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I’ve covered several Melbourne Cup days as a journalist. The trick was to file the story before 3pm and find a plum position for the great race. I knew just the spot – in the press room in the old stand – where I could hang out the window (beside the pie warmer) and hear the roar of the crowd roll towards me as the Cup field tore down the straight. I swear I could feel the stand shake like the feathery fascinators worn by the girls giddy on champagne. Cup runners won’t charge home this year to the same racket from 100,000 fans, but we hope this edition provides some excitement to the build-up. ●

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The inside run Spring is when this jockey-turned-agent shines.

or someone who left home at the tender age of 15 to work as a jockey, Stephen Baster has come full circle and turned into a real homebody. It’s almost a year since he hung up his saddle after his final win. Now one of his greatest joys is waking up at a normal time and eating a leisurely breakfast with his wife and two young daughters. “I had achieved everything I could possibly achieve in racing – it was time for a change,” he says. Baster went out on a high, winning the Sandown Stakes aboard Gold Fields for trainer Logan McGill. These days he lives a much quieter life on a small one-hectare holding close to Mornington Racecourse, where he is embracing his second career as a real estate agent. Transitioning from being a high-profile jockey is not easy, and Baster had been in racing for 28 years. The secret to his successful move was to “plan, plan, plan”. He says he spent three years researching and retraining for his career switch. The value of networking has also paid off as he has recently joined the new Marshall White Mornington Peninsula office, in Mount Eliza. He had met Marshall White director John “Jack” Bongiorno, who has interests in horses (Bongiorno was a part owner of the Irish-bred stayer Fiorente, who won the 2013 Melbourne Cup), many times at the track. Most jockeys retire at 32 but Baster kept racing till he was 44. Luckily, he didn’t have problems with his weight but for three months every year he would eat special meals separately from his family. His biggest surprise since leaving the track? “That I didn’t miss racing that much,” Baster says. “I have a very supportive wife and I’m still talking to people in racing but I haven’t missed race riding ... I haven’t missed it for one minute.”

Stephen Baster retired after last year’s spring carnival and turned his hand to real estate. PAT SCALA

Baster, who grew up in Brisbane, was tiny as a teenager and weighed only 28 kilograms when he was 14. “Everyone suggested I should be a jockey though I’d never touched a horse in my life,” he says. After year 10 he worked in stables near Brisbane during school holidays. “I never went back to school. It wasn’t planned, it just happened.” However, he wouldn’t like to see his daughters Izzy, 4, and Penny, 5, moving out of home at that age. Baster had a successful career as a jockey with 1300 wins, competing in nine Melbourne Cups and coming third in 2007. He has had a long association with trainer Gai Waterhouse. His recent racing highlights include winning the Oaks in 2017 and the Emirates Stakes in 2016. He has lived and ridden in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius. At home on the Mornington Peninsula with a new career in real estate has its compensations, too. “I’ve had an amazing start, well beyond what I thought I would do in my first year.” Work is busy and in the week before this interview he listed and sold two properties. “I’m coming in fresh and energetic and loving it but with life experience behind me.”

“I’m coming in fresh and energetic and loving it but with life experience behind me.” STEPHEN BASTER

In some ways, it’s not surprising that real estate beckoned as a career. Moving frequently, Baster has owned and sold 17 houses over the years. He believes there are certain similarities between the worlds of racing and real estate. “They’re both extremely competitive, which suits me because I love a bit of competition,” he says. Each involves getting the best results for the people you work for. “I had to make sure I did my homework for that horse – or house, it is now.” One of the things he most enjoys these days is being close to home – now he’s working from home because of COVID-19-related restrictions. As a jockey, he had to get up at 3am three days a week, drive to Flemington to ride and often didn’t get home until after 8pm. He also travelled a lot. Not surprisingly, his wife Melissa, who was a jockey for 10 years, is enjoying the change. “As much as I loved and enjoyed taking the kids to the races to watch him ride, I knew the time was coming where he would transition into a new career,” she says. Marshall White Mornington Peninsula director James Tostevin says: “Some of Stephen’s key characteristics are a phenomenal work ethic and a professional discipline gleaned from countless early starts, weight control, his renowned tenacity and the euphoria gained from his success as a jockey.” Baster revels in the peninsula lifestyle – the space, the beaches, wineries and cycling around Red Hill, and foresees a new wave of people moving there. “It’s going to be more popular now that people don’t have to go to work as often.” ●

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Challenging Cup tradition COVER STORY Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien,

based at Barwon Heads, isn’t afraid to do things differently.

