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Contents Competition 15 Win a B&O sound system Preview 16 Who, what & where Out + About 20 What’s on in October and November Art Department 24 The best art exhibitions from around the nation
Attitude 26 Bryan Matthews is getting old(er) … and he’s not happy!
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Feature 30 Turning the Page … the fall and rise of the old-fashioned bookshop
Profile 32 William McInnes looks at the big picture Headline Act 34 Cold Chisel rock the Hunter Valley Iconic Labels 36 Multi-faceted – Calleija Jewellers
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Fashion First 40 Make a statement 42 Fabric of Dreams – gorgeous design from Darb Couture
44 From the West – Morrison Clothing 46 Black to basics Man of Style 49 Blaine Ballerini’s casual style Looking Good 50 Kylie, Demi, Gwyneth, Stella … more diet secrets
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See & Be Seen 56 Photographs from the region’s most fashionable events
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Contents Village News 64 Christmas spirit at Sanctuary Cove Cove Cuisine 66 Culinary roller-coaster 68 A delicate dessert from Little Truffle 70 Coffee anyone? 72 Keeping up with the Jonez 74 Chef’s choice 75 Steak place 76 Top Table – fine dining from Burleigh to Mt Tamborine
Wine Cellar 78 Wine guy James Halliday 80 A shot of tradition 82 Pub culture
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Well Travelled 84 Le Bristol Hotel – My Parisienne home 86 New Zealand’s Bay of Beauty 88 Exploring the Antarctic 90 Caught in the ACT 92 A Boy’s Own fishing adventure 94 Asian culture – 6 great offers On the Water 96 A clean marina At the Wheel 98 Porsche’s superior SUV 100 New car news
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Welcome to another fabulous issue of the Cove magazine … our cultural edition. When it comes to the Arts, there are many ways to express your creative ability so we have a very eclectic and informative collection of articles and events for you this time. We profile actor, writer and all-round good guy William McInnes; we investigate the resurgence of the old-fashioned bookshop and we look inside a stunning Sydney apartment created by Tonie Robertson. Our calendar is packed with ‘arty’ things to see and do and our ‘Art Department’ features a guide to the latest exhibitions at six of Australia’s best galleries. Of course, the one thing that combines a whole range of cultural elements is travel … and we have a diverse selection of destinations to inspire your wanderlust. Tony Harper writes about his Boy’s Own fishing trip to the Northern Territory and I recall my recent visit to the stunning Le Bristol Hotel in Paris. An adventurous Antarctic expedition; a visit to New Zealand’s stunning Matauwhi Bay Manor; and a trip to the nation’s capital are also on the itinerary.
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Naming rights Grand Motors Prestige has announced a re-launch under the new dealership name MercedesBenz Gold Coast. With over 40 years experience in providing the Gold Coast with the pleasure of a Mercedes-Benz ownership, the transformation of the dealership name is an immense accolade for the Gold Coast’s only authorised Mercedes-Benz dealer.
Möet & Chandon introduces Möet Ice Imperial … the innovative new champagne created especially to be served on ice. Best enjoyed on a warm summer’s day, Möet Ice Imperial allows champagne connoisseurs to enjoy a fresh aromatic taste. Available at Palazzo Versace, Oskars on Burleigh, Saks, Omeros Bros and Glass.
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Unique style Handcrafted on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast by Pippa Venter using the finest Italian glass and silver, Coastalstyle Australia creates unique pieces with designs inspired by Pippa’s travel experiences. Collections include the Barrier Reef, the Heart Reef and the Outback. www.coastalstyleaustralia.com.au
Floral bouquet Presented in a colourful pouchette, this refillable eau de parfum by Lola Marc Jacobs allows you to wear your fragrance all day long. The signature Lola scent is irresistibly alluring, vividly tempting. www.lolamarcjacobs.com
Smooth sailing Enjoy a day out on the pristine Gold Coast waters by renting a boat from Duffy Down Under – The Electric Boat Company. Accommodating up to ten adults, this green, clean and quiet boating experience is a great way to enjoy a smooth and relaxing trip along the Broadwater. www.duffydownunder.com.au
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Cute kids Gold Coast mother Nicole Standbridge has released a new range of stylish, comfortable and playful children’s pyjamas through her online retail store Neka Style. The designs, featuring animal faces that children can identify with, are bright, fresh and contemporary. www.nekastyle.com.au
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Bottled in blue Celebrating the label’s rich heritage and the epic journey of the whisky from creation to present, Johnnie Walker Blue Label have unveiled a contemporary redesign for the iconic luxury. Now showcased in a stunning new bottle, this beautifully crafted Scotch Whisky makes an ideal choice for today’s Australian consumer. www.johnniewalker.com
Chic citrique Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa welcomes diners to experience the culinary delights on offer at Citrique, the new all-day dining restaurant. As part of the resort’s recent refurbishments, this innovative restaurant features four interactive dining zones and eight different culinary concepts. 07 5592 9800
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Pampered pooches The Animal Welfare League is working with Muttropolis Dog Spa in The Marine Village Sanctuary Cove to offer some of the long-term dogs a well-deserved makeover. Once a month the Muttropolis Chauffeur will shuttle the pooches to the salon, where they will be walked, groomed and pampered. The Muttropolis Monthly Makeover comprises a premium day spa package including a spa wash and aromatherapy massage followed by a prestige style cut. www.awlqld.com.au
Spiritual journey Written by respected journalists Joyce Morgan and Conrad Walters, Journeys on the Silk Road is an explorer’s tale, a literary investigation, an evocation of the travelling power of the book and of the impact of a spiritual tradition that has resonated with the modern world. Pan Macmillan – RRP $34.99
Six scents The new Minis Collection of candles from Palm Beach Collection make great gifts and are ideal when travelling. These all-natural, eco-friendly candles are hand poured and made from essential-oil infused soy wax. This collection features six stunning scents including Clove and Sandalwood, Fig, Cassius and Mandarin, Coconut & Lime and French Vanilla. www.palmbeachcollection.com.au
Skin food Pomé Serum – Pomegranate and Argan Oil Serum for Skin & Hair – is one of the most versatile products on the market for skin, nails and hair. It’s nongreasy and effective as a leave-in hair conditioning treatment and styling product. It can also be used to treat minor burns and abrasions, psoriasis, scarring, stretch marks and as a primer underneath make-up. www.pomeproducts.com.au
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6-22 October
MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL
Melbourne Festival is one of Australia’s flagship international arts festivals and one of the major multi-arts festivals in the world in terms of quality of work, innovation of vision, and scale and breadth of program. With shows ranging from dance, film and music to theatre, visual arts and opera, there is something for everyone. Free events also feature in the program. www.melbournefestival.com.au
7-15 October
The Blonde, The Brunette & The Vengeful Redhead
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK FESTIVAL
The University of Southern Queensland presents Shakespeare in the Park, a series of live performances in some of Queensland’s most stunning locations. Highlights include Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, as well a Shakespeare Symposium and the schools spectacular To Glee or Not to Glee. www.usq.edu.au/shakespeare
9 October
SANCTUARY COVE GARDEN PARTY
In conjunction with the Sanctuary Cove Spring Garden Competition 2011, a garden tea party will be held at ‘Turnberry’, 4655 Turnberry Terrace, Sanctuary Cove from 10am to 2pm. Open to the public, this garden party has been organised by The Lions Club of Sanctuary Cove and will be in support of the Down Syndrome Association. Please register your interest on 0408 892 365 or 0419 552 249.
9-12 October Choir of Hope & Inspiration
CHOIR OF HOPE & INSPIRATION
After following their incredible story on TV a few years ago, Brisbane and Gold Coast audiences will get their first chance to see Dr. Jonathon Welch AM and The Choir of Hard Knocks, now known as the Choir of Hope & Inspiration, live in concert. Tickets on sale on 136 246 or www.qpac.com.au
13-22 October
THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD This one-woman play showing at The Arts Centre Gold Coast revolves around seven characters’ perspectives of a particular incident. An interfering neighbour, a melted ice cream and a sexy blonde are all involved in the shattering of a suburban woman’s life. You will be left gasping at how incidences can collide to affect and alter many lives. www.theartscentregc.com.au
14-16 October
TAMBORINE MOUNTAIN SCARECROW FESTIVAL
The Scarecrow Festival is an annual event held on Tamborine Mountain, in the Gold Coast hinterland. Welcoming families to the green behind the gold, local residents, school students and business owners join the challenge with over 200 scarecrows expected to line the streets in 2011. The festival also features free street entertainment on Gallery Walk and Main Street. www.tamborinemtncc.org.au
15-29 October
KING ARTHUR & THE TALES OF CAMELOT
Queensland Ballet presents King Arthur & the Tales of Camelot, a thrilling new production from Artistic Director François Klaus chronicling the life of the legendary king. With the Queensland Symphony Orchestra providing the musical backdrop to this dramatic tale, QPAC Brisbane audiences will be swept up into the mythical world of King Arthur. www.queenslandballet.com.au
27 October - 13 November SCULPTURE BY THE SEA 2010 - Braddon Snape - Entering the exit sculpture
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The 15th annual Bondi Sculpture by the Sea exhibition is staged along the Bondi to Tamarama coastal walk. Australia’s largest outdoor sculpture exhibition features works by Australian and international artists. Accompanying the outdoor exhibition is Sculpture Inside, displaying works by exhibiting artists as well as invited artists. www.sculpturebythesea.com
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November 1 November
MELBOURNE CUP – SOFITEL GOLD COAST BROADBEACH
Experience the savoir-faire of Melbourne Cup at Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach. Glamorous fillies and colts will be treated to Champagne, a sumptuous five-course lunch, matching wines and all the festive frolics of Australia’s largest race day. $140 per person. For bookings call 07 5570 0396.
2 November
JANET JACKSON NUMBER ONES: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL TOUR
Melbourne Cup – Sofitel Gold Coast Broadbeach
Janet Jackson will be on stage at the Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre on 2 November. The venue offers fans an up-close and intimate setting in which to see Janet perform music from her chart topping CD Number Ones. Tickets on sale at www.ticketek.com.au
3-13 November
BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
BIFF is Queensland’s premier film event attracting over 20,000 film-goers and industry representatives. During the 11 days the festival runs numerous cinema showings, documentaries, retrospectives, late night thrillers and animations as well as short films with a mix of local and international filmmakers. www.biff.com.au
4-6 November
GOOD FOOD AND WINE SHOW – BRISBANE
The Good Food and Wine Festival celebrates the best in good food and great cooking, including delectable chocolates and treats and produce from Queensland’s award-winning cellar doors and farm gates. Meet with celebrity chefs and experience demonstrations from some of your favourite cooks. www.goodfoodshow.com.au Janet Jackson - Up Close and Personal tour
5-6 November
BITTER AND TWISTED INTERNATIONAL BOUTIQUE BEER FESTIVAL
Held over two days in Maitland Gaol, in the NSW Hunter Valley, Bitter and Twisted hosts a great entertainment line-up, the best prison food you could ever imagine and over 50 boutique beers from around Australia and the globe as well as a few twisted surprises. www.bitterandtwisted.com.au
16 November
QCA GOLD COAST GRADUATE EXHIBITION
Join graduating students and industry professionals at the opening night of Gold Coast Creative (QCA Gold Coast Graduate Exhibition). This stunning exhibition features works by all graduating Bachelor of Digital Media students from Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Gold Coast. Exhibition runs 17 - 19 November 2011 Contact Tasha Kershaw E n.kershaw@griffith.edu.au
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PASPALEY POLO IN THE CITY, SYDNEY
Paspaley Polo in the City, showcasing Australia’s best professional polo talent, is held throughout the cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. From a VIP marquee to the more casual Cooper’s Bar, the event features matches throughout the day and plenty of entertainment. www.polointhecity.com
30 November
ELTON JOHN AND HIS BAND
Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the world’s greatest pop musicians in spectacular form when Sir Elton John returns to Brisbane Entertainment Centre. As one of the greatest showmen of all time, his spectacular stage shows continue to leave the competition standing in his wake. www.ticketek.com.au
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Around the Nation Henri Cartier-Bresson Mexico. Mexico City. Calle Cuauhtemoctzin 1934 Collection: Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, Magnum Photos. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
Henri Cartier-Bresson France. Paris. Place de l’Europe. Gare Saint Lazare 1932 Collection: Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation, Magnum Photos. © Henri Cartier-Bresson / Magnum Photos
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Fashion Stills
Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Man, The Image & The World
Until 26 December 2011
Until 27 November 2011
Designed and staged by the famous Polka Galerie in Paris, this exhibition features some of the most iconic figures and moments in fashion history. Take a peek at the famous faces of Karl Lagerfeld, Carla Bruni and Kate Moss as captured by star photographers Derek Hudson, Francoise Huguier, Jean-Marie Périer and Gérard Uféras.
Henri Cartier-Bresson is responsible for some of the most iconic photographic images of portraiture and photojournalism. In many cases his photographs have become defining records of modern history, portraits of European culture from the 1930s to the 1970s, and examples of a ‘decisive moment’.
“True art is characterised by an irresistible urge in the creative artist.” – ALBERT EINSTEIN
Framed – The Darwin Art Gallery
Art Gallery of New South Wales
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Laughter is the best medicine
The mad square – modernity in German art 1910-37
It’s said that laughter is a smile that bursts and the eclectic collection of sculpture, jewellery, paintings and textiles presented in this exhibition will prove the adage that you don’t stop laughing because you grow old, you grow old because you stop laughing.
The contrasting thematic and stylistic traits of Expressionism, Dada, Constructivism and Bauhaus, which all blossomed against the backdrop of the turbulent, short-lived Weimar Republic, are explored in depth across a variety of media.
4-30 November 2011
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Gold Coast City Gallery
The Ian Potter Centre: National Gallery of Victoria
The Arts Centre Gold Coast, Bundall Road, SURFERS PARADISE QLD
Cnr Russell and Flinders Streets, MELBOURNE VIC
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Does my art look big in this?
10 ways to look at the past
For graduating art students, stepping out into the art world for the first time is a daunting experience full of self-conscious apprehension. Their artworks are their brand new frocks, and they all want to look their best. Join the graduating Fine Art students from the Queensland College of Art, Gold Coast as they frock up at Gold Coast City Gallery.
‘10 ways to look at the past’ features works by ten contemporary Australian artists that demonstrate a fascination with the passing of time. This exhibition traces a range of artists’ approaches to the past and explores some of the ways in which the themes of history, memory and the passing of time have been transformed in contemporary art.
22 October – 4 December 2011
Until 19 February 2012
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War on ageing… Bryan Matthews has a fight on his hands. I got bad news and good news the other day. The bad was that I may have irritable bowel syndrome. The good was that, in an effort to reduce stress on my gut, among the things I have been told to avoid are stomach exercises. So, Ryan at the gym, you’re under doctor’s orders to leave my abs alone. [It’s a pity really. I had been contemplating an attempt at the Guinness world record for sit-ups. That was assuming, of course, that the current record is three.] The avoidance of ab crunches aside, this is rather depressing because I’ve always considered said syndrome to be an old person’s affliction. Surely I’m not becoming one of them, am I? I guess there’s been the odd sign. I had noticed over the past several years (actually, it’s been going on since birth) that my chiselled good looks have been abandoning me. My hairline has led the treachery. Thirty or so years ago, I was sufficiently endowed (up there not down there) to adopt any look I fancied: a Bryan Ferry quiff, a Rod Stewart feather-cut, even (briefly I should add) a Noddy Holder (lead singer of Slade in case you didn’t know) mullet. The past ten years have seen a continental shift atop my bonce – and the once fertile ground for my Roxy Music-look has finally separated from the mainland behind. It hung on for a while as a peninsula before becoming a lonely outcrop. My hirsute Tasmania. I’m now obliged to comb forward a bit. If I ever start to comb over, someone please shoot me. This realisation that I too am prone to the ageing process has got me looking at old[er] people in a different way. Where once I saw a grey amorphous mass, I now see individuals emerging – and a lot of them look remarkably like me. I’ve always fretted about growing old; in fact I think the worrying has put years on me. It started when I went to college and boarded with a landlady who worked from home sewing the outers for adult diapers. Hundreds of them would cover the living room floor. I’d only been cured of bed-wetting at age 11 and suddenly each evening was reminded that my Benjamin Button of a bladder would one day be coming back to haunt me. (I’d like to take this opportunity to thank my parents for the public humiliation that cured my juvenile incontinence. They purchased a special
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rubber bedsheet which plugged into the wall and triggered an alarm the moment it got damp – the idea being that it would wake me and send me scurrying to the loo; the flaw being that this was always too late. It would, however, alert the neighbours too and each morning I’d face a walk of shame to the bus-stop; this, I believe, was the real genius behind it. I doubt that safety standards today allow a child to be placed on an electrical device and encouraged to release liquid onto it – though something similar, also combined with psychological traumatisation, has probably been used at Guantanamo Bay). I’ve never felt old before my time – though I acknowledge I became grumpy far too early – and I intend to fight this. I am determined not to be pigeon-holed from the younger segments of humanity – at least not until I start taking far too long counting my change at Coles.
This realisation that I too am prone to the ageing process has got me looking at old[er] people in a different way. My regular old git rants notwithstanding, there are plenty of signs that I think quite young. I tend to look for excuses to skive off work (I’ve done this ever since I joined the workforce so I’m assuming it’s a young thing). I enjoy contemporary music that I know most people my age would consider vulgar rubbish (though I still buy CDs which is demonstrably ancient of me); and, unlike many of my peers, I don’t dress for the country club cocktails like the Major in Fawlty Towers (though I’ve just realised that holding a country club membership isn’t exactly a sign of youthful rebellion). I’m not alone, of course – a lot of people are thinking and acting younger than they would have done a generation ago. We exercise more. We eat better. We probably don’t drink less but we drink posher.
