Brisbane News Magazine Nov 6 - Nov 12, ISSUE 1251

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“At school I saw myself working at the G. James glass factory on Kingsford Smith Drive. You could put bets on it” – Trent Dalton

Success story His bestselling Boy Swallows Universe has earned Trent Dalton national acclaim.

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It is already being referred to as an Aussie classic, so it’s fair to say that Trent Dalton’s deeply personal debut novel Boy Swallows Universe has made him a literary superstar.

Albeit a genuinely humble one. No one is more surprised at the book’s staggering success (with stage and screen adaptations in train) than the Brisbane writer – on staff at The Weekend Australian Magazine – who started his journalism career right here on Brisbane News. Now Boy Swallows Universe has been short-listed for the Queensland Premier’s Award, alongside works by Matt Condon, Krissy Kneen, Jack Goetz and Melissa Lucashenko.

Ahead of the award announcement on Nov 12, Fiona Purdon chats to all five finalists (Cover Story, P8) and reveals a community of Brisbane writers – and booksellers – working to lift each other up.

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THE CHAT The sisters behind new accessories label, Apartment 5B COVER The five storytellers vying for the Queensland Premier’s Award SPOTLIGHT 100 years of Remembrance Day RESTAURANT Baja, Fortitude Valley ART Michael Nelson Jagamara — A Shared Space, FireWorks Gallery, Bowen Hills FASHION Summer in the city PROPERTY Peek inside south-east Queensland’s most opulent penthouses

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LIFE

Brooke Falvey Much like video killed the radio star, email and text messages seem to be killing the handwritten note ... and I’m single-handedly trying to stop it More than 560 billion text messages are sent monthly all over the world. And in the next 12 months, I hope to send at least 50 handwritten cards to friends and family.

Why? Because the art of sending a handwritten note – especially one of thanks – is dying out, and I’m singlehandedly trying to stop it.

Much like video killed the radio star, email and text messages seem to be killing the handwritten note.

As children we spend hours perfecting our Christmas lists to Santa; making sure there are no mistakes, our writing is legible and that we ask about Mrs Claus and the reindeer before launching into our wishlist.

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But somewhere between our misspent youth and adulthood, we stop putting pen to paper, opting instead for a hastily typed email or text message to let someone know we are thinking about them.

Sending cards is one of many customs I have inherited from my mum who, for as long as I can remember, has always had a drawer filled with cards just waiting for the right person to send them to.

When I lived in London, the pair of us traded cards. Funny cards, serious cards and postcards; ones to say “I miss you”; and others to say “May I borrow more money, please?”.

A decade on, mine are still a treasured

reminder of that time, tied up with a ribbon and unwrapped every now and then when I want to remember how much I am loved or have a giggle.

These days I regularly share the joy of sending and receiving cards with my friend Erin who lives in Sydney.

Every couple of months, I open my mailbox and find a card from Erin and it doesn’t matter what kind of day I’ve had, I instantly smile.

Sometimes the envelope is ripped open before I’m in the door, other times I put it to one side, waiting until I can sit and read it slowly, usually with a piece of chocolate in hand.

Don’t get me wrong, we haven’t abandoned technology completely; we’re Facebook friends, follow each other on Instagram and trade text messages when there is big news to share, but we also like to keep things old school.

So the next time someone does something nice for you, stop before you send back that quick email or text message and think about sending them a handwritten card – sure it could cost you about $10 and involve a trip to the newsagent and maybe the post office, but think of how happy they will be to open their mailbox and find a card from you.

On that note, I’m off to buy stamps!

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THE CHAT

Family circle These sisters make upcycled neckpieces that blur the line between fashion and art

A FINE ART … Leanne Dooley, Irina Ellis and Karen Anning model the Apartment 5B designs. Picture: Russell Shakespeare/AAP

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ix three sisters, ’90s sitcom humour and some eco-conscious materials and what do you get?

The bright and bold accessory designs of Brisbane’s just-launched Apartment 5B. Diehard Seinfeld fan Leanne Dooley, 52, who created the label with sisters Irina Ellis, 50, and Karen Anning, 47, named the business after Jerry’s New York pad.

“I always come up with these crazy big ideas and I never follow through – exactly like Kramer, so what better name for a label?” Leanne says.

The former dentist had been helping a friend, a fashion wholesaler, when she felt inspired to start a creative venture of her own. She had the name locked in well before she had the commodity.

Her solution? “I set up a replica of Jerry’s

apartment in my garage and watched re-runs of the show while coming up with a range of products,” says the Yeronga local.

Three months, countless ideas and all nine Seinfeld seasons later, the idea for a range of statement jewellery – neckpieces that blur the line between fashion and art – crystallised.

Made from upcycled and repurposed materials – cork, rubber, metal, leather and timber, all sourced locally – the launch collection has an urban grunge flavour.

“They’re unexpectedly luxe pieces that use everyday items to create things of beauty,” Leanne says.

“They’re all a bit tongue in cheek and we know it’s not for everybody. When I first wore a large piece, our father, not knowing I had designed it, said, ‘So is that thing

going to buzz when the meal’s ready?’ ” Leanne recalls with a laugh.

“Now I could almost put a family size picture around my neck and they wouldn’t even bat an eyelid.”

The eco-conscious design premise extends to the packaging. Apartment 5B is a bubble wrap-free zone with each piece (stylishly) wrapped in cardboard offcuts and industrial quilting fabrics.

Growing up with a talented seamstress mother, the trio’s passion for design and creativity was lit at a young age.

But after taking “sensible” career paths – Irina is an accountant and Karen a marketing executive – they are now reconnecting with their creative roots.

“It’s a really great combination, having us all work together. As strangers to the

fashion industry, it’s a bit of a learning curve but we’re having lots of fun navigating it together,” Leanne says.

With 19 young-adult children between them, the sisters say they get “all sorts of funny comments” about their new side hustle, but the feedback is only fuelling their passion for fashion.

“There is a lot in the works and many more pieces on the horizon. We are really looking forward to expanding into some more bespoke pieces and collections,” Leanne says.

“Apartment 5B is a place where creativity rules, just as it was for the off-thewall apartment 5B tenant in New York’s upper west side on that cult TV sitcom.” apartment5b.com.au

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For one night only, Nov 14, see the global phenomenon that was INXS performing its Live Baby Live concert at London’s Wembley Stadium in 1991. Event Cinemas across Brisbane will screen the restored footage.

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Fame, fortune and all that jazz arrives at QPAC from Nov 2. See stage sirens Alinta Chidzey (left) as Velma Kelly, Casey Donovan (centre) as Matron “Mama” Morton and Natalie Bassingthwaighte (right) as Roxie Hart in this all-singing, all-dancing, razzle-dazzle musical. qpac.com.au

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COVER STORY

Bright lights big city They’re smart and sassy with plenty of street cred – and now Brisbane writers are taking their stories to the world Fiona Purdon

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Melissa Lucashenko won the 2019 Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel, Too Much Lip. Picture: Justin Lloyd

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rent Dalton’s barnstorming debut novel has dazzled Australian and international audiences alike, proving the universal power of a local story told well.

Boy Swallows Universe, about teenager Eli Bell who takes on a criminal to avenge his family and win over the girl of his dreams, is an Australian best-seller with a remarkable 300,000 copies sold since it launched in June 2018.

Trent was feted on recent American and British tours to promote the novel, which has been sold to more than 34 countries and territories and translated into languages including Polish, Danish, Spanish and Chinese. “There are now Chinese characters used to describe Jackie Howe singlets, goon bags and rubber thongs; I find that beautiful,’’ he laughs.

“In New York, when I was in these fancy publishing offices on Broadway, it kept banging around in my head that this journey all began in a small housing commission home in Bracken Ridge.”

An adaptation of the multi-awardwinning novel – which draws on Trent’s own childhood experiences – will be seen on stage next year as part of Queensland Theatre’s season.

And this very Brisbane story is getting the Hollywood treatment, with Trent set to host an American screenwriter for a three-day Brisbane tour of the novel’s landmarks including the Boggo Rd cell of infamous inmate Arthur “Slim” Halliday, Darra’s Vietnamese restaurants and the Bracken Ridge skate park, for a television series to be co-produced by Joel Edgerton.

Trent is not the only local author bathing in the warm glow of the spotlight – Melissa Lucashenko won this year’s Miles Franklin Award with Too Much Lip. Melissa and Trent are also two of the five finalists in the state’s most prestigious

LORE OF THE JUNGLE … Trent Dalton drew on his Bracken Ridge childhood when writing his debut novel, Boy Swallows Universe.

Picture: Russell Shakespeare/AAP

literary award, the $25,000 Queensland Premier’s Award for a work of State Significance, to be announced at the State Library on November 12.

This particular category in the Queensland Literary Awards is open to any Australian author who tells a significant Queensland story or raises the profile of Queensland writing. Last year’s winner was Jackie Ryan with her book We’ll Show the World: Expo 88.

Finalist and longtime Brisbane literary fixture Krissy Kneen shines with her captivating mystery The Wintering, involving a Queensland woman who has relocated to Tasmania.

Brisbane-based Jack Goetz is another

finalist, whose four-part long-form poem Meditations with Passing Water, covers the history and geography of the Brisbane River (Maiwar). He is thrilled to be in such hallowed company. “I hope it draws attention to Brisbane, its river and the way we, as humans, perceive and relate to the non-human world,’’ Jack says.

The fifth finalist is long-time Brisbane resident Matt Condon, now based in northern NSW, who for the past decade has made a national impact with his superb and award-winning documentation of Brisbane’s underbelly.

His latest work The Night Dragon tells the inside story of one of the city’s most infamous cold cases, involving one of

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Queensland Premier’s Award finalist and journalist Matt Condon exposes Brisbane’s underbelly.

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Australia’s worst killers, Vincent O’Dempsey, who in 2017 was found guilty of the murder of Barbara McCulkin and her two young daughters in 1974.

“We (Brisbane writers) seem to be having a moment, we have a fabulous generation of writers,’’ Matt says.

The Gap-born-and-bred Matt was relieved to return to “Australia’s most supportive writing community’’ in 2004, after 18 years in Sydney. “It was great to come home and have this group of egoless, fellow travellers, who are the first to pat you on your back,’’ he says.

Trent adds: “We are beautifully connected as a storytelling town ... it’s a very supportive and talented environment.

Our city’s writers have had a big year.”

There is a tangled web of connections among the finalists. Matt has mentored Trent, and Trent and Krissy have both taken guidance from this year’s Literary Award Fiction finalist Kristina Olsson (Shell). Krissy also regularly seeks out Melissa Lucashenko for advice.

“Writing in Brisbane feels like writing in a nice safe cocoon,’’ Krissy says.

“When I have trouble with something, I can call Kristina Olsson up and we can have a sunset drink by the river and nut it out, or I can grab a coffee with Melissa Lucashenko and realise that all the writers here go through the same things. I love how egalitarian our writing community is.”

Melissa, who grew up on Brisbane’s southside, where she still lives, has always felt comfortable writing in her home city, ever since she published her first novel in 1997. “In terms of writing culture, Brisbane is a small community, your peers will knock you off your perch if you get too big for your boots, which is a benefit,’’ she says.

