Brisbane News Magazine Jan 16 - 22, 2019. ISSUE 1209

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Striking distance Matthew Renshaw launches his Test cricket comeback

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Local lad shines in Storm Boy

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Star Queensland batsman Matthew Renshaw is back in the baggy green after Australian selectors recalled him for the squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. It’s the call the Wavell Heights-based talent had been waiting for, having been overlooked for the recent ill-fated India series. Commentators such as The CourierMail’s Robert Craddock insist Matthew is one to watch and Fiona Purdon’s portrait (P8) paints him as a young man on a mission. Elsewhere we chat with Finn Little (P5), the young star of the new Storm Boy remake; review the latest coffee table books (P15); and round up snazzy gym gear to bolster those new-year get-fit resolutions (P18). Happy 2019 everyone.

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THE CHAT Budding actor Finn Little COVER STORY Cricket star Matthew Renshaw RESTAURANT El Camino Cantina, Bowen Hills RECIPE Alastair Mcleod’s roasted salmon ARTS Mona Ryder Lone Star, Bowen Hills FILM Family flicks BOOKS Beautiful books for the coffee table FASHION Hot summer activewear AT HOME Easy living in Toowong

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THE CHAT

Pelican brief Brisbane actor Finn Little shines among stars – human and avian – in an Aussie classic remake

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t wasn’t all that long ago that all Finn Little wanted to be was an Olympic swimmer. The now 12-year-old was training an hour-and-a-half, six days a week, swimming in the state squad and representing his Brisbane school.

Then things moved in a totally different direction, thanks to, of all things, a pelican.

While Finn had been dabbling in acting since the age of five, scoring a few TV commercials and small parts in short films, he auditioned early last year for a role in a remake of the 1976 film Storm Boy. “And that really changed everything,” says Finn who went on to score the lead of Michael, aka Storm Boy. In the new version, which opens in cinemas this week, Geoffrey Rush plays Michael as an adult, adding a parallel storyline around conservation and the importance of family.

The films are based on Colin Thiele’s 1964 book of the same name which follows Michael as a young boy and the three orphaned pelican chicks he raises, in particular, the one he names Mr Percival.

It also traces his relationship with his reclusive dad Tom and an outcast indigenous man, Fingerbone Bill.

In those roles respectively in the current film, Finn plays opposite Jai Courtney and Trevor Jamieson.

Celebrated actor David Gulpilil, who played Fingerbone Bill in the earlier film, makes a cameo as the character’s father this time around.

When Brisbane News sits down with Finn for a chat about the film, he is articulate, intelligent and charming beyond his years. He grins and cackles at having to strike poses for our photographer, while patiently allowing his mum, Kath, to fuss with his curly hair.

“We didn’t realise his hair would be so wavy,” she says, “because he had it so short for swimming.”

The experience of working with actors such as Jai and Trevor on what he describes as a “really fun environment” on set, has made Finn re-evaluate his future.

“Before I got the role of Storm Boy I wanted to be an Olympic swimmer, that’s what I wanted to do,” he says.

“Then I got Storm Boy and my perspective changed. Acting, I like it, I really like it. It is important to do what you love.”

Finn, who doesn’t have a pelican as a pet, although he does have an 18-year-old cat named Abby and a five-year-old golden retriever, says working with the birds on the film was an unforgettable experience.

“Before filming started we went to see Paul Mander (animal wrangler on films such as The Second and Return to Nim’s Island) who kept the pelicans, just to bond with them, and basically hang out with them to make sure they trust us,” Finn says.

“They’re clumsy, very clumsy, but they are such beautiful, beautiful birds. We all had a lovely relationship with the birds. I loved it.”

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LEARNING THE ROPES ... Finn Little loved acting in the new Storm Boy. Picture: AAP/Steve Pohlner

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Now you see me Batsman Matthew Renshaw is back in the Australian Test squad while turning out for the Brisbane Heat Fiona Purdon

FIRST ORDER ... Matthew Renshaw (centre), a key performer in the Queensland Bulls’ victorious JLT Sheffield Shield team last year; with his dad Ian; and girlfriend Josie Harvey.

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ising cricket star Matthew Renshaw has no doubt that Brisbane’s year-round sunshine has provided the perfect climate for his prodigious talent to flourish.

