Domain Review Stonnington & Boroondara - May 17, 2023

ARTS

DESIGN WEEK KICKS OFF STEPHEN CUMMINGS HIS MELBOURNE DRINKS WHERE TO FIND SUPERB SAKE

JASON DONOVAN

RETURNS TO ROCKY HORROR

Regular readers will know I’m a music theatre fan, but there are shows I don’t love. I won’t write a list, but I do have to admit when I found out a new production The Rocky Horror Show was coming to town, I wasn’t that jazzed. I just never really “got” it (I know, don’t hate me). But when I found out Jason Donovan was starring in it, I was intrigued. His love of the show is contagious. Once I read his take in our cover story, I realised that I was thinking of it all wrong. It’s not so much a musical as it is an experience, an event and a work of art straddling theatre and rock. I might just be a convert. ●

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GO CRAZY \ Head to Yakimono on May 30 for the most extravagant feast of crayfish. For $145 per person, you will be treated to four courses of delicious cray and a dessert to finish. ● yakimono.com.au

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MAKE TRACKS \ From pros to kiddos, all are welcome to take part in the RACV Solar Great Ocean Road Running Festival on May 20-21. There’s live music, kiteflying and more.  ● greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au

HISTORY LESSON \ ACMI is celebrating women in film with the exhibition Goddess, displaying never-beforeseen costumes and treasures from stars including Marilyn Monroe. On until October 1. ● acmi.net.au

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Art for all

Sydney's Arts-Matter comes to Melbourne Design Fair.

Words JANE ROCCA

It’s like speed dating for art lovers, and a chance to dine with curators, meet makers in private studios and gather with other likeminded club members.

Sydney-based arts subscription service Arts-Matter curates talks, dinners, tours and events for art lovers. Now the team from ArtsMatter and some of its members are coming to explore Melbourne Design Fair – a part of Melbourne Design Week, which starts on Thursday.

“For me, it’s about bringing the community element together that is unique and has an accessible entry point,” says Arts-Matter co-founder Susan Armstrong.

“The club is for those who aren’t too familiar with the art and cultural space, and it’s a good way for them to experience art and learn about it in a relaxed environment.”

Her business partner Michelle Grey says the art world is often hard to navigate at street level and they want to make it more accessible.

Think of them as party planners for aspiring art aficionados.

“We support and champion the cultural community and the culturally curious,” Grey says.

“Arts-Matter is a chance for guests to engage with one another and the artists and panellists too. [You] get to experience things you simply wouldn’t know how to curate on your own. It’s a lot less transactional and more real human connections.”

Grey is best known for her work with brands like The New York Times and Soho House (she launched Yen magazine way back) and even helped launch Absolut Vodka’s global online art gallery. She’s known Armstrong since their teenage years in Sydney.

“We are like creative sparring partners too,” Grey says. “Our creative back and forth allows us to challenge each other.”

While in Melbourne, Arts-Matter members will attend the Design Fair opening-night vernissage, enjoy a dinner at Gimlet and visit ceramicist James Lemon in Northcote.

They’ll spend a Saturday at Heide Museum of Modern Art, followed by lunch with Melbourne artist Paul Yore. It’s the ultimate palette of experiences – and a chance to meet like-minded people too.

“We find people want to be nourished by the creative arts, so we’re less a sales platform and more a community,” Grey says. ●

MELBOURNE DESIGN FAIR \ May 18-21, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

● designfair.melbourne

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DESIGN FAIR \ The fair features works by more than 150 designers across commercial galleries, design agencies, organisations and studios. You can view and buy one-of-a-kind, limited edition and small-batch designs, including furniture, lighting and contemporary jewellery.

MODERN TIMES \ The Smith Street showroom and gallery of husband-and-wife duo Amy and Joel Malin mixes contemporary art with vintage collectables. Theirs is a curated world of objects and photography plus art and furniture.

● moderntimes.com.au

DOWEL JONES \ This design brand works with local manufacturers to make unique lighting, furniture and accessories. Most pieces are made to order. Make sure you look

out for the Messina X Dowel Jones chair for its playful gelato-coloured upholstery. ● doweljones.com

CONTEMPORARY JEWELLERY\ Some of the country’s biggest names – including Funaki, Maker and Smith, Australian Design Centre and Pieces of Eight – come together to discuss their biggest contemporary jewellery influences.