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Book club Don’t miss these 2019 Queensland Literary Awards finalists ...

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The State Library of Queensland’s writing and reading lead Megan McGrath says the city’s “friendly, vibrant and engaged’’ writing community is only one of the reasons for the current success of local authors.

Megan says nearly half of all shortlisted authors for the Queensland Literary Awards, which are managed by the State Library, are locally based.

This year there has been a 44 per cent increase in the number of Queenslanders who entered the awards, and a 12 per cent increase in overall nominations.

“We are certainly punching above our weight,” she says. “Writers like to celebrate each other’s successes and when you see someone achieve on the national and international stage, it is motivating.”

Megan says there is also a demand for Brisbane stories, which is being met by publishers. “There’s a real sense of people wanting to know more about the places we live ... the stories in our home streets and our backyards have worth,’’ she says.

Megan praises the city’s outstanding creative writing programs at QUT, UQ and Griffith University, where young talents can build their skills and networks.

There is also the Queensland Writers Centre and the city’s exceptional bookstores led by independents Avid Reader, at West End, and Riverbend Books, at Bulimba.

Melissa Lucashenko says without the support of Avid Reader, her sixth novel Too Much Lip, about a hilarious and traumatic family reunion, may never have been written. It was her “most difficult’’ novel to write, taking two years to plot.

“My house at the time was too noisy, I needed a place to write and owner Fiona Stager made the upstairs room available for free for me to work. You can’t put a value on that,’’ says Melissa, who previously won the 2013 Queensland Literary Awards Fiction Book Award with her novel Mullumbimby.

For Trent Dalton, a staff writer for The Weekend Australian Magazine, it took decades to “find the bravery’’ to answer his calling to write a novel. With his Bracken Ridge housing commission upbringing, he needed to push through “an invisible wall’’ so he could see the full spectrum of writing opportunities open to him.

“At school I saw myself working at the G. James Glass Factory on Kingsford Smith Drive. You could put bets on it, that would be my life,’’ says Trent, who changed direction when his three brothers encouraged him to pursue writing at university.

“It was my brothers who taught me to dream and to help me realise I could do something with my writing.’’

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Too Much Lip Melissa Lucashenko UQP, $29.95 Winner of the 2019 Miles Franklin Award, Too Much Lip is an original, contemporary and ambitious work that crackles with energy. It’s both literary and pulp fiction, high culture and low.

Lucashenko evokes this country’s language, landscape and place with her prose.

The Night Dragon Matt Condon UQP, $32.95 Matt Condon is meticulous in his research in this enthralling and often chilling account of the life and crimes of Vincent O’Dempsey, sentenced to life in prison in 2017 for the murders of Barbara McCulkin and her two young daughters. Using his formidable skill as a fiction writer and investigative journalist, Condon takes the reader on an extraordinary journey.

Boy Swallows Universe Trent Dalton HarperCollins, $19.99 A sweeping story of family, Boy Swallows Universe is a novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane’s violent working-class suburban fringe. Dark and frightening at times, its strength is in its uncompromising representation of flawed characters.

Book of the Year. Trent, who began his journalism career at this very magazine in 2000, has just finished his second book, “a sweeping love story epic’’ set in Darwin, Northern Territory.

And now, after a whirlwind year, the Walkley Award winner is just glad to return to his day job of writing magazine features. “It’s been a wild and unbelievable ride,” he says.

The Queensland Literary Awards, Nov 12, State Library of Queensland, South Bank, ceremony livestreamed from 6pm. qldliteraryawards.org.au Brunch with Trent Dalton, Nov 23, 9am, Bracken Ridge Library, bookings essential, ph: 3667 6060. brisbane.qld.gov.au

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Krissy Kneen’s (top) thriller Wintering follows the journey of a Queensland woman in Tasmania; Jake Goetz’s (above) Meditations with Passing Water is the only poem on the shortlist for the state’s literary award.

Meditations with Passing Water Jack Goetz Rabbit, $17 Contemplative and lyrical, this work of long-form poetry meditates on the river as it meanders its way through Brisbane. Using a mix of poetic techniques and superb imagery it grapples with the geography and history of Brisbane, creating an immersive sense of place.

Wintering Krissy Kneen Text Publishing, $29.99 A fine piece of storytelling, Wintering is Kneen at her confident best. A literary thriller, this is a dark and gripping tale which both intrigues and beguiles the reader. This work of fiction demonstrates Kneen’s contribution to both Queensland and the national literary landscape.

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SPOTLIGHT

Dad’s legacy The Stevens family will remember a special someone on the 100th anniversary of Remembrance Day Emma Schafer When Legacy youth ambassador Fiona Stevens recalls her childhood in Emerald, the memories she shares are coloured by deep love and shattering loss.

“My family never had a lot to spend with five kids at home, but it was always good to have that extra company playing together and always having so much fun,” says Fiona, 19, who has another five siblings from her parents’ previous relationships.

Wrangling the Stevens children were Micronesian-born mum Taboko and dad Malcolm, who Fiona says was “the glue in the family”. “He was a really hands-on dad, playing and doing school drop off and everything,” she says with a smile.

So when he died suddenly in 2016 at the age of 74, the light in Fiona’s life went out.

“We just fell apart. It was really hard for our family and the way we functioned,” Fiona says. “I’ve told this story a million times and it still gets to me.”

Malcolm was an Army veteran, having served for 20 years (1958-1978) as a staff sergeant in Vietnam, Borneo and Malaya and, while he later suffered from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Fiona says he always put on a brave face for his children.

“I just remember him always being so fit and healthy and happy. So when he passed away it was overwhelming especially for mum (from Kiribati) because English was her second language. She didn’t understand what all the letters and emails she was suddenly getting were asking.

“My oldest sister was in Year 12 and so she had to be focused on her studies so I had to step up. Most of the time I didn’t

know what the letters were asking either.

It was all funeral cover and health insurance.”

Legacy, a charity that supports Australian Defence Force families, swooped in to lend a hand. “It took the weight of the world off our shoulders,” says Fiona who is now a dedicated youth ambassador for the charity. “Legacy gave us the chance to have what was left of our childhood without our dad.”

Legacy volunteers would arrive at the Stevens household regularly to help out with “anything and everything”.

The children were taken on summer camps and the whole family treated to weekends on the Gold Coast. Paperwork was taken care of and Legacy even assisted with Fiona’s tertiary tuition. She’s now studying education at the University of Queensland and hopes to teach in a rural or remote primary school one day.

“I feel like there’s not enough I can do to give back to Legacy for what they’ve done for us,” Fiona says ahead of Remembrance Day on November 11.

“We will forever be in their debt. I do as much volunteering for them as I can, and go on weekends to be a support for other kids. I know how they’re feeling and how important it is to just be there for them like the youth leaders were there for me.”

This year marks the 100th anniversary of Remembrance Day and 101 years since the armistice which ended World War I. On November 11, Fiona and the Stevens clan will remember Malcolm and the selfless volunteers of Legacy who helped put their family back together. legacy.com.au Picture: Russell Shakespeare/AAP

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FOOD + DRINK

Down Mexico way There’s no need for fiery condiments when the dishes are the real deal RESTAURANT Tony Harper

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friend describes Baja’s food as a westernised take on Mexican, and I get what she means.

Chilli is used as an enhancement instead of a feature, and there are no bottles of Cholula, Insanity Sauce or Tabasco on the table to amp things up; the food is pretty – artfully presented – and mostly devoid of the earthy, rustic elements you’d expect at a street stall in Oaxaca. And there’s no melted cheese.

Which is, I reckon, precisely the point.

Baja is to Mexican food what Donna Chang is to Cantonese and Gerard’s is to Middle Eastern – a stylised interpretation with stronger, closer links to the foods of Mexico than anything dished up by cheesy family restaurants or the likes of Guzman y Gomez and even El Camino.

And it’s thrilling.

You’ll find Baja in the fast redeveloping end of Fortitude Valley that not so long ago was solely populated by strip clubs, seedy bars and adult shops. They are still there, but sharing the quarter with the likes of the Valley Wine Bar, Netherworld and now Baja.

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architect’s version of an adobe hut with an open kitchen. I perch at the bar, gaze at the mezcal bottles, but settle (I’m driving) for a passable pale ale. Wines tend to the hipster side of things, and there is a formidable collection of cocktails. Regardless, the mezcal holds centre stage.

Looking at the menu, the temptation – especially if there were a few of you – would be to order lots of tacos. There are four on the menu, with tortillas courtesy of La Tortilleria, a Melbourne-based restaurant and small-scale tortilla manufacturer.

But even after watching, twice now, The Taco Chronicles and obsessing over the magic and variety that Mexico has to offer, it’s the least part of the Baja menu.

I try one – carnitas, which is pork neck with green salsa, escabeche and coriander ($16 for 2, $23 for 3) and it’s terrific, undoubtedly as good as a taco gets in Brisbane. But it’s just a taco.

Whereas esquites ($12) starts to rattle my food-bone – this is a traditional fare, street food, but when was the last time you saw it on a Brisbane menu? Never? And that’s my point.

At Baja they have taken a rustically good dish of sauteed corn kernels with mayonnaise and turned it into something special: corn broth, kernels, lemon aioli, Parmesan and chilli powder. Wow.

ALL WRAPPED UP ... Baja’s modern setting; (inset) tacos are sure to please.

The best of the lot? Boned chicken wings ($16) on a beautiful verdant sauce flecked with buttermilk, pomegranate molasses somewhere in the mix.

Baja is as intriguing as it is clever.

Mexican cuisine is as misunderstood in our country as Chinese cuisine was in the 1960s, and Baja has decided to not only correct our ignorance, but to cut out the middle phase of gradual familiarity and jump straight to turning it into something remarkable.

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Retro cool There's a depth of flavour that comes with a classic combo, writes Alastair McLeod The dire “surf and turf” is bourgeois baloney from the ’60s and ’70s that served to symbolise social status. There really isn’t a coherent culinary conversation between that most infamously pitched steak and lobster on the same plate.

With that said, there is a deep history of pairing turf with surf. The Italians love to stud lamb with anchovy, salmon enjoys being wrapped in prosciutto, and scallops and bacon (or black pudding) are old friends. The Catalan’s Mar y Montana marries chicken and prawns and paella often suffuses seafood and sausage. Today’s recipe will have you not just keeping up with, but, surpassing the Joneses.

MORETON BAY BUG SOURDOUGH TOAST, SOBRASSADA, NATIVE LIME Ingredients 600g raw bug meat 1 egg white 1tbs sesame oil 3tsp caster sugar 2tsp salt 2tbs coriander, root and stem, finely chopped + sprigs for garnishing ½ tin crushed tomatoes 100g sobrassada 4 thick slices sourdough 4 native limes 1tsp nigella seeds Method Toss the bug meat, egg white, oil, sugar, salt and coriander into a blender and pulse to a chunky paste. Chill well.

