Brisbane News Magazine May 30 - Jun 5, 2018. ISSUE 1179

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MAY 30 - JUNE 5, 2018 ISSUE 1179

FLY BOYS

Lano & Woodley reach for the sky

LIFE SWAP

One woman’s journey from classical pianist to house builder

Male order Barbershop supremo Jimmy O’Brien sets his sights on New York

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Entrepreneurial success usually begins with a fairly simple question: Should I do what I have to, or what I love? The three men at the centre of our cover story (P11) this week chose the latter. Each decided to take a risk and follow their passions, and we have a new class of well-groomed gentry as a result (thank you). Theirs was a leap of faith – which is exactly what dancer Alana Sargent (P7) took when moving “across the ditch” to Brisbane to join Expressions Dance Company. It is also what comedic duo Colin Lane and Frank Woodley executed – while wearing gigantic (albeit goofy) smiles – when deciding to reunite (P15). And it’s a move that was performed with style by former piano teacher Rachael Turner, who now owns her own construction company (P23). Do you do what you love?

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THE CHAT Alana Sargent’s wild side of dance 10 LIFE Phil Brown and Belinda Seeney 11 COVER STORY Helping our men look a cut above 15 GOING OUT It’s up in the air for Lano and Woodley 19 RESTAURANT Paper Fish, South Brisbane 21 FASHION Glitz with a regal twist 23 AT HOME Swapping piano keys for building tools 30 CROSSWORD 63 HOROSCOPE COVER: Jimmy O’Brien, P11.

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Leap of faith Fiona Purdon

DESTINY … Dancer Alana Sargent.

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Alana Sargent has discovered the true meaning of trust since joining Brisbane’s Expressions Dance Company three years ago.

The talented dancer was already an experienced professional but the trailblazing partnering work at Expressions – which includes daring aerial throws and lifts – called for nerves of steel.

“The girls in the company are fearless,” the 27-year-old says. “At first I was quite scared of throwing myself in the air and then trusting one of the boys would catch and lift me ... I’ve learnt to get over the fear and I’ve realised it’s a lot of fun.

“Thankfully we have good partners and I’ve never been dropped.

The level of trust creates a special connection with the other dancers.’’

Alana says the stakes have been raised even further with the company’s latest show 4Seasons, which is a co-production with Hong Kong’s City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC).

“Usually there are only six of us but for this work (Expressions’ artistic director) Natalie Weir has 20 dancers to work with, which is exciting,’’ Alana says.

“We are working with incredible dancers and the standard is amazing.

For this work there are loads of partnering and lifting.’’

The 4Seasons is part of a five-year Chinese-Australian Dance Exchange Project involving three high-profile

Chinese dance companies. As well as a new work by Natalie, featuring music by British-based composer Max Richter inspired by Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, there will be contemporary pieces choreographed

by CCDC’s Dominic Wong and Australian Kristina Chan.

The triple bill will play at QPAC’s Playhouse Theatre and is touring to Hong Kong, Beijing and Darwin.

Alana, who will appear in a spring season duet in 4Seasons, says the collaboration has been a learning experience for her, and has inspired her to work even harder.

“This collaboration is a big deal and offers an amazing opportunity of partnership and it exposes our company to international audiences,’’ she says. “It’s been awesome for us.’’

Home life for the New Zealandborn dancer is also proving a source of happiness. She and fiancee Alex, a web design manager, have just bought their first house in Arana Hills.

“I’ve found love here. Alex and I met in Brisbane seven years ago before I started my job at the Sydney Dance Company,’’ says Alana, who managed the long-distance relationship until she moved north three years ago.

“It was a mutual decision to settle down and start a life in Brisbane. I’m very lucky I found Alex.’’

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Phil Brown I put in my haggis order. “We’ll go out and shoot one,” quipped the manager When it comes to food I have simple tastes. I love comfort food. No degustation menus for me, just let me get straight to the mains and order the most heartwarming and basic thing on the menu.

I think all this may be genetic. My mother’s family was Scottish on all sides which left me, for example, with a taste for haggis. In Scotland late last year we stayed at Culloden House Hotel just outside Inverness (near the famous battleground) and the first thing I did was put in my haggis order for dinner.

“We’ll go out and shoot one right away,” quipped the manager.

My son and I tucked into this hearty Scottish fare while my wife watched on. At breakfast in Scotland I also enjoyed kippers. I love kippers.

Part of me is English too. My father’s family were from south London and they were anything but upper crust.

I indulged my love of comfort food recently on a trip to Wellington in

New Zealand. Strangely that city seems to be having a love affair with kedgeree: a dish consisting of cooked, flaked fish, boiled rice, parsley, hardboiled eggs, curry powder, butter or cream, and occasionally sultanas. It can be eaten hot or cold and is a product of British India, born of empire. I love it and my wife has made it for me in the past.

I found it on the menu in a few places in Wellington but was assured that the best place to eat it was the Nikau Cafe at the City Gallery Wellington. I happened to be meeting someone there for lunch so I tucked in. It was delicious.

Wellington is the sort of cool, windy place that encourages the eating of comfort food. I had duck for dinner two of the three nights I was there. If there is duck on a menu I will have it.

In Paris last year (we went there after Scotland and England) I ate duck several times and I was delighted

to find kidneys on the menu at one restaurant so I had kidneys for lunch, served with a rich gravy. I hadn’t had kidneys for ages. I happen to love liver too and lamb’s fry was a favourite growing up.

It’s not cordon bleu stuff, is it? But that's the sort of food I love. My paternal grandmother had Irish ancestry and I remember when I was a teenager she came to stay with us and cooked the most amazing Irish stew … with dumplings. Oh yeah.

My late mum made a pretty good roast beef and Yorkshire pudding which I also used to love.

The closest I get to Yorkshire pudding nowadays is damper, which my wife makes to have with soup occasionally. I love damper. I can just see myself sitting by a campfire eating damper and drinking billy tea, wearing one of those hats with the corks dangling from the rim.

You can see me doing that too, can’t you?

Belinda Seeney Have you ever tried arguing with a machine?

Venting frustration at a blinking screen, slow-loading app or stubborn switch can feel oddly satisfying but the sense of liberation is short-lived.

The machine can’t answer back and while a one-sided argument seems like a win if you’re the side calling the shots, neither side can truly claim victory.

If anything, you feel like a bit of dill for swearing at the monitor, slamming the oven door shut or storming away from the ATM. Machines have been around for centuries so you think we’d have learnt arguing with one is futile.

But no, we’re dressing down gizmos and gadgets more than ever because the explosion in voiceactivated and speech recognition technology has given us the illusion of an intelligent sparring partner.

I’m talking about Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Samsung’s Bixby and Mazda’s Bruce.

OK, I’m not 100 per cent sure the

smooth, calm tones of Mazda’s satellite navigation system has a name but given we spent several days together traversing the unfamiliar country roads of Queensland’s southern corner last week, it felt rude not to introduce ourselves.

Bruce seemed as good a name as any as it was on his namesake highway we first struck up a conversation.

The discourse went something like this: Me: (singing the correct lyrics tunefully to a song on the radio) Bruce: The speed limit is 80km an hour.

Me: What the ffff … oreign voice is that?! (looks wildly around car as I try not to swerve off the road in fright) Bruce: The speed limit is 80km an hour.

Me: (recovering as I realise the satnav is speaking to me) Actually, Bruce – may I call you Bruce? – it’s 100km/h.

