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Design aficionados will be familiar with Lovestar, the quirky homewares brand founded by Brisbane’s Helen Bayley. But what may not be so widely known is that the business, famous for its Perspex vases, literally went up in smoke earlier this year in a warehouse fire. In our Feature Story (P8), Helen reveals how she and husband Chris set about rebuilding and how, despite the devastation, they found a silver lining in the chance to pause, reflect and regroup. It’s a positive message that seems fitting for our last issue of the year. I hope the holidays give you pause to relax and recharge in preparation for a fantastic 2019. We look forward to returning next year with yet more inspiring stories and imagery celebrating Brisbane and its fabulous people. Merry Christmas all.

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THE LIST Holiday fun FEATURE Lovestar’s Helen Bayley rebuilds her homewares empire RESTAURANT Felons Brewing Co., city RECIPE Alastair McLeod’s lamb cutlets ARTS Home: a suburban obsession, South Brisbane FASHION Camilla Freeman-Topper Q&A AT HOME The beach shack – reinvented

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THE CHAT

Model citizen Guyala Bayles is leading by example in her quest to inspire indigenous youth

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s a child, Guyala Bayles loved to dress up in her mum’s high heels and scarfs, and stage catwalk shows in the living room. Even as a little girl the limelight beckoned, but coming from an indigenous family she had to work harder than most to get there.

Now signed to Chic Model Management, the 19-year-old is using her story to inspire other indigenous youngsters to follow their dreams. “I grew up in a poor family and we moved around ghettos all over Australia,” she explains.

“Growing up in that world you end up thinking there’s not much out there for you or your family, but I was lucky to overcome that.

“I was always told by my mother and grandmother that there is a law of attraction. It means you should always be positive, open to possibilities and confident. They always supported everything I wanted to do and told me to always do what I loved.

“I was raised to be a strong Aboriginal woman.”

Guyala started pursuing her goal while at high school, setting herself up as a freelance model and often taking jobs without payment just to get experience. She was eventually signed by Sydney agency Wink Models and after returning to Brisbane to be with family last year she then joined Chic.

Recently crowned an ambassador for Brisbane fashion label Adrift and its Every Woman campaign, Guyala, known as “Lala” to her friends, embraces the brand’s message that women are beautiful regardless of their age, size or occupation.

“What I love about the Adrift campaign is it appeals to women in all walks of life. Being Aboriginal and not a size 8 model – I’m a 10 – I think I portray a healthy body image. Just because you’re not a size 6-8 doesn’t mean you’re not a great model.”

Guyala, who lives at Carina, in Brisbane’s southeast, is always looking to break down stereotypes and stigmas. “I use my modelling to drive for change. There are not many Aboriginal models out there that can speak for themselves and tell people what the real story is.

“I want to pave the way for the rest of the generation. I want everyone to know that they can achieve whatever they want to.”

On a personal level Guyala is striving to be as successful as her idol, fellow indigenous model Samantha Harris, who is also signed to Chic Management.

“I never thought I would be signed to the same agency as Samantha so I was excited when it happened. I’m in awe of her. I met her at a Dolly magazine campaign once and she was just beautiful. I have no doubt that I will do a shoot with her one day.”

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FEATURE STORY

Art to heart Lovestar’s locally-designed, quirky keepsakes are loved by celebrities and born of adversity Tonya Turner

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o say it’s been a tough year for Helen and Chris Bayley of Lovestar would be a bit of an understatement. In February, four years after launching their now internationally famous bespoke handmade heart vases, their Moggill warehouse burnt to the ground when a piece of acrylic caught fire on machinery.

With no insurance, they lost tens of thousands of dollars worth of materials and equipment along with the building itself.

They stopped production for the next seven months, then just as things were

getting back on track, their Instagram account got hacked and their customer base of loyal followers vanished.

Through it all Helen and Chris have charged on, determined to overcome the setbacks and see the positives.

The fire had destroyed their warehouse, but no-one got hurt. Not Chris, who had ducked outside to take a phone call. Not Helen, who was at their Morningside studio. Not their three young daughters, who are often with them while they work.

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In the quiet months that followed, Helen was able to take stock of the past four years and explore ideas that had long been pushed aside to meet the demands of the business.

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and superstar Beyonce, all handmade in their Brisbane workshops, Lovestar will soon have its own capsule collection of clothing and bags, including a heart bum bag made from Australian cotton.

“It’s about creating well thought-out slow fashion that’s sustainable,” Helen says. “I’m hoping people are going to want to wear them for a very long time and not throw them away.”

It was 2013 when Helen, a former lawyer, came up with the idea to bring 1950s ceramic wall vases into the 21st century using modern materials and fresh designs. She’d been collecting them from op shops to decorate the walls of their Queenslander in Norman Park and with three children aged under four at the time, she was looking for something creative to do from home when the idea struck.

