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It’s so exciting when hard-working, talented people reach international success. Even more-so when those people are from your city – and actually even from your suburb. Our cover stars this week, the endlessly funny Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, hung out at my old local park in Thornbury (funnily, right across from the house where Josh Thomas shot much of Please Like Me) to write their new film-noir comedy series Deadloch. The show has just started on Amazon Prime and is available in more than 240 countries. The Kates spoke to us about the show and their enduring friendship. ●

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AL DENTE \ Top chefs such as Hero’s Karen Martini (June 15), and Lee Ho Fook’s Victor Liong (July 13), are taking over the Stokehouse Pasta & Bar’s kitchen for The Humble Pasta. ● stokepastaandbar.com.au

SPECTACULAR STYLE \ Until June 18, WINK Optometrists have set up a pop-up shop at Collingwood Yards. Head in to try on some fashionforward frames like no other. ● winkoptom.com.au

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LONG WEEKEND \ After 50 years, Roam Rutherglen Winery Walkabout is mixing things up. On June 10 and 11  festival-goers can take a hop-on, hop-off bus between the 15 wineries. ● explorerutherglen.com.au

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Soothe the soul

TRAVEL

These sanctuaries are the perfect antidote to the chill.

Words KIM WILSON

The cooler conditions are just crying out for cosy and nourishing winter escapes to warm the body and soul.

In less than 90 minutes’ drive from Melbourne, it’s possible to feel like you’re a million miles away at a host of soothing and scenic sanctuaries that enable guests to refill their cups and brace against the bleak weather.

One of the newest additions is the Intercontinental Sorrento Mornington Peninsula, which opened at the end of 2022 and harmoniously blends heritage with contemporary design in the iconic coastal location.

The distinctive 1875 landmark sandstone building perched on the

hill over Port Phillip Bay has undergone a brilliant transformation designed by award-winning architects Woods Bagot.

The historic original building has been beautifully restored with the addition of a newly built wing that features outdoor terraces and two penthouses with commanding rooftop views and private plunge pools.

While outdoor swimming may not be an option for many during winter, the Mediterranean pool deck is still the perfect place for a cocktail tucked up in one of the chic cabanas watching the sunset.

The piece de resistance of the new Continental, particularly for winter,

is the magical Aurora Spa & Bathhouse, which is home to a sublime European-style bathing ritual that really must be experienced to be believed.

Bringing together the best waterbased and elemental hot-and-cold contrast therapies, Aurora’s 10-step bathing ritual takes place in a 500-square-metre, state-of-the-art space featuring magnesium enriched pools, sauna, steam room, thermal lounges, sensory showers, cold plunge pool and unique glacial mist and halotherapy rooms.

A thoughtful touch for guests in premium rooms is a well-stocked complimentary in-room bar that features a seasonal selection of locally distilled spirits, wines, boutique brews and sweet treats.

While there are plenty of cafes and restaurants within walking distance down the seaside village’s charming main street, it’s hard to go past the food at the hotel.

Acclaimed Melbourne chef Scott Pickett has opened Audrey’s, a seafood-led elevated diner in the deco-styled restaurant. In addition, guests can dine at The Atrium, The Conti Public Bar & Beer Garden or Barlow, a late-night speakeasy. ● sorrento.intercontinental.com

European-style bathing at Aurora involves a 10-step ritual.

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THE LON RETREAT & SPA

Sit fireside on a rainy day or rug up and stroll through the 81 hectares of gorgeous agricultural and conservation land adjacent to the sand dunes and back beach of picturesque Point Lonsdale.

This family-owned retreat offers respite from the busyness of everyday life in seven individually designed, luxury suites inspired by the natural surroundings.

The small and exclusive Lon Spa is a destination all its own, with three unique treatment rooms featuring mineral-fed soaking tubs, steam rooms and breathtaking ocean views. ● lonretreat.com.au

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Award-winning comedians

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney are all the funnier when they’re together, and it’s this creative spark that has kept their momentum going.

