Domain Review Stonnington & Boroondara - February 03, 2021 by Domain Magazines

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

FEBRUARY 3-9, 2021

DYLAN ALCOTT TENNIS STAR TO MEDIA PRO

OUT FOR DINNER

FUTURE FOOD IN THE CITY

WE LOVE MELBOURNE HOPES FOR A NEW YEAR

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The editor’s desk

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2021 – how happy we are to see you! After the trials of the past year, Melbourne has emerged a different city – hints of the old one we’ve always loved, with a determination to protect what we’ve fought for through our long, locked-down winter. With that in mind, I am excited to bring you the first edition of Domain Review for the new year – celebrating our city’s return to (nearly) normal. Highlighting the best of Melbourne and Victoria has never been more important, and this year we hope to do just that – bringing you the people and places that make us proud to call our state home. ●

MATCH SET \ Pull up a chair and see the Aus Open

SPLISH SPLASH \ Too hot to venture out? Melbourne’s

on the big screen at Albert Park Lake. From February

Pool Buoy have you covered with their stylish inflatable

8, watch in style with a booked meal and furniture at

pools – keeping the kids cool, without compromising

Lakeside at Carousel. ● lakesideatcarousel.com.au

your backyard aesthetic. ● poolbuoy.co

GOING PLACES Things to do & see in Melbourne

OUR COVER \ We love Melbourne. Illustration by Kat Chadwick

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FUSION FARE \ City favourite Pope Joan and Gertrude

DESERT DAYS \ Find a slice of Palm Springs at

Street haunt ISH have teamed up for an Indian-inspired

the Royal Botanic Gardens. Designed by legendary

all-day menu. Try the masala fried chicken sando or the

landscape architect Andrew Laidlaw, the Arid Garden

Kejriwal Bombay-style fried eggs. ● popejoancity.com

is a succulent-lover’s paradise. ● rbg.vic.gov.au

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SPORT Dylan Alcott looks to the big screen as his tennis and media careers hit new heights.

Grand slams and new plans W hen Dylan Alcott was growing up, he didn’t see people like him represented in the media. There were no guys in wheelchairs reading the news or acting in movies; no one knew the names of para-athletes. And even by the time he played professional tennis at his first Australian Open – he has since won six men’s quad wheelchair singles

Grand Slam titles – it wasn’t exactly to a crowd of fans. “There were four people watching me, in person,” Alcott says. How times have changed. His matches now attract thousands of viewers at Rod Laver Area and a million more on TV. “If you had told me when I was a little kid as I was watching the Davis Cup that I would one day be there

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and it would be a full stadium, I would have told you to get stuffed.” Having already been a success on radio, he is back for a third year commentating on the Australian Open as part of Channel Nine’s team – a role he takes just as seriously as his training. “You’ve got to study because you want to know what you’re talking about,” he says. “I really enjoy the experience and I enjoy broadcasting because when I was a youngster, I never saw anybody with a disability on TV, radio [or in the] newspaper.” And now he’s got his sights set on acting. “Sometimes when there’s a character in a wheelchair, an ablebodied actor sits in that wheelchair. It’s like, ‘No, get an actor who’s [already] in a wheelchair – what are you doing?’ So I want to have a crack, even if I might not be any good at it. “I’m not the kind of person to put up goals on a board or anything, but when I want to do something, I try to find a way to do it.” It’s all about breaking down barriers, which is why he’s also keen to talk openly about life with his partner of two years Chantelle Otten,

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a psycho-sexologist. The pair would like to dispel the notion that ablebodied and disabled people can’t date each other, and in general, he wishes that people with questions would just ask them – politely, of course. “Don’t think, ‘I might stuff it up.’ As long as you do it with tact. Of course you’ve got to ask questions, because that normalises things.” There’s no problem calling him disabled either. “It’s always funny when you sometimes get introduced and people go, ‘Oh, he’s the … differently … abled … person!’ I love the word disabled because that’s what I am. I think more people need to be proud of their disability because if there’s a negative stigma, it makes it hard.” Having turned 30 in December without much fanfare (he was in training for the Australian Open) 2021 holds the promise of competing in the French Open, Wimbledon and the Paralympics in Tokyo. In his downtime, there’s his partner, their new dachshund dog Sauce – “a COVID puppy!” – and a food venture he’s started with old school friends, Able Foods, which are NDIS funded ready-made meals designed for people with disabilities. When you speak to Alcott for a few minutes, it’s unsurprising that he’s such a high achiever. “I’m a really positive person. It’s not the events in your life that dictate the life you live, it’s how you perceive them. People often come up to me or my parents and say, ‘I feel really sorry for you because you’re disabled.’ I say, ‘Don’t feel sorry for me! I live the best life in the world!’” ● 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN \ Starts