“I remember walking down the street and looking in a shop and there was this huge sheet of neon pink Perspex in the window with writing on it. I went home and woke up the next morning and it was like the puzzle had come together in my head,” she says. “The design at the time had to be a heart. I was at home with the kids, home is where the heart is, it all made so much sense to me. It was personal. I would never have dreamt it turned into what it did,” she says of the early Instagram post of her product that went viral and led to the birth of the business.

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Just before the fire, Lovestar had collaborated with pyjama king Peter Alexander to create an “icon” vase depicting him with his beloved dog Penny for their stores in Australia and New Zealand. “It was a huge honour and a super fun project to work on,” Helen says.

Lovestar has some equally high profile customers including Pretty Little Liars actor Shay Mitchell, UK shoe designer Sophia Webster and Australian comedian and TV presenter Amanda Keller.

For Helen, the fun, bright and quirky designs of her Lovestar products are both a natural extension of her personality and a kind of anecdote to life’s hardships.

“I’ve suffered with a bit of anxiety and depression in the past after I lost my mum when I was 14. Coming out the other end

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That’s probably helped shape who I am today but in a positive optimistic way.

“I’ve always been a bit different, I’ve always liked being a bit individual, I always had my own style and I’ve always been a bit of a cheeky larrikin. She was like that, and she was extraordinarily creative.

She had a huge loom she used to weave beautiful rugs on, she was a very creative lady so I must get it from her,” she says.

Finding some balance to her own life as a mum also had its challenges in the early days. “That was part of the reason for the whole thing coming into existence.

I needed an outlet. I was in a bit of a dark place when I kind of fell into this and it actually really helped me. It was like a kind of therapy,” she says.

Along with the downs, this year has had ups. Sitting in their studio, a beaded curtain of Frida Kahlo hanging in the doorway, Helen reaches for a new acrylic product she developed with one of their European manufacturers. Gold leaf appears to float inside the clear plastic to be used for one of their vases.

“I’m so excited. I’ve been working on it for three years,” she says.

As for the Instagram account, it was finally reinstated after the cybercrime police got involved, much to the joy of Helen and Chris and their 55.9k followers.

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FOOD + DRINK

Crowd pleaser Relaxed vibe reels them in at new riverside brewery RESTAURANT Tony Harper If Felons Brewing Co. is an indication, the Brisbane dining public hasn’t lost its obsession with the latest thing to open; the place is heaving! And sure, it does have lures beyond its newness, for example, being part of the Howard Smith Wharves precinct, its magic proximity to the water and its rather startling position at the base of the New Farm cliffs (inset, top).

The Howard Smith Wharves complex appears to be quite brilliantly conceived and executed, and with more venues still to open their doors, it’s a space that can only go onwards and upwards.

Felons is a big venue. It’s decked out in bars, restaurant, indoors and out, and even a grassy knoll. On a Sunday afternoon, the music’s cranking, seats are scarce and I can’t help thinking back to Fisherman’s Wharf, two or three decades ago.

The restaurant has a long dry bar and high tables that seat nine. Smaller parties are grouped, two or more, to a table.

It’s themed around an onsite brewery and it offers four beers from mid-strength through to IPA, plus a cider. There’s also a pretty good wine list (Mac Forbes to Tolpuddle, Yabby Lake Pinot, Arfion) and the usual array of spirits and cocktails. I have a crack at a couple of beers; solid, but not remarkable and I reckon they need a bit of tweaking if they intend to threaten the likes of Green Beacon and Slipstream.

The food is modern day pub grub – pizzas, burgers, fish and chips, wings, and a smattering of seafood such as prawns, cod

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Most of what we eat is fine, and given the size of the venue and the number of people being fed, it arrives in very good time.

Despite the crowds and the obvious pressure on the waitstaff and kitchen, everything – menus, drinks, order-taking and bill – happens quite seamlessly.

As for the food, the disappointments are

a margherita pizza ($22), with sugo that tastes like the tomato sauce from a Heinz spaghetti tin; and a veal chop ($36) with burnt crumbs (pretty good on the inside however), on a bed of large, unglamorous cucumber chunks. A main of grilled prawns ($32) is more successful – simple, fresh, and tasty, and a cheeseburger ($18) is rather yummy – milk bun, good patty,

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fresh salad. I suspect that on the Felons menu the seafood holds the high ground.

If you like bustle and atmosphere, a Sunday afternoon at Felons is a no-brainer. It has the lot, plus a glorious position almost swimming in the river, and magical city views. But if, like me, your days of pushing through throngs are well past, perhaps consider a Monday lunch.

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Hey, pesto!

