nature.

Established hedges and gardens accentuate a timber facade.

Stairs lead past a towering palm tree to the main entry and a covered wraparound balcony that offers

HAMILTON 43 Joynt St Land: 910sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, May 2), 66.30pm; Saturday (May 5), 1010.45am Agent: Dwight Ferguson and Alexander Shean, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500, 0412 385 720 (DF) or 0414 841 085 (AS) Auction: On site, May 12, 10am

glimpses of the city. Inside the residence, VJ walls, decorative cornices, high ceilings, polished hardwood floors, ornate archways and French doors showcase Queenslander elegance.

Rural One* Hour from Brisbane, 1,000 Miles from Stress ‘Bularka’, Running Creek, Scenic Rim, South East Queensland • Modern contemporary rural retreat on 16.18ha* (40* acres) on two tles • A true des na on located one* hour from Brisbane and the Gold Coast • A grand family home overlooking rural views of farmland and water • Grand living and dining areas with a double-sided fireplace • Extensive outdoor entertaining areas with kitchen and resort style pool • Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, office, snooker room, art room and cinema ‘Bularka’ is your ideal rural lifestyle retreat — a place to create memories that will last a life me.

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Aucঞon Friday 11 May 2018 10:30am Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane View Thursdays and Saturdays 12–1pm Ed Dalton 0418 186 880 *approx.

SHOWPIECE An extraordinary estate, this quality, award winning, American inspired residence is on 2.5 acres, 10,000m2 of elevated, landscaped gardens.

BRIDGEMAN DOWNS 58 Retreat Street At the heart of these immaculate grounds is a commanding concrete and sandstone residence, combining two expansive levels of designated living and entertaining areas. Multiple formal and casual spaces integrate with equally generous outdoor verandahs for an elegant yet practical home that welcomes family living and entertaining of all scales. Outside, a resort-style pool and tennis court invite unbridled play and relaxation amongst the established gardens. Ensure comfort and convenience for the entire family, this American inspired home includes four oversized bedrooms, a theatre room, large home office, library, a games room and guest retreat.

4 BED 3 BATH 4 CAR + POOL

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INSPECT By appointment AUCTION Thursday 3 May at 6pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane, if not sold prior

Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553 PLC-OP4226_BN_A

RIVERLIFE

This architecturally designed five bedroom home is perfect for families, occupying one of the largest private freehold allotments with absolute river frontage.

INSPECT Saturday 12 – 12:30pm, Sunday 1 – 1:30pm or by appointment

DUTTON PARK 99 Rosecliffe Street This modern home features three levels of living and expansive outdoor areas spanning over 1,000m2 of prime land. Catering for multigenerational living, with multiple entertaining areas, study, living and dining zones allowing flexibility for all families. With a 1,000 bottle chilled wine cellar, heated pool, large grassed riverfront area for the kids, there isn’t much this home doesn’t have! Opportunity to purchase an adjoining 657m2 lot of vacant land, totalling a 1,694m2 riverfront parcel. Less than 3km to the CBD and several prestigious education institutes such as Brisbane State High and University of Queensland.

5 BED 5 BATH 3 CAR + POOL + JETT Y

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AUCTION Thursday 24 May at 6pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668 PLC-OP4226_BN_B

MORNINGSIDE 57 Ison Street

INSPECT Saturday 10:30 – 11am and Sunday 12 – 12:30pm

From its enviable hilltop position, this superb five bedroom home blends traditional Queensland architecture with contemporary interior design. Stylish open plan dining and formal lounge spaces flow seamlessly to the central entertainer’s kitchen including premium appliances, Italian cabinetry, butler’s pantry and all weather balcony. An indulgent master suite complete with a freestanding bath, and adjacent double bedrooms accommodate the entire family. Also included is an oversized media room/teenager’s retreat, study nook, wine cellar/storeroom, 3.12kW solar energy system and high capacity ducted air conditioning.

Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR

Brenton Faehrmann 0414 892 990

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BULIMBA 17/21 Byron Street

INSPECT Contact to arrange a private viewing

Construction is well underway for Bulimba’s most exclusive waterfront offering. Luxuriously appointed with uncompromising style, The Boatyard Bulimba epitomises life on the water’s edge. This four bedroom top floor residence of fers 178m2 of opulent living space with uninterrupted north facing views of the Brisbane River and Hamilton Hill. Boasting only two apartments per floor, security and privacy is assured. This prized development is perfectly positioned to enjoy all aspects of a privileged waterfront lifestyle, with the Oxford Street precinct just minutes away. Due for completion early 2019.

4 + BED 2+ BATH 2 CAR + POOL

TENDER Closes 4pm 17 May 2018

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at Display Suite – 145 Oxford St Bulimba

FOR SALE $2,125,000

Jennifer Schoenmaker 0468 922 289 PLC-OP4226_BN_C

Bright and breezy Occupying a leafy 642sq m block, this spacious brick house complements Queensland’s climate with multiple outdoor entertaining areas and open interiors, with its single-level floorplan.

Stairs lead up from the street to the residence’s main entrance, which is preceded by a covered north-facing patio with retractable blinds.

The patio overlooks an in-ground saltwater pool, with sliding glass doors creating a natural flow from this outdoor space into the open-plan living and dining rooms, which feature polished hardwood floors, decorative cornices and contemporary down lighting.

The adjoining kitchen is adorned in colourful tiles and has timberfinished cabinetry, a breakfast bar and

stainless steel appliances, including a built-in range hood.

Three bedrooms with hardwood floors are to one side of the house, including the main bedroom which has a built-in wardrobe, an ensuite and access to the pool area.

The two other bedrooms share a modern bathroom with mosaic tiles, and combined shower and bath.

A second covered patio is to the rear of the house.

BALMORAL 43 Olive Grove Land: 642sq m Inspections: By appointment Agent: Phil Waight, Ray White Paddington; ph: 3369 6488 or 0411 124 364 Auction: On site, May 13, 11am

PADDINGTON 16 Collingwood Street

INSPECT Wednesday 5:30 – 6:15pm and Saturday 9:30 – 10:15am

Here’s your chance to secure a truly unique property brimming with potential inside and out, in an enviable location just 2km from the CBD! Presenting with a lot more than first meets the eye, this exciting property offers the astute purchaser an amazing number of options – from family home to home-based retail or professional practice. This fantastic, low-maintenance residence offers large multifunctional spaces with high ceilings over two levels, great natural light and lovely outdoor entertaining areas. Located amongst Paddington’s café and shopping precinct, it offers amazing privacy, leafy outlooks, security and unrivalled opportunity.

AUCTION Saturday 12 May at 3pm, On-site

4 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR

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Alison Euler 0407 179 115 PLC-OP4226_BN_D

Grand design Behind a secure wall on an elevated block is this tri-level residence of grand proportions.

With four bedrooms, formal and informal living areas and a cinema, the house offers plenty of space and boasts a fully-lit tennis court with courtside pavilion and an infinity edge pool as well.

From the gated entry, sandstone steps ascend to established gardens featuring a fountain and beyond to the house. Double timber doors lead inside, with parquetry flooring offering a first glimpse into the interior’s architectural charm. To one side of the entrance are formal living and dining rooms, divided by a twoway open fireplace.

To the opposite side of the house are three bedrooms. All have built-in wardrobes, with the bedroom to the

rear opening to a sandstone terrace and the pool area. A kitchen, dining and family area also extends outdoors.

Occupying the upper level of the residence is the main bedroom, accessed via a sitting room and study and featuring a dressing room, walkin wardrobe and an ensuite.

The lower level of the house includes a wine cellar and store room, an office, a bathroom and the cinema, along with a six-car garage.

CLAYFIELD 100 Oriel Rd Land: 2034sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, May 2), 66.45pm Agent: Michael Spork, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0408 776 759 Auction: On site, May 12, 1pm

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Kangaroo Point 4/33 Ellis Street

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Spectacular Boutique Complex Very Motivated Seller This award winning Boutique complex has excellent quality throughout and North Easterly river and city views ensuring even the most discerning buyer will be satisfied.