Fashion has, however, become a crucial issue in my war on ageing. I possess no knitwear with buttons at the front, don’t have any elasticated pants and have never owned a pair of ‘carpet slippers’. The flipside of this is that I worry that I occasionally go out looking a bit of a prat. I sometimes ask my wife for reassurance that I’m not dressing ‘too young’ and usually get it – but, given that she’s four days older yet enjoys looking at least ten years younger than me, I fear that she might be just having a laugh. T-shirts are somehow age – or at least attitude – defining. In spite of my rather enlightened taste in music, I can’t imagine going out wearing some kind of homage to rapper profanity – but no-one can argue with the retro street cred of a Rolling Stones motif. I also love Popeye and Betty Boop (especially the latter but let’s not go there). ‘Young people’ often remark on my cool tees – usually without a discernible smirk. Overall, I’m reasonably confident about how I decorate my upper half. Heading south, I read recently that the new sexy look for blokes is long pants just short enough to flash some flesh between shoe and hem – it’s an area fashion gurus now refer to as the ‘mankle’ and, though it’s generally modelled by young stickthin trans-gender looking males, even Sean Connery currently bares his mankles in a Louis Vuitton ad. In spite of actually being just a rather cantankerous old Scotsman, this somehow endorses his standing as one of the ‘sexiest men alive’. Anyway, given that I have at least three things in common with the former Bond – i.e. crankiness and two ankles – I’ve decided to also have a go at the sexy sockless look. What the hosiery industry loses in sales to me will be picked up by the makers of odour eaters. I’ve always eschewed the inevitable fame accompanying this column by declining to have a photo against my name. However, if you spot someone with stupid hair, a Disney character shirt, sexy ankles sprouting from half-mast pants – and looking nothing like Sean Connery – that will probably be me and my latest effort at staying forever young. You obviously won’t see me near the abs machine in the gym but if you’re in the pharmacy or supermarket, you might find me checking out super-sized nappies. Just planning ahead.
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With many chapters yet to be lived, the life of
to my Rescue Diver [certificate]. Then one of my
Michael Dawkins, Director Food & Beverage at
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– died on a diving trip, so I stopped.”
like a ripping yarn.
A six-month stint in Margaret River was next,
Following his cabinetmaker father’s lead,
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Michael completed a pre-apprenticeship course
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not where his passion lay. Fate then intervened
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in the form of training required by the [then] CES
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(now Centrelink), which saw Michael completing
“You get to do so many things you wouldn’t find
a six-month hospitality course that left him in no
in the normal nine-to-five world.”
doubt as to his future.
Now heading a staff of about 180, Michael
“It was a very exciting time when I started
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with the client who hasn’t had a good time’.
like The Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle. I put
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in some massive hours, but there was always
hospitality,” he says. “I’ve had CEOs from
something interesting going on.”
multi-million dollar companies express their
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thanks for work my team has done, and that’s an instant reward.
his professional experience, rubbing shoulders
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Turning the page Susan Lang-Lemckert chronicles ‘The Fall and Rise of the Old-Fashioned Bookshop’. Once upon a time bookshops were dimly-lit, cavernous places filled with floor-to-ceiling shelving and nooks where you could sit and pore over their paper treasures, getting a taste of what lay between the covers. And there were people there who knew all about books, and were happy to recommend titles if you weren’t sure what you wanted, or to order them in if you did. Then it all got very modern, and books were sold everywhere – supermakets, department stores – even service stations. And worst of all, they were sold at pretend bookshops that were brightly-lit, offered meagre selections and were prowled by Reading Police who’d hunt you out if they thought you’d been there too long without making a purchase. In this sad environment, only a few of the proper bookshops survived – kept afloat by proper readers who savoured the entire process of browsing, choosing and treasuring the books they’d sourced from those glorious places. Then came online purchasing, eBooks and Kindles … and the bookshops faced their biggest challenge yet. However, while many of the pretend bookshops found they couldn’t continue, the proper bookshops survived yet again, some emerging even stronger than before. Why is it so? “There’s always space for specialist booksellers,” says Santo Caruso, proprietor of Melbourne Sports Books in the capital’s CBD. “As a specialist you have an advantage – for example, if someone comes in here asking for a book about [Brisbane Bronco] Darren Lockyer, we can help them, while staffers at some of the larger stores might not know who Darren Lockyer is. “There are still a lot of specialist bookshops in Melbourne,” he says. “While I specialise in sport, others might specialise in gardening or music, and it’s good [for customers] to find someone who knows what they’re talking about in their specific field of interest.” But even specific fields of interest can be
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surprisingly diverse – for example, Santo stocks books on more than 40 categories of sport, some of them multi-stranded (like Sailing and Water Sports; Skating, Skiing and Snowboarding) – covering virtually every sport you’ve ever heard of, and probably a few more that you haven’t. Robert Muir’s Old and Rare Books, a quaint establishment tucked away in Perth’s riverside Nedlands, stocks an almost limitless range of pre-loved editions, and even offers a booktracing service. ‘A book detective’ is how proprietor Janet Muir describes her role within the enterprise her father-in-law started in 1973. “We have clients who come to us for advice on putting collections together – like what to collect, and in which areas – and once they’ve started their collection, it’s our duty to add to it,” she says. “So we search for books that will fulfil our collectors’ interests, which is fascinating, because you can travel the world looking at bookshops, searching for the unique piece that will make our client happy,” she says. “Sometimes we search for particular titles for years. “Once I found a book a customer had requested 15 years earlier,” she recalls. “I wasn’t even sure she still lived at the same address, but when I called to tell her I’d found it she was so excited, she asked that it be sent via Express Post. “Having already waited 15 years, she didn’t want to wait another week for the regular mail!” Sourcing clients’ requests is also a large part of Tanya White’s role as proprietor and ‘human catalogue’ at T’s Book Café in Randwick, Sydney. “They call me ‘Yoda’ here,” she says. “They say: ‘You’re better than a computer – we just have to yell out [the name of the book].” Keeping tabs on the 50,000-odd books the store holds, as well as maintaining the client database and searching for particular titles or editions is no small task, but one Tanya relishes.
“We encourage people to join our database, and we’re very proactive with our customers – suggesting titles or authors if we know their preferred genre, and perhaps steering them towards another genre we think they’ll enjoy.” While specialising in second-hand high school textbooks (and being the only store in Sydney to do so), T’s Bookshop also stocks new books and covers the spectrum of genres – “We’ve got everything … well, within reason,” Tanya quips. Browsing and reading is not only permitted in these old-style bookshops, but encouraged – with strategically-placed benches, chairs and tables provided to make the task easier and more comfortable. T’s Bookshop has even incorporated a café into the store, where MasterChef finalist (and Tanya’s son-in-law) Lucas Parsons works his culinary magic for customers. “It started out as a coffee shop,” Tanya explains, “because books and coffee go together beautifully. Before that we had no seating as such … only ladders where people could rest and read, but now it’s become a café with cooking on the premises, the focus has changed, and our customers love it.” An industry-wide change of focus has come with advancements in technology – like the rapid, extensive searching now possible via the internet, the ability to lodge search requests 24 hours a day via email and websites, and in some cases, the format of the stock itself. “Bookshops haven’t changed so much, but the items [they stock] have,” says Santo. “Twenty years ago I dealt with 100 per cent books, with maybe the odd video. Today it’d be about 70:30, because people want more visual items now, so I sell a lot of DVDs and Blu-Rays as well. “And I think there’ll be a limited place for paper books in the future – we’ll still be selling books, but in electronic format – like Kindle or disc – because that’s all the young generation will buy.” Tanya concurs.
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For actor and writer William McInnes, the big picture is simply a montage of lots of smaller ones.
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Capturing moments of life we can all relate to – suburbia, holidays, light, nature – that collectively document the human journey is a concept that’s inherent to William McInnes’s acting and writing. “That’s the idea behind Little Pictures, a story I wrote to accompany a collection of paintings [my wife] Sarah [Watt] drew from photographs she’s taken over the years. It’s about seeing a moment of something that’s beautiful and evocative,” he says. “The small, little picture stuff is one of the great things about acting – particularly when playing historical figures,” William adds. “It’s the ‘nuts and bolts’ about characters that people love – that’s why they love going to see where [well known] people have lived. “For example, one of the most popular places in the Museum of Australian Democracy (old Parliament House) is the Prime Ministerial office, which has been kept just as [former Prime Minister] Bob Hawke left it – with a form guide on the desk, with a circled entry that has ‘Yes!’ written on it. Visiting a display like that is a way of experiencing how things might have been for another person … and that’s also what I get from writing. “With both writing and acting, while you want to be bold and you want [your work] to matter, a lot of the time it’s just reflecting and offering up what you see,” he says. His gift for doing just that on screen and on the page has seen the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) graduate and natural storyteller collect an impressive tally of Logie and Australian Film Industry (AFI) Awards, as well as establishing a loyal readership for his books and newspaper columns. When William is asked to name his own favourite actors, the ‘little picture’ notion surfaces again. “When I was a kid I liked Steve McQueen, Robert Redford, Clint Eastwood and people like that, who were pretty groovy,” he says, “but they’re not who I like as actors. Rather than favourite actors, I have favourite moments in films and television shows – like My Name’s McGooley – What’s Yours? where John Meillon’s character gets a raise. That was glorious.
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“Because John Meillon wasn’t a huge marquee name, people didn’t think he was up to much. But when I think of great acting, I think of him,” he says. With a strong conviction that Australian stories rank among the best in the world, it disappoints William that home-grown tales don’t figure more prominently on screen and in print. “Australians are great storytellers, but we still seem to believe all great stories are someone else’s, and have to be told by a person with an accent other than ours,” he says. “But something like the Wave Hill Strike of 1966 – where Aboriginal stockmen walked off Wave Hill pastoral station to protest being paid less than their white counterparts – is a fantastic story, and the ramifications of their actions are still being felt today. “Stories like that entertain, but they entertain with brains – that is, they’re worthy in that they teach and aren’t cut and dried … there’s seldom straight good or evil in anything. And those stories celebrate life and the culture we have here in Australia,” he says. This is something William’s made an art form of with his own books A Man’s Got to Have a Hobby, Cricket Kings, That’d be Right, and The Making of Modern Australia, whose engaging narrative re-acquaints us with parts of the everyday we sometimes overlook, and some of the things that have been lost to progress over time. “My parents had a generosity of spirit that I think was unique to their generation,” says William. “They lived through a depression and a world war, then the entire make-up of Australian society changed with the influx of migrants after the war. “Their generation seemed to be into the idea of building a nation, which I think has dissolved a bit today,” William explains. “My parents had narrow horizons but deeper roots, while succeeding generations – mine and my children’s – have almost limitless horizons. “But sometimes I wonder just how deep our roots and fundamental values are. It doesn’t mean one’s better than the other; they’re just different,” he says.
“Having said that, I really like my kids and their friends. Kids are a lot cooler today – they’re smarter and more switched on. “And there are so many similarities between what you see your kids doing and what you remember doing when you were a kid … you find yourself yelling at your son the way your father yelled at you. Then he’s yelling back at you … it’s very funny,” he says. More fodder for stories, which, according to William, are everywhere. “Entertaining tales are all around,” he says. “You could probably get some fantastic stories about life from the guy who lives across the road, but no-one bothers to ask him.” And at the end of his own incredible story, William would simply like to be remembered as ‘a fellow who had a crack … an all right man who had a nice family and came from good stock’. “That’d be enough for me, I think.”
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Hot rock A Day on the Green – Cold Chisel to rock Bimbadgen Estate. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
“… as soon as we start playing together some kind of magic kicks in and I believe we instantly slip into ‘Chisel mode’.”– IAN MOSS
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Nearly thirty years after disbanding, Cold Chisel has decided there’s no time like the present. And with characteristic style, they’re complementing the massive stadium shows of the forthcoming Light the Nitro tour with smaller gigs for A Day on the Green, including one at the Hunter Valley’s idyllic Bimbadgen Estate on 12 November 2011. Despite frequent rumours of reunions, the seminal OzRockers have regrouped only a handful of times since going their separate ways in 1983 – to record and tour The Last Wave of Summer, 2003’s Ringside shows; and at the Myer Music Bowl benefit for the Boxing Day tsunami. But it was a 2009 show at the Sydney 500 V8 Supercars event that really did the trick. “We came off the stage with a great sense of euphoria, determined to do more, perhaps an extensive tour, perhaps even some new recording,” says keyboardist and principal songsmith Don Walker. “We’ve been planning this tour and other things in the eighteen months since, and this was the soonest we could do it and do it properly.” But not all went according to plan, with drummer Steve Prestwich passing away suddenly in January after surgery for a brain tumour. “The first lesson we got [from the V8 Supercars show] was how much we enjoyed playing together,” Don quipped in a radio interview. “And the second lesson – from the Steve thing – was that there’d been so much time when we hadn’t played together, because we thought we could do it next year, or in five years, or ten. “This made us realise that you don’t always have an infinite amount of time to do things in.” But Steve’s legacy will live on – even in the forthcoming album, which features not only his drumming and backing vocals from earlier recording sessions, but also a couple of songs he’d penned. And stepping up to the plate – or the drumkit – to record the balance of the album and for this year’s Light the Nitro tour and A Day on the Green shows is New York-born Charley Drayton, whose name ‘was the first suggested’, according to Don. “We know Charley by reputation for his work on much great American music,” he says, “[and] we know him personally through his long association with Divinyls.” “Charley’s style is quite different to Steve’s,” adds guitarist Ian Moss. “We all knew that Steve, in his style, would be very, very hard to replace. If there’s any similarities between Steve and Charley’s style, it’d be that both understand the importance of the back beat: that that is where you get your swing and your power. And that’s crucial to the Cold Chisel sound!” As well as the exhaustive touring scheduled for the next few months, Cold Chisel recently undertook the mammoth task of re-issuing the band’s catalogue, which involved many, many hours of viewing and listening to archived material. “Our main involvement was listening to the unreleased recordings and either approving their release, or not,” says Don. “Some things are embarrassing and deserve to stay buried. Other things we heard, some we’d forgotten, surprised us at how good the songs were and how well they were played. We were only kids, but sometimes we knew what we were doing,” he says. Ian’s particular favourite was hearing Live at St Leonards Park and Live at the Wireless: “[I was] very impressed with the playing quality, the commitment to the song,” he says. “[Those shows evoked] strong feelings of nostalgia, but also a reminder of how important it is to maintain that level of commitment whenever we hit the stage. “Despite any musical differences we may or may not have, as soon as we start playing together some kind of magic kicks in and I believe we instantly slip into ‘Chisel mode’,” he says. “However, each of us alone is always looking for new ways to play things, so that – hopefully – whenever we do get back together, we bring fresh colours to the palette.” The band’s perennial popularity has seen unprecedented demand for tickets to the forthcoming shows, with most selling out shortly after release. But you can still savour the Cold Chisel magic with the back catalogue, which is available through iTunes and music retailers. More information on Bimbadgen’s A Day on the Green concert series can be accessed online at www.bimbadgen.com.au.
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Multi-faceted The Gold Coast’s Calleija Jewellery has gained an international reputation for exquisite design and quality craftsmanship. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
How do you move from one tiny jewellery store on the northern Gold Coast to three – one in Main Beach’s stylish Marina Mirage retail precinct, one in downtown Sydney, and one in London’s exclusive Bond Street? According to John Calleija, proprietor of Calleija Jewellery, it simply takes strong vision, a dedication to ‘transforming people’s dreams into something they will wear every day’, and an unstinting passion for the craft. “Jewellery design didn’t run in my family,” explains John. “My dad dealt with huge rocks in the trucking and earthmoving industry, while I deal with little rocks – although the rocks I deal with are slightly more valuable.” John’s passion for jewellery design was ignited after he attended an interview with a Sydney jeweller who was seeking an apprentice. Years of hard work followed, which saw John hone his craft and move from manufacture to design before opening his own retail outlet in Sanctuary Cove. Not surprisingly, John’s first sale – made at the very end of the store’s initial day of trade – ranks as one of his most memorable career experiences. “After making that sale, I closed the shop and went out and celebrated, because I was so excited that this customer had chosen to spend his money on something I’d created,” he says. Fast-forward 19 years and Calleija has relocated to its prestigious location at Marina Mirage on the Gold Coast, and added the Sydney and London stores to its quietly-expanding ranks to meet an increasingly international market of discerning clients. High-profile Calleija devotees include Claudia Schiffer, Erica Packer and late, great tenor Luciano Pavarotti; as well as Livia Firth (wife of
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Oscar-winning actor Colin), who prefers Calleija’s designs over any other not just for their beauty, but because she only wears ethically-sourced diamonds, as Calleija’s are. “Unlike the big [jewellery] chains, Calleija makes unique bespoke pieces, so we’re very design-oriented,” says John. “It’s intensive and takes up more creative energy, but it means every piece is special. “After all, what we’re creating is art … and you don’t find artists saying: ‘that’s a great painting … I’ll do it again!’ There aren’t two Mona Lisas.” That said, Calleija do produce some limited edition pieces, like the new Glacier Collection, so named as they feature diamonds finished with the Glacier cut that John invented and is exclusive to Calleija. “Our jewellery is beautiful art that we’ve created to be worn and enjoyed, and is used to celebrate milestones in people’s lives,” John says. “We love being able to be involved with all of the important occasions in people’s lives. “And it’s particularly exciting with engagement rings, because they’re probably the most important piece of jewellery a woman will ever wear, and the most important piece of jewellery a man will ever buy.” Not surprisingly, John cites his own experience in creating his [now] wife’s engagement ring as his most exciting career project. “As a jeweller,” he explains, “the ring I presented to my wife had to be so special that it took me two years to cut the stone and make the setting. When I proposed, I did so with a brand new box that was empty! She didn’t get to see the ring until we walked down the aisle … and the church was filled with a collective sigh from the congregation.
“You have to have a passion for making something out of nothing and the determination to take a little bar of gold and a gem and turn it into a work of art.” – JOHN CALLEIJA
“When you’re in this business you always have a passion for gems and jewellery, but when a piece is for yourself, it’s a whole different thing. It was wonderful to get a glimpse of how our clients feel when they’re choosing their engagement rings.” The exclusivity of Calleija – where all designs are original and most pieces created as one-offs – does have a downside. “It’s amazing how often two people will fall in love with the same piece,” says John, “but only one of them can purchase it because we don’t make the same item again and again. “So if someone’s missed out on something they really loved, we’ll sit down with them and listen to what they’d like, and come up with a new design created especially for them,” he says. Handling the entire process from design to manufacture to point of sale also means John has the opportunity to groom and mentor the next generation of jewellers through his workshops. ‘That’s a joy from my point of view, because I get to see what they’re creating, and to mentor them as they evolve creatively,” he says. “Jewellers need to get the essence of what is beautiful, then put their whole heart, soul and energy into creating a piece that reflects that beauty. “You have to have a passion for making something out of nothing,” he says, “and the determination to take a little bar of gold and a gem and turn it into a work of art. And the ability to listen and convert a person’s dream into reality. “At the end of the day, we’re in the business of making people happy.”
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Dune Outdoor Luxuries has built a reputation for superior quality, stocking international brands who deliver the very best in outdoor living. Brown Jordan (www.brownjordan.com), MBM, Agio-USA and Rausch cement the brands as world leaders. Customers can select finishes and fabrics to suit their style and taste. Custom cushion re-covering service available.
A state-of-the-art contemporary fine art gallery representing collectable and established multi award-winning Australian artists including Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prize winners and finalists. Gallery One showcases the best of Australian investment art and supports mid-career and established artists through an exciting exhibition schedule.
