Brisbane News Magazine June 5 - June 11, 2019. ISSUE 1229

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We are shrugging off the winter cold and whisking you off to exotic lands this week with our Cover Story (P10) on locals who have channelled their respective passions – for interiors, adventure photography and gardening – into work as tour guides. Cover star Jason Charles Hill, Kim Woods Rabbidge and Melinda Lester are experts in their respective fields, and take their guests well off the beaten track with luxury holiday experiences that are anything but touristy.

I defy you to read Hannah Davies’ interviews with this worldly trio and not start planning your own great escape.

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THE CHAT Mishel Finlayson at Rio Carnival COVER STORY The homegrown tour guides taking travellers off the beaten track RESTAURANT Salt Meats Cheese, South Bank RECIPE Alastair McLeod’s escalivada pie GOING OUT Dale Ferguson’s dramatic vision for Opera Queensland’s Tosca ART Life on Earth, Metro Arts, city FASHION The Darwin artist inspiring Pia du Pradal’s new direction DESIGN Inside our newest Art Series hotel

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Carnival queen Mishel Finlayson sashayed her way to Rio’s famed festival seven times before she realised her heart’s desire Hannah Davies

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t’s hard to believe Mishel Finlayson almost hung up her dancing shoes. Told she would never make the big league by a former instructor and feeling as though she was too old to get to the top, the 37year-old was ready to give up on her dream.

But a chance meeting with Brazilian actor and samba school queen Quiteria Chagas two years ago changed all that.

Now Mishel has become the first Australian muse (one of the extravagantly dressed dancers leading the processions) to dance in The Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.

Held every year before Lent, the festival is considered the biggest carnival in the world, with two million people taking to the streets every day.

“It’s the pinnacle of a 15-year journey for me,” says Michel, home again in Manly, in Brisbane’s bayside, from her triumph at Carnival in March.

“Previously I had only ever made it to the second division of Carnival dancers and I started to doubt my ability to ever do any better than that. I met Quiteria while on a trip to Italy and she told me to keep going and asked me to dance in The Carnival with her Imperio Serrano school. I was given a new lease of life.”

Mishel, who owns Brazilian dance studio Sambaliscious at New Farm, couldn’t believe her luck.

She had danced in The Carnival seven times before, but finally – as a muse – the eyes of the world were firmly fixed on her as she sashayed through the streets.

“Muse is the highest level I can get to as an international dancer in the Carnival and it was just an amazing experience,” she says.

“There was nowhere for me to hide so I couldn’t put a foot wrong. I was dancing in a magnificent costume with a head piece weighing 15kg and six-inch heels on. It was tough work in the Rio heat and I needed huge stamina.”

Mishel studied languages and linguistics at Griffith University and went on to teach English to international students at Martin College.

Latin dancing began as a hobby when she attended classes at Rio Rhythmics Latin Dance Academy at West End. Although she was told she wasn’t a natural-born dancer she became enthralled with the music and culture and continued to pursue her passion, eventually opening Sambaliscious in 2012. “I’m so glad I didn’t stop. It doesn’t matter what age you are, you can always achieve your dreams,” she says.

“I encountered a lot of resistance, especially because I’m not Brazilian, but I kept going and I got there in the end.” sambaliscious.com.au

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WILD AT HEART … Photographer Jason Charles Hill in New Zealand’s Fiordland, 2018; the Maasai Mara Reserve, Kenya.

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Jetset genius From snapping the Big Five in Africa to bargain-hunting in Bali, these global roamers are leading tours of a different kind Hannah Davies

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THE SAFARI SNAPPER Meet Jason Hill – he believes sleeping under the stars is a lot more rewarding than “just five stars”, and he promises to take you so far off the beaten track, you’ll forget there was ever a track in the first place. The real-life action man has combined his adventurous streak with his passion for photography, and now runs tours to the remotest parts of Africa, giving people the opportunity to experience the beauty of the country away from the tourist traps.

“I love taking people to remote places, allowing them to learn from me and capture some amazing animals and landscapes on film. It’s about raising awareness of what a country has to offer.”

Partnering with tour company Safari Frank, Jason, and his girlfriend Emilie Ristevski, also a photographer, will leave their Wellington Point home on June 18 to lead a photo safari to Namibia.

“It’s so unique and such a huge country with a crazy landscape and incredible wildlife. It has the biggest sand dunes in the world and the ‘Big Five’,” says Jason, 29. “We will be sharing everything we know about photography and offer the chance to learn first-hand from us while exploring this magical destination.”

Looking at Jason’s images, it’s hard to believe the intrepid traveller ever did anything else. But incredibly he “fell into photography” a couple of years ago while working at General Pants Co. in the city.

“I would get out to the Gold Coast

hinterland and Scenic Rim on my weekends and explore and take pictures, but it was really just a fun hobby.

“It was really just through social media that things took off. Companies including Queensland Tourism and Visit Brisbane and Flight Centre started taking an interest and wanted to buy my images.”

Before long, Jason was being commissioned by companies and local tour operators to capture overseas beauty spots. “It became a full-time job and so I quit the retail business,” he says.

These days he travels the world shooting pictures for brands including Land Rover, Sony, Ford, and MercedesBenz. The more remote the location, the better – he’s even been choppered in. “I love challenging myself on a shoot. I love harsh conditions because they are real and I push myself. It’s about hiking for three days to get that one photo.”

As for the tours, Jason loves sharing his experiences with others. With a local guide, in addition to Jason and Emilie, tour-goers stay in luxury lodges and also experience “glamping” under the stars.

“I was always getting asked what camera I had used, how did I capture the frame and how had I edited the shot.

I love giving people the opportunity to come and travel with me.”

Following Namibia, Jason and Emilie will take a guided safari through Northern Tanzania later in the year.

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HELLO PETAL … Kim Woods Rabbidge (below); her tour destinations include the UK’s Chelsea Flower Show.

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THE GARDENING GURU She’s never more relaxed than when chilling in her Norman Park garden. Kim Woods Rabbidge takes pleasure in every frond, leaf and petal in her freshly landscaped space but as an awardwinning gardening writer and photographer, she can also appreciate the genius of other green thumbs.

For the past few years the 61-year-old has been taking fellow plant enthusiasts on luxury tours to Morocco, Spain, Italy, and the UK, where they can take in some of the great gardens of the globe.

“Morocco is one of my favourite places to visit,” she says. “The garden courtyards are divine and brimming with pots and hanging baskets. Spain is also an CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

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She is a fan of the striking Jardin Majorelle in Morocco and, in Spain, the Alhambra palace and fortress complex in Granada, and the Cordoba Patio Festival when the city bursts into bloom. The UK is another garden go-to, with Kim leading tours of the annual Chelsea Flower Show, along with iconic English gardens such as Vita Sackville-West’s Sissinghurst in Kent, and Christopher Lloyd’s “crazy and fantastic” Great Dixter in East Sussex.

With access to many of the UK National Trust’s gardens, Kim recently took a group to Highgrove – the private gardens of HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall – as well as Chartwell, the former home of Sir Winston Churchill.

“The grounds are magnificent and include a beautiful lake, extensive potager (kitchen) garden and a studio where Churchill painted,” she says. “The English have such a great gardening culture. The gardens and designers are really cuttingedge. They are very whimsical and fantasy-based so there are many elements to enjoy and to be inspired by.”

Kim, president of the Horticultural Media Association Queensland and the creator of the @ouraustraliangardens Instagram handle, operates the tours for Opulent Journeys. Prices for her recent Morocco and Spain tour started at $11,995 for 24 days and Kim is planning tours of Singapore, Sicily and Sardinia for 2020.

“Every tour is a joy because people get so much out of it,” she says. “Some people live in apartments so they love to see beautiful landscapes and gardens, but others are serious about making changes to their own gardens and are really inspired by the innovative designs they see.

