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AUGUST 1-7, 2018 ISSUE 1188

Love me tender Alastair McLeod’s slow cooked lamb with eggplant yoghurt, radicchio and hazelnuts

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Your new neighbourhood food store Discover a Cheese Cave, Fish Market, Butcher Shop and more at our fresh new Woolworths Ascot.

It’s an exciting time for Ascot locals with the completion of our fresh new store. You’ll find a fresh food offering in a space that fits somewhere between local green grocer and international market.

If you’re a foodie, you’ll fall in love with our new deli.

There are cured meats sliced to order and a selection of 90 delectable cheeses. You can even order custom-made party cakes at our bakery and the artisan-style breads are

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divine. Another new addition is our ready meals section.

Filled with meals, sandwiches, salads and juices – it’s a great place to pick up something fast.

There’s so much to see and try here, we suggest grabbing fresh sushi made by our expert chefs for lunch or a flame roasted chicken for dinner.

Pop in on the weekend and pick up a whole fish from our fish market.

We’re very committed to being environmentally sustainable too. Our lights are LED and our refrigeration system produces less CO2. You can also recycle your soft plastics in store.

Check out what’s on offer inside. There’s inspiration for delicious meals, local knowledge and great tips.

Just a small taste of what you’ll discover at our fresh new Woolworths Ascot.

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You might also notice that one of our sections has fruit and veg that looks a little bit different. We call this range The Odd Bunch. It’s made up of fresh produce that looks different, but is just

as beautiful on the inside, healthy and nutritious and represents great value.

Not only does it save you money but it helps our farmers sell more too. There’s nothing odd about that.

Ask any of our friendly experts what’s in season. If your recipe requires something not in season, why not try frozen fruit and veg. Snap frozen to keep the goodness in, it’s also a great way to keep food waste down. �

One way to win back a few hours in your day is to take the night off from cooking.

That’s where the team at Ascot can help.

Our new hot food section has everything you need for a delicious night in.

For a succulent feast, treat the family to flame roasted chicken and sides from the hot food counter or Deli.

Our juicy free range chicken has been hand stuffed in store with breadcrumbs, herbs and the juice of half a lemon. It’s then flame roasted for approximately 1 hour to tender perfection with a crispy golden skin.

It truly is restaurant quality at a great price of only $15. Plus, at 1.4kg it will feed the whole family.

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Ask a friendly team member to cut and wrap any heavy fruit or veg.

A restaurant quality 1.4kg chicken that you can take home for the family – and for only $15.

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We can slice or shave your meats the way you like it – thick, thin or shaved.

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here’s nothing quite like a tender cut of meat cooked to perfection.

But this process doesn’t start in the kitchen, or with one of our expert butchers, it starts on the farm with healthy stock and dedicated local farmers.

All the fresh meat you’ll find in store comes from right here in Australia. That means with every delicious bite, you’re supporting local Aussie farmers and their communities. And because it’s 100% Aussie, you’re also enjoying some of the finest quality in the world.

Prime lamb producer, Cameron Male, is a fourth generation farmer and has worked with Woolworths for over 20 years. He provides us with excellent lamb chops and roasts, all from his farm, Dalrye.

Cameron is just one of the farmers around the country, raising the finest stock.

Good farming practices are important to us, which is why all of our Woolworths branded fresh chicken is RSPCA Approved. And to ensure the highest quality beef, you’ll find our finest cuts are also MSA graded.

Once in store, our butchers know just how to bring out the feature flavours and textures. They can even slice your selection of 100% Aussie meat while you

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You’ll find our number one focus is freshness, so you’ll find a market full of delicious Aussie fruit and veg, as well as food made fresh in store every day by our resident experts.

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e’re excited to announce our fresh new store is complete and we look forward to meeting you, your family and friends.

You’ll find our number one focus is freshness, so you’ll find a market full of delicious Aussie fruit and veg, as well as food made fresh in store every day by our resident experts.

Being part of the local community is very important to us. If you’re a local business or group in the area, please feel free to use our community notice board for your next event or service messages. We’ve also partnered with local organisations, Foodbank and

OzHarvest to help provide meals to people in need. Last year Woolworths helped OzHarvest provide over 2 million meals. And we’re looking forward to serving up more meals this year.

We understand life is busy in Ascot.

To help we have a dedicated Pick up area at the front of store and a convenient Drive thru service, where you can pick up your order for free at a time and day that suits you, or order before 11am for same day Pick up.

So come in and say hello, we’re open from 7am to 9pm Monday to Saturday and 9am to 6pm on Sundays.

We’re helping Aussies in need We’re working with OzHarvest to supply food to local charities.

See you soon Our Personal Shoppers will hand pick your order with care, selecting your fresh food and groceries just the way you like it.

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ON THE COVER Alastair McLeod’s slow-cooked lamb neck with eggplant yoghurt, radicchio, hazelnuts.

Recipe, P14.

Picture & styling: Miranda Porter Design: Anita McEwan

According to chefcontributor Alastair McLeod, we all need one blockbuster lamb dish in our repertoire, and his suggestion of tender lamb paired with radicchio – pictured on our cover – could be the one. See Al’s recipe, a sure-fire dinner party hit, on P14. Speaking of hits, we also profile Brisbane-bred fashion designer Bianca Whyte (P22), who is attracting an A-list following at her new London studio; and Marianne Taylor (P12), aka The House Detective, who is unearthing soap operaworthy tales in her work documenting the secret histories of Brisbane’s older homes.

Enjoy the issue.

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Belinda Seeney The real stars of Instagram do not even have the opposable thumbs needed to crop, filter and post, but they still have thousands more followers than I do Instagram can be a pretty depressing place. I admit I spend far too long scrolling through this technicolour homage to vibrant breakfast bowls, sunsets and holiday happy snaps.

It’s not the Insta models and paid influencers who get me down, nor the travel envy, breakfast envy or wardrobe envy that fouls my mood.

I can even handle the impossibly toned and tanned #fitspo posers in their designer activewear, verdant green smoothies and ridiculously bendy yoga poses.

What really turns me blue are the dogs of Instagram.

The warm and fuzzies I get from gazing upon their wet little noses, their sleek and shiny coats, their sloppy smiles and their puppy dog eyes soon turn to despair.

I treat my Instagram account like an online gallery, meticulously selecting the best image then subtly fiddling with

filters to accentuate its best features.

I think long and hard about what to write in the caption, then curate and finesse the accompanying emojis and hashtags.

All for what – 100-odd likes and a handful of comments?

All a dog needs to do is stare balefully down the lens with a guilty expression or misbehave in a 15-second video clip and suddenly they’re a social media sensation.

These real stars of Instagram do not even have the opposable thumbs needed to crop, filter and post, but they still have thousands more followers than I do.

I recently checked my own – strictly offline – hound into the local “pet resort” for a few days.

The pretty little pooch before us seemed to be taking an inordinate amount of time to process, so while we waited impatiently, I whiled away

the time doing what I do best – eavesdropping. It seems the other pup was a regular guest and came with a wicker basket of accoutrements: his own blanket, favourite toys and special home-cooked food.

He also came with several pages of instructions – including his Instagram handle, login details and a list of approved hashtags so the owners could watch their fur baby living his best resort life while they were away.

Briefly tempted, I reached for my phone and started opening a new Instagram account before shifting my gaze to my canine companion, who at that moment was snarling and snapping at the shadow of an errant palm frond.

I surreptitiously returned the phone, deciding it wise to spare him the mockery of an #Instafail and me the misery of managing social media for a pet more popular than me.

A Disco Spaceship Explores Celebrity Brisbane’s pioneering antique and homewares centre, Empire Revival has collaborated with young artists @MCRT.Studio to curate a cosmic exhibition entitled Through the Stars.

The exhibition, staged at White Canvas, Newstead, will include a 33-piece portraiture collection complimented by furniture and accessories sourced by the merchants of Empire Revival.

Through the Stars aims to celebrate life’s authentic relationships by visually portraying the fault in our perceptions of digital relationships with celebrity figures. The artists have adopted faux-bois and trompe-l’oeil techniques of the old masters while implementing impressions from the post-war British Figurativism movement to create their pieces. @MCRT. Studio works with oil and enamel paints, gold and silver leaf, as well as photography and glass sculptures to create a powerful effect.

The furniture and accessories are largely from the 60s and 70s and aim to create a disco spaceship vibe.

