Brisbane News Magazine Jan 23 - 29, 2019. ISSUE 1210

JANUARY 23-29, 2019 ISSUE 1210

PRESTIGE PROPERTY GUIDE INSIDE

An eye for beauty Anna Spiro brings her inimitable style to Howard Smith Wharves

GARY PINTO

Sings Sam Cooke soul classics

TOMMY LITTLE

Looking for love

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This week...

Early this month I celebrated my birthday (39, again) over cocktails and crispy-fried school prawns at Mr Percival’s. As my friends and I watched the sun set from our prime spot at the overwater bar, part of the new Howard Smith Wharves precinct in the city, I was struck by the sheer beauty of my surroundings. The mighty Story Bridge overhead, CityCats gliding by, and lights shimmering on the water. If you haven’t yet visited this new dining hotspot, do it.

The transformation of the precinct’s once forlorn sheds into world-class venues is impressive, and much of it the work of talented locals such as interior designer Anna Spiro. Anna conjured the interiors for Mr Percival’s, and other HSW venues set to open, and sat down with us for this week’s Cover Story (P10). Enjoy the issue.

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THE CHAT Comedian Tommy Little COVER STORY Interior designer Anna Spiro RESTAURANT Nostimo, South Brisbane GOING OUT Gary Pinto sings Sam Cooke WELLNESS Yoga teacher Amy Lou Wilson BEAUTY A next-generation facial FASHION Summertime glam AT HOME Steel works at Sunshine Beach INTERIORS Tropical punch

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Picture: Renae Droop/AAP Cover design: Anne-Maree Lyons

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Ready for romance With the gift of the gab, comedian Tommy Little is set to woo fans at the Brisbane Comedy Festival

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ommy Little is looking for love. And he’s putting Brisbane’s female population on notice ahead of his appearance at next month’s Comedy Festival. The 33-year-old host of TV’s The Project and one half of Hit Network’s radio show Carrie & Tommy reveals he is in the mood for romance and, as luck would have it, is quite a fan of Queensland women.

“I’ll be scouting around in Brisbane while I’m here,” he says with a laugh. “I think the Queensland women are really hot. The outdoors active lifestyle means they keep in shape and don’t wear as many clothes, which I love.”

The Melbourne-based entertainer, who was recently linked to Married At First Sight’s Davina Rankin and Love Island’s Erin Barnett, also hasn’t ruled out appearing on Network Ten’s The Bachelor, although he has doubts about

how successful that would be. “I’m a bachelor but I wouldn’t say that I’m eligible necessarily,” he laughs.

“I don’t know if I’d do The Bachelor or not. I feel like everyone would be disappointed. All the girls would turn up and open the car door and see it was me and drive off.”

Of course Tommy, who battled freezing conditions for charity in the 2018 Antarctic Ice Marathon late last year, will be chiefly focused on making the locals laugh during his Brisbane stay.

He likes nothing better than entertaining a live audience with his humorous observations about life, describing stand-up as “the jewel in my therapy”.

“The live stuff is what I love and always has been. It’s what I did before everything else. Everything else stops and I can just have some fun and be in the moment. It’s like meditation but with hundreds of people looking at me.”

It’s not the first time Tommy has performed in the Brisbane Comedy Festival, staged at the Brisbane Powerhouse.

“It’s a beautiful venue and great event to be part of.

Obviously it’s a brand new show which is exciting. It’s about life but there is no talk of politics because I’m sick of politics. So if you’re bored of politics but you like a good dick joke it’s the place to come.”

Sightseeing could also be on the agenda, so long as the weather is cool. Tommy is not a fan of heat because of its effect on his nether regions.

“I start to chafe,” he jokes.

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Raising the bar Anna Spiro the designer is famous for bold interiors, from homes to dining hotspots. But the woman herself is surprisingly low-key — with a love of the quiet life Jane Armitstead

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efore her is the pink granite bar top she handpicked to match the vintage tropical fabric she selected for the couches. Behind her, palm trees fan out below the timber panelled ceiling and nearby, on the bathroom walls, nude women dance on Maison C wallpaper.

Anna Spiro, the celebrated Brisbanebased interior designer, adores it all, but especially that wallpaper.

We are in the just-opened Mr Percival’s, the boldly styled bar Anna, 41, spent the last two years designing.

The octagonal-shaped overwater bar, inspired by Brisbane’s iconic rotundas, has been touted as the jewel of Howard Smith Wharves (HSW), the city’s new $200 million entertainment and dining precinct.

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casually glam venue, which served 3000 people during its opening week, it’s easy to see why. It’s fabulous. And there is more to come, with Anna designing Arc Dining and Wine Bar, and Chinese restaurant Stanley at HSW. But instead of basking in the glow of a high-profile job well done, Anna is wishing she was anywhere but the spotlight.

“I’m confident in my design but not so confident in myself,” she owns. “I don’t go out, I don’t go to events. I get invited to all these events in Brisbane but I have to make up excuses all the time. I don’t want to put myself in a position where there’s any kind of social situation or any position where I feel uncomfortable.”

Behind her signature bold and brave designs is a woman plagued by self-doubt.

“I’m self-conscious, I’m really selfconscious,” says Anna, who lives on

We wanted to create something … different from anything else in Brisbane, and globally Brisbane’s bayside with husband Brad Lipke and sons Harry, 16, and Max, 8.

“There are moments in the whole process of these projects, just before install, where I have a mini heart attack and mini breakdown because I’m so nervous. There are so many elements to my design, so many patterns and layers and it’s not all matching, so I do doubt myself constantly.

“The doubt comes from perfectionism.

It’s a really paralysing thing for me and it’s a very hard thing to live with on a day-today basis.”

Anna’s fierce introversion is in stark contrast to her “mix everything, match nothing” design aesthetic where she brings to life a splendid and unexpected world.

Her trademark style has seen her become an in-demand designer with fans splurging $1365 a ticket last year for the chance to workshop room ideas with her at an exclusive event at her home.

Anna’s star has been on the rise since she started her business, Black and Spiro, when she was 21, and her blog, Absolutely Beautiful Things, which spawned a coffeetable book of the same name in 2014.