Catering for the owner working from home with a private meeting room and entertaining area shared by only seven owners in the building. Climate controlled Wine Cellar with two lockable wine racks per unit. Lounge Dinning area polished wooden floor, built in sound system and speakers to all areas. C-Bus System which allows an iPad to control lights, blinds, sound system, TV, and ducted air-conditioning. Main Bedroom with Decina Spa Bath taking in and overlooking the Brisbane River. Enjoy the special times being the owner of this apartment when there are Fireworks on special occasions of the year.

FOR SALE Open times Thursday 26th April at 5.30pm - 6.00pm Saturday April 28th at 11.15am-11.45am Sunday 29th April at 11.30am - 12.00pm

Peter Gaston L.J.Hooker 0419 712 470 any time

All information contained herein is gathered from sources we consider to be reliable. However, we cannot guarantee or give any warranty about the information provided. Interested parties must solely rely on their own enquiries.

Auction

2 Waverley Street, TENERIFFE

graceandkeenan.com.au

Riverfront vistas Overlooking the Brisbane River, this residence built circa 1954 is on the market for the first time.

Well presented, the house has three bedrooms, a formal lounge room with fireplace and an open-plan living and dining area.

Surrounded by established gardens, the private property also has a boat shed, riverfront deck and pontoon.

On entry to the house’s upper level is the formal lounge room. Beyond here is the living and dining area, opening to a covered concrete balcony with river views. Steps then descend to the backyard.

Back inside, the living space also connects to a central kitchen with dishwasher, while three bedrooms, including the river-facing main

bedroom, a sewing room and bathroom are off a hallway to the right of the house.

All upstairs bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, while the main also has an ensuite and a balcony with privacy screens. Completing the upper level is a laundry.

Downstairs offers under-house storage space, a workshop, an entertaining area, a green house, second kitchen and powder room.

CHELMER 128 Queenscroft St Land: 873sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Jessica Whitton and Liz Whitton, Whitton Residential; ph: 0423 676 810 (JW) or 0403 807 237 (LW) Auction: On site, May 11, 6pm

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Paddington 1/157 Fernberg Road The finest town-home in Paddington situated in an unrepeatable position with sweeping views forever!

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Private sole-use mosaic-tiled swimming pool Marble floors throughout downstairs Fireplace New top-quality wool carpet Travertine pool surrounds Miele appliances including in-wall coffee machine and steam oven Some Audio-visual and other equipment included in sale BCC Rates: $389.65 Net/qtr.

Body Corp: $1289.04 per qtr.

Open for Inspection Saturday: 1:30pm - 2pm Wed: 6:30pm - 7pm

For Sale

Karen Moke 0406 521 370 karen@raas.com.au savills.com.au/residential

AUCTION on site at 1:30pm Saturday 12th May (if not sold prior) Peter Sagner 0401 814 404 peters@raas.com.au savills.com.au/residential

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Modern luxe Striking design features including an indoor-to-outdoor water feature, soaring timber-panelled ceilings, extensive glass, and parquetry flooring enhance this contemporary property, which sits on a large block complete with tropical and Japanesestyle gardens.

The split-level house, created by Ryall & Smyth Architects, offers six bedrooms and numerous living and entertainment spaces, with its seamless flow to the outdoors a highlight of the design.

At the heart of the floorplan is a formal lounge room with floor-toceiling glass along one side, including a glass door which opens to a water feature.

Nearby, there’s an open-plan space encompassing living and dining areas and the kitchen, the latter containing

quality appliances, stone benchtops, an island bench and a separate breakfast bar. The adjacent living spaces feature timber floorboards and a fireplace, and open via sliding glass doors to a covered deck with a built-in barbecue and views over the gardens and pool. Also outside is a children’s playground and electric gates.

Back inside, bedrooms are in a separate wing and have varying features.

