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’m not feeling the love, people. When Sally Field stumbled onto the Oscars stage all those years ago to receive her second Academy Award, and blurted out gratitude that forever set the benchmark for cringe-making neediness … well, she clearly wasn’t thinking about the life of the journalist. “You like me – you really like me!” Ah, if only my fellow brothers and sisters of the press could afford such a moment of indulgence. You really dislike us, don’t you? This should have been clear, of course, from the gallingly repetitive survey results that find journalists listing somewhere to the lee of used-car salesman, and aft of real-estate agents. Now I daily read, flickering before my eyes in a social-media blur of aggression and anonymity, the direct messages of disdain, distrust, disbelief and outright hostility that define the general public’s relationship with the Fourth Estate. Maybe it has never been very good, but I have never known it quite this bad. The assumption of bias is absolute; the insistence on conspiracy over screw-up is immoveable. The tweets and the emails and the texts fly at me each day like seagulls at Tippi Hedren and, like her, I make pathetic, flailing attempts to fend them off, to defend myself and my organisation. But the covenant of trust that must exist between the public and the press if a democracy is to remain healthy
seems completely ruptured. You really don’t trust us, do you? And I’m not exactly sure how that trust was so violently shattered, nor can I see how that trust is going to be restored. It’s not just us, of course: others have helped shift us as a community to this stand-off of contempt. The institution that is Parliament has moved beyond absurd into deeply distressing, with question time a travesty – made this way by both the questioners and the responders; spin doctors control and contort messages on all fronts, public, private and corporate; accountability diminishes, and with it the justifiable outrage of a population that needs to stay concerned in order to demand transparency and truth. Even just a little bit of it. It’s not just the daily barrage of disbelieving and accusatory messages I receive that has brought on this melancholy reflection: another kind of daily barrage has taken me over the edge, for I cannot imagine a single newspaper reader anywhere who would not come away with a diminished respect for journalists after reading the serial outrages of London’s News of the World and its systematic, many years-long tradition of phone hacking, privacy invasion and what now appears to be possible perversion of the course of justice. After pleading guilty to a concerted campaign of hacking into the many mobile phones and phone
numbers of actress Sienna Miller (numbers desperately changed to avoid what seemed to the celebrity to be a kind of phone-tapping) many other cases have emerged. We now know that this was simply the modus operandi of the News Corp tabloid when it wanted information it couldn’t get honestly: hire a private investigator to figure out voicemail numbers and dial in. Now it has been revealed that journalists at the paper hacked into the phone of missing and then murdered teenager Milly Dowler, listening to the increasingly frantic messages of distraught relatives, and then deleting messages when the mailbox became too full, creating the false impression the young girl was still alive. Police are now investigating every high-profile case involving murder or abduction of a child since 2001, suspecting News of the World interference. An editor and an investigator have been jailed over the scandal. It won’t help public distrust to learn that payoffs were made from the News of the World to some police officers. I hang my head for my profession, for those who try to do it well and for those so betrayed by it. You won’t like us much now, will you? \
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For years Greg Page, the yellow Wiggle, suffered bouts of dizziness that meant he couldn’t stand or speak without difficulty, a condition that baffled doctors. He tells PETER WILMOTH about the trouble he had accepting that ill health meant he was no longer in the band.
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T crippled him physically and emotionally and, even today, almost five years after it forced him to quit the Wiggles, you can hear the pain in Greg Page’s voice. It was the greatest of paradoxes – here he was singing about yummy fruit salad and hot potatoes and driving around in a Big Red Car as young children watched in awe, the most innocent of fun, and all the while he was suffering a condition that he couldn’t put a name to but was crippling him. Page underwent test after test, with no resolution about what was wrong with him. He feared it might be cancer. “At various stages I was trying to assess what was wrong with me. There was one point where I had an X-ray done of my lungs, which showed a black spot on it. It turned out to be (just) a black spot. When they came back I thought, ‘I wonder what this is’. At the same time, stupidly enough, or funnily enough, I thought well, at least I’ve got a reason for the way that I’m feeling. If there’s something wrong with my lungs, that explains why I get short of breath and why I’m so tired. There was another three months of tests after that before I got a diagnosis.” That diagnosis, in 2007, was that Page suffered from orthostatic intolerance, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system, which caused severe dizziness and exhaustion. Often on stage he felt as though he was about to collapse. In his autobiography Now and Then he writes of not being able to do a Wiggles show, and sometimes having a doctor give him an injection halfway through a performance. As the Wiggles juggernaut powered on, Page dealt with the body that was betraying him. For 12 years he didn’t know what was wrong, and it was the not knowing that was hardest. “I was being crippled physically and crippled emotionally,” Page says. “That not knowing, and knowing there was something wrong with you, and knowing there are three other guys who are trying to keep going with something you’re intrinsically a part of – that was weighing so heavily on my mind that, yes, I was emotionally unwell.” He writes movingly about a Wiggles business meeting in 2006 before Page had quit the band. “We were talking about business deals and how they should be approached with the knowledge that I was unwell. Suddenly I burst into tears. I couldn’t understand what Mike (the band’s business manager) was saying. I could hear his words but my brain could not comprehend them. I couldn’t function at any basic level that required brain power. I felt useless and embarrassed.” Physically he was in worse shape. “I would sometimes walk into walls when trying to go through a doorway because I’d overbalance,” he writes. “Or I’d go to pick some thing up and I’d miss it entirely; or I’d hit the side of my mouth with a fork full of food. I needed a walking stick on most occasions to assist me in getting around and if I walked across a room I was so exhausted I’d have to sit down to recover.” He underwent numerous tests, including for multiple system atrophy, a terminal condition that would lead to death, in most cases within five to seven years (he was cleared of that). To add to the stress, Page was in the midst of breaking up with his wife. “It happened all at once,” he says. He was the youngest member of the Wiggles and felt unnerved that he couldn’t cope with the pressure of touring . “At the time I didn’t know I was suffering from a condition or a disorder. All I knew was I’d feel a certain way. I’d had the symptoms of this disorder for 12 years before I got diagnosed. In that time you see doctors, you tell them how you feel, you tell them you get short of breath, you tell them you get shaky, you tell them you get vague at times, you tell them your heart thumps in your chest and they send you off to tests to do with heart problems or lung problems or brain scans and each time the tests come back telling you you’re perfectly healthy, nothing wrong with those organs. But you still feel the way you feel. “And when the other guys can do the routine – and Jeff is 20 years older – and the regime and the schedule with no problems, you start to think ‘What on earth is wrong with me? Am I just a wimp or something? Am I just not built like these guys?’. To get (diagnosed and find out) that reason you’ve felt this way for so long is a real relief and a weight off your mind.” Back in Australia recovering, Page quit the band by email, am impersonal way of ending a 16-year journey
with Anthony Field, Jeff Fatt and Murray Cook. “They certainly understood. They could see, as time went on, that I was getting worse and worse. There seemed to be no reason for it. I can’t imagine what they would have been thinking. They knew I had some personal problems I had to deal with, relationship-wise, so they were understanding of that, but in terms of my physical health it was perplexing everybody. ‘Why is Pagey feeling the way he’s feeling?’” Page’s marriage break-up impacted on his health. “The decision to end the marriage was two years before I got unwell. So I was living on my own and trying to deal with that and, as anybody knows who has a marriage break-up, it is extremely taxing emotionally. There is no doubt in my mind that that made the symptoms of orthostatic intolerance so much worse.” The lack of diagnosis also left Page suffering depression. How did he get through it all? “The way I got through it was by getting myself physically a bit better and feeling physically well, and then I felt that I could have the energy to deal with the emotional problems. At that time things were kind of amicable between me and my ex-wife, which was great. But being amicable doesn’t save a marriage and, as time goes on, things take their own course.” He learnt a lot in the years after the Wiggles. “You find happiness again and you find ways of being able to make yourself happy, because other people can’t make you happy, and that’s one thing I’ve learnt. I had a lot of self-esteem issues as a teenager and was looking for something that made me feel good about myself. And without the Wiggles, that’s where I felt the biggest blow to my self-esteem and my self-worth, that that was now gone. I’m the one who has to
“we put a lot of money into what we did to keep the integrity and standards very high.” make me happy. No other thing or no other person is going to make me happy in life, I just have to do that myself.” Page would like to take a larger role as an advocate for orthostatic intolerance and help doctors understand it as well. He is involved with the Baker Institute in Melbourne where work is being done on the condition. “They are doing some really amazing work in terms of world research,” he says. “I’ve been asked by them to help to advocate the doctors about better understanding of the condition so (doctors) can more easily diagnose at GP level.” Page has remarried (to Vanessa) and has a 21-month-old daughter, Lara. Their second child is due soon. “Life changes. There are certain aspects of my personal life that I’m a lot happier in. Career-wise I’m still a little bit lost in terms of how I’m going to get that sense of contribution to the community again. I’ve got some exciting opportunities that have been presented to me in the past four weeks. My (next gig) will probably never be as life-changing as the Wiggles was.” Page has a fascination with Elvis Presley and after the Wiggles visited Presley’s home Graceland in Memphis. He now collects objects such as clothing, jewellery, books and furniture that were owned by Presley. He has set up a museum in Parkes in New South Wales where they hold an annual Elvis festival and has plans for another museum on the Gold Coast. “(Visiting Graceland) changed my life in terms of feeling a connection and having an identification with his story,” he says. “Being able to walk though his house where he lived and get a sense of who he was as a person off stage. The thing I could identify with was a feeling of success in terms of a career … but in certain parts of life not having that same sense of happiness or success. I had this incredible feeling of success in what I did on stage, and then when I walked off stage I kind of felt some areas of my life were a little bit empty.” The Wiggles have had an extraordinary career, selling massive numbers of CDs and DVDs and touring the world. For many celebrities around the world, a ticket to a Wiggles show has been a hot item. Fans included Jerry Seinfeld, Mick
Fleetwood, Neil Sedaka, John Fogerty and Paul Hester from Crowded House. “It was a real thrill to meet him, I was a big Crowded House fan,” Page says. “It did open the door to a lot of experiences I would not have had otherwise and experiences I’m very grateful for. To be asked to play in celebrity cricket matches where I get to bowl to Glenn McGrath or Mark Taylor, to face Shane Warne or Mike Whitney.” What was Robert De Niro like? “Very quiet. He came backstage and said what we did was great,” Page says. “In movies he’s so menacing and so intense, to have him come backstage at a Wiggles show and say ‘What you guys do is really good’ so quietly and so timidly is just very surreal. And to perform with people like John Fogerty on DVD and CD is just something you never could dream, could happen.”
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confession: I am a Wiggles veteran. Many, many hours were spent sitting with my children as Page and his mates drove around in that Big Red Car. By the time my kids were about four I introduced them to the Beatles and Crowded House and Paul Kelly, and was thankfully free of Dorothy the Dinosaur and Captain Feathersword. I told Page I didn’t want him to take this departure personally. “It seems to be happening at younger ages these days, where the kids are moving onto the the Beatles, music influenced by their parents, or Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga,” he says. “That’s fine, that is going to happen. I still take comfort in the fact that that first few years of a child’s life they may be getting exposed to the Wiggles, and that may be shaping their musical tastes.” The Wiggles have all done extremely well financially. For several years they hovered around the top of the BRW top-10 list of Australia’s richest entertainers. In 2010 their reported earnings were $33.5 million from live performances, merchandising and television endorsements. “It has been amazing, and yes, I am set for life, and I’m very grateful for that,” Page says. Recent media reports suggested Page had lost a lot of money as a result of collapsed property investments. “Recently there’s been some speculation in the media about my financial position,” Page says. “Some of the numbers are over-inflated … There was talk of some loss in some investments that I made, which is true. I did make some losses, but they were saying I’d lost tens of millions of dollars and that when I left the group I got paid out $50 million, nonsensical figures, and it makes me upset because it puts the focus on what the Wiggles did on the money side of things. “I guess people are fascinated by that. BRW did its top 50 earners and said ‘The Wiggles made $45 million’ and people look at that and say ‘There’s only four of them, they must have made $11 million each and they’re all massive multimillionaires’. We have done financially very well out of it, but if you look at the figures that way you are looking at them incorrectly. We put a lot of money into what we did to keep the integrity and the standards of what we did very high.” Does he keep in touch with the other guys? “Haven’t seen them for a while. Spoke to Murray a couple of months ago. They’re flat out flying all around the world.” Finally, with the diagnosis, Page has found some peace in his new life. He says he is no longer in denial about not being a Wiggle any more. When he sees the yellow skivvy (now occupied by Sam Moran) what are his feelings? “Mixed feelings. I don’t have any negative feelings. My daughter Lara watches both versions of the Wiggles, the old ones with me and the new ones with Sam. and she gets as much enjoyment out of both versions. When I watch Sam I think isn’t it great that they’ve been able to go and replace me with (him). I must admit I look at it and think ‘I wonder what it would be like seeing that song with me in it, I wonder how different it would be’. That’s as far as it gets.” \
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to only talk to people if they are a compatible sign and our planets are aligned? And I wonder, do we need horoscopes more when things are going bad, to seek reassurance? That’s how Jonathan Cainer makes his living. He writes a few nebulous, flowery sentences about life and the universe and then at the end he always, and I mean always, says everything will turn out just fine. Often there are hidden treasures to be found and big personal transformations about to take place, which can be pretty exciting if, you know, your heart’s broken or you’ve just lost your job. And the thing is, when everything is fine and dandy, do
we find ourselves reading the horoscopes at all? No. Why would you have the fun ruined by Astrogirl telling you were about to be bankrupt or fall out of a tree. We only ever believe in horoscopes when they predict the positive, which is why my aforementioned, Astrodienst-loving friend says she only ever consults her horoscope the day after it’s all happened, and only to see if she can make sense of the day before. Told you she was smart. Years ago I went to see a psychic and EVERYTHING she told me would happen actually did happen. She was correct, right down to nitty-gritty details about when I would travel, get married and what kind of jobs I would do in the future. I kid you not. The thing is though, at the time I was obsessed with some guy and I really only wanted to know whether we were going to get it together or not. The first thing she told me (even though I didn’t even ask), was that it wasn’t going to happen, and so I sulked through the rest of the appointment, only remembering the vague details of my future. Now I wish I had taken more notice … and kept her number. Martika, where are you? Hmmmmm, maybe Jonathan Cainer knows the answer to that question. Better go check. \
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was anything I should be wary of before I wrote this. In the process, I clicked through to his new Solstice to Solstice video and actually considered signing up for a subscription, because you get three free personal tarots. I wasn’t sure if I should, so I checked Kelli Fox to see if there was anything in her horoscopes around making long-term commitments or financial decisions. She told me that today I should be thinking about other people and not myself. So then I checked another random online horoscope just to weigh it all up and see if I could find a happy medium, and they said I need to start cleaning out my closet and giving things I don’t need to charity. So now I don’t know what to do and I’m wondering if Jonathan’s free personal tarot sessions might help … So a friend put me on to Astrodienst, which is much more scientific, and she’s highly intelligent, so I checked that out. And now I’m really worried, as it said today I will develop a deeper understanding of “the psychological areas that are connected with the experience of pain, suffering and rejection”. Now I don’t think I should even go out the door. So, do you think I’ve got a problem? And at which point should I seek help? When I open the wallet to actually pay for a future forecast, or start buying all the gossip mags just for the horoscopes (rather than find out what court Lindsay is in this week or to try to work out who the hell the Kardashians are anyways). Or will it be when I decide
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substandard poultry meal about 12 years ago. He’s made it his mission to serve quality dishes using the meat in his restaurants. “It was around the time we opened our first restaurant. So we decided to specialise in duck. We wanted to make something our signature dish, so why not duck,” says the chef. Langevad and his partner, Ulla Hiltula, opened their first restaurant, Raffles, in Middle Park in 1999 and ran it for three years, before deciding to retire. But six months after playing golf and tennis, Langevad needed a new challenge. So in early 2003, they opened a rundown restaurant in Fitzroy and named it Mon Ami. Langevad ran the kitchen and Hitula worked front of house. Eight years later, when Mon Ami had a well-established local following, the thought of retirement beckoned again, so late last year the pair decided on another challenge. Langevad, a former finance controller, calls this one their superannuation. But Paris Grill, which opened in February, had a troubled beginning. “We had 13 chefs in 13 weeks,” says Langevad. So he hired John Paul Sebastian (ex Mietta’s and Delgany) to work at Mon Ami with Hitula, and took over the kitchen at Paris Grill himself. There are six entrée choices, two with scallops, and about a dozen mains – six with duck. Most nights, there is an additional duck special. The chef’s description of his food is accurate: “French food is about the depth of flavours and the different things it brings to your palate at the same time, while Scandinavian food is more about singular flavours and freshness.” This cuisine union is evident in a trio of scallops presented in their shells and resting on a fine tomato braise. The sweetness of the scallops and the rich, acidic-but-sweet sauce are a classic French-style match, but a creamy tartare-style dollop on top added bite and freshness. The Canadian scallops were of excellent quality and cooked with care and precision. Less impressive was an entrée quail dish, cooked in piri-piri spices and served with green apple and confit grapes. The sauce and the grapes were earthy, sweet and delicious, but the texture of the quail was a letdown. It was too firm and the meat was tight and unresisting. Perhaps that was just unlucky. A twice-cooked duck breast “served pink” from the specials arrived on a cauliflower puree served with a braised cherry sauce. It was a good dish; sweet meat, slightly acidic sauce and well-treated accompaniments. “The breast is roasted first as this sets the meat, and that way I can keep it pink and full of moisture,” says Langevad. The dish arrived with a tiny duck-shaped piece of puff pastry, which Langevad calls his “duckette”. It’s served with every duck dish. A confit Gippsland Pekin duck leg, with zested orange on a red-cabbage relish, was the dish of the night. The tender leg was cooked in duck fat at 110 degrees for just over three hours. Orange, herbs and spice added depth and character to the meat, while the red cabbage, tossed
Confit duck leg was the dish of the night
with a small kick of chilli, added the aforementioned Scandinavian freshness. The dish was served with buttered kipfler potatoes and a double-baked parmesan soufflé, which provided a strong “French” contrast in its texture and its salty, savoury flavours. Other meal choices include three risottos (one of them with duck), a beef bourguignon, steak grilled to order and reef fish with a champagne-and-caviar sauce. The cheese and dessert lists tread a safe, comfort-food path. The house specialty is crepes with buttered almonds, Amaretto and almond ice-cream, and there’s also a honey-and-orange panacotta. We chose the house-made French-style caramel ice-cream, served with a shot of Drambuie – its burnt-toffee taste and creamy texture were excellent – and a notable passionfruit-and-pistachio crème brulee, with a fine toffee crust and just-right silky, just-runny texture. Paris Grill retains its duck “theme” right to the end. As you leave, look up. There’s a bamboo duck on a chair over the door. There’s a duck-napping story involved. But ask the owners. They tell it better than I can. \
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TRIO OF SCALLOPS
PISTACHIO CRÉME BRULEE
verdict Despite a troubled start, Paris Grill is a well-suited
addition to Port Melbourne’s waterside. Its fine-dining, comfort-food aspirations show promise and the potential to attract a loyal, local clientele, as did its sister restaurant, Mon Ami in Fitzroy. Summer will draw bigger crowds to this appealing establishment, which shows personality, humour and originality delivered by its welltravelled owners.
