Domain Review Bayside & Port Phillip - May 31, 2023

KATHRYN EISMAN

FASHION PSYCHIC

CHEF’S SECRETS A CLASSIC TWIST FROM IAN CURLEY

DARK MOFO 10 YEARS OF THE TASSIE FEST

KARLA GRANT

GIVING A VOICE TO FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

As a young journalist, I had many –mostly white – women to look up to. I could see it, so I could be it. But it wasn’t the same for our cover star, Karla Grant. Growing up, the awardwinning journalist could not see herself represented in the media. As a First Nations woman, she had to forge a new path – one that other Indigenous journalists would one day follow. But it wasn’t easy. Even now, our most celebrated First Nations journalists suffer extreme racial abuse online and in the media. Grant speaks to us about her experience in news and the inspiring family members who set her on her way. ●

Compiled by HAILEY COULES

ISLAND FANTASY \ This winter, shake off the blues from seeing everyone’s Europe trips on Instagram –head to Disco Island in Richmond’s Harlow and pretend you’re in Santorini. ● harlowbar.com.au

CHEESE DREAMS \ Get in quickly before Formaggio Month ends at Baby Pizza, where your linguine cacio e pepe is served at the table straight from a wheel of parmigiano reggiano. ● babypizza.com.au

THE EDIT

Things we love about Melbourne

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CONSCIOUSLY COOL \ Local furniture brand En Gold is focused on the artisans behind its works, reducing waste and making special pieces – like its new Kuba range of desks and bedside tables. ● engold.com.au

FRESH START \ Men’s label Calibre has opened its freshly redesigned store at Highpoint shopping centre. If that’s too far away, don’t worry – a new store is coming to Emporium in the city. ● calibre.com.au

MY MELBOURNE These Gertrude Street identities share their inner-city go-to places.

Words JANE ROCCA

This loved-up couple who bring chemistry to their venues

Poodle Bar & Bistro and Rocco’s Bologna Discoteca on Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, also like to find time away from their usual grind at work. We chat to them about where they hang out, and discover some precious local haunts that hit the spot every time.

Bar

ABOVE BOARD

Emilio: We really love Above Board in Collingwood. It’s a tucked-away cocktail bar that requires you to walk through Beer Mash downstairs and up a back staircase in order to get to it. It only fits 15 people, so it can be tough to secure a spot, but it’s worth the wait.

Zoe: It reminds us of some of our favourite cocktail bars in Tokyo. It’s slick, dark, and the cocktails are served with finesse and precision. We are fond of their gin martinis. ● aboveboardbar.com

Best solo time

CINEMA NOVA & VINTAGE GUITAR STORES

Zoe: I love to go to Cinema Nova in Carlton and watch a movie by myself. As much as I would like to go to the movies with Emilio, it never really works. If we have a babysitter we’re not going to the cinema, we’re probably going out to dinner. If I’m feeling extra fancy, which is more often than not, I book the reclining seats in the back row and have a wine. I love coming out onto the hustle and bustle of Lygon Street.

Zoe Rubino

& Emilio Scalzo

Emilio: If I get some time to myself, I’ll often head to a vintage guitar store to browse. I’ve put together a collection over the years, but I’ll never have enough. And just when I think I’ve ticked the final box with a type of guitar, another box opens up. My go-to spots are the Music Swop Shop and Found Sound in Carlton.

● cinemanova.com.au

● musicswopshop.com.au

● foundsound.com.au

Retail therapy

FILLY STABLE & QUEEN VICTORIA MARKET

Zoe: If I’m not getting my retailtherapy endorphins from an

Hidden restaurant ISHIZUKA

Emilio: Ishizuka is the best and closest kaiseki experience we have had outside of Japan and we have had some really special dinners there. We love that the menu changes with the seasons, so you will have a different experience each time.

Zoe: The dishes are always so refined and in tune with the season’s fresh produce, and both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage pairings are creative and perfectly considered.