The Melbourne-based writers are back with the new series Deadloch –an eight-part feminist noir thriller with much comic blood on its hands.

Best known for their TV satires The Katering Show and Get Krackin’, the two best friends always knew longer-form narratives would be their eventual ever-after.

whodunnit, to be funny and gripping to watch.”

Deadloch is set in a fictional seaside hamlet in Tasmania.

It was filmed over six months and begins with a local man found dead on the beach. Two female detectives, played by Kate Box and Madeleine Sami, are thrown together to solve the crime.

It’s a twisted tapestry of laughter and tears, comic genius and fart jokes – plus lots of swearing.

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Their road to success hasn’t always been linear. In fact, when they had the idea for Deadloch, it was The Katering Show that took off, meaning the murder mystery was momentarily shelved.

The Katering Show garnered 2 million views in the first week it was posted on YouTube and 9 million thereafter on ABC iview.

The pair met in 2009 when McLennan sent McCartney a message on Twitter asking if she’d like to work on an animated show.

At the time, McCartney had left stand-up to work with an animation company that later went broke, and then in post-production.

“We had the same agent in our early 20s and I kept getting Kate’s mail and her pay stubs,” McCartney says.

It takes two to make a thing go right

When Amazon Prime gave them the green light four years ago to make a start on Deadloch, they knew it was time to deliver a robust version of their comedy ideas.

Deadloch has its global premiere in June and will be screening in more than 240 countries.

The Kates take a comedy crime drama narrative and turn it upside down, giving the bird to the male gaze, gender politics and identity and always delivering with their signature dark satire in this exciting whodunnit.

“We wanted to do the comedy crime drama justice,” McLennan says. “We wanted it to be a thrilling

accident either, with McCartney admitting she has travelled the world for live arts festivals.

A top-notch list of talent joins the cast, including Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard, Susie Youssef and Katie Robertson.

The idea for the series came to them when their children were toddlers (they have a child each, six months apart in age).

They wrote it during those pesky lockdown days, hanging out in a makeshift office in Thornbury’s Penders Park – in a tent, to be exact.

It meant their kids could run around for a few hours and they could write.

McCartney found doing comedy was frustrating, which led to her decision to quit.

“The 2000s for comedy in Australia was quite a different landscape to what it is now,” she says.

“We were routinely the only young women in a room amongst a bunch of white cis dudes. If we had an idea, they’d say ‘that’s not funny’. They couldn’t relate.

“We were told we didn’t have good ideas – it was implied and not said directly – but I ended up leaving comedy and didn’t want to do it.”

McLennan’s Twitter message hit the inbox at the right time, as McCartney’s career had stalled.

“I was a 30-year-old intern – it was grim and it was time to get out,” McCartney says.

The pair went on to write the web series Bleak in 2010 and won $30,000 through the Kit Denton Disfellowship.

“Instead of saying, we’ll use the money and just write on the weekends, we decided to quit our jobs for good,” says McLennan, who was working at Rod Laver Arena and “dealing with a lot of mums booking tickets to Disney on Ice”.

“We just needed validation and needed someone who got behind us,” she says. “Good things kept happening when we paired up and lots of doors have opened since.”

The Katering Show’s viral sketch with a Thermomix is still talked about. It’s their deadpan delivery that makes it so compelling – plus the fact they’re taking the mickey out of people who own one.

McLennan is the foodie of the two, and when you start to watch Deadloch, you’ll notice food plays a huge part in the conversations and scenes as well.

“The colour grade of the parma in episode one had to be spot on,” McCartney says, smiling.

McLennan adds: “I was in charge of the food if there was ever a food shot. It had to have a life of its own and really glisten.”

The pair know that they’re onto a good thing by working together –and that not all comic pairings last forever.

“We have complementary skill sets and just work well together,” McLennan says. “We don’t take that for granted.”

McCartney agrees wholeheartedly.

“We know how precious this situation is that we’re in,” McCartney says. “She’s my best friend and I’d do anything for her.” ●

DEADLOCH \ Starts June 2 on Amazon Prime

Kate McLennan and Kate McCartney are ready to take the world stage with their new TV series, Deadloch.