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COVER STORY

of Cabarita Beach. Anna’s work on the five-star boutique hotel helped it secure a swag of awards and saw it included on various “hot lists” including Conde Nast Traveler’s “Best Hotels and Resorts in the World: 2019 Gold List.”

It’s also the project where Adam Flaskas, director and co-owner of Halcyon House and now director of Howard Smith Wharves, saw the power of her designs.

“I knew how brilliant her work was and that she would have a good grasp of what we were after from a design perspective for Mr Percival’s,” says Adam. He approached Spiro two years ago to design Mr Percival’s and bring his overwater bar concept to life.

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beach clubs and also (its) design and feel … suit Brisbane.

“We wanted the atmosphere at Mr Percival’s to portray a sense of a year-long summer, which I think Anna has achieved through every aesthetic element, from the colour palette to the furniture.”

It has been, by anyone’s standards, a hectic 12 months for Anna, given she took on 28 large commercial and residential projects around the country last year.

Despite Mr Percival’s completion, Anna is still feeling the pressure as she finalises the fit-out for Arc, set to open later this month, and Stanley, opening in late March.

“It comes back to the thing where I’m the only one who really knows what it’s going to be and I’m thinking, ‘Is it going to be OK? Have I done everything right?

Will people like it?” says Anna, who has

ON LOCATION … Anna Spiro at Mr Percival’s, one of her latest interior design projects at Howard Smith Wharves; inside Mr Percival’s; under the Story Bridge at HSW; with HSW director Adam Flaskas. Pictures: Lachie Millard, AAP/Renae Droop.

almost 67,000 Instagram followers.

To escape the pressures, Anna spends her weekends with her family at their North Stradbroke Island holiday home, a place she’s owned for 14 years.

She says the key to keeping sane is exercise, and she starts the day at the beach with a 9km walk before going for a long swim in the ocean.

“Without the swimming in the ocean or big walks, I would be a mess,” says Anna, who reveals she has lost 33kg in the last three years. “It helps me cope with everything I do and makes me feel happy.”

And while she says she still has lessons to learn in self-love, Anna does acknowledge the importance of taking stock of her achievements.

As she watches the stream of people walking through the elegant doors at Mr Percival’s, she pauses for a few seconds and lets it sink in. She’s realising the legacy she’s left to the city she grew up in.

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FOOD + DRINK

Greek odyssey Satisfy those yearnings for an Aegean escape with a feast of intriguing flavours at this culinary gem RESTAURANT Tony Harper Two of my best friends were married in the Greek Orthodox Church of St George. The the reception, naturally, was at the Greek Club. Not too many years later I was a regular there for the boxing (oddly enough the Greek Club and the finest of sports made a great match). Fond memories for sure, but it all happened decades ago.

I returned this week to visit Nostimo, a newish restaurant attached to the Greek Club and it’s hard, in both a physical and philosophical sense, to see any resemblance between now and then.

The outlook is Musgrave Park rather than the Aegean Sea (tiny difference), but the decor has a healthy dose of Grecian in its mix – whitewash, whitewash, whitewash, a splash of blue and some plain timber. Bright, clean, uplifting. And it has a massive deck which, on a summer’s day, is a great place to sit thanks to a breeze that rolls in and keeps things cool.

I can picture a long Sunday lunch with the once-were-newlyweds.

It isn’t busy on our visit, so how the service rolls on a Saturday night is beyond my ken, but it patters along exceedingly smoothly on a Tuesday lunch.

Plenty of Greek drinks are offered – a range of ouzo and tsipouro, Greek beers and great array of Greek wines, plus a couple of cocktails. I’m in a beer mood so – being an adventurous chap – I try one from Thessaloniki and another from Macedonia. I’ve tasted better but there’s that mitigating, emotive factor of dining (or drinking) like a local. I’m happy.

There’s a new menu in play and, like the previous, it is focused on Greece.

But amid the traditional is some stuff

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NOSTIMO 29 Edmonstone St, South Brisbane Ph: 3844 1166 Chef: David Tsirekas Lunch daily; dinner, Mon-Sat Vegetarian and gluten-free options On- and off-street parking Eftpos and major credit cards SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 8 Drinks: 8 Vibe: 8 Service: 8 ISLAND STYLE … Charred octopus from Nostimo, the Greek Club; the relaxed dining area.

that has been tinkered with. Like, for example, an almost-savoury dish of pork belly baklava ($25, nicely kooky); kingfish tartare ($24, shallots, ouzo jelly, eggplant puree, tomato crisps); chargrilled octopus, pickled vegetables, split-pea puree ($24).

Interpretations, I guess, of the classics.

I’m still in two minds about the pork-belly baklava … genius or just almost? It captures the sticky, multi-textured, semisweet deliciousness of the dessert, but slow cooked belly takes the place of nuts –

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stringier, more savoury although undoubtedly sweet for a meat course. I like it a lot. But better, more staid, more expected is a simple dish of calamari ($18) with rice flour and ouzo mayonnaise. I missed the ouzo, so it’s subtle, but this is some of the most perfectly concocted calamari I’ve encountered – tender but firm, the deep-fried element just-there, crunchy tentacles, pliant everything else; for an everyday dish it is exemplary.

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dominant, creamy dish of chicken oregano ($27) and a wintry, ultra-tender, deliciously out of season lamb shoulder ($35) cut by yoghurt and spinach.

These examples merely skim the surface of what is an intriguing, colourful menu that straddles tradition and imagination very, very cleverly.

As, for that matter, does every aspect of Nostimo; one foot planted in Greek tradition, the other in something much more contemporary.

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RECIPE

Centre fold Bake an Insta-worthy pav every time with these insider tips from Alastair McLeod

Instagram doesn’t need a shot of your breakfast any more than the world needs another pavlova recipe. What you do need are tips to succeed every time.

A good pavlova should have a crisp exterior with a soft centre.

This is achieved by the addition of cornflour and vinegar. We all know about having a bowl that is scrupulously dry, as the moisture stops egg white increasing in volume.

Another thing to consider is to only make pavlova on a low humidity day and definitely not on a rainy day. Other lesser known tips are to use room temperature eggs and add sugar slowly to ensure an airy meringue that is neither cracked nor weepy.