● ishizuka.com.au

Local pub

THE UNION CLUB HOTEL

Instagram-served ad while I’m feeding my daughter in the middle of the night, and I need a bricksand-mortar experience, I can’t go past Filly’s Stable in Albert Park. The labels they carry, the fit-out, the staff. Chef’s kiss.

Emilio: I can’t go past the Queen Vic Market. I generally end up there most Saturday mornings and plan the food I’m going to cook during the week. I find that if I don’t go to the market, I tend to forget my veggies, which is virtually impossible to do when walking past such vibrant and diverse fruit and veg.

● fillysstable.com.au

● qvm.com.au

Zoe: We’re very lucky that our favourite pub in Melbourne happens to be across the street from where we live. The Union Club Hotel is a bit of a hodgepodge of a place, in a good way, in terms of how it looks and feels. It’s an old-school Fitzroy pub that still feels connected to its roots and hasn’t strayed from what it’s good at.

Emilio: It’s one of the rare pubs where things still feel authentic, the pub serves the purpose a pub should, and doesn’t try to do much more. The food is decent, though the burger is great. Guinness on tap, a pool table, and the courtyard is a winner. If it isn’t too cold, sitting out the front on Gore Street with some friends is one of the best seats in town.

● unionclubhotel.com.au

● poodlefitzroy.com.au

● roccosbologna.com

A leap in the dark

ANA ROS \ World-renowned Slovenian chef Ana Ros will headline the culinary schedule. You may know her from the Netflix documentary Chef’s Table – she’s the vivacious owner of Hisa Franko in Kobarid, near the Italian border.

She was named the world’s best female chef by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants academy in 2017, and brings her sustainable curiosity to Hobart. She will be cooking in a newly built 50-seat structure alongside Stephen Peak and Rodney Dunn from New Norfolk’s The Agrarian Kitchen. It’s a four-course Slovenian/Tassie-inspired treat you won’t get anywhere else.

BLACK FLAG \ The Los Angeles band that shaped hardcore in the mid-’70s have regrouped to unleash their grinding post-punk sound. Founding member and guitarist Greg Ginn, vocalist Mike Vallely, bassist Joseph Noval and drummer Isaias Gil perform a one-off exclusive to remind us why raw simplicity is still relevant in modern rock storytelling.

This is the only chance to embrace their anarchic spirit and primal energy, and see why the band that lured Henry Rollins on the road (he became their lead singer in 1981) is all it’s cracked up to be.

EVENT

Words JANE ROCCA

No other Australian city delivers a festival in the depths of winter quite like Hobart does. Though Melbourne has Rising Festival in June and Sydney chimes in with Vivid, there is something about Dark Mofo and the red hues of the festival’s famous crosses that bring out the beastly best in everyone.

Dark Mofo celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, and brings the best in music, art, exhibitions and culinary excellence to the waterfront over two weeks in June.

The festival allows punters to take in some exclusive one-off experiences they won’t see anywhere else. Here are some of the must-see happenings at this year’s festival.

NATTY WAVES \ A perfect way to segue from the Hobart waterfront to the waters of the River Derwent without getting wet is by taking a scenic three-hour cruise with DJ beats, feasting and toptier natural wines on offer.

The cruises run three times a day over the festival weekends and depart next to the ferry that takes you to Mona.

The food program is created by chef Jamie Yates, formerly of Sonny and Templo and known for her epic focaccia. She’ll be dishing up everything from that famous focaccia, lasagne and pasta to oysters.

TEXT OF LIGHT \ Best known as a co-founder and guitarist of Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo brings his experimental jet-set-and-no-trash to Dark Mofo with an Australian-exclusive performance.

This is an improvised live soundtrack to accompany Stan Brakhage’s 1974 experimental time-lapse film, performed with guitarist Alan Licht and saxophonist Ulrich Krieger.

A DIVINE COMEDY \ Austrian choreographer and performance artist Florentina Holzinger brings her interpretation of Dante’s The Divine Comedy to Dark Mofo in this exclusive show.