See the road sign back there?

And another up here? 100, not 80.

Bruce: (slight pause) The speed

limit is 80km an hour.

Me: Mate, you’re wrong. I know what I’m doing. Now, if you don’t have anything useful to say, don’t say anything at all.

Bruce: (after several seconds of silence) You have passed your exit.

Recalculating route.

Round one: Bruce.

As technology becomes more sophisticated, our odds of trumping an inanimate object grow slimmer.

Instead, we’re relegated to rousing on an entity that can’t register the reasons for our outburst, whose range of replies is limited, who hears what it wants to hear and processes our words with laughable inaccuracy and who will never initiate a conversation without an ulterior motive.

But I’m ready for the challenge and have years of valuable experience that will serve me well.

This new frontier seems exactly like arguing with a teenager.

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Smooth operators Meet Brisbane’s A-Team of grooming – the dapper entrepreneurs ensuring our male population look sharp and feel fantastic JIMMY O’BRIEN, 35 Owner, Jimmy Rod’s Barbershop

OLD SCHOOL … Jimmy Rod's Barbershop founder Jimmy O'Brien. Picture: Mark Cranitch

Perched high on a wooden stool, his back to a well-stocked whisky bar, Jimmy O’Brien oversees an empire.

He’s the driving force and name behind Jimmy Rod’s Barbershop, employing 80 barbers in 14 stores across two states. As staff and clients in his flagship CBD Shave Saloon bustle about, he reveals plans to expand overseas, open a string of instore coffee shops, form his own registered training organisation and develop hair products.

“Yeah, I’ve got a bit on my plate at the moment,” Jimmy, 35, of Paddington says.

It’s a wild understatement but it’s all within reach for the self-made businessman who left South Brisbane’s St Laurence’s College after Year 10 to start a barber’s apprenticeship, opening his first barber shop at 21.

“I love working the floor – get me out of the office anytime. I’m an oldschool barber and I’ve been doing this for 20 years.”

Jimmy has ushered in a new wave of barbers, opening the first Jimmy Rod’s at The Barracks in 2008.

“There was this demographic of

guys who didn’t want to go into a hairdresser,” he says. “A barbershop is a man’s domain. Guys can come in, they don’t have to make an appointment, they can grab a beer, chill out and feel comfortable.”

Two years ago, Jimmy opened his 1920s-style Shave Saloon – with a bar and kitchen. “It’s the ultimate man cave,” he says.

Jimmy’s sights are now set on Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong and the Big Apple. “I really want to open a Jimmy Rod’s in New York, that’s my dream. I’ve given myself five years,” he says.

In the meantime, there’s a new cafe venture, Need Coffee Co, percolating at his Adelaide St store, in-house training at his Woolloongabba store and an idea for a stand-alone line of men’s hair products.

So how does he stay on top of things?

“I work 80 hours a week, I have no life and I like to have a stiff whisky once in a while. It’s actually cheaper just to own a bar than it is to go out drinking,” he jokes.

“I just love a challenge. For me, it’s not about money, it’s to help build the industry of barbering.”

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Anthony Savva, 40 Owner and therapist at Archon Spas Armed with a $1000 loan from his parents, a local newspaper ad and six months of on-the-job training, 19year-old Anthony Savva opened his first salon in Sydney’s bustling Darlinghurst.

“I was 19, I didn’t care! I was going to have a go at everything,” he says.

“It was enough money to buy a beauty bed and waxing pot, I got products on consignment. All of a sudden I had a business.”

A few months later he relocated to a spare room in his Oxford St flat, started targeting a male clientele – then considered a niche market and quadrupled his business.

Raised in Brisbane’s southeast suburbs, Anthony grew up the youngest of five children – “I like to call myself the light at the end of the tunnel!” – to Greek Cypriot parents.

Initially pursuing a career in the airline industry, his interest in beauty piqued when he moved to Sydney after high school.

“I wanted to find myself and find my own feet and I felt like I needed to leave Brisbane to do that,” he says.

Two decades later, Anthony is back in his hometown with his two-yearold labradoodle, Chewie, and running Teneriffe’s up-market ARCHON Spas.

“I’m very proud to say that the client base we have is 52 per cent

LOOK SHARP … Anthony Savva offers cutting-edge skin treatments at his Teneriffe clinic.

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male and 48 per cent female,” he says of the salon named Best Male Grooming Clinic at 2017’s national My Face My Body Awards.

“One of the big reasons I love the industry is the transformation I see in people. To see their confidence and the change in their personality, I feel really good about that.”

Starting his career offering “basic beauty treatments”, Anthony takes an adventurous approach at ARCHON, embracing the likes of carbon laser therapy and gold leaf facials.

“You can just stick to the basics and do what everybody else is doing and not go against the grain but I’m constantly looking at new technology, services and products,” he says.

“I have about a 20 second on-off switch. If I see something I like and think it’s going to work, I’ll say, ‘yes, get it in, I’ll try it’.”

Anthony took time off in his mid-20s to study and gain formal qualifications and concedes it was the last break he had.

“I was the only student at college who owned his own clinic and had his own clients,” he laughs. “I’ve been doing this for 20 years now so I’ve gotten to the point where I’m actually due for long service leave.”

He plans to approve his own leave “at some point”, eyeing off a long overseas holiday where he’s pampered for a change.

In the meantime, he’s laying the groundwork for an expansion into men’s grooming salons in Brisbane and interstate as well as a muscle injury recovery centre.

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CHRIS BARADEL, 25 Owner, skincare range Anoque There’s no doubt about it – Chris Baradel is a handsome young man.

But look beyond the rippling muscles and chiselled jawline and you’ll see he also has a flawless complexion – something he prides himself on.

As one of Brisbane’s most eligible bachelors, the 25-year-old has always taken a keen interest in skincare, and now that he has his own men’s brand on the market – Anoque – it’s more important to him than ever.

“Being a fit, good-looking, single male, with a dapper wardrobe, I like to look after myself and follow a healthy lifestyle, and skincare goes hand-in-hand with that,” he says.

“Unfortunately there is still a barrier up with getting men to take skincare seriously and that’s something I’d like to change.”

Chris launched Anoque last year after struggling to find a skincare range to meet his needs.

At the time he was working in the family paint business, having left school and opted against university.

Now he sells his range online Australia-wide. Anoque products are all made with vegan, organic, plantbased ingredients and, as Chris says, they also “protect Hefner’s bunnies” by being 100 per cent cruelty free.

“I wanted something resultsdriven, something that did what it said it was going to do, and contained simple ingredients that were ethically produced and sustainably sourced. It’s been a slow burner but it’s growing.”

Chris, a former Westside Christian

College student, was lucky enough to boost his sales recently when he was in Cosmopolitan magazine’s Bachelor of the Year competition.

He didn’t make the top three, but on the plus side that means he’s still on the market and on the lookout for a Brisbane lady to wine and dine.

When he’s not busy with business, he enjoys an “adventurous lifestyle”, and is often seen out and about with Brisbane “boys about town” restaurateur Tim Johnson and Instagram influencer extraordinaire Shaun Birley, who are among his best customers.

In the future he’s looking to expand his range and wants men to sign up to an Anoque skincare subscription as an investment for life.

“The kit is simple, which I think is the key to making it appeal to men – it’s got to be easy to fit into their day.

“The biggest challenge of all is educating men to understand the importance of skincare. They might

“Being a fit, goodlooking, single male ... I like to look after myself” buy something as a one-off but it’s getting them to use something regularly that’s the key.