T 07 5531 0032 W www.duneoutdoorluxuries.com.au
T 07 5528 0110 W www.gallery-one.com.au
St-Barts
Greenhouse
‘Vie de boheme de luxe’. This Bohemian lifestyle store draws from the relaxed and natural elegance of the Caribbean Coast. St-Barts offers only the finest products, beautifully crafted and sourced from around the world including furniture, fashion, collectables, gifts, jewellery and accessories. Explore, discover and enjoy the finer things in life at St-Barts.
Greenhouse Ferry Road is one of the leading homewares and gift idea stores on the Gold Coast. Along with our favourite designers such as Alessi, Eva Solo and Marimekko, we offer a range of Australian designs and gift ideas for all occasions. We invite you to shop with us online and instore to enjoy a relaxed and stylish experience at Greenhouse Ferry Road.
T 07 5528 0766 W www.st-barts.com.au
T 07 5531 1219 W www.greenhouseonline.com.au
Cross’ Carpets
everJewels
KONC hairdressing
Gold Star Electrics
Viva Design
Paradise Road Cycles
Cross’ Carpets
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KONC hairdressing
Cross’ Carpets offers a bespoke service unique to you and your needs. Specialising in a collection of natural flooring solutions including: Wool, Alpaca, Llama, Sisal, Bamboo and Timber. Natural products offer value for money while taking care of our environment. Bring along your decor items and plans so we can help you select from our range of natural flooring.
Creative inspirations, dramatic style, superb craftsmanship. With everJewels one-off designs, your jewellery will be unique and distinctive from what’s on offer at other jewellery retailers. The store’s high-fashion jewellery offers a taste of creativity whether you want something modern or classic. everJewels also offers remodelling, repairs and jewellery insurance services.
KONC hairdressing has carved out a reputation as one of the most creative and successful hairdressing salons on the Gold Coast. Offering their favourite hair care brands, including Kerastase Paris and L’Oreal Professionnel, this salon is truly worth a visit. With a creative team of individuals who provide exceptional service, you will enjoy the KONC experience.
T 07 5591 2777 W www.crosscarpets.com.au
T 07 5570 6223 W www.everjewels.com
T 07 5503 1000 W www.konc.com.au
Gold Star Electrics
Viva Design
Paradise Road Cycles
A clever selection of appliances can achieve strikingly different outcomes to suit your design taste. Glass canopy range hoods or integrated products including dishwashers and fridges can achieve a seamless appeal. Gold Star help you find the kitchen and laundry appliances to best suit YOUR needs, from their range of the world’s best brands. Friendly, personal, less pressure. Since 1969.
Viva Design [at rear of Natuzzi] stocks a range of leather sofas from ‘Italsofa’ and a wide selection of chairs, tables and accessories from the outstanding Italian company ‘Calligaris’. From classic timber or leather chairs to the latest designs in moulded plastic – like the ‘Parisienne’ chair featured – all items are at very affordable prices. Visit www.calligaris.it
Paradise Road Cycles specialises in customfitted road, track and triathlon bikes as well as offering a comprehensive range of flat bar and city bikes. We also stock a wide array of Electra cruisers for the whole family. Bike hire available, delivered direct to your Gold Coast accommodation. All cycling accessories are available including shoes, helmets, tyres, wheels and cycle clothing.
T 07 5532 3524 W www.goldstarelectrics.com.au
T 07 5528 3222 W www.vivadesignfurniture.com.au
T 07 5531 3144 W www.paradiseroadcycles.com
FINE FRUIT | FLOUR | PRIME | QUENCH | SEVILO The Gold Coast’s finest purveyor of gourmet food, Ferry Road Markets creates a lively marketplace atmosphere, providing rows of quality fresh fruit and vegetables, European style deli goods, premium meats and traditional sour dough breads. www.ferryrdmarket.com.au
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Make a statement Tiffany & Co. Boulder Opal necklace with diamond, tsavorite and tanzanite P.O.A. White enamel and red enamel ‘Crown of Hearts’ pendants $645 each 1800 731 131 | www.tiffany.com
Cartier Hypnose ring, white gold, blackened finish P.O.A. 1800 130 000 | www.cartier.com
Alberto Piazza Shoes Espadrille in Fango colour $195 +61 7 5504 5801 www.apshoes.com
Louis Vuitton Monogram Empreinte ‘Lumineuse’ Tote $2,700 1300 883 880 www.louisvuitton.com
Gucci Silk satin pants jumpsuit $2,495 Black croco lizard belt $755 Cherry gloss felt hat $490 Platform Mary Jane $800 1300 442 878 www.gucci.com
Canturi Diamond and black sapphire ‘Cubism’ earrings $14,000 +61 7 3229 6119 | www.canturi.com
Patek Philippe Ladies Automatic Nautilus 7008/1A, 50 diamonds with a choice of three dials $37,750 +61 7 5592 3104 www.thehourglass.com
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Dior Platform T-strap sandal in black suede, glittery fabric $1,050 +61 7 3210 1055 www.dior.com
Amy-Jean Eye Couture Brow velvet - chocolate $55 +61 7 5591 8970 www.amyjean.com.au
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of dreams
Designer Brad Webb’s lifelong passion for fabric meant his ascent into haute couture was inevitable. words Susan Lang-Lemckert photography Adam Finch
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Darb Couture Wedding Dress
Covet words Henrietta Dups
VIRTUAL WALKABOUT Brad Webb
“I’m very fortunate,” says Brad Webb, principal of Brisbane’s Darb Bridal Couture, when asked what his dream project would be. “I’m already living the dream.” However, the mercurial world of haute couture wasn’t his first career choice. “I was an ice-skater so I did a lot of [skating] training,” he explains, “but I was also sewing [clothing] – something I’d always loved – at the same time. I found I enjoyed working with fabric more, so I moved into fashion design. Sometimes you only find out what you love most by doing different things.”
that’s been adapted into a wedding gown.” And it’s the client contact aspect that delivers both the most rewarding and challenging elements of the process for this couturier. “When you’ve taken a gown from concept to sketch to reality with a client, and she’s over-thetop with excitement when she collects it, it’s a very rewarding moment,” he says. “But there can be a downside. Not with the client herself – but sometimes the ‘entourage’ can prove something of a challenge, because they can be wary of you, and as you’ve already built up a rapport with the bride, you need to be careful there.
Julie Millerick spent many years studying the arts around the globe before facilitating art courses in bush communities for Charles Darwin University. Julie’s life experiences and artistic skill combine to create glorious Desert Silk scarves that caress your skin and float with your every movement. Now settled in Alice Springs Julie’s immediate surrounds are evident in the hand picked colours, which reflect the desert and sky unique to outback Central Australia. www.desertsilk.com.au
CULTURAL FUSION Global Elements is a collection inspired by Gold Coast resident Lisa Brown’s own travels and her interpretation of the world’s colour and textural tapestry. My personal favourite is the Shibori print (Moriko Top and Etsu Pant). Combining Japanese design with Australian casual chic this is an outfit that you can wear for breakfast on James Street, relaxing over lunch at the Boatshed in Cotton Tree or sipping cocktails at sunset at the Power House. www.lisa-brown.com.au
“99 per cent of people are fabulous … it’s only that one per cent that slips through that can make things a bit ‘interesting’.” – BRAD WEBB The creative latitude that goes hand-inhand with the design of formal and bridal wear is an aspect of the profession that still fires Brad’s passion. “Formal wear gives the designer much more scope for drama than corporate wear [does],” he enthuses. ”You can really go to town with this by creating gowns that are classy and stylish, but dramatic enough to be striking.“ A big fan of the classic lines of the 1950s, Brad takes the best from that glamorous era while ensuring his designs are ‘contemporary, but with my own twist – so they’re stylish and relevant’. “You don’t want them to look like a fancy dress costume,” he says. The move towards more glamorous and individual styling is a welcome shift Brad has noticed during his time in the profession. “Before, girls would come in looking for what they thought a bridal gown should look like, even if it wasn’t really their style at all,” he says. “But today’s girls are much more stylish, and are more likely to choose something of their own styling
“Having said that, 99 per cent of people are fabulous … it’s only that one per cent that slips through that can make things a bit ‘interesting’.” According to Brad, the most important aspect of couture of any kind is fit. “If something fits well, it’ll look good,” he says. “And because figures come in all shapes and sizes, it’s important we accommodate that. The most flattering thing you can do [fashion-wise] is to wear something that fits well.” Being a made-to-measure couture studio, this exacting process is intrinsic to every design Brad creates. “To an extent the process involved with putting a collection together for a parade and seeing it transformed into reality – which is the part of the creative process I love most – is replicated with every customer,” says Brad. “It’s wonderful to have the opportunity to do that again and again with each client. “Earlier you asked what my dream project would be … and you know, I’m already doing it every day.”
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DREAMTIME JEWELLERY Deeply influenced by living in Papua New Guinea as a child, Brisbane designer Lisa Engeman’s work reflects a love for handcrafted tribal jewellery, where items take on a talismanic quality that tell a story about the wearer. Ikon Wearable Art’s Aluminate collection features the licensed artworks from the Warlukurlangu Aboriginal artists from Yuendumu. These ancient Aboriginal dreamings are anodised into aluminium and set in sterling silver, creating jewellery that raises cultural awareness and keeps the dreamtime story alive. www.ikonart.com
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From the west Western Australian label Morrison Clothing is setting the trend in innovative fashion. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
A dream … lots of drive … and a dog. That’s what took Morrison Clothing from one store and two staffers to a major national label with more than 100 employees in less than a decade. The brand even picked up a WA Designer of the Year award after only five years, and the founders were named in the annual BRW Young Rich List after eight years. The team behind the label – husband and wife Richard Poulson and Kylie Radford – were inspired to start Morrison Clothing while strolling in Fremantle’s chic Market Street, the seaport’s fashion hub. Visualising an innovative clothing enterprise focused on quality, style and empowerment, with all garments designed and produced in Australia, the young pair came up with Morrison – named after their Kelpie-cross dog – and their journey began. Pouring heart, soul and the proceeds from the sale of their private assets into the new venture, Richard and Kylie concentrated their
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considerable talents – his in advertising and business management and hers in fashion design – on establishing their signature store in Fremantle, which opened in 2002. Discerning buyers were quick to appreciate the difference and timelessness of Morrison designs, and that early success has continued to grow in line with that of the enterprise itself, which now boasts eight stores throughout the country, has strong relationships with a large number of Australian and New Zealand wholesalers, and also operates an online store. “We have rapid-growth phases,” says Kylie of the business cycle, “then it’s time to settle down and recap, and make sure the stores are operating well. And to revisit our systems and processes so we can keep up with growth.” Strong growth means change – the most significant being the label’s position within the marketplace. “When we started off, we had a smaller number of competitors,” Kylie explains,
“but having grown so much, not only have we got more competitors now, but they’re also higherend companies that have been in the industry for years. “We were experiencing a rapid growth phase a few years ago when I had my children, and I can say that it wasn’t the easiest time of my life,” she admits. “But now, coming out of the other end [of the growth phase], I’m glad we stuck with it, because I can see the benefits.” Juggling a full-time business career with parenthood is never easy, but it’s something Kylie factors into her day as a matter of course. “I love my children and I love my work,” she says, “and trying to be the best mum in the world while also trying to be in two places at once is the most challenging thing. “But as they go to a small independent school that’s very close to where we work, I can dash over there quickly if I need to. And they come here in the mornings and afternoons as well,
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“I draw a lot of inspiration for my designs from the people I work with, as well as my customers, my travel, publications, the computer, and the fabrics I use.” – KYLIE RADFORD
so they get to see what mummy and daddy do while they’re at school. “They’re very proud of what we do … and I feel combining work with family makes me a better mum,” she says.
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“It’s wonderful to be able to create whatever we want using the most beautiful fabrics, with the talented people we have [here] to construct it,” she says. “In fact, I draw a lot of inspiration for my
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of new stores, while Kylie’s involvement rests squarely within the creative domain.
With a cache of awards and accolades already to their credit, a growing client base
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The Brass Ring Cooling Teroforma Whiskey stones $29.95 +61 2 6674 4643 www.thebrassring.com.au
Chanel Bleu de Chanel 100ml $132 +61 2 9900 2944 www.chanel.com
Gucci Black evening jacket $2,965 Oyster shirt $615 Black wool pant $750 1300 442 878 | www.gucci.com
Casa Guardi Interiors Stainless Steel ‘Scissor Lamp’ $1,080 +61 7 5591 6954 www.casaguardi.com.au
Robertsons Furniture & Interior Design Martini chair from $4,580 1300 789 659 | www.robertsonsdesign.com.au
Louis Vuitton ‘Daniel’ Satchel $1,430 1300 883 880 | www.louisvuitton.com
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona $31,685 +61 7 5592 3104 | www.thehourglass.com
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ME
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Extravagant or Understated: Understated.
A must see: Isle of Elba.
Dream vehicle: Jaguar XK.
Favourite beach: Wineglass Bay, Tasmania.
Favourite gadget: My iPad.
Favourite holiday: Italy.
Mac or PC: Mac.
Most desired weekend away: The Lakehouse, Daylesford, Melbourne.
Favourite colour: Red. Modern or Classic: Classic.
Most admired artist, sculptor or photographer: John Kelly (artist).
PLAY Favourite sport: AFL.
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Best read: Financial Review.
Jeans: Vivienne Westwood.
Do you mow the lawn? Yes.
Most desired watch: Bell & Ross.
Best dance move: (pass).
T-shirt: Polo Ralph Lauren.
Favourite movie: Love Actually.
Sneakers: Puma.
Crossword or Sudoku: Sudoku.
Designer of choice: Armani.
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Café: The European, Melbourne.
Favourite charity: Australian Red Cross.
Wine bar: The Establishment, Sydney. Cocktail: I don’t drink cocktails.
How do you unwind? Cooking.
Best comfort food: Homemade pumpkin soup.
Best childhood memory: On our family cane farm in Innisfail.
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Celebrity diets Kylie, Demi, Gwyneth and Stella – what they eat … and why. words Sarah Smith / The Interview People
Demi Moore RAW FOOD DIET WHAT: Demi has transformed her once cellulite-plagued frame into a hot Hollywood body on the raw food diet, which dictates that 75 per cent of all food you eat must be raw or uncooked. For the 25 per cent that isn’t raw, you can’t eat anything that’s been heated above 118 degrees because that destroys enzymes that aid digestion. HOW: Stick to organic fruits, juices, vegetables, herbs, nuts, seaweeds, honey and purified water. MENU: Pineapple and orange juice; warm goats cheese salad with spinach and pine nuts; Organic tomato and avocado salad with cashew nuts and bean sprouts; mint and grape smoothie to finish. WHO ELSE: Alicia Silverstone, Barbra Streisand
Gwyneth Paltrow MACROBIOTIC DIET WHAT: Foods are labelled either yin or yang and you have to eat an equal amount at each meal to balance your digestion. It’s low fat and high fibre. Gwyneth has had a macrobiotic chef on call to prepare her food ever since her yoga teacher recommended a nutritionist who put her on a macrobiotic diet. “I was working on Possession in London at the time and it’s very hard to avoid dairy and meat there, so I had all this stuff brought over and it happened to be macrobiotic,” she says. “Everyone laughed at me, but even my brother who is really a bacon cheeseburger kind of guy, now loves the food.”
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HOW: At least 60 per cent of meals must be wholegrain like brown rice and pulses. The rest is vegies (but not potatoes), fish, seaweed and cabbage but not meat, dairy products, processed food, alcohol or caffeine. MENU: Steamed fish with brown rice, broccoli and mushrooms WHO ELSE: Madonna
Kylie Minogue GI DIET WHAT: The secret behind Kylie’s figure is a diet that bans sugar, potatoes and white flour. Known as the Glycaemic Index diet, it works by ranking carbohydrates from 0 - 150, in order of how good or bad they are. This depends on how much they raise blood sugar. Beer tops the list as the worst carbohydrate, while good carbohydrates include fresh whole-wheat pasta and peanuts. HOW: Kylie buys all her food from the Montignac Café in London’s Kensington, which is run by French diet guru Michel Montignac who devised the GI diet. She eats at the same time, three times a day and avoids sugar, potatoes, white flour and white rice. Instead she eats lots of oily fish, vegetables and whole grains. She also drinks plenty of water between meals. MENU: Fruit, organic porridge, wholemeal stone-ground bread, jam with no added sugar, fat-free fromage frais, de-caffeinated tea or coffee; cucumber salad, chicken with tarragon, French beans, slice of the Montignac Cafe’s famously rich chocolate cake, glass of wine; cream of mushroom soup, parcels of salmon steak and mint, full-fat yoghurt.
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WHO ELSE: Liz Hurley has been on a variation of the GI diet
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Stella McCartney
VEGETARIAN DIET
WHAT: Like her late mum Linda, fashion designer Stella follows a strict vegetarian diet and is patron of the Vegetarian Society. Vegetarians usually describe themselves as not eating anything that has been killed, which includes not only meat but fish and some other animal products such as gelatine. HOW: Stella aims for five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, plus two-three of proteins such as tofu, nuts, pulses or eggs; five of carbohydrates; two-three portions of calcium; and a small amount of fat such as olive oil.
Gwyneth Paltrow
MENU: Egg on dry toast; salad sprinkled with pine nuts; tofu with vegetables; vegetarian cheese; fruit and pumpkin seeds. WHO ELSE: Alicia Silverstone, David Duchovny, Jennifer Aniston Jude Law, Liv Tyler, Natalie Portman and Thora Birch
looking good
Timeless Beauty Linette Gramstad traces the history of make-up through the ages.
Make-up has been around for many centuries, starting all the way back with the Egyptians then the Romans, through to the Victorians in the Middle Ages, and the 19th Century up until now. Eye make-up originated with the Egyptians. They created eccentric eye make-up to express their sixth sense beliefs. This is where heavy black eye make-up originated and through the years the cat-eyed look has remained extremely popular. The black eyeliner the Egyptians wore was made from kohl or lead ore mixed with water or oil and applied with wood; it was applied thickly to the top and bottom of the eye and extended out. Green coloured paint, derived from malachite, was also used around the eyes. In days BC and throughout the Middle Ages make-up was not only used to enhance beauty
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but to signify wealth and spiritual beliefs. Tribes throughout time would paint their bodies and faces to scare off invaders, to show their strengths, and also so they could recognise one another in battle. Back in the Victorian days fairer skin represented wealth ‌ the fairer the better. Darker skin was associated with the poor as it meant you were spending a lot of time out in the sun. Just like other areas of fashion, make-up has undergone many different trends throughout the years. Various looks have come and gone, with make-up artists, actresses and models setting the example. When choosing make-up it can be difficult to know which colours you should go for to best suit your complexion. As a general rule cool colours
tend to suit fairer skins better and warm colours suit darker complexions. Other things to consider when choosing the right make-up for you are your hair colour and eye colour, as well as which coloured clothing you wear most. When choosing foundation remember to look at the colour of the undertone in your skin i.e. if it’s red or yellow or in between, go for beige shades. Make sure you choose a colour that once applied just blends into your skin and almost disappears (unless you like it to be a few shades darker), then add bronzer as it will look more natural and make your skin look more luminous. If in doubt getting some helpful hints from a professional can definitely help. What I suggest is to go to a salon that offers make-up lessons or a colour matching service.