eat this Paris Grill 49 Beach Street, Port Melbourne Phone \ 9646 1101 Head chef \ Jon Langevad Prices \ Entrees $14-$18; mains 23-$39; desserts $14-$17 Open \ Dinner Tuesday to Sunday; lunch Friday to Sunday
www.parisgrill.com.au
In lieu of a wine list, Paris Grill has a “wine wall” from which diners can browse the considered collection of reasonably priced, predominantly Australian and French, wines. Boldly select your own, or ask for help. The idea was taken from a bistro in Saturnia, Italy, visited by the owners, and adds theatre to choosing wine. More drama is added by the owner’s prolific photography display, which includes an imposing self-portrait that hangs above the fireplace and striking black-and-white images of architecture, café life and nature. High arched windows and tall ceilings are elegant bones for the $100,000 renovation, which includes high-backed chairs, sand-coloured walls, splashes of deep red and, in winter, tapestry-look tablecloths. \ july 13, 2011 \ The weekly review 11
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R E V IE W \ mind back to the joys of cracking CAST YOUR the cardboard on a cask of wine in your early undergraduate days. For a long time that was
(ANDREW CHAPMAN)
There’s another reason why the Riverina has taken great strides in the past 20 years – most of the wineries are family owned, which frees them from the shackles of answering my impression of the Riverina wine region. to shareholders. That was close to 20 years ago in my case, and wine in a One of the key regulations when the irrigation was box now makes up only a small percentage of the 400,000 introduced 99 years ago was that the land could only be tonnes the Riverina crushes each year, equating to one in privately owned – large corporations were forbidden. These every four litres (or bottles) of wine produced in Australia. regulations have since been relaxed but there’s still no sign The quality of the wines is much, much better than I of the corporates in the Riverina. remember, but I was a beer drinker back then. McWilliams was soon joined by the Penfolds and Advancements in winemaking technology, better De Bortoli families as Italian migrants flooded The viticulture and efforts to produce wines suited to Griffith and the surrounding areas in waves after Riverina has the first and second world wars. Many of the the hot inland climate are only part of the puzzle that makes up the Riverina. a worldwide original wineries still exist, and now the second The Riverina was founded in 1912, when the and third generations are at the helm. reputation Murrumbidgee irrigation scheme was launched to The Riverina has built a worldwide reputation provide produce growers a guaranteed yearly water for producing consistent wines on a huge scale, as entitlement in the dry, arid area. John McWilliam evident with the enormous facilities at Casella Wines, planted 40,000 vines at his Hanwood farm the following which produces a staggering 120 million litres a year. year, and the rest is history. Wineries have taken a horses-for-courses approach to the Without this guarantee of water, which still stands today, wines they make and don’t try to extend themselves with there wouldn’t be a Riverina. styles that don’t suit the region. The Riverina’s hot and dry climate is well suited to late-ripening reds, such as durif and petit verdot, and white grapes that have an ability to ripen with high amounts of
natural acidity that help them stay balanced, such as pinot grigio and chardonnay, do well. Fortifieds and botrytis-affected sticky dessert wines have also found a welcome home and ideal growing conditions. Grape varieties from southern Italy, where the climate is similar, are being planted, and the early signs for these alternative varieties are good. Many of these vines are still young and the wines in the experimentation stages of their existence as winemakers and vignerons look to see what else the region is capable of. Keep an eye out for wines such as vermentino, montepulciano and aglianico in the coming years – they have great potential in the land described by explorer John Oxley in 1817 as “a country which for bareness and desolation … has no equal”. \
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DECANTER\ BEN THOMAS ON THE RIVERINA
DE BORTOLI WINES, BILBUL, NSW
taste this Westend 3 Bridges Durif 2009 (Riverina) $20.95; 14.5% ★★★★
Durif thrives in hot, dry climates, and this is another example of the horses-for-courses approach that works well in the Riverina. Deep, inky purple in colour, this tastes and smells like spiced plums, dark cherry, chocolate and liquorice, with vanillin oak adding a seductive touch. Chewy, drying tannins are balanced with the rich flavours and bright acid, which gives the wine a spring in its step. It finishes long, with a flash of stewed plum and chocolate-coated liquorice flavour. Food match \ Daube of beef
Charles Sturt University Chardonnay (Australia) $14.30; 12.5% ★★★★
OK, so the bulk of this wine is from its vineyards in Orange, but the university is based in Wagga Wagga and a portion of chardonnay from its local Riverina winery gives the wine tropical fruit notes and added weight to the palate, adding to the complexity. And there’s quite a bit of complexity here for the money. Cantaloupe, peach, blossom, apple and fig aromas lead to flavours of stonefruit, hints of tropical fruit, citrus juice and pith along with nice minerality. It’s well structured, with a creamy texture and bright acid. Can’t ask for more, really. Food match \ Grilled scallops
SEDUCTIVE
5★ Outstanding
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COMPLEXITY
4★ Really good 3★ Good 2★ OK ★ Not worth it
Berton Vineyards Foundstone Unoaked Chardonnay 2010
McWilliams Hanwood Estate Classic Muscat NV
A $10 chardonnay that tastes like chardonnay isn’t always easy to find but here’s one that ticks all the boxes. Aromas of melon, nectarine, pear and apple tick the first box and fresh, pure flavours of honeydew melon, stonefruit, lemon and lime juice tick the next. Leesy, yeasty notes add complexity. There’s a nice weight on the palate, but bright acid keeps if fresh rather than flabby. Add a zesty, refreshing finish to the wine and you’ve got a good-value wine that’s easy drinking. Food match \ Rice-paper rolls
The Riverina, just like Rutherglen, does muscat well. This, from regional founders McWilliams, is fortified with spirit made at the winery, making it a truly local wine. Lovely aromas and intense, lip-smacking flavours of orange peel, rose petals, raisins, muscatelles, chocolate and earth. Like all good muscats, it has a luscious mouthfeel without being cloying and an excellent palate length. For $13 for a 750ml bottle it’s a great entry into the world of fortifieds. Food match \ Chocolate souffle
(South-east Australia) $10; 13.5% ★★★
PURE
(Australia) $13; 18.5% ★★★ ½
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Deen De Bortoli Vat 4 Petit Verdot 2008 (Australia) $12.90; 14.5% ★★★★
Petit verdot, a member of the Bordeaux red family, can be a really pretty wine when it’s done right, as this is. Charming aromas and medium-bodied flavours of cherry, blueberry and boysenberry, with delicate cinnamon and cardamom notes and vanilla oak on the background. The balance and structure are spot on, with sandy, drying tannins and tight, bright acid that pulls the wine together and gives it focus. It finishes with persistent cherry flavours. Food match \ Steak and chips july 13, 2011 \ The weekly review 13
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about how to pick the right foundation for mature skin, I’d say most of you are ready for a change in the right direction. I know some habits die hard, but what was good in your flush of youth will not be suitable now. Complexion products are primarily to even out your skin tone, not to rewrite history. As we age, a lot of factors come into focus. Matte textures accentuate lines rather than help hide them. While the key noticeable factor in ageing may be lines, another that is often ignored is the dullness of skin. Look at celebrities such as Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep and Judi Dench. Their skin always looks fresh and glowing. The look you want to achieve is a satin finish – a happy medium between shiny and matte. That’s achieved by adding a bit of liquid face highlighter to your foundation and abandoning powder. Powder may be a good servant but it’s a bad taskmaster. It is best used as a thin veil to set make-up. To start to redefine your regimen, a good first step is to overhaul your make-up kit. Get rid of anything that’s more than 12 months old and start afresh. Advances in science, technology and formulation have created a mind-numbing number of options that weren’t available just a short time ago. Yellow-based products are best. Pink-tinged foundations do not give the allure of youth. In fact, they will age you. If you are bamboozled by the very thought of picking a foundation – seek some help. Any professional beauty counter will be happy to help you. Be very clear to the consultant what you are looking for and be prepared to walk away if you are not satisfied. \
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Excellent to even out skin tone and comes in 20 shades.
Bobbi Brown Extra Repair Foundation SPF 25, 30ml, $132. The perfect antidote for dry skin, it evens out skin tone, covers without being heavy, the ingredients are nourishing and the colour range covers a good spectrum – what more can you ask for?
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Lancôme Teint Rénergie Lift R.A.R.E SPF 20 Foundation, 30ml, $72. This could possibly be the future of make-up – it conceals, evens out skin tone and has the capabilities of skin care.
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Tom Gunn is taking Australian-designed shoes to new levels, writes JANE ROCCA.
Tom Gunn has collaborated with Gary Bigeni
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n just a few years, Brisbane shoe label Tom Gunn has clocked up seven seasonal collections and recently collaborated with emerging designer Gary Bigeni for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, held in Sydney in May. Designed by friends Gabrielle Thompson and Shannon Gunn, who both learnt the art of shoemaking in Europe (they studied at Ars Arpel School in Milan), the brand is fast becoming known for its elegant craftsmanship, emphasis on silhouette and the use of high-quality leather in luscious shades. “We both loved independent and original Australian clothing designers but noticed that footwear designers were few and far between,” explains Thompson of their decision to launch the label in 2008. “We also saw a gap in the market for originally designed shoes by an Australian designer. The footwear market in Australia has always been dominated by large companies and imported international labels.” Hence the arrival of Tom Gunn – a shoe brand run by two women with a passion for shoes, a soft spot for leather and a knack for elegant designs. It was also a perfect opportunity to create shoes that they wanted to wear. Their forthcoming spring 2011 collection, titled The Darling, evokes images of the dry and hazy Australian outback. In fact, they also had those early explorers in mind when it came to defining the colour palette and edge of their collection. For the Gary Bigeni spring 2011 show, the pair created a 13-centimetre, minimalist-inspired strappy heel in soft Italian Nappa leather that was featured in grey, burnt orange, amber brown, light brown, light blue and intense blue. “Tom Gunn is all about juxtaposition – paring
unusual leathers, textures and colours in a way that of the world economy, a shift to China was in order. somehow works – we wanted to work with someone That doesn’t mean there’s a downgrading in quality or who pushes the boundaries in a similar fashion and production expectations – the leather is still sourced Gary was our number-one preference,” says Thompson. from Italy but assembled in Asia. In their collection, it’s all about shades of soft sand, “Up until our fifth season we made our shoes in Italy,” burnt orange and amber brown for a hint of Australian says Gunn. “Due to the world economy as well as the landscape, but their true strength lies in their long distance that Australia is from Italy, we made design from unusual mules, platforms, chiseled the move last year to manufacture in China. We wedges, brogue-inspired flats and heels with work with a small handmade workshop and Rising a point of difference. The Maxim shoe is one use Italian leathers. This has enabled us the costs have the designers say you can wear all year round. to be more creative and dynamic forced a shift freedom “A sexy yet unusual mule that will look with our collections while bringing the prices to China equally great with jeans or with a short dress,” to the level that the Australian consumer is says Gunn. comfortable with.” “We wanted to create a shoe that was dressy Tom Gunn, which has also collaborated with without being too girly. We love heavier, more covered fashion house Saba, is known for its love of exotic upper designs, and this, paired with a stiletto heel, leather – think python and lizard. “We can't get over completes the look for us. Our leathers come from the our addiction to exotic leathers. The texture and the rich same tanneries as Miu Miu, Jimmy Choo and Louis colours that come from these has inspired us to make Vuitton,” she says. them part of our label hallmark. Using these leathers Until a few seasons ago, Tom Gunn manufactured adds another dimension to the design without taking its shoes in Italy, but due to rising costs and the status away from the styling,” says Gunn.