The opening batsman, who first played for Australia as a 20-year-old, attributes his spectacular rise up the ranks to his family’s move to Brisbane when he was 10.

“No matter whether it’s summer or winter, you always have this beautiful sun in the sky,’’ he says. “It was a dream come true to be able to play cricket all year round.”

English-born Matthew has been in and out of Australia’s Test team since he bolted into the national spotlight in 2016. While still a teenager, he came into selection calculations after an epic 170 against NSW, becoming the youngest first-class century maker for Queensland during his debut season in 2015.

“I didn’t think I would be considered for Australia, I thought I might be too young and didn’t have enough experience,” he admits.

Now, at 22, he has had his share of highs, including scoring 184 runs against Pakistan in Sydney in 2017, along with three 50s and building a batting average of 33.47 while wearing the baggy green.

But there have been lows too, such as being overlooked for the past two home Test series. Now Matthew has been selected in the Australian squad for the upcoming two-test series against Sri Lanka, in Brisbane and Canberra.

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When he was in his mid-teens he was half the size of the other players. He couldn’t score quickly but they couldn’t get him out “It’s a big achievement, being picked in the squad.

Hopefully I get a chance to score some runs to put my name up there,’’ he says.

The young gun has demonstrated his determination to return to Test cricket by scoring 1398 first-class runs last year for Australia, Queensland, including the Sheffield Shield final win, and Somerset county in England. This total does not include his 345 runs for Toombul club in A-Grade cricket.

The Courier-Mail and Fox cricket commentator Robert Craddock had no doubt Matthew would return to the Test arena.

“He will play 60 or more Tests for Australia but it will be an up and down journey requiring a lot of patience.

Selection won’t be handed to him. He is not the chosen one but nor was Matthew Hayden and he got there in the end,” Robert says. “Matthew has a very good skill set for an opening batsman and there are times when his patience belies his years.”

The Brisbane Grammar School alumnus attributes his

great form of the past year to the support network provided by parents Ian and Alison, sister Hannah, 26, a primary school teacher, and his girlfriend of almost three years, Josie Harvey. He and Josie have lived together since December, 2017, after Matthew bought his first house, in Wavell Heights in Brisbane’s north.

The couple met at a low-key barbecue party on a boat at Bribie Island with Matthew immediately finding the law student “easy to talk to’’.

“I waited a little bit before I asked her out because I was a bit nervous about it all but ever since then our relationship has been strong,’’ says Matthew, who adds that Josie had no idea who he was – or indeed about cricket in general – when they met.

“It’s good that cricket is not the number one thing we talk about in our house. We moved in together around the time I got dropped from the Australian team so it was a good distraction to be shopping for things for the house and mowing lawns.”

Dad Ian could not be more proud of his son’s achievements, on and off the pitch.

“Matt has his head switched on,” Ian says. “He wanted to enter the property market as quickly as possible; he’s not a party person.”

Both Josie and Matthew’s parents have travelled around the country and internationally to watch him play. Josie also lived with Matthew in Somerset, England, last year.

A passion for sports runs deep in the Renshaw family ranks. Matthew’s parents were talented athletes who became PE teachers. Mum Alison currently teaches at Albany Creek State High School while his father Ian is a senior lecturer at QUT, with sports coaching, skill acquisition and sports psychology his areas of expertise.

Ian was even contracted to Cricket Australia eight years ago to assist with coaching strategies. Matthew says he did not appreciate the extent of his father’s coaching knowledge until he started his research for a Year 11 PE assignment.

“My dad’s name kept coming up in research articles.

I went to my PE teacher and I asked if I could quote my dad and he said as long as it was from articles and not from talk around the dinner table,’’ Matthew laughs.

During Matthew’s teen years, Ian spent countless hours bowling to his son in their back yard. Ian says the youngster, who focused on cricket after a knee injury dampened his dreams of a soccer career, was playing grade cricket against adults from a young age.

“When he was in his mid-teens he was half the size of the other players. He couldn’t score quickly but they couldn’t get him out. He learnt from a young age about how to deal with people sledging him and also stubbornness at bat,’’ he says. “When he was 12 he said he wanted to play Test cricket, so we told him it would take a lot of commitment.

It was amazing how quickly things happened, he went up a level every single year after he had his growth spurt (at 16).