The exhibition runs from July 27 to August 8 2018 and is open between 9am and 6pm daily at White Canvas, 6 Byres St, Newstead. Private viewing is available on request.

All artworks, furniture and accessories will be for sale.

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Pretty in pink Life’s rosy for Ash Keily and family, who offer designer pots, eats and events at their blush boutique in James St Emma Schafer Pink is a passion for ceramic pot providore Ash Keily. Not hot pink and definitely not fluoro pink, but the soft and feminine blush she has splashed over her Arc + Family store on Fortitude Valley’s James St. The 28-year-old former makeup artist opened the cute pot shop last year with her high school sweetheartturned-husband Ben, 29.

“We were looking for pots for our own home and we just couldn’t find anything we liked anywhere,” Ash says. “So we just made some for ourselves at home.”

They have been hand-crafting and painting their pots since 2014 – staying up well past midnight to fill custom orders for their playfully dubbed “potheads”. They usually have at least 40 on the go at any one time.

They started selling their wares at weekend markets in Burleigh, then launched an online store.

Ash’s mum, an interior designer, used a few for her work and eventually, the requests for custom orders started flooding in.

“If you don’t give it a go, you don’t know,” Ash says of her so-far successful life philosophy.

She’s a doer, who admits she is fuelled by coffee, thanks in part to the demands of caring for son Noah, 4, and daughter Harper, 2. Rounding out the Keily family are two dogs, a cat and a bearded dragon named Steve – a homage to Noah’s hero, Steve Irwin.

It’s “chaos” at times, with the family

also running a print business, Talbot Press, but Ash says she lives for the bustle. “If I have something I want to do, I just get on and do it.”

Enter her latest project, El’ Rosa by Arc + Family – a private event space she spent the past five months creating in the courtyard of Arc + Family.

When it isn’t booked for photoshoots, bridal showers and private parties, the utterly Instagrammable space serves as a cafe for pot shoppers to sit and relax.

Its basic menu offers treats as pretty as the pink paradise they are served in. Expect rose and lavender water served with floral ice cubes and hot chocolate topped with fairy floss.

“The space has literally been transformed from a grass patch and a dodgy timber fence into the pink wonderland that it is now,” Ash says.

“We saw it and thought, ‘Let’s do something really fun and something different’. I don’t think there are any other retail spaces like ours that also have an event space.”

It is painted almost entirely in the pink hue that Ash adores and whose name she keeps close to her chest.

“I’ve always, always had a love for pink. I find it so feminine and girlie and soft.”

She says Ben loves it, too. “Because he knows what I like,” she laughs.

Arc + Family, 85 James St, Fortitude Valley arcandfamily.com.au

POTTED CHARMS … Ash Keily at the new El’ Rosa event space. Picture: Grace Elizabeth Images

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Australian singer-songwriter Francesca de Valence is bringing her lyrical homage to Paris back to Brisbane after taking the show

to France earlier this year. The intimate solo concert, which she performs in “creative nooks and nests”, is coupled with projected images from the city of love.

At Newstead’s Mas & Miek Ceramic House, Aug 11, 7-9pm, tickets $30. fdvmusic.com

ART OVATION FORTITUDE VALLEY

The Met in Fortitude Valley will present some of the city’s leading emerging artists, designers and performers on Aug 2 from 6.30pm when the nightclub is transformed into a pop-up art gallery, plus a venue for musical and dance performances, with a fashion runway finale. Music by Raw DJ; tickets $25 on the door. rawartists.org/brisbane/ovation

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Hundreds of candles will light the way to an evening of fine dining at the Tote Room at Eagle Farm Racecourse on Aug 4. The three-course dinner will showcase southeast Queensland’s finest produce in dishes such as charred lamb with endive and roast beetroot; slow-braised osso bucco; and cherry clafoutis with double cream. brc.com.au

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Performers who star as The Drifters and The Shirelles in the Helpmann Awardwinning musical on now at QPAC will perform a selection of songs from the show in the Queen St Mall on Aug 3 at 12.15pm and 12.45pm. Hum along to hits including Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? visitbrisbane.com.au

FESTIVAL BAKERY LANE CRAFT COFFEE FESTIVAL FORTITUDE VALLEY

The inaugural Bakery Lane Craft Coffee Festival celebrates caffeine, from coffeeflavoured eclairs and traditional crepes drenched in coffee creme to tiramisu cups, espresso cupcakes and milky coffees stirred with a chocolate spoon. Hear live music by The Fergies and Pink Matter. On Aug 4. bakerylane.com.au

GARDENS PARKS ALIVE CITY

Get advice on how to make your garden grow from experts Indira Naidoo (right), Gardening Australia’s Costa Georgiadis and Cameron Matthews at Parks Alive, Aug 4-5, Roma St Parkland. The Plant Clinic is the go-to for green thumbs, with the Parkland’s horticultural team on hand to offer growing tips. parksalive.com.au

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could talk House detective Marianne Taylor goes behind closed doors to uncover the secret histories of our heritage homes Andrea Ripper Mystery stories have always captivated Marianne Taylor. As a child, Trixie Belden “girl detective” books were her favourite, but she loved anything that involved looking for clues, preferably with a creepy, haunted house thrown in.

So it’s little wonder that she is now known as “The House Detective”, uncovering the often surprising, hidden histories of Brisbane’s houses.

Originally a scientist bored with “tedious” chemistry laboratory jobs, Marianne changed careers to start her own business and follow her passion for history that takes her into some of Brisbane’s grandest homes and more humble abodes to reveal real-life soap operas about ghosts, bigamists and pioneering women.

“I never know what rabbit hole I’ll tumble down when I’m researching a house. I’ve uncovered lots of surprising and fascinating stories,” she says.

Her clients range from people planning expensive renovations of multimilliondollar historic homes to long-time owners curious about their house’s history and proud new homeowners. She even has parents commissioning histories of their children’s houses as gifts.

“It’s mainly people who have lived in their house for ages and have wanted to know more about it, but didn’t know who to ask,” she says. “My clients live in a range of different houses, from huge expensive ones to small cottages. They all have fascinating tales to tell and all are equally

as important in the history of Brisbane.

The only difference is that you can usually find out more personal stories about the grand homes as they were usually owned by prominent people … so there are a lot more records referring to them and they show up in the newspapers a lot more.”

Even the most mundane suburban houses have stories to tell, Marianne, 39, says – houses like the post-war timber house at Salisbury she shares with her photographer husband Matt Williams and their “crazy, energetic” border collie crosses Ernie and Siska.

“They don’t have to be particularly old, they don’t have to look fancy, they don’t have to be like Newstead House. Just your average humble home – even a post-war home like mine – has a fascinating story, because it’s the people’s stories who live there that make it interesting.”

KEY CLUES … Lokarlton, at Spring Hill, dates back to 1885. Picture: Annette Dew

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Marianne Taylor at Brisbane’s historic Newstead House; Marianne’s research turns up items such as this photo of Corinda’s Lynne Grove House, which belonged to a pioneering woman who donated it to charity; and an 1884 plan of Wellington Point land for sale, where Coogee House still stands. Archival images: State Library of Queensland Post-war houses are one of Marianne’s specialties. “I get a lot of clients who want to find out things like which architect designed their place, was it a Housing Commission home (because this means it will be incredibly well built from highquality materials), when it was built, etc.”

Land titles, old post office directories, electoral rolls and newspaper articles are some of the sources she sifts through to build a family tree for each residence and find out the secrets that would be revealed if walls could talk.

“I never know what I’m going to uncover, and one of the things I love about what I do is that I’m always learning more things about our fascinating history.”

One of her favourites is the story of a lady who married a man who turned out to be a lazy drunkard, so she went back to live with her parents and pretended it never happened.

“A few years later she found herself pregnant and a hasty marriage to the baby’s father ensued. Her past caught up with her, however, and she was eventually charged with bigamy and imprisoned!

I never know what rabbit hole I’ll tumble down when I’m researching a house. I’ve uncovered lots of surprising and fascinating stories “Who needs soapies with real-life stories like that?”

More uplifting is the story of Laura Duncan, an “incredible lady” who owned Lynne Grove House at Corinda and singlehandedly ran an outback cattle station after her husband died. Lynne Grove was her city residence and she ended up donating it to charity. It was used as a children’s home during World War I and continued as an orphanage into the 1960s.

“So that was just fascinating – this amazing woman who was obviously so ahead of her time who was capable of doing things on her own and then had this amazing charitable bent.

“I actually found out that she’d lost her son quite young and I wondered if that had an influence on her as well.”