“Our travellers are mostly retired people who really enjoy spending time with fellow adventurers in a relaxed setting, and most have a lot in common – especially a love of learning and visiting beautiful places.” opulentjourneys.com.au

TROPICAL DELIGHTS …

A love of shopping and interiors inspires friendship on Pineapple Villa tours, run

by Melinda Lester (above).

THE DESIGN CONNOISSEUR When you combine shopping with sun, sea and exquisite homewares, it’s the perfect combination. Almost. Add a cocktail or two and you’ve nailed it, according to Melinda Lester.

The 52-year-old has been running Pineapple Villa Interior Design and Deco Tour since 2015, and relishes the opportunity to escort groups of likeminded Brisbane women to Bali on the ultimate shopping discovery trip.

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decorator, Melinda, who previously spent 15 years as a travel consultant, first trialled her tour idea on a group of friends, and found she was onto a good thing.

“I am very proud to say I have curated the right formula for what we want to see, purchase and experience,” she says.

“We always discover beautiful homewares, divine dining options and the beautiful people and culture of Bali.

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As a bonus, Melinda’s tour includes a visit to Australian 1980s fashion designer Stuart Membery’s private villa. Melinda, who is friends with him, says it’s a tour highlight.

“Stuart is one of the really inspiring people I introduce people to. He does architecture and interior design now so it’s perfect for the tour. Women of a certain age remember wearing his clothing and really enjoy meeting him.”

Many of Melinda’s guests have so much fun that they come back again and again. Some have been so inspired that they set up online businesses once home or started to study interior design.

“It’s lovely to meet so many new people all the time and to see people making lifelong friendships.”

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Brooke Falvey In the future, when you decide to be ‘European’ and wear a G-string bikini, use sunscreen or you won’t be able to sit down I recently stumbled across a copy of Dear Me, a collection of letters written by celebrities to their younger selves, and it got me thinking about what I would say to my 16-year-old self.

At that age, I was in Year 11. I had red hair, a casual job at Blockbuster Video and absolutely no idea what I wanted to do when I finished school. This is what I’d say to my 16-year-old self: Dear Me, I should – or could – impart all kinds of wisdom like where you’ll live and who you’ll love (and shouldn’t love), but I don’t want to give away what’s to come, so I’m going to keep this to the “important”

facts you need to know right now. For starters, stop wearing ridiculously tight, low-rise jeans; buy a size up and be comfortable. No one needs to see your butt crack. Also, you are not now, nor will you ever be, as fat as you think you are.

When it comes to grooming, don’t mess with your eyebrows and do not wax your own bikini line. This will only result in you spending hours sitting on the bathroom floor trying to carefully peel the wax off without screaming. Frankly, this is a lesson you can do without.

And, in the future, when you decide to be “European” and wear a G-string bikini, use sunscreen or you won’t be able to sit

down for days. Plus, it might save you from having a cancerous mole removed in a few years’ time.

If your OP isn’t what you hoped, it is not the end of the world. Yes, Mum and Dad will stress about it, and you will cry, but the good news is you’ll end up where you should be. And biology and algebra will never again play a part in your life.

Vodka will make you think you can dance, and you should always believe it.

Dance whenever and wherever you like.

Embrace family holidays. They won’t happen as often as they do now once you finish school, but when you get the chance, soak up all that craziness.

To steal some advice from Oprah, “No” is a full sentence. Apply it to dates, jobs and basically anything you don’t want to do.

I suggest you use it every time someone asks you to their semi-formal.

There will be times in your life when you feel like an impostor but trust me, you’ve got this.

When you choose your formal partner (he looks like a Backstreet Boy) and he starts acting weird, ditch him and take the guy your parents have as a backup.

To wrap it up, there are grand adventures ahead that you can’t even imagine right now. Be brave and be bold but most of all, just be you.

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New order It’s not Italian like nonna used to make but this new link in a restaurant chain covers all the bases RESTAURANT Tony Harper You know when something really good, like your mum’s roast beef sandwich, gets multiplied and industrialised so she can peddle it at the tuckshop or at the Rotary Club Christmas party? It becomes sandwich-by-numbers, watered down, lessened by the scale of production and the penalties of cost, time, and the need for uniformity: yesterday’s bread from the supermarket instead of today’s from the bakery, roast-beef bought already sliced, mustard from a squeeze pack instead of a jar ... that sort of thing. And it tastes like a shadow of the original.

I reckon Salt Meats Cheese has fallen into that abyss. It’s a restaurant by numbers.

There are something like 13 venues across Queensland and New South Wales, including a food truck, a kind of permanent pop-up at West End, and restaurants at Newstead and Surfers Paradise plus several in its hometown of Sydney, all hugging the water.

This article is concerned with the South Bank venue, in the Mantra Hotel. And it feels like a hotel dining room: the staff present and dressed in their black and whites, but showing none of the sincerity and confidence of professional waitstaff; the look clean, neat and faux; the beer and wine list obviously on contract and as dull as the tread on a pair of Crocs.

And the food ... a faded facsimile of the original. Why am I even here?

There are some natty cocktails on the drinks list, and a concise bunch of wines.

All OK. There’s a kind of token nod to Italian varieties.

I’m keen for a beer, as always, and the high point is a James Squire One Fifty Lashes. Oh dear. It’s like dining at the airport. All but a couple come from Lion

SALT MEATS CHEESE Mantra, 161 Grey St, South Bank Ph: 3305 2518 Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily Vegetarian and gluten-free options Eftpos and major credit cards On and off street (paid) parking SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 5 Drinks: 5.5 Vibe: 6.5 Service: 6 WIDE CHOICE … Salt Meats Cheese at the Mantra South Bank Hotel offers a feast of flavours.

Nathan – Little Creatures Pilsner, San Miguel, Heineken, Boag’s, Hahn.

The food: Arancini balls (the high point: $14) – rather tasty, saffron-laced, puddled in the middle with cheese (allegedly fontina and parmigiano) that refuses to go beyond liquid, even when cold. But they taste good – crunchy outside, softer in the middle bits, then the ever-liquid ball of cheese. I love saffron so I’m happy. I also love Kraft Singles ...

Calamari ($19) is less good – kind of beer-garden acceptable – lacking seasoning and flavour unless you count the wedge of lemon and the out of place bits of semi-dried tomato (why?); dripping too much oil. If I drink more beer (which I can’t because the offering is so dull) I could eat more of this. But I can’t, so I don’t.

Shall I go on? OK. Lamb neck ($32), which should be joyously rich and decadent, is cooked until pliant, but it’s

bland, no fun. Broccolini ($12) has been cooked forever – it’s the colour of armyunderpants, limp, edible. That’s enough.

There is nothing diabolical at Salt Meats Cheese; it’s all OK in a food-trough kind of way.

But there’s no culinary electricity, no rustic, magical sugo. No anything.

Nonna would be horrified.

It’s not Italian cuisine, more corporate food with an Italian theme.

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Vegie might Packed with taste and texture, this recipe is one worth stealing, says Alastair McLeod The saying that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery is surely just a nice way of justifying misappropriation of a recipe.

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ESCALIVADA PIE WITH OLIVADA INGREDIENTS 12 Roma tomatoes, halved lengthways 6 tbs extra virgin olive oil, plus additional for brushing 3 tsp sugar, plus an extra pinch Sea salt and freshly milled pepper 3 red onions, peeled and cut into 6 wedges 3 tbs sherry vinegar 1 eggplant, cut into 6-8 wedges 2 large zucchini, cut into 4-6 wedges 2 cloves garlic, crushed Few sprigs lemon thyme, leaves picked Handful oregano leaves Additional herbs for garnish

Olivada 20g currants 1 tbs verjus 170g pitted olives 20g anchovies 1 small clove garlic 15g baby capers 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil 1 tbs lemon juice

METHOD Preheat oven to 100C. Lay the tomato halves, cut side up, on a baking rack. Brush with olive oil and season with sugar, sea salt and pepper. Set rack on a baking tray and

bake for 3 hours. Remove from oven and set aside. Heat oven to 180C. Line two baking trays with baking paper. Spread the onion wedges evenly on the first lined baking tray. Drizzle generously with half the olive oil and the sherry vinegar.

