Brisbane News Magazine Jan 29-Feb 4, 2020 ISSUE 1260

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Step right up A glamorous night at the circus

JACK WHITEHALL On writing gags and life with father

KYLIE MUNNICH

Screen Queensland’s new leading lady

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One of Fortitude Valley’s heritage-listed buildings has a new lease of life with the arrival of Northern Rivers’ Stone & Wood Brewing Co. The boutique brewery, which has its roots in Byron Bay, has established its Brisbane outpost in the grand old Trails ice factory and cold storage building in Bridge St. In this week’s feature, drinks writer Angus Hughson delves into the building’s colourful history and reveals why its latest incarnation is a boon for Brisbane’s beer lovers (P8). Also this week, we meet Screen Queensland’s new chief executive Kylie Munnich (P18) and UK comedian and actor Jack Whitehall (P14), ahead of his Brisbane show on Feb 8. Enjoy the issue.

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THE CHAT Personal trainer Pete Hull FEATURE Pull up a bar stool at Brisbane’s newest brewery TRAILBLAZER Shoe queen Lisa Turnbull RESTAURANT Maple Fusion, Milton GOING OUT Stood Up with Jack Whitehall SPOTLIGHT Meet Screen Queensland’s new chief executive Kylie Munnich TRAVEL Causeway Bay, Hong Kong LIVING Perfect polish

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LIFE

Alicia Pyke As Margot Robbie looked so appealingly strong and svelte in her black Lycra and beanie, I decided this graceful yet gruelling sport was right for me Hobbies have never really been my thing.

Not unless you count the time I took up ice skating. Dazzled by clips of Margot Robbie learning to figure skate for her role in I, Tonya, I decided if she could do it, I could do it.

Never mind I’d just turned 41 and been dangerously uncoordinated since birth. Or that Margot grew up playing ice hockey on the Gold Coast and had mastered the basics long before she’d need them to score a 2018 Oscar nomination.

I was looking for a new way to work out and as Margot looked so appealingly strong

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and svelte in her black Lycra and beanie, I decided this graceful yet gruelling sport was right for me. Clearly I had absolutely no idea what I was getting myself into.

That afternoon I found the nearest ice rink, wedged my feet into a pair of unforgiving blue plastic boots and went for it. Barely balanced on the blades, ankles screaming under the stress, Margot/Tonya I was not.

It took ages but I gingerly made it once around the slippery ice surface. Yes, I clung to the wall the entire time, lapped repeatedly by tots zipping past as they

belted out the lyrics from Frozen. But that was all it took. One long loop and I’d found my happy place. Grinning like a goon, I stepped off the ice, unlaced the hideous blue foot traps and went straight to the on-site shop to try on a pair of pristine, white figure skates.

Little surprise that they saw me coming and I walked out with not only my own pair of skates but socks, inner soles, gloves, knee pads and padded shorts to cushion my many, many future falls plus a super cute skate-shaped bag to haul it all in.

Like all good hobby newbies, if there was

something I could buy to propel me towards hobby excellence, I bought it. Happily, I even used it all as ice skating became my obsession for the next year.

I took group classes, had private coaching and once cajoled an old friend of my husband’s who’d grown up in Canada to come along to hold my hand while I practised tricky yet essential crossovers.

I loved everything about ice skating. Still do. So why haven’t I laced up my beloved white boots for two years? Simple. I’ve lost my nerve. If only there was a way to buy a giant supply of fearlessness.

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Show of strength

Pete, who used to train athletes, BMX bikers and motocross riders, eventually left his parents’ garage and opened his first Fitstop gym at Redland Bay, launching the franchise model in 2017.

“I think my original vision was to enable people to be a personal trainer while growing a great business. By creating a franchise model, other PTs can go through the same route I did.”

The Fitstop philosophy is centred on group training and aims to “allow everyone to train like an athlete”.

Classes are categorised into either fit (high intensity, high heart rate, high calorie burn), fast (start off slow and controlled and finish off hard and fast), or functional (use major muscle groups with exercises to help promote muscle gain and overall strength).

The formula suggests participants do at least one fit, one fast and one functional session a week to reach their full potential.

“The reason we are doing so well is that people are seeing results with this formula.

We have had members who over a period of six months have dropped 30kg.

“When they step in here they’re looking for something more and have done some sort of sport or fitness in the past but have neglected themselves.

“The biggest part of it is they get fulfilment, clarity and confidence to be themselves again – the weight loss is just a by-product.”

These days Pete is more involved with the business side of things than he is with the training, but says he’s still “very involved with a lot of the programs”.

“I think it’s super important to keep a fitness routine and maintain that,” he adds. “I’m up at 5am every day for some self reflection before I do a 6am Fitstop session.

“No matter where I am I follow the formula. I believe in it and get excited by it.

“Just like our members, I always make time for mental clarity, and fitness is a big priority in my life.”

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t was 2014. Personal trainer Pete Hull was putting friends through their paces from his parents’ garage. There was minimal equipment but they worked hard and achieved good results.

Fast forward five years and he’s one of the brains behind Fitstop – the fitness franchise taking the country by storm with a celebrity following that includes Australian cricketer and Survivor contestant Lee Carseldine, Ninja Warrior Ryan Solomon and model Kris Smith to name but a few.

Now valued at $11.4 million, the company is still growing, with 25 locations in Queensland and Victoria and another 32 in the process of opening, which includes a NSW launch this month.

Looking back, Pete, who lives in Newstead and launched Fitstop with businessman Richard Bell, says he initially had no idea how successful his company could become.

“When I was operating from the garage at Mt Cotton I really couldn’t see it going anywhere,” he tells Brisbane News.

“But then I realised the opportunity in front of me. It was meeting Rich through a business networking event that gave me the confidence to take things further. I gained confidence from having other people believe in me.”

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Gain a rare insight into the artistic process of Brisbane-based creative Elizabeth Willing, artist-in-residence at the Museum of Brisbane, Feb 3-27. Before your very eyes, Elizabeth will work on a large-scale collage as well as new works in ceramics and carved wood.

Find a spot bayside for the best views of this annual yacht race, setting sail around 9am from Southport to Shorncliffe on Feb 1. The Surf to City Yacht Race is a qualifier for the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race in April.

Queensland Theatre launches its 2020 season with David Williamson’s satirical classic set in 1980s Sydney and starring Jason Klarwein and Nadine Garner (above).

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To reduce the impact and duration of ongoing night work on local residents, the project team will undertake construction of new pavement on Kingsford Smith Drive between Cooksley Street and Toorak Road from 7pm Friday 31 January 2020 to 5am Monday 3 February 2020.

Traffic changes on Kingsford Smith Drive and lane closures at the Cooksley Street intersection will be required.

During these works, Kingsford Smith Drive will be reduced to one lane in each direction next to the work areas between Cooksley Street and Toorak Road, with two lanes maintained in each direction during peak times on Saturday (10am to 3pm).

Significant delays are expected and motorists are encouraged to allow additional travel time or seek alternate routes, where possible.

The outbound lane reductions in place on Breakfast Creek Road and the Inner City Bypass when entering Kingsford Smith Drive will be removed in early February 2020.

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BREWS BROTHERS ... Brad Rogers, Jamie Cook and Ross Jurisich directors of Byron Bay-born Stone and Wood brewery.

Beyond the pale In news that will have Brisbane beer lovers frothing, Northern Rivers’ Stone & Wood has opened a brewery in the River City Angus Hughson

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heritage-listed iceworks on Fortitude Valley’s Bridge St is now a stylish bar and microbrewery – a veritable home-away-from-home for beer lovers – thanks to the recent arrival of award-winning Byron Bay beer company Stone & Wood.

