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J U LY | AU G U S T 2020

CELEBRATING LUXURY & SUCCESS

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ISSUE 79

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INTERVIEW LAYERS OF LUXURY SPORT & FITNESS TECH PRIME PROPERTY ELECTRIC WHEELS

ELEGANCE LUXURY LIVING EDITION ISSUE 79 JULY | AUGUST 2020

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CONTENTS 10

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UP FRONT

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30 Fashion & Functionality

50 Creative Vision

32 Layered Living

52 Perfect Choices

34 Art Deco Delight

54 Rack Them Up

36 Relax in Style

55 Wall to Wall Perfection

38 Building Dreams

56 Create & Decorate

Cool jewels Looking sharp

40 Resurgence in Resurfacing

WELL TRAVELLED

24 - 25 Cover Story

Design Initial

10 - 13 Preview

The latest news & views

Coco Republic

14 Competition

Win an opulent Chesterfield sofa

16 - 21 Feature

Cate Blanchett is Mrs America

LOOKING GOOD

Wood, Marble & White Lynton & Forrester

David Reid Homes Gold Coast

22 - 23 Wish List

Pro2PAC

Justin Humphrey Architect Choices Flooring Helensvale

Billiard Shop Eurofinish

Oroio Home

58 - 59 Tides of Time

Dress to impress

42 Custom Approach

Newport Custom Shutters

Discover Scotland’s Orkney islands

26 Beauty Spot

44 Decadent Living

The beauty of Florence

LUXURY LIVING 28 - 29 Layers of Luxury Create a welcoming home

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Porter Davis Homes

46 - 48 Beauty & Art

Domo

60 - 61 Simply Bellissima

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90 AT THE WHEEL 62 - 63 Electric Wheels

New technology James Bond’s Aston

84 - 85 Great Estate

Magnificent Mermaid Waters Estate

90 - 91 Sophisticated Elegance 2088 The Circle Sanctuary Cove

CUISINE

100 - 101 Timeless Terrace

64 - 65 Catch of the Day

FACTS & FIGURES

From the sea to your table

66 Chef’s Choice

WINE CELLAR 68 - 69 The Right Notes

A passion for wine and music

PROPERTY PORTFOLIO 70 - 71 Longer-term growth

A new generation of living

102 - 103 Financial Focus

Superannuation and investments

SPORT REPORT 104 - 105 Sports & Fitness Tech Signonday

ENTERTAINMENT

Regions in focus

106 Bookshelf

72 - 77 Market Update

107 Brainfood

2020 Market Update with Steve Hunt

78 - 79 Hamptons Haven

Cover Photography: PlatinumHD Models: Brittany Capps and Walter Bridger Location: 2088 The Circle, Sanctuary Cove

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DISCOVER EDITOR’S LETTER HOW GLORIOUS is winter in South East Queensland?

Over the past few days I have seen whales breaching off the coastline, hot air balloons hovering over the hinterland, misty mornings that are definitely worth getting up early for and sunsets that belong on a postcard … and I haven’t even left my own suburb.

We are certainly blessed to live in such a beautiful part of the world, which is why this edition is dedicated to Luxury Living.

We start with the winter elegance of the cover.

Shot on location in Sanctuary Cove (you can see more of this stunning home in the property section), this image captures the very essence of our theme.

As does our special 30-page ‘Layers of Luxury’ feature.

If you are thinking of renovating, refreshing or rebuilding, this section showcases everything from award-winning architects and designers to bespoke furniture and wallpaper … and the best part is they are all local, making it easy to access their products and services.

Access Cove content and stream video on your digital devices.

In an ever-changing fast-paced world, Cove continues to cater to the needs of our readers. You may like to relax with the printed editon or receive a complimentary DIGITAL EDITION which allows you to enjoy the magazine anywhere, anytime.

To subscribe to the printed and/or digital edition please visit covemagazine.com.au

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PUBLISHER Clare E. Urwin | Sanctuary Cove Publishing

If you are looking to upsize, downsize or relocate, I suggest you turn to our everexpanding Property Portfolio where you will find stunning waterfront homes, beachside apartments, new developments and the latest market analysis.

And, to really add a decadent touch to your decor, we are giving someone the chance to win a stunning velvet chesterfield sofa courtesy of local designers Lynton and Forrester. Details are on page 14.

Of course, food, wine and travel are always on our agenda.

In this issue, Marj sources the freshest local seafood … from the sea to the boat to you … delicious.

Tony adds a glass of Victorian red, Chis channels James Bond, and Jason and Graeme head overseas, to Italy and Scotland respectively.

Expanding our reach even further, we speak to Australian actor Cate Blanchett in the UK about her role in Mrs America.

Enjoy.

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COVE TEAM GROUP EDITOR Rhonda Oxnam GENERAL MANAGER Bryan Oram BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Nathan Lister SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING Zoe Lister OFFICE MANAGER Kirsty Carberry FOOD & WINE CONTRIBUTOR Tony Harper MOTORING CONTRIBUTOR Chris Nixon PHOTOGRAPHY Daniel McClifty, Joseph Byford EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS Marj Osborne, Nick Nichols, Jason Murakami, Susan Lang-Lemckert, Graeme Donnelly DESIGN listercreative

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Capturing the Coast

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A Drive for Change

Sanctuary Cove Golf and Country Club hosted a series of golf clinics to raise money for cancer research and patient support. PGA Golf Professional Michael Jones collaborated with Isabelle Taylor, one of the Club’s world amateur ranked golfers, to present the Ladies’ Coaching Clinics on The Pines golf course with all proceeds from the events being donated to the Australian Cancer Council.

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Sit in style

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Lest we forget

Hearts are touched, eyes are teary, they learn and they smile. Thousands of visitors have strolled through the Gallipoli to Armistice trail in Queen’s Park, Maryborough, since it opened two years ago. Few are untouched by the experience. The trail tracing the journey of the original Anzacs has been recognised as world-class, with multi-layered information in story panels, audios and sculptures.

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Queensland Symphony Orchestra – The Studio Sessions

Queensland Symphony Orchestra continues its celebration of music with The Studio Sessions, a program of unique concerts recorded in the QSO Studio at South Bank and released free on YouTube.

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More marina

Sanctuary Cove has completed stage one of its multi-million dollar marina upgrade, featuring three new piers, with one dedicated to Superyachts alone.

Following an investment of over $8 million dollars, recreational vessel berth holders will experience an unparalleled marine experience with G and H piers now open for private berthing and I pier to follow. The expansion will increase marina capacity to allow an additional 66 vessels to call Sanctuary Cove’s marina home, including Superyacht berthing, dedicated berths for leading marine heavyweights Princess Yachts and Horizon Motor Yachts and a vast array of options for private berth holders.

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SLIM & I

For over 50 years country music legend Slim Dusty and his wife Joy McKean trail-blazed their way across Australia performing, writing and collecting songs of the bush and its people. They created a musical legacy that to this day continues to entertain and inspire, a catalogue of plain speaking yet profoundly insightful music documenting the rural Australian experience. SLIM & I is a feature documentary that tells the incredible story of their partnership and of the brilliant woman who lived beside, rather than behind, the legend. Coming to Australian cinemas from 20 August, 2020.

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CLASS

ACT

Oscar-winning actor Cate Blanchett explains why she jumped at the chance to play a woman who battled against equal rights.

WORDS HELEN RUMBELOW / THE TIMES / THE INTERVIEW PEOPLE THERE IS A WOMAN who is somewhat forgotten in America and little known internationally, but, goes a thesis, is the key to where we are in this riven moment in 2020.

Phyllis Schlafly was a Catholic anti-feminist firebrand from St Louis, Missouri, who began her series of barnstorming speeches in the 1970s by thanking her husband for his permission to speak: “I like to say that because it irritates the women’s libbers more than anything.”

Schlafly’s style – angry, combative, uncompromising and at times surprisingly playful – was effective in tying Republicans into a close marriage with the religious right.

No prizes for guessing who took notice; the day after she died in 2016 her book making the case for Donald Trump was published.

Trump, on the presidential campaign trail at the time, paid tribute when speaking at her funeral: “A movement has lost its hero.”

Who to play this polarising, mysterious woman?

No one could do it better than Cate Blanchett, the star of Mrs America, the new mini-series about Schlafly and her mighty legacy. For while Blanchett, at 51, is undoubtedly one of the most talented actors of her generation, in none of her 70-odd films does she play the girl next door.

She is Katharine Hepburn – and won an Oscar for it in The Aviator – never Audrey.

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Directors even realised that they had to ignore matters of sex and cast her as Bob Dylan to find the necessary quantities of forbidding aloofness.

She has joked about playing the US president – “I would play Donald Trump in a heartbeat.

The comb-over? I’m there” – but the casting would be terrible; the inscrutable Melania or Barack Obama would be better.

And, of course, no other actress has been Oscar-nominated twice for playing the same role in two films nearly a decade apart.

Queen Elizabeth I is the part of Blanchett’s life; the solitary mask of power, the brittle hauteur of the undemocratic leader.

Great writers may have a splinter of ice in their hearts, but there is ice in the eyes of this great actress.

In short, for an Australian in the entertainment industry, she is the least Australian and least ‘luvvie’ you could expect to meet.

The snag: a life’s work in unknowability makes it hard to get to know her.

The director Anthony Minghella once said: “Though I have worked with her, I barely know her. I would be hard pressed to say more than three things about her with any confidence.”

Blanchett suffers media appearances like a Special Operations Executive expert at resistance to interrogation (a part she played in Charlotte Gray).

She grew up in Melbourne, the middle of three children.

Her father, Bob, was a former naval officer from Texas; he died when she was ten, from a heart attack in a cinema.

He was a figure of mystique for her.

She once said that she fantasised for a while that he had not died. “I somehow thought the CIA had taken him; that one day he would just turn up,” she said, although she later retracted that thought.

It has become commonly known that this economics undergraduate got her first taste for acting when appearing in a boxing movie in Cairo, while travelling there.

“Nooo,” she groaned when someone asked her about it. “But say that if you want. Print the legend of the boxing movie.”

In a press conference to publicise Carol, in which she plays a lesbian, she said she had had ‘many’ past relationships with women, which the world took as a revelation of bisexuality.

She later said that this was misconstrued and that none of those relationships were sexual.

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You can imagine the response when one journalist found out she had a tattoo in an intimate place and asked her if she would identify what it depicted; never has the word ‘no’ carried more froideur.

In a series of retreats from the glare of being one of Hollywood’s highest-paid, most garlanded actors, Blanchett spent ten years living in Brighton, then a five-year stint as joint-artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company with her husband of 23 years, the Australian playwright Andrew Upton.

Shortly after adopting a baby girl in 2015, a dream she has said they had since the birth of their first child, the couple moved back to a house in the East Sussex countryside to bring up the baby and their three older sons.

This is well known, but when I start the threeway phone call with Blanchett and Stacey Sher, the executive producer on Mrs America, my first chatty question is: where is everyone calling from?

Sher says, “My home in Los Angeles,” and Blanchett says, “The UK.” I ask roughly where in the UK and she repeats, after a pause that is far longer than the time lag on our international line, “The UK.” This series was finished in lockdown – Cate says she was ‘sitting inside my closet to finish off

the sound’ – and she is doing the publicity for it while homeschooling her children, the eldest of whom is 18, among their pigs and chickens.

Schlafly was also an early champion of phonics and has inspired Cate to do some phonics-based reading with her five-year-old girl, but as she said on an American news show, “a teacher I ain’t”.

For Sher, who worked on the prescient pandemic film Contagion, this period has “felt like my dreams on that set turned into reality”.

Mrs America, though, is a passion project for Blanchett, precisely because of her political antipathy to Schlafly.

She had spotted Schlafly, then a frail 92, being brought on at the tail-end of Trump’s campaign events and given standing ovations, then had seen Trump eulogising his guru at her funeral.

She thought, “Who is this woman?”

In the early 1970s the American government was on the brink of ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment to the US constitution, explicitly giving men and women equal status, with wide bipartisan support across nearly all states.

With her campaigning Schlafly pretty much derailed it single-handedly.

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“It felt,” Cate says, “like with every passing week [of filming], issues that even two years ago would have been seen as tangential to the concerns of women and men today were profoundly and increasingly relevant.”

Cate is drawn to elegant villainesses, literally playing the wicked stepmother (in Cinderella).

Yet as Sher says, the way out of polarisation is not to demonise, “and a corollary of that is it doesn’t serve us to only canonise people that we agree with”.

Blanchett takes on this theme.

“We’re so used to our algorithm delivering us the news that makes us feel better or speaks to our points of view.”

To “unlock Phyllis and what motivated her” felt like a vital act of understanding.

“It’s very easy to say she was a crackpot,” Cate says.

“But look at the way people are responding differently to the virus.

“I’m an American citizen, but I don’t live there, so I’m one step removed from it, but there is a profound thread in America of the rights of the individual, rather than who they are as a society.

“Phyllis was an individualist who prized hierarchy over change.”

Cate’s mother was unwittingly affected

by Schlafly, thousands of miles away in Australia.

After the death of her husband, June Blanchett gave up her job as a teacher and became a property developer to support three children through private school.

Blanchett has said she developed an “enormously empathetic” connection with the sacrifices and strength of her mother.

“Yet,” as Blanchett told the Sydney Morning Herald, her mother “didn’t really identify as a feminist because … Phyllis Schlafly was very adept at suggesting that if you were a feminist you were anti-family.”

Blanchett’s mother was nervous about her revisiting this on screen.

“I mean,” Cate says to me, “we’re living through that backlash right now, another sort of backlash.

“I was very interested in my mother’s response to my being part of this series, trying to look at the women’s movement and the equal and opposite traditionalist movement.

“It was trepidation because I feel that there are battle scars.”

Yet she says, “There are battle scars for men too.”

The success of feminism depends almost as much on men’s attitudes as women’s – “Those in power have to share.”

Interesting point, I say. Would your fathers have supported women’s rights? Sher says that “there was no one who was more proud of my accomplishments” than her late father.

“I hope so,” Cate says. “He died when I was ten so I can’t give you an answer.”

What about your husbands, do they identify as feminists?

“One hundred per cent,” Sher says.

I direct the question at Blanchett.

There is an even longer pause.

“I think we lost her,” Sher says of our crackly phone line, but then Blanchett talks. “Well, yeah, I’m just wondering what you’re seeking.”

I change tack.

What will success look like for the next generation in terms of relations between the sexes?

Sher says: “I have a 16-year-old daughter and I have an 18-year-old son … I guess maybe not having to answer that question any more?”

Blanchett laughs. “Yeah.” Then continues.

She is worried about her little girl growing up and being vulnerable in the world because she is a woman.

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“I’ve got three boys and a girl and there is something that I do worry profoundly about.

“When there’s a growing fear about so much economic uncertainty, the people who always get to bear the brunt are women. The increasing domestic violence I find incredibly worrying.

“I hope my daughter does not worry about walking out at night or what she wears, you know, basic questions.

“I’m really saddened that I’m even thinking these thoughts in 2020. I’m sure women who were part of the women’s movements in the 1970s would have thought that we would have evolved to the point where we didn’t have to have that growing level of concern.”

Then it’s the end of our short time together and Cate gets demob happy, suddenly very friendly and apologetic about the quality of the line.

Her last point lingers in my head. Her best roles are about armour and its weight.

