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The first time I heard about the reboot of the ’90s classic makeover show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, I strapped myself in for a fun and frivolous time, full of “zhuzhing” and pink shirts. But the new, evolved Queer Eye is so much more than a makeover show – it’s a workshop for hearts and minds. The Fab Five are all just that – fabulous – but arguably none more so than grooming expert and this week’s cover star, Jonathan Van Ness. And he’s coming to Melbourne – yas, queen! In our cover story, Van Ness talks about his show, his formative years and the power of kindness. ●
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Actress Nadine Garner muses on fame and her Savage River role. Wo r d s
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orking with one of Australia’s most respected film directors, Jocelyn Moorhouse – known for her feature films How to Make an American Quilt and The Dressmaker – was reason enough for actress Nadine Garner to join ABC TV’s new crime drama Savage River, filmed in Melbourne and regional Victoria. “To have Jocelyn Moorhouse and cinematographer Don McAlpine, who have both had incredible international careers, attached to an Australian television project was very alluring,” says Garner, who started acting at age 13 in The Henderson Kids. Savage River is set in a creepy abattoir town that isn’t so welcoming when Miki (Golden Globenominated actress Katherine Langford) returns after serving an eight-year murder sentence. “The workers who come to this town have come from somewhere else – and I like that Savage River explores all those facets of what makes Australia,” Garner says. “These are the people who come here to do horrible jobs that white Australians don’t want to do. Often, we see country towns with lots of white people, and I think it’s refreshing to introduce this notion of people coming to Australia to be in towns away from everything they know.” Garner plays Miki’s mother, Lynne Anderson, who watches her daughter try to shake her past and find
Going with the flow a place in this unforgiving town. She says that playing the mother of a child who has been sent to prison allows her “to explore that grief process – that is what interests me”. “My character is an animal rescue worker, so while she’s busy saving animals from their grief, she struggles to do that for her own child,” she says. “It’s a juxtaposition that really hits a nerve.” The animal rescue scenes were filmed in Warrandyte, where Garner was surrounded by cockatoos, baby joeys and a baby doe. Garner, a mother of two who lives in Melbourne, has split her career between television work and
theatre for three decades, and says she’s grateful she never got too famous. “I don’t ever feel I was damaged by being in the spotlight from a young age,” she says. “My appearance in Neighbours [in 1985 as Rachel] wasn’t a hyped moment like it was for Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. I certainly got a lot of followers, and that series still resonates with people and I feel blessed I didn’t have to navigate that sort of popularity from a young age. I took that experience and kept building my acting career.” Having scored regular roles in shows including City Homicide and The Dr Blake Mysteries, Garner
has no regrets about not heading overseas to pursue an international career. She was born and raised in Melbourne’s outer suburb of Knox – “a very hip place now, but it wasn’t when I was growing up”. “It was paddocks that turned into suburbs and Knox City got built when I was a kid. I was the first generation in my family to pursue acting.” Garner is hoping that local dramas will continue to attract high-profile names and give established female actors a chance to be part of them. “Once TV dramas were the poor cousin of cinema,” Garner says. “Now, we have series coming into their own and attracting the great talents, and in turn it’s great for people like me.” ● SAVAGE RIVER \ Premiers on ABC TV on September 4 and is available on ABC iview.
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COVER STORY
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness on his new live show, his rise to stardom and the importance of loving yourself.
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e’s known for his catch-phrases, his bubbly personality and his long, luscious hair, but when Queer Eye’s grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness arrives in Melbourne, he’ll be swapping hair styling for live comedy, gymnastic forward rolls and multiple leotard costume changes. The 35-year-old’s stand-up show, The Imaginary Living Room Olympian Tour, is about being funny while being political, with queer joy at the core. “For me, the show is a duality – it’s about experiencing joy in difficult times and the humanity of that,” he says. Van Ness went from being a rural hairdresser in the American mid-west to a global TV star thanks to his role on the Emmy Award-winning Netflix reboot of Queer Eye, the sixth season of which aired last year. He says humour has always allowed him to see life’s bright side. On Queer Eye, he is quick to throw out a “Yas, queen” or an “OK, honey”, but there are a slew of articles, memes and even T-shirts devoted to the inspiring and genuinely kind words Van Ness gives the people he makes over on the show. From “You have to create little pockets of joy in your life to take care of yourself” to “You are strong, you’re a Kelly Clarkson song, you’ve got this”, Van Ness’ optimism and compassion is endless. But part of that positivity has grown out of adversity. In 2019, he released a tell-all memoir Over the Top: A Raw Journey to Self-Love which saw him share experiences of sex and drug addiction and open up about being sexually abused as a child by an older boy at the local church. These life-changing moments turned into years of self-loathing. Now, he’s found a way to turn those lows into empowering self-talk and self-love, but it
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Growing up in a rural town in the US, Jonathan Van Ness never thought he’d see ‘fantastical’ Australia with his own eyes.