Sprinkle with 3 tsp of sugar, salt and pepper.

Mix the remaining olive oil with the garlic and brush this mixture on both sides of the eggplant and zucchini wedges. Lay them flat on the second baking tray and season.

Bake both trays of vegetables for 25 minutes, turning vegetables halfway through cooking. Allow to cool completely then arrange some of the eggplant,

zucchini, tomatoes and onions over base and sides of a plastic wrap-lined, 2L stainless-steel bowl. For the olivada, combine currants and verjus and stand for half an hour. Meanwhile pound olives, anchovies and garlic to a coarse paste. Add currant mix, capers, olive oil and lemon juice. Set aside. Combine remaining vegetables, herbs and a few spoonfuls of the olivada in a separate bowl and toss gently.

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Award-winning costume and set designer Dale Ferguson.

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Costume drama Designer Dale Ferguson channels pop cultural icons to give his to-die-for opera, Tosca, a ’70s vibe Fiona Purdon

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osca has been worth the wait for Dale Ferguson. For more than 30 years the seasoned designer has dreamt of creating sets and costumes for the opera by the 19th century Italian composer Giacomo Puccini.

“He’s a composer I’ve always wanted to work on,’’ Dale says. “He has a particular style of music and has two of the three most performed operas in the world.”

It is a double bonus for the two-time Tony Award-nominated designer, who is

not only working on Opera Queensland’s Tosca production, which opens June 13, but returning to his creative roots in Brisbane. Dale was Queensland Theatre’s resident designer after graduating from NIDA in 1989.

He has designed more than 50 costumes for the much-loved opera about a famous singer, Tosca, who is devoted to the artist Cavaradossi. Unfortunately Scarpia, the chief of police, has other plans and shows no remorse in his intent to

destroy their love. The story is set in Rome but instead of using the traditional time period of the 19th century, during the Napoleonic Wars, director Patrick Nolan has chosen the 1970s.

Dale, 56, has taken his stylistic cues from 1970s pop culture icons Princess Caroline and Steve McQueen for the lead roles of Tosca (New York-based Rachelle Durkin) and Scarpia (Jose Carbo).

“The style of that era was elegant, stylish and flamboyant. For our production

there is a Studio 54 vibe and Jackie O sunglasses,” he says.

“I adored Princess Caroline’s style – she was alluring, extremely elegant and enigmatic. For Scarpia I’m going for that bad boy cool of Steve McQueen.

“I just threw myself into looking at the Italian political climate at the time, seeking cross-references with the original opera. Fortunately I have a number of French and Italian 1970s fashion magazines and I’ve been waiting for the right production to use them.’’

Melbourne-based Dale, who grew up on a South Australian farm, enjoys working on opera because music “gives another set of information’’ to help design.

He says his years in Brisbane helped to make him the designer he is today, including his work on the Broadway production of Exit the King when he received Tony Award nominations for both set and costume design in 2009.

“In Brisbane I was straight out of drama school and I got to work with amazing people. For my second production I was working on Robyn Nevin’s A Month in the Country so I was thrown into the deep end.

“It was the most intense and pressured time but it made me match-fit. I was lucky to work with big budgets, big casts and on epic work.’’

Dale stayed in Brisbane for five years and then returned for several productions in the late 1990s, when he became a freelancer.

The Helpmann Award winner and five-time Green Room Award winner is also designing QT’s L’Appartement, opening at QPAC on August 3.

“I’ve got good friends here in Brisbane still and it’s good to be back in a familiar place. It’s great to get the winter in Queensland.”

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WILD SIDE … (clockwise from left) Emma Lindsay’s Female cassowary, Extinct northern gastric brooding frog, Reindeer.

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here’s something bittersweet about Emma Lindsay’s gorgeous paintings. And that’s because she is exploring the impact of human activities on the habitats and existence of threatened, endangered and extinct creatures. Her current exhibition Life on Earth at Metro Arts continues her passionate engagement with the natural world as she visually laments the passing of some species and records those that are

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still hanging on. Such as the cassowary. In far north Queensland she encountered a female cassowary and painted it for this exhibition. “She was just walking down the street in Etty Bay,” Emma recalls.

Emma, 46, who lives at Deagon, first got interested in this subject matter when she was studying at the Queensland College of Art. She heard about the Night Parrot, which was thought to be extinct but has been found to be still around in

Western Queensland. That set her researching at the Queensland Museum and started her on what could be considered her life’s work. Her latest exhibition offers paintings, photographic monographs and videos, all part of her ongoing Anthropocene Project, which is based on her field trips to the Arctic, the Great Barrier Reef, American deserts and national parks and to various museums.

“As an artist, mother and human being, I’m compelled to do something about raising awareness of our endangered species, extinction and climate issues through my art,” she says.

The project dates back to 2007 and last year she exhibited a series of works about the Great Barrier Reef at a major exhibition in Mackay. Now she’s back with a new show and if the title of it sounds familiar, that’s intentional. “The exhibition is titled after David Attenborough’s television series and book Life on Earth

and includes a selection of paintings and two videos based on specimens of extinct birds seen at the South Australian Museum in 2013 and on a nine-month field trip I made to the Great Barrier Reef in 2017,” she says. “The work connects human narratives to disappearing biodiversity and extinction, a perspective often absent from wildlife documentaries.”

This exhibition was made possible with a $5000 grant from The Dean Collection, a philanthropic initiative launched by Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Alicia Keys. The American music stars want to encourage young artists and Emma was thrilled to get one of their grants, and equally thrilled to be on a conference call with the famous musos.

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Life on Earth by Emma Lindsay, supported by The Dean Collection, until Jun 15, Metro Arts, 109 Edward St, city. metroarts.com.au

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Patrick Beresford, wife Jess and son William from 13 Angry Scorpions chilli sauces. Picture: AAP/ Russell Shakespeare

Hot streak Encouraged by some of the toughest food critics, this home cook has taken his hot sauces global Tamille Head

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t takes a special someone to beat the Yanks at their own game, but Patrick Beresford has done just that. His 13 Angry Scorpions hot sauces, handcrafted at home, have been heating up the foodie scene, with his Jekyll & Hyde sauce named World Sauce Champion in the Hot/X-tra Hot BBQ category at the World Hot Sauce Awards 2019 in Louisiana.

Despite having won an impressive 11 national titles, including several gongs in Australia’s Mr Chilli Awards, this latest feat left Patrick speechless. “I had to read

the results two or three times,” he says.

“I’m pretty bad when I know an award is due to be announced. I keep checking the website every five minutes.”

Not long after the Louisiana win, Patrick’s Chipotle BBQ sauce was named Australian Champion for the second consecutive year in the Mr Chilli Awards.

It’s been quite a ride for the passionate home cook, who lives in Brisbane’s bayside with wife Jess and their six-year-old son, William, and who launched his business in 2018.

“It can be tough trying to break through to that next level, but that’s what we’re trying to do now,” he says. “My sauces aren’t as hot as other sauces. It’s about having a certain flavour.”

Having previously worked in the construction and mining industries, Patrick has always had a passion for cooking and used to make sauces for family and friends. Then, one day, Jess brought out a bottle of Patrick’s sauce at a gathering of her Italian family.

