Brisbane News Magazine Oct 3 - Oct 9, 2018. ISSUE 1197

OCTOBER 3-9, 2018 ISSUE 1197

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GIRL BOSS

Cosmetics queen Fanny Barlow on her early struggles, brush with fame and creating her big-hearted business

ROSALIE HAM

The Dressmaker author launches her next Aussie yarn

PHIL BROWN

Has egg on his face

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This week...

We’ve had such fun compiling this issue, and I think it shows.

Headlining is Emma Schafer’s stellar cover story (P10) about the colourful Fanny Barlow, creator of the cult-status Mermaid makeup brush. Fanny’s rags to riches story is incredible enough, but her latest project – nurturing the talents of people living on the margins – likely eclipses it.

We are in awe of you, Fanny.

Elsewhere, Amy Price chats with George Pullar, the Brisbane-bred star of TV’s Playing for Keeps (P7); MasterChef’s Adam Liaw reveals his secret to pavlova perfection (P15); and we unveil some of the season’s hottest looks for ladies and gents in a fashion shoot at Portside Wharf (P22).

This issue we also bid adieu to the incomparable Belinda Seeney, senior feature writer and columnist at Brisbane News. Belinda leaves us to embark on an exciting new chapter and we wish her well.

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THE CHAT Brisbane actor George Pullar COVER STORY Mermaid Salon’s Fanny Barlow RESTAURANT Honto, Fortitude Valley RECIPE Adam Liaw’s pavlova BOOKS Up close with author Rosalie Ham GOING OUT Eva Kong sings Don Giovanni FASHION Easy pieces for spring days AT HOME Terrarium House, Highgate Hill

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FIRST PERSON

Belinda Seeney There’s no graduation ceremony, no Schoolies Week, no morning tea or farewell drinks – just a heartfelt thanks for sharing part of your week with me My family moved back to Brisbane when I was seven. I started at my new school not just in the middle of term but – by the time we’d enrolled, met the principal and raided the second-hand uniform shop – the middle of the day.

Four classes of Year 1 and 2 students were crammed into a tiny music room for singing practice, their tuneless droning interrupted to introduce the new student.

There was complete silence and naked staring as I picked my way through a sea of cross-legged children – conspicuous in my non-uniform shoes and ill-fitting second-hand uniform – to the middle of the room.

I looked different, I knew no-one, I was clueless about the school’s pecking order and I was scared at the prospect of being the dumbest person in the room.

That first day felt excruciating, as did the next one and the one after that,

but before long I’d caught up on school work, found better fitting uniforms and regulation shoes, and, most importantly, made friends.

Starting a new job feels just like starting a new school, no matter how old, how experienced or how qualified you are.

You’re still different, an outsider, you don’t know the lay of the land and you’re quietly terrified you’ll find yourself completely out of your depth.

When you’re a journalist, there’s another layer to negotiate – earning the attention and trust of you, the reader.

I may not get the chance to giggle down the back of homeroom with you or gossip in the kitchen with you on a tea break, but you’ve become warm and familiar workplace companions, nonetheless.

I’ve been a journalist for 21 years and have been writing columns and opinion

pieces for much of that time but still, when Brisbane News offered me a permanent home in early 2017, I again felt like that scared seven-year-old until your kindness and encouragement put me at ease.

But now the time has come for me to move on and devastatingly, I can’t take you with me.

There’s no graduation ceremony, no Schoolies Week, no morning tea or farewell drinks – just a heartfelt thanks for sharing a small part of your week with me.

And for recommending books, for sidling up to me at events to say hello, for alerting me to shoe sales, for emailing recipes, for forgiving my horoscope fraud, for understanding my activewear addiction, and, above all, for agreeing with my fervent belief that Die Hard is the greatest Christmas movie ever made.

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THE CHAT

Goal keeper George Pullar’s latest role lets him live out his childhood AFL dreams on screen Amy Price Brisbane-bred actor George Pullar knows what it’s like to feel like an outsider.

Playing the country kid-turned-AFL star recruit in new Channel 10 drama Playing for Keeps, the 22-year-old found himself in the heart of Melbourne filming a show about AFL, the city’s beloved code, and immediately felt a connection with his character, Daniel Fletcher.

Pullar grew up in Brisbane, in rugby heartland, in an AFL-obsessed family.

His mother had moved to Brisbane from Adelaide, where his uncle and grandfather played Aussie rules at state level.

“In those young years it’s what’s put in front of you, and I just always had Aussie rules playing on the telly around me so I wanted to be an Aussie rules player,” George says.

He began playing Aussie rules in Coorparoo, when he was four, before moving to Indooroopilly with his parents and three siblings – including twin sister Annie Pullar, now a Channel 9 news reporter in Toowoomba.

His childhood dreams of becoming an AFL footballer didn’t last long into his teenage years, playing for Kenmore Bears.

(His physique wasn’t right for it, he says.)

So when he heard the show was casting early this year, George knew he could relate to small-town Fletcher’s wide-eyed introduction to the big smoke.

But the young star reveals it was actually in acting that he felt like an outsider.

As a rookie, fresh from his high school play, he moved to Perth to study at the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) at 17.

He had fallen into acting by chance when looking for a new activity after injuring his knee when he was 16, ruling him out for the season at Kenmore.

He was also on the hunt for an easy sixth subject in his final two years at Brisbane Grammar School.

“I chose art and my mum said, ‘You suck at art – you should do drama; you’d enjoy that’. I thought, ‘Drama’s easy, it’s a bludge; I’ll do it’. I ended up loving it and it was one of the first things I’d ever done where I felt I had some sort of natural ease.

“Because I’d done my knee, I thought, ‘Stuff it, I’ll do the school play’. It felt like a super risky, random thing to do at the time.

I got one of the big parts and loved it.”

That role, the villainous third juror in 12 Angry Men, prompted his drama teacher to encourage George to pursue acting and he auditioned for WAAPA. “It was tough. I was just a kid who’d done a play or two and chose drama in Year 11 and 12, and then I was at this really elite competitive acting institution and I thought, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’, but it worked out,” he says.

Since graduating at the end of 2016, George has landed roles in Foxtel series A Place to Call Home and Fighting Season, as well as Playing for Keeps – letting him live out his childhood AFL dreams on screen.

“To me, the dream now is to live in this country and work as an actor.

“I live out of a suitcase, really, and I’ve just accepted that I’ll go where the work is.”