Dylan Alcott won the quad wheelchair

February 8 on Channel Nine and

singles final at last year’s Aus Open.

streaming on 9Now.

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COVER STORY

Back in the Melbourne groove The city is brimming with activity as locals and business owners kick-off 2021 with a new attitude.

ndrew McConnell is a Melbourne believer. After spending much of the late 1990s cooking in big-name eateries across Europe and Asia, the boy from Box Hill North came home to Melbourne 20 years ago to open his first restaurant, Diningroom 211 in Fitzroy. Last year, as the pandemic saw Melbourne all but boarded-up, devastating businesses, McConnell – best known for restaurants Cumulus and Cutler & Co – opened not one but two new hospitality venues. Gimlet at Cavendish House is a cocktail bar two years in the making, while grocer Morning Market opened as a pandemic response in Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street. “I am kind of done with anxiety,” he says. “I’m quietly confident that the new year will present other challenges but I think we are better equipped to deal with these challenges as they arise. I have confidence about Melbourne.” COVID-19 restrictions closed Melbourne hospitality, retail and other businesses from March

23 until late October last year, with a small June window. During those tortuous months, some went to the wall. Others struggled. A pre-vaccine City of Melbourne Economic Impacts of COVID-19 report found it may be 2024 before the city’s economy returns to 2019 levels. A $100 million Melbourne City recovery fund was announced in September. Lockdown may seem like a (thankfully) distant memory, but stark reminders of what we’ve been through are still there – suburb clusters, signing in at venues to help contact tracers and the normality of having masks at the ready. As Melbourne’s “COVID-normal” summer draws to a close, and inner-city workers make their way back to offices, many surviving hospitality and retail businesses are taking lessons learned from lockdown and looking to the rest of 2021 with both optimism and innovation – edging toward a return to our pre-pandemic ways. McConnell now has nine businesses. One of his most recent, Morning Market pantry, fronted by colourful flowers for sale, began as a COVID-19

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pop-up, bringing wholesale and restaurant suppliers to locals and loyal customers. With its Cutler & Co neighbour, it enjoys outdoor seating in car parks demarcated by pink bollards, a Yarra City Council move to help businesses. “People are absolutely loving the outside dining,” says new Yarra mayor Gabrielle de Vietri. “I would love to explore whether there is a way for outside dining to become a fixture of Yarra life.” A Greens first-time councillor and public transport supporter, she emphasises linking pandemic and climate change responses, but knows there’s pressure for more parking. The pandemic spurred de Vietri to shift from art activism to local government. “I saw it as a real opportunity to reset the way we live and work and travel. It has kept us apart but in a lot of ways we have created this sense of community like never before. It really did show us how we can adapt when we have to, how resilient we are as communities.” Lessons have been learnt, McConnell says. “I think that what has changed just for me personally

“The pandemic has kept us apart but in a lot of ways we have created this sense of community like never before ...” YARRA MAYOR GABRIELLE DE VIETRI

is to be able to have the confidence to make big decisions quickly and act on them. It was like that but not in such extreme scenarios – your business and livelihood on the line. “I think not just me personally but the industry as a whole will be stronger, will be more dynamic and potentially more sustainable. People’s business models will have to be adaptable.” Rosy Morton agrees. The owner of Bourke Street’s The Paperback Bookshop for 20 years, like McConnell, has weathered the storm. Her store traded throughout 2020, with supportive customers and book-hungry Melburnians enabling survival. Morton says an integrated ordering-computing system installed in April and a newly active socialmedia presence helped online shopping grow dramatically. The customer base, missing tourists and city foot traffic, expanded to outer suburbs and regional Victoria. “Previously, we had an online shop but we never had that much need for it,” she recalls. Customers were outside when the doors reopened,

