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he squat little terrace house is so humble and closing the door behind him. I stood pinned to the spot unassuming it doesn’t even deserve a sentence this in astonishment: it was like watching someone walk up long. There are thousands like it dotted through to a manhole on the street, open it up and just climb the inner city. Nobody seems to live there, but a couple straight down. Who the hell was he? And what on earth of blokes have been coming and going over the years, was going on in there? spending a weekend here and there sawing timber When three women were recently found to have been and hammering nails, sometimes taking away imprisoned and brutalised for a decade in a house old floorboards at the end of the day. The place in Cleveland, my editor asked out loud just how never seems to be completely fixed. Despite the is it that this could go unnoticed in a suburban lives have work, it’s all but boarded up. street for so long. I looked out the window at turned I keep meaning to go across the road that house across the street. I knew how. much more and say hello to these guys and ask when Even in the most neighbourly of inward the seemingly slowest, and least-hurried communities we really know nothing about renovation in history will come to an end, but I what goes on behind the closed doors of our never get around to it. The blokes don’t live there street, and so many more of those doors seem to and aren’t part of our street community. I’m in a hurry; be closed these days. Growing up I was in and out of they have a lot to do. almost all the houses on our suburban street, as it was Then last week, as I was leaving home at the ungodly a neighbourhood of young children all attending the hour that I do, a taxi pulled up outside this house at just same school. But lives have turned much more inward the same time. A man in an impressive suit got out. He now. Affordable home entertainment and a looked like the kind of guy who had just spent all night very modern insistence on privacy and seclusion at the casino. He paid the cab driver, pulled out a key, inhibits the old assumption that everyone wants to be unlocked the door and walked straight into the house, included in a community.
There are doors in my street that I have actually never seen opened. There are houses whose inhabitants I could not describe to you. How could this horror happen in a suburban street? I can see how it could happen on mine. Ariel Castro’s home was not often visited, but his brothers did go there, and they say that the radio or the TV was always on, and they never went to the other part of the house beyond the living areas. This describes the homes of many people I visit regularly. The shocking thing is that there is nothing in this scenario that sounds strange to me. The Castro brothers, if they are to be believed, say they are haunted by clues that they may have missed. Their story makes you realise the unfathomable depths of human nature, and how you can never truly know someone. However, what I do know is that while I have no evidence that anything awful is going on in that strange, still house across the street, I will have a quiet chat with my neighbours and see if they have reservations like me. I’d rather be wrong and embarrassed and apologetic than, like those two brothers, appalled and regretful for the rest of my life. \
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The National Broadband Network will benefit Doncaster businesses only if people understand how to best use the infrastructure, according to a traders’ association spokesman. Doncaster, Lower Templestowe, Bulleen and Balwyn North are next on the timeline for the NBN rollout, with construction set to begin by November. Jackson Court Traders’ Association spokesman James Bishop said high-speed internet is critical to businesses in Doncaster. But Mr Bishop said the federal government will need to provide a “road map” for older businesses to make use of the infrastructure. “The government’s saying we’ve built a new superhighway for the internet, but without people understanding how to use it, then what is it for?” Mr Bishop said. The projected eastern suburbs NBN map encompasses the Doncaster Hill growth district, which Manningham Council’s 20-year strategy plan predicts will attract 4000 new residential apartments and 5 million extra visitors a year. Barry Plant director James Hatzolos said it was too early to say whether the NBN would impact on the real-estate value of Doncaster Hill.
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“The buyers that see a benefit like the NBN could certainly add that to their list of criteria,” Mr Hatzolos said. “Through my experience, buyers want accessibility to infrastructure.” The nationwide rollout of the NBN is due to be completed in 2021. The final stages of construction in Doncaster and surrounds should start by March 2016 and are expected to be completed by 2017. But if the Gillard government loses the
Too early: Barry Plant director James Hatzolos. (STEPHEN MCKENZIE)
federal election, the NBN plan would be halted to make way for the Coalition plan. The Coalition’s plan involves using existing copper networks to connect houses rather than the optic-fibre cables proposed by Labor. The Coalition would also connect each house to a node at the end of the street, rather than connecting each house individually, as Labor has promised. Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull said the Coalition would not remove any infrastructure laid out under Labor. But Mr Turnbull said he was sceptical that Labor could deliver on its promise to Victoria. “[Communications Minister] Stephen Conroy originally said he would have passed 1.3 million households by June 30 this year, but will be unlikely to reach 15 per cent of that target,” Mr Turnbull said. He said take-up on the NBN network was at 14.4 per cent in January. “The NBN’s target as outlined in its corporate plan is to reach take-up of 70 per cent,” he said. “So there is still much work to be done.” There are currently 994,600 Victorian homes on the NBN construction timetable. BRIDGET FITZGERALD bfitzgerald@theweeklyreview.com.au
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tunnel vision not clear Greens will try to introduce legislation to the federal parliament to ensure construction of Questions remain over the proposed the east-west road can begin only after the East-West road tunnel, with no clear metro rail tunnel is funded. answers on where the bulk of funding for the Federal Melbourne MP Adam Bandt multibillion dollar project will come from. said the proposed road would “wreck inner Only $294 million has been officially Melbourne and fail to solve Melbourne’s committed to the project, despite total transport problems”. cost estimates ranging between $6 billion Meanwhile, the state government refused and $8 billion. to release the business case for the East-West The proposed East-West tollway road or traffic modelling. would link the Eastern Freeway to Doncaster MP Mary Wooldridge “the next CityLink at Flemington. said the road would benefit drivers The state government hopes to from the east, and was the state 12 months begin construction next year and government’s “number one priority” are complete the tollway by 2019. for transport. critical” But last week the federal “This is an ongoing project and the government refused to help fund the next 12 months are critical,” she said. road in its 2013-14 budget. Instead, it “We need to find additional sources of pledged $3 billion towards a separate project funding from the private sector and – the Melbourne metro rail tunnel, which will further potential for federal government connect South Yarra to Kensington. and state contributions.” The state government provided just Researchers from the University College $10 million for planning of the rail tunnel London have suggested tolls on the proposed in its budget. road could be as high as $10.50. But Ms Opposition Leader Tony Abbott said a Wooldridge said: “The reality is that any charges Coalition government would allocate associated with the road would have to be at a $1.5 billion for the East-West road over a level people would be willing to pay.” \ KRISTIAN SILVA four-year period. ksilva@theweeklyreview.com.au But in a bid to stifle the road project, the
knock, knock Doncaster Salvation army volunteers will roam intersections and shopping centres this week in the lead-up to the Red Shield appeal Doorknock on May 25 and 26. the appeal supports Salvation army services such as drug and alcohol rehabilitation and homelessness services. the Salvos’ 2013 national goal is $79 million, and Doncaster church and community centre pastor captain anne hill (pictured with Dr Railton hill) said she hopes her branch can make an impact. “We’re all banding together and doing similar things about raising awareness,” captain hill said. Last year more than 100 volunteers from the Manningham area took part in the Red Shield appeal. \ bf
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say On sewer Yarra Valley Water is calling on Donvale residents to provide feedback on plans to sewer more than 1200 houses over the next five years. YVW managing director Tony Kelly said the system meant septic tanks would be removed. He said the water authority would take residents’ opinions on the new system into account. Residents can give their feedback on the proposal until May 31 at yoursayyvw.com.au/donvalebacklog \ PerMits PerMittinG Developers have lodged a $6.5 million application to build a six-storey residential tower at 19 Wellington Road, Box Hill. The application was lodged on March 28 and is yet to be considered by the council. \
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MUsCat Case PUsheD BaCk A former Manningham Council candidate accused of deceiving the Victorian Electoral Commission will face court on July 30, after the prosecuting agency applied to have the case delayed. Unsuccessful Mullum Mullum ward candidate David Muscat is accused of nominating when not qualified in last October’s elections, and knowingly providing a false declaration to the VEC. In April, Mr Muscat vowed to fight charges laid by the Victorian Local Government Investigations and Compliance Inspectorate. \
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If the idea of catapulting cross-eyed birds at pigs sounds like a bit of fun, then gaming researcher Dr Chris Moore wants to hear from you. Dr Moore, from Deakin University, is conducting a 30-day social media campaign researching what it is Australians value about their game-playing experiences. “Australian gamers, young and old, men and increasingly women, consume and enjoy games on a scale that rivals and often exceeds cinema, television, music and books,” Dr Moore said. Extensive research conducted by Dr Moore into the gaming industry outlines the importance of removing the negative stigma surrounding gaming. “Most of the games that hit the headlines aren’t the most played games at all,” Dr Moore said. The social media campaign will fund an independent website PlayCache, a place where gamers can collect and celebrate their gaming achievements. \ COURTNEY PETALAS
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Women editors? What a New Idea Cover Story \ Rachel GRiffiths says the australian media needs more women like Dulcie Boling But perhaps I am being hard on Andrew. Perhaps he was actually trying to make an astute observation as to the cost for the women who are gutsy enough to want to participate in our media and political life, workplaces that are famously family-unfriendly, and about the talented women who leave in droves to “mummy blog” their way to a perfect work-life balance. (We have) a media space where women are held to a different standard of scrutiny – their hair, their voice, their make-up, their clothes, their reproductive choices, their emotionality, their ex-boyfriends, their sex lives. All are up for judgement where men get a free pass. If bringing this to light was indeed Andrew’s intention, then it might have been better to report, not (MonteMAgni \ Corbis)
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arly last year I was sent the script to Paper Giants: Magazine Wars, an ABC mini-series that follows the intense competition among our media oligarchs as New Idea and Woman’s Day fought for the weekly supremacy that supplied their owners with millions of readers and the much-needed cash flow to fund their expanding empires. I was excited. I had loved Howzat, Kerry Packer’s War and Paper Giants, and the portrayal of Ita (Buttrose) as a trailblazer with Cleo had had a profound effect on me. I found myself considering deeply the contribution of a generation of women editors who took their somewhat ghettoed position in the “women’s corner” and shattered the prevailing misconceptions in the Australian media about the shrewdness, management ability, journalistic nous and audience savvy of women editors. Mag Wars continued on this theme, so they had me at ‘hello’. The parts of (New Idea editor) Dulcie Boling and (Woman’s Day’s) Nene King were uncast and I think the expectation was that I would be drawn to play the more flamboyant, outrageous Nene King, steal the mini-series and go home with my silver Logie. I surprised myself, however, by falling in love with the character of Dulcie and found myself compelled to peel back the layers beyond her apparently famous steely core. I was struck by her class, her astute and formidable understanding of her market, and the changes it underwent as women became liberated from their knitting patterns. Her refusal to be cute, to sexually gratify, or play dumb and intellectually demure to her male equals. I was, I am ashamed to say, uninformed of her higher executive achievements and can only imagine how hard they were won. (As well as editor of New Idea, Boling was also chairman and chief executive of the magazine’s publishing company, Southdown Press. For the past 20 years she has sat on the board of Channel Seven as non-executive director.) As a feminist of a different generation, I was floored by her achievements in breaking so many glass ceilings all the way to board level and how she achieved that in a media environment such as Australia’s that refuses to acknowledge there is a problem in the newsroom. An environment where, for example, 57 per cent of female journalists report being harassed in the past five years. Print media and free-to-air TV is dying for generations X and Y who don’t think it represents their values, and often because of a gender bias within and in the selection of stories that is insulting to us. Why? Perhaps the answer lies in the fact that only 4.9 per cent of directors of media companies are women. The Vatican Curia looks only marginally worse. Even as late as last year such a credible voice as (former editor-in-chief of The Age, now editor of news website The Conversation) Andrew Jaspan apparently mused that perhaps women were not tough enough to survive as editors in Australian publishing. I am sure that Dulcie had to demurely ignore thousands of ignorant, sexist, misogynist and paternalistic comments and negotiate deftly such obstacles over the course of her career.