A Brisbane outpost had not been high on the agenda for Stone & Wood, which

still has its original Byron brewery and a larger facility at Murwillumbah, but that all changed when the team stumbled across the grand old Trails ice factory and cold storage building.

Chief executive Ben Summons says they took one look at the 1935 building, which has many of its original fittings still in place, and realised the opportunity was too good to pass up.

“We weren’t actually looking but when the property turned up, we just thought, ‘Oh yeah, it’s a beauty’,” Ben says.

An iconic Australian craft brewery, Stone & Wood was founded in 2008, long before craft beer was popular. Three mates, Brad Rogers, Jamie Cook and Ross Jurisich, all beer nuts at heart, had found themselves working in an office and not doing what they really loved – brewing beer.

Stone & Wood co-founder Ross Jurisich says: “We had been ‘working for the man’ for long enough so we put two years into developing the plan while we carried on with our day jobs, so when we actually kicked it off, we hit the ground running.”

From its inauspicious beginnings in a small shed in Byron Bay, Stone & Wood has grown to become one of Australia’s

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HOP TO IT ... A tasting paddle comprised of a variety of Stone & Wood’s small-batch brews and old favourites such as Pacific Ale.

largest independent brewers. And when two of the company’s founders, together with Ben, walked around the old iceworks site in Fortitude Valley, they quickly decided to turn the building into Brisbane’s newest altar to craft beer.

“We had been selling our beers in Brisbane for 10 years and we always knew it was somewhere we needed to be. While we weren’t fixed on The Valley it was the

natural choice with other music and entertainment venues plus the growing beer culture in Brisbane,” Ben says.

For decades the Trails Ltd Ice and Cold Stores had been a key refrigeration and storage facility for meat in Brisbane. It also supplied much of the city with its daily ice needs from 1935 to 1976, with Trails’ ice workers delivering their cargo to businesses and homes, sometimes by

horse-drawn cart in the withering summer heat or driving rain.

The building was purchased by activewear entrepreneur Lorna Jane in 2000 for clothing manufacturing before its recent use by Smoked Garage as a custom motorcycle showroom and workshop.

For its latest incarnation, Stone & Wood installed a bar, function room and brewery but retained the building’s historic character with the exposed steel beams and industrial exterior barely touched in the minimalist fit-out – aside from the shiny stainless steel of the microbrewery.

The original gantry that for many years lifted ice blocks from the factory into carts and trucks is still in place, hanging above customers as they sip a freshly brewed beer.

Home to Stone & Wood’s Queensland head office and 20 staffers, the Valley brewery allows customers to sit among fermenters as they brew small batch releases, exclusive to Bridge St, which can then be enjoyed direct from tanks at the bar – on top of the full, vegan-friendly Stone & Wood range.

The company’s take on beer is refreshing, not only championing classic

styles but also happy to push the boundaries into a place most brewers would not tread, such as its Lovely Bubbly Brut Rosé beer. As well as traditional ingredients, Lovely Bubbly also uses fruit, hot rocks and chardonnay juice in brewing.

Much of Stone & Wood’s success has come from its groundbreaking Pacific Ale, a mid-weight, hoppy style without too much bitterness that provides real beer flavour. Co-founder and head brewer Brad Rogers describes it as a thirst-quenching beer perfect to enjoy straight after an ocean swim, while still wrapped in a towel, on a baking hot day.

The new Stone & Wood brewery was built by beer lovers for beer lovers. Even the food, prepared by chefs on a rotating roster, must match the range of beers.

“We don’t do music, we don’t do TVs, we just provide a relaxing beer experience,” Ben says.

IF YOU GO Stone & Wood Fortitude Valley, 99 Bridge St, Fortitude Valley, open Wed-Sun until 10pm, stoneandwood.com.au The venue will also host the launch party for Brisbane’s not-for-profit beer festival Brewsvegas 2020, Feb 12, tickets $10, brewsvegas.com

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Savvy soles Fancy fashioning your own footwear?

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our perfect pair of summer sandals is waiting for you. All you have to do is make them, and that’s a fun-filled, full-day experience under the guidance of The Shoe Camaraderie and its savvy shoemaker founder Lisa Turnbull.

Simply gather six of your girlfriends, book a class and choose from 12 gorgeous sandal designs before spending a day cutting, gluing, sipping tea and falling in love with your creation.

Lisa, 33, of Kelvin Grove, launched her sandal-making workshops in 2017 after five years as a bespoke shoemaker.

“I actually studied property economics at QUT and worked in that industry for seven years, but I always felt like I kinda just ended up there,” she tells Brisbane News of her journey to shoes. “At 25, I thought, ‘If I’m going to be this stressed and work this many hours it had better be at something I really really enjoy’.”

So she harnessed her love of fashion and design and turned her efforts to shoes.

She learned the intricacies from Brisbane maker David Kelly and, having quit her corporate job, fast-tracked a 12-month course into four.

Then she started designing and making shoes for clients throughout Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK, Denmark and France.

“At first I would meet people on my travels and start designing and making for them but it was always a very longwinded process getting sizing and fit right from the other side of the world,” she says of her early days in business.

“I have made high heels before but I was mainly more niche, offering a range of derbies, Oxfords and loafers.

“Eventually I started introducing sandals and I really loved it because it was much faster and easier to fit.”

The Shoe Camaraderie was conceived when Lisa realised the isolation of her solo pursuit was at odds with her outgoing personality. “The misalignment actually

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Camaraderie is that it provides me with an opportunity to build confidence in others … as well as establish a sense of pride and accomplishment through creating something new.

“When women walk away from a class, they have connected with others, learnt new techniques and learnt what they are

capable of. And they have a great pair of new shoes.”

Lisa also offers at-home shoe-making kits and one-on-one classes.

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“I couldn’t do shoes that whole year.

I couldn’t do anything creative that year.

Eventually, I realised I could stay in the industry, but I needed to be around people and engaging with people.”

And so The Shoe Camaraderie was

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RECIPE

In great company Seafood and potatoes are a match made in culinary heaven, says Alastair McLeod Seafood and potatoes couldn’t be happier than when they’re in each other’s company. Sebagos silken a chowder, Bintjes bring ballast to a fish pie and chipped Colibans complete a piece of battered fish. The success of this dish lies in the relationship between the texture of the cooked gnocchi and the bugs – they should complement not compete. Gnocchi at its most pleasing is crispy on the outside with the inside fudgy. Potatoes and seafood were made for each other. So play matchmaker with this perfect pairing.

MORETON BAY BUGS, GNOCCHI, BURNT SAGE BUTTER Ingredients 750g floury potatoes 2 eggs, beaten 2tsp sea salt + additional for seasoning 125g plain flour 150g butter, diced 2 bunches sage, leaves picked 6 large green bugs, halved and meat removed 2tbs extra virgin olive oil 4tbs white wine Fresh milled pepper 1tbs baby capers ½ lemon

Method Preheat a large pot of salted water to a gentle simmer.

Meanwhile steam potatoes with the skin on for 30 mins or until tender. When they are cool enough, hand-peel the skins and press flesh through a potato ricer straight on to a clean benchtop. Make a well in the centre, add beaten eggs, seasoning and flour. Bring together with a pastry scraper to a smooth dough. Divide mixture into four pieces then roll out each piece into a thin log and cut gnocchi to desired length. Cook in batches in the simmering water for 30 secs or until they float.

Remove carefully with a slotted spoon and place on to a lightly greased tray. Repeat until they are all cooked.