Liven up a classic comfort dish with zesty roast potatoes and a tangy mint sauce, says Alastair McLeod I see no correlation between how tricky a dish is and how delicious it is. In the case of this dish, the appeal lies in the cosseting feeling of familiarity. Crumbed anything is always a winner. The lemon-roasted potatoes will become your new go-to spud and the mint pesto is mint sauce in all but name – an old friend of roast lamb from way back.

CRUMBED LAMB CUTLETS, MINT PESTO, LEMON ROASTED POTATOES INGREDIENTS 8 large lamb cutlets 150g plain flour Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 2 eggs, beaten 125g fine breadcrumbs 1kg medium potatoes 1 lemon, halved lengthways and thinly sliced

2tbs lemon juice 300ml extra virgin olive oil + 4tbs 8 sprigs rosemary ¼ bunch thyme 1 small bunch mint 1 small bunch flat leaf parsley 1 lemon, juiced

METHOD Preheat oven to 180C. Gently flatten each cutlet with a heavy pot or meat mallet. Place flour in a bowl and season generously. Place eggs and breadcrumbs into individual bowls. Pass each cutlet through flour, shake off excess then dip into egg, again shaking off the excess then finally into breadcrumbs. Repeat process with each one then place into the fridge until ready to cook. Halve or quarter potatoes depending on size. Rinse well to remove excess starch then drain. Toss in a large bowl with lemon slices, juice, 4tbs olive oil, rosemary and thyme. Place onto a lined baking tray in a single layer and bake for 40 mins, turning a few times during the cooking. Next prepare the pesto by blitzing the mint, flat leaf parsley, lemon juice and half the olive oil to a smooth paste, then season. To cook lamb, heat a large frying pan, add the remaining olive oil and fry the cutlets for 2 to 3 mins on each side. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towel, season with sea salt and serve with potatoes and drizzle with pesto. Serves 4 Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’Freshco. alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter Ceramics: twowarmhands.com

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first that garnered international attention was the white grape assyrtiko, particularly from the island of Santorini.

Assyrtiko produces a delicious, young style with flavours of citrus and mineral and a crisp finish, all of which allows it to mature very well. Aged examples show honey and toast, not unlike an aged Hunter Valley Semillon.

One of the better examples comes from Domaine Sigalas, and its 2017 Santorini Assyrtiko is available at Cru Bar Fortitude Valley and Emmanuel’s Wine Shop at Kingscliff. While Santorini is the home of

assyrtiko, very good examples are also being made in the Drama region of Macedonia, with Domaine Costa Lazaridi and Ktima Pavlidis among the leading

producers of the style. Another enjoyable white is the 2017 Robola from Gentilini Winery in Kefalonia, with rich citrus and mineral characters on the nose and palate, and a crisp acid finish. It should age well.

On the red side, many people may be familiar with the sweet fortified style of mavrodaphne from the Peloponnesian region of Achaia but several wineries, including Cavino, are using it to produce some exciting dry reds. In Cavino’s case, they blend it with another native Greek varietal, mavro kalavritino, in their Mega Spileo, which has lovely spice and red and dark berry fruit on the nose and mediumbodied palate, with fine firm tannins.

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ARTS

Streets of our town Fifty years ago, a local couple cruised Brisbane taking happy snaps of home, sweet home Phil Brown If you saw someone in a pink Cadillac outside your house taking photos of it you might be a bit perturbed. But back in the 1960s and 1970s it was a more trusting world so Frank and Eunice Corley went about their work without too much fuss.

Even so, people were curious and you can see folks in some of their photos, coming out to see what’s going on. It’s intriguing stuff and the subject matter of a fascinating new exhibition at the State Library of Queensland.

Home: a suburban obsession, explores the social, historical and cultural foundations of our homes through the incredible legacy of the Corleys. This Brisbane couple made a business out of taking photos of people’s homes and selling prints to the homeowners, or calendars and cards featuring images of their dwellings. They took upwards of 300,000 photos and in 1995, 67 boxes of them, featuring 61,490 prints, were donated to the State Library of Queensland. It’s one of the largest single photographic collections of Australian housing in existence.

Sorting through them has been quite a job. The exhibition features rare original photos of Queensland homes and yours could be among them. An interactive map allows visitors to search for images of their homes and there’s a virtual reality

IN THE FRAME … Frank Corley, c. 1990 (Picture: Doug Spowart); two homes; Tracey Moffatt’s First Jobs, Selling Aluminium Siding. streetscape, a soundscape, and complementary art works by artists including Queenslander Tracey Moffatt.

Looking at old black and white photos of Brisbane houses, which looked pretty barren without much in the way of gardens back then, doesn’t sound that exciting. But as State Librarian and CEO Vicki McDonald points out “the exhibition

is so much more than a story of bricks and mortar”. “It is about the everyday hopes and dreams of Queenslanders and how it has changed over the years,” Vicki says.

