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THE BLOCK IS BACK SHELLEY CR A F T & SCOT T Y CA M ON BUILDING HOMES & DRE A MS MELBOURNE TIMES

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The shimmer of television still won’t hide the blood, sawdust and tears to be shed on Nine’s The Block. The risk and reward for the couples who tackle this year’s renovation hangs in the balance, as fickle as the tides in the bay at the location of the series, again set in St Kilda. Don’t forget that when teams finally send their properties – at The Oslo, on Grey Street, along which, the poets might say, the demi-monde wander – under the auctioneers’ hammers, the market conditions are genuine. Meet Shelley Craft and Scotty Cam, the long-standing hosts of the show, who will be a steadying influence. ●

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COVER STORY

BLOCK BUSTER

I Shelley Craft and Scotty Cam: from kids’ show host and carpenter to two of the best-known personalities on television.

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t will be 20 years this October since Scotty Cam was in a pub having a drink with his mates when his life changed forever.

Cam, 56, was an established builder and carpenter and had no ambitions whatsoever to get into television, but a chance encounter was about to alter the course of his future.

“A bloke saw me in the pub and asked me if I wanted to do a screen test,” Cam says.

“I initially said no, but then he came and tracked me down to the building site where I was working and convinced me to do it, and a month later I got the job on Backyard Blitz.”

Shelley Craft and Scotty Cam have the experience and teamwork to steer Nine’s signature property renovation show through it’s greatest challenge yet.

Cam wouldn’t have imagined he would still be on screen two decades later, but he has gone on to become one of the most recognised faces on Australian TV. “When I first started I thought if I get three or four years out of the industry I would have been happy,” he says. “So all of the sudden, 20 years down the track I’m still going – I’m pretty proud of that.”

For his co-host on The Block Shelley Craft, her launch in the industry came 22 years ago on the kids’ cartoon show Saturday Disney.

For Craft, 43, it provided a great experience learning every facet of the industry’s inner workings.

stressful – logistical exercise. “I always bang on about every year being the biggest Block ever, but this is actually the biggest Block ever,” Cam says.

“To be honest, I think we may have gone a little bit too big for this one. It broke the contestants a bit, it’s broken me, and it’s broken everybody.

We will see how it goes, because it does go a little bit pear-shaped throughout the series.”

Cam lives in Sydney with his family, and Craft is based in Byron Bay, but they both enjoy coming to Melbourne each year to film The Block. During filming, Cam stays at his house in Port Melbourne, a

“It broke the contestants a bit, it’s broken me, and it’s broken everybody ... it does go a little bit pear-shaped throughout the series.”

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“We wrote, edited and produced all our own stories,” she says.

“We booked our own crews, we did everything. Working on the show was also a great insight into what works on television, as kids are a tough audience.”

Cam and Craft have been filming on the most arduous – and largest – series of The Block yet, at the old Oslo Hotel on Grey Street, St Kilda.

Cam and Craft have a fantastic working relationship, and they needed it as this 15th series of The Block, confronting the five competing teams, is more challenging than ever.

The Oslo, a rundown backpackers, will be transformed into five huge, multi-level luxury houses, which is set to be a massive – and very

suburb he has grown to love, so he lives in Melbourne during the week but travels back and forth to be home with his family in Sydney, where he is renovating his house.

“I love Melbourne and I love Sydney as well, so it’s great to have a bit of both,” Cam says.

“I’ve got friends in Port Melbourne now and we hang out at the bar of the Port Melbourne Bowling Club and my wife often comes down, so we really enjoy ourselves in Melbourne.”

Craft loves the variety of spending time both in Byron Bay and Melbourne.

‘We’ve been in Byron for 10 years now,” she says. “We walk a lot slower than anyone else in the city.

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“It’s a perfect balance for me and this job is an amazing luxury, because I obviously get to come and go from Byron to Melbourne.

“Melbourne is like a second home, so I’m excited to come back every time a new series of The Block starts.”

Both Craft and Cam say this year’s contestants have had it really tough and, as always, there is drama.

“They are a really good bunch this year but there is also a lot of angst, I think because The Block is so big this year,” Cam says.

“There are also a few blues along the way but that comes, I think, with working in close quarters and living on top of each other seven days a week, for three and a half months.