“Dulcie has class, she has grace, wit and grit … and a patience my generation can not compute” Above: Dulcie Boling accepting her Quill Award. (cAmeron l’estrAnge)
Left: rachel griffiths as Dulcie Boling and mandy mcelhinney as nene King in Paper Giants. (Ben KIng)
that women are not tough enough, but the environment itself is inherently hostile to women, and both the media realm and the political sphere would benefit from a change in culture that holds back talented, smart and effective women from participating because, frankly, they’re not interested in standing there while shit is thrown at them. It’s boring. It’s not policy creating or community building. It dehumanises the participants, the readers and our cultural and political life. In light of this, Dulcie’s career is more than a miracle.
How did she, with her perfect coif and poise, keep pushing through and not get disillusioned and bitter? Dulcie has class, she has grace, wit and grit. And I think a patience my generation cannot compute. Perhaps, she knows what the few women on boards in this country know deep down into their executive heels: they are probably better, faster, smarter, more effective with their time, emotionally intelligent and have more grit to overcome obstacles than all the men in the room, or they would have had no chance at a seat at the table. I have no doubt there is a young woman here now with Dulcie’s capacity, her ambition, her intellect, her love of the word, her passion for communicating. And I have no doubt that girl in a near future will run across the fields that Dulcie and Ita and Nene, Michelle Grattan, and others fought their way across. And if she is the best, then she will know that she can have the editor’s chair. And she will seize it. And she will demand the culture reflects the values of equality, diversity and access that our nation demands. Like her pioneering aunts in new media with Yahoo, Google and Facebook, the Huffington Post, and Twitter, she will be judged upon her merit, not her sex. She will create the culture where excellence and innovation thrive, are rewarded and not exhausted. And one day she might recall the honouring of one of the great women who cleared the field for her: Dulcie Boling. » This is an edited speech given by Rachel Griffiths on introducing Dulcie Boling to receive the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award at The Quill Awards for Excellence in Victorian Journalism at the Melbourne Press Club on March 15, 2013. Paper Giants: Magazine Wars airs on ABC 1 on June 2 and 9 at 8:30pm
Online » For the full version of this speech go to www.melbournepressclub.com/video/quills-2012-lifetime-achievement-award-dulcie-boling-includes-rachel-griffiths may 22, 2013 \ The weekly review 13
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ll my friends are getting braces, and I’ve just he got two. Two for two. There’s his holidays in Europe decided to join them. I’ve been avoiding the idea sorted for the next couple of years. of sorting out a wacky jawline and an overbite for Having train tracks on your teeth is a bit of a rite years, but this week the orthodontist confirmed that my of passage now – everyone knows they’ll have them almost-11-year-old will need her braces in six months. sometime during their adolescence. When her face dropped, I offered to do it with her. As I said, all my friends are doing it too, in their 40s. The other adult in this house said he hopes Like me, they probably should have had them when this doesn’t turn into the start of a complicated they were 12, but back then you only went to the dentist mother-daughter relationship – a middle-aged mum if you broke a tooth coming off your roller skates, or it competing with her teenage daughter thing. hurt so much you had to wake up your parents at night. He’s got rocks in his head. We are not Lindsay At my school there were people with seriously and Dina Lohan, or Demi and Rumer, we are not bucked teeth, others with random strays growing competitive dieting or fighting over Christian out of upper gums, and some pretty unattractive Louboutin shoes and getting drunk together overbites, but I don’t remember anyone having we’re in Hollywood nightclubs. We are two people braces. You had to look like Shane MacGowan going to with strange bites who need braces. This is to get any real dental attention back then – be soooo dentistry, not New Weekly magazine. and even he has never bothered. But how much has dentistry changed over A friend was saying she was watching An shiny the years? I remember the dentist being just Officer and a Gentlemen and was amazed at an ancient old man working from the end of the how un-uniform Hollywood actresses’ teeth were corridor at the doctor’s. Now they have rooms (and allowed to be back then. Teeth were not-all-that-white rooms) and myriad assistants in purple coats. and often wonky. It was “character”. Sometimes, shock The receptionist at the orthodontist we went to was horror, the actresses even had flat boobs and foreheads giving parents before and after shots while they settled that moved. They were still considered hot. their accounts, clever thing. Anyway, my daughter and I are off to join the Don’t even talk to me about the cost. I always knew straight-teeth brigade. We’re going to be sooooo the orthodontic stage of our lives was going to be shiny. Actually, I’m hoping for less grinding and fewer expensive, but it’s actually turned out to be extremely, headaches, and she just wants to get it over and done ridiculously expensive. Braces are the cost of a small car. with before high school starts. In fact, we’re both kind It’s all the dentists’ fault – they’re the ones who’ve of excited about it. We’re going to get matching coloured raised the bar. Today, a row of beautifully neat, bright bands. Dina Lohan, eat your heart out. \ khall@theweeklyreview.com.au white teeth is expected – and those exact words came from the mouth of our orthodontist, who is most likely We Welcome your feedback @ joyfully rubbing his hands together right now because www.theweeklyreview.com.au/my-view he expected only one pair of braces for our visit, but
BaRiSTa \ LEANNE TOLRA REVIEWS THE RUSTY FOX a stool at the counter for front-row seats of the action while you dine in, or peruse the well-stocked fridges for goodies to take home. Pastry chef Rebecca Creighton (ex Pearl, Coda, Rockpool Bar and Grill), together with hospitality professional Kim Scott and her sister Jennifer Galea, a florist, knew that the area lacked a high-end deli and were thrilled when the hard-to-come-by shop in Macaulay Road went up for lease. Galea’s husband, Michael, turned the empty shell into the charming and functional space, using recycled materials to create a lived-in touch. The name evolved from countless conversations, but deliberately does not commit the business to being solely café, foodstore or deli, says Creighton. The Rusty Fox stocks organic milk, smoked yoghurt, local and imported meats and cheeses, and fills its fridges with a selection of take-home meals such as ginger creole chicken casserole, slow-cooked beef ribs, vegetable tagines and hearty soups. Creighton is helped in each day’s mammoth food production by chef Manuel Santiero and their seasonal menu includes dishes such as a herb omelet with cold-smoked salmon, a beetroot and feta tart, a mushroom galette or ham hock and French green lentil soup. There’s a regular tasting plate featuring the best from the fridges.
Kim Scott has spent bAristA much of her career behind the bar in fine-dining establishments
and she says she is still getting used to wearing the label “barista”. You’d never know it to judge from the better-than-average brews she coaxes from her Expobar espresso machine. “I’ve never worked full time with coffee before, but I am finding it an interesting challenge to consistently make the best coffee that I can,” she says. Scott lists Rockpool, Bean Bonanza Spice Temple and The Melbourne International Pei Modern on her Coffee Expo will showcase the resumé and credits latest innovations and host the her expanding 2013 World Barista Championship coffee knowledge as well as the World Brewers Cup. and expertise to At the Melbourne Showgrounds, the training she May 23-26. has received from www.internationalcoffee her coffee supplier. expo.com Scott and her business partners chose Five Senses after much research, knowing that the brand wasn’t one offered in nearby cafés. The Fox offers the Dark Horse blend, which KiM ScOTT makes a punchy bittersweet long black, with notes of cocoa, oranges and spice, and the TO REad MORE REviEwS milder Crompton Road bean combo. \ ltolra@theweeklyreview.com.au www.theweeklyreview.com.au/coffee
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A monochromatic colour scheme, brightened by murals, timber and splashes of blue, create a country feel at this charming shop. The imaginative drawings of fox-children, by street artist Kaff-eine, wrap around the room. The produce-driven food focus is evident from the shelves that hold coffee beans, teas and house-made condiments. Chalkboards list fridge contents, and pastries, biscuits and cakes grace the counter. \
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This heart-warming book captures the essence of Greek food, family and festivity and features stunning photography, family snapshots and memoirs. Kathy Tsaples grew up in Richmond learning about the hardships her family had faced, but says her most cherished moments were those spent around the kitchen table. Following an illness and the death of her father, Kathy gave up a career in the finance industry to open her Sweet Greek shop at the Prahran Market. Her first book, Sweet Greek: Simple Food & Sumptuous Feasts, is dedicated to her dad and organised around the celebrations on the Greek calendar and her family’s red-letter days. Recipes for traditional dishes such as spanakopita, dolmades and moussaka offer a precious resource for third- and fourth-generation Australians with Greek heritage, while zucchini fritters, marinated sardines and char-grilled octopus will appeal to all. \
Learn to make your own truffle butter, creamy truffled velouté and truffled tiramisu and a truffle tarte tatin in a two-hour workshop that demystifies this luxury ingredient. Barrister Sara Hinchey visited trufferies in Western Australia, Tasmania and Victoria and did research from Provence to Piedmont before beginning her Truffle Experience workshops. She’s dubbed herself The Truffle Hound. During her workshops at Princes Hill Secondary College in Carlton, Sara demonstrates that this rare ingredient doesn’t have to be prohibitively expensive. “An average-sized Australian truffle costs around $30-$40 and, used well, could make an unforgettable dinner party for six,” she says. Sara shows how it can be used in simple dishes. Truffles are available to buy and everyone takes home recipes and their own truffle butter. \
» www.sweetgreek.com.au » We’re giving away a copy of Sweet Greek: Simple Food & Sumptuous Feasts, Melbourne Books $39.95
» www.trufflehound.com.au » We’re giving away one ticket to a Truffle Experience workshop in July, $115.