Place the tinned tomatoes in a small pot over low heat and simmer gently until thick and concentrated, allow to cool then blitz to a fine paste before adding sobrassada and pulsing until smooth. When ready to serve, preheat deep fat fryer to 180C. Then spread the bug mixture thickly on to the sourdough then deep fry for 2 mins on each side.

Cut each slice into thick fingers, placing a dollop of sobrassada on each, a generous squeeze of native lime, sprinkle of nigella seeds and a scattering of coriander.

Makes 16-20 fingers Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’FreshCo. alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter Ceramics: twowarmhands.com

Having a blonde moment Heads-up – this expensive Italian is a European standard MY SHOUT Simon Irwin Last weekend my wife decided to use our local Chapel of St Daniels as a husbandminding centre while she did some jobs, so I used the time to have a good look through all the shelves I never bother with on my usual beer hunting expeditions.

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seemingly make an alcohol beverage from anything – plums, cherries, passionfruit, rice, hazelnuts, pineapples, apples, apricots, cacti. You name it, somebody has turned it into grog.

Inspired by this reinvigorated respect for the brewers’ craft, I looked for something a bit different to the usual pale ale menu to which Hugh the Neighbour and I gravitate. So, Sunday afternoon saw HTN and me drinking an Italian beer, the

Birra Menabrea Bionda (Blonde) lager.

Apparently a premium beer, Menabrea is made using a light barley malt and corn and an above average amount of hops to deliver a full-flavoured and refreshing drop. It is from the northern part of Italy,

near the Swiss border, and to be frank, tasted pretty much like all the other European standards – Peroni, Carlsberg, Heineken, Lowenbrau, and so on – a bit sweet and not overly complicated.

Hugh suggested it might be worth trying a few of these Euro-giants at once to really try and pick the subtle difference between them as both of us are aware that taste memory can play tricks on you.

Don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with it at all; it is a very quaffable beer. My only point is for $69 a carton, I am not sure it is that much better value than the Peroni Red for $45.

Birra Menabrea Bionda lager, 330ml stubbies, $25.50/6, $69/24, danmurphys.com.au

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FILM

The evil within Rebecca Ferguson had no issues stepping into the shoes of villain Rose the Hat in Doctor Sleep but watching it is another matter

Geoff Shearer

CULT LEADER … Rebecca Ferguson’s impressive film roles include (from top right) Elizabeth Woodville in The White Queen; The Girl on the Train; and as Rose the Hat.

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he’s never been a fan of horror films, in fact she fell asleep during The Shining’s final scenes because of nervous exhaustion, but Rebecca Ferguson is slowly coming around. In the new horror film Doctor Sleep, based on Stephen King’s novel which is a sequel to his earlier classic, The Shining, she plays one of King’s most evil female creations – Rose the Hat. It might sound like a Dr Seuss title, but Rose (Rose O’Hara) is the leader of a group of vampire-like murderers who feed on the psychic essence of children with the telepathic ability known as “the shining”.

“I wanted to make her like a mother, nurturing and caring, with a knife behind her back. It was wonderful,” Ferguson says of playing the demonic role as she chats over the phone to Brisbane News, before adding with a laugh: “I got to live out all of the repressed feelings I’ve been carrying!”

While the 36-year-old Swedish actor says Rose is one of her favourite scary characters that she’s read in a book for a long time, she’s not so keen on watching such creepy psychos on screen.

She was 13 when she first saw The Shining, but she never saw the final scenes where Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) armed with an axe chases his son Danny (played by Danny Lloyd; and in Doctor Sleep as an adult by Ewan McGregor) through a snow-encrusted hedge maze.

“I fell asleep during the maze scene at the end because I’d been so stressed through the movie and so tense, that I couldn’t handle it anymore,” she says.

“I am absolutely not a fan of horror. But, right now, after doing this film, and after watching all of Mike’s (Doctor Sleep director Mike Flanagan) films, I’ve kind of got a curiosity towards it.

“I’ve realised there are so many levels of fear. But I don’t like the startled reflex films.

One of the scariest movies I’d ever watched was The Strangers with Liv Tyler. Oh my gosh! Scary! But there were elements there that I tried to introduce into Rose.”

Her research for the role actually took her to much, much darker places. While not lightweight, Ferguson’s previous roles have been far from creepy. She played Chris Hemsworth’s ex-girlfriend in Men In Black: International; an opera singer in Hugh Jackman’s The Greatest Showman; and MI6 undercover agent Ilsa Faust in the last two Mission: Impossible films.

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To understand what makes a psycho tick, Ferguson watched videos of police interrogations with killers. “Nurturing is a psychotic personality trait that I studied when I watched these interviews. It is about how they reel you in; how they somewhat make you feel quite connected to them when they have absolutely no affection for you at all and they are completely lacking empathy,” she says.

“Well, you know what happens, you start Googling and you go down the rabbit hole.

And it just goes darker and darker. It’s like a short circuit into a f---ing dustbin.

“You can’t stop watching it is so addictive and interesting and fascinating.”

She studied Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, and Zachary Davis who was 15 when he bludgeoned his mother to death with a sledgehammer in 2012. Davis’s case drew global attention when Dr Phil McGraw aired a prison interview with the teenager on his talk show.

“The boy was kind of nodding,” she says about what struck her with Davis’s demeanour in the interview. “He lifted his head up, like in a cocky, accepting way, and there’s this weird breathing in while he nods ... I tried to bring some of that into Rose as well, but it is hard, it’s too much.”

But it didn’t mean she had trouble leaving the character behind when filming finished each day. “I have no issues switching on and off. Her character is so far from what I am that it didn’t mess with my psyche. I didn’t feel I had the urge to kill!”

Doctor Sleep opens Nov 7

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FILM

THE IRISHMAN (CTC) hhhhk Director Martin Scorsese Starring Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci What sort of man executes one of his closest mates and then phones the bereft widow afterwards to offer false comfort?

The sort of man who fascinates Martin Scorsese. The sort of man Robert De Niro can embody on screen – with minimum theatrics and maximum effect.

Based on Charles Brandt’s book I Heard You Paint Houses, Scorsese and De Niro’s first movie together in 24 years takes full advantage of a growing appetite for long-form storytelling in the wake of on-demand streaming services and their resultant influence on our bingeviewing habits.

Funded by Netflix, The Irishman’s intimidating 3½-hour running time allows for similarly rich, nuanced character development spanning a 60-year time frame.

Such detail and pacing make the central character’s ageing process – from 24 to 80 – feel natural and almost unremarkable. (A shout-out, here, to the costume, makeup and visual effects departments for achieving the elusive goal.)

From the extended, one-take opening scene, which travels through the corridors of an ordinary retirement home until the camera finally comes to a stop behind a frail, wheelchair-bound old-timer, you’re aware you are in the hands of a master craftsman. One with the sort of clout to attract – and more importantly command – a formidable cast that includes Al Pacino,

GANGSTER TALES … Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro bring their formidable acting skills to bear, playing equally powerful characters. as legendary Teamsters Union boss Jimmy Hoffa.

Joe Pesci came out of unofficial retirement to play Pennsylvania mob boss Russell Bufalino – and to remind us just how much we have missed him.

The 76-year-old actor’s quietly authoritative performance is an exemplary lesson in understatement. Each hollow, crow’s foot and frown line is an asset.

Pesci matches De Niro’s buttoned-down hitman, Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran, note for note.

Pacino is working off a much more volatile chart as the hot-headed Hoffa.

There are times when the charismatic rabble rouser gets so worked up, he resembles an incendiary device, but the veteran actor also knows exactly when to disarm him.

The Irishman charts Sheeran’s ascent from truck driver to mob hitman and union boss, facilitated by powerful friends such as Bufalino and Hoffa, both of whom appreciate his steady nerves and his ability to get the job done.

It’s a compelling tale of power, loyalty, violence and betrayal, set against the wider political backdrop of JFK’s election and assassination, and Robert Kennedy’s time

TERMINATOR: DARK FATE (MA15+) hhhjj Director Tim Miller Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Natalia Reyes Arnie’s back – just like he promised. But Linda Hamilton and her all-female posse of Terminator terminators do most of the heavy lifting in this stand-alone sequel.

Almost three decades have passed since the actor’s transformation from waitress to warrior in Terminator 2. Gruff, grizzled, and handy with a grenade launcher, Sarah Connor has not mellowed with age.

Dark Fate also introduces Colombian actor Natalia Reyes (Birds of Passage) as a feisty Mexican factory worker named Dani Ramos – the planet’s only hope.

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Linda Hamilton is all guns blazing as Sarah Connor in Terminator: Dark Fate. adventure everything they’ve got, they are weighed down by excess baggage and an unimaginative plot.

Deadpool director Tim Miller is similarly handicapped. Perhaps because he has so much riding on it, Miller’s hotly anticipated next movie after the bitingly funny 2016 superhero satire is strangely lacking in humour. The franchise’s outsized antihero

introduces some welcome levity when he makes his belated appearance, but for the most part, Dark Fate takes itself way too seriously. Ignoring the previous three films – Rise of the Machines, Salvation and Genisys – with which Cameron had no association, Dark Fate picks up where Terminator 2 left off, or rather, in a kind of parallel universe. Having saved our world

as US attorney-general, during which he attempted to bring many of the film’s key characters to justice.

The narrator’s octogenarian perspective lends the film a kind of rigorous, unsentimental poignancy. As death approaches, Sheeran calls in the priest.

His belated confession allows the filmmakers to explore what regret, remorse and forgiveness might look like to a man who has spent his life killing without compunction.

The Irishman is showing at select cinemas from Nov 7 and on Netflix from Nov 27

from the machines, the young Sarah Connor (Hamilton) and her teenage son John (Edward Furlong) are kicking back at a coastal resort when a rogue T-800 (Schwarzenegger) executes his mission.

Flash forward approximately 28 years.

Skynet no longer exists, but since mankind rarely learns from its mistakes, there’s a new apocalypse looming.

With the help of the rehabilitated T-800, the tight-knit bunch of female protagonists do their level best to outrun, outfight and outsmart their far-superior adversary.

As a genre piece, Dark Fate gets the job done – the action is toe-curling. Set pieces include a tense car chase that results in maximum collateral damage, a spectacular mid-air showdown, and a vertiginous clash on the edge of a giant dam.

Connor is one of the most influential female characters in action movie history and it’s great to see 63-year-old Hamilton stepping back into those shoes.

Pity the filmmakers didn’t know what to do with her.

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ART

COLOUR BURST... (Clockwise from right) Black and white yam rug; Dry earth turkey II; Rainbow Serpent in morning; and Michael Nelson Jagamara’s collaboration with Imants Tillers, Metaphysical detail VIII.

Star power Michael Nelson Jagamara has a gift that keeps on giving Phil Brown

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he style is unmistakeable and Michael Nelson Jagamara has been one of the stars in the firmament of Aboriginal art for decades.

He lives at Papunya in Central Australia, a place regarded as ground zero for indigenous art. Its spiritual home.

Since the 1970s Papunya has been the gift that keeps on giving, much like Michael Nelson Jagamara himself.

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Michael Nelson Jagamara since the 1980s, collaborating with him, facilitating other collaborations (the most famous with Imants Tillers) and hosting him here in Brisbane. Jagamara comes here several times a year to paint and share his culture.