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ight from the start, even as far back at St Augustine’s Primary up at Kyabram, horse trainer Danny O’Brien never accepted that there was only one rule, only one way. O’Brien has never been the type to toe the line without throwing in a protest. After attending St Augustine’s up at “Ky’’, where his father Peter was a GP who hobbied in horse breeding and training, carting slow horses to bush tracks like Leeton, O’Brien boarded at Xavier and later gained an economics/law degree at Monash. He’d have been the type of student weary teachers would have described as disruptive. “I guess I’ve always been one to ask questions and not necessarily believe in the answers,’’ O’Brien says with a chuckle. “And I never really got used to being bossed around.” When Vow And Declare scraped home against a swarm of foreign runners in last year’s Melbourne Cup, the locals fluked one back against the superpowers. Vow And Declare was a locally-bred stayer; a Melbourne Cup anomaly. Australian horses are bred for speed. Few Australian trainers were bothering with stayers. O’Brien, though, had a hankering for them and refused to concede our most famous race to outsiders with horses with centuries of staying bloodlines. To win the Melbourne Cup, 50-year-old O’Brien had risen from the chaos of a three-year “drug” saga. O’Brien was ultimately found innocent of

Vow And Declare’s campaign had been anything but textbook. For more than 150 years there had been a basic template to training horses in Australia; most were trained on tight city sand and grass tracks; fast work Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and done quickly because the gates would be locked at 9am. Horses either sprinted or showed stamina via a predictable progression of races – 1200 metres, 1400 metres, 1600 metres and beyond – and spent six weeks in cold winter paddocks. Vow And Declare had won the Cup off a threerun spring campaign. There was no script for this. The Europeans would have tried it – and O’Brien studied a lot from them in learning stints in Europe – but local stayers had five or six runs leading into the Cup marathon. O’Brien had juggled his uni degree with periods working for a handful of trainers, including Bart Cummings, who believed a Cup horse had to accumulate 10 kilometres of racing to be fit enough to win the race. Cummings won 12 Melbourne Cups but to O’Brien, Bart’s way was a guide, not a religion. O’Brien won the South Australian Derby in May this year with a horse bred in the northern hemisphere and effectively six months “younger’’ than his rivals. On a light, unorthodox campaign hindered by a barrier mishap and a lost lead-up run, Russian Camelot came from last, and won like a champion.

Many of his horses race sparingly. He trains, not races, them to fitness. He bought a farm near Barwon Heads a few years ago that allows him to mimic the routines of horses trained in similar open environments overseas. When the tide is out at Thirteenth Beach, O’Brien horses can gallop for kilometres and kilometres. He uses whiz-bang technology; heart scores, lactic recovery, GPS trackers. Stride length is calculated and entered into data bases. It’s “not rocket science’’, as he says, but it is horse science. “Eighty per cent of it is absolutely basic. Horses and humans have had an intimate relationship for thousands of years. We are both at our best when we’re happy. We do whatever we can to make sure the horses are fit, healthy and happy and the rest takes care of itself,’’ he says. O’Brien said racing’s extraordinary horse “wastage’’, where so many blue-bloods had not survived the rigours of city training around those tight little tracks, had made him determined to preserve and maximise his horses; to race them when they’re ready, not to a calendar O’Brien believes is a dinosaur. O’Brien does not detest tradition but it mostly annoys him. Like some others, O’Brien believes the racing season should exist from September until May, taking advantage of reliable weather. In short, tradition turned upside down. He supported the Melbourne Racing Club’s radical proposal to move the Caulfield Cup to late