There’s a wonderful video in the show in which a restored old pink Cadillac prowls along Brisbane streets with an actor playing the part of snapper Frank Corley.

The video features an interview with

Queensland photographer Doug Spowart who knew Frank Corley and suggested he give his archive to the State Library.

More than an archive, this show is like a visual meditation on the meaning of home.

Home: a suburban obsession, until Jul 14, 2019, Level 2, State Library of Queensland, Stanley Place, South Brisbane. slq.qld.gov.au

Secret seven conjures a magical mix Trickster Paul Debak juggles comedy with a sleight of hand for The Illusionists show Plenty of children request a magic kit for Christmas but only a handful grow up to become fully-fledged tricksters.

Paul Debak is one of them. “I was four or five when I first started doing magic tricks,” says the UK-born magician. “I was a serial attention seeker from a young age.

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Hogwarts (from the Harry Potter books).

I’m self-taught and would borrow books from the local library or I would be writing away to secret magic societies.”

Paul, aka The Trickster, is one of seven magicians performing in The Illusionists: Direct From Broadway magic show at Brisbane’s QPAC next month. A master of the art of misdirection, Paul also uses comedy to keep the audience guessing.

“When you mix comedy and magic, it becomes quite powerful,” he says. “When you are laughing your attention might be slightly broken for a second, that is when

the devious deed is done. I borrow objects from people in the audience and then you find out if they get returned during the course of the show. I bring the comic relief to the show as the host.”

Other acts in the show include Mark Kalin (The Showman) who brings to life large-scale illusions, Jinger Leigh (The Conjuress) who is a modern sorceress, and Brisbane’s Robyn Sharpe (The Warrior) who has a thrilling crossbow act.

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FILM

COLETTE (M) hhhhj Director: Wash Westmoreland Starring: Keira Knightley, Dominic West Colette’s saucy, semi-autobiographical Claudine novels published from 1900 to 1903 didn’t tell the whole story. This goodlooking biopic fills in some important gaps.

While the celebrated French author rewrote her story, for example, it was her husband who profited materially from those efforts – since the books were published under his name.

Director Wash Westmoreland treads a fine line between patriarchal casualty and feminist trailblazer in this nuanced reworking of the Pygmalion story, which captures the complexity of Colette’s relationship with her first husband, who was 14 years her senior. He’s assisted by an oxygen-stealing performance from Dominic West as the husband.

West plays the author and publisher – who adopted the pen name Willy – and employed a number of writers, including his wife, to ghost his populist material.

In what is arguably a career-best performance, West breathes heart, soul and an empathetic fallibility into the role of the notorious 19th century louche.

Willy has so much invested in his largerthan-life public persona, you almost feel sorry for him when he becomes a kind of literary cuckold to Colette’s success and a victim of his own, increasingly sad and inappropriate fetish for young women.

But it’s the title character we are rooting for. Knightley gives a spirited performance as Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (pictured), who was a 20-year-old Burgundy farm girl when she married him.

Willy introduced his young wife to the avant-garde salons of Paris, frequented by writers, intellectuals and artists.

But he also taught her some hard life lessons about the restrictive social conventions of the era, particularly those

involving fidelity and finance. Even in Bohemian circles, property was very much a male domain.

Not only was Colette financially dependent on her husband, but Willy squandered the profits earned from her best-selling novels on alcohol, gambling and women.

His sexual permissiveness was also very much one-sided – and ultimately rather

salacious. Willy gave his blessing to Colette’s lesbian affairs because he didn’t consider them to be unfaithful and was consequently titillated enough to actively seduce one of her lovers.

Westmoreland’s biopic doesn’t demonise Willy – Colette said she wouldn’t have become a writer without him – but it does convey the lengths its subject had to go to become the agent of her own destiny.

PEPPERMINT (MA+15) hjjjj Director: Pierre Morel Starring: Jennifer Garner, Jeff Hephner, Juan Pablo Raba It’s equal opportunity employment of sorts.

Why shouldn’t women play a commensurate role in the bloodletting?

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career boost. While Garner isn’t afraid to get down and dirty, the role-reversing Death Wish reboot simply fails to convince.

This is due, in part, to the woefully underwritten screenplay, which gives only a cursory account of her character’s extraordinary transformation from

loving wife and mother (pictured) to merciless killing machine.

The motivation is glaringly obvious: Riley North’s husband (Hephner) and daughter (Cailey Fleming) are killed, in a targeted attack, by a local crime boss (Juan Pablo Raba).

The sex scenes are perhaps a little too tasteful for such a ribald milieu and Knightley’s performance might have benefited from a rawer edge.

