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NOVEMBER 25 - DECEMBER 1, 2020

DESIGN

TONY ELLWOOD

HIS JOU RN EY TO THE NGV

THE ARCADE COMES ALIVE

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Now that lockdown is over, I ought to visit the National Gallery of Victoria, throw a coin in its famous fountain and wish for luck. To beg a parent for a glittering coin to flick into the enormous pools at the front of the gallery, and then poke a finger in the Waterwall at the entrance, is a rite of passage for Victorian youngsters. NGV director Tony Ellwood experienced his own such milestone moment as a child visiting the gallery. In this week’s cover story, Ellwood shares his path from Gippsland to the Northern Territory and onto his beloved NGV, with journalist Sue Smethurst. ●

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DESIGN The city’s first ‘artcade’ mixes shopping and a sensory experience. Wo r d s

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n empty Melbourne arcade has been transformed into the city’s first “artcade”, filled with new works by Australia’s leading contemporary artists to create a sophisticated public art gallery that visitors can shop in. From Rone to Reko Rennie, Lisa King and Caleb Walmlsey (aka Mayonaize), 250 Spencer Street’s West Side Place is a collaboration between street art network Juddy Roller and property developer Far East Consortium Australia, with art coming to the city centre in a bid to reacquaint us with our streets. The concept was developed long before the pandemic hit, and opened to the public on November 15, with plans to keep it open for at least six months. Judy Roller’s creative director Shaun Hossack, who runs an award-winning network of street artists from Fitzroy, says the developers gave him free artistic rein to tell a story. “The developer has a strong interest in the arts and wanted to turn these empty shops into an art experience; it was a perfect way to showcase some of Melbourne’s best,” Hossack says. Lisa King, one of Australia’s leading self-taught female graffiti mural artists, brings her own painterly stroke to the space via a pop-up cafe called Rose Twilight. “I wanted to make an interactive art cafe that is in part inspired by the NGV bookshop and conjures that feeling you get when you walk into the gallery,” King says. There are painterly flowers teamed with butterflies and skulls, with neon lights that read “Wake Up And Smell The Coffee” and “Art is Life”. “My art asks the question is the glass half-empty

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Painting the town or full? The narrative is lightly political and designed to make people think – it’s mixing art and culture with my own work,” she says. She also collaborated with Coco Flip on the cafe’s lighting and neon signage by Electric Confetti from Melbourne for extra va-va-voom. Artist Rone, aka Tyrone Wright, creates an ode to his hugely popular Empire installation from 2019, taking over three window fronts in this arcade. “My work is like a grand version of the Myer Christmas windows,” Rone says of his Sub Rosa. He collaborated with interior stylist Carly Spooner to fill three rooms that shift from bedroom to fireplace area and lounge room. He managed to repurpose furniture and objects from Empire within the installation and purpose-built a fireplace for the occasion in lockdown.

A piece by Melbourne-based Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie, above left; artist Rone’s mural Sleeping Beauty, above right.

There’s a huge mural of Sleeping Beauty that sits behind the scene. “Sleeping Beauty is a comment about where we are at the moment,” Rone says. “We’ve all been in hibernation and it’s like we’re all still waiting to wake up and come out again but don’t know when that will be.” Reko Rennie, a Kamilaroi artist based in Melbourne, acknowledges his Indigenous roots with his large sprawling work across a 225-square-metre hoarding wall. He worked with Adelaide’s emerging artist Shane Kookaburra, whom he is mentoring now. With the pandemic putting a stop to gallery exhibitions, Rennie used his time in lockdown to get involved in the public art project. “Part of my early art practices come from the street,” says Rennie, whose work riffs on an urban narrative and connects back to his ancestors, too. “I got into art through graffiti and, while I’m not a graffiti artist, I do like to work in a public environment at times. “The beauty of doing this sort of public format work is that it’s there for everyone to see no matter what your background is, no matter what you earn.” Hossack says the arcade was inspired by the street art of Hosier Lane and Melbourne’s other cobblestone laneways. “But unlike those laneways, we’re in this classy environment, with large imposing store windows and giving the public a high-end gallery experience,” Hossack says. “We wanted to take the ethos of street art and make it more sophisticated for all to enjoy.” ●

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Artistic endeavour COVER STORY NGV director Tony Ellwood is ready

to welcome back art lovers to the cultural institution, which has been special to him since childhood.