but the online business remains strong. “Now it is integrated into our business. It has changed the balance about how much is online and how much is face to face.” Previously wary of marketing – “I just wanted to have a shop with really great books” – Morton now says, “social media showed us people appreciate that stuff, it’s a way of sharing and we have more customers with that. “We have been around for a long time and have a tendency to think, ‘that’s the way we have always done things.’ This year has showed it is good to shake things up a bit and it makes you look at what you are doing and why – and appreciate it.” For some, 2021 is less about adapting to “the new normal” than returning to what customers longed for: the old normal. Palace Cinemas’ eight Melbourne venues closed for eight months. Chief executive Benjamin Zeccola expects audience numbers should fully recover by Easter. With a pile-up of excellent films, he predicts “by the time we run out of the backlog, [movie studios]

would have brought production up to speed.” Palace linked with its movie-going community – 45 per cent seniors – with newsletters, free online movies and occasional openings for popcorn and choc-top sales (some loyal Balwyn customers bought boxes of 50). Ventilation was improved at its cinemas nationwide. And on December 11, it opened its glitzy 15-screen Pentridge complex in Coburg. “Customers coming back in are telling us they are just so glad to be able to come back to the cinema. We feel like it is about getting back to having a steady flow of great movies, great entertainment,” Zeccola says. For McConnell, too, the way things were is part of the recovery: “I think that a big part of what we are doing is now about consumer confidence and I think that is growing a lot more than I expected. “I think a lot of things will go back to the way they were pre-pandemic. The simple fact is that people will still want to go to restaurants and eat good food prepared by people who care. The core of what we do won’t change.” ●

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OUT FOR DINNER

If this is the future, bring it on

hen fine-dining institution Ezard didn't reopen its doors after the first lockdown in March 2020, head chef Jarrod Di Blasi descended a different set of CBD stairs to his new post at the recently revamped Izakaya Den. Restaurateur Simon Denton is calling it Izakaya Den 2029, the sequel to the original, which he opened in 2009. With diners now restricted to an $80 nine-course menu ($95 with dessert, vegan available), the restaurant no longer fits the

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PUBLIC LAUNCH THIS WEEKEND

11AM–1PM (SAT & SUN) AT DISPLAY SUITE

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Signs of a good time abound: not-so-subtly “Shazaming” every song on the eclectic playlist, sheepishly asking for a spoon to scoop up sauce dregs and, before I know what I want to drink, Denton appearing to offer a rich, umami-packed sake. As for that produce, purple-fleshed sweet potato is coated in delicate tempura batter, and red and yellow cherry tomatoes accompany snapper sashimi fanned over ice with fresh Tassie wasabi. The saliva-inducing scent upon entry is caramelising miso, seeping into mackerel from the hibachi grill. Hefty pork and tofu meatballs roll around in “funky sauces” (refer to the daily wall projection), a thicket of bonito flakes dancing in the heat of the dish. Dessert is generous: warm dango in Mitarashi sauce (glutinous rice dumplings in sweet soy syrup), fish-shaped taiyaki packed with vanilla, orange and Davidson plum ice cream and a handful of berries on ice. Food aside, I could do with an even bolder Izakaya Den 2029. Turn the lights down, music up and create Lost in Translation moments from the guts of Melbourne while we're unable to travel. If Izakaya Den 2029 is the future, bring it on. ●

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definition of a snacky izakaya – but the food has never been better. Little has changed inside the elongated basement restaurant. Seasonal produce remains projected onto the walls and displayed along the extensive kitchen-bar. Two-person timber stools still allow for easy canoodling while nibbling additional “homage snacks”, such as seared tuna tataki – the texture of Turkish delight.

What’s nearby? Just up the road at 126 Russell Street, CBD wine bar and restaurant Embla has set up a rooftop cinema on top of its neighbour, the Melbourne Theosophical Society. Book ahead and visit for food and drink in the afternoon, followed by a film after sunset.

