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any years ago, in another time and life, I keep a little something back when they write their presented a little radio program on a well-loved bestselling cookbooks: how else to keep alive the allure public radio station in this Victorian city. As of their revered businesses? In these conversations I was the bloke who presents it now knows well (hello, Rafael always sure those generous chefs gave away everything: I Epstein!), apart from the obvious daily news and current wasn’t going to let them out of the studio without it. affairs obligations, having your own show is an excellent It would have made a great book. Recipes from and almost unimpeachable excuse to get people on Shannon Bennett and Robert Marchetti, to talk about stuff that you love. Yes, of course Brigitte Haffner and Andrew McConnell. it has to be relevant and interesting and worth Very funny tales of recipes gone wrong, and cook it ... the air time, but that’s not hard. Often, it’s a even the odd treasured tip of a long-gone for less terribly selfish act that, happily, can lead to a grandmother or aunt. All lost now somewhere time than wonderfully inclusive moment. In my case, it in the ionosphere. you think was cooking – one of the great passions of my But the tips and tricks must have lodged life – and damn if I didn’t get as many of the somewhere in my mind, because there I was city’s best chefs as I could on 774 Drive, all for the on Saturday afternoon with a beautiful piece of completely selfish purpose of stealing their expertise Tasmanian beef on the bench, and a half-dozen voices and pilfering a recipe or two. clamouring in my mind about the best way to prepare These conversations became a hugely enjoyable it. I know we apparently are all going to end up living segment called “The Knack”, in which culinary greats off insects and plants, but while the going is still good, shared the key, the secret to a particular dish: how to this household is a fan of traditional Australian protein, make a perfect mayonnaise, the perfect gnocchi; the and so were the chefs. I think at some point, every one trick to a great pavlova, a classic chicken sandwich, or of them came in with their version of the perfect piece a more exotic beurre blanc or red wine reduction. The of roast beef. The book may be a forlorn hope now, but conversations were specific, detailed, and I swear I could the least I can do is share with you what I remember hear pens right across Melbourne madly scratching out Melbourne’s finest telling me. the secret hints.

Set the oven to 170⁰. Let the beef come to room I have always suspected that chefs, even the greats, temperature. Season liberally (I smear some French

mustard all over as well). Fire up a pan and seal for about three minutes on each side – you may need to hold the piece upright in the pan with tongs to do this.

You don’t just want colour, you want a thick crust, which will seal beautifully and be delicious later.

Place the meat in the oven … but how long to cook it? Ah, this was the discussion every time, with every chef who came past. Always less than you think, and mostly always at a lower temperature than you would imagine (so as not to “shock the meat” apparently … I always thought that had probably been achieved a long time before it arrived home with you …). But who was it who told me what I now regard as the golden rule?

Was it Marchetti? Jeremy Strode of Pomme? That British blowhard Gordon Ramsay, who, for all his many faults, knows his way around a piece of meat?

I can’t recall – but the rule is this: reduce the cooking time and double the resting time, and the meat will be juicy and beautifully rare.

I did all this, and it was. And as we carved the meat into perfect, thick slices I felt all those great cooks crowd around me – my very own MasterChef moment of the imagination – nodding approvingly. And asking for the scraps. \

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Reason Geraldine Doogue has been a civilised – and civilising – voice on television and radio for more than 30 years.

PETER WILMOTH meets her at home

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t’s a great radio voice, and it’s a voice of reason and civility. We’re sitting in the Sydney sunshine in Geraldine Doogue’s back garden. Some budgies in a cage are chirping away, her 19-year-old son is dispatched to look for the family dog, who hasn’t been sighted for a while, and it’s a chance for me to grill the griller, the journalist whose warmth has exuded from television screens and radio speakers for 30 years.

She’s the reasonable voice amid lots of shouting and shrillness and I ask if that’s been a deliberate stance.

“I have thought about how I wanted to interview people,” she says. “In a way the cross-examiners are lionised in our profession, they ‘get’ somebody. I like a bit of that, but I have always preferred to get to motive, what’s making this person tick, why are they thinking like they’re thinking. I’m more interested in that than the ‘gotcha!’.

“I tend to think that you don’t get the same applause from within my profession, but you may well get it from the broader public. I’m very impressed with people who can drive home that final nail in the coffin, but I know that what I really respect is the people who can follow through and do a forensic interview that gives the person a bit of dignity at the end of it. I think the essence of good journalism is genuine, deep-seated curiosity.

Sometimes I get frustrated because I don’t see enough curiosity, I see people try to make headlines.”

Doogue herself has never made headlines. She’s been a steady presence, presenting the religion-based Compass on ABC TV and Life Matters on Radio National. She now hosts a Saturday morning show on Radio National called Saturday Extra (from 7.30).

“That’s my pride and joy, really,” she says. “It’s designed to be your broadsheet newspaper that you read with a cup of coffee, on radio. A lot of people, particularly Melbourne people, have this habit ... where you go in and sit with your friends and you scan the articles while you’re having a coffee. I think that’s really got a place on radio.

“At 7.30-8 it’s the front pages, after 8am it’s features, and you finish going light, travel, quirky things.”

She aims to weave all manner of life into the show, including business. “Not just the statistics but, ‘How does it fit into the world of ideas?’ Not to be afraid of that. I think these days, with all the voices that are around, there’s a tremendous fear of any perceived depth, and I think depth can be very sexy. I don’t think you have to be terrified of putting people off ... Give people a chance to pause and reflect and try to make sense of things. I think that can be immensely attractive.”

Doogue grew up in Perth wanting to be a teacher.

“Something safe,” she says. “I ended up doing very unsafe things. The media is not a safe world.”

At the University of Western Australia, she befriended Kim Beazley, who was a couple of years ahead of her. Doogue was bridesmaid at both of his weddings. She almost launched into teaching but was offered a cadetship by The West Australian.

“Something propelled me to give it a go and I just knew I was home.” She started her cadetship in 1972.

“Fantastic time to be in journalism,” she says. “Gough Whitlam was elected at the end of the year. Loads of stories. It was just such fun.”

She travelled to London for Beazley’s marriage to his first wife, Mary, and stayed for a few years. In 1981 she moved to Sydney with her first husband, journalist Tim Blue.

A few years later she was offered the job of Perth-based compere of the ABC’s current affairs program, Nationwide. It was her first role outside newspapers. “I lost about a stone and a half [9.5 kilos] from nervous energy,” she says. “It was hard. Daily live television is tough. Coming after TDT [This Day Tonight], a great era was ending, and a new one beginning. There’s very different instincts involved in newspaper and television fronting, but fantastic

Picture \ John Donegan opportunities. Once you get over the terror you think, ‘Oh well, I’ll just bat on’.”

She was soon back in Sydney fronting Nationwide’s NSW edition. After a stint in commercial radio and television, she returned to ABC TV, where she garnered multiple awards, including the United Nations Media Peace Prize for her coverage of the Gulf War. In 1998, she began presenting Compass and became standard bearer for religious faith and spirituality on television. I ask how much her own beliefs as a Catholic have informed that program.

“Because I have been exposed to belief all my life, I’m not afraid of going there. When I watch a lot of people in straight news and current affairs, I watch them interview people and get close to the issue of belief and then they back off, observably frightened, that they’ll be accused of being believers. There’s a real image that if you’re perceived to be a believer, in news and current affairs, there’s a perceived risk that you lose your objectivity. I think it’s a load of absolute rubbish.”

She says people learn to keep their beliefs quiet.

“In a way, I learnt years ago. I thought, ‘Look, I either worry about this or I don’t’. And because I believed you could do very good journalism in this space – in fact I think it’s a greatly underdone area – I decided I wasn’t going to let it bother me.”

I ask whether her faith helps her understand some of the issues we’re facing, such as child abuse and paedophile priests. “Definitely,” she says. “I think it’s

helped some of the children, didn’t help others.”

There were four children in the Doogue and Carroll household, from different marriages. I suggest that talking about the issues of the day could be a great gift for children.

“Yes, but we’ve all got a certain cup of energy and you do wonder in retrospect whether you had enough for the little things. We certainly tried, and I think we did.

“I know people who forbade all phone calls after six o’clock at night just so they could give total time to their children. These are people in very busy careers. And I sometimes wish we’d done a bit more of that. I hope we modelled our utter enjoyment of our working life, which I think is a lovely thing to model too.”

How did being a journalist interlace with her role as a parent? “It used to be a [family] joke, we’d yell at the television news. ‘Oh what rubbish is this!’ Because we’d been absorbed in it all day or I had to do an interview about it or Ian had to commission something, because he was running things all our married life.”

Now Doogue is a grandmother to Taya, who is 18 months old, and she’s loving her role.

“She was born only three weeks after Ian died. There was something remarkable about life and death in that.

I wish he could have held her in his arms. It was his daughter’s child. But it’s wonderful. I try to see her as much as I can and be a reliable grandmother.

“I really want to be reliable to my stepdaughter, Genevieve ... On Tuesday afternoon she can do whatever she likes and I’m there. I feel, with young mothers, the best thing you can give them is to say, ‘Look I’ll be available Tuesday and Thursday, if you want to sit and look at the television, just have a cup of coffee, do the

“i know people who forbade all phone calls after six at night so they could give total time to their children. i sometimes wish we’d done a bit more of that.” allowed me to understand issues inside Islam. And issues inside Buddhism. And issues inside Judaism. I think that if you are not afraid of having a belief system you then are open to a whole lot of other belief systems, belief systems generally.

“People know it about you. They will agree to an interview. You ask questions differently if you are not afraid of admitting you are some form of believer.”

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n a sphere where having faith has been so unfashionable, Compass has been an island.

“Radio National, my network, has always maintained quite a strong religion unit, but there’s nothing like that on local radio, nothing on commercial radio or TV ... That went right out 25 years ago.”

In 2011, Doogue’s second husband, television executive Ian Carroll, died from pancreatic cancer, aged 64. He was pivotal to the creation of many ABC programs, such as Nationwide, Lateline, The 7.30 Report and Four Corners.

Doogue and Carroll were what Doogue would probably be appalled to hear described as a media power couple. It was an epic love story, a 27-year relationship.

“It was a big, emotional connection, a relationship that transforms you. Big relationships that change you can’t be easily repeated. You’ve just got to accept that they don’t come along that much.”

It helped that they were in the same industry. “We talked immensely about it all. It was wonderful.”

Did she ever a worry there was too much journalism talk in the house? “I’ve thought about whether we, in retrospect, both thought, ‘Did we just have too much of that around us, the kids hearing so much?’ It probably

washing, have a facial, do whatever you want to do, I’ll be there. If you want to talk to me, I’ll be there’. Just to be reliable. And to just enjoy the baby and hopefully let her enjoy me. I’m learning. I’ve got training wheels on.”

Was parenthood her greatest achievement?

“Definitely. It’s highly creative, both to you and to them.

It’s forming a person, watching them, facilitating them on their terms. That’s the big thing you learn. You have to allow them to be who they are going to be, not who you want them to be.”

I ask about her children’s reaction to having famous parents. “I don’t think kids like being in the public eye.

And I think they get drawn in whether or not they like it ... I think most people in the public eye say, ‘I don’t think this has been ideal for my kids’.”

Doogue has no plans to retire. “I’d certainly like to be on the ABC for a few more years, to find out what you can do and what you can say out loud, what venue you can give other people to speak at a deep level when they’re not invited to elsewhere.”

She speaks often to young people and offers some words on career. “I say, ‘Meet your deadlines, be gracious to people and do well enough to be invited back’.”

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What was horrifying was that so many of the responses And what I’ve noticed lately is this: if people have described a range of things the Facebookers hoped something nice to say, they say it. They say, “Oh, I loved would happen to my friend for saying such things, that post”, or “Nice jumper, coffee, photo or world Why many of them violent and absolutely criminal. you live in”. is such a Should it be that frightening to have an opinion But if people have something negative to say, or that differs from someone else? Even when I they don’t agree with you, they’ll tell you about nasty beast went to find a new hairdresser last week, so it and then they follow up with the suggestion lurking many online reviews of local salons were horrid of a possible outcome for you. Like you within? and blasphemous. The things people say they’re should be sacked, or you should be prepared to do because they had a bad haircut. ashamed or you should be physically hurt People make mistakes, I know I do, and I’m OK in some generally horrible way. admitting an error if I have to.

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Sally is more about home-style Vietnamese food and sharing dishes; less about pho and rice paper rolls. It’s a little pricier, too. But the offering from pans wielded by Adrian Li (ex Donovans) is still well-priced for a damn good, smack-of-the-senses feed.

Li combines his Vietnamese/Chinese upbringing with the traditional and modern cooking techniques he learnt in the kitchens on Jacka Boulevard. The result is a judicious balance of the five elements integral to Vietnamese cuisine – sour, bitter, sweet, spicy and salty.

Smell and taste are put through their paces with the ingredients used in Li’s cooking. Touch gets its

A damn good, smack-ofthe-senses feed

first awakening with prawn pandanus parcels. There’s nothing especially Vietnamese about these plump packages of minced prawn meat. They are Asian fusion cuisine at its best, with the addition of garlic, galangal, sriracha (Thai chilli sauce) and lemongrass. Pandan leaves aren’t native to Vietnam, but they smell fantastic.

Get your fingers messy stripping the coarse roasted leaves from the meat and dunk in the sticky, sweet sesame caramel sauce. Chopsticks are optional, but slower and less inclined to challenge your sense of touch.

Fingers are required too for banh khot – a trio of rice flour and smoked coconut cream blinis, shaped into cute little bowls. The just-crisp dishes hold tiny cubes of silken tofu, fried shallots, chilli, spring onions and a few soft mung beans in a broth of smoked coconut milk.

Add a little red wine vinegar and devour in two bites.

Saigon Sally’s menu offers six small dishes, six medium-sized dishes, a few sides and nine larger dishes.

Most are suited to sharing. There’s a “feed me” option for $59 a person, minimum of two people. It offers good value and broad menu coverage.

The winter cocktail list offers some cracking combinations. There’s the boom boom mojito, made with white rum, chilli, Vietnamese mint, kaffir lime, lemongrass, ginger syrup and soda, or the spiced pumpkin and maple mule, with pumpkin liquor, vodka, apple brandy and ginger and maple syrup.

The wine and beer lists are sophisticated and well suited to the food.

Vietnamese chicken coleslaw is another sensory delight. Tender slices of chicken breast that have been

ViETnAmEsE chickEn coLEsLAW

poached in black bean sauce are tossed with bean shoots, shredded carrot, Asian basil, peanuts and pickles, and sit on a bed of crisp vermicelli.

All five elements are in harmony in a generous brick of rare wagyu dressed in Li’s own zesty ponzu, made with soy sauce and pomegranate molasses. The thin slices of meat are topped with shallots, nasturtium petals, lemongrass, crisp pieces of garlic and ginger, and a scattering of pomegranate seeds.

But the broken bim bim bap – Li’s take on a traditional Korean dish – is the ultimate comfort food.

The crushed rice hosts salty, spicy pulled pork, shredded carrots and lemongrass and is topped with an egg poached at 63 degrees.

Salads are sensory. There’s the savoury morning glory tossed with garlic, lemon and sesame oil and the chilli-heavy astringent papaya salad.

Happy endings are prepared at the bar. Watch as grapes are sliced and popcorn is added to the che bap – a hit-and-miss combo of tapioca and corn pudding and zesty lime granita. Order it for the divine vacuum-treated, airy honeycomb (thanks Donovans).

The house specialty, a tira-mi-Sally, is a quirky finisher that says much about this bold, adventurous food. Layers of macaron are filled with a Vietnamese coffee parfait, condensed milk and peanut brittle.

It looks like a school lunch, there’s nothing very Vietnamese about it, and it’s fabulous. \ ltolra@theweeklyreview.com.au To rEAd morE rEViEWs

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it’s the lighting that gives Sally her seductive ambience; from the red glow on the street to the cables along the floor, the candlelit tables and the golden glow on pale-green pressed-metal panels around the bar.

Creative cocktails and dramatic desserts are shaken, stirred and created under the gaze of appreciative duos atop high stools around this central station. Drama is added by exposed concrete beams and a striking wall and ceiling mural. noisy groups fill tables front and rear, while quiet couples line the side walls away from the fray. \

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aggy brands, fluoro clothing and bushranger beards have been reinvented in these retro times we’re living in. It seems a shame that, when it comes to wine, it’s obscure grapes and biodynamics that capture much of our attention rather than the classics.

I’ve been daggy on the wine front lately and reckon some of our older brands – ones that I grew up with on the dining table and in TV and print adverts – are well worth a revisit.

I grew up with brands such as Hardy’s Nottage Hill, Jacob’s Creek and Deakin Estate, and was aware that they were wine before I was old enough to drink.

Thanks largely, I’m sure, to those Nottage Hill ads of the 1980s: “It’s not ah … Nottage Hill”.

These wines used to be staples in the wine rack but, as the range of wine varieties and labels available to us has increased, many of us have moved on.

Maybe it’s a little bit of wine snobbery, but friends of mine would happily spend a similar amount of money on an obscure brand or variety rather than buy what could be considered a daggy wine from the past.

I had a mate over recently who’s a million miles from being a wine snob and knows a lot about wine. He has an excellent cellar, too. I poured him a glass of $10 Deakin Estate shiraz alongside a few more expensive, cutting-edge wines he was keen to try. It more than held its own and he went back for a second glass.

It wasn’t the quality that surprised, but the savoury style of the wine. Popular wine styles are constantly changing – 10 years ago

unwooded chardonnay was the buzz in white wine and now it’s sav blanc from the islands across the ditch – and the longevity of these brands lies with the fact that they move with the times, too.