A Divine Comedy is a two-hour theatre-sport performance – think motocross, hypnosis, timber sports and body fluids all jammed together for a thrilling experience. ●

● darkmofo.net.au

● discovertasmania.com.au

CHEF ANA ROS

LA BAND BLACK FLAG

A decade on, Hobart’s Dark Mofo winter festival still keeps it unique.

Winter Feast, the food component of Hobart's Dark Mofo winter festival.

Esteemed journalist Karla Grant celebrates 20 years of Living Black on SBS.

The power of storytelling

Walkley Award-winning journalist Karla Grant is celebrating 20 years of presenting SBS’s Living Black, the country’s longestrunning Indigenous TV program. The show champions Black stories and investigates issues affecting First Nations people.

Grant has interviewed everybody from Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman to model Samantha Harris and the late musician Archie Roach. She’s also stepped in to do stories for Dateline and has hosted Insight on a few occasions.

Now that the show is in its 30th season, Grant says she’s a better listener and more confident when she sits down with her guests.

“There weren’t many Indigenous reporters on screen or writing for print when I was entering media, and I didn’t see anyone I could aspire to be like,” Grant says.

“It was tough trying to get my foot in the door, and it took a while, but once I was in, it was up to me to work hard and show what I could do and show that I was capable.”

Growing up in Adelaide, she watched female journalists like Jana Wendt, Tracy Grimshaw and Liz Hayes on television and aspired to be just like them.

Grant joined SBS in 1994 and became the first Aboriginal woman to host an Indigenous current affairs program on a TV network.

“To be the first to come through means I was able to create that pathway for other First Nations journalists to follow,” Grant says.

“We are infiltrating newsrooms now across the country from TV to the digital platform. We created a

cadetship at SBS for that very reason – because the pool of First Nations journalists when I started Living Black in 2002 was very small.

“I had the few who were around working with me, but had to find more and they didn’t exist.”

Grant’s former husband, journalist Stan Grant, made international headlines a little more than a week ago after stepping down as the host of the ABC’s Q&A, due to relentless racial abuse online.

Karla Grant and her daughter, NITV journalist Lowanna Grant (one of three children she shares with Stan), attended a rally with ABC staff in support of her ex-husband.

“He lectured me a lot but I treasure that time I had with him.”

Cadell was orphaned at the age of four and raised by a Chinese cook in outback Northern Territory.

He learned to ride at the age of five and became a champion rodeo buckjumper and horse trainer, and was good friends with R.M. Williams.

He found his way to London’s Pinewood Studios, where he was in the movie Robbery Under Arms with Australian Oscar-winning actor Peter Finch – he even met the late Queen Elizabeth II.

“He had a tough life as an orphan in the bush,” Grant says.

“My parents made the newspaper headlines: ‘White man marries native woman.’ It was so racist,” Grant says.

She has seen impact of the intergenerational trauma on both sides of her family.

“My dad’s mother was a Dutch Jew and came to Australia to get away from what was happening in Europe,” Grant says. “She was living underground with her children, and my Opa was constantly taken away by the Germans to camps to work. A lot of my family was taken to concentration camps.

“On one hand you had my Indigenous maternal grandparents

“It’s an accumulation of years and years of racism our people have had to face,” she said at the rally.

“Enough is enough and we have to take a stand.”

Grant says she began experiencing racism at school.

“I was the only Black kid at the school and often called an Abo and other awful names that impact you and cut you to the core,” she says.

“I wanted to sink in my chair, go underneath the desk and disappear. I copped it in high school too, but Mum insisted I was not allowed to leave school.”

Grant’s late maternal grandfather, Johnny Cadell, was also invested in her schooling, and in time it inspired her to become a journalist.

“He was always telling me I had to stick with my education,” she says.

“His parents died when he was a toddler and he became a movie star on our screens.”

“He achieved all these things and came from nothing. I thought if he can do these things then I can get up and achieve too.

