Domain Review Stonnington & Boroondara - March 22, 2023

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

MARCH 22-28, 2023

NANKERVIS & ZEMIRO RE A DY TO ROCK AGA IN

BALLET

ADAM BULL’S FINAL CURTAIN

GEORGIA MAQ LIFE AFTER CAMP COPE

FOOD & WINE MELBOURNE’S FAVE FESTIVAL

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ASHLEY LUDKIN

Car trip games with my Dad were always about music. He’d whistle a song and I had to guess the name, or quiz us on rock music trivia (being a muso, he knew his stuff). Years later, Dad insisted we watch a new TV show called RocKwiz. Host Julia Zemiro took the stage at the Espy and her energy was infectious. Her chemistry with quiz-master Brian Nankervis made for laughs, as did the often quirky rock nerds playing the game. It was cancelled in 2019, much to our cover stars Zemiro and Nankervis’ dismay. But, the show is back! The pair spoke about its return and their enduring mateship. ●

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THE EDIT Things we love about Melbourne

OUR COVER \ Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro.

Photographed by John Tsiavis

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MY MELBOURNE

THE MOOD LAB

Georgia Maq

These are the punk musician’s favourite things about her city.

Nick & Nora’s cocktail and champagne bar

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elbourne punk band Camp Cope, who rose to fame thanks to their no-holds-barred anthems, have called it a day.

Led by Georgia Maq, the trio made the announcement to fans via Instagram last month, confirming that, after eight years together and three albums, they are done.

They played their final show at the Brunswick Music Festival this month. Fans came for one last hurrah and to high-five their achievements – which included an ARIA nomination for 2018’s How to Socialise & Make Friends – while their latest album, Running with the Hurricane, peaked at No. 11 on the ARIA charts and is nominated for the Australian Music Prize.

Camp Cope always tackled the big topics and advocated for more support for women in the music industry. We’ll have to wait and see what Maq does next, though she recently played a solo show at the Sydney Opera House, which was recorded as a live EP. We asked Maq to share her favourite things about living in Melbourne. ●

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so much time at the park and

tasted dumplings better

appreciating how lucky we

than the ones they have

are to have it.

here. I visit this restaurant once a week without fail.

The Footscray Hotel St Kilda Pier

I’ve been to this fancy little cocktail bar once and

48 HOPKINS STREET,

absolutely loved it.

FOOTSCRAY

PIER ROAD, ST KILDA

This is the last true pub left

A friend and I stumbled upon

in Melbourne.

this place by accident. We

I ended up spending over $100 on a few drinks and some bread, but me and a

They’ve got a jukebox,

walked to the end of the

friend I went with kept

cheap bar, pool table, a killer

boardwalk and there was a

saying to each other, “This

playlist always on rotation,

penguin hang-out spot. They

is why we work.” God, it’s

iconic decor and the loveliest

spend the day swimming and

worth it.

bartenders in the world. I

doing whatever penguins do

love this pub.

and at night they come and

Footscray Park

hang out on the rocks.

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You can walk around and look at the beautiful little

BOULEVARD, FOOTSCRAY

96 HOPKINS STREET,

freaks – just make sure you

Ever since we, the

FOOTSCRAY

don’t touch them or use

community of Footscray and

The best vegetarian and

flash photography. ●

Maribyrnong, almost lost our

vegan menu items I’ve ever

beloved Footscray Park to

had in my life.

Melbourne Victory soccer club, we have been spending

I’ve travelled to every continent on Earth and never

GEORGIA MAQ \ Latest EP Live at Sydney Opera House now streaming on Spotify.

BALLET

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he Australian Ballet’s esteemed principal dancer, Adam Bull, will retire in June after 22 years with the company – a bittersweet departure for a boy from Melbourne’s western suburbs who turned his dream into a reality and took on the global stage, performing in Swan Lake, Don Quixote and Spartacus.