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The Tour Take a trip through Carlton’s past with Italian-born hospitality professional and barista trainer Eugenio Giannotta and rediscover the area’s food, coffee and cultural heritage. Eugenio trained in Italy and has worked in restaurants in Europe and Melbourne as a waiter and barista, and has worked in restaurants in Europe and Melbourne and runs Scuola Tradizionale di Hospitality (L’Arte del Caffé Espresso). See Victoria’s oldest espresso machine and enjoy coffee standing at the bar like an Italian, watch mozzarella being stretched and marvel at Lygon Street’s fresh pastas, great pizza and spices. Sample, taste and collect ingredients for an Italian feast, finishing at the elegantly refurbished Brunetti mega café for panini, coffee and cake. \
The TreaT What makes a better gift than chocolate? Austrian-made Labooko “storybook” chocolates are presented as a matched pair, in stunning fold-out packaging with evocative flavour descriptions and tongue-tickling tasting directions. They have names such as A Bouquet of Flowers (almonds and roses, nougat and flower petals) and For Those in Love (60 per cent dark chocolate from Ecuador and dried raspberries). Josef Zotter makes more than 300 styles of chocolate from organic beans. His Mitzi Blue range has flavours such as Indian Chai – dark chocolate with caramel, chilli and ginger. There are also divine drinking chocolate bars – think honey and cinnamon, mango lassi and bitter classic – just melt in warm milk and whisk. The collection is distributed in Australia by Melbourne-based Premier Food and Beverages and stocked by specialty shops. \
» eugenio.barista@gmail.com » We’re giving away a double pass to Eugenio’s Cultural Walking Tour, $160, plus a $60 voucher for lunch, coffee and cake at Brunetti, worth a total of $220.
» www.premierfoodandbev.com.au » We’re giving away a collection of Zotter Labooko and Mitzi Blue chocolates, 100g drinking chocolate, plus a signature drinking glass and whisk, $130.
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Taxi Dining Room’s Bento menu makes an ideal weekday lunch and offers a sneak peek at the prize-winning restaurant’s contemporary, Japanese-influenced menu by chef Tony Twitchett (Stokehouse, Circa, Ezard). From within the modern glass and steel interior that is part of Fed Square’s striking architecture, enjoy Taxi’s famed views of the Yarra River, the MCG and Flinders Street Station while sampling freshly shucked oysters with ponzu and tuna sashimi with konbu dressing. The Bento menu also includes a gorgeous Jerusalem artichoke velouté served with a lightly baked puff dumpling, kataifi scallop with smoked chilli mayonnaise and wagyu aburi with teriyaki glaze, served on a gorgeous bento-style tray. There’s a dish that changes weekly and a selection of specialty teas included in the package. \
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s Tonka the new, Indian-accented Longrain? After a couple of sessions at this sizzling new spot by the Coda crew of Adam D’Sylva and Kate and Mykal Bartholomew, I’m thinking it might be. It has the mandatory city laneway digs – in this case the dog-leg Duckboard Place, which seasoned clubbers might hazily recall as the old home of Honkytonks. It has the luxe industrial thing down pat – in this case an almost clinical interior softened with ceiling art of white plastic mesh bundled into clouds. Most importantly, it has the goods. Like Longrain, Tonka takes an Asian street food – in this case, sort-of Indian – and elevates it to event dining. It’s not trying to replicate authentic Indian dishes so much as riff on them, often with brilliant results. From the alleyway Tonka opens into a bar, continues past a kitchen and corridor of spice jars to the restaurant proper, which is a surprise. I’ve tried and failed to book a table here three times, so assumed the space must be petite. It’s not. It’s quite grand. It has well-spaced tables and banquette-lined walls and picture windows onto the plane trees of Flinders Street and beyond to the MCG and Arts Centre spire. So Melbourne. We begin grazing at the bar with a bottle of (overpriced) Pecorino from the (overpriced) winelist. Seriously, while the cheapest white is $48 and red is $45, there’s a crowd in the $100-plus bracket. Is anyone really likely to order a $520 marsanne with a $38 curry? There are more echoes of Longrain in the miang kham-style betel leaves topped with a jumble of smoked trout, pomelo, toasted coconut and salmon roe. They flood the palate with popping flavours and are very good but not as feisty as the originals at you know where. I am not a fan of the lamb kebab. It’s meant to be wrapped, Vietnamese-style, in a lettuce leaf with chilli and herbs and then dipped in mint yoghurt. The fuss is not rewarded with anything special. Luckily for us it’s the only dodgy note. A soft shell crab pakora is more tempura than pakora; a red, spidery crustacean embalmed in a light batter and dredged in a seasoning that’s up there with KFC chicken salt for instant addiction. Apparently it’s known among staff as “Adam’s sexy salt” and the precise mix is a secret (again, like KFC) but includes star anise, cloves and Sichuan peppercorns. Whatever, this stuff would make a brown paper bag taste delicious. When the waitress accidentally brings a second serve of crab to the table, it takes all our willpower not to dive into it. Instead we turn to pani puri, literally bread and water. Tonka shrinks it to a miniature fried and puffed puri bread stuffed with spiced potato, lentils and date and tamarind chutney. The “water” is a brew of green chilli and mango that’s poured over the puri. Each tiny bite is an explosion of aroma and spice. The maitre d’ arrives and escorts us down the back. The bar is the restrained warm-up act but the restaurant is the access-all-areas experience. There are so many things I want to try – lamb curry, chicken biryani – but we resume the binge with a half-serve of chickpea curry or chana masala, its tomato base pleasantly overlaid with heady spices, and a slab of
Hiramasa kingfish baked in the clay tandoor oven. Its blackened surface flakes open to reveal snowy insides that are moist and bursting with flavours. Fabulous fish. It seems off-kilter to pair it with a Vietnamese salad of hot mint, fish sauce, lime juice and chilli, but I guess Indian cuisine isn’t known for light salads. Sides of dhal and cauliflower almost steal the show. The cauli is fried with fenugreek and garam masala salt and tossed through a dreamy-creamy yoghurt dressing. Tonka’s dhal is a gutsy mush of yellow lentils infused with the smokiness of Kashmiri chili and curry leaf and the bite of mustard seeds. It’s so compelling you might find yourself spooning it down, straight from the pot. By this stage I am gazing longingly at each dish and wanting lasting relationships with every one. Except perhaps the naan which, at $6 a piece, I couldn’t afford to support. The dessert star is a baked saffron meringue. It’s like an Eton mess, but the Eton in Lahore, not Britain. The meringues are impeccably textured – crunchy-crumbly outside but chewy like soft toffee inside – and suffused with saffron which, to me, tastes unnecessary. There’s plenty else going on with the fruit salad – strawberries, lychees, pistachios, pomegranate and lime – and leaves of borage, lemon balm and something oystery. Is Tonka the new Longrain? You’d better go find out for yourself. But book well ahead. \ khill@theweeklyreview.com.au to read more revieWS
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of gourmet pizzas, including the favourites – margherita, Hawaiian, vegetarian and Mexicana – but also mouth-watering originals, such as Slicky Bobcat – mozzarella, fresh tomato, capers, capsicum and onions – and neptune made with fresh mozzarella, avocado, shrimps and garlic. With a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and attentive staff, Degani is a great place to meet for a casual meal or coffee. Drop by from 11am for a pizza, tasty
folded-over pizza or pizza pie, or if it’s breakfast you’re after, Degani serves its famous big breakfast from 7am. on Mondays and Tuesdays, $13 parmagianas and 10 per cent off pizzas are offered. Degani is open Mondays 7am-5.30pm, and Tuesdays to Sundays, 7am-10pm. it is licensed (Byo wine only). Dine-in or takeaway is available. \
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hink Rutherglen wine and two things spring to mind – fortifieds and durif. The fortifieds get the international accolades and, while I’m a huge fan, I can’t drink them every night. They’re special wines for special occasions. Rutherglen durif, the reliably delicious red, however, is a different story. I could drink it most nights, especially in winter. Before getting into its chocolate and liquorice characters and how durif has flourished in the Rutherglen sunshine for more than 100 years, it’s worth looking at its beginning. Durif got off to an accidental start in life. It was a discovery of Dr François Durif, who kept a nursery of grapevines at his home in the commune of Tullins, France, in the 1860s. At some stage, his shiraz and peloursin vines cross-pollinated to produce a new variety, which was given the name Plant du Rif. It became known as durif a few years later and, while that’s the name we’ve stuck with in Australia, in a few places it also goes by the name petite sirah. DNA profiling by University of California, Davis, in 1997 showed that shiraz pollen germinated peloursin flowers to create the new variety. Durif grapes grow in small, tightly bound bunches with small berries, which are susceptible to disease when exposed to too much water and humidity. These small berries, with a high ratio of skin to juice, produce wines of high alcohol that can be packed with dense flavour and
mighty tannins in their youth – wines that are perfectly suited to rich winter meals. When first discovered, it was thought the dry climate of southern France would make a happy home, but fate, and Australian wine pioneer François de Castella stepped in. Recently appointed as viticulturist for the DURIF Victorian Department of Agriculture and HAD AN fresh from a tour ACCIDENTAL of France, where he START IN sourced vine cuttings LIFE of varieties suited to Victoria’s climates, in 1908 De Castella suggested durif would be a good grape to plant in Rutherglen. The first cuttings were cultivated that year at All Saints Estate. De Castella was right: Rutherglen’s hot summers allow the durif grapes to fully ripen and develop concentrated flavours, balanced acid and high sugar levels that are capable of making wines with an alcohol level up to 17 per cent. Durif’s dense flavours help counterbalance its firm, often immense tannins. Durif is now produced as a sparkling red and, in true Rutherglen spirit, as a sweet fortified wine. Despite the grape’s success in Rutherglen, durif never took off in France. It has found fame further afield and is widely planted in the US and Israel, where it is mostly known as petite sirah. \ bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au Follow Ben on Twitter @senorthomas
a weekend to walk Since 1974, Rutherglen’s winemakers have celebrated their great winemaking history each year with a Winery Walkabout weekend. It’s on again this year on June 8-9, with 19 wineries in the region opening their doors. Many are opening their cellars, too, and selling old vintages of their wines – a great chance to pick up some aged durif. There are TAC-sponsored shuttle buses ($25-$35) to ferry drinkers from nearby towns and around the region to cellar doors and events such as Cofield Wines’ burgundy breakfasts, live music at All Saints Estate, Chambers Rosewood, Campbells Wines and Stanton & Killeen.
