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With our laidback approach to most things, you would not expect Australians to do skincare well. As the French daubed delicate creams, we would smear a bit of zinc on the nose and head out back to the barbie. So it is a major feat for an Australian skincare line to launch into a department store, alongside giants like Chanel and Lancome, let alone to achieve the success and status needed to open stores in the US and UK. But Toorak couple Chris and Andrea Moss have done just that. Our cover story this week is a tale of a triumphant local business built on a dynamic partnership. ●

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DESIGN Vince Lebon’s shoe brand began at a market – global success followed. Wo r d s

R AC H E L L E U N R E I C H

JULIA PEARL ROBBINS

hen Rollie Nation founder and designer Vince Lebon was growing up, everyone thought he’d have a career in science, rather than make a global name for himself in the shoe business. But despite being a top maths student, by year 11 he turned his focus to art and product design. “I woke up one day and said, ‘This is not the life I want.’ It was tough for my parents but they supported me even though they didn’t understand it.” Sometimes even he can’t believe that a kid from Melbourne ended up working overseas with the top creatives, designing sneakers. “When I was sitting in Brooklyn with [designer] Alexander Wang and Beyonce’s team, it crossed my mind, ‘Wow, this is really happening!’ But I always thought I was capable of achievement. And, I still feel like I have more to achieve.” Emigrating from Mauritius to the western suburbs of Melbourne when he was just a year old, Lebon watched his father work hard and make sacrifices, going from office cleaner to a senior management position. “He had two jobs at a time and said, ‘Never do a half job. If you’re going to do something, do it properly.’” Lebon, 36, took that advice seriously. His work led him first to China – where he found himself designing 400 shoes a season – and later to New York, where even working with adidas Brooklyn Creator Farm, the centre of sneaker design, didn’t make the city feel like home. “I had a love-hate relationship with New York, with extreme highs and lows.” By that time, he was married with two children. “And, I had to ask myself, was it what I wanted for my kids?” It wasn’t. In between, Lebon launched Rollie Nation in Melbourne in 2012, at first selling his wares from the South Melbourne Market. It was an instant success – 500 pairs were sold in the first five weeks, and they are now sold around the world. “I just knew we had something special. There’s a saying, ‘Love what you do and you’ll never work a day.’ I love my work so much that I work through those hard moments, like working until 2am

VI N C E L E B O N \ F O U N D E R O F R O L LI E N AT I O N

If the shoe fits ... every day.” He found there were advantages to being from Melbourne. “We’re quite disconnected from the rest of the world, and with that comes more clarity. You’re not so distracted, you’re able to really hone in on problems and make connections with people.” The launch of his sneaker line, RN, is the culmination of another dream, and he has already

“I’ve kept all core 15 people in the business employed and I really love Melbourne. It has the right tempo, the right energy.”

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watched singer-musician Gotye wear his sneakers when accepting the ARIA Award for Song of the Year in 2012. Where to from here? “I’ve slowed the pace a little bit but I’m more driven than ever. I’m just so excited about the sneakers.” His father views his sneaker success as “the cream” since his main goal was to get his children educated well first. As for Lebon himself, he ploughed through the pandemic with his integrity intact. “I’ve kept all 15 core people in the business employed and I really love Melbourne. It has the right tempo, the right energy.” ●

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COVER STORY

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Beauty entrepreneurs Andrea and Chris Moss have shaped a dynamic personal and professional partnership. Wo r d s R AC H E L L E U N R E I C H

The perfect formulation

ome people emerged from Melbourne’s lockdown looking bleary-eyed, paler and heavier. Is it any wonder that plastic surgeon Chris Moss and his wife Andrea – who is also the co-founder and chief executive of the couple’s skincare centre Liberty Belle and its product range (which she also co-created) – look so dewy and dreamy that no one would guess their true ages, 56 and 52 respectively? Andrea is used to people asking pointedly and not so quietly, “WHAT DO YOU DO?” – presuming, of course, that her skilled husband has had a hand in her youthful visage. Not really. “I don’t feel any pressure to look good,” she says, knowing that wives of plastic surgeons are often under extra scrutiny. “Chris has operated on me – but it was when I dropped a bottle of wine on my toe and severed a tendon. He stitched it up while I played assistant and retracted my skin. He’ll operate on me again – when I have a facelift!” One isn’t on the cards for now; she hasn’t used anti-wrinkle injections for the past five years. “I wanted my skin to be an honest canvas to reflect the results of Liberty Belle Rx. I trashed my skin when I was young; I basically grew up on a tennis court in Gisborne and never wore sunscreen.” Now in David Jones where it has dedicated counters and staff, Liberty Belle Rx, their product range of cleansers, serums, treatments and moisturisers, is set to launch in bricks and mortar stores in the UK and US next year, and has therefore passed compliance tests of the highest standards, Andrea says. Chris already had a name as a well-known and highly regarded plastic surgeon in Melbourne. From his humble four-room office in 1999, they expanded into a compound, the Liberty Belle Skin Centre, on Toorak Road in 2008. By 2018, they launched their product range, and by Christmas, there will be 19 products in the