“Mum’s sister, Greatha, was also pivotal in inspiring me as she worked in Canberra in equal opportunity and I saw the work she did and wanted to make a difference too.”

Grant was based in the capital for seven years and studied at Canberra University before moving to Sydney, where she has remained.

Her Indigenous mother Elizabeth – who now lives in a nursing home in Sydney – married her father, a Dutchman, in the 1960s.

It was a radical thing to do at the time.

not allowed to speak their language or practice their culture in the Northern Territory, and the paternal side who moved to the other side of the world in search of a better life and found it hard being away from family, and lost family too,” she says.

At the SBS television studio in Sydney, Grant’s three children sat in the audience for the filming of the first Living Black episode for 2023.

It was the first time they had been in there to see their mum record.

“I have juggled motherhood and raising my children, who are very supportive of me,” Grant says.

She is also chuffed to see her daughter cutting her teeth in the newsroom.

“It will be great to see her get into journalism. It’s hard for her not to follow in our footsteps.” ●

Words JANE ROCCA ● Photo CLAUDINE THORNTON

“To be the first to come through means I was able to create that pathway for other First Nations journalists to follow.”

Undressed for success

Kathryn Eisman helps people find themselves through their clothes.

Words JANE

When entertainment reporter and author Kathryn Eisman was 10, she felt a sixth sense kick in on a family trip to Italy.

“Dad asked my brother and me to mind our suitcases,” Eisman says.

“A man came up and asked for directions. I remember being transfixed by his appearance. Dad came back and asked, ‘Where is our video camera?’

“I told him about the man whose face didn’t match his clothes. He had the [air] of a gentleman but a brutality in his eyes and face.”

The camera was located, and the thief apprehended. “That’s when I realised [I should] always trust my instinct,” she says.

Now Eisman is channelling her psych-profiling powers to help people find their true style in the TV series Undressed

She decodes people’s wardrobe choices, helping them to dress for their best selves.

The 41-year-old married mother of two relocated to Sydney after more than a decade New York and LA, and remembers arriving in New York with a suitcase full of colourful dresses.

But working in news prompted her to blend in with the masses, and she swapped her frocks for a militant style capsule of blazers, and a sea of black garments.

“I dressed more mature then than I do now. It was to protect myself in the world of news reporting,” she says.

On the day we chat, I’m wearing a camel vegan leather skirt by Bianca Spender, a Bella Freud slogan cashmere knit and a pair of Mara & Mine shoes with embossed gold skulls. I am curious about what Eisman will make of my wardrobe.

“You’re an interesting one,” she says. “You’re two different things at the same time. There is a part of you that is very rebellious and free spirited. There’s a wildness and untamed quality to you.”

So far, she’s pretty spot on, I think to myself.

“And there is a side to you that likes quality, where less is better and you love history and connections and what that means to you,” she adds.

First impressions count, and are formed in the first tenth of a second you meet someone, according to Eisman.

Undressed sees various individuals on her show go on a similar journey of working out what their clothes reveal about themselves.

Her narrative is all about empowering people to fine tune their message, to ask themselves “do the clothes reflect the person within?”

Eisman also has her own fashion sock brand High Heel Jungle and has published two books –

How to Tell a Woman by her Handbag and How to Tell a Man by his Shoes.

“I get 40 messages a day from people who watch Undressed and they tell me how empowered they feel after rethinking their wardrobe,” she says.

“I love that I get to mix fashion and psychology and give people tools to make changes and get results they want.” ●

UNDRESSED \ Available on Paramount+ and coming to Network 10.

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“I love that I get to mix fashion and psychology and give people tools to make changes and get results they want.”

Kathryn Eisman’s TV show Undressed helps people present their true selves.

CHEF’S SECRETS

Posh pub fare

British-born chef Ian Curley loves a pub. It flows in his veins, despite cheffing in Melbourne for more than 30 years at fine restaurants, including The Point in Albert Park (RIP) and across the European Group.