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TasTe This All Saints Estate Family Cellar Durif 2009 FRUiTY
(Rutherglen) $60; 14% ★★★★
This is fermented for a long time on its skins, which softens the tannins (skin contact usually increases tannin), before the juice is pressed out using a 133-year-old basket press. It tastes and smells of red berries, plums and cherry cola, with some spice and vanilla, cinnamon and oak. Slinky and luscious, it’s got a fine mix between bright, dense fruit flavour and grippy tannins that feel well at home and balanced in the wine. Food match \ Lancashire hotpot
Morris CHM Durif 2007 (Rutherglen) $75; 15% ★★★★ ½ LaYeReD
This is made from the best parcels from Morris’ 100-plus year-old durif vines, which must make these among the first to be planted in Rutherglen. It’s nice to try a current release with six years under its belt. Still fresh as a daisy, its bouquet is resplendent with layered blackberry, blueberry, plum, vanilla and spice, plus a touch of leather that comes with age. It’s smooth in the mouth, with rich, similar flavours supported by bright acid and super-fine, drying tannins. Food match \ Braised beef short-ribs
Campbells Limited Release Durif 2010 (Rutherglen) $28; 15% ★★★★ ½ sPiCY
This opened with glossy vanilla oak that quickly blew away to reveal aromas of stewed plum, Christmas cake spice, dark cherry, vanilla, bittersweet chocolate and a little earthy graphite. It’s enticing, that’s for sure. It’s equally rich in dark berry and toasty mocha oak flavour, but there’s a lightness on the palate that makes it, simply, a delicious drink. Bright acid, fine, drying tannins and a lengthy finish round it off nicely. Food match \ Mature cheddar
Stanton & Killeen Durif 2009 ROBUsT
(Rutherglen) $32; 15% ★★★★ ½
There’s plenty going on, with hedonistic aromas of plum, spice, chocolate, liquorice, marzipan and cedar oak that are backed up by similar flavours. A lightness on the palate highlights durif’s robust characters, rather than simply producing a full-bodied red. A line of bright acid is the key, which, along with sandy tannins, provides a backbone for the fruit flavour to flesh out. Food match \ Slow-roast lamb shoulder
Love a bargain? Rutherglen Estates Durif 2009 (Rutherglen) $22.95; 14.5% ★★★★
Pouring into a decanter and then quickly into a glass brought out a brightness in the aromatics that was near irresistible. It smells lovely, with blackberry, vanilla, blueberry and spice, plus blood plums. The flavour is all plums – skins, pips, flesh, fresh and stewed with spices – they’re there in many guises. With grippy tannins and balanced acid freshness, it finishes with lengthy blackberry, chocolate and plum flavours. Food match \ Oxtail stew
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t 72 the great Jack Thompson still commands an impossible-to-ignore presence. He’s got the sort of baritone that belongs to the ages and is built for reciting verse. He’s a big man with big appetites for poetry, music and stories; and he has the gnarly demeanor of a bush balladeer with a harmonica in his pocket or a farmer who’s just returned from the fields, relaxing with a beer. In very real ways Jack Thompson is all of these things. He was there at the beginning of the Australian film industry in the late 1960s and, in his rough-hewn, no bullshit-style, has been ever-present since – as close to some sort of living Australian embodiment as our film industry has produced, Chips Rafferty notwithstanding. “Over the years the experiences I have had in life have served me very well as an actor,” he says. “In Breaker Morant it was easy for me to understand what it was like to be in the army because I had (been); Sunday Too Far Away – I’d worked in shearing sheds as a 16-year-old.” For Thompson, acting started as a hobby. “It was something I loved doing. I never thought of doing it professionally. We didn’t have a film industry here. If you wanted to be an actor you would have had to – like all of them did, Peter Finch, Bud Tingwell – they all went to England or, like Rod Taylor, to America.” Thompson was in the army – the Med Corp – running a pathology laboratory at Queensland Military Hospital. “I switched from a science degree to an arts degree. But all that time I was working at Twelfth Night Theatre. Michael Caton and I met there. But it was a hobby. He was a windmill salesman and I was a soldier. We would work at Twelfth Night putting on Shakespeare for schools.” In the late ’60s, the Australian film industry gained momentum and Thompson was a major player, on screen and politically as an advocate for the industry. “I was excited by the Australian film industry and its growth. In 1968 when I started we weren’t making films. So, coincidentally, because of the time, I was part of the renaissance of Australian film, there at the front of it … “We went (for Breaker Morant) to the Cannes Film Festival. There was a headline that described me as the flagship of the Australian film industry. My mate said, ‘How does it feel to be a flagship?’ I said, ‘It’s pretty scary, mate, the next headline could read, ‘Flagship sinks’,” says Thompson laughing. Thompson was telling Australian stories – shearers in Sunday Too Far Away and urban sex symbols in Petersen. “I felt that I was part of something vital and important,” he says. “Rather than say, ‘OK, now that I’m recognised I’ll go and make a career in Hollywood’, it was more like, ‘Now that I’m recognised let’s go, we’ve got something that we can do here’. I felt a responsibility to the industry I had become very much a part of.” Thompson worked on several American productions including Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997). As “Australian” as he has always been, he says he relished the challenge of nailing different accents. “There is a wide range of American accents … If you’re playing the part of a person who comes from a region in America you have to get that accent right. My first real American role was with Sally Field in a piece called A Woman of Independent Means. I had to play a man from East Texas. I worked with a wonderful dialect coach. In the end people thought I was from east Texas.” A woman on set was amazed. “She said, ‘They’re telling me this Thompson is from Australia and I know he’s from east Texas. I was born and brought up here. And there is no way this guy is an Australian’. I was very proud of that, of course. “I love it if a shearer comes to you, or their father was a shearer and they’ve seen Sunday Too Far Away and they say, ‘That’s it, mate. I know that man you play.’ It is about being authentic.” He’s no longer the young man who posed naked in Cleo in 1972, but he’s in good nick having lost a lot of weight after a health scare. It was while filming Baz 20 The weekly review \ may 22, 2013
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Luhrmann’s epic Australia in 2007 that Thompson discovered he had an umbilical hernia, and doctors refused to operate until he had lost a lot of weight. “It can kill you if it gets strangulated,” he says of the hernia. “And you’re in a plane … or if you can’t get to a hospital it can strangulate and kill you very quickly. “I had to wait until we finished filming. They wanted me heavy for the role so I stayed heavy but I had to use an elastic support to hold the hernia in, all through the (filming), riding horses and everything.” The doctor said it would be dangerous to operate unless he lost 10 kilograms, so he went on a strict diet and shed 12 kilograms in eight weeks. Over 18 months he lost 30 kilograms. “After the operation, and the weight was off, we had to go back and do some reshoots on Australia,” he says. “Baz turned and looked at me and said, ‘You’ve lost a lot of weight’. ‘Yeah’. He turned to his assistant and said, ‘Make a note – fat suit’. To make me look the way I looked before.”
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ask if he was startled to see himself portrayed in the 2011 mini-series Paper Giants about Ita Buttrose and Kerry Packer and their roles in the birth of Cleo. “I was handed the script out of politeness, really,” Thompson says. “They said, ‘We’re doing this, we thought you should be able to read it, if there’s something you want to say about it’. I could have said, ‘This isn’t what happened, this isn’t exactly how it was’. But it’s a bit of mythologising for television. “I spent some time recently with Ita and it wasn’t exactly how it was for Ita either. But she, like I, didn’t object to the dramatising of it.” Thompson has always had a great appetite for life – for music, poetry and country living. “I think it’s essential to have passions outside of acting. It’s your life experience that you bring to performance …” Poetry has long been one of his great passions. He says he likes “bringing people’s attention to the extraordinary heritage of literature we have in this country, which otherwise might be missed in the flurry of instant entertainment”. As an actor, Thompson is still in demand. He has a small role in Luhrmann’s The Great Gatbsy. It was his second time working with the director. “I loved doing that,” he says. It’s still a busy professional life, but Thompson can escape to his own bolthole to refill the well. For more than 40 years he has owned a farm inland from Coffs Harbor in New South Wales. I ask him if he sees it as an escape. “It’s not so much an escape,” he says. “If there is an escape, the escape is into the city. I see the farm and the life that it requires as pretty fundamental and pretty real. There’s no one out there to bullshit. “There was an old guy out there, he was my neighbour we welcome your feedback @
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… and I said once having been away working, ‘I’ve missed it, Bill, I don’t know what it is I miss about it, I miss the view, being here’, and he said, ‘You miss the dingo’s breakfast, Jack’. I said, ‘Yeah, what are you talking about?’ ‘You know the dingo’s breakfast – a piss on the ground and a good look round’. I laughed. There’s something fabulously accurate about that. “I had a romantic vision of the farm when I first bought it in 1969. I’d only been working for a year as an actor. I knew that if it didn’t work out for me as an actor I could retreat in a way to the farm and I would have a roof over my head. We had a vegetable garden, we’d have food in our mouths, chickens, eggs. And because of my work in the bush, I had the knowledge that I could do that. I don’t have to go and learn it. “I went to work on a cattle station before I was 15. I’d worked at sheep stations out in western New South Wales. I knew how to kill my own meat and butcher it, prepare it, and I knew how to create a vegetable garden… The notion was that once my career as an actor was over … there’d be the villa from which I travel to my adventures in a different part of the world, and to which I return with takes of those adventures…” For a while he owned a pub in Katoomba in the Blue Mountains where he would put on poetry readings. But not living nearby made it too hard and he sold it. He remembers the night he and his wife stayed there for the first time. “My wife had got up and come back into our room and I’d said, ‘What is it?’ It was one o’clock in the morning on the weekend. She said, ‘Jesus, Jack, the place is full of drunks’. I said ‘I hope so, mate’.” A big Jack Thompson laugh fills the room. Soon after our interview Thompson flies to the US for his role in Bruce Beresford’s version of Bonnie and Clyde for HBO (Home Box Office), and he’s back in our cinemas next week when The Great Gatsby opens. After 45 years, Jack Thompson is still front-and-centre on our screens and he isn’t going anywhere. Except maybe to the farm for a dingo’s breakfast. \ pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au » The Great Gatsby opens on May 30.
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ART & CULTURE \ YINGABEAL: NAMING OF THE SONGLINE TREE AT HEIDE In celebration of National Reconciliation Week, Heide Museum of Modern Art is celebrating one of the most important Wurundjeri scar Trees in Melbourne. The tree’s significance is amplified by its positioning – the junction point of five traditional Wurundjeri Songline routes. The occasion will be marked by a traditional welcome to country by Wurundjeri elder Uncle Bill Nicholson, a smoking ceremony to officially name the tree, as well as a performance by One Fire Dance Troupe. There will also be a guided tour through the Indigenous Remnant Conservation Zone, and plenty of art activities to keep the little ones occupied. ■Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen (in the gardens near the top car park). June 1, 11am-2pm. 9850 1500.