Surgeon Dr Chris Moss and his wife, businesswoman Andrea.

Liberty Belle Rx line, which has catchy names such as Superhero (an antioxidant moisturiser with antipollution and blue light defence), Glam Squad (a hydrating and brightening serum) and Lionheart (a citrus cleansing emulsion). But the flashiness ends there, since the Liberty Belle Rx packaging is clean and sparse, perhaps a gentle nod to its ingredients that are equally clean and efficient. Chris says he wanted to start the line because his philosophy as a plastic surgeon is one of “complete aesthetic care”. “You don’t just do things with surgery; you use the best technology for the person’s needs … The nonsurgical things, although not as powerful as surgery, do things that surgery can’t do,” he says.

Some of their plans to expand – including talks with a large US online platform – had to stop during the height of the pandemic. Domestic life got busier, and Andrea says it was a chance for her to “cook up a storm, use the recipe books I’d never had a chance to read and spend quality time with the kids”. Their eldest, Sophie, is 17, and sons Kif (a nickname for Chris) and William are 15 and 12. Once known for her stint on The Real Housewives of Melbourne where she gained a reputation for being a fervent list-maker, Andrea now calls herself the “Make It Happen” person, with Chris adding that “she’s an amazing organiser – she’s very efficient”. “She takes care of running the logistics and the whole team. She’s the most incredibly generous person to everybody, always putting everyone’s needs ahead of her own. She keeps the whole machinery running and that’s really important in the success of this, because it means I can really focus on the science.” In those two decades, much has changed in their world; even this year, when lockdown began, they noticed that more people looked to alter their

“Chris has operated on me – but it was when I dropped a bottle of wine on my toe and severed a tendon.” ANDREA MOSS ON HUSBAND, PLASTIC SURGEON CHRIS MOSS

“You can do beautiful surgery and re-contour a face, but if the skin still looks sun-damaged or has lines or looks tired – then you improve the skin surface as well.” The products he’d been using on patients were often deficient; he’d also realised, through seeing so many clients – 40,000 have been through their skin centre and suites over 20 years – what ingredients worked and what didn’t. Andrea knew that the key to success was “providing beautiful ingredients in a formulation that delivers these incredible actives to the skin in a gentle way”. She asked that the products didn’t ball under her makeup, whereas Chris’ scientific approach ensured every ingredient earned its place in the range. Andrea realised they could produce something better than the market offerings when she picked up an eye cream “and I saw that one of its ingredients was fish gonads, or something. I was like, ‘My god, what was the thinking behind that?’”

appearances, having been so much more cognisant of what they looked like on Zoom screens. Still, even though plenty of influencers post their Liberty Belle-related snaps, the couple rely on word of mouth, not ambassadors (which they don’t have). “If you look at the purchases online every month, the repeat clients are so high and they keep coming back and adding to the range,” Andrea says. “It’s the results of the skincare that’s driving its popularity,” Chris adds. How do they make their personal and professional partnerships work so well, having been working together for 19 years and married for 18? Chris says: “It’s important to have teamwork,” whereas Andrea puts it down to the stars. “I don’t know, I feel like I really lucked out, meeting Chris at Redheads [nightclub] all those years ago. I think we have the same values but very different skills.” ● ● libertybelle.com.au