I’m constantly amazed by the lengths to which the bigger wine companies go They’re in market research (and the budgets they allocate towards it) when launching often ahead a new wine or changing the style of an of the existing one. curve They’re often ahead of the curve and I’ve found their insights into future drinking styles to be proven accurate more often than not.

While these older brands are well-known and often fondly remembered, they still sell in huge quantities. Technology in the vineyard and winery has changed dramatically over the past decade, too, which has kept the long-established wine brands keenly priced – many can be found on the shelves at the big wine barns for about $10.

One thing I’ve noticed with the better-known, established brands is that each year there will be one or two standout wines in the range. One year shiraz will be the star and the next it may be chardonnay or pinot noir. These wines can present some of the best bargains around and I take great pleasure in finding these gems.

Deakin Estate is a notable exception – its entire range of wines seem to get better and better each year. \ bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au to reaD more reviews

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TasTe This Lindeman’s Bin 65 Chardonnay 2012

De Bortoli Sacred Hill Shiraz 2012

(South-eastern Australia) $9.99; 13% ★★★ ½ CReaMY

A decade ago, when living in London, Bin 65 was regularly found in our fridge. Consistent quality and always good value were the keys. It was a slice of sunshine during cold winters. Cantaloupe, peach and citrus flavours are clean and tasty – drink it too cold and it’s easy to miss its citrus zest and pith notes that add some complexity. Smooth and slightly creamy, with a line of zippy lemon-flavoured acid, it flows nicely along the tongue before finishing with ripe stonefruit flavours.

Food match \ BBQ chicken

(South-eastern Australia) $7.50; 13.5% ★★★ ½ COMPLeX

Jacob’s Creek Reserve Riesling 2012

Seppelt The Victorians Shiraz 2011

(Barossa) $17.99; 12.2% ★★★★ DeLiCaTe

From a great vintage and sourced from the Barossa and Eden valleys, this spends 10 months on yeast lees, which adds complexity to its texture and aromas. Perfumed and pretty, it’s full of lovely petals, talc, apples, pears and citrus. There are tangerine citrus notes in the mouth with delicate lemon and lime flavours plus a mineral, saline note, while slightly chalky acid adds depth and interest.

This is a good 10-year cellar prospect for not a lot of money.

Food match \ Pan-fried blue-eye cod

De Bortoli has a knack of producing wines of great value. Here’s its latest. The more of this I drank, the more I got into it – a good sign when it comes to any wine. It smells of cherries, blackberries, plums, vanilla and wet stones – a complex and interesting mix of aromas – and tastes similar. There’s depth to the fleshy flavours that means it will stand up well to rich food on cold nights, but it’s by no means heavy. In fact, bright acid keeps this quite light on its feet, while fine tannins and a lengthy finish add polish.

Food match \ Cassoulet

(Victoria) $14.99; 13.5% ★★★★ JUiCY

At full price, this is a bargain, but I bet you’ll find this even cheaper at the chains. If you do, snap it up by the dozen. It’s sourced from Heathcote, Bendigo and Great Western and, importantly, it tastes Victorian – from the cherry, blackberry, earthy and spicy aromas to the plum, blackberry, dark cherry and pepper flavours. Juicy acid and fine tannins offer a light grip, plus a lengthy finish.

What more does one need? It should drink nicely for a few years, too.

Food match \ Grilled rump steak

Love a bargain?

Deakin Estate Merlot 2012

(Murray Darling) $9.99; 13.5% ★★★★ Deakin Estate is owned by the Ferrer family, who are behind Freixenet – one of the world’s great sparkling bargains. Simply, this is a good, varietal drink that’s far more enjoyable than most merlots that cost twice the price. It smells of rose petals, dark berries, redcurrants, mocha and a little spice. It’s not overly complex, but pure redcurrant, raspberry, cherry and pepper flavours are pretty tasty. Bright acid and grippy tannins sit nicely within the wine and it’s this seamless structure that lifts it above the average $10 wine.

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t’s a perfect day for a walk in the Royal Botanic Gardens. Not least because the gardens’ new director is with The Weekly Review as we set off in brilliant sunshine from the visitor centre in Birdwood Avenue. Professor Tim Entwisle knows a thing or two about botanic gardens, especially these ones. He first arrived here as a university graduate in 1981 and was put to work cataloguing the 35-hectare botanical collection, drawing pictures of each plant on a small card.

“This was my first job,” he reminisces as we stroll the impeccably trimmed paths. “I’d walk around, check the name of the plant, make sure it was correctly identified.

We would enter it into some computer that took up a room, but we had these card files that showed you where every plant was and divided the garden into squares.”

Gardens staff would take three years to circumnavigate the grounds before starting all over again at square one.

“Knowing what’s in a garden is really critical,” Entwisle says. “Here in Melbourne, [with] a lot of the plants in the gardens, we know when they were collected, we know where they came from, we know how old they are. And if we use them for conservation or science, we also want to know the real pedigree of the plant. Keeping records is really critical.”

Anyone with a backyard plot knows that plants

famous botanic gardens.

You might think scoring a job as second-in-charge at the crucible of global botanical scholarship would be the fulfilment of a lifelong dream for a man of Entwisle’s ambitions. But he only lasted two years.

What happened – was it good, was it bad? “It was really good,” he says. “I enjoyed my two years at Kew. The reason for coming back to Melbourne was an opportunity.” To be precise, he went for the director’s job at Kew Gardens and didn’t get it, then discovered the long-standing director of the Melbourne gardens, Dr Philip Moors, was retiring after 20 years. An irresistible opening.

“I mean, it doesn’t happen that often,” Entwisle says.

“So I thought, do I stay at Kew longer, do other things, or do I come back to Melbourne? Ideally I would have loved to have stayed at Kew at least a few more years

require constant attention. To keep 35 hectares of gardens looking their best, year round, takes a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience.

Entwisle has both.

After 12 months of dedication to the cause of cataloguing, this teachers’ son went back to study. He did a PhD at La Trobe University, then postdoctoral work at the University of Melbourne. Then he returned to the Royal Botanic Gardens and worked as a botanist and researcher for five years.

There was a job going in Sydney as director of science at their showpiece gardens beside Farm Cove. He got the gig and worked at it for four years before the executive director’s position became vacant. He got that job, too, and stayed on in Sydney for the next eight years.

As director of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust – basically that whole expanse of gorgeous greenery from Bennelong Point to Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney’s best real estate and its historic heart – he was a key custodian of the city’s natural and cultural treasures. He hopes to elevate Melbourne’s gardens to a similar status, but more on that in a moment.

He left Sydney rather abruptly, or so it seemed at the time, after landing what would appear to be the dream job of any ambitious botanist. Tim Entwisle, the boy from Nhill, had been appointed director of Conservation, Living Collections and Estates at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, London. In short, he was now in charge of the major part of the world’s most

because I enjoyed London.”

But there was always the memory of a conversation he had years ago with his boss at Melbourne. Moors asked the young scientist about his ambitions. “And I said, ‘Well, I would like to have your job. That would be ideal for me.’”

And here he is, two decades later, finally at the helm of Melbourne’s botanic gardens and the Australian Garden at Cranbourne.

Announcing his appointment, Royal Botanic Gardens chair Elaine Canty praised Entwisle’s “extensive experience in the management of some of the world’s most influential botanic gardens, his impressive scientific credentials and his infectious enthusiasm for plants and the environment”.

The Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne were set up on riverside swamplands in 1846 by then lieutenant-governor Charles La Trobe. In the Victorian era, the establishment of a botanic gardens spoke of a newfound city’s culture, its passion for scientific discovery and, perhaps above all, its civilisation. In upwardly mobile and gold-rich Victoria, there were 45 regional gardens established between the 1840s and 1890s.

The Victorian government botanist, Ferdinand von Mueller, was appointed inaugural director of the gardens in 1857. By Entwisle’s reckoning, von Mueller established “an interesting collection of plants – a display of plants for plants’ sake”. But it was von Mueller’s successor, William Guilfoyle, who gave

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“What I’d really like to do is make this part of our cultural landscape ...

I want it to be involved in public debate”

the gardens their grace and beauty.

Guilfoyle, known as the master of landscaping, was responsible for enduring treasures such as the fern gully, the whimsical pavilions and temples and, most memorably, the ornamental lake.

“So it went from this fantastic collection of plants to this fantastic landscape, known around the world as one of the great botanic gardens,” Entwisle says.

Apparently there is a perfect size for public gardens, and Melbourne is it.

“Melbourne, Sydney, Edinburgh … they are all around this kind of size, 35 hectares,” he says. “It’s about the size where you can walk through it, you can get enough out of a visit but want to come back. And it doesn’t tire you out.”

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ntwisle believes a key responsibility as director is to keep adding new layers and ideas and fresh ways to display plants. He did this at Sydney with the tropical centre and a new rose garden, among other achievements, and he laid the foundations for its seed bank. At Kew, too, he was in charge of the Millennium Seed Bank, a vast collection of 10 per cent of the world’s seeds, “all stored away in a bank, ready to be used as an insurance policy for any loss of species”.

Coming home to Melbourne, he feels the weight of responsibility in taking the reins of a 167-year-old institution, but he is pragmatic about the task ahead.

“It’s daunting in a sense, but having now worked in Sydney and Kew, and Melbourne before, I have a real sense of botanic gardens and what they’re capable of,” he says.

“I’m very much of the view that it’s an evolving place.

So I’ll be adding to it. The history … is there, and that’s always going to stay.”

He is particularly passionate about attracting visitors through temporary exhibitions, performances, a whole range of cultural activities.

“What I’d like to do in Melbourne is really make this part of our cultural landscape. You’ve got the museum, the zoo, you’ve got ACCA [Australian Centre for Contempary Art], you’ve got the botanic gardens. I want it to be up there in those conversations … rather than stuck on the side as a nice, pretty place,” Entwisle says.

“Everyone loves the botanic gardens. I don’t think there’s any problem with that. But it’s perhaps sometimes a bit overlooked and forgotten. I want it to be, not necessarily controversial, but just raising questions, being involved in public debate, having things on that are interesting.” \ khill@theweeklyreview.com.au We Welcome your feedback @

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» ABC report \ Vandals last week damaged and destroyed rare cacti inside the Royal Botanic Gardens.

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Sustainable fashion meets art at The Light Factory’s The Ethics of Style exhibition.

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he relationship between sustainability and wearable art is the essence that holds The Ethics of Style exhibition together. Curated by Sigrid McCarthy and showing at The Light Factory Gallery in Eltham, the event looks at how fashion and sustainable design can live in unison. “I didn’t want to merely recreate something that had essentially been done many times before,” McCarthy says.

“With this in mind, I decided to approach talented local designers that in my opinion were approaching sustainability in interesting and unique ways.”

In The Ethics Of Style, a handful of aspiring designers strut their talent through outfits that have been made with sustainable practice in mind. Their designs are teamed with the works of established fashion illustrators to provide an integrated approach.

From illustrator Kerrie Hess to designer Rachael Cassar’s dresses made from recycled materials, the exhibition is designed to challenge perceptions about what is sustainable fashion and offers two- and three-dimensional experiences.

“I want to alter people’s perceptions of sustainable fashion by showcasing beautiful design that wouldn’t necessarily be expected,” McCarthy says.

“I don’t believe a garment should scream, ‘I’m sustainable’. It should be functional, stylish and aesthetically pleasing, while also being ethical.”

Kerrie Hess, who recently moved back to Brisbane after a long stint overseas, including time in London, Hong Kong and Paris, has made a name for herself as a talented illustrator. If the surname rings a bell, it’s because her sister, Megan, is in the same field.

Inspired by Paris, vintage fashion magazines and street fashion, Hess has scored some great gigs over the years, from her first job with Vogue at 19, to publishing a stylebook called Shoestring Chic and working on a capsule collection with Kate Spade New York. Her illustrations appear on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar’s 15th anniversary edition with Collette Dinnigan – a great coup for the artist.

“I jumped at the chance to be involved in this exhibition,” says Hess, whose illustrations are on show in the Printemps department store in Paris right now – on 13-metre billboards.

“I love that The Light Factory is celebrating fashion illustration with a focus on sustainability. I think fashion illustration is finally making it back onto magazine covers, into frames in people’s homes and fashion windows again, which is lovely,” she says.

The exhibition also features the designs of Gemma Anastasiou and Joseph Jang.

“They all invest a lot of time and energy into their pieces, and we hope that they will influence people to appreciate good craftsmanship and high-quality materials,” McCarthy says. “After all, this is key to reducing our world’s unbelievable consumption rates.”

Cassar says her pieces explore the notion of upcycling.

She is up to her ninth collection this year. “The pieces I have chosen to exhibit portray my signature style.”

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McCarthy agrees and says the aim of the exhibition is to show consumers the perks of being fashionable and ethical. “Beauty can be found in seemingly redundant items of clothing, simply through refashioning them.

Joseph Jang’s avant-garde pieces – which are made from recycled denim jeans found in op shops – are testament to this notion,” McCarthy says.

Accompanying the exhibition is a refashioning workshop hosted by local fashion writer and TWR journalist, Leeyong Soo. “We hope that all these components of the exhibition will help consumers re-evaluate the lifespan of their garments,” McCarthy says. \ jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au

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“fashion illustration is finally making it back onto magazine covers and into fashion windows again.”

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I was speechless when the question was put to me recently by several people. It got me thinking.

Foundations and concealers are the cornerstone of any women’s make-up arsenal and sadly not all brands cater to everyone. Many a time I have sat through a complexion product launch to be stunned by the narrowness of the imported colour range.

Our cousins in America and Britain have their pick from the same brands available here. The most popular and widely available brands have the colours, but they are just not offered in their full line-up here.

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tonal variations in the skin. In Australia we also do not have the population to sustain a large colour range but this I can assure you will change in the future�.

That is perfect for the future, but what about those who need darker shades now. I agree with the comment about tonal variations in darker skin. I know of make-up artists working with the likes of Naomi Campbell, Azealia Banks and Zoe Saldana who mix at least two to three shades to get the balance right.

We all have tonal variations in our skin, but in darker skin the difference is more obvious. Darker skin tones also need products that give depth to their skin; if not they will look one-dimensional and ashy. Experienced make-up artists mix in a bit of red to give the skin some

warmth but it can also be easily overcome by adding a smidgen of gold-hued liquid luminiser to the foundation before application.

Correct me if I am wrong, but I found no budget-priced brand that offers a colour range suited to someone darker than your average tanned olive-skinned person.

Thankfully not all is lost. If you look you will find and these brands not only carry darker skin shades, they will also willingly find the right products and give you tips on how to perfect your complexion. \ dnaidu@theweeklyreview.com.au To read more reviews

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ix weeks ago, South Australian writer Hannah find solid discussion fodder around the issues Kent’s first novel, Burial Rites, arrived in of justice, fairness, sexism, compassion, the our shop. Its popularity has soared among unbending District Commissioner Björn Blöndal, bookworms, and book clubs have cottoned on to its who describes Agnes as a “woman loose with her potential as a story that stimulates good discussion. emotions and looser with her morals”. Also ripe for The reviewers, meanwhile, have been mostly discussion are the role of Toti, the young clergyman impressed with Kent’s delivery of a powerful whose gentle and, at times, inadequate persistence storyline, and we await with interest its launch on encourages Agnes to tell her story, and the responses the US and British markets later this year. of Jonsson family members with whom Agnes It’s not often a book by an unknown is forced to spend the last few months of author lives up to its prerelease publicity her life.

KENT HAS hype. Burial Rites certainly has, and we Fiction based on a true story also NAILED congratulate publishers Pan Macmillan encourages us to consider the author’s THE FICTION for backing 27-year-old Kent and her story, right to interpret history. Has the writer BRIEF which is set in early 19th-century Iceland been impartial, or – in the case of Hannah and tells the story of Agnes Magnusdottir, Kent, or Hilary Mantel in Wolf Hall – are the last person executed in that country. we prodded into the supporter’s corner of one Praise, also, to the author for identifying this particular character? unusual theme for her story, then using actual When reading a debut novel, we should also assess events, places and social conditions in Icelandic the writer’s storytelling skills and question whether history as a springboard into her imaginary world. he or she has the potential for a long literary career.

Kent heard Magnusdottir’s story while living in The buzz surrounding Burial Rites suggests Kent Iceland as a 17-year-old Rotary exchange student. has nailed the fiction brief. Good writing, engaging “Besides the natural curiosity I think everyone characters, and a dramatic story that gently reveals has about executions and murders, there was its layers – they are all evident in this book. something about the idea of this woman who was in Even though we know what happens to Agnes, a small community, isolated yet very conspicuous, Kent maintains a level of tension as the execution that resonated with my own intense feelings at the date looms. time,” Kent recently told The Australian.

Burial Rites will be nominated for various literary Burial Rites offers its readers interesting themes awards. We watch its journey with interest. \ cperkin@theweeklyreview.com.au set in an unfamiliar, brutal, but quite spectacular landscape. Book groups, in particular, will

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This beautifully crafted film feels much like a great American novel, in exactly the same way that Baz’s Gatsby didn’t.

Rather than relying on brash colours and CG trickery, Mud’s vivid world is defined by real landscapes and salty, nuanced characters. Leaving Gatsby was like crashing down from a sugar high, whereas Mud still had me in its net days later.

From the director of last year’s Take Shelter, this tale of two boys on the edge of adulthood evokes classic rites-of-passage adventures such as Huckleberry Finn, Something Wicked This Way Comes and Stand By Me. Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) are river folk, subsisting on a stretch of the Mississippi and sneaking off to explore forbidden estuaries. On one such jaunt, they encounter Mud (Matthew McConaughey), a mysterious figure inhabiting a boat stranded up a tree. Soon, our young heroes become involved in a quest to reunite Mud with his lost love.