Words JANE ROCCA

“She’s my best friend and I’d do anything for her.”

● KATE McCARTNEY

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More than 350 years since his death, 17thcentury Dutch artist Rembrandt van Rijn remains one of the most celebrated of the Golden Age of painting. With a career that spanned more than four decades, he is adored for his expressive paintings and innovative printmaking.

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new exhibition Rembrandt: True to Life follows the artist’s evolution from his early years in Leiden in the 1620s to his final years in Amsterdam in the 1660s. He brilliantly reimagined Biblical subjects through his expressive and complex style.

More than 100 etchings are drawn from the NGV collection alongside paintings from Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum, the National Gallery of Art in Washington and the Louvre Museum in Paris.

His best-known etching, the Hundred Guilder Print (1648), is on display, as well as the iconic painting Self-Portrait (1659), which he did three years after he declared bankruptcy aged 53.

While much is known about Rembrandt’s life and artistic output, there’s plenty we don’t know, says Rijksmuseum senior paintings conservator and head of paintings conservation Petria Noble.

“The past 20 years have seen an enormous development in the technical study of his paintings. People think surely there can’t be more to know about him, but there is plenty.

“Yes, he was creative and innovative, he had a workshop, but there is a group of paintings from this period that require analysis and reinterpretation that hasn’t really been deeply explored.”

Noble was in Melbourne to discuss the importance of Rembrandt’s work, covering the significance of two paintings from the Rijksmuseum and why Rembrandt piqued her interest when studying at NYU’s Institute of Fine Art.

She was taught by Professor Egbert HaverkampBegemann, a world scholar in 17th-century paintings who inspired her to want to know more about Rembrandt. Noble has been a technical art historian for more than 20 years.

“As a restorer you have to have a curiosity and love for history,” she says. “The job requires you to dive deep into understanding the meaning of the works.”

In this exhibition, Rembrandt’s works are grouped according to portraits, religious motifs, landscapes, nudes, and scenes of everyday life.

Noble says Rembrandt’s use of light and shadow reflect his skill for realism, while the materials he

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used and the way in which he painted says a lot about his changing style and peak period.

“We have done a lot of research on his most famous painting, The Night Watch from 1642,” she says. “Looking at Rembrandt’s stylistic development and how his use of materials change are key.

“Why is this important? Because in earlier works like Tobit and Anna with the Kid from 1626 we see a brighter palette. It’s painted on oak wood. Once Rembrandt moves to Amsterdam he paints on canvas almost exclusively.”

If Noble had to choose a favourite, it would be The Jewish Bride. She says the appeal of his work was his ability to capture passion and compassion.

“In every Rembrandt there is the expression. The incredible human expression is something you recognise in all his figures,” Noble says. “That is what makes his work truly universal in appeal.”

REMBRANDT: TRUE TO LIFE \ NGV International until September 10 ● ngv.vic.gov.au

The world’s top museums bring the best of Rembrandt to the

Words JANE ROCCA

“In every Rembrandt there is the expression. The incredible human expression is something you recognise in all his figures.” PETRIA NOBLE

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, Self-Portrait, 1659.

While Rising (June 7-18) is bringing us the very best in food, music and the arts to brighten the long nights, another festival is quite literally lighting up our city.

After a glimmering debut last year, Lightscape (June 16-August 6) will again transform the Royal Botanic Gardens with a 2.1-kilometre trail of illuminations and installations.

This family-friendly event features an eight-metre sphere filled with more than 20,000 animated LEDs, massive illuminated sculptures, a flickering fire garden and some wondrous singing trees. Food trucks and a bar are available for a postdazzling treat.

The Melbourne International Film Festival (August 3-20) will also be doing its bit to light up the city, one cinema at a time.