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REAL ESTATE Victoria’s famous beach retreat Fender House is for sale. Wo r d s

t 23, most of us are trying to figure out what’s next and forge ahead in our career between study, part-time work and whatever other curve balls we face as young adults. But Australian architect Karl Fender took a slightly different approach to career navigation. In the early 1970s he was commissioned by a client to design what today is known as The Fender House, an expansive modernist home on 1.2 hectares at 109 Hopetoun Avenue, Mount Martha, on the Mornington Peninsula. Over the decades, new owners would come and go with various cosmetic alterations and tack-ons to the home. Structurally Fender’s original build and the bones of the home remained intact, but the gardens became overgrown and the pool needed major repair. Internally, some 1980s and ’90s changes were far removed from its original midcentury charm. By the time Katie and Ian Brannaghan bought it in 2017, it needed major repairs and restoration. “It was falling apart and it needed so much work but we could see the potential,” Katie says. “The bones of the property were beautiful and you could see the amazing design but the home itself was filled with stuff and had been neglected over the years.” The Brannaghans had their work cut out but couldn’t turn away from this rare gem, designed

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Return to glory days before Fender became one half of Fender Katsalidis Architects, a practice known for designing the Eureka Tower and Tasmania’s MONA (Museum of Old and New Art). Restoring the home to its former glory was a challenge they relished. “We originally thought a lick of paint and some carpet would do the trick,” Katie laughs. “We were rather naive,” Ian adds. They and their two young daughters relocated from inner Melbourne and moved into their new home while renovations took place. For them, it was crucial they returned the home to its modernist roots, honouring the original design of its era while also bringing it into the contemporary era with state-of-the-art comforts. “It’s so important to look after these old, unique buildings,” Ian says.

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Some of the extensive updates included introducing a hydronic heating and cooling system, replacing all flooring, restoring and rendering the pool, installing a new kitchen and landscaping. While retaining as many of the home originals features, when integrating modern touches Katie and Ian meticulously selected materials that were reminiscent of the 1970s, including terrazzo flooring, green carpets and wood panelling. They received a major tick of approval when Fender visited their home after the renovation was complete. “He brought some of the original floor plans with him and it turned out a lot of the renovations we did actually returned the home closely to its original design, which was a fluke,” says Ian. The Brannaghan family are now moving onto their next project, and hope the new owners enjoy living here just as much as they have. “This home is a rare find,” says listing agent Kristy Taylor, of Taylor & Co Realty. “Fender House is one of Australia’s most iconic beach houses and a Karl Fender, mid-century masterpiece.” ●

The mid-century Fender House is an early masterpiece by respected Australian architect Karl Fender.

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Meet the author making sense of the internet’s best and worst sides.

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BOOKS

DION GEORGOPOULOS

inger Gorman knows the internet’s dark and evil underbelly only too well. The author even knows where the internet trolls who share the most hatred vitriol hang out. Her book, Troll Hunting, sheds light on the world’s most vile keyboard warriors. When researching what makes internet trolls tick, Gorman gained unprecedented access to trolls and uncovered how they’re linked to real-life crimes. She even formed strange and enduring relationships with them. Gorman wrote the book after receiving scores of hateful tweets, including a death threat. She found pictures of herself and family on a fascist website. While initially terrified, she grew curious to understand who these trolls were. As a journalist, she reached out to them, hopeful of an interview. The interviews resulted in a book that propelled her into a career speaking about her work. Troll Hunting, which uncovers links between

What we need is a kindness pandemic

“There are all kinds of wondrous ways we can connect with each other online during this time, so let’s use the internet for good.” trolling and cyber-hate and real-life crimes, shot on to the best-selling list. “Predator trolls are often better educated than you expect,” Gorman says. “They aren’t necessarily motivated by what you expect. And yet the damage they do is far beyond imagination.” Once the book – which contains graphic accounts – was published, Gorman was diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder. “I was alone in my office, crying and drinking and trying to write this book, and it kind of got spat out into the sunlight in the most dramatic and terrifying way,” she says. “I never dreamed that it would even be read by anyone, let alone that I’d get so many messages from all around the world.” Her recovery was helped by a global movement that mushroomed on social media as readers posted messages of support for her and the book.