“Ballet wasn’t in my family,” says Bull, who grew up in Laverton with his netball-loving sister Kylie.

“It was my grade one teacher, Mrs Kip, who saw something in me and encouraged my parents to take me to a dance lesson.

“We found a suburban school in Werribee and I took to it like a duck to water. Classical ballet wasn’t a thing out west; it’s definitely not what the boys did.”

From eating honey sandwiches in the car after school while his mum Marlene drove him to ballet classes as a primary student, to being dropped off by dedicated father Gary to dance for three hours at Dance World 301 every Saturday, Bull knows his dream was made possible by a family who encouraged him every step of the way.

“My parents made a sacrifice to let me do this,” he says. “As a kid, you don’t think about what they do for you until you’re older. Mum would sew my costumes and the sequins on my jacket for my dance solos, too.”

Bull joined the Australian Ballet with former artistic director David McAllister in 2002.

“We were his first intake from the Australian Ballet School. He gave me some early opportunities in my career [for] which I am ever grateful,” he says.

“In my second year I danced the lead in La fille mal gardee. I was given the opportunity to rise to the occasion and that is how the momentum began for me as a dancer.”

During Bull’s first year with the company, he recalls being a waiter in Swan Lake – holding a cup for the entire season and watching the then-lead dancers in awe.

“I would stand for three hours holding cups, and five years later I was cast as the lead in Swan Lake,” he says. “Being a principal dancer for 16 years has been a huge honour. I got to dance all the ballets I ever wanted to, and my body held out for me.”

As one of the top dancers, he performed under the stars at The Australian Ballet’s “pas de deux in paradise” at the qualia resort in Far North Queensland, last October.

The three-day event involved a performance under the stars.

It was truly a pinch-me moment for Bull.

The Laverton boy who rose to the top of the Australian Ballet is hanging up his shoes.

The stuff of dreams

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“I am 41 now and the cruel thing about ballet is that you have a timeline and not many get to my age and can still dance,” he says.

“Artistically, I am at my peak, but my body can’t do what younger dancers can pull out these days.

“I brought experience, maturity and artistic depth and more than 20 years’ experience. It’s amazing

how I went from being a young boy with a big dream who actually made it happen.”

Bull will perform in Don Quixote from tonight, and will hang up his shoes after Paragon in June. ● DON QUIXOTE \ Arts Centre Melbourne, March 15-25 ● australianballet.com.au

“Being a principal dancer for 16 years has been a huge honour. I got to dance all the ballets I ever wanted to, and my body held out for me.”

ADAM BULL

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LET THERE BE ROCK COVER STORY Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis are

back with a much-anticipated new series of RocKwiz.

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t’s been seven years since RocKwiz left our TV screens, but co-hosts Julia Zemiro and Brian Nankervis never fully unplugged the amp when SBS hit the kill switch in 2016. Instead, the dynamic duo kept the live show on the road, selling out theatres from Melbourne to Darwin.

Now the duo is back, with an eight-part revival of RocKwiz on Foxtel – proof that rock ’n’ roll trivia is here to stay.

They’ve swapped the sticky carpet of the Gershwin Room at The Esplanade Hotel for the gloss of a former Channel 7 studio in South Melbourne. And yes, they’ve even got the band back together – with the original backstage crew through to wardrobe on the set.

“When this offer came through to do the new show with Foxtel, we did ask ourselves, ‘Could it work if it’s not filmed in a pub?’ ” says Zemiro, who lived in Fitzroy when RocKwiz was at its historic peak. “We had the opportunity to tweak a product we know so well, and it felt like a good time to bring the TV show back.

“The Espy has changed a lot since we started filming in 2006, and we did think, ‘Wouldn’t it be nice to make this in a location where there isn’t just one toilet for everyone?’ ” she says, laughing.