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ain, hail or shine in Melbourne, shards of light have faithfully streamed through the famous stained-glass ceiling of the National Gallery of Victoria’s Great Hall, illuminating the vast space below for decades. But since July, there’s been no one lying on the Great Hall’s ruby carpet gazing to the heavens, no wide-eyed visitors lost in the kaleidoscope of colour that has transfixed us, and been a cultural rite of passage for Melburnians since 1968. “It was surreal being here without people,” says the NGV’s ebullient director Tony Ellwood AM, who on July 9 faced the grim task of turning out the lights and locking the gallery doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Although a skeleton team remained on site to look after the $4.5 billion collection, for the first time the bustling corridors of the NGV fell eerily silent. “I’d go in and these big, beautiful spaces were empty,” Ellwood says. “The gallery felt like it had lost its purpose, it was such an odd feeling and a little sad because I knew how much enjoyment was being denied people.” As we chat, he is excitedly preparing to open the

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“These vast rooms with paintings bigger than the wall span of my house. I walked around gobsmacked; mouth open all day. I vividly remember Tiepolo’s Antony and Cleopatra. My mother took me to that painting and read me the story, and I remember looking up at it thinking it was the most beautiful thing in the world.” Painted in 1743, Giambattista Tiepolo’s The Banquet of Cleopatra was purchased by the NGV in 1933 from the Soviet government, where it had hung in the Hermitage Palace. Industry figures have conservatively estimated it to be worth more than $100 million and it has been lauded as the gallery’s most significant purchase ever. “Seeing things collected from places that obviously had such majesty was, for a country kid, quite unreal, astonishing really. I immediately felt this sense of otherworldliness,” Ellwood says. “I will never forget the look on my mother’s face as she was looking at the art, too, she was so transfixed and elevated by the beauty of the work and that made it magical for me too. I could see as a kid that these works were very special and I

active collection region for a major exhibition,” Ellwood says. “So, the NGV began inviting me to Melbourne to talk about the artists and their works and what was happening in Indigenous art, which was incredibly intimidating.” Two years after he arrived in Kununurra, Ellwood and Mosby were packing their bags for Melbourne after he was offered a part-time role with the NGV. “My time in Kununurra was transformative. I’ve maintained a passion and commitment to Indigenous art and culture ever since. I’ve left Kununurra but it’s never left me and never will.” Ellwood quickly rose through the ranks of the art world. He was headhunted to the Bendigo Art Gallery, followed by the Queensland Art Gallery and the Queensland Gallery of Modern Art. He accepted the NGV directorship in 2012, and under his ambitious stewardship the NGV has become the most visited gallery in Australia. He is passionate about ensuring the gallery is accessible to everyone and through blockbuster exhibitions such as the Terracotta Warriors, Dior and Valentino, Andy Warhol and Ai Weiwei has attracted a new and

“More so than ever, people are looking to their institutions to do something profound, to be caring and inclusive and welcoming and inspiring, and that’s everything we are.” TONY ELLWOOD gallery’s doors again, putting the finishing touches to the highly anticipated Triennial 2020, which he believes will play a “critical” role in reinvigorating COVID-weary Melbourne. Years of planning and careful curation have gone into the coveted exhibition that will show the works of more than 100 artists from around the world. “More so than ever, people are looking to their institutions to do something profound, to be caring and inclusive and welcoming and inspiring, and that’s everything we are,” he says. “And, it’s everything I think the Triennial is.” Ellwood will never forget the first time he visited the NGV. It was the late 1970s and his mum Allison had boldly taken her 11-year-old twins Tony and Deane out of Warragul Primary School for the day, to see the Roman Masterpieces exhibition. Ellwood had no clue as the train rattled along from their country home just how profoundly lifechanging this adventure would be. “The first thing that struck me was the scale and volume, the grandeur of everything,” he recalls.

thought, ‘wow, this really is an incredible place and art is an incredible thing’. It was the best day of my life. And I knew this was where I wanted to work some day.” It was a long way from home and the NGV that Ellwood got the defining break of his art career. At 23, he was appointed Aboriginal art co-ordinator for Waringarri Aboriginal Arts in the remote east Kimberley town of Kununurra. It was a huge leap for the graduate who’d just completed an internship at London’s coveted Tate. At that time, Kununurra was little more than a dusty mining settlement, surrounded by vast cattle stations and the crocodile-filled Ord River. The nearest big town was Darwin, 10 hours’ drive away. Kununurra changed the course of his life. Personally, he met his partner Tom Mosby and, professionally, discovered a deep love of country and its artists. He became a trusted confidante to the likes of Rover Thomas and unwittingly came into the orbit of the NGV. “They’d started looking at the Kimberley as an