She is a powerful woman who so often plays powerful women, but still can never be armoured enough to protect those she loves.

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Gucci

Specialised fit square sunglasses. RRP $450

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Calleija

Sana ring featuring a brilliant unheated ruby surrounded by diamonds. P.O.A.

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Embrace the change of season with a stunning selection of soft pastels, precious gems and metallic accent pieces.

Bulgari

Diamond Blast shoulder bag in crystal rose quilted nappa leather with iconic snakehead closure.

RRP $3,930

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Christian Dior

‘J’Adior’ slingback pump in rose gold laminated lambskin with grosgrain ribbon.

RRP $1,890

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WISH LIST

LOOKING SHARP Longines

Spirit Collection watch with matt black dial and dark brown leather strap. P.O.A.

The weather may be cooling down but the sartorial style is getting hotter and hotter this winter.

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Carolina Herrera

BAD BOY Eau de Toilette now available at Myer and David Jones.

100ml RRP $147; 50ml RRP $106

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Bally

Fabro messenger bag made from resilient nylon in black with Bally stripe-detailed adjustable shoulder strap. RRP $990

Ralph Lauren

Big Pony polo. Available in a range of colours. RRP $149

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Victorinox

Evolution Wood 10 pocket knife with 11 practical functions organised between elegant wood scales. RRP $135

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Dior Men

‘Diorpsychodelic’ sunglasses in gold metal and brown marble acetate effect with grey lenses. RRP $830

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Hugo Boss

Futurism slip-on trainers in mesh and leather with logo elastic. RRP $349

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COVER STORY

DRESS TO IMPRESS

Whether you are planning a romantic dinner for two or an evening by the fire, staying in has never been so stylish.

SHOOTING THE COVER is always an exciting stage of every edition of the magazine.

Everything from the location to the models; the outfits to the staging and lighting needs to be given careful consideration.

Having access to a stunning waterfront home in Sanctuary Cove, as well as the professional services of PlatinumHD, made this shoot particularly rewarding.

We are very pleased with the final results, which perfectly captured the ‘Luxury Living’ theme.

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COVER Photography: PlatinumHD Location: 2088 The Circle, Sanctuary Cove Models: Brittany Capps (@brittany_capps Instagram) and Walter Bridger Hair and MUA Makeup: Emma Lancaster Gowns: One Honey Boutique Suits: Edge Suit Outlet

LOOKING GOOD

The Palm Beach Collection’s hand poured Teak & Amber soy candle creates a luxurious scent, set to fill the room with a warming atmosphere.

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Rouge Hermès satin-finish lipsticks deliver vibrant, long-lasting colour and leave the lips supple and conditioned.

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BEAUTY SPOT

Perfect for easy contouring, Nude by Nature’s Contour Palette includes three matte shades to sculpt, define and highlight.

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ESK – Evidence Skincare’s Ultimate A and Ultimate A+ retinal-based evening serums not only deliver on results, but are universally suited to a range of skin types and conditions.

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Skin Physics’ new Oxygen-C Vitamin C Brightening Sleep Mask is specially formulated to give skin a renewal overnight while you’re sleeping.

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Attraction, desire, passion – Versace Eros Pour Femme captures the primal power of a woman in a radiant, sensual essence.

Available in Myer & David Jones

A luxurious, moisture-rich balm, Herbs & Heart After-Sanitiser Overnight Hand Mask provides effective treatment for over-cleansed and under-nourished hands.

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IMPLANTS They offer you a permanent or secure solution for replacing one or more teeth

PERIODONTAL Periodontal disease is usually a slow disease and most people are not aware that they have it.

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LAYERS OF

LUXURY The art of creating a warm, welcoming home.

WHETHER YOU ARE LOOKING to build your dream home or simply revamp your current living space, there are some key trends that have emerged in 2020.

Two mainstays influencing current decorating decisions are nature and sustainability.

Keeping a strong connection with the natural world is achieved through the use of organic forms and renewable materials such as rattan, linen and timber.

The added bonus is that this also adds warmth and texture to an interior, and allows outdoor areas to blend perfectly with their surroundings.

Still on indoor/outdoor spaces … another popular trend is bringing the outside in (think lush green plants, timber furniture and stone tiles) or taking the inside out (did someone mention outdoor kitchens, floor to ceiling glass and fully-retractable doors).

Colour is always a simple and effective way to mix things up.

Again, earth tones taken straight from nature are in vogue, while orange, pink, and various shades of blue and green in both warm and cool hues complement most homes.

Keep the look modern and fresh by introducing an unexpected accent colour such as periwinkle blue, ripe olive green or muted mustard.

Artisanal décor items and strategically placed custom furniture also go a long way to giving your space an individual touch.

And, for a super-chic option, add a hand-painted artwork, bespoke wallpaper or sculptural statement piece.

But, perhaps the most important trend of all is to make every space in your home comfortable and personal.

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LUXURY LIVING

FASHION & FUNCTIONALITY

Design Initial introduces Kelvin Giormani customisable sofas.

STYLE AND SOPHISTICATION. Comfort and customisation. Function and motion.

Kelvin Giormani’s stunning range of highly customable sofas are designed to not only look good, but also provide the ultimate lifestyle piece for your lounge, living area or media room.

Ensuring a comfort level that is unmatched, everything from the dimensions (length, depth, height) to the colour, firmness and configuration can be customised to suit your personal needs.

Staying firm in their ideology of incorporating form and detail into their pieces, the designers at Giormani deliver a product made with style and innovation in mind.

The fashion-led leather sofas are characterised by their distinctive shapes, as well as their leather crafting details – features that are more commonly found on fine fashion goods than on furniture.

The company has a reputation for high quality and striking designs, along with the flexibility

to adjust the ergonomics and aesthetics of its seating products to suit individual tastes.

These highly customable sofas are produced under strict standards using quality materials and technologies including 100 per cent Italian leather, European mechanisms and solid hard wood and natural plywood.

All foams used are made with high density polyurethane materials to ensure durability.

With over 70 genuine leather colours to choose from, including the ability to include different leather colours within a sofa set, matching your home’s décor is simple.

Sizes of a sofa, such as seat width, seat depth, seat height and back height can be altered, within certain limitations, to fit your personalised preference, while for selected models, there is also the option of changing the style of legs based on six standard wooden leg colours.

Kelvin Giormani believe that beautiful leathercrafting features should not only be found in items like hand bags, shoes or clothing.

Therefore, you can personalise your sofa sets with a fashionable leather-crafting feature such as weaving, perforation, special pattern stitching and folding effects in your preferred leather surface areas.

There are six different stitching types available for customisation, namely Single Stitching (regular), Single Stitching (thick), Single Stitching (fine), Double Stitching, Leather Piping Cord and Leather Edging Stitch, and for a completely individual look, you can also choose to contract different colours on four of these stitching types.

Finally, for enhanced comfort, you can add seat-sliding or head mechanisms to selected sofa models.

The friendly Design Initial team welcome you to visit their Brisbane and Gold Coast showrooms to discuss the endless possibilities of the Kelvin Giormani range.

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Known for their style and innovation, International brand Kelvin Giormanihas launched a new series of sofas in collaboration with renowned Italian designer Michele Mantovani. Working with a Spanish company producing very high-end furniture, Michele is an Italian architect, product designer and interior designer based in Barcelona.

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LAYERED LIVING

Coco Republic’s Winter release of lighting and rugs.

WINTER SEES A BALANCE of European elegance and chalet minimalist for Coco Republic’s latest lighting and rugs collections.

New floor lamps, table lamps and pendants enrich warm ambiance in the home this season, while beautifully crafted and designed rugs promise to complete a space.

“Our extensive new rugs and lighting range are an exciting addition to our Winter collection,” says Anthony Spon-Smith, Coco Republic Creative Director & Co-Owner. “Our lighting releases is one of our biggest in this category to date and the new rugs provide renewed interest and warmth for a layered, comfortable home.”

WINTER 2020 RUG HIGHLIGHTS: Introducing five stunning new rugs, each uniquely curated to suit a range of different interior styles, the Winter collection harnesses layered textures and natural elements to create a home that is warm, comfortable and inviting.

Handmade in 100% natural jute, using a flat weaving technique that has taken years to

perfect, the Maroc Jute Rug is a bold take on a classic Moroccan design.

Another handmade design is the soft and sophisticated Sophia Rug. It is a classic that has been delicately realised in soft pastels, which are applied using state-ofthe-art screen printing techniques.

Made of microfibre, the Renoir Rug design is like an abstract water colour in cool tones with irresistible comfort underfoot, while the most sustainable heirloom this season is the Vintage Overdye Rug range.

Beautifully handmade, older Persian rugs are dip dyed in contemporary colours and shaved back to produce an artfully, distressed look.

The Vintage Overdye pieces are unique, one off designs for the ultimate style statement.

WINTER 2020 LIGHTING HIGHLIGHTS: Setting the mood for Winter, the lighting collection is realised in timeless quality materials such as aged brass, bronze, natural stone and glass.

A standout includes the Aleka Table and Floor Lamp.

Featuring beautiful marble and steel accents, this design is perfect for the trend-seeking stylist.

Another addition, the Lumiere, is an elegant and refined floor lamp featuring glass rods and brass accents.

The Ostin Table Lamp features a timeless design elevated by a natural stone base in either black marble, alabaster or travertine, while Notting Hill is a striking table lamp featuring a glass base and a classic black shade.

New pendants include the Eddie Glass Dome Pendant, perfect when positioned over a kitchen island bench, or the versatile glass Droplet Pendant.

The Draftsman Pendant also makes a statement above a living room or round dining table.

The new rug and lighting collections are now available online and in store.

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Family owned and operated for almost 40 years, Coco Republic’s beautifully designed and crafted furniture and homewares collections are designed in house or sourced from around the world to offer a versatile collection of classic and contemporary products. Coco Republic showrooms are located in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Gold Coast and Auckland.

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BRISBANE | GOLD COAST WWW.COCOREPUBLIC.COM.AU | 1300 000 220

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ART DECO DELIGHT

Wood, Marble & White have created the perfect entertainer’s kitchen.

KITCHEN SPECIALISTS Wood, Marble & White (WMW) take great pride in creating the ideal space for every client.

This is particularly evident in a recent project they completed on the Gold Coast.

“The client initially wanted a Hamptons/beach style – although they had found a tile that they wanted to base the design around,” explains Wood, Marble & White co-owner Leighton Ward.

“I felt that the tile took inspiration from the art deco era, and so we discussed creating a totally new profile that was inspired from this era.”

The initial plan was to re-do the kitchen, however, on discussion with the WMW team is was obvious this would not give them their desired result.

The clients entertain all the time so the brief for their dream kitchen had three main criteria –

1. a large island bench, 2. a bar/entertaining area with beverage refrigerator and 3. a separate pantry for preparation, They were unsure how this could work in the current space, so, after consultations with the builder, the kitchen was completely relocated into the formal dining space.

“To relocate the kitchen, we took out one wall to allow dual entry into the butler’s pantry and also removed the back wall from where the original kitchen was located,” says Leighton.

“The outside sliders were replaced with large bifolds, which meant the kitchen and outdoor space became one.

“This totally opened up the whole back of the house.”

When entering the new kitchen, your eyes are immediately drawn to the stunning profile of the cabinetry.

Inspired by the art deco era, the designer has created a beautiful, bold geometrical profile.

The contrast of the black 2 Pac paint finish against the brushed brass handles is stunning, and the curve of the handles draw on the key distinguishing features of the 1920’s.

The use of gorgeous white Casolina stone bench top and splashback ties in beautifully with the white cabinetry, while the wood flooring adds a warmth and depth to the space.

“Our clients came in with a list of ‘loves’ that they did not believe they would be able to achieve, and the designer has ensured that the space they have provides all of those and more,” says Leighton proudly.

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Wood, Marble & White’s qualified artisan’s pride themselves on creating beautiful, innovative and contemporary kitchens, wardrobes and bathrooms. Every project has the benefit of a bespoke design service, as well as a personal, in-house project management team to ensure quality is up-held at every stage.

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WOOD, MARBLE & WHITE Luxury Kitchen Designs and Renovations

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RELAX IN STYLE

Discover a world of sophistication at Lynton & Forrester.

LYNTON & FORRESTER are pleased to announce that they are now the Queensland distributors for Moran Furniture.

“Here at Lynton & Forrester, we love great design with comfort as our prime objective, and Moran offers precisely that,” says Lynton & Forrester co-owner Matthew Lynton.

“As a retailer I’m impressed by the finish and attention to detail.”

With a rich 60 plus year history, Moran furniture is an investment in luxury, that will only add style and comfort over the years.

The extensive range consists of classical, modern and contemporary styles, and can be done in hundreds of combinations, sizes, colours and finishes.

“I love combining modern and traditional as my signature style and using colour and pattern and textures,” says Matthew.

“I tend to use upholstery as the starting point and build around the significant pieces with rugs, coffee tables and the soft furnishings.

“Moran’s reputation and past history means we are able to offer endless combinations of fabric and high-grade Italian leather.

“As a designer I’m excited by the possibilities of mixing and matching and having so many options from the world’s leading fabric houses.”

Matthew says the trend today is to own bespoke furniture, that stands the test of time.

Every Moran is an individual creation, handmade for you by some of the world’s finest upholstery specialists using the finest materials, allowing Lynton & Forrester to offer their clients a unique point of difference.

In addition to Moran furniture, Matthew and his partner Anthony Forrester are excited about the latest Lynton & Forrester Collection, a range of stunning buffets, consoles, mirrors and occasional furniture.

“We design in-store and create a new collection each year,” Matthew explains.

“This year we have curated a range of moody finishes, with pieces ranging from white and silver

leaf to broody black and brown dragged finish and black and gold accents.

“Many pieces are inspired by Anthony’s love of Art Deco and our range of mirrors is exceptional with abstract shapes and oversized pieces in all manner of finish and style.”

Matthew particularly loves a small black cabinet that has three finishes: gold leaf, silver leaf and black.

“Our collections mean you will have something unique, truly showcasing your individuality and taste.

“Despite it being a year of change, our clients have been busy decorating, and I’m pleased to see the use of bright, vibrant colours, beautiful finishes and sumptuous fabrics.

“Here at Lynton & Forrester, we aim to provide excellent service and an exceptional product, handcrafted to perfection, because we truly believe, just one piece can transform a room.”

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Having studied in New York and Santiago, and Brisbane, Matthew Lynton has many years of experience in the design industry.

Working closely with clients to create their ideal home, his style is eclectic and varied, with a love of colour and texture. Matthew and his partner Anthony Forrester are both passionate about design and furniture and are available for consultation by appointment.

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“JUST ONE PIECE CAN TRANSFORM A ROOM”

Moran Renoir 3 Seater Sofa/Chair/ Ottoman & Salon Chair

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BUILDING DREAMS Experience, innovation and design.

GARY AND LEE-ANNE HAY and their family have been building dreams for over 30 years now.

As owner/operators of David Reid Homes Gold Coast, the team have a long-standing reputation that is grounded in experience, innovation and design.

Gary is a registered builder and has been working in the industry since 1983.

“Originally a husband and wife team, we are now proud to have our children involved in various roles from site supervisor to carpentry, online media and marketing,” explains Lee-Anne.

“No matter what the scope of the project, we will always be there to provide support, and should challenges arise, we will be beside you, ready to face them head on.”