“He went from wondering whether he would ever play first grade to playing Test cricket at 20 years of age, which is very unusual.’’

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FOOD + DRINK

Turn up the heat Expectations of magical Mexican cuisine fall short at this colourful newcomer RESTAURANT Tony Harper Neil Perry’s ponytail has grown very long indeed. The Rockpool Dining Group now claims 15 restaurant brands, from fast food through to the magical fine-diners, with 60 venues across Australia.

And there is certainly magic in their mix – Rockpool, Spice Temple, Saké, the Cut, The Argyle … wow. Yet scrolling through the website it all comes across as rather corporate – no mention of Neil Perry until you hit the ‘Leadership Team’ when he pops up as Chief Brand and Culinary Officer. Nice, perhaps, but he’s now a member of team as opposed to the trailblazing visionary of late last century.

I guess that’s how things go with the mega-successful.

Still I expect a lot from the Rockpool Dining Group. I’ve tasted its wares from dry-aged steaks and brain-melting Sichuan to terrific burgers and it has never disappointed. Until, that is, yesterday, when I wander into El Camino.

The King St venue is the third in the El Camino series following the opening of two Sydney restaurants. It falls into the casual dining sector so I’m not expecting a hostess, sommelier, pressed table cloths or pristine service.

But I do want to feel some of the magic.

And this is Mexican – a vastly misunderstood and underexploited genre.

It should be easy.

The place is geared for a zillion guests – here’s your table, there’s the little pole with your table number attached, come to the bar when you want something, leave your credit card and licence to run a tab. Sure.

What’s on the menu, I ask, is gluten free? This is important to us because my son is emphatically coeliac. ‘Just the

EL CAMINO CANTINA 45 King St, Bowen Hills Ph: 3708 3268 Lunch and dinner daily Vegetarian and gluten-free options Eftpos and major credit cards Street parking SCORES OUT OF 10 Food: 6 Drinks: 5 Vibe: 6 Service: 4.5 ensalada,’ I’m told by the most engaging of the staff. What about the guacamole and the ceviche? (That’s my wife asking – so I’m back up to the bar to find out). Sure, says the next guy, they are fine.

We’re lucky this is dinner rather than heart surgery, but still, it worries us.

We scattergun – ceviche ($22), buffalo wings ($18), guacamole ($14), a mix of tacos and a couple of quesadillas.

The guacamole is fine. No bonus, no demerits, just fine. And the buffalo wings – in a hotly (no pun meant) contested arena,

SOME LIKE IT HOT … El Camino Cantina’s Beer battered barramundi taco and colourful surrounds.

are kind of lousy, saved from complete damnation by a sweet, fruity, mango chilli sauce. Ceviche is on par for street Mexican (over-cured but tasty), the quesadillas well below par (under-toasted, smallish, boring).

Tacos save the night – rustic, inventive, absolutely delicious but unfortunately tepid. Serve them hot please.

I try a couple of Butcher’s Bride Pale Ales to soften the blow. They come from

the company brewhouse, and they sit right next to the guacamole – merely fine.

Margaritas … ditto.

There’s nothing off kilter about El Camino – the service is three steps north of the golden arches and the food is tasty and fun. But there is better Mexican in town, and that’s quite a statement given Brisbane Mex is almost woeful. From the Rockpool Dining Group, it’s truly disappointing. It can do so much better.

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Ocean deep Foraged finds take proven pairings to a new level, writes Alastair McLeod The truth is, the harmony between salmon and asparagus only somewhat accounts for the success of this dish.

Despite these brilliant bedfellows, its triumph is the use of sea flora. The umami depth of the wakame and the fleshy brininess of the coastal green gives an oceanic context and a layering of minerality. We are seeing an increase in the use of fossicked flora with the charge led by chef Nick Blake. Having worked at the likes of Noma and Wasabi, he has a passion for foraging. Nick recently showed me some of his secret Sunshine Coast spots and shared his desire to connect to his local landscape. With such fervent young chefs, our culinary future is in safe hands.