● Izakaya Den 2029 ● 114 Russell Street, Melbourne ● izakayaden.com.au

● embla.com.au

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EDUCATION & INNOVATION

Back to the classroom How Melbourne’s schools have adapted after a year spent online.

he abrupt shift to remote learning as COVID19 took hold in March last year saw students navigating a new way to attend class, and parents doing what they could to support them. As kids head back to school for a new year, many of Melbourne’s educators say the 2020 learning experience will have a lasting impact, with some schools rethinking all aspects of their teaching and others declaring lockdown has reinforced the value of face-to-face connection. “The big thing we noticed last year is that the students were amazing in terms of their agility and ability to adapt to online learning,” says Tracy Herft, deputy principal at Strathcona Girls Grammar School in Melbourne’s inner east. “They were quite incredible in how they could be self-directed.”

This year, Strathcona will expand independent learning for the senior school, giving girls the chance to use extra time for activities including study groups, meetings with teachers and extra tutorials. The school is also seeking feedback from students on the benefits and challenges of 2020. “We’ll start looking at things they’ve identified that we haven’t been able to,” says Herft. “Movement and stretch time during the day, breaks between classes. Do we need bells? Last year really highlighted for us the importance of student agency.” At Brighton Grammar School, activities have returned to as normal as possible, headmaster Ross Featherston says. Sport, co-curricular activities, camps and the music program are all resuming, which he notes is vital for student learning.

, 0 2 0 2 f o s s a l C e Th a class apar t. Congratulations to the Sacré Cœur Class of 2020 who achieved a median ATAR of 90.05. It is an outstanding result, especially considering the year they had. These results included many personal bests with wonderful results recorded across all subject areas. In 2021, we’ll see these students go on with the next chapter in their lives, with a world of opportunity having been opened up to them at Sacré Coeur. If you’d like to find out how we nurture our students and help them achieve their best, join us for a school tour. Visit www.sac.vic.edu.au to register today.

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“We’re a boys’ school, and boys respond well to routine. If there’s an interpersonal connection with a teacher, and their peers, then a boy will learn better,” he says. In 2020, the school changed its approach to “swot vac”, the study break between year 12 classes and exams. Traditionally, students spent the time at home studying, but after so much time spent learning remotely, the school flipped that on its head, encouraging boys to stay at school for that period. The results, Featherston says, speak for themselves: Brighton Grammar achieved its best VCE scores ever last year. For the young girls in Strathcona’s junior school, the focus of remote learning was not on screens but off them, with teachers in regular contact with parents, emailing activities and exercises. “That contact, between students, teacher and parent, was crucial,” Herft says. “It was a team approach, and about working together.” For young boys at Brighton Grammar’s junior school, most of each morning was devoted to literacy and numeracy blocks, Featherston says.

“We’d then do a mindfulness session have an offscreen break, and then the afternoon would be about our specialist classes: art, PE, science.” The school gave parents regular education packs with resources to supplement their sons’ learning. They also adjusted the program to parent feedback as the year went on. “We were mindful that for many of our families, mum and dad were working themselves, and trying to keep an eye on their sixand seven-year-old sons and their learning.” It was also important for both schools to maintain their pastoral care, wellbeing and co-curricular programs. Both used online platform Strava to run physical competitions, with Strathcona holding a virtual cross country and Brighton Grammar managing house competitions. Social connection was an aspect of learning that many students missed the most in virtual learning, Herft says. Featherston agrees that the interpersonal aspect of education is essential. “[The year] fundamentally reinforced for us the power of those interpersonal relationships between teachers and students.” ●

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FEATURE HOUSE SURREY HILLS \ 17 SCHEELE STREET 4

With two thirds of Australians moving house every five years (according to the 2016 census), it takes a special place to hold on to a family for three decades. But that’s what happened here. They saw, they loved, they snapped it up in 1990. And it wasn’t just about the sexy latemodern styling – all those archways, beamed ceilings and exposed bricks – though the rugged appeal was obvious. Simply, this is a house for all ages and stages. On a single level, slung east-west with a long, north-facing garden and easy access to all areas, it can take a family from babyhood to the senior years. With formal living and dining rooms plus a spacious open plan overlooking the fragrant garden, there’s room for the clan to sprawl. “The kitchen and casual living and dining area is fantastic for interacting with family and friends,” the vendors say. At street level, they’re going to miss the cafe society of Whitehorse and Union roads: “There’s such a good variety of restaurants in close walking distance.” A late 1970s build, the house has been updated as needed. The result is a smart, contemporary interior that retains the historic details of a groovier time. Off the central hall are the adjoining living and dining rooms, chic in cream carpet below a vaulted ceiling. The exposed-brick fireplace has amber inglenook windows. The stone kitchen – between the dining room and the casual meals area – looks fresh in white on a tiled floor, and has AEG appliances. The tiled family-meals area opens to the long, L-shaped lawn, where a pebbled patio nestles amid clumps of agapanthus and gardenia, shaded by a big