He’s currently behind Kirk’s Wine Bar, Kirk’s Pub and French Saloon, and is also chef-director at Ovolo Hotels. It comes as no surprise, then, that Amphlett House, a new venue attached to Ovolo Laneways at the top of Little Bourke Street, serves “elevated British classics”.

“Pubs in the UK tend to be smaller venues where everybody meets to catch up almost daily … here in Australia, they tend to be better designed and offer so much more,” Curley says. “They bridge the gap between bar and restaurant.”

Amphlett House sits on Amphlett Lane, named in tribute to the late Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett. The interior takes cues from the rock band’s heyday, with ’80s-inspired rattan chairs, warm timber and olive-green leather banquettes.

“It’s just as much for office workers dropping by for a drink or a quick lunch as it is for people coming into town for a night out,” Curley says. “We have seen lots of restaurant staff from surrounding venues coming in and lots of corporates from the Paris End of town.”

It’s double British trouble at Amphlett House, with head chef Ben Green straight out of London. He’s reimagined classics such as scotch eggs, with his version made from harissa-spiced fish. They’re a solid choice alongside considered cocktails with native Australian ingredients; think finger lime in your daiquiri.

The location of Amphlett House makes it an ideal pre or posttheatre choice, perhaps up at the bar with a braised lamb shoulder shepherd’s pie and jug of gravy, or fish and hand-cut chips with yoghurt tartare, washed down with one of 10 craft beers on tap. A version of mushy peas will join the menu as soon as they’re seasonal.

Thursday is also a good day to visit. Take advantage of $5 pints during daily Happy Hour (4pm to 6pm), and ask for the off-menu schnitzel with slaw and a beer for $32. No matter your order, allow enough time before a show for freshly baked madeleines with chocolate sauce for dipping. ●

Six-hour braised lamb shoulder shepherd’s pie

SERVES 6

INGREDIENTS

600g lamb shoulder (or leftovers from Sunday roast)

4 large carrots, roughly chopped

4 celery sticks, roughly chopped

3 large onions, roughly chopped

5 sprigs thyme

1 large glass red wine

250ml vegetable stock

Mashed potato or leftover roast potatoes, crumbled (enough to cover ingredients)

Gravy granules

Salt & pepper to taste

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 125 degrees. Add half of the roughly chopped vegetables to an oven tray and cover with lamb shoulder. Add thyme, red wine, vegetable stock and salt and pepper.

2. Place greaseproof paper over the top, then tightly fitted tin foil. Cook in oven for six hours, until meat is tender. Remove meat and allow to cool, reserving stock for gravy.

3. While the lamb cools, roast the remaining vegetables at 180 degrees for 15 minutes, so they retain a slight crunch. Set aside.

4. Shred the lamb into a large oven-proof dish, or six individual pie dishes, dividing the vegetables between them.

5. Cover with a top layer of buttery mashed potato or crumbled leftover roast potatoes. Add a sprinkling of grated cheese if desired.

6. Place in the oven at 170 degrees for 35 minutes, or until the potato is golden and crispy.

7. To make the gravy, bring lamb stock to a boil and reduce to simmer. Whisk in gravy granules until you achieve a smooth gravy. Serve in a jug alongside the pie.

Ian Curley shares his fancy shepherd’s pie recipe from Amphlett House.

A place to call home

In the early 1980s, Susan Barton travelled to Sri Lanka to volunteer in an orphanage. The experience was life-changing, leading her to foster a malnourished baby, and then more children in her own home.

Now the 72-year-old Order of Australia recipient is marking more than 30 years since she established The Lighthouse Foundation – a charity that provides housing and support to homeless youth.

“When I started this foundation, I tried to do all I could to save every child in need,” Barton says.

But she says the work of providing safe, comfortable and supportive

homes for children and young people in need is never done, and in the past three decades the need for services like hers has only grown.

The most recent census data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that, between 2016 and 2021, homelessness rates for Australians under the age of 12 increased from 45 in 10,000 people to 48 in 10,000, and from 51 to 53 for those aged 12 to 18 years.