Colette feels more like a vehicle for the actor than a character whose skin she wants to wriggle her way into.

Nevertheless it’s an absorbing, inspirational and topical story, well executed and beautifully shot.

Although she clearly identifies the perpetrators in court, corrupt law enforcement officers and judicial officials allow them to walk in a brazen miscarriage of justice.

And so the ordinary working woman reinvents herself as an assassin.

Disappearing off the radar for five years, North returns to LA on the anniversary of her family’s death – to dispense her own personal brand of justice.

That involves “offing” half of the city’s underworld, as well as a bunch of bad coppers and a judge-on-the-take.

If we’d spent a bit more time with North in the boxing ring, finding out how she learnt to disassemble a semiautomatic rifle, mastering those martial arts movies, it might have helped.

Lazy plotting contributes to the audience’s inability to suspend their disbelief. As does the gleeful fetishisation of violence. Irredeemably awful.

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FASHION

All in the family Their label is worn by women of the world, and now Camilla and Marc’s talented siblings have opened a Valley store Camilla Freeman-Topper is the creative force behind Australian label Camilla and Marc, which she owns with her brother Marc Freeman. It’s been a big year for the brand which celebrated its 15th anniversary, opened its flagship Queensland store in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, and launched its Resort 2019 collection to much acclaim at New York Fashion Week. Writer Cathryn Mora attended the show in the Big Apple and talked exclusively to the talented designer.

Why open a store in Brisbane?

So many of our customers are based in Queensland and offering a fully immersive Camilla and Marc store experience was very important to us as a brand. James St was a natural choice for us – it’s a premium, sophisticated shopping and entertaining experience that aligns beautifully with our brand.

Tell us about Resort 2019 ...

The collection explores the future through the lens of powerful women throughout time who have shaped our notion of beauty. Tailored pieces and suiting give a nod to these themes. We’ve given classic men’s tailoring a contemporary and feminine edge through colour played with proportions, cinching the waist for an hourglass, wrapped shape.

What kind of woman do you have in mind when designing?

She is all things; a mother dropping off her children at the gates in flats, going to a powerful business meeting, off to the art gallery or to an evening cocktail event.

It’s work and play in one artful package.

We look to the future with this collection and see a very optimistic and powerful woman who forges her own path. She is empowered through her dress – she wears it with a sense of confidence that is unmistakeable.

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FROCK STARS … (clockwise from above) Siblings Camilla Freeman-Topper and Marc Freeman; Adira off-shoulder dress, $3500; Gesa dress, $999; and Gardin top, $420, (shorts not available). and this is strongly reflected in the collection. It’s fashion that is nondisposable. It is of the moment, yet elegant and timeless – qualities of the women who have inspired us.

There have been so many amazing moments that have defined where we are today – we feel very fortunate that we now have the space, time and learnings to take us into the future.

Your fabrics come from all over the world. What inspires the print designs?

The inspiration always starts with our woman; a quality, an essence, a time or a place that has inspired us. It is then that the collection takes shape, prints included.

All of our prints are house prints, so they are custom designed. We then make a premium fabric selection, usually from one of our European makers.

You are a working mum. How do manage the home front from afar?

We FaceTime and talk each day – I couldn’t survive without it. I’m never away from my children for more than 10-12 days and if I am, they travel with me.

Are there any Australian women you think have great style?

There are so many Australian women with impeccable style, it’s impossible for me to single out any one person. So much of what defines Australian style is driven by the environment – there’s this effortless sense of ease that defines the wardrobes of women who live here and that inspires me.

What do you love most about designing?

Beyond the creativity, it’s the understanding that what we do is more than simply producing a garment or accessory, it’s about making pieces that enrich women’s lives – that has always been a great driving force for me.

What does it feel like for your label to have reached the 15-year mark?

It’s been such a beautiful time of reflection.

We are appreciating our journey, our story, what we’ve learnt along the way.

How do you achieve that elusive worklife balance. Any tips?

I make sure I schedule time to switch off – balance and setting boundaries are so important when you’re running your own business. In the mornings, I set aside time to just be with my children; that time is so sacred. Then I try my best to exercise, either yoga, pilates or a long walk which helps me to feel ready for my day ahead.

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Ship shape Reminiscent of a cruise liner, this chic shack on the coast makes for relaxed family living Michelle Bailey

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Generations have since grown up fishing, swimming and sailing in the waters of Pumicestone Passage, between Golden Beach and Bribie Island, now just a stone’s throw away from the new home of Mclean and Annabel Henzell.

Designed by Brisbane architect, Nick Tyson, the family residence pays homage to the history and nostalgia of this quiet coastal enclave.

“We wanted to create a site specific house that referenced Caloundra’s beach shack vernacular,” Nick says.