Other houses Marianne has researched include Coogee at Wellington Point, dating from the late 1800s, overlooking Moreton Bay. The land originally ran to the water’s edge and was connected to the birth of the Australian sugar industry. Its owners have included a retired master mariner, and an artist, Les Melton, who lectured at Queensland College of Art for many years.

Also dating from the same period is the Victorian-era Ardenclutha in Paddington, owned by the same family for four generations after it was built about 1888, and the architect-designed Lokarlton at Spring Hill, completed by 1885 for the owner of a Queen St footwear business, with subsequent owners including William Gooley, the head brewer at Perkins and Co and licensee of the Jubilee Hotel.

As for ghosts or ghastly stories, Marianne hasn’t uncovered any herself, but she did have a client who was convinced her house was haunted.

“She hired paranormal investigators to

look into it and they told her they had detected the spirit of an old man called Jack, who had died suddenly in the house.

She asked me to see if this matched with the house’s history.”

It turned out a man called Jack had lived there, but he hadn’t died in the house.

Jack was a pretty common name, and Marianne says it would have been “pretty creepy” if the story had proven true.

“Either that or I would suspect the paranormal investigators were actually rival historians!”

When she has free time, she and Matt, a four-wheel-drive enthusiast and adventure photographer (mattwilliamsphotography. com), love to check out abandoned buildings. Her parents also like to visit historic houses with her and hear about her latest discoveries.

“You know you’re a massive history nerd when you invite them out for a coffee and stroll through a cemetery, and they think that’s a totally normal thing to do.” housedetective.com.au Instagram: @thehousedetective

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RECIPE

Tender trap This taste sensation could be the lamb recipe you’ve been searching for, writes Alastair McLeod

It’s always good to have a blockbuster lamb dish in your repertoire. Lamb neck fillets are an affordable cut for a low and languid hit.

This technique yields a cut with structure, tons of flavour and an agreeable gelatinous texture. Don’t feel compelled to pair your lamb with the usual Anglo-Saxon ballast of three vegetables.

The hook of this dish is how it explores bitterness.

While bitterness is likely the last of the five tastes we embrace, many of our food vices are bitter.

Chocolate, coffee and a Negroni before dinner are all beautifully bitter. The radicchio runs the gamut of sweet, sour, bitter, while the yoghurt has a bitter, sour balance.

Add lamb neck to your market list for dinner to be a low-budget production.

SLOW-COOKED LAMB NECK, EGGPLANT YOGHURT, RADICCHIO, HAZELNUTS Ingredients ½ bunch of thyme, leaves picked 2tsp each cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds 2 small dried chillies Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 1½tbs extra virgin olive oil + additional for sealing lamb

4 lamb neck fillets 2 red onions, peeled and roughly chopped 4 cloves of garlic, crushed to a paste 2 tins crushed tomatoes 1 small eggplant 100g Greek yoghurt Generous pinch sumac Lemon juice 2tbs toasted hazelnuts

Method Preheat oven to 160C. Place thyme in a pestle and mortar with cumin, coriander, fennel and chillies. Add salt and pepper and pound to a paste, stirring in the olive oil. Pour half over the lamb, and set aside until needed. Combine onions and garlic with remaining marinade. Heat a little oil in a large ovenproof pan or roasting tray over a medium-high heat, add the lamb and brown on all sides, then remove and place in a casserole dish. Add the onion mix to the same pan and fry until slightly soft (4 mins).

Add tomatoes then pour over lamb with 500ml of water.

Bring to a simmer, then cover and braise in preheated oven for 4 hours. Meanwhile, grill eggplant on a barbecue, turning frequently, until blackened and wilted. Cool then remove most, but not all, of the skin. Blend with yoghurt and sumac. Season to taste with lemon and salt. Remove lamb from the liquor and chill overnight. When ready to serve, cut each portion in half and pan fry until golden and warmed through. Serve with radicchio and eggplant yoghurt, scatter with hazelnuts. Serves 4

SOUR-SWEET RADICCHIO Ingredients 4tbs unsalted butter 1 large onion, thinly sliced 2tbs sugar 125ml white wine vinegar

2 large heads of radicchio, cored and cut into 8 wedges 50g currants Sea salt and freshly milled pepper

Method Melt butter in a heavy based pot over medium-high heat.

Add onion and sugar. Saute until onion is lightly browned, about 7 mins. Add vinegar then add radicchio, currants, salt and pepper. Cook until radicchio is just wilted, about 5 mins. Serve immediately.

Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco. alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter Ceramics: Lisa Russell, instagram.com/lunaceramics

STRIKE A BALANCE ... A hint of bitter radicchio plays up the rich flavour of slow-cooked lamb.

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FOOD + DRINK

Black-tie affair

BLACK HIDE BY GAMBARO Treasury Brisbane, 159 William St, city, ph: 3306 8420 Chef: Thomas Boisselier Lunch, Tue-Fri; dinner, Tue-Sun Eftpos and major credit cards Vegetarian and gluten-free options Off-street paid parking

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SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 8.5 Drinks: 8.5 Vibe: 9.5 Service: 9.5

I doubt the contrast could be any greater: parking on a Saturday night at the Myer Centre versus dining at Black Hide at Treasury Brisbane.

The parking is truly vexing, with main lifts shut and no clear direction to the outside world. But we make it – panting, dishevelled and cranky.

Black Hide by Gambaro is restorative, like a big, expensive eiderdown quilt to snuggle in. This new venue is a joint effort between Brisbane’s Gambaro clan and the casino. It sits like a mirror image of Luke Nguyen’s Fat Noodle on the opposite side of the casino entrance. But it has those gorgeous views across the river to QPAC and the Wheel of Brisbane.

The trappings are luxurious and while it is a large restaurant in terms of seats, it is spread across several rooms, so each little collective feels intimate. And there’s serious

wash down my steak ($18.50). And what a steak it is: 28-day dry-aged Angus rib eye from Stanbroke Beef ($85). It comes with roasted potatoes, condiments and a good jus. I add mushy peas with pancetta ($9.50), and roast pumpkin with garlic, yoghurt and brown butter ($9.50).

It’s all pretty simple, but I don’t want anything beyond what is a superb piece of meat and some well-considered sides.

We also sample oysters ($31.50 for six) and five Hervey Bay scallops with black pudding and tomato jam ($29.50).

Uncomplicated but very, very good.

We leave on a high from a memorable night’s dining which, when you think how often I dine out, is quite an achievement.

Even the half-hour spent wending our way back through the Myer Centre maze only dims the glow a little.

polish to the service, with a sommelier treading the carpet and a brigade of waitstaff well versed in their roles.

Walking in from the casino you pass a wall of dry-ageing beef. Further in there’s a display of wines – Henschke through to Chateau Margaux and Domaine de la Romanee-Conti. Nice.

What the Gambaro family does well is raw product. The seafood in its Paddington restaurant is pristine, and the original Black Hide, across the road from its parent, took

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At the Treasury, the Black Hide concept has been amped up – more luxurious, with some top-end menu additions for highrollers or blokes trying to impress a date.

I’m keen on the caviar, the wagyu and the Western Australian truffle, but wary of my reviewer’s budget.

I’m also wary of the big-gun wines, but there are plenty of affordable drops, like the glass of Two Hands Brave Faces I get to

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GOING OUT

Bringing it home Tired of stereotyped indigenous female roles, actor Katie Beckett wrote her own hit play as a tribute to her dad Fiona Purdon

ROLE CALL … Writer and performer Katie Beckett. Picture: Josie Hayden

Katie Beckett set out to write her father a tribute letter but wound up penning a play that would attract a 76-show national tour.

Arriving at Brisbane Powerhouse this month, Which Way Home has also caught the eye of publishers and filmmakers who are considering the play for book and feature film adaptations.

It’s a result that Brisbane-bred Katie, 33, never expected, and one that could also change the way indigenous women are represented on stage.

Katie, an actor, was inspired to write the humour-filled show and its indigenous characters because the roles she had received were “stereotypical and stale”.

“I was playing these women who were victims and voiceless, who were bashed or raped, and the male perpetrators were always drunk,’’ she says.

“These are not the stories I grew up with. I wanted to show people a different side to our culture. We are funny people and we are resilient in the face of so much adversity. We are strong women who are loving and caring.’’

Which Way Home covers a road trip taken by a father and daughter from Brisbane to visit family in Goodooga, northern New South Wales.