MARLON GRAPHITE TUMBLE & CHOCOLATE NAPPA
FORWARD FEET Named best footwear designer in the 2010 2threads Fashion Awards, as well as selected as finalists in the prestigious 2009 Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards, Tom Gunn is fast becoming a label to look out for. “Like Bigeni, Tom Gunn shoes look effortlessly simple upon first glance but upon closer inspection, are thoughtfully designed with extremely intricate elements,” says Thompson. “It is the perfect partnership.” \
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BOOKS\ CORRIE PERKIN GRABS A TIGER BY THE TALE Wife is the much-awaited THE TIGER’S debut novel of Serbian-born American writer Téa Obreht. The
(BEOWULF SHEEHAN)
Obreht is the youngest winner of the Orange prize
fiction
book arrived in our shop earlier this year with little fanfare, but it has certainly started to move since it was announced the winner of the Orange Prize for Fiction last month. At 25, Obreht is the youngest winner in the Orange Prize’s 16-year history. Some observers questioned whether The Tiger’s Wife displayed enough finesse in style and structure to win the world’s most prestigious literary award for women writers. But its charm has captivated many readers, including the Orange Prize judges. As judges’ chairperson Bettany Hughes said when awarding the prize, “The Tiger’s Wife is an exceptional book and Téa Obreht is a truly exciting new talent.’’ The book begins when Natalia, a young doctor, agrees to visit a monastery in a no-name region of the Balkans to inoculate the orphans who live there. While on the road, she receives news that her beloved grandfather, also a medico, has died in mysterious circumstances. In the 48 hours that follow, Natalia tries to discover what happened to her grandfather, and why he had decided to follow his granddaughter into the – literally – minefield of a countryside. Natalia’s teenage memories of 1990s Bosnia are very real. My main complaint is that there are too few glimpses of her past, and of the lasting impact war has on young people. Obreht has created a detached, focused young woman but in doing so, she’s denied us access to deeper emotions and inner reflections. But sitting alongside the story of the determined and edgy Natalia are the tales of her grandfather and others whose lives were affected by 20th-century violence and hardship. These backstories give The Tiger’s Wife its heart. At one point we return to the 1941 German bombing of Belgrade and the destruction of the city’s zoo. When his compound is destroyed, the zoo’s tiger escapes the city and flees
history RIVER OF SMOKE By Amitav Ghosh » $32.95 (Hodder Headline)
Calcutta-born writer Amitav Ghosh’s epic about the lucrative 19th-century opium trade continues in this superb sequel to his 2008 Booker Prize-shortlisted Sea of Poppies. The first book took us along the banks of the Ganges, where the opium poppies grew and were then transported south to Calcutta to be traded. River of Smoke continues the story to China, where authorities are trying to prevent opium’s pervading influence and fight back against the British traders who are bringing it into the country through Canton. Bombay opium merchant Bahram Modi and his half-Chinese son Ah Fatt carry the story through this interesting period in Chinese-Western relations. \
to the mountains. But the tiger has never known freedom and so he gravitates to a little village in search of food and company. A local boy, Natalia’s grandfather, observes him prowling at night. So does a deaf mute woman, who manages to charm the tiger with her gentle manner, prompting the superstitious villagers to call her “the tiger’s wife’’. Natalia’s grandfather is central to this story. His frequent encounters with “the deathless man’’ – a vagabond who claims he is the nephew of Death but, because he was punished for defying his uncle, can never die – are also part of this mystical tale. The “deathless man’’ is a constant in The Tiger’s Wife; you keep waiting for him to pop up and have another verbal sparring match with the grandfather. This talented author, who featured last year in The New Yorker’s “20-writers-under-40-to-watch” fiction issue, fled the former Yugoslavia with her family before the Bosnian conflict began in the early 1990s and settled in the US when she was 12 years old. A storytelling heritage runs deep through her writing. Bettany Hughes summed it up well when she described Obreht’s power of observation and understanding of the world as “remarkable. By skilfully spinning a series of magical tales she has managed to bring the tragedy of chronic Balkan conflict thumping into our front rooms with a bittersweet vivacity.’’ \
sex GREEN MEN AND WHITE SWANS: THE FOLKLORE OF BRITISH PUB NAMES By Jacqueline Simpson » $21.95 (Arrow Books)
What do the Seven Wives, the Pig on the Wall, Mother Blackcap, the Rattlebone Inn, Davy’s Locker, the Crumpled Horn and the Anchor and Hope have in common? They are all pubs in Britain whose names reveal a rich history of village folklore, customs, memorable events and characters – or, in the case of London’s Dirty Dick’s, a late-18th-century establishment owned by a man called Richard Bentley who kept an unclean premise and refused offers of help to paint and tidy it up. English folklore expert Jacqueline Simpson has compiled this fascinating paperback with scholarly dedication. Highly recommended, especially when Father’s Day comes around in September. \
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THE TIGER’S WIFE By Téa Obreht » $29.99 (Orion)
food SEX LIFE: HOW OUR SEXUAL EXPERIENCES DEFINE WHO WE ARE By Pamela Stephenson-Connolly » $35 (Vermilion)
Those of us who started to hone our critical television-watching skills in the early 1980s still find it unfathomable that a comedian and actor of Pamela Stephenson’s talent could chuck in a gig like Not The Nine O’Clock News to study psychotherapy and become a sexologist and clinical psychologist. But for 17 years this is what Stephenson, aka Mrs Billy Connolly, has been doing, while employing her brilliant communication skills to talk sex to the masses. Her engaging new book is not a “how to’’ but instead taps into people’s stories of their sexual development, desire and practice in order to help us understand what’s normal, and what might work for us. \
MONDAY MORNING COOKING CLUB By the Monday Morning Cooking Club » $59.95 (Hardie Grant)
Bring together a group of keen amateur cooks and it’s odds-on that some serious recipe sharing will take place. Then, after a wealth of culinary knowledge has been exchanged, someone pipes up: “We should put all these recipes in a book’’. The Monday Morning Cooking Club is a group of Sydney Jewish women who have been meeting every week since 2006 to cook, eat, and share food memories. With more than 100 recipes from 60 different cooks, this book is the result of their culinary hunting and gathering. There are some enticing dishes, and the photography and design are superb. But what we love most is its importance as a document of record. \ july 13, 2011 \ The weekly review 17
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Sydney-based singer Catherine Traicos was asking for trouble when she called her last LP The Amazing. Happily, the record lived up to its (possibly ironic) title. Even more happily, its follow-up is even better. Formerly a one-woman show, Traicos has recruited a full band – dubbed the Starry Night – and the result is a more coherent, country-tinged sound. Traicos’ distinctive rasping vocals drift like campfire smoke over these rootsy arrangements, which range from languid, sunbaked sprawls to the lilting pop of Beg For Love.. As a lyricist, she has always excelled in well-observed portraits of heartbreak and dodgy boyfriends, but there’s a new lightness to her work here that makes for particularly good company. Given her unique throat and a gift for a timeless melody, it isn’t at all unfair to mention Traicos in the same breath as equally idiosyncratic artists such as Suzanne Vega, Hope Sandoval or, closer to home, Clare Bowditch. \
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VANITAS \ The Owl and the Pussycat, 34 Swan Street, Richmond, July 14-23, $15/$18 Wandering theatre troupe Attic Erratic has spent the past year or so earning plaudits on Melbourne’s indie circuit. Last year’s Ad Nauseam won a swag of awards and recent production The Walls received encouraging murmurs from those in the know. The company’s latest piece, Vanitas, is a dark comedy that stares hard into the mirror and wonders about our tendency to obsess about ourselves. At its heart is the Vestige family, who are struggling to come to terms with their faded glory. When a guest stumbles into their once-grand world, the family is forced to confront some uncomfortable home truths. \
staying in CROWNIES \ ABC 1, Thursday July 14, 8.30pm GAME OF THRONES \ Showtime, Sunday July 17, 8.30pm Not, alas, a paean to the virtues of Crown Lager, new Aussie drama Crownies follows a group of young, sexy lawyers recruited as Crown prosecutors. Much energy is expended reminding us how young and sexy they are, with most of the (young, sexy) female cast members stripping off to their (sexy) underwear at least once in the first 10 minutes. Yet, despite a bit of desktop sex and drunken shenanigans, they seem a largely pleasant, reasonably responsible bunch whose personalities blend into a melange of niceness. By the end of the first episode, our young leads’ chief identifying characteristics appear to be blonde, brunette or redhead. Thankfully, the ABC has decided to run two episodes together for the debut, giving characters a chance to develop a few sharp edges. Certainly the leads are all appealing, no matter the tint of their ’do, and the script is competent, if leisurely. Still, it’s hard not to draw comparisons with imports Party Animals and This Life (or the more recent Silk, which is yet to screen here), all of which plough a similar furrow with a
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What’s on Duffy \ art Gallery of Ballarat, 40 Lydiard Street north, Ballarat Open 9am-5pm daily Maleonn \ St Patricks Community Hall, Dawson Street South, Ballarat
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Wood Bin, Elle, 1975, by Duffy “Duffy worked for Elle for two periods, 1963-66 and 1974-79, and this image was during his second period and from a shoot for French Elle in the south of France in 1975,” says his son Chris. “Duffy considered that he did some of his best work for French Elle and enjoyed working for them immensely as they always allowed him creative freedom.”
Little Flagman #2 by Maleonn The work is from the series of Little Flagman and was taken somewhere in north-western China. “I dedicate the work to the other side; and all the idealists who could face up to the disillusion. To those art workers, my dear friends.”
The Night that Follows Day by Frances Mocnik “The sombre sight of grave markers contrasts with the workers’ healthy interest in sport, revealing that despite the sombre purpose of their toll, workers here are just like any other.”
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Girls at Hoopla Stall by Alfred Gregory “Originally shot for Harper’s Bazaar, this image shows a group of girls at a hoopla stall where they are hoping to win a prize. They are wearing ‘kiss me quick’ hats that were all part of the fashion at the great holiday town of Blackpool. It was taken during the ‘Swinging ’60s’ – the era of the Beatles and Mary Quant, when young people were experiencing a freedom of customs and lifestyles unknown to their parents. Blackpool was the holiday destination of Britain where there was ‘Miles of Golden Sands’, a Pleasure Beach and the famous Promenade along which were sideshows and stalls. Holidaymakers would return year after year, many of them from the grim mill towns of Lancashire.” (FrOM THe SerIeS BLaCkPOOL: a CeLeBraTIOn OF THe 1960S)
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elbourne is a truly marvellous place. Depending on your ranking body of choice, we’re between the second and 18th most liveable city on earth, meaning that there are plenty of good reasons to never leave town. But when Tourism Victoria estimates that more than 1.7 million international visitors will pile through this year, you have to wonder: What are they doing that we’re missing out on? The Weekly Review has taken a trip through Melbourne’s biggest tourist traps to find out what the Batman Village visitor can expect to find.
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Eureka Skydeck The 88th-floor viewing platform gives a stunning view of Melbourne, and holds surprises for even long-time residents. From St Kilda, across the river and back around over the MCG, there’s plenty of “that’s the roof of … !” action on a clear day. In prestige and view it tops the old Rialto lookout, but food at the latter will be better – it is the new home of French restaurant Vue de Monde. The Skydeck is built for locals: most tourists will come once and pay $17.50, whereas a $50 SkyPass allows you to return every day for a year. » www.eurekaskydeck.com.au
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Captain Cook’s cottage If you’d believe it, one of Melbourne’s most famous landmarks is a Yorkshire house that belonged to the parents of Captain James Cook. Tucked inside Fitzroy Gardens, the small cottage is alive with the sounds of the Cook family (despite conjecture about whether the explorer ever lived there himself). It’s interesting to learn about Cook’s life and journeys, but wandering through the gardens is more enjoyable. » www.cookscottage.com.au
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Federation Square Tourists appear to use Fed Square for the free Wi-Fi access, sunning themselves as they read emails from Essen to Essex. It’s a bit of a waste, given that the NGV’s
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Bourke Street Mall The shopping heart of Melbourne is beating stronger: with the GPO, rejuvenated David Jones and Myer flagship all ready to empty your wallet. There’s a choir of discordant buskers as you duck in and out of the shopping arcades – the best of which is the Block Arcade – in search of bargains. For a truly international experience you can enjoy a coffee at Starbucks near Swanston Street, but most locals seem happy to have their coffee at cafés just off the main strip. » www.visitvictoria.com
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stunning Australian art gallery – The Ian Potter Centre – and the Australian Centre for the Moving Image – are the same price (nothing) and a lot more fun. Email your friend an ACMI clip that puts you in The Matrix. It’s more enjoyable than discussing how brown the water in that nearby river seems. » www.fedsquare.com Queen Victoria Market Even if you shop there weekly, the market can still throw up surprises. More than half the vast area is not used to sell fresh produce, but general merchandise and some pretty bad “Melbourne” memorabilia for your pool room. Head to Peel Street for a Spanish doughnut, or alternatively, just dawdle along the aisles, taking photos and frustrating the locals trying to quickly shop and get home. There you go, you’re feeling like a tourist already. \ » www.qvm.com.au
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BIKE TORQUE\ LOZ BLAIN RIDES A MAGNIFICENT ALL-ROUNDER and versatility are almost PRACTICALITY dirty words to today’s motorcycle buyer – but it wasn’t always so. Thirty years ago,
great sportsbikes were expected to handle bush-bashing and touring duties as well as carve up the racetrack. You owned one motorcycle and it had to do everything. In 2011, motorcycle shopping is all about specialisation. Sportsbikes are built with such intense racetrack focus that they make road riding more difficult and uncomfortable. Tourers are built like gigantic tarmac couches, great for long freeway miles but wildly impractical around town, where they take up two-thirds as much space as a car on the road. And the buying public seems to love it this way – there’s no room for all-rounders. You’re a sportsbiker, a cruiser rider, a motard maniac or one of 100 other subclasses. It becomes part of your riding identity. Ducati’s Multistrada 1200 S Touring is one of the greatest all-rounders I’ve ever ridden – and I mean that in the nicest possible way, even though I fear Ducati’s marketing team will hate me for saying it. This, after all, is a machine that’s deliberately marketed as four highly specialised bikes in one: an urban getabout; a long-range tourer; a full-on sports machine; and a quasi-enduro off-roader. The transformation between the Multistrada’s different characters is achieved using one of the most sophisticated electronics packages ever mounted to a road bike. Switching between riding modes changes the engine’s peak power output, the character of the ride-by-wire throttle’s response, the level of anti-wheelspin traction control, the anti-lock braking system set-up and the suspension settings. The fact that these kinds of systems didn’t exist, or were in embryonic form at the MotoGP level, just 10 years ago is a measure of the blinding pace of motorcycle development, and a glimpse of the future. And the best thing you can say about this brace of new technologies on the Multistrada is that it all simply works without complicating the ride. The MTS1200’s basic specification is extremely tasty: it weighs just 189 kilograms but puts out a meaty 110 kiloWatts and 118.6 Newton-metres of torque, produced by a 1198cc L-twin Testastretta engine with Ducati’s trademark Desmodromic (gear-operated) valve system. The engine is a gently toned-down version of the 1198 Superbike powerplant – and if you’ve thrown a leg over a Ducati sportsbike in recent years you’ll understand what a
“DUCATI’S MULTISTRADA 1200 S TOURING IS ONE OF THE GREATEST ALL-ROUNDERS I’VE EVER RIDDEN.” potent force it can be. It simply hammers, whatever riding mode you select. Torque is instant and ample anywhere in the rev range, it rears up like a rutting stallion in the first three gears and things get absolutely manic as the revs build, especially in the full-fat sports and touring modes. In fact, it’s this excess of power that really makes things such as ABS and traction control start looking like necessary additions. Governments across the Western world are trying to make ABS mandatory on motorcycles – and while many disagree with this policy push, it’s hard to argue against the effectiveness of a modern ABS such as the Bosch/Brembo combination fitted to the Multistrada. The ABS just works. It works in the dry, it works in the wet, it works on gravel and in the dirt, and it works at high speeds as well as slower ones – which is just as well, because when you accelerate out of a corner and briefly enjoy the raging power of that engine, you tend to find yourself approaching your next corner a lot quicker than usual. The ABS won’t save you in a corner, though, so the fine art of brake control is still worth learning. The Ducati traction control system is hard to fault as well. Within each riding mode, you can configure up to eight levels of traction intervention, from “I am a grandma, don’t let the rear wheel spin up at all” right up to “I am the powerslide king, bow to my excellence”. Being in the
former camp myself, especially on violently expensive bikes I don’t own, I gave it a few tests on various surfaces with a high degree of intervention and found it to work exactly as advertised – the intervention was hardly noticeable and the end result was uninterrupted forward drive. Marketing and sales people may try to tell you that ABS and traction control are safety systems, there to preserve your skin and your investment when you run out of talent. I suspect it doesn’t work that way in the motorcycle world. To me, an ABS system means that you start enjoying super-hard braking as much as you enjoy hitting the gas, testing the system at red lights and giggling to yourself. As for traction control, well, you can now hit full throttle pretty much as soon as you see a corner exit. The electronics gently keep the rear wheel in line and the end result is that you thunder out of corners significantly faster than you may be used to. The line between additional safety and “now I can go heaps faster” starts looking pretty thin. Glints of gold at the front and rear of the Multistrada tell you it’s wearing Ohlins suspension, and if you’ve ever used it before, that’s all you’ll need to know. It’s the best in the business. Comfortable, yet firm; controlled, yet compliant. Each riding mode has its own pre-set suspension set-up that takes into account whether you’ve got pillion passengers and/or luggage aboard but, like every other setting, it’s fully customisable if you want to roll up your sleeves and delve into the set-up menu on the digital dash – which also rates a mention as one of the best I’ve ever used. But although it’s good fun to tinker with the riding modes and the multitude of set-up options, the longer I spent with the Multistrada, the more I just left it in touring mode and enjoyed it. Because behind all the electrickery and marketing, this isn’t four bikes in one. It’s one very good bike that happens to excel in a lot of areas. It’s comfy enough for long-range touring; it’s zippy and light enough to be great fun around town. It handles reasonably well off road, on dirt and even trails and it’s probably faster than most sportsbikes, on most roads, for most riders. It’s a proper all-rounder in every sense. Now that’s what I call a motorcycle. \
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The SPACE SHUFFLE The principals of a Melbourne design company explain to FRANCESCA CARTER the joys of working within their three core values ... authenticity, consideration and enthusiasm.