enthusiastic audience through the gallery’s doors. Behind the scenes during the pandemic, Ellwood and his team doubled down on their mission to ensure the gallery retains its global reputation, purchasing new works and planning “bold and ambitious” exhibitions. And after eight years at the helm, Ellwood shows no signs of slowing down. “I am as in love with the NGV today as I was when I first visited here all those years ago.” He is counting down the days until the highly anticipated Triennial launches, emphasising that the NGV has gone to great lengths to ensure the gallery is COVID-19 safe. “I don’t want people to think, ‘This is nice to read about but I don’t want to go there’. Come, visit us, enjoy. We’ve worked so hard to make sure this is a clean, healthy, accessible, comfortable and enjoyable experience.” ● THE NGV TRIENNIAL \ Opens December 19, 2020 and runs until April 18, 2021. ● ngv.vic.gov.au Tony Ellwood’s program highlights p8

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Botanical Pavilion 2020 This special project draws on the rich history of the Royal Botanical Gardens as a signifier of Melbourne’s evolution as a city – some of the trees in the pavilion pre-date European colonisation and others are important trees that celebrate Melbourne as a changing cosmopolitan city. Many of these trees were affected by the millennial drought. To bring elements of this history together into a contemplative architectural

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One of the most exciting young contemporary artists in Australia to emerge in recent years is Brisbane-based visual artist Hannah Bronte. Bronte is a Wakka Wakka/Yaegl woman who uses music and video to celebrate Indigenous women’s empowerment. For Triennial, she has produced her largest, most ambitious video work to date. ●

Working at the frontier of art and technology, Refik Anadol brings the future to NGV by collaborating with one of the world’s most powerful quantum computers. His epic audio-visual work Quantum Memories plunges us deep into the world of big data, algorithms, and artificial intelligence to show us nature – but not as we know it. ●

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The illusionistic qualities of Alicja Kwade’s installations are central to the concept behind her practice, the way she calls into question visual reality and assumed knowledge by having the materials of the sculptures appear to transform in front of your eyes as you move around the space. ●

Cerith Wyn Evans’ C=O=D=A is made up of such a complex mesh of neon, slipping between the diagrammatic and freehand as a drawing in space. The relationship between the elements and the way they will unfold in front of you is impossible to replicate in any other medium other than sheer presence with the work. ●

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FEATURE HOUSE HAWTHORN EAST \ 823 BURWOOD ROAD 4

When this Hawthorn East original turned 100, its owners gave it a bold and brilliant present: transformation and a city view! Completed bang on the birthday in 2017, the two-storey extension rises to a main suite retreat with full-width windows framing the CBD skyline. The designers of this red-brick beauty version 2.0, Mitsouri Architects, call it the Black House for its dramatic play of black and white on walls and in the kitchen, where a new material, Dekton, repels all mess. But green is also a contender; it’s the verdant blast you get when the front door opens and you can see right through to the lily-laden garden at the north-facing rear. West of Camberwell Junction, the elevated house is in prime position for schools and shopping. But it’s also a sanctuary for families who love the peace of cool, solidbrick rooms and sunbathed greenery. With zoned bedrooms and open-plan living, this address combines spacious proportions with the good things of inner-city life. Three original rooms – now all double bedrooms – flank the central hall. Two have wardrobes and Edwardian fireplaces, one with a copper hood. Bedroom three has a black iron range; the original kitchen, it works best as a lounge or study. Across the hall, the marble bathroom has a clawfoot bath and powder room. The open plan is lustrous in polished concrete below a sixmetre atrium. Full-length stacker sliders lead to the covered terrace (BeefEater barbecue) and up to a lawn studded

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with mature trees. A highlight is the kitchen, sleek in black and white with a marble island and timber-finish cabinetry. A black

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porcelain and stone. Walk through the pantry to the laundry and mudroom, which has carport access. The first-floor parents’ retreat (walk-in wardrobe, shower en suite) looks into the atrium and has a balcony overlooking the rear garden. The kids can’t see you, but you can spy on them – when not distracted by the city view. ● ALISON BARCLAY property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Belle Property, Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Price: $2.3 million-$2.5 million Auction: 12.30pm, November 28

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CANTERBURY \ 15 MARGARET STREET 4