Make-up trends since the Fifties: 1950: These were the Hollywood make-up years with glamorous stay-at-home wives who looked up to stars such as Marilyn Monroe. The look was classic, porcelain skin created by thick foundation, red lips and rosy cheeks to give a natural blush effect. The eyes were kept neutral except for the liquid eyeliner applied to the top lash line on the eye-lid. Like today, beauty spots were drawn on in a desirable spot on the face. In the late 50s, light coloured lipsticks were introduced and went handin-hand with dark eyes. 1960: Model Twiggy, with her big eyes, was an idol that girls looked to through this era. Dramatic eyes and well-manicured eyebrows with pale skin and nude lips was the look. A lot of time was spent on making up the eyes, and the bigger and bolder looking, the better. Blue was the most popular colour as well as other pastel colours such as green, yellow and white. Fake eyelashes were worn on the top (and most of the time the bottom) lashes as well, with a thick line of liquid liner on the lash line and sometimes on the lid of the eye. A lot of make-up was applied, but it was lighter during the day; blue shadow being the day-time look. The bronzed look was in so tanning was a big thing. 1970: This was the year of disco; imagine lots of sparkles and afro hair e.g. Beyoncé in Austin Powers in Goldmember. Shimmery eye shadow was the ‘look’ of the 70s with heavy mascara and false eyelashes. White eyeliner was popular as it made the eyes appear bigger. It was a very seductive look and lots of lipgloss was used to go with this image. ‘Everyday’ girls would wear earthy colours with matte red lipstick and match their eye make-up with their outfit colour. 1980: The 80s were not really about matching colours or classic looks. It was whacky ‘outthere’ make-up consisting mainly of blues and pinks. Purple and orange were popular too. Heavy pink blush was used on the cheeks;
foundation was finished off with powder to give a matte look. With the eyes it was almost as if a child had opened up a box of crayons and been told to draw on eye make-up! Eye shadow would usually consist of two darker colours, which often wouldn’t match and were usually taken all the way up to the eyebrow. Pink lipstick was the most popular lip colour and lip liner was used and left so the line could be seen. Madonna and Joan Collins were icons of this era where the beauty spot started to get drawn on with eyeliner. 1990: Purple, burgundy and meringue were popular; as were coloured mascaras. Mixing eyeshadow colours and shading became a trend, with the shadows probably not blended as well as they should have been. Eyeliner and mascara were not as heavy with eyeliner usually not covering the full line of the eyelash. Light coloured foundations were worn with some mild blush to the cheekbone. Jennifer Aniston and Courtney Cox were representative of the 90s when they shot the series Friends. 2000 - now: Natural make-up is considered the most appealing look of today with trends such as red lips, cat-eyes and heavy blush coming in and out of fashion. This is an era where people like to be individuals and to look different to everyone else; so you can get away with anything really. Tanned skin is very desirable so bronzer is big, with golden, bronze and nude colours being the most common. Smokey eyes are a very trendy night-time look with heavy eyeliner, fake lashes and nude lips. Mineral make-up and having flawless looking skin is also very popular. For day-time, minimal eye make-up is the desired look, though heavy mascara is often applied to draw attention to the eyes. Actress Cameron Diaz and reality TV star Kim Kardashian are prime examples of the look of today.
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Hair affair
Creative hairstyles have become an integral element of Brisbane’s Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
As well as being known as the place to catch a first glimpse of the latest runway couture, the Mercedes Benz Fashion Festival (MBFF) is becoming increasingly renowned as a forum for aesthetic hair design. No surprises there for Craig Smith, the Festival’s Hair Director, who worked as part of the Schwarzkopf Professional team at the recent festival. “I think hairdressing definitely sits within an artistic sphere. It is visual. It’s about creativity and it’s about expressing yourself through an aesthetic medium,” Craig said. “Hair can make a huge personal statement.
“From a fashion point of view, it can really define a personality. Punk, rock retro and romance are words used as much in the world of hair as they are in catwalk couture.” Recognised as much, much more than simply an accessory to designers’ creations – in the fashion world, hair styling is treated as much as art as is the couture … and rightly so. “Whether I am working with clients on the salon floor or models in a photo shoot, I really like to feel the hair, to construct and sculpt it into a shape that is free from contrive,” said Craig. “Yes, there is the influence of trend which
provides a number of key directions in both colour and styling, but it’s then about working with the canvas – in this case, the head of hair in front of you.” A recent case in point was the Fashion Flashes photo shoot by Antoinette Beenders, a leading industry professional, which provided the perfect forum to demonstrate how hair can double as a sculpture, with bold shape and form. “The hair was almost like a fabric being moulded into shape,” said Craig, “definitely a little more avant-garde than editorial, and therefore much more interesting as a hair/art concept.”
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see & be seen
Time Out
▼ Will
Manton & Annie Dragicevic
Where: The Hour Glass, Surfers Paradise When: 29 July 2011 What: The Hour Glass of Surfers Paradise
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together with Rolex Australia presented the new Rolex and Tudor models unveiled at Baselworld 2011. Guests marvelled at the beautiful timepieces while enjoying the hospitality of The Hour Glass.
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Cassimis, Lidia Emmi & Patrick Boutellier
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Cruising with Silversea
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Where: Sanctuary Cove Golf & Country Club When: 2 August 2011 What: Cove Travel and Silversea Cruises hosted an exclusive Cruise Dinner in Jabiru Restaurant. Guests enjoyed a specially created menu, while Director, Sales/Marketing and General Manager Australia and New Zealand, Karen Christensen, showcased Silversea’s latest itineraries.
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Mountain meets the sea
▼ Deborah
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Where: Oskars on Burleigh When: 26 August 2011 What: Witches Falls Winemaker Jon Heslop hosted a wine dinner at Oskars on Burleigh. Also featuring Tamborine Mountain Distillery and Witches Chase Cheese, guests were treated to a unique event bringing fabulous local produce from the mountain to the sea.
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see & be seen
Lunch with the designers Where: Moda Events, Portside, Brisbane When: 26 August 2011 What: Guests at the Mercedes-Benz
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Designer Luncheon enjoyed a delicious meal accompanied by a fashion showcase from leading labels Easton Pearson, Akira, Tengdahl, Samantha Ogilvie, Pia Du Pradal and Darb Couture.
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village news
Season’s greetings Preparations for Sanctuary Cove’s annual Community Christmas Concert are underway as the festive season fast approaches.
The 2011 Community Christmas Concert is set to bring the festive spirit to Sanctuary Cove as the community comes together to enjoy a selection of special entertainment. The twohour show will include a carefully selected repertoire of traditional and modern music to entertain guests and fill The Marine Village with Christmas spirt. Recent years have seen a plethora of artists perform at Sanctuary Cove, from the likes of Australian Idols Guy Sebastian, Paulini and Casey Barnes to Mark Gable and Melinda Schneider. Much like preceding years, the highly anticipated 2011 Community Christmas Concert will treat guests to a performance by a celebrated headline artist. This year will see Stan Walker bring his vocal talent and boynext-door charm to Sanctuary Cove to share a mix of his popular hits and Christmas classics. Since reaching the heights of national and international stardom through the Idol pathway
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Stan has navigated his way through the music industry to be a stand out performer with regular hits in the charts. And remember the charming gentlemen who engaged Australia during the finals of the hit television series Australia’s Got Talent? Benchmark is Australia’s Gold Medal Seniors barbershop quartet with their own brand of musical flair featuring ‘a capella’ four-part harmonies. Benchmark will perform a selection of toe-tapping tunes and heart-rending ballads mixed with Christmas favourites at this year’s concert. The event also promises to unearth local talent with appearances by young performers from the South East Queensland region. Local thirteen-year-old Lauren Smithers will be one of four junior performers to take the stage. Lauren, whose strong vocal skills are sure to blow away guests at the Christmas Concert, recently took part in the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles, competing
against performers from over 40 countries and returning home with a bronze medal. And no Christmas program is complete without a visit from the ever-popular Santa, who will ride his sleigh into Sanctuary Cove to spread some of his famous Christmas cheer. Bring your family and friends along and enjoy the delights of Sanctuary Cove’s festive spirit at this year’s Community Christmas Concert. This dazzling spectacle is sure to make some special Christmas memories.
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT Sunday 4 December 5.00pm - 7.00pm The Marine Village Sanctuary Cove
For information visit www.sanctuarycove.com
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Culinary roller-coaster Tony Harper taste-tests an emerging restaurant trend – degustation menus. If you wander through rural France it doesn’t take long to come across signs beckoning you in for a ‘degustation’: they are wine producers (France is bursting with them) offering a tasting of their wares. But in Australia ‘degustation’ is a term that has taken on a different guise: here it is more about restaurants and those carefully constructed, multi-course menus that excite some folk and annoy others. I’m in the excited camp. The way I see it a degustation gives an opportunity to taste a greater array of the menu: there doesn’t seem to be a down-side. And if you subscribe (which I do) to the school of thought that entrées tend to excite more than mains, then you have six, eight, ten or more exciting courses, rather than one or – at best – two. And if a course or two disappoints … what does it matter? There are plenty of other hits yet to come. Ryan Squires is one of Queensland’s best exponents of the degustation. His new restaurant Esquire offers both seven course and ten course ‘journeys’ – each of them a startling amalgam
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of ingredients treated to Squires’ artistry and slightly sideways imagination. Squires is a young bloke with quite a history of cooking this style of food having first seen it in 1999 when working at Sydney’s fabulously credentialed Level 41. Since then he has been on an extraordinary odyssey through some of the greatest kitchens on the planet including The French Laundry and Per Se, El Bulli and Noma – not to mention Urbane and the Buffalo Club, much closer to home. An Esquire degustation challenges, surprises and excites in equal measure. It is extreme food with one foot firmly in the deconstruction camp and the other prizing great ingredients: Arrowhead squid, pea and thyme with meyerlemon gel; Hervey Bay whiting with exquisitely artisanal Tasmanian buttermilk and Chanterelles. Ryan Squires sees food and ingredients through different-tinted glasses than the rest of us. What does he love about the degustation? “Food gets boring after three to six mouthfuls. You should end each course wishing you had more! The trouble with the traditional way of
eating is that we sit down to half a kilo of the one thing … pasta, or meat, and you lose interest before you are even part-way through the meal. And I think people eat too much and take food for granted. The beauty of a degustation is the constant revelation.” It all makes sense, particularly for folk who want more out of a dining experience than merely sating their appetite in comfortable surrounds while avoiding the washing up. On the Sunshine Coast hinterland, just a minute’s drive outside Montville, The Long Apron approaches its degustation a little differently. As the dining room for the small, quietly-paced Spicer’s Clovelly retreat it has the job of satisfying a fairly broad range of tastes and its menu is accordingly reasonably flexible. The Long Apron’s chef, Cameron Matthews, dabbles with deconstruction, dehydration and using food as an artistic expression, but he is careful to keep a familiar base to his dishes. And rather than the Esquire approach of a set list of dishes, The Long Apron diners can choose
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their own series of small courses – it’s sort of ‘a la carte’ degustation! But even so, the food arrives with unexpected twists, imaginative interpretations and startling presentation. For Cameron Matthews degustation is about the chance to express … ‘a marriage of flavours from dish to dish, course to course, creating a culinary journey that will startle, delight and then deliver on flavour, texture, and sight, sourcing premium seasonal produce – onsite, local and abroad – ensuring an experience that is long lived, memorable and wanting for more’. It’s those last three words – ‘wanting for more’ – that sound eerily similar to the basis of Ryan Squires’ creed. It’s a hard format for chefs and their kitchen team to follow – timing is important (a ten course degustation can drag on for hours if the interval between courses is too long and the small-dish, ‘wanting for more’ scenario really cranks the anticipation and eagerness for the forthcoming plates) and given a room with many tables at different stages of their meal it takes a well-oiled, very organised kitchen team. Ryan Squires likes to watch his diners – and both Esquire and his previous tenancy (Buffalo Club) have kitchens that are virtually in the restaurant dining rooms. I used to think he did it for show – and perhaps there is a wee bit of that (it is certainly a thrilling kitchen to watch) – but the main reason is so he can gauge the pace and satisfaction of the various diners. “If I see a 130 kg man I’ll put more on his plate – eight pieces of gnocchi instead of four. I want him to walk away satisfied. And it’s important to eat in your mind as you plate up so that you can know what a table is feeling: if they’ve come off a rich dish it might be time for something fresh and light – something acidic.” Eating in this format isn’t for everyone … not by a long-shot. I know plenty of people who like their meals in solid platefuls, and who like to be in charge of what is coming their way. For them a 400 gram steak, a rack of lamb or a bowl of pasta will give more pleasure than the culinary roller-coaster of a good degustation. But for those who view dining out as an adventure, and who are happy to leave their experience in the hands and the minds of these gifted chefs … there is nothing quite as thrilling.
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Salt and pepper calamari with fresh lemon, homemade tartare dipping sauce $12.90 Tequila prawns, finished with tequila syrup and lime mayonnaise $15.90 Spiced pumpkin arancini with fresh rocket and parmesan salad $12.90 Lemon, garlic and oregano lamb skewers on a fennel and Spanish onion salad $16.90 *Sample from the tapas menu
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A delicate dessert Daniel Ridgeway, owner and chef of Little Truffle Dining Room & Bar, has created a delicious dessert. photography Limetree Events
From helping out in his family’s traditional pizza restaurant after school at age seven to being Executive Chef at the Cher Fah Luxury Resort in Thailand (where he was responsible for 300 rooms, four restaurants, two pool bars, one bar, one café and banqueting facilities for 250+ guests) Victorian born chef Daniel Ridgeway has a long and impressive C.V. Now, having worked with top chefs around the world – and picked up many awards along the way – Daniel has opened his own restaurant, Little Truffle Dining Room & Bar in Mermaid Beach. Serving Modern Australian cuisine influenced by the tastes of South Western Europe, Daniel says the secret to creating a delicious dish is in the ingredients. “We cook food that we love to eat,” explains Daniel. “We source fresh local produce daily and the menu evolves with the seasons to ensure that all of our food is served to you when it is at its best.” Recent Achievements • One hat in the 2011 Australian Good Food Guide • Queensland Restaurant of Champions winner 2010 • Gold Box Restaurant Challenge winner 2008 • Publisher’s choice Restaurant of the Year 2008 • Reviewer’s choice Chef of the Year 2007 • Gold Box Restaurant Challenge winner 2007
LITTLE TRUFFLE For reservations T 07 5526 5033 www.littletruffle.com.au
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Vanilla bean Panna cotta with strawberry jelly and rose granita Ingredients Panna cotta 600ml thickened cream 100ml Greek yoghurt 4 gelatine leaves (titanium leaves) 150g castor sugar 1 vanilla pod Strawberry jelly 250ml strawberry purée 1 gelatine leaf (titanium leaf) 50g sugar Rose granita 150ml strawberry purée 100ml water 10ml rose water Garnish 6 mint leaves (finely shredded) 3 basil leaves (finely shredded) Edible flowers (picked) Method Panna cotta 1. Place cream, sugar and seeds of vanilla pod into a small pot and on a low/medium hot stove bring up to a simmer. 2. Soak gelatine leaves in cold water until they are soft then whisk into the cream. 3. Take the cream off the stove to cool. 4. Once cream is cooled down a little, whisk in the yoghurt. 5. Pour mix evenly between six glasses. I prefer using cognac glasses as shown in photo. 6. Place in refrigerator to set. Jelly 1. Heat sugar and puree in a saucepan on a low heat until sugar is dissolved. 2. Soak gelatine leaf in cold water until it is soft then whisk into purée. 3. Pour evenly over the set cream and return to fridge. Granita 1. Combine purée, water and rose water and place into freezer. 2. Once frozen scrape with a fork to make ice shavings. To Serve Spoon granita into glasses and sprinkle mint, basil and edible flowers on top. Enjoy immediately. Serves 6 Helpful Tips • Make sure that the Panna cotta mixture is not hot when pouring into glass moulds as it will steam and leave cream particles. • You can make extra granita so that next time you make the dish it cuts down your preparation time. N➤
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Coffee-makers create the perfect brew at the Annual Zarraffa’s Barista Competition. Baristas the world over know that making a great cup of coffee is not an easy task. However, the dedicated baristas across Queensland’s 46 Zarraffa’s Coffee stores, have polished, packed and rehearsed their coffee-making routine to be able to do just that. The annual Zarraffa’s Coffee Barista Competition, held at Sanctuary Cove on Sunday 11 September, gave these baristas the chance to showcase their talents and skills at a remarkably high level as they brewed exquisite world-class coffee. Hosted at The Village Theatre, the competition tested all the elements that are required to produce the ultimate cup of coffee. From techniques, coffee knowledge and personal presentation to beverage quality and taste, each competitor represented their store in a headto-head challenge. The baristas were given the opportunity to present one cappuccino, one espresso (short black), and one signature drink. The competition heated up as the final six fought it out for the coveted title in front of ten world standard judges who came together to determine a winner based on World Barista Competition standards. Guests cheered on as their favourite barista took the art of coffee making to a new and amazing level. Baristas and coffee lovers alike enjoyed the exhibition by Queensland’s most talented coffee makers as they battled it out in the ultimate coffee challenge.
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Jonez
Keeping
up with the
Enjoy delectable treats at Jonez on Food, the new deli-café in The Marine Village. Sanctuary Cove has added an innovative new
restaurant in London, as well as being an owner
dimension to its diverse dining options with the
operator at critically acclaimed restaurants in
introduction of a gourmet deli-café, Jonez on Food.
Perth and Melbourne.
Gary said he hoped his customers would challenge him to create or source meals and
The deli-café has quickly become a favourite
Jonez on Food offers a ‘classic brunch slightly
products that were not on the menus or shelves.
for locals and visitors since opening in August
reworked’ seven days a week as well as an
Gary and his wife Belinda spent 18 months
thanks to an inviting brunch menu which includes
a la carte dinner menu on Friday, Saturday and
home-style favourites such as gnocchi, omelette,
Sunday nights.
scouring the Coast for the perfect location and
corned beef and black pudding.