Servicing the Gold Coast and surrounding areas, their work is inspired by the coastal lifestyle of south east Queensland so whatever your dream is David Reid can design and build your home for you.

The team are experts in their field and can work with ‘difficult’ sites such as sloping blocks, all types of soil, and unusual shaped parcels of land.

From concept to design, to the build and all the finishing touches, your home should reflect your vision, values and character, exemplifying your personal aesthetic down to the tiniest detail.

Gary and Lee-Anne understand this, and work closely with their clients constantly exceeding expectations in every facet of a build.

“Whether it is a new home, a knock down rebuild, a partial build, addition, upgrade or renovation, we go the extra mile to ensure our customer’s receive incredible service, and the perfect home,” says Lee-Anne “Our timeless philosophy is that we don’t just build houses, we build dreams, and we stand behind every job,” adds Gary.

“We believe it is the finishing touches that really bring out your unique style and personality – that is why YOU get to decide on colour schemes, fixtures and fittings and much more.”

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“We make luxury affordable. We’ll help you design a unique quality home based on plans by our draftsmen or you can bring your own plans from your architect. We understand that you have a budget, so we’ll work with you to create a home you’ll love that fits within that price range.” – Gary and Lee-Anne Hay, David Reid Homes Gold Coast.

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RAISING THE STANDARD ...

WHERE DREAMS ARE BUILT.

David Reid Homes Gold Coast is a family owned and operated business celebrating over 30 years of excellence.

David Reid Homes is a high quality residential homebuilder. With over thirty years of building dreams, we have a long-standing reputation that is grounded in experience, innovation and design.

Our list of satisfied customers stand as a testament to our promise of exceeding expectations in every facet of a build, whether that might be a new home, a partial build, addition, upgrade or renovation.

We work tirelessly to earn your trust so that the home building process is as stress-free and pleasant as it can possibly be.

No matter what the scope of the project, we will always be there to provide support, and should challenges arise, we will be right there with you, ready to face them head on.

We always deliver on our promise of unmatched quality and meticulous attention to detail, because that is the David Reid Homes way.

A home is so much more than just a roof and four walls: it is a place where dreams grow, where memories are made, where families are raised and lives are lived. We know that your decision to build might just be the single most significant transaction of your life.

From concept to design, to the build and all the finishing touches, your home should reflect your vision, values and character, exemplifying your personal aesthetic down to the tiniest detail.

We take the time to understand your needs and expectations, and will go the extra mile to deliver on and even exceed what you thought was possible.

LIAISING DIRECTLY WITH THE BUILDER FROM START TO FINISH IS OUR GUARANTEE. David Reid Homes Gold Coast. PO Box 265 Isle of Capri QLD 4217 Mobile: 0414 833 710 Office: 0410 588 649 Office Email: goldcoast@davidreidhomes.com.au Website: www.davidreidhomesgoldcoast.com.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidreidhomesgoldcoast Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidreidhomesgoldcoast

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RESURGENCE IN RESURFACING

Pro2PAC is essential for those looking to renovate their homes – the possibilities are endless.

WITH OUR DAY-TO-DAY LIVES dramatically changing due to these unforeseen times, the desire to live and work in comfort has led to a significant increase in home renovations.

One of the most effective and affordable ways to quickly rejuvenate a home is by resurfacing cabinetry in much-loved kitchens and bathrooms.

Marie Nakic, Founder and Managing Director of Pro2PAC, said DIY renovations had the added benefit of enriching homeowners’ surroundings.

“We’ve seen a considerable increase in the number of locals deciding to give their kitchens, bathrooms and offices a facelift,” said Marie.

“Choosing to resurface by repainting existing kitchen cabinets or bathroom vanities in any colour or gloss level you choose can be up to 70 per cent cheaper than replacing or remodelling.

“In fact, resurfacing allows us to provide you with an affordable and efficient alternative to replacing your existing kitchen or bathroom cabinetry whilst saving you money, time, mess and overall stress when renovating.

“Many of our new clients have needed a workable home office, while others are taking the opportunity to complete home renovation projects that they have been putting off for years.

“There have also been quite a few people who are redirecting money from cancelled overseas holidays into improving the comfort of their homes.”

A quick resurface from Pro2PAC can change an entire space.

“We make the process so easy,” said Marie.

“First, we collect the doors and other cabinetry pieces to be coated before cleaning and returning them to a raw state through our detailed sanding process.

“We apply an initial coat and then a specialised top coat – all completed in a temperaturecontrolled environment – before drying your pieces on a purpose-built rack.

“Once dried, we polish and individually wrap and tag each piece before they are all ready for you to install again.”

Pro2PAC’s high quality finishes are designed to offer a sense of luxury and tranquility.

“Our award-winning in-house interior designers and specialists in 2Pac colour matching have been particularly busy looking after customers across the Gold Coast and beyond.”

“Resurfacing is such a great way to maintain or increase the value of a home. It is pleasing to chat with clients who have chosen to update their kitchens and bathrooms and hear that their lifestyle has improved, without the usual mess and stress involved with a renovation.

“At Pro2PAC, we offer an extremely quick turnaround, approximately 10 days from start to completion, as well as a seven-year warranty on all painted parts,” said Marie.

“We also take the stress off our customers by offering pick-ups and individual wrapping all parts when the project is completed at our state-of-the-art factory in Biggera Waters.”

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“Having trusted partners is key to Pro2PAC’s success. We work with some of the nation’s best cabinet makers, shopfitters, door manufacturers and designers to produce high-quality results for our clients. This reputation has seen Pro2PAC become one of the Australia’s leading 2Pac surface coating companies.” – Marie Nakic, Pro2PAC Founder and Managing Director

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Resurfacing Specialists It is 70% cheaper to resurface your existing cupboards and vanities.

Bring your dreams to life with Pro2PAC - one of Australia’s largest commercial and residential surface coating specialists.

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CUSTOM APPROACH

Family owned and operated, Newport Custom Shutters offer quality, style and personal service.

FOR OVER 30 YEARS, Newport Custom Shutters have been setting the benchmark with their wide range of quality Australian-made products.

“We are a family-owned and operated Australian company and have been providing quality products to Brisbane and the Gold Coast since 1988,” says owner Peter Harrison.

“We are extremely proud of our long standing, highly respected reputation within the industry, and the fact that 80 per cent of our work comes from referrals and repeat customers.”

As the name suggests, Newport Custom Shutters design and manufacture quality custom timber, aluminium and synthetic shutters, as well as sunscreen rollerblinds and venetian blinds.

Newport’s wide ultra-span Western Red Cedar Louvres offer sleek, modern and clean lines with unobstructed views, while their range of synthetic shutters are more durable

and lighter than other synthetic shutters on the market, allowing for larger spans and more customised fittings.

The extensive venetian blind collection is available in painted, oiled and stained finish, and offers a choice of materials including Western Red cedar, hardwood timber or a composite product.

All feature the latest headbox design and are fitted with heavy duty mechanisms for a trouble-free operation.

The roller blind range also comes in a wide selection of fabrics, textures and colours.

Choose from Translucent – a light weight fabric that enables privacy while retaining natural light; Sunscreen – filters the light and reduces heat and glare while still retaining a percentage of your outlook; or Blockout – a heavy weight fabric that blocks out light and heat.

The range continually evolves as new developments take place, with advances in blade shape, tilt rod attachment, paint and finish applications and tracking systems, as well as the type of hinges and magnetic catches used.

As a proudly Australian-owned and operated company, Newport offer superior service and do not use subcontractors to measure and quote on your job nor to install the shutters or blinds.

They carry a comprehensive range of spare parts for repairs and servicing and are able to provide expert information on the best way of cleaning and maintaining your shutters.

Newport Custom Shutters’ years of experience, along with the team’s total commitment to both their clients and the products they supply, guarantees a professional and personal experience every time.

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Newport Custom Shutters has been manufacturing quality shutters and blinds in their own purpose-built facility for over 30 years. Operating since 1988, the family-owned Australian company have built a long standing, highly respected reputation within the industry.

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QUALITY CUSTOM

SHUTTERS & BLINDS

Design & Manufacture of Quality Custom Shutters and Blinds GOLD COAST SHOWROOM: T. 07 5593 4031 F. 07 5593 8429 12 Hutchinson St, Burleigh Junction BRISBANE SHOWROOM: T. 07 3367 2499 F. 07 3368 3038

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DECADENT LIVING

Discover thoughtful design with Porter Davis Homes.

FOR 20 YEARS Porter Davis Homes have honed their expertise in home design and building to be able to deliver homes that feel like they’re cut from a different cloth – more considered, more clever, more imaginative ... more thoughtful.

The Mont Albert Grange 56 released in December 2019 is the largest and most decadent home design by Porter Davis in Queensland.

From the moment you walk in the front door and pass the formal lounge and dining, the home opens up beyond the stairs to the ultimate in family living with an outwardly facing kitchen, combined with a family entertaining and meals area to make an impressive open plan space.

There is a central alfresco that is sheltered from the elements and a separate rumpus room where the kids can play and you can keep all their toys out of sight.

No home this size would be complete without a visitor/grandparents’ suite that is separated from the central hub of the home to ensure privacy.

Once you ascend the stairs, the magnitude of the Mont Albert Grange is clearly on display with a large games room overlooking a soaring void where the older children can enjoy their own entertainment preferences.

The luxurious master bedroom/parents retreat, ensuite and WIR/dressing room takes up nearly a quarter of the floor space and delivers 5-star hotel living all the way. There are four additional bedrooms, all equipped with their own WIR’s and ensuites.

This incredible home is on display at Arise estate and features the luxurious Paris theme created by Porter Davis’ world class designers.

The city of love. The iconic destination oozes style, but with a softness to its feel.

A perfect blend of classically ornate furniture, soft pastel colours and a mixture of luxurious fabrics.

Classic frames with traditional pieces of artwork blend perfectly with the layered bed linen and décor to transport customers from the sunshine state to the romance capital of the world.

The Mont Albert Grange is designed without compromise on elegance and luxury versus practicality, perfect for those who appreciate the best life has to offer.

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Building a new home gives you the opportunity to have everything the way you want it in a style that suits without compromise. If you have a love of luxurious open and warm spaces, then you’ll be happy to call this your home. Visit the Porter Davis team at Arise, 41-43 Grand St, Rochedale and discover how you can start your dream home journey.

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Mont Albert Grange 56Q Classic Paris

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BEAUTY & ART

Sika-Design’s beautiful rattan furniture adds warmth and style to your home.

DOMO INVITES you to sit back and relax in the comfort and beauty of handcrafted Sika-Design rattan furniture.

Its intricately made pieces have elegance and timelessness while also remaining modern and fresh.

Named for the light and elegant sika deer, Sika is a Danish furniture manufacturer that produces handmade rattan furniture with an enduring emphasis on comfort, quality, design and sustainability.

Ankjær Andreasen founded in the company in Horsens, Denmark, in 1940 – a place and a time feeling the pressures of World War II. With growing unemployment and a shortage of raw materials, Andreasen began producing wicker baskets using reeds gathered from the marshes and straw from the fields after harvest.

He expanded Sika into furniture in the 1950s and 1960s and worked with the best wicker makers in Denmark to perfect the art of rattan furniture.

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While rattan furniture experienced a golden age in the 1960s and 1970s, it is enjoying a renaissance in recent years.

Valued for its natural materials, handcrafted production and sophisticated design, the Originals Collection is inspired by Sika’s own design sketches as well as other successful models from the 1950s and 1960s.

Sika’s designers – Arne Jacobsen, Nanna and Jørgen Ditzel, Franco Albini and ViggoBoesen – were all pioneers of their time.

They broke new ground, making experimental shapes of the sturdy rattan wicker and creating sculptural and timeless icons.

Sika-Design is proud to have the rights for these designs, and to continue their experiments.

While the company’s history began with rattan for the interior, they have also been producing furniture for the exterior for more than 15 years.

They launched their first collection for the exterior in 2003, and today most of their original rattan designs are also available for the exterior.

In 2015, Sika-Design introduced the Exterior collection, which is based on a new exciting material that offers possibilities and expressions for existing models.

The new material alu-rattan consists of a strong aluminium frame woven with ArtFibre.

The material is maintenance free and can withstand all weather conditions.

This means that original rattan models previously only suitable for indoor use now can be used in the garden, on the terrace or on the balcony. >>

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CAROLINE SOFA Incredibly elegant in appearance, the 3-seater Caroline sofa is fitted with a high-quality cushion. It has a charming and timeless look, and the natural materials add a warmth and cosiness to any room. RRP $2,450

MONET LOUNGE CHAIR & FOOTSTOOL The Monet is a comfortable lounge chair that can provide style to any area of the home. The matching footstool features detailed bindings on the top and around the legs.

RRP Chair from $650, Footstool from $295

ROMEO TROLLEY A new addition to the Originals Collection, this beautiful trolley is available in a variety of finishes and gives a warm rattan atmosphere to your dining area, living room or bedroom. RRP $750

ELLA MIRROR Highlighting rattan in the best way possible, these mirrors are simple and elegant. Available in black or antique, they fit into most homes.

RRP Small $175, Large $225.

Sika-Design use rattan grown in Indonesian forests, with their skilled workers crafting each piece of furniture by hand. Rattan is one of the fast-growing materials, regenerating within five to seven years. It filters the airs, converts CO2 to oxygen and is resistant against heat, cold, moisture and temperature fluctuations. Discover the Sika-Design Collection at Domo’s Brisbane and Gold Coast showrooms. domo.com.au

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CREATIVE VISION

Innovation and expectation are a motivating force for Justin Humphrey Architect.

HAVING COMPLETED his Masters of Architecture at QUT in Brisbane Justin Humphrey was quick to make the move down to the Gold Coast for both lifestyle and professional reasons.

He established Justin Humphrey Architect in 2016 as a design-focussed architecture and interiors practice working on residential, multiresidential and small commercial projects.

“Our design process is driven by considered design ideas, rigour and the tangible value of great architecture,” explains Justin.

“We believe in the need to understand the personal and complex detail of daily life, and that great design can improve the way we live.”

From large private houses to small renovations, the practice approaches each project with an open mind and desire to create site-responsive, functional, considered and exciting spaces designed to enrich the lives of their clients.

“We approach each project with the same objectives: To develop and respond to a detailed understanding of both our clients and their site; to create functional and exciting spaces for living

and working; and to use an honest and rich set of materials that are suited to the climate and give the buildings a strong and enduring quality,” says Justin.

“People are becoming much more aware and exposed to architecture and design through social media and this is leading to a better understanding and an increased expectation from clients,” he says.

“They are really looking for architecture that responds creatively to the brief, budget and also the climate.

“It’s fantastic that people have those expectations on design and performance, as that’s exactly what a good architect should bring to a project.”

Justin says it’s an exciting time to be an architect on the Gold Coast.

“There are some fantastic young architecture practices doing great work and we plan on being amongst those at the front of that group.”

Cove House, one of the company’s most recently completed projects, is testament to that commitment.

Awarded HIA 2020 Australian House of The Year; 2019 Australian Institute of Architects – Regional Project of the Year (Gold Coast & Northern Rivers); and 2019 Australian Institute of Architects – State Commendation, Cove House has been a breakout project for the practice.

“It has allowed us to explore and present ideas for living in our sub-tropical environment in a highly functional but very sculptural way,” says Justin.