“I want to eventually have a complete men’s grooming range including everything from shower gels to deodorants.”

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WHY GO INTO RETAIL? My background was as an educational and developmental psychologist. I needed a career change and I still wanted to work with children in some way. I had always loved Mama’s Home and the feel I got when I walked in the store. The right opportunity arrived at the right time, and we jumped at this chance.

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WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT BRISBANE? Both sides of our family live in Brisbane and this is what we love the most. The family connection is so important to us. My husband and I both grew up in Brisbane and have lifelong friends who still live here as well. We are very fortunate to be surrounded by so much friendship, love and support.

WHEN OR WHERE ARE YOU HAPPIEST? When I am with my two beautiful girls, husband and dog. As long as I am with them, life is great. I travel for work a little bit, and I always love coming home to them.

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By the seat of their pants Geoff Shearer And your time starts … now.

Comedians Colin Lane and Frank Woodley have reunited after a 12-year break and are about to hit the Powerhouse with their new show. Titled FLY, it is sort of, well, maybe not entirely, roughly, around the edges at least, kind of about those aviation pioneers Wilbur and Orville Wright.

Brisbane News set them a task, to see how many Wright brothers puns they could sneak into this chat.

“That might take off,” Colin says of the challenge, as Frank interrupts with: “Wright on!”

“Don’t worry about Frank,” Colin purrs, “he’s a bit flighty, so we may have to wing it”.

OMG that one was pretty awful.

“Yes, bloody Orville, if you ask me,” Colin fires back, before the conversation is steered towards the new show and when the pair first realised they had a hit on their hands.

The younger of the two comedians – Frank is 50, Colin is 53 – continues without skipping a beat: “The first day that we started writing the show, this was towards the end of last year – and, remember, we really hadn’t worked together for over 10 years – we spent three hours together and we were laughing all the time. So much so, I was crying.

“That was a very good sign that we were going to be able to make it fun, for us, at the very least.”

To their relief, three trial performances of FLY in Melbourne in early December went down extremely well. They hadn’t lost their touch, or any of the charm they built with their TV series The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley (1997-1999) and their stage shows which toured nationally, culminating in the Goodbye tour in 2006.

“We’ve performed so many times together that we’re in some ways frequent fliers,” Colin says.

“The show’s been going so well, we’ve been walking on air. Frank’s done so much walking on air, that Frank’s developed DVT. “You know, I thought at the beginning of this interview we were going to become quite rudderless, but we pulled through.”

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GRINGO (MA15+) hhkjj Director: Nash Edgerton Starring: Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, David Oyelowo Running time: 110 minutes Stuntman-turned-director Nash Edgerton has razorsharp reflexes – it’s part of the job description – which ensure the action sequences in this violent crime caper are expertly choreographed. But when it comes to the human drama, Edgerton’s timing is off.

As a consequence, much of the humour also falls flat. On paper, Gringo, ticks all the right boxes. It stars Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Thandie Newton and Edgerton’s brother, Joel.

Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo, above right) is a mild mannered, mid-level executive for a pharmaceuticals company run by his former college buddy, Richard Rusk (Joel Edgerton), a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

It’s Harold’s job to look after the day-to-day operations of the medical marijuana manufacturing operation Rusk and his hard-as-nails business partner and sometimes lover Elaine Markinson (Charlize Theron) have set up south of the border.

Unknown to him, the pair has been skimming money off the top of the business by selling raw product to the local drug lord. Since they are planning a lucrative merger, Rusk and Markinson need to clean up the books, pronto.

This means severing ties with the ruthless, Beatles-obsessed crime boss known as Black Panther (Carlos Corona). This makes Harold an unwitting target for the drug kingpin’s ire.

Supporting players include Sharlto Copley’s (above) international mercenary-turned-foreign aid worker and Seyfried’s sweet but clueless tourist, who has unwittingly accompanied her novice drug mule boyfriend (Harry Treadaway) on his inaugural trip.

But not even Gringo’s impressive ensemble cast can breathe much life into these overblown but underwritten characters. Oyelowo is easily the best thing about the film but he succeeds in making us root for his character almost despite his material.

Theron delivers a one-note performance as the vampish villainess – her heartless character really has no heart. Edgerton is similarly unconvincing.

Tonally, Gringo is aiming for an extreme, Tarantinoesque blend of violence and comedy, but the execution is more bog-standard mean.

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A cast of shadows GALLERIES Phil Brown

which characters frolic and play and, while there is a sense of revelry, there is also a hint of menace and a reminder of one’s own mortality.

Hence the little skeleton I found myself drawn to. I shuddered a moment and then moved on.

The three-dimensional nature of the show and the lighting are effective and it creates shadows that are as much a part of the work as the objects.

“The notion of shadows is a key feature in The Garden, with the work being articulated not by drawing but by cast light,” Judith writes in an essay published in QAGOMA’s Artlines magazine.

“Roughly handcrafted wooden forms cast their silhouettes across the tall, white walls of the gallery. The

play of light animates so that they dance amid the dark pooling and sharp reliefs.

“As shadows they express both presence and absence in the same moment.”

There’s the duality that is inherent in the work.

Judith says being a dancer has made her aware of the performative nature of art and “the capacity of the body to convey emotion”.

And there’s plenty of emotion in this exhibition which is, it must be said, just a tad spooky at times.

JUDITH WRIGHT: IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL, until Sep 2, Gallery 14, Queensland Art Gallery. qagoma.qld.gov.au

LIGHT PLAY … The artist In the Garden of Good and Evil. Pictures: Carl Warner

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L is for Larceny, 120x90cm, acrylic on board

It’s like stepping into one of Salvador Dali’s dreamscapes. With a little less melting.

Brisbane artist Judith Wright’s installation and exhibition, In the Garden of Good and Evil, now on at the Queensland Art Gallery, is an otherworldly experience and part of a continuum.

Judith has been exploring the fragility of the human condition in her work for many years, creating installations that allow us to meditate on such matters with a sense of whimsy and, at times, a touch of melancholy.

This installation is apparently the last in her series imagining the life of a lost child. Judith is a former ballet dancer whose works now perform for her as they get to the heart of the matter of being human.

“We all experience loss at some point in our lives, as we do love,” she says. “This duality is expressed throughout the work.”

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There are mannequins, angels, animals and a forest of items that form a drama. Her garden is space in

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Fishing for local potential RESTAURANT Tony Harper The minute Paper Fish came on my radar I thought of two things – the rather underutilised potential for Brisbane fish and chips and the triumphant record of the Van Haandel Group.

I am familiar with their work: both versions of Stokehouse (South Brisbane and Melbourne) and other restaurants in Byron Bay and Melbourne. The Van Haandel name equals “canny”.

Paper Fish was launched in St Kilda two years ago, serving clever seafood out of a small kiosk on the beach; a hole in the wall of the new Stokehouse building, casual, succinct, nice. And it has spawned a sister version at Brisbane’s South Bank – not on the pretend-beach or with water views, but close enough to allow hot fish and chips with your feet dangling in the water. It’s a fast food place – order food and drinks at the counter and either take

away or take a seat at a table and wait … not too long.

The Brisbane restaurant has a menu that almost mimics the Melbourne one.

There’s barramundi on offer here and not there: gurnard, flathead and gummy there but not here. What confuses me is the thinking: both venues offer blue grenadier – a cold-water fish caught in Victoria but not in Queensland. And our menu doesn’t get flathead, abundant in Queensland waters. Perhaps I’m missing something.