ROASTED SALMON, ASPARAGUS, SEAWEED AND NATIVE LIME INGREDIENTS 1 lemon, juiced 50ml white wine 40ml cream 150g chilled unsalted butter, diced 1tbs dried wakame, ground to a powder with a mortar and pestle Sea salt and freshly

milled pepper 4 x 160g salmon fillets, each cut into three 1tbs olive oil 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed into 5cm lengths ½ lemon, segmented, diced 2 finger limes 100g assorted sea flora

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ART

Few artists produce work as evocative and that elicits memory like Mona Ryder

Give me a moment Artist Mona Ryder elevates the ordinary into works of art that reveal emotions evoked by memories of things past Phil Brown Objects tell their own stories although sometimes they need a bit of help. For decades Brisbane artist Mona Ryder has been reshaping and rearranging things to suit her art practice.

Mona Ryder Lone Star, an exhibition now showing at Artisan in Bowen Hills, is the most significant showing of Mona’s work in a decade and it gives us the rare opportunity to explore her deeply immersive installations and to enter into the world of her imagination.

Mona is an internationally renowned artist and she challenges audiences with her unique visual language and explorations of relationships, memory and gender rituals.

She uses objects to conjure deeply personal insights and though some of the things she uses may seem prosaic, she elevates the ordinary in her art.

This exhibition features a number of new artworks and continues Mona’s decades-long consideration of themes from day to day life – motherhood, marriage, birth and rituals of domesticity alongside a sense of foreboding and bereavement.

Materials used by Mona often have prior histories although she re-purposes them to her own ends. These items include mussel shells (she has always been obsessed with them), human hair, vintage chairs, shoes and even burnt toast, all presented as fragmented memories of life, love and loss. Mona may have her ideas on what these 12 BRISBANE NEWS January 16-22, 2019

MAKING MEMORIES … Brisbane artist Mona Ryder (above, left) and her untitled artworks that comment on motherhood, marriage and domestic rituals. Pictures: Cassandra Lehman, Don Hildred things mean to her but she is also open to people having their own takes. “Viewers are encouraged to create their own associations of the work and take something away for themselves,” she says.

Artisan CEO Claire Sourgnes says the exhibition celebrates Mona Ryder’s prodigious talent.

“Few artists produce work as evocative and that elicits memory like Mona Ryder,” Claire says. “This extraordinary

exhibition is an acknowledgment of Mona’s exceptional visual vernacular and her importance to contemporary Australian art.”

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INSTANT FAMILY (M) hhhjj Director: Sean Anders Starring: Rose Byrne, Mark Wahlberg, Isabela Moner There’s an appealing, lived-in quality to this accessible family comedy, which stars Rose Byrne and Mark Wahlberg as two woefully ill-prepared foster parents.

It’s got very little to do with the production design – the aspirational houses are storybook sitcom – or the formulaic plot, but rather the ever-so-slightly rumpled lead characters and the everyday situations they find themselves in.

This might well be explained by the director and co-writer’s pedigree: Sean Anders based Instant Family on his own experience of adopting three children out of the foster care system with his wife, Beth.

The parent support group sessions, for example, feel unusually relaxed.

While she might not represent your average 30-something foster mother-ofthree, Byrne dials down on the hair and make up to support a more cinematically honest version of said occupation.

Much as she did in the Bad Neighbours films, the gifted Australian comedian offers a refreshing, alternative version of parenting here – in which her character basically makes it up as she goes along.

Instant Family’s middle-class renovators are more grown up than their next-door-toa-Frat House counterparts in the cheerfully vulgar Seth Rogen comedies, but they, too, appear to be operating without a script.

The situation is exacerbated by their inexperience. Ellie and Pete Wagner become parents overnight when they impulsively decide to foster an adolescent teenager and

WHAT A HANDFUL ... A couple (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) gets more than they bargained for as foster parents of three in Instant Family.

her two younger siblings. Having bounced from foster home to foster home, Lizzie (Isabela Moner) is soon running rings around them, accusing Ellie of being a fake Mum and Pete of being a white saviour.

When they attempt to rein her in with a bit of basic behavioural psychology, she throws it straight back in their face.

Her younger siblings aren’t quite as angry, but their actions can be almost as hurtful. Wahlberg’s well-meaning foster dad

is even more clueless than his overstretched wife. But somehow, the children respond to him more easily. He’s elated when youngest daughter, Lita (Julianna Gamiz), casually calls him Dad. Byrne’s depiction of a mother desperate for a bit of reciprocal affection – she runs after the child in attempt to share a bit of the love – is spot-on, if slightly embarrassing.