Dowel Jones x Acid Flwrs Fantasy Foldy.

Arts-Matter founders Michelle Grey and Susan Armstrong.

Modern Times \ Jordan Fleming's Bright Things Lamps.

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In 2020, revered Australian singer-songwriter Stephen Cummings suffered a stroke that changed his life. But with the love and help of family and friends, he got back into the studio to make a new album – 100 Years From Now –released this month.

“Even if you suffer a small stroke, as I did, your life profoundly changes,” says Cummings, who rose to prominence in the music scene in the ’70s with his band The Sports, best known for their song Who Listens to the Radio.

“I had to learn to walk and talk again and spent two years shuffling in and out of rehab centres working on my left-hand side before discovering what my time in hospital had failed to find, that my breathing had changed, I wasn’t getting enough air in my lungs, and I couldn’t sing like I had pre-stroke,” he says.

“I needed to draw on the courage and strength of my wife Kathleen, and, in 2022, with the help of my good friend, musician Robert Goodge, I learnt to work around my new vocal limitations and record new music.”

Favourite beach

Sandringham

Melbourne isn’t blessed with fabulous beaches, but Sandringham for me is the best. The Sports played a lot of gigs back in the day at the Sandy Hotel, so I know the area well. The reserve has a cute rotunda and park at the cliff top and lovely walking trails. Below is a beautiful, narrow beach with sparkling clear waters. As a hopeless teenage surfer, I would often get my mother to take me to Sandringham when there was

Stephen Cummings

a storm and furious waves to be ridden. Generally, however, the water is calm and, being in Melbourne, “bracing”.

Favourite take-away spot

Ripponlea Fish Supply, 49 Glen Eira Road, Ripponlea

When the craving comes for fish and chips my wife Kate and I head to Ripponlea Fish Supply.

The shop is run by third-generation fishmongers: a hardworking Greek family made up of John, his wife Sophia and their adult children. We have been regular customers since the ’90s and the quality and service have never changed. Our order is always the same; a piece of grilled fish and two potato cakes each. Sensational treat.

Favourite exercise place

Harold Holt Swim Centre, 1409-1413 High Street, Glen Iris

In 1965, the biggest thing to happen to Melbourne was the arrival of The Rolling Stones. My big sister Sue was allowed to go to the concert and I was not. Imagine the resentment. Our adult lives took different directions, but since my stroke and the lockdowns we’ve taken to doing slow laps together at the Harold Holt Pool. It’s in Malvern and has the works: spa, sauna, hydrotherapy, indoor lap pool, three-metre diving pool. But it’s the 50-metre heated outdoor pool surrounded by huge trees, sprawling grassy areas and lounge chairs where Sue and I swim and chat.

Favourite shop

Southside Sounds, 547 Highett Road, Highett

My regular guitarist Sam Lemann put me onto Southside Sounds, a vintage guitar shop and repairer that has recently relocated to Highett’s pleasant shopping strip. It’s always a bit of an adventure going there. Max, who owns it, knows his way around every aspect of guitars and always has a great selection of second-hand gems for me to peruse. They also buy guitars and can restore mostly anything and are just a pleasure to deal with.

Favourite radio station

3RRR

Community radio station Triple R is for me the sound of Melbourne. It enabled what success The Sports had in the ’70s and is probably why I am still involved doing music. My favourite show at that time was Pendant – a mix of fashion and feminism with the soundtrack of (movie musical) The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Some programs I love have been around for years, like Off the Record (roots music), Eat It (food and cooking) and Einstein a Go-Go (medicine and science). They go deep into their topics with many impressive guests from Jeff Beck to Stephanie Alexander to Professor Brett Sutton.

Favourite cafe

Roule Galette, Shop 1/241 Flinders Lane, Melbourne

Every month or so I meet up with two old friends – journalist Shaun Carney and photographer Chris Beck – to talk music and to make fun of each other. It’s a real highlight for me, though I wonder that they don’t tire of me banging on about my stroke.

As we live in different parts of Melbourne, we usually end up in the city at Roule Galette. The poached apple crepe hits the right spot and the mostly French staff are amusing and friendly. ●

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The accomplished musician lets us in on his secrets of the city.