Playing for Keeps airs on Wednesday, 8.45pm, on Channel 10

HOME TURF … George Pullar at Kenmore Bears AFL Club. Picture: AAP/Claudia Baxter

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COVER STORY

Over the rainbow It’s been a long road for makeup queen Fanny Barlow, but now she’s delighting in sharing the joy, writes Emma Schafer

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ainbows, unicorns and mermaids abound at Fanny Barlow’s technicolour hair salon at Eagle Farm. There’s even a throne, befitting the cosmetics queen that Fanny – thanks to her cult-status makeup brush – has become.

Mermaid Salon is not your average beauty parlour and Fanny is far from your average boss. Ten years ago the entrepreneurial whiz was homeless and addicted to drugs, following a tough childhood in Caboolture.

Now, having turned her life around, she is using her salon to add sparkle to the lives of others who are struggling to find the light. “I was once told that mermaids can’t survive in the shallows, and I think that’s true for me, too,” the 32-year-old says. “I don’t do shallow. My priority here is identity – it’s not beauty.”

Fanny only employs people who have struggled elsewhere in the working world, and as a result her salon attracts many clients who come for support as well as a hairdo. Anxiety, post-traumatic stress and depression are all represented in her staff, and people from the transgender community aren’t charged for appointments.

“People come in here to get their hair done, but what they also get is a few good hours of one-on-one talking to somebody, which is so important,” Fanny says. “Human contact and being truly listened to is so important.”

Heidi Ellis, a transgender woman, is a new recruit.

“As soon as I walked into Mermaid Salon I was holding back tears,” Heidi says. “Mermaid Salon is everything to me. It was just a relief to finally feel that I could achieve something – I could finish my apprenticeship without having a meltdown because I was understood. The world is so rough. It’s hard to just survive to the same standards of someone who doesn’t struggle with mental health.”

It’s a struggle Fanny understands better than anyone, and it’s the inspiration for her compassionate business model. As a new mum at 19, Fanny fled her Caboolture home with baby Coco to what she hoped would be an easier life in Brisbane. But working as a nightclub door girl exposed her to drugs and partying. It got so bad that Coco,

TRUE COLOURS … Mermaid Salon owner Fanny Barlow (above right), sporting a fresh new hair colour, with employee Heidi Ellis; Fanny’s products including the bestselling Chubby Mermaid Brush. Pictures: AAP/Ric Frearson, Tara Croser then aged three, was sent to live with family. Fanny was homeless at 23 and spent nearly two years living between her car, the footpaths of Brisbane Botanic Gardens and the couches of friends.

When she was too high on drugs to farewell a dying friend, she knew it was time to change.

“They turned off his life support and I never saw him again. I haven’t touched any drugs since,” she says.

Determined to change things for the better, Fanny found new work making and selling accessories at markets.

It was there she met her mentor, the woman who inspired Mermaid Salon. Hairdresser Juanita King owned a salon in Nundah and, recognising Fanny needed support, asked her to sweep floors and make coffee.

“Juanita acted like I would be helping her out at the

salon because she had a bad back, but looking back now it’s so obvious that I was the one being helped. She was so generous and flexible, and understanding of everything that was going on in my life. I knew even then I wanted to be able to do that same thing for other people one day.”

Fanny started her hairdressing apprenticeship under Juanita. Coco, by now eight, was also back in her care and a second daughter, Nenabee, was born in 2012.

But as soon as it looked like “smooth sailing”, Juanita was forced to close the salon because of her own ailments.

Fanny opted to strike out on her own and Mermaid Salon was born – a single chair, one mirror and a temporary basin in Paddington. She employed a senior hairdresser and ran the business as an apprentice.

Soon after, in 2016, she spotted a gap in the beauty

market and took another risk, launching her own beauty brand, also called Mermaid Salon.

“I had been working on a lipstick recipe for a long time,” Fanny says. “Back then there were only one or two beauty brands (that) made non-traditional lipstick colours and one of them very suddenly stopped supplying to Australia.”

Fanny pounced. “I rang a lab straight away and asked how much to get my lipsticks made urgently. I had 15 stockists within a weekend.”

But Mermaid Salon’s greatest moment was yet to come – with the launch of the Chubby Mermaid Carve and Contour Brush.

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FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Fanny dreamt up the design – a fishtail handle inspired by a Japanese taiyaki fishshaped cake. She told online followers: “Use this bad boy to apply your liquid foundation and concealer, and also carve out the perfect cheek bone and contour.”

“People just went crazy over it,” Fanny says of the reaction to an Instagram sneak peak of the brush. Beauty influencers @slave2beauty (1.9 million followers) and @makeupslaves (1.3 million followers) shared the post and overnight the humble brush amassed a mammoth fanbase.

Fanny acted quickly to upload the product to her website, enabling unlimited pre-orders. She had only ordered 200 brushes and ended up with about 10,000 pre-orders.

“That style of brush didn’t exist before.

It was completely from my brain,” she says.

But it was not long until the fakes started rolling out.

“Within a week another Chinese factory sent me a video showing all their workers working like crazy on an exact replica. The email said, ‘Buy them from us or we are going to flood the market’.”

Fanny refused to be blackmailed and instead added a free lipstick with every purchase of her brush.

“In the end I sent out so much free lipstick with the orders it cancelled out what would have been a big profit, but it

sealed my future. It was priceless, priceless exposure.”

Mermaid Salon cosmetics remain Fanny’s money-maker, but her hair salon and its mission remain her passion.

With its inspirational staff and 26,000 Instagram followers, Mermaid Salon is today focused on becoming the go-to salon for anyone who feels ostracised – just as Fanny did once upon a time.

‘This is a safe place for every human,” she says. “If you don’t like the colour of our skin or the skin we’re in, or the path we’ve taken to get here, you’re in the wrong salon.”

Fanny is also changing lives in the Solomon Islands, where she mentors budding hairdressers.

“Beauty is not the game at Mermaid Salon. Identity is the game.

“Everything I do and have done demonstrates how people who haven’t been put in a social place like everyone else can progress and are completely capable. I think we need to get that out there more.

“If there were more employers out there doing this, imagine how good it would be for the mental health situation in Australia.”