MCDOWALL 51 Keona Rd Land: 4068sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Simone Weigall, Place New Farm; ph: 3107 5111 or 0411 156 847 Auction: 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane, May 31, from 6.30pm

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427 SPRINGWOOD ROAD…. A MARRIAGE BETWEEN ARCHITECTURE AND NATURE! Situated on the highest ridge of Daisy Hill yet only 25 minutes to Brisbane CBD, this magnificent home marries the solidarity and permanence of its natural rock setting with surprising lightness and flow. Wide architectural entry doors frame views through the interior to the treetops beyond. Every space connects with nature. While marvelling at the views, a half level change leads you up and out to an array of large private terraces. Then there’s the helipad!

The sleeping wing concludes with a parent’s retreat. From here there is access to a private terrace and lush gardens. Included is a his and her dressing room, a spa ensuite and double shower. The lower levels of the floor plan, locate a recreation room, wine cellar and entertainment venue with media centre. These activity zones have internal and separate access. No need to disturb family members!

Showcasing all you would expect from a contemporary architectural home: Main House: • Over 600 m2 of luxury living • Five king size bedrooms • Master bedroom with private terrace • Ensuite with spa and separate double shower • Three modern bathrooms (including ensuite) • Hostess kitchen with granite benchtops • Soft close cabinetry and huge walk in larder • Multiple indoor and outdoor living zones • Rooftop entertaining area with shade sail cover • “Blomus chino” wave fireplace in the family lounge • Media/television rooms • Gentleman’s bar with snooker table • Wine cellar • Wrap around terraces orientated outwards the views • Family sized laundry with loads of storage • Six split system air conditioning units

Shailer Park 1/36 Bryants Road, Shailer Park, 3440 8500

(6097m2)

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Inner-city style In the iconic Australian Estates Woolstore building, this two-storey residence oozes sophistication with a stylish and functional floor plan and privacy paramount to its design.

Architect Scott Peabody and his team at Argus Design were responsible for the apartment, which has four bedrooms, an enclosed balcony with CBD views and a kitchen with Gaggenau appliances, Caesarstone benchtops and a butler’s pantry.

The kitchen, living and dining area and enclosed balcony are downstairs.

Entry to the residence is via an Italian tiled driveway and double garage, and a small front courtyard.

A foyer leads beyond to the main living hub, with a glass and timber staircase ascending to the upper level.

Here, the bedrooms are spread across

the floor, along with a study, powder room and bathroom.

Three of the bedrooms have builtin wardrobes and custom cabinetry, while the main bedroom boasts two walk-in wardrobes and an ensuite with a freestanding bathtub.

Along with premium fittings and fixtures, the residence has 7m ceiling voids, CBUS-style electronics, ducted airconditioning and ceiling fans and an additional powder room.

TENERIFFE 9/4 Tilbrook St Unit: 321sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Trevor Egan, Ray White East Brisbane; ph: 3906 2500 or 0422 602 182 Auction: On site, Friday (May 4), 6pm

AUCTION 128 Queenscroft Street Chelmer

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Overlooking Brisbane River, this first time offered c1954 home by architect Kenneth Drewe is a well Auction presented and very appealing lifestyle oasis. The north to rear 873sqm block, complete with a Onsite 6.00PM pontoon, is moments to schools, parks and Chelmer Station.

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Spacious lounge room, open plan design living/dining area Serene alfresco entertaining spaces and tranquil gardens Modern kitchen, generous bedrooms, tidy bathroom/ensuite Enchanting grounds include a boat shed and double carport Walk to cafés, shops, restaurants and nine kilometres to CBD

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Jessica Whitton 0423 676 810

11 May 2018

jessica@whittonresidential.com.au

View Saturday 1.00 – 2.00PM Wednesday 6.00 – 7.00PM

Liz Whitton 0403 807 237 liz@whittonresidential.com.au

INDOOROOPILLY 6a Normanby Street CONTEMPORARY FAMILY LIVING AT IT'S BEST Family living was the main focus of this architecturally designed home. It has the ideal blend of contemporary living, spacious proportions throughout and a floorplan that flow seamlessly out to the private entertaining area with built in BBQ and inground pool. The kitchen is the hub of the home with stone bench tops, and European appliances.

Located in the Ironside State School catchment, with Indooroopilly State High, St Peters and Brigidine all within walking distance.