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hen Paul Hecker and Hamish Guthrie were asked to choose an object that best represents their design philosophy, their choices couldn’t have been further apart. Hamish, the taller and quieter of the pair, decided on a classic wooden spinning top, while Paul selected an old-fashioned milking stool. Aesthetically these objects were very different. But as Paul suggests, there was more to it than what met the eye. “When we explained why we liked them, our explanations were identical,” says Paul. “We liked them because they were handcrafted, they were made from discarded remnants and they were a fresh take on a familiar object. There was an honesty in both the materials and the form of construction.” The exercise was all part of the rebranding of the company, from its former incarnation as Hecker, Phelan and Guthrie – the wow-force behind Ivy, Comme, Longrain, Bistro Guillaume, Outpost and Sensory Lab. Although the studio still produces interesting, dynamic spaces, Hecker Guthrie has anchored a design aesthetic based on three core values – authenticity, consideration and enthusiasm.
“It was really important as a whole studio that we were all reading off the same page,” says Hamish. “Whether we’re web designing the full interior of a building, or just designing a door handle, it should all fit into the same set of values.” The Millswyn restaurant in South Yarra is a project that perhaps best reflects these design principles. Named after its eponymous cross street, The Millswyn is situated on the premises formerly occupied by acclaimed Melbourne institution Lynch’s. “What we loved about this project is that it’s located in this beautiful old terrace house,” says Paul. “We changed the use without changing the feel. We haven’t gone in there with a ball and chain. “Whether we’re working within a contemporary or a heritage building, the building always sets the tone of where we head.” Working closely with owner Davis Yu, Hecker Guthrie lifted the palette from moody dark purple and brown velvets to fresh winter whites, striped linens, Shaker-inspired furniture and muted Scandinavian colour schemes.
Keeping the feel: The Millswyn is in a beautiful old South Yarra terrace house. (EARL CARTER)
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The Fitzroy House, which is shortlisted for the 2011 Original timber floorboards, Italian porcelain lights, Houses Awards, successfully blends organic materials galvanised pendants and traditional cabinetry create a and soft palettes with Victorian architectural features. slightly aged, provincial atmosphere. Working within the confines of an old worker’s Each room is also dotted with playful domestic cottage, the house has an amazing bluestone wall. To references. A broom is artfully displayed above an enhance the rough texture of the exposed walls, the antique water-cooler. Terrariums sit next to a vintage designers used a concrete floor that is flecked with dinner bell. And, artworks from the Anne Zahalka Wild bluestone aggregate. This provides a differentiation from Life series connect with the leafy, botanical outlook. the pre-finished Harper & Sandilands American oak “We wanted people to walk in and immediately feel floors that feature in the front of the house. comfortable. It could be the paint colour or the fire, or In the back, the newly finished bagged and painted the beautiful posy of flowers. Often it’s familiarity brickwork brings a similar strength and honesty that makes you feel warm and comfortable. to the extended living area. And the galvanised Those little things that trigger memories,” steel doors add an industrial element Essentially sky-range This sense of nostalgia and respecting and exaggerate the space. we want every the past underlies Hecker Guthrie’s main “We wanted to develop the most space to tell aesthetic approach. It is eager to retain sympathetic solution. It’s about treading more characteristics of a building’s past, and often lightly in the existing fabric of the spaces that a story looks at the period of inception for stylish clues. we are dealing with, whether it’s a Victorian or a ’60s house,” says Hamish. ith Grace, The Establishment restaurant in Each room also has a wonderful sense of theatricality. Adelaide, Hecker Guthrie exposed old wiring In the bedroom, wall-mounted wardrobes are lifted as an odd industrial throwback, heightening off the floor and a hardwood Mark Tuckey “box” bed the experience of being in a Victorian house. And in a contrasts beautifully with the bluestone textured wall. small Melbourne residence, the designers used mother In the living room, instead of selecting a large couch and of pearl Brionne handles to echo the 19th-century coffee table, the designers chose two large armchairs terrace style. and a bright-blue, highly textured pouffé. “When you talk about an old building, you often use “It’s amazing how much theatre and ceremony you words that you can’t use in contemporary spaces, like can naturally put into things that would otherwise be charm and joy and warmth,” says Paul. “It’s that feeling quite mundane or trivial, or not particularly worthy,” you get walking into a beautiful Victorian house. It says Paul. “We’re all about the touch point. Every comes from volume, the way light and shadow works. function within the interior has the potential to have Often in contemporary architecture, people have failed a level of theatricality about it. You might have a big to really understand that big volumes with heaps of glass melamine chopping block which takes up the whole is not necessarily the right approach.” end of the table and houses the knives. So there is a real
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theatre to when you go and chop your bread.” This sense of performance is certainly prevalent in one its most recent hospitality projects, Provisions, and neighbouring restaurants, Graze and Kha. All sited in a former warehouse in the old “godown” district of Singapore, the designers had a lot of fun turning the traditional idea of a restaurant space and a food shop on its head. With Provisions, a gourmet food shop, the designers placed all household items on hardwood chairs that were hung across the walls like shelving units. They also stocked bright-blue fridges with only one food item. “Essentially we want every space to tell a story,” says Paul. “Whether it’s an Enid Blyton Magic Faraway Tree experience or another childhood memory, I think if a space can make you feel happy then you suddenly become comfortable.”
Travel still remains the main inspiration for Hamish and Paul. Each year the two designers embark on a trip where they study one particular element. They have learnt to edit their experience, capturing those moments that appeal to their individual design sensitivities. Last year they visited Scandinavian churches and Hecker describes the experience as a designer’s treasure chest. “What I love most about what we do, is that when I first saw Bagsvaerd Church (in Denmark), I am running around screaming like a little girl because this is the most exciting thing I have ever seen and I am just having the best time. You just lose yourself in those moments.” \
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HARI RAJ meets with Büro, an architecture firm with inspiration as diverse as its creative output.
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rom a hill overlooking Thimphu, the capital of Bhutan, a statue of Buddha calmly surveys the landscape. Pictures don’t really reveal its scale, but the workers beetling around the temple at its base do. The statue is 60 metres tall, it’s almost finished, and it’s a project that was planned in Melbourne with an international flavour. “It was all about co-ordination – the structural engineer was in Hong Kong, we were in Australia, and the monks were in Bhutan,” says Büro director Paul von Chrismar. A 20-year veteran of the industry, von Chrismar was working in China five years ago and staying at the JIA Hotel in Hong Kong. A meeting with the owner led to the company designing another hotel in Shanghai, and then to the $30 million Buddha Dordenma Project in Bhutan. And now Büro is designing a stupa in Bendigo, a traditional place of worship that will be re-created with modern materials for the area’s Buddhist community. “Everything is connected. A statue of a Buddha in Bhutan informs a stone screen on a house in Brighton, because you’ve travelled and seen a particular pattern and you’ve brought it back and used it here,” says von Chrismar. “To be flexible, to think about the big picture – it’s a very Buddhist philosophy, and it informs the design that we do.” Residential \ middle paRk That’s an excellent description of Büro’s ethos: a diverse mix of influences and interests, where everything is likely to influence something else. “As an architect, to focus on one particular stream of design or one avenue of development is too limiting. You have nothing that is informing what you’re doing,” says von Chrismar. To illustrate, he discusses a project that the company did for BalletLab, a foldable construction called Origami, to be used on stage, that has all the flexibility of its namesake, the Japanese art of paper folding. “It’s the notion of how something can be adaptable to On stage, it could become anything from a what might be required in the future. We look not just mountain to a cave – and its spartan beauty served at what you want from a house now, but what you might as the inspiration for a $100,000 office fit-out on want in five years.” Collins Street that beat off projects with million-dollar This means there’s a lot of back-and-forth between budgets to win an award from the Australian Institute clients and consultants, especially when it comes to of Architects. taking a leap of faith – such as a house the company is “I believe in the craft of architecture. The new working on in Brighton, which will see its façade clad in architect has to find that ground which no one else can a water jet-cut stone screen. – what it feels like to touch a certain material, what it’s Nevertheless, both von Chrismar and Stocks are like when the light comes into the room at a certain adamant that designing a house for a client is a very time of day, what materials can and can’t work. personal thing, one that could take into account Those sorts of crafted things are what we now everything from a favourite colour to the books A diverse hang our coat on,” von Chrismar says. the client’s children like to read. mix of “As an architect, you need to understand A good example of this is a house in Middle everything from contracts to construction. influences and Park, which Büro completed in 2009. It was But people come to you because they want built for a lawyer, who appreciated order – but interests something creative, something beautiful.” he also had an art collection that he wanted to Büro was formerly a triumvirate, but former display, and he needed space for his children directors Stephen Javens and Glen Chamberlain as well. have left to form their own firm. “The spaces work well together, everything from the For the company’s current iteration, design is stairs to the bathrooms to the upper decks. The client conversation. As principal Bronwyn Stocks explains, it also liked entertaining, so we had a front-of-house was a conscious decision not to use names. kitchen for guests as well as a scullery kitchen, so all the “Büro is German for ‘office’ – the idea was that it’s cooking and preparation could take place behind the not about individual personalities. There’s a core, and scenes,” says von Chrismar. we can expand as needed,” she says, explaining that this “It has to fit the person – you want it, as much as extends to the company’s work. possible, to be like a hand fitting into a glove.”
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From Bhutan to Bendigo Then there’s the apartment project in Caroline Springs, where a new community is being built, replete with its own retail hub, community centre and schools. And there’s the urban design – Büro is working on large-scale planning for the Dandenong central business district, which is being remodelled by VicUrban. And then, on the smaller end of the scale, there’s the work the company does with artists – in addition to the BalletLab piece, the company is working on three other such projects, including a percussion piece. They seem to share a passion for art and architecture, so it’s little surprise later in the interview when it emerges that von Chrismar and Stocks are partners personally and professionally. The two met through a shared love of scooters – his a Lambretta, hers a Vespa. Home talk is often shop talk, and the addition of a son to the family means that they now discuss child-friendly design. “We’ve always been aware that architecture is something you live, it’s not a nine-to-five thing. That passion makes it OK to spend nights working on a project and to spend weekends driving around to look at new buildings,” says von Chrismar. “If you don’t have that passion as an architect, I don’t think you can really succeed in creating.” \
Design as conversation: a diverse range of projects including the origamiinspired office fit-out on Collins street, which won an award from the australian institute of architects.
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When the persimmon tree sheds its leaves and holds only fruit on its branches, it is a beautiful sight, writes SIEW-CHING GOH.
Beauty & the feast the fruit trees in my garden I reckon OFÂ ALLÂ the persimmon is best value. We have stopped counting individual fruit. The tree (seven
Best value: The Nightingale (astringent) persimmon is heart-shaped. The Fuyu (right), a non-astringent variety, is squat and squarish. (VALUELINE/ ISTOCKPHOTO/ THINKSTOCK)
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years old now, and standing about two metres tall) has borne about 150 good-sized persimmons almost every year since it started production, except in 2009, when the leaves and young fruit were toasted to a crisp in 40-degree heat. I love this tree and will love it even more since I see that Food Standards Australia and New Zealand, a bi-national agency responsible for developing and administering our food-standards code, is considering an application (A1038) to permit the irradiation of persimmons as a phyto-sanitary measure. The nuking of fruit to extend its shelf life is not a new thing. When properly controlled, irradiating fruit does not make it radioactive. My point is, however, that I am just happier to eat and share the unsprayed, often unfertilised and definitely unirradiated fruit straight off the tree in my garden.