Her friendship with Nankervis has blossomed too – there are family dinners when planets align, and a shared love of the stage and comedy that is the glue that holds. Their chemistry on and off camera is buoyed by a fine mix of improv, a cheeky sense of know-it-all and excellent timing.

“Brian and I circled one another for years before we met,” Zemiro says.

“I didn’t know his vibe or he mine, but when we did the live versions of RocKwiz, we realised we have a similar energy and humour.

“Brian has become like a big brother to me, and as an only child, that’s kinda cool.”

The “RocKwiz Orkestra” is back – there’s original stalwart Peter “Lucky” Luscombe (musical director and drums), Clio Renner (keyboard and backing vocals), Bill McDonald (bass guitar), and Olympia (lead guitar and backing vocals).

“Clio is a beautiful extra voice and we often give her a solo moment,” Zemiro says. “Olympia came on the show as a guest years ago. We loved her first album and took her on tour with us. On the panel she was funny and can play a million instruments.

She did RocKwiz Salutes Eurovision with us too.”

Brian Nankervis has just finished a Pilates class with his wife when he takes my call. Until the show’s re-boot, he had swapped music trivia titbits for core strength to stay strong.

Heading back to the former Channel 7 studios on Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, to make the new series took him back to the mid-’90s, when he worked there as a regular warm-up artist for shows including Jimeoin, The Micallef Programme and The Adventures of Lano & Woodley.

“I filled in for a guy who was unwell on the Jimeoin show in 1995 and I used music trivia on the crowd. It’s sort of been going ever since,” Nankervis says. “Producer Peter Bain-Hogg gave me a call in the mid-2000s to say that Renegade [production company] was looking to make a pilot for a new music trivia show. He asked me to help nut out a format. And here we are.”

Nankervis wrote all the music trivia for the first two seasons of RocKwiz, but also works alongside

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writer Michael Ward of Mad as Hell fame to f lesh it out. Ward has been an initiated “RocKwiz Brains Trust” member since the end of 2005. These days, the pair write the questions and share them in a round-table discussion with Zemiro, the band, Bain-Hogg and executive producer Kenny Connor.

“Sometimes, opinions might be confronting and that’s okay. Everyone has one on the show and shares it,” Nankervis says. “I guess when you spend hours working on something and have someone say, ‘Nah, it doesn’t work,’ well, yes, it can be a bit unsettling, but we move through things very quickly when it comes to writing the show.”

The new season features Vance Joy, Jimmy Barnes, WILSN, Tina Arena and Meg Mac. The comedy, trivia and live music format is a chance for local acts to strut their stuff, while international touring acts have long desired to come on the show – from Martha Wainwright to Billy Bragg.

Nostalgia kicks in when Zemiro recalls the late Australian blues diva Renee Geyer coming on the show in 1999 singing It’s a Man’s World and then again in 2007 to duet with Roman Tucker, covering Nick Cave’s Henry Lee. The late Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett also appeared on the panel in 2006 and again when she teamed with Chris Cheney to sing Stray Cat Blues in 2010. Both these female powerhouses stirred the greatest audience reactions.

“I was so lucky to be so close to Renee and have her on stage. Her recent passing made me go back and watch those episodes. Two pioneering women in music, they both lifted the roof of the Gershwin Room like no other artist,” Zemiro says.

For Nankervis, it’s the fact they make a show that focuses heavily on local music that stirs all the feels.

“We don’t want to stop at one new season at Foxtel, and certainly hope there’s more,” he says.

“Eleven years was an incredible run on SBS, but when it finished, we felt frustrated because we had so much more to give. The show was kicking goals and now we hope to maintain that momentum.” ● ROCKWIZ \ Available for streaming on Foxtel.

“We realised we have a similar energy and humour. Brian has become like a big brother to me, and ... that’s kinda cool.”

JULIA ZEMIRO

Brian Nankervis and Julia Zemiro.

JOHN TSIAVIS

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EVENTS Celebrate all things culinary at the Melbourne Food & Wine Festival.