The builders of this 1890s Victorian might be surprised to see how sexy it looks today. Lacy and demure behind its picket fence, the single-level house has a black living room with a marble fireplace to tempt the Goth within, and a study for squirrelling away among the tomes. Sun-seekers will love the timber-floored open plan where family and dining areas flow to a Vergola deck with a fireplace and barbecue. Step down to the pool and in-ground trampoline in a garden that wraps the house on four sides. Hungry families, rejoice: the kitchen has two pyrolytic ovens and two dishwashers. Four bedrooms (wardrobes) in the house’s original half include two gorgeous bay-window chambers and a main suite, which has a walk-in wardrobe and shower en suite. Renovated throughout, the home features tuckpointed Hawthorn pattern brickwork, slate roof and a verandah with tessellated tiling. ● ALISON BARCLAY Agent: Marshall White, Desiree Wakim 0412 336 266 Price: $4 million-$4.4 million Auction: 1.30pm, November 28

HAWTHORN EAST \ 26 HENHAM STREET 6

Opposite Anderson Park with kinder, primary and high schools nearby, this elegant 1930s property is poised for a family to grow up gracefully in place. The two-storey house has the original living room and handsome, deepgreen library (corner fireplaces) and a formal dining room set up for music. Contemporary family and dining have french doors to a pergola deck above the pool and spa. The impressive kitchen – white with a marble island a Miele appliances – is complemented by a fitted wine cellar. To enhance family harmony bedrooms are neatly zoned – a ground-floor main (walk-in wardrobe, en suite) at the front, plus a second bedroom, and three and a study/sixth bedroom upstairs. The kids’ retreat opens to a balcony deck with a sunset view. The home is also close to public transport, Tooronga Village, Camberwell Junction and Burke Road cafes and restaurants ● ALISON BARCLAY Agent: Kay & Burton, Oliver Booth 0413 975 723 Price: $4.5 million-$4.95 million Expressions of interest: close noon, December 2 DOM A IN REV IEW

BALWYN \ 170 WHITEHORSE ROAD 5

Five bedrooms, an assortment of bathrooms and a large home cinema room sprawl themselves across all three floors of this stately residence. Then there are the gardens, comprising terraces and water features under an elm tree canopy. The ground floor hosts a bedroom with en suite, the open living and dining room and the adjacent meals/ family area, kitchen and butler pantry. Upstairs are three bedrooms, with the option to turn the fourth into a study. The main bedroom has a dressing room/walk-in wardrobe and spa-equipped en suite. Underground there’s room for five cars, as well as a home theatre, bar and 1000-bottle wine cellar. It’s perfect for entertaining, both inside and out. Nearby trams provide access to Kew’s finest private schools while a short walk delivers Balwyn shopping, Balwyn Cinema, restaurants, cafes, and parks. A range of grammar schools is close by. ● ANDERS FURZE Agent: Jellis Craig, Ross Stryker 0401 318 772 Price: $3.7 million-$3.95 million Auction: noon, December 5

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the terrace garden. Cleverly zoned, this

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mosaic lap pool. The centrally located

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floor contains many of the communal

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kitchen has Caesar stone benchtops, Miele

areas including a well-equipped kitchen

with a large island bench, while the three

oven, cooktop, steam oven, built-in coffee

bedrooms are located on the first floor,

machine, and a walk-in pantry. Upstairs, there are a further three bedrooms, two

In a prized position of the 16 residences

creating privacy. The main bedroom is

This is a house like no other. The exterior

of which share a balcony. There is also a

comprising Canterbury Terrace, purchase

huge, with tall windows offering CBD

is subtle, but stepping inside you’ll find

private terrace, perfect for catching sunset

a piece of history with this gorgeous

skyline views. On the lower ground floor

yourself in an expansive, modern oasis.

views over the city skyline. For another

home. A tone of elegance is set through

are a bluestone wine cellar and a multi-

On the ground floor is the main bedroom,

touch of luxury, wine connoisseurs can

the intricate Victorian ironwork defining

purpose room. ● MEGAN WHITFIELD

fitted with floor-to-ceiling windows, and

build their collection in the 400-bottle

a hotel-quality double-vanity en suite

wine cellar. ● MEGAN WHITFIELD

the front balcony, while roses line the path to the front door. Inside, the beauty

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and walk-in wardrobe. Down the hall is

continues. The spacious entry hall features

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the generous open-plan living and dining

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polished marble floors and guides you to

Price: $4.2 million-$4.4 million

space, defined by stylish polished concrete

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the formal living room where the stars

Expressions of interest: close 5pm,

floors, timber finishes and bifold doors

Price: $3 million-$3.3 million

are the marble fireplace and view to

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opening to an al fresco dining space and