Now in his 70s, the visits are perhaps more difficult but he was here last week, happy enough. It must have been nice for him to walk in and see his work from floor to ceiling on both levels.

There are paintings and carpets with his designs and the striking lightning sculptures

that seem so modern despite their ancient roots. There are his calligraphic works as well as dot paintings, which he has returned to in a most colourful way.

In a catalogue essay for a show a decade ago, Doug Hall, former director of the Queensland Art Gallery, points out the importance of the relationship between Jagamara and the gallery and in particular, the friendship with Michael Eather.

“Jagamara’s friendships are part of his creative impulse,” Hall wrote, pointing out that coming to Brisbane to work here has been important.

Much of the work focuses on traditional creation stories and images from Pikyili, his birthplace in the Central Desert of the Northern Territory. The stories of possums, kangaroos, emus, bush turkeys, yams and other subjects dominate and are repeated, though no two works are quite the same. “Same story, different method,” Jagamara once said.

He is an art star and his work has been commissioned for Parliament House in

Canberra, the Sydney Opera House and he has even decorated BMW art cars.

Though he has always retained his facility with dot painting, it was his striking expressionistic style that marked him as unique and he made a splash at the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT) in Brisbane in 1996 and 1999 and has made many forays south since, always returning to his heartland.

This exhibition is a tribute to him, his work and his collaborations and it’s a wonderful chance for collectors to perhaps purchase something at entry level, with prints and works on paper that are more affordable. The FireWorks Matches series pairs artists but this one focuses on Michael Nelson Jagamara and that is fitting. “This show honours one man, Michael Nelson, in all his facets,” Michael Eather says. Fair enough.

Matches 7: Michael Nelson Jagamara – A Shared Space, until Nov 30, FireWorks Gallery, Bowen Hills, free. fireworksgallery.com.au

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Belinda Seeney and Esther Downie

Caitlin Hargrave and Eli Drake

Ailie James and Angela James

Beckie Williams and Lachlan Browning

Amy Sheppard and Lachie Stuart

Brendan Harris and Edwina Kelly

Bill Karageozis and Jennie Karageozis

ORPHEUS & EURYDICE OPENING NIGHT South Brisbane

Birgitte Cahill and Rosie Keppie

the scene

The first-time pairing of Opera Queensland and contemporary circus company Circa received the ultimate compliment from theatregoers who stood to applaud on opening night.

The tragic love story, which blends exquisite singing with thrilling acrobatics, is at QPAC until Nov 9.

Pictures: Renae Droop/ RDW Photography

STOKEHOUSE Q TWILIGHT DINNER South Brisbane Sublime seafood and sunset river views were on the menu at this interactive dinner atop the Goodwill Bridge. Stokehouse Q executive chef Ollie Hansford led the evening that was part fine-dining experience – think Sydney rock oysters with finger lime and yuzu dressing – and part cooking class.

Pictures: Renae Droop/ RDW Photography

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Shirley Lockie and Phil Lockie

Kristy Howell and Archna Saraswat

NORTHSIDE GYNAECOLOGY 5TH ANNIVERSARY City Many of south-east Queensland’s leading medical professionals converged on Blackbird Bar & Grill to celebrate the fifth anniversary of Northside Gynaecology.

Guests enjoyed the musical stylings of a three-piece band and a cheese and chocolate dessert station.

Pictures: Judit Losh

Steven Collins and Kasey Collins

Vicky McKinnon and Dean McKinnon

Trent Cross and Sarah Cross

FASHION

One fine day Edward Street retailers have you covered for stylish summer dressing Photography Claudia Baxter

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1 Katie wears: Wayne Cooper white full length dress, size 8-10, $199, Designer Archives; Azelia earrings in gold, $299, Christie Nicolaides Thomas wears: Afton short sleeve shirt, $129.95, McQueen chino in sky, $129.95, MJ Bale; Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-thin 39mm watch, $11,700, The Hour Glass 2 Katie wears: Electric blue sleeveless top, $135, Electric blue skirt, $190, COS; Proenza Schouler blue leather PS1 clutch, $700, Designer Archives; Torres earrings in turquoise, $299, Christie Nicolaides; Peter Kaiser ‘Pearl’ in tomato red suede/ multi heels, $369.95, Peter Sheppard

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3 Katie wears: Burnt orange singlet, $65, COS; Camilla striped wide leg trousers, size XS, $250, Designer Archives; Lola earrings in yellow, $299, Margarita cuff in gold, $279, Christie Nicolaides; Peter Kaiser ‘Orlena’ leather heels, $349.95, Peter Sheppard Thomas wears: Sand long-sleeve white linen shirt, $229.95, Canali wool drawstring navy pants, $695, Moreschi Ibiza sneakers, $795, Mitchell Ogilvie; Tudor Heritage Black Bay 41mm watch, $4700, The Hour Glass 4 Katie wears: Helmut Lang green printed silk and black goat leather dress, size 8, $220, Designer Archives; Sand hoop earrings in malachite, $230, Boulder bangle in malachite, $105, organic small bangle in tortoise, $75, Dinosaur Designs; Mascaro ‘Madden’ leather heels in Old Nude, $499.95, Peter Sheppard 5 Thomas wears: Brunello Cucinelli casual four-pocket jacket, $3995, Canali zip neck polo, $449, Jacob Cohen stripe cotton pants, $595, Mitchell Ogilvie; 1858 Geosphere watch, $8230, Montblanc 6 Katie wears: Christian Dior – Dior John Galliano silk chiffon dentelle lace trimmed spaghetti strap slip dress, $880, Roberto Cavalli aged gold Swarovski crystal serpent clip-on earrings, $599, Roberto Cavalli gold metal and Swarovski crystal serpent ring, $350, Designer Archives; Peter Kaiser ‘Orlena’ leather heels, Peter Sheppard, as before.

Thomas wears: Canali woven checks jacket, $2495, Canali zip neck polo, $449, Mitchell Ogilvie beige chino, $449, Canali Monkstrap loafer, $1195, Mitchell Ogilvie.

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AT HOME

Waves of calm While a sense of ease has long defined this beach house, a renovation has made it more functional Michelle Bailey

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here is something distinctive about the energy of a beach house that is quite unlike that of a suburban home. Architect Matthew Kennedy thinks the phenomenon has a lot to do with the presence of the ocean.

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immediate calming effect,” Matthew says.

“In a beach house all of those emotions and feelings are enhanced to some degree because there is more of an immediate interaction with the natural elements – it’s perhaps more akin to camping.”

A sense of ease and freedom has long defined this family beach house at

Wickham Point, Caloundra, recently renovated by Matthew.

Its “energy” draws on two distinct bodies of water – the ocean, which is visible from the front veranda, and the backyard pool, which bedrooms and living spaces enclose.

Acknowledging the proximity of water and coastline was part of the brief by the long-term owners to make small yet discerning updates to the interior.

“The renovation had to accommodate the expansion and contraction of family visiting the house and cater for multigenerational use,” Matthew says.

“Spaces had to be more adaptable but we wanted to avoid increasing the building footprint.” A previous extension by renowned mid-century architect, James Birrell, in 1969 set the tone in terms of the spatial quality and material expression.

“So much of it was about having a really

light hand instead of making heavy interventions,” Matthew says. “We wanted any contemporary additions to be different but in keeping with what James Birrell had designed before.”

Key moves involved making new openings between kitchen and living areas to allow the ceremony of food preparation to have a more central, social presence in the house.

“The kitchen belonged to a different time, it was closed off from the living room.” Matthew says. “It was essentially trapping air. The minute we opened it up to the living space the ocean breeze was drawn through the whole house.”

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OPEN DOOR POLICY… Adaptability and efficiency were top of mind when the owners of this Caloundra idyll set about opening it up to light and ocean breezes.

spaces from quieter zones toward the back of the house.

At the juncture between the living room and bedrooms, the renovated sunroom acts as “overflow space” when beds are at capacity.

“It’s a simple timber-clad box that’s used in lots of different ways,” Matthew says. “There’s a day bed and pull out trundle beds so it can be used for extra guests. It’s also a play space and a place to read a magazine with a view to the pool.”

More bedding is provided via bunk beds cleverly integrated into a corridor recess.

The efficiency of this meant two of the three bedrooms could remain unchanged.

The master bedroom was relocated to the end of the house and laundry and bathrooms reworked to improve privacy and the functionality of service areas.

The original bathroom gave clues to the contemporary material palette.

“There was a lovely simplicity to the original bathrooms and we wanted to reflect that whilst creating something more robust,” Matthew says. “We used coved tiles that are typical of that era and given it’s a beach house we had a bit more fun with colour, introducing aqua tiles, to be a bit more energetic.”

Timber is used extensively, echoing the silky oak and black bean timbers used on doors, windows and trims 50 years ago.

“The quality of the doors and windows was amazing, but these were made with species which are difficult to replicate now,” Matthew says. “All that timber generated a certain feel and aesthetic and we didn’t want to alter that intent.”

Which is why plywood joinery is used on ceilings, on cabinetry in the kitchen and storage cupboards.

Combined, these surfaces deliver big visual impact while unifying the whole.

Solid timber handles bring a sense of playfulness and animation, continuing the tradition of employing handcrafted timber elements.

Architect: Matthew Kennedy, arcke.com.au Builder: JBH, jbhbuilding.com.au Photography: Scott Burrows

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PENTHOUSE Take a peek inside some of southeast Queensland’s most sought after penthouses, with high quality finishes and private entertainment areas

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Queensland traditionally has been known for its love of freestanding homes, but there’s a clear increase in popularity of units and apartments across the southeast.

Recent research, conducted by the Australian Apartment Advocacy with 3312 apartment owners nationally, showed that Queenslanders outstripped the rest of the nation with 32 per cent moving into their apartment because their kids had left home (compared to the national median of 21 per cent) and with 37 per cent classified as retirees.

While 91 per cent chose their apartment because of its location, 72 per cent said proximity to the beach or river

was prime — again showing a clear difference to the rest of Australia, where apartment dwellers were more focused on being close to public transport.

However, on par with the nation, owners primarily bought an apartment because it was easier to maintain (62 per cent) and it was the right size for what they needed (60 per cent).

Australian Apartment Advocacy director Samantha Reece said lifestyle was a strong focus for Queensland apartment owners. “Not surprisingly, 68 per cent of respondents had an outdoor pool in their complex and 63 per cent had barbecue facilities which is also the highest in the country,” she said.

REIQ CEO Antonia Mercorella said people in the past spent the big dollars

The new penthouse terrace area at Chester & Ella, Newstead has a private pool area.

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on freestanding homes, whereas now they were spending that sort of money on luxury apartments, many of which as large and opulent as individual homes.

“Apartments and units offer a unique lifestyle proposition, where very little maintenance is required, there are ample facilities and amenities which you may not be able to access in a freestanding home, and complexes are generally conveniently located,” Ms Mercorella said. “Because of the lifestyle offering, an increasing number of Queenslanders are moving towards apartment living, and this includes nontraditional demographics such as families and retirees.”