Heat ¾ of the butter in a heavy-based pan over a medium flame and place the remainder in a similar-sized pan over a high heat. Place the sage in the first pan and when crispy, toss in the gnocchi and toss in the butter until they crisp up and the butter has started to caramelise. Meanwhile, place bugs in the other pan with the olive oil and saute until golden and barely cooked. Splash a little wine into each pan then season with sea salt and freshly milled pepper. To serve, spoon gnocchi and the sauce on to plates, arrange bugs, strew with crispy sage, capers and spritz with lemon.

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Maple Fusion’s inviting interior; and (below) the pork meatball, which has an egg at its centre.

True north A new addition to Milton’s dining scene offers generous portions of authentic, flavoursome Northern Chinese cuisine

MAPLE FUSION 16 Park Rd, Milton Ph: 3368 3777 Lunch and dinner, Mon-Sat SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 7.5 Drinks: 5 Vibe: 7 Service: 7.5

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erhaps best known for its mini Eiffel Tower, Park Road in inner-city Milton isn’t the first spot you’d think of when you’re craving Chinese cooking. But Maple Fusion, which opened in November last year, is working hard to change that.

Don’t be bamboozled by the name.

Despite the use of the F word, this place is distinctly Chinese, replete with frothing fish tanks, free-flowing green jasmine tea and a sprinkle of dishes perfect for thrillseekers – duck heads in Maggi sauce ($26.80), say, or pork intestines with pickled cabbage ($21.80). Or, from the takeaway menu salt and pepper fish lips ($22.80).

“How are we doing – have we got enough food?” Our waiter has a headset and is entering our order on a tablet. I’m about to add pork and vegetable dumplings ($17.80) to an ever-lengthening list.

He smiles and says, “Too much – you need one, maybe two dishes less!”

The kitchen specialises in Northern Chinese fare and it’s easy to go overboard.

Signatures include classics such as Peking

duck ($88), and bronzed roasted ducks dangle enticingly in the kitchen window.

There are also glossy menu shots of spikily crumbed, deep-fried king prawns ($24.80), rich looking chunks of red-braised pork belly ($28.80) and a pork meatball ($8.80) that’s sauced and conceals an egg, like a more indulgent version of Scotch egg.

But the server’s advice to pull back is on the money. Portions are generous.

Cold chicken in chilli oil ($11.80) sounds like a refreshing antidote to the humidity outside. The poached breast meat comes piled high, sliced for easy chopstick manoeuvring. The flesh is flavoursome, tender and satisfyingly slippery. It’s tastily dressed in a nutty sauce, to rein in the firered chilli oil pooling at the base of the plate.

The airconditioning in this big, brightly lit room is set to stun, so no one overheats.

A second plate stacked with a simple cucumber and chopped garlic salad ($8.80) arrives. The lightly bashed cucumber chunks are skinless to better absorb the vinegar-spiked dressing, providing more heat relief.

Despite the use of the F word, this place is distinctly Chinese

The fit-out feels quite stark. But it’s thoughtful. There’s a variety of seating options. Cosy booths down one wall for groups, with a more casual front section overlooking the street, good for singles.

A two-page drinks list is equally practical.

It covers basic spirits and beers (including Tsingtao, $8) with half a dozen wines by the glass, skewed in favour of whites.

Sizeable dishes of mapo tofu ($18.80) and Xinjiang-style cumin-fragrant fried lamb ($26.80) land hot on the heels of the entrees. The mapo tofu is a winner. The tofu plentiful; wobbly but firm, strewn with

green onion rings and pork mince. It’s swimming in a red, bean-dotted sauce.

Everything is fresh and spicy but surprisingly lacking the ma la or spicy numbing effect expected from the addition of Sichuan peppercorns. The cumin lamb is also packing heat. Dark, slightly chewy lamb pieces are fanned across an oval platter, gussied up with batons of red and green capsicum, onion and diagonal-cut celery. Everything is liberally flecked with chilli and chilli seeds, burnished with oil.

Squishy Chinese mini breads served with a dipper of condensed milk ($12.80) for dessert are a northern specialty. There are eight buns, four are snowy white and steamed, four golden-hued and deep-fried.

All are featherlight, with marshmallowtextured interiors that benefit from a dunk in the sticky milk.

There’s much to like about Maple Fusion. Staff are helpful and its arrival brings a crowd-pleasing mix of interesting regional dishes to a part of Brisbane not endowed with Chinese options. To get the most out of what’s on offer, bring a crowd.

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Rising son Why British comedian Jack Whitehall is ditching his dad and sidekick Michael on his Aussie concert tour Sophie Chirgwin

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ack Whitehall has been practising his Aussie accent and learning what jokes will land and what might flop as he prepares for his Down Under tour of Stood Up. He’s been a busy bee since he arrived a few weeks ago ahead of the tour. It’s the English comedian and actor’s first trip to Australia.

“I always think it’s helpful to know what the audience is going to be like and working out local references and how I can tweak the show to kind of tailor to the audience,” he says.

“I’m really excited. I’ve always wanted to do shows in Australia and I’ve been trying to come out here for a while but I’ve never been able to work it out with my diary.”

Jack, 31, is an internationally renowned stand-up who frequently appears as a guest on The Graham Norton Show, tours extensively and has a hit Netflix show Travels with my Father. The latter spotlights the often funny dynamic between Jack and his posh father Michael.

But for those who are expecting Michael Whitehall to join his son on stage, sorry, you will be disappointed – although there will be plenty of jokes made at his expense.

“The idea of actually being on tour with him fills me with dread,” Jack says. “The idea of doing shows with him on the road on a regular basis would be too much.

“Every now and then we will do a little show in London, the two of us, but the actual being on the road and going from hotel to hotel on a standup tour is something that is very far away from ever materialising, because I think we’d kill each other.

“I’ve got some jokes and lots of stories at his expense. Anyone that watches our show will enjoy that, but also I’m on the other side of the world and he’s not going to find out which means I can be even more savage.”

However, while Michael won’t be joining the stand-up tour, he did manage to pop over to Australia to film for their Netflix show.

While in Australia, the duo filmed in Sydney, Brisbane, Darwin and Byron Bay, plus a short hop across the ditch to Auckland.

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ON TOUR ... Jack Whitehall with his father Michael in a scene from Netflix’s Travels with my Father.

For audiences who have bought tickets to Stood Up, or are considering it, they should be prepared for plenty of laughs at Jack’s expense.

“There’s lots of indiscreet stories about my life. I like making myself the butt of the joke, and lots of stories that end up with me being the fool,” he says.

Jack is no stranger to Australian audiences, having grown up in southwest London where he performed gigs in a pub which was operated by an Aussie.

“I think Aussies are a great crowd because they are not that far off the British sense of humour and can take a joke, are pretty thick skinned, don’t mind being a bit self-deprecating and are not easily offended as well, which is great,” he says.

He has a routine about emus he hopes will hit the mark with his Aussie fans. “I’ve been doing it on tour in England for the last three months and people look at me with a blank expression because I don’t think most people in England even know what an emu is,” he says.

“But I’ve persisted with it and I’ve carried on forging through and doing this routine, and finally it will come into its own in Australia. And all that hard work I’ve done honing my emu material will finally pay off.”

Jack Whitehall Stood Up, Feb 8, from $89.90, Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall. ticketek.com.au

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RICH PICKINGS … (clockwise from main) Ray Crooke’s Figure with still life, Fiji; Lawrence Daws’ Poinciana, 2017; and Margaret Olley’s Still life and chair.