Octavia Spencer is as solid as ever as the plain-talking, seen-it-all social worker and

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (PG) hhhkj Director: Dean DeBlois Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham The dragons are pretty well trained in this aerodynamic threequel. Their emancipation now becomes the Vikings’ primary focus.

Hiccup (Baruchel), the franchise’s lanky, young adult protagonist, is attempting to fill his father’s soft skinned shoes as the chief and ruler of Berk.

Man and fictitious beast are living together in chaotic harmony when their relatively stable ecosystem comes under attack on two fronts.

The immediate danger takes the form of an evil dragon hunter, Grimmel the Grisly (Murray Abraham), who hunts and destroys that which he does not understand. He’s a dark force hellbent on extermination.

But there’s a more insidious threat to the intense bond between Hiccup and his beloved Night Fury, Toothless, whom he befriended as a whelp, and that’s their encroaching adulthood.

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The Hidden World is part coming-of-age drama, part mythical action adventure and part wildlife fantasy. Hiccup’s transition from boy to man is handled smoothly and without undue schmaltz.

Grimmel’s slash-and-burn mentality sorely tests the young man’s leadership mettle. And when he chooses tribal migration, in search of a kind of lost paradise, not everyone is convinced by the

wisdom of his decision. Astrid (Ferrera), Hiccup’s 2IC, can’t be faulted – as a love interest or a female role model (Cate Blanchett provides further support here in the role of Hiccup’s fearless mother Valka).

Bickering twins Ruffnut (Kristen Wiig) and Tuffnut (Justin Rupple) provide the requisite comic interference. Hidden World’s airborne action sequences are also superbly rendered.

the filmmakers go easy on the stereotype of the crack-addicted biological mother.

Instant Family follows a well-trodden path – there is never any doubt about where it’s headed – and the episodic structure doesn’t quite hang together.

But there’s something genuine about the filmmakers’ intentions and that shines through, supported by the photographs of the real-life foster families that appear in the closing credits.

But it’s as an animated wildlife fantasy that the film really excels. The interactions between Toothless and his translucent, would-be mate, the elusive, untamed Light Fury, are as compelling as the footage in any David Attenborough documentary.

She’s the yin to his yang. A wild, mercurial spirit.

There’s a fun courtship sequence in which Toothless is coached by a similarly inexperienced Hiccup (a relationship mirrored, in the human world, by Tuffnut’s romantic tutelage of his lovelorn chief).

And a tender scene in which Hiccup builds a new prosthetic tailfin for Toothless so that he can fly off on his own, liberating the dragon from their until-now symbiotic relationship.

When Toothless soars, so does the film.

Even the mythical Hidden World, which Hiccup must locate to save dragons from extinction at the hands of men such as Grimmel, is no match for the chemistry between the two Furies.

When Toothless and the Light Fury get together, sparks literally fly.

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Life in pictures Dress up your coffee table with these hardcover beauties that offer both a visual feast and food for thought THE SILK ROADS ILLUSTRATED EDITION Peter Frankopan Bloomsbury, $28

TALES FROM THE INNER CITY Shaun Tan Allen & Unwin, $35 Two deer in a cavernous, dark, forested high-rise look out over a concrete jungle in the first scene of this beautifully illustrated elegy to the animal kingdom by Australian artist and filmmaker Shaun Tan. Tan goes on to tell of the crocodiles who live on the 87th floor – “and very comfortably too” – but no-one remembers that the whole city was built on a swamp where the reptiles had lived for a million years. Tan’s 25 surreal short stories gently comment on the destruction of the environment, the lack of animal rights, and the beauty of nature, such as when the “technicolour soundless wonder” of a swarm of butterflies brings a city to a standstill. More poignant is the story of “Bears with lawyers” who sue humankind and temporarily walk the city without being shot, seeking justice for theft, pillage, unlawful occupation, torture, genocide and other crimes against them. And, in a twist on the frog prince fairy tale, a company secretary pops board members who turn into frogs into her handbag, as the corporation they worked for has choked their wetland habitat with effluent. This book is a visual delight but it also packs a punch.

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UNDERWATER AUSTRALIA Darren Jew Explore Australia, $40 Opening this book is like discovering a sunken treasure chest overflowing with golden coins and precious jewels.