Go on then, take a picture of your #pavlova and you will be guaranteed lots of likes.

MANGO AND LIME CURD PAVLOVA, FRESH RASPBERRIES INGREDIENTS 4 egg whites 220g caster sugar 2tsp cornflour 1tsp white wine vinegar 250ml thickened cream, whipped to stiff peaks 150ml lime curd 2 large mangoes, peeled, seeded and diced

Zest of 1 lime 1 punnet raspberries

LIME CURD 2tbs lime juice Zest of 1 lime 60g caster sugar 35g butter 1 egg, beaten

METHOD Preheat oven to 180C. Grease and line a 24cm x 30cm baking pan with baking paper. Whisk egg whites until stiff peaks form then add sugar little by little and continue to whisk until meringue is thick and glossy. Combine the cornflour and vinegar and briefly whisk in to incorporate. Use a plastic spatula to spoon mix evenly into the prepared pan. Bake for 10 mins or until meringue starts to brown.

Allow to cool then carefully remove from pan and set on a clean tea towel. When cool, spread with cream followed by the curd. Lift the edge of the tea towel closest to you and roll the meringue away from you to form a neat roll. Use the tea towel to shape and neaten then refrigerate for a few hours before cutting. Meanwhile combine mango and lime zest. To serve, slice meringue and spoon over mango salsa and scatter with raspberries.

LIME CURD Combine juice, zest, sugar and butter in a small pot over a low heat until the sugar dissolves and the butter has melted. Remove from heat and beat in the egg with a spatula. Return to a low heat and cook, stirring continuously until mixture coats the back of the spoon. Serves 6

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Poetic vision A Taiwanese mountain and Chinese tradition inspire a modern mix of creative works Phil Brown I was last in Taiwan when I was 11 and that’s too long between visits. It’s interesting that my most lasting memory of a week spent there as a boy is of the art – priceless antiquities including exquisite ceramics at the main museum in Taipei.

As an Orientalist, I was fascinated to hear of the exhibition Winds of Poetic Mountain: Dreams and Voices from Tunghai University, Taiwan, a collaboration between the university in Taichung, a city flanked by Dadu Mountain, and QPAC. I went looking for traditional influences in the art by students and academics.

And the exhibition does offer glimpses of tradition. The Chinese have a long cultural history and the show’s curator, Tuan Tsun-Chen, says Dadu Mountain inspires painting, sculpture, photography and poetry.

“What is expressed in these poems is not the grace of the literati, but delicate experiences of life, captured in warm and sincere artistic language”. How lovely.

And that sensibility is reflected in the art. For traditional Oriental influences, see Dai Shin-Yu’s Let Crying Be My Butterfly, an ink painting by an artist who integrates religious concepts and imagery into her works. Lin Yen-Liang’s works also have a touch of the sacred. My angel friends, a painting on silk, features a central figure holding a lotus flower, a Buddhist symbol.

Chang Hwei-Lan captures scenes of city life on her phone, then prints them.

Stopover Series 2 features a vacant block with a building site in the background. Her images become “metaphors for momentary pauses in time”.

Tattoo by Lin Yu-Tung is a rather amazing wooden sculpture of a woman.

Liao Houng-Faung’s painting Dream catching, featuring figures slumped over colourful balloons, alludes to social change, temptations and the fleeting nature and emptiness of modern society.

Huang Shih-Chang’s Light of Shadow uses mineral pigments and silver foil on paper to create a puddle that reflects the mood of today’s youth in Taiwan. What it means is for you to decide.

Winds of Poetic Mountain: Dreams and Voices from Tunghai University, Taiwan, until Feb 23, Tony Gould Gallery, QPAC. qpac.com.au

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ORIENT EXPRESSED … The Winds of Poetic Mountain exhibition now showing at QPAC includes (clockwise from top left) My angel friends by Lin Yen Liang; Water dance by Hsu Li Jing; Light of Shadow by Huang Shih Chan; Tattoo by Lin Yu Tung.

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GOING OUT

Heart and soul It’s a wonderful world for Adelaide singer Gary Pinto, with a new daughter and a tribute tour to soul king Sam Cooke Fiona Purdon The soulful music of Sam Cooke has always been part of singer Gary Pinto’s life. No more so than at his 2010 wedding when best man Guy Sebastian performed the king of soul’s anthem All of my Life.

So not surprisingly Gary, 43, of Adelaide, seized the opportunity to lead the national tribute concert tour Songs & Times of Sam Cooke – A Change is Gonna Come, with the limited season at Brisbane Powerhouse from January 31.

“Guy Sebastian sang our wedding song; we are like brothers. We couldn’t ask for anyone better than Guy, it was very moving. The song speaks about waiting for someone and I waited for my beautiful wife Natasha,’’ he says.

“Singing the song in concert will definitely bring back so many happy memories because the song is all about what I wanted for my life. Singing in this show is a great blessing; it’s the perfect show.’’

Gary, formerly of ’90s R&B group CDB who had No. 1 hit with Let’s Groove Tonight, is thrilled to play Sam (1931-1964) who was not only known for his trailbreaking music but also his civil rights activism, as evident in his song A Change is Gonna Come.

The Grammy Award winner “opened doors” in the 1950s and ’60s for African-American icons such as Aretha Franklin and James Brown, Gary says.

“He was definitely in those circles with Martin Luther King and taking on

the struggle of his people to sing in clubs.

“He was confronting many difficult scenarios which was part of the reason he was killed so young. His song You Send Me (1957) was No. 1 for several weeks.’’

ARIA Award-winning Gary, together with a six-piece band, will perform many of Sam’s 30 US Top 40 hits including Wonderful World and Twistin’ the Night Away.

“It’s a really great night of music and soul tunes,’’ he says.

Gary started as a professional singer as a 16-year-old, heavily influenced by his 1970s Melbourne childhood in a household “of rich musical traditions, especially soul music’’.

He has a “beautiful tapestry’’ of multicultural heritage from India, West Indies and Europe.