GINGER GORMAN

“I started getting these selfies from people who had read the book. It was like the world threw their arms around me in my darkest hour,” she says. “They wanted to support me, but they also wanted action on cyber hate.” Gorman admits more time at home and on the internet amid the COVID-19 pandemic brings with it terrible possibilities. She’s passionate about keeping people safe online and hopeful the internet can be a source of comfort in the pandemic for everyone. She has implored Australians to seek out the beautiful glimpse of kindness online and ignore the negative stories. A tweet from Gorman garnered a huge response of examples of kindness and sharing in local communities, which warmed her heart – #kindnesspandemic “There are all kinds of wondrous ways we can

connect with each other online during this time, so let’s use the internet for good,” she says. “We all need to tell these stories, to flood ourselves with light in the darkness.” Gorman is taking comfort in stories of friends and neighbours reaching out and helping each other in this time of crisis. “I would urge everyone just to be aware that our own stress and anxiety levels during this crisis. Kindness is more important than ever.” Trolls love a big news story, so be aware they could be active in the coming months, Gorman warns. “Attaching themselves to a big news story is an easy way to get attention ... there’s likely to be a proliferation of fake news due to COVID-19,” she says. Right now, Gorman craves a little time to pull back from the spotlight. “I just want to stay at home and make fried rice and bake cupcakes with my kids. I’ve got a lot to be grateful for.” ● TROLL HUNTING \ By Ginger Gorman $29.99, out now ● hardiegrant.com/au ● gingergorman.com

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TRAVEL \ BALL ARAT An easy drive to this vibrant city is an ideal day trip. As we emerge from our homes, blinking in the bright sunshine after a long period of isolation, we're all going to crave a few day trips. Ballarat will be top of the list for many. It's an easy drive from most parts of Victoria for those wanting to be home in time for dinner – a 115-kilometre coast up the highway from Melbourne. Most of us have visited Sovereign Hill at some stage. This historical park brings to life the stories from Australia’s great 1850s gold rushes. If you want something off the main trail, there are options aplenty. In fact, this gold rush city has come a long way in recent years. GREG BRIGGS

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First, stretch your legs with a stroll through the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. The canopy of mature trees provides a perfect shade under which to explore the heritage statutory pavilion and Ex-Prisoner of War Memorial. A brisk walk around Lake Wendouree takes about an hour. You’ll spot plenty of swans on the sixkilometre Steve Moneghetti running and walking track, named after the Olympian who calls Ballarat home. The art gallery, established in 1884, holds one of the best regional collections in the country. There are many temporary exhibitions and a great little gift shop. N I N A H E N DY

Eat Try one of the thriving restaurants that have popped up in recent years. LOLA \ The Provincial Hotel on

Lydiard Street North was dilapidated and unloved a few years ago, but it has been converted into a thriving food and accommodation hub by Channel 10 presenter Gorgi Coghlan and her husband Simon. The casual, contemporary cafe transforms into a sophisticated European-style bistro at night. The wine list features the best Victorian wines all in one spot. MR JONES DINING \ If you like

The heritage character of Sturt Street.

contemporary Asian, this is one of the most popular eateries in town. It is definitely worth trying some of the great the street-food options, including dumplings, or perhaps the aromatic yellow curry of cauliflower, tomato and cucumber relish.

MR JONES DINING

THE FORGE PIZZERIA \ If you’re

looking for something a little more casual, check out The Forge, which has taken out several awards since opening a decade ago. The menu features several wood-fired pizzas and hand-made pastas. MOON & MOUNTAIN \ This modern Asian eatery and bar with an Australian twist is open until late. It’s great for a quick meal, or stay a little longer to enjoy the atmosphere.

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Take a stroll along Sturt Street. In between the local shops are plenty of real estate agents. With a median house price of $550,000, according to Domain data, Ballarat’s homes are about $325,000 cheaper than Melbourne’s median. Head to the Ballarat Wildlife Park, run by a local family who aim to educate through interactive wildlife experiences. It’s worth it just to see the meerkats and penguins. When you take your trip, check out if one of the local markets is on.

A PICNIC \ Or if you’re after a bite in the great outdoors, gather some olives, bread and cheese from The Olive Grove Delicatessen (on Sturt Street) and head to Lake Wendouree for a picnic. It’s a great vantage point to watch the sun go down before you drive home. Circumstances are changing rapidly, so please check individual websites of businesses for their operating hours and offerings now that regional travel is permitted. ●

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FEATURE HOUSE TOORAK \ 3 HIGHGATE HILL 4