“It feels right in every possible way to be doing Rocky Horror.”

JASON DONOVAN

Jason Donovan and Myf Warhurst.

COVER STORY

Doing the time warp

After Australian soap stardom on Neighbours and a ’90s pop recording contract, Jason Donovan eventually found his foothold in the theatre and has never looked back.

The 54-year-old actor, who was born and raised in Malvern and lives in London, returns to reprise his role as Frank-N-Furter in the 50th anniversary production of The Rocky Horror Show, which starts next week.

Donovan is once again embracing the high heels, fishnets, leather jacket and wig he donned for the show’s 25th anniversary production in 1998 – a time warp he’s happy to celebrate. It was while touring on the UK leg of the show that he met his wife Angela – they’ve been together ever since, and now have three children.

“A few years ago, I did a tour [called] Even More Good Reasons and in the first act, I included a couple of songs from stage shows I had been part of,” Donovan says from his home in London.

“I always avoided being the ‘Mr Musical Theatre Showman’, but I opened with the song Sweet Transvestite from Rocky Horror. I wore a pair of high heels and thought, ‘F--- it, this is good, and it works for me. I’m sticking with it.’ ”

He felt so connected to the song, he contacted the man who could get the show back on the stage.

“I wrote to [British theatre producer] Sir Howard Panter, who owns the rights to Rocky Horror, and I said, ‘Howard, I am doing my show in London and I love this track,’ ” Donovan says.

“I knew the 50th anniversary was coming up and asked if we could revisit it somehow. He said, ‘Leave it with me Jason.’ ”

Months later, Donovan finally got the call to star in an Australian production of the show to celebrate its milestone. Melbourne will be the only city with Donovan in the cast, with West End actor David Bedella taking over the role in other cities.

Media personality Myf Warhurst joins the cast as the narrator, and says it’s a thrill to be sharing the stage with the Neighbours teen heartthrob.

“If I’d say to 15-year-old me that one day Jason Donovan would be ripping my pants off every night,

she would have lost her mind,” Warhurst laughs. “He does that in the finale, to reveal that even the character of the narrator has joined in on the game.

“But in all seriousness, there’s so much more to Jason than just his pop star success, and it’s a privilege to get to work with someone of his calibre.

“He’s a huge name in musical theatre in the UK and I’ve learnt a lot from him. He’s also a hoot to be around too.”

Warhurst recalls finding a dubbed VHS copy of the original 1973 movie. Striking pre-internet gold in her small Victorian town of Donald was a lifechanging moment.

“It had been watched so much the tape was wobbly, but it showed me a world that was very different to my own, and it blew my mind,” she says.

“Musically too, it was an important bridge between the music I loved – contemporary music and rock ’n’ roll – and the world of musicals, and for that I’m eternally grateful.”

Donovan says he grew up listening to Australian Crawl, Midnight Oil and New Order. He also recalls hearing Rick Astley’s Never Going to Give You Up when it came out in the ’80s.

“My music taste jumped around dramatically as a kid,” he says. “I loved David Bowie, too, but if I had told my 16-year-old self I would eventually meet New Order’s Peter Hook I wouldn’t have believed it. He was like a bass-playing god to me.”

After Neighbours, music became a bigger part of his life – signing with record company Stock Aitken

Waterman and starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat on the West End in 1991.

But, Donovan says, neither pop nor traditional theatre resonated with him in the same way that Rocky Horror did, and still does.

“I always knew I was a bit different to both of those versions of me,” he says. “I found it difficult to try and convince people that I wanted to be something else. Rocky was where I was at.

“Even when I did the part in 1998, it felt right. I am thrilled I get to do it again.”

Coming back to Melbourne stirs up feelings from days gone by for Donovan. The last time he was here was to perform in the musical Chicago in 2020 –just before lockdown – and says he appreciates the time he gets with family when he visits. He has three half-sisters based in Melbourne.

“Performing in Chicago in 2020 was a full circle moment for me because my Dad [actor Terrance Donovan] had done Chicago back in the day,” Donovan says. “If I am to be totally honest, the character I played didn’t land for me as much as this one, Frank-N-Furter, has. I don’t know if it’s my age, the songs, or the way I am feeling, but it feels right in every possible way to be doing Rocky Horror.”