Gary has worked alongside legends such as Stevie Wonder, has penned songs for Guy Sebastian and Jimmy Barnes, was vocal director for TV’s The X Factor and has recently toured with Jimmy Barnes’ band.

The devout Christian is also feeling blessed, with he and wife Natasha welcoming their first child, daughter Joy, last month after eight years of trying.

“This is the best time,’’ he says.

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FILM

MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (MA 15+) hhhjj Director: Josie Rourke Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Margot Robbie, Joe Alwyn On paper, this 16th-century yarn about two wily women who attempt to outsmart their destiny seems like a sure-fire bet.

But Mary Queen of Scots barely makes it across the finish line.

Saoirse Ronan and Margot Robbie do their best to breathe life into the wellfrocked period piece, but they are hampered by an unresolved screenplay.

Prematurely widowed at 18, Mary Stuart, played by Ronan as a headstrong, capricious, sylph of a girl, defies pressure to remarry and returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her throne.

Her return isn’t exactly embraced by her beloved half-brother (James McArdle), who has been ruling the country in her absence, or his powerful Protestant council, which immediately starts plotting her demise.

The Catholic monarch’s claim to the English throne (as the only surviving legitimate child of King James V) further threatens the stability of the region. Mary’s power struggle with her similarly strongwilled cousin, Elizabeth I (Robbie), is a worthy subject for a revisionist historical drama in the #MeToo era.

History tends to treat Mary Queen of Scots’ title character as a villain. But here, acclaimed theatre director Josie Rourke and writer Beau Willimon (House of Cards) explore the role misogyny, nationalism and bigotry played in her demise. And rather than portray the central figures as bitter rivals, the filmmakers reimagine them as two proto-feminists cut from similar cloth.

Elizabeth Tudor, a shrewd operator, feels a kinship with her would-be usurper. They circle each other against a volatile backdrop of sex, politics, treachery and revenge.

So far, so promising. But Mary Queen of Scots is caught somewhere between

THE KID WHO WOULD BE KING (PG)

RETURN TO CAMELOT …

Louis Ashbourne Serkis wields the sword in The Kid Who Would Be King.

hhhkj Director: Joe Cornish Starring: Louis Ashbourne Serkis, Rebecca Ferguson, Angus Imrie, Patrick Stewart In times of UK national peril, the spirit of King Arthur is never far away, with his promise of justice, chivalry and a better England for all. So it is with this new film for older kids that lands in the midst of Brexit chaos to tell a tale of young heroes banding together under the leadership of a modern-day Arthur – pre-teen Alex Elliot (Ashbourne Serkis).

A high school outsider targeted by bullies, Alex nonetheless has a big enough heart to be the Once and Future King, and proves it by plucking the ancient sword Excalibur from the stone when he stumbles upon it sticking out of a block of concrete on a London building site.

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A BATTLE ROYAL … Mary Queen of Scots stars Aussie actor Margot Robbie as Queen Elizabeth I; and Saoirse Ronan (left) as her rival.

sweeping historical drama and intimate chamber piece. It’s as if the filmmakers can’t decide whether the central characters are pawns or players. And the screenplay isn’t clever enough to accommodate both.

While Robbie fully commits to the role of Elizabeth – complete with prosthetic nose, thick, white, smallpox-covering pancake makeup and receding hairline – the character isn’t well-written enough for her to deliver a three-dimensional performance. Ronan plays the Queen of the North with a fierceness that rings true.

But alongside The Favourite, Yorgos Lanthimos’s entertaining account of Queen Anne’s court, Mary Queen of Scots comes across as rather stilted.

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heroic fantasy credentials from the opening frame. He’s a likeable young star, but royally upstaged by Angus Imrie as the sorcerer Merlin. Taking the form of a teenager (the adult Merlin is played by Patrick Stewart in a couple of brief scenes), Merlin waltzes into school looking and

sounding like a Harry Potter nerd with ambitions to join the Royal Shakespeare Company. He’s comic gold.

Meanwhile, deep in the bowels of the earth, the reptilian sorceress Morgana, played by Mission: Impossible’s breakout star Rebecca Ferguson, is returning to life

and planning the enslavement of Great Britain with the aid of her army of undead knights and her ability to command tree roots like so many scary tentacles.

Writer-director Joe Cornish told a similar story with his 2011 debut Attack the Block, in which South London drug dealers and teen hooligans combat an alien invasion. This new film is firmly aimed at the YA literature set and surprises despite hewing closely to Arthurian legend. In fact, some visual touches featuring the Lady of the Lake are direct steals from John Boorman’s 1981 epic Excalibur (in which Patrick Stewart also appeared).

The plot turns on the moral values that underpin the Camelot myth, and how desperately they’re needed in today’s world.

But that doesn’t mean the movie shortchanges on action, with a rousing climax that turns the school into a castle besieged by zombie knights on horseback, up against an army of bolshie British schoolkids.

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He gave us our unofficial national anthem – Waltzing Matilda – and mythologised life in the Australian bush in his poems about characters such as the Man from Snowy River and Clancy of the Overflow. Writer, lawyer and battling wheat farmer Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson lived a life as epic as his poems, writes journalist Grantlee Kieza. Banjo’s life straddled two centuries and saw Australia transformed from a farflung colony to a nation. He mixed with the likes of Breaker Morant and Henry Lawson, was an accomplished sportsman, newspaper editor and war correspondent, and shaped Australia’s identity, says Kieza.

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Power of love THE CLAYFIELD CLASSROOM

After years of detours, yogi Amy Lou Wilson has found peace in her passion and sharing it with others Emma Schafer

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nner peace and a party. That’s what you’ll get at one of yogi Amy Lou Wilson’s Yoga Seeds retreats where she unleashes the life force of Brisbane women who feel lost in the noise of everyday life.

At her quarterly retreats at Santosha Yoga Space in Paddington, exhausted mothers, overwhelmed students and stressed-out businesswomen learn restorative yoga to connect mind and body and a raft of practical self-help techniques.

Then there’s the joyful, soul-shaking dancing, just because it feels good.

So good that when a government employee finished the one-day retreat last year, she immediately invited Amy to host another for 30 female leaders visiting from the Pacific Islands.