ART BY TWILIGHT: CARRION CALL For those working regular 9-5 jobs, Art By Twilight is the perfect opportunity to get your culture fix in after-office hours. Fiona Hall will be discussing the powerful themes in her exhibition Big Game Hunting with curator Kendrah Morgan and experts in zoology and environmental research. There’ll be a life drawing class, with reptiles rather than nudes for subjects. You can also explore the 21st-century hunter’s den installation Fall Prey, all the while enjoying the tunes of Breaking and Entering DJs. Adult ticket prices are $25, which includes entry and a glass of wine on arrival. Places are limited. ■Heide III: Central Galleries, Heide Museum of Modern Art, 7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen. May 30, 6-9pm. 9850 1500. FAITH A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION The North Eastern Jewish Centre has organised a three-part series on the art of prayer. The first week will focus on the origins of prayer, as well as taking a look at individual prayer verse community praying. The second week explores
communicating with God and the sort of mindset needed, while the last session of the series homes in on gender roles. ■North Eastern Jewish Centre, 6 High Street, Doncaster. May 6, 20 and 27, 8-9pm. 9816 3516. CONCERTS TAYLOR DAYNE New York-born Leslie Wunderman, also known by her stage name Taylor Dayne, will be touring Australia in June, and making a pit-stop at Shoppingtown Hotel on the eve of the Queen’s Birthday holiday. The actress and pop singer has had a string of hits over the decades, including the 2008 track Beautiful and the international chart-topper from 2011, Floor on Fire. Dayne is said to be excited to play both old and new songs for fans.
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WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS DISABILITY AND ABORIGINAL CULTURAL COMPETENCY TRAINING If you work in the disability, community, health, not-for-profit or local government sector, this workshop will provide basic training for working with Aboriginal people with a disabilities living in their communities. You’ll leave more informed on the culturally sensitive issues surrounding mental illness in indigenous communities. It’s the first of two Aboriginal and Cultural Competence workshops, and is $70 per session. ■ Willis Room, Civic Centre, 397 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading.
May 30, 9am-4pm. 8720 1100. HOME HARVEST MANNINGHAM: CHOOKS Home Harvest Manningham’s monthly seminar has rolled around again, this time with a focus on keeping healthy chickens in the backyard. Before building your coop, best you come along for a run-through of requirements and things to consider before you make the commitment. You’ll need to consider Manningham Council regulations for keeping domestic chickens; predators common in the area; how many eggs you’d like each year; and many other factors. As usual there’ll be a food swap at the end of the seminar. ■ Manningham City Council, Council Chambers, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster. June 26, 7-9pm. 9840 9124. FRUIT FROM SMALL GARDENS The classes offered by Bulleen Art & Garden are usually snapped up quickly, so it would be wise to take up the offer of an early-bird rate for this class in late June. Presenter Angelo Eliades will be demonstrating how the smallest of gardens can grow fruit. He’ll provide tips on what
fruit, nut and berry varieties are suitable to grow in pots and how to get them producing as much fruit as possible. Early-bird cost of the class is $30. At time of publication, there were nine tickets left, so get in while you can. ■ Bulleen Art & Garden, 6 Manningham Road West, Bulleen. June 22, 9.30am-noon. 8850 3030. EXHIBItIONS MARJA-LEENA MONTONEN Swedish-born Marja-Leena Montonen will be bringing a touch of Scandinavia to Whitehorse. At her last showing in 2010, her exhibition was a sell-out, so come along to catch a glimpse of her whimsical, colourful paintings and prints. There’s an honesty and innocence to her work, which should inject life and laughter into any dull, white room. ■ Wyreena Gallery & Community Art Centre, 12-23 Hull Road, Croydon. Until June 1, Monday to Saturday. 9294 5590. DARK NIGHTS This exhibition at Maroondah Art Gallery brings together works with
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Poulter have put together a virtual tour of Manningham’s rich Aboriginal history. Their presentation will cover the special relationship Aboriginal people have had with the Yarra River, and the stories behind the removal of the Wurundjeri people from their traditional lands in Manningham. Bookings are essential. ■ Doncaster Library at Manningham City Square (MC²), 687 Doncaster Road, Doncaster. May 30, 6.30-8pm. 9877 8500.
MARjA-lEENA \ tHE tREE PlANtERS a focus on gender-based violence. Artists represented include Jane Burton, Destiny Deacon, Julie Goodwin, Prudence Murphy and Konrad Winkler. Each work asks its viewer to reflect on the origin of abuse, the psychology behind it and its aftermath. The timely exhibition opening coincides with a
community forum Together for Equality and Respect starting at 4.15pm. ■ Maroondah Art Gallery, 32 Greenwood Avenue, Ringwood. May 23-July 6, Tuesday to Friday, 10am-4pm and Saturday, noon-4pm. 9298 4545. \ COMPILED BY LEXI COTTEE
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marks playing across the back line, where e was on the wrong end of a piece of football history last week, but David he spent most of the day opposed to former Western Bulldog Brennan Stack, keeping him Mirra can see the bright side. Mirra, who plays in the VFL with Box Hill to just six touches. ‘‘I felt I played all right,’’ Mirra said. ‘‘I gave Hawks, was part of the VFL representative side that travelled to Perth for a one-off match the team a bit of drive coming out of defence, which was my role, and it’s always good when against the best of the WAFL, with the VFL losing to their western counterparts for the you can keep your opponent quiet.’’ On top of the thrill of representing his state, first time in 22 years. ‘‘To play against another league and test Mirra enjoyed getting to play alongside the players he normally lines up against. yourself is always good,’’ Mirra said. ‘‘That was my first time involved in the ‘‘It’s good to see how guys like that go about it, especially their preparation,’’ Mirra VFL squad, so it was a great experience just to be a part of the team and kind of said. ‘‘There were some great players in that team, like Myles Sewell, Stephen get an insight into how higher level “there are teams prepare.’’ Clifton, Ben Warren, and obviously when we play against them you don’t Despite the Big V getting a some great 31-point lead midway through the want them to do well. But in this case, players in it was good to be on their side. third quarter, the WA boys stormed that team” home in the final quarter to win ‘‘And having someone like Gary Ayres as coach was really interesting. 17.16 (118) to 15.11 (101). Mirra, a 22-year-old half-back, He’s so cool and calm, and reads the game really well.’’ was disappointed with the result but was philosophical about the whole experience. After the highs of state football, Mirra has returned to Box Hill, where he hopes to get ‘‘Anytime you’re up by 31 points in the third, it’s disappointing to lose, but those back that winning feeling. ‘‘We [Box Hill] probably should be a bit guys [WA] have been together for four or five weeks so they knew each other’s games pretty further ahead than we are, and need to win a few more of the close games,’’ he said. well,’’ Mirra said. ‘‘It was a pretty fast-paced game, they play a ‘‘Hopefully we can get some consistency back, which should set us up for the rest much more open and free-flowing game style compared to the VFL, so that took a bit of of the year.’ \ EwEn McRaE getting used to.’’ emcrae@theweeklyreview.com.au Mirra picked up 19 possessions and six
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renovation two years ago has transformed this house from a late-1980s model to something that is utterly contemporary. It helps, of course, that the house already has eye-catching features – tall windows with triangular transoms. From the street, these windows dramatically lift the house’s profile while from an internal perspective, they add character to the rooms and bring in a lot of light. The windows have not been altered in the renovation, says the vendor. What they did do was replace all the internal doors with 2.4-metre, 2pac-finish, tall ones. The total effect – vaulted ceilings, tall windows and high doors – is uplifting. The vendors also had the external walls rendered, built an open wall to separate the former formal dining room (now an open study) from the lounge, and updated the two external areas. They built in CaesarStone shelves for the lounge, updated the kitchen and laundry and put in split-system air-conditioners in most of the bedrooms. With this renovation, it is hard to imagine that this house is anything but new. “We rented for one year while we did the renovations,” says the vendor. “Now we move on; new venture, another hill to climb.” It’s a refreshing take on home renovation. This “been here, done that” attitude is admirably adventurous. And the vendor’s adventure would, most likely, be a buyer’s dream – a dream that the less adventurous would be happy to wake into. This is, I should add, a house reinvented by a painter and his interior-decorator wife. The wide double doors open to a wide entry with dark-stained blackbutt floors that lead to the main living zones: the lounge and study separated by an open wall and the ensemble of the open-plan kitchen/family and meals area. Above the lounge is a void reaching up to the high, vaulted ceilings on the second floor. The lounge and study have bay windows, making them bright and light-filled.
ADvERTISINg INQUIRIES REgIONAL SALES MANAgER \ jASON wILLIAMS jwilliams@theweeklyreview.com.au M \ 0422 145 390 The real estate cover story (right), We Love It property reviews on the following pages have been visited by TWR journalists. Agents’ Choices and Out of Town are promotions provided by the selling agent.
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The kitchen, with its CaesarStone benchtops, comes with an 80-centimetre induction hob and a bank of wall-mounted Miele appliances – microwave, oven and plumbed coffee machine, plus plate-warming drawers. The island bench, with waterfall edges and thick, six-centimetre lip, is 2.3 metres long and 1.2 metres wide, inset with two deep sinks. Soft-closing drawers and cupboards with 2pac finish provide ample storage. The family zone opens to a timber sundeck via sliding doors, while the meals area opens, via bifold doors, to a covered patio with lacquered sandstone floor and a built-in barbecue (with granite benchtop) along one wall. This patio overlooks the scenic pool and spa. Off the kitchen is a powder room (with a separate toilet) and a large laundry with built-in airing cupboard and storage. There are three bedrooms upstairs and two (tucked inconspicuously) downstairs to the front of the house. All have built-in wardrobes. The main bedroom upstairs has a large dressing area with built-in shelves, cupboards, and en suite, and the guest bedroom downstairs has its own en suite. The passageway linking the upstairs bedrooms is also a gallery with glass balustrades overlooking the lounge downstairs. This is a dramatic, light-filled house, due largely to the combination of high, vaulted ceilings in many rooms and simple, but architectural windows. The street on which this house lives is also very pleasant – treed, with wide nature strips embedded with brick-tiled parking spaces. From this court, a walkway leads through a park to The Pines Shopping Centre and to the buses that serve this part of Doncaster East. This is a house with the mostest ... and close to every convenience. \ SIEW-CHING GOH property@theweeklyreview.com.au
final word “AN ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED HOME THAT EXUDES ABSOLUTE LUXURY. A STUNNING FLOOR PLAN COMPLEMENTED BY A STRIKING INTERIOR, IN AN EXCELLENT LOCATION, PROMISES CONVENIENCE OF MODERN LIVING.” ADELE KOCUK – AGENT Barry Plant \ 9842 8888
Price \ $1.1 million +
Auction \ June 1 at 2pm
Fast facts \ Two-storey brick-veneer (rendered) house in a cul-de-sac; tiled roof; high ceilings and blackbutt floors in main living areas; Italian tiles in bathrooms; two bedrooms downstairs; three bedrooms upstairs (with balconies), main bedroom has en suite; lounge with built-in cabinetry; CaesarStone kitchen with Miele appliances and induction hob; outdoor deck off family room; ducted heating; split-system air-conditioning; secure double garage (remote-controlled doors); landscaped pool and spa surrounds; close to The Pines Shopping Centre, schools and the Eastern Freeway. Doncaster East \ 18kms from the city
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TEMplESTOwE \ 26 BAmfielD ClOse
This four-bedroom brick single-level house has the feel of a private resort with sweeping views from an elevated acre-estate (0.4 hectare). It is also in one of Templestowe’s choicest pockets featuring upscale homes on expansive blocks. Built in 1973, the house has a floor plan that includes a L-shaped formal living and
dining room with a bare brick open fireplace; family living and dining with exposed brick walls; an ample billiards/entertaining room with bar and a separate studio/rumpus. The spacious U-shaped timber kitchen, dining and family rooms all open to a north-facing deck (with an undercover area) and look onto the in-ground pool, north-south tennis court and an enormous backyard complete with studio,
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triple carport, built-in barbecue, orchard and tree house. The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe alongside the en suite and three further bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. The fully-tiled family bathroom includes twin vanities, a corner spa and shower. A study or home office is directly off the entry. Buyers looking to modernise can optimise
Price \ $1.3 million – $1.4 million
VERMONT SOUTH \ 270 HAWTHORN ROAD
Auction \ 25 May at 12.30pm
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Hocking Stuart \ 9894 8788
Price \ $550,000 – $590,000
original features such as timber joinery and timber-lined ceilings. With original development in the 1970s and a highly desirable location and aspect, property renewal has begun in Bamfield Close and this property would undoubtedly be a prime site for a family’s dream home. Westfield Doncaster and a selection of schools are close by. \ LIZ McLACHLAN
Barry Plant Blackburn 9878 0222 3
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Fletchers Whitehorse 8833 8888 4
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35 Lorraine Drive, Burwood East ................................................................. Price: $580,000 + ................................................................. Auction Saturday June 1 at 11am ................................................................. OFI Sat 11-11.30am; Sun noon-12.30pm .................................................................