“Horses and humans have had an intimate relationship for thousands of years. We are both at our best when we’re happy.” administering cobalt to his horses and from the beginning of the horror story, via a handful of irregular swabs, to this day, O’Brien has been vocal in slamming the “science’’ of cobalt rules and the behaviour of stewards throughout the saga. The qualified lawyer had stood – ironically – on steps of court houses, as a horse trainer, to demand his innocence and slam the rules and lawmakers. “Looking back, it’s all just a haze. But the whole cobalt thing has been an industry debacle,’’ he says. O’Brien had been battered, which makes his rapid resurrection, highlighted by last year’s Melbourne Cup win, so remarkable. O’Brien spent the aftermath of Vow And Declare’s victory in disbelief; not just because he thought the horse had run fourth but because of the contrast of these jubilant scenes to the uncertainty of the dark times that preceded it. “The enormity took a while to sink in,” he says. “When they crossed the line, I had to look for recognition on other people’s faces to see if we’d won.’’

O’Brien has trained 20 group 1 winners in 25 years; starting way back at Epsom in the mid-1990s with Mad Hatter, a cheap colt bought by mates and family members – a kick-start for the law student who’d abandoned the books for a stopwatch. He only had a handful in work at Epsom but Mad Hatter went on to compete in an Australian Guineas and other good ones followed. O’Brien seemed to have an eye for a yearling. When Epsom closed in 1997, O’Brien bought stables at the back of Flemington racecourse. The stable grew and O’Brien started making a name for himself, winning the 2007 Caulfield Cup with Master O’Reilly and the 2013 Cox Plate with Shamus Award. But it’s been the past 12 to 18 months, the resurrection, where O’Brien has become not just a training giant but a challenging, disruptive voice in a sport that has always resented radicals and covets tradition. O’Brien does not train like his predecessors or many of his rivals.

November and believes the Melbourne Cup could be successfully be transplanted from the first Tuesday in November to the first Tuesday in December. The VRC’s response to disruptors like O’Brien has been: not on your life. The Victoria Derby has been run over 2500 metres for many decades but O’Brien has long argued the marathon trip “destroys’’ immature three-year-olds. “A Melbourne Cup in December would be a huge leap forward and the derby thing is just common sense. Running group 1 races at the end of winter, like with the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, dragging horses out in the depths of winter to get them ready … it’s all just tradition, not common sense,’’ he said. O’Brien, the trainer who marches to his own tune, might have a handful of runners in the Melbourne Cup, including Vow And Declare and Russian Camelot, and one or two trained by new client and leviathan owner Lloyd Williams. They will have arrived at the Cup via O’Brien’s creative script. ●

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t’s almost 30 years to the day since I stood beside Murray Baker in a small room at Flemington to watch the 1990 Melbourne Cup. For Baker, an emerging New Zealand trainer with an intriguing background, it was his second attempt at winning the cup with his star galloper The Phantom, which was one of the favourites. The previous year, The Phantom had finished the unluckiest of fourths behind Tawrrific, and this was unfinished business. For me, it was my 18th year covering the Cup as a racing journalist. I was much more nervous than Baker, dogged by a churning gut and unease built into the psyche of any ardent Australia racing fan as the expectation built towards “The Race That Stops A Nation”, as the Victoria Racing Club has trademarked. In many ways, the VRC should have looked broader, because in real terms the Cup is a race that stops “a nation and two oblong islands”. From Invercargill to Auckland, New Zealand also comes to a standstill for the around three minutes and 20 seconds on the first Tuesday each November. Had the 1990 Cup been run in three minutes and 20 seconds, The Phantom probably would have won. Instead, thanks to a hectic, energy-sapping pace set by former Argentinian horse, Savage Toss, owned by media man Mike Willesee; a horse of rare royal bloodline; and a legendary trainer with the Cup in his DNA, Baker’s horse was beaten, finishing bravely for second behind Kingston Rule, a handsome rich chestnut born in the US with famous parents, Kentucky Derby hero Secretariat and the Australian Horse of the Year Rose of Kingston. For a fleeting moment, The Phantom made a charge at about 300 metres, so much so I broke a punting rule of racing never to go the early “crow” and nudged Baker. “Here he comes,” I declared. Baker said nothing. He knew The Phantom had run his race. Kingston Rule, ridden by Darren Beadman, kept going strongly to the line to win in three minutes 16.3 seconds, the fastest Cup in history, and one that will stand the test of time. It was his trainer Bart Cummings’ seventh of 12 Melbourne Cup winners. If there was disappointment for Baker, he didn’t show it. He turned to me and simply said: “Bart, eh, let’s get a beer.” This stoic, pragmatism is a trademark of Baker, now 74 and still in search of his first Cup winner after three decades of coming to Melbourne for what he calls, “the best racing in the world”. Baker has trophies for wins in the Caulfield Cup (2015, Mongolian Khan), Victoria Derby (2010, Lion Tamer) and enough group 1 wins with such champions as It’s a Dundeel and Turn Me Loose to