Amy’s retreat would become the wellness component of the Australia Awards Women’s Leadership Initiative program, a Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) funded program for the next generation of global leaders.

Held in September 2018 at the Mercure Clear Mountain Lodge, about half an hour northwest of Brisbane, Amy’s first cohort comprised female ministers of the Samoan parliament, community leaders from Papua New Guinea, and women rising to positions of power in the Solomon Islands,

Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. She knew the class was a success when a tearful Samoan minister said, “I’ve never felt this peace”.

“And that’s why I do this,” says Amy, 37.

“Because before I discovered yoga, I had never known real peace either.”

Amy’s “mishmash of techniques” in yoga and life coaching helped her through some dark periods in her own life.

Originally from Mudgee, NSW, she moved to Sydney at 17 to study acting, moving in with her Dad, who suffered with schizophrenia. Her parents had separated when she was eight.

“Living under the same roof as him, I realised very quickly that his mental health was really bad and that was scary because I didn’t know how to help or what to do.”

A few years later, her dad took his own life. “He was the biggest advocate of my acting and all of a sudden I had no one there to bolster me,” she says.

“I wasn’t prepared for the rejection the acting world had in store for me and within months of Dad passing away I dropped out, packed my bags and went travelling. That was my grieving process.”

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SOUL SISTER ... Amy Lou Wilson at home in Paddington; teaching her kindergarten yoga program; with husband Scott Robinson and children Charlie and Elkie. until she fell in love with her colleague and now-husband, Scott Robinson. Around the same time Amy discovered exercise as a blissful reprieve from work.

“I remember being like, ‘Oh my God! I didn’t know you could feel this good’, and so I left the corporate world and qualified to be a personal trainer.”

Becoming a yoga teacher was next on Amy’s to-do list, to complement her current fitness offering.

“I remember holding the warrior 2 pose in class and hating on my teacher because it was hard and I was ready to strangle her.

Then all of a sudden an incredible peace came over me. It was breath. And I was hooked. I didn’t practise regularly once I left drama school, but I always came back to the mat to find the peace.”

But just as she was ready to get serious with her yoga, a “beautiful surprise” pregnancy changed her plans.

“Early on, I completely devoted myself to raising Charlie (now 12) to the detriment of everything else in my life, including my love for personal training and yoga.

Looking back I maybe even had some postnatal depression,” she says.

The birth of daughter Elkie, now 8, tested Amy further. “I didn’t know how to split myself in half for my kids, and I was lonely. I’m a people person,” Amy says.

Her solution was to pack up her life and go abroad. With Scott and their two young children – Charlie was 3 and Elkie 6 months – the family travelled across Western Europe for eight months, living

I had used my kids as an excuse to not step into my power. I think a lot of women do that

out of a campervan. “We had some amazing days, and some diabolic ones but that trip really set us up as the family unit we are today … it connected us.”

As was the plan, they flew out of Sydney for their adventure, but returned to Brisbane to be closer to family. After settling in Paddington and with the kids starting school Amy had to figure out her next move. “I had used my kids as an excuse to not step into my power. I think a lot of women do that,” she says.

With more free time on her hands, she rediscovered her love of yoga, and qualified as a teacher. Amy says she finally felt ready to use all of the lessons she had learned along the way to help others.

“My absolute passion in this world is helping women find their passion and purpose. And that looks different for all of us. If raising a beautiful family is your version of success then that’s amazing, but you need to take care of yourself in order for that to flourish. It’s about women being a leader for themselves and then for their families, and then for the people around them. If you’re not filling up your cup first, you can’t give to other people.”

These days Amy Lou teaches weekly yoga and meditation for Brisbane City Council’s staff wellness program; leads children’s yoga holiday workshops; and runs Yoga Seeds sessions for kindergarten children at C&K Paddington and Rosalie.

Scott has followed suit and thrown in the corporate towel. He has turned his love of homebrewing into the 100-seat Soapbox Beer brewery and pub, which he opened in Fortitude Valley in December.

“I could never have imagined our life turning out this way,” Amy says.

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AT HOME

Steel away home A Sunshine Coast house shows its metal in striking screens and a robust frame that maximises space inside Michelle Bailey For the owners of this Sunshine Beach property, there was only one choice when it came to the structural framework: steel.

Ryza and Breena, who own a structural steel fabrication company, called on Brisbane architect Jackson Lightbody for assistance in realising their ideal design.

“The building required a design response that would be appropriate for a coastal environment and would engage with its setting,” Jackson says.

“We had already tested (in a previous joint venture) the use of structural steel in a commercial application and we saw the potential here to apply a similar approach on a residential scale.”

Steel elements, namely the structural frame, directed the spatial strategy of the whole.

“The use of steel provided a framework for the design to efficiently achieve spans and volumes conducive to open-plan living,” Jackson says.

The ground floor exemplifies this approach with shared, open spaces for socialising.

Upstairs are four bedrooms, with the bathroom, wardrobe and ensuite on the

opposite side of the narrow floorplan.

The use of steel ensures a visual crispness to the exterior.

The sharp edges and clean lines of the steel cladding are sharply defined against bright sky and lush lawn.

From the street, the house appears almost hostile. But beyond the tough outer shell, the interior space opens to reveal a

long and light-filled room leading to a patio and lawn.

Kitchen, dining and lounge rooms all share the long northern edge.

An impressive stretch of bi-folding doors encourages casual and fluid movement between inside and outside.

“Depending on what time of day, or weather condition, the house can be open

to the outside,” Jackson says. “Both front and back yards can be seen from the ground-floor living area.”

The adjacent deck is sheltered from inclement weather by the main roof, two storeys above and shaded from the sun by perforated metal sun-screens – the same that are used on the street facade. Small perforations in the metal screens allow

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light and air to pass through.

“The use of sun-screening allows for passive environmental control, of sunlight and airflow,” Jackson says. “The screens maintain privacy (to upstairs bedrooms) but also create shadow play and different light conditions at different times of day.”

Come dusk, the house appears like a lantern with the soft glow of interior lights

visible through the tiny perforations of each metal screen.