Katie says 80 per cent of the show is based on her relationship with her dad, Les, and she also drew on a real-life road trip she took six years ago with her father, her young son Mark (now eight) and the play’s director Rachael Maza.

“We got lost in the desert, on a dirt track, in 42 degrees and my son was freaking out,’’ she says.

“I wrote (Which Way Home) for my dad.

At the time he had had five heart attacks and I had just had my son. I thought I was going to lose him (Dad).”

She marvels at her 70-year-old father, who single-handedly brought her up after her mother was killed in a car accident when Katie was five years old.

“He’s now had six heart attacks, he has diabetes and high blood pressure, but he still comes to look after my son while I’m on tour. He drops everything to do it,” she says.

“I wasn’t expecting (Which Way Home) to go anywhere … it was mainly a love letter to Dad to say thanks for putting up with all the stupid stuff I’ve done.”

It was a lengthy process from initial writing to the show’s debut with Ilbijerri Theatre Company in 2016 in Melbourne, but Katie received lots of encouragement from leading indigenous actor Leah Purcell and from Rachael Maza.

The result was a sellout season of Which Way Home at Belvoir St Theatre as part of the 2017 Sydney Festival.

Now Katie, who lives in Sydney but is considering a return to Queensland, is “excited to bring it home to Brisbane”.

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FILM

Beneath a Nobel cause THE WIFE (MA) hhhkj Director: Bjorn Runge Starring: Glenn Close, Jonathan Pryce, Christian Slater Running time: 100 minutes Behind every great man ... is a woman who has shown heroic restraint in the face of an endless stream of snubs, rebuffs, put-downs and brush-offs. Who better to bring her to life than Glenn Close, an actor capable of conveying strength, dignity and intelligence in the most challenging of circumstances?

That includes playing second fiddle to a self-absorbed literary buffoon (superbly rendered here by Jonathan Pryce). Joan Castleman picks fluff off the collar of an overcoat lapel as carefully as her husband scrutinises his own press.

As the grievously underestimated wife, mother and artist’s muse, Close conveys her character’s subterranean turmoil with the

MORE TO A MUSE ... Things are not as they seem in Swedish director Bjorn Runge’s The Wife, starring Glenn Close and Jonathan Pryce.

tiniest of muscle quivers. It’s an indelible performance in which even an arched brow would amount to an overstatement. Not since Fatal Attraction has Close had a role so attuned to the collective consciousness.

Based on the novel by Meg Wolitzer, The Wife tells the story of a supremely selfcontained woman in her late 60s/early 70s who starts to re-evaluate her life choices after her husband wins the Nobel Prize.

Close conveys her internal crisis almost

entirely without dialogue, supported by Jane Anderson’s beautifully crafted script.

Swedish filmmaker Bjorn Runge (Happy End) is similarly restrained in his direction.

At first glance, The Wife appears to be a fairly classic tale of a literary giant and his self-sacrificing spouse who has given up her own writerly ambitions to nurture his.

But there’s something in Joan’s expression, as she observes her husband being fawned over, which piques interest.

We are not alone. Christian Slater’s exquisitely oily biographer, Nathaniel Bone, has also caught the scent.

We’ve heard it all before: charismatic, married professor, star pupil, scandalous affair. Then there’s the son (Max Irons), a would-be writer and angry young man who is desperate for the approval his father cruelly withholds. A compelling, complex, timely twist on an overfamiliar narrative.

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ARTS

Catch her drift Heidi Yardley’s vivid visions delve into 1960s counterculture GALLERIES Phil Brown

MOODY HUES... Heidi Yardley’s latest show, which reflects mind-expanding experiences of the psychedelic era, features works including (clockwise from top) Luna luxor, After van Aelst, Crimson ways and Turbulent flight.

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It was the title of one of Melbourne artist Heidi Yardley’s paintings that attracted my attention almost immediately.

The work, from her latest show at Jan Murphy Gallery in Brisbane, is called In watermelon sugar. It’s the title of a 1968 novel by American author Richard Brautigan, a countercultural classic.

I was a fan of Brautigan’s as a youth.

I assumed Heidi must be, too.

She tells me she’s a fan of the countercultural era, and has a copy of the book but hasn’t quite got to it yet. It’s part of a small library of countercultural literature she has assembled as part of her investigation into her parents’ era.

At 43, she’s enjoying rediscovering that era through literature, magazines, music and her paintings. The nudes in this show are quite retro, gleaned from men’s magazines from the 1960s and ’70s.

Heidi has pushed her usual muted colour pattern into a more psychedelic realm in this show, with intense shades of indigo and crimson, as a way of suggesting a heightened state – the sort of heightened state that people once tried to achieve through the use of LSD. But she’s not so much interested in the drugs as the aesthetic of the time and the mind-expanding possibilities of that counterculture. She’s reading Aldous Huxley’s The Doors of Perception right now and is a big fan of countercultural writer Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, and Tom Wolfe’s The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test.

Paintings like Rise up singing, The purple dawn and Luna luxor can all be described as psychedelic. The titles are evocative and some reference the music of a period that Heidi finds intriguing.

The nude portrait When the music’s over, for example, is a direct reference to a song by The Doors, a band named after Aldous Huxley’s book.

You can see how this all fits together, can’t you? There are portraits, landscapes and still life works, and the show’s title, Drifters, suggests figures from another time and place who have drifted into ours.

Of course, you can just enjoy the works for themselves without the backstory, but I think Heidi’s exploration of the inspiration of the counterculture movement is very interesting, and the music and literature of the time warrant revisiting.

Meanwhile, I reckon these works should be viewed while listening to Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon.

Who’s with me?

Heidi Yardley – Drifters, until Aug 18, Jan Murphy Gallery, 486 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley. janmurphygallery.com.au

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BOOKS

Pursuits of passion The world is a better place when everyone follows their heart’s desire, as these real-life reads reveal THE BAREFOOT SURGEON Ali Gripper Allen & Unwin, $33

PARIS DREAMING Katrina Lawrence Harper Collins, $35

Eye surgeon Sanduk Ruit has spent his life defying convention, operating barefoot outdoors in travelling “cataract camps” in remote Nepal, India, China and Bhutan, restoring the sight, and lives, of thousands. He grew up in an icy Nepalese village, with no school, money or connections, but it was the tragedy of losing half his family – two sisters and a brother – to preventable diseases before he turned 19 that spurred him on to become a doctor. In this book, Sydney journalist Ali Gripper tells how Sanduk has almost halved blindness in Nepal. The Nobel Prize winner is a living example of triumph over adversity.

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“Talking about social justice while savouring truffle risotto and sipping vintage champagne in a five-star restaurant only makes true sense in Paris” says Australian beauty journalist Katrina Lawrence, an observation that says a lot about the intent of her book, which is a homage to Paris and all its ways. Katrina offers a delicious – albeit privileged – view of everything Parisian in the city of love, haute couture and literature. Through cake, champagne, makeup and clothes, she reveals a city that taught her about everything from feminism to flirtations. Reading Paris Dreaming is like loitering in the Tuileries Garden – dreamy and delightful.

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THE WASP AND THE ORCHID Danielle Clode Picador, $40 It sounded like something out of an HG Wells novel, but in 1927, a Melbourne mother-of-two rose to world scientific acclaim by solving the mystery of orchid pollination that had bewildered even Darwin. Through astute observation, Edith Coleman discovered that orchids mimic female insects to trick male insects into mating with them, and so pollinate the plant. As zoologist Danielle Clode writes in this biography, Edith, a teacher before she married, was an awardwinning naturalist and scientific writer.

“The story of her life, and how she came to fulfil her remarkable career, proves that it is never too late to engage with the work you love,” the author writes.

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EGGSHELL SKULL Bri Lee Allen and Unwin, $30 For an inspiring true story about a brave young woman’s battle for justice, read Brisbane author Bri Lee’s lively memoir. As the daughter of a decorated policeman and a law graduate herself, Bri draws on her insider knowledge as she charts her own case of sexual abuse and subsequent battle to have the crime legally acknowledged.

It is not until Bri’s first days as an associate at the Queensland District Court, when she hears case after case of horrendous sex crimes, that she starts to address her own suffering. She writes with empathy and wit, revealing a resilient spirit that, with supportive family and friends, sees her fight for her day in court.