The deli also stocks gourmet smallgoods
Jonez on Food is the realisation of a dream for
including homemade fare and gourmet food-
England-born chef and restaurateur Gary Jones.
to-go. These are sure to become a favourite for
“I wanted to include some traditional English
boaties and picnickers as well as those wanting a
dishes with a modern twist,” Gary said. “We opened with a hearty menu for the winter months and as we move into the warmer months we will introduce new items to reflect the season.”
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and enjoy fine coffee, light meals and delicacies.”
quick gourmet meal to take home. “Jonez on Food is a hybrid between a traditional delicatessen and a café,” Gary said. “While we do stock the traditional cured meats
found it at Sanctuary Cove. “The Marine Village just has a great vibe about it,” he said. Mulpha
Sanctuary
Cove
(Developments)
Pty Limited Executive General Manager Alison Quinn said Jonez on Food adds another exciting dimension to the dining experience within The Marine Village.
Gary’s experience includes stints as Executive
and a large variety of boutique cheeses, we also
“That can only be a positive for our residents
Chef at Michael’s Main Beach, Michael’s Riverside
offer gourmet food that is conveniently packaged
and visitors as well as the other tenants in the
restaurant in Brisbane and a Michelin Star
ready to go, as well as offering a casual place to meet
village,” she said.
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Culinary events Sep - Nov 2011 Spice night at Cove Café, QLD
Chef’s choice Sweet tea
Every Saturday night is Indian Spice night at Cove Café, Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove. Enjoy favourite dishes such as Tikka Chicken and Vindaloo, complement your meal with the wine buffet and finish the experience with traditional Indian desserts. Price is $55 per person. For bookings please call 07 5501 9840
The High Tea Collection from Australian designer Cristina Re includes this exquisite teapot, available in pastel pink with a gold trim. Made from the finest porcelain china, this classic mix and match range is perfect for those who appreciate fine design and love to collect vintage inspired tea-wares. RRP $39.95
1-2 October Oysterfest, Ceduna, SA
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The annual Oysterfest, held at Ceduna on South Australia’s West Coast, features delicious oysters from Smoky Bay and Denial Bay, served both cooked and natural. Enjoy entertainment, cooking demonstrations, a street parade and much more. www.ceduna.net
Plate up
14-16 October Coonawarra Cabernet Celebrations, SA Showcasing the quality of Coonawarra Cabernet Sauvignon, this festival boasts over 35 cellar door events. Enjoy wine tastings, master classes, live music, gourmet food and Coonawarra wines. www.coonawarra.org
16 October Tastes of the Tablelands, QLD Held in Atherton, this event showcases the region’s local produce including wines, cheeses, coffee and chocolate. A fun family day out with entertainment and activities for the kids. www.tastesofthetablelands.com
Full steam ahead This new Joseph Joseph Lotus Steamer is a brilliant folding, non-scratch, heat resistant basket that beautifully steams vegetables in both steel and nonstick cookware. The steamer can be adjusted to fit most pans and, when not in use, can be folded up into a compact lotus shape and stored away. RRP $19.95 www.koolkitchen.com.au
The electric Thurlo hotplate provides a great alternative to the traditional barbecue. This easy to clean, high quality stainless steel hotplate is made in Germany and is available at Gold Star Electrics. RRP $3,500
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4-6 November Tastes at the Bay, NSW Located on the waterfront at d’Albora Marinas on the picturesque Nelson Bay foreshore, this culinary event showcases local cuisine, beer and wine. Enjoy live entertainment and activities for the whole family. www.tastesatthebay.com.au
5-6 November Wine Roses & All That Jazz Festival, ACT Visit the beautiful Canberra district and sample award-winning wines and gourmet cuisine on offer during the festival. Enjoy live music at the vineyards and meet with winemakers. www.canberrawines.com.au
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The latest arrival in Sanctuary Cove’s dining precinct, Black Angus Bar & Grill Restaurant, has been tantalising the tastebuds of diners thanks to its delectable certified Black Angus offering. The restaurant, which is the latest venture by successful chemist turned restaurateur Nick Hagop, offers diners a modern Australian menu, with an emphasis on high quality beef and seafood dishes plus the addition of new exciting dishes such as kangaroo and American baby back ribs. Diners at Black Angus Bar & Grill Restaurant also have the option of cooking their steak or seafood on Hot Rocks which, according to Nick, enhances the dining experience. Nick said the intention behind Black Angus was to create a memorable dining experience based on high quality food, wine, service and ambiance. Based on the feedback from some enthusiastic patrons, he has achieved his goals. Black Angus overlooks the stunning Sanctuary Cove Harbour and offers guests a unique dining experience that is complemented by a wonderful menu and great service. Mulpha Sanctuary Cove (Developments) Pty Limited Executive General Manager Alison Quinn said Black Angus reflects the evolution of The Marine Village precinct into a diverse, quality dining and retail destination.
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Oskars on Burleigh has earned an awardwinning reputation in fine dining on the Gold Coast for more than three decades. Overlooking the famed Burleigh Point, the simplicity of natural elements and a relaxed modern ambience ensures the ultimate dining experience. Oskars has a daily menu, based on the availability of the freshest seafood, and an extensive wine list designed by sommelier Marcel Thomson.
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Little Truffle Dining Room & Bar provides guests with an intimate and relaxed venue, allowing lovers of food and wine to indulge in the palatable menu prepared by Chef Daniel Ridgeway while exploring an exceptional international wine list. Guests will be taken on a journey of taste with visually pleasing dishes featuring modern Australian cuisine with flavours accentuated from the regions of Italy, Spain and France.
When it comes to steak, you can’t go past MooMoo. With a menu including some of the best cuts of steak you’ll find in this country, MooMoo’s long list of awards is testament to the quality of the food. As well as steak, the menu includes fresh oysters, chicken, fish, pork, duck and kangaroo. Vegetarians are also catered for. With an award-winning wine list to match, there’s no doubt MooMoo provides a premium dining experience.
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Become addicted... Inspired by poets and acclaimed by critics, award-winning chef/owner Meyjitte Boughenout’s instinct for food is second to none. Absynthe offers both a sensational a la carte menu and a degustation menu. Designed to savour seven sumptuous dishes, the degustration menu is ‘A Journey into Taste’. Meyjitte says fresh local ingredients and the way they are handled are the essence of an exciting dish.
Winner ‘Restaurant of the Year’ in the 2011 Restaurant and Catering Gold Coast Awards for Excellence, Chill on Tedder’s atmosphere is one of relaxed comfort and modern sophistication. Chill has been under the expert direction of world class chef Daran Glasgow and his wife Leesa since 2006. Chill continues to impress diners with its innovative and seasonal menu, extensive wine list and friendly professional team.
We believe dining should be a sensual experience. Aromas whet the appetite, presentation captivates, flavours delight. Songbirds’ creative culinary team selects the finest ingredients and uses organic produce when possible. Meals are prepared in a fresh, innovative style and served in a beautiful environment. The menu changes frequently to ensure diners enjoy the freshest seasonal flavours. Visit the website to view the current menus.
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Chill on Tedder showcases both local and international selections, including a broad range of boutique wines as well as renowned labels.
Songbirds’ cuisine is founded in fine organic ingredients. Chef de cuisine Trent Dawson takes the most perfect produce and treats it with respect.
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...Halliday gives tasting notes for the main wines in each winery’s portfolio – for the 2012 edition that meant tasting eight and a half thousand wines over the course of the year ...
Wine guy The James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion is the definitive guide to Australian wines. words Tony Harper
Australian wine guides are plentiful – ridiculously so, and they come with varying degrees of merit. But if there is one annual guide to which all others aspire it is surely James Halliday’s Australian Wine Companion. It’s a book with a history that harks back to 1984, so in various guises it has been around for 27 years and with every re-telling it becomes bigger, more comprehensive and simply better. There are plenty of things that make the book so good – it looks the part (sexy cover, fat enough to look serious but still easily portable and the information is neatly laid out), it is ridiculously comprehensive and it comes via the brain and palate of the foremost wine guy in the country. It is this authority, this understanding of wine in and beyond the Australian context that makes James Halliday such a good wine author and gives his wine guide a credibility unrivaled by most of its competitors. Halliday’s contribution to Australian wine began when he was still working as a solicitor in Sydney and – along with two of his colleagues – established Brokenwood Wines in the Hunter Valley. In 1985 his passion for the wines of Burgundy led him to the cooler hills of Victoria’s Yarra Valley where he and his wife began Coldstream Hills – a winery that today is still one of the country’s most compelling producers of pinot noir and chardonnay. And he is a taster with immense experience and the insight gained from more than thirty years as a wine show judge. I guess it is this, more than anything, which makes his ratings in the guide so pertinent.
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Here’s how it works. The main part of the guide is an alphabetical listing of wineries. Each winery is given a star rating, a concise but detailed description and a sort of ‘fact sheet’ that includes contact details, the year of establishment, annual production and cellar door information. Then Halliday gives tasting notes for the main wines in each winery’s portfolio – for the 2012 edition that meant tasting eight and a half thousand wines over the course of the year – a feat that he breaks into two intensive tasting sessions – a two week burst in September and a solid run from January until March. “It’s a twice a year sweatshop … literally like painting the Sydney Harbour Bridge.” The end result is a book with more than 3,400 full tasting notes – a number that blows out to 6,800 on the website where space and brevity are less of an issue. And it’s a task that, given the inexorable rolling of vintage and the constant increase in the number of wine producers, never seems to end. “As this edition went to the printer I started work on the next edition.” That’s another eight-thousand and something wines to be assessed, written about and catalogued before the whole process begins again. Just how a chap in his 74th year manages to balance his family, professional career and love of sports with the incredible demands of writing this book annually, I really can’t conceive. The Wine Companion is more than just an amalgam of tasting notes – there is a vintage roundup, a chart of regions and sub-regions, vintage chart and a summary of Australia’s production statistics by grape variety and region. But for many readers it is Halliday’s ‘Winery of the Year’ and ‘Best of the Best’ rankings that hold the most allure. The sibling producers Kooyong and Port Phillip Estate took out Winery(s) of the Year for the 2012 edition. The two labels share the same owners and winemaker, but their vineyards lie in different parts of the Mornington Peninsula and the styles of their wines (even within the varieties common to both) are quite different. “Port Phillip Estate effortlessly achieves top five-star rating with its wines, but the best – some of the very best from the entire Mornington Peninsula – come from Kooyong. Most are higher-priced than those of Port Phillip Estate, and may at first blush seem expensive. Compared to upper end Barossa Valley shirazs, they are most certainly not, and are but a fraction of the price of Burgundies of similar quality.” Best of the Best is more a series of lists than a single one. There is a list of ‘Best New Wineries’, ‘Best Wines by Variety’, ‘Best Value Wines’ and ‘Ten Dark Horses’ – a group of wineries that … ‘have produced a particularly impressive series of wines for this edition’. Some names are familiar and some less so. I don’t want to detract from the allure of buying the guide so I don’t intend to list all of the ‘Best’ wineries, but merely to whet your appetites: the Best Riesling list was headed by (on 97 points each) 2010 Leasingham Individual Vineyard Watervale and Paulett Antonia Polish Hill, both from the Clare Valley. Best Pinot Noir was shared by six wines awarded 97 points with 2009 Kooyong Haven, 2009 Bindi Block 5, 2009 By Farr Farrside among them. A single wine headed the list of Best Shiraz – 2006 Penfolds Grange on 98 points! For anyone with more than a passing interest in wine the James Halliday Australian Wine Companion is a must – not just for its use as a guide to buying and cellaring Australian wines, but even more so for its insights, critiques and observations on the Australian wine scene. It is stocked at most good bookshops, or you can order it online at www.winecompanion.com.au.
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A shot of tradition It’s not only quality you can taste in every silken sip of Buffalo Trace Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey – it’s history. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
Even the name – from a path (‘trace’) forged by the majestic buffalo as they crossed the Kentucky River en route to the Great Plains long before human settlement – evokes the romance of folklore. Settlers of Franklin County adjacent to the Great Buffalo Trace were blessed to find exceptionally fertile soil and limestone spring water that produced superior grain … and so the region’s long history with fine bourbon began. The Buffalo Trace Distillery was already in operation when a local visionary – then only a lad of 16 – called Albert (later Colonel) Bacon Blanton joined the firm as office boy. His talents and passion for distilling saw Albert work his way up to Superintendent of the distillery, warehouse and bottling shop by the time he’d turned 20. Under his expert guidance, the company weathered some of the most difficult periods of the 20th Century – including Prohibition, when the Buffalo Trace Distillery was one of only four in the country (and the only distillery in Kentucky) given government permission to produce whiskey for medicinal purposes. And in 1937, when the distillery was engulfed by the Kentucky River during the Great Flood, Albert had operations restored to normal within 24 hours. A bourbon traditionalist, Albert would occasionally produce and bottle a single barrel bourbon in the style of Kentucky’s pioneer distillers to share with his closest friends. When the distillery produced the world’s first commercially-available single barrel bourbon in 1984, it was named ‘Blanton’s Single Barrel
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Bourbon’ in honour of the man who’d steered the company so expertly for more than half a century. Another of Albert’s visions for the distillery was of a place where employees could work, socialise and use for community events. To this end he ensured the site’s rustic charm was maintained, and new buildings and facilities designed to enhance aesthetics as much as functionality. A case in point is the distillery’s century-old warehouses, all built in different architectural styles. Those stylistic differences, together with their location within the property, create an uncommon diversity between the various bourbons produced in each locale. Differences are even evident in bourbons from one warehouse floor and another – so it comes as no surprise that the Buffalo Trace Distillery’s impressive list of ‘only’ honours includes ‘the only distillery to use five whiskey recipes’ and ‘the only distillery with as diverse a range of aged whiskey’. Having received a cache of more than 200 medals and awards over the past two decades, including ‘Distillery of the Year’ from Malt Advocate magazine and ‘Distiller of the Year’ from both Whisky magazine and Wine Enthusiast magazine, the quality of bourbon from the Buffalo Trace Distillery remains as renowned today as it has been throughout history. And who doesn’t enjoy a shot of tradition with their Kentucky straight bourbon?
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Pub food with flair is on the menu in The Marine Village.
After a short hiatus, traditional pub food will once again be on the menu in The Marine Village by the year’s end with the opening of The Cove Tavern. The new establishment is an exciting addition to the dining options in The Marine Village and will offer residents and visitors a relaxing place to unwind. The tavern is the latest venture by one of the Gold Coast’s most experienced restaurateurs, Max Alfieri, who is no stranger to Sanctuary Cove. As the owner operator of the popular ioesco café cucina in The Marine Village, Max appreciates the opportunity that exists in this unique location. According to Max, who has also established the highly successful Cantina Napoli at Runaway Bay as well as Eccolo and Darcy’s at Paradise Point, The Cove Tavern will offer quality pub food with a retrospective urban feel. “The vision behind the tavern was to create an environment for locals and visitors to relax and enjoy a traditional pub menu complete with bangers and mash, fish and chips and fisherman’s baskets,” he said. “We want to be a part of the existing culture; The Cove Tavern will complement restaurants in The Marine Village and will complete the dining experience at Sanctuary Cove.” Max has drawn on his own extensive experience as well as that of business partner Adam Waller in this latest venture and will go
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back to basics to include affordable lunches, take away meals and entertainment options including gaming facilities and a TAB. Mulpha Sanctuary Cove (Developments) Pty Limited Executive General Manager Alison Quinn said the tavern will be an exciting new addition to The Marine Village.
“The vision behind the tavern was to create an environment for locals and visitors to relax and enjoy a traditional pub menu ...” – MAX ALFIERI
“The fact that Max has committed to a second space within The Marine Village is a fantastic endorsement of the Sanctuary Cove offering and is a vote of confidence in Mulpha’s strategy of transforming the village into a Hastings Streetstyle dining and shopping precinct,” Alison said.
The Cove Tavern was previously located on a waterfront site overlooking the marina in The Marine Village and was closed and relocated as part of the village’s upgrade. “The tavern has always been an iconic institution at Sanctuary Cove however we were aware that some members of the community raised concerns about its previous location,” Alison said. “We listened to their concerns and imposed very high operating conditions on the new tavern and we believe we have found a workable solution that will satisfy the residents and diners, as well as the tavern’s owner. “The Cove Tavern is being relocated to new premises within The Marine Village where noise won’t travel over the water and will comply with strict noise restrictions and limited operating hours.” In a first for Sanctuary Cove, the tavern will also include a boutique wine cellar aptly titled ‘Corker Cellar’. The cellar will utilise Enomatic machines which will allow guests to try the wine before they buy it. Corker Cellar will stock a large variety of Australian and international wines including selections from Chile, South America, Italy, France, Argentina and New Zealand. Corker Cellar will no doubt become a favourite for discerning wine enthusiasts as well as people who just enjoy a good drop.
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Take in the sights of northern Laos in the finest manner imaginable – on a Upper Mekong River cruise aboard the stylish Mekong Sun. Built in 2006 to accommodate no more than 28 guests, the Mekong Sun provides a genuinely intimate river cruising experience on the Upper Mekong River in Laos.
Luxurious, centrally located hotels in APT’s brand new MS AmaLotus and APT offers an intriguing insight into every location and all of the must-see local life as we take you by boat, MS La Marguerite are the finest ships small group touring and cultural rickshaw, ox-cart, coach and foot to cruising the Lower Mekong, with private experiences are included in your journey. explore the remote communities and or twin balconies in most suites and the Our prices cover everything as detailed floating villages of the Mekong, as well finest dining and entertainment. On the in the itinerary including airport Upper Mekong, the boutique Mekong Sun, as all the must-see highlights and hidden transfers, port charges and gratuities – gems of Indochina on our small group exclusive to APT, cruises through with no hidden extras. touring experiences. Laos in unforgettable style.
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My Parisienne home Rhonda Oxnam spends some quality time at the beautiful Le Bristol Hotel in Paris.