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old peppercorn tree. There are four zoned bedrooms, all with wardrobes. Kids

“THIS LOVELY HOME HAS A FLUID FLOOR PLAN IDEALLY MATCHED TO TODAY’S

are likely to prefer the secluded pair at the rear, next to

LIFESTYLE NEEDS. CLOSE TO CHATHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL, IT DELIVERS ALL THE

the family bathroom (bath, shower) and laundry. A fifth

BENEFITS OF THIS FAMILY-FRIENDLY AREA.” JAMES TOSTEVIN – AGENT

bedroom, off the family room, is set up as a study. The main bedroom, on the cool south side, has its own arched study or dressing room, plus a walk-in wardrobe and a shower en suite. Bedroom four is at the front of the house. The property has a double garage, ducted heating, roof storage, solar panels and security. ● ALISON BARCLAY property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Marshall White, James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Price: $2.15 million-$2.35 million Auction: 11am, February 13

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SORRENTO \ 15 ROSE STREET 3

Winner of a 2017 HIA award for custom builds, this extraordinary house is peninsula perfection. Portsea limestone glows above oak parquetry, and the light is dazzling. It even has a sauna and a wellness lounge to enhance the benefits of being three minutes’ walk from the bay. Built by Seaspray Homes to a design by Mark Richards Architects, the house is mostly on one level and has a large living-dining area with a fireplace in a dry-stacked limestone wall below a polished timber ceiling. Sliders lead to a covered terrace with a brilliant north-west aspect. In the south wing are three double bedrooms sharing two fully-tiled porcelain bathrooms. Security, double glazing and a beautiful, bushy garden promise comfort and joy in all seasons. ● ALISON BARCLAY

Agent: Kay & Burton, Liz Jensen 0418 446 228 Price: $3.15 million Private sale

BOX HILL SOUTH \

and the deep rear garden. In the stone

12 DEVON STREET

kitchen, Miele appliances, a wine fridge and butler’s pantry promise culinary

BALWYN \ 7 VAUXHALL ROAD

“executive office” ideal for the work-fromhome life, and a first-floor lounge for

splendour. Bedrooms include a petite

the kids. Jarrah floorboards gleam in the open plan, where french doors lead to the

suite on the ground floor and four upstairs,

Holidays at home become much more

terrace. Behind the family area is a games

Walkable to schools and with five big

the main with a dressing room and fully-

alluring amid the tennis court, pool and

room. Four first-floor bedrooms (main with

bedrooms, this manor gets top marks

tiled en suite with a free-standing bath.

sunbathed, sandstone terrace of this

en suite) are supplemented by a ground-

for geography and design. Art, too; the

Kingswood College and Roberts McCubbin

enchanting property. On a north-facing

floor fifth bedroom. ● ALISON BARCLAY

chandelier-lit elegance will enchant the

Primary School are nearby. ●

quarter-acre (0.1-hectare) block between

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eye forever. The new, two-storey house has three living areas, including a first-floor

Balwyn and Canterbury villages, with Balwyn Primary School nearby, it’s one of the best addresses in the Golden Mile. The

Agent: Jellis Craig, Simon Lord

The ground floor has a central lounge

Agent: Fletchers, Tim Heavyside

1960s clinker was extended in 2006-07

0407 337 557

with a gas log fireplace. The oak-floored

0403 020 404

and has four living areas. Carpeted living

Price: $4.1 million-$4.5 million

communal hub includes dining and living

Price: $2.75 million-$3 million

and dining rooms (gas log fireplace) open

Expressions of interest: close 5pm,

areas with sliders to the covered terrace

Auction: 1pm, February 6

south to the front porch. There’s a huge

February 17

retreat plus a study to inspire great minds.