20 Tortice Avenue, Nunawading ................................................................. Price: $530,000 - $580,000 ................................................................. Auction Saturday May 25 at 11am ................................................................. OFI Thur 5-5.30pm; Sat 10.30-11am .................................................................
There's nothing modest about this fully renovated house that successfully captures the essence of modern living with showstopping character.
Adjoining a playground and park in a pretty street, this bright weatherboard house presents excellent value in a sought-after family location.
Let's eat lunch @ Groove Train, 172-210 Burwood Hwy Let's eat dinner @ China Bar Signature, 380 Burwood Hwy Let's drink coffee @ Café Oggi, 1 Lakeside Drive
Let's eat lunch @ The Peddler Café, 295 Springfield Road Let's eat dinner @ Bucatini, 454 Whitehorse Road Let's drink coffee @ Station Street Café, 26 Station Street
Auction \ May 25 at 11am
The shrill cry of the bellbird is an unmistakable part of the Vermont South soundscape. This four-bedroom house is just 100 metres south of Bellbird Dell, a 17.5-hectare park named after the honey-eating birds common to the area, making their far-reaching call very much a part of locals’ morning ritual. The house was built during a wave of development that swept the area in the 1970s. But once inside, the colour palette is more in tune with the swinging ’60s than the mustard hues of the ’70s. In the entrance, a cobalt-blue feature wall hits you, while purple and orange tones decorate the living room and work nicely with timber venetians. The bedrooms line the northern and eastern walls of the house and are interrupted by a bathroom and separate toilet. Electric blue makes a comeback in the kitchen, where bold-hued cabinets and glossy benchtops jazz up the space. Double doors in the family room lead onto a large covered deck and backyard. Mature trees encircle the property, ensuring plenty of privacy and a reprieve from the sun. \ LEXI COTTEE
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TEmplESTOWE \ 161-163 SERpELLS ROAD
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“Notre Maison” embodies the finest French provincial styling on a private, perfectly manicured, level 0.4 hectare block atop Templestowe’s
“golden mile”. Built in 2001, this slate-roofed, stone and rendered three-level house was clearly fashioned for those who can appreciate and
afford the best. Cedar entry doors reveal a grand entrance with polished marble flooring, flanked by a study, sitting room with carved marble gas fireplace, and billiards room with wet bar leading to a temperature-controlled 1000-bottle wine cellar. At the rear, an expansive kitchen and family meals area flows through to family living on English oak parquet floors. The kitchen has
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hand-painted Spanish tiling, Corian benchtops, stainless-steel Ilve appliances and provincial joinery. The family rooms, kitchen and formal dining are north-facing, looking out to the gas-heated pool, mod-grass floodlit tennis court and beyond to the northern ranges. Curving stairs lead to six bedrooms: three with sumptuous designer en suites, four with walk-in wardrobes, three with private balconies
and one with an upper level retreat. The attic houses an enormous theatre with bathroom and fitted study. The house’s endless list of luxury features includes multiple powder rooms and Villeroy & Boch toilets, six commercial air-conditioning units, handmade silk Italian beaded drapes and an outdoor kitchen. \ LIZ McLACHLAN
Expressions of Interest \ Closing May 27 at 5pm
BURWOOD EAST \ 19 CLOVERDALE CLOSE POSTCODE
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Barry Plant Man'gham/Doncaster 9842 8888 4
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65 Melbourne Hill Road, Warrandyte ................................................................. Price: $500,000 - $550,000 ................................................................. Auction Saturday May 25 at 11am ................................................................. OFI Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat from 10.30am .................................................................
Barry Plant \ 9878 0222
Price \ $650,000 +
Auction \ May 25 at 3pm
There’s something slightly Scandinavian about this red brick house, with its terracotta-tiled roof, timber embellishments beside each window, A-frame brick entrance and timber finishes inside including polished floorboads. Its unusual façade gives it a striking presence in the court, and sets it apart from the rest of the mid-century designed houses common to the suburb. Up until the 1950s, apple and pear orchards covered most of the hilly slopes in Burwood East. This house was built mid-to-late last century, about the same time the last of the fruit farmers packed up and relocated to Baccus March. You’ll find it at the end of Cloverdale Close, right next to a council reserve, so noise is minimal and northern sunlight uninterrupted. The entrance opens onto the living room, where the Scandinavian theme continues by way of a Morsø cast iron fireplace. The main bedroom is at the front of the house and has its own walk-in wardrobes and en suite. There are another four bedrooms, and a new covered courtyard off the dining room. \ LEXI COTTEE
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With solid construction, generous living spaces and located only a short stroll away from Tunstall Square, become only the second owner of this house.
All the stunning sights and sounds of nature come with the convenience of nearby West End cafés, primary school, transport and sports facilities.
Let's eat lunch @ La Porchetta, 72 Tunstall Road Let's eat dinner @ Pellegrino Pizza & Pasta, 1/75 Mitcham Road Let's drink coffee @ Tavola Restaurant, 2/72 Tunstall Road
Let's eat lunch @ The Bakery, 193 Yarra Street Let's eat dinner @ Warrandyte Retreat, 104 Melbourne Hill Let's drink coffee @ Stonehouse Café, 321 Warrandyte-Ringwood Rd
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Vermont South 270 Hawthorn Road 3/4 bedroom family home Set on a generous allot of approx 724M2, this immaculate BV home offers spacious family accommodation comprising elegant living/dining room, large kitchen with adjoining family room/ meals area with direct access to an undercover entertainment deck overlooking a private rear garden, 3/4 bedrooms or optional study - main bedroom with semi-ensuite access to family bathroom/sep WC, large laundry, central heating & evaporative cooling plus double carport & garden storage shed. Enjoy easy access to Vermont South shopping & restaurants, Livingstone Primary School, Emmaus College, sporting & playing fields & tram on Burwood Hwy. 4 A 1 B 2 C 724 (approx) D > VIEW Thurs 11.45-12.15pm & Sat 10.30-11.00am > AUCTION Saturday 25th May 11.00am > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE > TEL > CONTACT
62 / G5 $550,000 - $590,000 Blackburn 1A Blackburn Road 3130 9894 8788 Fiona Everett 0402 049 407 Brad Ellis 0418 394 062
Burwood East 6 Terang Avenue Stunning, Renovated & in the MWSC zone! Immaculately presented & decidedly stylish home set behind a high front hedge guaranteeing your privacy comprising entry foyer (almost a room in its own right), elegant living room with OFP & polished hardwood floors, adjoining dining room with double doors to an outdoor entertainment patio, modern kitchen with S/S appliances, 3 excellent bedrooms with BIRs, renovated family bathroom/sep WC plus expansive dble carport. In the MWSC zone , close to Deakin Uni & other schools. Mins walk to Burwood Hwy tram easy access to Burwood East, K-Mart retail/ supermarket shopping & Ballyshannassy Park. 3 A 1 B 2 C Thurs 1.15-1.45pm & Sat 12.00-12.30pm Saturday 25th May 12.30pm 61 / H7 $630,000 - $690,000 > OFFICE Mount Waverley 361 Waverley Road 3149 > TEL 9807 9522 > CONTACT Gordon Openstein 0402 303 508 Stuart Svec 0412 475 294 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR
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Box Hill North 208 Dorking Road You’ll fall in love with this beautiful period WB home Set in landscaped gardens behind a picket fence with lych gate, this immaculate period WB home on a coveted cnr allot approx 630m2 boasts polished floors, stained glass windows, ornate ceilings, period lighting & more. Comprises grand entry hall, elegant formal living with OFP, modern kitchen retaining original kitchen mantle, 3 excellent brms with BIRs, dining/family room extension overlooking entertainment area, renovated bathroom/2 WCs, large laundry/utility room plus double garage off side street. Close to Box Hill Central shop/transport, schools, Koonung Trail bike/running paths/parkland & Eastern Fwy. 3 A 1 B 2 C 630 (approx) D > VIEW Thurs 5.00-5.30pm & Sat 3.00-3.30pm > AUCTION Saturday 8th June 12.30pm > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE > TEL > CONTACT
Mitcham
3 A 2 B 2 C
2/24 Dudley Street
> VIEW
Three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage! Currently leased at $1,827pcm & offering surprisingly spacious living/dining, 3brms, ens & bathroom, DLUG & generous gardens. Close to Heatherdale Station, Mitcham shops & Eastlink.
Thurs 4.00-4.30pm & Sat 1.15-1.45pm > AUCTION Saturday 1st June 11.00am > MEL REF 49 / B10 > EPR $570,000 - $620,000 > OFFICE Blackburn 1A Blackburn Road 3130 > TEL 9894 8788 > CONTACT Fiona Everett 0402 049 407 Brad Ellis 0418 394 062
47 / F4 $730,000 - $790,000 Balwyn 279 Whitehorse Rd 3103 9830 7000 Brad Ellis 0418 394 062 Troy Rendle 0438 305 520
Nunawading
2 A 1 B 1 C 609 (approx) D
17 O’Shannessy Street
> VIEW
Clinker Beauty in one of the suburb’s best tree-lined streets Walk to Nunawading Stn from this clinker brick ppy with enormous potential for renovation/ extension on allot approx 609m2. Comp living, dining, kit, 2brms, family bth/sep WC & SLUG.