I love the menu. It shows so much more imagination than most fish and chip shops – prawn tacos ($6), fish tacos ($5.50), Japanese potato cakes ($1.75), fritto misto ($10). And even though the drinks offering is exceedingly succinct (two beers, two house wines – white and rosé, no red, granita and soft drinks), it’s arrow-sharp.

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flash as the menu reads but, aside from the prawn tacos, it isn’t. Even so, those tacos are worth a trip to South Bank – let down by rather ho-hum flour tortillas, but stuffed with really good crumbed, coconut prawns, coleslaw and what I reckon is chipotle aioli. The fish tacos pale slightly beside them, but still stand their ground.

Japanese potato cakes promise so much, but in truth are too oily, underseasoned and merely OK. Grilled salmon ($12.50) is excellent, and the chips (crinklecut, which I love) come with a terrific seasoning, but are cooked without care.

In the end it’s a very, very clever fish and chips shop that isn’t quite fulfilling its rather splendid potential. The mind behind the menu isn’t translating to the hotplate and fryer. It beats most of our fish and chipperies, but there is better to be found if you have a good look in Brisbane.

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A different timbre In a most unlikely life swap, classical pianist Rachael Turner has become a girl-power builder, writes Tonya Turner When Rachael Turner finally found her calling as a builder, she wasn’t about to let the fact she’d be working in Australia’s most male dominated industry hold her back. “I absolutely love being a licensed builder and running my own business. I feel like this is what I’m born to do,” she says.

As the owner of Brisbane-based design and construction business Front Porch Properties, Rachael, 34, has completed dozens of home renovations and new builds – including the Camp Hill house pictured here and overleaf – since starting her business in 2013.

Before that, she ran her own music school for 10 years after studying classical piano at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. But despite dedicating so much of her life to the sweet melodies of music, it was the sound of timber being sawn, hammers banging and the drone of power tools that Rachael longed for.

While the two fields might seem poles apart, Rachael found similarities on a deeper level.

“In both industries I have been a business owner, so there are definitely crossover skills regarding business management.

“Also for me, both music and construction are creative,” she says.

“Playing piano and composing music is a creative outlet and so is building houses.”

Even as a little girl, Rachael loved houses and construction and would sketch floor plans and house elevations just for fun.

With Front Porch Properties, she started out buying, renovating and selling homes for profit but very quickly the phone started ringing with people wanting help renovating or building their homes.

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At that point Rachael went back to study building and construction to obtain the skills and qualifications she needed to take the business into the next phase.

Rachel says she draws inspiration from Hamptons and Cape Cod houses, modern farmhouses, barn houses and cottages.

As well as handling the big stuff, she loves adding the final touches, details that add storybook charm, such as a white picket fence, coloured front door or a little red flag on the letter box.

“These homes are classic and timeless, and I believe they hold their value far more than the modern boxes you see around the place,” she says.

Among the Front Porch projects following this theme are a modern farmhouse on the Gold Coast, a US coastal home in Camp Hill and a Hamptons cottage in Coorparoo.

Their favourite property, however, has to be the Calamvale home Rachael and her husband Simon, an engineer, designed and built before she changed careers.

“It’s a charcoal blue Cape Cod cottage and we still love living in it,” she says.

Making the move into construction had its challenges. She says as a newbie to the industry with no contacts, she had to work hard to prove herself in a bloke-heavy industry infamous for its tough workplace culture.

In Australia, just 12 per cent of the industry’s 1.1 million workers are female.

“Tradies would roll their eyes at my ideas, although that still happens most days, even today,” she says.

“But things are certainly easier now that I have a fair bit of momentum behind me.”

Finding and choosing the people she gets to work with also helps.

“I have a really great team of carpenters who I

respect and value, and I think, hope, the feeling is mutual,” she says.

With a swag of awards including Construction Skills Queensland female of the year finalist, Queensland Training Awards winner and Australian Training Awards finalist, Rachael’s achievements haven’t gone unnoticed. She is fully booked for the next 12 to 18 months.

While she readily admits running the business is stressful, becoming a “morning person” about a year ago has made a big difference in her life.

“I wake up at 5am and spend an hour-and-a-half

going through a routine consisting of goal setting, decluttering, prayer, journaling and reading …

“This routine has been life-changing for me as it really helps me set my life priorities and helps me focus on things that matter rather than getting distracted by all of life’s nagging demands.

“Basically, if you don’t run your day, your day will run you,” she says.

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Thank shallot with Alastair McLeod

I love the subtle taste and texture of poached chicken. It makes for a different relationship with the accompanying flavours. Here seaweed and ginger give the dish a delicate fragrance and the shallot oil gives length of flavour. Use the stock in a soup with leftover chicken, or toss through noodles with a dressing of lime, sugar, fish sauce, chilli and soy.

WHITE CUT CHICKEN, SEAWEED, GREEN MANGO, SHALLOT OIL INGREDIENTS 250ml Chinese rice wine 2 bunches green shallots, green ends only 3 cloves garlic, sliced 2 large knobs ginger, 1 peeled and sliced, 1 peeled and julienned 1.2kg whole chicken 1 green chilli, seeded and finely chopped 150ml vegetable oil Salt ½ bunch green shallots, pale green/ white part, finely chopped Sesame seaweed salad, available from Asian and specialist grocers Pickled green mango, to serve

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METHOD Place rice wine, 1 bunch of shallots, garlic, sliced ginger and 3.5 litres water into a pot that will snugly fit the chicken. Bring to boil, add the chicken and return to boil, then reduce heat to a high simmer. Cover with a lid and cook for 15 mins then remove from heat and stand for 30 mins. Lift chicken from the liquid then plunge into a large bowl of iced water for 15 mins. Drain well then refrigerate for a few hours before using. To make shallot oil, combine the 2nd bunch of shallots, green chilli and vegetable oil in a small pot. Heat until just bearable then remove from heat, blitz until smooth then pass through a fine strainer. Set aside. Remove skin from chicken, remove meat from bones and shred into strips. Combine with ginger julienne, a pinch of salt, chopped shallots, shallot oil, seaweed and mango and toss well to combine.

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The couple, who moved into their three-bedroom, two bathroom plus study home in Bli Bli, have seen their energy bills drop by half of the cost since making the move to the over 50s lifestyle community.

Mr Sheehan said he and his wife had seen a significant reduction in their power bills compared to their last home which was similar in size.

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ADVERTORIAL

Penthouse

HAMILTON

perfection Executive-style living awaits at Penthouse One Penthouse One is an opulent apartment surrounded by river and city vistas. The spacious residence at the Pinnacle Complex showcases highquality finishes, inviting balconies and access to an array of resort-style complex facilities.

An entry foyer leads into an openplan living and dining room with high

ceilings and polished tiles.

Ample white cabinetry in the kitchen contrasts beautifully with a black marble splashback and an island benchtop. Other features of the cooking space include dual sinks and stainless steel appliances, while adjoining it is a formal dining room.

Occupying part of the penthouse’s eastern wing is the main bedroom, featuring timber flooring, a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with floorto-ceiling tiles, a freestanding bath and glass rain shower. This bedroom

21401/37D Harbour Rd Unit: 237sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Oliver J Jonker, Ray White Ascot ph: 3868 7500, 0431 708 697 Auction: Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane City, Friday (June 1), from 10am

also has river views along with a large office space with a built-in desk and sliding glass doors out to a covered southeast-facing balcony.