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TRAILBLAZER

MAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN PREMIERE South Bank

BNSCENE Liz Edwards and JP Huillet

The long-awaited sequel to the 2008 musical hit Mamma Mia! has arrived in cinemas. For super-fans, a sneak-peak Queensland premiere at Event Cinemas Indooroopilly was a chance to don their ABBA-solutely fabulous fashions, the dress code for the evening, and hit the red carpet. The movie features more ABBA hits and the all-star cast audiences fell in love with 10 years ago.

Pictures: Jared Vethaak

Old-time faves After a canal boat cafe and a Persian Gulf eatery, Gramps owner Adam Murphy is ready to share home comforts ADAM MURPHY, 30, cafe owner What’s new with you?

I’ve just opened Gramps Cafe at Red Hill.

I’ve been managing cafes both in Australia and in the UK for the past six years and worked in kitchens in Scotland, Ireland, Iran and Sri Lanka, but this is the first time it’s my name on the lease.

How did that come about?

I’ve picked up work in a whole heap of wacky venues. In the UK, I helped open and manage a canal boat cafe where the coffee machine pump would only operate when there were more people on the left side of the boat. On a tiny Iranian island in the Persian Gulf, I had the pleasure of working in a German/Iranian-owned restaurant in constant 43-degree heat and my bed was a treehouse on the beach.

What can customers expect at Gramps Cafe?

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my super-secret recipe double-malt milkshakes.

Tell us about the cafe’s name …

It had to personify the warmth, homeliness and comfort that the venue is all about. Shortlist after shortlist was drafted. It actually came down to a vote among friends, with my personal favourite, Grandpa Sunshine, being completely thrown out of the race.

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Kate Brady and Vilma de la Flor

Jennifer Vines and Michaela Bourke

Peter Gray and Amanda Hayman

You renovated the space yourself?

I have so much gratitude for the two dozen friends who gave hours and hours of their spare time to fit out the cafe. The whole venue was done on a shoestring budget through YouTube videos, liquidation sales and salvaged wood from demolition yards. It has scrubbed up well.

Who or what inspires you?

Food morality and ethical sourcing really inspire me. It’s something I am still finding my feet with. I’d like to work towards being more sustainable and sourcing more ethically – and locally.

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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL OPENING NIGHT South Bank A packed house at QPAC’s Lyric Theatre rewarded the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical with a standing ovation at the Brisbane premiere.

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FASHION

London calling Bianca Whyte’s designs have serious celebrity cred. Now she’s opened a studio in the UK

THE WHYTE STUFF ... Whyte Studio fashions by designer Bianca Whyte (below).

It takes talent and a will of steel to attract a global audience and a gaggle of A-list fans, but that’s exactly what Bianca Whyte has done.

With a client roster that includes her pals and former employers the Kardashians, as well as British actor Amy Jackson, Jade Thirlwall (of UK girl group Little Mix) and singer-songwriter Ella Eyre, the Brisbane designer is riding high.

Oh, and then there’s the recent collaboration with UK fashion giant Topshop.

The 26-year-old, who founded her Whyte Studio label with mum Lynne Haywood in 2017, operates from a studio in Whitechapel Rd in London’s East End. It’s a long way from her school days at St Peters Lutheran College, Indooroopilly, in Brisbane’s west.

Reflecting on her journey, Bianca says self-belief was everything.

“You have to take risks and be prepared to work hard,” she says. “Have confidence in yourself because nobody knows your brand and your vision as you do.”

But fashion wasn’t Bianca’s first love. She started out as a professional motocross rider, having been introduced to the sport by her racer dad Brad Whyte at the age of four.

“I started designing because I wanted to create a female motocross range,” she says.

“There was nothing like it on the market for riders like myself. In most cases us female riders had to wear men’s kit.”

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for the Kardashian Kollection brand. After only a year in the job, she was promoted to head designer and worked alongside the famous sisters Kourtney, Kim and Khloe, dressing the likes of Cindy Crawford and Kelly Osbourne.

“I worked very closely with the Kardashian sisters, and one of the things they taught me is to work hard and learn about the business of branding,” Bianca says.

“Another aspect I learned from them is how to design for curves and embrace them.

“My collection is about empowering women and their bodies, and I have to say that very much comes from the Kardashians.”

Ambitious and driven, four years later Bianca, looking for a fresh challenge, accepted an offer to move to London to design for a small start-up brand. Then, last year, she took the plunge and launched Whyte Studio with Lynne, who now also manages the label’s new Brisbane studio at Seventeen Mile Rocks.

“My mum is a very stylish lady and that certainly helped me and my taste levels,” Bianca says. “I always ask for her opinion as I trust her fashion sense.”

The sporty lines that dominate Whyte Studio’s latest collection, however, are all Bianca.

Think streamlined silhouettes, functional jackets and edgy buckle details.

The collection’s lightweight trench, polished powder-blue shorts and civil knit dress look right at home in a Queensland winter.

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FASHION Kowtow stage pants in ecru, $259, Formation jacket in ecru, $309, Building Block rib singlet in rose, $79, au.kowtowclothing.com

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TRAVEL

Moment in the sun

SUN SEEKER ... Tingirana Noosa overlooks Laguna Bay and boasts an infinity-edge pool and Hamptons-style decor.

Relax, unwind and enjoy the finer things in life at this luxury Noosa address Leesa Maher There is much to be said for a soul-reviving weekend away. Sitting on the sun lounges at Tingirana Noosa while my children splash about in the pool, I turn my face to the sun, wriggle my toes on my warm beach towel and feel each stress particle ebb away.

Just what the doctor ordered, you might say.

From its absolute beachfront position on Hastings St at Noosa Heads, a two-hour drive north of Brisbane, Tingirana commands ocean views that build to a sunset finale when a fiery amber sky slips behind the horizon.

The evening sky show is best observed from your private balcony with a glass of Moet and a gourmet cheese platter ($55, from reception). We drizzle raw organic honey, harvested from Noosa National Park by Noosa’s Boutique Apiary, over the cheese and crackers and try to stop at two. Impossible.

Our two-bedroom apartment, on the first floor of the freshly renovated resort, is spacious with an open-plan living and dining area – all decorated in a high-end Hamptons style.

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comfortable beds – basically cotton-covered clouds – this side of the Ritz Paris. There is a full kitchen, too, including Nespresso machine, which makes life easier for family stays, and flat-screen TVs in the living room and both bedrooms. My kids find Netflix and Foxtel in five minutes.

The kitchen and bathrooms feature slick white cabinetry with a VJ effect, while the bathrooms also have marble mosaic-tiled splashbacks and terrazzo flooring.

If you are an interiors aficionado, you’ll find plenty to love here and in the guest lounge downstairs with its wicker armchairs and smart upholstery.

The resort’s heated pool is just below our apartment balcony and beyond that is popular Main Beach, accessed via the resort’s private entrance. We spend the afternoon building sandcastles and splashing about in the shallows of Laguna Bay before hitting Nitrogenie in Hastings St for a gourmet ice cream hit.

Shopping on Hastings St, with its many bars, boutiques and art galleries, is a must. Treat yourself to a scented candle or Louenhide handbag at Signature on Hastings, a swimsuit at Seafolly or a landscape by a local artist.

If you fancy more lively activity, take a hike at nearby Noosa National Park, visit Eumundi Markets or coincide your visit with a local event, such as the Noosa Jazz Party

(Aug 30-Sep 2) when jazz acts play at various venues.

On the Saturday night we take our seats at Season, the resort’s on-site restaurant that serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily, plus room service. Staff here are friendly and attentive, and the setting very Noosa-cool with flickering candles, lush garden beds and the sound of waves.

We devour spanner crab with chilli, garlic, anchovies, parsley, pangrattato and angel hair pasta ($36); wild mushroom gnocchi, truffle pecorino, garlic chip ($23); and beer-battered fish and chips ($16.50, kids’ serve). It’s all so fresh and delicious, and I notice the sea air has had a positive effect on the kids’ appetites. Their plates are clean.

Sunday morning dawns with another dip in the pool before breakfast at the hip 10 Hastings. The kids go for smashed avocado on toast ($10.90), while I order the No.10 Benedict ($21.90) with pulled pork and apple cider hollandaise and poached eggs on toast. So good.

Check-out is at 10am but Tingirana staff invite guests to stay awhile and enjoy the pool and guest lounge before making tracks. With those sun-warmed lounges calling me, I don’t need to be asked twice.

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Follow the light By day, this revamped Red Hill house has unmatched views. By night, it glows like a lantern on the hillside Michelle Bailey The Queenslanders of Brisbane’s renowned hilltops are home to some of the most impressive vantage points in the city.