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Auction 49 Frank Street, Norman Park

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Hand Crafted From The Ground Up Step through the front door of this newly completed Hampton’s inspired luxury residence and discover 334m2 of luxury living sprawling across two levels. A home that catches the eye at every turn with an envelope of space, style, lofty ceilings and efficient use of every square centimetre. Turning your attention to the stunning features you will be drawn into the fabulous custom deluxe kitchen with the high end BELLING cooker and quality appliances. Adjoining is a full size butler’s pantry to keep the dinner party preparations hidden away. Spacious living areas are also on this level with cozy fireplace and warm oak timber floors. All of this flowing out to a delightful outdoor alfresco area with built in barbecue and provision for bar fridge. Just a few steps further is the sparkling glass framed in-ground swimming pool. Stepping back inside you will find a master bedroom of generous proportion opening to a sun-drenched north facing balcony with city glimpses.

This beautiful home beckons your inspection to discover so much more.

Jardin Bylund 0413 511 644 Auction: Onsite, 10th May 2018 @ 6.00pm View: Thursday 5.30pm - 6.30pm Saturday 11.15am - 12.15pm

An Amazing Residence in Kangaroo Point

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A one of a kind, 300sqm residence available at the sought after Vantage. Situated at the Northern most point on the peninsula with unbelievable vistas of the City & River. This is the ultimate position in inner city riverfront living.

• A large chef’s kitchen upstairs and a day to day kitchen downstairs

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• Two levels with lift access

SATuRdAy 10-10.30 & 1-1.30pm WEdNESdAy 6-6.30pm

• Elegantly tiled floors and internal timber stair case

Kangaroo Point Real Estate 180 Main Street, Kangaroo Point

Soren Andersen

0412 081 163

soren@kpre.com.au

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Dutton Park 4 Tillot Street

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Horoscope

with Tanya Obreza

TAURUS

affirmative batteries need a quick top up. Thankfully, though, it seems your inner spirit has yet to desert you. The real problem is that you’re feeling vulnerable. When life becomes this confusing, it can help to take a quick break – particularly after the 2nd.

(April 21 - May 20) Best day: Sunday 6th Whether you’re walking a monetary maze, or perhaps there are problems at work — get yourself sorted. Your sign isn’t noted for its patience, but don’t rush. Take time and remember that everyone has a right to their opinions. If harbouring negative notions, keep them to yourself. They may not be justified.

GEMINI (May 21 - June 21) Best day: Tuesday 8th This could be your lucky week, both financially and emotionally. Mark the 30th as the beginning of some retail therapy. Positive change should bring a deeper understanding of what you want from life. Be prepared to share.

The more you give, the more you get.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Best day: Friday 4th Why can’t everyone be as reasonable as you? Perhaps then world peace wouldn’t seem so elusive. But don’t worry about the grander issues. There are more urgent matters in your own backyard. Should a friend or relative request help, offer support in a way that encourages their independence.

LEO (July 23 - August 23) Best day: Sunday 6th Daily routine is happily abandoned when you fall into the company of

SCORPIO

exciting new friends. For singles, the cosmos conjures up someone interesting. For those already coupled, passions reach boiling point, then settle to a simmer. With much of work on hold, discover leisurely ways of spending the week ahead.

VIRGO (August 24 - September 22) Best day: Saturday 5th If your love life is feeling shaky, you may be drawn towards firmer ground.

This might offer less romance, but consider the upside. After all, it might be nice to settle into a drama-free week. Here’s a chance to let your mind stop spinning, and find a new kind of comfort zone. Still, not everything stays steady. Experiment.

You’ve earned your freedom.

LIBRA (September 23 - October 23) Best day: Thursday 3rd Everything has an upside – something worth remembering this week.