A feast for the eye and tum (Hemera \ tHinkstock)
Persimmons (Diospyros kaki) are native more by people who like their fruit raw or in salads. to China, Japan, Burma and northern They are not as intensely sweet as the astringent India, where they are cultivated more varieties and are a good substitute for apples and for domestic consumption than export. pears. Persimmon provides more dietary fibre than an There is also a native American equivalent portion of apple but has a higher persimmon (D. virginiana) which, glycemic index. unlike its oriental cousin, has not Non-astringent persimmons were unknown in travelled beyond its home shores. Australia until 1967, when the CSIRO planted its first It is said that persimmons first came Fuyu persimmon at the Merbein Research Station to Australia in the 1850s, probably in Victoria. planted by Chinese goldminers. These Commercial plantings did not take off until the early trees bear astringent persimmons that are 1980s, and the tree has since made its way into suburban inedible until they become ripe and truly backyards as well. Fuyu and Jiro are non-astringent squishy. Astringent varieties to be found in local varieties available from local nurseries. nurseries include cultivars such as Nightingale Persimmon trees need a fair bit of sun and and Dai Dai Maru. protection from strong winds. They prefer soils My main problem with astringent Persimmon that are non-acidic and should, therefore, not persimmons is what to do with them when be planted where eucalypts thrive. These trees pulp goes you have them by the dozen, demanding to also have strong taproots, which require a well with be eaten all at once. They can be pulped and reasonable depth of soil to explore. The plant yoghurt frozen for later use, of course, but the best way needs water only in the most dire of conditions to keep them is to freeze them whole while they and does well in Melbourne gardens. are still firm, then thaw them when you want a The persimmon looks good all year round. mouthful of sweetness. In summer, its slightly weeping canopy makes for a Freezing the fruit and then thawing it softens the gracious-looking tree. In autumn the canopy is an persimmon and also removes the astringency. An eruption of colour – yellow, orange and red. And, when alternative for an excess of fruit is to leave them on the autumn leaves are shed, the tree, in the nude and the tree after leaf-fall to create eye candy. Astringent holding naught but shiny fruit, brightens up varieties are good for people who like their fruit cooked. the day. Persimmon pulp also goes well with yoghurt and can be Keep the tree frame strong and slightly sparse so that blended into pancake batter. fruits do not weigh down and break the branches and Non-astringent persimmons bear fruit that can be you will have beauty that is a feast for the eye and tum. \ chingji@yahoo.com.au eaten when they are still crisp and would be favoured
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magine a house where every living room faces north, the sun warms the interiors and the garden and swimming pool become your year-round playground. Welcome to 3 Lloyd Street, Malvern East. Set behind a tall timber fence that provides absolute privacy, this house gives nothing away from the street. Open the front gate, however, and it’s a real shock. Yes, it’s got the “wow factor” – and plenty of it. For starters there is the setting – almost rural with its beautifully landscaped garden of drought-tolerant plants and grass. The gnarled branches of the wisteria are bare now, but come October they will be a mass of mauve flowers hanging over the pergola. In summer the leaves shade the house and outdoor entertainment area. Most importantly, there is the design. The low-line brick building, with its north-facing aspect, was built by Merchant Builders. Renowned for environmentally savvy designs, Merchant Builders houses typically faced north,
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had wide eaves for protection from the weather and distinct zones for older and younger members of the family. Such planning elements, including passive solar heating, are buzzwords now, but this house was built in the 1970s. Merchant Builders was founded in 1965 by David Yencken and John Ridge. They were important contributors to residential architecture in Melbourne and tried to educate the public’s taste in design in the late 1960s and 1970s. They followed in the footsteps of Sydney company Pettit and Sevitt, which revolutionised Australian building by employing top Sydney architects to produce quality and affordable home designs. The family who live here have renovated the house over the past two years. Oregon beams and timber-lined ceilings have been painted white, there is a sleek new bathroom with mosaic tiles and a frameless glass shower, a new kitchen with 900mm-wide Ilve stainless steel, granite and stone benchtops and shiny white drawers. New hardwood timber floors have been laid in the
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KAY& BURTON, 9820 1111 3 Lloyd Street, Malvern East Price: $1.6 million + Auction: August 13 at 2pm Fast facts: Merchant Builders brick house, 929 square metres of landscaped garden, contemporary granite and stone kitchen, 900mm Ilve cooker, open fireplace, study, walk-in wardrobe, en suite, family rumpus room, laundry, wide north-facing verandah, paved north-facing outdoor entertainment area, ducted heating, alarm, heated swimming pool, close to Lloyd Street Primary School, Burke Road, shops and transport.
MALVERN EAST \ 11 kms from the CBD How this suburb has moved: Up by 36.2 per cent in the quarter to March 2011.* REIV stats
With north-facing living areas, a pool and lovely gardens, this house has the “wow” factor whatever the time of year, writes MARIA HARRIS. rumpus room and new lights fitted throughout. The African slate tiles in the rest of the house are the original flooring, and still look attractive. The vendors are only moving because they “are into horses” and need to be closer to the country. Even so, they say they will be looking for another Merchant Builders house on the outskirts of Melbourne because this one has been so good to live in. The property is a real departure from the period homes in this part of Malvern East, but it is a very warm house with a great floor plan that works well for families. The entrance is from the outdoor entertainment area through a wide sliding glass door into the family/meals area. The kitchen, all granite and stone finishes, is along the back wall. Off the kitchen/meals/family hub, a hall leads past the study and a guest bedroom. Both have doors to the north-facing timber verandah and views of the swimming pool. Services areas such as the laundry and the new, sleek mosaic-tiled bathroom are opposite these rooms, with a south-facing orientation. A door at the end of the hall opens to the full-width
“THE ORIENTATION, THE NORTHERN SUN AND THE GREAT ACCOMMODATION MAKE THIS A WONDERFUL HOUSE FOR THE AREA.” PETER KUDELKA – AGENT
rumpus room with its bank of windows and a door opening to the verandah. Off the rumpus room, another bedroom also has a door to the verandah. This is resort-style living without the white towelling robes and fluff y slippers. But the pool is nearly always in sight. On the other side of the family meals/hub is the more formal living zone. Here a large open-plan living and dining room, with slate-tiled floor, has windows overlooking the front garden. On the far wall, the exposed-brick chimney has an open fireplace that needs real matches to burn real wood. A hall off the dining and living room leads to the back door past a third bedroom. This room, painted pink and white, has a view of the back garden. The main bedroom, with en suite and walk-in wardrobe, occupies the eastern-most corner of the house. White plantation shutters filter the light but also allow a great view of the garden. A house for all seasons? That’s what you get at this Malvern East address. \
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WHERE TO LIVE \ WE LOVE IT
BALWYN NORTH Architect Phillip Mannerheim has done it again. Not many architects design the smaller but significant details, such as the timber entry, the handcrafted solid wrought-iron balustrades or cabinetry. This substantial Georgian-style residence was built with unsurpassed quality. Even the supporting columns are of solid concrete. Stunning floor-to-ceiling picture windows were craned into place, allowing the picturesque Balwyn vista in through every window. So interesting are the views that there is no need for art. European oak parquetry, extensive use of Italian marble and gold-leaf tiles surround mirrors in all bathrooms. The traditional floorplan includes an adjoining living and dining room at the front. Next, a guest bedroom and dual-access en suite. French doors open to the family and meals areas, where a huge glass window overlooks the pool. The designer kitchen has smoked-mirror splashbacks, honed Calacatta marble benchtops, a plethora of Miele appliances and a butler’s kitchen with a gas cooktop. A study looks onto the outdoor dining room and kitchen with a built-in barbecue and stainless steel cupboards. There’s even a bathroom. Upstairs is a rumpus room and four super-sized bedrooms. One has a walk-through wardrobe to an en suite and the other two share a bathroom. The truly enormous main bedroom has a hotel-style en suite with feature circular bath. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
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This new executive townhouse is bigger than you would expect. Within walking distance are parks, primary schools, Balwyn North village and Balwyn High School. The entry leads directly into the family room with a feature wall and polished floorboards. Behind a dividing wall is the meals area and another lounge area or possible study and concertina doors that open to an outdoor dining area. Back inside, the large kitchen has a CaesarStone breakfast bar and benchtops and stainless steel Miele appliances. Off here is a powder room and laundry with outdoor access. Upstairs are four light-filled bedrooms – two with built-in wardrobes and one that would make an ideal study or guest bedroom. The modern central bathroom has a separate toilet. The main bedroom has a walk-in-wardrobe and a double en suite with a large frameless shower. This neat townhouse also includes an alarm, video intercom, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling and a double garage. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
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Set on an 1190-square metre block, this large, stylish residence offers enough room for any family. The 1920s-style double-storey house has two living areas – formal and informal – two dining areas, an outside entertainment area, pool and double carport. Tranquil gardens are at the front, with views from the large bay windows in the front formal lounge room and the front sitting area, both with stylish art-deco ceilings. The downstairs study can be used as a children’s play area or an extra bedroom. A formal dining room follows through to the kitchen, which offers a central island bench and butler’s pantry. A meals area opens up to the outdoor entertainment area with sliding doors, and continues onto the pool. Four large bedrooms are upstairs. The spacious master bedroom has an en suite and walk-in waldrobe, along with a private balcony and classic spiral staircase leading down to the backyard and pool area. There is access to Cotham and Burke road trams. \ JAYNE DUFF
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HOCKING STUART, 9944 3888 4 Evans Road Price: $2.5 million – $2.6 million Auction: July 16 at 12.30pm
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Darling Street has an elegant, cosmopolitan feel about it, with apartment blocks in several architectural styles dotting the hill. The new Elan complex, with only seven residences, has glorious views over Darling Gardens, the Yarra and parts of the city. The theme of No. 5 is chocolate timber, with American oak floors and solid-wood doors as well as built-in wardrobes. Matching brass handles give a rustic accent to a modern apartment for those wanting a convenient innercity pad or just a single-level downsizer. The entry is in the middle of the apartment, with the second bedroom directly in front. It has built-in cupboards
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and a dual entry en suite. Next are a European laundry and then the main bedroom suite. The timber walk-through wardrobe has timber and yellow leather drawers and an en suite with circular floating vanities, a shower and bath. Views from the main bedroom are of an enormous heritage-listed Moreton Bay fig tree and courtyards below. In the other direction is a small study with a built-in desk, and then onto the open plan entertainment area. The kitchen has new-generation Miele appliances, marble benchtops and overlooks the meals area. The living room opens up to a sensational wintergarden, which is an enclosed balcony with automatic louvres. All very European. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
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MARSHALL WHITE, 9822 9999 5/59 Darling Street Price: $1.65 million + Expressions of Interest: Closing July 18 at 5pm
S.E.X. appeal adds to combination of deal and feel
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hat’s more important in buying a house – the deal or the feel? In this market, most buyers are focused on the deal. But if I can give the guys out there one piece of advice more profound that any Tibetan wisdom and more important than a receipt at tax time – there is a way to have your cake and eat it too – you can have the deal and the feel, and it is through: Strengths, Environment and X-factor. While you need to buy a house that will see your family’s wealth grow, the feel of a home and how it fits in with you and your life partner’s scheme of things is a real factor in your happiness and ultimately that of all your family. In winter 2011 in $1 million-plus inner Melbourne, what gives a house the right feel and the right deal is no different to winter 2009, 2005 nor 2015. Just because your focus may have turned more towards the deal – as you fear that jobs are becoming a little tighter and the budget is not quite as flexible – feel is still just as important as the deal in 2011. So what makes up a home’s S.E.X. appeal – something that can appeal to both the feel and the deal?
over apartments or other buildings, they fight them over land. There will always be long-term demand for land, much more so than for a building. And long-term demand is what determines the quality of the deal.
SOLD FOR $1,992,500 30 Walsh Street, Balwyn Strengths – Land content first and foremost.
We keep reading about how apartments are becoming the home of choice. That’s poppycock. Saying apartments are becoming the home of choice is like saying being a miner in a Pilbara country town is the job of choice: for many it’s not the job of choice, it’s the only job. If you are 30, planning to have kids and you have more than $800,000 to spend, then at least consider plain ol’ boring land content ahead of the glitz and glam of an off-the-plan apartment. Trust me, when those ankle-biters arrive you will want space. You’ll want it even more as they grow up. Land content is a major strength to maximise the deal. They don’t fight wars
Environment – Where is the property situated? Position, position, position. Train, shops, parks, proximity to schools, security, neighbours, noise. This is far more important than the deal. That is, whether you bought the property on a pass-in, with a deadline offer or whether you screwed the agent (or think you did) to get a big discount. Far more important than price is whether you match your family to the position. We have read about diesel pollution and its possible health effects in some suburbs, but is the money more important than the road noise issue for you? Is driving 30 minutes to school and 30 minutes back and repeating that in the afternoon and whenever you forget their lunch a bigger deal than the $137,000 you saved by moving further out? And finishing on the environmental issue – is your block your spiritual home? Do you feel a connection with that piece of dirt? The environment affects both the feel and the deal. X-factor – You feel better when your home works, when things are where they are
THERE IS A WAY TO HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO meant to be. Floor plan is important. Parents want to be able to keep an eye on the kids in the backyard, teens want to be able to escape from our view. Light is important. The warmth from a northern aspect is as longed for as an open fire come winter in Melbourne, and is arguably worth $1.91 million, compared to say $1.77 million for a home with a south-facing rear. So if you’ve got the feel and the deal through land content that is making you money, in an area that has a real feeling of community, and the house is a bit special and has warmth and light – then don’t you think you will have a better family life than if you just settled the deal of four ordinary walls, even if you got a 15 per cent discount? \ MAL JAMES Principal Buyer Advocate 0408 107 988 \ 9804 3133 WE ONLY BUY HOMES www.james.net.au
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W H E R E T O L I V E \ A GE N T S ’ CH OICE
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Located in a stylish and quiet tree-lined Hawthorn East street and moments from Camberwell Junction, this quaint and secluded double-storey 1980s townhouse is the ideal family home. A tall brick fence lines the front of the front yard, offering full privacy from the street. The front courtyard flows through double doors into the light and bright living area, which continues onto the elevated dining area and kitchen, which are all fully carpeted. Another charming courtyard is just outside the kitchen at the rear of the residence. A potential fourth bedroom or study is downstairs, beside a spacious laundry and powder room. A double-space garage offers a mezzanine level for extra storage or children’s play area. The second storey of the house has three bedrooms, all with high ceilings and wide windows. The main bedroom features a walk-in wardrobe and en suite. The second bedroom has a built-in-wardrobe. All the bedrooms have heating and cooling. \ JAYNE DUFF
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BENNISON MACKINNON, 9864 5000 1/10 Ryeburne Avenue Price: $875,000 – $950,000 Auction: July 16 at 11.30am
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Fletchers Balwyn North 9859 9561 4
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Hocking Stuart Hawthorn 9944 3888 2
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This 1940s brick original is in excellent condition and a good entry point into an area fast becoming hot property. Although there have been some minor cosmetic changes, it is largely original, retaining period features missing in many of today’s renovations. There’s the possibility of creating a character-filled house here, or perhaps starting again. The entry has a glassand-timber room divider and french doors that open to the living room. A brick mantel over an electric heater features here, as do the original glass disc lights. Here, doors open to a sunroom and a laundry with a toilet. The kitchen is virtually untouched, with original cupboards and a glass display cabinet with small plastic drawers underneath. There are three bedrooms. The larger main bedroom has older-style built-in timber cupboards. The central bathroom is in pink and blue, with blue mosaic tiles underfoot. The garden has established trees, a pond and rockeries. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
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WOODARDS, 9805 1111 23 Oliver Street Price: $800,000 + Auction: July 23 at 11am
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Jellis Craig 9832 0500 3
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95 Bulleen Road, Balwyn North ................................................................. Price: $1.5 million - $1.6 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 30 at 2pm .................................................................