Details are still under wraps, but early announcements include opening-night premiere Shayla , the debut feature from Iranian-Australia director Noora Niasari, and Ego: The Michael Gudinski Story, a doco about

WINTER EVENTS

All that glows

VO is also staging a return of its kids’ opera The Grumpiest Boy in the World (June 23-24) in which a young boy discovers an imaginary world of giants, hairy creatures and flying things, with a score from Joseph Twist, whose music should be familiar to young ones (and their parents) from the cartoon Bluey Kids should also enjoy The Twits (June 27-July 1), a hilarious adaptation of Roald Dahl’s gruesome classic from the team behind Fantastic Mr Fox

Grown-ups might prefer Melbourne Theatre Company’s Is God Is (June 19-July 15), the Australian premiere of an award-winning American play that fuses Afropunk, spaghetti westerns and ancient myth into something new.

the Melbourne music legend, featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Ed Sheeran, Kylie Minogue, Sting and others. Tickets are now on sale.

If you’d rather keep warm with a crowd, there are plenty of gigs to keep you dancing around this winter. The big-ticket event is the fabulous Lizzo (July 17-18), who will be playing Rod Laver Arena after headlining this year’s Splendour in the Grass Festival.

Other Splendour sideshows include a return visit from 2000s indie legends Yeah Yeah Yeahs (July 20), rising British star Arlo Parks (July 17) and Swedish grim-pop queen Tove Lo (July 19).

Also worth checking out are hard rockers IDLES (July 26) and Scottish balladeer Lewis Capaldi (July 14-15).

Moving away from pop, there’s Bungul (June 14-15) – a hypnotic work of dance and music inspired by Dr Gurrumul Yunupingu’s posthumous album, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow). Yolngu dancers and songmen will celebrate the great man’s life and legacy with help from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra.

Words MYKE BARTLETT

The MSO will also pay tribute to another First Nations legend with One Song: The Music of Archie Roach (July 5-6), featuring a host of local musos.

There are more local acts to be found at NGV Friday Nights (June 9-October 6). This year’s program offers disco, jazz and soul, as well as drinks and late-night access to the exhibition.

Victorian Opera’s 2023 season continues with Mozart’s Idomeneo (July 4-8). The epic collaboration Opera Australia and the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra is set around the Trojan War, complete with terrible dilemmas and vengeful gods.

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A similar blend of modern and ancient informs Uncle Vanya (June 7-17), a new translation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece for St Kilda’s Theatreworks. It is directed by acclaimed director Bronwen Coleman.

Of course, there’s more to Melbourne than culture.

Australia’s sporting capital will be hosting several of the key matches in this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup. To celebrate, Fed Square will be hosting a FIFA Fan Festival (July 20-August 20)

Families, hardcore fans and soccer newbies alike should enjoy these free events promising food, music, culture and, of course, football –truly the best of everything our city has to offer. ●

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The days are getting shorter, but Melbourne has plenty on offer to keep the darkness at bay.

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Vino junction

When it comes to the best spots to perch this winter, wine bars make the cosiest corner – literally. Many of the city’s favourite spots for a tipple make their home on various corners in the inner north. Here’s where to find a neighbourhood gem where you can bask in the warm glow as the sun sets while perusing a wine list that’s hard to beat.

Words JANE ROCCA

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SUNHANDS \ 169 ELGIN STREET, CARLTON

Whether you come here for the afternoon sun or for the snazzy wine list and deli-style morsels, the team behind Sunhands sure know how to get you in the mood. They’ve lined up eight tables on the footpath at the corner of Drummond and Elgin streets in Carlton, which makes a sweet alternative to a spot inside. The well-curated list of local wines includes drops from the Yarra Valley’s Jamsheed Wines and minimal-intervention varieties from Blood Moon Wines. The glasses are perfectly matched with a menu that includes hearty soups and chocolate and olive cake with creme fraiche and fresh figs. ● sunhands.com.au

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ONE TRICK PONY \ 6 NEWRY STREET, NORTH FITZROY