There is a sense of ease in the day-today occupation of the house that belies its steely appearance. The way the lawn has become an extension of the living rooms allows a relatively modest living room to become a play space many more times the size. The many clever and varied uses of

steel gives a singular, satisfying visual expression.

“The house really demonstrates the versatility of steel – the strength it provides in steel framing, the protection it provides (from weather) with metal cladding and the integration of building elements with its bespoke metal sun screens,” Jackson says.

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown When I am presented with the bill I usually ask, rather wistfully ...

“Student discount?” Well, I was a student once I read an article recently about how Australians aren’t natural tippers. It’s not that we’re not generous, it’s just that tipping is not as much a part of our culture as it is in the US and some parts of Asia. I say some parts of Asia because tipping is not expected everywhere and I found when we visited Japan last year tipping was not expected at all. This suited me down to the ground because, as I always say, I have short arms and long pockets.

In Australia when you go out for dinner, prices are always so inflated that rather than tipping at the end of a meal what I’d really like is some money back. When I am presented with the bill I usually ask, rather wistfully ... “Student discount?”

Well, I was a student once.

Growing up in Hong Kong, tipping was expected and you couldn’t even have a wee without someone expecting a gratuity. They still have attendants in the better loos in Honkers – people

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who will hand you a towel and expect some coinage in return or, nowadays, a note or two.

As boys, my brother and I were horrified by the fact that sometimes the loo attendant was an old lady manning a little silver tray for tips. It’s hard to pee when there’s a granny sitting on a stool in the corner of the men’s room.

My father, an ebullient man to say the least, was a big tipper. I often wondered why maitre d’s were so happy to see him until I realised that he was greasing palms all over town.

“Mr Brown! Mr Brown!” they would say smiling and then they took us to the best table in the house as my dad palmed off a small wad of notes.

It worked a treat.

Though I resent tipping at home I do it ... but if the service has been terrible or someone has been rude I will withhold the tip.

In Honolulu a couple of years ago we had a cab driver from hell who may

still be the rudest man on the planet.

I gave him a $50 note for a $35 fare and he thanked me thinking that I was tipping him $15. I soon disavowed him of that notion.

In Canada years ago we were held up in the Canadian Rockies for several days due to icy winter weather. We were staying at the incredible Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge. It was freezing and we spent most of our time in our chalet.

Every couple of hours we would call for more wood and it would be brought to the room by attendants who seemed loath to leave until I shut the door on them. My wife pointed out that they may have been waiting for a tip whereupon I quoted the old ocker joke ...“I’ll give them a tip. Don’t put your jocks on backwards.”

When we left they watched us go and were probably muttering under their breath something about Aussie cheapskates. But at least my wallet was still intact.

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Agent Brandon Wortley says the twobedroom house, which offers city skyline views and is within walking distance to Teneriffe and New Farm’s dining precincts, the James St shopping strip, Brisbane River boardwalks, and a CityCat terminal, is an extremely unique offering.

“This beautifully-presented cottage is located in a secluded and elevated position on Teneriffe Hill with superb views across

the local neighbourhood and the city lights,” he says.

“The home has the ability to immediately occupy as is and enjoy the local lifestyle, or alternatively conduct either minor alterations or a major build, either of which are very well supported by high end sales within the street and surrounds.”

Spanning two levels, the house has a classic cottage facade complete with roof gables and a balcony.

“This generous front veranda is adjacent to the main living area and offers beautiful elevated views across Teneriffe, Fortitude Valley, Newstead and the city lights,” Brandon says.

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It provides entry into the upper level of the house, where formal lounge and dining rooms feature polished timber floors, soaring ceilings, VJ walls and ornate fretwork.

The modern kitchen has a stone island breakfast bar, a gas cooktop and ample white cabinetry.

The space flows to casual dining area with a built-in window seat and casement windows, which offer natural light and views of the articially-turfed rear yard.

The rear yard also boasts a built-in pizza oven.

In the right wing of the house, the main bedroom features a large walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite.

Full of character This property is perched on a generous parcel of land in Toowong.

Set over two levels, the upper floor is the main living hub, whereas downstairs, there is a laundry and ample storage space, accessible by a staircase which sits at the rear of the property.

The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property oozes character throughout, with original hardwood floors, ornate ceilings and feature archways contributing to the cottage feel.

Each of the three bedrooms are generously-sized, two of which are fitted with built-in wardrobes.

Adjacent to the bedrooms is a living room.

Towards the rear of the residence is an open-plan kitchen and dining area which is surrounded by bay windows that feature views of the backyard area and neighbourhood.

Stainless steel appliances along with ample cabinetry and bench space complete the kitchen.

A bathroom with a combined bath and shower completes the top floor.

Outside, the property features

established gardens with trees and shrubs, along with a Hills hoist clothes line. At the front of the residence are multiple paved patios ideal for entertaining or relaxing, surrounded by shrubs.

The backyard is accessible via a driveway and is spacious and ideal for entertaining.

Additional features include a double garage, neutral toned walls and cabinetry, airconditioning in living spaces and original stain glass windows.

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Queenslander luxury appeal This renovated property blends traditional Queenslander elegance with contemporary opulence.

The ground floor features timber flooring and tall clerestory windows. It centres around open-plan dining, living and family rooms.

Outside, there’s a covered outdoor entertaining space with a barbecue area. It

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overlooks a glass-enclosed pool. An open-tread timber staircase leads up to the first floor, where six bedrooms have varying features.

Enjoy the water vistas Views capturing the Brisbane River and city skyline make for an impressive backdrop from this dual-level residence.

The three-bedroom apartment is set in the boutique Glostermin building, residing on the banks of the river.

Set over 287sq m, there’s plenty of space for living and entertaining.

The main bedroom occupies the entire upper floor of the apartment, with the living hub on the lower level.

There’s a suite of formal and casual lounge and dining areas, separated via double doors, and both are oriented towards the water vistas.

Sliding glass doors span the entire width of the apartment and draw in natural light.

These doors open to a large covered balcony with terracotta tiles that overlooks the city and both directions of the river.

Sitting in the heart of the floorplan, the kitchen features white stone benchtops and stainless steel appliances.