As the charismatic Mud, McConaughey provides an illusion of adulthood, which the boys keenly chase. Ellis’ parents are on the verge of divorce, so he needs to believe in the purity of romance and the immutability of love. Love, however, proves to be a more complex and dangerous beast than he hopes. Sheridan is extraordinary, balancing a child’s fragile innocence against a man’s hot anger. McConaughey has probably never been better, but the real heart of the film lies with the unflappable Neckbone, whose quiet love for his friend sees him follow Ellis into a world we sense he’s not quite ready for.

Moving, unsentimental and quietly gripping, Mud will sit high on end-of-year best film lists. \

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Canadian pop group Austra’s debut was dance music for people who don’t like dancing. Drawing on the electro-pop of the early ’80s, Feel It Break clothed its bright, synth-led tracks in gothic shades. Record No.2 shows some sign of the group leaving the black, witchy garb on the hanger. Annie has mumbled hints of happy house, while opening track What We Done? is built on a pulsing bass line that sounds like the ebb and throb of a distant rave. Sure, it takes a while for that party to arrive (the first three minutes are little more than bass and singer Katie Stelmanis’ glassy, European vocals), and when it does, the beat is more of a shuffle than a freakout. The main leap forward is a sound in which the human element is as important as the programming. Two years of touring seem to have transformed the band into a more collaborative, experimental beast. The usual electro-pop synth swerves and bleeps are augmented by a range of instruments – horns, piano, organ and woodwind – and Stelmanis’ lyrics seem to have become more frank and her singing more vulnerable. The group’s icy cool remains intact, but there’s a new, appealing sense of warmth. \ To reaD More reviews

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British comedian simon amstell’s material isn’t typical stand-up fodder. at the beginning of this recording of last year’s Numb tour, he warns the audience that his inspirations were anxiety, disconnection and depression. Fans of his sitcom, Grandma’s House, should be familiar with his frank, often uncomfortable approach to comedy. amstell has twin gifts for sharpening mundane absurdities and for one-liners of which Woody allen would be proud. indeed, it’s allen’s comedy that amstell’s most resembles. there’s a similarly neurotic quality, as amstell relentlessly deconstructs his own existence for his pain and our pleasure. as such, Numb is part therapy session, with the comedian attempting to understand himself and his issues with his friends, father and lovers. thankfully, his despair is our gain. \

Watching \ RocKwiz (SBS, Saturdays). Perennial sticky-floored pub quiz without the bother of going to the pub. This week’s stars are Deborah Conway and the ubiquitous Passenger.

Listening \ Charlie Boyer and the Voyeurs, Clarietta. Thoroughly listenable retread of some hallowed ground, with nods to Television and The Velvet Underground.

Revisiting \ The Weatherwoman. (Madman DVD). Having vaguely remembered this arty flick from late-night SBS showings in the ’90s, I’ve been shocked to discover it’s actually kitsch erotica.

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t all began in a Melbourne lounge four years ago; three friends gathered to write songs and share musical ideas. There was no bigger picture and no ulterior motive other than to jam and have fun. What happened next took the friends by surprise as it led to a New York dance label offering them a distribution deal – thanks to a Skype hook-up.

If this is the modern world, then Melbourne’s dance collective Clubfeet is proof of how the wheels turn in the 21st century. It was thanks to a song that made it on their MySpace page in 2009 (called Teenage Suicide) that prompted the Plant Music label to get in touch and put their music where it mattered most – in the very heart of New York’s indie dance-club scene.

Their debut, Gold on Gold, was released in 2010 in the US. It didn’t get a local release in Australia.

It was only when the music started being discussed in overseas circles that the local market really began to take notice. Blogs wrote about their music and compared the band to Cut Copy and other dance/ indie darlings. They swerved on the edge of indie retrospection but used plenty of Euro-beat dance music to fuel their fire.

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music \ Clubfeet’s new album is getting the band a lot of attention, writes JANE ROCCA

Two band members (frontman Sebastian Cohen and but there’s more to their sound than just comparisons. guitarist Yves Roberts) were born and raised in Cape They’re hedonistic as much as romantic. Songs about Town, South Africa, and played together in high school. shagging, taking drugs and living in the moment hint at Eight years later they met again in Australia and formed their effervescent 20-something spirit.

Clubfeet with Montgomery Cooper (or Monty, as he is “When our first record was released it didn’t get much known) and made that eponymous album in Melbourne attention in Australia,” says Cooper. “It got a little bit in his house. The band now also features Bennington of radio play and a song got picked up by a blog, but Lee Bruce and Vivian Croft. we didn’t hit the ground running. Now, with Triple J “We got an email from this US label asking if they behind the first song from this record (Heartbreak) it’s could put out our music,” says Cooper, who took this put us in a new domain. We didn’t have a long-term call early one morning on his way to his local coffee relationship with the station but we are super excited to shop in North Melbourne. know they are behind us,” he says.

“They were very connected in the dance prog Cooper grew up in Perth and moved to world, so it suited us,” he says.

Melbourne 10 years ago. In his teens, he “We got some great US gigs with them started playing in bands. He cites French They’re and played 11 shows in seven days including composer Jean-Michel Jarre and Brian Eno hedonistic CMJ (a reputed industry showcase event) in as inspirations. as much as New York. We had no expectations when “I read Brian’s diaries recently and it really romantic we started this band, but it’s nice to see how sparked new ideas within me. He’s eccentric things have really gone our way. It’s great.” and very British. I like that,” says Cooper.

The overseas touring in 2011 prompted the “As for Jean-Michel, I love his elaborate band to start thinking about making a follow-up laser-light stagework,” he adds. album. Heirs & Graces was recorded in Cape Town, Clubfeet is a collaborative effort, except when it comes Melbourne and Sydney, and produced by Victor Van to lyrics – they’re penned by Cohen, who lives in Sydney.

Vugt – better known for his work with Nick Cave and According to Cooper, in the song Everything You the Bad Seeds and P.J. Harvey. While the lads are keen Wanted, he writes about growing up in a small town as a on dance music, it’s the way Van Vugt parallels this with kid and wanting to break out. his signature noir pop sensibility that makes it appealing “There is a sadness to that song that is beautiful. We on more levels than just the dance scene. had all been listening to a lot of Peter Gabriel and that Cleverly picked up by Matt Gudinski’s Illusive track reminds me of that kind of nostalgia.” label, Clubfeet is electro-dance with a noir backbeat.

Heirs & Graces could be the album that puts the band Everything You Wanted has a Peter Gabriel influence, in a new spotlight but, whatever is destined, Cooper says while My Shadow refers to friends who can’t become it will never change the fact they’re five friends doing lovers. Acapulco & LA is held together by spatial beats what they love. “We like to travel and play music. There (and pokes fun at the rich kids who live the high life) is no master plan.” \ jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au while Cold Rain is a glorious ’80s new-wave flashback.

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hen Vratka Pokorna left her home in the Pokorna says the solitary hours scootering through Czech Republic to settle in Melbourne, her some of the most beautiful parts of Australia were life then husband, Petr, gave her a gift that would changing and solidified her plan to make the world a change her life – a scooter. Not the motorised kind, but kinder, better place. a traditional push-along scooter.

“There were some hard moments,” she says. “The rain “Petr scootered all the time. We didn’t have enough was depressing and made me want to give up many money for a car, so my husband gave me a scooter and times. And because I wore a helmet for hours every said, ‘That’s your transport’,” says Pokorna, 48. day, my hair started to fall out. I got through those four “I would go to school to study English on my scooter. months on the scooter by crossing each day off a chart There were not so many around then, almost 20 years and by remembering that I had seen so many people in ago, so I attracted a lot of attention.”

India who had a much harder life and who didn’t have a In July 2010, Pokorna took to her scooter again. This choice about that. time her plan was to ride from Queensland to Victoria “At the same time, I saw so many beautiful places. to raise money for Save The Children.

I remember scootering in Queensland at sunset and While spending hours a day pushing herself the realising the vastness of this country. It opened my 4031 kilometres from Port Douglas to St Kilda heart,” she says.

Pier, Pokorna hatched an even grander plan.

Pokorna says there were also some lighter “the This year the second stage of it will unfold. moments – such as the police pulling her vastness Pokorna and a supporter, Paul Kricfalusi, over believing she was a 10-year-old boy opened my will travel across Australia in a hot air running away from home. “Someone saw me balloon. For a month, they will go wherever scootering along the road heading out of town heart” the weather and the winds take them. and thought I was a runaway child,” she says.

Each day when they land, Pokorna will “Later in the day a police car stopped me and encourage local people to support her Can You Spare the officer laughed when she realised the mistake.” a Dollar? fund-raiser, with money being donated to The scooter trip, which Pokorna funded, raised charitable projects around the world. Pokorna says her $10,000 for Save The Children. “The day after I finished goal is simple – to improve life for the next generation. was strange. It took a while to adjust to being among “I went to India in 2006 and when you see real people again,” she says. “I went to the beach, had a coffee survival, it changes you,” says Pokorna. and felt like I was on a different planet.”

She worked in the corporate finance division at To garner more public awareness and funding, Monash University for almost 13 years but resigned in Pokorna has more adventures planned. The hot air September to focus on fund-raising. balloon trip is only the first – she has also set her sights “I remember seeing a young Indian girl, she was on climbing Everest. She recently met Richard Branson probably 15, and she was so lightly dressed. She had a at a business event in Adelaide and has invited him to little baby on the ground, and the baby was naked and join her on her adventure. cold. I saw so many women like her who were so skinny, “It took me 18 months to find an opportunity to and they were holding babies and gesturing that they meet Mr Branson, to shake his hand and to give him were hungry ,” says Pokorna. “I wanted to do something information about my project. So fingers crossed,” to help people like that. So I started the scooter trip.” says Pokorna.

Driven: Vratka Pokorna says her scooter expedition was just the first of many planned adventures. (suPPlied)

“I have a clear picture of where I am going and my purpose. And that’s why I knew I had to resign from my job. After I finished my scooter journey, it actually took me two years to resign and to overcome my fear of not having an income.

“I also had to believe that I can achieve what I want to achieve with Can You Spare a Dollar.”

Pokorna and Petr are divorced and had no children, a fact she says has enabled her to be able to survive without a regular income and to devote herself to fund-raising. With supporters, she recently raised $5600, which will help build a school in Cambodia.

Pokorna plans to leave the Yarra Valley in her hot air balloon in October or November, depending on the weather. “Wherever we land, I’ll have my scooter and I’ll ride into the towns and cities to tell people about what I am doing and to encourage them to donate,” she says.

“The rest of my life will be spent working on this project because I believe we can make the planet a better place. It makes me sad that one billion people are hungry, but at the same time we have so many mobile phones. It doesn’t make sense.”

But Pokorna admits to being a little anxious about drifting across Australia.

“The first time in the balloon was quite scary,” she says. “We only went up to 30 metres and the balloon was anchored and it was a strange feeling. When we leave in the spring we may be up to three kilometres high. But I have a policy – if I am scared of something, I do it.”

Pokorna is adopting the same policy with Everest. “I just hope that ... I encourage people to think more about what they can do to help other people,” she says.

“If I achieve that, I will be happy.” \ smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au » For details on Vratka Pokorna’s next journey and fundraising efforts go to:www.the-next-generations.com or go to Facebook and the Vratka Soaring page.

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the social knitwork profile \ forget notions of the dusty old wool shop, this knitting mecca has broken the mould, writes AMY CASSELL

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ool Baa is a welcoming social network of knitters of all abilities and from all walks of life.

Its founder Leonie Ball describes it as “like a community house – it doesn’t look like one though”.

Walking into Wool Baa’s Albert Park premises, the visitor is greeted with rows of colour that, as Ball puts it, “hit you in the eye”. The light, airy space, and stunning visual impact of shelves stacked with vibrant yarn are true to the vision she had when she started the business.

Ten years ago Ball saw an opportunity and took a leap of faith that paid off. Then a knitting novice, she created Wool Baa to fill a gap in the market. She had seen the resurgence of knitting in the celebrity world with, as she recalls “Julia Roberts knitting on movie sets”, which sparked her interest in the craft.

Describing herself as “Joe Average” she believed if she was interested in knitting, there were bound to be others like her. She had no experience in owning a business or a shop, but that was the beauty of it.

“I really didn’t have a clue or any experience … I had no formula to follow.”

So she created her own. Key to this was the shop’s presentation. Ball believes that, had she worked in a knitting shop before, she might have thought having

yarn locked away in packets was necessary. Instead, she came in saying, “No, I just want a visual feast”.

Ball is also passionate about her customer service philosophy: “That everyone walks away feeling good, that they came here excited about what they’re going to do or that they had help”. This has remained a constant for the past 10 years.

Wool Baa is not solely a shop, but also a place where people can sit and knit and get assistance at any time. The essence is that everyone has fun and no one is scared to ask questions.

Ball loves people to come in for “a laugh and a muck around”, which she says, “would have always gotten me in trouble in other jobs, but not this one”.

Who is drawn to Wool Baa’s fun atmosphere? According to Ball, it is an An eclectic eclectic mix that “kind of embraces all” but is 95 per cent women. She is keen mix that ... to get more men into knitting and is EMBRACES contemplating introducing a men’s night ALL to get them started.

For now though, she’s busy enough with the Thursday afternoon knitting club, an idea that began as a place where people could get help with their knitting. But the emphasis has now changed to social. Ball says people will talk about the craft for

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“maybe 30 seconds”, then it’s all about life. She’s even seen people become close friends through the club and what she says is its “infectious atmosphere”.

Regular participants travel from across Melbourne and Victoria to attend, from as far away as the other side of the Great Dividing Range. They boast a range of backgrounds, hailing from New Zealand, Britain and India. All agree that knitting is relaxing and therapeutic.

The club offers a social day out, with all manner of topics covered as the conversation flows.

Ball also likes to think of it as a support group for people developing their knitting skills. When she started the club, she enlisted her mother, Val, to join in and help people with knitting problems.

Regular attendees Vivienne and Anita can attest to the skill development. Vivienne says, “You make a mistake, you come and see Val”. Anita admits that when she first attended, she could knit only a scarf. Now, she has just completed a complex and advanced cable-knit jumper, and can read a pattern with ease.

According to Ball, the club and the shop are still growing and she continues to learn along the way.

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Developments include creating her own range of yarn, Adorn, using Australian merino, in colours she believes people want to knit.

She is proud of her colour range, and says the key to her selection is that she sees knitting as fashion, not craft. “That’s where it’s going and that’s been my focus,” she says.

“Does it look good? Does it suit the person? Does it flatter the person? Is it the fashion of now? That’s more important.”

She has also developed an advanced skill at pattern writing, and creating patterns that correspond with fashion trends that people want to wear. She now passes on her skills to her customers, with regular workshops.

Wool Baa is the product of Ball following heartfelt instincts that have helped realise her dream of owning her own business. In the process she has gone from knitting novice to expert, and created a unique and highly social community. \ editorial@theweeklyreview.com.au

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or 35 years, Circus Oz has made an art of making Melbourne is the home of contemporary circus”. the impossible look easy. From the baffling After performing with the company since 1998, physicality of a strongwoman boosting seven Fyfe has learned a few lessons. people overhead to the agile aplomb of a man doing “A big one as a performer is if you don’t get notes handstands atop a six-metre pole, the key to keeping from the director, that’s a good thing,” she says, it together is collaboration, according to former “I’ve also learnt I don’t want to work for any other performer and current operations manager Mel Fyfe. company. They’ve nurtured me from the start; “Everyone in the company contributes to the final I came in with barely any skills and I’ve ended up product. The performers contribute, of course our crafting a performance career of 12 years and loved artistic director has the final say, but the hierarchy of every moment.”

Circus Oz isn’t, ‘this is what you’re doing and that’s Circus Oz founder Tim Coldwell attributes the only way’,” he says. its success to the constant stream of people Born in Melbourne in 1978, Circus Oz committed to doing the work, and the “It’s has continued to be the state’s premier stream of people who are constantly about contemporary circus – animal-free and passionate about coming to the shows. thrills, spills, presenting a kaleidoscopic spectacular of In nearly four decades, Coldwell fear and acrobatics and stunts, cheeky comedy and live says that aside from learning to be careful danger” and original musical scores. about doing high-chair balancing acts in “We must be connecting with something high winds, he’s learned “all kinds of little the audience likes, to have lasted this long,” says details about performance, putting on shows, founding member Laurel Frank. and a lot about circus tents. And now a lot about “We’ve got a lot to say about Australia, but we constructing buildings”. always do it with humour and levity. We’ve managed He says the troupe’s upcoming season, Cranked Up, by making lots of jokes and knowing how to pull “relates to the theme of construction because we’re the belt in when needs be,” she says. “It’s a volatile obsessed with it at the moment. It’s a show about industry, but we’ve managed to chart through with thrills, spills, fear and danger”. a close bond between administration and artistic.

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exhibition \ In a new community exhibition, a group of ordinary Australians reveal a lifelong love of surfing.

SARAH MARINOS meets two of the local surf stars

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he wetsuit airing in Mary Prince’s backyard “Surfing has always been a family thing. Every school is a near permanent fixture – and it’s more holiday we packed up the car and came to Aireys, and often wet than dry. Because hardly a day goes the kids were up in the morning and at the beach to surf by without Prince taking her surfboard and or boogie board,” Prince says. spending some time in the ocean near her “I started by putting the kids in the shallows on Aireys Inlet home. boogie boards and pushed them around when they were “I was surfing with my youngest son, Matthew, last tiny tots. Then I’d stand in waist deep water and push night,” says Prince, 59. “I surf nearly every day – either them into waves. They’d then paddle onto waves and before or after work. I always have a tide chart with me stand up while I held their ankles.” and I check that and the wind direction.