This restaurant and wine bar on the corner of Newry Street and St George’s Road in North Fitzroy thrives on its passion for wine from around the country and the world. Think Il Farneto Frisant Bianco from Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy or a 2022 Quinn Eden Valley riesling from South Australia, or try the newest addition of a 2021 nebbiolo by Little Reddie from Colbinabbin in Victoria. On the food side, you’ll find truffled salami, kingfish crudo, burrata and Otway pork with roasted peach, fenugreek and mustard sauce. A gem that locals rave about.  ● otp-wine.com.au

NAPIER QUARTER WINE \ 359 NAPIER STREET, FITZROY

In the backstreets of Fitzroy, this corner wine bar run by owners Daniel Lewis and Simon Benjamin is a charming step away from the bustle of Brunswick Street. It might only seat 26 inside, but when the weather is obliging, there’s an extra 16 spots outside on the footpath, too. Their mantra is quality, community and artisan. From the food to wine offering, they meticulously ensure it is a fabulous experience. We love, too, that there’s a guest house you can book for a night or two. The rooms are filled with nods to their bluestone building past and ’70s terracotta tiles.  ● napierquarter.com.au

LITTLE ANDORRA \ 555 NICHOLSON STREET, CARLTON NORTH

Little Andorra is an unfussed neighbourhood wine bar, known for its casual eatery that is stocked with obscure wines and has plenty to choose from (125 at last count) – plus a seasonal food menu that provides all the comfort you need in winter. The wines are sourced from Spain, Italy and France. There’s a $70-per-person set menu that chimes on chef Mertcan Dogusgen’s Turkish culture. You’ll find the dining rooms upstairs in this Victorian terrace while locals congregate for a chat and a glass or two in the wine bar downstairs. ● littleandorra.com.au

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This majestic Victorian mansion has all the hallmarks of a grand home built in the wake of the gold rush, plus all the sophisticated amenities expected in 2023.

Behind the wrought-iron fence and hedge, the front path leads to a tessellated-tile verandah with iron lace and a facade of arched windows and decorative stone features. The entry is flanked by stained glass with the name Wellington House in gold above.

The interior is grandly proportioned and beautifully decorated with a timber staircase, timber doors with delicately coloured stained glass, and intricately detailed plaster mouldings and columns. Fireplaces in the formal living and dining rooms at the front of the house are elaborate examples of the era, while those in the bedrooms are white marble. Chandeliers sparkle throughout.

At the rear, in the contemporary section of the home, arched windows and doors to the terrace echo the arches of the front. The kitchen, a tranquil and luxurious area in grey and white marble with soft grey joinery, has Neff, Miele and Liebherr appliances. Beside it is the dining area and a gas pebble fire on a marble hearth.

Also on the ground floor are a bedroom or home office, a family bathroom, a laundry and stairs down to the cellar.

On the first floor, the spacious and elegant main bedroom has a shower en suite and looks out to the rear garden. The remaining bedrooms have fireplaces, and two have built-in wardrobes.

The bathrooms are luxurious. One has a feature wall in abstract tiles, twin vanities and a luxurious overflow bath. Another echoes the past with stained glass.

The formal gardens are low-maintenance, with a water feature emphasising the property’s tranquil atmosphere.

Waterproof speakers have been installed in the main en suite and ground-floor bathroom, and the house has underfloor heating in the kitchen and bathrooms, ducted heating, attic storage and garden irrigation.

Cafes, restaurants and public transport are close by. Many of Melbourne’s prestigious independent schools are also within easy reach, and the address is in the zone for Windsor Primary School and Prahran High School. ●

BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domain.com.au

Agent: Marshall White, Oliver Bruce 0409 856 599

Price: $4 million-$4.4 million

Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, June 14

FINAL WORD

“TO SAY THAT WELLINGTON HOUSE IS IMPRESSIVE IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. HOMES OF THIS ILK RARELY COME UP FOR SALE.” OLIVER BRUCE – AGENT