Thurs 2.15-2.45pm & Sat 3.30-4.00pm > AUCTION Saturday 8th June 11.00am > MEL REF 48 / F8 > EPR $520,000 - $570,000 > OFFICE Blackburn 1A Blackburn Road 3130 > TEL 9894 8788 > CONTACT Gordon Openstein 0402 303 508 Brad Ellis 0418 394 062
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AUCTION
THE GRAND ENTERTAINER DoncAster eAst 67 thea grove Elevated and south facing, the home immediately gives a feel of space and grandeur. Luxuriously appointed, double storey, 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom home will be the envy of your family and friends. Perfect for entertaining, downstairs comprises HUGE open plan kitchen, living, dining / rumpus enormous laundry, separate storage room and 3 bedrooms. Up the gleaming timber stairs is a retreat and a further 3 ensuited bedrooms (master suite with spa and double vanity). Features include: crystal chandeliers, solid timber kitchen, granite benches, SS appliances, solid timber flooring upstairs, solar power, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling, remote operated gate and DLUG plus OSP for a further 4 cars, ample storage and still room to further improve the generous backyard.
centurY 21 First DoMAin PHone: 9489 2233 509 High street, northcote century21.com.au/northcote
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6A 4 B
2 C
Price $950,000 plus Auction Saturday 1 June @ 11:00am VieW Thursday 6:00 - 6:30pm Saturday 12:30 - 1:00pm
Agent
Jeremy Low 0411 139 024 Anthony Vicino 0418 860 380
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Templestowe 16 Aloha Gardens
3A 2B 2C 1D
Single Level Englehart in Prized Pocket Immaculately presented amidst lush gardens, this grand family sanctuary boasts all the hallmarks of an Englehart: spacious proportions, luxury finishes, floor-to-ceiling windows and attention to detail at every turn. Situated on 789m2, it comprises a formal lounge and dining area with OFP and cathedral ceilings, gourmet kitchen with professional appliances opening to casual meals and rumpus room, three sun-drenched bedrooms and a large office. Behind the home, a retreat of manicured foliage leads to a covered entertaining area with BBQ. This spectacularly designed home is a rare offering in one of the best pockets of Manningham.
Donvale 2 Mulsanne Way
3A 2B 2C
Stylish, Spacious and Single Level This spotless single-level home is ideal for those seeking a low-maintenance lifestyle without compromising on space or quality. The home boasts two oversized living areas including a generous eat-in kitchen with Euro appliances and family room. Local shops and transport within a 2 minute stroll.
Auction Sat 15th June at 11.00am (if not sold prior) Inspect Thurs & Sat 2.00-2.30pm Photo I.D Required Call Brenton Linmeiers 0412 791 546 Linda Linmeiers 0419 318 636
Doncaster East 7 Diamond Court
VIEW VIDEO
4A 3B 2C 1D
Stunning Tri-Level in Court Location Auction Inspect
Call
Sat 1st June at 1.30pm (if not sold prior) Thurs 4.00 - 4.30pm Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Photo I.D Required Brenton Linmeiers 0412 791 546 Linda Linmeiers 0419 318 636
Stylish light filled contemporary home set on a large 838m2 allotment with 4 separate living zones including Rumpus room with fireplace, 2 master bedrooms with ensuites, gourmet kitchen and spacious family room opening to entertainer’s deck which all soak up the northerly sun.
For Sale Inspect Call
Offers close 18th June at 5pm (if not sold prior) Sat 10.30 - 11.00am Photo I.D Required Linda Linmeiers 0419 318 636 Mitch Etherington 0423 932 899
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Doncaster 18 Grover street Five-star Luxury, Inside and out Indulge yourself with this masterfully renovated piece of suburban paradise, where no expense has been spared in transforming this home into a five-star haven that is, quite simply, an entertainer’s dream. From its carefully considered and high quality landscaping that greets your arrival to the assembly of sun-kissed living areas that speak volumes of the home’s practicality for everyday family living, this is a home that impresses time and time again.
A4 B3 C 3 D1 E2 Saturday 15th June at 1pm PRICE GUIDE
More than $1,000,000
INSPECT
Thu & Sat 12:30-1pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
Spiro Drossos 0425 709 479 Adele Kocuk 0412 255 919 Doncaster 9842 8888 250 Blackburn road
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Doncaster east 14 ashton rise In a class of Its own Built for maximum comfort. Designed for sheer luxury. Secluded in a peaceful cul de sac that truly delivers convenience at every turn. Bold and glamourous define this architecturallydesigned modern masterpiece, which paints a picture of grandeur with its stately street presence and continues the theme inside with a breathtaking interior to raise the bar in high-end living. Furthermore, the striking interior is a fine example of quality craftsmanship with high attention to detail — evidenced in the sleek design elements, premium-grade fixtures and fittings and intelligent use of space.
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Saturday 1st June at 2pm PRICE GUIDE
More than $1,100,000
INSPECT
Thu 5.30-6pm & Sat 1.30-2pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222 Adele Kocuk 0412 255 919 Doncaster 9842 8888
A5 B 3 C 4 D 1 E 2
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BlackBurn 6/27 laburnum Street Picturesque living On The Footsteps Of laburnum Village! You’ll love every moment approaching this enchanting Townhouse, set in a picturesque residential development hallmarked by its classical beauty and blossoming front gardens of its house-proud residents. A display of leafy treetops provides a tranquil backdrop against the spacious lounge, and when the air is fresh, open the French doors to allow the cool breeze to waft gently through the home. A large kitchen will appeal to the cook of the household courtesy of its ample bench space and well-appointed nature, however when it’s more convenient to dine out, take your pick from the selection of trendy eateries located at Laburnum Village, which is only a short stroll away.
Saturday 15th June at 2pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $570,000
INSPECT
Thurs 4.30-5pm & Sat 1.30-2pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
Terry Burgoyne 0404 842 771 Brian Leeson 0488 606 868 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 South Parade
A3 B 1 C 1 E 1
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Doncaster east 13/29 cavalier street single Level, convenience, style and space A sensational location within walking distance of East Doncaster Secondary College, public transportation and trendy eateries is impressive in its own right. But that’s not the only alluring component of this outstanding townhouse that’s immaculately presented and low maintenance in nature. Couples, singles, young families and retirees will all admire the ease of this light and bright design and sizeable nature by offering two separate living areas — an inviting lounge that’s perfect for unwinding and a light filled communal area that seamlessly integrates with a private courtyard that’s designed for indoor-outdoor entertaining.
Saturday 8th June at 1pm PRICE GUIDE
$490,000 - $550,000
INSPECT
Thu 5.30-6pm, Sat & Sun 11.30-12pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
Mark Di Giulio 0407 863 179 Jason Stepanow 0405 159 650 Doncaster 9842 8888 250 Blackburn road
A3 B 2 C 2 E 2
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Burwood East 19 Cloverdale Close start Your Family Memories Here! Settings for raising the kids seldom get any better. There’s the quiet court location, neighbouring park with play equipment and walking distance access to Burwood Heights Primary School and Forest Hill College. And then there’s the home itself, which impresses with its two separate living areas, enclosed alfresco and five bedrooms of generous proportions!
Saturday 25th May at 3pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $650,000
INSPECT
Thur 4-4.30pm & Sat 2.30-3pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
John Stack 0402 443 312 Adam Harris 0433 521 380 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 south Parade
A4 B 2 C 2 E 2
Doncaster 3 Howard court the Dream Family Lifestyle starts Here Ever harboured a desire to live in one of Manningham’s nicest courts? Here’s your chance! Attracting little traffic flow and located in one of Doncaster’s most coveted pockets within walking distance to Macedon Square, transport and St Gregory The Great Primary School, this appealing court setting is designed to offer the ideal family lifestyle. So too, for that matter, is this generous-sized Spanishinspired home boasting spacious bedrooms, indoor-outdoor living and loads of storage space.
A5 B 2 C 2 E 2
Saturday 25th May at 11am PRICE GUIDE
$700,000 - $770,000
INSPECT
Thu & Sat 10.30-11am Photo ID required
CONTACT
George Pangalos 0430 060 123 Doncaster 9842 8888 250 Blackburn road
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TemplesTowe lower 30 Jeffrey street Built To A standard rarely seen Today! Under instructions from State Trustees. Built to stand the test of time, this solidly constructed family home approx on 730 sq mts offers an outstanding opportunity to restore this stately home to its former glory. Space is very much a defining feature of the flowing layout, featuring living areas of exceptional proportions, generous-sized bedrooms, a spacious kitchen and ducted heating and cooling. Sitting on the high side of the road, the home also enjoys fantastic access to the Eastern Freeway, Ted Ajani Reserve, schools, Macedon Square and Finns Reserve.
Saturday 15th June at 11am PRICE GUIDE
$600,000 - $660,000
INSPECT
Thu & Sat 11.30-12pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
Chris Defteros 0408 428 888 Doncaster 9842 8888 250 Blackburn road
Box Hill NortH 37 Heathfield rise A real Charmer to Start Family life in Box Hill North Sitting proudly on a slightly elevated corner allotment with dual frontage, in a coveted location (with development potential - STCA), enjoy the early years of young family living with this charmer of a family home that offers spacious living inside and a world of convenience outside. Leave the car at home as you walk the kids to Kerrimuir Primary School, while enjoy the convenience of having the Kerrimuir shopping strip, bus transport, the Eastern Freeway, North Blackburn Shopping Centre, Westfield Shoppingtown, Box Hill Central and Blackburn High School only minutes away.
Saturday 1st June at 3pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $590,000
INSPECT
Thur & Sat 12-12.30pm & Sun 1-1.30pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
John Stack 0402 443 312 Adam Harris 0433 521 380 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 South Parade
A3 B 1 C 1 E 1
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Box Hill NortH 35 Kerrimuir Street A Dream Family lifestyle Awaits! Picture this: sip your morning coffee on the covered timber deck as you enjoy the privacy and serenity of the leafy backyard. Walk the kids to Kerrimuir Primary School, then head out for a walk of your own through scenic Bushy Creek Linear Park — the area’s best-kept secret. And then return to a large, attractive home that’s tailor-made for family living, thanks to its idyllic arrangement of two separate living zones, five bedrooms and two bathrooms. Adding further appeal, the home enjoys fantastic access to North Blackburn Shopping Centre and the Eastern Freeway and a selection of schools.