“The house has a definite presence both from the street and the water, but one that is still in scale with its neighbours which was important.

“During the build, we really engaged with the builders and individual trades to explore materials and how they could and should work together and I think the hard work from all sides is reflected in the final building.

“We have learnt a huge amount from this project and some of this knowledge has contributed to the next wave of exciting projects coming out of our office.”

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“Collaboration with our clients and builders is central to how we work, and allows us to deliver exceptional and tailored projects that respond to both brief and budget. We are a small practice which allows us to guide projects personally from an initial sketch idea through to completion of construction.” – Justin Humphrey

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ARCHITECTURE & INTERIOR DESIGN Justin Humphrey Architect is a design-focused architecture and interiors practice based on the Gold Coast. From large private houses to small renovations, we approach each project with an open mind and desire to create site-responsive, functional, considered and exciting spaces designed to enrich the lives of our clients.

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PERFECT CHOICES

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Genero Multi-Lay Wide Board | Luxury Vinyl Plank Design featured: Butter Oak

WITH THE LATEST DESIGNS in carpet, luxury vinyl, timber, tiles and laminate Choices Flooring Helensvale has the perfect flooring solution for every home.

The Harlow Collection of carpet redefines ultimate luxury, from its exquisitely soft fibres to its stunning colour palettes. In addition to its exquisite looks, the fibre technology ensures it is also very easy to maintain, making it a perfect soft flooring solution for everyday living. The added 20-year guarantee gives you ultimate peace of mind when selecting this superb collection for your home.

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to maintain. The construction of the twist yarn gives the fibre strength and stability making it ideal for the busy home.

Torrance is the latest addition to the Harlow Collection – the softest Solution Dyed Nylon carpet on the market. It’s made from a super fine denier yarn, giving it a luscious feel that exudes elegance and quality. With a soft and modern colour palette this versatile carpet is constructed using a twist yarn, making the fibre stronger and more durable. The 4-metre width is ideal for larger rooms requiring less joins to give it a seamless appearance.

The Genero Collection of luxury vinyl planks is the ideal hard flooring solution for any home.

Influenced by the patterns and textures of timber, the inspirational designs within the collection will suit any décor, while working to eliminate the noisy foot-falls often associated with real timber

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and stone flooring. This creates a quieter and warmer environment in your space.

Zenith luxury vinyl planks feature beautiful Australian species as well as striking oak designs to suit any décor. This range has the ideal combination of great looks and performance – offering an extra heavy-duty wear layer surface treatment with stain and scratch resistance. You can be assured of it standing up to your busy household with its impressive 20-year guarantee.

Multi-Lay Wide Board is a premium collection of oak designs in boards measuring 229mm wide. The extra width is a great benefit in room design, making a smaller room appear much bigger and hallways more generous. In a range of beautiful oak designs and available as a MultiLay Board – the decision to use vinyl planks is easier than ever.

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The professional Choices team are on hand to guide you through the process and ensure you make the right decision for your home.

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RACK THEM UP

Billiard Shop offers a range to products to complement your home design.

NOTHING QUITE DEFINES A HOME like a wellcrafted pool table … they can make a space feel welcoming, fun and most of all relaxing.

The Billiard Shop has been selling pool tables in Queensland since 1968.

From humble beginnings in the northern suburbs of Brisbane, Des Niesler and his wife Shirley began manufacturing and retailing billiard tables for sale.

With a name change in 1989, Billiard Shop has gone from strength to strength.

Operating under the principle of ‘bringing family and friends together’, their comprehensive range includes full-size snooker tables, traditional pool tables, modern pool tables and Australia’s only true fully outdoor pool table.

There are also options that convert into dining tables, as well as a selection of different timber finishes and other customisable features.

From its inception, Billiard Shop has resurrected traditional craftsmanship and techniques while embracing fresh ideas and state-of-the-art manufacturing processes.

Welcoming new partners and establishing several new retail outlets, including a Gold Coast showroom at 2/83 Ashmore Road Bundall, has led to Billiard Shop cementing its position as the largest billiard table and accessories retail chain in Australia.

With its unique designs, large selection of furniture finishes, and overall attention to quality, Billiard Shop offers a very attractive line of middle and high-end tables.

Billiard Shop appreciates the fundamental necessity for meticulous construction techniques in the production of tables which play well, are durable and are attractive to the eye.

“I am happy to guide clients though the process to find the perfect pool table for their home,” says the Billiard Shop’s John Perkins.

“We have a something to suit everyone from the casual player to a more professional standard and invite you to the Bundall showroom to check out the wide range of tables available.”

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WALL TO WALL PERFECTION Delivering the world’s finest wallcoverings.

AS AGENTS AND INSTALLERS of the world’s finest wallcoverings, Eurofinish source the highest quality luxurious wallcoverings from global suppliers and manufacturers.

In keeping with the company’s high-end reputation, Eurofinish have been appointed the Australian representative for the stunning Misha Milano range.

These luxurious, hand-painted wallcoverings combine Italian taste and know-how with the excellence and charms of craft practices dating back to the 18th Century.

Oriental themes like large flowers, plants and animals, revive the splendour of the royal courts of the imperial age, alongside the refinement of European chinoiserie.

The wallcovering motifs are painted by hand using traditional techniques and the standard design of each wallpaper can be customised to the spaces to be covered.

There is a large choice of background colours in silks and gilded metallics finishes that can be personalised to suit the client’s requirements,

whether that involves covering an entire room, creating a statement feature wall or framing up a unique artwork.

In addition to the Misha Milano range, Eurofinish also carry a bespoke selection of hand painted silk and gilded wallpapers from around the world.

And with the company’s family traditions dating back to 1925, the team take great pride in delivering a seamless experience to the client.

As dedicated master wallpaper installers, emphasis is placed on their ability to provide the craftsmanship and expertise needed to install all wallcoverings to world’s best practices.

Eurofinish take the full responsibility for supply and specialist installation services, and on completion of your project you will receive a Certificate of Authenticity of installation and a 5-year guarantee against faulty workmanship.

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CREATE & DECORATE Oroio Home offer a complete design service.

ESTABLISHED IN 2008, Oroio Home provides a unique service managing high end homes for absentee owners, and at the same time offering beautiful interior spaces.

With a portfolio of discerning local and international clients, the company’s vision includes commissioning extensive renovations on the owner’s behalf, completing high-end interior fit-outs and sourcing furniture and fittings for luxury homes.

“Our philosophy of offering ‘piece of mind’ solutions has always been reflected in our work,” explains Oroio Home owner Piers Hasler.

“We believe when investing time in a project it is important to listen to every request so that our client is satisfied with the final result.”

Oroio Home offer furniture packages customised to your budget whether it is for an investment apartment or luxury home.

They also work with the floor plan and brief to create personality-filled interiors.

“I recall in a more recent project, we never met the client, however, we were able to deliver

a creative and cohesive interior space that was executed through the clients’ brief.”

Another recent project was to give a penthouse (previously two apartments) a fresh look, with Oroio Home project managing the entire process.

“We stripped the entire apartment back to its bare bones and started again,” Piers explains.

“We had previously worked with the overseasbased client so I knew where we could push the boundaries with design and aesthetics, “This was a magnificent project to work on, and it is overwhelming when your client is lost for words with the result.”

Oroio Home are happy to work on projects big or small, whether it is choosing wall colours, selecting tiles, adding textures to your nearing completed project, or supervising a total interior package.

Contact Piers for your no obligation consultation.

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Positioned at the entrance to the Albion Fine the centres’ commissioned mural by local coffee blends. This cosy warehouse-like café Trades village is Magnolia Interiors – a design, artist Sam Cranstoun sits Jocelyn’s Provisions – boasts its own vegetable garden in the outdoor decorating and homewares haven. Wares include producers of the finest baked goods and gourmet terrace which supplies the seasonal breakfast and the highest quality fabrics, decorative items, delights. Supplying devout regulars as well as lunch menus. ceramics, hard-to-find, one-off antiques and Brisbane’s top restaurants, Jocelyn’s Provisions

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restored furnishings hand-sourced from across the has become a by-word for quality. The Albion the freshest flowers and orchids, furniture and globe. To complete the service, at home or in-store outpost plays home to their commercial kitchen, homewares. Renowned for its unique array of decorating sessions are available by appointment.

with every item hand-made on-site the artisan exceptional flowers, potted plants, furniture,

Opposite sits BLOW salon – a full-range hair way – and extending beyond all things baked to homewares and pots sourced from Mexico, and beauty salon with an emphasis on exceptional condiments, chocolate and take-home meals.

Hacienda is more than just a flower shop.

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TIDES OF TIME Located off the tip of Scotland, the Orkney islands are small in size but rich in history.

WORDS GRAEME DONNELLY FOR SUCH A SMALL ARCHIPELAGO, Orkney makes anyone writing about it use some pretty big numbers.

Our first number is at least 5,020, or possibly as large as 5,520: The age, in years, of what is believed to be the oldest surviving house in northwest Europe, situated at the Knap of Howar on the outlying island of Papa Westray (or ‘Papay’ to locals).

The remains of the house, and what might have been an adjoining workshop, date from between 3000 and 3500BC. Household food waste that formed the ‘midden’, or the soft bed in which the houses were built, has been carbon-dated as even older.

Moving to the present day, the number of minutes taken by the world’s shortest scheduled flight from Papa Westray to the neighbouring island of Westray is admittedly quite small – namely two.

That’s what the timetable says; with a fair wind it has been done in less than one.

Some more numbers … Orkney is a group of around 70 islands beginning just six miles off the northeast tip of Scotland.

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Stretching about 90 miles end to end, only a fraction of them are inhabited.

There are a lot of places called ‘Skaill’ (Old Norse for ‘hall’ or ‘hut’) in Orkney.

In the county of Cumbria, in the northwest of England, the suffix ‘… scale’ appears in a few place names as well.

If the modern United Kingdom is a carpet, then there is an underlay that is always there but only shows through in a few well-worn places, sometimes a long way apart.

Designs of pottery believed to originate in Orkney reappear in Wiltshire, a half-hour drive from the south coast of Great Britain.

On the west coast of the largest island, Mainland, lies the Bay of Skaill.

In 1850AD, part of a sand dune known as Skara Brae was blown away in a storm – regular things in these parts – to reveal stones that were laid there around five thousand years previously.

On my first visit to the Stone Age village of Skara Brae, the thing that made the deepest impression on me was the human scale of the houses.

Unlike a great cathedral, or Stonehenge, for example, this is where people lived.

Still there to be seen are stone shelves in the walls; we’ll never know, but in all probability simply for displaying the family heirlooms.

On the floors are stone bedframes.

I imagined lying in one of those beds, all those millennia ago, listening to the waves crashing on the beach outside.

And then learned that while Skara Brae is in the same place as it was in 3100BC, that temporary thing alongside it, the Atlantic Ocean, isn’t: coastal erosion has brought the sea over a mile closer to Skara Brae than at the time of its occupation.

In between then and now, a succession of different peoples has marked the landscape of Orkney.

A few miles along the road back to the main town of Kirkwall, the Stone Age burial mound of Maeshowe was already ancient when a group of Vikings broke into the tomb that lies at its centre.

A saga describes how in the year 1153 a group of Norsemen, caught out by a sudden snowfall,

took shelter in Maeshowe. (That’s 1153AD, by the way. Orkney is one of those places where it’s always worth pointing out whether the numbers you’re talking about are getting bigger as you go backwards, or smaller.)

It may have been these very same who, perhaps in a fit of boredom, produced one of the world’s best-preserved collections of Norse wall carvings.

Not always the most profound inscriptions, though: ‘Thorni bedded; Helgi carved’ reads one.

They did produce, though, the beautiful carving known as the ‘Maeshowe Lion’.

The Vikings and their descendants continued to leave their mark on Orkney: the islands were part of the Kingdom of Norway until 1472AD, and the local dialect bears strong traces of Scandinavia.

From Thorni and Helgi, fast forward a mere eight centuries to the two World Wars, when Scapa Flow, the body of water at the centre of the archipelago, was one of the Royal Navy’s most important anchorages.

A large part of the German Fleet was scuttled here after their surrender in 1919, and the remaining wrecks are popular spots for scuba diving.

Twenty years later, in the first weeks of World War Two, the battleship HMS Royal Oak was torpedoed by a German submarine in the

supposed safety of Scapa Flow, and sank in thirteen minutes with the loss of 835 men.

The small channels between the islands at the western approaches of the Flow, through which the U-boat had entered and exited, were then sealed by what became known as the Churchill Barriers.

Made of huge stone slabs dropped into the channels and topped off with a road still in use today, the barriers were constructed using the labour of Italian prisoners of war captured in North Africa.

On the site of a prison camp on the island of Lamb Holm, those Italian PoWs left behind my favourite building on the islands: the Italian Chapel.

On the bare interior walls of two Nissen huts, placed end-to-end to form a chapel, prisoner Domenico Chiocchetti painted the arches and pillars of an Italian church.

Candle holders were fashioned out of ration tins.

A façade was made out of poured concrete.

Chiocchetti returned to Orkney in the sixties to assist in restoration, and today the chapel is a symbol of reconciliation on an uninhabited island on the shores of the North Sea. Just around a headland from the Italian Chapel is a buoy marking the resting place of HMS Royal Oak.

At Marwick Head, at the other end of Mainland, is a memorial to Lord Kitchener, of ‘Your Country Needs You’ poster fame, who died when HMS Hampshire was sunk by a German mine in 1916.

In 2016 a memorial wall was belatedly constructed to honour the other 736 men who perished.

As with most human history in most places, a large part of Orkney’s story is bound up with tragedy.

As quite possibly was the end story of the community we, at this moment in time, call Skara Brae.

What the people who inhabited this place called it, we’ll never know.

Did a slow emergence of the family group as society’s central unit, rather than the wider community, bring about a fragmenting of the population? Or did some catastrophe – war or famine for example – overcome the inhabitants?

We’ll probably never know that either.

What we do know is that at some point in the third millennium BC these homes were left to be covered over by the sands.

The concept of a ‘village’ didn’t make a comeback in the British Isles, large parts of them anyway, until the coming of the Romans in the year 43. That’s 43AD. Although with a number as small as 43 it doesn’t make an awful lot of difference.

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The beauty of Florence is both delightful and inspirational.

WORDS JASON MURAKAMI WALKING THROUGH THE CENTURIES old Boboli Gardens in Florence, Italy, one cannot help but think about who may have walked the same path and immersed themselves in this majestic living artistic masterpiece long before you and I. These amazing gardens are part of the Pitti Palace, the main seat of Tuscany’s most famous ruling dynasty the Medici, and are one of the first created in the style known as the Renaissance Italian Garden.

The Renaissance Italian Garden became the governing template for many neighbouring European dynasties looking to emulate the Medici and their desire for high-end design.

You can be confident that most centuries-old gardens anywhere in Europe today have taken something, if not all, from this aspirational style.

At the acme of this godly place one can observe Florence’s ancient city-scape which is always dominated by architect Dominic Brunelleschi’s 700-year-old Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore.

Known worldwide as the ‘Duomo’, the Basilica is arguably the most famous image in Italy today outside St Peter’s Cathedral in Rome.

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The feeling of inspiration overwhelms you when you walk the Boboli Gardens.