“It becomes untenable sometimes.

We’ve got some great characters and some great workers, but we also have some stubborn people and some who are lazy and don’t listen.”

Both are also thanking their stars to be part of a show that is a ratings success year after year.

The first series of The Block aired in 2003 when Jamie Durie was the host, tackling a reno in the Sydney suburb of Bondi.

Cam hosted his first series of the show in 2010, while Craft joined in 2011, when The Block renovated a row of houses in Cameron Street, Richmond.

“The show is a monster that just keeps on getting bigger and better,” Craft says.

“To think that it has gone on for so long is just plain awesome to be honest.

“Not many shows have that longevity like this one, and I feel very privileged and lucky to be part of the furniture.” ●

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Scotty Cam Favourite cafe or restaurant Rubira’s in Port Melbourne for the seafood.

Place of quiet reflection Port Melbourne Bowling Club for a pot of Carlton with my wharfie mates.

Must-visit for art, design, shopping or culture …

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I was inspired to create a recipe for a Christmas in July dinner party.

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It is best served with a dollop of cream or vanilla bean ice cream. I guarantee it will leave you craving more.

This recipe also freezes well so it don’t be shy about making a double batch and saving some for later.

If you do not have brandy handy, disaronno (almond liqueur) or whisky works a treat as well. Alternatively, to keep it under 18, simply remove the brandy. Rug up, snuggle up and dig in. â—?

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Ingredients (Serves 6) Prune pudding 280g pitted prunes, roughly chopped 1 tsp baking soda 1 cup boiling water 60ml brandy (optional) Batter 40g brown sugar 80g unsalted butter, softened 2 eggs, at room temperature 185g plain flour 1 ∏ tsp baking powder Brandy butterscotch sauce 1 ∏ cups brown sugar, loosely packed 1 ∏ cups thickened cream ∏ tsp vanilla extract 70g unsalted butter 60ml brandy (optional)

Method ■ Preheat oven to 180C. ■ Grease a muffin tray with butter. Any size is fine

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as long as you fill only 2/3 of the way up. Line a 20cm square cake pan with overhang.

For the smashed prunes, place the fruit in a bowl, sprinkle in baking soda and pour in boiling water.

Let it stand for 10 minutes, add in the brandy then mash well with a fork.

For the pudding batter, place sugar and butter in a bowl. Beat until combined and smooth.

Add egg and beat until incorporated.

Add flour then sprinkle baking powder across the surface. Mix until flour is incorporated.

Add the smashed prunes, mixing quickly until the fruit is well blended into the batter. Pour the batter into the greased muffin tray.

Bake for 25 minutes, or until a skewer inserted into the centre comes out clean.

In the meantime, prepare the brandy butterscotch sauce. Place ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the butter is melted, stir, then bring to a simmer for 2 minutes, stirring once, then remove from heat.

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Alas, at the end of the day many of us undo this good work with processed snacks, sugary treats, excess screen time and, unsurprisingly, a crappy night’s sleep.

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Don’t check your emails late at night. Obviously, there will be exceptions to this rule but unless you have a next-day deadline, everything else can wait.

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DO SOMETHING THAT MAKES YOU HAPPY \ I read books to Willow (the same six books every night, in the same order, mind you) and I bathe her. It’s the best. The gold that comes out of her mouth and the moments that we have together are priceless.

TURN OFF TECH \ We have a “no phones” rule at the dinner table and I love it. Instead of being glued to our screens, we listen to each other and share the best and worst parts of

SET YOUR ALARM & PUT IT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROOM \ If you

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Set your alarm and then put your alarm (probably your phone) as far away from the bed as possible.

You will have to get up to turn it off and once you’re up, you may as well stay up! This will also prevent any unnecessary checking of social media when you wake in the night.

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rhythm which tells the body when to perk up or start to feel sleepy.

I find a hot shower at nighttime mentally prepares me to wind down for the day and the cool temperature of my room lowers my body temperature, helping me fall asleep.

I believe your morning and nighttime routine should feel like the sun and the moon.

What you do when in the moon time affects how your body and brain react when the sun comes up.

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Preparing for the future

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ecess, lunchtime and after-school are busy times at St Monica’s College in Epping. Some of the science and technology classrooms have become STEAM hubs – a place for students interested in understanding how things work to meet and brainstorm ideas.