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Kiwi legend’s distant Cup hope Racing journalist Danny Power reflects on trainer Murray Baker’s 30-year quest to win the Melbourne Cup, but this time from afar. make him the most successful New Zealand-based trainer in Australia. But it’s a Melbourne Cup that he covets. The smell of spring in Melbourne is the only thing I’ve seen get Baker excited. He rubs his hands with glee when I see him each year. “It’s on again,” he declares. “I’m addicted to Australian racing. I get withdrawal symptoms when I can’t find one to take over there for the big races,” is a quote he loves to trot out. Not much changes with Baker, he’s a creature of habit. He can afford to stay five-star, but he continues to “board” at the Footscray Motor Inn to be near Flemington where his horses are stabled.

“I get withdrawal symptoms when I can’t find one to take over there for the big races.” MURRAY BAKER But he has upgraded his mode of travel since the days of The Phantom from a clapped-out, rent-abomb to having a resident chauffeur … me. Baker has rarely missed a Melbourne spring carnival since 1990, but he will miss this one. It will be a terrible irony if his horse The Chosen One can win the Cup while Baker is at home in Cambridge, New Zealand. Through excellent management, racing has been able to continue through the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, although it has come at the cost of crowds, owners and, as in Baker’s case, some trainers from overseas. “I would love to be there, but it’s not possible. At my age, I didn’t want to go into hotel quarantine for two weeks and run the risk getting COVID-19, and I didn’t want to have to stay in Melbourne for 10 or so weeks with only one horse, because usually I fly back and forth from New Zealand where I have 80 horses in work,” he said.

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These days Baker shares his training duties with Andrew Forsman, 37. It’s a partnership that began in 2012 and which has seen them unmistakably the leading trainers in New Zealand, where Baker has been inducted into racing’s Hall of Fame. Baker had his passion for racing instilled through the local racing stables at Hastings, on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. He combined working in stables with cricket that has him as the only trainer with a place in Wisden for his deeds in first-class cricket as a handy all-rounder. Cricket took him to England where he played for the counties, and onto Europe where he met his Swedish wife, Maryanne. The Bakers have two

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children, Reidun, a vet and the mother to three boys, and Bjorn, a leading trainer in Sydney, and the “sire” of a son and a daughter. Baker has been training The Chosen One from afar. The five-year-old, which finished third to Verry Elleegant in the Caulfield Cup on October 17, is in the capable hands of Baker’s travelling assistant, Aleisha Legg. Legg, Baker says, knows the system and he trusts her implicitly. She was here with Mongolian Khan when he won the Caulfield Cup and was favourite for the Melbourne Cup, only to miss due to colitis that struck five days out and almost killed him. Cambridge is a racing town and it will be rocking if The Chosen One can win the $8 million Lexus Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 3. If I can get through to him on the phone after the race, there will be nothing exuberant from his end other than, “That was good, let’s have a beer.” ●

Trainer Murray Baker, pictured at his Cambridge stables, hopes to win the $8Â million Lexus Melbourne Cup with The Chosen One.

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ne lucky new home owner will soon collect the keys to a fabulous new property and at the same time contribute to helping find a cure for children’s cancers. Property company Simonds Homes and land developers Satterley have combined forces to donate a $650,000 house and land package, with the proceeds from the sale to be donated to the My Room Children’s Cancer Charity.