hasn’t been easy. His stage show, for all its comic turns, still confronts some of the tough topics that have made him who he is today. In 2012, aged 25, Van Ness was diagnosed with HIV. He didn’t share this news until he wrote his memoir, but it did cross his mind what it would mean in a Trump-ruled America. By going public he has dispelled some of the myths about living HIV-positive. When Van Ness left his home town of Quincy, Illinois at the age of 19 for Phoenix, Arizona, to pursue a life of hairdressing, he bonded with his paternal grandmother Judy, who had moved there to escape the winters of the north-west. Little did Van Ness know at the time, but that relationship and those precious conversations would ground him in the turbulent times that lay ahead. Judy died when Van Ness was 22, after a long battle with cancer.
“Being around someone who was so relentlessly passionate and unapologetically committed was very inspiring growing up.” JONATHAN VAN NESS
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“I loved cutting grandma Judy’s hair and we really got to spend quality time together over three years,” he says. “I learned a lot about her attitude to life and defiance, which put me in a good place when it comes to my own battles.” He has a tattoo on his back in her honour that says, “Through kindness comes strength.” Van Ness hosts a podcast – Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness – has written two books and can now add entrepreneur to his impressive CV, having released the JVN hair-care range, which is available at Sephora in Australia. “I fell in love with doing hair when I was a kid after discovering my mum’s hair rollers. To now be the guy who gets to create his own range is more than a dream come true,” Van Ness says. “No matter where you are on the gender spectrum, no matter what your race or age, hair is really about selfexpression. It’s art, and I want you to feel welcome playing with it.” As a child growing up, he never thought he’d leave his rural town, let alone become known worldwide
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for his charismatic grooming pizzazz. “As a kid in a remote town, Australia seemed like a fantastical place of gorgeous beaches, kangaroos, wallabies and where the Opera House existed. I never thought I would see Australia with my own eyes,” Van Ness says. “Bringing my stage show there in 2019 for the first time, filming Queer Eye there and now to be able to see JVN in store – oh, I wish my grandma was alive to see this.” It took until his 30s for Van Ness to accept his flaws and to find some solid friendships, including Taylor Swift, Irish actress Nicola Coughlan of Derry Girls fame and two-time Olympic figure skating champion Michelle Kwan. “Michelle Kwan is my hero and life icon and to become friends with a hero isn’t lost on me,” he says. “I think you find your friends in your 30s and for me it took a long time to meet my people. These women are both insanely talented and so humble. I feel very lucky.” His mother, Mary Winters, ran Quincy Media – a group of TV and radio stations and newspapers that her family sold in 2021. “Being around someone who was so relentlessly passionate and unapologetically committed was very inspiring growing up,” Van Ness says. “Not many women were in managerial positions or in media jobs in Mum’s era. She didn’t give a f--and was happy to kick that door down. I was her biggest cheerleader.” It’s no surprise there’s an element of Olympian fever-pitch in his stand-up show. Van Ness was a high school and college cheerleader and plays that role on Queer Eye – sometimes quite literally – the show’s fourth season saw him going back to Quincy High School to make over his former cheer teacher. He loves high heels as much as he does hairdos, and has leaned into his powers as an activist, teaching others to express themselves no matter where they are on the gender spectrum. “I am so glad I wrote my book and shared my story; that was part of my process,” he says. “But to get to do the podcasts, tour a stage show and keep sharing the love through hair and beauty, that makes me so happy.” ● THE IMAGINARY LIVING ROOM OLYMPIAN TOUR \ Plenary, Convention Centre, Wednesday, September 28. ● jonathanvanness.com/tour
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his Melbourne Writers Festival (MWF) is a case of third time lucky for new director Michaela McGuire. In her previous gig, she launched her final Sydney Writers Festival on the day the World Health Organisation announced a global pandemic. Having been handed the keys to the Melbourne festival in 2021, she then had to watch her first program sink beneath COVID’s stillunpredictable waters. Many would despair, but perhaps there is a sense of freedom in having your finest plans destroyed by forces beyond your control. When the worst has already happened, what is left to go wrong? “My anxiety levels are pretty fine at the moment,” McGuire says. “I did have a moment yesterday, realising it was the anniversary of when we cancelled last year. “But, after two test runs, I’m really excited there’s an actual festival about to happen.” The concerns this year are more pragmatic – facing up to a