A second balcony with a glass balustrade and high-rise outlook is accessible via sliding glass doors from the living and dining rooms.

The penthouse has two bedrooms.

Residents’ amenities include access to an extravagant rooftop area.

Family oasis

BRIDGMAN DOWNS 26 Trinity Pl Land: 749sq m Inspect: Sat (June 2), 4.30-5pm

On the market for the first time in 18 years, this spacious family residence spans a single level with four bedrooms, a solar heated pool and a large terrace and patio with wet bar.

Located in a cul-de-sac close to parkland, the brick house has a formal lounge and dining room along with a recently renovated kitchen, two bathrooms, a double garage,

4 McIlwraith Street, Moffat Beach • • • • • •

Stunning ocean and beach views from most rooms Spectacular 506m² allotment Zoned Multi Unit Residential Large swimming pool with entertaining pavilion Moffat and Shelly Beach on your doorstep Surfer’s paradise – the coast’s best swells within sight

raywhitecaloundra.com.au

4 Auction In Rooms, The Events Centre, Caloundra Thursday, June 21 at 11am View Saturday & Sunday 12-12:30pm

Agent: Kate Francis, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500, 0438 800 849 Auction: On site, Sat (June 2), 5pm

study with private entry and a renovated ensuite to the main bedroom.

There is also ducted conditioning and plantation shutters throughout.

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Andrew Garland 0403 851 777

Rural

Noosa Hinterland Family Country Retreat — 360° Views Elevated Acreage ‘Happy Hill’, 118 Bagnalls Road, Cooroy • Superbly located in the heart of the magnificent Sunshine Coast Hinterland • Set on 7.97ha* (19.7* acres) — fully fenced for livestock, currently carrying cattle • 5* minutes to Cooroy, 20* minutes to Noosa — 90* minutes to Brisbane Airport • 360° views — Pomona, Black Mt, Mt Tinbeerwah, Mt Coolum — Cooroy Mt & waterfall • Open plan, entertaining area, heated pool, parent’s retreat with WIR & ensuite with spa • 3.15kw solar power system with 18 solar panels, solar electric hot water system • 8m x 20m shed, 7 x 5,000 gallon tanks

Aucঞon Fri 22 Jun 10:30am Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane View Sunday 10–11am Jaime Ross 0418 990 610 Vicki Pain 0427 655 209 Ray White Rural Dayboro

raywhiteruraldayboro.com.au

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Rural

Dayboro Valley’s Historic ‘Tudor Downs’ ‘Tudor Downs’, 528 Mount Pleasant Road, Mount Pleasant • Historic ‘Tudor Downs’, one of Dayboro’s finest rural lifestyle properties • 56.66ha* (139* acres) two titles, 8km* Dayboro, one* hour to Brisbane CBD • Permanent water — flowing creeks, bore and dam — views to seasonal waterfall • Currently carrying 70 head of cattle plus local agistment horses • 77km* Sunshine Coast Turf Club, 32km* Deagon, 36km* Doomben Racecourse • Lush established natural pastures — Kikuyu, Rhodes and Paspalum

Aucঞon Fri 8 Jun 10:30am Level 26, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane View Sundays 10–11am Vicki Pain 0427 655 209 Dell Pain 0499 989 025 Ray White Rural Dayboro

raywhiteruraldayboro.com.au

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Rural

World Class Equine Facility — Close to Noosa ‘Vakarra Park’, Sunshine Coast Hinterland An outstanding opportunity to combine an equine passion with lifestyle that has been carefully planned and constructed into one of the finest equine facilities you will come across today.

• 30* minutes from the sandy beaches of the Sunshine Coast • 75m x 55m* world class complex, includes indoor arena and accommodation • Spacious, quality four bedroom, two bathroom home with office, theatre and pool • 34 paddocks with shelters, 14 stables, 12 day yards, tack and wash bays • 22.3ha* (55.1* acres) of fully fenced, flat usable land with good water

Aucঞon Fri 8 Jun 10:30am Lvl 26, 111 Eagle St, BNE Jason Maমazzi 0419 650 343 Jez McNamara 0427 270 280 Ray White Rural QLD

raywhiteruralqld.com.au

Sale

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10 Ocean Street, Yamba • 455.3m2* undiscovered absolute beachfront land • Overlooking Convent Beach, where dolphins reside virtually every day • Sited in an incredibly unique, absolute oceanfront location within one of the most spectacular strips of coastline found anywhere • Just three* hours from Brisbane CBD and two* hours from the Gold Coast • The CSIRO declared Yamba is the perfect climate in which to work, live and play — it’s charming, unpretentious and relaxed • A blank canvas to build your absolute beachfront dream

raywhiteyamba.com

Sale Daniel Kelly 0408 669 646 Ray White Yamba

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Lifestyle escape Encompassing about 365ha, these six properties, once earmarked for the Glendower Dam project, are now available for buyers seeking a rural lifestyle property, agricultural investment or residential housing.

There are three adjoining blocks of vacant farming land surrounded by countryside. Two blocks of 45ha and 59ha offer fencing on three sides, while one 46ha block is fenced to the front and back.

Sprawling flats, dams, seasonal gullies and grazing land provide excellent conditions.

A three-bedroom residence occupies a 1.2ha property on the northeast corner of the 45ha block.

The house has a covered wraparound veranda, a sun room and rumpus room and under-house parking, along

with high angular ceilings, VJ walls and double hung windows.

A three-bedroom farmhouse occupies the fifth property — a 20ha expanse with numerous house sites, river flats and high-ridge countryside.

Totalling 193ha, the sixth property comprises eight freehold titles with rich river flats and three water licences. It has two three-bedroom residences with surrounding sheds and paddocks.

TABRAGALBA 4180 Beaudesert-Nerang Rd, Beaudesert Land: 1-193ha each Inspect: Sunday (June 3), from 10am Agent: Peter Douglas, Ray White Rural; ph: 3231 2222, 0407 172 101 Auction: The Centre, Brisbane Road, Beaudesert, Thursday (June 7), 11am

Glendower Property Disposal — Beaudesert Under 1* hour from Brisbane and the Gold Coast. A unique offering of quality agricultural, lifestyle and residen al proper es.

Property 4 193ha* (476* acres) 8 tles — houses and sheds. Outstanding alluvial river country, well fenced with mul ple uses. Extensive Albert River frontage with 3 irriga on licences.

View by appointment.

Property 5 1.2ha* (3* acres). 3 bedroom mber house.

View Sundays 11–11:30am.

Property 6 20.1ha* (50* acres). Albert River frontage.

3 bedroom home. View Sundays 11–11:30am.

Vacant lifestyle proper es Rolling open country with outstanding views.

Property 7 — 59.56ha* (147* acres).

Property 8 — 46.34ha* (114* acres).

Property 9 — 45.83ha* (112* acres).

View Sundays 10am.

Auc on Thursday 7 June 2018 11am The Centre, 82 Brisbane Street, Beaudesert Informa on Memorandum available.

Andrew Thomson 0428 289 299 Ray White Rural Beaudesert Peter Douglas 0407 172 101 Ray White Rural Queensland

raywhiterural.com

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CITYSCAPE

The pinnacle of inner-city living is here! This never before released penthouse in the highly sought Flatiron building encompasses luxury living - astounding views, sleek design and supreme lifestyle.