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Simonds Homes and developers Satterley are donating a $650,000 house and land package, with proceeds going to the My Room Children’s Cancer Charity.

The buyer of new luxury home will make a priceless contribution. The single-storey property, on a 465-square-metre block, is in the Arcadia development at Officer in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs, and has four bedrooms, an indoor and outdoor living area, two bathrooms and a double garage. It offers plenty of space for entertaining, with an open-plan kitchen and an al fresco area, as well as lots of cosy spots for residents to enjoy peace and quiet.

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The organisation is dedicated to achieving a 100 per cent cure rate for childhood cancers. Proceeds from the property’s auction next month will be added to the grand total that was raised by the Nine My Room Telethon on AFL grand final eve, October 23. My Room ambassador and North Melbourne footballer Jack Ziebell is among the high-profile stars who lent a hand at the telethon. For the past eight years Ziebell, the Roos skipper, has been taking part in football clinics with some of the kids assisted by My Room. “It’s great to be able to help out through the clinics, meet the kids and raise awareness of such a great initiative,” he says. Over the years, Ziebell has also spent time helping to give moral support to sick kids by visiting hospitals. “When you walk into a hospital room, it makes you very grateful to be able to play football and help out a little by making kids smile; it’s a great feeling,” he says. The brand-new Simonds and Satterley house and land package will go under the hammer at the 2020 Home for a Cure auction at 11am on November 14.

The new owners will also be able to explore nearby parklands and easily access several schools in the surrounding area. The winning bidder will enjoy many luxury features that have been donated, including: ■ Builder upgrades, such as landscaping and fencing ■ $40,000 of Adriatic furniture ■ $25,000 of electronics from JB Hi-Fi ■ $7000 of bedding from A.H. Beard ■ $5500 of outdoor furnishings from Bunnings ■ $5000 of homewares from Salt & Pepper ■ $3000 of soft furnishings from Harvey Norman ■ 12-month premium digital subscriptions to The Age and Stan streaming service. This is the second time Simonds and Satterley have partnered to donate the proceeds of a house and land package to My Room. Nine has supported My Room for 14 years. In the past four years the telethon has raised more than $4.9 million for research, medical staff, equipment, and help for patients and their families. ● ● homeforacure.com.au

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An address in the Tara Estate is enviable in any era, but the recent lockdown really brought its virtues to the fore. Now you can seize your chance to smell the roses and admire the finest architecture of the 1891-1910 period. This Edwardian villa gets a lot of love from passers-by. Set in 1267 square metres, the slate-roofed, two-storey house has an elegant street presence. Apart from the original living and dining rooms, hall and main bedroom, this is a contemporary abode in heritage style. Sociable families will love the northerly poolside terrace, a party-perfect sanctuary for large gatherings. Renovated in 2009 to a design by Herbert and Howes, the house has a vast family, meals and kitchen area opening to the north-facing terrace. The fitted study can seat three or four people, and there’s a second bedroom, plus a bathroom across the hall, that would suit guests. Upstairs are three attic-style bedrooms, a bathroom and a retreat. Paul Bangay designed the evergreen garden, where the vine-clad terrace includes a barbecue kitchen and integrated speakers artfully hidden in the bluestone. The pool and spa have gas and solar heating. From the leadlight entry, turn right to the front living room, chic in taupe carpet with a marble open fireplace and a bay window. One door along, the main bedroom (fireplace) has a dressing room with a central island. The mosaic twin en suite is fully tiled and has a shower and free-standing Kaldewei bath. The dining room (marble fireplace) is ornate yet cosy,

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For young families there’s no sweeter spot in Toorak than this pretty Victorian. Tucked quietly between Toorak Primary School and Hawksburn village, the single-level house has an interior smartly redesigned by Nina Provan, with a bay-window living room opening to the secluded rear deck and lawn. Three double bedrooms (fireplaces) at the front include a swanky main suite with Italian LEMA wardrobes, a dressing room and an en suite with underfloor heating. The subway-tiled main bathroom has a shower and freestanding bath. Parquetry adds a piquant note to the family and dining area, where the marble, Miele-equipped kitchen makes a striking backdrop. There’s a study, with a marble desk, off the living room. The double carport has electric vehicle charging. ● ALISON BARCLAY