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DIRECTORY ADDRESS

AGENT PAGE

ALBERT PARK 18 Merton St

ADDRESS

HAWTHORN EAST Cayzer

16 Airedale Ave

Jellis Craig

17 Sackville St

Marshall White

140 Edgevale Rd

RT Edgar

KEW EAST

Marshall White

12 Bakewell Crt Marshall White Mornington Peninsula

1 Narrak Rd 121a Winmalee Rd

BALWYN NORTH 57 Belmore Rd

53 Spruzen Ave

BLAIRGOWRIE

33 Moama Rd Fletchers

33 Moorhouse St

PORT MELBOURNE

Jellis Craig

CARNEGIE

12a/9 Beach Street

CREMORNE 10 Huckerby St

106 Mary St

9 Dorrington Ave

Jellis Craig

SOUTH YARRA

Marshall White

2.3/193 Domain Rd

HAWTHORN Jellis Craig

59 York St

Marshall White

SURREY HILLS

19 Gardiner Rd

Marshall White

Nelson Alexander

57 Mary St

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Marshall White

Jellis Craig

Castran Gilbert

Marshall White

Jellis Craig

Marshall White

17 Scheele St * LISTINGS PROVIDED BY CAMPAIGNTRACK

BRIGHTON \ 1 SEAVIEW AVENUE 4

At the front of this four-bedroomed 1920s home, through the leadlighted front door, is a formal living and dining room and main bedroom suite with fireplace, large dressing room and bathroom. At the rear is a kitchen and meals area and a large family room that opens to an entertaining area and salt pool. Also on this level is a study or fifth bedroom, while the other three bnedrooms are upstairs. The beach is just across the road and shops are a short walk away. ●

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46 Illawarra Rd

7 Chrystobel Cres

Kay & Burton

RICHMOND

GLEN IRIS

203 Burke Rd

PRAHRAN 6/125 High St

Marshall White

MELBOURNE 1103/12 Queens Rd

Jellis Craig

Jellis Craig Marshall White

MALVERN EAST

CAMBERWELL

3 Munster Ave

MALVERN 2 Hunter St

BOX HILL SOUTH 12 Devon St

Jellis Craig

KEW

BALWYN 7 Vauxhall Rd

AGENT PAGE

Greg Hocking Holdsworth

Marshall White

Agent: Marshall White, Stephen Smith 0423 266 231 Price: $1.7 million-$1.87 million Auction: 10.30am, February 13

Auction Registration Closes Wednesday 17th February 2021 at 4pm

1-3 Franklin Road, Portsea

‘Mevagissey’ – 3 Titles occupying over 1 acre of exclusive Cliff Top ‘Under Executor Instruction’

Residing on an esteemed stretch of Portsea clifftop, 1-3 Franklin Road is a rare landholding of over 4,400sqm boasting stunning bay views. Spanning three separate titles, this generational opportunity is being offered for sale for the �irst time in 70 years and provides the potential to develop as a family compound (STCA). Crafted from limestone this immaculate four bedroom, three bathroom family home offers re�ined coastal living with beautiful timber-lined ceilings, polished �loorboards and generous spaces �looded with ample northern sunlight. Offering numerous vantage points to watch the ships sail by, the open plan kitchen, living and dining spaces open out to an expansive stone terrace overlooking the vast lawn. The master bedroom takes advantage of the elevated position, also boasting mesmerising views. Accentuated with Moonah trees, the large garden includes a sun soaked tennis court while screening coastal natives provide privacy. Direct access is offered to Portsea beach across the oval of the Portsea Camp and to Shelley Beach ‘Millionaires Walk’. Inspection highly recommended. Note: Surveyors report available on request.

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Rob Curtain 0418 310 870 Danielle Vains 0432 617 229

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7 Vauxhall Road Balwyn A resort-style entertainer on the north side of the street just off the Golden Mile, this 5 bedroom/3 bathroom home (+ exec study) is a once-in-a-generation opportunity on expansive grounds featuring solar-heated pool and multi-use half-court recreation quad. Private and exclusive, luxuriously large living spaces, plentiful accommodation and all-year-round garden entertaining are designed for the most discerning family.