world in which guests and hosts might be plunged into isolation on the whim of a RAT. An army of understudies has been assembled and briefed, ready to run a panel at a moment’s notice. But there has also been a lot of talk about what a writers’ festival means to Melbourne in the COVID era. “Reading is what got so many people in this city through such a lonely, alienating and disconnected time,” McGuire says. “Having all of those readers and writers finally come back together in a room to celebrate this thing we love so much will be absolutely phenomenal.” If it sounds like a dream come true, that’s kind of the point. The theme of this year’s MWF is “ambition” – talking up the dreams that get us through the darker times. That ambition can be seen in the starry line-up, which features international luminaries such as actor Brian Cox, the multi-talented Jenny Slate and Booker Prize finalist Mohsin Hamid plus a wealth of local talent. Opening night will see three much-loved writers – including Melburnian and Miles Franklin winner Jennifer Down – discuss what ambition means to them, before a season of other sessions teases apart our hopes for our lives, our careers and our nation. Writer Sophie Cunningham is one of those casting light about in the darkness. Partnering with Christos Tsiolkas, she’ll be discussing her new book This Devastating Fever and considering what hope art can bring in hopeless times. Cunningham’s own experience is a little back to front, however. Rather than using her art to escape
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the pandemic, she found that COVID gave her the perspective she needed to finish the novel she had struggled with for a decade and a half. “The pandemic actually made me lighten up about my writing,” Cunningham says. “Because you think, compared to everything else that’s going on, who cares? I actually finished five books, which was insanely productive.” And did that explosion of creativity bring any solace? “I never used to think of it like that,” she says. “But I’ve realised that I feel my best self when I’m writing. It does really help me cope with stresses and to process things that are going on. I do think books are therapeutic – you just don’t want them to read like therapy.” That therapeutic element – the comfort of being immersed in art – is what makes the MWF stand out in a landscape packed with literary events.
“You can go to a good bookshop event or public talk, but there’s something special about going to lots of different events and seeing lots of friends who are interested in books,” Cunningham says. “There’s something about the intensity of the experience that you can’t replicate any other way. That’s why writers’ festivals are so important.” While much of the focus is on luring readers to meet their favourite authors, McGuire says she’s aware that the festival is a launching pad for emerging writers, many of whom would have felt very isolated over the past two years. “We can give writers the boost of confidence and excitement that carries them through the next two years working on a manuscript.” ● MELBOURNE WRITERS FESTIVAL \ September 8-11 ● mwf.com.au
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the best of the French with luxurious
best high teas in the city. The high
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Piper champagne. The intimate
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Luci at the Hilton is the sort of place you want to go for breakfast when
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FEATURE HOME PRAHRAN \ 18 WYNNSTAY ROAD 6
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Wynnstay Road should be nicknamed the Three Frontiers. Close to Toorak station and Armadale Primary School, this avenue gets the postcode strategically right — especially for families who like a stroll in Orrong Romanis Reserve. Built in the 1990s, this Tuscan-style house on 1189 square metres envisions a vine-ripened, grape-laden, sunbathed dream of Italy by the pool and spa. The mansion is elegant yet practical for professionals, with a front office (or guest bedroom suite), a fitted first-floor retreat and a poolside deck for laptop lounging. There’s also an east-west tennis court – a glorious swathe of green to soothe the mind and get the forearms pumping. Wynnstay Road has long been the mainstay of posh bohemians who love Chapel Street and the private school belt, and this two-level house promises the best of both. Open-plan living and dining and six double bedrooms offer exceptional space for families with guests and grandparents. Two bedrooms with en suites (one set up as an office) are on the ground floor. Upstairs, four bedrooms encircle a central retreat that opens to a decked terrace with a sunset view. The central hall and porch lead left to the office (desk, en suite). The main bedroom, to the right, has twin wardrobes and a marble twin en suite with bath and shower. The enormous open-plan area is resplendent in timber and has full-length windows and sliders on two sides to the deck. The living area has a steel-framed open fireplace, entertainment unit and bookcase. The stone kitchen has a butler’s pantry and adjacent powder room.