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SAFE PLACE … Identity is the game for Fanny Barlow. Picture: AAP/Ric Frearson

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HONTO Alden St, Fortitude Valley Ph: 3193 7392 Chefs: Nathan Lastevec and Kogi Ohori Eftpos and major credit cards Dinner, Tue-Sat Vegetarian and gluten-free options On and off-street (paid) parking SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 8.5 Drinks: 8 Vibe: 9 Service: 9

Dark star Hidden in the Valley’s underbelly, this culinary gem positively sizzles, says Tony Harper DEN OF INTRIGUE ... Honto entices with terrific food, scintillating sakés and a nightclub atmosphere; food includes the Honto drumstick with tuna and avocado (above).

The restaurant nerds of Brisbane must surely, right now, be the most satisfied, best fed in the country. Think about it – Donna Chang, Little Valley, La Cache a Vin and Walter’s all opening in the past six months, E’cco reinvented, and more still to come before the close of the year.

But even with such an atomic list of newcomers, the only place I hear regularly, dotingly, almost-cultishly yapped about is Honto, the new Japanese-plus restaurant from the guys behind Longtime, parked along a dimly lit corridor in the alley behind the Wickham Hotel.

Perhaps its pervasive, anti-welcome is part of its charm.

Goodness knows it is a trick that has worked forever in Melbourne but has managed to almost consistently fail in Brisbane.

And yet Honto is buzzing.

The underbelly theme continues into the restaurant: it’s as dark as a nightclub. Centre stage – the raw bar kitchen – provides most of the light, with a bar and the kitchenproper bordering the sides. The music is loud enough to

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grab your attention, but just a decibel or so below the need to shout. Conversation still flows.

Two days after dining there I’m still a little starstruck, and – with the benefit of mowing the lawn and some housework to ground me – I’m wondering if the theatre of the place got under my skin, perhaps skewed my thinking.

If it did, who cares? Restaurants are more than mere food, and if Honto sells adventure as convincingly as Disneyland, it should be applauded.

But the food is also terrific – at times stunning.

It follows a Japanese theme, some parts traditional, some parts not.

The best of its menu is at the beginning, the raw stuff.

I sample scampi (half a dozen tails) with finger lime, citrus and macadamia ($32), a description that doesn’t do it justice. There are discs of radish and a fine julienne of daikon, and other bits I don’t recognise. It’s electric. And with it comes my first glass of saké: Ikekame “Kuro shikomi” Junmai Daiginjo.

There’s also yellowtail kingfish – a heftier dish in both size and flavour – in a puddle of yuzu nam jim (cleverly cross-cultural) and puffed rice ($19). The saké steps up a notch to a Junmai Ginjo. Perfect.

Then my lack of hipster-Japanese-speak lets me down.

I’m unsure about lobster katsu sando ($12) but order it regardless. I get what’s meant by lobster and katsu, but I am not sure about sando. Out it comes like Betty Windsor’s cucumber sandwiches with crumbed lobster in the middle. Wow! Meanwhile, my daughter is doing a karaage chicken version on a milk-bun ($9) and I’ve graduated to Kome Do Raku Junmai.

We progress like this for 90 minutes – food stepping up, saké becoming richer. And even though there are ebbs and flows, it is all kind of wonderful.

Some of the food at Honto is as good as you’ll find anywhere. Some is merely good. But Honto is selling a dining experience – theatre, wonder, intrigue.

And I’m totally sold.

RECIPE

Simply divine MasterChef alum Adam Liaw shares his secret to the perfect pavlova A good pavlova is hands-down my favourite cake, if you can call it that – and the trick to making a good one is very simple, actually. The main problems with a pavlova are caused by an unstable meringue, and the way to stabilise it is by making sure the sugar is completely dissolved, and also by adding a little acid (such as cream of tartar or vinegar) to the mix. Follow this method and you’ll have a successful pav every time.

GOLDEN CROWN PAVLOVA INGREDIENTS 6 egg whites 1½ cups caster sugar 1tbs cornflour ¼tsp cream of tartar A pinch of salt 300ml thickened cream ½tsp natural vanilla extract 150g thick coconut yoghurt

This is an edited extract from Destination Flavour

by Adam Liaw, published

by Hardie Grant Books, RRP $50, available in stores nationally.

Assorted chopped or sliced golden and yellow fruits to top the pavlova, such as feijoa, yellow nectarine, banana, mango, papaya and passionfruit SPUN SUGAR 1 cup sugar

METHOD Heat your oven to 110C. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks in the bowl of a stand mixer. Sprinkle in the caster sugar a tablespoon at a time and continue to beat until glossy. About halfway through adding the sugar, stir the cornflour, cream of tartar and salt into the sugar, then continue adding to the egg white mixture. Beat for a further 10 mins after all the sugar has been added.

The whole process should take about 15-20 mins, and you should not be able to feel any grains of sugar when you rub the mixture between your fingers.

Line a baking tray with a sheet of baking paper and spread the meringue on it in a rough cake shape.

If you keep adding meringue to the centre and pushing it down, the pavlova will form an attractive natural edge.

Place in the oven and bake for 90 mins, then turn off the oven, allowing the pavlova to cool without opening the door for at least three hours, but preferably overnight.

For the spun sugar, place the sugar in a small saucepan with two tablespoons of cold water and swirl the pan to mix. Place over medium-high heat and swirl occasionally until the mixture forms a dark golden caramel. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Dip two forks into the caramel and draw the forks away. As the mixture cools, it will form long threads as the forks are drawn away; at this point the sugar is ready to be spun. Repeatedly “cast” the sugar over a large metal bowl to form long threads supported by the edges of the bowl. Gather the threads together into a crown shape.

Whip the cream to soft peaks with the vanilla, then mix the yoghurt through. Dollop the cream and yoghurt mixture on to the pavlova and top with your assortment of fruits. Top with the crown of spun sugar.

Serves 6–8

NOTE: Some people warn about over-whipping the meringue but, in reality, once the sugar has been added, that is very difficult to do. However, the sugar stabilises the meringue, so you need to ensure it has been fully dissolved when whipping the egg whites.

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ALPHA (PG) hhhjj Director: Albert Hughes Starring: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Johannes Haukur Johannesson, Natassia Malthe

MCKELLEN: PLAYING THE PART (M) hhhjj Director: Joe Stephenson Starring: Ian McKellen, Luke Evans, Milo Parker Ian McKellen wipes away as much greasepaint as he can for Playing the Part, a documentary that seeks to reveal the man behind memorable, often larger-than-life characters such as Richard III, Magneto and Gandalf.

More armchair chat than tell-all autobiography, the veteran British actor does his level best not to “perform” in what he describes, jokingly, as a “bit of an obituary”.