4/78 Auburn Road, Hawthorn ................................................................. Price: $550,000 - $590,000 ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 23 at 10am .................................................................
33 Wheatland Road, Malvern ................................................................. Price: $1.125 million ................................................................. Private sale .................................................................
16 Ludstone Street, Hampton ................................................................. Price: $2.6 million - $2.86 million ................................................................. Private sale .................................................................
Renovated with flair, this four-bedroom, three-bathroom-plus-study house has a choice of formal and informal living zones, indoor/outdoor entertainment spaces, courtyard, tiled and solar-heated inground pool and built-in barbecue. Let's eat lunch @ The Village Cafe, 2/74 Doncaster Road Let's eat dinner @ Taste Kitchen, 105 Bulleen Road Let's drink coffee @ Delicacies, 63 Doncaster Road
Get a stylish piece of the action amid the gourmet delights of Auburn Village. It is the perfect lock-up-and-leave, secure twobedroom townhouse with smart kitchen/ meals, living/dining, north-facing courtyard and basement parking. Let's eat lunch @ Cafe On Auburn 148 Auburn Rd Let's eat dinner @ Penang Coffee House 549 Burwood Rd Let's drink coffee @ Home Dining Room 601 Burwood Rd
Wonderfully spacious, this charming brick Edwardian offers generous three-bedroom accommodation in the heart of Malvern. It features a modern floor plan, northern balcony views, OSP and ROW access.
Entertainment living meets latte lifestyle just off the Hampton Street strip. Offering three levels of spectacular resort-style living, this cutting-edge house offers a mix of formal, family and outdoor spaces. Let's eat lunch @ Fazio's Pizzeria & Grill, 462 Hampton Street Let's eat dinner @ Urchin Bar, 424 Hampton Street Let's drink coffee @ Gateaux, 565 Hampton Street
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Let's eat lunch @ Sugo, 105 Wattletree Road Let's eat dinner @ Assaggi, 99 Glenferrie Road Let's drink coffee @ Willim, 90 Union Street
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This recently restored 1920s art deco ground-floor apartment offers an open and spacious floor plan with style, sophistication and seclusion. There are polished hardwood floors throughout the large living area, which also has a gas fire and plenty of room. The lounge flows into the dining area, which continues on to a modern kitchen with European appliances, stylish stone benchtops and a door leading to the back porch. A large central bathroom is between the two main bedrooms, which are both fully carpeted. The spacious main bedroom has wall-length, built-in wardrobes. Through the bathroom is a separate laundry along with a secluded sunroom, which could be used as a study, another living or entertainment area or even a third bedroom. The apartment is moments from Glenferrie Road shops, Fairview Park and the Yarra River. With easy access to the Monash Freeway and the No.16 tram to the city, this classic Hawthorn residence offers a rare opportunity. \ JAYNE DUFF
POSTCODE
3122
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KAY & BURTON, 9820 1111 2/499 Glenferrie Road Price: $680,000 + Auction: July 16 at 2pm
POSTCODE
3144
Marshall White 9822 9999 2
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1173 Malvern Road, Malvern ................................................................. Price: $750,000 + ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 30 at 12.30pm .................................................................
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Bennison Mackinnon 9864 5000 5
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3 Irymple Avenue, Glen Iris ................................................................. Price: $2.4 million - $2.6 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 30 at 2.30pm .................................................................
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CHRISTOPHER RUSSELL, 9817 0123 19 Hull Street Price: $1 million + Auction: July 16 at 12pm
What was once a dilapidated single-fronted Victorian terrace has been transformed into something serene. It is within walking distance of Glenferrie Road shops and Swinburne University. Behind a white picket fence, a front deck is under an iron lacework verandah. The highlight of this renovation is the magnificent tallow-wood timber floorboards. Airy 3.6-metre decorative ceilings also add to the elegance. The main bedroom has plantation shutters, a cast-iron fireplace and a walk-through wardrobe to a modern en suite. The second bedroom shares a northfacing deck with bedroom three. The central bathroom has a shower over a bath and just past here is a small hallway with storage, a European laundry and access to the third bedroom. The back of the house is open plan, including a kitchen with stainless steel Smeg appliances and CaesarStone benchtops. The living room opens through two sets of concertina doors to a deck, synthetic grass area and a shed. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
POSTCODE
3122
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All of the elegance and charm that make a Malvern Edwardian so eternally attractive are reflected throughout this solid-brick residence enjoying a quiet ambience, north-facing rear garden and two car offstreet parking. Let's eat lunch @ Thread Cafe, 1373 Malvern Road Let's eat dinner @ Sukhumvit Thai, 1258 Malvern Road Let's drink coffee @ Ionskys Bakehouse, 1125 Malvern Road
Expansive family living close to Central Park. The refined spaces of this superb five-bedroom house are complemented by north-facing gardens, sublime pool and summer house. Let's eat lunch @ Our Kitchen Table, 134 Bourke Road Let's eat dinner @ Georges Greek Tavern, 5-7 Waverley Road Let's drink coffee @ Chaucer Cellars, 155 Bourke Road july 13, 2011 \ The weekly review 41
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BRIGHTON An imposing entrance provides an impressive start to this townhouse that offers space, light and the lure of a low-maintenance lifestyle. With its own street frontage, the house offers great scope for entertaining both inside and outdoors, including on the north-west-facing timber deck. A large glass sliding door opens from the kitchen to the deck. Another glass door slides open from the living and dining room to the deck to provide an easy flow between inside and out. European oak finishes, white acrylic benches and marble tiles create a soothingly neutral colour palette throughout. A study off the entry could also be a fourth bedroom if needed as it has a walk-in-wardrobe that leads to a tiled en suite. A generous carpeted staircase with handrail curves up to the first floor, which houses three bedrooms off a central hall. The main bedroom, with east-facing windows, features a stylish walk-in-wardrobe with elegant timber finishes. A sliding door opens to the marble en suite with dual vanities and frameless glass shower. Two other bedrooms have walk-in-wardrobes and share a similarly elegant bathroom. A double garage with remote-controlled entry, airconditioning, ducted heating, vacuum and video intercom are more features. \ MARIA HARRIS
POSTCODE
3186
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KAY & BURTON, 9592 6522 15a Loller Street Price: $1.75 million + Private sale
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Jellis Craig 9809 8999 3
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Marshall White 9822 9999 5
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Bennison Mackinnon 9864 5000 3
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Jellis Craig 9810 5000 4
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77 Park Road, Glen Iris ................................................................. Price: $950,000 + ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 23 at 1pm .................................................................
441 Tooronga Road, Hawthorn East ................................................................. Price: $1.05 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 30 at 12.30pm .................................................................
6a Wheatland Road, Malvern ................................................................. Price: $1.1 million - $1.2 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday 23 July at 11.30am .................................................................
63 Glyndon Road, Camberwell ................................................................. Price: $1.4 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday July 30 at 11am .................................................................
This new two-storey executive town residence comprises three bedrooms plus study, open-plan living and dining area plus stylish stone and stainless steel galley-style kitchen opening to an outdoor entertainment area. Let's eat lunch @ Mister Foxx, 1491 Malvern Road Let's eat dinner @ Preserve Kitchen, 32 High Street Let's drink coffee @ Thread CafĂŠ, 1373 Malvern Road
From the street you would never guess that this beautifully renovated residence offers fantastic accommodation within. An elevated address zoned to Auburn South Primary School confirms the family focus of this inviting house. Let's eat lunch @ Lu Lu's Noodle House, 495 Tooronga Rd Let's eat dinner @ Organic Matters, 403 Riversdale Rd Let's drink coffee @ Phoenix Lunch Corner, 464 Auburn Rd
Restored and extended solid-brick Edwardian with three gorgeous bedrooms, stone kitchen and open-plan living and dining with open fire. It also has an entertainment deck.
Blending old with new, this delightful fourbedroom, two-bathroom Californian bungalow offers wonderful entertainment options with refined rooms, quality kitchen, open-plan meals and living linked to deck, cellar and gardens. Let's eat lunch @ Deco Restaurant, 211 Camberwell Road Let's eat dinner @ Riversdale Thai, 655 Riversdale Road Let's drink coffee @ The Conti, 770 Riversdale Road
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Let's eat lunch @ Eat Naturally, 310 Waverley Road Let's eat dinner @ Le Petit Bourgeois, 330 Waverley Road Let's drink coffee @ One Little Place, 352 Wattletree Road
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Marshall White Woodards
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ashwood 7 Carlyle st
Jellis Craig
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balwyn 3/26 Gordon st 1/106 Balwyn rd 5/30 Barnsbury rd
Jellis Craig Noel Jones Noel Jones
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Marshall White
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brighton 18a Martin st
burwood 33 Harrison Ave
Noel Jones
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camberwell
63 Glyndon rd 2/84 Fordham Ave 1/11 Through rd 1/19 Lynden st
canterbury
26 Hopetoun Ave 202/53 Chaucer Cres
caulfield north 10 Powderham rd 5 Linlithgow Ave
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60 74
Gary Peer Marshall White
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hawthorn
5-7 Montrose st 35 Grove rd 27 Manningtree rd 15/2 Henrietta st 4/73 riversdale rd 8/119 riversdale rd 40 Lennox st 4/78 Auburn rd 24 Yarra Gve 6 Charles st
Gross Waddell Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Noel Jones Hocking Stuart Hocking Stuart Marshall White Marshall White
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2/499 Glenferrie rd Kay & Burton 11/25 Malmsbury st Fletchers 19 Hull rd Christopher Russell
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McLaren Fletchers
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kooyong
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Marshall White
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4/37 The Ave 5 Pridham st 506/13-15 Grattan
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6 Pickford st
5/422 Glenferrie rd
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Plans and Permits! Collingwood, 2 Johnston Street
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• Zoned Business 1 • Front and rear access The property benefits greatly from its fantastic location with immediate access to public transport and close to Smith Street and Brunswick Street in the heart of cosmopolitan Collingwood.
AUCTION – THURSDAY 21ST JULY 2011 AT 12PM ON SITE Bradley Ellul
0418 136 612
Quick Search ID:
Phone (03) 9654 2311 18-20 Russell St, Melbourne
7296
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5 & 7 MONTROSE ST, HAWTHORN EAST (to be sold as one) VR008020
• Permit for 5 level retail and residential building • Land area: 318m2 (approx) Outstanding inner city development site with existing plans and permits for a 5 level retail and residential development which can be started immediately.
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• Frontage Montrose Street of 27m* • Land Area: 673m2* • Rental: $101,392*pa LEVEL 6, 172-192 FLINDERS ST, MELBOURNE www.grosswaddell.com.au
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Existing high exposure corner office location Trading in Elsternwick since 1948 Market leading, neighbouring Buxton offices Proven and established systems, processes and marketing Premier real estate franchise group
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A U SA C T TU ION RD T A H IS Y
KEW EAST 23A Frater Street Contemporary Living
AUCTION
Unique town residence offering generous accommodation with an abundance of northern light throughout. Boasting own street frontage with no body corporate. Comprising as new kitchen/dining with stainless steel appliances including Miele dishwasher, separate living area, four bedrooms, two bathrooms & a children´s retreat. Also features polished timber floors, ducted heating & cooling system, balcony with views over Hayes Paddock, private courtyard, second service yard & two car spaces. Located in a quiet tree lined street an easy walk to schools, shops & transport.
278 High Street, Kew
9854 8888
This Saturday at 11 am Price Guide: $700,000 to $770,000
INSPECT
Thursday 1-1:30 pm
CONTACT
Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 & Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042
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BLACKBURN
BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
GLEN IRIS
GLEN WAVERLEY
KEW
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CAULFIELD
GLEN IRIS
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KEW
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Hawthorn 40 Lennox Street Possibilities and dreams (40m or 131ft frontage approx) Amazingly spacious, open-plan, light-filled family home, with an artistic flavour, on a very wide frontage! As time goes by, this makes it simple for renovations or redevelopments (STCA). Completely north-facing with a private outdoor living area that opens out from the downstairs living rooms - and a wide sun-kissed walk-around balcony that opens from upstairs bedrooms! It has the added benefit of a hair dressing studio/home office & sep entrance. Set in the widest tree lined street metres from Hawthorn train station, Bridge Road trams, Yarra River, St James’ Park, primary school, great restaurants & a supermarket. Is this the best location ever! Two car off-street parking.
> VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE > TEL > CONTACT
Thurs 12.00 - 12.30pm & Sat 10.00 - 10.30am Sat 23rd July - 2.30pm 45 / B10 $900,000 - $990,000 Hawthorn/Camberwell 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 3101 9944 3888 Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Glen Coutinho 0409 779 399 Andrew Stuart 0418 329 960
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Kew 4 Evans Road Stately home in Sackville Ward on 12,716 sq ft approx. Stately and spacious, in a tranquil garden behind clinker brick wall and gate. Formal and informal rooms, study and sitting room can provide any required combination of family living, entertaining, study or home business. A wide bay window views the fabulous front garden and brings the light into rooms with art deco ceilings, an open fireplace and natural charm. Fabulous outdoor living area with a northern aspect view across the pool to manicured garden – this is alfresco numero uno. Admirably located for Cotham and Burke Road trams, a choice of fine schools, excellent boutique shopping and well maintained parkland. Land 57m x 21m (1190 sq m) or 187ft x 68ft (12,716 sq ft) approx. 66 The weekly review \ july 13, 2011
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Thurs 2.00 - 2.30pm & Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm Sat 16th July - 12.30pm 45 / H8 $2,500,000 - $2,600,000 Hawthorn/Camberwell 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 3101 9944 3888 Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Glen Coutinho 0409 779 399 Anthony Panayi 0402 911 117
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Glen Iris 6 Bellavista Road Brilliant, Beautiful and Bright. This top-of-the-hill location ensures a view to a distant horizon. Gleaming timber floors and some original period style features overlay a modern family-oriented floor plan. Two downstairs and two upstairs bedrooms both with sparkling bathrooms, a study room, plus formal living and dining as well as enormous casual living and dining room provide you with space for entertaining and room for spacious family living. See the fabulous country garden designed by Robert Boden. A heated spa pool and a studio/bungalow are on the north side. Two off street parking spots.