The family connection to acting and performing has made its way to the next generation too –Donovan’s daughter Jemma spent four years in his old stomping ground, playing the role of Harlow in Neighbours from 2019 to 2022.

“It would have been great to be here ... while Jemma was filming, but it wasn’t to be. She had a great four years on the series,” Donovan says. He will return to Melbourne with his wife Angela Malloch and their youngest daughter Molly, 9.

“There are very few times in my life when everything aligns,” Donovan says. “I sing well and act the character really well. It feels strong and I am excited. I have got my rhythm, you could say, and I am coming home and I am going to smash it.” ●

● rockyhorror.com.au

THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW \ From May 24, Athenaeum Theatre.

After 25 years, Jason Donovan is back in a new production of The Rocky Horror Show alongside Myf Warhurst.

DONOVAN AS FRANK-N-FURTER

Sake to savour

Wine and beer are staples of Melbourne’s dining scene, with restaurants curating lists to match dishes for an extraspecial experience.

But there’s another beverage burgeoning in the city’s eateries – sake.

The traditional Japanese rice wine is a tasty tipple that packs a punch and lends itself to food pairings.

We asked experts from top restaurants about the best ways to sip sake.

Ishizuka, CBD

Who: Restaurant manager Louise Naimo

What: Ishizuka serves a range of sakes, some from small brewers and others from the commercial kind. There’s sparkling sake, sweet sake, very savoury sake, floral sake, red rice sake, aged sake, unfiltered sake and unpasteurised sake.

How: “Like wine, there are multiple approaches to pairing sake with food,” Naimo says. “Sometimes we take an intense approach, pairing light and delicate dishes with a light and delicate Junmai Daiginjo sake.

“Other times, we’ll take a regional direction – some sakes from small fishing villages were developed over centuries to complement fresh fish.

“Sake can be very high in umami and, because of this, can help to

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EVE WILSON

accentuate the savoury character of umami-rich dishes such as wagyu, mushrooms, clay-pot rice or dashi.”

Supernormal, CBD

Who: Head sommelier Dan Barca

What: Perhaps what you didn’t know is that some of the best sake is made right here.

Melbourne Sake’s beverage is made in Brunswick and spun on centuryold Japanese prophecies. Business owners Matt Kingsley-Shaw and Quentin Hanley give the ancient drop a run for its reputation and their version can be found on the drinks list at Supernormal.

“I found it so inspiring learning about the ebbs and flows of Matt and Quentin’s journey so far by highlighting the subtle nuances between rice types,” Barca says. How: Order it by the glass, flask or bottle – here’s where you’ll find a rotating list of sake from artisanal

breweries to generational and familyowned producers that have held onto secret techniques for many centuries. Drink it with: Ditch the pinot noir with your duck dish for Mukai Shuzo’s Ine Mankai rice sake from Kyoto instead.

“Its harmonious balance of sweetness and acidity makes it the perfect match,” Barca says. “It’s deliciously smoky and meaty, with the sweet-sour dynamic of morello cherry lending itself perfectly to the gaminess of the duck and sweetness of the plum sauce.”

Yugen Dining, South Yarra

Who: Head sommelier Calvin Chan

What: At Yugen Dining you have access to premium sake from Daiginjo to Honjozo.

“We encourage everyone to try different styles, but also to avoid limiting themselves by only asking for dry sake,” Chan says.

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“Dryness in sake is distinct from that in wine, as sake lacks the natural acidity of grapes.”

How: Drink your sake in a wine glass for unique characteristics

Why: Chan says wine glasses allow for more “headroom”, which collects and releases the sake’s aroma.

“Our aim is for our guests to fully immerse themselves in the beauty and distinctiveness of various sakes,” Chan says. “Traditionally, sake is served in small cups made from various materials, such as stone, porcelain, wood, metal and glass –each influencing the overall sensory experience. Heavier materials are typically best suited for fuller-bodied sakes, while lighter materials complement lighter styles.”

Yakikami, South Yarra

Who: Cimmaro Lau, sommelier and general manager of Wagyu Ya Group Melbourne

What: “We source rarer and more valuable sake with elegant and clean flavours,” Lau says. “Many types of sake on our menu are not often found outside of Japan.”