Fans and theatre aficionados will be fascinated by this intimate discussion with the “real” McKellen, which is based on 14 hours of interviews.

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Casual observers, on the other hand, might well have preferred more of the theatrical alchemy McKellen has pulled off in projects as diverse as Lord of the Rings, Gods and Monsters and the acclaimed stage production of Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart.

McKellen himself acknowledges that compared with the glories of acting, “life seems to be pretty meagre”.

Off stage, the man widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest living actors reveals himself to be thoughtful, unpretentious, and at 79, keenly aware of his own mortality. He says he thinks about death every day.

In Playing the Part, director Joe Stephenson encourages his subject to talk candidly about the important landmarks in an extraordinarily rich and fruitful 57-year career.

As a young boy, McKellen says he

acquired a taste for performance at Wigan’s weekly market, where the stallholders would get him to spruik their wares. He recalls his time at Cambridge after nailing the “most important audition of my life” for an irascible, actor-prejudiced examiner who granted him a minor scholarship.

The documentary covers his brief stint with Laurence Olivier’s The Old Vic, where McKellen admits to being intimidated by co-stars Albert Finney and Maggie Smith.

McKellen also talks about life as a closeted gay man, and how coming out at 49 lifted a huge weight off his shoulders – although his political activism takes the place of detailed discussion about his private life.

An insightful look at McKellen’s life and career in the actor’s own words – and, of course, he’s a born storyteller.

Before Lassie, White Fang and Old Yeller, there was Alpha, boy’s original best friend. Set 20,000 years ago, when Cro-Magnon man was roaming the vast plains and mountains of Europe, this spectacular survival adventure tells the story of a sensitive youth and the wolf that protects him on the gruelling odyssey back to his tribe.

When the film opens, Keda (Smit-McPhee) is preparing for his first hunt. Keda’s chieftain father (Johannesson) believes his son is ready to become a man. Keda’s mother (Malthe) isn’t so sure. Some things never change.

The all-male hunting party sets out on the arduous trek to the steppe bison feeding grounds. When one wily beast thunders towards him, Keda freezes. In the next instant, he is skewered by the bison’s horns and flung off the cliff.

Although Keda’s fall is broken by a rock ledge, the hunting party is unable to reach him and they give him up for dead.

And so begins the boy’s slow, painful, hard-fought transition into manhood. Unable to kill the wolf he has wounded, Keda tends to the animal instead. Since both have been separated from their packs, they form a strong, symbiotic bond, hunting together, eating together and finally sleeping together.

Adelaide-born Smit-McPhee holds moviegoers’ attention, even against the spectacular backdrop of snow-covered tundras, in this prehistoric coming-of-age story realised through modern technology.

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RIPPING YARNS … Author Rosalie Ham; Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth in scenes from The Dressmaker.

Writing about the vibrant and eclectic mix of characters in rural communities comes naturally to Rosalie Ham. The author, famous for bestseller The Dressmaker, grew up in the small farming town of Jerilderie, in the Murray River basin of NSW. “There were 500 people in town and you would know them all,’’ she laughs.

“I know how all the characters connect. I know if one thing happens to one person, it affects the rest of the community.

“I also love relationships between people, love triangles and intrigue.’’

That was Rosalie’s successful formula for documenting the antics of the colourful residents of the fictional town Dungatar in The Dressmaker, the number one Australian fiction title of 2015.

Now Rosalie is drawn to a similar setting in another darkly satirical novel, The Year of the Farmer.

This time her focus is on a struggling community with limited water supplies at the mercy of a ruthless irrigation authority.

Within that framework, we meet heroic

Rural love song A farmer who wants a life in the midst of small town intrigue is central to Rosalie Ham’s new novel young farmer Mitchell Bishop – stuck in a loveless marriage with mean-spirited Mandy – who secretly yearns for his first love Neralie McIntosh. Neralie left to travel and experience city life but now returns to run the town’s pub.

“My favourite scene is when Neralie and Mitch finally meet after so many years apart,’’ Rosalie says.

“Mitchell was stuck in a bad marriage; there was nothing he could do about it.

“He’s like a metaphor for farming – they are at the mercy of whatever happens around them. Farmers can’t make it rain.”

Rosalie, who lives in Melbourne, returns

as often as she can to the family farm, which was bought by her grandfather in 1923 and is run by her two brothers who face similar water-supply issues.

“The farm is part of who I am. There’s something about being born and raised in a rural landscape. This book is a love song to farming.’’

The author remains in awe of the reader devotion to The Dressmaker, her debut novel that she wrote in her mid-40s after trying myriad jobs including nursing and working at a supermarket checkout.

“I didn’t think the novel would get published so I put everything into it.

“I wanted a ripping yarn and a woman who wants revenge,’’ says Rosalie, who was thrilled at the box office success of the 2015 film adaptation starring Kate Winslet.

“My only stipulation was that friends and family could be extras (in the film) so I could share the success ... and it has helped me pay off my mortgage and to buy a new car. The success of The Dressmaker has given me dramatic licence with my imagination, so writing has become very important and a priority.’’

FIONA PURDON

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GOING OUT

Born to shine Singing sensation and restaurateur Eva Kong is a woman of many talents – and she’s not afraid to take risks Andrea Ripper

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Apart from singing, Eva jokes that her hobbies are “cooking and cleaning while singing the most difficult arias, such as the Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor”.

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She’s sung on Sydney Harbour wearing just a bra, leggings and 3m-long wings, but Brisbane-based opera star Eva Kong regrets she won’t be among 200 naked women in the sensational final scene of OperaQ’s Don Giovanni.

Eva’s dramatic role as wronged woman Donna Anna precludes her from being among the nude volunteers in director Lindy Hume’s ending that aims to take Mozart’s opera into the #MeToo era.

But all eyes will be on Eva earlier in the OperaQ production, when, as Donna Anna, she seeks justice for the murder of her father and her attempted rape by serial seducer Don Giovanni, played by rising international star Duncan Rock.

A highlight for Eva is her first aria when Donna Anna reveals to her fiance that Don Giovanni attacked her in bed and covered her mouth so she couldn’t scream.

“It’s such a great pain but when I ask him to seek revenge for me and my father, that’s almost like victory already,” she says.

Korean-born Eva, a mother of two, says it’s a shame she can’t join the final scene in which nude and semi-nude women play what Lindy Hume describes as “avenging furies – some of the thousands of women in Giovanni’s catalogue of conquests, now taking revenge for the suffering his lifetime of debauchery has caused”.