Underwater photographer Darren Jew brings to life in vivid colour the marine variety show that takes place in the hidden depths off Australia’s coastline. Anyone who has sailed on Moreton Bay or taken the ferry to Straddie will be amazed at his kaleidoscopic image of vibrant pink, blue and green moon wrasse feeding at Flinders Reef, off Moreton Island, and another taken off Stradbroke Island V1 - BNSE01Z01MA

A world map on his boyhood bedroom wall and the missing links in British history set Peter Frankopan on course to his best-selling history of the Silk Roads. Curious about unfamiliar locales on the map and sick of hearing about the six wives of Henry VIII in school lessons when almost nothing was said about the 1000 years between the Romans’ arrival in Britain and the Battle of Hastings, Frankopan became a history detective, of sorts. Now the Oxford University professor of global history has joined illustrator Neil Packer to produce a picture book version of his 2015 bestseller, The Silk Roads. He tracks the rise and fall of civilisations along the routes linking Europe, Asia and Africa, named after the precious silk traded there. From ancient Mesopotamia’s fertile fields and the “lavishly gilded” mansions of 8th century Baghdad to the modern day, this book provides a way to understand the present by understanding the past.

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THE COEN BROTHERS Adam Nayman Abrams, $60 It is fitting that a luxury book, The Coen Brothers: This Book Really Ties the Films Together about the unique and instantly recognisable cinematic voice of Ethan and Joel Coen is just as distinctive and remarkable as its subjects. This 317-page coffee-table extravaganza contains chapters on 17 Coen films including cult hits Raising Arizona (1987) and The Big Lebowski (1998) and critical successes such as Fargo (1996) and No Country for Old Men (2007). Highlights include a stunning range of film stills, infographics and retro-styled and evocative artwork by Telegramme Paper Co. (with Oliver Stafford and Jason Ngai), and brilliant analysis by American film critic Adam Nayman who carefully looks at the brothers’ complex cinematic universe in an effort to plot, as he puts it, “some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness.” The book not only contains biography and film analyses but probing interviews with key Coen collaborators including composer Carter Burwell and costume designer Mary Zophres. The Coen brothers have helped to redefine modern cinema with their quirky humour, insightful characters and captivating stories and this book could be seen as a definitive exploration of the Coen brothers’ vision and aesthetic world.

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of a silvery school of Eastern pomfred fish shimmering behind a spiky, raspberry soft coral. Darren dives along Australia’s “ocean super highways” off the east and west coasts, where warm-water and cold-water creatures mingle in seas fed by powerful ocean currents.

“Photographing underwater on these coasts can be somewhat of a lucky dip and a roller coaster ride,” the former Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service photographer writes. From sunbaking sea lions to selfcamouflaging decorator crabs and an alley of menacing grey nurse sharks, Darren reveals another world in all its glory – for us to enjoy in the comfort of home.

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PROFILE

Liz Amaya and Samantha Tolley

Finding her voice Writing her “heart story” was too close to home for Samantha Wheeler, until her daughter was able to communicate after years without speech Fiona Purdon Eight years ago Samantha Wheeler was asked to write the story closest to her heart.

The result, Everything I’ve Never Said (UQP, $16.95), is the story of Samantha’s daughter Charlotte, 21, who has the developmental disorder Rett syndrome.

“I was told to find my heart story, something that was important to me, but for years I felt the subject too scary to touch ... and too close to our own lives.”

So when Samantha, who lives at Gumdale, experienced writer’s block, she shelved the book and went on to produce five children’s novels.

It wasn’t until Samantha received a May Gibbs Children’s Literature Trust grant, which included a month’s writing retreat in 2015, that she again tackled her heart-project.

She realised she could tweak details about her family’s situation to complete the novel.

“Charlotte’s story needed to be told. It’s been a rewarding book to write. I hope this story touches hearts

because it has reached the deepest depths of my heart.’’

Rett syndrome, which mainly affects girls, is caused by a genetic mutation which results in difficulties with speech, breathing, cardiac function and digestion, and causes dyspraxia (movement and co-ordination problems). Advances in technology mean many sufferers can now communicate via an eyesensitive iPad. “My daughter moves her eyes to make choices. We thought she liked (the band) One Direction but when we borrowed one of these devices we soon found out she likes Ed Sheeran.

It’s wonderful to see her face completely light up when she uses it.’’