Ms Mercorella said the number of luxury and penthouse apartments in

Brisbane was growing. “With apartments for sale priced in the multimillions, these homes include features such as private rooftop pools and gardens, curved interior walls, media rooms, high ceilings and stunning views,” she said.

Similarly, the Gold Coast also had a growing number of luxury and penthouse apartments.

“Sun City at Surfers Paradise and Pintari at Main Beach both saw recent sales of around $4 million for their penthouses, which include state-of-theart features, panoramic views and luxurious finishes,” Ms Mercorella said.

Ms Reece said the Queensland apartment market was “unique to the nation”.

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Star in an opulent dream RESHNI RATNAM

A The Star Residences provide an exceptional standard of living in an entertainment precinct.

dream to live by the beach without the hassle of having a car or being stuck in traffic for hours could be a reality for buyers wanting a luxurious lifestyle on the Gold Coast.

The Star Residences at Broadbeach is attracting penthouse buyers relocating from the hustle and bustle of Sydney and Melbourne, as well as locals looking to downsize.

Penthouses are priced between $1.295 million and $1.995 million.

After the success of The Star Residences Tower 1, which is now under construction, Epsilon, the second tower, is now selling.

Epsilon offers buyers an opportunity to live in one of the world’s most exciting and

luxurious integrated resorts, according to The Star Residences sales manager Chris Hinds.

Mr Hinds said Tower 1 at Broadbeach was under construction and 95 per cent sold.

He said Tower 2 included 15 three-bedroom apartments on levels 59 to 63.

Penthouse configurations include threebedroom, two-bathroom layouts, or threebedroom, three bathrooms. Internally there is ample space in the penthouses that range from 112sq m to 168sq m.

Mr Hinds said interested buyers were looking to replace their current homes, looking at quality finishes and fittings, and amenities.

“The Star residences are right in the middle of everything,” Mr Hinds said.

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“They are very well priced for the quality and what’s in them.”

Quality engineered oak timber flooring, 2.7m high ceilings and integrated fridge and wine cabinets are just some of the many standout inclusions in the penthouses.

Residents will enjoy direct integration to significantly important infrastructure including The Star Casino from the level three promenade, the Gold Coast Exhibition and Convention Centre via the existing footbridge and Pacific Fair Shopping Centre will be an easy walk over a proposed footbridge.

Mr Hinds said the development stood out from others in the area because it was in a lifestyle precinct.

“There’s already $2 billion in current infrastructure that’s already there – restaurants, dining, and more restaurants and retail coming,” he said.

Shared resident amenities include a 23.5m long pool, a gym, steam room, sauna, and kids’ club kitted out with Playstations and Xboxes.

‘The Star residences are right in the middle of everything. They are very well priced for the quality and what’s in them’

THE DETAILS THE STAR RESIDENCES Price: Tower 2 - penthouses, $1.295 million to $1.995 million Location: 1 Casino Drive, Broadbeach Residents will have exclusive access to private resort-style recreational areas on levels 20 and 21 including a lap pool, spa, outdoor barbecue area, kids’ club, play areas, steam rooms, gymnasium and yoga stretch areas.

PENTHOUSE HEAVEN

The exclusive penthouse collection at Chester & Ella, Newstead, is extravagant and luxurious.

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magine being stuffed full of turkey, unable to move from your penthouse living area, and having a concierge at the tip of your fingers during the festive season at Newstead’s Chester & Ella.

A quick dial to the concierge desk and you can have your dog walked, prawns delivered for Christmas and kept in your fridge, or a gardener organised to tidy up your outdoor area.

Developed by Kokoda Property Group, the two-tower project includes 20 penthouses which have recently been launched to the market.

Fifty per cent of sub-penthouses and penthouses have sold.

The penthouses for sale range in price from $1.75 million to $3.8 million. All come with car parks, at least three, and some with even more.

Kokoda Property head of marketing Philippa Allan said there were many different configurations of penthouses available.

“There are four-bedroom penthouses, some have four plus a study, and some have three plus a study. Generally it’s three to four bedrooms and some have been designed with separate lift access,’’ she said.

The internal space of penthouses range in size from 138sq m to 224sq m.

She said the balconies were extremely spacious.

Ms Allan said while the penthouses were all about luxury living, residents were still able to enjoy many shared amenities onsite.

She said a concierge service was available seven days a week and not a virtual service.

“There’s someone actually on site,” Ms Allan said. “If you want your apartment cleaned, to organise a dog walker, get your

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dry cleaning sent away and delivered back to your apartment, that can be done.

“They can organise your car to be washed and if you need tickets to a show in town, or transport booked for a big event, that can also be done.”

Through the middle of the building there is a communal lounge and dining space that can be booked, Ms Allan said.

“There is a 20-seat custom-built table being built in the space as it’s too big to fit in the door.

“Onsite there is a gym, two rooftop swimming pools with high-end cabanas, putting green and a cinema.”

Ms Allan said most of the penthouses had pools or plunge pools.

From grand feature walls in the penthouse bedrooms, to pendant lighting in the living areas, Ms Allan said marble entries and never to be built out views were a drawcard to the project.

She said penthouse buyers so far have included a family that travel the world for business and would make Chester & Ella their Brisbane base, a single man who was downsizing and a couple relocating from the Coast.

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uper sky homes showcasing style and luxury make for the perfect place to live at the Gold Coast’s Chevron One development. With only four penthouses left for sale in the beautiful 40-level tower, residents will be spoilt for choice when it comes to amenities.

An array of resort-style leisure facilities at ”Club One’’ include indoor and outdoor pools, as well as sculpture and zen gardens, and a shared library on site.

The development which totals $275 million, features 236 units.

Bensons Property general manager Julian Sutherland said 30 per cent of the development had already sold.

Mr Sutherland said the top two-level 1684sq m penthouse was being retained by Bensons chairman Elias Jreissati. It is one of the largest penthouses in Australia with “views that will go forever”.

The penthouse is across levels 39 and 40.

There are four other sub-penthouses priced between $2.95 million and $3.5 million, Mr Sutherland said.

“They range in size from 227sq m to 251sq m. They are four-bedroom, four-

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bathroom and two-car park.”

Mr Sutherland said the penthouses were like sky homes with huge wrap-around balconies and extra large living spaces.

“They have generous sized bedrooms all with ensuites with luxury inclusions,” he said.

The majority of buyers at Chevron One have been local downsizers and interstate investors, according to Mr Sutherland.

He said a bonus was the Green Bridge, under construction over the Nerang River, that would lead to the new exciting HOTA (Home of the Arts) precinct.

Mr Sutherland said the location of Chevron One in a prime position at the ocean side of the island provided permanent uninterrupted views – a key selling feature of the development.

THE DETAILS CHEVRON ONE Developer: Bensons Property Price: Four sub-penthouses priced between $2.95 million and $3.5 million Address: The Chevron One display suite is at 42 Stanhill Drive, Surfers Paradise.

Penthouses in Chevron One are the ultimate in sky homes, offering huge wrap-around balconies and spacious living areas, not to mention the views.

Benson Property’s new stunning development Chevron One offers a luxurious standard of living on the Gold Coast with breathtaking views.

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Dwell Newstead’s offer to “customise and create’’ your own personalised penthouse and skyhome focuses on buyers who want to plan their own standout dream home.

Designed as an oasis within a busy inner city location, the last remaining four-bedroom, three-bathroom penthouse is for sale on level 14, atop Dwell Newstead.

The 307sq m penthouse with a media room also includes three side-by-side car spaces and the ability to purchase additional car park and storage cages.

The half-floor penthouse has 6m floor to ceiling glass panels, and never to be built out city views. Stunning river views and northern views of Hamilton Hill are also part of the luxury living experience.

Dibcorp managing director Franco Di Bartolomeo, who is retaining a penthouse

himself in tower two, said the project was a “labour of love”.

Mr Di Bartolomeo said tower one included 75 apartments.

“Level one to eight is sold, and we have six skyhomes and one penthouse to sell out of a total of 22,” he said.

Only two penthouses are part of tower one, the other sold for $2.95 million.

One of Dwell’s main points of difference is the “create your own” feature, along with expansive podium green spaces, stunning city views, plenty of natural light and breezes, and the best lift-to-resident ratio in the area.

Mr Di Bartolomeo said the penthouse buyer could still customise their own apartment down the track if they chose.

“They can move any walls around. There is the opportunity here for someone to include a mezzanine down the track,” he said.

Only launched to the market this month, Mr Di Bartolomeo said local downsizers had shown a keen interest in the penthouse.

“We designed this building based on our clients. We identified they are moving from a home and want something equivalent to a home,” he said.

“This could be their last acquisition and there is the opportunity to create it. Everyone wants an outlook, they want views, they want something unique.

“They want low body corporate fees and that’s why we opted out of pools and gyms and provided green space.

“In every thing we do, we will always be guided by our core values of family, care, loyalty, clarity and enthusiasm.”

Mr Di Bartolomeo said other focal points of

the development included a 15m ‘spider wall’ at the front of Dwell, worth more than $500,000.

He said more than $2 million had been spent on the building’s facade so it never had to be painted again.

THE DETAILS DWELL NEWSTEAD Developer: Dibcorp Pty Ltd Price: $2.95 million (penthouse number 11401) Address: 17-21 Longland St, Newstead. The sales display centre is at the Enclave Property Group office, shop 3, 48 Skyring Tce, Newstead Buyers are loving the opportunity to customise their own penthouse at the new Dwell Newstead.

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Spectacular Cinematic Views With nearly 50 metres of north, south and east frontages, Dwell’s penthouse captures 270-degree views of the City, river and Hamilton Hill. Captivating views that will not fade, but instead create a statement to last a lifetime.

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PENTHOUSE PIZZAZZ

Velocity Property Group has created a spacious and spectacular penthouse on top of the Gold Coast’s ONE Palm Beach building.

The One to beat

residence or an ideal holiday escape,” Ms Humbert said.

“The penthouse offers so much living space as well as a four-car, private garage that takes the total area of the residence to an incredible 539sq m.”

The chef’s kitchen and butler’s pantry feature Wolf/Sub-Zero appliances.

Designed for entertaining, the kitchen flows to a dining area with spectacular views of Burleigh Headland and Surfers Paradise.

The master bedroom has floor to ceiling glass to allow the owners to wake up to oceanfront views that sweep down to Coolangatta. The master ensuite has a luxury freestanding bath with stunning views of the ocean designed to be enjoyed from a reclined, soaking position.

Ms Humbert said in addition to the appactivated tech, the residence was powered by its own solar allocation on the roof plus a powerwall battery, to assist in the reduction of running costs.

The penthouse is minutes from Burleigh Headland and Tallebudgera Creek.

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t’s private. It’s secluded and on absolute beachfront at the northern end of the Gold Coast’s Palm Beach. This sprawling fullfloor penthouse at ONE Palm Beach epitomises modern luxury.

This incredible “home in the sky’’ features 466sq m of ultimate living, surrounded by a wrap-around balcony on three sides.

It is built at an optimal height on the ninth floor for 360-degree spectacular views to Surfers Paradise, Coolangatta and the

hinterland, ensuring that ocean breezes remain comfortable, rather than gale force winds.