Designed by prestigious architect Nic Bochsler and refurbished last year by Bochsler & Partners, this home offers contemporary urban living at an enviable level of style, comfort and amenity. Set in a cul-de-sac and with a Japanese-inspired garden providing tranquil views and excellent privacy, it is peaceful, airy and spacious. At ground level, a media room or home office, with an open fireplace, is at the entrance. From here on, the home is all dramatic space and light with generous glazing and clever delineation of zones without enclosing walls. The sitting room with open fireplace, and the dining room with a stunning circular void overhead, are double height. On one side is a lily pond; on the other is the gas and solar-heated lap pool and outdoor entertaining area. This formal living zone is ideal for an art collection – glazing frames garden views and, as the home is decorated now, alternate spaces show off large pieces of art. The black granite and timber kitchen has Gaggenau and Miele appliances and a large walk-in pantry. The kitchen is flanked by an informal meals area and a living room with open fireplace and built-in desk. Also on the ground floor are a library, bathroom, storage and laundry. Two staircases lead upstairs. A spiral leads to a bedroom at the front of the house, and the main staircase to a conventional landing. The main bedroom suite is a lavish spread of space at the rear of the home. A large en suite overlooks the private

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terrace with city views and courtyard garden and there are his and hers walk-in wardrobes.

“SOARING CEILINGS, ABUNDANT LIGHT AND GENEROUS PROPORTIONS

Children’s bedrooms are at the front of the house. All have built-in wardrobes and two of the three have en suites. The house, on about 673 square metres of land, has an alarm system, video intercom, in-floor hydronic heating and air-conditioning and irrigation. It is close to the Yarra River, independent schools, shopping and transport. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Marshall White, Justin Long 0418 537 973 Price: $7 million-$7.7 million Expressions of interest: close 5pm, December 2

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TOORAK \ 4 GAWITH COURT 5

Contemporary, robust and spacious, this is a family home to fulfil all requirements. It spans three levels with a theatre, wine storage, a bar and a bathroom on the lower ground floor. At ground level, living areas dominate and are filled with light. The formal room has a gas pebble fireplace. The stone kitchen, with Miele appliances, and the meals area open to an outdoor entertaining zone with barbecue. Also on this level are a study or bedroom with en suite and access to the plunge pool. Upstairs, the main bedroom has a luxurious en suite and deep walk-in wardrobe. A void separates this area from the remaining three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Schools, transport and shopping are nearby. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Abercromby’s, Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Price: $4.8 million-$5.28 million Expressions of interest: close 5pm, December 1

SOUTH YARRA \ 54A AVOCA STREET 3

On the ground floor and with house-size proportions, this well-appointed and very attractive apartment has a beguiling European atmosphere. The rear faces north, filling the sprawling living, dining and sitting area – and the main bedroom suite – with light and sunshine and drawing in the outdoors via walls of french doors to two loggias. The sleek kitchen has Miele and Smeg appliances and there are fireplaces in the sitting room and living room. The two children’s bedrooms have en suites and there is a study. Hydronic heating, a lift to the basement garage and electronic awnings are included. The apartment is close to schools, shopping and parks. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Kay & Burton, Michael Gibson 0418 530 392 Price: $6 million-$6.5 million Auction: 5pm, December 1 DOM A IN REV IEW

ASHBURTON \ 8 VEARS ROAD 3

Built during the 1950s and stylishly re-imagined to create a low-maintenance and flexible home, this immaculate property would be ideal for a family. The three living areas are versatile and offer plenty of space for everyone to gather or find a spot to be alone. Plantation shutters, a fireplace with gas pebble insert, and plenty of natural light make the living areas inviting. The white kitchen has stone benchtops. The three bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. The house is surrounded by landscaped gardens and has ducted heating, airconditioning and a remote-controlled garage. It is close to childcare, Ashburton Primary School, transport and shopping. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Belle Property, Tony Doh 0419 316 676 Price: $1.6 million-$1.75 million Expressions of interest: close 4pm, November 24

SOUTH YARRA \ 70 MASON STREET

entrance to a dining or living space with

TOORAK \ 9 BALMERINO AVENUE

a gas log fire and onto a modern kitchen\

dining\living zone that opens to a private

room, laundry, bathroom and bedroom. Charcoal walls add dash in the lounge, and

garden with rear lane access. Plantation

the kitchen’s Falcon oven will have chefs cooking with gas. The dining room is glazed