“All the old ladies were sitting around

having coffee and afternoon tea and my wife brought out my habanero sauce (now known as El Bandito) for all of them to try and, to our surprise, they were all completely blown away by how good it was.

“Now, anyone who has Italian family will know that it’s nearly impossible to get a compliment out of old Italian women when it comes to food, because everyone knows that they are the best – gnocchi, lasagne, carbonara. Authentic Italian is just the best.

“Anyway, they kept on at my wife, ‘What is he doing? He must start selling his sauce! This is the best sauce I’ve ever tasted!’ So I ordered some very basic labels online, bought some bottles from Kmart and started hitting up some local markets.

The feedback was very positive ... so we kept selling at the markets and we’ve slowly grown from there.”

Patrick produces 200-400 bottles a day, with the line-up free from chemicals, thickeners and gluten, and supplies about 25 Brisbane stockists, including restaurants and bars such as Brewski on Caxton St, and Tipplers Tap and Bloodhound Corner Bar & Kitchen in Fortitude Valley.

Hot sauce fans can also try Patrick’s sauces in Hellfire Alley at the Brisbane Chilli Festival this weekend.

“Culinary festivals like this are massively important for the growth of our food culture here in Brisbane,” he says.

“It’s just a great day for people to come out and enjoy hot sauce, food and music with their family and friends.”

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BRIGHTBURN (MA15+) hhhjj Director David Yarovesky Starring Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn There is a lot to like about this lean, mean anti-superhero movie, produced by Guardians of the Galaxy’s James Gunn, but ultimately it doesn’t fly.

That’s because director David Yarovesky hasn’t entirely mastered the laws of his own off-centre universe. Pity.

Since it’s rich, and somehow “lived-in”.

A dark twist on the Superman origin story, Brightburn is named after the rural blue-collar town in which it is set. Teenage sweethearts and former tearaways Tori and Kyle Breyer (Banks and Denman) live in a cosy, run-down farmhouse on its outskirts.

It’s a messy, seemingly un-art-directed version of Ma and Pa Kent’s humble abode.

The Breyers, too, are a little more, well, human. But their relationship is solid and their behaviour relatable.

Despite years of trying, the couple remain childless, so when a meteorite crashes into one of their paddocks, they adopt the baby they find in the wreckage.

Sweet, guileless and a little bit overprotected, the next decade of Brandon Breyer’s (Dunn) life passes in unremarkable fashion. But on his 12th birthday – drum roll please – strange things begin happening to his body. Unlike Clark Kent, who uses his superpowers for good, Brandon reveals himself to be a purely destructive force.

When his elders thwart him, he lashes out in a surprisingly plausible fashion – the super tantrum. Identifying the mother of a girl he fancies as an obstacle, Brandon pretty much tears her apart. Cruel, violent, merciless, the kid’s evil alter ego is pure id.

Shazam! saw the funny side of a super adolescence. Brightburn doesn’t hold back on the horror; we’re talking glass shards in eyeballs and jaws that hang by a tendon.

For a genre piece, however, this grimly funny riff on a familiar story lacks tension.

And when it comes to evil teens and toxic mother/son relationships, few films could top We Need To Talk About Kevin.

As Brandon, Dutton bears a strong physical resemblance to Ezra Miller, who played the title role in that film. But his superhuman psychopath is less powerful.

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GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS (M) hhhjj Director Michael Dougherty Starring Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown Seems not even a giant, radioactive reptile can carry a creature feature on his own any more. Legendary Entertainment has supersized the sequel to its 2014 hit with three “new” monsters, all of which originated in the imagination of Godzilla creator Toho.

There’s Rodan, a flying fire demon, King Ghidorah, a three-headed dragon, and my personal favourite, Mothra, a gigantic imago. Godzilla, too, is turbocharged in King of the Monsters, thanks to a welltargeted nuclear explosion.

Audiences don’t go to a Godzilla movie for the subtleties of the subtext, or the nuances of human character development.

Writer-director Michael Dougherty’s contribution to the Legendary MonsterVerse gives plenty of bang for its buck – remember, we’re in atom-splitting territory here. It’s hard to recall another action fantasy in which nuclear fission is employed so liberally, and with such little attention to the consequences.

Ghidorah is a formidable opponent that draws its elemental power from ancient folklore as well as the surrounding weather patterns. It doesn’t breathe fire, it blasts it.

For Godzilla’s close-ups, Legendary’s animators render the prehistoric alpha predator in loving textural detail; this uberlizard feels as though he’s been hewn from the very rocks of existence.

And the primal ferocity with which he rips off one of Ghidorah’s heads is perfectly in character. Accustomed to wielding the greatest firepower, the US armed forces have one, uniform, response to any FIGHT CLUB ...

Vera Farmiga and Millie Bobby Brown (top) bear witness as Godzilla faces off against a new trio of baddies, including King Ghidorah (left).

adversary, even when it outclasses them.

And when “blasting the sh#t out of it” doesn’t work, they reload, and fire again.

The utter futility of this tactical response is brought home by the scene in which an ant-sized pilot ejects from his fighter plane, only to land in one of Ghidorah’s open mouths.

The architecture of destruction that is a hallmark of any creature feature is also lovingly rendered here. The Antarctic substation where Ghidorah has been hibernating, for example, crumples as elegantly as a house of cards.

With all that combined technical nous, all those hours spent in the animation lab, all those dollars spent, it seems almost inconceivable that nobody bothered to pay close attention to the dialogue.

“Hold on,” says scientist Mark Russell (Chandler), when Ghidorah’s tail thwacks down, spinning the getaway helicopter onto the edge of an icy abyss. “Come on big guy, fight it,” says Dr Rick Stanton (Bradley Whitford) when Godzilla takes what appears to be a mortal hit.

And while Vera Farmiga (The Conjuring) can add a touch of class to any genre, she struggles to make an impression.

Only Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown, as the plucky daughter, survives King of the Monsters with her dignity intact.

The plot, involving a bunch of extreme eco-terrorists, is as thin as the earth’s crust – when Rodan decides to breach it.

King of the Monsters is big, dumb – but not nearly as much fun as the infinitely superior Kong: Skull Island. And that doesn’t augur well for their upcoming clash in Godzilla vs Kong.

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FILM

RED JOAN (M) hhhjj Director Trevor Nunn Starring Judi Dench, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes Frail, meek, beige ... it’s hard to reconcile Judi Dench’s elderly suburban widow, Joan Stanley, with her colourful former life as a Russian spy.

The disconnect between the two parallel time frames is what makes this real-life drama so fascinating. It’s also what ultimately brings the filmmakers unstuck.

Played as a young woman by Sophie Cookson against a well-frocked period backdrop, Stanley is a green, first-year University of Cambridge student who is introduced to the world of radical politics by her glamorous college mate Sonya (Tereza Srbova).

When she falls head over heels for Sonya’s cousin, a Communist heart-throb named Leo (Tom Hughes), the young woman’s politicisation coincides with her sexual awakening.

In the heady context of this specific time and place, it’s not hard to see why Stanley might choose to supply nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union after serendipitously landing a job as a secretary in a UK

government research laboratory during World War II. In a volatile political landscape – Hiroshima and Nagasaki play a role in her decision – Stanley sees her actions as levelling the playing field.

But while there is a kernel of truth in this nuclear deterrent argument, surely, with the benefit of hindsight, Stanley would have refined or modified her position.

Dench’s subtle, nuanced performance

successfully suggests her character is carrying an awful lot of baggage, and I can’t think of another actor who could make Stanley’s mild-mannered dowdiness so compelling.

But is it really possible, in the 70-odd years since she committed national treason, that Stanley harbours no doubts about her former ideological position?

When she eventually fronts the media –

for which she must summon every last ounce of courage – her pacifist defence sounds rather feeble. Justification or rationalisation? Even the filmmakers aren’t convinced.