Behind the elegant facade of this Red Hill Queenslander, views extend over Paddington and continue as far as the horizon. But you wouldn’t know it from the street.

When architect Matthew Kennedy first visited the site, he was struck by its untapped potential.

“The original house was a beautiful but battered Queenslander that had suffered from years of neglect as a rental property,” Matthew says.

“The views to the rear were amazing but were limited by a few small windows at the back of the house and access to the rear of the site was limited, too.”

Addressing the lack of views from the house was a major concern, but more pressing was the introduction of new rooms to extend the historic home.

“The location of the (new) kitchen and dining space was central to the design concept,” Matthew says.

“The client had very fond recollections of family meals, conversations and moments at the dining table, and we discussed at length the importance of its position in the house.

“We decided that we should foster this space for gathering and celebrate its importance.”

For these reasons, the combined kitchen and dining room was positioned at

the half landing between the upper and lower floors of the Queenslander.

The central location ensures it is the social and physical heart of the home, with generous ceiling heights strengthening its prominence.

Elevating it to something quite extraordinary are the vast glass windows designed to capture that astonishing view across the city. Banquette seating follows the window edges, encouraging people to pause on the edge of the precipice.

“When the large sliding windows are opened, the space functions as an indooroutdoor room or deck,” Matthew says.

The room’s southern orientation ensures that solar exposure is minimised, and timber-lined floors and ceilings manage the effects of glare.

As the sun sets and lights turn on, the room – when viewed from nearby ridges – appears like a lantern on the hillside.

Smaller rooms are arranged as a counterpoint to the generous scale of the kitchen and dining room.

“It was important to the client that a degree of openness and transparency be achieved in this key (kitchen and dining) space, but a series of more intimate sitting spaces (were made) elsewhere in the building,” Matthew says.

The adjacent library captures a similar vantage point but is scaled to suit sole occupation or a small gathering.

Just as important as connecting to the view was the resolve to reconnect the

home with its steep site. “As with most of our projects, landscape design is not something that is an afterthought but rather integrated,” Matthew says.

“The terracing of the rear patio and landscaping walls was part of this consideration.

“The integrated brick seating and fireplace at the bottom of the site provide a

focal point destination that is an extension of the architecture and encourages a sense of curious exploration, together with a way of activating the site.”

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Phil Brown I should have been in the army ... If I had my way I would actually be walking around the house with a clipboard checking things off and signing people in and out Things have been running pretty well at our place lately. The household is like a finely tuned machine.

This makes me very happy. We kind of had to get organised because my wife and I are busy, my son’s at uni, and the dog is at home recuperating from a ligament operation and he needs attention constantly, since he’s basically living in a pen for six weeks and has to be taken down to the toilet several times a day. It’s busy.

So that everything gets attended to at the appropriate time, I am overseeing what is pretty much a military operation. Occasionally the troops (my wife, son and the dog) are a tad disorderly and they have a tendency not to follow orders, but mostly they fall in line.

I should have been in the army, really. I would have made a pretty good sergeant major and would be none too shabby as a quartermaster, too. I love organising things, which does drive the rest of the family mad. They like to be

spontaneous, which I find outrageous because I have a schedule and I have everything written down, and if I have to change my plans I’m not happy.

If I had my way I would actually be walking around the house with a clipboard checking things off and signing people in and out. I’d be like Blakey, the officious bus inspector in On the Buses, for those of you who remember that British sitcom. Blakey had a clipboard. I do actually have one, but I don’t use it much because I realise that may be just a little too OCD. I remember dropping my son at a birthday party once and his mate’s little sister had a clipboard and was checking people’s names off as they arrived.

I was very impressed with that.

This passion for organisation is thwarted sometimes by … life. Life doesn’t always go according to plan, does it? That’s annoying. And people don’t always leave the towels hanging straight on the rack, the taxi doesn’t always arrive within 10 seconds of the

expected ETA and people don’t always do what I want them to do.

Maybe I should run away to sea?

I’d do well on a ship, I think, except for the seasickness.

I would love to be in charge, making sure everything was shipshape and Bristol fashion. I could walk around in whites with my clipboard, checking things off. Maybe they would give me a whistle, too? Just a thought.

As I said, I should have been in the army. My father often wanted me to join up and follow in his footsteps.

He served in the Australian Army in World War II. He always told us he was a general. A general nuisance.

Whenever I played up as a teenager (which was often), he threatened me with the army.

I might have done well, with my love of order. But there were always two major hurdles – my hair and a talent for insubordination.

So I have remained a civilian, with a military bent.

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impressive Property combines traditional features with modern additions Maine on Massey is a recently renovated residence and dates back to the early 1930s. The property’s charm and original character has been combined with an array of modern conveniences.

With an expansive floorplan, spanning over three levels, and ample storage throughout, the major focus is on entertaining. In addition to multiple lounge and dining areas, the grand property also boasts a music room, wine cellar, several outdoor entertaining decks and a large pool and spa outside.

Entering the property from the driveway into the double garage, the lower level features two large, light-filled bedrooms, study, rumpus room and a stylish bathroom.

The middle level hosts both formal and informal dining and lounge areas. In the formal dining room, chandeliers and wall sconces create decorous charm and opulence in this part of the home. The impressive renovated kitchen features granite marble benches, statement pendent lighting, a butler’s pantry and breakfast bar.

The star of this level is arguably the statement marble fireplace.

Upstairs on the top level, grandeur and

ASCOT 50 Massey St Land: 765sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Mike Ower, Grace & Keenan; ph: 3154 6333 or 0404 510 774 Auction: On site, August 11, 11am

luxury come to the fore. There are three generously-sized bedrooms, two of which share a bathroom complete with a freestanding bathtub, marble benchtops and large shower. The Art Deco-inspired main bedroom has French doors that lead onto a private balcony and bay window which captures northeasterly views. Also featured are a walk in wardrobe and ensuite which includes a freestanding marble bath, touch-less toilet, custommade cabinetry and twin vanity.

Agent Mike Ower described the property’s renovation as both beautiful and thoughtful.

“Maine on Massey is a stunning, multilevel Cape Cod style home,” Mike says.

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top location Character features are only part of this house’s charm An award-winning plunge pool and an outdoor space featured in the Australian Garden and Pool Design magazine are just two of the many features which make this property a standout.

Agent Troy Traynor said the fivebedroom house, which is named Glenbrae, had recently undergone a huge renovation and now represented a ‘family dream home’, in an ideal location.

“It was originally a three-bedroom cottage and has been completely renovated; the owners guttered the house,

built-in underneath and redesigned the whole house,” he said.

“And the transformation is just beautiful. The plunge pool in particular is a really cool feature. We had our first open home on July 14 and 34 groups came through - if it doesn’t sell prior to the auction, we’re expecting a great turnout.”

Engineered oak flooring, marble, polished concrete and mosaics are some of the striking finishes found throughout the two-level floorplan.

The façade has a Queenslander design complete with fretwork and a veranda, with the main entry on the upper floor.

Inside, a central hallway leads to an openplan living and dining hub which has the

TARINGA 86 Waverley Rd Land: 405sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Troy Traynor, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0415 559 457 Auction: On site, Saturday (Aug 4), 1pm

beautiful oak floors, glass louvres and an abundance of light.

There are also sliding glass doors opening to the yard and pool.

Back inside, the kitchen boasts marble and quartz benchtops, including a breakfast bar, as well as European appliances, a butler’s pantry and a mosaic marble splashback.

Four bedrooms also sit on the upper level; the main has a walk-through wardrobe with an automated sensor, while luxury exudes from the ensuite from its crystal cut Bonn lighting to its custommade Carrara marble basins and benchtop, double shower and natural blue stone mosaic feature tiles.

MASTERCLASS A unique and unforgettable Georgian-inspired residence, this impressive seven bedroom home exemplifies ultimate family living.

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INSPECT Saturday 3 – 3:30pm

652 London Road

A masterclass in symmetry and affluence, this immaculate estate is surrounded by manicured grounds.

A vast lounge and formal dining space occupies the heart of the home, while the western wing boasts open living areas, a dining area and kitchen with cold room and wine cellar. Also located on this level are a home theatre, office, games room, laundry and gymnasium. The upper floor features five bedrooms, a master retreat and a guest suite. Added extras include a four car garage, large workshop and solar panels. This home is immaculate both inside and out, boasting a generously sized, sparkling pool and entertaining area.