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Le Bristol has it all – an ideal location in the heart of Paris; exceptional personal service and attention to detail; even a resident Egyptian king … Admittedly, Fa-raon is a Burmese Sacre cat, not a reigning monarch, but his regal presence adds just one more welcoming touch to this sumptuous ‘home away from home’. Derek and I were lucky enough to spend a night at Le Bristol during our recent visit to Europe, and I must admit I was entranced. Every aspect of the hotel – from the stylishly appointed suites to the immaculately presented front-of-house staff – epitomises luxury, however, it is done in such an understated way that even the most humble of journalists feels at home. Of course, my own home doesn’t come with views of the Eiffel Tower, or meals prepared by a three Michelin star chef, but the welcome Derek and I received was both warm and friendly, and our Le Bristol experience one we will always treasure.
view of the hotel gardens surrounded by magnificent magnolia trees. Le Bristol’s other dining establishment, The 114 Faubourg, is equally impressive. Under the helm of Eric Desbordes, a young chef mentored by Eric Frechon, The 114 Faubourg offers a much more contemporary, but no less creative, style of cuisine. In fact, Derek’s ‘simple’ sardine entrée was more reminiscent of a three dimensional sculpture, than a seafood dish. While the cuisine alone is more than enough reason to visit Le Bristol, the uniquely designed accommodation options – ranging from the superior rooms to prestige suites – are also exceptional. In addition to the aforementioned view of La Tour Eiffel, our suite boasted elegant Louis XV and Louis XVI style furniture, gorgeous floral fabrics in soft tones, and a spacious, wellappointed bathroom.
Located on the fashionable Rue du Faubourg Saint- Honoré, Le Bristol is just a short stroll from the iconic Champs-Élysées and minutes away from some of Paris’ best boutiques … Located on the fashionable Rue du Faubourg Saint- Honoré, Le Bristol is just a short stroll from the iconic Champs-Élysées and minutes away from some of Paris’ best boutiques … Escada, Gucci, Ermenegildo Zegna, John Galliano, Alberta Ferretti and Valentino can all be found in the immediate vicinity. The hotel is also within walking distance of the Palais de l’ Elysée, the Parisienne residence of the French president. In fact, the hotel is so convenient to the palace that current president Nicolas Sarkozy is regularly seen dining at Le Bristol’s Gastronomic Restaurant. And why wouldn’t he be? As Derek and I discovered, the food there is simply magnifique. Most accurately described as ‘art on a plate’, the serving of each dish is a perfectly choreographed routine and the service, once again, exemplary. Little wonder that Chef Eric Frechon was awarded three Michelin stars in 2009 – just one of the many accolades the restaurant team has received over the years. At the time of our visit the Gastronomic Restaurant was housed in the stunning oval room, a private theatre made from beautiful oak, glorious tapestries and crystal chandeliers. However, it is soon to be relocated to the summer restaurant where guests can enjoy a breathtaking
Another highlight at Le Bristol has to be the swimming pool. Located on the sixth floor – the views are amazing – the area resembles the deck of a magnificent 19th Century yacht. Bordered by stunning murals, and featuring timber and glass paneling, the pool opens on to a vast terrace which is the perfect place to relax, far away from the busy streets below. Other facilities of the hotel include a worldclass Spa (unfortunately my fleeting visit didn’t allow time to sample their services); a fullyequipped fitness-centre (no, I didn’t trouble them either); meeting rooms; a bar (yes, I did find myself in there for a night-cap) and special children’s programmes. While my stay at Le Bristol was all too brief, this wonderful establishment certainly holds a special place in my heart… quite appropriate given Paris’ reputation as the City of Love.
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Resting in one of the world’s most picturesque settings, Matauwhi Bay Manor offers beauty, privacy, luxury and ocean views from every room …
Bay of Beauty Why not introduce – or reacquaint – yourself with the magic of New Zealand by visiting Matauwhi Bay Manor on the beautiful Bay of Islands? words Susan Lang-Lemckert
Resting in one of the world’s most picturesque settings, Matauwhi Bay Manor offers beauty, privacy, luxury and ocean views from every room – perfect for relaxation, or for recharging ahead of the next round of activities. And because this magnificent resort caters for just eight to ten guests at any one time, it is the perfect destination for a relaxing getaway, a romantic liaison or to celebrate a special birthday or anniversary. Naturally a property of this calibre has a vast array of activities for guests to choose from – you
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can tee off at the Bay of Islands Golf Course in nearby Kerikeri, or perhaps Waitangi Golf Club, which offers breathtaking bay views along with its excellent facilities. Guests also have access to the Manor boat for fishing or sightseeing trips, and kayak use … or resort staff can arrange local tours tailored to your personal requirements – be that shopping, hiking or visiting wineries … the choice is yours. You could overnight round the Bay of Islands on the Ipipiri, a 150-foot cruise ship, or enjoy a helicopter tour of the area that will pick you up at Matauwhi Bay
Manor and drop you back there afterwards. If quiet contemplation is more your style, the 12 acres of immaculate grounds provide a perfect haven for breathing in the beauty and tranquility, and there’s even a path to lead you down to the resort’s private pebble beach. The Manor also boasts a produce garden, ensuring the freshest vegetables, herbs and free-range eggs complement the locally-sourced venison, beef and lamb, plus the abundant ‘fruits of the sea’ which are used to create the resort’s delicious fare.
The Matauwhi Bay Manor facilities are second to none – they include a heated plunge pool and spa, a conservatory overlooking the bay, four fireplaces, lounge and reading room, a sauna, snooker table and bar, and gym equipment. And the rear deck and bar – also looking across the bay to historic Waitangi – provides the perfect setting for a sundowner. Elegance is evident in every element of Matauwhi Bay Manor … from the opulent fittings to the luxurious finishes – chandeliers, marble and timber, to name but a few. And the furnishings, described as ‘a mix of antique grandeur with a Middle Eastern influence’, reflect the extensive travels of current owners Bruce and Diana Munro. “The previous owner had extremely high standards and expectations for craftsmanship,” explains Nicole Aprato, Matauwhi Bay Manor Partner and Bruce and Diana’s daughter. “And that, combined with the fact he imported furniture and materials from overseas, meant the building process took about ten years – until 2008, when my parents purchased it.” After many years overseas (most recently in Dubai), Bruce and Diana dreamed of
operating an exclusive accommodation venue with the aim of eventually bringing all of their family together to incorporate their collective experience into running it. Earlier this year that dream was realised when their children Nicole and Ben, together with their respective partners and children, relocated to Matauwhi Bay Manor to become actively involved with its day-to-day management. The family’s extensive overseas travel has given rise to a deep understanding of different types of people and their expectations of a holiday experience. “We offer an experience customised to the guest, and we take the approach that anything is possible,” says Nicole. “We offer guests the opportunity to have their holiday planned for them by finding out their interests prior to arrival, so we can work out the perfect itinerary to optimise their stay. On the other hand, if it’s simply luxuriating and relaxing they wish to do, then we encourage guests to treat the Manor like it is their home away from home. “We’ve lived in the Middle East, Asia and other parts of New Zealand, and I’ve never lived in a spot as beautiful as this,” says Nicole.
“I remember when I first arrived here – I asked the builder: ‘Do you get used to the view when you’re seeing it every day?’, and he said: ‘No, you don’t – you always appreciate it’. “And it’s true. It’s always great to come through the gates [at Matauwhi Bay Manor] and see that breathtaking view. It’s unique … like nothing I’ve ever seen anywhere else.”
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Expedition on ice Icebergs, penguin colonies, remote locales – Jeni and Max Zuber’s Antarctic cruise was certainly not for the unadventurous. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
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Icebergs have suffered decades of bad press since the Titanic’s tragic demise … but one of the frosty monoliths provided the glorious setting for Jeni Zuber’s most memorable experience on the Antarctic cruise she took with husband Max. “Walking on the iceberg with about 20 penguins was very special indeed,” she says. “I got very emotional when I first saw them. They’re very inquisitive as to who are these people walking around in the red jackets. “And some of the reflections [on the water] we saw as we were going through were so fantastic, it’s difficult to express just how beautiful it all was.” This unforgettable holiday experience on the Compagnie du Ponant’s mega-yacht, Le Boreal, was not only a celebration of Max and Jeni’s 40th wedding anniversary, but also a unique opportunity for them both to see the Antarctic’s native wildlife at close range. “I’m a vet,” Max explains, “so seeing the animals in their natural habitat, with virtually no fear of mankind, was a real highlight. Our trip went from Buenos Aires to [the island of] South Georgia, which I’d thought would be a secondary destination, but when we got there we saw the most amazing proliferation of wildlife.
“On the first morning we saw a penguin colony we were told numbered about 150,000, and we thought that was amazing … until the next morning, when there were about 450,000 – though I didn’t count them all,” he laughs. “And although you’re advised not to go within a certain distance of these creatures, if you sit down on the sand, they’ll come up to you to investigate … and the seal pups will even nuzzle into you.” As well as the special care that must be taken when venturing into such a pristine and isolated locale, external factors can sometimes necessitate unexpected itinerary changes. “This was not just a cruise, it was an expedition,” Max recalls. “After all, you’re going to a remote part of the world – the climate is extreme, and you can encounter rough seas or bad weather – so sometimes the captain has to make decisions for your safety.” Being a brand new ship (this was its first voyage to the Antarctic), Le Boréal’s design incorporates the latest environmentally-friendly features including its propulsion, fuel type and an extensive system of recycling programs.
“On the first morning we saw a penguin colony we were told numbered about 150,000, and we thought that was amazing … until the next morning, when there were about 450,000 ...”
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“We toured the engine room with the Chief Engineer, who’d been involved with the original design and construction of the ship,” Jeni says, “and he told us this is one of the most ‘green-friendly’ ships currently operating.” “There was also a strong emphasis on environmental protection from the guides on the ship,” adds Max, “who were zoologists, botanists, etc … most of them had PhDs, and many had ‘over-wintered’ at the French base on the Antarctic, and their knowledge of the bird and animal life there was incredible.” The level of service from all crew members was also a highlight for Jeni, who was delighted that ‘they always had smiles on their faces’. “And the range of services available to passengers was fantastic – there was a gym, a hairdresser, beautician, a very good library, live shows and movies … absolutely anything you could want,” she says. “I could easily go again,” says Max. “It would be good to see some other areas of Antarctica.” However, Jeni sees it differently. “You could do exactly the same trip again and you wouldn’t be bored – I’d be more than happy to repeat the experience.” In the meantime, Max and Jeni have other holiday plans. “Visiting Chiva Som in Thailand, taking a cruise through Europe to Budapest, and cruising to the Bay of Fires in Tasmania are on my ‘bucket list’,” says Jeni. “In the immediate future we’re off to Falls Creek, then to Fiji for a 60th birthday celebration,” adds Max. “That’s the limit of my horizon at the moment.”
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*Conditions: Valid for new bookings only. Cruise fare price is per person twin share and quoted in Australian Dollars. Cruise fare have been converted to Australian Dollars at an indicative rate for the Euro of €0.67 and is subject the change and will be recalculated at a time of final payment. Cruise fare includes cruise safety and port charges. Prices are correct as at the date of issue and are subject to availability, currency fluctuations and surcharges until final payment is received. Savings based on the difference between the brochure fare and promotional fare. Other conditions may apply. Issued: 16 Aug 2011.
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Caught in the ACT Bryan Matthews wishes more people would visit Canberra and discover ‘the great indoors’.
As an immigrant – and fearful of being named and shamed as un-Australian by longer-term émigrés – I’m aware that there are certain obligations I must fulfil to assimilate. It is my duty to visit Bunnings regularly (even if the only thing I enjoy is stopping at the sausage sizzle outside) and I’m bound, probably by law, to host a barbecue occasionally (even if one thing I hate is hosting the sausage sizzle outside). I’ll add a more serious third. Visit Canberra. Yes, for those of you dismissive of it as a destination – well it’s time you gave the nation’s capital a bit more respect. Our most recent visit there was last Christmas – and as the holidays approached, I was shocked by the response when I told people it was to be our festive city of choice. The response was uniform: a face suddenly contorted in horror at the very idea followed by ‘Caaaan-bra? For Chrissie? Why?’. Am I suggesting that it should be where you spend your biggest holiday of the year? Certainly not. Still, I’m puzzled that so many people seem to reject the notion that it might be worth spending even a few days there. The advice was consistent too. Take some warm clothes. And a good book. As it happens, the weather in Canberra was gorgeous – while in Queensland it was quite the opposite – but even so, sunshine isn’t really what the nation’s capital is about. In fact, unlike most favoured holiday spots in Australia, ‘the great indoors’ is one of Canberra’s great attractions. In other words, should you pull back your hotel room curtains and see that the weather is
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miserable, the good news is that your holiday isn’t ruined. By the way, if you really want to feel at home and a member of Canberra high society, the Park Hyatt is the only place to stay. So let’s start by looking at Canberra from the inside out.
Visit Canberra. Yes, for those of you dismissive of it as a destination – well it’s time you gave the nation’s capital a bit more respect. For Australians old and new, the Australian War Memorial should be a rite of passage more than a tourist attraction; not only to take in the vast range of artifacts and information on display, but to simply spend time reflecting on honour earned, battles won and lives lost. Some of it is modern and spectacular – like the Peter Jackson surround-sound movie re-creation of a World War I dogfight – but its most simple elements, like the inscribed lists of names of fallen Australians, are its most resonant. The National Gallery of Australia has an extraordinary permanent collection, especially the new Aboriginal wing, augmented by wonderful visiting exhibitions. With the addition of The National Portrait Gallery, opened in 2008,
Canberra has become a sublime destination for anyone with a passion for art; the latter displays more than 400 portraits of people who have shaped – or continue to shape – Australian history. It’s terrific for families at weekends and holidays when it has special family/children programmes on portraiture. Also great for kids are the hands-on experiences at Questacon, Australia’s National Science and Technology Centre. At Gold Creek Village, about 15 minutes out of the city centre, they can tower over the buildings of Cockington Green Gardens which is home to meticulously created models of houses and monuments from all over the world. Give the Dinosaur Museum opposite a miss; it’s small, tired and disappointing. If you find politics boring – which often it is – you may get a different perspective by visiting Parliament House for ‘Question Time’. It sees our elected representatives at their best and worst, their most dramatic and their most humorous. Some may come across better than on the TV; most probably won’t. Parliament House, of course, is at the heart of what is a planned city; some people find it spookily quiet but I rather like its wide boulevards and how pleasant it can be to hire a hotel bike or take a walk down leafy streets. You wouldn’t choose Canberra to shop or to party – but you can eat as well as anywhere in the country and you can even find some splendid vineyards in the Murrumbateman region which hosts the Australian Cool Climate Wine Show every October. I even heard someone suggest that Clonakilla winery’s 2009 Shiraz Viognier supplants a Grange.
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At Poachers Pantry, a restaurant just outside of the quaint historic town of Hall, they home-smoke their meats, rear their own poultry, grow their own vegies and create signature pickles and sauces. Their wines include those from their own Wily Trout Vineyard. It’s a wonderful spot for Sunday lunch. Along similar lines is Grazing in the town of Gundaroo. The 1870s building has open fires in winter and hearty, home-grown but still sophisticated food. Drive to the top lookout of the Brindabella Ranges for amazing views back to Canberra and on your way take in some more historic towns like Braidwood, a favourite location for movie-makers seeking authentic 18th Century streets. Nearby is Tidbinbilla Tracking Station, famously a vital communication link for the first and subsequent US moon landings. Heading out of the capital the opposite way, the town of Bungendore is notable for its lovely cafés and Wood Works Gallery. In the city itself, try Courgette on Marcus Clarke Street for fine Australian-French dining. Or the Ginger Room in Old Parliament House where the fusion is Australian-Asian and the setting old and grand. The more contemporary Water’s Edge restaurant in Commonwealth Place looks through picture windows onto Lake Burley Griffin and down Anzac Parade. In Ainslie suburb, the hip Pulp Kitchen serves modern French/German cuisine. For family dining, Le Rendezvous in Manuka is fabulous. Canberra is also blessed with some cheap and cheerful Asian restaurants; try Abell’s Kopi Tiam (modern Malay/Malaccan) and Timmy’s Kitchen (Straits Chinese/Penang style); more up-market is the stylish Jewel of India. All of the above are in Manuka. In Kingston, in Portia’s Place, you’ll usually find the owner herself creating the crispy duck pancakes and other Chinese specials that attract many hungry pollies when Parliament is sitting. Of course, if you really want some political flavour, you can always take a picnic to Parliament’s grassy roof. It’s a uniquely Australian experience because there isn’t another country in the world where you can sit atop the national legislature – at least not without attracting police attention. By night, maybe take a blanket – though if Parliament has recently been in session then the residual hot air rising from the building below should keep you cosy.
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We have moved Lifestyle Golf Cars is pleased to announce that we have moved and will now operate from two sites. Our Showroom is located in The Marine Village Sanctuary Cove, adjacent to the bus stop, and our Buggy Service Centre is in what was the ‘Cart Barn’ at the old The Palms golf course. It is by the new swimming pool and tennis courts. In our showroom is the latest EZGO Electric Vehicle, the 2FIVE, featuring an upgraded A/C motor and drivetrain, a solid automotive windshield with wiper, speedometer, fast-slow speed selector switch, 3 point seatbelts, automatic electric parking brake, 4-wheel hydraulic disc brakes, motor regen, side mounted mirrors, head, tail & brake lights, turn signals, plus much more.
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The one that got away Tony Harper’s recent fishing trip reads like a Boy’s Own adventure.
It took an apparent century for me to live through my first twenty years, and yet I’ve managed the second twenty in a heartbeat. It’s frightening stuff, because if the third score gathers pace at a similar speed to the second, I’ll be eating pumpkin soup, putting my teeth in the jar by my bed and drinking ponies sometime early next week. I’m sure it’s a universal phenomenon, but I have an inkling that our increasingly frenzied lifestyles have a great deal to do with the accelerating passage of time. I (and probably most folk today) am at the beck and call of emails, mobile phones and deadlines. They are relentless during the working day, but they never actually desist … not on weekends and not at night. And I’m fairly sure that this, more than anything, is making the world spin faster. It’s a fact of modern life that we all simply accept. But having escaped the rat-race for a few days, and then having come back to the realities of
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everyday life with a horrid thud, I have come to the conclusion that escaping, every now and again, is a vital part of my ongoing diet for mental health. And what an escape it was. The essence was a fishing trip near Enyalgout Island off the west coast of Arnhem Land. There was a flight into Darwin, some lunch (and the usual pre-fishing trip beers), which I spoiled by having emails to send and articles to finish. But the calm set in when we boarded Glenalan – a 63 foot, refitted lobster boat that was to be our mother-ship for the next four nights: half an hour on the water and the mobile ceased to function and my internet connection was lost. It’s amazing how intensely, quickly, unexpectedly therapeutic that can be. I’d been obsessing about the trip for weeks, and the only real concern I had was my caffeine addiction. I get up early and am ridiculously reliant on a couple of good shots to get me moving. The thought of boozy nights and early
mornings with naught but Nescafé to get me going had me a little nervous: I can put up with lacklustre food but I need decent coffee. But there it was – the Gaggenau machine, shining like a beacon on the back deck, surrounded by bags of quality beans and quietly, smugly promising a good start to the following few days. And the food was just as impressive. Glenalan is the focal point of Inzane Fishing Charters, a Darwin-based operation owned and manned by John Armstrong and Greg Murdoch – and they make a point of providing more than a bunk, a deck and the basics. John is the cook and his repertoire is pretty good … even for a bloke like me who writes about food for a living. He does the basics (steak, eggs and a cut lunch) with ease, but he is also pretty handy at banging out a serious curry, Thai fish-cakes (from the afternoon’s catch) and just about anything else you can do on the back of a boat.