Watch this space From Monet moments to Australia’s Gaugin, this summer show offers an embarrassment of riches by our finest artists Phil Brown

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ometimes during the silly season galleries have mixed shows just so the walls are filled with something.

These shows can be a bit incidental, sometimes they are a bit more than that. At Philip Bacon Galleries their summer exhibition is next level.

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Fortitude Valley. Just. It’s on the cusp really.

Philip Bacon Galleries is regarded by many as Australia’s finest commercial gallery and Philip’s stable has always included Australia’s finest painters. So his Summer Exhibition is anything but a space filler. It’s a wonderful window into Australian art.

There are works by Ray Crooke, Margaret Olley, John Perceval, John Olsen, Jeffrey Smart, Fred Williams, Robert Dickerson, Davida Allen … the list goes on. And on.

If you’re a serious collector, it’s a chance to add something special to your collection including some intriguing sculptural work.

I mean, you could pick up Fred Williams’ Regenerating grass trees VI (gouache and polymer paint on Arches paper) from 1980 for a mere $70,000. Considering the fact that large Williams works go for more than $1 million, that’s not bad.

Ray Crooke’s Figure with still life, Fiji, painted around 1988 is a classic work by the late great Cairns-based artist who was known as the Gauguin of Australia, though he didn’t really like that tag.

There’s a gorgeous painting by our own Lawrence Daws, Waterlily IV, one of his Monet moments.

Ralph Wilson is one of Philip Bacon’s stalwarts and we all love his paintings of the islands of Moreton Bay and in this show you will come across The Sandhills at dusk, a 2018 work which is quite beautiful.

Lovely to see a piece by Barry Humphries too, Flinders, a 2006 oil landscape by the comedian and former manager (until she sacked him) of Dame

Edna Everage. Barry, who was at the gallery delivering some new works late last year when he was in town, has always been a talented artist and to have one of his works in your collection would be rather special.

There’s a cracking seascape by another Philip Bacon regular, Brisbane polar adventurer Peter Anderson. His piece is a seascape entitled Super powers, Bering Strait, and it’s the result of one of Peter’s amazing expeditions into the remote regions of the planet.

The works by Margaret Olley are beautiful of course and her 1954 Still life and chair, a watercolour, is lovely and at $35,000 it’s almost a steal. Almost.

There is so much to see in this show. It’s the classic exemplar of the expression “an embarrassment of riches”.

But of course it’s not embarrassing at all. It’s just wonderful.

Summer Exhibition, until Feb 29, free admission, Philip Bacon Galleries, 2 Arthur St, Fortitude Valley. philipbacongalleries.com.au

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FILM

MIDWAY (M) hhkjj Director Roland Emmerich Starring Ed Skrein, Woody Harrelson, Patrick Wilson Disaster director Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) turns his attention to a decisive Allied victory in this World War II action drama. A seasoned cast lends its weight.

After a set-up that puts a human face to the protagonists’ Japanese adversaries, Midway gets off to an arresting start with the bombing of Pearl Harbour. No one’s about to challenge Emmerich’s skill when it comes to delivering an apocalyptic spectacle. Having reduced the White House to a pile of ashes and first submerged, then frozen Manhattan, the German filmmaker is more than up to the task of recreating Japan’s surprise attack on the Hawaiian naval base.

The survivors don’t get much of a breather before Emmerich launches them into one of the biggest retaliatory naval battles of WWII. Midway tells the story of how the combined efforts of Edwin Layton (Wilson), a dedicated intelligence officer, and Joseph Rochefort (Brennan Brown), an eccentric code breaker, helped foil a Japanese plan to lure US aircraft carriers into a trap, one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea. Having painstakingly decrypted hundreds of intercepted Japanese transmissions, they provide US Pacific Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz (Harrelson) with the information he needs to launch a surprise counter-attack.

Against the odds, the outnumbered and under-equipped US naval forces succeed in destroying four Japanese aircraft carriers, thus altering the course of the war.

BATTLE WORN ... Midway documents how the US naval forces manage to alter the course of World War II.

Emmerich’s film has all the classic ingredients for an old fashioned war drama, which celebrates the valour, courage and sacrifice of the men who fought.

And that’s exactly what he delivers.

The battle scenes, while tense, are relatively bloodless. British-born Ed Skrein (Deadpool) struggles to nail his character’s New Jersey accent, but he looks the part in

his fighter pilot’s uniform. Nick Jonas (Jumanji: The Next Level) makes a solid impression as a fearless sailor and Dennis Quaid lends a reliable warmth to the role of veteran Vice Admiral William Halsey.

Playing out across land, sea and air, Midway feels a bit like a 3D, $US100 million version of the board game Battleship.

And while Emmerich doesn’t demonise

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (MA15+) hhhjj Director Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah Starring Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Kate del Castillo Miami’s odd couple cops face off against a merciless Mexican witch in the belated third instalment in the Bad Boys trilogy.

If the drug cartel widow’s powerful black magic doesn’t get them, her avenging son, Armando (Jacob Scipio), will.

The highly trained assassin has a large arsenal, which includes everything from sniper’s rifles to grenade launchers, at his disposal. And he’s backed by a small army of unusually athletic thugs.

Looking for a lean, mean, socio-realistic crime drama? Then you’re definitely in the wrong cinema.

Maximum mayhem is this franchise’s prime focus, punctuated by the easygoing banter of its two well-matched leads.

Casual sexism and racial stereotyping are just natural by-products of Chris Bremner, Peter Craig and Joe Carnahan’s standard-issue screenplay.

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ACTION PACKED ... Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reignite the thrills in Bad Boys for Life.

Bad Boys for Life picks up the story of long-time sparring partners Mike Lowrey (Smith) and Marcus Burnett (Lawrence) 17 years after Bad Boys II left off.

Having recently become a grandfather, Burnett decides to hand in his badge. He’s tired of the violence. Car chases make him nauseous. And deteriorating eyesight means he can no longer shoot straight.

Lowrey is horrified. Kicking arse is the only thing that makes him feel alive. But when the loose-cannon cop is gunned down in the street in an execution-style hit that is very nearly successful, the two men team up for one last pedal-to-the-metal ride through the South Florida city’s backstreets and alleyways in a bid to bring down the perpetrator.

the Japanese, he does romanticise combat.

Taken on its own terms – as a solid, meatand-potatoes action adventure – Midway gets the job done. The vividly choreographed aerial fight sequences, in particular, stand out.

But judged alongside other contemporary war dramas, the film feels like an expensive throwback.

Joe Pantoliano’s long-suffering police chief still has their backs. Adding some fresh blood to the investigation are Mexican actor Paola Nunez, as Lowrey’s new boss and love interest, and her specialist team, which includes High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens.

Bad Boys for Life sticks to the commercially successful formula of the first two films – was there any other option?

Taking over the helm from franchise originator Michael Bay, Moroccan-born, Belgium-raised filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah are wise enough to play to its twin strengths: explosive action sequences and the unforced chemistry between Smith and Lawrence.

This is best captured in what feels like an improvised sequence aboard a plane that is en route to Mexico City, immediately after Lowrey has ’fessed up about his past history with Isabel Aretas (del Castillo).

By allowing room for the pair’s 25-year professional relationship to breathe, Adil and Bilall ground their far-fetched action comedy in something real.

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Brisbane fashionistas raided their wardrobes to put on a day of new and preloved shopping at The Station.

Celine, Gucci, Scanlan Theodore and Balenciaga pieces donated by local A-listers hung on the racks as shoppers snapped up bargains and raised $17,000 for WIRES and Australian Red Cross.