History gives accolades to the Medici and their patronage of the likes of Michelangelo and Raphael to create the artistic and cultural revolution which we know as the Renaissance.

This time in the 16th century ushered in a new beginning in Europe and laid the foundations to modern art and culture as we know it today.

It is said Michelangelo, arguably the greatest influencer of the Renaissance, walked the early rendition of the Boboli Gardens as a guest of the Medici, stopping and sketching as he went.

Music maestro Giacomo Puccini also regularly walked the gardens seeking inspiration for his haunting arias which dominate our modern international opera calendar.

Up until the late 18th century, the Boboli Gardens were private but in 1766 they were opened to the public and are now a must see on the Tuscany destination trail.

Last year more than 4 million people travelled to Tuscany and over 1 million of those walked among the centuries-old statues, hedges and stately trees of the Boboli Gardens.

Unlike other international cities, which tend to attract simplistic tourist eateries at the entrance of such historic attractions, Florence does well what only Florence does and offers an array of gorgeous Italian dining right outside the entrance to the Boboli Gardens.

One such exquisite offering is Enoteca Pitti Gola E Cantina, directly across from Piazza Pitti.

This surprising Italian Cantina is a dream made real by wine fastidios Eduardo Fioravanti, Manuela Giovanelli and Zeno Fioravanti.

The trio’s passion for wines and the traditions of Italian winemaking is the DNA of this fabulous place.

The shelves of Enoteca are lined with highend wines that are personally selected to meet their rigid standards.

Focusing on small production, handcrafted Tuscan wines, only the best producers make the cut, often little known and family owned wineries.

Many of these wines are offered by the glass and accompanied by the vast knowledge of the owners, who share their passion for the history, culture and traditions and wine making processes in Italy.

As you walk along Via Romana and chance upon Enoteca, the first thing that catches your eye is the impressive wall to wall collection of wines.

The Cantina is always full and is made up of local Florentines and international guests.

Once inside you are struck by the impressive staff, whose knowledge of their wine and food menu is second to none, even their respective attire looks more like an Armani fashion parade than an urbane Florentine cantina.

Among the offerings is one of the best private Chianti Classico collections in Florence and it was this fact which had me book the same table four times over a week during a winter trip last year.

The menu is simplistic, but then again also complex, and comprises traditional Tucson fare.

While neighbouring Venice may lay claim to the creation of Carpaccio, Enoteca’s veal Carpaccio was the driving force behind my frequent attendances upon this lovely place.

The same can also be said for their venison ragu.

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AMID the hubbub over the coming of electric cars an important question is, how they will drive?

WORDS CHRIS NIXON THE PERFORMANCE CHARACTER of electric motors is renowned – instant, full power and fast acceleration at any speed from a dead stop.

Cars with conventional engines can’t beat it.

But the electric car (EV) itself can be a different proposition, especially if it’s a sports car.

By definition sports cars are for driving enjoyment, not simply transport, so the way they drive is extra-important.

So what happens when the petrol tank is replaced in an EV by batteries weighing hundreds of kilograms?

Logically, the car becomes heavier and distribution of weight around the chassis more critical and the suspension needs to be beefed up to truck-like strength to carry the load.

A couple of early electric cars I drove felt like bricks on wheels, with leaden ride comfort and compromised cornering agility.

But technological development moves fast in the automotive industry.

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Australia and all rate highly with virtually no criticism of dynamic ability.

It’s not difficult to see that, as high-technology initially comes at a price, it’s most likely to appear first in premium makes.

Now the best proof yet of EV’s suitability for performance driving appears to be coming in the all-new Porsche Taycan, scheduled to hit Australian roads from December but already able to be ordered at dealers.

Critics are raving about the Taycan as not just the best EV yet, but one of the best current cars of any type.

The Taycan is a low-slung, four-door coupe with the lines of a stretched 911.

It has two electric motors at each end – and therefore, all-wheel-drive – and lithium ion batteries slung between them and low under the floor for optimum chassis balance and a low centre of gravity.

A two-speed transmission is all that’s needed, because those electric motors are stupendously powerful.

The top model, called the Turbo S even though it doesn’t have a turbocharger, offers 560 kiloWatts of power and 1050 Newtonmetres of torque when all the switches are turned on.

(There are milder models named Turbo and 4S.) When the accelerator is lifted, the resistance of the motors slows the car and Porsche estimates the foot brake will be used only 10 percent of the time in normal driving. (I’ve experienced this and it takes some adjustment.)

Porsche claims the Turbo S will accelerate from rest to 100 kmh in 2.8 seconds That’s faster than all but the hottest 911 and even many racing cars, although the top speed is limited to 250 kmh.

It promises a range of 405 km on a full charge, but real-world figures may vary depending on driving demands and conditions, including weather.

So far, as expected. But the Taycan weighs around 2300 kgs at the kerb, very untypical of a Porsche sports car – or any sports car when lightness relates to nimbless.

Porsche has announced the Taycan 4S will have a list price of $191,000, the Turbo $269,100 and Turbo S $339,100.

They will come with a choice of home and remote charging options based around a unique 800 Volt on-board system. For practical daily purposes, so-called range anxiety should be reduced, according to Porsche’s figures, as long as you’re not expecting to find a charging point in Woop-Woop (not yet, but it’s coming).

Along with the Mercedes-Benz EQC, Audi E-Tron, Jaguar I-Pace, BMW i3 and Tesla range, the Porsche Taycan will certainly advance the appetite for electric cars in Australia.

But learning a new EV lexicon including terms such as kilowatt, Volt, amp or ohm might be a bigger challenge for the driver.

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ASTON’S BOND CAR WERE you disappointed you missed out when James Bond’s Aston Martin DB5 went to auction last year and fetched $9.4 million?

Good news: Aston Martin is hand-building 25 exact replicas complete with all the accessories used by Sean Connery in the 1965 Thunderball.

And they are a bargain at $6 million.

Finished in identical silver birch paintwork and interior leather, the DB5 Continuation will come with: • Smoke screen system • Simulated oil slick system • Revolving number plates • Simulated twin front machine guns • Rear bullet shield • Battering rams front and rear • Simulated tyre slasher • Simulated radar screen • Gear-knob actuator button • Under-seat secret weapons tray The famed ejector seat was deemed too dangerous to include, but a removeable panel above the passenger’s seat is optional.

The excitement of having a toy like this would be just too much, but there’s one catch: it won’t be road-legal, meaning that indulging in Bond-like fantasies will be limited to private roads, car shows, collector museums and, er … the bedroom.

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CUISINE

CATCH OF THE DAY

From the sea to the boat to your table; fresh seafood is a healthy and delicious dining option.

WORDS MARJ OSBORNE LOCAL, SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY, there is no meal more luxe than a fresh seafood platter.

There’s also no dish more typical of Gold Coast dining.

Still dripping seawater, oysters, prawns and lobster can be plucked from the ocean to be placed on our tables on the same day.

Situated on the pristine coastline of the Pacific Ocean, the Gold Coast boasts a thriving seafood industry.

The Australian fishing and aquaculture industries are worth approximately $3.3 billion annually, with 16,000 people employed in the industry nation-wide.

With growing health awareness, the Australian public is increasing their intake of seafood for its health benefits.

There’s also a growing awareness of environmental issues, a respect for buying

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local and a realisation that food is medicine to our bodies.

If you are looking for flavour, high food safety standards, minimal handling and ‘food miles’, sourcing local, sustainable and fresh seafood has never been more important than now.

The rule of thumb with seafood is ‘the closer the better’.

Straight from the sea to you; the best way to get fresh seafood is directly from the trawlers.

At Tweed Heads, Main Beach and Sanctuary Cove, trawlers pull into jetties and sell the night’s catch from their boats, their daily haul announced through social media.

Established in 1970, the Gold Coast Fishermen’s Co-Operative was one of the first developments on the Spit at Main Beach.

For decades, trawlers caught and sold their local catch to seafood distributors.

In 2005, the Fishermen’s Co-Operative sought approval from the City of Gold Coast and began selling their catch directly to the public from their boats at the best possible price.

The trawlers are still there, located beside the luxurious Palazzo Versace.

Every night a fleet of a dozen boats – prawn trawlers, long line fishing vessels and a spanner crab boat – operate off the Gold Coast, bringing home a load of Eastern King prawns, spanner crabs, Balmain bugs, sand crabs, octopus and squid each morning.

“Weather permitting, the trawlers leave the Co-Op at around 4:00pm daily,” says Richard Hamilton, Chairman of the Gold Coast Fishermen’s Co-Operative.

“They return to the dock around 7:30am the following morning.

“During the evening they grade and cook their catch, returning with cooked and uncooked product for the customer.”

The Gold Coast Fishermen’s Co-Operative’s seafood availability is updated online daily at freshestcatch.com.au With the co-op employing about fifty locals as crew, Richard says that buying straight from trawlers means you are not only supporting local jobs, but you are buying from fishermen who made the catch just a few hours earlier.

“It’s important to buy local seafood to support the local industry,” he says. “If the public does not support us, the industry will die out and the only product available will then be imported or farmed.

“Our local seafood is some of the cleanest and most sustainable in the world.”

HOW TO MAKE A GREAT COLD SEAFOOD PLATTER Purchase an array of fresh local seafood such as lobster, blue swimmer crabs, Moreton Bay bugs, cooked medium king prawns, Sydney rock oysters and smoked salmon slices from the trawlers or local suppliers.

Halve and clean the lobster and bugs. Clean and dress crab, leaving legs sectioned and shell for decoration. Leave prawns whole.

Choose a platter or board to suit the size of your catch.

Think about the following elements on your platter: Theme: Choose a theme, such as Asianinspired or Mediterranean for your platter.

This will determine your choice of sauces and accompaniments.

Focus: Choose an accent centrepiece for your platter and two other taller pieces or bowls to add height. Arrange them first in a triangle on your platter.

Colour: Place seafood on fresh baby cos and purple chicory leaves to provide colour accents. Place radish slices or quarters among the seafood.

Texture: Add a bowl of Asian-dressed avocado salsa with black sesame seeds and shallots, or a rich taramasalata dip and cooked marinated or pickled octopus.

Luxury: Add caviar or salmon roe, sauces such as aioli, dressings such as rosemary vinaigrette, ponzu or nuoc jim, or additional elements such as wood-smoked fish or wakame salad around your seafood.

Scatter with a few nasturtium leaves and flowers for additional colour.

Practicalities: Remember plates, serviettes, small forks for oysters, limescented water for rinsing and a shell bowl.

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In-house dining

Sanctuary Cove welcomes patrons back as the Marine Village restaurants and cafes reopen for in-house dining.

“We are very much looking forward to seeing customers back in the fantastic restaurants here in the Village,” said Sanctuary Cove Marine Village Marketing Manager, Leila Stephenson.

“Please feel comfortable and assured that we are following all government guidelines in relation to the reopening and social distancing practices.

“We can’t wait to see the lights on and hear laughter and glasses clinking around the Village.”

Bookings for in-house dining is essential. Takeaway options will also still be available.

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WINE CELLAR

THE RIGHT NOTES

Ian and Gwenda Langford, from Mount Camel Ridge vineyards, have a passion for both wine and music.

WORDS TONY HARPER IF YOU’VE EVER TASTED JASPER HILL SHIRAZ from a good vintage you’ll know the wonder of Heathcote reds – the inky intensity that manages to exist without bulk (a boxer rather than a wrestler) and the perfume that straddles that intensity.

It could be argued that some Heathcote producers – in a fit of self-belief and egotism – took it all too far; giant wines of massive girth, alcohol levels that really belong in the territory of fortified wines, and even greater price tags.

But despite the grotesque bravado of those wines – and you could reason that they are the ones that really put the region on the international wine map – Heathcote today has its feet firmly grounded in wines that are less obnoxious and garish ... more settled, entirely and comprehensively complete.

Somewhere in the muddle of Heathcote brands lies Mount Camel Ridge – an ex-sheep farm planted to vines in the late 1990’s by Ian and Gwenda Langford – that produces three brilliant reds (Cabernet Sauvignon, Shiraz and Merlot) off its 16 hectares of vineyard.

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It lies, as the crow flies, about 11 kilometres north of the Heathcote township, on the eastern edge of Mount Camel ... hence the name.

So it’s in a sweet spot for quality in terms of location and vine age.

The vineyard is chemical-free – neither bythe-book organic or biodynamic, but following the principles that bring life to the soils and the vines through nurture.

In Gwenda’s words ... “Mount Camel Ridge Estate began several decades ago: it aims to exceed organic principles, the objective being sustainability of the soil, the environment and economics. Good wine is the result of a carefully tended vineyard. To achieve this we planted on stony red soil derived from volcanic Cambrian rocks.”

Those red Cambrian soils are a key to what makes Heathcote tick as a wine producing region.

Not a deal breaker, but a serious influence.

Some Heathcote vineyards (some very good ones) are on grey soils, and they make marvellous wines ... but different.

They don’t seem to have the punch and energy of those from the red Cambrian soils.

The Heathcote Wine Growers website explains things perfectly: “These calcium-rich red soils are made up of weathered ‘greenstone’ and are prized for their water retention capabilities.

While they drain freely, enough water is held in the soil to feed the vine throughout the growing season, and there is rarely need for irrigation in Heathcote. Small, concentrated grapes are the result, and they make rich, concentrated wines.

The soils are also notable because they impart deep intrinsic characters – almost a sense of place, of ‘terroir’ – to the wines.”

Making use of that water retention, Mount Camel Ridge is dry-farmed.

“We have no irrigation for two reasons: firstly, we achieve complex, intense fruit as increased water dilutes fruit flavours; secondly, we believe that the future is the sustainable use of water, our vineyard is only watered when it rains,” explains Gwenda.

“With only the influence of both rain and the soil our wine is truly clean, green and pure.”

“We do not use chemicals, we depend on invertebrates and soil bacteria to keep our vines disease free.

“During the dormant period sheep perform the dual task of eating the grass and weeds and fertilising the soil.

“We use natural and chemical-free Australian hardwood posts so as not to disrupt the naturally occurring soil bacteria which protects against moulds and disease.”

That organic approach extends to others areas as well.

“We manage vines by pruning for half a tonne an acre to sustain intense fruit flavour and to withstand dry seasons.

“We pick our grapes when the pH is balanced thus make the wine without any intervention, supported by the use of fine French oak.”

It’s hard to describe either Ian or Gwenda.

I’ve known them both for well more than a decade, but it is a purely phone and email relationship. We’ve never set eyes on each other.

But they are rural-living cultural fiends, exMelbourne professionals retired to a career on the land but still deeply rooted to the arts and music – most particularly – chamber music.

If you get Gwenda on a good day she’ll talk music for hours, not a dull rant, more a passionate, lively education at the hands of a master.

“We are proud wine partners of the Melbourne Recital Centre – a world class venue for culturally significant performances, soloists, ensembles and orchestras of national and international renown including the up and coming Arcadia Wind Quintet,” Gwenda says.

But let’s get back to the wine …

As I write this I’m sipping a glass of the 2009 Mount Camel Ridge Shiraz.

That’s current vintage ... 11 years old.

And it’s terrific; still youthful and vibrant with a perfume that reminds me of satsuma plum and mulberries, some gentle spice and a dab of oak, but (thanks to the years in bottle) also earthy and complex.

The philosophy of not releasing wines until they are mature is a dying one.