Auction: noon, November 28

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KOOYONG \ 91 ELIZABETH STREET 4

The kids have their own wing – with a dedicated bathroom – in this renovated and extended period house, which is all about promoting spacious family living. The high ceilings and bespoke oak joinery help too, as does the addition of a home office (or fourth bedroom). The spacious living and dining rooms open onto a leafy side deck which is ideal for capitalising on Melbourne’s cool changes. The kitchen has stone benchtops, Miele appliances, a walk-in pantry and oak breakfast table, while the family room opens to a large rear deck and plumbed barbecue. The pool out the back is solar heated and you’ll find the main bedroom at the front of the house, with en suite and walk-in wardrobe. Kooyong Village is nearby, as well as the station, parkland, a range of schools and easy access to the Mornington Peninsula and the CBD. ● ANDERS FURZE Agent: Marshall White Stonnington, Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349 Price: $2.8 million-$3 million Auction: 11.30am, November 28

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Two bedrooms and a family bathroom are

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at the rear of the property, while the main bedroom at the front of the premises

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an agate stone feature window and balcony. An open-plan living and dining

has an en suite with a shower and bath and

zone incorporates a granite kitchen, which adjoins an outdoor entertainer’s patio

private porch with lush garden views. The

What was originally the servants’ quarters

with built-in barbecue kitchen. A lush and

The original aesthetic built-form of this

location will place future residents within

and stables of neighbouring Awaba

expansive north-facing front garden is

Malvern property blends with the natural

a Malvern hub, with proximity to public

Estate in the 1880s is now a grand family

an inviting first impression and creates

surrounds to create a tree-house effect,

gardens, Glenferrie Road, trams, Tooronga

residence. This historic building was

an extra layer of privacy from the street.

with seamless indoor-outdoor living. At

Station and High Street. The home is zoned

craftsman-built in 1902 and today fuses

Close to Eaglemont Village and Heidelberg

the heart of the residence is an open-plan

to Malvern Central School. ●

the original Federation-era highlights

Station, Austin Hospital, and a range of

living and dining area, which overlooks a

PORTIA CONYERS-EAST

with contemporary renovations. Jarrah

schools. ● PORTIA CONYERS-EAST

north-facing entertainer’s deck with

floors, ornate ceilings, leadlight windows

built-in benches. The kitchen and an extra

Agent: Belle Property,

and an art nouveau red pine staircase

Agent: Miles Real Estate,

family room or meals space wrap around

Andrew James 0411 420 788

are a reminder of the property’s rich

Sue Lacey 0412 898 202

the other side of the deck, and adjoin an

Price: $2.5 million-$2.75 million

heritage. A converted hayloft is the idyllic

Price: $2.475 million-$2.575 million

additional patio at the rear of the property.

Auction: 12.30pm, November 28

hideaway, featuring Mount Eagle views,

Auction: noon, November 28

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35 Avenue Athol Canterbury On an exclusive Golden Mile avenue, this substantial 5/6 bedroom/3 bathroom home (c1925) offers an outstanding family lifestyle amidst elite Melbourne schools. With beautiful leadlights, parquetry floors, elegant formal rooms, large granite/Euro kitchen and wide open living areas overlooking N/W pool/gardens. With no heritage restrictions and plentiful land of some 910sqm approx., the future may reveal scope for a brand new home (STCA).

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Land

Closing Tue 8 Dec 2pm (unless sold prior) By appointment 910 sqm approx.

Mark Josem Alastair Craig Isabella Lu Balwyn

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0488 856 736 0418 335 363 0420 702 310 9810 5000

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6 Hillcrest Avenue Kew A spectacular newcomer to one of Kewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most beautiful tree-lined avenues, this Herbert & Howes masterpiece is dramatic in scale and unbridled in luxury. Fulfilling every whim for space and style, this bespoke home with lift flaunts the finest features and finishes from around the world throughout expansive living and entertaining areas, home-office, state-of-the-art Miele kitchen and gallery-style living spaces overlooking pool and garden oasis. More than a luxury home in a privileged pocket, a celebration of life lived to the fullest.

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Auction Inspect

Wednesday 16 December at 6:30pm By appointment

Campbell Ward Chloe Quinn Hawthorn

a 4b 5c 4d 1g

0402 124 939 0412 238 565 9810 5000

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170 Whitehorse Road Balwyn An executive home of extraordinary beauty, 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.