Created by Velocity Property Group, the penthouse, which is on the market for offers over $4.2 million, features four bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms plus an open-plan living space that spans its entire length, bordered by an ocean balcony on one end and a large sunset deck on the other.

National sales director Caroline Humbert said while every marble and travertine finish

throughout the penthouse had been carefully considered and opulent, it had also been designed to be low maintenance with smartwired app-activated remote-control technology, making it perfect for lock-up and leave living.

“The 17 residences in ONE Palm Beach are almost sold out because these buyers, who are all owner-occupiers, have recognised that the security, luxury and seclusion offered in this building makes it perfect as a permanent

Developer: Velocity Property Group Price: Offers over $4.2 million for the fourbedroom penthouse Address: 1331 Gold Coast Hwy, Palm Beach Visit: onepalmbeach.com.au Perfect for downsizers, the ONE Palm Beach penthouse eliminates the need for maintenance of a pool, barbecue area, gardens and lawn as these features are included in the building’s amenities for enjoyment all year round.

‘The penthouse offers so much living space as well as a four-car, private garage that takes the total area to an incredible 539sq m’

LAST WORD

Phil Brown Wherever I go I have itineraries that are the same, time and again. I’m living in my own version of Groundhog Day and I love it Anyone who knows me will tell you I am a creature of habit. I live my life by a set of rules that I have made up. I’m not so good at following other people’s but I am a stickler for my own. Everything is regulated.

When I travel this expresses itself thus: I go to the same places time after time. When I visit a city I know, I have certain rituals.

I was thinking about this the other day when I went to Melbourne for the weekend to see that play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, which is really very good. I’m not wild about Harry, or potty about Potter but I knew enough to get me by.

I was staying downtown and 15 minutes after arriving I was sitting in Pellegrini’s

Espresso Bar in Bourke St. I cannot visit Melbourne without going there and it’s usually my first stop. Second stop is just nearby – Hill of Content Bookshop. I have been going there for 20 years or so.

Then I go to the NGV International on St Kilda Rd. These three things have to be done on a visit to Melbourne.

Wherever I go I have similar itineraries – itineraries that are the same, time and time again. I’m living in my own version of Groundhog Day and I love it.

When I visit my old childhood home of Hong Kong, as I do every couple of years, I have a similar checklist. It includes The Peninsula Hong Kong, Swindon Book

Company, the Kowloon Cricket Club, Shek O Beach and Sam’s Tailor. We will be there again soon and I will be out there with my clipboard checking things off.

Some people like to mix it up, do different things but not me. I find things I like and I stick to them. It’s why I stopped listening to contemporary music years ago.

I already have enough to listen to and nobody yet has topped The Beatles or Van Morrison so why would I bother?

Am I living in the past? I certainly hope so. It’s where I’m most comfortable.

Oh occasionally I will try something new but only occasionally. I remember once running into an acquaintance who was

having a party and she asked me to come along. There would be, she told me, some people there that she’d love me to meet.

I replied that my roster of friends was full and I didn't have room for new people on it and she laughed. She thought I was joking.

But I was deadly serious.

If I lose a few friends I might have limited capacity for a couple of new ones but then we’d have to get to know each other and that would be tedious and time consuming. I could furnish them with a biography and just refer them to my website. Then I wouldn’t have to meet them at all. That’s just the sort of warm and wonderful person I am.

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There is a northeast-facing covered veranda with cast-iron balustrades looking to the front of the property with the main entry opening into a foyer on the ground level.

On the left are dining and lounge rooms divided by bi-fold doors. The dining room has a bay window looking to the front of the property, and in the lounge room is a fireplace.

A living room is to the right of the foyer and has French doors opening to the veranda and to an adjacent north-facing study.

The living room flows into a meals area looking to the main kitchen featuring floor-to-ceiling New Guinea Rosewood cabinetry, stone benchtops and a stainless steel Ilve eight-burner cooktop and double oven.

Beyond the kitchen are a bathroom with a separate bathtub and shower, a separate laundry with outside access and a

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billiard room with French doors leading to a courtyard.

At the rear of the layout is a two-car garage with access to a store room. Nearby is a smaller kitchen and meals area leading to a bedroom with built-in wardrobes and an ensuite with a shower.

There are three bedrooms on the upper level with the main bedroom featuring built-in wardrobes and French doors opening to a north-facing balcony. Two adjacent bedrooms also have built-in wardrobes.

Other features to the property include leadlight windows, acid etched glass, original VJ timber, back-to-base security system, airconditioning and a water tank.

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With panoramic views over the sparkling Brisbane River from its huge 16 metre frontage, this full floor riverfront residence at The Oxlade is perfectly placed as the pinnacle of luxury. Opulent without compromising functionality, this luxurious residence offers substantial multi-faceted living and entertaining spaces that open seamlessly onto an expansive balcony.

You’ll be spoilt by the soaring ceiling heights, butler’s pantry, Gaggenau appliances, dual living areas, ex tensive use of natural stone, five-car lockable garage and your own private entry foyer.

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Colonial-era charmer This Colonial Queenslander is set on an 810sq m block and presents living over two levels.

There is an established garden with lawn, trees and shrubs at the front of the property with a veranda wrapping around the north and western-facing sides of the property.

From the north-facing veranda and looking to the front of the block, the main entry leads into a central hallway on the upper level.

The upper level has wide 100-year-old wide hoop pine timber flooring, high ceilings, VJ walls, picture rails and ceiling fans.

The main bedroom is on the left and features French doors opening to the veranda. Other features include a walk-in wardrobe leading to an ensuite.

Adjacent and also with access to the veranda through French doors is a smaller bedroom.

The hallway flows into a living room at the rear of the layout and featuring access to two bedrooms with French doors leading to the veranda.

From the living room, a staircase leads down to the lower level and into the dining area where sliding timber and glass doors open to a partly-covered wraparound patio with views to an established garden with lawn, trees and shrubs in the back yard.

Adjacent to the dining area is a kitchen featuring a gas cooktop.

Also on this level are a bedroom and bathroom with a separate laundry featuring outside access. Nearby is a twocar garage.

CLAYFIELD 77 Oriel Rd Land: 810sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Jon Finney, Ray White Albion; ph: 3157 1841 or 0412 984 491 Auction: On site, Saturday (Nov 9), 11am

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• Separate Powder Room on Living level • Outdoor entertainment areas • Low Maintenance • Large Garages with Storage area / Workshop

To be sold on or before Auction • 11:30am - 9th November 2019 • In rooms Norman Hotel Woolloongabba

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Teneriffe - Enviable Riverfront Lifestyle Occupying a prime corner position in a boutique complex of four premium apartments, this top floor residence boasts a highly sought after Teneriffe riverfront position.

Panoramic views reaching across the Brisbane River to Hamilton Hill and Hawthorne pervade the home’s living and entertaining spaces, and a clever layout provides light-filled and spacious living.

This rare inner city offering is a short wander to restaurants and cafes with the Brisbane Powerhouse, Teneriffe Park and James Street being a handful of the local conveniences this open-plan home has to offer.

For more information: www.dixonfamily.net.au

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Chelmer - Charming Queenslander On 1,803m² Positioned on one of Chelmer's most sought-after, tree lined avenues, this property presents an opportunity to secure a rare lifestyle investment. The 1,803sqm allotment (two titles) enjoys optimal privacy via boundary greenery.

While the lower level has been elegantly updated with tastefully appointed modern conveniences, the upper level retains original charm with character features including VJ walls and original pine floors. This home offers executive family living a stone’s throw from all desirable lifestyle destinations.

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Family appeal This two-level property was built on a 960sq m corner block 19 years ago.

Surrounding the residence is an established garden with trees and shrubs.

The main entry opens into an impressive foyer with a voided ceiling space and brushbox polished timber flooring, which extends throughout much of the residence.

A timber staircase rises to the upper level featuring the sleeping quarters and to the rear of the foyer area is a living space with French doors leading to a wraparound terrace and views of the pool and spa in the back yard.

To the right of the foyer is a formal lounge featuring French doors opening to the north-facing side of the terrace and enjoying views to the front of the block.

The formal lounge flows into a formal dining room, also featuring French doors opening to the western-facing side of the terrace.

On the left of the foyer is access to a media room with French doors opening to the northern-facing side of the terrace.

To the left of the living space is access to

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a kitchen enjoying views to the pool with the layout flowing into a dining room where French doors open to the easternfacing side of the terrace.

On the right of the living space are a bathroom and laundry.

The main bedroom has French doors opening to a wraparound veranda on the upper level.

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ALDERLEY 218 Banks St Land: 960sq m Inspect: Today (Wed, Nov 6), 5.45-6.30pm Agents: Mario Sultana and David Scott, Place Newmarket; ph: 3354 8000, 0428 282 223 (MS) or 0439 373 207 (DS) Auction: On site, November 16, 11am

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No job too small.

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D J Edwards Electrical Phone Dean: 0400 571 610

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GUTTER CLEANING AT A BETTER PRICE 30 years experience. Free quotes for leaf guard that works.

Phone Neale 0412 735 755

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Top Quality, 25 Years Exp, Free Quotes, Pension Discount.

QBCC 1161416. Ph 0451 012 874

ERIC'S HANDYMAN SERVICE

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All Repairs On Time Renovations Realiable Painting Professional Carpentry Honest Tiling Kitchens All Electrical Pre-sale Work Residential & Commercial Jobs up to $3,300 only

NEIGHBOUR FENCING Specialising in colorbond & timber.

FREE quotes. Reliable quality services. Jobs under $3300 only. Phone 0407 672 211

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Call Eric on 0411 071 911 www.titan360.com.au

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Book an obligation free quote NOW Call - 1800 675 605 t & c’s apply offer ends 6/11/19 QBCC Lic 647 707 www.expresskitchens.com.au

BENCHTOP RESURFACING WE overlay exisiting Bench Top w/Stone or offer a complete kitchen Makeovers. Free Quotes. New doors also avail. Ph. All Surface Solutions 3208 4644 QBCC No. 653667

GUTTER CLEANING SOLAR PANEL & ROOF WASHING Well Priced, Insured & Friendly. Ph: 0403 609 086

AN EXPERIENCED GARDENER All gardening needs. Landscape refurbishments.

Large & Small cleanups. Gutter cleaning. Weed control.

Pest Control

BUGS "R" DEAD TERMITE Treatments, Inspections & Pest.

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25 Years Experience. From $98.

Call Pete 0417 797 414. QBCC: 15019307

Trusted...Bugs BUSTED!

Painting & Decorating Services

SPRING SAVER SPECIAL From $99!

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Your local pest management professional Free 12 months service warranty

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32 years experience

Plasterers

Allen’s Interiors

• Interior/Exterior Roofs • All workmanship guaranteed • No job too small • FREE QUOTES QBCC 66388

FOR ALL YOUR PLASTERING & PAINTING NEEDS

New Homes and Renovations •Ceiling & Wall repairs •Suspended Ceilings •Partitions •Painting •Home and Office fit-outs Asbestos Removal (Asbestos Removal Certificate 02251220) Insurance work welcome

Ph Neville 0422 307 854 QBCC Lic. 1076150

B/H: 3349 0918 A/H: 3343 8957

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35

YEARS

JOHN: 0447 769 551

john@absolutions.net.au

FULLY INSURED FREE QUOTES

QBCC 1311085

ACB PAINTING AND DECORATING 20 Years experience.