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PEEPSHOW OPENING NIGHT South Brisbane After a successful European run and Australian regional tour, it was Brisbane’s turn to enjoy homegrown circus company Circa’s Peepshow at QPAC’s Cremore Theatre. The cheeky cabaret combines thrilling acrobatic feats, dance and comedy.

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Home coming A plum job with Screen Queensland proved irresistible to Brisbane-born film executive Kylie Munnich Fiona Purdon

SPOTLIGHT

PICTURE THIS ... Kylie Munnich (main) grew up loving TV show Bewitched (below) and film classics such as Cabaret (inset); while she walked the red carpet with Bond star Daniel Craig (right) in her former role with Sony.

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wapping rush hour traffic in London for the novelty of catching a ferry to work only sweetened the deal for Screen Queensland’s new chief executive, Kylie Munnich.

The corporate high-flyer left Brisbane in 1992 and is excited to return home to take up her dream job at Screen Queensland’s Teneriffe office.

While based in London Kylie would make an 11km cross-city trek on her bike from her west London home to her offices in Soho. Now living in Brisbane, she savours the ferry rides and her 6am walks in her inner-south neighbourhood.

“That’s why I wanted to find a home in Bulimba,’’ she says. “I also fell in love with Bulimba’s lovely village atmosphere.’’

The self-professed “screen culture junkie’’ is overjoyed to be returning to her birth city to advocate for and support the state’s thriving screen industry, after 26 years as an executive in the international film and television industry.

“This job felt like it had been written in the stars and it had my name on it. It made so much sense to come home. I’ve come full circle and I can bring all my experience back into this role for Screen Queensland (SQ),’’ Kylie says.

“I have worked with many of the big US studios in sales, acquisition and distribution. I was responsible for selling the Bond films and Spider-Man film franchises when I was at Sony and MGM. My 26 years of commercial experience has given me a broad overview of the film and television ecosystem.”

And Kylie has noticed some positive changes to her hometown since her return.

“I’ve come back to a Brisbane which is so different to what I left. It’s brilliant to see the city thriving with arts, restaurants and so many world-class events.”

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Kylie, a former Sony Pictures Television and Seven Studios executive, started in October after taking over from long-serving Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira. “I do acknowledge the fantastic job Tracey has done. I come into the job with the organisation in great health,’’ she says.

Kylie, 53, plans to maintain the state’s focus on securing international blockbusters such as Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis project, headlined by Oscar winner Tom Hanks and Austin Butler, which starts filming at Village Roadshow on the Gold Coast, next month. The film is in preproduction and Kylie has already been on set for meetings with members of Baz’s team, and will meet the producer soon.

Other projects in production in Queensland include the film Streamline with Levi Miller and television shows The Bureau of Magical Things (Season 2) and Harrow (Season 3) starring Ioan Gruffudd, while 2020’s major releases include films Monster Problems and Godzilla vs Kong, local production Swimming For Gold, as well as Season 2 of global television hit Bluey by local studio Ludo.

“Queensland is a favoured destination for US studios and we are creating infrastructure so we can leave behind a legacy as well as cement our reputation as a screen production hub,” says Kylie, who reveals there are new major productions soon to be announced.

SQ will continue to foster creatives and assist projects in all genres including documentaries, web-based programs, short-form and children’s programming, as well as games. Kylie says it is essential that Queensland continues to develop homegrown content with global appeal, such as Hoodlum’s trailblazing Tidelands Netflix series.

“I’ve always been part of the commercial and business side of things so it’s a privilege to work with and help support creative people,’’ Kylie says. “It’s important that people who work in any section of screen industries have successful careers in Queensland, and don’t have to leave the state to achieve success.’’

As Sony Pictures Television International senior vice president UK, Ireland and Africa, Kylie was responsible for Sony Pictures’ first Netflix deal in Great Britain, licensing hundreds of movies and television series, in 2012.

One of the perks was attending the world premiere of Bond blockbuster Skyfall in 2013, sharing the red carpet with many of the stars including Daniel Craig.

“My husband and I turned up at the same time as Daniel Craig and we walked down behind him, with hundreds of photographers in attendance.”

In her new role, Kylie will travel around the state, and internationally, to attend events, meet creatives and support initiatives.

From a young age I got lost in the storytelling of film and television. It was like a window into another world

“I hosted a table at the G’Day USA gala event in Los Angeles, rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood community, mainly senior executives in the film and television production studios,’’ she says.

She has never lost her connection with Brisbane, returning home regularly to visit family including her mother Beatrice, 89.

Kylie, along with husband John and son Oliver, 17, have a holiday home on the Gold Coast and spent the Christmas break exploring south-east Queensland. John and Oliver will join Kylie permanently in Brisbane later this year after Oliver finishes his Year 12 studies in Sydney.

It was while growing up at Mt Gravatt that Kylie developed her lifelong passion for film and television. “I’ve always been a fan. Being an only child, television was my best friend as a kid,’’ says Kylie, who grew up loving Bewitched and The Sullivans.

“From a young age I got lost in the storytelling of film and television. It was like a window into another world which helped my imagination to soar.’’

A cherished memory was watching Cabaret (1972) as a youngster at her local Holland Park cinema. “Cabaret was probably not a film for a child my age, but I still remember the experience so vividly,’’ she says. “I also remember seeing Tommy (based on The Who’s 1969 rock opera album) in the city, with my mum and a friend, and I remember being shocked but also loving the experience.”

Kylie studied drama, cinema and communications at university. She worked in public relations in Brisbane and London before breaking into the film industry, as assistant to film executive Bryan Hambleton.

“Bryan was a vice-president of Warner Bros in Europe and he taught me everything about film and television distribution, sales and acquisitions,” she says. “He wanted someone interested in film and television. It was serendipity, absolute sheer luck, that I was sitting there at my friend’s house, at the right time, to hear about the job.

“It was a really enjoyable six years of learning, travelling, building my skills in the industry and finally achieving my dream.’’

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Under the big top Run away and join the circus in showstopping styles that channel Cirque du Soleil’s KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities

Maisie convertible balloon dress, $649, Lee Mathews; Cream top hat, $250, Meredith McMaster Millinery; Valere earrings, $310, Camilla; Clock bag, $225, Cirque Du Soleil merchandise; Khan boots, $259.95, Tony Bianco

Photography Russell Shakespeare/AAP Styling Annabel Falco

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Roxie one piece, $389, Lee Mathews; Astrid earrings, $60, Trove x Annabel Falco, Trove Store; Top hat, $25, Cirque Du Soleil merchandise

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FASHION

Cinema Paradiso dress, $799, Camilla; Black top hat with snake, $250, Meredith McMaster Millinery; Allegra earrings, $50, Trove x Annabel Falco, Trove Store; Valere Crocodylus necklace, $310, and Valere Cobra necklace, $250, Camilla; Panache boots, $279.95, Tony Bianco

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Live It Up top, $290, and skirt, $390, Sass & Bide; Machinist goggles, $30, Cirque Du Soleil merchandise; Olympia earrings, $50, Trove x Annabel Falco, Trove Store; Panache boots, as before

FASHION

Roll up, roll up Inspiration abounds at Cirque du Soleil’s latest and perhaps most elaborate production to date, KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities. The extravaganza is the 35th production from the world-renowned French-Canadian circus company and as always, it’s the culmination of mind-bending athleticism, larger-than-life set design, breathtaking production and otherworldly costuming that bring the wow-factor under the big top.

Set in the late 19th century, in a makeshift mechanical world, Kurios is a steampunk marvel. To create the world of The Seeker – Kurios’s ambitious inventor who is convinced that his curio cabinet holds a hidden world where his craziest and grandest dreams await – costume designer Philippe Guillotel dreamt to life more than 100 costumes for the cast of 47 gymnasts, contortionists, hand-puppeteers, yoyo wizards, clowns and musicians.