Alongside Stanley’s dull contemporary existence, Red Joan’s flashbacks feel much more vital.

Passionate and pink-cheeked, Cookson’s reluctant activist dresses in natty knitted hats and snug-fitting suits.

It’s hard to believe they’re the same woman, which is kind of the point.

Red Joan is only very loosely based on the story of the real “granny spy”, Melita Norwood, who didn’t go to Cambridge, didn’t study physics and didn’t relocate to Australia to protect her husband after changing her identity.

Unlike Cookson’s English patriot, Norwood was a committed Communist who supplied the KGB with state secrets for more than 30 years.

Red Joan’s romantic representation of its central character’s early life is at odds with Dench’s powerful, unvarnished performance.

Her backstory might have gelled a little better if the filmmakers had stuck more closely to the facts.

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The soiree, at Stanton Cafe and Bar, was the finale to the shopping event staged by retailers including The Myer Centre, Wintergarden and QueensPlaza.

Velvet, sequins and vivid prints prompted a standing ovation at the unveiling of Wild Love, the new autumn-winter collection from White Label Noba designer Tracey Watkins.

Fans of the Brisbane label packed into the new Smoked Garage event space for the fashion spectacle, and to see hosts Natalie Gruzlewski and Bill McDonald arrive on motorbikes.

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Threads of life A Darwin artist and a Brisbane design icon team up to create fashion with a story all its own Fiona Purdon

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rawing on the vivid colours of a desert sunrise, the work of indigenous artist Louise Numina Napananka has provided the ideal inspiration for Pia du Pradal’s latest collection.

Louise’s Amber Bush Yams painting was commissioned by Pia, an icon of Brisbane fashion, and influenced the designer’s new cotton and silk Numina collection of trans-seasonal day wear, formal wear and evening options.

“The amber yams are painted in the striking colours of the desert sunrise, shades of coral, yellow and magenta on a black background. The border of white seeds creates an interesting contrast which, when translated onto fabric, allows for very creative fashion detailing,’’ Pia says.

Amber Bush Yams marks the third successive annual collaboration between Pia and Louise, a Darwin-based artist whose paintings feature bush medicine leaves and flowers inspired by Dreamtime stories from her Anmatyerre heritage.

An emerging artist based in Darwin, Louise was born in 1976 at Stirling Station, a cattle station near Tennant Creek on the edge of the Utopia homelands, and speaks four languages – Anmatyerre, Kaytetye, Alywarre and English.

The mother-of-three has strong family ties. She has five sisters, all of whom paint, and she also has two brothers. At age five, Louise would sit with her aunties, renowned artists Gloria and Kathleen Petyarre, and would copy them as they painted.

Louise’s paintings predominantly depict Kurrajong bush medicine leaves. The women collect the leaves from around the central desert area, and boil them for resin.

The leaves are also used to treat flu, headache, backache, an upset stomach and chest pains. For cuts and bruises, the oils from the boiled leaves are mixed with kangaroo fat and applied to wounds. This medicine is used to heal cuts, wounds, bites, rashes, and as an insect repellent.

Pia, a favourite designer of former governor-general Quentin Bryce, has a degree in social anthropology and is a proud supporter of indigenous women and empowering communities through art and design.

She was looking for a new direction with her fashion when she first collaborated with Louise in 2017 and hopes this new collection will spark a curiosity in clients about the artist and her designs.

“Louise has a natural eye for colour and her art work is different to other indigenous art I have seen before,’’ Pia says. “Her brushwork creates a mesmerising effect.’’

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GLORIOUS COLOUR … Louise Numina Napananka (above, left); Pia du Pradal in a design featuring Louise’s art. Picture: Russell Shakespeare

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DESIGN

Art and soul Michelle Bailey

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ot all buildings are designed to shout. Sometimes the purpose of architecture is to quietly command attention. A great example is Brisbane’s new Art Series hotel, The Fantauzzo, designed by Melbourne architecture firm SJB, led by Tristan Wong. The building delivers sensory and visual impact that’s still at one with the historic Howard Smith Wharves precinct.

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The work of Vincent Fantauzzo is the centrepiece of Brisbane’s new Art Series hotel, but it’s not the only eye-catching element

and intrigue,” Tristan says. “Despite its highly unique facade composition, it is respectful of its neighbours.”

The hotel tucks in below the northern end of the Story Bridge, nestled against the rocky cliff face, forming a backdrop to the revitalised Howard Smith Wharves, with its new dining and culture precinct. The architecture echoes the organic surfaces of the nearby cliff face and the trussed geometry of the Story Bridge, with a faceted facade composed of glazed and opaque wall panels.

“We wanted the hotel to take on a kind of camouflage quality, allowing the

historic wharf buildings to be more prominent and distinguishable in the foreground,” Tristan says.

“We took the structural forms from the trusses of the Story Bridge to inform the diagonal pattern across the facade.”

Earth-coloured facade panels pick up the natural tones of the rock face while vegetated drapery acts to strengthen the idea the building is a natural extension of the landscape. “In some areas the building’s facade is within a metre or two of the cliff face,” Tristan says. “This, too, allows it to blend into the topography.”

The idea that the building could be

metaphorically carved from the hillside is reaffirmed by the cavernous spaces of the interior, where the reception desk appears rock-like in its formal and material composition. “Immediately on entering the lobby you see straight through the building to the cliff beyond,” Tristan says.

“You feel a connection to the earth.”

Black terrazzo floors and dark concrete ceilings intensify the “brooding” atmosphere of the lobby space. The monochromatic colour palette brings focus to contemporary gallery walls populated with photorealist portraits by Vincent Fantauzzo, the hotel’s namesake.

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SHOW STOPPER ... Australian artist Vincent Fantauzzo (right) drinks in the elegant surrounds at his namesake hotel, nestled under the Story Bridge.

Artist portrait: Mark Cranitch

Built-in furniture softens the edginess to these spaces and introduces cooler, jewellike tones in emerald and jade.

Upstairs, 166 rooms are arranged across six floors, oriented to face either north towards the cliff face or south towards the Brisbane River and the Brisbane CBD. North-facing rooms frame the cliff as a pictorial view.

“The cliff is only metres away from the bed,” Tristan says. “If not for the glass that separates [the inside from outside, you] could [reach out and] touch the rocky surface beyond.”

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designed to capture “the serenity of the river, and the majestic quality of the bridge,” he says.

“We wanted to create a ‘non typical’ building – not comprising square windows and white walls, but rather a kaleidoscopic array of geometric forms. It’s its deep connection to the site that’s allowed the most important aspects of the precinct to be celebrated: the cliff and river, the historic buildings and the Story Bridge.”

Architect: SJB, sjb.com.au Photography: Tom Blachford artserieshotels.com.au/fantauzzo

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown Winston Churchill spent a lot of time in bed. In fact he did some of his best work there and I’m not referring to his sex life I’m thinking of taking a week off and just staying in bed. It’s so warm and cozy there at this time of the year and I have the urge to just lie in. For days on end. That would be the ultimate escape.

I have a friend who is often in bed when I ring him. Fair enough, I suppose, but at 2pm? When I call him or when he calls me (which is every day or every other day), he always asks: “Where are you and how are you?”

“I’m at work and I’m OK,” I say, to which he replies (every time), “Do you never stop?”

The thing is I’d like to stop. Which is why the idea of taking a week’s holiday and staying in bed the whole time is an

attractive proposition. And I would be in good company, historically speaking.

Many famous figures spent a lot of time in bed. The legendary nurse Florence Nightingale spent the last few decades of her life in bed apparently and from there she harangued the great and the good, doling out advice and being rather cranky, apparently. And she got away with it because she had so distinguished herself in the Crimean War. She spent all that time in bed because she was poorly but she managed to linger to the ripe old age of 90!