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Sprawled across a luxuriant park-like hectare, with a pool, gazebo and floodlit tennis court, this property will be a rich reward for families who dare to make a tree-change. The three-level house, gleaming in polished timber, is like a ski chalet on a vast scale. A cedar cathedral ceiling soars above the fire-warmed living room, which opens into the music room and study. The family and dining area, with Castlemaine stone fireplace, is a grand space for parties. Looking good in timber and stone, the kitchen has dual Bosch ovens, a Gaggenau steamer and Miele dishwasher. Six first-floor bedrooms (main with en suite) are supplemented by a ground-floor bedroom and a self-contained apartment on the lower level. With direct access to the Research Aqueduct walking trail, this is a druid’s dream. ● ALISON BARCLAY

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TEMPLESTOWE LOWER \ 51 MAGNOLIA COURT 5

Space shouldn’t be a problem for the occupants of this imposing new house. Each of the five bedrooms has an en suite, for a start, while the main bedroom also hosts a spacious dressing room. It can be found upstairs alongside three other bedrooms, a study nook and – don’t miss this detail – an upstairs wet bar. Downstairs is the spacious, light-filled dining, kitchen and living zone, which opens through bifold doors onto the charming al fresco area. There’s an open fireplace in the lounge room, a downstairs study and welcoming reception area. Other notable details include the high ceilings, parquetry floors and stone benches downstairs, and the carpet and chandeliers upstairs. ● ANDERS FURZE

Agent: Marshall White, William Chen 0438 383 336 Price: $2.49 million-$2.62 million Expressions of interest: close 5pm, November 3

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bookcases lend it a cosy intimacy, while

Price: $2.4 million-$2.55 million

timber details. The communal spaces

Price: $1.6 million-$1.7 million

the open-plan family/meals room and

Auction: 11am, November 7

enjoy an open-plan layout, with the dining

Auction: 10am, October 31

kitchen incorporates two Japanese-style

leadlight windows. It continues with the

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KEW \ 27 WELLINGTON STREET 4

The name of this circa-1900 family property gives you an idea of the light and space inside: Cloud House. The front garden includes a lovely pond, located in front of the tessellated tiles of the verandah, which leads into the house’s formal lounge room. Back out front, through the twin-arched hallway and beneath ornate high ceilings, you’ll find a main bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and en suite. The three other bedrooms (or four, should you forego the study) share a central bathroom. An architect-designed north-facing renovation out the back includes an atriumstyle gallery and informal living and dining area. There’s a studio in the back garden, and Kew Junction is nearby. ● ANDERS FURZE

Agent: Jellis Craig Hawthorn, Mark Josem 0488 856 736 Price: $3.3 million-$3.6 million Expressions of interest: close 2pm, November 10

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suite. At the rear of the home, tall windows

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allow the open-plan communal areas to

be bathed in light. These include a meals

upstairs, as well as a rumpus room for the kids. The main bedroom includes a walk-in

area and family room. For more formal

wardrobe and large double vanity en suite. Other features include a lush north-east

Elegance is at the heart of this 1930s

affairs, there is a separate dining room with

In a prime Malvern location, this classically

facing garden and a spacious home office.

home, down to the tree-lined avenue it sits

an atmospheric fireplace. Alternatively,

styled home is an opulent retreat from the

● MEGAN WHITFIELD

on. With four bedrooms and a home office

there is an al fresco area. ● MEGAN

hustle and bustle of daily life. As you enter,

(or additional bedroom), this house boasts

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be greeted by a marble foyer leading to an

plenty of room to stretch out in. Three of

open-plan formal living and dining space.

these bedrooms are located on the second

This space is defined by high ceilings and

storey, surrounding an airy teen retreat

striking light features. Move towards the

and two bathrooms. Downstairs, the main

Agent: Kay & Burton, Rebecca Edwards

rear of the ground storey and find the more

Agent: Kay & Burton, Andrew Sahhar

bedroom oozes charm with its decorative

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casual family and meals areas, airy and

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ceilings and ornate leadlight windows. For