The iPad is a key plot point in Everything I’ve Never Said because it enables “cheeky’’ 12-year-old Ava to have a voice after being trapped in her body for so long. The novel covers a few challenging weeks in the lives of Ava and her family.

A highlight is the arrival of Kieran, a handsome young physiotherapy student who becomes a home helper. “I had to have Kieran

in the novel because Charlotte loves boys. If you take her to the pool at Chandler, she will always go up to the nicest looking man,’’ she laughs.

Samantha retired from a science nutrition career 18 years ago to become her daughter’s full-time carer. She started writing in 2011 as an intellectual escape from her caring work, and also enjoys conducting workshops to motivate kids to write and to give them easy tools to structure their stories.

Now that Charlotte swims twice a week, and also does weekly iceskating and horseriding, she is much happier. Samantha is also well supported by her second husband, Don, and her eldest daughter Beth, 23, who runs a horseriding school at Chandler.

“In the last few years Charlotte has become so much happier, we have developed a beautiful connection and you can see how much she loves us,’’ Samantha says.

“She brings so much joy to our family. Charlotte has taught me what is important in life.’’

BNSCENE PILLOW TALK SUMMER STYLING WORKSHOP Brisbane Airport Brisbane News and Pillow Talk welcomed readers to a styling masterclass at the bed linen and homeware specialist’s new Skygate store. Over champagne and charcuterie, guests gleaned bedroom styling tips from Tahn Scoon, decorator, author and Brisbane News contributor, before snapping up chic buys to “get the look” at home.

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HOLIDAY FUN Nailing the Narrative children’s workshops with author Samantha Wheeler, free, Coopers Plains Library, Jan 22, 11am-midday; Brisbane Square Library, city, Jan 25, 1.30-2.30pm. samanthawheeler.com.au

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That holiday vibe Home wins over away for a Toowong family whose pre-war house contains all their personal faves, writes Tonya Turner

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bout a year after moving into their newly renovated home in Toowong, life has changed a lot for Sam, 35, Jess, 35, Maddie, five, and Elsie, two.

“We find we are spending lots more time at home now relaxing and entertaining. I’m not sure if that’s because of the house or the lighter wallet,” Sam laughs.

When the young family first bought the pre-war house it had suffered a series of hotchpotch renovations held together by a coat of paint.

“We wanted a home that connected to the backyard, gardens and pool that was easy for living and entertaining and facilitated outside play for the children.

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Claire was also charged with connecting the character features of the original home upstairs to the more modern living spaces downstairs.

“VJ walls and high ceilings were integrated throughout ... which gave a strong link to the original spaces,” Claire says. “The design language for the house was created by using a pared back palette of white, natural timber and tones of grey.”

Clean lines and a mix of materials were used to create a contemporary arrangement for the living area, which includes a large window bench seat and fireplace.

“The large window looks out to the pool and creates a lovely relaxing spot in the home,” Claire says.

In the kitchen, Claire kept things simple and minimalistic and integrated a stainless steel benchtop at Sam and Jess’s request.

“The stainless steel develops a lovely patina to it over time and I think always looks better with age,” Claire says.

Small details including open shelving were added to display collected items while a built-in study nook is the family command centre.

In the bathrooms, bluestone flooring and white subway tiles create a clean and contemporary look while timber features add warmth and link back to the materials palette for the home.

While they love the open spaces, some of the family’s other favourite spots around the home are the smallest. “The daybed is definitely a favourite of everyone in the family and gets a lot of use year-round.

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We wanted a home that connected to the backyard, gardens and pool “The little reading nook in the master bedroom is a personal favourite to look out at the city lights especially when a classic Brisbane storm is brewing,” Sam says.

At least once a week they gather with friends for a fun night at home.

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While they plan to “fill the house” with more furniture down the track, for now they’re taking advantage of the extra space.

“We are making great use of the dancing hall upstairs in the meantime,” Sam says.

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown I can feel an honorary doctorate coming on. If you add up all the time I put into surfing you’ll see that my academic qualifications are impeccable I read recently that the University of the Sunshine Coast is offering surfing as part of a degree course.

Tourism, environmental science and management students can enrol in a course called Geography of Surfing as part of their degrees.

It explores the impact of surfing on the local economy and includes fieldwork. Of course it does.