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Simon Lord David Banks Hawthorn

a 3b 2c 2e

Wed, 17th Feb at 5:00pm Thu & Sat 11.00-11.30am 1120sqm approx 0407 337 557 0422 868 410 9810 5000

33 Moorhouse Street Camberwell Spectacular single-level family accommodation complemented by central heating, a/c and alarm is immaculately presented featuring 4 superb bedrooms with the main adjoining an ensuite bathroom and WIR. Includes formal sitting and dining rooms, granite Blanco/Miele kitchen, casual dining and living areas, family bathroom, gas FPs, cellar, rainwater tanks, solar-heated pool, front OSP and rear remotecontrol garage. Near excellent schools, Camberwell Junction, train station, trams and parks.

Auction Land Mike Beardsley George Bushby Hawthorn

a 2b 2c 1g

Sat, 20th Feb at 12:00pm 630sqm approx 0476 777 004 0407 311 205 9810 5000

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9 Dorrington Avenue Glen Iris This exceptionally maintained four bedroom residence offers outstanding family flexibility and excellent lifestyle opportunity. With the backdrop of north facing gardens and saltwater pool, two distinct living areas are complemented by a granite and Ilve appointed kitchen, offering plenty of scope for entertaining. An ensuite main bedroom is complemented by a bright first floor retreat shared by three additional bedrooms. Includes pantry, laundry, powder room and double garage.

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Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Carla Fetter Andrew McCann David Sciola Armadale

a 2b 2c 3d 1g

Wed 17th February at 5pm As advertised or by appointment 1, 025 sqm approx. 0423 738 644 0414 643 744 0408 598 242 9864 5000

7 Chrystobel Crescent Hawthorn Gracious and spacious 'Lenoma' is a uniquely peaceful and private family haven having street and parkland frontage in the exclusive heart of the prestigious Grace Park Estate. Sited on a beautifully established 1,865 sq. metre (20,074 sq ft) double garden allotment that extends north to Mary Street, this gracious 4 Bedroom and Study Federation residence c1910 is a grand two-level domain of rich original charm and light that has tastefully evolved for superb living and secluded poolside entertaining.

Expressions of Interest Inspect Land Alastair Craig Mark Josem Hawthorn

a 4b 3c 4d 1g

Closing Tue 23rd Feb at 2pm (unless sold prior) By appointment 1,865 sqm approx. 0418 335 363 0488 856 736 9810 5000

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16 Airedale Ave Hawthorn East An air of sophistication runs seamlessly through this stunning 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom single-level residence opening to multiple alfresco areas amidst professionally landscaped gardens. Offers parents’ retreat, versatile lounge/office, dining and living areas, premium kitchen, Vergola-covered deck, BBQ, selfcleaning heated pool and DLUG. A resort-style, year-round entertainer near excellent schools, Anderson Park, trams, trains, easy freeway access, Tooronga Village and Camberwell Junction.

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Auction Inspect Land Lloyd Lawton Steven Abbott Hawthorn

a 2b 2c 2d 1g

Sat, 20th Feb at 1:00pm Thu & Sat 1.00-1.30pm 806 sqm approx. 0403 229 433 0407 324 240 9810 5000

17 Sackville Street Kew In the prestigious Sackville Ward this spacious and light 1920s family home represents a remarkable opening on a north-rear 922 sq. metre allotment (approx.) surrounded by leading schools. Comfortable with potential to renovate/extend or rebuild (STCA), this 4 bedroom home offers formal rooms (marble gas FPs), family zone, granite kitchen, 3 bathrooms, studio/home office, pool and carport. Near Auburn, Kew and Camberwell shopping, parks, trams and trains.

Auction Inspect Land Peter Vigano Jessica Zhang Hawthorn

a 3b 4c 3d 1g

Saturday 27th February at 2pm Thu 12-12.30pm & Sat 2-2.30pm 922 sqm approx. 0407 301 224 0452 468 117 9810 5000

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106 Mary Street Richmond A magnificent double-fronted façade beyond manicured garden and prized off-street parking reveals all of the outstanding family space, ornate period character and brilliant north light of ‘Orlando’. A timeless, architect-designed extension with 2nd-level children’s wing complements the original refinement of this substantial home offering 5 bedrooms and 2 living areas. Near schools, Bridge Rd, Swan St, trams, trains and parks.