Former British prime minister Winston Churchill was another who spent a lot of time in bed. In fact he did some of his best

work there and I’m not referring to his sex life. He used to have breakfast in bed followed by a reading of his mail and the newspapers and then, he worked in bed dictating to his secretaries from there.

He eventually got up around 11am.

I like his style.

There are other famous people who worked from bed. The writer Edith Wharton worked in the morning from her bed and Truman Capote did likewise.

In a Paris Review interview he described himself as “a completely horizontal author”.

“I can’t think unless I’m lying down, either in bed or stretched on a couch and with a cigarette and coffee handy,” he said.

The artist Frida Kahlo painted in bed and of course John Lennon and Yoko Ono turned staying in bed into a protest movement when they staged their bed-ins in the late 1960s.

So I may be on to something here.

I could write from bed quite happily or even dictate like Winston Churchill although I don’t really have anyone to dictate to.

But staying in bed would suit me because I have always had trouble getting out of it. When I was a teenager I liked to sleep in and when my mother would try to rouse me I would say ... “What’s the point of getting up? I’ll just be back here tonight.”

How can you argue with logic like that?

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river views Spacious and style residence rises over two levels This stylish and contemporary residence is set on a 344sq m block and enjoys views of the Brisbane River from the Hamilton Reach development.

There is a spacious and light-filled interior thanks to 9m ceiling voids and floor-to-ceiling windows.

The main entrance to the two-level residence leads past a ground floor two-car garage with internal access and into an entry courtyard.

The floorplan flows into an open-plan space with the high ceiling voids and

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A nearby bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an ensuite featuring a shower.

Beyond a powder room and separate laundry, the floorplan flows to the rear of the layout and living and dining spaces overlooked by a kitchen with a butler’s pantry. The kitchen also features Miele appliances including dual ovens, steam oven and combined microwave oven, Zip tap, integrated Liebherr fridges and a 195bottle wine cabinet.

Sliding glass doors open from the living and dining areas into a covered outdoor living area, terrace with a built-in barbecue and solar-heated pool, all enjoying views to the river.

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The main bedroom is at the rear of the layout on the upper level to enjoy the views of the river.

Also featured in the main bedroom is access to a balcony, walk-in wardrobe and ensuite with a shower and stand-alone bathtub. Nearby are a study and multipurpose room with two more bedrooms at the front of the layout. Both bedrooms have ensuites with a shower.

One bedroom features a walk-in wardrobe and access to a balcony. The adjacent bedroom has built-in wardrobes.

Ray White Ascot marketing agent Nick Kouparitsas says the river home is set on the largest block of the lot and shares only one common wall.

Waterfront living Stunning beach views across the bay to Moreton and Bribie Islands are the highlight of this modern four-bedroom house.

The tri-level property sits across the road from the ocean and has been designed to take advantage of the impressive vistas.

The contemporary facade is white with extensive glass.

The main entrance leads into the lower level of the residence, which features a light-filled foyer with tiled floors.

Two bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and glass doors to a waterfront pool area; the lap pool is heated and also has sun shading.

A bathroom and a study complete the floorplan on this level.

A lift and a winding timber staircase provide access to the middle level of the residence and the main living hub, where the water views offer a striking backdrop.

Timber floors, sliding glass doors and a high void ceiling add further appeal throughout this open-plan space.

The glass doors open to a wraparound balcony, ideal for outdoor entertaining.

Overlooking the dining area, the kitchen boasts an island bench, stone benchtops, quality appliances and a butler’s pantry.

Another feature on this middle level of the property is a theatre room containing a Bose surround system and Sonos projector.

Two further bedrooms sit on the upper level of the house, including the main suite which features a luxury ensuite and private balcony.

SCARBOROUGH 7 Kennedy Esp Land: 577sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Jun 5), 11-11.45am Agent: Dwight Ferguson and Phil Parker, Ray White Ascot; ph: 3868 7500, 0412 385 720 (DF) or 0412 720 248 (PP) Auction: On site, June 16, 10.30am

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Heritage charm This stately, historic terrace house exudes historic charm with its plethora of period features such as polished timber floors, 3.3m high ceilings, chandeliers and double hung windows.

Modernised with quality appliances, airconditioning and smart capabilities, the property sits only 2km from Brisbane’s CBD and overlooks Musgrave Park, while the dual-level floorplan offers four bedrooms and plenty of space for living and entertaining.

The traditional terraced facade of the property boasts detailed fretwork and two balconies.

Inside, the lower level has a central foyer with intricate floor tiles and a chandelier, flanked by four separate living and dining rooms.

Each of these rooms have stunning heritage details, rich colour palettes and ceiling roses.

One of the rooms also boasts a fireplace.

Completing this level are a powder room and the kitchen, which combines traditional and modern elements with quality appliances and granite benchtops.

The upper floor of the residence is

dedicated to the bedrooms, accessed by a central staircase in the lower level foyer.

Two of these bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and French doors to the balcony with its parkland views.

The third has a fireplace, and the main bedroom offers a walk-in wardrobe and an ensuite with dual vanities and a smart toilet.

The main bathroom sits at the end of the hall and is visually striking, featuring a standalone bathtub.

SOUTH BRISBANE 13 Edmondstone St Land: 221sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Matt Lancashire, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022 or 0416 476 480 Auction: 612 Brunswick St, New Farm, June 15, 2pm

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The Oxlade was created to conjure a sense of belonging with an unmistakable sense of luxury that complements the location. Designed by award winning architects bureau^proberts, Residence 22 has been individually crafted and orientated to embrace stunning views of the river. This exquisitely appointed ground floor residence includes natural stone finishes, premium Gaggenau cooking appliances, herringbone timber floors and over 110m2 of exclusive riverfront courtyard. Complete with three car secure garage, storage and concierge service at your fingertips. The Oxlade is perfectly poised to embrace all that riverfront living has to offer.

3 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR

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UNFORGETTABLE NEW FARM

10/170 Bowen Terrace

With a generous 670m2 interior graced by a selection of lavish and modern inclusions, this residence, designed by award-winning architect, Justin O’Neill, fosters a living experience of distinction.

With walls of glass and enviable entertaining areas taking full advantage of its exclusive position, this incredible residence delivers a backdrop unlike anywhere else. With this boutique building a short stroll from Howard Smith Wharves and moments from James Street, a life of comfort and indulgence awaits those lucky enough to live here.

4 BED 4 BATH 6 CAR

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ART DECO HAWTHORNE

119 Virginia Avenue

Sprawled across a flat 1,335m2 corner block in one of Brisbane’s premier streets, this elegant Californian bungalow-inspired residence is designed on one level of spacious living. Fronted by a landscaped garden, this character-filled residence features a contemporary extension complementing the original build, enhancing liveability and entertaining capacity without compromise to the home’s origins. Located in prestigious Hawthorne, this address is surrounded by multi-million dollar homes and tightly-held properties along with an exceptional variety of modern conveniences, including the popular Oxford Street.

5 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

AUCTION Sat 22 Jun at 10am, On-site Unless sold prior INSPECT Wed 5:30 – 6pm & Sat 1 – 1:30pm or by appointment

SARAH HACKETT 0488 355 553

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501/24 Annie Street

With uninterrupted city and river views, this brand new residence is found within an exclusive new complex in a quiet Kangaroo Point location. Featuring stunning interiors and outstanding entertaining spaces all with house-like proportions, this home presents an executive lifestyle that is simply unmatched. Enjoy the best Brisbane has to offer, with the Holman Street ferry terminal only 150m away, ready to take you across the river to Eagle Street Pier and the popular Howard Smith Wharf precinct.