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Auction Inspect Ross Stryker Isabella Lu Richard James Balwyn

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

3/12 Dudley Parade Canterbury Stunning town residence set well back, offering a private and exclusive lifestyle in the boutique Palamon development. A broad entrance hallway sets an impressive prelude to the tri-level lift-accessed layout comprising ground level main suite with huge walk-in-robes and twin-vanity ensuite, three large robed bedrooms and stylish bathroom surrounding the spacious upstairs retreat and a bonus theatre room/ home-office positioned privately on basement level with a triple auto garage.

Private Sale Inspect Lachie Fraser-Smith Lloyd Lawton Will Bennison Balwyn

a 2b 3c 2d 1e

By Private Appointment 0418 399 182 0403 229 433 0438 572 371 9810 5000

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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

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Expressions of Interest Closing Tue 8th December at 2pm (unless sold prior) Inspect By appointment Land 1,411 sqm approx. Peter Vigano 0407 301 224 Jessica Zhang 0452 468 117 Balwyn 9810 5000

32 Grove Road Hawthorn Beyond a most beautiful heritage faรงade, this gracious residence c1888 balances period grandeur and modern quality throughout a perfectly adaptable, 2 level interior of 9 principal rooms. Outstanding family lifestyle credentials in-tune with today are reflected in a versatile 4 or 5 bedroom layout with a spread of studies, formal and casual living zones plus enchanting garden with terrace and garage.

Auction Inspect Land Mike Beardsley George Bushby Hawthorn

a 3b 2c 3d 1e

Thursday 3rd December at 6pm By appointment 687 sqm approx. 0476 777 004 0407 311 205 9810 5000

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46 Burke Road Malvern East Set amongst lovely gardens, this stunning period residence presents unexpectedly spacious proportions and a superior level of quality in an enviable low maintenance context. The inviting interior features multiple living zones, stylish kitchen, main bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite accompanied by a second bedroom with robes and ensuite plus two further bedrooms and two family bathrooms. The sensational outdoor entertaining zone boasts alfresco dining and pool. Includes parking.

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Auction Inspect Land Lachie Fraser-Smith Will Bennison Tim Bennison Armadale

a 3b 2c 3d

Thursday 3rd December at 6.30pm By private appointment 423 sqm approx. 0418 399 182 0438 572 371 0418 332 865 9864 5000

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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

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Saturday 28th November at 11am 0438 572 371 0418 850 988 0418 332 865 9864 5000

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8/1 Marne Street South Yarra An exclusive setting within the Domain Precinct creates an idyllic leafy context for this immaculately presented apartment. Awash with northern light, spacious living and dining extends out to a balcony set amidst the tree tops, while the stylish kitchen is equipped with European appliances. The generous bedroom with robes also opens out to the balcony and is complemented by a contemporary bathroom. Includes lock up garage.

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Auction Inspect Daniel Joyce Nathan Waterson Armadale

Saturday 12th December at 11am By Private Appointment 0417 816 196 0439 905 188 9864 5000

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635 Mooleric Road Birregurra 10

A historic landmark of Victoria’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 Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens in 1903. Available in two lots or together, homestead with 252 acres and separate farm. Expressions of Interest Land Andrew Macmillan Nathan Waterson In Conjunction with Brian Wood

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

105 Sackville Street Kew 4

In an address widely considered to be one of Melbourne’s most prestigious, the opportunity to acquire one of its original estate properties is exceedingly rare. Offered for the first time since the 1950’s, WALDEN on 1822sqm c.1920 is indeed one of these extraordinary openings, a chance to create your own family legacy in rarefied surroundings. High ceilings, bay windows & original OFPs. Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Lloyd Lawton Richard Earle Greg Toogood Hawthorn

Tue 1 Dec 12pm As advertised or by appointment 1,822 sqm approx. 0403 229 433 0418 564 168 0418 385 440 9810 5000

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104/3 Robinson Street

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Luxury and elegance is the ethos in HAWKSBURN PLACE, where apartment living ascends to next level luxury a moment - at most - from Hawksburn village. This sublime property reveals precisely the perfection created by Cox Architecture, completed by David HicksÂ´ interior design. Superb spaces experience sweeping city sights from an expansive terrace while the marble kitchenÂ´s Miele appliances and scullery are a union of form and function. SONOS sound, double glazing, ducted heating & cooling, a full-time concierge, gym, sauna, wine cellar, storage, electric vehicle charging station and garaging for two cars. Fabulous!

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Deadline Sale: Saturday 5th December (Unless sold prior) View: By appointment Contact: Kharla Williams 0412 064 838 Hugh Hardy 0407 339 807 Office 9864 5300