7 BED 6 BATH 4 + CAR + POOL

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This architecturally designed residence exemplifies elevation, privacy, breezes and views, with luxurious entertaining spaces and the choice of two master bedrooms.

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INSPECT Thursday 5 – 5:30pm and

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Saturday 11 – 11:30am

Elevated mastery begins on the upper level, where a library, lounge, office and dining area are centred around a designer kitchen. On the ground floor, four generous bedrooms surround a media room, living room and bathroom. A summer room and terrace offer even more space. Outlining the ground level are a number of luxurious alfresco entertaining spaces, outdoor lawn area and pool. The lower ground floor features an expansive garage, wine cellar, sauna, workshop, gym/rumpus and nanny flat. Additional features include a lift servicing all floors, water tanks, powder room, security with Launchport and keyless entry.

6 BED 5 BATH 6 CAR + POOL

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BENCHMARK This classic Queenslander has undergone a precise renovation while retaining the hallmarks of its rich heritage, setting the benchmark for relaxed family living.

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INSPECT Thursday – 5:30pm

92 Ridge Street

and Saturday – 12pm

You will love the simplicity of this layout. This two level home radiates comfor t and ease, fitted with air conditioning and solar power. Across the top floor, an array of family areas flow to the dining and kitchen drawing your gaze outside to the bayside outlooks and capturing the perfect north-east aspect. Dedicated to versatile living, this home is adaptable to a range of lifestyle dynamics encompassing five bedrooms, four bathrooms, dual entry and a ground floor kitchenette that could be utilised as a granny flat or self-contained unit. A large multipurpose room with in-built bar has seamless access to the in-ground pool with poolside entertaining pavilion.

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Set in the wide tree lined streets of Coorparoo’s most prestigious enclave, this graceful 1920s Queenslander has been flawlessly transformed for luxurious and expansive family living.

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49 Rees Avenue

Wednesday 6 – 6:30pm

Capturing sweeping views across to the Brisbane city skyline, the hilltop home retains its classic façade, while inside, period details blend seamlessly with high-end contemporary finishes. A functional dual level floorplan makes the most of its beautifully landscaped 905m2 grounds. The designer kitchen with butler’s pantry, Caesarstone benchtops and Miele appliances accompanies vast alfresco areas offering both the ultimate children’s playground and a sophisticated poolside entertaining sanctuary. Also featuring zoned ducted air conditioning, three car garage and multiple living zones ideal for a fifth bedroom or dual living, the home is a short walk from transport, shops, schools and Coorparoo Square.

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

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James Curtain 0404 056 564 Denis Najzar 0438 457 599 PLC-OP4453_BN_D

WINDSOR 105 Hawdon Street

INSPECT Thursday 2 August 11:30am – 12pm

For nearly ninety years, this cottage has been patiently waiting for a family to create their dream home.

Facing North at the foot of Windsor’s historical Eildon Hill Reserve, this elevated single-level Queenslander offers panoramic views and sits on a massive 1,368m2 parcel of land, with original features including extra-high VJ ceilings, sash windows, wide floorboards, fretwork and ceiling roses. With some love, this gorgeous yet unpolished character home will yield a fantastic opportunity to renovate, with potential to lift and build in underneath (subject to Council approval).

AUCTION Saturday 18 August at 12pm – On-site

Saturday 4 August 11:30am – 12pm

3 BED 1 BATH 3 CAR

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10/33 Parkside Circuit

A masterclass of geometr y, space and st yle, this four bedroom villa radiates architectural design and environmentally sustainable principles across two levels of living. Enter tain or rela x in the outdoor terrace surrounding the sparkling in-ground pool.

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Capturing the ver y essence of rela xed living, this Queenslander showcases distinctive heritage charm and contemporary comfort. Generously proportioned with family living at its forefront, this home af fords supreme peace and privacy across a picturesque 764m2 block.

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR 4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR + POOL

INSPECT Contact agent

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INSPECT Contact agent for private inspection FOR SALE

Janelle McKenna 0417 004 845 PLC-OP4453_BN_E

174 Venner Road, Yeronga

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Character and charm Charming, original features including casement windows, majestic brick arches, polished timber floors and a grand central fireplace are the hallmarks of this heritage house, according to agent Leigh Kortlang.

The two-bedroom residence has beautiful accents and inclusions throughout the floorplan, which spans one level and offers plenty of living space with a seamless indoor-to-outdoor flow.

“This home exudes classical elegance and charm,” Ms Kortlang said.

“This is truly one of Brisbane’s most unique original residences, and a home that will provide a lifestyle rich in community and modern amenity.”

She said the property had been relished by its owners for more than 28 years and included many original appointments.

Original casement windows, which frame views to Moreton Bay are one of the highlights, while French doors and decorative ceilings add further appeal.

Framed by established gardens and mature Jacaranda trees, the house’s façade incorporates brick archways and a gabled roof, as well as a front porch inviting entry.

Inside, there’s a suite of formal and casual

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The casual living and dining space has an open-plan design and draws in natural light via glass French doors, which open to a wraparound paved patio.

Back inside, the kitchen sits in the heart of the floorplan and has ample white cabinetry and a breakfast bar. Both bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and open to a sleepout, and there are two bathrooms to service the residence.

50 Christian St Land: 744sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Aug 1), 6-6.45pm; Saturday (Aug 4), 11.30am-noon Agent: Leigh Kortlang, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0400 434 244 Auction: On site, Saturday (Aug 4), noon

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Stately style is on offer Traditional and contemporary styles combine in this stately five-bedroom house, set about 3.5km from the Brisbane CBD and close to Enoggera bikeway.

Residing on an expansive block, the dual-level property has been designed for family living and offers plenty of space for leisure including a saltwater pool, balconies and terraces.

An elegant Queenslander-style facade complete with two wraparound verandas sets the tone for the interiors and exudes street appeal.

Entry to the property is via leadlight glass doors on the lower level, leading into a suite of formal lounge and dining rooms with high 3.1m ceilings, French doors and a bay window.

At the rear of the floorplan sits an openplan living hub; the family room is striking with its hexagonal shape and mahogany VJ walls and flooring, while large windows draw abundant natural light.

Outside, there’s also a fireplace and access to a patio area.

Back inside, a meals area and the kitchen continue the rich interior design, the latter boasting timber cabinetry,

granite benchtops and quality European appliances including a 900mm built-in wall oven and a six-burner gas stovetop with a deep fryer.

Also on the lower level is a customised office, a bathroom and access to a cellar.

Upstairs, the main bedroom includes an Adelaide black granite inlay fireplace, walk-in wardrobe, and an ensuite.

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NEWMARKET 14 Davidson St Land: 1214sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Aug 1), 5.30-6pm; Friday (Aug 3), 11-11.30am Agent: Ian Cuneo and Michael Petselas, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500, 0416 139 656 (IC) or 0402 847 168 (MP) Auction: On site, August 11, noon

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COORPAROO 63 Mars Street FAMILY SANCTUARY ON 948M2 IN MAJESTIC SURROUNDS Ideally located in a leafy enclave of Coorparoo, this desirable family residence offers a tranquil lifestyle retreat that embraces its serene bushland surrounds. This home will span the years easily with a wealth of living areas sprawled across two generous levels, including a formal lounge and library, dining, multi-purpose room, and family area, each flowing seamlessly to outdoor entertaining areas.

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Mix of the old and new With living across two levels, this Queenslander sits on a 683sq m block boasting a 15m frontage.

Traditional Queenslander features have been mixed with contemporary additions to create a spacious and modern environment for living and leisure.

There is a two-vehicle carport and established gardens at the front of the property. From a covered balcony enclosed by latticework, French doors lead into an open-plan living and dining space overlooked by a kitchen.

Traditional features include polished timber flooring, VJ walls, high ceilings, stained-glass windows and beautiful decorative breezeways.

In the kitchen are timber benchtops, feature splashback, a Bosch oven, gas cooktop and double drawer dishwasher.

Bi-fold doors lead from the open-plan space to a covered deck with views to the back yard and pool.

Also on the upper level is a study, bedroom with built-in wardrobes and a bathroom with a shower.

On the lower level are three bedrooms serviced by a two-way bathroom with a

separate bathtub and shower. The main bedroom has sliding glass doors opening to a deck. There is also a walk-in wardrobe and access to the two-way bathroom.

The other two bedrooms feature builtin wardrobes.

Also opening to the deck through sliding glass doors is a rumpus room with airconditioning.