“The idea was to make informal spaces that allow Mclean and Annabel to experience a relaxed coastal lifestyle and create memorable experiences between the house and landscape.”

Although a permanent residence, the planning of the house is designed to emulate the relaxed atmosphere of a beachside getaway with rooms arranged in an “L-shape” wrapping around a central pool and courtyard.

The house is oriented to capture views to Pumicestone Passage and a heritage listed Moreton Bay fig tree, planted by Sir William Landsborough in the 1880s.

Interaction with the landscape and balmy coastal climate is encouraged by means of bi-folding windows and doors which allow the ground floor hallway and living room to operate as sheltered verandas. These connect seamlessly to a barbecue terrace which steps down to the garden and pool.

“Broad, slow timber stairs encourage you to stop, sit and enjoy a casual conversation and invite you to move out into the landscape,” Nick says.

At the rear of the site, the building becomes double storey to accommodate the upper floor master bedroom, ensuite and robe. “Standing on the balcony (upstairs) feels like you are at the helm

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COAST ALONG … The house is designed in an “L-shape”, wrapping around a central pool and courtyard; natural hues and crisp white enhance the spacious interior.

of a ship looking out over the expanse of the Pumicestone Passage, Bribie Island and out towards the North West Shipping Channel,” Nick says.

Ship-like in experience and visual expression, the building draws inspiration from its characterful coastal context.

The raised platform on which the house sits appears like a naturally formed sand dune. The simplified form of the house is reminiscent of the shapely white ocean

liners crossing the distant shipping channel.

There is meaning too, behind the materials chosen for construction.

“Taking cues from the materials of neighbouring shacks, we used a palette of fibro (cement sheeting) with cover battens, raw timber and weatherboards,” Nick says.

“The colour palette employs natural tones to reference colours in the landscape and crisp white walls to capture the play of

shadows across the building throughout the day.”

Although the interior is spatially generous, from the outside, the building appears modest and sits comfortably in a neighbourhood of humble beach abodes.

The architecture strikes a balance between the private demands of family and the public expectations of making a neighbourly contribution.

“Nick’s design was so different from

what we had envisaged, but so much better,” Mclean says.

“For us the Golden Beach house is a place of relaxation and calm, where our family can enjoy chilled-out weekends.”

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LIVING

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If you are having children join in your celebrations, make their Christmas special too. A kids’ table is fun for little ones and gives parents some breathing room. Go all out with party hats and brightly coloured decor. Why not have games like Jenga placed on the table for the children to play while waiting for lunch?

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The tree isn’t the only place you can put fairy lights. Try running them down the centre of the table with silver or gold accents. Then watch your guests rush to capture it for Insta.

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of humbugs and delivers a warm, fuzzy burst of nostalgia. Make this layout pop by pairing your cutlery with alternating red and white ribbon, tied into bows and serve red or white wine in casual stemware. Accent your table with a ruby vase and fresh flowers with festive themed dinnerware.

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If you appreciate the simple things in life, why not try a completely white theme. Your guests will feel like they’re in a winter wonderland. Blush pink is also on trend this year and brass cutlery serves as a modern, bold alternative to traditional silver.

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Add glass, metal and mirrored surfaces to make the table shine. Glassware and cutlery do the job perfectly but consider adding cut glass or metal candlesticks and vases. Use differing heights for interest – just keep them low enough so guests can still see each other across the

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No matter what theme you choose this Christmas, no table layout is complete without an eye-catching centrepiece.

Decorations such as flowers, wreaths and candelabras always work. Spice it up with tea lights/ fairy lights to bring a bit of Christmas magic.

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Phil Brown My get up and go just got up and went. And I can’t see it coming back anytime soon. Hopefully it will send me a postcard These last few weeks before Christmas are tough. Really tough. If you’re anything like me you may have begun to lose momentum as the year comes to a close. For me it’s worse than that.

My get up and go just got up and went. And I can’t see it coming back anytime soon. Hopefully it will send me a postcard. If it calls I will ask when it’s coming back.

Hopefully some time in January.

In the meantime I have to soldier on with no mojo at all. This happens every year when the end is in sight. The workload has slowed and many of the regular commitments no longer have to be met. Work gets harder and it’s like wading through thick mud.

During the year when I am in top gear I am, I reckon, amazingly productive, cranking out thousands of words a week and attending events every second night. As the year progresses I get up a head of steam

fuelled by tea, coffee, biscuits and the occasional piece of chocolate.

In spring I’m sprung and I work like a Trojan but as summer dawns things slow down. The heat ensues and suggests a more languid pace although in the office the airconditioning makes it hard to discern what season it is.