Prince, a semi-retired teacher, surfs between “I can see the water from my back verandah and Fairhaven and Stout Creek, and surfs in all weather. my boards are always in the car. I just have to grab my “I love a still, crisp winter night when the water is wetsuit off the line and I can be in the water five glassy. Sometimes I see a dolphin,” she says. minutes after leaving home.”

“It gives you time to think about anything Prince, now a grandmother, has been or nothing. And when you get to a certain “i surfing since she was a toddler – helped age I think it’s important to challenge Remember ... by her two older brothers and older sister. yourself physically and mentally. I don’t thinking there Her father, a chemical engineer, built ever remember coming out of the water couldn’t a holiday shack in Anglesea, where the and thinking, ‘I wish I hadn’t gone in’.” possibly be family spent most of their holidays.

Prince’s now adult children – all anything better “My older brother reckons I was riding enthusiastic surfers – are impressed with a surfboard before I went to school,” their mother’s surfing skills, and younger than this.”

Prince says. surfers sometimes do a double take when “We were all keen on the water and could she takes to the waves. swim well. In winter we’d trundle down to the “When the kids were teenagers I said, ‘If you beach with a rickshaw made of bike wheels and a plank ever find it embarrassing that your mum is still across the axle, and we’d stack up the surfboards and surfing, tell me, and I will go and surf somewhere spend hours at the beach. else’,” Prince says.

“I don’t remember anyone teaching anybody. We “But they said they didn’t find that daggy. And now watched each other and copied. You just had to get on I’m at the age where guys the same age as my kids come the board and try. Mum put a white sheet out the back up and say, ‘Are you really their mum? That is so cool. I window when we had to go home. We knew then it was wish my mum surfed’.” time to paddle in and pack up the boards.”

Prince plans to keep surfing for “as long as I can When Prince had four children of her own, she and stand up” and she can’t wait to start teaching her baby her husband, John, continued the family’s love affair granddaughter the surfing ropes. with the surf.

“My gift to my son and his wife when they found out

surfers’ paradise

Riding the crest: Mary Prince is right at home in the water.

(Reg Ryan)

she was pregnant was a baby wetsuit,” she says.

Prince features in the Surfers Their Stories exhibition, along with 19-year-old Oscar Lalor. By day, Lalor works at Quiksilver’s head office in Torquay, but in his spare time he’s a surfer and musician.

Lalor began surfing when he was seven. “Dad is a great surfer and he taught me. I think I caught my first wave at Wye River with dad. He still surfs – my whole family surfs,” he says.

“I remember the sheer enjoyment of it as a kid and thinking there couldn’t possibly be anything better than this. I spent my time surfing or looking forward to surfing.”

Lalor has travelled to Noosa and Port Macquarie to surf and he’s competed in local club events. He studied surfing as an alternate VCE course and says being on his board still gives him an overwhelming sense of release.

“It offers release from the everyday and I always strive to improve,” he says.

An ideal weekend for Lalor is a mix of music and surf. He has played the guitar for 10 years and cites Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan as influences.

“I aim to keep weekends free so I can go surfing mid-morning and then I practise my music, do a gig and surf again the next morning,” Lalor says.

“Surfing and music have a connection for me and, over the years, I’ve written some music tracks for the (Surf World) museum to back their surfing footage. I couldn’t ever imagine moving to the city – I’d be away from something that’s so much a part of my life. I could never give up the surf.” \ smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au » Surfers Their Stories is at Surf World Museum, Torquay, until July. www.surfworld.com.au

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da Hodgson is flashing a glamorously oversized ring on her right hand, a jagged crystal-like chunk of iridescent pink contained within a claw of textured silver.

It is a statement piece. A talking point and an easy entry into discussing the passion for nature that has inspired the latest range of handmade silver, crystal and resin jewellery created by the up-and-coming Geelong designer.

The Animal Vegetable Mineral collection of rings and pendants is a play on the intersection between nature and plastics inspired by a recent visit to America’s Yellowstone National Park.

“I found it so inspiring,” Hodgson says of the trip, during which she and her boyfriend cycled 4500 kilometres across the US. “Just viewing all these geothermal pools going endlessly down and lit by bacteria that grows in prisms of spectacular colour.”

The collection has been a long time coming. Currently doing a course in gold and silversmithing at RMIT, the 22-year-old has been creating and selling her designs since early childhood.

“My mum has a naturopathic clinic and I sold beaded bracelets at $3 and necklaces at $5,” she says, smiling indulgently at the child she once was. “It was a great hobby for me and all the clients bought them for their grandchildren.”

A high school that concentrated on design and technology fostered her talent and fed her passion.

It was a wise personal investment.

Hodgson’s talent is obvious and her pieces are eye-catching: to wit, a jagged piece of purple crystal held within a circular grip of silver moulded to resemble an octopus tentacle. For Hodgson, it represents where her inspiration lies.

“I grew up on the coast of Mission Beach, island hopping and scuba diving. I have a real affinity with the sea,” she says, musing that it is for this reason she works predominantly with silver and not gold.

“I feel silver is a reflection of the sea more than anything else, colour wise; my colours are very much blues and greens and silver. Gold feels more like treasure under the sea than the sea itself.”

Her jewellery has a distinct crystalline element, what with those beautifully inlaid knobbles and twisted spheres of coloured resin. But, if Hodgson is playing with resin to look like crystal, why not use crystals?

“I suppose it comes from the inspiration of liquids,” she says. Hodgson heats the resin to a liquid state before moulding it into shape and form. It also enables her to set the silver in the liquid resin, as opposed to constructing silver around crystal. It is a point of difference that encourages a more organic result.

Her work is receiving all the right attention, attracting local retailers and galleries with an eye for interesting pieces that are not easily replicated.

Hodgson is now working on what she calls “cast pieces”. The hand working and setting mean no two pieces can ever be alike.

It is a detail that clearly pleases her. The process she describes is intensely creative. She is led by the substances with which she works, the pieces creating themselves at her hand.

“I never start with a sketch,” she says. “I start with the materials and work from there. The more I play and experiment, the more I enjoy the pieces and feel like they reflect me and my designs and my aesthetic.”

Given the energy invested, it is unsurprising that prices reach as high as $400 for more intricate rings and necklaces (though prices begin around $35).

“The more i play and experiment, The more I enjoy the pieces and feel like They reflect me”

Wearable art: Each of Ada Hodgson’s pieces is a one-off (suppliEd)

As for the future, Hodgson is curiously shy when discussing her aspirations. “I’m too humble to see myself as an artist,” she says when asked if she is a jeweller or an artist-in-the-making.

“I think it’s a fine line between becoming purely commercial or being an artist and I’m not sure where I’m treading just yet. But I’m sure I’ll find my direction.”

In the meantime she will continue doing what brings her – and the fans of her work – so much pleasure: creating pieces of wearable art.

“In the end the most important thing for me is the affinity people can feel for the jewellery: to be able to play with it and love it in different ways. I hope people can impart their own stories in the pieces that I’m making,” she says, “to start a little love affair.” \ slewis@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.facebook.com/AdaHodgson

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Exhibition \ Chris PelChen CaPtures a day at royal asCot

Young ladiEs of roYal ascot \ oil on canvas

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elf-taught Melbourne artist Chris Pelchen stood alongside England’s most beautiful and powerful people to witness Black Caviar’s historic victory on British soil at Royal Ascot last year. In his latest exhibition, Pelchen invites audiences to experience every extravagance and excitement of the momentous occasion. Twenty oil paintings are rich with colour and movement, as Pelchen embraces the pomp and ceremony of the auspicious event. Drawing from original photographs snapped at the track among Britain’s elite, Pelchen’s work reflects the artist’s passion for honest, expressive realism. In the opulent environment of the Victorian Artists’ Society, expect to see the modern aristocracy dressed to the nines, as well as Black Caviar storming down the straight in all her glory, sprinting into the history books. \ DANIEL McCULLOCH

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Education \ Raising teenagers can be a minefield, writes CheRyl CRitChley

Keep it real should be realistic rather than insisting it will all be fine.

“It’s a chance to broaden out friendships and it’s going to be different. But that’s OK,” he says.

Communication becomes crucial in the teen years but is often difficult. Discussing their first kiss, first date, skin problems, alcohol, drugs, road safety and their hopes and dreams is easier said than done.

Adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg says no subject should be taboo. “We should answer all their questions as best we can. Teach them flexible thinking; recognise unhelpful thinking, teach them to challenge it and replace it with more positive thoughts. This is the most important factor in building resilience.”

In some cases, such as serious depression, anorexia and other mental illnesses, parents and teens may need professional help.

Carr-Gregg would generally worry if his child had no positive friendships and was not learning/attending school, was persistently clashing with their parents and not taking healthy risks. He advises approaching the school if a problem is interfering with your child’s learning and seeing a GP for a psychologist’s referral

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hen discussing life’s certainties, such as death and taxes, people often forget another: Teenagers will do your head in. Few adolescents sail through unscathed and most will either face or cause problems for themselves and their families.

How many teens don’t spend too much time on social networking? How many avoid alcohol and drugs before turning 18? How many always choose the right friends? How many do all their homework and chores unprompted?

We’re still trying to find them … but all is not lost for the rest of us. Melbourne experts say most teenagers are good people with great potential. Parents just need to nurture it without smothering them.

Eastern suburbs’ clinical psychologist and family therapist Andrew Fuller says Resilience Institute research finds young Australians are bright and have good values, but in many cases they don’t feel empowered or able to manage their time well.

Part of the problem is too many parents catering for their teenagers – driving them to school, cleaning their bedrooms, giving them money – instead of involving them in decisions and giving them more responsibility.

Fuller says children must learn to deal with responsibility and set-backs from a young age.

“One of my golden rules for parents is never do something for a child that they can do themselves,” he says. “We all want our kids to be happy but … there will be times they will be sad. Helping young people to know that they won’t be happy all the time is important. Realising that all feelings pass and that we can learn from the whole range of feelings … is part of being human.”

When a student starts high school, Fuller says parents

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if they persistently get unexpectedly bad marks, use alcohol or drugs or appear to have a mental health issue.

Clinical psychologist and author of Fight-Free Families (Finch Publishing) Dr Janet Hall agrees all topics should be discussed – but at the right time; not late at night or in front of others: “The best place to talk is in the car on the freeway; they are trapped but don’t have to look you in the eye.”

Hall also urges parents to guide their teenagers and have enforceable rules depending on their maturity when it comes to relationships, but not to invade their privacy.

If they want to date at 13, she suggests sending them in groups of four on a Saturday afternoon, then picking them up. If you don’t like their friends, you should say so. “Tell them why you think it’s not good for them and encourage them to pursue better peer attachments through sport or a geeky group,” she says.

When a child starts high school, Fuller says if, after six weeks, they are still not themselves when it comes to personality, emotions and eating patterns, it may be worth confidentially approaching their year co-ordinator.

There is no fail-safe method, but Fuller says parents can help prevent their child getting depressed.

To minimise physical and mental health issues, he recommends teenagers should get 8-9 hours’ sleep, have a high-protein/low-carbohydrate breakfast, get plenty of exercise, have meaningful hobbies and volunteer.

Hall says parents should act if problems are constant and peers are not behaving like their child, who is isolated and losing friends. “I recommend speaking to school earlier rather than later – this is your child’s life.

Don’t fear being pushy – ask yourself what would you have wanted your parent to do?” \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

Dr Michael carr-GreGG aDolescent psycholoGist 1. sleep (8¼-9¼ hours) \ too many kids are sleep-deprived due to technology and lax parenting. carr-GreGG

2. Decent fooD \ 10 per cent of kids go to school having eaten nothing.

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1. feeling loved and wanted by their parents.

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Education \ Australian literature attracted this teacher from Sweden, writes CHERYL CRITCHLEY

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The thesis challenged the commonly held view that White, known in later years for being grumpy and gruff, hated suburbia and wrote negatively about it in his acclaimed works about Australian life.

White, who won his Nobel Prize in 1973, also won the Miles Franklin Literary Award for Voss and Riders in the Chariot, but refused to be considered for several others.

When named 1974 Australian of the Year, he said the country must have run out of sportsmen.

Andersson loves White’s writing and his thesis disagreed that the author’s musings about suburbia were all doom and gloom. “It’s negative in some ways … but there’s room for hope,” he says.

White, who died in 1990, is perhaps underappreciated in his home country (he was born in Britain but came here as a baby). When his partner, Manoly Lascaris, died in 2003, their house and its contents were sold.

Andersson hopes this ambivalence will change following the 2011 film The Eye of the Storm, which is based on White’s novel and stars Geoffrey Rush. An early novel, Happy Valley, which White withdrew after its first print run because he hated it, has also been republished.

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hile completing his PhD, Andersson taught English at Beaconhills College, which has campuses in Berwick and Pakenham. He then taught English and English as a second language (ESL) at Northcote High School and spent eight years teaching English and literature at the select-entry inner-city government school Mac.Robertson Girls’ High, where he was head of arts and English.

That job was stimulating but also a challenge, juggling administrative and teaching demands. In January 2011, Anderson joined MLC as head of English. The school has 29 English teachers and 2000 students, but also the resources to match.

“It’s a very large organisation,” Andersson says. “It’s really well resourced. It’s got amazing facilities. That means that there’s a lot you can do as a teacher and as head of the department. The culture in the English department is very positive.”

The huge library, where we chat next to a brightly painted model of Melbourne Zoo’s first baby elephant Mali, is a case in point. The senior and junior schools, on the Kew campus, have sprawling libraries packed with books, workstations and bright seating areas.

Andersson is at home surrounded by library books. He embraces technology but still prefers to wrap his hands around the “real” thing. While he was also attracted to academia, nothing beats this buzzing campus and teaching classic texts to inquiring young minds.

“As an English teacher, I appreciate any opportunity to teach a novel, a play or a set of poems that have significant literary merit,” he says. “Teaching appeals to me more because of the direct contact with students.

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ars Andersson used to walk home from school in the dark, and not because he was overly studious. He grew up in a Swedish town where darkness fell in the early afternoon in winter. Daylight was confined to 9am-2pm and temperatures dropped to -40°.

It sounds like a nightmare but the quietly spoken Swede didn’t think anything of it. “It’s OK,” he says.

“You have no point of comparison, so it’s just what you’re used to.”

Andersson is from Luleå, in Sweden’s north, near the border with Finland. With about 75,000 residents, Luleå has a university and the first Facebook data centre outside the US. Apart from the weather, Andersson had an idyllic upbringing in a country where education is fully funded.

Now head of English at Methodist Ladies’ College, he enjoyed school and loved English, which all Swedish students study. His home country had only public schools and everyone got a free cooked lunch. The reasoning was that if students were well fed, they were likely to learn well.

Swedish students still get the free feed, but private schools have since been introduced. Families can choose from a range of schools, paying their fees with a funding voucher students receive from the government.

It sounds like educational utopia, but Andersson says the downside to his school years was that many teachers were unimaginative and used tedious teaching methods.

He did have several exceptions, such as a French teacher who encouraged rigorous discussion of novels and films in French, and a maths teacher who “provoked us to think deeply about maths … as a philosophical subject”.

“He talked about maths as a kind of a cathedral of human … and intellectual endeavour.”

This was music to the ears of a young man who loved Shakespeare, Thomas Hardy, Dickens, George Elliot and European modernists Franz Kafka and Marcel Proust.

The future academic was also a big fan of Australia’s only Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Patrick White.

It was White – not the weather – that eventually drew Andersson to Australia. He studied arts at Uppsala University in Sweden, which was also free, before deciding to teach.

No family members had attended university before Lars and his brother, Daniel, now 40, who is also a teacher. Their retired father, Nils, finished his working life teaching Swedish to asylum seekers. Their mother, Christina, is an assistant nurse.

“No one in my family had gone to university but my mum and dad and my older brother read a lot of books,” Andersson says.

When he started his arts degree, he had no idea where it would lead. But Nils encouraged him to teach. “He said, ‘You like working with people … and you could teach literature and you could teach English, and you’d love doing that’,” Andersson says.

Andersson taught for several years in Stockholm while studying for his masters in arts and education at Uppsala. He then decided to pursue his interest in Patrick White, which had been sparked by an uncle. He had friends in Melbourne so, after visiting in 1999, he started a PhD in English on the Australian author at the University of Melbourne.

“My role as a teacher is to create a culture in a classroom in which students are continuously challenged” You can see the direct result of your work. In the classroom you can do a lot more. You can achieve a lot.”

Family is also important. Andersson met his Japanese wife, Chizuko Inoue-Andersson, at Mac. Rob, where they both taught. Inoue-Andersson is now head of languages at Suzanne Cory High School. Their daughter, Maya, 5, started prep at Caulfield Primary, which has a Japanese immersion program. Her first languages are Japanese and Swedish.

Not surprisingly, Andersson speaks six languages: Swedish, English, French, Japanese, Korean and Spanish. “My mother-in-law has a Korean background, so I’m studying Korean at the moment,” he says.

As head of English, Andersson’s focus is on a culture of continual improvement in teaching and learning. This has involved a strong focus on formative assessment, student surveys, active learning and student involvement in course planning and evaluation.

Professional development is crucial. Last year Andersson worked with teacher engagement experts Julie Landvogt and Ron Ritchhart to create a “story of learning” for the Independent Schools Victoria publication Stories of Learning, Stories of Thinking – Building Thinking Cultures 2012. His background also fits well with MLC’s “developing intercultural understanding” focus for staff learning this year.

At the student level, Andersson is conscious of balancing support with a need to develop resilience and independent thought. English is a wonderful old girls way to do this and allows them to be stretched Kate Axup and challenged. Mistakes are just as important Kate Robson as successes.