“You cannot stage Don Giovanni today without the context of #MeToo,” Lindy says. “Don Giovanni isn’t your standard womaniser. He is a rapist and a murderer, and at the same time he is charismatic, funny and charming. In the final scene, Giovanni is dragged down to hell by the furies, and I want this scene to be as spectacular and as resonant for contemporary audiences as possible.”

An internationally acclaimed singer, Eva is used to being versatile and taking risks in the name of art. For Opera Australia, she played Donna Anna with just a few hours’ notice as an understudy, and more than earnt her wings as the high priestess in Handa Opera’s Aida on Sydney Harbour in 2015, when it rained and the temperature plunged to 7C. “I had to do jumping jacks about 100 times (to warm up) before I went on,” she says.

Off stage, she owns Funny Funny Korean Restaurant & Bar in Brisbane’s Burnett Lane with her husband, Brandon, who quit law to open Funny Funny.

As a child, Eva was a dedicated pianist, but later found her talent as a soprano.

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WELLBEING

Golden moments Ditch those to-do lists and discover joy in the little things Little things add up. Whether it’s a smile from a stranger, your child helping with the chores or your dog’s bounding joy when you get home, the little things in life can have a significant impact on your happiness and wellbeing.

In a study by the University of Queensland, older people who focused on positive information were found to have stronger immune systems, while a systematic review by Harvard Health found a link between psychological wellbeing and cardiovascular health.

According to clinical psychologist Dr Janet Hall, endless to-do lists can blind people to happy moments.

“We discount how much joy the little things can bring us and our loved ones,” she says.

“Just think about how much joy you give your dog when you take it for a walk.”

Keeping a gratitude journal is a popular tool, and, according to a joint research project through California and Miami universities, can have powerful results.

Participants in the study were asked to keep a journal – some of their daily hassles, others listing things they were grateful for.

After 10 weeks, those who focused on the positives were found to be 25 per cent happier and reported fewer health complaints than the negative group.

“We need to have rituals and routines which help us check in with the positives,” Dr Hall says.

We discount how much joy the little things can bring us and our loved ones She suggests smiling and complimenting people, and pausing throughout the day.

“Look around and take a deep breath before moving on to the next task. It might be when you step out the front door or when you turn off the car.”

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WELL APPOINTED ... Bronnie Masefau (below) rarely shuts the door to her home office, which inspires her visually and blends with the decor of the rest of her house.

Good working order In her latest coffee-table book, Brisbane-based interior designer Bronnie Masefau reveals her secrets to home office happiness Perhaps I’ve seen too many Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep and Meg Ryan movies to see the office area within a home as anything other than an inspiring nook of decorative bliss.

Having worked from a home office for the past 25 years, I can assure you that any time or finance invested in the decor of my little place of work has paid dividends. Even though I have a studio away from the family home, it is in my little home office where I do my best work.

The beautiful bustle of family life is a sound that brings out the best in me, and this is why I see great value in making the home office blend seamlessly with the overall decor of the other rooms.

It is a permanent fixture that has received the same level of thought as the kitchen or bathroom layout in its conception, and therefore doesn’t need to be packed away whenever guests arrive.

While the office area within this stunning property has a door to close it off from the entertaining areas, it is very rarely (if ever) shut. Visually inspiring, this office offers more than simply a place for my client to work.

It has become the backdrop to the lounge, dining and kitchen areas, with its floor-to-ceiling bookcase, a desk worthy of a duchess, and seating and artwork that beckon from every vantage point.

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• Invest in creative, thoughtful and practical storage that looks custom-made for your nook, all while inspiring productivity.

• Consider all technical requirements, and invest time into deciding where these are best positioned in terms of both accessibility and concealment.

• Find a comfortable office chair, and then have it upholstered to work with your decor. Those long hours at the computer are made more pleasurable if you are well supported.

• Lighting is essential. If your desk is positioned in the heart of the home, consider a pair of table lamps. If you have a smaller desk, perhaps a task light is the better option.

The idea is to wash your desk in an even layer of light.

Personally, I prefer to work under a warm glow rather than the traditional whitewash, so try a few bulbs to find your preference.

• Remember, a desk doesn’t always need to be positioned against a wall. If you are worried about unsightly power leads, use rugs to cover them.

• A deskscape that is pleasing to the eye invites productivity. Dress your nook well. I have a wicker paper basket with a lid, in which I place bills, statements and private correspondence. This allows me to entertain in the rest of the house with ease, knowing that these confidential items are tucked away. A pile of books, trinket tray or basket for the stationery and a coaster for a cuppa means I am all set and looking pretty.

Images and text from The Meaning of Home – A Place to Belong by Bronnie Masefau, $55, bronniemasefau.com.au

AT HOME

TROPICAL TERRARIUM … The Highgate Hill house features the original cottage upstairs, with a staircase weaving through the garden to the living rooms in a new leafy undercroft.

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ohn Ellway and Amber Winter had been looking to buy for 18 months and were about to give up on finding their “renovator” when they chanced upon this early 20th century worker’s cottage at Highgate Hill.

“I made an offer,” John says. “There was no point doing building and pest inspections – it had had a fire and termites.

We knew we would be rebuilding it.”

John and Amber looked beyond its flaws, focusing instead on charming details such as the old brick fireplace.

John was about to complete his masters degree in architecture at the University of Queensland and the project presented myriad opportunities.

“We wanted to invest the money in something to live in but it was also about proving that my architectural ideas could work,” he says.

Although extended, the total internal area of this three-bedroom home is just 105sq m. Its innovative, compact plan aims to maximise the sense of spaciousness.

“Every single space borrows visual space

Hothouse ideas A derelict worker’s cottage becomes a lush urban oasis with clever design overcoming multiple obstacles Michelle Bailey from another space to make it feel bigger.”

Diagonal views to neighbouring rooms, internal gardens and the backyard support this idea.

One of the biggest changes was the transformation of the old front veranda into a sheltered garden and staircase. The idea for the entry staircase gave the home its name – Terrarium House.

“Amber was making terrariums at the time (I was designing the space), so I knew if I used that term to describe my idea of having the staircase weave through garden, I would get it over the line,” John says.

The terrarium staircase provides a delightful means to get from upper-level bedrooms down to the social spaces of the cottage undercroft, via a passage of lush subtropical planting. It also establishes the garden oasis that the lounge room opens to.