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BREATHTAKING KANGAROO POINT

202/21 Pixley Street

A rare opportunity to purchase in the tightly-held boutique Watermark building. This three bedroom property is fronted at low river level and spreads across 197m2, with an enormous terrace overlooking the the city. Floor-to-ceiling windows ensure the striking scenery can also be savoured within the light-filled interior while river breezes, ducted air conditioning and ceiling fans guarantee an airy ambience. With the complex incorporating a pool, spa, sauna and barbeque area, residents can effortlessly holiday at home.

The excellent location offers easy access to the riverfront boardwalk leading to South Bank.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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BARCA BULIMBA

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

2202/59 Byron Street

Luxuriously appointed, this brand new ground floor residence offers an expansive 298m2 of living space.

A 10m wide, north facing absolute river frontage creates a private and tranquil environment. Positioned in the prestigious Barca Bulimba development, designed by award-winning architects Arkhefield, you will be impressed with the quality of craftsmanship and timeless elegance throughout. High ceilings transition through the vast living and dining space that complements the modern kitchen. Three bedrooms, direct lift access, side-by-side double lock-up garage and access to 25m lap pool complete this magnificent offering.

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CASTLEBAR

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18N/39 Castlebar Street

This recently renovated full-floor penthouse offers a total of 470m2 living area, with an incredible north-east riverfront position that captures river and city views. With over 100m2 of covered outdoor alfresco space, wet bar and barbeque, it is perfect to entertain your guests any time of the day.

This penthouse is a house alternative, situated across one level with a cinema, office, games room and a lock-up five car garage. Castlebar is renowned for its resort style facilities which complement the property’s 74m river frontage! This is an unrepeatable opportunity.

4 BED 4+ BATH 5 CAR +STUDY +POOL +GYM

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AUCTION Wed 19 Jun at 6pm Place, 291 Shafston Ave, Kangaroo Point INSPECT Sat 12 – 12:30pm or by appointment

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SKYHOME

KANGAROO POINT

48/30 O’Connell Street

Timelessly elegant yet unpretentious and comfortable, this absolute riverfront penthouse offers elevated inner city living. A quiet and peaceful location, with the perfect north-east aspect, the 424m2 floor plan spans over two generous levels. Wrapped by an equally generous 270 degree outdoor balcony, capturing stunning vistas of the Brisbane River, Gateway Bridge and sparkling city skyline.

Soaring ceilings are accentuated through the multiple living spaces with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, study, three lock-up car garage and an abundance of storage complete this penthouse.

4 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR + TENNIS COURT + POOL

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EXECUTIVE HENDRA

6 General Street

Graced by premium qualit y appointments and state-of-the-ar t features throughout, this residence sets a new benchmark, one of opulence and absolute indulgence. With an eclectic mix of styles, textures and colours, the home boasts a classical Hamptons aesthetic with elements of modern design. The result is a beautiful home that emanates sophistication but maintains simplicity at its core. With five bedrooms, four bathrooms and several generously sized living areas, this executive property offers an elevated living experience.

5 BED 4 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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AUCTION Sat 22 Jun at 12pm, On-site INSPECT Sat 11am – 12pm or by appointment

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ASCOT

84 Dobson Street

Situated in a quiet complex of only four, this exceptional townhome offers a lifestyle of comfort and convenience. Composed of generous, light-filled interiors with high ceilings and enviable entertaining areas, this beautiful home features a design that emphasises both style and function while retaining a look and feel that is in keeping with Ascot’s character homes. With the surrounding area dotted with amenities and local highlights, including Racecourse Road and Portside, Brisbane Airport this opportunity is too good to miss.

3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR

CLEVELAND

FOR SALE From $850.000 INSPECT Sat 10 – 10:30am & 2 – 2:30pm & Wed 12 – 12:30pm or by appointment

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93-97 Shore Street North

Perched on the waters’ edge, this uniquely positioned 1568m2 block of land captures incredible 180 degree views that encompass Coochiemudlo Island, North Stradbroke Island, Peel Island and reaches all the way north to Moreton Island. The site is zoned LMR and has a great deal of potential. Set across 3 separate titles, and with its valued offering of bayside living, this is a tremendous opportunity for aspiring renovators, developers or families looking to make their dream home a reality.

3 BED 1 BATH 1 CAR

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Homestead revival His family co-founded an online travel empire that allowed travellers to jet off to some of the world’s most spectacular destinations. But it was an original homestead in Chelmer that had always caught Will Brice’s eye.

“It was down the road from my sister and I must have walked past it a thousand times,” Will, whose family co-founded Wotif.com which was sold to travel giant Expedia six years ago, says.

“When the agent called, I had to have it.

We bought the house less than two years ago and embarked on a massive renovation, a total rebuild in fact from the ground up.

“It was a huge labour of love.”

The property called Dalmuir at 10 Lama St, Chelmer – in Brisbane’s leafy western suburbs – was completely transformed by Will and his wife Shona in keeping with its traditional style.

Ray White Sherwood agent Adriana Cameron says the luxurious five-bedroom home with four entertaining areas and three bathrooms is “utterly faultless”.

The renovation took 12 months as everything had to be rebuilt, including

every leadlight window and sash. The galley-style kitchen has European stainless-steel appliances, a Carrara marble island benchtop, an American walnut island benchtop feature and a scullery with built-in shelving.

The house has five bedrooms including a spacious main suite with an ensuite and walk-in wardrobe. Three further bedrooms can be found in the children’s wing, which includes a rumpus room, mud room and laundry.

CHELMER 10 Lama St Land: 971 sq m Inspect: Thursday (June 6), 5.30-6pm; Saturday (June 8), 11.30am-noon Agent: Adriana Cameron, Ray White Sherwood-Graceville; ph: 3379 3535 or 0418 198 194 Auction: On site, Saturday (June 8), noon

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Escape to rural retreat Perfectly positioned just 3.5km from Canungra and only 36km from the pristine beaches of Surfers Paradise, Oakland is the epitome of a rural retreat, according to listing agent Danny Bukowski.

“A luxury family home, privacy, farreaching views and facilities in place to indulge your equestrian passion as well,” he says.

“Taking advantage of the Air BnB trend, the owners have opened the doors of magnificent Oakland House and are now enjoying a very handy extra income.”

The property encompasses 10.02ha with Canungra Creek winding around the front boundary and the property will be sold with the current 5ha irrigation licence in place.

While the houses are elevated to maximise the Lamington Valley views, the fertile creek flats are fenced into horse paddocks with a couple of hillside paddocks offering protection for livestock during wet weather.

The main house features five bedrooms, including four upstairs with built-in wardrobes, ceiling fans and French doors which open onto verandas.

The main bedroom is completed by a bay window seat, stylish ensuite and walkin wardrobe.

Additional interior details of the property include Western Australian Jarrah floors and a main bathroom with spa, marble floor tiles, large shower and television point.

The second residence includes a main bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an additional bedroom, along with an openplan kitchen, dining and living room.

CANUNGRA 48 Double Crossing Rd Land: 10.02ha Inspect: By appointment Agent: Danny Bukowski, Raine & Horne Rural; ph: 5518 8010 or 0427 007 116 For sale: By expressions of interest closing June 14, 5pm

Elevated appeal Unfolding over three spacious floors, on a south-facing parcel of land, this property makes the most of its elevated yet private position, offering expansive city views.

With a strong focus on entertaining and timeless detail, the luxurious residence offers exceptional family living.

Described by listing agent Matt Lancashire as “an outstanding illustration of contemporary inner-city residential design”, the property unfolds over a spacious 512sq m floorplan.

With space to house four cars, the lower level offers private accommodation for guests or teenagers, with a spacious bedroom and ensuite.

A rumpus room, home office and storage room are also on this floor.

“Guests not wishing to leave can make the most of private accommodation on the lower level of the home,” Matt says.