Saturday 1st June at 1pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $610,000
INSPECT
Thur 1-1.30pm & Sat 2-2.30pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
John Stack 0402 443 312 Adam Harris 0433 521 380 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 South Parade
Donvale 3 Monterey Crescent Making Its Market Debut! Two things are for certain regarding this proud family home. The first is that they no longer build homes like this, such is the solid, quality construction that’s gone into every corner of the home. Secondly, locations don’t come any more convenient than this, with Tunstall Square only a short stroll away. Magnificent 9ft-high (approx.) ceilings accentuate the spacious nature of the light and bright single-level layout, styled with polished timber floorboards underfoot and featuring generous living spaces, well-proportioned bedrooms, an open kitchen and North-facing backyard that kids will love!
Saturday 8th June at 11am PRICE GUIDE
More than $560,000
INSPECT
Sat 10.30-11am Photo ID required
CONTACT
Adele Kocuk 0412 255 919 Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222 Doncaster 9842 8888 250 Blackburn Road
A5 B 2 C 3 E 1
A4 B 1 C 1 E 2
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Burwood East 35 Lorraine drive Fully renovated and ready For Your Family! Looking from the curbside in, you’ll be forgiven for thinking the interior of this humble-looking home is cloaked in a modest light. Cross the road and you’ll quickly realise there’s nothing modest about this renovated home that boasts a trendy character. Open up the bi-fold doors that stand between the radiant lounge and sensational timber deck to create a magical indoor-outdoor entertaining experience, while the home’s suitability for young families is evident in the large backyard, spacious bedrooms and outstanding access to schools, trams and Burwood One.
Saturday 1st June at 11am PRICE GUIDE
More Than $580,000
INSPECT
Thur 5-5.30pm, Sat 11-11.30am & Sun 12-12.30pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
John Stack 0402 443 312 Adam Harris 0433 521 380 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 south Parade
Box Hill NortH 1/66 Severn Street A Diamond in the rough! Opportunities to enter the coveted Box Hill North area as an owner-occupier or investor hardly come any better than the one presented here with this potential-laden two-bedroom unit, located within walking distance of Box Hill Central. And while there’s no denying this gem requires a little polishing, it’s poised to sparkle brightly with some TLC!
Saturday 25th May at 1pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $390,000
INSPECT
Thur 2-2.30pm & Sat 12.30-1pm Photo ID required
CONTACT
John Stack 0402 443 312 Adam Harris 0433 521 380 Blackburn 9878 0222 88 South Parade
A3 B 2 C 2 E 2
A2 B 1 C 1 E 1
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Burwood 16 delany Avenue An Entertainer’s dream! Package a convenience-laden location with low maintenance living and it’s understandable why this immaculately presented Townhouse provides a standout opportunity to executive couples, young families, empty nesters and astute investors. The home itself is a fine example of contemporary design, with its two-level floorplan offering spacious living areas (lounge supplied with amplifier and fixed speakers), generous-sized bedrooms plus a stunning alfresco that’s designed to entertain in any condition, any time of year.
Saturday 15th June at 12pm PRICE GUIDE
More Than $650,000
INSPECT
Thur 2.30-3pm & Sat 10-10.30am Photo ID required
CONTACT
Terry Burgoyne 0404 842 771 Brian Leeson 0488 606 868 Blackburn 9878 0222
A4 B 2 C 3 E 2
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zahn
Lower Templestowe
FOR SALE 1 Alburnum Crescent
18 Runnymede Street, Doncaster East Great Family Home With Future Potential
Desirable style – Enviable location - Much Admired! Close to bus, stroll to schools, and Aquarena. Cleverly zoned 8 rooms, Comp: ent, living (OFP), dining, hostess kitchen/meals, adj familyroom (opening to private alfresco courtyard) 4 or 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, theatre room, heat/cooling/alarm 2-3 car garage. Faultless order throughout. Private Sale: Above $800,000 Inspect: Thurs/Sat 2.00 - 2.30 Contact: Bill Thompson 0412 160 847
16 macedon road lower templestowe 9850 8122
5A
3B
‘Marketers of Fine Properties’
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3D
This lovely sun‑filled home is the perfect opportunity for first home buyers to move into the coveted Manningham municipality. Peaceful and prime to just move in and enjoy, or a potential dual occupancy redevelopment (STCA), this 3 bedroom (BIR’s, main with walk‑in robe and bathroom), single‑level 664 sqm solid brick veneer home with an open floor plan conveys a relaxed family lifestyle offering a recently renovated European kitchen with Caesar stone bench space, adjacent sun‑flooded dining with bi‑fold doors looking out onto the pool area in the backyard and fireside living room. Also spacious laundry with Caesar stone bench, split system heating/cooling in living room and the main bedroom. With easy access to public transport (both George St and Blackburn Rd), parks, shops and within East Doncaster Secondary College zone, there is keen rental interest in this area.
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BLACKBURN 87 Main Street
Auction Saturday 8 June at 11am
Offering prime position in a coveted Blackburn precinct, this solid brick period home boasts more than a prestigious address and street appeal. A Castlemaine slate veranda leads into the entrance hall, complete with polished floorboards that flow throughout while high ceilings and leadlight windows allow for an open, airy ambience. The formal dining and lounge provides a tranquil setting complete with open fireplace. Natural northern light floods the gourmet Miele kitchen with travertine benchtops and informal living area. French doors lead out to the large yard, providing a neat canvas for any gardening or entertaining opportunities under the alfresco dining. The 4 bedrooms, all with built-in robes and Axminster carpet, embrace the allure of the period style. The deluxe family bathroom and large master ensuite are finished lavishly in travertine, with every necessity and luxury a family desires. Boasts a large utility/laundry, ducted heating and single remote garage with workshop/storage. Encompassing the best of Blackburn, with schools, shops, transport, parks and the lake all a pleasant stroll away, this home has been reborn into 21st century family living.
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MELBOURNE'S ESTATE AGENT
Guide Inspect Land Contact Office
$1 - $1.1 million Thurs 5-5.30pm & Sat 12-12.30pm 1,096 sq m approx. Graeme Keogh 0408 700 823 Ben Williams 0409 367 997 75A Railway Road, Blackburn 8833 8888
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TEMPLESTOWE 26 Bamfield Close
Auction Saturday 25 May at 12.30pm
Positioned in one of the most exclusive and private pockets of Templestowe, featuring stunning homes on expansive blocks and a sweeping panoramic outlook, this substantial 4 bedroom plus study home provides outstanding accommodation for a growing family. The property comprises an L-shaped formal living and dining room, comfortable timber lined family room, enormous billiards/entertaining room complete with bar and a separate studio/rumpus. On an acre block (approx.) the home´s outdoor entertaining spaces include a pool, north-south tennis court and undercover alfresco dining area plus a huge back yard and triple carport. The main bedroom offers a roomy walk-in robe and a delightful period style ensuite. There are 3 further generous bedrooms with robes, a study/home office and an indulgent family bathroom. The spacious timber kitchen, with an Ilve stove and abundant cupboard space, overlooks the north facing rear entertaining deck and pool. A short distance from Ruffey Lake Park, Westfield Doncaster and primary and secondary schools, this well maintained home offers scope to modernise if desired or alternatively could provide the site to construct your luxury dream home (STCA).
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MELBOURNE'S ESTATE AGENT
Guide Inspect Land Contact Office
$1.3 - $1.4 million Thurs 11-11.30am & Sat 12-12.30pm 4,024 sq m approx. Jason Salan 0417 664 431 Tim Heavyside 0403 020 404 39 Tunstall Square, Doncaster East 9841 5788
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IS TH Y N A O D TI R C U U T A SA
Eltham South 37 Lavender Park Road
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Flawless Balance Of Quality, Luxury And Elegance Set amongst lush, low maintenance, landscaped gardens between the tennis court and the solar heated pool; this rare Lavender Park Road home on 4057m2 (approx) ensures privileged living, understated elegance and quality without question. Four bedrooms, (granite ensuite with spa to main), study, granite bathroom, three expansive living areas, granite kitchen with Smeg appliances, and a long list of luxury inclusions deliver on every desired entertaining and living option.
Auction Inspect Contact Office Web
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Saturday 25th May at 12pm Saturday 11:30am - 12pm Rocco Montanaro 0412 379 171 968 Main Road, Eltham 9431 2444 propertyinprofile.com.au/37lavender
Eltham / Greensborough / Doreen
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TH A IS U C SA T TU ION RD A Y
Edwardian, Colonial, Federation, Victoriana & Contemporary
LOWER TEMPLESTOWE 14-16 Airdrie Court • Substantial, elevated allotment • Ideal 6-7 unit/ townhouse site, apartment redevelopment or aged care (STCA) • Up to 9 months settlement available • Stunning views to the north • Located within easy access to Templestowe Village, public transport & local schools • Part of a new boutique subdivision
278 High Street, Kew
AUCTION
This Saturday at 11 am
INSPECT
Saturday from 10:30 am
LAND
2,527 sq m approx.
CONTACT
Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 & Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042
9854 8888
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improve your health and fitness. Reduce back pain and develop
nationally. At Rosanna Florist, we pride ourselves in dedicating our
standards. Three models are available: six-tie $39.95; seven-tie
strength and flexibility in our small group classes which are suitable for
(pictured) $49.95; and the classic Aussie broom, the Woolshed,
all levels of fitness. Please call us to discover how the Pilates method
also $49.95. These brooms are one-piece (no threaded handles)
can make positive changes in your life. We also offer remedial
and make sweeping enjoyable. A great gift idea.
massage therapy for musculoskeletal concerns.
offces, weddings and events and gift baskets. Same day delivery.
www.thecleaningshop.com.au
www.warrandytepilatesandphysicaltherapies.com
www.rosannaflorist.com.au
Old Treasury Building Museum
WAS Hairdressing
Almara Cabinets
Old Treasury Building is one of Australia’s most beautiful 19th century public buildings. DISCOVER its original gold vaults and exhibition stories about the gold rush era, Ned Kelly, Chinese, Eureka and the ‘Streets of Melbourne’. ‘Trams – Moving Pictures’, the current exhibition, features Australian artists’ works on Melbourne’s iconic W class trams (1979 to 1992) includes historic film footage, memorabilia, timelines and photographs.
Warren Ansell Salon is a unique salon specialising in colour,
extensions, also irons and blow-dryers. Or shop online at:
Almara Cabinets is a family business established in 1995 with several years previous experience in the wardrobe industry. Almara’s core business is the manufacture and fitting of primarily wardrobes, however, they manufacture other products in the line of custom-built wall and entertainment units, desks, cabinets, laundry cupboards, shelving and garage storage. Have an experienced designer come to you, for a no obligation quote. They also deal direct with builders.
www.oldtreasurybuilding.org.au
www.wigsandhairpieces.com.au
www.almara.com.au
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