“The low wall that wraps around the room makes you feel as though you are slightly below the garden level and a little more enclosed,” John says.

“When you open the doors, it makes this space feel bigger because it all continues into the backyard.”

The removal of the upper floor creates

double-storey volume above the dining table and opens skyward vistas framed by the planted edges of a raised garden terrace.

The muted tones of the lower floor interior, with dark stained timbers and soft grey concrete, complement the natural greenery throughout the house.

In contrast, the traditional rooms of the upper floor have clean white walls.

The central shower room breaks all conventions, contained by dark moody walls and set below a transparent roof.

“It’s amazing when it rains (and you’re in the shower),” John says.

“At night with the lights off you can see the glow from the sky above.”

Terrarium House is part of Brisbane Open House, a free public festival (Oct 1314) that celebrates Brisbane’s architecture and offers behind-the-scenes access to buildings across the city.

Architect: John Ellway, jellway.com Photographs: Toby Scott See brisbaneopenhouse.com.au to book a tour of Terrarium House

ENTERPRISE

About a buoy A scientist’s talent for basket weaving is saving our sea life Marine scientist and former fisherman Neddy Van Dyck has saltwater in his veins, and his passion for the ocean has inspired a new wave of creativity.

Neddy, who grew up between Cedar Creek northwest of Brisbane and North Stradbroke Island, is channelling his know-how and love of the sea into creating handwoven baskets and mats from retired cray-fishing ropes.

His homewares business, Rope Buoy, was inspired by his work as a marine scientist and cray fisherman in the remote Abrolhos Islands off Western Australia.

“The crayfish haul and pot is worth so much money to the fishermen that the ropes used are retired after one season,” Neddy says.

“The rope’s tough. It’s UV stabilised; it’s mould resistant, water resistant.

“It’s designed to live in the harshest environments you can think of.

“It’ll outlive me, so I thought it best to recycle it and put it to good use.”

He did this first by weaving sweet gifts for his wife, Emmie, who in April gave birth to Alfie, the couple’s first child.

“I’m happy to play my part in making sure we’re building a sustainable future for our children,” Neddy says.

And he looks forward to passing on a love for the ocean that runs deep in his family. His grandfather, Tony Durbidge, was a commercial fisherman and his grandmother, the late Ellie Durbidge, was a conservationist and artist on Stradbroke Island.

Now based at Currumbin on the Gold Coast, Neddy is still close to the sea.

He still visits his cray-fishing buddies in Western Australia to source and buy the rope that otherwise might end up as marine debris or landfill.

“Since launching, I’ve woven hundreds of items and the business is continuing to grow. It’s very exciting.”

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown I have a close friend who should wear one of those emergency ponchos when he eats. In fact, anyone else at the table with him should wear one, too I was at a piano recital the other day when my wife turned to me and said, “You’ve got egg on your face.”

“Do you mean figuratively or metaphorically?” I replied in a whisper, because the young British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor was preparing to play.

“No, I mean you really do have egg on your face,” she said. She made a gesture indicating where and I rubbed my chin until she gave me the all clear.

I had wolfed down a bacon and egg sandwich not long before coming out (to the concert on a Sunday afternoon), and even though I had looked in the mirror to brush my hair, I hadn’t noticed the egg.

The yolk was on me, it seemed.

As one gets deeper into middle age, there is a proclivity to get more food on one’s face or clothing than in one’s mouth. It’s one of the reasons I generally eschew canapes.

I can’t eat, talk and balance a canape

and a drink all at the same time.

Whenever I have attempted to, I have always managed to drop food on myself. Then comes the embarrassed moments of mopping up, asking for a napkin and swearing because the food has stained a nice shirt.

So I generally wave the food away when they bring it around. And when I’m at the table I need a decent napkin nowadays, possibly even a sheet. I need to do as Hercule Poirot does and tuck it into the neck of my shirt.

I have a close friend who should wear one of those emergency ponchos when he eats. In fact, anyone else at the table with him should wear one, too.

We dined together in Sydney last year. He had three courses and half the food ended up on the table or down the front of his shirt. Looking on the bright side, at least he enjoys his tucker, even if he does consume it like the Tasmanian devil in those Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons.

I now approach dining out with a modicum of nervousness. I pay careful attention to my meal and wear dark clothes just in case.

Mostly I manage OK but sometimes things are out of your control. Like when you’re eating in the dark.

I don’t recommend that. When Jerry Seinfeld played the Brisbane Entertainment Centre last year I had a rush of blood to the head and bought a Magnum ice cream on the way in.

I hung on to it for a few minutes but then unwrapped it and started eating it, carefully, I thought. The lights went down as I chomped away.

I thought nothing of it. After the show I walked to the car with my wife and son, phoning a review in to the newspaper on the way. It wasn’t until I had finished the call that it was pointed out that half the chocolate carapace of that ice cream had ended up on my best jacket. It was so dark I hadn’t noticed. The shame.

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The two residences are positioned to maximise the beautiful views down through the valley and out to the horizon over Kondalilla National Park.

The two residences are the epitome of

MONTVILLE 29 Manley Dr Land: 1.74ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Andrew Goodall, Ray White Rural (Queensland); ph: 3231 2222 or 0412 093 551 Auction: 111 Eagle St, Brisbane, Friday (Oct 5), 10.30am

quality, says listing agent Andrew Goodall of Ray White Rural Queensland.

Built in 2004, the main residence includes three bedrooms and a library.

RIVERFRONT Kangaroo Point

2/30 O’Connell Street

Showcasing spectacular views of both reaches of the river, from Norman Park to the Howard Smith Wharves in New Farm, this multi level villa is truly one of a kind. Convenient access from the double lock up garage just steps to the entry level of the villa, with a separate dining kitchen area. An eastern aspect to the river, multiple living zones on each level and private riverfront courtyard perfect for riverside entertaining.

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL +TENNIS

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AUCTION Thurs 18 Oct 6pm Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane INSPECT Sat 29 Sept 10 – 10:30am

SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 COURTNEY MAGUIRE 0401 031 668 PLC-OP4575_BN_A

INFINITE PADDINGTON

136A Enoggera Terrace

Camouflaged by its charming cottage facade, this architecturally designed home is equally as opulent and impressive as it is unexpected. Opening to reveal a vast and open floorplan with explosive city views from every level, this home is a bold statement of modern living. Master planned for entertaining, the property boasts panoramic bi-fold doors that allow for the complete integration of indoor and outdoor living areas, a fully equipped chef’s kitchen, 10m swimming pool and an outdoor BBQ and bar area. With spectacular scale and an unparalleled quality of finish, this breathtaking home raises the bar for luxury, inner-city living.