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Step out to the covered deck and thence to the lap pool for year-round entertaining. The synthetic-grass court is
“A SERENE OASIS IN A TREE-LINED STREET, THIS OUTSTANDING FAMILY
not just for tennis; netball, basketball and bicycle training
ENVIRONMENT OFFERS A STUDY AND RETREAT IN A SECLUDED GARDEN WITH
deserve their work-out here.
A POOL, SPA AND TENNIS COURT.” MARCUS CHIMINELLO – AGENT
Upstairs, the carpeted retreat opens to the decked terrace and its south-westerly view. Four double bedrooms include the spacious main and its private balcony. The twin en suite has a walk-in shower. Bedroom two has an en suite with shower and bath. Two further bedrooms share a bathroom and laundry. ● ALISON BARCLAY property@domainreview.com.au
Agent: Marshall White, Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Price: $10 million-$11 million Expressions of interest: Close 3pm, September 8
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with an eye on investment returns, the
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and separate sitting room downstairs, with
real opportunity lies in the four tenanted
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another study space above, in addition to
two-bedroom apartments at the rear, on a separate title with their own driveway. “This
the open plan living zone which opens onto
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a deck. Other features include laundry with
The current owners have resided here for
could be retained or sold off in the future
more than three decades, making this an
without disruption to existing house and
While this split-level home has its origins
under stairs cellar, ample internal storage,
“incredibly unique and rare ‘generational
pool,” he says. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD
in the art deco era, an extension and full
drip system watering and remote double
offering’, due to land size,” says agent
renovation has created a contemporary
garage/storage. ●
Damon Krongold of this Edwardian home
abode, offering “style, sophistication and
on 2370 square metres. Built in 1913 on a
parkside perfection”, says agent James
coveted street, the home retains many of
Tostevin, referring to the property backing
a drying cupboard and chute, a mud room,
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it’s best period features, such as a wood-
Agent: Kay & Burton,
onto Willison Park in the prized Golf Links
panelled foyer and stunning leadlight
Damon Krongold 0418 850 757
Estate. This location gives the upstairs
Agent: Marshall White,
bay windows. Lovingly maintained and
Price: $9 million-$10million
family room and two of the four bedrooms
James Tostevin 0417 003 333
updated, Krongold notes there’s also
Expressions of interest: Close 5pm,
leafy balcony views. Offering plenty of
Price: $3.3 million-$3.6 million
“scope for renovation”. However, for those
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flexibility, the floor plan has a home office
Auction: 11.30am, September 10
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room (both with marble encased open fire
CAMBERWELL \ 17 FINSBURY WAY
deco fireplaces. There’s a timber-floored
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places), Miele-equipped kitchen, powder room and rear private courtyard. Upstairs
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open-plan area with a Miele kitchen,
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are two bathrooms (one with shower,
lounge and dining with multifold doors to the poolside patio, plus a separate family
the other with bath and laundry). Two
Here’s a note under the table to the
room. The ground-floor main bedroom
Plenty of boxes are ticked with this
bedrooms have city skyline views and the
heritage hunters: Alamein line. The
suite is complemented by three first-floor
updated Victorian terrace. Behind the
main has an open fireplace and balcony
streets along this rail spur are full of
bedrooms and a family bathroom. ●
distinctive facade, there are soaring
overlooking the leafy street. ●
magnificent houses, including this 1930s
ALISON BARCLAY
3.6-metre ceilings and associated period
JOANNE BROOKFIELD
belle in the Golf Links Estate. Its owners
details. With Fawkner Park at one end of
have renovated it twice, lately in 2019
the street and Royal Botanic Gardens at
to designer Rosanna Ceravolo’s palette
the other, it’s in a blue-chip locale offering
of travertine and Signorino marble. The
endless lifestyle amenity. European
Agent: Kay & Burton,
north-facing garden with a pool, spa,
Agent: Jellis Craig,
oak floorboards flow throughout the
Jamie Driver 0400 126 612
deck and lawn promise a private park for
Mike Beardsley 0476 777 004
communal spaces on the ground floor,
Price: $3.2 million-$3.5 million
all seasons. On two levels, the house has
Price: $3.8 million-$4 million
which includes a formal and informal living
Auction: Noon, September 10
adjoining living and dining rooms with art
Auction: 1pm, September 7
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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY
12 Chaucer Crescent Canterbury Set amongst sprawling landscaped gardens on an expansive allotment of 1,795sqm (approx.), this beautifully appointed Federation family residence merges stunning period elements and modern luxury. Featuring a full-size tennis court, solar-heated pool and impressive alfresco domains, refined formal dining/sitting, airy family lounge, stylish kitchen, generous bedrooms, pristine bathrooms, home office and double garage.