Some of his outlandish designs were created through 3D printing and others have single elements that weigh more than 9kg.

To make the Accordion Man’s voluminous attire, the costume-maker spent an entire week sewing inside the costume. Philippe’s designs inspired this week’s Brisbane News fashion shoot, which makes use of costume elements, props and the very same big top that transforms into the otherworldly world currently amazing Brisbane audiences.

Moonshine Bloom dress, $1299, Valere Crocodylus and Cobra necklaces, as before, Camilla; Allegra earrings, as before; Khan boots, as before

Forbidden Fruit cami, $399, Camilla; Superpower skirt, $450, Sass & Bide; Valere Crocodylus and Cobra necklaces, as before; Allegra earrings, as before

KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities, until Feb 23, Northshore Hamilton, tickets from $90. cirquedusoleil.com/kurios

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BOOKS

Page turners Spice up your bedtime reading with some fact and fiction The 24-Hour Cafe Libby Page Hachette Australia, $29

The Age of Anxiety Pete Townshend Hachette Australia, $33

This novel is a heartfelt ode to the simple joy of people watching, especially from a cosy cafe. Set across a day in a 24-hour London cafe, this is ostensibly the story of waitresses Hannah and Mona’s friendship but one studded with little vignettes from the customers they serve. Hannah, a singer and guitarist, and Mona, a dancer, met when they both moved to London to chase their dreams of performing and ended up working at the same cafe. While at work, they wonder about the lives of the people they serve and what brings them in at all hours. A gentle and uplifting read about lives intersecting, and the impact we can have on others without even realising.

As a novelist, Pete Townshend makes a fine guitarist and songwriter.

That’s not to say he can’t write – this is the man who, as co-founder of successful rock band The Who, has penned several immortal anthems of his generation. But despite Townshend’s parallel form as an editor and publisher, fiction writing is not his forte. The Age of Anxiety has an intriguing premise – rock star goes missing, then goes mad – but soon unravels via a melange of improbable characters and unlikely coincidences. And no, Townshend has not based the unhinged rock star on himself, as much as he could have. Instead, his unreliable narrator is an ageing art dealer who patronises outsiders. Written with a future opera in mind, perhaps this novel will make more sense in that format. After all, as the composer of Tommy and Quadrophenia, Townshend has the runs on the board.

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The Hidden History of Burma Thant Myint-U Atlantic Books, $30

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For a generation that lionised Nelson Mandela and hungered for the next “national saviour”, Aung San Suu Kyi, a popular, often isolated leader of Burma – a state whose renaming as Myanmar expressed a nativism lost on outsiders – became the obvious hero apparent. The army played its “bad guy” part to perfection, while the Lady of the Lake held the torch of hope aloft for her people (particularly those of dominant Burman ethnicity).

The Rohingya people’s forced exodus is analysed from more perspectives than the media usually allow for. No one has clean hands, but the author argues compellingly that Facebook “made easier the mobilisation of violence”. One lays this book down convinced that the fact “nation” and “race” are indistinguishable in the Burmese language is where true comprehension of this society’s complexities must start.

KEN HALEY

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Happy Ever After C. C. MacDonald Harvill Secker, $33

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It’s cliche to mention the plot twists and turns of the psychological thriller but author C.C. MacDonald (aka playwright and actor Chris MacDonald) has more than mastered the genre. Just when you think you have worked out where the story is going, it does a complete 360. Naomi and her husband, Sean, have moved to the Kent coast after Sean’s business went bust. He’s working on new money-making ideas and getting help for his depression. Naomi has a job she can only just stand while juggling looking after their toddler. So when a handsome single dad at daycare starts flirting with her, the only predictable event in the entire novel is that she doesn’t resist his charms.

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TRAVEL

Feast for the senses Shop ‘til you drop, indulge in fine food and wine and allow time for a history lesson in Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay Phil Brown

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n a brisk walk around Victoria Park in Hong Kong, the tai chi brigade is out in force. This gorgeous and extensive green space is directly across the road from The Park Lane Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel in Causeway Bay where we spent a week recently. Despite ructions with ongoing protests it was remarkably calm during our stay. The protests are more sporadic now and there isn’t much disruption for tourists.

Certainly all was peaceful in Victoria Park. Each morning we walked there before taking the excellent hotel breakfast at Playt, which serves an a la carte and buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.

I grew up in Hong Kong and am a regular visitor but had never stayed in Causeway Bay before. Like everyone else we’ve gone there on shopping forays but it was nice to stay close to the retail action. If you’re a shopper you will think so too.

Walk out of the hotel and you are in the heart of Hong Kong’s premier shopping district which is busy. Very busy.

The iconic Sogo department store is nearby and Causeway Bay is retail therapy heaven.

It’s also quite central with the MTR underground station near the hotel, which is famous for its amazing rooftop bar and restaurant, SKYE. The views from SKYE are stunning and the menu is impressive. We opted for the Signature Tasting menu with matching wines. As a non drinker I concentrated on the food and a menu which included caviar, seared Hokkaido scallops, seared foie gras and other treats while the sommelier went into detailed descriptions of the wines for my wife and son.

When I mentioned the hotel on Facebook, an old Hong Kong hand I know chimed in that it was his favourite hotel which made us feel we had chosen the right digs.

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malls including the perennially popular Times Square. We made a foray there on a mission to get me a new pair of Vans.

We discovered our new favourite Hong Kong bookstore nearby – Eslite, in Hysan Place on Hennessy Rd, featuring several levels of books and giftware with a rather lovely cafe.

There are plenty of great dining options but we kept gravitating back to a little treasure we found – King’s Dim Sum at 35 Jardine’s Bazaar. It’s terrific for basic Cantonese fare and sitting on stools in the lane you do feel like a local.

Causeway Bay is certainly vibrant, some may say intense. So it’s nice to have a great hotel to repair to with that haven, Victoria Park, across the road.

And one of Hong Kong’s most famous historical attractions is nearby. Owned by multinational company Jardine Matheson, the Noonday Gun was made famous in the Noel Coward song Mad Dogs and Englishmen, and is still fired by a Jardine employee at noon every day.

The gun is on the waterfront in Causeway Bay, where Jardine used to have warehouses, known locally as godowns.

The one-gun salute tradition is said to have started when a Royal Naval officer, who was new to Hong Kong, became annoyed at the tendency of Jardine employees to fire off a gunshot when the head of the company sailed into port – gun salutes being reserved for military commanders only. As punishment, Jardine was required to fire a one-shot salute daily at noon, for perpetuity.

The company has kept to the deal and the Noonday Gun has become a local tradition and attraction for visitors. And Coward’s song, first performed in 1931, includes the lines: “In Hong Kong, they strike a gong, and fire off a noonday gun / To reprimand each inmate who’s in late.”

Coward even dropped by to fire it off once.

Maybe next time I’ll ask if I can do it?

The Park Lane Hong Kong, A Pullman Hotel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, rates from $260, pullmanhotels.com, accorhotels.com, parklane.com.hk; discoverhongkong.com.au Qantas flies Brisbane-Hong Kong daily, economy sale fares from $599 (sale ends Feb 3), qantas.com

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AT HOME

Shack chic Weekends getaways are a breeze at this coastal haven updated in style for a family of four Tonya Turner

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ost Friday nights, Kim and her husband Ian jump in the car with their twin boys Max and Tate, 5, and drive to the Sunshine Coast from their Paddington home for the weekend. Awaiting their arrival in the quiet pocket of Point Arkwright near Coolum is their renovated 1974 beach shack. Before long, they’re doing what families love most. “We eat, we watch Netflix, someone gets to nap and we swim in the pool,” Kim says.