Affordable and Professional work guaranteed

Phone Aaron for a free quote: 0422 044 249 AAB Painting ✔

Roof restoration, Repaints, New Work, Interior/Exterior Commercial QBCC 1090212 Phone Andrew 0404279 666 ASPIRE PAINTING Reliable & honest service, each job is special to us. Local tradie with unbeatable rates. Work gtd.

Exp workers. Free quotes. 0422 124 190 - QBCC 15071448

Spring Specials, Hedge Trimming Greg 0416 105 701

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Plumbers & Plumbing

PRIORITY 1 PLUMBING FROM

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BLOCKED DRAIN SPECIALIST

IMMEDIATE RESPONSE 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE 1 Hour Response for Emergencies Drain Cameras Jet Drain Cleaning Pipe Relining (no dig pipe repairs) Hot Water Units

Burst Pipes Taps and Toilets No Call Out Fee Free Quotes 10% Pensioner Discount

0417 400 154 www.priority1plumbing.com.au QBCC Lic. 1043844 24/7 Service Looking for a quality plumber you can rely on?

Our friendly, reliable and experienced plumbers can get your problem sorted today All Plumbing, Drainage, Gas Fitting, Blocked Drains and Drain Camera, Pipe Locating, Hot Water Systems, Maintenance, Back Flow prevention. Commercial and Domestic works.

Call Scott Phone 0411 221 653 or 07 3219 9793

EVERGREENSCAPE.COM.AU All aspects of landscaping. Jobs under $3300 only.

Ph Stephen 0403 663 734.

PAVING Fences, Retaining walls, landscaping QBCC No. 67910. Warren Keyes Ph 0414 644 748 or 3264 4748

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PestEd

Antonio’s Quality Painting & Decorating Services

Landscaping & Garden Services

Jim on 0413 898 366

LUSCIOUS GARDENS MAINTENANCE All types of Garden Maintenance. Guaranteed to quote.

Increase the value of your property with Antonio’s Quality Painting Interior & Exterior House Painting • Rendering • Flooring Commercial, Residential & Domestic, 10% Pensioners Discount.

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Jims Fascia and Gutter Installations

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ALL LOCAL LAWN MOWING, GARDENING AND RUBBISH REMOVAL SERVICES. www.grahamsgardencare.com.au. Fully insured. Free quotes. Fast response 0478 706 158

• Exterior & Interior Painting • Building Refurbishment • Maintenance Works

Timber and colorbond. QBCC 1124355.

Phone 0424 195 209.

Full design service including plans and Council.

Phone 32745744 Mowing & Lawn Care

Painting Solutions Pty Ltd

For your chance to win a Euro appliance package

Guttering

COLONIAL AWNINGS & PATIOS CARPORTS, PERGOLAS, GAZEBOS, POOL HUTS.

painting & colour consulting

SOUTHSIDE FENCING

GLASS REPAIRS, or replacement.

Good rates. Jobs under $3,300 only.

Phone Kevin 0411 701 220

IDEALLOCKSMITHS

0418 427 472

LICENSED HANDYMAN QBCC # 65333. All Carpentry - Renovations - Extensions - Fascias & Gutters Bathrooms etc. Free quotes. Chris on 0405 401 860

Pergolas Decks & Patios

Deadlocks, window locks, cars. Pensioner discount.

24 hrs/7 day. 3355 1022

HANDYMAN

Best prices around | Credit Cards Accepted Phone 1800 509 512 QBCC #14740

Glass & Aluminium

PERRY’S PAVING

Painting, Carpentry, Platering, Interior / Exterior Renovations FREE QUOTES

SHANE PAROZ | SUPER CHEAP FENCING

Floor Sanding and Polishing. Timber Floors, Decks, Stairs.

Phone 0411 220 488. QBCC Lic 1098439

All types of Paving. Professionally laid established 30 years. Free Quotes. Phone Neil: 0408 157 203 Jobs under $3300 only.

Maintenance Is My Speciality For Your Gardens Health, Beauty & Drought Proofing. Certified Horticulturalist Honest & Reliable.

Call Ivan (please leave msg) 0405 648 960 or 3300 2326

Kitchens

0468 950 040.

Locksmiths

Specialising in Preparing Your Home for Sale Houses, Units or Townhouses Maximise your Sale Return CALL ERIC - 0411 071 911

www.sunstatefencing.com.au

Free quotes, Specializing in Timber, Chainwire, Colourbond, glass and aluminium fencing. Over 20 years experience.

Call 3491 4100 or visit www.northsidefencing.com.au.

Black flat top pool panels (1200mm H x 2475mm W) $79 each.

PAVING by Jon Dobson. 25 years experience. Driveways, court yards, BBQ areas, Relay old paving etc. Paving specialists QBCC Lic 15028665 Ph 0488 639 988

ARRIVE ON-TIME & QUALITY WORKMANSHIP Premier Locksmith Ph Darren 3861 0872 (Sec Lic. 3535622)

Home Maintenance

Call: 1300 614 310 NORTHSIDE FENCING

RIC’S LIFESTYLE LANDSCAPES For all your Landscaping needs. Free Quotes. Lic #15036668 Phone 0407 113 653

TIM’S Reguttering & Downpipes

ELECTRICIAN - Michael Carter Electrical 25 years experience. All Domestic and Commercial. Honest reliable and friendly. There are no silly questions.

Phone 0417 763 320 Lic. No. 60761 Newmarket Electrical - Lic 74099 A senior servicing seniors. Discounts applied. ✆ Eric 0448 667 231

Paving

QBCC:1195774 Lic. No: 15072

The Pink Painter Interior & Exterior. All painting aspects. Pensioner Disc.

30+ yrs exp. Jobs under $3,300 only. Ph: 0468 340 399

AAA SERVICE HOT WATER FIXED TODAY. $100 trade-in on new systems. Ph 3029 6322 NOW QBCC 1088291, Lic 65776 www.fallonsolutions.com.au

Trades & Services

Notices

Plumbers & Plumbing

Roofing Services

Tree Services

TIM’S Roofing & Guttering - 25 Yrs Exp Metal Roofing Specialist, Top Quality, Pension Discount, Free Quotes, QBCC 1161416. Ph 0451 012 874

24 HR/7 DAYS SERVICE -

Leaking taps repaired Leaking toilets ďŹ xed Clogged drains cleared Hot water systems 50 years of quality service 10% pensioner discount

CALL NOW:

3029 6340

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YEARS experience 37 in Roofing and Guttering.

No job too big or too small.

Ph: 0400 470 336 QBCC 65457

RIVERCITY RUBBISH REMOVAL CALL us to make your rubbish disappear. Cheap, Reliable, Same day Service, 7 days. We Recycle, Donate & Dump.

Domestic / Commercial/Deceased Estates. Green waste, Furniture, Electrical, Reno waste. Mini Bobcats available.

Discounts for Seniors or BCC vouchers.

Ph: 0419 796 408.

IT’S FIXED

WHEN IT’S

QBCC Lic No. 1088291 - Electrical Licence 65776 - ARC AU13164

Your Local Plumber Since 1988 QBCC # 1096084

SPECIAL OFFER

4 Taps in your home re-washered & re-seated.

Toilet & Hot Water Unit checked for the set price of $88.00 Inc GST For prompt reliable service & all your plumbing needs

P - 0412 742 242 www.oaplumbing.com.au

BEST PRICE PLUMBING. No call out fee. 1 hour emergency response. Pensioner discounts. Drains cleared same day. Phone Gary Starr Licensed Plumber 07 3857 2605. QBCC # 76377.

HOTWATER SOLAR ELECTRIC HEAT PUMP & GAS

Supply Install & Repair Contact 0416 075 682 (7days a week). King Solar Man - QBCC# 1271201

ABOUT THAT RUBBISH!!

Don’t worry fr. $25 I’ll load & dump it 3353 4030 or 0403 381 326 anytime.

Security

TREE Lopping Mulching & Stump Grinding All Suburbs 25 years Experience. Pensioner Discounts Fully Insured Free Quotes Phone: 3200 9500

BAD TV SIGNAL??

We Can Help!

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Local Technicians TV Reception Issues New Digital Antennas TV Wall Mounting Call us for a FREE Quote

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1300 841 859

A&A SCREENS- 0409 645 163 Steel, Aluminium, Invisigard, Security Grilles & Doors, Flyscreens, Shutters & Blinds. QBCC 1006709

Tile Services Qualified Tiler and Handyman

The re-point, cleaning, coating specialist

5 Years Exp. Big floors cheaper. Jobs up $3300.

Call Darren 0448 645 210

Free quotes. Insured

DISCOUNT PRICES Tree work and stump grinding expert. 25 years experience.

Fully insured. Ph 1300 885 755 or 3863 2778.

Supa Shield “Hook-Clamp� 316 Stainless Steel Security Door with a triple lock, incl. GST from $595.

No bars or grilles. 7mm Diamond Grille Door from $255, incl. GST. Insect Screens from $30.

Free Measure & Quote.

Expect The Best, For Less!

SAVE THOUSANDS BY PHONING US 0411 371 365 or 3297 7655

COLOURFUL TREE SERVICES - Stump grinding, No job too small or too big. Patrick 0418 988 966

SECURITY DOOR SALE

ALL Sliding Door & Window Repairs.

Guardian Roof Restoration

AUSSIE TREE SOLUTIONS For a Free Quote Call 07 3351 1722 / Fully Insured 35+ years in Business / Qualified Climbing Arborists

TV Services

Rollers tracks locks & remeshing. Window Revival. 1300 882 482

Roofing Services

A CHEAPEST TREE LOPPER Stump Grinding, Rubbish Removal, Discounts, Insured.

Joseph 0412 732 031 or 0450 832 253/3411 2529

CHEAPER Trees & Stumps. 20 years experience.

Insured. Michael 0418 983 566

Rubbish Removal

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Public Notices

Washing Machine & Dryer Services

ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES FIXED FAST! We repair washing machines, dishwashers, ovens & more.

10% PENSIONER DISCOUNT! Ph 3193 7462 Lic 657756 www.fallonsolutions.com.au

Real Estate Houses for Rent

Towing & Vehicle Removal

QBCC Lic # 1270437

CASH PAID FOR CARS

PEARSON ROOFING

Cash paid for any complete car. Damaged or incomplete free removal. 7 days. Phone: 0433 612 897

Your roof by qualiďŹ ed tradespeople

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Tree Services $780pw Riverfront exec family home 4 bed, 2 bath, views, quiet, 16km sw of Brisbane CBD in RIVERHILLS 4074. www.raywhite.com Susan Bardon 0405 484 828

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Roof Restorations/Repairs Roof Painting Skylights Whirlybirds

Deal Direct with Trade Professionals 07 3402 0259 0412 200 053 W: www.gmroofing.com.au QBCC Lic No. 1167600

RE-ROOFING SPECIALIST

Phone Peter 3822

6446 or 0411 784 970

QBCC Licence #31430

D & B Roof Repairs & Restoration Roof Paint From $1,450. Seniors Discounts. Over 20 yrs exp.