5 BED 4 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

AUCTION Sat 20 Oct at 10am, On-site INSPECT Sat 29 Sept 12-12:30pm

SIMON WHEELANS 0417 799 963

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KANGAROO POINT

8/88 Lockerbie Street

This three bedroom apartment includes a functional and generous layout. An open plan design with seamless integration from the kitchen, flowing to the dining and living areas out to the entertaining terrace.

The spacious master suite includes balcony access taking advantage of light and breezes. The corner location affords privacy with two further bedrooms plus study and bathroom separated by a hallway lined with storage. Perfect for downsizers, families and professionals, this is your entry point into Kangaroo Point.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

NORTHGATE

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AUCTION Thurs 11 Oct at 6pm Place Auction Rooms, 291 Shafston Ave, Kangaroo Point INSPECT Sat 29 Sept 11 – 11:30am

COURTNEY MAGUIRE 0401 031 668 SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912

73 Peary Street

Lovingly maintained, the ground floor includes a combined lounge and dining space, only steps away from the kitchen. The original garage has been converted into an expansive rumpus area fitted with an additional kitchen and bar. Glass windows overlook the in-ground pool outside and a relaxing poolside deck. Accommodating five generously sized bedrooms throughout, two of those bedrooms and an additional study are located on the ground floor. Upstairs you will find a further three bedrooms and the main family bathroom.

5 BED 2+ BATH 3 CAR +POOL

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AUCTION Thurs 11 Oct at 6pm, Place Kangaroo Point 291 Shafston Avenue, Kangaroo Point INSPECT Sat 29 Sept 1 – 1:30pm

JANELLE MCKENNA 0417 004 845 PATRICK MCKINNON 0431 430 760 PLC-OP4575_BN_C

HAMILTON

46 Royal Terrace

This four bedroom residence spreads living and entertaining across three levels. An open floor plan begins with an entertainment area. The modern kitchen comes complete with a suite of Miele appliances.

At the very rear, a lap pool traces the entire length of the home. The second level hosts four bedrooms, the family bathroom and additional lounge. The master suite boasts a walk-in robe and ensuite. On the roof, a basketball court is framed by a beautiful suburban aspect. The lower level can house up to six cars.

4 BED 3 BATH 6 CAR +POOL

ASHGROVE

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST INSPECT Wed 3 Oct 6 – 6:30pm

PATRICK MCKINNON 0431 430 760 WILL CHURCHILL 0405 978 700

1-4/37 Beth Eden Terrace

Peacefully set in a boutique complex of four private freehold townhouses, these spacious single or two level residences enjoy a convenient location with a spacious two car garage. A collection of concrete-look porcelain tiles and contemporary appointments provide a stylish and low maintenance design. An open plan living and dining area adjoins a contemporary kitchen and opens to a private terrace. Upstairs, three bedrooms and a study nook are serviced by two contemporary bathrooms.

3 BED 2+ BATH 2 CAR

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OFFERS OVER $799,000 INSPECT Wed 3 Oct 5:30 – 6pm

PATRICK MCKINNON 0431 430 760 WILL CHURCHILL 0405 978 700 PLC-OP4575_BN_D

NEW FARM

209 James Street

This modern residence encapsulates everything the inner city is about. Relish the ease of living that comes with this free-flowing, two level design. A combined living and dining area merges with the designer kitchen and opens via concertina doors to swathing rear and side entertaining patios. Other outstanding features include a media room, study nook, separate studio, built-in BBQ, pool, and outdoor projection system. All of this on popular James Street, with easy access to the spoils of New Farm, Teneriffe, Fortitude Valley and the CBD.

5 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR +POOL

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FOR SALE INSPECT Wed 3 Oct 6 – 6:30pm & Sat 6 Oct 12 – 12:30pm

JUDY GOODGER 0438 767 377 AARON WOOLARD 0421 145 386

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Dimensions are indicative only.

EAST BRISBANE

23 Laidlaw Parade

Occupying absolute prime river frontage, this is an irreplaceable opportunity to secure inner city land in one of Brisbane’s most prestigious streets. Offering approximately 10.3m of completely uninterrupted waterfront, with stunning city views and access to deep water mooring, this allotment is ready for you to build a magnificent dream home (STCA). With a depth of approximately 45m, this block presents a substantial 463m2 allotment, amongst multimillion dollar residences designed up to three levels.

VACANT L AND

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AUCTION Fri 5 Oct at 6pm On-site

DARREN BONEHILL 0499 299 299 LACHLAN BREW 0410 475 557 PLC-OP4575_BN_E

CAMP HILL

106 Waverley Road

Drawing on the timeless elegance of Hamptons design, this magnificent new hilltop address presents unrivalled family space, luxury and lifestyle convenience. Grand proportions, fine finishes and an extraordinary attention to detail have created captivating interiors, while the elevated position delivers glorious city views and lush outlooks across to Whites Hill Reserve. A statement 3.7 metre high entryway sets the standard for the home’s grandeur. Inside, invisible finish American Oak chevron flooring, Wainscot wall panelling and coffered ceilings capture the true Hamptons essence.

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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FOR SALE INSPECT Sat 6 Oct 10 – 10:30am

DENIS NAJZAR 0438 457 599 JAMES CURTAIN 0404 056 564 PLC-OP4602_BN_F

NOOSA HEADS 14 Habitat Place NOOSA'S 'ROYAL PALMS' - LUXURY PRIVATE ESTATE *One of Noosa's finest homes, set on the banks of the pristine Weyba Creek *Palatial proportions & tasteful elegance make this home truly one of a kind *200m2 of outdoor living, BBQ kitchen & room to entertain over 100 guests *Club styled long room, solid timber bar, snooker room & home cinema *Gourmet designer kitchen with new V Zug appliances & butlers pantry *Luxurious master suite with grand dressing room & jaw dropping ensuite

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View Saturday 11:00am - 11:45am Wednesday 5:00pm - 6:00pm Auction Saturday 13th October at 10.30am onsite Contact John Stamp Larissa Stamp Ben Radcliff

07 5415 0700 0423 042 787 0412 384 426 0416 087 779

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2100 r

Indicative City Views

NEW FARM 140 Annie Street 582 M2 HIGH ON THE HILL • • • •

Deceased Estate - Must Be Sold Potential Sweeping Views Rear Access This Is Your Unicorn - DON'T LET IT GET AWAY!