And summer means that the end is nigh and that’s when I really begin to drop my bundle. Then all those silly Christmas lights begin going up in our suburb (some idiots put theirs up in November!) and you know the year’s finale is not far off.

This all signals a certain lassitude in me, a kind of ennui. This is expressed by weakness in the mind and the limbs when everything just becomes too hard and it seems all too easy just to give up.

In some races you watch at the Olympics, the runners speed up as they near the finish line while others wilt, slow down and sometimes collapse all

over the track. I’m in the latter category I’m afraid. With Christmas in sight and the long lazy days of the Silly Season ahead I can barely lift my head from the desk. What’s it doing on the desk?

Well as I write this it’s siesta time and I really need a little kip.

Now the momentum is in negative gear and soon I will be at home sitting around in a pair of shorts and a singlet, barely able to lift myself out of the chair to fetch myself a drink.

How did I get through the year?

I will be wondering this as my motor splutters and entropy finally catches up with me as it does this time of year. I’m not sure if it’s physical or psychological.

Truth is, it’s probably a little of both.

After Christmas and the New Year I will be fine and by February I will be in full work mode again. Between now and then though I will be little more than a human blancmange.

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Full of character, this magnificent north-facing Cape Dutch-style home with distinctive ornate rounded gables and delightful dormer windows is conveniently located in inner-Brookfield on 10,500m2 of sweeping park-like grounds just 11km from the CBD. Built in 1974, it features a stunning pool, outdoor pavilion, multiple living rooms, storybook fireplaces, circular driveway, modern gourmet kitchen, stylish bathrooms, attic ceilings, cellar, storage shed and much more.

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172 Venner Road, Yeronga

your choice of an exclusive interior designer colour scheme including italian porcelain tiles, stone benchtops, miele appliances , wool carpets, barben tapware, zoned & ducted climate control and more! stroll across fehlberg park to your new local cafes | enjoy entertaining on your spacious balcony come home to a new standard of living where luxury meets sustainability

Annie Hayes

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Purchase Millions Below Replacement Cost Positioned on an elevated 2,039m2 allotment at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with stunning North-East views towards the City. With an extensive list of resort style features including tennis & squash court, gym, sauna, theatre and wine cellar. No expense has been spared in the construction of this home with an estimated replacement cost of $5.5m. Only 10km to the CBD and private schooling, 4km to Chermside Shopping Centre and 3km to Prince Charles Hospital.

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PADDINGTON 219-221 Latrobe Terrace • • • • • •

Introducing "Ohana" - A Libby Watson-Brown designed 3 level home Fully fenced 890m2 block with 15m lap pool & mature rainforest gardens Open plan living & huge deck - quality bespoke Italian fittings & fixtures Double sided gas fireplace, glass-topped air conditioned wine cellar Wood fired pizza oven, car turntable, stunning city views Separate self-contained accomodation perfect for au-pair, guests, home business or studio

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Stafford Heights | 6 Autry Court Price | Offers over $3m Inspect | By Appointment Jack Dixon 0408 756 694

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Crossword Horoscope Puzzle 2250 © Gemini Crosswords 2017 All rights reserved with Tanya Obreza

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27 Heartfelt (7) AQUARIUS (January 21 – February 18) (7) 28 Greatly feared Many Aquarians can expect a little extra cash and more variety in their lives.

Down Changes at home keep you on your toes.

1 To own (7) a workaholic, Though you’re usually this week couldmore find you ducking out of 2 One (7) the escape hatch early for the upcoming 3 Repugnant (9) festivities. You’re in the mood to shop 4 Chartered (5) and perhaps, redecorate.

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energy will come from, but why question a good thing? Just get on with being a marvel and with what motivates you. Your career possibilities expand, as does your financial outlook.

GEMINI (May 21 – June 21) There’s a sensual feeling that makes love an easy affair. Whether it’s your relaxed attitude, or your popularity that betters your mood, it doesn’t matter.

In the end, each of these qualities will enhance the other. This is a cycle you won’t want to break. There’s a chance of finding a karmically linked soul.

CANCER (June 22 – July 22) As much as you’d like to retain stability, this week the cosmos seems determined to cause unpredictability. This is your week to discover that change can bring blessings. If offered an opportunity, don’t hesitate – this chance won’t come again for some time. You’re also better equipped to deal with financial issues – so sort out money problems now.

LEO (July 23 – August 23) This week long-term plans attract interest. The cosmos offers financial opportunities, but asks for patience.

Delayed gratification isn’t usually your style but persistence will pay high dividends. In matters of the heart, singles attract someone special. For couples, there could pressure to fall in line with a partner. If so, maintain independence and equality.