Tej Mettho “My role as a teacher is to create a culture Viv Benjamin in a classroom in which students are » P43 continuously challenged to improve their language and to continue to try new things and make mistakes and to learn through these mistakes,” Andersson says.

“If they’re only sitting on the level that they’re already on, then why would they need to grow? It [class work] needs to be intellectually stimulating and challenging.”

Last year Andersson held a competition in which all year 8 girls had to write an Elizabethan or Shakespearean sonnet. “That was challenging for some students,” he says. “(But) with the appropriate support … every student was able to produce a sonnet. Some of them were wonderful.”

Such successes show that Andersson’s decision to move here and teach have paid off. He loves Melbourne and has adopted St Kilda as his AFL team. He also enjoys cafés, art, restaurants and, of course, the weather – even if some of us don’t appreciate Patrick White as much as we perhaps should.

“This is a wonderful country to live in,” he says. “There are so many opportunities. The lifestyle is great.” \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 41

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Benjamin grew up exposed to poverty through trips to the Philippines. As MLC social justice prefect, in year 12 she helped create the 2006 MAKE POVERTY HISTORY concert featuring singer Bono at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. While studying law at Monash Uni, Benjamin directed Make Poverty History Road Trips. She is the first female CEO of the Oaktree Foundation, which aims to end extreme poverty.

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Pianist and lead cellist of MLC’s orchestra, Robson studied bachelor of medicine and arts degrees and a diploma of music at the University of Melbourne. In 2007, as a Rhodes Scholar, she started a masters in the history of medicine at Oxford University, as well as singing in Christ Church’s college choir. She is a registrar at St Vincent’s Hospital and hopes to become a specialist nephrologist. Robson is also a cellist in the Australian Doctors’ Orchestra and with Corpus Medicorum. \

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ENROLLING NOW 2014/2015 Inspirational teachers are the key to a quality education.

These are some of the key messages we teach our girls: – A Camberwell education helps you to build a better community – Service is part of our ethos – it’s easy to give money, it’s more important to give your time – Enthusiastic participation is the best way to make connections – You will discover something new every day – You need to give 100% – The best thing you can put in your lunch box is a smile We’re proud of our Camberwell girls and our greatest satisfaction comes from seeing unpretentious, hardworking students walk through the gates every day.

Please call our Registrar Mrs Jacqui Woodbridge on 9811 8503 to discuss your daughter’s enrolment.

CAptAin’s BLog \ Cheryl CritChley meets CeliA yU As a young girl, I dreamt of becoming famous ... I admired the celebrities I saw on television, in the newspapers and in magazines. The lifestyle of having what appeared to be everything at their disposal was attractive. As a child, I wanted the same lifestyle and never-ending supply of material possessions.

However, time and experiences have allowed me to mature. I have learnt that there is so much more to life than aspiring to be famous. I value love and kindness and that comes from serving others without seeking attention or acknowledgment. The whole idea of being famous is so self-centered and self-indulgent; everyday life really has much more meaning.

Humility is important. Doing things for others and helping people is more fulfilling than seeking recognition.

It really is the love of wanting the best for others that shapes our identity and moulds our character.

I don’t need to base my values on possessions, prestige, power and popularity. Instead, I believe that we should be motivated to make a valuable contribution to the community and to others.

At Camberwell, we are encouraged to live the school motto, Utilis In Ministerium – Useful in Service. Serving and giving is a sign of love and the intentions of serving shouldn’t be initiated by pursuit of acknowledgement.

Love and kindness comes from the heart. As a leader, I don’t seek to be known or recognised as being superior. I try to know others first and put their needs before mine.

Why do I think these things? My faith, family, friends, school environment, moral and ethical values – to love others as you love yourself, to consider others before you.

What does fame really bring? Popularity, money, possessions – there is something so shallow and temporary about it.

For me, the real meaning of life and a legitimate life choice is the willingness to honour others before yourself and to love. \

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Celia Yu School \ Camberwell Girls Grammar School Class of 2013 \ Year 12

Studying \ Biology, chemistry, psychology and English.

Completed Chinese and maths methods in 2012.

Favourite Subject \ I love biology – it’s such an interesting and interactive subject.

Most challenging aspect \ Being organised and on top of everything, and learning to be succinct when answering questions.

Beyond the books \ I love swimming, running, bike riding – any outdoor activity really.

Role model \ CS Lewis – a man of great wisdom, faith and love for God. Favourite food \ Nothing can beat my love for tofu.

What I love most about school \ The Camberwell culture. You become a part of such a friendly, caring Sport \ Swimming and athletics. community. The girls are so accepting and warm-hearted, and the teachers all go above and Next year I will be \ Hopefully “Nothing beyond to help you achieve your goals and to be studying dentistry. can beat the best that you can be. my love Where I’ll be in 10 years \ I hope to for tofu” Most memorable moment at school \ be in Third World countries serving Travelling to Thailand as part of a social the disadvantaged. justice initiative. Giving to those less fortunate, the memories, the experience, the lessons learnt, the Will I have a leadership role? \ I definitely friendships made … it’s really something to treasure. would prefer to be a team member rather than a leader to encourage the heart of serving.

Goals for 2013 \ To be grateful for every experience and to learn from it, because it will only nurture me Advice to future school captains \ Don’t be to become a better person, a person of love compassion afraid of being you and never doubt yourself. and perseverance.

Don’t be afraid of showing your weaknesses.

Seek help whenever you need it and most Role as school captain \ To make every effort to get definitely enjoy the year. \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au to know each girl (I’m gradually getting there … very gradually) and to guide, support, comfort, encourage and help others whenever needed.

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Snakes, ferrets, rabbits, spiders, cats and dogs ... pet welfare issues are more than skin deep, according to local dog walker and puppy spa owner Timothy Alves. His advice to new pet owners comes as the Victorian government launches a state-wide campaign encouraging better pet welfare.

Glen Huntly dad Paul Morris Segal is launching a book that tackles the sensitive issue of “loss”. The acclaimed author hopes Raising Angels will uplift and inspire readers, while exploring the experience of losing a loved one.

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When someone says the word “supercomputer”, Austin Powers springs to mind. And for a small group of computer scientists at Swinburne University who just received more than $640,000 to build a supercomputer for the world’s biggest telescope, it’s not that far from the truth.

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Kew's Emily Cullin is hoping her work with young people in the community will help her bid to be crowned Miss Humanity 2013. The 26-year-old is a finalist in the modern-day pageant, which aims to recognise women who exemplify beauty, intelligence and compassion.

Paralympian Shelley Chaplin is leaving the basketball court behind to embark on a 550-kilometre bike ride in Fiji to raise money and awareness for people with disabilities. The Ashburton resident is taking part in the CyclePower Challenge organised by Disability Sport and Recreation.

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Camberwell-based beer company Old Time Brewing is celebrating 25 years of creating craft brews. Stephen Fennell and his brother, Michael, still run the family-owned business, which was one of the first in Australia to launch artisan beer products.

Balwyn and Noble Park played for the Beyond Blue Cup on Saturday, the only match in the Eastern Football League for the weekend. The sides occupy the top two spots on the division one ladder, with Balwyn seeking to maintain its unbeaten record in 2013.

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Boroondara noticeboard Boroondara Eisteddfod Piano Concerto Award Don’t miss the chance to see the renowned Zelman Memorial Symphony Orchestra accompany three talented pianists during the final of the 2013 Piano Concerto Award.

It’s on Sunday 16 June, 2pm, at the James Tatoulis Auditorium, Methodist Ladies College, 207 Barkers Road, Kew. This event is free but bookings are essential.

Bookings and more information - 9278 4770 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/eisteddfod .

International recorder virtuoso Genevieve Lacey and renowned harpist Marshall McGuire enjoy a vibrant musical partnership.

Together they explore music from Frescobaldi to Ford, Bach to Birtwistle in a program of exquisite music that spans ten centuries. Hear Lacey and McGuire at our Music at the Court House concert on Sunday 16 June at 2pm. The Kew Court House is at 188 High Street, Kew. Bookings - 8683 5500 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/musiccourthouse .

Are you social media savvy?

Community OnBoard presents a Social Media Savvy workshop for local community groups, clubs and non-profit agencies in the City of Boroondara. On Wednesday 19 June from 10am to 12.30pm, expert media trainer Brett de Hoedt from Hootville Communications will show you how to get the most out of Facebook, Twitter, e-newsletters and blogs. This free event will be held at the Boroondara Room at Council’s offices, 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell.

Bookings and more information - 9278 4753 or onboard@boroondara.vic.gov.au .

Love vintage?

Hear Bronnie Masefau talk about her book, Australian Vintage Living, and her interior design career at Kew Library, corner Cotham Road and Civic Drive, Kew on Tuesday 18 June at 7.30pm.

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Proposed Council Plan and Proposed Budget The Council Plan 2013–17 (including the Annual Plan 2013–14) and Budget 2013–14 submissions will be formally presented to Council at the Council meeting on Thursday 13 June. The final Council Plan and the Budget will be considered for adoption at the Council meeting on Monday 24 June.

More information - 9278 4444

Ever wanted to be a published author?

Entries for the 2013 Boroondara Literary Awards are open now with a prize pool of $2,000 available in the Young Writers section and close to $3,000 available in the Open Short Story section. Budding writers have until Friday 30 August 2013 to submit their entries.

Winning entries will be published in the annual anthology Word You Up. Submissions and more information - 9278 4036 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/literary-awards .

Get your business organised Would you like to get more out of your work day? Our small business seminar will show you how to work smarter, not harder. Learn how to prioritise, remove distractions and be more productive at work. It’s on Wednesday 12 June, 6pm to 8pm at Council’s offices, 8 Inglesby Road, Camberwell.

Bookings www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/business/events More information - 9278 4814.

Booking and more information - 9278 4666 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries .

Hear Boroondara’s budding musicians play.

More information - 9278 4444 or www.boroondara.vic.gov.au .

Follow us at twitter.com/boroondara and facebook.com/boroondaracouncil .

Your councillors Junction Ward Mayor

Cr Jack Wegman 9278 4457 0438 011 665 Bellevue Ward

Cr Jim Parke 9835 7840 0419 333 333 Cotham Ward

Cr Judith Voce 9835 7841 0409 887 097 Gardiner Ward

Cr Coral Ross 9835 7842 0438 005 225 Glenferrie Ward

Cr Steve Hurd 9835 7849 0417 708 182

Lynden Ward

Cr Heinz Kreutz 9835 7844 0438 006 656 Maling Ward

Cr Jane Addis 9835 7845 0409 267 902 Maranoa Ward

Cr Philip Mallis 9835 7846 0418 564 410 Solway Ward

Cr Kevin Chow 9835 7847 0427 544 328 Studley Ward

Cr Phillip Healey 9835 7848 0437 374 773

Council meetings Thursday 13 June 2013 6.30pm Council (Submissions on Council Plan and Budget) 7.30pm Services Special Committee Monday Monday 17 June 2013 6.30pm Urban Planning Special Committee Monday 24 June 2013 6.30pm Council (Adoption of Council Plan and Budget)

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hil Bosua’s lightbulb moment came while he was chatting to a friend who was renovating.

“Knowing I’m a bit of the inventive type, he asked if there was a way to wire lighting without running copper wires through to the switch, as he had a solid brick wall that couldn’t take a normal switch. I started to think we can control everything with our smartphone now, so why not our lights?” he says.

“The idea for Wi-Fi lighting hit me, and I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I started prototyping the idea with my dad and a friend of ours, Andy, and realised that it was not only a great idea but technically feasible.”

That bright idea eventually grew into LIFX: a Wi-Fi-enabled, multicoloured, energy-efficient LED bulb that can be controlled from an app on any Android or Apple device.

It was launched through crowd-funding website Kickstarter last November. The developers aimed to raise $100,000 – they got more than $1.3 million.

Team member Andrew Birt said 23,500 LIFX bulbs were pre-ordered through Kickstarter at $US79 ($A82) each. Since then, a further 10,000 have been sold through the LIFX website and to “selected partners”.

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websites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo are littered with them. What appears to be a regular lightbulb can be controlled from a smartphone, computer, or tablet – choose your level of lighting or switch it on or off.

Imagine being able to set your bedroom light to slowly come on in the morning, creating a new way to wake up – one that doesn’t involve flailing your arms in a vain attempt to find the alarm clock’s snooze button.

Or how about being able to turn on your lights while you’re away on holiday? No need for new light switches or wiring, all that’s required is a bulb and your smartphone.

But what good is all this? For most of us, getting up and turning off the light switch is easy enough.

Consider, however, you’re stuck late at work and you haven’t left the lights on. Ten minutes away from home, you’re on the bus, you pull out your phone and turn on your outdoor lights.

The LIFX is not the only bulb on the market offering these sorts of advantages. Philips released its ‘hue’ bulb to critical acclaim last year. It is sold exclusively in Apple shops across the US and Europe.

Smart Home Labs revealed its RoboSmart wireless LED lighting system in December – although its crowd-funding campaign was not a huge success.

The hue is set to hit Australian and New Zealand

shores soon, according to Philips. The expansion is driven by successful sales in North America and Europe.

Using LED technology to create its efficient bulbs, Philips expects the hue to save 80 per cent of the energy of traditional bulbs and last 15 times longer.

But the new bulbs don’t come cheap. The hue starter pack costs $199 in the US, compared to $79 for the LIFX bulbs and $50 each for RoboSmart’s version. When might these clever lightbulbs come down in price?

“It’s a good question,” says Birt. “All technology tends to go through this classic diffusion of the innovation-type curve, where the early-adopters do tend to pay more for electronics … As the price of our components comes down and we start to get efficiencies of scale, it’s reasonable to assume we’d pass these savings on.”

Wi-Fi lightbulbs might sound like expensive and unnecessary gadgets, fit only for tech nerds, but the technology means your lights don’t need to be on as long, or as brightly.

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stylish, solidly built four-bedroom brick and render home appear throughout the home, along with optional extras on offer from Lucas Morris, The Sanctuary has been designed as a to buyers. Extra-width studs in the wide study opening give a family haven that can be customised for individual families. feeling of quality and substance, while the projecting engaged Buyers can choose from eight façade designs, but can also create piers create a lobby perfect for display of family photographs. Wall their own façade and make changes to the layout and finishes, says projections in living rooms upstairs and downstairs create perfect Ron Englehart, Lucas Morris Homes’ managing director. accommodations for large wall-mounted screens.

“This versatility is the leading difference between Lucas Morris The open-plan family living, dining and kitchen wraps around homes and other project homes. We will change anything to suit two sides of the 28-square metre covered outdoor entertainment our buyers. Most of our homes become ‘one-offs’ because they are terrace, with full-height stacking glass doors to complete the all changed in some way for our buyers,” he says. integration of indoor and outdoor space.

Lucas Morris has a 50-year track record of building homes The wide, generous entrance hall leads off to study, living or for Victorian families and has been part of the Englehart Group media room and powder room with shower. Depending on a since the early 1990s. Lucas Morris homes, including The family’s requirements, these rooms can be reconfigured Colonnade, The Boulevard and now The Sanctuary, have to create formal living areas or more bedrooms. A proved highly popular with home buyers and won a dramatically angled wall at the entrance to the postcode string of awards. The Housing Institute of Australia, family-living zone cleverly conceals extra storage for the Master Builders Australia and Master Builders Victoria large laundry behind. have all named The Sanctuary “Best Display Home” in In the kitchen there are stone benchtops with waterfall recent years. ends on a lavish island bench, a walk-in pantry, a study “Lucas Morris homes have a strong following for good or telephone alcove, and 2pac joinery. With views of an reasons,” Englehart says. attractively landscaped native garden, the dining area can “We have young people coming to see us who say they grew up comfortably seat 10 to 12, and can be further extended using the in a Lucas Morris home and they want to build their own. We can terrace. build them affordable, quality homes with good street appeal and Upstairs the 22-square metre main bedroom has a large walk-in logical zoning in a family-friendly layout that includes the features wardrobe and lush en suite bathroom with full-width, full-height families are looking for now. We also offer them the benefits of tiled shower with glass screen, and a twin stone vanity. being part of the Englehart group, with financial security, design There’s a large living room dividing the parents’ suite from expertise and consistency in quality.” the children’s zone, which includes three larger-than-average The Sanctuary 41 on display at 62 Belmore Road, Balwyn, is bedrooms – two with walk-in wardrobes and one with a built-in 41 squares or 381 square metres and sports a double-storey façade wardrobe – and the family bathroom. with full-height colonnades framing the front entry and upstairs An interior design service is part of all home packages, allowing main bedroom, and Englehart’s signature extra-wide eaves for sun buyers to customise fittings and finishes to suit them. protection. Inside, further signature Englehart design elements Englehart says Lucas Morris homes exceed the mandatory energy rating, with extra-depth eaves, recessed entries for sun and wind protection, double or laminated glazing where required, rainwater tanks and solar hot water systems.

The Sanctuary 41 requires a minimum 15.2-metre frontage, and the design is also available in a three-bedroom layout. The Lucas Morris Homes range includes eight single-storey designs, as well as the double-storey Sanctuary.

The Englehart Group is a member of the Housing Industry Association and the Master Builders Association, and Ron Englehart was the inaugural chair of the HIA planning, environment and development committee and its first national GreenSmart leader. \ liz mclachlan family living lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 53

All I need is the air that I breathe And to love you.

– The Hollies

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ctually all I need is someone who knows how to steady a spirit level so that I can get my doors to hang properly! Call me a breaker of men’s constitutions, but I’m not romantic. Romance is cheap.