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4a View Saturday & Sunday 9.00 - 9.30am Auction Saturday 20 October at 9.00am Paul Liddy 0431 643 010

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COOLUM BEACH 31 Pacific Heights Court ONE QUEENSLAND’S FINEST HOMES - CASTILLO BLANCO Created under council rules that no longer exist, a home of these proportions would be impossible to replicate. From the cavernous utility level including space for more than a dozen vehicles to panoramic views from the entertaining podiums on each level, this wondrous creation is awe inspiring. Impossible to describe in words, those looking to own the very best are urged to enquire and discover the endless list of features that this unique home has to offer.

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View Saturday 1.00pm - 1.30pm Thursday 5.00pm - 5.30pm Auction Saturday 27th October at 1.30pm Contact 07 5302 6266 John Stamp 0423 042 787 Ben Radcliff 0416 087 779

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Point Lookout QLD 4183 13 Mooloomba Road

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Area: 572 m2

Expressions of interest closing 20/10/18.

The Iconic 'Cabana' • The iconic Straddie beach shack, 'Cabana' sits upon 572 square metres of prime commercial real estate in the centre of Point Lookout.

• Listed for sale for the first time in almost 50 years Cabana presents a rare and unique opportunity to secure a classic Straddie property with enormous development potential.

• Recently refurbished and freshly painted, 'Cabana' has been restored to its former glory and is ready to start a new chapter.

• Two bedrooms plus sleep out, open plan living/kitchen/dining and a little porch upon which to sit and relax with a wine in the afternoon.

Cabana has everything you need to enjoy a relaxed Straddie holiday.

• Opportunities to purchase original Straddie properties like Cabana rarely arise.

• Don't miss this opportunity to secure your classic piece of paradise.

• Offered for sale by tender closing, October 20th 2018 Contact Sarah Chance 0439 542 297 for further details or to arrange an inspection

Office Ph: 3415 3949

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The Gap 43 Mt Nebo Road

"Dunvegan"

Elevated Family Home Offering Natural Beauty And Lifestyle Nestled among bushland on a perfectly elevated north-easterly facing block, this split-level, four-bedroom home exudes character with its high ceilings, exposed beams, abundant natural light and hardwood timber flooring.

- stylish kitchen with island bench of solid Calcutta marble and opposite a fully integrated stainless steel benchtop with sink and mirror splashback to take in the leafy outlook

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Auction Onsite Saturday 27 October 2018 at 10am View Thursday 5.30pm - 6.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 11.00am

- separate, intimate lounge upstairs with gas fireplace

Named "Dunvegan", this gorgeous home has been in the same

It´s rare to find a home that is both beautiful and practical, only

family since it was built in 1971 and offers the perfect blend of

10km drive from the CBD and directly across road to Brisbane Forest Park for swimming in the dam and bush walks.

beautiful mid-century modern architecture & contemporary finishes.

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Paul Hughes 0450 605 375 Paddington 3369 0101 15 Latrobe Terrace

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.

Modern Mansion on Spectacular Riverfront Acreage

Auction this Saturday 10.00am

MODERN MANSION ON SPECTACULAR RIVERFRONT ACREAGE

111 Lather Rd, BELLBOWRIE

With its magnificent architecturally-designed modern mansion situated on 16,200m2 of absolute riverfront land offering unsurpassed views of the majestic Brisbane River, Brisbane´s best riverfront acreage opportunity awaits at this quiet and peaceful estate.

This truly is a rare opportunity to secure a flood-free luxury residence with a 921m2 floorplan, an incredible 80m of river frontage, infinity pool, water features, private pontoon, multiple indoor/outdoor living, huge master retreat and so much more. Just 15km to the CBD and three minutes to shops and all amenities/conveniences, enjoy the best of both worlds at this remarkable property.

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View.

Saturday 9.30-10.00am

Call.

Jason Adcock 0418 727 788

Web.

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398 St Pauls Terrace, Fortitude Valley *** 2018 Winner by Queensland Master Builders *** Best High Rise Residential Building up to $20 Million Limited 1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments Remaining From Only $450,000

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Development by Forrester Properties

Luxury is to the fore Set over a 758sq m floorplan, this Chelmer residence exudes luxury. Comprising of five bedrooms and five bathrooms, the property, with river views, is described by agent Sarah Hackett as breathtaking.

“This architecturally designed home sits in a peaceful and prestigious Chelmer riverfront position and encapsulates an exceptionally private lifestyle experienced by the privileged few,” Sarah says.

CHELMER 65 Longman Tce Land: 1618sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Sarah Hackett, Place Bulimba; ph: 3107 6999 or 0488 355 553 For sale: By tender closing October 11, 4pm

The two-level property includes 6.5m ceilings, Alpine stone walls, French oak parquetry flooring and voids.

There is also a butler’s pantry adjacent to the kitchen.

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LIBRA Across (September 23 – October 23)

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Some of that old magic’s back, Aries.

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Solution to last week’s puzzle

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Massif, 4 Summon up, 9 Untidy, 10 Raincoat, 12 Irrigate, 13 Gazebo, 15 Each, 16 Opposition, 19 Phlegmatic, 20 Isle, 23 Terror, 25 Set forth, 27 Half-time, 28 Cannes, 29 Ricochet, 30 Orders. Down: 1 Maurice, 2 Satirical, 3 Indigo, 5 Utah, 6 Mandarin, 7 No-one, 8 Put down, 11 Stopgap, 14 Conifer, 17 Insurance, 18 Agnostic, 19 Pitcher, 21 Ephesus, 22 Affair, 24 Relic, 26 Smee.

QUICK: Across: 1 Radish, 4 Sporadic, 9 Unfold, 10 Flamenco, 12 Director, 13 Unless, 15 Pink, 16 Marseilles, 19 Alexandria, 20 Togs, 23 Limpid, 25 Titivate, 27 Virtuoso, 28 Uphill, 29 Ruthless, 30 Greedy. Down: 1 Round up, 2 Deference, 3 Solace, 5 Polo, 6 Romantic, 7 Dunce, 8 Croesus, 11 Towards, 14 Aspirin, 17 Look-alike, 18 Habitual, 19 All over, 21 Shelley, 22 Kipper, 24 Merit, 26 Isis

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