As a nation we have become obsessed with simple, vibrant, youthful reds – out of the winery and into our mouths.

It makes for easy drinking, but for the most part negates the subtleties and intricacies that makes good wine ... good.

Which makes the efforts of Ian and Gwenda Langford particularly special.

They have an obvious tie to their land and to nature; another to music; and a tangible will to do things properly, to not shortcut or bow to the fashion for immediate reds.

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LONGER-TERM

GROWTH Rapidly changing market puts regions into focus.

WORDS NICK NICHOLS

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS who have been in the market for more than a decade should be used to confronting challenges and a global pandemic is up there with the best of them.

Yet, amid the dire predictions of falling house prices due to the economic disruption wrought by the COVID-19 lockdown, there could be some positives to be exploited.

If there’s one factor that has been brought sharply into focus in recent years, it’s that there is no single Australian property market. It is the sum of many markets.

According to Simon Pressley, market analyst and managing director of buyers’ advocacy Propertyology, there are basic rules when evaluating market potential.

“It’s important to ignore generalisations, personal biases and to always explore the credentials of every location across this incredibly large and diverse country of ours,” says Mr Pressley.

While the outlook for capital cities is clouded by recently disrupted variables, most notably an expected drop in net overseas migration,

the focus for longer-term growth remains what Propertyology describes as lower-profile property markets.

“The facts are that Australia’s best-performed property markets over the last five years have not been the biggest cities,” says Mr Pressley.

“Official data confirms that various regional locations, along with Hobart, were streets ahead of all other capital cities for both capital growth and rental return.”

In its rankings of market potential among Australian capitals, Propertyology places Canberra ahead of Brisbane in the top two positions, and Sydney and Melbourne at the bottom.

It sees Canberra as a broadly insulated market largely because of its large employment base in the public service.

Almost half of Canberra’s workforce is employed in the public service and there is likely to be some expansion there as more government stimulus measures are needed to kickstart the economy.

Notably, the outlook for Canberra only applies to stability in the detached housing market because Propertyology forecasts the outlook for attached housing to remain soft for some time.

In Brisbane, it sees a city with a balanced supply of housing that will be supported by its underlying strength as a dominant destination for interstate migration.

These forecasts are also reflected in more recent analysis by Shane Oliver, chief economist at AMP Capital.

Mr Oliver previously had been among the early market observers to warn of a worst-case scenario of a 20 per cent fall in house prices due to the economic shutdown at the time.

“Subsequent government support measures along with an earlier reopening of the economy have reduced the risk of worst-case scenarios for home prices,” he says in his Oliver’s Insight for June.

“Our base case is for national average prices to fall around 5-10 per cent into next year.

“Sydney and Melbourne are likely to see 10 per cent falls as they are more exposed to immigration and have higher debt levels, whereas Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth and Hobart are only likely to see small falls and Canberra prices are likely to be flat.

“This may be seen as a reasonable outcome in terms of making housing more affordable but without posing a big threat to the economy at the same time.”

The biggest impact to the property market yet to be factored is the expected downturn in overseas net migration.

The government is expecting a fall to 34,000 next year.

“When you think that – it was the great Professor McDonald who set a figure of between 160,000 and 210,000 as being what you need in this country to maintain a GDP-per-capita growth, then there’s obviously a big gap there,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison told the National Press Club in May. It is this forecast that exposes Sydney and Melbourne to the higher risk.

While Mr Pressley concedes Propertyology’s forecasts are more upbeat than many in the industry, the reasoning is based on key factors such as record low interest rates and continued government stimulus to ‘reboot’ the Australian economy.

“Official data also confirms very tight supply in large parts of Australia,” he says. “Outside of Australia’s biggest cities, the pipeline for new dwellings supply has been low for several years and many of Australia’s major regional cities have rising housing demand.”

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MARKET UPDATE

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WELCOME TO MEDIA HUNT’S inaugural ‘2020 Market Update’, in partnership with Cove. It is indeed a privilege to be invited to partner with Southeast Queensland’s leading lifestyle publication.

My name is Steve Hunt, and I am the Managing Director of Media Hunt.

Media Hunt is one of Australia’s leading media and marketing strategists, specialising in the fields of property, business and education.

Our reach extends throughout Australia where we provide strategic media advice to our diverse range of clients which include local, national and multi-national companies.

Media Hunt’s dynamic team includes Sean Lawson, one of Queensland’s most experienced television personalities and journalists, who has worked across major TV networks for more than 30 years.

Together, we are viewed by our media colleagues as a legitimate source of news content, allowing our clients to achieve and enjoy significant media exposure across the country through our tailored media strategies.

Helping our clients cut through the noise, and have their messages heard, is our specialty.

In the midst of COVID, one of the biggest challenges in 100 years, we have assisted our stable of clients raise awareness of their products and contributed to successful sales outcomes through the strategies we have designed and implemented.

IN JUST THREE MONTHS, THESE INCLUDE: Spyre Group’s $77 million Natura project on the Burleigh Heads Esplanade – 25 of 33 apartments sold by the end of launch day on March 3.

The launch of the first stage of Azzura’s $2.3 billion Imperial Square at Southport – a project that will become the new cosmopolitan heart of the Gold Coast’s CBD. Launch of Serenity 4212, a magnificent waterfront project on the North Shore which has achieved more than $30 million in land sales in a very short period of time.

e have announced revised plans W for the Old Burleigh Arcade, a superb 14-level apartment project, in which we have assisted in communicating the considerable concessions the Sydney-based developer has undertaken to recognise the historic significance of the iconic site.

A niko Group’s $200 million No. 1 Grant Avenue at Hope Island has consistently been one of the city’s best-selling apartment projects and is well ahead of its construction schedule. We have been proud to have assisted in promoting this project through our channels.

We have just launched one of Australia’s most luxurious residences, the $70 million Flow – the dream of local developer Paul Gedoun overlooking the famed surf break of Snapper Rocks, which is defying market expectations. Watch this space.

On the Sunshine Coast we announced the Henzell family’s $200 million The Cove – the final piece in the puzzle for the Pelican Waters masterplanned community at Caloundra.

All of this in the midst of a pandemic.

Here’s a great anecdote. Aniko Group, through cleverly adapting its marketing strategies during the lockdown, successfully sold an apartment and a marina berth ‘sight unseen’ to a couple from Wollongong unable to get across the border.

NSW buyers were also unable to walk the pristine waterfront site of Serenity as they completed more than $30 million in sales.

So the developers have reserved a section of an upcoming land release to be available exclusively to NSW buyers when the borders reopen.

We are proud that our media initiatives have assisted these clients gain exposure that aligns with their marketing objectives.

We look forward to providing market news and insights into the future and thank the team at Cove for their fantastic product and the opportunity to be a part of their team.

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BURLEIGH BEAUTY

Demolition commences for new Burleigh Heads development.

BURLEIGH HEADS is set to welcome a new era of luxury living following the launch of Natura, a $77 million residential project designed to deliver a beachfront lifestyle on a grand scale.

Located along the prized The Esplanade strip at Burleigh Heads, Natura offers a collection of 33 exclusive three-bedroom apartments, tailored to appeal to local owner-occupier and downsizer markets seeking larger sized apartment living.

With just two residences per floor, residents will benefit from uninterrupted, three-sided views to the Gold Coast’s skyline, the Burleigh Headlands National Park and the hinterland.

Andrew Malouf, Director of Spyre Group, said buyers comprise predominantly local owneroccupiers from Burleigh or surrounding Gold Coast suburbs, with around 30 per cent coming from interstate.

“The interest Natura has received certainly hasn’t surprised us. It’s a truly unique offering which we knew there would be high demand for,” said Mr Malouf.

The project will feature a range of luxury residential amenities which will provide a leisurely, healthy and community rich lifestyle.

An indoor-outdoor pool encompassed in lush green surrounds, a dining area and reflexology pool are among the proposed offerings.

The project will also include a ‘wellness space’ featuring a range of movement and recovery products designed to balance the body and mind.

Natura is designed to replicate the natural surrounds of the Burleigh Heads beachfront with a striking building planned to complement the existing skyline.

The project has been designed by the Brisbane-based architectural firm Bureau Proberts, which boasts an award-winning portfolio of residential developments that span across Australia, Asia and the UAE. Natura will rise 17 levels on a 1,011sqm site located at 112 The Esplanade – a site where a nine-level building, built in 2003 by Mimi Macpherson, the sister of Australian supermodel Elle Macpherson, once stood.

A demolition program, undertaken by CONDEV Construction commenced on site in June.

CONDEV’s history which spans 18 years has seen the company deliver a range of high-end beachfront projects across the Gold Coast.

Steve Marais, Managing Director of CONDEV Construction, said that it’s been an absolute privilege to be involved in a project of such magnificent quality in the heart of the Gold Coast.

“Natura really is one of those iconic properties which Spyre Group has perfected in terms of layout and luxury,” said Steve.

Natura is Spyre Group’s third Gold Coast project following its $79 million Elysian Broadbeach and $25 million Maya Kirra Beach project which are nearing completion.

A limited number of apartments remain at Natura, priced from $1.749 million. Completion is currently scheduled for the beginning of 2022.

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IMPERIAL COMMUNITY

First stage of multi-billion dollar Gold Coast project launched.

THE FIRST STAGE of the much-anticipated $2.3 billion Imperial Square master-planned community has been unveiled to the market – offering early birds the opportunity to take a stake in what will ultimately become the new cosmopolitan heart of Southport.

The debut release of Regal Residences will comprise 18 levels offering 145 luxury apartments including two rooftop penthouses, and a four and a half star hotel with 200 suites.

The project is being undertaken by seasoned developer Azzura which has helped shape the Gold Coast skyline for more than 30 years and developed in excess of 2,600 residential properties.

The wraps were taken off Regal Residences in late June with the unveiling of a spectacular new on-site sales display that includes a fully furnished two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment.

“We are absolutely delighted to be creating a project that has been the subject of meticulous

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planning and design for more than three years,” said Azzura’s CEO Mr Robert Badalotti.

“Imperial Square has been designed to become the new cosmopolitan heart of the Gold Coast’s CBD and the dream we have had as a company for many years is about to come to life.”

Ensuing stages will include the jewel in the crown, known as The Majesty, rising to 108 levels, ranking it Australia’s tallest residential building.

Regal Residences offers a combination of one, two and three-bedroom apartments priced from $349,000.

When completed, Regal Residences will include commercial and business spaces, atrium bar and restaurants, and luxury amenities such as gymnasiums, spas, an executive lounge and infinity edge pool with spectacular views of the Gold Coast.

“As the first stage, Regal Residences will set the bar for what’s to come, and that is a development that we believe will drive an

economic and social renaissance for Southport, and the Gold Coast more broadly,” said Mr Badalotti.

“This is where it all begins and we’re proud to be a part of one of the most significant urban renewal projects in the city’s history.”

Regal Residences will take shape on a highprofile 1.34ha site bounded by Ferry Road and Meron Street, strategically positioned to support one of the Gold Coast largest employment hubs.

The site is currently occupied by Azzura’s highly active Mercato on Ferry retailcommercial development.

Construction is expected to commence in coming months.

The project’s sales and marketing director, Julian Sutherland, said Regal Residences would appeal to downsizers, owner occupiers and first home buyers who may be able to take advantage of the federal government’s new stimulus packages.

“Potentially some first home buyers will be receiving up to $40,000 worth of incentives – or in some cases more than 10 per cent of the property’s value – with prices starting at $349,000,” said Mr Sutherland.

“Starting at $5,000 per square metre, these apartments represent extraordinary value to owner occupiers and first home buyers because of the incredible fixtures, finishes and facilities.

“Regal Residences is strategically positioned to capitalise on the jobs that are being created in and around the Southport precinct, and the master plan for this site has been thoughtfully designed to cater for future growth prospects which are enormous as the city continues to integrate with Asia as a key tourism and education hub.”

The site is just a short walk to two of four light rail stations in Southport, and uniquely positioned to capitalise on the sophisticated public transport network that connects Southport CBD to the nearby Gold Coast Health and Knowledge

Precinct, home to Gold Coast University Hospital, Gold Coast Private Hospital and Griffith University.

Such an undertaking can only be undertaken by a company with the level of experience and the record of project delivery Azzura holds.

Since 1989, the award-winning company and its founder Robert Badalotti, have completed an impressive portfolio of projects that have defined urban landscapes from the northern Gold Coast to northern NSW. Over the years, Azzura has been recognised for its leadership in design, innovation and sustainability and has secured multiple awards for excellence in design, including an Urban Design Award for its Mantra Wings Resort in Surfers Paradise.

Azzura is also behind the Wyndham hotel in Surfers Paradise which was completed amidst the GFC. The hotel is ranked among the international holiday group’s most prestigious hotel assets.

“Our aim is to create landmarks where people want to live, work and play in a sustainable environment that accentuates the magnificence of the Gold Coast which truly is one of the world’s most unique and beautiful cities,” Mr Badolotti said.

For more information on Azzura’s latest undertaking, Imperial Square, or to register your interest visit:

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ISLAND OASIS

Collection of luxurious new villas to be released in Hope Island.

A $30 MILLION LUXURY residential project in Hope Island is offering a collection of 39 exclusive, resort-inspired, golf and water fronting villas, of which only nine remain.

Nestled between Hope Island’s waterways and The Pines Golf Course, Palladium, developed by the Brisbane-based Keylin Group, is offering a rare and idyllic blue-green oasis, enabling residents to enjoy the world-class leisure offerings Hope Island is renowned for.

Palladium’s modern, architectural-styled villas have struck a chord with the local market, offering something unique within a region in high demand.

Tony Ashwin, Director of Ashwin Property, said buyers were drawn to Palladium due to its high quality, waterfront positioning and ideal location in Hope Island.

“The boutique community we are creating is bringing a new level of sophistication to this highly sought-after waterfront precinct,” said Mr Ashwin.

“Our buyers are savvy, predominantly owneroccupiers and downsizers from the local area who have been drawn to Palladium due to its exclusive nature,” he said.

The spacious villas, ranging from 206 to 223sqm, will include three-bedrooms, twobathrooms, a powder room and a double lock-up parking garage, and will be located within a secure gated estate.

20 of Palladium’s 39 villas will front the Grand Hope Island canal, with optional deep-water marina berths available, ranging from 13 to 15 metres.

Each villa offers well-designed, modern kitchens with reconstituted stone bench tops, energy efficient gas hotplates and the latest Bosch or Miele stainless steel appliances.

Spacious indoor and outdoor living and dining areas seamlessly flow through the villas, offering residents the ideal place to relax or entertain guests.

The well-thought-out design includes stacking doors and large windows that will offer uninterrupted views to the villas’ pristine golf course or waterfront surrounds.

Palladium’s 39 villas will be connected by a waterfront boardwalk allowing residents easy and direct access to the Hope Island Shopping Centre’s popular restaurant and dining precinct.

Palladium is conveniently situated in close proximity to the Hope Island Marketplace, which comprises a range of retail and dining facilities, and is just minutes from the M1, offering a convenient lifestyle for residents.

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Great attention to detail has been paid to all aspects of the villas’ interiors and exteriors.

Palladium is perfectly suited to a range of buyers including those looking to upsize and downsize.

Over the past three years Keylin Group has delivered over $100 million worth of residential projects on the northern Gold Coast.