There’s romance aplenty everywhere; on the telly, plastered on billboards, dripping off song lyrics, fuelling poetry, toilet paper ads, car ads and a while back V/Line was offering “romantic weekends on V/Line”.

Glossy magazines are chock-full of articles giving advice on how to keep our relationships romantic. My favourite is: “Keep the mystery in the relationship”.

What does that mean? Should you abruptly wake your spouse of 25 years, glare at them disdainfully and ask, “I’m sorry what was your name again?”

This sort of conduct is about as romantic as discovering a little-bitty pile of toenail clippings on your coffee table.

The truth is, it’s not romance – that feeling of listing starboard then portside on the swells of a new love affair – that I have a problem with, but the way ROMANCE has been commodified, homogenised and corporatised.

Buying a new car might give you better mileage, more safety features and connectivity, but it’s not going to make you more desirable or inspire romance – despite all the soft-focused advertising.

I don’t want to smell romantic, drive romantic or paint my nails romantic.

This sort of romance is artificial, like the art-directed photographs in expensive cookbooks where everything has a shiny coating; all the food seems to be buried under a layer of something creamy or sticky.

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priority would be location – surely location has to strike the spark got an and fan the flame of romance. ironic iconic Melbourne is a romantic idea? city, but nowhere else does the email me changing light, the riverbank and unpredictable weather blend into a romantic potion better than at Studley Park Boathouse.

Even with my dyspeptic view of romance, I’m overwhelmed by the urge to cuddle when I hear the sounds of native bird calls and the flow of the Yarra in the middle of this expansive bushland.

You can hire a rowboat and paddle down the river.

But don’t try this if you’re a klutz with oars and can’t steer; slamming into the wharf is not romantic.

However, if you can steer an oar with one hand while playing the banjo with the other, then you’re a serious contender for the ecstasy stakes.

Studley Park is Melbourne’s first and most important indigenous parkland area, named after settler John Hodgson’s house.

The area has been popular for picnicking and walking since the 1830s.

In 1863, when boating and swimming became popular, the Burn family established the Studley Park Boathouse, originally calling it “Riversdale”.

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If watching sunsets floats your boat, this hill at Elwood Beach is your ideal rendezvous location. The point is infused with history and passion; a prominent landmark for shipping, by the 1850s it was a popular summer picnic spot and since 1985 it’s been the spot for reunions of descendants of the Glen Huntley fever ship.

Sparks of all varieties have ignited here – traditional owners burnt cooking fires over thousands of years, beacons were lit in 1851 to celebrate separation from NSW and, in 1863, 70 tons of firewood, barrels of tar and oil casks were lit to celebrate the marriage of Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. \

Bridges are a symbol of connection, from one shore to another, or indeed from being alone to being accompanied by a friend. This pedestrian bridge connecting Southbank to Flinders Street station has been the site of many marriage proposals. How could you not give an affirmative response as black swans float by and the cold breeze forces you to snuggle up and notice how perfectly your partner’s ears are joined to their head? At twilight in the middle of the Yarra River with the Arts Centre tower glowing like a sequinned wand on one side and the city skyline shimmering on the other, you’d have to be a bona fide sourpuss not to feel the romance. \

The combination of a pair of pigeons cooing, a white disc of moon and the fire displays along the Yarra River at Southbank is heady stuff that could produce an effect in your glands much like the interior of a blast furnace. But there’s more; now couples can float along the water in gondolas just like the ones in Venice. These gondolas, created and designed in Melbourne, offer soft plush interiors, luscious velvet seats and warm blankets to snuggle under if the weather turns. Oh, and a bottle of Champagne is provided so you can toast the fickle demands of modern relationships. I’d be struggling to recover my land legs after this much romance. \

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Developing our City \ A Burnley business is offering attractive, sustainable home-office spaces for people who are feeling the squeeze, writes Stephen A. RuSSell

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or some, the word “prefab” conjures images of hot, stuffy portable school classrooms, but in the dream-home building realm, prefabrication is enjoying something of a renaissance.

Ever-increasing building costs have led many Australian families to buy a plot and then enlist the aid of companies such as Burnley-based Archiblox, which offers prefabricated, modular home solutions at a fraction of the normal cost, but without scrimping on good design.

Now the concept of a prefab structure out back is ready for a complete renovation, courtesy of Archiblox sister company Backyard Room.

Launched at the recent Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show, the BYR, posited as a home office, study, studio, spare room or gym in your garden or courtyard, scooped the Silver Show Garden and the Honda Sustainability Award.

Co-founder and architect Bill McCorkell says Backyard Room (BYR) offers an architecturally designed, sustainable and cost-effective solution, particularly for the one in 10 Australians who work from home but would prefer a bit of distance from the chaos of family life.

“The commute to work becomes a stroll across the backyard,” he says. “It allows you to work from home and be more flexible, spending more time with the family, too. Personally, I find working three hours at home at the weekend, I get the equivalent of six hours work in the office done.”

With the entry-level option – the 2.2-metre by

add-on adds up 2.4-metre WorkPAD – starting at just over $15,000, it’s an affordable alternative to a traditional extension.

There are five more options, ranging from the 3.6-metre by 2.7-metre BYR1 starting at $24,750, through to the top-of-the-range, two-storey BYR5 from $150,000.

Each option can be upgraded with a variety of fixtures and finishes, including folding doors and fancy fitted desks, all of which are selected online, to design your dream room.

The resulting BYR is built within four weeks and can be craned onto site, or delivered flat packed, with a team of builders installing it in as little as four days. Because it’s flat packed, it can squeeze into backyards that are accessible only via narrow laneways, too.

“Nobo wall heaters are optional, while the flat pack wall panels, constructed from recycled chipboard with a Styrofoam infill, ensure the BYRs are thermally efficient,” McCorkell says.

Even better, the carbon footprint is minimal, using sustainable materials, including plantation timber, passive solar design and energy-efficient approaches to secure a minimum six-star green rating. Many of the options won’t need planning permission either.

McCorkell can see the BYRs used as guest rooms, teenagers’ crash pads or granny flats. Some options can even fit a business of up to four people, and there’s the possibility of increasing the value of a rental property. It is also possible to move BYRs to a new home.

“You can sit in the back room, looking out at this gorgeous piece of architecture, knowing that you have ownership over its design,” he says. “You’ve actually been part of the process, we’re just holding your hand, assisting you to realise it.”

James Wright, a freelance IT consultant based in Northcote, has an office space set up at home, but with

“The BYR is built within four weeks and can be craned onto site”

The BYR: All the structures come with thermally efficient walls and the option of panel heaters for when the weather turns cold. (Tom Ross)

another child on the way, plus two already running riot, he’s looking at getting the BYR1 installed.

“With my current set-up, the kids are always in there anyway,” he says. “This is a good option. It means I can be home and around, close to the family if necessary, but far enough away that I can get my work done without getting interrupted.”

He was aware of the concept while working in Britain, but it was his wife who spotted the BYR people at the flower show.

“I always thought of doing something in the yard,” he says. “We were thinking about building something, either trying to do it myself or engaging a builder, and then we saw this. They look good. There’s something nice about the design. Looking out at it in our yard, we didn’t want something ugly.”

The quick turnaround time appeals, too, as does the massive saving on renting office space and commuting costs. Wright also points out he can use his home internet and easily nip indoors to get a bite to eat.

“Renting didn’t suit me; my work has a bit of flexibility and I’m away sometimes, so I felt like I’d be spending money and not utilising it.”

He’s already contemplating installing a TV and making a proper man cave out of it, but he’s not so sure his wife will agree. “I’m hoping this will be my space, but she might have other plans.” \ editorial@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.backyardroom.com.au june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 57

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egular Skybus users to Tullamarine airport in the past year or so may have noticed a major transformation of the large red-brick building on the corner of Adderley and Dudley streets in West Melbourne. The 1920s warehouse, once a Morris Minor assembly factory and, more recently, a nightclub called The Public Office, is now home to the Australian Red Cross Blood Service Melbourne Processing Centre.

Multidisciplinary firm DesignInc is behind this masterful adaptive re-use, transforming the building into a space that houses laboratories and office areas, and one that is underpinned by a sustainability ethos that entails doing “simple things right”.

The Red Cross was moving from an existing facility that was a “small, pokey, rabbit warren,” says Adrian Doohan, of DesignInc. “They very much wanted to push transparency, both from an operational point of view in terms of oversight, but also from an interaction point of view … They wanted to understand different components of the building and what different people were doing. That was very much afforded by this building.”

Flexibility was also key for the Red Cross, in that the facility needed to have the capacity for growth and change over the next 20 years.

DesignInc had been engaged by the Red Cross, some years before, to come up with a “national client brief” that would outline how all the Red Cross’ new facilities would be designed and functional areas detailed.

Essentially, this meant DesignInc started designing the facility before a site was locked in. Despite its staunch commitment to sustainability – the firm was heavily involved with CH2, the trailblazing 2006 sustainable office building in Little Collins Street – DesignInc was initially sceptical about housing the facility in an existing building.

Doohan says their initial impression was that it was not going to work because a great deal of planning up to that point would have to be undone to “shoehorn it into the existing building”.

Functional: The Red Cross’ new home, formerly The Public Office. (suPPlied)

“Then when we had a look at it … it was a fantastic old worked from the facility for four months to oversee building with large columns and a great space, and the works, observing the impact of the firm’s design areas that we had designed that needed to be co-located decisions and the responses of the Red Cross staff. fitted into it perfectly,” he says.

“The users are absolutely rapt,” he says. “What’s been To address the flexibility of space and use required by really encouraging [is the response to the open plan the Red Cross, Doohan says there was “a lot of redundancy environment]. There was a lot of resistance from the built into the design and services to ensure that flexibility users to that so seeing how they adapted to that was was there for the unknown”. always going to be quite unnerving. But they absolutely The sustainability aspects of the building were driven love it, so much so that employees from different Red

by DesignInc, which was keen to get back to basic Cross offices around Melbourne requested to be principles. “We used as much as we possibly transferred to this building, and they are now at “it was could of the existing building,” says Doohan. maximum capacity.” a fantastic “Because of the structural requirements we The building’s success has been further borne old had to demolish quite a bit – the roof, some out by its showing in awards programs – in 2012 slab areas – and put quite a bit of steel in.” it won the Sustainability award at the Interior building” Doohan says they salvaged as much material Design Excellence (IDEA) Awards, and Doohan from the demolition as possible, not knowing at won the Rising Star award at the 2012 Australian the time whether they could use it or not.

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“All of that material was categorised and we saw how we So far 2013 has been a year of quiet endeavour for could possibly re-use it at a later date in the fit-out, and this the firm, but with such credentials and accolades it was then worked into the design as appropriate.” seems likely that even bigger things are in the offing in The true measure of a building’s success comes DesignInc’s near future. \ editorial@theweeklyreview.com.au post-occupancy, however, and in this case Doohan has been able to experience how the building actually » www.designinc.com.au/ operates now that the Red Cross has moved in. He

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ur inner-eastern suburbs still define Melbourne for many, no matter how far we expand towards the Murray. It would be hard to find a more definitive corner than the intersection of Burke Road and High Street, Glen Iris.

The house on the corner block is a solid brick and roughcast attic villa and its birth date is given as 1925.

Its distinctive M-gable is straight from East Coast (Gatsby country) shingle style, but the strongest design element is its timeless arched, return loggia.

Behind these arches, a symmetrical facade with shallow bay windows lurks, validating the 1925 construction date.

The arches are repeated internally, defining the central passage, a music room and the sitting room’s cosy ingle.

In the house’s refurbishment and extension, original features were respected or replaced. All door and window hardware is of the period. The central lighting fixtures strike the right period note.

An unusual room arrangement once allowed for a medical practice. Now it provides a second front door, a hall, a study and a bathroom.

The ground floor was trimmed and extended to the west, a few years ago. This new section provides a generous family living area.

Here, original art nouveau plaster ceiling mouldings and arts and crafts leadlights have been eschewed in favour of a modern look.

The kitchen, with Corian bench tops and an island, has a butler’s pantry for back-up.

This new room’s flooring is three-tone parquetry: a strong contrast to the pale rimu in the front rooms.

A wide verandah opens off the family area and the study.

It contains an in-built barbecue, complete with its own sink, and provides an all-weather entertaining facility, close to but independent from the kitchen.

Good re-planning virtually turned the house around from Burke Road. Now the action is at the rear of the property.

Apart from a double carport facing High Street, the back of

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the site offers a deck, a heated pool with swim-jets and a gym.

The link between house and garden has been achieved with full-height bi-fold doors.

Originally all bedrooms were in the attic. That unusual arrangement has been maintained but the upper rooms have been enlarged by cutting into the roof space. This clever carpentry has given the rooms prismatic forms.

This upper level now has four bedrooms, a children’s sitting room and a big family bathroom.

The main bedroom has a dressing room and bathroom – and there is still some roof space available for storage.

This property, sheltered by hedges, enjoys privacy despite being on two major roads.

High Street, with the Route 6 tram service, connects it with the CBD. Burke Road links Glen Iris with the eastern half of Melbourne.

The area is well served with parks, public and private schools. An Anglican church is opposite.

The house combines the solidity of the 1920s with today’s standards of comfort and convenience.

A ducted heating system serves the ground floor. The attic floor is air-conditioned and, if all else fails, it’s back to 1925: the three main living rooms have open fireplaces.

The combination of design details from various periods gives this house an extra, esoteric charm. The ceilings may echo the 1890s but there’s more.

Internal doors have hand-carved trims of gumnuts and gum leaves – a patriotic fashion that typified federation style.

If council records were accurate, we would probably find that this intriguing house was the work of an elderly architect who didn’t keep his bag of tricks up to date. In its updated form it offers a comfortable environment for day-to-day family living.

It can cater for rowdy family meals and homework, for reading and swimming and, when called on, for formal and informal entertainment. \ neil clerehan property@theweeklyreview.com.au

Auction \ June 15 at 1pm

price \ $2 million +

Fast facts \ Art nouveau, federation, arts and crafts villa built c1925 by unknown architect; renovated and extended to include pool and terraces; original period features; open fireplaces; study; children’s sitting room/retreat; sleek open-plan kitchen with island bench, Corian benchtops and stainless-steel appliances; main bedroom with dressing room; plantation shutters; hydronic heating; ducted heating and cooling; water tank and garden sprinklers; close to schools and public transport. glen iris \ 9kms from the city

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SOuTH YARRA \ 44 wilSOn STREET For a century, Wilson Street was lined with humble timber cottages. Most folk there worked at the huge AJC/IXL jam factory, a block away.

In the booming post-war years, clothing factories moved in. Now those brown brick buildings are being replaced with high-priced housing. The new citizens of Wilson Street don’t wear clothes made in South Yarra, nor do they eat Mira Plum Jam. This three-level townhouse offers accommodation in a form and of a standard never before available in Melbourne.

The ground floor contains a guest bedroom (or home office) and bathroom. Both look onto a courtyard. There is also a wine cellar, laundry and a six-Porsche garage.

The second level has the three bedrooms.

The main suite consists of a double bedroom, study and landscaped courtyard. Its bathroom has two basins and there are two dressing rooms. Two further bedrooms – one with a balcony – share a bathroom.

The top floor reveals what this form of housing is all about. The front half is a paved terrace with raised planting boxes, glass balustrades and roof-top views across to the new towers to the north and beyond.

The back half is a spacious living, sitting and dining area, containing everything for the good life: smart galley kitchen, pantry and cloakroom. \ NeIL CLeRehAN

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RT edgar \ 9826 1000

Price \ $2.2 million

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HAWTHORN EAST \ 50 HARCOURT STREET

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Nelson Alexander \ 9417 1956

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Jellis Craig 9810 5000 4

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Marshall White Armadale 9822 9999 3

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12 Wimba Avenue, Kew .................................................................

Price: $2.7 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 3pm .................................................................

OFI Wed 11.30am-noon; Sat 12.30-1pm .................................................................

2c Mathoura Road, Toorak .................................................................

Price: $1.65 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 2.30pm .................................................................

OFI Thur 2-2.30pm; Sat 1-1.30pm .................................................................

This 1930s brick house's handsome façade introduces three formal rooms with leadlight and fireplaces. It offers modern living, a granite kitchen and meals area.

With irresistible and totally surprising dimensions, this stunning sun-drenched contemporary residence exudes captivating designer style inside and out.

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When AFL chief executive Andrew Demetriou and wife Symone renovated Lansdowne about seven years ago, they brought a sharp elegance to this 1960s’ Georgian-style house. They sold it in 2008 but the current owners obviously liked what they found, for the brilliant white walls and chocolate-brown floorboards are immaculate, as are the nine chandeliers, all different, for ironic humour.

Double doors lead from the hall to the formal living and dining rooms, and french doors in every ground-floor room tempt one to slip out into the garden. In the kitchen, an Ilve stove nestles amid white timber and glass cabinetry and a marble island offers ample workspace. Four steps lead down into the capacious 51-square-metre family room. There’s also a library with doors to the rear garden. Upstairs, four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, and the main has a black marble en suite. Split-system and reverse-cycle air-conditioning, video entry and a solar-heated pool make this a comfortable property in Hawthorn East’s most expensive street. \ ALISON BARCLAY

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Toorak \ 25 IrvIng road Irving Road has traditionally been regarded as one of Melbourne’s premier residential addresses. Punctuated with big blocks, beguiling gardens and art deco architecture, it’s a street designed for window shopping.

This intriguing 1930s’ house is literally embedded within its landscape. The façade is covered in greenery and every single window has a lush, garden outlook.

Etched into the manicured lawn are paved steps – just one of the many examples of how the house and site work as one. They lead to a glamorous marble entrance foyer.