There are few things as exhilarating as watching a large barra’ cruise his beat in the gin clear water, and trying to put a lure or a fly within a few feet of his nose.
The Glenalan guys run their own charters, but for these few days they merely provided the home-base as we scooted around the inlets and isles surrounding Enyalgout on dories provides by and manned by the guides we’d taken along to stitch the whole thing together. Steve Goodhew is a name that will be familiar to rugby league fans. These days he has replaced the football for fishing rods (G. Loomis no less) and his Darwin-based charter business – I’ll Take Ya Fishing’. He spends his hours teaching people like me to catch barramundi. The Endyalgout system is extraordinary. In four days we didn’t sight anyone beyond the ten folk living on Glenalan: crocs, birds and fish are the inhabitants of the region and they exist in plenty. Barramundi fishing in this sort of system revolves around the tides. When the water is high the giant predators (which are the ones we were hunting) hide among the mangroves and are too hard to reach. That’s the time to bend
your rods on giant trevally, queenfish, threadfin salmon and the myriad of other sports-fish that patrol the waters. But when the tide recedes beyond the tree-line the fish retreat with it, and become targets for Steve Goodhew and his crew of misfits. There are few things as exhilarating as watching a large barra’ cruise his beat in the gin clear water, and trying to put a lure or a fly within a few feet of his nose. More often than not the adrenaline makes for hasty shots and spooked fish, but when patience and a sure arm work together it is explosive! I have been fishing for 30 years, and flyfishing for a decade: I’ve spent many days with guides of all personalities and capabilities but few have come close to Steve in terms of patience (I broke his rod and nearly removed his nose with a hook, and survived), guidance and understanding of the waterways and prey that surround Endyalgout Island.
The four-night adventure created enough material to write a book and its memories will stay with me long past the days of pumpkin soup and drinking beers out of ponies. For the fishermen (and fisher-girls) amongst you I reckon it’s a far more satisfying escape than a fortnight in France or a week in Fiji – simply for its absolute change of pace, adrenaline rushes and camaraderie. Look up Steve Goodhew or the guys at Inzane and take a break.
I’LL TAKE YA FISHING Steve Goodhew T 0407 764 283 E illtakeya@bigpond.com INZANE FISHING CHARTERS T 08 8985 1681 E inzanefishing@bigpond.com
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Asian culture Art of Japan
China impressions
Orion Expedition Cruises in conjunction with the Art Gallery of NSW (the Gallery) is offering guests an all inclusive educational visit to some of the most culturally significant high points around the Inland Sea of Japan with illuminating talks on board the ship as well as at sites. The itinerary has been tailored especially for those keen to know more about the unique culture of Japan, traditional and contemporary. Book by 30 October and save 15%*
With a history spanning over 5,000 years, China is a land unlike any other providing endless opportunities for the enthusiastic traveller. China Impressions offers incredible value and is especially designed for those who are short of time, yet still wish to experience the highlights of China in one compact programme.
*Offer for new bookings made by 30 October 2011. Savings are subject to availability.
8 day Air and Land Package – Beijing, Xian, Shanghai Departing: 14 February or 6 March 2012 Air and Land Package AUD $2,020 per guest (twin share)
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8 nights from AUD $6,365 per guest (twin share)
“We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. – JAWAHARIAL NEHRU
Discover Vietnam
Bali getaway
Opening in October 2011, Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa is located on Vietnam’s central coast. Ideally situated on an immaculate stretch of white-sand beach, Hyatt Regency Danang Resort and Spa is easily accessible from major international destinations and offers its guests an idyllic oceanfront setting.
Discover the joys of Bali’s upscale enclave at Anantara Seminyak Resort & Spa, an elegant retreat situated in a prime beachfront location. Awaken to the rustle of a sea breeze through coconut palms; toast the world famous Seminyak sunsets from your private balcony; dive into Balinese culture and unique island discoveries from this sought after stretch of shore.
8 night package includes return airfares from Brisbane; 3 nights accommodation at Park Hyatt Saigon; 5 nights accommodation at the Hyatt Regency Danang Resort (includes breakfast and private airport transfers).
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10 nights in an Ocean Suite – includes Business Class airfares Ex Brisbane and breakfast daily
From AUD $4,625 per guest (twin share)
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Cruising & Cuisine
Cove Cruising’s La Dolce Vita experience will take you from the vibrant city of Barcelona to the cosmopolitan village of Positano. Join Chef Max Alfieri as he leads you through the romantic Meditteranean to discover the true essence of Italian cuisine.
Indochina experience Explore the three countries, each with its own unique culture, history and traditions, that share the Indochina Peninsula between China and India on Tauck’s new-in-2012 Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam tours. These 16 days in Indochina will expand your horizons, deepen your insights and transform your view of the world. 16 day Tauck tour through Indochina: Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos Departing: 18 March 2012 From USD $5,590 per guest (twin share)
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An exclusive 16 day journey including: • A magnificent 7 night Silversea cruise • Luxurious hotel accommodation • Gourmet cooking experiences • Fine food & wine • Unique sightseeing opportunities
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Borneo discovery Discover the treasures of the world’s third largest island. Begin your journey in Kota Kinabalu; travel to Selingan Turtle Island; immerse yourself in culture when you visit Batang Ai Resevoir; interact with the locals and enjoy traditional Iban hospitality. You will be amazed by the cultural diversity of this magical island. 16 day fully inclusive tour from Australia including airfares Departing: 18 March or 13 May 2012 From AUD $5,919 per guest (twin share)
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Jabiru House, Masthead Way, Sanctuary Cove, Queensland 4212
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A clean marina The Marina Sanctuary Cove has been accredited Clean Marina Level 3.
The Marina Sanctuary Cove has attained Clean Marina Level 3 status, an indication of its commitment to ‘rigorous environmental management systems’. Marina Operations Manager Helen MotteramSmith says the entire Sanctuary Cove community is proud of its most recent achievement, testament to their genuine dedication to ‘being a leader in environmental protection and reducing our carbon footprint’. Overseen by the Marina Industries Association of Australia, the Clean Marinas program encourages environmental compliance and the use of best management practices for marinas. Level 3 accreditation signifies that the marina has been independently audited by a trained and qualified Clean Marina Consultant to 124 environmental assessment criteria in areas such as fuelling, waste storage and disposal, emergency planning and management of environmental practices. “It is an indication to our berth holders, visitors, residents and the broader Gold Coast that we are very serious about our stewardship of the waterways and natural environment of Sanctuary Cove,” says Helen. MIAA President Andrew Chapman said Sanctuary Cove’s achievement was important for the marina industry as it is a high profile marina and influential in demonstrating environmental leadership to the wider community. “The accreditation of Sanctuary Cove Marina means we now have 50 marinas across Australia committed to environmental best practise. The challenge for industry is to quickly increase the number of marinas committed to achieving Clean Marinas status,” he said. The Marina Sanctuary Cove is a world-class facility providing over 300 moorings for vessels from 25ft (8m) up to 150ft (46m). Each year for 23 years, the Marina has been the venue for the internationally respected Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Located adjacent to The Marine Village, comprising specialty stores, restaurants and cafés, the marina is popular with residents, Gold Coast locals and visiting yachts from all over Australia and the world. “Sanctuary Cove Marina is a destination in its own right and is here for all to enjoy,” states Helen. “It is important not only for the protection
of the environment, but for the peace of mind of customers who want the assurance that their favourite boating destination will remain pristine long into the future. Gaining the Clean Marinas accreditation shows we have a commitment to our residents and our community, which in the long run is good for everyone.”
“It is important not only for the protection of the environment, but for the peace of mind of customers who want the assurance that their favourite boating destination will remain pristine long into the future.” – HELEN MOTTERAM-SMITH
With a background in hospitality and marketing, Helen moved from Sydney to the Gold Coast in 1990. She began working with boat show stalwart, Harry Davis, in 1991 and stayed on in various roles for 15 years. Helen then moved to the marina and has been there for five years, now at the helm as Marina Operations Manager. “The love of boats and boating is part of my life,” says Helen, who grew up in WA and spent many summers and weekends out on a boat with her family, exploring its coast line. “The people and the diversity keep it entertaining,” she continues. “Boating people are generally ‘real’ people and the berth holders I have at Sanctuary Cove marina are a particularly great bunch, as are the tenants and residents. It’s like a very friendly country town! I couldn’t imagine working anywhere else – I love the place!” There’s no such thing as ‘a typical day’ at the marina, but Helen says most days you will find her ‘in early before the day officially begins, taking stock and casting an eye over everything’. “I take the boat out and about the marina, just to make sure everything is as it should be. I usually come back with a list of things for our Dock Masters to check. That also gives me a chance to chat to any berth holders that may be around. The great thing about this job is every day is different, always changing and always busy!” An avid traveller, Helen has visited some of the world’s premier marinas and can say with some degree of objectivity, Sanctuary Cove is special. “I am always glad to come home. We have a unique lifestyle here. It’s beautiful. We have the restaurants, cafés, golf courses, Country Club, tennis, Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove with its fantastic man-made beach and facilities, village events, festivals and markets – everything is at our finger tips. We very often forget how lucky we are to live here.” With no plans to rest on her credentials, Helen is focused on maintaining and surpassing the standards at the marina, as well as preparing for next year’s Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show which will be held from 24-27 May 2012. “With Mulpha Sanctuary Cove continually investing in infrastructure initiatives to provide not only the residents but the community with an enviable lifestyle, all I can say is ‘watch this space!’”
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S for … superior Whether you enjoy serious off-roading or cruising the highways in comfort, the Porsche Cayenne S is the ultimate SUV. words Chris Nixon
Coming into the decade begining in 2000, Porsche had a problem. With a model range comprising just the 911 and Boxster sports cars, it was not well equipped to weather economic downturns. It needed something to pump up the volume, but what CEO Wendelin Wiedeking came up with was not another sports car or even a Porsche sedan, but a four-wheel drive wagon. The purists were outraged, but the beefy Cayenne went on to become the company’s bestselling model and with BMW’s X5 opened a new niche for high-performance luxury Sports Utility
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Vehicles. Porsche reportedly became one of the world’s most profitable car companies. The concept of a luxury 4WD wagon was not new – the Range Rover pioneered it three decades earlier – however providing Porsche enthusiasts with a practical family car that embodied the key performance and prestige DNA was a genius move. A V6 engine provided affordable entry to Porsche ownership, but the options were pure performance – a standard V8 or a thumping turbo V8 that could push the big wagon to 250 kmh. Eventually, even a
diesel entered the range – scandalous! All along, the Cayenne shared much of its basic structure with the Volkswagen Touareg SUV. It’s no coincidence that on the heels of the series two Cayenne, Volkswagen has recently launched its all-new Touareg, but put more distance between the body design and mechanical specifications of the two. The first Cayenne was criticised for being, well … less than beautiful. While a wagon is a wagon and there are design limits, the new Cayenne looks much more gainly.
What the Cayenne provides that Porsche sports cars usually don’t is limousine-like luxury.
It’s lighter, too. Now ‘only’ 2065 kg, it’s shed weight from the engine, chassis, body and even the electrics while still being a stronger, more crash-worthy structure. The Cayenne S sits roughly in the middle of an extensive range. The ‘cheapest’ is a V6 version costing $104,000, a low entry point for anyone who really wants a Porsche. A V6 diesel costs $1,000 more. The S as tested comes in at $148,700 with a standard 4.8 litre V8, but the Turbo V8 – with many additional features besides the thumping engine – is $245,000. And, most recently, there’s a ground-breaking hybrid model at $160,800. The S V8 engine delivers 294 kiloWatts and 500 Newtonmetres of torque. In the circumstances, its 10.5 litres per 100 kms average fuel consumption is acceptable.
Mated to a silky eight-speed conventional auto transmission – not the double-clutch type now employed in the Porsche 911 and Cayman – the Cayenne accelerates strongly. Befitting a Porsche, it corners more nimbly than a SUV should and has powerful brakes to retard its considerable inertia. Riding on 19-inch wheels with massive 265/50 tyres, the ride is quite supple. But a problem arises should you get a puncture while off-roading: the spare is a space-saver type unsuitable for heavyduty work and you would almost need a trailer to carry the damaged tyre back to town. And indeed, the Cayenne is accepted as a genuinely capable off-roader. It’s loaded with electronic aids that control the dampers, traction system, brakes, transmission
and throttle to creep across rough terrain with the kind of subtlety very few experienced right feet could achieve. A three-mode control on the centre console – in stages – re-calibrates the electronics, locks the clutch and finally locks the rear differential. What the Cayenne provides that Porsche sports cars usually don’t is limousine-like luxury. The leather seats are generously-sized and deeply comfortable. A meaty leather steering wheel (electrically adjustable) is the centrepiece of a driver-oriented command position with closely-clustered instruments and a sloped centre console for the secondary controls. Being a German car, there is typically a long list of options. The test car came with Dynamic Chassis Control and Lane-change Assist, effectively a blind-spot warning system. Adaptive cruise control is standard and very effective once the driver has mastered its settings and is confident of trusting it on the road. This system allows the driver to set a fixed distance to the vehicle ahead and regulate speed accordingly, in conjunction with the conventional cruise control. If you set the gap to the next car at, say, 40 metres, whenever it slows the Porsche will slow automatically too without any driver intervention. It’s a great safety feature and if used sensibly would allow you to drive the entire high-speed length of the M1 Pacific Highway without touching the accelerator pedal. It takes trust initially but it works faultlessly. The Cayenne S really is a piece of work. It’s seriously fast, agile and luxurious, seats five people and takes a pile of luggage. Who would have imagined it barely 10 years ago?
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Lexus CT200h
Renault Latitude
New car news Chris Nixon keeps you up to speed on the latest in cars.
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LEXUS CT200h – the new generation hybrid.
Renault joins the prestige car club.
It used to be the case that motorists given the choice of life-saving anti-lock brakes or a CD player in their car would take the CD every time. It took a while for safety to become a selling point. Hybrid-powered cars faced the same obstacle in a more recent era. The pioneer hybrid car, Toyota’s Prius, was an earnest effort but even in its third generation has failed to set the market alight. It works OK, but is staid and dull. Drivers accept the hybrid’s economy and emissions advantages, but few buy if it’s also boring to drive. This is an important issue for Toyota, which has promised to build a hybrid version of every passenger car in its range and is already close to achieving that in Australia with its luxury brand Lexus. Lexus has worked hard to bridge the void and to my mind its latest offering, the all-new CT200h, pretty well nails it. The point is: you wouldn’t necessarily buy the CT200h because it’s a hybrid, but because it’s a good-driving car. Hybrid then becomes part of the appeal, rather than a sole reason for purchase. The CT200h is available in four models priced from $39,990 – Prestige, Luxury, F Sport and Sports Luxury. It’s a hatchback of similar size to a Toyota Corolla and utilises technology from the hybrid Prius, coupling a 1.8 litre petrol engine to an electric drive motor and a large battery. To dispel any expectation the CT200h would be boring, Lexus provided a fleet of cars for a celebrity race at the Australian Grand Prix in March. They performed well. I tested a Sports Luxury ($55,990). In performance terms, that’s a misnomer because the Sports Luxury takes a moderate 10.3 seconds to accelerate from rest to 100 kmh. But it is stable and secure if you enter a bend a little too fast and the steering has plenty of feel even at the straight-ahead. Comfort is fine for a small car riding on 17 inch rims and Yokohama sports tyres. The Sports Luxury proves sportiness isn’t just about speed, but also about the way the car drives. The Lexus top speed is a modest – but academic – 180 kmh. But the buyer gets the benefit of significantly lower fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. The Lexus claims average consumption of just 4.1 litres per 100 kms and emits 95 grams per kilometre of CO2. They’re considerably lower figures than conventionally-powered cars of similar size and lower than virtually any for sale here. Interestingly the CT200h is marginally thirstier on the highway, because that’s when the petrol motor works hardest. Around town, there are times when electric power comes in first or when the stop-start system simply switches off all motive power rather than consume fuel or amps while idling. Finally, here’s another feather in the cap of the CT200h – the base car is only $5,000 more expensive than a base Prius.
Though most of us aspire to a luxury or high performance car, I wonder if there has ever been a time when Australians have enjoyed such a wide choice or faced so many pressures in our decisions. These days we want economy, safety, performance and a high degree of comfort and most of us want to pay less than ever. The lines are blurring around what used to be identified as a prestige car. In the past, size, in particular, equated to luxury, but now great things come in small packages. It’s no coincidence the main prestige brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Lexus are all selling cars for less than $40,000 when 15 years ago the starting price could have been twice that. And in the sub-prestige bracket, the choice is already huge. If you want choice anywhere in the car market you’ll get it here from not only those brands mentioned above, but also the likes of Volkswagen, Saab, Peugeot, Alfa Romeo and Volvo. And now, Renault. The French car-maker has recently re-launched itself in Australian showrooms with an almost completely new range of cars that provide excellent value for money. The biggest range in Renault’s history of more than 60 years in Australia includes the Clio Renault Sport hatchback in three versions, the Megane in award-winning Renault Sport, hatchback and coupe-cabriolet styles, the Fluence and Latitude sedans and the Koleos SUV. It’s divided clearly into two streams. The Renault Sport-developed Clio and Megane Cup are simply two of the best small sporty vehicles for sale in Australia. Meanwhile the standard Megane hatch, Fluence sedan and Latitude sedan provide more sedate performance but a lot of value for money. The 2.0 litre Fluence is sold as a small sedan but it’s got plenty of room for a family and is impressively quiet on the highway. Its price of $25,990 is an affordable entry into European-car ownership. I took a long trip in the larger Renault Latitude. There are two specification levels in this model, but with a choice of petrol or diesel engines you can’t spend more than $42,990. I thought it was exceptional value. The diesel was powerful during highway overtaking, smooth and quiet. I covered more than 800 kilometres interstate and the trip computer still promised up to 100 kms before refuelling was necessary. This car had everything, from electrically adjustable front seats, to sat-nav, window blinds, a great stereo and a complete complement of safety features. The sum of all its features was more than expected in a car at this price. Buyers seeking a conventional, medium-size sedan with plenty of gear and affordable price – dare I say it, the kind of offer one expects from Korea rather than Europe – owe the Latitude a good look.