The hubs have become popular with boys and girls with a passion for computing, robotics and coding but as well as encouraging interest in the important STEM subjects, St Monica’s has added arts to the mix – hence the STEAM acronym.

It’s just one way in which the co-educational catholic school is preparing students for their future workplace, whatever that may look like.

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with the right skills and mindset for the future.

Across Melbourne, educational experts are developing new facilities and programs to cope with constantly changing workplaces.

The STEAM hubs were introduced within the past year at St Monica’s College – initially at the junior campus and now the senior campus, too.

“We have an ex-student who is a world champion drone flyer and some of our staff have donated old PlayStations and students have refurbished them and created gaming hubs. They can do coding work, take apart computers to understand how they work, and they can learn robotics and general tinkering,” says Cameron Whitford, deputy principal at St Monica’s College.

“The hubs allow students to explore whatever they want with the available equipment. We’ve included the Arts and do some work around visual design, textiles and clothing design and we’d like to bring in digital arts in the next few years, too.

“The hubs encourage an entrepreneurial spirit.

When you think of some of the ideas and start-ups that came out of Silicon Valley, some of those

happened by default. The hubs encourage students to have a go, to fail and to try again.”

The school has also undergone physical changes with learning spaces becoming adaptable to smaller groups or more open-space learning. St Monica’s also continues to build cultural and racial awareness and respect in an increasingly global world.

At St Catherine’s School in Toorak, teachers encourage students to develop complex problemsolving skills. The girls’ school’s academic programs are guided by the advice of Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel.

“Finkel argues the importance of actually specialising in something – mastering a discipline and building a solid foundation in content that can then be applied through problem solving,” says principal, Michelle Carroll. Finkel also refers to the importance of the ‘T-Worker’, a term coined by IBM. “The vertical line of the ‘T’ represents a deep expertise in a specialised field and the horizontal bar represents the flexibility to apply this expertise creatively and collaboratively across a range of different situations and scenarios,” says Carroll.

“What is important for the future is the interconnection between a depth of knowledge in disciplines with key competencies such as critical thinking, communication skills and collaboration, and genuine character traits such as persistence, leadership and social and cultural awareness.”

Encouraging students to take advantage of leadership opportunities is also a focus at St Catherine’s and the school actively uses its Old Girl network to mentor students.

Carroll believes parents can also support their children to develop the skills and qualities that will help them in the workplaces of the future.

“Parents need to foster a drive that enables teens to strive when challenged by learning when it is difficult and to seek opportunities for their daughters to ‘find their voice’ through reasoned thinking and articulation of ideas,” she says.

“And parents must help by raising children with strong character traits that engender curiosity, persistence, leadership and a social and cultural awareness.” ● SARAH MARINOS

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Learning real-life skills How schools are helping students get to grips with future challenges.

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n 2001, Stephanie Alexander approached Collingwood College with an idea. She wanted to plant a school kitchen garden that would teach children how to grow fresh fruits and vegetables.

Alexander then wanted to show the students how to turn that produce into nutritious meals.

“I wanted to introduce these kids to the most amazing range of foods and tastes. I wanted them to understand the right time of year for planting asparagus and sweet corn and to know when food is ripe in the garden,” she says.

“I want kids to be comfortable in the kitchen and garden and to make the connection between what they’ve grown and how to use it in the kitchen. I’d like to see every child in Australia have a kitchen garden as part of their primary school education.”

Since that first project in Collingwood, the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has spread to schools across Victoria and the rest of the country. An aim of the kitchen garden project is to teach children positive food habits to help reduce child overweight and obesity issues.

“We know this changes the way children feel about food,” says Alexander (pictured right).

“When we started at Collingwood College, many of the children had never seen things that I thought were pretty ordinary – like beetroot, rhubarb and silverbeet. These things were not part of their lives but once they made something using those ingredients they were incredibly proud of themselves and their horizons were widened.”

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successful example of how schools are looking beyond academic studies and exam results to equip students with real-world and practical skills.

At Caulfield Grammar School, students are also looking beyond ATAR results to explore topics as diverse as financial literacy, safe-driving skills and drug and alcohol education.