Picture-perfect Armfield Cottage was

shutters, a built-in wardrobe, study nook

A clever extension by Fasham Homes

to decks on both sides. Opening on to the

home to members of two connected

and streamlined en suite complement the

makes this period residence a strong

north-facing, principal deck, the family

families for 40 years and named for a

double bedroom. ● LIZ MCLACHLAN

candidate for contemporary living. It’s easy

room sports the same kind of fireplace as

family friend, artist David Armfield. An

on the eye and undemanding regarding

the lounge. ● KAY KEIGHERY

ideal northern aspect along its deep site

upkeep. Behind the painted-brick facade,

fills the cottage with light and warmth.

the front section of the house has two

The cottage is a hop, skip and a jump from

storeys, and the rear one. Ground levelfront comprises a lounge and kitchen

Agent: Jellis Craig, Carla Fetter

Domain village’s elite eateries and stores.

Agent: Marshall White, Richard Mackinnon

with meals. Slip upstairs to a bathroom

0423 738 644

A contemporary renovation has enhanced

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and three bedrooms. Through the glazed

Price: $2.9 million-$3.19 million

this single-level period home’s charm. High

Price: $1.85 million-$1.985 million

hall linking the front and rear of ground,

Expressions of interest: close 5pm,

ceilings and Baltic pine floors flow from the

Auction: 10.30am, November 28

find a powder room, dining room, family

November 24

the Botanic Gardens, Fawkner Park and

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TOORAK \ 27 TURNBULL AVENUE 4

Attractive from go to whoa with the advantage of a sliceof-paradise back yard, this residence excels on all fronts. While period enthusiasts might prefer the facade, people with an eye for modernity will dig the rear view, where the boutique extension presents chicly in timber. The sitting room has a bay window and a fireplace. There’s a window seat in the family room. The kitchen goes all out for slabgranite style, while the connected dining area becomes one with the outdoors via concertina doors. Open these for a broad connection with the entertainment terrace, the bespoke pool and the lush garden. On the first floor, the main bedroom suite is a winner with mocha walls, oatmeal carpet, pendant lighting, a pop-up television screen, a walkin wardrobe and a stellar en suite. ● KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Kay and Burton, Andrew Sahhar 0417 363 358 Price: $5.7 million-$5.9 million Expressions of interest: close 3pm, November 26

ALBERT PARK \

access. All bedrooms have carpet and

SOUTH YARRA \

bedrooms, two living rooms, two studies

40 RICHARDSON STREET

open fireplaces. The kitchen has stainless-

45 & 47 ARNOLD STREET

and large kitchen/meal spaces. Original

steel appliances and a semi-island bench

topped in rustic timber. Knotty floorboards

boom-time Victorian features abound in

and terracotta tiles further augment the

fretworked verandahs, grand parapets and Italianate arches, with lofty, elaborately

Saunter to St Vincent’s Gardens, Gasworks

down-to-earth air. While all is in place for

This pair of ornate Victorian terraces on

embellished ceilings and finely turned

Arts Park and the beach from this Victorian

move-in satisfaction, there’s scope to

855 square metres in Melbourne’s ultra-

timber balustrades. Kitchens open to

terrace. The city is an easy commute

vamp up as desired. ● KAY KEIGHERY

prestigious Domain precinct offer a wealth

lengthy courtyards. Up to six cars can park

away by car, tram or bicycle. Old-school

of possibilities. There’s the chance to

in large rear yards with laneway access. ●

handsome in Hawthorn brick, the home

create a single landmark mansion or live in

LIZ MCLACHLAN

has three bedrooms off an arched hall,

one and work from the other. From here it’s a minute’s dash to Melbourne Grammar’s

Agent: Kay & Burton, Michael Gibson

bathroom and separate toilet. You can

Agent: The Agency, Emily Adams

Bromby Street gates or two minutes to

0418 530 392

hang out on the front verandah and watch

0423 264 224

St Kilda Road, three minutes to Fawkner

Price: $9 million-$9.9 million

the world go by, or pop out the back to a

Price: $1.7 million-$1.8 million

Park and five minutes to the Botanic

Expressions of interest: close 5pm,

protected deck and courtyard with rear

Auction: noon, November 28

Gardens. The mirrored floor plans offer six

December 2

open-plan kitchen and living, a laundry,

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6-8 Mangarra Road Canterbury In a private world of its own, “Skellig” (c1910’s) offers an exclusive country-club lifestyle on picturesque grounds featuring tennis court and pool/spa oasis. The exquisite character of this 4 bedroom/2 bathroom home is in perfect harmony with its contemporary enhancements not only providing luxury and space but also a heartwarming environment of unforgettable aesthetic beauty both indoors and out. A remarkable Golden Mile opportunity with grand formal rooms, office, superb kitchen/family areas, beautifully gardens plus unrestricted scope to divide and develop a bumper block of some 1,411 sqm (32.95m frontage).