FORTITUDE VALLEY 2907/179 Alfred Street This outstanding apartment draws on timeless architectural design enhanced by a number of thoughtful modern elements. The open plan layout encourages unrestricted living with free flowing outdoor spaces, while incorporating floor-to-ceiling glass to create a visual connection with an array of city and river views that are amongst the best in Brisbane. You’ll enjoy resort-style facilities, including a pool, cinema, gym, yoga facilities, private dining rooms, restaurant and concierge. The spoils of the CBD, New Farm and Teneriffe are at the doorstep of this premium building as are private schools, universities and transport. For more stunning visuals and floorplans, visit judygoodger.com.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR + POOL + GYM + CINEMA

eplace.com.au

INSPECT Phone For Viewing AUCTION Thursday 31 May at 6pm, Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane Judy Goodger 0438 767 377 Aaron Woolard 0421 145 386 PLC-OP4277_BN_A

SHOWPIECE Occupying a prime position in East Brisbane’s most tightly held pocket, this striking new build is elegant, functional and luxurious.

INSPECT Wednesday 5:30 – 6pm,

EAST BRISBANE 114 Mowbray Terrace

Saturday and Sunday 11 – 11:30am

Immerse yourself in the flowing interiors of this stunning new build, where a soaring entry void and high ceilings cascade to open plan living, dining and a luxurious kitchen area. The boundaries between inside and out merge seamlessly together. Open plan living circulates with ease to a private rear terrace, manicured garden and pristine in-ground pool. Featuring five bedrooms, three bathrooms, media room, study, Italian glass lift and an outdoor kitchen with built-in barbeque allowing for stress-free entertaining. Located within the tightly held ‘Churchie precinct’, this home offers Brisbane’s best amenity just 2km from the CBD. For more visuals visit judygooder.com.

5 BED 3 + BATH 2 CAR + POOL + LIFT

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AUCTION Saturday 16 June at 10am, On-site

Judy Goodger 0438 767 377 Steve Yates 0477 155 764 PLC-OP4277_BN_B

HIGHLIFE

Architecturally designed, this flawless four bedroom home offers the ultimate Hamilton Hill lifestyle, complete with river and city views.

HAMILTON 38A Grays Road

INSPECT Thursday 6 – 6.30pm and Saturday 11 – 11.30am

Entering on the home’s central level, light-filled interiors reveal the seamlessness of indoor and outdoor living, captured by an extensive use of steel and glass. Expansive sliding doors open to exterior terraces, inviting gentle river breezes throughout the kitchen, living and dining areas. Showcased by glazing, the master suite delivers beautiful views of Brisbane City.

This ultimate parental haven boasts an ensuite and walk-in robe. A private pool, yard and barbeque area offer an array of entertaining options. Additional extras include air conditioning, a full gym and secure parking for two cars.

TENDER Closing Thursday 14th June

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553 PLC-OP4277_BN_C

CASTLEBAR Recently renovated, full floor penthouse with double river reach and city views, sprawling over 470m2!

KANGAROO POINT 18N/39 Castlebar Street Understated elegance with house-like proportions, this full floor penthouse spans over 470m2 with a perfect north-east riverfront position. The open plan living and dining area absorbs these spectacular views, to give you an unrivalled backdrop. With over 100m2 of covered outdoor alfresco space, wet bar and barbeque, it is perfect to entertain your guests any time of the day. This penthouse is a house alternative, situated across one level with a cinema, office, games room and a lock-up five car garage. Castlebar is renowned for its resort style facilities which complement the property’s 74m river frontage!

4 + BED 4 + BATH 5 CAR + POOL

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INSPECT Saturday and Sunday 11 – 11:30am FOR SALE

Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668 PLC-OP4277_BN_D

CLAYFIELD 65 Liverpool Road

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

Showcasing classic character, this charming family home presents a colonial frontage (circa 1917) to the exclusive Liverpool Road. The top floor home opens to a warm lounge and dining area. A casual living space is joined by a gourmet kitchen with European appliances.

The master bedroom features an ensuite with shower, bathtub and dual vanity. Two other bedrooms lie close to a central bathroom. The lower floor as been designed for self-contained or guest living, with a laundry, full kitchenette and living room. The exterior boasts a built-in barbeque, firepit, in-ground pool and grassy lawn.

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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By Offer Closing 5pm 6th June 2018

Patrick McKinnon 0431 430 760 Will ChurchilI 0405 978 700

INSPECT Saturday 10 – 10:30am

ASCOT 2/59 Lapraik Street Last chance to purchase in this rare, brand new Ascot oppor tunity. This apar tment is proudly positioned in the exclusive Nido Apartments; a boutique complex of 12 residences set above the canopy in the blue chip suburb of Ascot. Offering south facing uninterrupted city views from each of its two levels, this meticulously appointed apartment features Miele appliances including gas cooking, semi-integrated dishwasher and rangehood. With the seller wanting out by the end of this financial year, there will never be another chance to own one of Brisbane’s most desirable apartments with a stunning view that is unable to be built out.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR

FOR SALE

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FOR SALE $945,000

Wes Press 0400 662 171 PLC-OP4277_BN_E

Enviable lifestyle Spectacular outlooks stretching from the Story Bridge and city skyline out to Mt Coot-tha are a major highlight of this sub penthouse in Tim Gurner’s sought-after FV Flatiron.

With a central location and welldesigned living spaces, the luxurious residence helps to take inner-city living to a new level. Drawing on a timeless interior with plentiful modern elements, the sub-penthouse combines open-plan living areas with features such as polished hardwood floors, floor-to-ceiling glass, stone bench tops and timber cabinetry.

Overlooking a living and dining space is a kitchen with Miele gas cooking appliances, with this central space then opening out to a covered balcony.

Spread out across the single-level floorplan are three bedrooms. Two,

including the main, have access to a long balcony, with the main also including a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with a freestanding tub.

Positioned next to a wall of glass, the tub presents a perfect spot for relaxation with the Story Bridge and surrounds as its backdrop.

Other features of the subpenthouse include a bathroom, modern lighting and ducted airconditioning.

FORTITUDE VALLEY 2907/179 Alfred St Inspect: By appointment Agent: Aaron Woolard and Judy Goodger, Place New Farm; ph: 3107 5111, 0421 145 386 (AW) OR 0438 767 377 (JG) Auction: Level 1, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane, Thursday (May 31), 6pm

INSPECT Thursday 6 – 6:30pm

NEW FARM 288 Bowen Terrace

and Saturday 10 – 11am

This freehold terrace is an exceptional example of unrestricted architectural innovation set on a north-east 244m2 manicured allotment. Set across three levels with a spectacular European glass lift sitting at the rear, the light filled interiors embrace the open surrounds and invite the outdoors in, while retaining comfort and warmth at the heart of the home. Across the central floor, the living and dining are steps to a gourmet designer kitchen. Encompassing three generously sized bedrooms on the upper floor, each bedroom features cathedral ceilings, beautifully finished with unique triangular clerestory windows.

3 BED 2+ BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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AUCTION Saturday 16 June at 11am On-site

David Kortlang 0418 729 083 Jennifer Schoenmaker 0468 922 289 PLC-OP4277_BN_F

Auction this Saturday 11am

LANDMARK HAMPTONS STYLE HOME - 2467M2 With its idyllic position at the end of a cul-de-sac in one of Yeronga´s most exclusive riverside addresses, this immaculately maintained elegant home with river views is set upon a sweeping 2467m2 floodfree allotment. It features magnificent grounds, multipurpose halfcourt for sports lovers, wrap-around verandahs & so much more.