Up to the ground level, which acts as the central living hub of the home, there is a lavish, open-plan dining, kitchen and living area, along with a formal lounge room. First-rate inclusions such as travertine flooring, volcanic stone benches and Gaggenau appliances indicate the

quality and exceptional workmanship invested in this home.

The lavish interior extends to a beautiful outdoor terrace with lifestyle features including a built-in gas barbecue, resort-style saltwater swimming pool and outdoor shower. Upstairs, the top floor hosts three large bedrooms – each with walk-in wardrobes and stylish ensuites – including the spacious main bedroom, which offers unrivalled views of the CBD skyline and neighbourhood.

WINDSOR 10 Flower St Land: 458sq m Inspect: By appointment Agents: Matt Lancashire and Meaghan Bakker, Ray White New Farm; ph: 3254 1022, 0416 476 480 (ML) or 0414 809 823 (MB) For sale: By negotiation

KANGAROO POINT 401/33 Ellis Street An Exclusive Residence ’The Cliffs’ is a boutique building conveniently located within 800 metres (approx.) of the South Bank restaurant and entertainment precinct and city ferry.

The apartment has private lift access, integration between living area and main balcony as well as the convenience of the private built in and outdoor barbecue.

Developed by the Aria Property Group, The Cliffs was Winner of the 2009 Queensland UDIA for excellence.

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175m2 (approx.) of living Panoramic river and city views Northern aspect Miele appliances Separate wine cellar Ducted air conditioning C-bus home automation Side by side parking with storage Pool, Gym & BBQ entertainment areas

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Auction: 8th June at 10am - on-site Open Homes: Thursday 5:30 - 6pm Sat 9:30- 10am Kangaroo Point Real Estate 180 Main Street Kangaroo Point

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Some architectural styles never expire – they simply evolve with time.

At The Emerson Edition, there’s a special sense of arrival. Sophisticated comfort and consummate design expression are the key elements that define this collection of quality residences. Captivating views, light-filled courtyards, open-plan spaces and design-led detail creates timeless elegance for the modern day.

Located only minutes from Brisbane CBD, and fronting the city’s highly anticipated 18-hole championship golf, 15/76 Minnippi Boulevard,

Cannon Hill redefines luxury city fringe living.

Priced at $1,464,750, the four bedroom, three bathroom residence with private terrace and plunge pool is the perfect home for entertaining and relaxing.

Open Home 15/76 Minnippi Boulevard, Cannon Hill Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd June 10am - 12 noon Thursday 6th June 3pm-5pm

Register Due to be completed this June, 2019. The property will be available to view this weekend, Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd May, and Thursday, 6th May. To view, please register your attendance at emersonedition.com.au/home.

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Family values This impressive family home places priority on relaxed living spaces.

Featuring four levels of premier designer living, with high-quality fixtures and fittings, it is a luxury family home as much as it is an entertainer’s dream.

Showcasing contemporary style at its finest, the home’s stunning facade is graced with the hallmarks of modern architecture, including angled lines, rectangular forms and an elegant mix of materials.

Entering the home via the portico, an open-plan living, dining and kitchen that flows together as one space immediately sets the tone.

Complete with polished timber floors, raked ceilings and natural light, there is an undeniable sense of space that allows for a relaxed, casual lifestyle in the property.

Stackable sliding doors lead out to the partially-covered deck, which features expansive city and suburban views.

Descending by the internal elevator or stairs, the second floor provides another living area, complete with a second kitchen, dining and lounge room.

A media room and powder room, along

with an adjoining balcony that features an outdoor kitchen and privacy screens, completes the second floor. The first floor hosts four of the home’s bedrooms, including the spacious main bedroom.

Completing the home, the ensuited guest bedroom, located on the fourth floor, enjoys privacy and access to its own balcony. With an in-ground swimming pool, gas fire pit and established lawn outside, the residence is well-equipped with every modern convenience.

NORMAN PARK 87 Agnew St Land: 405sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Paula Pearce, Place Bulimba; ph: 3107 6999 or 0417 433 098 For sale: By negotiation

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• Water Galore! Up to 1 million litres of water p/week through pipeline from Gatton • Massive sheds & cattle yards with 5 x dams, passionfruit trellis’ and olive trees • Magnificent lifestyle property with grand home custom built to maximize the position & sweeping views of the mountains & valleys of the Scenic Rim • High ceilings, impressive sized living & dining areas, fire place & air con • 6 large bedrooms, with double built in robes & ceiling fans, master with ensuite Listed at $2,100,000 Negotiable

2 ASH STREET, YAMANTO

• Enormous kitchen, huge w/in pantry, d/washer, plenty of bench space • Massive 15m long covered entertaining area to host your social events, with the picturesque backdrop overlooking the inground pool • Triple car garage, 5kw solar panels, s/system with cctv, 90,000 ltr water tank + more • Breathe in the fresh country air & soak in the glorious natural surroundings ~Call Janine Geck 0418 719 555

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The Final Remaining Apartment of 14 Exclusive Residences at The Hathaway at 50 Cadell St, Auchenflower

$1,300,000 Perfect for downsizers and pet-friendly, this residence features: 3 bedrooms + 2.5 bathrooms 3 secure car parks + additional basement storage Open plan kitchen/ living/ dining+ ample storage Huge wrap-around balconies - with city views Multi-Purpose or Media Room Solar powered common areas to reduce body corporate fees Close to buses, trains & Brisbane River citycat Surrounded by great parks, cafes, dining & shopping

Contact Tracey Van Dyk on 0407 596 224.

Tudor style on offer This distinct Tudor-style home has been meticulously renovated and modernised to create a graceful fusion of traditional entertaining spaces and modern family functionality.

Entering on the ground floor of the residence, multiple living areas set the tone for entertaining and family living.

Enjoying a peaceful, elevated position, the commanding residence benefits from northeast district outlooks and hillside breezes.

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Features on the lower level include soaring, master-crafted ornate ceilings, a custom stone feature fireplace, and a kitchen with quality Gaggenau appliances and a butler’s pantry. There’s also a dedicated rumpus room, remotecontrolled blinds, a climate-controlled wine cellar, an alarm system and a bar nook. Outside, the property includes an

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The residence is located close to the ferry terminal and Racecourse Rd precinct.

“The sellers have bought elsewhere and this much-loved family home must be sold,” marketing agent Vaughan Keenan says “If you have been looking for the ultimate in quality and timeless design, then this may well be your new home.”

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Knockdown and rebuild For people who love where they live, but not their dated house, then a KnockDown ReBuild could be the answer to creating a dream home.

Older Australian houses are being knocked down in suburbs across Brisbane to make way for contemporary homes that are more energy efficient and cater for modern lifestyles.

Metricon Queensland general manager, Peter Ryan, says many people don’t realise that it is often more cost effective to build a new home rather than renovate.

“With a renovation, you only partially repair your home and, in most cases, unforeseen circumstances occur and costs can quickly escalate,” he says.

Peter says building a new home not only achieves a modern, open-plan design but is more energy efficient and built with sustainable materials.

“When many homes were built in the 60s, 70s and 80s, the running cost of the home and energy efficiencies were never contemplated,” he says.

“Today, they are one of the biggest considerations for all homeowners.

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Peter says with the scarcity of inner-city land, the rate of knock down new builds will only increase.

“With the growing urbanisation throughout southeast Queensland, it makes sense to build a home in a suburb that you love to live in,” he says.

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The Riviera is the flagship new show home at Sorrento on the Gold Coast and shows how a standout home can be achieved with a KnockDown ReBuild.

People who would like to learn more about how to do a KnockDown ReBuild can attend a Metricon Buildsmart seminar where they will hear from an expert team and customers who have undertaken the exciting and rewarding journey.

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