PISCES 6 A protective (February 19 – March 20)garment (5) CRYPTIC CLUES 4 A means of current escape 18 In the act of crime (3-6) You’re on your 7 Slopemoral (7) high horse in a Across which sustains us (5) 21 Extends (9) week when standing up for your 8 Afternoon performance of play (7) 1 English variety of beach (7) 5 Chemical Jack and Peter 24 A lively dance (5) principles could mean a solitary ride 5 Satisfied, roamed no more put out (9) 25 An aimless person (7) VIRGO ed (4,5) 14 into theLittle-known sunset. You can’t competitor always expect (4,5) H E L D U P R U S H H6 O U R unusualFin LcutI G H26T Raise C the O M P RofE(7) S S (7) Garment status (August 24 – September 22) others to please you. Equal opportunity E O P N A D A E N O P R X I 15 A sparkling white wine (9) 9 General disorder, one (5) 27 Heartfelt (7) Virgos are famous for their fiercely means just that.

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24 We hear school meals 19 Tour round and round 15 A sparkling white wine could become your best friend. Loosen Cryptic Quick should be this (5) the building (7) (9) up a little, Libra. Fortunately, the planets TAURUS 25 Sounds like a private 20 It’s crazy wearing hair 16 As well (7) Across: 1 Flight, 4 Compress, 9 Abject, 10 Baseball, 12 Formerly, 13 Kitten, Loot, 16 aVulnerable, 19 Sureties, 13 Sparta, 15 Yeti, 16 Appreciate, make it easier15 by encouraging change (April 21 – May 20) bitterness that’s harboured that’s artificial (3-4) 17 Alien (7) of direction.

There are bound to be Los Angeles, 20 Crab, 23 Bisect, 25 Piercing, 27 Nautical, 28 Depart, 29 Nonsense, 30 Depend.

The cosmos gives Taureans a head start ls, 28 Nausea, 29 Tendered, 30 Behave.

(7) 22 The business end of a 19 Stupid person (7) moments of trepidation, but this week’s this week by stirring ambition. Only the 26 Confused magnate turns loop line? (5) 20 Cul-de-sac (4,3) focus is on pushing past known limits. brightrace, red (7) 11 Despite, 14 23 Possible means of 22 A championship (5) 3 Hockey, heavens know where all your extra7 Exact, Down: 1 Fearful, 2 Injurious, 5 Opal, 6 Premiere, 8 Silence, 11 Flouted, 14 Interim, , 7 Odour, 8 Rat You’ve been stuck in a rut for too long.

27 Newspaper articles a identification (5) 23 Financially stable (5) 17 Barricade, 18 Inactive, 19 Lebanon, 21 Bigoted, 22 Breeze, 24 Spurn, 26 Mass.

22 Cleave, 24number Mason, 26 Flee. wrongly erased (7) 28 Top water-sports QUICK CLUES SCORPIO champion (7) Across (October 24 – November 22) 1 Ancient Egyptian king (7) There’s much to be said about Down 5 Sports arena (7) expediency, even if it puts the odd nose 1 Coloured lights in glass 9 Suffocate (7) out of joint. This week, you tire of the perhaps (7) 10 A stone fruit (7) endless debates, investigations and 2 Does such selling show 11 An anaesthetic (5) exploring of options. There comes a indolence? (7) 12 Custody (9) time when the course must be struck, 3 For the most part all 13 Submit after defeat (9) and for you that’s now. Everyone else consumed by frenetic 15 Mediterranean island (5) will just have to fall in line. energy (9) 16 Be appropriate to (5)

Solutions to last week’s puzzles

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC. Across: 1 Shingle, 5 Settled, 9 Gleaner, 10 Lenient, 11 Astir, 12 Hopscotch, 13 Small part, 15 Mused, 16 Forty, 18 Maelstrom, 21 Dominican, 24 Eaten, 25 Rancour, 26 Magenta, 27 Leaders, 28 Surface. Down: 1 Signals, 2 Inertia, 3 Generally, 4 Earth, 5 Saltpetre, 6 Tunic, 7 Laertes, 8 Ditched, 14 Army corps, 15 Messenger, 16 Federal, 17 Romania, 19 Rotunda, 20 Man-made, 22 Noose, 23 Names. QUICK: Across: 1 Pharaoh, 5 Stadium, 9 Smother, 10 Apricot, 11 Ether, 12 Detention, 13 Surrender, 15 Crete, 16 Befit, 18 Red-handed, 21 Stretches, 24 Polka, 25 Drifter, 26 Upgrade, 27 Sincere, 28 Dreaded. Down: 1 Possess, 2 Another, 3 Abhorrent, 4 Hired, 5 Shattered, 6 Apron, 7 Incline, 8 Matinee, 14 Dark horse, 15 Champagne, 16 Besides, 17 Foreign, 19 Dullard, 20 Dead end, 22 Title, 23 Sound.

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