Also on this level are two bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, and another room that could be used as either a third bedroom or a study. One of the bedrooms also boasts an ensuite.

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Upstairs, the large main bedroom has been designed to be a true retreat space, and offers a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with a spa bathtub.

From the main space, sliding glass doors open to a private terrace with a panorama of the river and city.

Ray White Ascot principal Dwight Ferguson says the apartment was built by the original developer as their own personal residence and the living and entertaining options are incredible.

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SOPHISTICATION BULIMBA

49 Bulimba Street

Presenting a unique frontage of Federation-style classicism and cunningly hiding a luxurious renovation within, this designer home balances both traditional and contemporary elements with ease. At the rear, a stunning architecturally designed modern extension offers serene views by way of vast, floor-to-ceiling windows and overlooks an entertaining terrace sure to be the envy of both friends and family. A rarity of its kind, this is a true forever-home.

5+ BED 4 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

FOR SALE Guide $2,995,000 – $3,200,000 INSPECT By appointment

CATHY RICHARDS 0417 706 498

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Brisbane CBD

Fortitude Valley

James Street

New Farm State School

19 Beeston St

OPPORTUNITY TENERIFFE

19 Beeston Street

Set in ever-popular Teneriffe, this unique property presents as a grand investment or refurbishment opportunity. Sitting atop a rare 613m² land space, the property is currently configured as five strata titled units returning $83,000 per annum. This is a solid investment for both immediate rental returns and future capital growth. Alternatively, you can convert the property into your very own grand design. Our instructions are extremely clear! This property will be sold by tender closing 4pm Monday 18 February 2019.

6 BED 5 BATH 5 CAR

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TENDER Closes Mon 18 Feb at 4pm INSPECT Sat 2 – 2:30pm

SHANE HICKS 0409 594 629 ANTONIO PUOPOLO 0450 899 007 PLC-OP4822_BN_C

PRESTIGE HAWTHORNE

93 Virginia Avenue

Showcasing a magnificent indoor/outdoor design, the expansive open floorplan unfolds out to alfresco entertaining terrace, fully-tiled heated swimming pool and vast lawns. Appointed with new Blackbutt timber flooring, wall-to-wall glass and quality European fittings, the home boasts multiple living zones which cater to even the largest families, as well as a spectacular hotel-inspired master retreat with city views. Ducted air conditioning, fireplaces, a steam room and security system also feature. Elevated and private, the 615m² property is an easy walk to bus, ferry, top schools, cafés, restaurants and cinema.

6 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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FOR SALE INSPECT Sat 12 – 12:30pm, Sun 11:30 – 12pm & Thur 6 – 6:30pm

JAMES CURTAIN 0404 056 564 BRENTON FAEHRMANN 0414 892 990 PLC-OP4822_BN_D

TOOWONG

1002/527 Coronation Drive

Plans for this 224m² bespoke residence expand across 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, 2 living areas, and onto a spacious wraparound balcony. In the kitchen, the latest suite of Liebherr and Gaggenau appliances complement a feature island bench with travertine bench tops. A haven of sophisticated luxury, this boutique-style riverfront development is a stroll away from the Brisbane CBD, and walking distance to Toowong Village, Regatta Hotel and the Park Road dining precinct.

3 BED 2 LIVING 2+ BATH 3 CAR +POOL +WINE CELLAR

TOOWONG

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FOR SALE INSPECT Sat 2 – 2:30pm or by appointment

SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 DEB MAGUIRE 0427 246 279

401/527 Coronation Drive

An architectural landmark in the heart of Toowong, BANC redefines true luxury river living, with high ceilings and a clear division between private and entertainment living spaces. A state-of-the-art, fully integrated kitchen opens up to an alfresco entertainment area. Soak up the broad views, natural light and breezes all year round. Residents enjoy unparalleled amenities including a private wine cellar and tasting room, an infinity edge pool with a barbeque terrace and lush tropical gardens.

3 BED 2+ BATH 2 CAR +STUDY NOOK +POOL +WINE CELLAR

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FOR SALE INSPECT Sat 2:30 – 3pm or by appointment

DEB MAGUIRE 0427 246 279 SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 PLC-OP4822_BN_E

BALMORAL

47 Collings Street

Occupying a prestigious position in cosmopolitan Balmoral, 47 Collings hosts three residences of exceeding sophistication and unmatched size. This rare setting overlooks Haw thorne and Bulimba, placed to foster a peaceful, elevated existence. Comprising three bedrooms, two separate living areas, generous kitchen with butler’s pantry and seamless indoor/outdoor experience; 47 Collings is truly unique.

3/4 BED 3 BATH 2/3 CAR +2 LIVING +STUDY NOOK +WINE CELLAR

KANGAROO POINT

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FOR SALE INSPECT Wed 12 – 12:30pm & Sat 4 – 4:30pm or by appointment

SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 COURTNEY MAGUIRE 0401 031 668

9 Lambert Street

Positioned on an upper level and spanning the entire north-east corner of the floor, this four bedroom residence showcases a sophisticated palette of materials and an intelligently designed floor plan that is sure to delight. Per fect for downsizers or families looking for a spacious residence, with convenience and practicality in mind. This iconic residential project is the first timber multi-storey construction in Kangaroo Point. With construction commencing in 2019, don’t miss your opportunity to secure a piece of this landmark.

4-6 BED 3 BATH 2-3 CAR +STUDY +POOL +GYM

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FOR SALE INSPECT Thu 12 – 12:30pm & Sat 3 – 3:30pm or by appointment

COURTNEY MAGUIRE 0401 031 668 SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 PLC-OP4822_BN_F

BRISBANE CITY

662/420 Queen Street

This expansive sub-penthouse offers an extensive living space which flows from the kitchen out to the balcony where breathtaking views await. The floor-to-ceiling glass on the balcony provides enormous amounts of natural light and makes the view a prominent and constant feature of the home. With award-winning dining at Eagle Street Pier and shopping at Queen Street Mall, Aurora is a short walk to anywhere in the city so leave the car at home and head out to explore everything Brisbane City has on offer!