It was 2018 when Kim, a designer and renovator, was looking for another project to get stuck into. When she stumbled upon

the shack, she instantly saw its potential.

In a prize find, the house was in nearoriginal condition after being enjoyed by the same family for more than 40 years.

The garage had been converted into a large bedroom with three-tier bunk beds while the steep gabled roof allowed for a mezzanine sleeping loft. “I fell in love with the uniqueness of it,” Kim says.

Aiming for calming and relaxing spaces that weren’t overtly masculine or feminine, Kim chose a neutral colour scheme and furnished the shack with pieces collected during the 13 years they’d spent living in the US. Many, such as the

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SHORE THING… (clockwise from main) The living room features Gumtree finds and pieces bought in the US; a neutral colour palate dominates; the loft bedroom; straw lightshades from Etsy and leather armchairs from Gumtree add warmth.

3.6m timber table in the kitchen, zinc lights, brown leather armchairs, kayak hanging from the ceiling and tiger shark jaws were purchased through Gumtree.

“I love eclectic interiors best,” Kim says.

“It gives you so much more room to play and it’s great for a budget that is not limitless. It also means that some pieces are not too precious and this is very important for a household like mine with not-so-gentle boys and two dogs,” she laughs.

The ground-floor living room is a character-filled space with low exposed ceilings and a fireplace. Three of the four

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walls are either glass sliding doors or glass louvres to blur the line between indoor/ outdoor living.

“I did a lot of camping as a kid and I loved how you could roll up a side of the marquee tent and be ‘outside’. This living room reminds me of that,” she says.

It’s the kitchen, however, beneath the straw lights found on Etsy, that she loves best. “We have shared some great meals here with family and friends. The massive table seats 12 and at night we light a collection of vintage candelabras.

“I love how this space feels more like an intimate restaurant or a great bar than a

kitchen,” she says. When designing the home’s extension, Kim had very clear goals in mind.

“My boys like to watch their TV shows and they love to play – loudly,” she says.

Incorporating a room for the kids to hang out that was away from the adults’ space but still in view was a priority.

“Ian and I can see the boys from the main living room or the kitchen and our boys can also see us,” she says.

Over the years, Kim has learnt to trust her gut when it comes to decorating – and always hang curtain rods under cornices, not just above the window trims.

“It makes your rooms feel so much taller,” she says.

When they venture beyond their little slice of heaven, this family of four can be found exploring the rockpools at low tide with their buckets and fishing rods, hitting the beach for a swim or enjoying a coastal walk. While Kim wishes they could keep the shack forever, their plans are to bid the house farewell in the near future to allow Kim to put her creative skills to work on another unsuspecting home.

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Phil Brown I know it’s going to rain when our dog, Sarge, starts getting twitchy. He doesn't like rain or storms and is a kind of furry barometer Some people’s ignorance of weather astounds me. But then again I’m a weather nut. I once wrote an essay for the literary journal Griffith Review entitled Confessions of A Weather Nut. You can look it up if you like.

It was about my obsession and attempt to school my son in the art of reading the elements. I spend an awful lot of time on the Bureau of Meteorology website.

So, despite the fact they are occasionally wrong, I pretty well know what’s going on.

There’s plenty of information out there about weather. Still, some people seem clueless. Before the recent rain I mentioned to a few people that it was coming.

“How do you know?” one doubting

Thomas said. “Um, I looked it up on the Bureau of Meteorology website.”

It ain’t rocket science people!

Throughout my career I have been gobsmacked by how little notice some people take of the weather. Years ago one of our photographers was planning an outdoor fashion shoot. The day before it, I heard it being discussed and chipped in: “You know it’s going to rain?”

“Really, how do you know?” was the reply. “The BoM,” I said. There was a shrug of the shoulders and a questioning look.

And so the shoot was booked. It teemed down of course, and I spent the whole day stifling an, “I told you so!”

Weather is, on the one hand predictable,

on the other, unpredictable. Does that make sense? And that’s why I would never hold an event outdoors. I mean really, you’re just asking for trouble. But people do it. In fact I think it’s a way to encourage it to rain.

Outdoor music festivals often get washed out or turned into quagmires.

Wandering around wearing a plastic garbage bag poncho is not my idea of fun.

Usually this is all pretty predictable though and by a day or two out, most of the time, you can trust the forecast. I know it’s going to rain when our dog, Sarge, starts getting twitchy. He doesn't like rain or storms and is a kind of furry barometer.

But I’m pretty good myself, having learnt the nuances of weather as a teenager when

I was a keen fisherman and surfer, two activities that rely on an understanding of weather.

In one office I worked in I was known as Punxsutawney Phil, the name of the groundhog in the movie Groundhog Day. In Pennsylvania on February 2 each year the borough of Punxsutawney holds a weather predicting ceremony, using a groundhog.

During the ceremony, which begins well before the winter sunrise, Phil emerges from his hole and is held aloft by an official. If Phil sees his shadow and returns to his hole, he has predicted six more weeks of winter.

If Phil does not see his shadow, he has predicted an “early spring.” It’s not science but it was the basis of a very funny movie.

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LEO (July 23 - August 23)

with Tanya Obreza

This week it’s a case of lucky with money

ARIES Down21 - April 20) (March

orientated but are easily stifled when confined. So, if someone tries to bolt a ball and chain around your thoughts or actions, you may be tempted to make a (7) run for it. Truth is, some consider your plans to be unrealistic – but don’t forget these are your dreams. Go make them happen.

but, perhaps, unlucky in love. Career Across ambitions should proceed as planned, AQUARIUS 1 Untrustworthy (7) but your satisfaction may be clouded by (January 21 - February 18) 5 you Turn trouble with someone you love. Perhaps What love aside so much(7) – work, career you’ve been devoting too much time to and family have all been in a long 9 To –hide (7) work, and not enough time for play. process of transformation, and it’s been a 10 Excessively talkative person (7)take loved ones for granted.

Don’t struggle. Cast off those worries, as all that 11 North African mountain range (5) heaviness starts to lift. The planets VIRGO offer fresh insights, and new solutions to 12 Compulsive incendiarism (9) (August 24 - September 22) old problems.

Your life is still up for (3,3,3) 13 Ruthless self-interest Virgos are fond of fresh starts, and this restructure – but in the best possible way.

15 To put together (5) week you’ll either feel the urge to expand your living quarters or throw out some of PISCES 16 Cunning (5) the accumulated mess. Or you may (February 19 March 20) 18 Wet through (9) decide to take a quick break. Suddenly A secret is exposed, Pisces. While you 21 feelWidely disliked (9) your too, everyone’s unusually cooperative – may a tad indignant at having to the point of making you wonder psyche on display – don’t try to 24 placed Echo-sounding equipment (5) where the catch lies. Perhaps your retaliate.

This is not a time to shoot 25 Alligator pear (7) relaxed mood is contagious. whatever grace you have left in the foot.

26 Clear ringing (7)is The trouble withand confronting bullies LIBRA that youPast risk acting the same 27 events (7) way. Be the (September 23 - October 23) better person.

28 Group of aides (7) Librans live the paradox of being people-

an 1 ambitious Reject week, (7) but if you want It’s something done – yourself.

2 Arrears do ofitunfinished jobs Delegate a project, and it may never be completed.

3 Exaggerate (9) So it’s best to fly solo. Others 4 Precipitous (5) solitary are surprised by your sudden approach, but at least you’ll get results.