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Situated in a quiet court named after the 32nd president of the United States, and colloquially named the White House, this dwelling fronts up with aesthetic clout and maintains that power throughout the roomy interior. After over 20 years of cherished ownership, it’s time for a new family to revel in her charms. The ground level comprises three linked living areas, three bedrooms, a bathroom, a laundry, a powder room and a home office opening

to a large patio. Up the spiral staircase, the first-floor configuration of bathroom and bedroom bode well for privacy-seekers. Out the back, there’s space for several sunloungers around the kidney-shaped pool and spa. Abundant natural light and lovely garden vistas further the politic punch. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Marshall White, Matthew Pillios 0408 145 982

Price: $2.2 million-$2.4 million

Auction: 12.30pm, June 17

CHELTENHAM \ 2 TULIP GROVE

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Situated in the Pennydale precinct, this distinctive resort-style home is spacious and stylish, offering a fabulous lifestyle for a large family. The contemporary home is set on about 605 square metres of land, with a glass-fenced, self-cleaning, solarheated pool taking centre stage in the relaxation and entertaining zone. Indoors, entertaining is made easy by formal and informal living areas, and a stone kitchen with Bosch appliances. The house has Tasmanian oak floors, automated blinds,

excellent cabinetry and storage, and a designer cubby. The property is close to the station, two doors from Shipston Reserve and Victoria and Cheltenham golf clubs, and within walking distance of Cheltenham Primary School and Southland. ●

BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Hodges, Paul Bond 0419 519 311

Price: $1.9 million-$2 million

Auction: Noon, June 17

ALBERT PARK \ 80

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Ornamenting the broad avenue with black-and-white verve, just doors from cafes and two tram stops from the beach, this revitalised Victorian terrace house brims with cross-century allure. The first room off the entrance hall can be used as a bedroom or a lounge. Its dimensions, observation-worthy detail, and a fireplace advocate the social option. Past another bedroom and a slimline bathroom, the ground level concludes with

a kitchen, dining and living hub giving on to a barbecue deck and green backyard. Upstairs, the bathroom comes with a designer bath. The massive main bedroom (double-glazed for serenity) opens to a street-view balcony. Extras include keypad entry and ducted heating. Impeccably presented indoors and out, it’s a move-in, feet-up proposition. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Marshall White, Ben Manolitsas 0400 201 626

Price: $2.4 million-$2.6 million

Auction: 11.30am, June 17

ST KILDA \ 96 PAKINGTON STREET

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Established as a church back in the 1840s, this hallowed, historic jewel is now a funky modern abode with a void at its heart and baring an ambient soul. Enter via the vestibule, beyond which the original nave (now a lounge and dining space) draws one in with towering ceilings and glorious, arched windows. Next up, the family room opens to the outdoors, as does the ensuing kitchen and meals area, with the latter adjoining a barbecue terrace. Upstairs, the bedrooms appear to float around

that central void. The minors share an en suite, and the main gets its own. The double-sided fireplace creates huddle options, marble glints in the kitchen, and the bathrooms are undeniably audacious. Stroll to Carlisle Street shops, trams and St Kilda Library. ●

KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Belle Property Brighton, Will Johnson 0449 131 648

Price: $2.35 million-$2.55 million

Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, June 19

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PARK AVENUE LUXURY IN BRIGHTON

- Stunningly restored and renovated c1938 pre-war residence.

- Dual living areas give you ample formal and casual options.

- Granite kitchen comes with smart Blum storage, Liebherr fridges & Viking appls.

- Carpeted attic loft could be a retreat, office, or extra bedroom.

- Sensational undercover alfresco area plus a solar heated pool.

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ST KILDA 96 Pakington Street

A ONE OF A KIND CHURCH CONVERSION!

Seamlessly blending industrial warehouse allure with ultra-contemporary charisma, and showcasing an open loft design which allows for stunning space, this one of a kind church conversion with rear studio is simply breathtaking! Love the 5.5m ceilings and gothic windows, expansive lounge and dining, formal sitting room with library area and 2-way fireplace, marble kitchen with excellent storage, downstairs office, huge master bed and ensuite, shared ensuite to other beds, rear studio, north courtyard & off-street parking.

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