There were 1774 more children under 12, and 1347 more teens under 18 who experienced homelessness in 2021 compared with 2016, according to the ABS.

SUSAN BARTON

The Lighthouse Foundation’s Susan Barton on

her work with homeless youth.

Words JANE ROCCA

Between 2016 and 2021, there was a significant increase in both the number of children under 12 and teens under 18 experiencing homelessness, according to census data.

“We have seen a huge increase in young people coming into the Youth Resource Hub,” Barton says.

“Six months ago, we set up a team who go and meet these young people on the streets. Many are finding obtaining a home or room too difficult. We’re seeing a lot more tents on streets and people couch-surfing more than ever.”

“We can get to the moon, but we can’t help end homelessness. We have our priorities all wrong.”

The Lighthouse Foundation now has 17 homes in Melbourne designed to create a safe family environment for homeless young people.

The charity has helped more than 1100 young people.

“Our homes mostly take in young people from the ages of 0 to 25. Most of them have suffered a mental health issue and suffered chronic abuse within the home,” Barton says.

“We are now dealing with young child brides marrying in Australia and others who are in sex slavery.

“It’s a rise in all sorts of horrific circumstances. Our work is ongoing.”

Assisting with that work is Melbourne philanthropist Tina Nettlefold of T.House, a not-for-profit homewares organisation. She supports it through sales and has also

refurbished many of the children’s hubs to help make them feel more homely, adding couches, toys and TVs.

“We want nice homes for our kids, not just those with broken windows or cheap furniture. We want them to feel like they can bring friends home from school and not look like secondhand citizens,” Barton says. “The focus now is on foster and kinship care and making sure we take on these children much sooner than 15 years old ... that’s often when foster families can’t cope.” ●

DONATE HERE \

lighthousefoundation.org.au

More than a published author.

“We’re seeing a lot more tents on streets … we can get to the moon, but we can’t help end homelessness. We have our priorities all wrong.”

FEATURE HOUSE

BLACK ROCK \ 65 BAYVIEW CRESCENT

Clean, elegant lines, generous proportions, a masterful floor plan and luxurious materials make this contemporary home ideal for a family looking for style and amenity.

French oak floors, three-metre ceilings, Italian porcelain tiles, and New Zealand wool carpets in the bedrooms and palatial spaces all add to the sophisticated atmosphere.

At the front of the house on the ground floor, a formal lounge with built-in cabinetry opens to a patio. This is followed by one of the two main bedroom suites with a deep fitted, walk-in wardrobe and en suite.

On the other side of the central hall are a study – with a fitted desk and cupboards – a retreat and a powder room.

The north-facing living, dining and kitchen area is spacious and light, with floor-to-ceiling windows and doors opening to the rear garden where a huge canary date palm and sparkling solar-heated salt pool create a relaxing resort ambience. The paved entertaining area includes a built-in barbecue and seating.

Back inside, there is custom-made storage in the living area, and the gas-log fire is set in a feature chimney piece.

The charcoal kitchen with fluted joinery is a fine example of excellent functionality and design. Supported by a large butler’s pantry, it has Smeg appliances, a Fisher & Paykel French-door fridge, a Liebherr wine cabinet and a large island bench.

The first floor is the bedroom zone, with the second main bedroom suite having a large, custom-fitted walkin wardrobe and an indulgent en suite. The children’s bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and built-in desks and share the family bathroom. A full-width rumpus room provides plenty of room to play.

The house, set on about 640 square metres, has Daikin zoned air-conditioning, security, and an electric vehicle charger in the double auto garage. It is close to the beach, the Royal Melbourne Golf Club and other sandbelt clubs, Half Moon Bay and the village.