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Saturday 10th September at 1pm As advertised or by appointment 1,795 sqm approx. 0407 301 224 0418 588 399 0420 702 310 9810 5000
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Occupying a prominent corner in Camberwell’s prestigious Tara Estate, this magnificent 1920’s residence pairs illustrious period character with impeccably renovated modern proportions just minutes from esteemed private schools. Grand six bedroom plus study accommodation enjoys lavish formal, open plan family and indoor/outdoor entertaining, parent’s retreat with CBD views and double garage. No heritage overlay. Auction Inspect Land Mike Beardsley Mark Josem Hawthorn
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From its premier Golf Links Estate position to its preserved period detail, magnificent architect renovation, irresistible poolside entertaining and lush night lit landscaping, this residence delivers a flawless family performance. This luxurious family sanctuary includes formal, family and alfresco entertaining areas, stunning marble/Miele kitchen, sumptuous main bedroom suite, Rogerseller bathrooms, pool and off street parking. Auction Inspect Land Mike Beardsley James Fitzpatrick Hawthorn
Saturday 10th September 1.00pm Thurs 12:45 - 1:15pm & Sat 12:30 - 1:00pm 715sqm approx 0476 777 004 0439 467 040 9810 5000
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This beautifully renovated Victorian c.1895 residence combines classical elegance with luxuriously finished modern proportions on an impressive 900sqm (approx.) of landscaped gardens with pool. Generous single level accommodation features multiple living domains, poolside entertaining, Miele/smeg/Liebherr kitchen, multiple fireplaces, carport and gated parking just moments from Maling Road Village. Auction Inspect Land Richard Winneke Rebecca Scanlon Hawthorn
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35 Ewart Street Malvern 4
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Epically proportioned, light filled and handsomely updated, this landmark property with north-west rear garden hits all the right family notes. Perched upon a rare 726 sqm (20*36) approx. allotment, this captivating double fronted Victorian marks an era of opulence and grandeur upheld by astute, modern designer updates.
Auction Inspect Land Peter Lloyd Carla Fetter Andrew McCann Armadale
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Saturday 10th September at 11am As advertised or by appointment 726sqm approx 0413 382 874 0423 738 644 0414 643 744 9864 5000
48 Park Place, South Yarra Commanding a stately presence opposite the beauty of Fawkner Park, this c1935 4-bedroom, 2.5-bath residence is a showcase of sun-drenched family space with exceptional future potential, with approved architect plans by Oroszvary for an extensive renovation. Morning and afternoon light filters through three generous living areas across the ground floor. Main bedroom with ensuite and park views, alfresco terrace, ducted heating, s/system AC and right of way pedestrian access. Land size: 246 sqm approx.
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Auction Saturday 17th September at 11:30am Inspect As advertised or by appointment Land 246 sqm approx Max Mercuri 0431 043 723 Andrew McCann 0414 643 744 Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Jellis Craig Stonnington (03) 9864 5000
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602/216 Bay Road, Sandringham Sky Home with Penthouse Views/Manhattan in Sandringham This truly unique double-story 3 bedroom Sky Home presents breathtaking views of the bay, Dandenongs, Red Hill and the city. Rare amenities abound with soaring 3.2m ceilings, an internal private lift, a grand central staircase, and a spacious master suite with a walk-in robe and ensuite. Extraordinary kitchen and spacious dining area with a total internal area of 247sqm of internal living and an unbelievable 223sqm of external living. Featuring The Gardens of Pavilion Green with alfresco dining ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������
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