46 Instow St, YERONGA 4

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On-site, 2 June, 11.00am

View.

Wednesday 2.00-2.30pm Saturday 10.30-11.00am

Call.

Jason Adcock 0418 727788

Web.

adcockprestige.com/19999842

Ocean vistas This block of oceanfront land features uninterrupted views of a spectacular stretch of the Pacific Ocean. It offers a blank canvas upon which to create a dream waterfront property.

Agent Daniel Kelly says this is an affordable piece of waterfront land that buyers will struggle to find any closer to the major cities.

“There’s incredible potential here to create something unique for families or retirees,” Daniel says.

The current owners had already been approved to build a fourbedroom house on the block before deciding to sell, with Daniel impressed by the range of design options the block affords.

Yamba is a laid-back township that’s all about escaping the fast pace of the city and embracing a peaceful

coastal lifestyle.

“We’ve got an interesting demographic here with a lot of older couples and some young families,” Daniel says. “Yamba also attracts a lot of visitors from north and south. It’s a well-known holiday destination famous for great fishing and surfing, including the revered Angourie Point.”

The block is close to Convent Beach, which is a quiet cove.

CLASSIC HAMPTONS STYLE - RIVER VIEWS

YAMBA 10 Ocean St, Clarence Valley Land: 455sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Daniel Kelly, Ray White Yamba; ph: (02) 6645 8000, 0408 669 646 For sale: By negotiation

36 Morley St, CHELMER

The home of your dreams has finally arrived with this beautiful and high quality Hamptons-style home with river views built just 3 years ago. Make wonderful memories for you and your family in this classic and elegant two-storey architecturally designed home with charming features, central staircase, dream kitchen, fireplace with brick chimney and multiple large living rooms.

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On-site, 16 June, 11am

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Wednesday 5.30-6.00pm Saturday 12.00-12.30pm

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Jason Adcock 0418 727788

Web.

adcockprestige.com/19983524

174 Venner Road, Yeronga

Artist Impression Only

luxury 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments in the heart of yeronga expansive floorplans opening to spacious balconies with ample storage solutions luxury stone benchtops | gourmet european appliances | ducted climate control exclusive interior designer colour schemes crafted by estelle elliot designs

Facilities include a gym, pool, community and recreation centres All of Brisbane’s major hospitals within 15 minutes drive 11 minutes walk to Yeronga Train Station 14 minutes to Indooroopilly Shopping Centre 5 minutes drive to The Brisbane Golf Club Neighbouring Fehlberg Park offers walking tracks, cycle paths & relaxation options

Annie Hayes - 0402 859 467 Book your appointment today - renovare.youcanbook.me Sales Office Open: Wednesday 10:30am - 11:30am | Friday and Saturday 1pm - 2:30pm

RENOVAREYERONGA.COM.AU

mcgrath.com.au

A U C TI O N

Premier, Close City Acreage With Subdivision Approval

CHAPEL HILL 52 Tristania Road LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! This beautiful property features private acreage living with major shops, transport and schools almost at your door.

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Magnificently appointed high quality residence 5 Bedrooms, 5 bathrooms Separate guest quarters and home office 3 / 4 Car accommodation Tennis court flood lit Spa and pool with entertainment building

• Area of land 5,540sqm

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This high quality homes other features are: • • • • • • • •

North easterly aspect Underground water tank & automatic irrigation system Integrated security system & Crimsafe screening Climate-controlled 2,000 bottle wine cellar Magnificent home theatre with separate kitchenette High end sauna including shower and private gymnasium Stunning windowed breeze way connecting separate wings Private lush usable green lawn creek-side, perfect for sporting activities and family picnics • Spacious open plan kitchen

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BY AUCTION 2PM 16TH JUNE INSPECT SATURDAY 1:00PM - 1:45PM Benjamin Smith 0416 005 008 Kel Goesch 0408 647 568

AUCTION

16 Roseby Avenue, Clayfield In the heart of blue chip Clayfield on a covetable 1158m2, this stunning home has been thoughtfully renovated with no detail spared, offering a seamless blend of charming character and modern conveniences.

Over two levels the generous proportions, soaring ceilings and wide hallways open to multiple living areas, well appointed bedrooms, and the perfectly positioned North facing deck. Over looking the expansive private grounds the informal living hub is the heart of the home.

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Elegant formal living room with fireplace Private separate master suite including walk-in-robe/dressing room, ensuite and study Spacious and welcoming entry foyer Expansive kitchen with integrated Liebherr appliances Huge rumpus and covered outdoor entertaining area Attractive landscaped grounds with potential for pool Fully ducted air-conditioning and back-to-base monitored security system

www.hjre.com.au

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By Appointment Sat 2nd June from 9.30am Auction Saturday 2nd June On Site 10.00am Clare Hartley 0418 607 787

3262 8266

KANGAROO POINT 34/89 Thorn St

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Kangaroo Point Sub-Penthouse with Magnificent Expansive Views Stunning river, city and story bridge views are just the beginning of what this house proportioned sub-penthouse offers, low maintenance living and conveniently located within 4.6kms to CBD. • Full renovated throughout, open plan living, kitchen with Miele appliances, and entertaining area with integrated bar fridge.

• Positioned on the ninth floor with a north easterly aspect which allows excellent cross ventilation throughout the apartment • Main bedroom with “dream walk-in robe” and free standing bath.

• 2nd and 3rd bedroom equally well fitted out with their own 2-way bathroom to share, and both with built-ins.

• 2 side by side car spaces plus storage and wine cellar.

• Featuring a ½ size tennis court, and swimming pool.

Justin Smith

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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY AUCTION Saturday 2nd June ON-SITE 10AM OPEN HOME

Carol Gante 0437 478 837 carol@kpre.com.au

Thursday 31st May 5.30PM – 6PM Saturday 2nd June open from 9.30AM AUCTION to follow

0438 143 691 | justin@kpre.com.au

Justin Smith 0438 143 691 justin@kpre.com.au

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B U L I M B A RIVERFRONT

BULIMBA’S BEST LUXURY RIVERFRONT ADDRESS

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THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS FROM $1.675M THREE LEVEL TOWN HOMES INCL LIFT FROM $1.325M

SALES OFFICE: 39 BYRON ST, BULIMBA Sat 10am - 4pm, Sun 10am - 2pm, Weekdays by appt

1300 009 388 | onebulimbariverfront.com.au

THE DECKER BUILDING

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3269 9300

www.johndeckerrealestate.com.au

SANDGATE WATERFRONT – “MERIDIAN” 130 Flinders Parade

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For Sale by Tender – Tenders close 2nd July @ 5pm Circa 1885. Uninterrupted views of Moreton Bay from this magnificent example of Victorian architecture. Originally it was first intended as a hotel, but this was rejected by the Council and it was completed as a large home. Over the years it has been a boarding house, then flats and in 1990 the current owners restored it to its former glory. The ground floor has 2 bedrooms, a study, huge formal lounge and dining, sitting room, conservatory, kitchen and bathroom. There is also a 1 bedroom plus verandah self-contained flat. Up the internal staircase to another 5 bedrooms, dressing room, study and 2 bathrooms. Features are many and they include 3 fireplaces, 4.5 metre ceilings, wrap around and very wide verandahs with lace balustrades and tongue and groove walls.