Although usually positive, your

(October 24 - November 22) Best day: Monday 7th Expect the odd power struggle at work or home this week, where professional or legal matters make their presence felt. Luckily you’re armed with the courage and willingness to meet obstacles headon. For others, heart strings are tugged by the decision to relocate. If separation is unacceptable, consider taking loved ones with you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23 - December 21) Best day: Wednesday 2nd Money matters no longer seem to be a thorn in your side. Your competitive spirit shows an aggressive edge, but this will serve you better than simply falling in line with others. You’ll delight at your new-found ability to harass and hustle until you get your way. When some obstacles challenge your confidence, the cosmos spurs you on.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Best day: Saturday 5th It’s a week to be cautious because you or another may be unscrupulous. You may be running away from an unresolved issue, or someone could cheat you out of something that’s

BRAIN FOOD WITH LARA CURION Two Lego fans designed and built a compact life-size hot rod Lego car in 2013. Constructed of more than half a million blocks, it runs on compressed air and can reach more than 25km/h. In 2011, they sent a superglued Lego space shuttle into the stratosphere (35km up).

Practising using your nondominant hand can improve your approach to problem-solving and help you keep calmer, new studies show. Scans show the parts of the brain used for self-control increase

in activity and this helps with selfcontrol in other areas as well.

A US aquarium found an inspired way to power its Christmas tree lights — by rigging them up to the tank of an electric eel. ‘Sparky’ causes the lights on a tree beside its tank to power up. Depending on Sparky’s mood, the lights may gently twinkle, or dazzle.

Charles Kingsford Smith and his crew made history in 1928 when they flew their plane Southern Cross

rightfully yours. An envious colleague may also try to make you look bad, just to boost their own reputation.

End result: head-on conflict. So much for peace and quiet.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 18) Best day: Monday 7th Not sure how to tackle a delicate situation? Just be tactful. Don’t worry if you say something that causes resentment. Your antagonists will eventually be blessed with the right level of insight – and then you’ll be deeply thanked, perhaps even rewarded. No surprises either, if this period mixes business with pleasure.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Best day: Wednesday 2nd Show others just how determined you are to enjoy life. Saturn may still try to douse enthusiasm but even life’s sterner lessons should work in your favour. It’s true what they say: hardships can be blessings in disguise.

Be nourished by the courage of your own spirit. And don’t rule out the possibility of local or overseas travel.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Best day: Thursday 3rd If people are suddenly sniping at you, it’s because you’ve only just come into their sights. Getting noticed has its problems, but at least it means you’re sitting in the spotlight. Others might seem talented in areas you want to excel at, but you needn’t clone their actions. For a start, no one’s perfect.

More importantly, you have your own special abilities.

ANSWERS from the US to Australia. The training sessions were tough: 12-15 hours car driving plus 3-4 hours flying plus 1-2 hours running plus some more flying and driving nonstop for 35-40 hours.

Koi is a carp bred for its stunning colours. Chinese mythology celebrates its courage and determination. In ancient times, some koi were said to have reached more than 2m and lived more than 200 years; their care was passed from generation to generation.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Strips, 4 Clubroom, 9 Assent, 10 Streaker, 12 New issue, 13 Akimbo, 15 Rate, 16 Post office, 19 Darts match, 20 Acid, 23 Lilian, 25 Terminus, 27 Vitality, 28 Incite, 29 Resident, 30 Ascent. Down: 1 Spanner, 2 Rose water, 3 Punish, 5 Lots, 6 Break off, 7 Oakum, 8 Marlowe, 11 Automat, 14 Sticker, 17 Incentive, 18 Assailed, 19 Deliver, 21 Dessert, 22 Amends, 24 Lotus, 26 Eton.

QUICK: Across: 1 Assisi, 4 Go places, 9 Sherry, 10 Escapade, 12 Achilles, 13 Unwell, 15 Etna, 16 Fair enough, 19 Just in case, 20 Chip, 23 Mutiny, 25 Jubilant, 27 In unison, 28 Pledge, 29 Amethyst, 30 Profit. Down: 1 At stake, 2 See things, 3 Surely, 5 Oust, 6 Learning, 7 Chafe, 8 Stealth, 11 Penance, 14 Brusque, 17 Unheard-of, 18 Fiendish, 19 Jamaica, 21 Patient, 22 Pillar, 24 Truce, 26 Woes. No 2217

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