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Aiming for gold Casidhe Simmons is a young Gold Coast athlete with serious ambition. words Courtnee Waterson
Casidhe Simmons, an Under 17 athletics competitor, recently travelled to Perth where she took out the Australian heptathlon championship for her age group. Initially Casidhe played touch football as well as athletics, however, doing both became too much so she decided to concentrate on the heptathlon. This event isn’t for the faint-hearted. As the name suggests heptathlon consists of seven disciplines ranging from 100m hurdles to high jump, shot put, 200m, long jump, javelin throw and 800m. Although she had only been training for the heptathlon for 12 months, Casidhe was ranked fourth in her age group before she went to Perth. “Going into the meet I was positioned fourth – I won every single event except one, which was the 800m, and also got six personal bests,” she explains. “When I turned 16 I got a Calleija ring for my birthday which has ‘believe’ engraved on it. I wear it when I compete and train and that was my first meet with it.” As a result of her amazing win Casidhe was selected in the Australian Under 17 development
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squad, which enabled her to go to the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra for four days to learn how to become an Australian athlete.
“I’d love to go to the Commonwealth Games, especially if we get it here on the Gold Coast.” – CASIDHE SIMMONS
Now that she is back at home, Casidhe aims to start competing in individual events as well as in the combined events which means she will be training for four championship meets per year. Although some people would find it almost impossible to train five days a week in seven events while still at school, Casidhe takes it in her stride.
“You just have to manage your time, don’t be lazy and just do it [the school work].” While her busy schedule means she hasn’t seen her school friends as much as she would like, her expanding network of athletic friends have made up for that. “You have a pretty big social life when you train and compete, that’s what makes it so fun,” she explains. Having already visited Canberra and Perth this year, Casidhe would love to do more travelling and hopes her athletics will help her along the way. “I would like to do something relating to sport and film when I finish school,“ she says. “I want to go into the media doing journalism or presenting. “Maybe I could be on Getaway,” she adds with a laugh. In the long term, she hopes to compete in the 2014 World Junior Championships in the Under 19 age group, as well as the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the Olympics in 2020. “I obviously want to go to the top, so I’m aiming for Olympic gold,” she says. “And I’d love to compete in the Commonwealth Games, especially if we get them here on the Gold Coast.”
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Trans Tasman Tournament Australian/New Zealand rivalry comes to the fore at The Sanctuary Cove Trophy tournament.
The 2011 Australian/NewZealand The Sanctuary Cove Trophy tournament teams
The long-standing rivalry between Australia and New Zealand was once again reignited at The Sanctuary Cove Trophy golf tournament. This annual event, which is now in its fifth year, has become a favourite for both nations as the crème de la crème of senior golfers from across the Tasman come together to compete for national pride. The tournament, which debuted on 11 July 2007, is a Ryder Cup style format for over 55’s where 12 players from both Australia and New Zealand vie for the chance to secure the infamous ‘trophy’ for another year. This year’s tournament was held across two days commencing on 7 July at Sanctuary Cove’s The Pines golf course. 2011 was a historic year as the scoreboard was tied at two all and both teams had something to prove. Coming off the back of a win in 2009 and 2010, the New Zealand team arrived full of confidence which the Australian team were eager to dismiss. The Kiwi team pairings for the opening foursomes matches were Phil Mosley-Murray
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Martin, Robbie Bell-Murray Brown, Michael Barltrop and brother Rodney, John Batley-David Headland, Andrew McKechnie-Tony Treen and Arthur Parkin-Frank Borran.
“The Sanctuary Cove Trophy is always a fantastic and challenging tournament and this year was no exception.” – DENIS DALE Representing Australia were the proven teams of Grahame MacDonald-John Beaumont, newcomer Col Hallam with the ever reliable Greg Corben, the very strong team of Stefan Albinski-Roy Vandersluis, Denis Dale and longtime foursomes and fourball partner Chris Coats,
Ross Percy with partner Rick Oliver and two newcomers Paul Maslen with Peter King. Denis Dale, who along with Victorian Ross Percy, has competed in the Sanctuary Cove Trophy every year since its inception, said it is an honour and a thrill to play for the Green and Gold. “The Sanctuary Cove Trophy is always a fantastic and challenging tournament and this year was no exception,” Denis said. After two intense days of competition the Aussies reclaimed the coveted prize with a 13.5 to 10.5 point victory and now hold a three series to two lead over New Zealand. Denis said this year’s team was perhaps the best they have fielded and all players are very pleased with the result. Mulpha Sanctuary Cove (Developments) Pty Limited is extremely proud to be the principal sponsor of The Sanctuary Cove Trophy. Golf has always played an important role in the overall lifestyle offering at Sanctuary Cove, which is why more than $20 million has been spent on enhancing the community’s golfing amenity over the past two years.
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Lakefront luxury A stunning new collection of homes has been released at The Address in Sanctuary Cove.
Commanding a prime position at the entrance of Sanctuary Cove, Sunland’s joint venture project with Mulpha is forging ahead with the recent release of a limited collection of 15 lake-front homes. Defined by stylish pure white facades and modernist designs, Sunland’s The Estate and The Address have redefined the boundaries of design. Strong enquiry has resulted in the sale of seven of the recently released luxury single-storey homes, which form part of The Address, for an average price of $1.05 million each. The new product follows from the success of previous releases which has seen a number of precincts sell-out. Of the 52 homes completed, there are only three double-storey duplexes remaining for sale. The new release brings to a conclusion the last lake-fronting homes ever to be offered within Sanctuary Cove. The homes take the open-plan ideal to its ultimate expression, incorporating the courtyard as a central focal point for the residence. Generous spaces flow from one area to another to provide a seamless transition and create a practical life space. Boasting all of the luxury fixtures and finishes that have become synonymous with the Sunland
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Group, the homes include natural stone floors, timber features, custom-made joinery, European appliances and fully ducted air-conditioning.
“The Sunland product forms an integral part of Sanctuary Cove’s residential property portfolio, which is now one of the most diverse in Australia.” – ALISON QUINN Sunland Group Managing Director Sahba Abedian said the built form at Sanctuary Cove is a reflection of Sunland’s endeavour to create new living alternatives that surpass expectation. “Our focus on creating communities that are distinctive and enduring in their commitment to design and excellence remains well-received in the market of value-conscious and discerning buyers.”
The brilliance and quality of the project has been recognised by the industry, with The Address taking out the HIA – CSR Gold Coast Northern Rivers House Award for Bathroom Project of the Year and the Display Home Category Award at the 2010 Master Builders Association Housing and Construction Award. The Address duplexes also recently took out the 2011 Master Builders Gold Coast Housing & Construction Awards for Low Rise MultiResidential Housing (Duplexes). Executive General Manager of Mulpha Sanctuary Cove (Developments) Pty Limited, Alison Quinn, said the extent of activity across the project as well as the wider resort community shows the market’s continuing penchant for quality residences that are fairly priced. “The Sunland product forms an integral part of Sanctuary Cove’s residential property portfolio, which is now one of the most diverse in Australia,” Alison said. “Ongoing strategic investment by owners Mulpha to create diversity at Sanctuary Cove is certainly paying dividends with the community continuing to yield new sales whilst attracting a broader buyer demographic than ever before.”
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The art of
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Tonie Robertson has created an opulent oasis in the heart of Sydney’s CBD. words Susan Lang-Lemckert
The commanding location and style of central Sydney’s opulent Observatory building called for the finest interior design, and the owner knew Tonie Robertson would be perfect for the job. “This was a wonderful project,” says Tonie, co-owner of Robertsons Furniture and Design. “The owner wanted [a style like] something out of an architectural design magazine, and I think we did that exceptionally well. “It was such a small space, yet we were able to create an opulence within those confines of the
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walls that’s quite superb,” she says. But attaining this result wasn’t without its challenges. “There were limitations due to access and where the apartment was [in central Sydney], and the size of things that can be fitted in to a lift,” she explains. “Apart from that, there were very few obstacles … the rest is sort of limitless, like your imagination,” Tonie says. “The owner is also very creative herself, and it was wonderful to work with someone like that. But the most rewarding thing about this
particular design project was the end result, and the client’s excitement and love of it all. They go hand-in-hand, I suppose.” With a strong artistic background, Tonie’s flair for design is underpinned by a deep interest in people and an innate perception of her clients’ personal taste and style. “I’m not a precious person – I don’t believe anybody’s taste is necessarily ‘right’,” she says. “What my eye sees as a great design, someone else may not.
“I get my vibes about people and their personality from listening to them, and I design around my feelings of people and what the mood should be. It’s very intuitive.” Tonie majored in Fine Art before moving into graphic arts in advertising, having decided ‘you had to be extremely good or dead to make any money from [fine] art – I didn’t want to be dead, and I wasn’t extremely good at it either’. But being so people-oriented meant Tonie soon tired of the deskbound routine, so she moved into sales, where her ability to visualise designs on the spot for clients proved invaluable – to the extent she was ‘poached’ by a fine furniture company keen to benefit from her artistic skills. Directing her creativity into furniture and design proved so fulfilling that Tonie and husband Ken later established Robertsons Furniture and Design – a fine furniture retailer that also offers a comprehensive in-house design service – where she has always relished the extensive contact with people that her role involves. “I enjoy the whole journey, which starts from meeting the people and getting the brief, then putting it together, doing the job and seeing the end result,” she says. “It’s the full journey that makes the whole package worthwhile. >>
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“And seeing the clients at the end of the day with a smile on their face is another high point … one part of the process would not really mean much without the other.” According to Tonie, having the knack of making it all work – within limitations – is an integral part of being a designer. “Without limitations, anyone could do it because it’s not that hard,” she says. “But it’s working within the boundaries given on any level that will sort a clever designer from an ordinary one.” Tonie’s involvement in both retail and design provides an uncommon dimension of possibilities to the client. “Being in the retail business, we basically have a world of treasures at our doorstep,” Tonie explains, “so it’s very easy for me to start a design, or find a specific piece that all of a sudden becomes the catalyst to everything else.
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“I’m not a precious person – I don’t believe anybody’s taste is necessarily ‘right’. What my eye sees as a great design, someone else may not.” – TONIE ROBERTSON “Once you know the look, you go: ‘Oh my God! I’ve seen the perfect picture for this’; or ‘that wall in Venice … that’s what I’m going to do with this space’. Or we might get a high-back wing chair in, which would be great for a study … so things just evolve around what you see or what you have,” she says. “Really, it’s either in your brain or your heart,” she says of the je ne sais quoi factor of interior design. “I enjoy doing anything and everything when it comes to design … I’m a fatalist – I go where life takes me.”
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Horoscopes by Jackie Pope www.thewyrdsisters.com
scorpio
leo 24 July – 23 August 24 October – 22 November
What you say to a friend or colleague and what they hear are two totally different things. They will hear something distorted and negative, when what you think you are saying is clear and positive. This is because they are receiving through filters of jealousy and rivalry. Make sure any instructions you give are backed up in writing. There is a small financial windfall that certainly helps things right now.
You are feeling extremely creative, but at the same time there is a strong sense that nothing you create is good enough. People around you are applauding your efforts, and putting their money where their mouth is! That fact alone will show you that you are creating the right thing at the right time! Someone will make you an offer that is well deserved. Savour the moment and reap the rewards.
virgo 24 August – 23 September sagittarius 23 November – 22 December
aries 21 March – 20 April
There are many battles going on around you, but
You really do need to reach a wider audience.
none of them are actually yours! People will try and
Ideas are all very well, but if you only share them
draw you to their side, but you will make light of
with one or two people then they are not going
it, and run for the nearest exit. In fact the planets
to get noticed. You could make this all happen
are not good for confrontation, so do not put
so much more quickly! There is a need to be
yourself in a vulnerable position. If you can resist
forthright and direct with family members who
the temptation and stay away you will find yourself
will be a little intrusive, especially when you want
in a particularly harmonious and peaceful time.
to spend time with a lover and they are continually
capricorn 23 December – 20 January It is important that you delegate, whether you are a stay-at-home mum, in the corporate world or run your own business. If you try and do it all by yourself you will totally burn out. Just make a list of the tasks that can be undertaken by someone else without you worrying if it will be done properly! You will actually realise that there is a world out there.
aquarius 21 January – 19 February You are attending to small details. Nobody will notice your efforts for a while but then suddenly it will dawn on people just what you have been doing. Your communication skills stand you in good stead while you negotiate or interview for something you really want. There is no question you will be successful; but you do need to make sure they understand what it is you are wanting.
pisces 20 February – 20 March If your thoughts are on relationships and romance,
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taurus 21 April – 21 May A special friend or family member is a long way from home and you cannot get together right now; you will be missing them. Sit down and write an old fashioned letter instead of email. It is a little more personal and will be much more appreciated. Indulge yourself in something you
There is a sense of communicating with all these people but never seeing them face to face. This could be very frustrating and at the same time surreal in that you feel you know them very well. There are some very loving times with a partner; and singles will be walking on the wild side having been introduced to someone completely different. There is no match, but a lot of fun.
libra 24 September – 23 October You are in a very expansive mood, whatever anyone wants you are more than willing to give! Of course there is always someone who will take advantage of the situation, but you will put a stop to that very quickly. There are some people who will want to debate with you. You are not in the mood for dry or boring issues. There is a need for an adrenalin rush! Adventure calls.
want, and whatever you do make the most of this available time. It will not last long.
CROSSWORD answers
approach by setting out a plan. There is some
E N T R A E P X E P R E T A S
light at the end of the tunnel with an unexpected
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gemini
22 May – 21 June
You will start off with a project or job that you really do not want to do! There is no spark of energy, so you will have to take a methodical
offer of help. You will be spoiled for choice socially and will have to pick and choose what you
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O N Y N E C T O E V I S I N A A N E N E P O G T A R D K I S A B B
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SUDOKU answers
want to attend – you cannot do it all!
cancer 22 June – 23 July Good fortune should be shared – and you will also
you might just want to change the focus, because
have plenty to share thanks to a windfall that is
finances, career and all things material are what
quite unusual. You have a way with words and you
you should be looking at. There will be a message
will use this talent to open some doors to get you
left that is important to your future, so make sure
where you want to be. This next couple of months
Time for Ten answers
you check voicemail and email regularly. It would
is about getting where you want to go. You may
not hurt to have a little extra cash in your wallet
find you do not have much time to spare for loved
– it will be worthwhile.
ones, but they will understand.
1 Italy. 2 Sshh! Don’t Wake Dad! 3 Head. 4 Three. 5 Octopus (squid) 6 NSW. 7 Breaststroke. 8 Björk. 9 False (Mercury). 10 Roger Daltrey
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cove comment
Desert Storm words Patsy Rowe
Was Patsy Rowe the straw that broke the camel’s back?
I’ve always dreamed of going on a Desert Safari and during this trip to Dubai we finally made it. We could have gone to the Bedouin camp in an air-conditioned coach with the 30 other guests but as I said to Bill, ‘we want to get the real feel of the desert’, so we went in an open four-wheel drive. Unfortunately, I was quite nauseous after an hour of ‘dune leaping’ and my back started to give me curry so at the half way mark there was a camel option, and I took it. This was not a good decision. With the night breeze whipping around me, and my hands aching from clinging to the horn of the saddle with both hands, I lurched back and forth like a rocking horse. That finished my back off and I spent the rest of the night in a sort of semi-crouched position. But as I said to Bill, ‘travelling is all about new experiences’. Fortunately, he carries all sorts of medication with him, so I tossed a couple of Voltaren down and reminded myself how long I’d been looking forward to this experience. We eventually arrived at the Bedouin camp which was a little disappointing. The ‘tents’ were very modern, with multi-coloured fairy lights and flags strung between them which reminded me of the bunting in service stations at home. There were no chairs but threadworn Persian carpets spread over the sand. Bill helped me to sit down. Unfortunately I couldn’t seem to straighten my legs so I had no choice but fold them and squat. The brochure had said dinner was authentic Arabic food so I was surprised when we sat on low stools, cafeteria style, and the cooks stood behind a glass cabinet doling out large dollops of what looked like hommus and tabouli on to our paper plates. But as I said to Bill, ‘maybe the Lebanese copied the Arabs. They’re all very close’. He mumbled something about Tuscany being lovely at this time of the year.
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After he helped me to get up, I joined another queue to get two glasses of what was described as wine, and we settled down for the belly dancer. I had no idea that belly dancing could have so many variations but over half an hour later she was still gyrating to what seemed to be the same piece of music. We were invited to get up and dance with her but, still locked in my L-shape, I chose to stay where I was.
I got into the swing of things, however, when I had a henna tattoo on my little finger (the artist assured me it would wash off the next day. It didn’t!) and smoked the water pipe. I got into the swing of things, however, when I had a henna tattoo on my little finger (the artist assured me it would wash off the next day. It didn’t!) and smoked the water pipe. Then, with the coach being full, it was back into the four-wheel drive for the return journey. Next day we boarded the Seabourn Pride, a beautiful ship with such a nice young doctor who prescribed different medication for my back and assured me that a couple of days of stretching exercises would see me able to
straighten up. Then we continued to cruise around the Red Sea. Our last port of call was Egypt where, had I not insisted on going down into the pyramid, I really think my back would have recovered nicely. Unfortunately, the tunnel which leads down into the pyramid is barely wide enough for two people to pass (unless both are children or really tiny people). The ancient Egyptians must have been very small because the ceiling of the tunnel is so low you have to crouch over in half. There are ropes on each side to hold on to, but the stone steps are narrow and steep. Very steep. It also takes 20 minutes to get to the bottom. I have to admit I was a bit disappointed when we got there to find there was nothing there. Bill started mumbling about relaxing in Tuscany sipping wine but I ignored him, closed my eyes and tried to imagine what it must have been like in the days of the Pharaohs. They probably had furniture then. Anyway, we rested a few minutes and then, still mumbling, Bill went in front so he could help me up the stairs. Another passenger on the bus had some wine left from their picnic lunch, so I had a couple of glasses of a medicinal red to get through the rest of the afternoon. The drive back to the ship was all a bit of a blur but as I said to Bill, ‘what an experience, how many people do we know who have gone right down into a pyramid!’ The young doctor on the ship gave me some stronger medication for my back and pointed out, kindly I thought, that ‘this sort of caper’ was probably best suited to the younger passengers. We’ve been home a week and the physiotherapist feels I’m making progress. He’s off to Egypt himself and since he’s a very fit young fella, I must remember to recommend going down into the pyramid.
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