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Auction Inspect Mike Beardsley Elliot Gill George Bushby Richmond

a 2b 1c 2d

Saturday 20th February at 10am Thur & Sat as advertised 0476 777 004 0411 863 603 0407 311 205 9428 3333

3 Munster Avenue Carnegie 4

Impeccably renovated, presented and maintained, this exquisite four double bedroom Edwardian residence combines captivating character with family liveability. An entertainer’s kitchen combines with a north facing terrace, garden, gas and solar heated pool, selfcontained studio, and rear access double garage.

Auction Inspect John Morrisby James Cherry Mark Staples Carnegie

APARTMENT 1103

Sat 20 February at 11.00am As advertised or by appointment 0411 875 476 0400 960 305 0411 527 174 9573 6100

1103/12 Queens Road Melbourne 3

This sophisticated apartment provides an effortlessly elegant domain on the edge of the CBD. A generous open plan living area features a well appointed kitchen and opens out to a balcony with uninterrupted city and bay views. A sizeable ensuite main bedroom features a private balcony, accompanied by two additional spacious bedrooms and a bathroom with European laundry. Two secure car spaces complete the home. Expressions of Interest Inspect Lachie Fraser-Smith Sophie Blay Matt Giulieri Armadale

closing Tue 16th February at 5.00pm Thurs 2-2.30pm & Sat 12-12.30pm 0418 399 182 0429 116 673 0407 851 206 9864 5000

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121A Winmalee Road Balwyn

Dedicated to uncompromising luxury and contemporary elegance, this five-bedroom, four-bathroom plus study French Provincial home delivers prestigious family living in the Balwyn High School zone.

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GREG HOCKING HOLDSWORTH

59 York Street, St Kilda West Boasting numerous architectural awards, a stunning design by renowned architects Kennedy Nolan, considerable sustainable features and thoughtful interiors this one-of-a-kind 4 bedroom plus study, 3 bathroom family home is a bayside masterpiece. Lifestyle and luxury enviably located in Albert Park College zone and near St Kilda Beach, Middle Park shops, Albert Park Lake, Fitzroy Street restaurants and public transport.

A4 B3 C1 D2 EOI Close 1st Mar at 5pm Inspect Inspect By Appointment Contact Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Max Mercuri 0431 043 723 Michael Paproth 048 830 0800

Albert Park 8644 5500

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Port Melbourne

Executor’s Sale: Rare Full-Floor Sub-Penthouse with Breathtaking 360 Degree Panoramic Views Capturing extraordinary vistas of Port Phillip Bay and the city skyline, this rare waterfront residence delivers spacious full-floor penthouse living on the 12th level of the tightly held Sandridge Bay Towers. Offering direct and secure lift access from the ground level, the property impresses from the moment you enter. With the help of full-height glass windows, the entrance showcases views of the water, that will never be built out. Tailored for first class entertaining, the home comprises a substantial living area with Port Phillip Bay as its backdrop, superb dining zone framed by the city skyline, and well-appointed kitchen with quality appliances and separate bar. Two outdoor terraces provide sweeping panoramas from the Bay all the way to the CBD. Enjoying a North-facing aspect towards Melbourne’s skyscrapers, the main bedroom comes complete with a large ensuite and walk-in robes, the second bedroom offers another captivating outlook plus ensuite bathroom, plus third bedroom and central family bathroom. Other features include premium parquetry flooring, hydronic heating, reverse-cycle air-conditioning, separate laundry and secure basement car parking for two cars. Don’t miss the exceptional opportunity to make this rare bayside jewel your home. Expressions of Interest Closing Tuesday 23rd Feb, 4pm Contact Paul Castran 0418 313 038 Inspect Saturday 3.30-4pm, Thursday 7-7.30pm

ALBERT PARK 18 Merton Street

b3 a1 c1

RARE OPPORTUNITY IN ST VINCENT GARDENS PRECINCT • Prized corner location • Off street parking via side roller door • Approx. 50 metres to St Vincent Gardens and Albert Park Village • Short stroll to the beach This double fronted brick Victorian home is in very sound liveable condition with potential to renovate or extend if desired (STCA).

Comprising wide hallway entrance, three spacious bedrooms, kitchen/meals area open to living area, rear sitting room and an upstairs studio offering city aspects and separate entrance. Once in a lifetime opportunity. View Auction Contact

Sat & Wed as Advertised Saturday 20 February at 2pm Simon Carruthers 0438 811 601 Geoff Cayzer 03 9690 9782

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