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Thurs 1.00 - 1.30pm, 6.00 - 6.30pm & Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Sat 23rd July - 12.00pm 59 / G10 $1,300,000 - $1,400,000 Glen Iris 58 High Street 3146 9885 9811 Anne Mackie 0417 034 212 Ross English 0419 444 040
Hawthorn East 442 Tooronga Road Spectacularly renovated Art Deco pride Secure a modern lifestyle in a home with art deco features & the potential to capture city views from upper story or possible subdivision (STCA). 3 bdrs, formal living, sep dining & study/spare bedroom - plus a grand family room beside the standout kitchen opens to deck & garden. Open fireplaces have turned into works of art, air conditioned front bedroom has marvellous robe & ensuite. Set on approx 657sqm of land, tucked behind r/c gates & fence on the high side of the street with off street parking for 4. Within the zone for Auburn South Primary, close to Scotch College, many secondary schools & a short stroll to Anderson Park. 657 (approx) Thurs 11.00 - 11.30am & Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Sat 30th July - 2.30pm 59 / F2 $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Hawthorn/Camberwell 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 3101 > TEL 9944 3888 > CONTACT Suzie Blade 0407 633 663 Glen Coutinho 0409 779 399 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE
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Malvern 201 Wattletree Road A vintage red on lavish land. This grandly-proportioned Edwardian residence in mint original condition luxuriates on a huge 836m2 corner block with a northerly aspect & offstreet parking in the heart of Malvern offering an increasingly rare opportunity to renovate a stately period home. Impressive proportions & Edwardian architecture highlight the interior with grand formal living & dining rooms, casual living opening to a northern terrace, a sun room & a basic kitchen with a meals area & Butler’s pantry. Four bedrooms range from palatial to standard in size with a central bathroom & 2nd toilet. A large utility room, ducted heating, & modern gas fireplace add comfort while you make plans. 4
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Thurs 11.30 - 12.00pm & Sat as advertised Sat 23rd July - 1.30pm 59 / D9 $1,800,000 - $1,950,000 Armadale 835 High Street 3143 9509 0411 Andrew Summons 0418 321 604 Paul Cunnington 0457 047 962 Mark Staples 0411 527 174
Mont Albert North 511 Elgar Road Art Deco delight. You will be hard pressed to find a better presented period home. Impeccably renovated throughout is this circa 1950s Art Deco solid brick gem. Offering generous accommodation of 4 bedrooms, gracious front lounge room opening into separate dining room through to brilliant central kitchen with new appliances, outstanding bathroom with freestanding bath and separate shower, family room at the rear looking out to the spacious and child friendly rear yard. With polished boards, ducted heating, garaging and separate workshop, inspection is a must. Walking distance to shops, tram, train, schools and parks. Land: 710sqm approximately.
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Toorak Units 1-14 74 Mathoura Road Mathoura Court - Relive the fabulous 50’s in this boutique Complex of only 14. Fully renovated to exacting standards by ARNO and interiors by WONDER these 2 bedroom apartments, many with private north-facing walled courtyards are perfectly positioned to enjoy an enviable Toorak Village lifestyle. Offering classic style, the apartments will suit the discerning buyer looking for their own use or the astute investor seeking a high rental demand location. Featuring high ceilings, polished timber floors, fully-tiled Italian terrazzo bathrooms, European kitchens with Miele appliances and caesar stone, air-conditioning, secure off-street parking and full security access completes the picture. 2
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> VIEW Wed 1.00 - 2.00pm, 6.00 - 7.00pm, Sat & Sun 2.00 - 4.00pm > PRIVATE SALE > MEL REF 2M / E7 > EPR From $595,000 > OFFICE South Yarra 85 Toorak Road 3141 > TEL 9868 5444 > CONTACT Nick Gatacre 0428 860 425
Grant Wallace 0401 478 211
Armadale 8 Beatty Avenue This attractive brick Victorian terrace is positioned to enjoy the best of Armadale from trendy Beatty Ave shops to Rose St Village & High St, Toorak station & Orrong Park. 2 bedrooms (BIRs), bright kitchen with meals (S/S appls), STCA & more.
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Balwyn North 9 Kendari Avenue Untapped potential, unsurpassed position. Desirably situated in the Balwyn High School zone with rear access to Myrtle Park, this residence is ideal to renovate or build a new home on 693sqm approx (subject to council approval). Enjoy shopping, transport and schools.
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Thurs & Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm Sat 23rd July - 12.00pm 46 / B4 $970,000 - $1,050,000 > OFFICE Balwyn 544 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Claire Wenn 0409 857 506 Toby Parker 0413 581 104 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR
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Camberwell 1/11 Through Road Made To Last! Timeless, elevated & perfectly positioned, just moments from Lynden Park & public transport. 1 of only 4, this large front unit offers exceptional value for the savvy first home buyer, downsizer or investor.
Prahran 5 Pridham Street Prized Prahran Position. With an accent on easy living, this classic freestanding 2-bedroom plus an office period residence with a paved courtyard has been thoroughly renovated with an emphasis on northerly living near Hawksburn Village, High St, transport, & Victoria Gardens. 70 The weekly review \ july 13, 2011
Thurs & Sat 3.00 - 3.30pm Sat 30th July - 10.30am 60 / F5 $480,000 - $520,000 Hawthorn/Camberwell Office 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 3101 > TEL 9944 3888 > CONTACT Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Shamit Verma 0401 137 597 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE
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Hawthorn 4/78 Auburn Road Amidst the gourmet delights of Auburn Village, this secure 2 storey 2 bedroom townhouse flaunts stylish living/dining, smart kitchen/meals, neat north courtyard and basement parking.
Prahran/Windsor 4/37 The Avenue Tranquil urban oasis in sought after location. Gorgeous Neo Georgian style 3 bedroom town residence offers spacious open plan living & dining, modern kitchen, large north facing courtyard 2 bathrooms, 2 secure basement carparks(& storage), study, sep laundry, ducted heating, AC & more.
Thurs & Sat 11.00 11.30am Sat 23rd July - 10.00am 45 / F10 $550,000 - $590,000 Hawthorn/Camberwell 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 3101 > TEL 9944 3888 > CONTACT Shamit Verma 0401 137 597 Glen Coutinho 0409 779 399 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE
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Thurs 1.00 - 1.30pm & Sat 2.30 - 3.00pm Sat 2nd July - 11.00am > MEL REF 61 / D2 > EPR $1,050,000 - $1,150,000 > OFFICE Balwyn 544 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Claire Wenn 0409 857 506 Toby Parker 0413 581 104 > VIEW > AUCTION
Brighton 14 William Street “Kalimna” Victorian grandeur and a fine future. From its 1860s origins to its most recent transformation, this fine Victorian Italianate villa is a magnificent home with exciting options. “Kalimna” sits on 10,830sqft/1,006sqm (approx) in a prestige street, 3 doors from Firbank Grammar & moments from Church St. Grand-scale design includes a beautifully proportioned sitting room, sun-filled family room, 4 BRs & generous family garden. The original beauty remains, with an imposing entry, pressed metal ceilings, marble & timber fireplace surrounds & wide timber floorboards. A new bathroom, plantation shutters & a pool add a contemporary element, making this perfect for now & your future plans. 4
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> PRIVATE SALE $3 million > MEL REF 67 / F10 > OFFICE Brighton 307 Bay Street 3186 > TEL 9596 7055 > CONTACT Peter Kennett 0418 318 284
Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Tamara Whelan 0409 532 606
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CAULFIELD NORTH 10 powderham road
FLOWINGLY SPACIOUS WITH FANTASTIC FAMILY APPEAL Making a stunning impression with its multitude of spacious living areas, this exceptional entertainer exemplifies the concept of modern elegance. Accented with quality appointments, the flowing floor plan features a formal zone, media room, gourmet kitchen & a casual zone opening to a patio, sparkling pool & spa.
| AUCTION CONTACT
www.garypeer.com.au 348 orrong road, caulfield north, 3161
| Sunday 24th July 3.30 Sally Zelman 0412 294 488 Darren Krongold 0438 515 433
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150 metres from the golden Mile foreshore BrighTon 18a Martin Street This stunning contemporary residence offers a lifestyle setting of uncompromising quality. With lift access providing single level convenience, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, study and a library accompany multiple living zones, a state of the art Miele kitchen and a beautiful, Balinese inspired entertainer’s courtyard. Luxurious, open plan design is accentuated by an extensive use of glass, dramatic bluestone floors and high specification finishes. 7 star energy rating and basement parking for 4 cars.
Auction
Saturday 23rd July July at 11.30am
Inspect
Wednesday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 1.15-2pm
Contact
Ashley Bramich 0411 022 222 John Bongiorno 0418 328 056
Web
www.18amartinstreetbrighton.com
Office
119 Bridport Street Albert Park 9822 9999
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SouTH yArrA 5/59 Darling Street Directly opposite Darling Gardens & the yarra, this xx sensational brand new apartment, 1 of only 7 in the landmark “Elan� building delivers the ultimate combination of style & lifestyle through generous main bedroom (ensuite/WIr), 2nd double bedroom (WIr) & dual access stylish bathroom, study & captivating living/entertaining space with state of the art Miele & marble kitchen opening to a wonderful Wintergarden that enjoys stunning vistas. Features American oak floors, lift access, heating/cooling, video intercom, Euro-laundry, 2xcarparks, store-room.
ExpressionsSaturday Auction of Interest xx July at xx Close Monday 18th July at 5pm Inspect Thursday xx & Inspect Saturday & Thursday xxSaturday 12.45-1.15pm Contact
James McCormack 0410 503 389 xx xx Gilbert 0418 994 939 Dean
Web
www.website.com www.5-59darlingstreetsouthyarra.com
Office
xx High Street Armadale 9822 9999 1111
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CAnteRbuRy 202/53 Chaucer Crescent Luxurious two bedroom, second level apartment at the rear of this exclusive and very tightly held Mirvac development – “Abingdon”. Offers large open plan living with fantastic park views and an entertainers terrace; 2 beds & study alcove, 2 bathrooms; 2 car accom, storage cage, A/C + heating. Fabulous location with Maling Rd Village and Canterbury station a minute’s walk away.
Contact
Kathy Malcolm 0416 279 966 Antony Woodley 0421 286 741
Web
www.202-53chaucercrescentcanterbury.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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MALVeRn 1173 Malvern Road All of the elegance and charm that make a Malvern edwardian so eternally attractive are reflected throughout this inviting solid brick residence enjoying a quiet ambience, north-facing rear garden and two-car OSP. Perfectly positioned to take advantage of an excellent Malvern Hill location with its cafés, shops and Glenferrie Road trams; this warm two bedroom home highlights period character and tasteful contemporary enhancement including stylish stone kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and soft-close drawers.
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 12.30pm
Inspect
thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm
Contact
Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 John Morrisby 0411 875 476
Web
www.1173malvernroadmalvern.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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mALvERn EAST 303 Wattletree Road A multitude of exciting work/lifestyle options exist for this exceptional, fully renovated property, currently configured as a stunning 2 level contemporary residence with private entry, highly visible 3 roomed office/shop and huge warehouse/garage with laneway access. The cleverly designed residence is brimful of natural northern light, enjoying 3 double bedrooms, 2 with ensuites, open-plan living/dining extending to an impressive rooftop garden, well-appointed kitchen and 2nd living space. Land: 280sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 11-111.30am
Contact
Ebony Coleman 0417 001 471 James Redfern 0412 360 667
Web
www.303wattletreeroadmalverneast.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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mALvERn EAST 4a Wilmot Street Surprisingly spacious and brimming with abundant natural light, this stylish modern three bedroom, two bathroom home is superbly oriented to the north delivering lowmaintenance lifestyle excellence just metres to wonderful Ardrie Park. A brilliant single-level design enhanced by stunning contemporary improvements maximises the beautiful indoor-outdoor spaces of this picturesque home that is privately set on a deep block inviting easy living and effortless entertaining. Walk to Waverley Road shops, Caulfield Train Station and Central Park.
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 John morrisby 0411 875 476
Web
www.4awilmotstreetmalverneast.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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BALwyN NoRTH 7-9 Kalonga Road Superbly situated on a double allotment this attractive family home c1953 held by the same family for over 50 years retains its maintained period interior offering a perfect opportunity to renovate/extend in keeping with today’s lifestyle or a brilliant redevelopment site (STCA). Comprises entrance hall, formal sitting room, adjacent dining room & terrace with views to the Dandenongs, modern kitchen/meals, laundry, 3 bedrooms (BIRs) & period-style bathroom. Incl split-system R/C aircon, remote double garage. Land: 1,393sqm/14,989sqft (approx).
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
Leonard Teplin 0402 431 657 Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175
Web
www.7-9kalongaroadbalwynnorth.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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CAuLFIeLD NoRTH 5 Linlithgow Avenue This stunning double storey Art Deco residence retains all its heritage allure and is complemented by a consummate contemporary extension, enviable entertaining deck and swimming pool. Generously proportioned interior spaces reveal entrance hall, superbly restored oak staircase, formal living, expansive open-plan living/ dining with cafĂŠ style bi-fold doors to outdoor areas and a striking CaesarStone/ ILVe equipped kitchen. Study and 4 bedrooms include main downstairs with gas fireplace. 2 beautiful bathrooms. Land: 492sqm (approx).
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday & Saturday 2-2.30pm
Contact
Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282 James Redfern 0412 360 667
Web
www.5linlithgowavenuecaulfieldnorth.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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ARMAdAle 18 Mount Pleasant grove Offering space & style, this elevated free standing timber Victorian boasts an unbeatable location walking distance to High St shopping, a host of transport & schooling options & Victory Square park at the end of the street. With soaring ceilings & generously proportioned rooms, this residence comp 2 bedrooms with ornate fireplaces & BIR’s, central bathroom with laundry facilities, separate dining room, updated kitchen with SS appliances & large separate living area that leads to stunning rear landscaped courtyard with expansive entertaining deck. Feat ducted heating & cooling, security system and attic storage.
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
Ross Stryker 0401 318 772 James McCormack 0410 503 389
Web
www.18mountpleasantgrovearmadale.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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glen IRIS 2d Belmont Avenue This low-maintenance luxury home meets every lifestyle need. With flexible entertaining area including paved courtyard leading to generous living/dining spaces featuring polished floors, open-plan kitchen defined by stone benches and smeg appliances. Upstairs, three bedrooms (main with WIR and ensuite), central bathroom and views of the city skyline.
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
nick Ptak 0413 370 442 Mark dayman 0409 342 462
Web
www.2dbelmontavenuegleniris.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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HAWTHoRn 24 Yarra Grove Enviably located in a lifestyle pocket of Hawthorn this stylish contemporary residence features a spacious freeflowing indoor/outdoor living environment with clean lines, while extensive areas of glass and skylights radiate natural light. An all-white interior over two levels comprises superbly appointed kitchen, north-facing living/dining opening to two decks, laundry and powder room. Upstairs, three bedrooms (main with WIR/ensuite), study, balcony and bathroom. Includes video/intercom, ducted heating/ cooling/vacuum, remote/garage (internal access).
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 12noon
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 1.30-2pm
Contact
Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766
Web
www.24yarragrovehawthorn.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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HAWTHoRn 6 Charles Street A stunning new freestanding brick town residence comprising lower-level Euro laundry, sleek bathroom, three bedrooms (BIRs, main/ensuite). Upstairs powder room and stylishly appointed kitchen, dining/living area opening to an expansive north-east facing terrace creating loads of space for year round indoor/outdoor entertaining and relaxation whilst overlooking Grace Park. Features include video/intercom, alarm, Bosch appliances, integrated refrigerator, noirot panel heaters, R/C airconditioners, remote/double garage.
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm
Contact
Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
Web
www.6charlesstreethawthorn.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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HAwTHORn eAST 441 Tooroonga Road This beautifully renovated residence offers fantastic five bedroom family accommodation in an elevated address zoned to Auburn South Primary School. A central lounge leads to light-filled living/dining areas accompanied by contemporary open-plan kitchen. Two downstairs bedrooms share a fabulous fully tiled bathroom. Upstairs, three further bedrooms include a main bedroom complemented by walk-in robes and faultless ensuite. Abundant under house storage. Private north west rear garden. Off street parking
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm
Contact
Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007
Web
www.441toorongaroadhawthorneast.com
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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kOOyOnG 5/422 Glenferrie Road The distinctive style of architect Robert Bell Hamilton sets a stately scene at ‘Denby Dale’ c1937 where this spacious fully renovated two/three bedroom ground floor apartment takes pride of place behind marvelous gardens and return driveway. Stroll to the kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, village shops and train station from this remarkable single-level apartment, featuring large formal living/separate dining, kitchen with meals area, impressive proportions, quality features, brightness and beautiful garden aspects. Includes double lock up garage.