Adriatic, paired with a five-course degustation.

Or, for just $48 in Windsor, Tokyo Tina is serving a snack, beer or sake and a bowl of “rubbish ramen”, made using produce otherwise destined for the tip.

If you’re thirsty, there’s an Offal Magnum Party happening at Cremorne newcomer Lilac Wine, or head to Collingwood to chat to local whisky producers over tastings at the Victorian Whisky Festival.

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Culinary travelling

Feast your soul T

he Melbourne Food & Wine Festival (MFWF) is uniting the city through culinary events and experiences over a packed, 10-day program from March 24 to April 2.

The Signature Chef Series, which is once again bringing international celebrity chefs to Melbourne’s kitchens, may be sold out but there is still plenty of deliciousness to be had by all. ●

The MFWF hub The MFWF hub is at Fed Square this year, with free, walk-in entry.

Here you’ll find The Convenient Store, a curated Japanese convenience store-meets-Brooklyn bodega with products ranging from cherry-blossom Tokyo lamingtons and To Be Frank panettone hot-cross buns to ferments from Korean chef Jung Eun Chae, a spicy Sichuan-style lamb sandwich by Lee Ho Fook and Slurpee cocktails.

On the first weekend of April, hit up Baker’s Dozen and Celebrity Sausage, also in Fed Square.

The first will bring together some of Melbourne’s best bakers, patissiers and viennoiserie masters selling oneoff treats. Celebrity Sausage will see a line-up of stars present their dream sausage on Baker’s Delight bread.

Street party Drewery Lane will transform into a street-food party on Friday, March 31

and Saturday, April 1, when restaurant BKK teams up with Phed Mark from Bangkok, alongside local Thai faves Soi38 and DoDee Paidang.

Phed Mark co-owner and YouTube celebrity Mark Wiens will be on-site when Phed Mark fires up its famed pad kra pao (stir-fry with holy basil).

Also on offer will be: BKK’s chicken curry puffs, vegetarian som tum (papaya salad) and mango sticky rice popsicles; Soi 38’s larb ped (minced duck salad); and DoDee’s tom yum noodle soups.

Entry is just $10, including a drink on arrival. Walk-ins welcome.

Splurge or save For $453 a person, Venetian Vineyards at Il Bacaro will explore vino from the Dolomites to the

Travel to Colombia via South Melbourne when the Berbeo Bros, Juan and Sebastian, share their childhood memories through smoky, slow-cooked meats, empanadas and ceviche.

Or perhaps you’d like to head to the Philippines over the first weekend in April, when Filipino food and culture will be celebrated at Melbourne’s historic Mission to Seafarers in Docklands.

Pre-order seafood kamayan plates or pay $10 general admission for Filipino food vendors, calamansi cocktails and entertainment.

There will also be cooking demonstrations and conversations with Filipino YouTube star Erwan Heussaff and photographer and cook Luisa Brimble.

Walk and bite If you agree that diversity is the spice of life, the Westside Wanders are a fantastic option. These hosted food crawls will take small groups to three different venues in Melbourne’s western suburbs, with a bite at each.

At the time of writing, tickets are still available to Ascot Vale, Werribee, Aintree, Caroline Springs and Moonee Ponds. ● MELBOURNE FOOD AND WINE FESTIVAL \ March 24 to April 2. ● melbournefoodandwine.com.au

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A quiet seaside town with plenty to see, do and consume.

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Be enchanted

ention Yamba in conversation and you’re likely to be told that it’s like “Byron Bay 20 years ago”. While there’s some truth to that – Yamba is certainly smaller and more laid-back than the Byron of today – it doesn’t capture all that’s unique about this charming coastal town.

The town on the NSW North Coast has evolved a fair bit from what it was 20 years ago. It is still sleepy enough – many restaurants don’t open between Sunday and Wednesday – but these days you’ll find more sophisticated culinary offerings and more shops to peruse between stints of lying on the beach with a book.