Price: $3.9 million-$4.2 million

bright. This connects to a well-furnished

Price: $3.4 million-$3.7 million

a luxurious touch, enjoy a generous walk-

Expressions of interest: close 5pm,

kitchen with granite features and an island

Expressions of interest: close 3pm,

in wardrobe and sleek double-vanity en

November 10

bench. The four bedrooms are located

November 10

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5 Kintore Street Camberwell Magnificence characterises this majestic family residence fusing heritage grandeur, modern luxury and a sublime north-rear entertainment sanctuary in the prestigious Tara Estate. Extra-wide frontage introduces a substantial Herbert & Howe designed, 2-level interior of 5 bedrooms and study/office enhanced by high classical ceilings, wide Messmate floors and a range of top-line contemporary features all designed for first-class family living. Boasts elegant sitting room, beautiful dining room, downstairs main bedroom, upstairs childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zone, breathtaking integrated marble kitchen with butlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry, sun-drenched oasis with BBQ terrace and self-cleaning heated pool/spa plus front OSP and rear garage. Enviably situated amidst Paul Bangay gardens near leading schools, Camberwell Junction, parks, trams and train station.

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Hawthorn

closing Fri 6th Nov at 5pm By appointment 1,267sqm approx. 9810 5000

Mike Beardsley Geordie Dixon Richard James

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2/72 Adelaide Street Armadale Breathtaking scale, sophisticated style and a spectacular location highlight the incomparable appeal of this stunning brand new three bedroom residence. Open plan living and dining encompasses a gourmet porcelain kitchen, while a sun dappled courtyard presents lavish entertaining options. Includes main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite, home office, deluxe family bathroom, wine cellar and basement parking.

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Charles Boyd Kellie O'Neill Armadale

closing Mon 2 Nov at 4pm By private appointment 0402 275 485 0414 652 231 9864 5000

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An unforgettable home of extraordinary classic and contemporary style moments to Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest schools. Cloud House (c1900) is a breathtaking sanctuary amidst immaculate gardens and water features. Headlining in world-wide design magazines, this 4/5 bedroom residence is destined to be your forever home with an Architect designed north facing extension where an atrium-style gallery leads to relaxed living areas and stunning gardens. Expressions of Interest Closing Tue 10 Nov 2pm (unless sold prior) Inspect By private inspection Land 734 sqm approx. Mark Josem 0488 856 736 Alastair Craig 0418 335 363 Isabella Lu 0420 702 310 Hawthorn 9810 5000

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14 Avoca Street, South Yarra

Spectacular Victorian terrace showcasing generous four-bedroom three-bathroom accommodation, multiple living areas, indoor/outdoor entertaining, gymnasium, landscaped terrace, rich period features, soaring ceilings and remote double garage. Positioned in a beautiful tree lined street a short distance to Toorak Roadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cosmopolitan boutiques and restaurants, Fawkner Park and Royal Botanic Gardens.

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6 Lascelles Avenue, Toorak 5

Expressions of Interesst Closing Tuesday 17th November at 3.00pm

Handsome light ﬁlled 1930s Marcus Martin family residence beautifully renovated by Stephen Akehurst showcasing ﬁve-bedroom four-bathroom accommodation on a generous 965m2 allotment superbly positioned only a few minutes walk to Toorak Village. Constructed to the highest standards, this majestic home features circular driveway, formal entry, large den, generous formal and informal spaces, spectacular entertainer’s kitchen with butler’s pantry, four car garage and large beautifully landscaped rear garden with heated inground pool and cabana.

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Buy either or both!! 16 & 18 Thanet Street, Malvern Buy one or both of these houses being offered for sale as two homes in this elite family-pocket of Malvern. Formerly the headquarters of the Lady Nell Seeing Eye Dog School, the two properties have been cosmetically upgraded and painted throughout, with newly polished floorboards in preparation for families or for other uses (STCA). Both homes in glorious green surrounds, have four bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom, laundry, multiple spacious, light-filled living rooms, and original fireplaces. The property at Number 16 measures 836 sqm (approx.). Number 18 is 631 sqm (approx.). 16-18thanetstreet.com

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