Auction
Saturday 30th July at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.30-2pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm
Contact
Anthony Reis 0417 352 774 John Morrisby 0411 875 476
Web
www.5-422glenferrieroadkooyong.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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SOuTH yArrA 3 Caroline Street South A sensational location; a wide street frontage with northeasterly orientation; and a freestanding double fronted timber Victorian residence. All the elements to make this one of the best renovating, rebuilding or development opportunities available (STCA). The block fronted faรงade is matched inside by generous proportions through three double bedrooms, bathroom, spacious living room and light-filled kitchen with Euro-laundry overlooking sizeable private north east garden. Secure OSPx2. Land: 276sqm/2,970sqft (approx).
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday & Saturday 12-12.30pm
Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 James McCormack 0410 503 389
Web
www.3carolinestreetsouthsouthyarra.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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SOuTH yArrA/PrAHrAn 7/47 Wilson Street The sensational designer style highlighted by this sophisticated third level apartment is matched by an equally impressive lifestyle location. Light-filled and generously proportioned living and dining spaces (OFP) and balcony are accompanied by two sublime bedrooms with en-suites/WIrs, study and state of the art Gaggenau kitchen. A spectacular rooftop terrace provides 360 degree views. Features ducted heating and cooling, video intercom, keyless entry, lift access, powder-room, laundry and 2xbasement carparks.
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
Heather Elder 0413 273 079 James Tomlinson 0408 350 684
Web
www.7-47wilsonstreetsouthyarra.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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PRAHRAn EAST 6 Pickford Street Executive family living is epitomized in the exceptional space, excellent quality and enviable cul-de-sac location of this superb town residence boasting north-facing rear and double auto garage onto Highbury Grove. ‘Rutherford’ is classical in style and contemporary in character affording an impressive four bedroom floorplan flowing from elegant formal area to a sun-filled family zone with bifold doors opening to a brilliant alfresco area with retractable awning. Stroll to schools, High Street shops, trams and Lumley Gardens. Land: 295sqm/3,175sqft (approx).
Auction
Saturday 23rd July at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday & Saturday 11-11.30am
Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864
Web
www.6pickfordstreetprahraneast.com
Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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HAwTHoRn EAST Corner Constance Street & Tooronga Road
Boutique 1 & 2 bedroom apartments 25% sold in 1st week - Hawthorn East precinct - one/two underground car parks - Premium joinery and finishes - Choice of light/dark colour plette options - All featuring a large courtyard, balcony ro terrace - Close to cafes, bars and restaurants - Close to Anderson and Cato park
Private Sale from $525,000 Inspect
Display suite Thursday & Saturday & Sunday 12-2pm or By Appointment
Contact
nick Ptak 0413 370 442 Frank Scerri 0411 245 679
Web
www.constanceapartments.com.au
Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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AN ALIGNMENT OF PERFECTION, INSIGHT AND PRIVILEGE. Drinking in the stunning outlook to the majestic tree-lined St Kilda Road in a sublime locale, this acclaimed Max Moar project is simply perfection inside and out. Ranging over two floors with the best of everything as its signature, this extensive dual apartment of 386m2 is the epitome of contemporary city living with breathtaking style and amenity. Two levels of two quite separate apartments currently configured with 3 bedrooms between them, along with extensive living and dining areas and a wealth of pportunity to adjust the floor plan and or layout to suit. Perfection!
Deadline Private Treaty Closing Tuesday 2 August at 5.00 View Wed, Sat & Sun 1.00-1.45 Call John Piccolo 0408 102 050 Rodney Morley 0418 321 222 Andrew Tolson 0418 312 542 Office 273 Camberwell Road Camberwell 9805 1111
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ASHBURTON 23 Oliver Street Located amidst a sea of fine homes in a quiet, leafy area, this 40´s brick gem offers a wonderful opportunity to move straight in or create your dream home on this extensive allotment. The comfortable home features three bedrooms, a 70´s updated kitchen, a gorgeous art deco bathroom, an open living and dining room, a sunroom and a separate laundry. Further features and appointments include a single lock-up garage, gas ducted heating, fire place and extensive gardens front and rear. Land size of 635.22 (approx). A beautiful home to walk right in to, or a perfect base to create something new.
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2 Saturday 23 July at 11.00 Thu & Sat 1.00-1.30 Xen Blaher 0409 540 498 Simon Byrne 0413 701 444 273 Camberwell Road Camberwell 9805 1111
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RICHMOND 31 Spencer Place (Townhouse 4) This well appointed town residence offers the ultimate lifestyle opportunity perfectly positioned in the heart of Bridge Road’s best amenities. Featuring 2 double bedrooms (BIR) both with striking ensuite bathrooms, study, separate powder room, open plan style living room with casual dining bathed in natural light, adjacent sun balcony, double garage and excellent storage. Other features include polished timber floorboards, central heating and cooling.
2 AUCTION THIS SATURDAY
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2 Saturday 16 July at 1.00 Wed 12.30-1.00 & Sat from 12.30 Robert Clements 0412 547 291 Richmond 9427 8001
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MONT ALBERT 9 Barloa Road On the high side of the street in a highly soughtafter location close to schools, parks and transport, this 5-room Californian Bungalow is in need of major renovation. The existing period home is elevated, offering fantastic views to the Dandenongs from the porch, formal lounge and front bedroom. Brave renovators may appreciate the original character features, but it´s likely that the 802 sq m (approx) allotment with ROW at rear would suit redevelopment (STCA), perhaps with a double-storey dwelling to enjoy those gorgeous views every day! Walk to Mont Albert primary school and reserve, as well as buses, trams and Mont Albert train station.
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1 Saturday 6 August at 12.00 $900K - $990K Thu & Sat 11.00-11.30 Shane Corcoran 0407 993 320 Cameron Way 0418 352 380 10 Main Street Blackburn 9894 1000
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MELBOURNE 502/15 Queens Road "THE ROYAL ALBERT"-STUNNING APARTMENT, AMAZING VIEWS, SUPERB LOCATION. Luxuriate in this sensational corner light filled 5th floor 3 bedroom 2 bathroom 19 sq approx apartment with gorgeous lake & bay views. Spacious open plan lounge, living & diningrm, granite kitchen with breakfast bar & S/S appl., 3 bedrms (master with balcony, WIRs & ensuite), central bathrm, powderrm, sep laundry. Building features: reverse cycle airconditioning, CCTV security, heated indoor pool, spa, gym, security car parking for 2 plus resident caretaker.
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2 Saturday 23 July at 1.00 Wed, Sat & Sun 12.00-12.45 Susan Wolper 0418 505 518 Rodney Morley 0418 321 222 428 Toorak Road Toorak 9826 0000
auct this Sat at 3 pm arch Staver 0417 515 802 Luke Chisholm 0439 392 887 Open thurs 12 - 12.30 pm
205 Brunswick St Fitzroy 9417 1956
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Nero – a commanding penthouse in an affordable price range With spectacular views across Prahran and the CBD, this brand new 2 Br, 2 bathroom apartment also offers secure car-parking, storage cage and a stunning winter garden terrace with views over grattan gardens to greville Street. the perfect investment, home or town base.
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TOORAK 42 Grange Road Corbu. A short stroll from the prestigious Toorak Village, these stunning contemporary style apartments with city views offer open plan living that flows onto spacious balconies with a choice of an easterly or westerly aspect. A statement in luxury and sophistication, Corbu offers a building of only 7 apartments comprising open plan living, gourmet kitchen with Euro appliances and butler’s pantry, 2 bedrooms and study. Features include heating, air conditioning, key pad security, intercom, cellar/storage, lift, 2 secure basement car parks and Paul Bangay designed gardens.
Private Sale View Wednesday & Saturday 3.00 - 3.45pm Call Phillip French 0411 090 987 Andrew Smith 0413 309 605 Office 10 Wallace Avenue, Toorak 9826 1000
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MALVERN 1261 Malvern Road (Cnr Elizabeth Street) Brand new state of the art apartments in the much anticipated boutique ARIA development. Reflecting a rare elegance these spacious apartments showcase desirable open plan living areas, solid European oak parquetry flooring, stone and Miele kitchens, 2 fully tiled bathrooms and 2 secure basement car parks with storage. Choose from 2/3 bedroom or 3 bedroom + study configurations some with spectacular views to the Dandenong Ranges. Be a part of this hugely successful building.
Private Sale View Wednesday & Saturday 2.00 - 3.00pm Call Mark Wridgway 0419 510 777 Melanie Shaw 0415 153 501 Office 10 Wallace Avenue, Toorak 9826 1000 rtedgar.com.au
MALVERN 8 Chandlers Road Vibrant Glenferrie Road shops, cafes, restaurants plus Malvern Central, major schools and transport at your doorstep, this superbly renovated free-standing block fronted Victorian terrace offers wide entrance hall, 3 double bedrooms, master with ensuite, family room, modern kitchen with European appliances, European laundry, family bathroom and generous family room opening onto timber deck, entertaining area and off street parking via remote roller door. Ducted heating/cooling, polished black butt floors, rainwater storage, re-blocked, re-plastered and rewired. Land size 240m2 approximately. 86 The weekly review \ july 13, 2011
Auction Saturday 6th August at 11.00am (Unless Sold Prior) View Wednesday & Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Call Michael Ebeling 0418 338 811 Andrew Smith 0413 309 605 Office 10 Wallace Avenue, Toorak 9826 1000 rtedgar.com.au
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YARRA VALLEY “View Hill” 838 & 866 Healesville – Yarra Glen Road, Yarra Glen Lifestyle / Development Opportunity. Two titles (32.62Ha and 4000sqm). Prominent high profile location midway between Yarra Glen and Healesville. Gently rolling pastures, established trees rising to magnificent hill top providing fantastic vantage point. Previous approved planning permit 150-room hotel/winery development. Opportunity to reactivate or alternate proposal (STCA). Also suit grazing or perfect lifestyle allotment. Receivers’ Sale Under Instructions from PBB Advisory.
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Closing 27th July at 3.00pm Mark Sutherland 0407 103 811 Andrew Houghton 0409 438 526 1-3 Exeter Road Croydon 9727 5300 rtedgar.com.au Sutherland Farrelly – Grant Sutherland 0418 390 185
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HawtHorn 2/499 Glenferrie Road Classic Art Deco On Scotch Hill ANGLESEA – POINT ROADKNIGHT 92 Melba Pde Quality 4 BR, 4 bathroom home. Opportunity to buy into the tightly held Point Roadknight precinct 30m from Anglesea Motor Yacht Club and beach. Gourmet kitchen, butlers pantry. Dining/living with 4.5m ceiling, opens to a nth facing deck. Separate lounge, surround sound, double glazed windows, Infloor heating & RCAC. Landscaped garden, plus 2 x 22000 L tanks. Dbl garage. 1 hr 15 min to Melbourne. Expressions of Interest Closing Friday 29th July at 5.00pm (Unless Sold Prior) Call Peter Lindeman 0418 525 609 Ian Friend 0414 581 811 Office 1/50 Hitchcock Avenue, Barwon Heads 5254 1688 rtedgar.com.au
Featuring period detail throughout, this ground flr art deco (c. 1928) apt comp: living & dining rms with FP, 2 BRs (main with BIR’s), modern kitchen with euro appliances & stone bench tops, sunroom, lndry, 2 car spaces, intercom, AC & storage. Close to Glenferrie Rd shops, parks, freeway, tram/train & schools. auction Saturday 16th July 2pm View Wednesday 12-12.30pm, Thursday 6.30-7pm
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BALWYN NORTH
5 Gardner Court
Key Location with Infinite Possibilities Neat as a pin & just steps away from Balwyn High School in a convenient cul-de-sac on 602 sqms (approx.) is this original 3 / 4 bedroom family home with endless possibilities including a new home site (STCA), investment opportunity, or renovation project. The current home offers 3 bedrooms, spacious lounge & separate dining room, functional kitchen, family bathroom & a bonus room with study or 4th bedroom potential. Space under the house can be utilised for storage, wine cellar or a rustic teen retreat. Undercover parking for 2 cars & back garden add multiple dimensions to the possibilities this property offers. If you are looking for the Balwyn High School zone, a prime location & endless potential, this is the place for you. Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:
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Saturday 30th July at 1.00pm $880,000 plus Thursday & Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am Tori McGregor 0433 356 600, Russell Turner 0419 955 655 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123
HAWTHORN
19 Hull Street
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Victorian Transformation Blending Victorian charm with an impressive new extension & full renovation gives this single fronted home top marks in this desirable Hawthorn neighbourhood. Lovingly renovated & designed, the clever floor plan with 3.6 metre decorative ceilings offers a chef´s kitchen with Euro appliances, open plan living/dining with abundant light through cafÊ doors & highlight windows & ample decking for summer entertaining. Includes 3 spacious bedrooms, main with WIR & ensuite, 2 with decorative FP & private North-facing courtyard accessible through double glass doors. The family bathroom incorporates a large skylight for natural light. Located a short walk from Glenferrie Road shops, tram, train, schools, Swinburne University & parkland. Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:
Saturday 16th July at 12noon $1,000,000 plus PHOTO ID required at all inspections Thursday 11.30 - 12.00pm; 5.30 - 6.00pm & Saturday 11.30 - 12.00pm Tori McGregor 0433 356 600, Chris Ewart 0419 897 979 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123
BALWYN NORTH
98A Belmore Road
Prime Corner with Family Space Double storey solid brick home opposite parkland & sheltered behind a high fence, this property on 578 sqm (approx.) would suit home buyers, investors, renovators & developers (STCA). Offers spacious formal open plan living/dining, polished floorboards, OFP, outlook to a northerly paved front courtyard, BBQ area & in-ground pool (not operational), a study/4th bedroom, large kitchen/family meals & a built in bar. Upstairs, main bedroom (BIRs) is flooded in natural light. The sitting area opens to a north facing balcony & another 2 bedrooms share the family bathroom (spa bath). Includes generous 2 car garage, storage area & side street access. Close to Macleay Park, Hislop Reserve, public transport & Balwyn High School. Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:
Saturday 30th July at 2.30pm $900,000 plus Thursday & Saturday 1.30 - 2.00pm Tori McGregor 0433 356 600, Russell Turner 0419 955 655 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123
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glen iris 3 Irymple Avenue
Expansive Family Living Close To Central Park This refined, family focussed residence of twelve main rooms enjoys an enviable address moments from shops and trams. A distinguished study and large sitting and dining rooms lead to roomy family dimensions featuring a superb Miele equipped open-plan kitchen while beyond, a north-facing garden includes paved terraces and a sublime swimming pool. Downstairs main bedroom with fabulous double shower en suite enjoys its own zone, distinct from four upstairs bedrooms sharing a sky-lit bathroom and inviting living zone. Pool-side pavilion offers gym, summer house or teenager’s apartment possibilities. Every imaginable comfort. Double garage.
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