Set on an 885sq.m corner block it is virtually in the heart of Sandgate with train, Sandgate Village and schools an easy stroll. This is a property that has huge significance in the history of not only Sandgate, but also is part of Brisbane’s Heritage.

Ph John Decker 0418 875 257 or Peter Brady 0448 104 802 For sale: by Tender • Inspect: by Appointment

331 Boundary Street, West End 1883 Queensland Residence, Renovated and Ready This beautiful Colonial is nestled in the picturesque and leafy area of sought-after West End. Set on 329sqm, the home is perfectly placed on the lot offering all the charm of yesteryear with all the modern luxuries and space a family could need. All of the hard work has been done, the new owner will be inheriting a finished product.

From the beautiful solid maple and Helidon sandstone floors, VJ interiors, high pressed metal ceilings, character archways, breezeways and French doors, there is delicate detail throughout that makes reference to this home’s Queensland history.

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Horoscope with Tanya Obreza SCORPIO

GEMINI

(October 24 - November 22) Best day: Tuesday 5th Get out of your rut while you can. The time’s right to reinvent or revive lost dreams. Sure, there’ll be obstacles, but nothing you can’t cope with. Push any career campaign. Likewise, money prospects should go well. And when rewards start to roll in, don’t put this down to simple luck or timing.

Take some credit here.

(May 21 - June 21) Best day: Monday 4th Stop worrying about tomorrow, nothing really matters except what you do today. You’re irresistibly drawn to a fascinating newcomer and what you thought to be a casual fling could turn out to be more the “soul mate” thing. Good news, when you’re hoping to play for keeps. If already coupled, an experimental mood could be just what you need.

SAGITTARIUS

CANCER

VIRGO

(June 22 - July 22) Best day: Wednesday 30th Recent times have been dramatic — you may have felt fragmented or out of control. Sometimes, though, it takes a touch of adversity to force a reshuffle. When you refuse to instigate change, the cosmos will do it for you. Jupiter encourages entrepreneurial skills. Mars revives romance, while Venus pushes for material and financial gain.

(August 24 - September 22) Best day: Friday 1st This week work and social activities are directly linked. Looks like a huge financial leap is also on the horizon.

Best investment avenues are property or industries that enable you to work from home. And don’t be surprised if friends or family take more interest in your wellbeing. Some may give you support without you even being aware of it.

LEO

LIBRA

(July 23 - August 23) Best day: Sunday 3rd Tie up loose ends and break bad habits. Changes need to be made Leo, with some situations coming to a close. But it’s not a case of being punished for past lapses of judgment. The powers-that-be don’t work that way. It’s just that for every ending, there’s usually a new beginning. And the beauty of being you is that fresh starts are usually easy.

(September 23 - October 23) Best day: Saturday 2nd Recent months have thrown you from pillar to post. Some Librans have had to bear the brunt of enforced changes. Others have witnessed intimate relationships disintegrate, or not happen at all.

Perhaps you’re to blame, perhaps not.

What does it matter? Leave the past where it belongs. Instead, take heart in the promise of a rising romantic forecast.

(November 23 - December 21) Best day: Friday 1st Many Sagittarians have been truly unnerved by recent troubles. You’ve struggled. Of course, you’ve grown as a person though, at the time, that may have been little consolation. This week gives you the chance to move forward. You’re motivated and headed towards success.

CAPRICORN (December 22 - January 20) Best day: Thursday 31st Mars secures your financial sector this week, assuring more money. Even longshot offers hold better promise than they normally might. Singles unleash their free spirits. Any hint of monotony is overridden by a sense of adventure. Uranus offers the unusual when it comes to work. You become a quiet, but mighty, achiever.

AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 18) Best day: Saturday 2nd Supposedly, everyone is innocent until proven guilty. But should your suspicions be aroused this week, few will get the benefit of the doubt. An

BRAIN FOOD WITH LARA CURION The ‘Chicken from Hell’ or egg thief lizard was a North American dinosaur that was as close as you can get to a bird, without being a bird. Weighing up to 300kg, the oviraptorosaur was distantly related to the cassowary.

Our brains have two hemispheres.

The left deals with logic, language, mathematics, science and reality and the right deals with imagination, creativity, big picture orientation and feelings. Right-brain dominant people tend to be left-handed.

Certain scents stimulate the ‘reward’ area of a dog’s brain and bring them joy. Five scents were tested: a familiar human, a strange human, a strange dog, a companion dog and lastly, the dog’s own scent.

Their brain scans lit up when they smelt their owner’s scent, with their canine friends a distant second.

In an impoverished part of Asuncion, in Paraguay, South America, workers sort through rubbish at a landfill site while their children play music on instruments

advantage of being so astute is that it’s all-but impossible to get the better of you. If necessary, release any excess tension via a healthy fitness regime. You should also treat yourself to at least one luxury.

PISCES (February 19 - March 20) Best day: Monday 4th The Piscean ideal is a world of equality and peace. And yet somehow even the best of us can become entangled in life’s complex web from time to time. Success is yours for the taking right now, but is it to be at another’s expense? So unlike you. Thankfully, your love life looks less complicated.

ARIES (March 21 - April 20) Best day: Sunday 3rd Ariens feel a strong push towards securing house and home this week, preferring a safer, more conventional stance. But this sudden call for stability may be at odds with a more restless partner or friend. Why not lighten the mood with some fun? Take a welcome break from life’s endless grind. Loved ones will thank you.

TAURUS (April 21 - May 20) Best day: Friday 1st Reassess which aims are worth pursuing and which aren’t, then discard anything that’s become a source of adversity. You might like to throw ideas around with other like minds – if nothing else, the social contact will ease isolation. Indeed, the planets suggest safety in numbers – so gather together all your friends, colleagues and family, and enjoy.

ANSWERS cleverly fashioned from the refuse, such as tin cans, forks and bottle caps. The Landfill Harmonic Orchestra has inspired a Facebook page, a movie and even international tours.

The dingo is thought to have been brought here by Indonesian seafarers about 5000 years ago.

Dingoes don’t bark like domestic dogs, but communicate by howling, snorting and even purring. Their unique rotating wrists allow them to use their paws almost like hands.

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Second, 4 (and 12 across) Personal pronouns, 9 Ersatz, 10 Minority, 13 Street, 15 Enid, 16 Conclusive, 19 Delegation, 20 Garb, 23 Nudism, 25 Undercut, 27 Umbrella, 28 Treble, 29 Enrolled, 30 Celery. Down: 1 Steeple, 2 Custodial, 3 Notion, 5 Emit, 6 Shout out, 7 Noise, 8 Layette, 11 Uncouth, 14 Account, 17 Irascible, 18 Eggshell, 19 Denture, 21 Battery, 22 Degree, 24 Debar, 26 Blue. QUICK: Across: 1 Hatred, 4 Selfless, 9 Pretty, 10 Delirium, 12 Flagrant, 13 Attest, 15 Lurk, 16 Rock bottom, 19 Absolutely, 20 Step, 23 Sadden, 25 Slippery, 27 Original, 28 Coyote, 29 Delegate, 30 Absent. Down: 1 Hopeful, 2 Thesaurus, 3 Extort, 5 Even, 6 Friction, 7 Elite, 8 Symptom, 11 Uncouth, 14 Ukulele, 17 Title role, 18 Fleeting, 19 Abscond, 21 Payment, 22 Aplomb, 24 Drill, 26 Bait.

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