Wagyu Ya Group Melbourne owners Emily and Roy Yu fly to Japan to sample and source sake according to their palette.

“Our sake is usually sourced from northern Japan where they have the best rice, freshest air and cleanest water,” Lau says.

Drink it with: For sashimi and entrees with cleaner flavours, dry sake is best. For steak, red meats and hot pots, warm sake is ideal.

“Our niku kappo wagyu omakase experience comes with two wines and four to five sake – two hot and the others cold,” Lau says.

“Sake is made from three main things, which are water – around 80 per cent – rice and the ageing process. This is almost identical to making beer.” ●

FEATURE HOUSE

CANTERBURY \ 3

Tranquillity is the name of the game at this serene slice of domestic bliss, available for the first time in more than 20 years.

It’s the kind of sophisticated, elegant living at which Canterbury excels: a whopping 25 metres of street frontage, combined with a style dating back to the late 1800s, add up to make this a proper statement piece.

With well over 1000 square metres of land, this is a compound that seems tailor-made for a family looking to create intergenerational stories for decades to come.

The ceilings, at 3.6 metres, are impressively tall. Original open fireplaces and ornate period detailing are a further reminder of this house’s deep roots. The ground floor’s elegant entry leads into a hallway, with access to a formal living room, a formal dining room and a library that could also serve as the fifth bedroom.

In the middle of the ground floor is a granite kitchen with breakfast bar. Further out the back is an open dining area –adjoining a family room – that looks out onto the two rear decks, one of which is covered.

The pool out the back is solar heated, and the grounds also host a spacious two-level double garage, the second floor of which could serve as a home office or studio.

Upstairs are four bedrooms and a study. The main bedroom has a luxurious travertine en suite and walk-in wardrobe, and the other bedrooms all have built-in wardrobes.

Other features include ducted heating downstairs and ducted heating-cooling upstairs, a laundry and a powder room.

While this property might be an ode to architectural elegance, interestingly, there’s no heritage overlay. It’s located in Canterbury’s famed golden mile, which is well known for being home to some of the loveliest streetscapes in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs – no small accomplishment considering the competition.

Several high-profile independent schools are within walking distance, and Camberwell and East Camberwell stations, Boroondara Park, Maling and Burke roads, and the Camberwell Market are also all nearby. ●

ANDERS FURZE property@domain.com.au

Agent: Jellis Craig, Geordie Dixon 0418 588 399

Price: $4.65 million-$4.95 million

Auction: Noon, May 20

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FINAL WORD

“NO. 3 WENTWORTH AVENUE, CANTERBURY BLENDS NANTUCKET-INSPIRED CHARM WITH ELEGANT CONTEMPORARY FLAIR, HAS NO HERITAGE OVERLAY AND IS SITUATED ON 1074 SQUARE METRES WITH AN IMPRESSIVE 25-METRE STREET FRONTAGE” GEORDIE DIXON – AGENT

While its facade references the past, a recent renovation has ensured the interiors of this house are ready to impress today’s buyers, with hardwood floors and marble finishes adding to the contemporary opulence within. Another enticing factor is the land size – this two-storey home is set on almost 750 square metres of land. Not only does this allow space on the floor plan for generous-sized standard rooms (plus extras, such as an expansive foyer, study, powder room and storeroom), outside

there’s also a pool, pergola and dining area. Almost a rarity now, there’s some lawn out the front, too. “It’s just a really good and solid renovated home,” says agent Jamie Mi of the property that is close to Glenferrie Road shops, transport and top schools. ●

JOANNE BROOKFIELD

Agent: Kay & Burton, Jamie Mi 0450 125 355

Price: $6 million-$6.6 million

Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, May 24

MALVERN \ 12 SOMERS AVENUE

GLEN IRIS \ 13 LURNEA ROAD

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There’s no shortage of space for a family to spread out in this updated, doublelevel home. Downstairs, there’s a separate dining room and formal lounge, then an informal living and meals area – serviced by a Hamptons-style Miele-appointed kitchen – which is matched in size by a rumpus room immediately above. This extends onto a balcony. Parents are treated to their own spare room as part of the interconnecting main suite, which includes an en suite with a bath, and a walk-in

wardrobe, while the 780-square-metre block provides additional space for an al fresco area plus a deck with a sunken spa. A shed and storeroom sweeten the deal, as does a sweeping staircase, diamond leadlight windows and leafy views. ●