Keylin Group has committed $4 million to local infrastructure initiatives including $1.6 million

on the upgrade of Sickle Park, adjacent to the Palladium community.

Palladium is located at 72 Palladium Boulevard Hope Island and is set to be completed mid-2021.

For more information on Palladium visit:

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NORTHERN SERENITY $30 million in sales achieved at new waterfront community.

SERENITY 4212, a $650 million residential community on the Gold Coast’s North Shore, has tapped into extraordinary demand for waterfront land, amassing more than $30 million in sales despite being launched during the coronavirus restrictions.

In a tell-tale sign of a critical shortage of waterfront land in the city, 40 per cent of the 98 lots in the community’s first stage release were sold between April and June.

Serenity 4212, being developed in a joint venture between Brisbane-based developers Keylin Group and Kinstone, is set to become the final masterplanned waterfront community on the northern Gold Coast.

The project is located on a stunning site surrounded by water – with north facing views over Lake Serenity and south to the internationally protected Coombabah wetlands.

Tony Ashwin, Director of Ashwin Property who is marketing the project, said he was delighted with the sales rate, particularly in light of the pandemic.

“In some ways we’re not surprised because people on the northern Gold Coast were

aware this amazing project was coming and equally aware of the critical shortage of land,” said Mr Ashwin.

Construction on the $650 million private, gated community commenced in April with a major civil works program and upgrades to major parklands within the community.

More than 1200 inquiries were received prior to Serenity 4212’s release to market.

Additional land releases as well as a collection of 60 four-bedroom, two garage townhouses will be launched soon.

Serenity 4212 offers a wide range of housing lots, with reserve and waterview land ranging from 500sqm to 1061sqm, as well as absolute waterfront land up to 1326sqm on offer.

Lots are available between $489,000 and $1,290,000.

Mr Ashwin said Serenity offers impeccable value for money due to the project’s pristine and untouched location and size of land lots available.

Serenity’s smallest land lots are larger than the Gold Coast’s average of 420sqm.

Three waterfront parks will also feature within the gated estate and only 15ha of the 65ha site

will be developed, offering ample outdoor spaces for residents.

The waterways in the heart of the community back onto the Coomera River and broader Hope Island marine and leisure precinct, providing residents with direct access to the Gold Coast’s waterways.

The project is being designed by Form Landscape Architects who have a record of delivering world-class projects across South East Queensland, and BDA Architecture, who have a key focus on quality, environmental awareness and innovation.

Serenity 4212 is on track for first land settlements to take place in December.

Located on the eastern side of Helensvale, bordering Hope Island, the waterfront community is ideally located just 10 minutes from a range of retail facilities including the Hope Island Market Place, Westfield Helensvale and the Harbour Town Premium Outlets.

For further information or to register your interest visit:

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HAMPTONS HAVEN Contemporary, north to water home.

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AN EXQUISITE HAMPTONS HAVEN awaits with this contemporary 5 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom oasis.

Boasting an enviable north to water aspect, no expense has been spared in the creation of this as-new modern masterpiece.

A gourmet kitchen, multiple living areas, as well as a sunny alfresco area with pool, spa, boat ramp, pontoon and skyline views are yours to enjoy, along with immaculate and light-filled interiors.

Best of all, it’s supremely low maintenance and just mere moments from Main River and the vibrant heart of Broadbeach.

Tucked behind a secure and modern gatehouse, a quaint balcony fringes the front of the home, giving you a taste of the style which awaits indoors.

From here, natural light cascades into the grand foyer, fringed with casement windows and a soaring 18ft ceiling, drawing you in and leaving you breathless with the beauty on offer.

Take advantage of the media room, nestled behind French doors, retreat to the upper level living zone with skyline vistas or be lured into the open plan and supremely light and bright lounge, dining and kitchen zone.

Crisp whites are paired with sleek grey and navy tones to epitomise the Hampton’s flair, while a fireplace adds an extra element of ambience.

The kitchen is superior, with its integrated appliances, large butler’s pantry and mix of stone and polished concrete benches.

Dual ovens ensure entertaining is effortless or cater for guests by using the fully equipped outdoor kitchen.

This alfresco sanctuary, complete with an 8m x 3.5m infinity pool, sunken spa, pontoon and boat ramp also benefits from skyline views as well as a 17m sandy beachfront, flanked by tropical palms.

An abundance of space also awaits with the five bedrooms on offer.

Three ensuited bedrooms reside upstairs, including a sprawling master suite.

Adorned with an oversized picture window to perfectly capture the water and cityscape vistas, it’s fitted with a walk-in-robe and an elegant ensuite with dual shower and freestanding bath.

Downstairs, bedrooms 4 and 5 share a private wing and are serviced by a modern bathroom.

Other superior features include a study, powder room, keyless entry, MyAir ducted air-conditioning, double garage, security cameras and remote security gates.

Perched in a popular location, just a short stroll to local cafés and shops, it’s also only a 10-15 minute walk to Kurrawa Beach and all the enticing offerings of Broadbeach. Elite schools, Emmanuel College, TSS and St. Hilda’s are within a 10km radius as well.

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GREAT ESTATE

Magnificent Mermaid Waters Estate with two stunning homes.

AN EXCEPTIONALLY rare opportunity to secure the finest family waterfront estate in the very heart of the Gold Coast is now on offer.

Set on a 2424sqm allotment with 61 metres of waterfrontage, the Mermaid Waters Estate offers over 1,183sqm of opulent living space.

Comprising the Hamptons Mansion and Modern Masterpiece, the two by two storey residences total 9 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 2 pools, 2 private pontoons, full sized tennis court and cinema.

The homes themselves are immaculately designed and structurally built to the highest of standards.

Meticulously renovated, and boasting flawless fittings and fixtures throughout, this is an estate of exquisite distinction which sets the new benchmark in luxury living.

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HAMPTONS MANSION Truly an architectural masterpiece, and originally built to the highest quality standards by Gold Coast identity Jenny Wong, this grand two storey residence boasts 5 king-sized bedrooms, 7 deluxe bathrooms, multiple living areas including a tiered cinema with unrivalled 170inch screen and is set out over a double 1633m² block.

As you ascend the marble staircase in your grand entry way, accented by the decadent Coco Republic chandelier, you’ll find his and her studies upstairs as well as 4 oversized bedrooms.

Each comes complete with a vast walk-in-robe, a luxury ensuite with handcrafted Artisan feature tiles, underfloor heating, rain showers and free-standing bathtubs – all framed by water views.

The master suite is as grand in size as it is appearance, with a spacious dressing room boasting bespoke cabinetry, plus custom curved vanities in the oversized ensuite.

Artisan tiles again feature in this delightfully decadent space, along with a dual integrated rain shower and spa jets and freestanding tub. You’ll also enjoy a balcony overlooking the water plus a private gym room.

The true heart of this regal residence is the elegant and expansive kitchen.

Picture perfect in every way, it comes complete with coffered ceilings, custom Germancraft cabinetry, Blue Magenta marble benchtops, fully integrated fridge/freezer and an acclaimed 110cm Falcon gas and electric dual oven with bonus teppanyaki cooktop.

A butler’s pantry is also on offer, and the whole family will adore the cosy booth style eating area, promising uninterrupted water views to dine by, through the frameless stackable glass doors, which flow out to the terrace.

Outdoors, an oasis awaits.

The championship size tennis court, along with the brand-new glass edged infinity pool with large landing step and separate jetted spa is showcased by Atlantic Blue marble finishes overlooks your own, enviable 40.2m sandy beach-front.

Other fabulous features of this sprawling Hamptons estate include a superb formal lounge room with a cosy fireplace, a ground floor guest wing, a wine cellar and games room plus an expansive Billiards Room.

MODERN MASTERPIECE Set on a large 801m2 land area with a wide 20 metre water frontage, this superb home offers the perfect waterfront lifestyle.

Comprising 4 bedrooms and study, the home boasts both canal and hinterland views as well as boating access to Main River and the Broadwater Two separate living areas and a family/music room are complemented by a large gourmet kitchen with 4-seater breakfast bench.

No expense has been spared with high end appliances and luxury fittings throughout.

Cedar plantation shutters add a touch of warmth to the interior, while the massive outdoor deck is perfect for entertaining.

An in-ground swimming pool with glass mosaic tiling, pontoon and jetty, and low maintenance landscaping complete the picture.

This powerfully positioned estate has never been offered before and is centrally located in the beautiful residential area of Mermaid Waters.

You are within walking distance to Q Super Centre and upscale Pacific Fair, plus the new leisure lifestyle retail precinct, The Lanes coming soon.

Only minutes-drive to the Star Casino, Gold Coast Convention Centre and the ever-popular Gold Coast beaches, nothing compares in size and grandeur to this magnificent Mermaid Waters Estate.

Arrange your inspection today.

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SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE 2088 The Circle, Sanctuary Cove is the epitome of luxury living.

RARELY WILL YOU FIND a modernised residence which so effortlessly embraces sophisticated elegance with soulful, easy living.

Positioned with an enviable due north aspect, oversized, light and bright living zones are perfectly paired with distinguished interiors and accented by high quality finishes.

Panelled walls complement the imported Italian tiled floors and soaring ceilings, while kitchen perfection beckons with a designer culinary haven you will be happy to cook up a feast in.

A bespoke, supersized marble island bench takes centre stage, with acclaimed appliances and a butler’s pantry ensuring entertaining will indeed be drama free.

The home cinema will also tempt you, along with a billiards room and formal and informal lounge and dining areas.

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Sheltered from Main River, this home also boasts enchanting 180 degree views of the Coomera River and National Park.

With no neighbours looking in on you from the front and rear and with the inlet only for residents, revel in the enhanced peace and privacy on offer.

Sit back here and soak up the serenity, overlooking the large, sunny pool and the 12m serviced pontoon, anchored in deep water.

Five ensuited bedrooms, all with walk in robes, echo the sense of cosy warmth and opulence.

You will also adore the master suite which is a sublime sanctuary to retreat to at the end of each day.

Other superior features include an executive office with private entry, powder room, multipurpose room/gym, ducted and zoned air conditioning, an abundance of storage including

an attic, four car garage with buggy parking for two, ceiling fans, underground water tank and extremely low maintenance and lush, irrigated gardens.

Situated within the exclusive and gated Sanctuary Cove enclave, residents benefit from prestigious resort style living, 24/7 security and easy access to the world class marina and thriving retail and dining precinct.

There is also two championship golf courses and the luxury Intercontinental Sanctuary Cove Resort within an easy buggy ride.

Plus Sanctuary Cove does not require Foreign Investment Review Board approval for international purchasers.

Reward yourself with a truly timeless home which delivers exceptional living.

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PROPERTY SPECIFICATIONS: • S olid concrete construction and refurbished to an exquisite standard with high quality finishes • 1108m2 block with approximately 27m waterfrontage and 180 degree views of Coomera River and National Park • S heltered waterfront and enhanced privacy with no neighbours looking in on you • Designer kitchen with Ilve oven, rare and supersized marble island bench, built in Miele coffee machine, dishwasher, warming drawer, soft close cabinetry and an integrated double door Liebherr fridge • Butler’s pantry with dishwasher, Vintec wine fridge, Zip tap and ample cabinetry

• Home cinema, formal living and dining with gas fireplace and a billiard room which opens onto the pool • Superior and spacious master suite with a dedicated shoe and handbag closet, walk in robe, make-up area, kitchenette amenities and a deluxe ensuite with traditional style freestanding bath and rain shower • 4 more king sized bedrooms on the upper level, all with walk in robes and elegant ensuites • Waterfront alfresco area, sunny pool and the 12m serviced pontoon, anchored in deep water • Executive office with separate entry, gym multipurpose room, powder room and large laundry

• D ucted and zoned air conditioning, ceiling fans and an abundance of storage (including an attic) • 4 car garage (with buggy parking for 2), underground water tank and low maintenance, irrigated gardens • Situated within the exclusive and gated Sanctuary Cove with 24/7 security and FIRB not required • Prestigious resort style living with easy access to marina and a thriving retail and dining precinct

Arrange your inspection today.

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Timeless Luxury with Wide Water Views in Private Harbour Architecturally designed and boasting a prominent north easterly aspect, welcome to an exceptional residence which effortlessly blends warmth and easy living with timeless and luxurious interiors. Positioned on a prime 1,006m2 block in one of the most desired locations in the Resort, this elegant masterpiece presents with multiple entertaining areas and four deluxe, ensuited bedrooms.

A choice of two sublime, supersized master suites also beckons, each with an inviting sitting room, spa ensuite and designer dressing room. Best of all, it is perched on a 25.44m stretch of tranquil waterfrontage in a secluded harbour with picturesque views across the river to a private reserve.

• 721m2 residence on a 1006m2 north-east block • Executive office with bespoke cabinetry • Cinema with surround sound, projector and screen • State of the art outdoor kitchen and pool bar • Double sided indoor-outdoor fireplace • 17m tiled pool with spa and cabana • 25.44m sheltered waterfront position • 12m pontoon with power and water • 5 car basement garage, buggy parking and turntable

PRICE ON APPLICATION View by appointment GLENYS PITKIN M 0418 860 927 glenys.pitkin@coastal.com.au

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Unique and Unrivalled Modern Masterpiece This one of a kind, contemporary Sanctuary Cove residence is the pinnacle of luxurious simplicity. Distinctly modern, it combines a clean lined design with flawless custom finishes to create a truly unique property which will spoil you for anything else. This includes the gourmet kitchen of your dreams starring acclaimed Gaggenau and Sub-Zero appliances paired with a cleverly concealed butler’s pantry which is as large as any standalone kitchen. It also boasts a home cinema, sprawling living room with gas fireplace, four deluxe and ensuited bedrooms, and an alfresco oasis with outdoor kitchen, pool and lush, tropical gardens.

• 686m2 modern masterpiece on a 1,665m2 block • Private and secluded elevated position • Expansive lounge with gas fireplace and wet bar • Cinema with surround sound, projector and screen • Italian feature tiling, walls of glass, oak flooring • Bespoke barn doors and designer, custom cabinetry • Master suite with river and lush hinterland views • Poolside alfresco living with outdoor kitchen • Spotted gum timber deck, large tiled pool and spa • 3 car garage and buggy parking

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Revered Main River Residence of Timeless Distinction Perfectly positioned in the most sought-after street in the prestigious Sanctuary Cove precinct and perched on 1497m2 block, this much admired 741m2 Main River masterpiece basks in both tranquillity and refined luxury.

Boasting an enviable north-east facing aspect and an outlook across to a leafy nature reserve, welcome to a peaceful and private residence of distinction which is simply without comparison. Grand in both size and appearance, the elegance is evident from the moment you step through its striking interiors with ornate ceilings and layers of sophistication.

• Landmark residence on 22m Main River frontage • Captivating interiors infused with splashes of glamour • 4 spacious bedrooms with private bathrooms • Decadent ensuited master with waterfront balcony • Ground level master or guest quarters • Sprawling waterfront terrace, stunning views • 10m tiled pool, pontoon with power and water • Triple garage, off-street parking for 10 cars • Private gated estate with 24/7 security

PRICE ON APPLICATION View by appointment GLENYS PITKIN M 0418 860 927 glenys.pitkin@coastal.com.au

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Award Winning Luxury Home in Absolute Golf Course Position Set in a private tranquil enclave between the Pines and Palms golf courses, enjoying expansive views and 31m of fairway frontage, this stunning award winning master-built home will capture your heart. Designed with contemporary comfort in mind, this family abode will spoil you with the abundance of space on offer.