QBCC Roof & Paint Deco Lic #15121203. Dave 0433590103 LEWIS ROOFING. Specialising in concrete & terracotta roof repairs. No job too big or small. We clean roofs & patios P: 0413 838 081 QBCC Lic 1042447

PLUMBER ROOF REPAIR SPECIALIST PHONE 3812 2432 Corrugated iron tile & fibro. Years of exp. in locating difficult leaks. Jobs up to $1850 only

Motoring Boating & Marine BOAT Lic. Boat & Jet Ski Training. (Also avail online). Ph. 3287 6262 boatlicence.net.au

ABLE TREE SERVICES

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Level 5 Arborist. Est over 25yrs. FREE QUOTES

Ph 0418 789 018 or 3355 $20m Public Liability Insurance

5398.

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PHONE: (07) 3271 6411

BOATS WANTED Cash paid!!

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Phone Roger Brisbane Boat Buyers

0419 756 800

Cars For Sale

Holden Statesman 2005

6cyl Excellent Condtion Full leather trim Low Kms Elderly Owner Log Books

$6,500 O.N.O ☎ 0475 900 254

Proposed Permanent Road Closure Attention is directed to an application for Permanent Road Closure of an area of about 148m2 being a pathway separating Lot 42 on SL5627, Lot 43 on SL5627, Lot 44 on SL5627, Lot 45 on SL10151 and Lot 46 on SL10151 (locality of Hamilton), shown as road proposed to be permanently closed on DWG 19/4013, in the manner specified in the Government Gazette of 25 October 2019.

A copy of the notification and of the drawing in illustration may be viewed at Brisbane City Council located in the Customer Service Centre, 266 George Street, Brisbane QLD, 4000.

Objections to the application must be in writing and submitted to Department DNRME Brisbane Office, no later than 5 December 2019.

Proposed Permanent Road Closure

Any objections received may be viewed by other parties interested in the proposed road closure under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009.

Any objections received may be viewed by other parties interested in the proposed road closure under the provisions of the Right to Information Act 2009.

If you lodge an objection, please include in your objection letter whether you would like to be consulted if this issue becomes the subject of an access request under the Right to Information Act 2009.

For further details contact the DNRME Brisbane Office, on 3330 4110 quoting reference number 2019/004013.

If you lodge an objection, please include in your objection letter whether you would like to be consulted if this issue becomes the subject of an access request under the Right to Information Act 2009.

Attention is directed to an application for Permanent Road Closure of an area of about 113m2 being part of Ludlow Street separating Lot 42 on SL5627 and an area of pathway from Lot 1 on RP102471 (locality of Hamilton) and shown as road proposed to be permanently closed on DWG 19/4010, in the manner specified in the Government Gazette of 25 October 2019.

A copy of the notification and of the drawing in illustration may be viewed at Brisbane City Council located in the Customer Service Centre, 266 George Street, Brisbane QLD, 4000.

Objections to the application must be in writing and submitted to Department DNRME Brisbane Office, no later than 5 December 2019.

For further details contact the DNRME Brisbane Office, on 3330 4110 quoting reference number 2019/004010.

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(April 21 - May 20) Your outlook on life is undergoing a major revision right now, particularly as pensive Mercury leads you to reassess relationships. If you no longer share the same values, replace your friends for those who truly understand you. Indeed, expect associates to come and go for a while yet. Life may feel unsteady, but you will also feel unburdened.

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16 Highest quality of gems (5,5) you want to put something behind you.

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You have grand plans, but you might be 1 A stone fruit (7) a little hazy on the execution this week.

2 force Grandiloquent (9) Even Don’t something to happen. if you’re eager for results, there are 3 Early enough (2,4) details or people to bring together 5 your Discourteous (4) before plans can fly. Meantime, meditate, journal,ruinous doodle, free-write.

An 6 Rapid, collapse inspiration presents an “aha” moment.

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8 Refuge (7) AQUARIUS (January 21 - February 18) 11 Discernment (7)

the past. Just accept the situation and work towards closure. This week, it seems as though everything needs fixing – from your bank balance to your love life. Take heart in the knowledge that all will eventually fall into place.

CANCER (June 22 - July 22) Life and love are balanced in the early week but after the 6th, prepare for major changes. Fiesty Mars squares up to Venus, and all your partnerships as well – be they personal or professional. With Mercury retrograding through your love sector until the 22nd, someone from the past may play an important role in the present. Intriguing, indeed.

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LEO (July 23 - August 23) Expect a communication breakdown this week, Leo. A mischievous Mercury turns retrograde, making it harder than usual to get your message across. You may have projects and potential deals in the mix, but hold off signing documents for a few weeks. You may also suffer some insensitivity-syndrome, so think before you speak.

1 Freight delay about noise 2 A road not made for Mercury comes to a standstill, which 14 in Stupid (7) neighbours being (6) S T R I P E S R E V Espeeding?

A L S (4,5) C U S T results your zodiac 4HEnormous take A Rtrouble H caging E E 3 Sun-worshippers D E W O off more but fruit not you: 17 cautious, A citrus (9)you’re S A R CforAthis S M M O I S itU(8)N C L E A R state (6) determined to take a leap of faith. (2,6) Go for

18 Physically present V way, U then I go D 5 Jot P down I the first nine N P 9TWalkKa little it, Aquarius. You now have planetary 19 Calumny (7) yours – but B A D M I Nletters T O (4) N O bus P Eperhaps R A (6) A D D U by permission to take what’s E a E sherry A I orderedSin L 10F BriefT wayLto encourage 6A you should also start demolishing any 21 Artillery unit (7) C EScotland D A R (8) F I S H Eswimmer R M A (8) N S C E P high-priced obstacles that threaten progress.

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T O 7 A head-lock (5) VIRGO 12 How to beat B E S E T E S S E N T8 Run I A an L agency forD I A R (8) PISCES 24 Roman agriculture goddess(August (5) 24 - September 22) U for one Ldrink afterS mediums N A (7) R I For you, the idea of financial disorder is 13USearch (February 19 March 20) 26 A fortified dessert wine (4) a nightmare. But does Mercury care?

O R11 D E sort R of brazier C A N (6) V A S S E D S (7) T R O another Odd Mercury goes into hibernation, inviting K C D U T R N E G A O N U S I S Not one iota. This capricious planet is 15 Means of transport, 14 Grubby residences (7) Pisceans to do the same. This looks like E S P I N A C H S N I G sprung G E R (4) E X A M17 P L E happy to slide you back into sometimes NoLlonger good atA M I A BDown a quiet week. Talk could turn towards A U reserve O A N cornering T S apparently G L1 A stone R I O T O R (2,3,4) uncertainty. There’s also emotional 16UA working fruit (7) moving house or the need for DIY to a M A T C18HProverbially E S C O N (9) S E N T P I L G R I M D E cool, N S E2 Grandiloquent L Y interplay at work. Expect an office (6,4) remains residence or relationship. Of course, life romance or personal versus professional 19 Actors are prepared to though often framed (8) 3 Early enough (2,4) would be more exciting with the thrill of Cryptic 19 Controlling factor (7) Quick (4) conflict. Perhaps more self-confidence appear in it (4-2,4) 5 Discourteous passion. Don’t fret – someone special is would help you take13 bolder strides.

20 Puts water back in dish 21 The strength of the Rapid, ruinous collapse (8) 9 Moisten, nearly within distance!

Across: 1 6Custard, 5 Uncouth, 10 kissing Premier, 11 Add up, 12 Expensive, Sceptical, 15 era, 12 Badminton, 13 Fisherman, 15 (4) current? (7) 7 Malice (5) Dress, 24 Radar, 25 Amiable, 26 Spinach, 27 Densely, 28 Snigger, 26 Example, 2822 Take off a garment LIBRA 23 At home 27 withPilgrim, the I’d 16 Diary, 8 Refuge18 (7) In reverse, 21 Strong-arm, ARIES (September 23 - October 23) bowling, apparently (3,3) first put on upside-down (6) 11 Discernment (7) (March 21 - April 20) Consent.

Mercury causes stress overload for 25 The sort of speech that is 24 Inclines to be quixotic?

14 Stupid (7) With last week’s uncertainty out of the many Librans this week, so it’s hardly (8) (5) 17 A citrus fruit (9) way, this is a4much easier5week to Down: 1 Compass, 2 Swindle, 3 Antipathy, Dunce, Unpopular, 6 Clean, 7 Utilise, 8 Harness, 14 nts, 6 Verdi, 7reported Adapted, 8 Seminar, 14 surprising that your energy levels are 27 Clubbable all-rounder 26 Smart fellow the French 18 Physically present (2,6) navigate. Aside from some chaos caused Chicanery, 15 Diversion, 16 Discard,by17 Arraign, 19 you Radiate, 20 Earshot, Noble, 23You’re Music. epth, 20 Largess, low. Stop22 being in denial. a (4,4) 22 Augur, 23 Dream. take into account (4) 19 Calumny (7) Mercury’s mischief, glide powerful life force, but even you can 28 Despite her stony looks, 21 Artillery unit (7) through the next few days with barely a occasionally overtax your strength. And she could be amused (6) QUICK 22 Tiny (6) glitch, and with the Sun in your financial ease off the junk food. Your body is 29 A new stricter limit (8) Across 24 Roman agriculture sector hopefully bringing extra cash. meant to be a temple, not a rubbish bin.

30 Attitude a driver may 1 Even though (6) goddess (5) Just don’t spend it all on luxuries. take, of course (6) 4 Building and grounds (8) 26 A fortified dessert wine (4) CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Lading, 4 Gigantic, 9 Stride, 10 Sturgeon, 12 Outstrip, 13 Chaser, 15 Trap, 16 Labour pool, 19 Make-up room, 20 Stew, 23 Not out, 25 Indirect, 27 Golf ball, 28 Medusa, 29 Restrict, 30 Stance. Down: 1 Lash out, 2 Dirt track, 3 Nudity, 5 Iota, 6 Ayrshire, 7 Tress, 8 Control, 11 Bizarre, 14 Cocoons, 17 On the turn, 18 Cucumber, 19 Manager, 21 Wattage, 22 Divest, 24 Tilts, 26 Alec.

QUICK: Across: 1 Albeit, 4 Premises, 9 Remote, 10 Adelaide, 12 Charming, 13 Advent, 15 Tutu, 16 First water, 19 Second-hand, 20 Snub, 23 Archer, 25 Indigent, 27 Derision, 28 Supine, 29 Resonate, 30 Celery.

Down: 1 Apricot, 2 Bombastic, 3 In time, 5 Rude, 6 Meltdown, 7 Spite, 8 Shelter, 11 Insight, 14 Asinine, 17 Tangerine, 18 In person, 19 Slander, 21 Battery, 22 Minute, 24 Ceres, 26 Port.

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