Black Rock Primary School and Beaumaris and Sandringham secondary colleges are close by. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domain.com.au

Agent: Belle Property Sandringham, Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988

Price: $4.35 million-$4.65 million

Expressions of interest: Close 4pm, June 13

FINAL WORD

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“THIS FAMILY HOME IS A BRILLIANT EXAMPLE OF FINE DESIGN AND LUXURIOUS AMENITY.” JENNY DWYER – AGENT

As fresh as a daisy and awash with light, this townhouse boasts a singlelevel format and outdoor spaces fit for entertaining and enjoying a spot of gardening. A dedicated driveway to the double garage and a garden-buffered street presence bestow house-like amenity. The facade is magnetically attractive. That easy draw continues throughout the interior, where bedrooms branch off to the right and linked lounge and dining rooms flow through to an open-plan kitchen-

family area on the left. The lounge has an open fireplace and floor-to-ceiling glazing to green scenery. The kitchen dazzles in white. Glass doors in the family area fold away to a large, covered deck. And the final ingredient for the simple success here? A great location close to schools, shops and the beach. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Buxton, Chris Hassall 0412 898 990

Price: $2 million-$2.2 million

Auction: 11.30am, June 17

ELWOOD \ 38A FOAM STREET

This one is out of the box. That’s obvious from the first sighting, upon which the stacked-stone framework announces the arrestingly angled facade. Designed by architect Nicholas Wright, it’s a home where art meets life, with a smattering of triangles thrown in along the way. The interior begins with a bedroom or office adjoining the front verandah; it is basically a cool courtyard. Off the open-plan hub at the rear of the ground level, a second and larger courtyard (with a barbecue) cosies

up against the lap pool. Upstairs, you’ll find two bathrooms, two minor bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and desks, and the main with a walk-in wardrobe. Moody hues, timber accents and polished concrete floors embody the contemporary vibe. Stroll to the beach and Ormond Village. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Marshall White, Ben Manolitsas 0400 201 626

Price: $3 million-$3.3 million

Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, June 6

Built around 1916, this property packs a lot of Edwardian flourishes and detail into a relatively small footprint. The entrance hall leads left into the living room with a wide bay leadlight window, open fireplace and parquetry floor. On the right is the dining room with a desk built into the curve of another delicately coloured leadlight window. This room has a timber art deco fireplace and opens to a bedroom which is 2 metres wide and 5.2 metres on the longest side of an angled wall. The main

bedroom has double doors to a study. The timber kitchen has stainless steel appliances and benches. There is a Euro laundry, a deck, hydronic heating and split-system cooling, and the house is close to the beach, Albert Park, transport and Fitzroy Street. ●

ALBERT PARK \ 237 DANKS STREET

BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Belle Property St Kilda, John Manning 0416 101 201

Price: $1.4 million-$1.5 million

Auction: 11.30am, June 3

This inviting Victorian terrace house offers three bedrooms, a lounge, a bathroom and a kitchen-meals area in a simple, singlelevel flow. The lace-fringed facade presents prettily, while timber floors and crisp white paintwork create a refreshed feel inside. With an arched bay window addressing the front verandah, the first bedroom off the hall is also an option for a home office or extra living space. Beyond the bedrooms, the lounge opens to a light courtyard, and the kitchen-meals area adjoins the rear

verandah. Buyers itching to renovate would likely begin in the kitchen. Those with bigger things in mind might check out the architectural concept plans commissioned by the current owners or hatch their own plans with confidence underwritten by the home’s enduringly covetable location. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Jellis Craig, Simon Gowling 0422 234 644

Price: $1.6 million-$1.7 million

Auction: 10.30am, June 3

Boasting 40sq of refined sophistication with spectacular uninterrupted views across the bay from both levels and private beach access, on offer is a once-in-a-lifetime lifestyle opportunity amongst the 'Elite 440.' Comprising three bedrooms and two living zones, study + study nook and multiple indoor-outdoor spaces and framed by stunning bay views, expansive open plan living and dining enjoys a gas log fireplace and extends to a waterfront balcony, complemented by a first-class Miele kitchen with walk-in pantry. Within walking distance to cafes, parks and boutique shopping.

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Email: sales@emuwire.com.au • www.emuwire.com.au