Around a fifth of 15-year-olds in Australia lack basic financial literacy skills according to an OECD report. The OECD describes financial literacy as a core life skill and recommends schools start teaching these skills early. This is important for a generation growing up in a world that makes it easy to spend invisible money and to face difficulties when using buy-now-pay-later schemes.

The middle school program teaches students about budgeting and recognising financial scams.

By year 12, students are learning about the intricacies of Australia’s tax system and how to manage credit cards and mobile phone contracts, says Stefaan Steyn, commerce learning area leader at Caulfield Grammar School.

The school’s pastoral and house system introduce

older students to practical facts about the risks of drugs and alcohol on an age-appropriate basis.

“We work with specialists who talk to students about recognising when someone is struggling, recognising danger signs and how to support a friend in a crisis,” says Steyn.

Student-run diversity assemblies are also a way for the student community to highlight, discuss and learn about social issues.

“Students with a particular interest in an issue work with teachers and put together a program for an assembly. They might present a video, arrange a panel with students, staff and external experts or bring in a guest speaker,” says Steyn. Topics covered in previous assemblies include gender diversity, body image and how to increase acceptance of people from refugee backgrounds.

“Education is not just about the ATAR score.

Students need a whole education and a values-based education that gives them a broader exposure to the real world,” he says. “We want them to have a sense that they’ve been given the skills and grounding to go into broader society.” ●

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esley College has played a big role in Nick Evans’ life. A former student and teacher at Wesley, Evans returned to his alma mater this month to lead the school into its next chapter.

He is only the second Old Wesley Collegian to be appointed principal since the school was founded in 1866 and has many deep and fond memories of his earliest days there, both within and beyond the academic arena.

“When I think of my experiences here as a boy, the things that stand out for me are being part of productions, playing the violin - badly - and playing sport. I gained values here such as curiosity and imagination and I am still close friends with a range of people from the school,” recalls Evans When he graduated from Wesley College in the mid-1980s, Evans spent the next four years studying history – a subject that would become his enduring intellectual passion.

A stint working behind the bar at Young and Jackson in the city followed. Later he spent 10 months in remote WA as a member of the shot crew at a gold mine.

“That job was hard physical labour in extreme conditions, and it had a profound effect on me.

It was the biggest cultural shock of my life,” says Evans.

As the newly appointed 17th principal of Wesley College, this is Evans’ third association with the coeducational independent school. After returning from gold mining, he enrolled in a DipEd, became a teacher and returned to his former school to teach politics and history.

Evans remained at Wesley for the next 20 years before becoming deputy headmaster and head of senior school at Melbourne Grammar School. He says returning to Wesley in his latest role has been a ‘humbling and moving’ experience.

“I was very moved to get this job after my long association with the school. Wesley has been a large part of my life and of my family’s life - my father won a scholarship to come here and it transformed our family’s circumstances. So, I have a genuine, lifelong connection to the school.

“I love Wesley’s holistic approach to education and its openness to the importance of traditions while

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“My job is to create the conditions for everyone who works here to do the very best they can to create a wonderful experience for the students.” recognising the need to maintain contemporaneity in the education it provides.

“Wesley values independent thought, imagination, creativity and a joy of learning. Those values are driven in large part by an ethos among the longserving teachers who hold the culture and heart of the school. I am very respectful of that.”

Evans has clear beliefs on the many tasks that come with being an effective principal of an International Baccalaureate school of more than 3400 students.

“You can’t do a good job as a principal unless you understand what happens to the students in classrooms, in rehearsal rooms or on the sporting

field. What happens in those places is key,” he explains.

“An important part of my job is to make sure there are teachers here who can connect with students because I remember the profound relationships that I had with my teachers. Many of those relationships were formed while rehearsing plays and musicals, or while I was being coached in a sporting team, and they were valuable role models to me as a young man.

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102 Keele Street, Collingwood

“BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS” Located in arguably one of Collingwood's finest residential streets, is this classic residence, retaining romantic appeal. The home boasts rare side drive to Carport, 2 Double Bedrooms, Open Plan Living / Dining, High Ceilings, Central Bathroom (including washing machine and dryer) and Tranquil Courtyard/Garden Setting.

Centrally located close to popular Smith and Gertrude Streets Boutique Retail, Restaurants, Bars and Cafe Sect.