JOANNE BROOKFIELD

Agent: Belle Property Glen iris, Yili Ma 0412 938 115

Price: $3.3 million-$3.6 million

Auction: 1pm, May 27

The prestigious Stonnington Estate hosts this refined property, defined by taste and discernment at every level, from oak parquetry floors to high ceilings and the gas log fire in the open living and dining room. Two sets of skylit stairs and a lift traverse three floors, with the basement housing a garage, store room and wine cellar, and gym/workshop. The groundfloor’s home office opens onto a northfacing terrace, and the entertainer’s kitchen adjoins that open living and

meals area. There are three bedrooms upstairs, and the expansive main bedroom has an en suite, a walk-in wardrobe and its own sitting room. The house sits on landscaped gardens and is a leafy stroll from Malvern and Glenferrie Roads and Menzies Reserve. ● ANDERS FURZE

Agent: Marshall White, Fraser Cahill 0400 592 572

Price: $3.5 million-$3.8 million

Expressions of interest: Close 1pm, May 23

KEW \ 130 SACKVILLE STREET

There can be an aesthetic jolt between the old and new in some modified period homes. However, a renovation of this c1917 solid brick, double-level home, located within the prestigious Sackville Ward, has successfully retained the original character and elegance of the property known as Whynbush while subtly integrating modern lifestyle conveniences. Original timber panelling, bay windows and marble fireplaces are complemented by the American walnut joinery in

the updated kitchen, which features integrated appliances. Video intercom, CCTV, remote-controlled blinds, irrigation and auto gates provide high-tech touches, while the almost 900-square-metre block allows space for a covered deck with outdoor heaters, which overlooks a deep, north-west-facing garden lined on all sides by tall ornamental pears for privacy. ●

JOANNE BROOKFIELD

Agent: Kay & Burton, Sophie Su 0425 270 125

Price: $4 million-$4.4 million

Auction: Noon, May 27

Superbly designed by Webster Architecture and executed by Mazzei, this stunning home offers gloriously proportioned north-facing living and dining zones, central pool and outdoor dining area, state-of-the-art kitchen, 4 beds with ensuites including master with city-views, unrelenting luxury additions and bespoke detail. Situated in one of Melbourne’s most elite suburbs, enjoy its proximity to schools and Burwood Village shopping/dining.

Panorama Terraces

Presenting an incredible opportunity to purchase an entire complex of homes in a highly sought-after inner-city lifestyle location, which will excite serious investors looking to add a sound residential proposition to their portfolio. Comprising 20 individually titled townhomes with high rental appeal and an impressive ROI, this attractive development promises a wealth of possibilities and exciting future potential.

City views, alfresco entertai ning spaces and secure off-street parking add extra appeal, with quality fitouts including high-end floor and wall treatments, stone benchtops and SMEG kitchen appliances ensuring low-maintenance and timeless style.

A ‘Memorandum Of Information’ is available with all relevant details.

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Expression of Interest Closes Wednesday 31st May at 12.00pm

Price Range $16,500,000 - $18,000,000 Agent George Alexander 0412057151

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Yarraville

7 WOOD STREET

acres (approx.) D 1 F

6/547 TOORAK ROAD TOORAK

11 WILKS AVENUE MALVERN

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Expressions of Interest Close 23 May at 5pm

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Wednesday & Saturday 12-12:30pm

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Oliver Booth 0413 975 723

Nicky Rowe 0428 640 509

Gowan Stubbings 0412 269 999

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7A ROSS STREET TOORAK

B 3 C 2

Expressions of Interest Close 24 May at 5pm

Wednesday 1-1:30pm

Saturday 11-11:30am

Oliver Booth 0413 975 723

Nicky Rowe 0428 640 509

Alex Condon 0421 494 810

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44 HARTS PARADE HAWTHORN EAST

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16 Kalonga Rd, Balwyn North

UNPARALLELED DESIGN AND GRANDEUR

Set within a magnificent tree-lined street only moments from the Belmore Village retail precinct, this breathtaking French Provincial with a Manhattan twist is a triumph of meticulous spatial planning and luxurious refinement across three stunning levels with elevator connection.