Take advantage of three dedicated living zones and the seamless connection to the expansive poolside alfresco haven with wet bar, outdoor kitchen and cosy gas fireplace. Engage with the structural simplicity that is based on function and respect for the idyllic sub-tropical climate of this covetable address.

• Lofty 3.3m ceilings and blackbutt flooring • 2 master suites (1 ground floor) both with views • 2 ensuited queen bedrooms (1 ground floor) • Home cinema with iPad driven audio visual • Open plan kitchen with walk-in pantry • Basement wine cellar, room for the gym • Sparkling glass mosaic tiled pool • Street level garage (2 cars) plus basement (5 cars) • FIRB exempt for international buyers

PRICE ON APPLICATION View by appointment GLENYS PITKIN M 0418 860 927 glenys.pitkin@coastal.com.au

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TIMELESS TERRACE

Breathing new life into St Andrews Terrace.

ST ANDREWS TERRACE is one of the most iconic addresses in Sanctuary Cove, however, with the complex now over 30-years-old many of the apartments are looking a little dated.

Enter Pietro Alfieri, an up and coming developer who grew up in the area and has spent the past five years honing his skills in Melbourne.

“I’d worked on everything from high-end uber luxury builds to smaller townhouse projects so when I moved back to the Gold Coast I wanted to take what I’d learnt and apply it to my own projects,” says Pietro.

“What really surprised me was that there was an opportunity here on St Andrews terrace.

“I knew the value it had and that there was the potential to create further value by updating it,

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by regentrifying it, by giving it a fresh look and that far outweighed other areas of the Gold Coast.

“For me, this was a rare opportunity to live the Sanctuary Cove lifestyle without having to sacrifice the style or finishes you would find in a multi-million-dollar house.”

Having purchased the ground-floor apartment in its original condition, Pietro set about giving the entire space a complete refresh.

“The unit was dated but very well maintained so we retained the original 2 bedroom plus study layout as I feel that gives a lot of options to potential buyers.”

Having stripped it back to the slab, Pietro handpicked all the finishes, tiles, furnishings and fixtures.

The result is a calm, well thought- out space, that draws inspiration from its heritage and its location.

“I’m not an interior designer but I think the key element was keeping it neutral and letting the surroundings of Sanctuary Cove be the feature,” Pietro explains.

“The lush green golf course, the lakes, the trees, the boulevard entrance … they are all very aesthetically pleasing so I chose simple, elegant finishes that are very liveable.”

Bringing the apartment into the 21st century was a major part of the project.

“The entire apartment is smart home automated,” says Pietro.

“Everything from the lights to the blinds are voice control activated.

“It’s still very traditional but has features that will appeal to the younger generation.”

For Pietro, this was a breakout project, both personally and professionally.

“Sanctuary Cove is our roots … it’s where we begin and where we will always return to,” he says.

“Two things stood out for me … one is the regentrification of St Andrews Terrace, and Sanctuary Cove as a whole, and bringing a new light to some of the older, heritage properties here.

“The second is that my company, Kodev Group, are looking to extend the timelessness of those properties.

“St Andrews Terrace is really where the story begins, so we wanted to work in a way that’s not polarising and that plays on the luxury and the community without having to go to the uber-end of the market.

“This is home that offers a very unique way of living in Sanctuary Cove.”

The son of well-known local restaurateurs Max and Amanda Alfieri, Pietro admits he has learnt many lessons from his parents.

“Watching my mother and father and the way they operate has shown me that offering great service and a memorable experience keeps clientele coming back again, again.

“I apply those same principles to my business … but instead of pasta, it’s property.”

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FACTS & FIGURES

FINANCIAL FOCUS

Robert Sedley Koschel, Group Managing Director Sedley Koschel Financial Group, breaks down the current superannuation and investment uncertainty.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION – Are you OK? That is what I have been asking our clients at Sedley Koschel since February 2020 after Australia’s first cases of Coronavirus were recorded.

The first few weeks of February and most of March were back to the future for a lot of our long-term clients.

The mostly wealthy Baby Boomers had been through a sharp market downturn before, in 2008, and now they were facing a trip down memory lane.

This time I hoped they knew what to expect, and this time it was different – I also had the Generation X’s and Y’s on the phone and some Millennials.

While our office location and some of our team may have changed, the Sedley Koschel client value proposition has remained the same.

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Our message was “We are here. We have been here for a long time. We have been through this before and we will be here to help for years to come.”

“At times like these we can help you navigate your way through the Superannuation and Investment storm.”

And that is what we did.

I, myself, was on the phone constantly for the three weeks that the market was in freefall.

Yes, there were times when I must admit, I was not sure what was going to happen.

But I knew that if we kept up the communication and market updates than at least our clients would be assured they had the right information to make the best decisions during the crisis.

It must have worked, because all through the Coronavirus outbreak not one of our clients

exited their portfolios or rebalanced their Superannuation or Investment holdings.

One of the strategies that we had been following leading up to the crash was to take profits regularly from client portfolios and transfer that money into less risky investments.

There are lots of do-it-yourself investors who tried to time the market during this period.

There have been some spectacular winners but a lot of losers trying to pick the market.

Who would have thought that after our stock market being down as much as 38.8 per cent in April 2020 would have recovered around 20 per cent to where we are currently?

You hear a lot about short-term success stories right now, however, there really is no empirical research that can prove outperformance over the long-term from timing entry and exit into the stock market. Most simply get it wrong – period.

At this time and in these volatile markets, wealth transfers from those that are prepared to take a long-term investment timeframe from those that are not.

The markets are very efficient at rewarding a long-term diversified and structured investment plan.

You must ask yourself, are you a speculator at this time, or an investor?

At Sedley Koschel we tone down the Investment market ‘NOISE’ for our clients and refocus them on what they are really trying to achieve in the long run, not what is happening today, tomorrow, or next week.

We then measure and demonstrate value by showing achievement.

One thing I will say, is that the efficient frontier for retirement returns has changed.

You are probably asking, ‘what is he talking about?’.

Well, one thing is for sure in a zero or lowinterest rate environment (like now), it has been proven that investing into safe harbour assets like cash and fixed interest is a guarantee for failure, i.e. not meeting your retirement goals over time.

What I try to tell my clients is that if you can handle the volatility of a balanced or growth portfolio, history has proven that your retirement savings will last a lot longer over the medium to long-term.

In fact, the performance of the ASX 200 from January 1982 to December 2019 was a compound return of 11.12 per cent.

Investors forget that over that time we have had the ‘87 stock market crash, the Sept 11 terrorist attacks, the Global Financial Crisis, SARS, Dengue Fever, Avian Flu, Cholera Outbreak, MERS, EBOLA, ZIKA (source Morningstar direct data as at 31 December 2019).

It is important to remember that this is not personal advice – for that, come and see us.

SEDLEY KOSCHEL FINANCIAL GROUP Sedley Koschel started in 1973 in the Runaway Bay Shopping Centre in a firm called Mattners Accountants – the name has changed a few times from Mattners to Koschel Mattner and now Sedley Koschel. However, the value proposition is still the same, to provide holistic best interest advice to very important people and families and to do it for the long-term.

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SPORT REPORT

SPORTS & FITNESS TECH SIGNONDAY is fast-tracking the future way we search, locate, sign-on and pay.

AT SIGNONDAY we are challenging the sports and fitness industries, changing the SIGN-ON process to a 24/7 contactless simple solution.

Most importantly, we are developing the mobile technology to make the business of sports and fitness simple for everyone.

Our vision is to give every Australian a greater chance of taking part in sport and fitness by making it easy to find and connect participants to activity providers, ensuring participation is part of our everyday life.

“Assisting grassroots activity providers move forward into a future digital powerhouse with the help of their current administrators is the main priority for SIGNONDAY,” says co-founder Nathan Lister.

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“As we embrace this new technology, many aspects will potentially change in terms of sports and fitness services,” he predicts.

“SIGNONDAY is designed to help minimise time on all fronts, while providing current information and pricing to the public in a control streamlined format.

“We offer several payment gateways for our participants to transact which really helps smaller activity providers compete in the new digital wallet environment.”

Being a part of SIGNONDAY is free for activity providers and participants, delivering a simple self-service dashboard.

SIGNONDAY is also generating fitness campaigns to encourage parents and kids to get off the couch or the computer and get involved in social activities.

For this to happen, sport and fitness needs to be supported and nurtured at a grassroots level.

By promoting weekend warrior sessions, sporting academies, private coaching and camps, then cross-pollinating them to let people know where they can go with their level of sports and fitness, anytime of the year, we can get people moving and help boost participation rates across all categories.

“Developing a digital product of this size and content has taken a long-term commitment,” says Nathan.

“The technology we have designed and devloped is now being embraced and the product is definitely hitting the market.”

SIGNONDAY focuses on three key areas: Marketing, Money and Management.

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• B uild your own branded listing page (free hosting) • Automatic FACEBOOK feed into listing page • S IGN-ON Button widgets for your social & webpages • S IGNONDAY digital marketing & content strategies to engage participation & sign-on activity MONEY SIGNONDAY captures fees upfront so Activity Providers never chase money.

• Sell unlimited Registrations, Memberships, Merchandise & Tickets (PAID or FREE) • Transactions include Credit/Debit, PayPal & flexible ZIP payment plans • All products can be purchased as E-GIFTS offering the perfect gift of participation • Create fundraising events and sell tickets

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• Create a library of FORMS to collect specific information for each product • E mail alerts & DASHBOARD reports real-time results and sales activity • E xport your data as CSV, XLSX and XML files • Create multi-user access for your team plus editing permissions “Our digital directory has been developed to make the whole process more efficient and to have the same process across all sports and fitness activity providers for the participant,” Nathan says.

“It also gives sport and fitness activity providers the time to focus on growing their participation rates while adding extra marketing firepower,” he adds.

SIGNONDAY are continually refining their business strategy and the user experience of the site, adding new functions as feedback is received from active sports and fitness activity providers.

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BRAINFOOD

CROSSWORD crossword

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1 Should you give the drunken derelict an item proving his authority to be there? (10) 6 Anne’s master redefined social behaviours (7) 8 When ill, I retch more than once or twice (6) 9 A place for a nest egg or perhaps each hundred (5) 11 Live the first day in full health (5) 12 A yeoman of the guard gives away beef for the diner (5) 14 Employ a leading politician to fold (5) 16 Useful to put with your job application if you wish to start working again (6) 17 Gently touched the right desk to move it (7) 18 Hope in a pastor one revisited (10)

1 High ranking naval men associated with Holden? (10) 2 A certain territory is at the heart of a business arrangement, involving canines etc. (6) 3 This time horn music is given direction (5) 4 Go out any exit if you have extreme concern (7) 5 The rover dined out but he had his order countermanded (10) 7 Liberal pharisee has the air knocked out of him by the sacrificial animal (5) 9 Prepare no cress salads for the adverse critics (7) 10 Goes very quiet about molluscs (5) 13 Came quite close to having a stomal arrangement (6) 15 Diminish the tree after first poisoning it (5)

ACROSS 1 Proof of authority (10) 6 Courteous behaviours (7) 8 Three times (6) 9 Hidden store (5) 11 Inhabit (5) 12 Consumer (5) 14 Use (5) 16 Curriculum vitae (6) 17 Touched soothingly (7) 18 Hope (10) DOWN 1 Yacht club presidents (10) 2 Relating to teeth (6) 3 Direction (5) 4 Extreme nervousness (7) 5 Overruled by a higher authority (10) 7 Farm animal (5) 9 Those who determine film ratings (7) 10 Bivalve molluscs (5) 13 Very nearly (6) 15 Gradually diminish (5)

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July 2020

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STARS Stars

LEO 24 Jul – 23 Aug

New work opportunities will feel revitalising.

You’ll appreciate the chance to diversify and try new projects and ideas, especially in August.

You may be drawn to a new organisation or social circle and must be prepared to make a fresh commitment to a daily work or health routine. The Leo New Moon on August 19th will kick-start a refreshing chapter in your personal life.

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SAGITTARIUS 23 Nov – 22 Dec

ARIES 21 Mar – 20 Apr

VIRGO 24 Aug – 23 Sept

CAPRICORN 23 Dec – 20 Jan

The lunar eclipse in your sign on July 5th signals a new chapter in your personal life and a fresh daily routine due to changes at work or health circumstances for January Capricorns.

A commitment to a person or a project will be binding at the end of July, so consider your options carefully then. A change in shared finances or duties in August will boost morale.

TAURUS 21 Apr – 21 May

The lunar eclipse on July 5th signals a good time to review your various agreements and arrangements to ensure you are still as motivated by your activities as you were a year ago. Consider how you might reconfigure some of your arrangements so that they suit you better moving forward. Major changes are best put in action towards the end of July or in August.

LIBRA 24 Sept – 23 Oct

AQUARIUS 21 Jan – 19 Feb

GEMINI 22 May – 21 Jun

SCORPIO 24 Oct – 22 Nov

PISCES 20 Feb – 20 Mar

CANCER 22 Jun – 23 Jul

The lunar eclipse on July 5th will spotlight your finances and personal life and will clarify what must be done to ensure you proceed on a more stable and secure footing. Be prepared to make an agreement or new arrangement at the end of July, leading to fresh horizons in August. Agreements are likely to influence your work, home life and a personal venture, so choose carefully.

It’s all change – this time at home. Developments may be due to changes at work or the opportunity to travel and to alter the way you interact with others. A change in a key business or personal relationship will signal now is the time to selfnurture more and to look out for those you love.

August brings more opportunity to focus on family, children and favourite activities.

Developments that alter your daily routine will be a focus. The groups and organisations you associate with will be in the spotlight as you’ll get to broaden your horizons in July. You may experience the prospect of a fresh work or health circumstance at the end of July. You’ll gain renewed sense of purpose as you embrace considerable new opportunities in August.

An opportunity to make a fresh agreement at work and at home will be beneficial as you’ll gain the chance over coming months to make longoverdue changes. The partial lunar eclipse on July 5th will spotlight your true feelings about someone close. Negotiations, agreements or a trip will pave the way to a better arrangement. You may already be ready for a change of environment.

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You’ll feel increasingly accomplished over the next two months as you’ll get the chance to overhaul your work, health and daily routine in small steps that add up to a happier picture by August. The lunar eclipse on July 5th will kick-start the process, and a commitment to an agreement end of July could bring stability to an uncertain phase with a group or organisation.

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A fresh activity, interest or opportunity will be worth investigating. Get your thinking hat on and your negotiation skills up to scratch as the lunar eclipse on July 5th could precipitate a fresh agreement over a project. Developments in August are set to revitalise your domestic circumstances, so be positive as the way you share duties, space at home or finances will change.

The focus is on finances and your personal life.

New terms regarding a personal or business agreement and a fresh contract or arrangement could be advantageous around the New Moon on July 21st. August sees a more upbeat phase financially, but you must avoid making financial agreements that are too restrictive as they are likely to be long-term arrangements.

The final in a series of three eclipses on July 5th will spotlight recent changes in your daily routine.

Be prepared to try something new at work or in your health routine; it will benefit you. For some Cancerians, changes over the next two months will revolve more around your personal life and the commitments you wish to make – or break – there. Be guided by your values.

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