The floor plan reflects the original house, with a wide central hall and big rooms arranged off it. To the right are the formal living and dining rooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows look out on to an ivy-covered green wall, providing a constant connection to nature, light and the changing seasons.

The kitchen, towards the back of the house, is the hub. It features Gaggenau appliances, stainless-steel benchtops, and a curvaceous marble breakfast bar that echoes the curvy shapes found in the architecture.

Upstairs, the main bedroom is as large as the sitting room below and has an apricot-coloured en suite and a walk-in wardrobe. The balcony looks over the backyard and is the perfect spot for a lazy afternoon in the shade of a tree. \ francesca carter

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3142

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Kay & Burton \ 9820 1111

mal James \

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ou can tell we’re coming into winter because the supply of really good properties is drying up.

It’s not that we haven’t had strong clearance rates – last week it was 77 per cent on the 39 million-dollar-plus auctions that we covered in inner Melbourne and Bayside.

Our bidder per auction rate, Bidderman, was back up to 1.9.

But those strong numbers were partly because the pickings for good properties were so thin. Consequently, the few exciting properties on offer had multiple bidders.

Even the less-exciting properties were picked up by buyers worried they’ll go into the winter hiatus without having secured a family home for spring.

The 1920s French provincial-style home in Hawthorn’s prized Scotch Hill area, at 3 Crossakiel Court (Andrew Hayne, Marshall White), had seven bidders. We really liked this house and gave it a rating of 738 out of 1000. It was in great street, had excellent street presence and facade and excellent natural light orientation. Clearly, plenty of others liked it too, and it sold under the hammer for $2.76 million.

In Middle Park, the house at 113 Erskine Street (Michael Szulc, Cayzer) had five

Price \ About $4 million

auction \ June 15 at noon

Would-be buyers eager to stay out of the dry zone bidders. It will probably be knocked down for a new build, so this was a land sale – a rare commodity in this part of the world. It was also in a great location, near Armstrong Street Village, the beach and Albert Park Reserve. It sold under the hammer for $2.21 million, or nearly $6000 a square metre for land. The last land sale in this area was in August last year and it valued land at $5300 a square metre. We can see where the market is going for well-located land.

But the big story this week, and part of the growing trend we talked about last week, is the number of properties being bought before auction. Of the 112 properties scheduled for auction last weekend, 12 had already sold before. That’s nearly 10 per cent.

Among these were 50 Deepdene Rd, Balwyn (Helen Yan, Hocking Stuart), 19 Wellington Avenue, Beaumaris (Rob Strickland, Marshall White), and 70 Downshire Road, Elsternwick (Bill Stavrakis, Biggin & Scott).

This trend seems to be being driven by buyers’ fear of missing out on a good property in a rising market. Rather than attending a hot auction and missing out because someone else has more money on the day, buyers are preferring to try to secure a property beforehand.

Buyers who do this need to understand

(coURTEsy JAMEs MARkET NEws)

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sold for $2.76 million 3 Crossakiel CourT, HaWTHorn

there’s no guarantee they will pay less this way. When you buy beforehand, you are negotiating directly with the vendor – and their agent – rather than against the direct competition of other buyers, as in an auction. You can be sure the vendor is not going to accept any less than the very best they would have hoped to get at auction.

You may also find yourself thrust into a boardroom-style auction with other buyers who are thinking the same way as you.

That can be quite a confronting experience. If you have never attended a “private” auction before, it can be quite daunting to be standing in such close

proximity to other buyers. In an ordinary auction when you’re out on the street, buyers can gain confidence in their anonymity. A private auction, however, is a very up front and personal experience and it takes a brave buyer to show their cards.

Possibly even worse is when you are asked by the agent to submit your best offer in a sealed envelope, without knowing how many other “bidders” are doing the same or how much they are offering. You may well end up missing out by a few thousand dollars, or overpay by bidding against yourself.

We still think the auction system is the most open and transparent market you can get. It might be a pressure-cooker situation, but you can see your competition, and the price you end up paying is often a reflection of the market on the day.

However, the high number of bought-befores confirms that this is still a strong market. Anything of good quality is clearly being hard fought for by buyers frustrated at an otherwise fairly ordinary choice of stock. \ Mal James Principal Buyer Advocate 0408 107 988 \ 9804 3133 We Only Buy Homes www.james.net.au june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 65

cANTERBURY \ 21 RUBENS GROVE “Lindale” has prime frontage opposite what was once the outer circle railway line and is now the Anniversary Trail.

Shenley Station stood not far from the tennis courts in present day Shenley Reserve, and according to local lore, the old trainmaster once lived right here, in this circa 1910 Edwardian house in Rubens Grove.

The station was closed in 1927 when the Railway Bus Service replaced the Deepdene Dasher. The land was turned into a public reserve some 50 years later.

But not an ounce of heritage charm has been lost across the road. This pretty weatherboard house is filled with original Edwardian features, including iron fireplaces surrounded by decorative tiles, art deco windows with bevelled glass and embellished ceilings.

A sympathetic renovation was completed in the 1990s. All the bathrooms got tessellated tiled floors, timber vanities and coloured tiles to match the house’s vintage.

The house is ideally configured, with the kitchen and communal areas on its northerly side. A glass wall runs along the hallway leading to the family room, bringing in light and lovely views of the outdoor lounge and surrounding Japanese maples and viburnums.

Concertina doors open up the meals area to decking and gardens that wrap right around the house. The beautiful magnolia tree at the front is a highlight. \ LEXI COTTEE

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3126

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EAST MELBOURNE \

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Jellis Craig \ 9810 5000

Price \ $1.7 million +

74 SIMPSON STREET

Auction \ June 22 at 11am

AgENTS’ chO i cE POSTCODE

3147

Caine \ 8413 8000

Price \ $3 million +

Jellis Craig 9809 8999 4

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POSTCODE

2

3142

Marshall White Armadale 9822 9999 3

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4 Closter Avenue, Ashwood .................................................................

Price: $1.1 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI Wed 1.30-2pm .................................................................

22 Evelina Road, Toorak .................................................................

Price: $1.5 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 15 at 11.30am .................................................................

OFI Thur 5.30-6pm; Sat from 11am .................................................................

Just minutes from High Street, Ashburton Village and transport links, this modern house offers generous family spaces and outdoor entertaining.

The total transformation of this classic solid-brick c1890s Victorian residence has resulted in an unforgettable Hampton's-inspired single-level domain.

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Let's eat lunch @ Hobba, 428 Malvern Road Let's eat dinner @ Café Latte, 521 Malvern Road Let's drink coffee @ Husk, 557 Malvern Road

Auction \ June 15 at 11am

As two horse-drawn carriages trotted past this Victorian house in East Melbourne at a recent open for inspection, you could have been forgiven for thinking you had just stepped back to late-19th century Melbourne. Inside however, a renovation, done just 18 months ago, has transformed this classic into a contemporary, open and light-filled house. After knocking down nearly all interior walls, adding wide timber floorboards, floor-to-ceiling glass doors opening to the courtyard and a white colour scheme, the main living area is a stark contrast to the darkness of the original Victorian interiors.

Here all is light and soothing. The kitchen is more dramatic, with marble benches and a stylish black Falcon oven. The main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and a marble en suite. Upstairs, another bedroom has an en suite and balcony. But, probably what is most impressive about this three-bedroom Victorian house in the heart of East Melbourne, is the garage. Just try to find another inner-city house with off-street parking for three, yes three, cars. \ EDDIE MORTON

postcode

3002

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MALvERn EAst \ 4/17-19 REPtON ROAD

hAWthoRn \ 86 ROBINSON ROAD

Noel Jones \ 9877 1855

Hocking Stuart \ 9830 7000 Price \ $1.45 million + Auction \ June 15 at 1pm

Price \ $550,000 +

Auction \ June 15 at 11am

Set in the middle of a block of six and moments from Ardrie Park and Waverly Road trams, this two-storey townhouse reaps the benefits of space and location.

On the ground floor, a combined living and dining area extends into a separate meals area and kitchen. The use of timber and stone gives the kitchen an earthy feel, stainless-steel appliances add a touch of class and a striking red-tiled splashback brings colour into the space. The laundry connects the kitchen to the courtyard. Underneath the staircase there is a powder room, while at the top of it you’ll find two south-facing bedrooms overlooking the courtyard, both with built-in wardrobes. Adjacent is a separate toilet and central bathroom. The north-facing main bedroom has a large built-in wardrobe, an en suite bathroom and private balcony. Both bathrooms on this level have a neutral colour scheme and modern fittings. Additional features include a rainwater tank, hallway and laundry storage, a lock-up garage and ducted heating and cooling throughout. \ JULIAN HEALEY

Though updated in the 1980s, this hefty California bungalow on Scotch Hill brims with distinctive 1920s features. They start with the impressive porch and continue through leadlighted double front doors that lead to a central hall with fretwork arch. On either side are four double bedrooms with Baltic pine floors; the main has a lovely triptych of sash windows and a modern en suite, tiled in white with a glass shower, and a walk-in wardrobe. The largest bedroom has an open fireplace with heater and is used as a living room. A flooring shift from hardwood to laminate parquetry heralds the rear wing, which has an enormous family area will full-length windows looking west to the pergola, patio and garden. The neat kitchen has white laminate surfaces, with Dishlex, Andi and St George appliances. There’s also a main bathroom, a laundry, garden workshop and off-street parking for two cars. A slightly faded beauty, the house offers spacious living and 724 sprawling square metres of land in this tree-laden area close to Scotch and Bialik colleges. \ ALISON BARCLAY

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3145

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3122

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CAMBERWELL \ 24 PINE AVENUE POSTCODE

3102

Fletchers Balwyn North 9859 9561 4

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1/1 Arden Court, Kew East .................................................................

Price: $850,000 - $930,000 .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 1pm .................................................................

OFI Thurs noon-12.30pm; Sat 3.30-4pm .................................................................

POSTCODE

3124

Noel Jones Camberwell 9809 2000 2

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30 Elaroo Avenue, Camberwell .................................................................

Price: $1.3 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 11am .................................................................

OFI Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

RT Edgar \ 8888 2000

Price \ $1.6 million +

Auction \ June 15 at 1.30pm

Designed and built in the 1970s by award-winning architect Graeme Gunn, this family house has been expertly extended and revamped. The house wraps around a garden and outdoor entertaining area on three sides, while jarrah floors and sloping pine ceilings engender a calming, Scandinavian quality. The northern side has a sky-lit bathroom, study and two bedrooms. In the centre, there is a lounge with fireplace, dining room, kitchen and meals area. At the southern end, a laundry, two bathrooms, three bedrooms and a rumpus room feature. The liberal use of floor-to-ceiling windows ensures light and garden views from nearly every part of the house. Four large vegetable patches and a hothouse also prove that contemporary living doesn’t always mean unsustainable living. The kitchen, however, steals the show. Black Norwegian granite floor tiles, CaesarStone and black Indian granite benchtops feature, along with stainless-steel appliances, including a coffee machine, steamer, oven and microwave. \ JULIAN HEALEY

postcode

In an idyllic family location near Hays Paddock, and in an exclusive cul-de-sac, this spacious house at the front of a dualoccupancy block maintains its charm.

Remarkably untouched in years, this classical house with five principal rooms is the ultimate project property on a generous allotment of 907sqm (approx).

Let's eat lunch @ Café On High, 682 High Street Let's eat dinner @ Yiannis Tavern, 840 High Street Let's drink coffee @ Café Bacino, 1335 Burke Road

Let's eat lunch @ The Conti Deli, 770 Riversdale Road Let's eat dinner @ MiMi's Pizza, 132 Highfield Road Let's drink coffee @ Ousia, 114 Fordham Avenue

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KeW \ 20 fellowS Street

Malvern east \ 93 Kerferd Street

We love it fletchers \ 9090 8390 Price \ $4 million + Expressions of Interest \ Closing June 19 at 5pm

Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon \ 9864 5000 Auction \ June 15 at noon

Price \ About $1.8 million

If the walls of this house could talk, it’s likely they’d have a rich catalogue of stories. Built for a well-heeled solicitor during Melbourne’s economic boom of the 1880s, Fairholme has had a series of transformations. For the past few decades, it has operated as Gracecourt Hostel – an aged-care facility with 27 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms and a gigantic, industrial-sized kitchen. The design of the house is typical of the red-brick Romanesque revival style. Although the house’s footprint has been dramatically extended, the original bones and architectural features remain intact. A sweeping staircase, which branches into two, reveals the grandeur of the 19th century. Art Nouveau pressed-cement detailing, the verandah, the ornate ceilings and leadlight windows reflect later adornments. Sitting on 2185 square metres, in one of Melbourne’s leafiest suburbs, this property could serve many purposes – a school boarding house, a large family residence, or even an independent living facility. All it would take is a little vision and creativity. \ frANCEsCA CArtEr

Admiring this federation-era residence from the leafy street, it is abundantly clear why houses in Malvern East’s prized Gascoigne Estate are so sought-after.

Once even the staunchest sceptics enter through its sturdy front door, they are sure to understand the attraction. Formal sitting and dining rooms exude warmth and timeless charm, and both have bevelled stained-glass windows. St George appliances are integrated into the spacious kitchen, with a laundry nearby. A single step separates the space from a relaxed meals and living area. Three bedrooms along the eastern side of the ground floor are filled with morning sunlight, sharing a central bathroom. Upstairs is given over to a luxurious main bedroom with a modern en suite and reading nook, and storage space.

An undercover entertainment area and swimming pool with raised decking are highlights of the garden, while a bungalow at the rear adds yet another dimension. \ DANIEL McCULLOCH

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3145

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agents’ cho i ce POSTCODE

3181

Kay & Burton South Yarra 9820 1111 4

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POSTCODE

3065

Nelson Alexander Fitzroy 9417 1956 6

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POSTCODE

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hockingstuart Balwyn/Hawthorn 9830 7000 5

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POSTCODE

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RT Edgar Toorak 9826 1000 3

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18 Donald Street, Prahran .................................................................

Price: $2 million + .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 15 at 1pm .................................................................

OFI Sat 12.30-1pm .................................................................

151-155 Kerr St, Fitzroy .................................................................

Price: $2 million - $2.25 million .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 11am .................................................................

OFI Thur 6.30-7pm; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

15 Wrixon Street, Kew .................................................................

Price: $2.4 million - $2.64 million .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 22 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI Sat 12.45-1.15pm .................................................................

1/44 Lansell Road, Toorak .................................................................

Price: $900,000 - $990,000 .................................................................

Auction Saturday June 15 at noon .................................................................

OFI Wed 1-1.30pm; Sat from 11.30am .................................................................

A must-see masterpiece, funky and chic down to every last thoughtful detail, each room more surprising than the last, with several outdoor spaces.

Two in one. One warehouse, two titles.

These two houses are to be sold as one in the heart of Fitzroy.

A magnificent Edwardian residence with graceful interiors reveals leadlight reception, formal lounge, grand dining, granite kitchen/meals and family room.

A stylish and spacious townhouse situated in the heart of Toorak close to all amenities including Toorak Village, leading schools and Heyington Station.

Let's eat lunch @ Prahran Hotel, 82 High Street Let's eat dinner @ Jacques Reymond, 78 Williams Road Let's drink coffee @ Mission Café, 211 Chapel Street

Let's eat lunch @ Babka, 303 Brunswick Street Let's eat dinner @ Brother Burger, 413 Brunswick Street Let's drink coffee @ Mario's, 303 Brunswick Street

Let's eat lunch @ Tao Tao House, 815 Glenferrie Road Let's eat dinner @ Geebung Polo Club, 85 Auburn Road Let's drink coffee @ Replete Providore, 302 Barkers Road

Let's eat lunch @ Brown's Café, 489 Toorak Road Let's eat dinner @ Quaff, 436 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ The Cheese Cave, 429 Toorak Road

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Address

RT Edgar

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Ashburton 2/15 Mernda Ave 19 Fakenham rd

Marshall White 110 Jellis Craig 162

bAlwyn 928 Burke rd Marshall White 99 18 Crest Ave Marshall White 100 13 Freeman st Marshall White 110 118 rochester rd Marshall White 111 8 Monash Ave Christopher Russell 128 1 elliot Ave Hocking Stuart 136 2 Kinsale Cres Jellis Craig 148 1/80 Winmalee rd Jellis Craig 162 4/132 Yarrbat Ave Kay & Burton 174 2b Georgian Crt Kay & Burton 181 161 Gordon st Fletchers 185 21 stroud st Fletchers 188 59 Fitzgerald st Fletchers 188

Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Fletchers Fletchers Fletchers

149 163 163 164 182 187 187

blAirgowrie 19 Montfort Close

Marshall White 111

box hill south 1146 riversdale rd 44 Foch st 12 Byron st

Marshall White 112 Jellis Craig 150 Fletchers 185

burwood 6 Haig st 1 Pinoak Close 19 Loudon rd

Noel Jones 132 Jellis Craig 164 Fletchers 184

CAmberwell 24 Pine Ave 44 Carramar Ave 15 davis Ave 9 Amelia st 12 Lockhart st 34 Lockhart st 32 Webster st 8 Murdoch st 2/9 Halley Ave 8/157 Highfield rd 2/17 Glencairn Ave 1/488 Camberwell rd

Jellis Craig 165 Fletchers 186

37 rubens Gve 21 Balwyn rd 37 Wattle Valley rd 1/1 Maling rd 8 elphin Gve 21 rubens Gve 38 Warburton rd

Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Hocking Stuart Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig

94 102 115 136 151 152 153

CAulfield 388 Glen eira rd

Noel Jones 130

Chirnside PArk 455 edward rd

RT Edgar

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eAst melbourne 14 Jolimont Tce Marshall White 88 17 George st Marshall White 92 159 Gipps st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 140 74 simpson st Caine 190

fitzroy

bAlwyn north 46 Greythorn rd 1/42 Hedderwick st 281 Belmore rd 26a singleton rd 12 Highview rd 11 Trentwood Ave 3 Millicent Ave