Yamba boasts several gorgeous protected beaches, with surf for all levels (and one with an ocean pool), prawns galore, great fishing, many restaurants and a pub with arguably the most spectacular view of any in Australia. It sits 90 minutes south of Byron Bay and just over an hour from Ballina Airport.

The boutique hotel The Surf Yamba has been transformed from a 1980s motel into a breezy,

Once a 1980s motel, The Surf Yamba is now a luxurious art deco boutique hotel.

luxurious, art deco wonder, complete with terrazzo floors and a rooftop pool, deck and lounge. It has sweeping views from Main Beach to Angourie, and they’ll even lend you e-bikes and foam surfboards.

You can walk to most of the town’s eateries from The Surf. Following an early-morning dip in Main Beach’s ocean pool (adjacent to the hotel), wander down to the Surf Club kiosk for coffee and avo toast right on the beach or head to the nearby hidden

gem, Beachwood Cafe, for a delicious Turkishinspired breakfast.

The Pacific Hotel, perched high and watching over Main Beach like a benevolent being, serves unbeatable sunset views with a side of pub fare.

Karrikin is the spot for a more upmarket dinner of local seafood, while Sassafras is great for casual pizza and pasta. For cocktails, there’s Bar Paradiso.

Yum Yum Angourie Cafe and General Store – a rambling old house with fantastic food, a courtyard and rooms chock-full of books and board games – is an excellent place to get cosy when it’s raining.

While we’re at it, if the rain is really coming down – as it has been known to do in this part of the world – hit the impossibly quaint, ’70s singlescreen cinema, browse the beautifully curated gift shops or get involved in tenpin bowling and other games at Bowlo Leisure Centre.

In terms of other activities, take your pick.

Humpback and southern right whales can be observed between May and October. One of the

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best vantage points is Lovers Point at the Pippi Beach headland, plus there’s kayaking on the Clarence River, yoga at Free the Coconut and a surf beach to suit every wind direction.

On Wednesdays, the Yamba Farmers and Food Market is on at the Whiting Beach car park from 7am to noon. Go for fresh fish and Ashby sourdough.

The neighbouring town of Angourie is far smaller than Yamba, but packs a punch. Drive 10 minutes south for its stunning Blue Pools (park at Spooky Beach), its singular beloved cafe and its scenic coastal walk through Yuraygir National Park.

Or, travel half an hour north to hit Iluka, which is renowned for having one of the only beachfront rainforests in the southern hemisphere.

Part of Yamba’s appeal is that it invites a slower pace of life while encouraging outdoor adventure.

It’s equal parts grounding and enchanting, familyfriendly and romantic. If you’re looking for a quiet seaside town brimming with things to see and do, this is the place. ●

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FEATURE HOUSE KEW \ 1 GLENDENE AVENUE 4

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Contemporary luxury in quiet and private surroundings makes this a very appealing property. The two-storey house was built by Stonehaven Homes on an allotment of about 778 square metres in a leafy cul de sac.

On the ground floor, a fitted study looks out to the front garden, and interlinked living areas fill the rest of the space.

The formal lounge, with a HeatnGlo fireplace, has double doors to the full-width living, dining and kitchen area, and a huge family room extends out into the north-facing rear garden. Here, a timber deck and artificial lawn make a pleasant and no-maintenance place to relax and entertain.

Also on this level is a secure, double-insulated cellar.

The timber and white kitchen, with butler’s pantry and cafe windows to the rear deck, is well appointed for entertaining and feeding the family. Premium appliances from Bertazzoni, Miele and Liebherr, stone finishes and softclose storage make this kitchen luxurious.

Opening from the butler’s pantry, and extending its amenity, is an oversized fitted laundry with cupboards, benches and shelves.