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Expressions of Interests Closing Tue 8 December at 2pm (unless sold prior) Inspect By appointment Land 1,411 sqm approx. Balwyn 9810 5000

Peter Vigano Jessica Zhang Geordie Dixon

a 2b 4c 3d 1g

0407 301 224 0452 468 117 0418 588 399

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6 Kintore Street Camberwell The prestigious Tara Estateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarefied ambience is magnificently encapsulated in exclusive Kintore Street where this elegant Victorian residence stands testament to a rich history of refined family living. This gracious 4 bedroom villa c1902 on a 1,040 sqm allotment (approx.) with rear ROW showcases ornate period integrity, the utmost comfort and endless inspiration to evolve and expand with luxurious, stateof-the-art enhancement (STCA).

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Auction Land Peter Vigano Geordie Dixon Jessica Zhang Hawthorn

a 1b 2d 1e 1g

Saturday 21st November 2pm 1,040 sqm approx. 0407 301 224 0418 588 399 0452 468 117 9810 5000

105 Sackville Street Kew In an address widely considered to be one of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious, the opportunity to acquire one of its original estate properties is exceedingly rare. Offered for the first time since the 1950â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, WALDEN c.1920 on 1822sqm is indeed one of these extraordinary openings, a chance to create your own family legacy in rarefied surroundings.

Expression of Interest Inspect Land Lloyd Lawton Richard Earle Greg Toogood Hawthorn

a 2b 3c 3d

Closing Tue, 1st Dec at 12:00pm By appointment 1822 sqm approx 0403 229 433 0418 564 168 0418 385 440 9810 5000

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635 Mooleric Road Birregurra A historic landmark of Victoriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rural heritage, Mooleric captivates all who live and stay here. The significant bluestone homestead was built by renowned architects Davidson & Henderson in 1871, acquired by the Ramsay family in 1899, and by the current owner in 1999. The extensive gardens were designed by William Guilfoyle of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Royal Botanic Gardens in 1903. Available in two lots or together.

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Expressions of Interest Land Andrew Macmillan Nathan Waterson In Conjunction with Brian Wood

a 5b 4c

closing Thursday 3rd Dec at 2pm 940 acres approx. 0418 142 252 0439 905 188 Charles Stewart 0427 131 000

f 1g

47 Wrights Terrace Prahran Ideally positioned in the heart of Prahran, this double block fronted Victorian has been totally updated to create a spectacular contemporary domain. Expansive open plan living and dining with gas fireplace and gourmet Smeg kitchen opens out to a private leafy courtyard. The luxurious ensuite main bedroom with walk in robes is accompanied by three large bedrooms and two pristine bathrooms. A light filled study, roof terrace with city views and laundry complete the home.

Auction Will Bennison Iain Carmichael Tim Bennison Armadale

a 3b 2d 1e

Saturday 28th November at 12pm 0438 572 371 0418 850 988 0418 332 865 9864 5000

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170 Whitehorse Road Balwyn 5

a 4b 5c 3d 1e

An executive home, this magnificent 5 bedroom, 4 bathroom, 5 car basement residence offers outstanding family living and unforgettable garden entertaining in a prominent location bordering the Reid Estate. European styling and garden vistas are part of the everyday experience through refined and relaxed living spaces all enveloped by Ian Barker designed gardens plus huge lower home cinema with full bar and 1000 bottle cellar. Auction Inspect Land Ross Stryker Richard James Isabella Lu Balwyn

Saturday 5th December 12pm By appointment 490 sqm approx 0401 318 772 0408 751 189 0420 702 310 9810 5000

14 William Street South Yarra

Invergowrie C. 1885 A two-story, five-bedroom residence of grand proportions with wide balconies set in a mature garden setting on approximately 900 square metres. A private and secluded haven in close proximity to the Toorak Road/Chapel Street precinct and South Yarra railway station.

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