Additional features include a 5 car basement garage, four deluxe bedrooms all ensuited with WIR, separate gym, 8 person Scandinavian sauna and an immersive, fully integrated and dedicated home cinema which includes a kitchenette and 8 automatic recliner couches for the true Gold Class experience.

This is undoubtedly one of the Balwyn North’s most distinguished family homes, an imposing modern residence presenting a remarkable lifestyle opportunity.

24 Compton Street, Canterbury

PRICE $2,000,000 - $2,200,000

AUCTION Saturday 27th May 10am

Perfectly poised in a tree-lined street, this exquisite single-level beauty presents a rare opportunity for growing families to secure a premium property in blue chip Canterbury. Renovated with style, and light, bright and spacious throughout, the home welcomes you inside with sparkling Italian terrazzo flooring flowing through the vast open plan living zone. Sleek and contemporary, the kitchen flaunts brand new premium appliances and crisp white soft-close cabinetry, while the waterfall Calcutta marble island bench with built-in wine rack makes an impressive centrepiece. Three/four generously designed bedrooms boast plush carpet and BIRs, with the third bedroom featuring sliding doors opening out to the family room, offering the flexibility to utilise as an additional living space. is ideal for a teenager's space or in-law accommodation. Enjoying lush garden views through beautiful bay windows, the luxurious master includes a WIR and lavish fully tiled ensuite, while the chic family bathroom includes floor to ceiling tiles, generous walk-in shower, contemporary vanity, and toilet. Entertainers will delight in the effortless transition to the outdoors, with sliding doors revealing a paved patio framed by landscaped gardens complete with built-in bench. The single remote garage finished with epoxy flooring opens through to an additional adaptable space that can be utilised as a home office, gym or a versatile fourth bedroom to suit your needs.

5 Crellin Grove, Camberwell

Timeless charm, unparalleled family functionality

Auction: Saturday, 27th May at 1pm

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

Crescent, Hawthorn

Auction: Sat, 27th May at 10:00am

Inspect: Thurs 12.00-12.30pm & Sat 11.30am-12pm

8/16 Woorigoleen Road, Toorak

The Grace of Space, Light and Location

Auction: Saturday 27th May at 12pm

Inspect: As advertised or by appointment

EAST MELBOURNE

201 George Street

‘Hepburn Terrace’ c1855 – This beautifully renovated residence’s elegant spaces lead to leafy courtyard allure. 2 upstairs bedrooms and 2 bathrooms including a main suite with a balcony. A loft, 3rd bedroom provides further versatility above the double garage. Walk through Fitzroy Gardens to the CBD, wander across Yarra Park to the MCG.

Jock Langley 0419 530 008

Emma Pierson 0409 182 310

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Saturday 27 May at 11.30am

VIEW BY APPOINTMENT

Thursday 18 May 12.00pm - 12.30pm

Saturday 20 May 11.00am - 11.30am

3 A 3 B 2 C

Proving the value of a collaborative approach, this unparalleled 5 bed and home-office, 4.5 bath home brings together the talents of KG Architecture, Double Complete Design and boutique suppliers under the patronage of a design-literate client.

Set in approx 791sqm north-rear grounds from Le Page Design and Starving Artist Landscaping, this 3-suite design (with 6 Star masterdomain) features a home-office and formal lounge with individual water-feature views, family and al fresco zones wrapping a glasstiled gas heated pool, and lofty 1st-floor living, plus a children’s retreat. This is a new Golden Triangle benchmark; 12 doors to the Red Bluff clifftops.

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ELECTRICAL SERVICES

J.L Hutt Electrical Specialising in all electrical installations: Extensions/ Refurbishments, Stove/Oven/Hot Water Repair, Switchboard upgrades, House Rewires, TV/Phone/Data, Safety switches. Free quotes. 24 hour service.

Lic 17824.

Contact: Jason 0411 300 772. www.jlhuttelectrical.com.au

FENCING

Websters Fencing Building quality fences in Stonnington and Booroondara since 1982. Websters fencing provides a tailored and reliable service, with the experience to ensure quality and longevity of your fence. We specialise in boundary fencing. Please call Les Webster between 7am and 7pm for a quote.

Contact: 0417 356 608

FENCING

Websters Fencing

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