The first floor is the bedroom zone, and the main suite occupies the full width of the house. To one side of the bedroom is a vast dressing room with wardrobes lining the walls and an island cupboard in the centre of the room. To the other side of the bedroom are two walk-in wardrobes and an en suite with spa, shower and twin basins.

Two of the children’s bedrooms share an en suite and a study, and both have walk-in wardrobes. The fourth bedroom has an en suite and walk-in wardrobe. There is also

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a retreat.

The house has a laundry chute, double glazing, zoned heating and cooling, a security alarm, video intercom, electric blinds, oak floors in the living areas, plantation shutters and new carpets in the bedrooms.

Ideally located for family life, the house is close to cafes, shopping and transport. It is zoned for Deepdene Primary and is close to prestigious independent schools. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domain.com.au

Agent: Kay & Burton, Sam Wilkinson 0400 169 148 Price: $4.7 million-$5 million Auction: 1pm, April 1

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“THIS STYLISH HOME OFFERS A SERIES A SERIES OF SUPERBLY CONFIGURED AND LIGHT-FILLED LIVING SPACES.” SAM WILKINSON – AGENT

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living. There’s a separate dining room, a

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study lined with bookcases and a formal living room on this level, plus a bedroom

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GLEN IRIS \ 2 BICKLEIGH STREET

Howard Dawson Reserve at the end of

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with a built-in wardrobe and en suite.

the street. Gardiner station, trams, shops, cafes, freeway access and schools are all

Upstairs, it’s a children’s zone with three

With some defining deco touches, most

Built around the 1920s, this solid

additional bedrooms, a retreat and a bright

notably in the leadlight windows and

brick double-level home – known as

bathroom. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD

fireplaces, this single-level solid brick house

Wannawong – has both the generous

has stood since c1929 with some updates

internal dimensions from that era, plus

along the way. The four bedrooms come

enough space on the approximately 747

off the centre hallway, which leads via

square metre block for a large al fresco

stringy-bark floors to the open-plan living

deck, in-ground pool, garden, garage

the home has additional green space with

nearby as well. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD

zone. The modern kitchen features granite

and a carport accessed from Ferguson

Agent: Marshall White,

benches and Bosch appliances, while an

Agent: Marshall White,

Street. Updated interiors include a kitchen

Fiona Ansell-Jones 0410 325 240

undercover deck is adjacent to a second

Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282

with stone benches and stainless steel

Price: $2.5 million-$2.7 million

large deck in the private garden, extending

Price: $2 million-$2.2 million

appliances, which overlooks the open-plan

Auction: 10.30am, April 1

options. Set on about 715 square metres,

Auction: 10.30 am, April 1

PRAHRAN \ 21 WILLIS STREET

hydronic heating, air-conditioning, attic

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entertaining options. Inside – if you ever

storage, cellar, Euro laundry and automatic

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irrigation. The house, on about 256 square

make it in – there’s a separate living, dining

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metres of land, is close to shopping, cafes

and massive family meals area adjacent to the kitchen, which is equipped with Smeg

Clever design has maximised the style

and transport and is zoned for Windsor

Nestled within a protected period

and Bosch appliances. Another highlight is

and space of this picturesque Victorian

Primary School and Prahran High School.

streetscape and offered for the first

the full-sized laundry with an 800-bottle

house. The three bedrooms, all with built-in

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time in over 30 years, this c1919 period

wine cellar hidden below. ●

wardrobes, and the family bathroom open

home comes with everything, including

off the hallway. The main bedroom has

a white picket fence. The real drawcard

an en suite to the side with front garden

is a sympathetic extension that has

views. At the rear of the house, the kitchen,

included an extensive deck out the back,

dining and living area opens to a timber

JOANNE BROOKFIELD

wrapping around the solar and gas-

deck with steps down to a green and

Agent: Belle Property Armadale,

heated swimming pool and spa, which is

Agent: Jellis Craig,

private courtyard. The kitchen has ample

Andrew James 0411 420 788

surrounded by tropical plantings. A pavilion

David Banks 0422 868 410

cupboard space, Carrara marble finishes

Price: $1.9 million-$2.05 million

with built-in barbecue, wine fridge, wet bar,

Price: $2.3 million-$2.5 million

and Bosch and Ilve appliances. There is

Auction: 11.30am, April 1

and automated blinds create year-round

Auction: Noon, March 25

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AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