There is also a storage room and laundry with outside access on the lower level of the house.

GRANGE 45 Southerden Ave Land: 683sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Aug 1) 5.30-6pm; Friday (Aug 3), 11-11.30am; Saturday (Aug 4), 10-10.30am Agent: Ian Cuneo, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500 or 0416 139 656 Auction: On site, August 11, 2pm

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(March 21 – April 20) If 26 trouble flares, act Prolix (7)with diplomacy.

This week life could become erratic.

27 Serious in intention (7) Close friends or family could cause LIBRA strife. Home renovations or electronic 28 Quiet, (September 23 private – Octoberplace 23) (7) circuitry may go haywire. These A secret is exposed. While you may feel disruptions may reflect your inner need aDown tad indignant at having your psyche for more freedom, excitement and placed on public display, avoid 1 News (7)survive this little change. Be diplomatic with the steps retaliating, you will blunder.

The trick lies in distancing 2 North African country (7) you take. yourself from any emotional inferno, 3 Full glare of publicity (9) TAURUS rather than getting caught up in it.

(April 21 – May 20) 4 Sailing boat (5) This week the sun shines on your family SCORPIO 5 Light social conversation (5,4) and home and, in this instance, (October 24 – November 22)

Counterfeit familiarity breeds content. If guests start The6trouble with seeing (5) the larger CRYPTIC CROSSWORD 11 Of the nose (5) flowing through your door, all the 3 Random inspection for picture that you often skip the finer 7 isInvolve in trouble (7) Across 12 Crush together in better. Introductions to new friends are any rash development? details. Thinking big is great, but some 8 need Very sad event (7)to get 1 Miss tea when involved in collision (9) also a strong possibility. This domestic (4,5) ideas blood, sweat and tears painting (7) theme continues during early August, 4 Go in or go in forS(5)C A N T 13YAn earthly off14 the ground.

Bear this in mind should During passage (2,7) H E A D E R C R U M P E T S S P E C I F I C 5AUnusually big task carried paradise (7-2) as thoughts turn to renovation.

5 Recognise learner has recent projects not prove viable.

Still, T V I I B A S H O A E O T 15 Requiring highest security (3-6) out by servicemen (7) 15 Correspond exactly (5) the advantage of celebrations look likely.

If romance calls, B L A S T O F F S U L L I V A N G O T H I C O S P R E Y 16 Ugly sight (7) 9GIt gives ships loading 16 Discharge lava (5)E scholarship (9) GEMINI allocate extra time for play.

I N G L T N F A S V R A C P room to spare maybe (7) 18 Be specially careful (4,5) 6 Shabby teetotaller seen (May 21 – June 21) 17 Expose (7) P R A Y E R E M E R G E A U T O C R A T P A R T I S A N 10 TheU exterior isI due Cto I in Scottish 21 Bring about (9) river (5)E The pursuit of happiness can be difficult: SAGITTARIUS R E O A S L D I D 19 Beseech (7) undergo renovation (7) 24 Drive out (5) 7 Liven things up in a team, too many responsibilities and pressures.

(November 23 – December 21) I N N O V A T I O N M I N E S T R O N E D O D O R I G A 11 BillEis a first name (5) 25 Manifest (7) perhaps (7) Still, this shouldn’t stop you from having Sagittarians like fresh starts, and this 20 Conspicuous (7) S S L L R U F A N Y P 12 The last runners try to be G8OA spot Prolix (7) of illicit G A S T R26 a go at it. Mix a little determination with week you’ll either want to expand your I N S A T I A B L E L D O N O M Y H E M P 22 quarters NorthorAmerican elkof (5) first in it (5,4) 27 Serious in intention (7) drinking (7) a lot of ambition and you’ll have a recipe living throw out some the E Y I P N E A T A C N A S E 13 Counterfeit cover 28 Quiet, private place (7) 14 Cannon to right Nand left for success. Whether you dedicate that 23 Cleave accumulated mess.(5) Or perhaps take a A D V A N C E S O R N A M E N T O U S T E D O T I C E for a lie (9) of one, by decree (9) energy to your career or love life is up to quick break.

Suddenly, too, everyone is B E T R A E R R S E T P K L N T 15 A once wild area of the Down 15 Watchful braves not you – perhaps you can satisfy both. unusually co-operative, making you M O R O S E F I D D L E A M E N A B L E S E N S I B L E world (5) G 1 News (7) taken by surprise (9)I wonder what the catch is. Perhaps your R E L S R O O O C E R R 16 Roughly licks smoothT(5)E A16SFollow 2 North African or pass (7) CANCER relaxed mood is contagious.

E T J O R D A N S E N T E N C E S E R E N A D E 18 Get into expensive country (7) 17 Is run out after batting (June 22 – July 22) habits? (5,4) 3 Full glare of publicity (9) had collapsed (2,5) It’s a week to find peace and quiet. Give CAPRICORN Cryptic 19 Appear very interested, Quick 21 Start to play (7,2) 4 Sailing boat (5) your mind, body and spirit time to rest (December 22 – January 20) 4 Specific, 9 Osprey, 10 Sullivan, Partisan, 13and Emerge, 15 Riga, Minestrone, at, 13 Prayer, 15 Dodo, 16start Innovation, 24 Assessed speed on 5 Light social then change Across: 1 Scanty, recover. No matter how16 much It’s a contemplative week12 – listen to of descent (5) conversation (5,4) employment (7) you’re being pushed to act, stop and your heart, not your mind.

While not 19 Gastronomy, 20 Hemp, 23 Notice, 25 Ornament, 27 Sensible, 28 Fiddle, 29 Serenade, 30beJordan.

28 Morose, 29 Sentence, 30 Tea set.

25 It’s an example of literal 6 Counterfeit (5) 20 Trading records (7) still. Calm your mind – stop it from everyone will be willing, or able, to lend suppression (7) 7 Involve in trouble (7) 22 Jumping bail, I provide racing. Failure to do so may result in a helping hand, you should be able to Asparagus, 3 Thesis, Pour, 6 number.

Calamity, 8 not Concede, 11 Valiant, 14 ny, 8 Saffron, 11 Gainsay, 14 ofCollide, 17(5) Down: 1 Stopper, 26 Deliberate destruction 8 Very sad2event (7) an excuse illness far down the line. count on a5respectable Don’t7 Fever, character maybe (7) 14 During passage (2,7) 23 Exercise around Denmark, 17 Open-ended, 18 Fraction, 19 Genesis, 21 Pattern, 22 Calico, 24 Tenor, 26 Plod.

Stern, 26 Alec.

27 It’s deep in distress, but 15 Requiring highest meadow and fold (5) undeterred (7) security (3-6) 28 Is likely to fall for 16 Ugly sight (7) QUICK CLUES accountants? (7) 17 Expose (7) Across 19 Beseech (7) 1 Unreservedly (7) Down 20 Conspicuous (7) 5 To overthrow (7) 1 Arts master’s pet dog (7) 22 North American 9 Forceful (7) 2 A number walk wearily elk (5) 10 A branch of around – it’s hard work (7) 23 Cleave (5) mathematics (7)

Solutions to last week’s puzzles

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Matisse, 5 Kitbags, 9 Seaport, 10 Outside, 11 Isaac, 12 Relay race, 13 Falsehood, 15 Ocean, 16 Slick, 18 Dress well, 21 Curtain up, 24 Rated, 25 Elision, 26 Erasure, 27 Despite, 28 Totters.

Down: 1 Mastiff, 2 Travail, 3 Spot check, 4 Enter, 5 Knowledge, 6 Tatty, 7 Animate, 8 Shebeen, 14 Ordinance, 15 Observant, 16 Succeed, 17 In ruins, 19 Enthuse, 20 Ledgers, 22 Alibi, 23 Pleat. QUICK: Across: 1 Totally, 5 Subvert, 9 Dynamic, 10 Algebra, 11 Nasal, 12 Telescope, 13 Shangri-la, 15 Tally, 16 Erupt, 18 Take pains, 21 Encompass, 24 Expel, 25 Obvious, 26 Verbose, 27 Earnest, 28 Retreat. Down: 1 Tidings, 2 Tunisia, 3 Limelight, 4 Yacht, 5 Small talk, 6 Bogus, 7 Embroil, 8 Tragedy, 14 In transit, 15 Top-secret, 16 Eyesore, 17 Uncover, 19 Implore, 20 Salient, 22 Moose, 23 Sever.

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