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159 Gore Street, Fitzroy

Located in one of Fitzroy’s most sought after streets, this well presented property is perfectly located in Smith Street's city-end art/fashion precinct. This stylish interior boasts three double bedrooms with built in robes, central bathroom, separate lounge room with ornamental fireplace, contemporary stone kitchen with gas appliances and small dining space as well ample storage. Other features include heating/cooling, high ceilings and polished hardwood floors. This property is just a short stroll from the well-renowned local delights of Gertrude Street and Brunswick Street. With artisanal cafes, dining and boutique shopping all within close proximity, this property is the perfect opportunity to enjoy the inner city living lifestyle.

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“NOT TO BE MISSED!” This beautifully renovated 4 bedroom home is nestled in one of Fitzroy's most popular streets.

Downstairs comprises of secure entrance, split system, well equipped kitchen/meals area with modern appliances including gas cooker, dishwasher and great cupboard space, stylish bathroom/laundry (with washing machine/ dryer combo) and separate toilet, large living area and private courtyard. All this is within walking distance to the delights of Smith Street, Brunswick Street and Gertrude Streets or a short tram ride into the CBD.

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9 Smart Street, Hawthorn

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This beautifully presented Victorian home has had a complete make over and boasts an impressive floor plan and offers Iron lace front veranda, central hallway, 4 large bedrooms, 2 bathrooms one with a bath, powder room, spacious laundry, large open plan family/living room, spacious kitchen with stainless steel appliances, low maintenance backyard with paving, double remote garage via laneway. Features include alarm system, decorative fireplaces in all bedrooms and living room, polished floor boards throughout, ducted heating and air conditioning and cable for Foxtel.

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42 Johnston Street, Richmond

"DESIGNER RESIDENCE" Fabulous opportunity exists to reside in this light filled contemporary abode, in a prime lifestyle location. Positioned close to popular Victoria and Bridge Road boutique Retail and Cafe/Restaurant scene, you can be assured of one fantastic living experience. Large open plan Living/Dining, well-appointed Kitchen with granite bench tops, stainless steel appliances and walk in pantry.

Polished floors throughout the property, offers 2 Large Bedrooms both with WIR’s, central Bathroom plus Powder Room, split system heating/cooling, alarm, Garage and sun kissed Courtyard/Garden.

Rent: $690pw

"FANTASTIC LOCATION" This two-bedroom, single fronted solid brick terrace home is located in one of the best streets in Carlton. Featuring wall to wall carpets, slate tiling in lounge and kitchen, gas heating & split system, and private courtyard at the rear. In a quiet street of heritage homes within easy walking distance to public transport, the CBD, Carlton Gardens, Melbourne University and Lygon Street, you will be spoilt for choice in this easy location!

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119 Barkly Street, Carlton

You will be simply impressed with this stunning three bedroom Double Story Victorian Terrace. This has all the modern day conveniences, comprising polished boards throughout, lounge with open fireplace, bathroom with shower, laundry with washing machine, kitchen with Stainless steel appliances and dishwasher. Upstairs comprises; two roomy bedrooms and roof storage.

Features include computer cabling, phone and TV throughout. Alarm system, ducted heating and cooling, rear courtyard and off street remote control parking via rear of way. Located meters from Smith Street restaurant and retail precinct, jump on the 86 tram into town or wander the neighbourhood and discover hidden eateries and amazing street art.

Rent: $550pw

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87 Cambridge Street, Collingwood

Rent: $810pw

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42 Derby Street, Northcote

“PERIOD CHARM” Be captivated with the space and location this well-maintained family home has to offer. Enter into an impressive hall with high ceilings leading to three generous sized bedrooms, large kitchen with pantry, ample cupboard spacing, 6 gas cooktop and dishwasher.

Mater bedroom with WIR and ensuite, separate family bathroom with separate spa bath, shower & toilet, separate living/dining/fourth bedroom, family-sized laundry. Other features include ducted heating and split system, alarm, polished timber floors and study. Step outside to a fabulously leafy east-facing backyard with fully-landscaped gardens, decked entertaining area, single car garage, trade’s works shop/man cave with separate toilet and an upstairs studio. A delightful home in a serene location, enjoy being a stone throw away from local cafes, theatre, restaurants and shopping precinct. (A2)

Rent: $900pw

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