6 Viewbank Road, Glen Iris

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A pinnacle of family living & entertaining Auction: Sat, 25th March at 12:00pm Inspect: Thursday 11-11.30am & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 11.30am-12.00pm 22

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John Morrisby Tim Bennison Will Bennison

0411 875 476 0418 332 865 0438 572 371

2 Mountain Grove, Kew

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Sackville Ward prestige with no heritage overlay Auction: Saturday 1st April at 12pm Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

Jonathon O'Donoghue Richard Winneke Maria Xu

0412 745 707 0418 136 858 0411 491 089 DOM A IN REV IEW

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King & Heath

2a Backwater Court, Paynesville Lake Gallery On the Amazing Gippsland Lakes Why not have a sea change and a tree change, with views of the water on a beautifully treed block? This property, which offers both lifestyles, also allows you to earn an income from well-appointed, comfortable, and delightful bed and breakfast units. (Or could be additional accommodation for visiting family or friends). The home has been created with it's own art gallery, and looking through the house you feel a sense of openness and contrast with the view out to the water and trees. The main bedroom looks out to the water with a large walk-in robe and private access to the ensuite. A jetty berth is included and is located at the water's edge just a short walk from the house.

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First National King & Heath Paynesville | 03 5156 6766 | pville@kingheath.com.au | www.kingheath.com.au DOM A IN REV IEW

4/700 ORRONG ROAD TOORAK

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Private Sale $2,975,000 Viewing By appointment Kay & Burton South Yarra Peter Kudelka 0418 319 439

RT Edgar Lachlan Fox 0419 833 768

John Bradbury 0413 772 778

Will Hocking 0451 065 565

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www.rodneymorley.com.au

515 Toorak Road, Toorak

9826 0000 DOM A IN REV IEW

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Offering peace and beauty in the heart of Brighton, FiftyTwo Black is a collaboration of world-renowned designers including Nicholas Day and Jack Merlo, with New York’s Gregory Tuck and Meg Sharpe. With graciously house-like proportions, this unique collaboration has been designed with a private and elevated lifestyle in mind. RH branded furnished residences, the first in Australia. Only one available, enquire now to move in within 4 weeks.

CONTACT Alex Bragilevsky 0478 401 247 | Kelgend Winters 0439 434 449

AUCTION Saturday

Port Melbourne 8 Canberra Mews

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An Inspiring Renewal with Parkside Prominence Capturing the idyllic nature of this parkside cul de sac, this premium 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom town residence has undergone the complete contemporary renovation to create a compelling connection of indoor/outdoor prosperity. Hallmarked by a cutting edge set of bi-fold glass doors that allow for the seamless transition between inside and out and welcome in a wealth of natural light, this renewed residence showcases stylish living and dining areas (concealed study nook), a park-viewing balcony, a stunning kitchen (Smeg induction cooktop) and an entertainer’s deck in the northwest facing rear garden. Ready for your immediate enjoyment, this outstanding home includes timber floors, reverse cycle air conditioning, security and an auto garage with rear roller door (extra parking). Beacon Cove precinct.

• Impressive high-quality renovation throughout • Park-viewing balcony from main bedroom suite • Timber floors, security system and heating/cooling, • Auto garage with flexibility of extra lawn parking • In prized Beacon Cove precinct near Station Pier Auction: Guide: Contact:

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Saturday 25th March 2.00pm Contact Agent Jon Kett 0415 853 564 Mel Fredricksen 0497 942 933

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