When I read this I thought: Hello, I can feel an honorary doctorate coming on. Or maybe I could just go straight to professor status? If you add up all the time and thought I put into surfing as a young fellow you’ll see that my academic qualifications in this field are impeccable.

I started surfing when I was 13 after moving from Hong Kong and ending up at Miami State High School, a tough surfie establishment on the Gold Coast.

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So I got a board pretty damn quick ... a Kenn Custom single fin from a shop at Mermaid Beach. It wasn’t the greatest board in the world. In fact I may have done just as well with one of my mother’s old ironing boards.

But it was a start and I spent the next year or two learning to surf.

Otherwise it was clear that no girl would ever talk to me.

Those early days were trial and error with a lot of time spent swimming in to fetch my board until some genius invented the leg rope.

I had a tight-knit group of mates who also surfed and we rode the waves around Broadbeach together as often as we could. Because I lived a few miles inland I used to keep my board at my father’s office which was close to the beach. I would rise around 4.30am and ride there, pick up my board, then pedal with it tucked under my arm to the beach. Talk about keen.

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sun coming up – in summer and winter.

A mate used to steal newspapers from local lawns to build a little bonfire in the dunes some mornings so we could get warm after a surf.

I must confess that I neglected my studies to follow my passion and had to repeat Grade 10 due to my errant ways.

My father threatened to chop up my surfboard too but didn’t.

Surfing was an obsession and I saturated myself in surf lore through surfing magazines and movies and eventually I was allowed to grow my hair and, yes, it did get quite sun bleached so I was finally acceptable.

And I have surfed ever since although I must confess it’s now some time since I’ve been out on my surfboard.

In the meantime give me a tweed jacket with leather patches on the elbows and a pipe and call me Professor Brown and I will be quite happy to give lectures on the subject.

Frankly, I think I’m qualified.

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1002/527 Coronation Drive

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

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This recently completed luxury development is arguably Brisbane’s most iconic build.

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WALAN KANGAROO POINT

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Standing tall among the illustrious Kangaroo Point riverfront precinct, Walan shines in its surrounds.

The dynamic form, inspired by the Kangaroo Point Cliffs, is a landmark building, setting a benchmark for architectural design. Boasting oak timber floors, integrated European appliances, and designer finishes, this full-floor residence exceeds expectations. Premium features include an expansive balcony, guest bedroom with ensuite, separate library and study area, second living space, and full length double corridors that guarantee cooling breezes and cross ventilation throughout.

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RIVERHOME TOOWONG

401/527 Coronation Drive

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

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47 Collings Street

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

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MONTEREY KANGAROO POINT

9 Lambert Street

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

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BREATHTAKING BRISBANE CITY

662/420 Queen Street

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

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PENTHOUSE WEST END

330/10 Pidgeon Close

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

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

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PRESTIGE HAWTHORNE

93 Virginia Avenue

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

6 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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

JAMES CURTAIN 0404 056 564 BRENTON FAEHRMANN 0414 892 990 PLC-OP4822_BN_H

MASTERPIECE YERONGA

429 Brisbane Corso

Boasting an industrial chic construction, this ultra-contemporary residence is an architectural marvel and statement of riverfront living. Spread across three intelligently designed levels, this incredible home prioritises modern family living for those with a penchant for lavish entertaining. Through a prevalence of expansive interior spaces and an ingenious use of glass, the home creates a deep sense of connection with the nature filled setting. This is a work of art that you simply need to see with your own eyes.

6 BED 4 BATH 8+ CAR +MARINA BERTH +POOL

TENDER Closing Thursday 24 Jan at 4pm INSPECT By appointment

SARAH HACKETT 0488 355 553

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SOPHISTICATION BULIMBA

49 Bulimba Street

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

5+ BED 4 BATH 2 CAR +POOL

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

CATHY RICHARDS 0417 706 498

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172 Venner Rd, Yeronga

residence 1012 - 3 bed | 2 bath | 2 car featuring an exclusive interior designer colour scheme including italian porcelain tiles, stone benchtops, miele appliances , wool carpets, butlers pantry, zoned & ducted climate control and more! come home to a new standard of living with a five leaf rating of sustainability

Annie Hayes

0402 859 467

Open: Wednesday 10:30am - 12pm | Friday 1pm - 2:30pm | Saturday 1pm - 3pm

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