5 Out-and-out (9) Finances?

They suggest an exciting 6 Snake poison (5) SCORPIO detour – as does a close wellwisher.

front (7) 12 Compulsive incendiarism 7 Country of southeast Europe (7) 24 - November 22) (October 3 Thought me old-fashioned (9) Solutions toit (9) last week’s puzzles Help can often come from mysterious Across about 13 Ruthless self-interest TAURUS 8 Impress deeply (7) quarters and we don’t always know 1 Perplexing situation for 4 Article written about the (3,3,3) (April 21 May 20) 14 Without logical connection who’s (9) pulling the strings on our behalf, T U Rcover B A girl N (7)O V E R Tprofessional I M E C A V (5) I A15RTo put L together O P S I(5)D E D retired stage, perhaps You often produce your best results as I L E E D N A C M I R I R H

15 In the first place (3,1,5) or why. If this is happening, don’t 5 Ran out of time (7) 5 Place to be for 22 (9) 16 Cunning (5) part of a team. Of course, it takes the P Ifatal L C H6 Booked A R D with prejudice I N D(9)F A L L A S Tdevotion E R O R N question it. Finances improve as the 9EHeroic was (5)A T18EWetW through right combination of people to bring

16 A rich stew (7) C L O H U C I I T E U A P week progresses. So when the cosmos to himI(7) X 7 No answer (7) 21 Widely disliked (9)K about success, and this is where some 17 Ungodly (7) A R M O U R A S S E N T C A N N I B A L P R O F O U N D signals it’s time for a spend-up – don’t 10 Expert required if skull is 8 Put off by act that included 24 Echo-sounding problems might arise. Finances, L E G S B S D E U N S B H E 19 Strain (7) argue. Half of life’s negatives are due to damaged (7) a song (7) equipment (5) however, promise a much-needed boost.

D I S T R E S S E D S U R E F O O T E D E R S E R A V E our failure to act on the positives.

11 A flash (5) Or someone close does(7) well in the cash 20 Drive mad U ofMbrilliance N I R 14TCannon to right and left E S25 Alligator L D pear W (7) R 12 by decree (9)H A R D H26EClear stakes, and you get to share in the spoils.

C State I N of D recently E R E L L A GofOone, L D A D and E Dringing P E(7)E P 22 Ancient Greek philosopherSAGITTARIUS (5) purchased garment?

(7) R T (3,6) T S 15CMaking E watchfulA A27 Past R events V S A A E

23 Happen again (5) (November 23 - December 21) 13 (7)D A Y GEMINI G one O A T Sremarks?

K I N (9) F of I aides E L D N Tense O T situation I C E for G L O O M28YGroup It’s the ethereal, rather than the material treading and T G A theUstraight I N R 16PTo get O ahead, take U B S L A M M (May 21 - June 21) that captures your imagination this narrow N U Danother’s I S T place (7) A N T E LDown P L A I C E A C I (9) D T E S T O P E Why people behave the way they do can N old, I forLexample, C 17 LWhere E pedestrians U (7) O L N U Looked R areEin E1 Reject week. Now that the pressure’s off work 15 be a mystery. Trouble is, at times the S K Idanger E R S A M U L E T R A confused T I O N(5) E D O R Y of unfinished for a while, the focus steers towards when in attacks (7)D E R I S2 Arrears most bizarre behaviour comes from spirituality and home. Creativity, love 16 Reacted like a startled 19 Appear very interested, jobs (7) those you thought you knew well. This Quick (9) and children is where your attention horse and threwCryptic (5) then change occupation (7) 3 Exaggerate week could shine some light on falls.Assent, You work hard for your family, so 18 Get 15 into Erse, expensive 20 Naturally sheAcross: has her Precipitous (5) someone’s actions, puts 1 4Caviar, 4 Lopsided, 9 Ornate, 10puzzling Windfall, 12which Profound, 13 15 Rave, 16 Surefooted, nibal, 13 Armour, 16 Distressed, take time to enjoy them too. Dreams habits? (5,4) pride (7) 5 Out-and-out (9) you in a better position to deal with the 19forHard-headed, 20 Peep, 23 Gloomy, 25 Field day, 27 Antelope, 28have Plaice, 29 Derisory, 30 Amulet.

28 Nudist, 2921Rationed, 30 Skiers. 22 Excuse offered significant meanings.

Start to play (7,2) 6 Snake poison (5) issues at hand. But act with diplomacy.

24 Allowance cut in absenteeism (5) 7 Country of south-east 8 Diluted, 11 Insular, 14 Idaho, 8 Endured, 11(5)Cabinet, 14 Stilton, CAPRICORN proportion 23 Petal-shapedDown: fold (5) 1 Chopper, Europe (7) 2 Vancouver, 3 Action, CANCER 5 Omit, 6 Sideshow, 7 Drake, (December - January Tail one wags in delight (7) Impress deeply18 (7) Shambles,(June Bedevil, 178 Treadmill, 19 Haggard, 2422Outer, 2620) Spur. , 24 Taint, 2625Isle.

22 - July 22) 21 Payment, 22 Slalom, We live on a planet where not everyone 26 Mince pie and preserve QUICK CLUES 14 Without logical For some time now, you’ve suffered will always agree. End result? A battle of for a gourmet (7) connection (9) upheaval. Still, the experience hasn’t wills. Words may be spoken in haste and 27 It’s deep in distress, but Across 15 In the first place (3,1,5) been all bad, as you’ve gained the gifts of in hindsight, with regret. Not to worry – undeterred (7) 1 Untrustworthy (7) 16 A rich stew (7) wisdom, tenacity and tolerance. The time heals all. The true test, however, 28 Catty female (7) 5 Turn aside (7) 17 Ungodly (7) planets now also announce a major comes in learning to overcome 9 To hide (7) 19 Strain (7) change and escalating confidence. obstacles. When one way is blocked, find Down 10 Excessively talkative 20 Drive mad (7) Socially, you sizzle. Romance wins a another. When one method fails, devise 1 The pleasure of dividing person (7) 22 Ancient Greek generous timeslot, with enough allure to a new one.

508 by 50 (7) 11 North African mountain philosopher (5) conjure up sensational summer love.

2 Badly aligned at the range (5) 23 Happen again (5) CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Dilemma, 5 Expired, 9 Leander, 10 Skilful, 11 Glint, 12 New Jersey, 13 Tightrope, 15 Ogled, 16 Shied, 18 Dress well, 21 Curtain up, 24 Ratio, 25 Elation, 26 Epicure, 27 Despite, 28 Tigress. Down: 1 Delight, 2 Leading, 3 Meditated, 4 Apron, 5 Elsewhere, 6 Pride, 7 Refusal, 8 Delayed, 14 Ordinance, 15 Observing, 16 Succeed, 17 Inroads, 19 Enthuse, 20 Lioness, 22 Alibi, 23 Pleat.

QUICK: Across: 1 Dubious, 5 Deviate, 9 Secrete, 10 Windbag, 11 Atlas, 12 Pyromania, 13 Dog eat dog, 15 Frame, 16 Guile, 18 Saturated, 21 Unpopular, 24 Sonar, 25 Avocado, 26 Clarion, 27 History, 28 Retinue.

Down: 1 Discard, 2 Backlog, 3 Overstate, 4 Steep, 5 Downright, 6 Venom, 7 Albania, 8 Engrave, 14 Desultory, 15 For a start, 16 Goulash, 17 Impious, 19 Tension, 20 Derange, 22 Plato, 23 Recur.

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