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR +POOL +SPA +SAUNA +GYM

WEST END

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AUCTION Wed 6 Feb at 6pm Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane INSPECT Sat 1 – 1:30pm or by appointment

MICHAEL BACON 0423 342 707 SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912

330/10 Pidgeon Close

Koko Apartments is a unique garden oasis located on the river parklands in the heart of West End. This beautifully designed penthouse is the epitome of contemporary living with expansive open plan living which flows smoothly between winter and summer lounges, kitchen and dining areas.

The main bedroom with ensuite, study and walk-in robe is discretely separated from the other three bedrooms. Offering 332m2 of designer living plus four side-by-side car parks, the complex has a 20 metre pool and comprehensive gym.

4 BED 3 BATH 4 CAR +2 LIVING +STUDY NOOK +POOL +GYM

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FOR SALE Offers over $2,300,000 INSPECT Sat 11 – 11:30am or by appointment

SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 MICHAEL BACON 0423 342 707 PLC-OP4822_BN_G

KANGAROO POINT

3/30 O’Connell Street

Enjoy absolute river frontage with a beautiful east facing aspect in a private, inner city location. Spread across a generous 403m², featuring four bedrooms, three bathrooms and a designer kitchen, lockable double garage at living level, large courtyard with irrigated garden, plenty of storage, swimming pool, tennis court and a well-furnished community area with easy dockside access. This luxurious home is suitable for executives and families alike. Arrange an inspection today.

4 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL +TENNIS COURT

NORMAN PARK

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FOR SALE Buyers in the $2 millions.

INSPECT Sat 12 – 12:30pm

SIMON CAULFIELD 0437 935 912 COURTNEY MAGUIRE 0401 031 668

6 Dalma Street

Of exquisite design standards, matched with meticulous finish and remarkable features, this fantastic five bedroom residence is all things stylish and convenient. Metres from the beautiful Perth Street Park, this home sits perched upon an elevated cul-de-sac, surrounded by all inner-city conveniences.

Luxury appointments together with city views from the front deck, and expansive entertainment value at the rear, this home is as space savvy as it is stylish. Call to arrange an inspection today!

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL +STUDY

AUCTION Sat 9 Feb at 10am, On-site INSPECT By appointment

JOANNA GIANNIOTIS 0433 168 761

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Modern appeal Nestled on a 706sq m block, this contemporary house is a picture of relaxed and comfortable family living, revealing thoughtfully-arranged living spaces and luxurious entertaining elements.

The gated residence has a pebble driveway to its double garage and a welcoming covered alcove deck, which features dark timber and grants entry to the main level through sliding glass doors.

Timber flooring, neutral tones, down lighting and large windows adorn the interior, which features three carpeted bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and awning windows at the front.

These bedrooms have direct access to a covered timber deck, lawns and gardens.

They sit near a bathroom with separate bath and a laundry with an outdoor drying courtyard.

Open-plan living and dining rooms take centre stage at the rear of this level, accompanied by a kitchen with black stone benchtops, Miele appliances, Gaggenau rangehood and corner pantry.

Two sets of glass doors open the living and dining rooms out onto a covered tiled deck with timber balustrade.

Stairs off the deck lead down to the lower level, which has an in-ground pool and a covered patio and barbecue area surrounded by established gardens. Inside, the lower level has a sprawling multipurpose room with carpet and down lighting.

The main bedroom occupies the uppermost level, sharing this floor with a carpeted sitting room featuring a high ceiling and numerous double hung windows overlooking the Gateway Bridge.

CLAYFIELD 8 Sefton Rd Land: 706sq m Inspect: Thursday (Jan 24), 5.30-6pm Agent: Vaughan Keenan and Nunzio Lo Castro, Grace & Keenan; ph: 3154 6333, 0417 057 150 (VK) or 0414 686 010 (NLC) For sale: By negotiation

CHERMSIDE WEST Residence 2, 35 Tullylease Place Blue Chip Contemporary - Private Gated Community – Sweeping Vistas Situated in the nearly impossible to obtain Hevan gated estate, this home enjoys sweeping views over the reserves, and right through to the Glass House Mountains. Spanning multiple light filled levels it’s hard not to enjoy a view from every room, with greenery in every direction, cool breezes and a clever floorplan designed for families of all stages.

Offers over $1,100,000 INSPECT By Appointment TRISTAN ROWLAND 0411 572 970

4 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR

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REMY DURIEUX 0406 486 635

BULIMBA 100 Henderson Street 1914 QUEENSLANDER WITH ELEVATED CITY VIEWS • Hambledon 1914 - Grand character Queenslander filled with period features • Timber flooring, VJ walls, breezeways & stained glass across upper level • Multiple indoor & outdoor living areas & lush tranquil gardens • Wraparound entertainer’s deck with sweeping vistas & city views • Raised underneath to accommodate large families or dual living

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LARGE RESIDENCES |NORTH-FACING VIEWS STUNNING LAP POOL | PROPOSED MARINA 30 luxury residences on Bulimba’s absolute riverfront. Construction underway.

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Rural Brisbane 5518 8010 View Auction

By appointment 11am, Fri 22nd February 2019 Lvl 1 / 153 Racecourse Rd, Ascot

Danny Bukowski 0427 007 116 daniel.bukowski@rural.rh.com.au

’Arlington’ 56 Graysholm Road, Oman Ama (via Warwick)

A great starter block, relaxing rural getaway or as an add on to current operations, ‘Arlington’ brings with it the certainty of water security. Chain of Ponds Creek runs the length of the 194.25 ha property and is never known to have run dry. And bring your boat –Just 20 minutes down the road is Lake Coolmunda, a popular spot for fishing, water sports and camping.

The history and character of ‘Arlington’ shows through with several original buildings (including the homestead and 3 stand, operational shearing shed) thoughtfully preserved.

• Main house – renovated, 3 bedrooms, VJ walls, air conditioned, combustion wood heater, fully furnished • Co age – recently renovated, 2 bedrooms, air conditioned, fully furnished • Large machinery shed; wool shed; several smaller ancillary sheds; ca le yards • 2 dams + 2 pumps on the creek supply stock water to troughs • 30km to Inglewood; 81km to Warwick www.rh.com.au /20282965

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