2/1025 Toorak rd 9 Thomas st

CAnterbury

ArmAdAle 1 Bell st

RT Edgar Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Woodards Woodards Hocking Stuart Jellis Craig

$1.29 million 14 sunnyside grove, bentleigh

sold $2.15 million 2 mAling roAd, CAnterbury

AGeNT PAGe

84 93 107 112 113 113 114 114 129 129 136 165

151-155 Kerr st

Nelson Alexander

Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig McLaren Kay & Burton Kay & Burton Fletchers

91 95 97 98 101 104 108 118 119 119 120 157 158 159 160 161 166 167 167 168 171 180 181 183

11 elm Gve Marshall White 829 High st Noel Jones 1/22 Belford rd ASL Real Estate 2 Cascade dve Jellis Craig 1/1 Arden Crt Fletchers 5a White Ave Fletchers 8/1240-1242 Old Burke rd Amore

120 132 133 168 186 188 190

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kew eAst

gisborne 11 Kilmore rd

RT Edgar

84

glen iris 1663-1665 Malvern rd 23 Albion rd 50 Bath rd 213 Burke rd 5 dickens st 60 Valley Pde 6 Adrian st

RT Edgar Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Noel Jones

76 106 115 116 116 117 130

kooyong 3/17 Talbot Cres

Marshall White 121

mAlvern

hAwthorn 21 Gardiner rd 7 Austin st 2 Narveno Crt 3/42 Glen st 44 Henrietta st 8 The Boulevard 57 Glen st 41 Henrietta st

RT Edgar RT Edgar RT Edgar Marshall White Jellis Craig McLaren Kay & Burton Kay & Burton

73 74 83 117 154 171 175 180

RT Edgar RT Edgar Nelson Alexander Marshall White Noel Jones Noel Jones Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig

70 75 86 118 131 131 155 156 166

hAwthorn eAst 17 Anderson rd 314 riversdale rd 50 Harcourt st 60 Auburn Pde 65 st Helens rd 9 Cole st 759 Burwood rd 73 Mayston st 32 Caroline st

kew 14 edward st 22 Wills st 1 Waverley Ave 35 stawell st 10 edgecombe st 123 edgevale rd 1 Barnard Gve 55 Cobden st 158 eglinton st 9 Gellibrand st 61 Mount st 51 Fitzwilliam st 18 Kent st 25 Kent st 32 Walpole st 12 Wimba Ave 15a Argyle rd 12 rossfield Ave 25 Macartney Ave 11/32 Wimba Ave 97 Walpole st 13 Hutchinson dve 45 Campbell st 20 Fellows st

16 Lysterville Ave Marshall White 16 silver st Marshall White 31 dixon st Marshall White 33 dixon st Marshall White 34 Hunter st Marshall White 1/8-10 spring rd Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 29 evandale rd Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 33 Valetta st Kay & Burton 1/383 Glenferrie rd Kay & Burton 19 Wilks Ave Kay & Burton

89 103 109 121 122 138 140 178 179 179

93 Kerferd st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 20 Bruce st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 27 Allenby Ave Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 1/9 Kardella st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 1806 Malvern rd Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 23 Thornbury Cres Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 8 edna st Rodney Morley Persichetti

Marshall White 90 Marshall White 96 Marshall White 122 Marshall White 123 Marshall White 123

139 141 141 142 142 143 190

sold $1.62 million 37 PArk roAd, middle PArk 12 Portland Plc Hocking Stuart 12 Portland Plc Hocking Stuart 2/45 Clara st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 35a Cliff st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 15 Witchwood Close Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 3/35 Cromwell rd Kay & Burton 4/35 Marne st Kay & Burton 37 Airlie st Kay & Burton 51 Cliff st Kay & Burton

134 135 146 146 147 176 176 177 177

southbAnk melbourne

2701/80 Clarendon st

1/39 Queen st Nelson Alexander 87 302/73 Flinders Ln Abercromby’s 137 502/401 st Kilda rd Kay & Burton 178

surrey hills

mont Albert 18 Lorne Pde

Woodards 129

northCote 33 Zoe Cct

RT Edgar

79

9 Loch st 21 royal Ln 1/15 essex rd 30 Clyde st 19 Thornton Ave 28 Norfolk rd 1/7 View st 72A Broughton rd

RT Edgar

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RT Edgar Marshall White Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig Jellis Craig McLaren Fletchers

80 125 169 169 170 170 171 189

PrAhrAn 93 Charles st Marshall White 124 22 donald st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 143

temPlestowe 27 dellas Ave

McLaren 171

toorAk red hill south 21 Callanans rd Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 144

riChmond 71 Lincoln st Williams Batters 85 110 Buckingham st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 144 1-7/106 Kent st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 145 13A Waverley st Jellis Craig Bennison Mackinnon 145

9 Brookville rd 1/44 Lansell rd 7 Kenley Crt 10a edzell Ave 22 evelina rd 148 Kooyong rd 71/417 Toorak rd 2/30 Verdant Ave 3 McMaster Crt 2/37 Wallace Ave 25 Irving rd

RT Edgar RT Edgar RT Edgar Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Marshall White Abercromby’s Kay & Burton Kay & Burton

72 82 82 126 126 127 127 128 137 172 173

RT Edgar

81

838 Healesville Yarra Glen rd RT Edgar listings provided by campaigntrack.

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woodend south yArrA 44 Wilson st 11a Moffat st 80 Argo st 227 Williams rd

73 reid rd RT Edgar 83 Marshall White 105 Marshall White 124 Marshall White 125

yArrA glen

sAturdAy’s AuCtion results online @

mAlvern eAst 40 Central Park rd 33 Grant st 1251 dandenong rd 30 emo rd 70 MacGregor st

(CouRTESy JAMES MARKET NEWS)

sold $1.285 million 9 orrong CresCent, CAmberwell

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HAWTHORN EAST 17 Anderson Road A Parisian-inspired faรงade announces this illustrious residence. Oak parquetry lines the hall, leading to the elegant dining and sitting rooms with Jetmaster fire.

Young guests can relax in the rumpus while the consummate entertainer will revel in the Gaggenau/Granite kitchen. Seamlessly transition from the meals and family room with open fire place to the Tuscan-styled alfresco and aquamarine pool. The 2nd floor hosts 6 bedrooms and 2 lavish bathrooms whilst the private topfloor features a master with marble ensuite plus walk in robe, office and massive balcony with spectacular city views. Boasting a long list of luxuries, enjoy the music room, retreat and 4-5 car garage. Walk to Auburn South Primary, Bialik College, parks, trams and shops.

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Auction View Call Office Web

Saturday 6th July at 12.30pm (Unless Sold Prior) By appointment Glen Coutinho 0409 779 399 Nick Walker 0417 330 650 1153-1157 Burke Road, Kew 8888 2000 rtedgar.com.au

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HaWtHOrN EaSt 50 Harcourt Street

nelsonalexander.com.au

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UNdErStatEd ELEgaNcE: a fiNE dESigN fOr ExEcUtivE LiviNg This imposing residence close to the Junction and leading schools offers expansive formal sitting and dining rooms, magnificent informal living zone, superbly-equipped kitchen, fitted study/library, 4 double bedrooms (3-zone ensuite to main), family bathroom, powder room and laundry, plus double garage, landscaped gardens and heated pool.

More info: www.50harcourtst.com

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aUctiON iNSPEctiON OfficE cONtact

Sat 22 June at 3 pm Wed 6-6.30, Thurs 2.30-3 & Sat 15 June 1.15-1.45 205 Brunswick St, Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Arch Staver 0417 515 802 Rick Daniel 0409 737 985

NELSON ALEXANDER

MELBOURNE Penthouse 1/39 Queen Street

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A PENTHOUSE ON MADISON Perched high on the 12th floor of this iconic Art Deco building this stunning 2 storey, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence features a huge wrap around terrace, spectacular views and quality appointments throughout. Also offering secure parking on title this is a boutique opportunity in an affordable price range.

FITZROY 151-155 Kerr Street

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AUCTION INSPECTION PRICE GUIDE OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 29 June at 1.30 pm Wed 1-1.30 & Sat 15 June 12-12.30 $950,000-$1.05m 205 Brunswick St, Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Arch Staver 0417 515 802 Rick Daniel 0409 737 985

AUCTION INSPECTION OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 22 June at 11 am Thurs 6.30-7 & Sat 15 June 11-11.30 205 Brunswick St, Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Peter Stephens 0418 104 214 Sonya Laferla 0419 230 985

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TwO IN ONE One warehouse, Two titles, Two houses to be sold as One. Each residence has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, open living with great northerly light and its own unique character with balconies, a roof deck, a garden, and like some twins one is a lot bigger than the other. Live in one, rent the other, kids in one, you in the other, work in one, live in the other or rent them both; the choice is yours. In addition there is room for up to 5 cars. You can’t get away from the fact that this is a never to be repeated chance to purchase a converted warehouse hidden within plain sight in the heart of Fitzroy

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EAST MELBOURNE 14 Jolimont Terrace An elegantly understated Victorian of four bedrooms and four principal bathrooms, offering outstanding family spaces, in one of Melbourne´s finest positions overlooking Yarra Park. Refined sitting and dining rooms and large contemporary living/dining areas served by a Onyx kitchen lead to terrace entertaining and a lap pool against a CBD backdrop. A light filled additional family lounge upstairs precedes a roof-top deck with unforgettable outlooks. Three car garage accessed from Charles Street, off street parking for two cars. Land size 564sqm approx.

Expressions of Interest Close Monday 24th June at 6pm

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Inspect

Thursday 1.30-2pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

James Redfern 0412 360 667 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.14jolimontterraceeastmelbourne.com

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MALVERN 16 Lysterville Avenue Magnificently situated on 1,486sqm (approx), this impressive family residence´s unforgettably stylish spaces are matched by spectacular outdoor dimensions with tennis court & pool.

Sublime designer flair defines generous sitting room (OFP), study & expansive living/dining room with gourmet kitchen opening to the garden, heated pool & mod grass tennis court. Main bedroom (en-suite) is complemented by 4 spacious bedrooms, study & bathroom. Features heating/ cooling, alarm, gym, irrigation, water tanks & double garage.

Land: 1,486sqm/15,990sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

Inspect

Wednesday 11.30-12pm & Saturday 3-3.30pm

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Contact

Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349 John Manton 0411 444 930

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.16lystervilleavenuemalvern.com

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MALVERN EAST 40 Central Park Road Totally captivating, this exquisite Federation era residence c1911 reveals impressive heritage character and an infinitely stylish extension in the highly prized Gascoigne Estate.

Immaculately presented interiors include 3 beautiful bedrooms, main with ensuite/dressing room, handsome formal lounge, OFP, play room/home office, stunning openplan living and dining domain and gourmet Corian kitchen.

Bi-fold doors open to a covered outdoor dining area and sumptuous solar heated swimming pool. Land size 883sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 3-3.30pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Contact

James Redfern 0412 360 667 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.40centralparkroadmalverneast.com

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KEW 14 Edward Street This exceptional property situated in the Sackville Ward offers scope for renovating/updating the existing 1930s home, the addition of a second dwelling at the front, construction of a statement family home, or a new town residence development (STCA). The interior comprises sitting/ dining rooms (OFPs), well-appointed kitchen/dining with S/S appliances, informal living, 4 bedrooms, two period-style bathrooms & laundry. Includes period features, hydronic heating, garage & large carport. Walk to Kew private schools, local shops, parkland & transport.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday from 12noon

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Contact

Robert Ding 0418 858 393 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.14edwardstreetkew.com

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EAST MELBOURNE 17 George Street Exclusively situated on a deep allotment of 481sqm approx, this classic solid brick Victorian residence with 2 street frontages on George St & Brahe Ln, currently medical rooms, offers a myriad of exciting opportunities including restoring as a beautiful family home. All the hallmarks of Victorian architecture have been retained through arched hallway & 4 spacious bedrooms or consulting rooms. A light-filled waiting/living room, 2 offices with kitchenette & bathroom all open to the stunning leafy garden & parking area for 6 cars (rear access via Brahe Ln). Feat RC/AC, alarm, 2nd toilet.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Wednesday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 10.45-11.15am

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Contact

James Redfern 0412 360 667 David Volpato 0414 701 983

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.17georgestreeteastmelbourne.com

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CAMBERWELL 44 Carramar Avenue Architecturally designed and luxuriously appointed twostorey residence comprising a light-filled flowing interior of generous proportions with 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms (main/ WIR/ensuite), study, powder room, state of the art Essa Stone, Calacatta marble & Miele kitchen with exceptional indoor/outdoor entertaining options including a s/heated inground pool. Other features include video/intercom, alarm, storage, zoned ducted heating/cooling, double glazing, 6 star energy rating, water feature, auto reticulation, remote gates & double garage with internal access.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2.45-3.15pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Zali Booker 0422 576 049 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.44carramaravenuecamberwell.com

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CANTERBURY 37 Rubens Grove Boasting a privileged position in the coveted Golden Mile precinct this exceptionally large allotment enjoys a wide frontage (24.38m) and an overall holding of 1090sqm (approx). Offering rare potential to construct a luxurious family home or two (by diving the allotment STCA) or to renovate/extend the existing 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 3 car accom brick residence offered in very comfortable condition to explore a range of options. All within minutes of Melbourne´s private schools, transport & Burke Road shopping.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 2.30-3pm

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Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.37rubensgrovecanterbury.com

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KEW 22 Wills Street Luxurious contemporary Studley Park residence showcases generous proportions & a lavish level of finish within a beautiful garden & pool setting. Reception hall introduces impressive sitting & dining area, light-filled living/dining & gourmet kitchen opening to north-facing garden with heated pool. The main with en-suite is accompanied by 4 further bedrooms, large retreat & bathroom. Feat. DH/ cooling, alarm, video intercom, ducted vacuum, powderroom, water tanks, irrigation & double garage.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Saturday & Thursday 2-2.30pm

Contact

Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 Stuart Evans 0402 067 710

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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.22willsstreetkew.com

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MALVERN EAST 33 Grant Street All the attributes of this substantial 4 bedroom plus study property ensure an exceptional family lifestyle, enhanced by proximity to Central Park, Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Lloyd Street Primary School, St Mary´s Primary School & leading secondary schools. Huge formal spaces lead to inviting family living & dining areas filled with northern light, adjoined by a contemporary kitchen. Sun drenched entertaining around the solar heated pool & the tennis court clearly contribute fabulous family facilities on a significant allotment with nth facing rear orientation. 1389sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Contact

Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282 James Redfern 0412 360 667

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.33grantstreetmalverneast.com

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96 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

KEW 1 Waverley Avenue In a quiet cul-de sac, this classic c1922 faรงade conceals a spectacular contemporary home exuding creative design.

Featuring latest technology/energy efficiency; a wonderful family environment with generous living/dining and Miele kitchen opening to a nth-facing garden. 2 main bedrooms with stylish ensuites, 2 further bedrooms with central bathroom, powder room, retreat and roof deck. Includes: hydronic towel rails/heating, ducted A/C, C-bus, Bose S/S, alarm, Jetmaster, solar hot water, skylights, tank, garage, autogates & OSP for a further 2 cars.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 6-6.30pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Chris Barrett 0412 927 409 Antony Woodley 0421 286 741

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.1waverleyavenuekew.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 97

KEW 35 Stawell Street This impressive & superbly maintained 2-storey family residence boasts an elevated position in the highly regarded Studley Park precinct. An inviting interior comprises tiled entrance foyer, informal living room, generous sitting and adjacent dining room; study overlooking a rear outdoor entertaining area plus sleek kitchen/meals, laundry & downstairs bathroom. Upstairs: retreat, 4 bedrooms, main with WIR/ensuite & parents retreat & family bathroom.

Features include alarm, d/heating, R/C air-conditioners (bedrooms & kitchen/meals area), rem/garage+OSP.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12:30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 12.45-1.15pm

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Contact

Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Davide Lettieri 0414 018 707

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.35stawellstreetkew.com

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98 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

DEEPDENE 928 Burke Road This impressive 2-storey family residence features an elegant interior comprising polished timber floors, wide hallway, formal/informal living & dining, 4 bedrooms (main/WIR/ ensuite), study, bathroom/laundry, stylish kitchen (Butler´s pantry) plus dining/living overlooking terrace & private garden. Upstairs retreat/balcony & period-style bathroom.

Includes alarm, v/intercom, hydronic heating, d/cooling, dual rem/gates, OSP & double garage.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 3.30-4pm

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Contact

Zali Booker 0422 576 049 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.928burkeroaddeepdene.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 99

BALWYN 18 Crest Avenue Occupying an expansive garden allotment (907sqm approx.) in the heart of the coveted Reid Estate this impressive double storey Mediterranean inspired residence displays a rich tapestry of authentic period detail throughout its sympathetically renovated and well proportioned 11 principal rooms. Includes impressive formal rooms with brick fire places and stunning leadlight windows, a ´Gaggenau´ kitchen overlooking a substantial rear swimming pool/spa, huge main bedroom, three further bedrooms, study, lavish bathroom with twin shower and marble vanity.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 1-1.30pm

Contact

Ross Stryker 0401 318 772 Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.18crestavenuebalwyn.com

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100 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

KEW 10 Edgecombe Street This superb family residence - brilliantly designed by Architect Amnon Weber conveys a sense of space throughout the gallery-like flowing floor-plan featuring light-filled north-facing living areas. The interior has polished timber floors, high ceilings, strategically positioned picture windows & pairs of doors providing access to the northern courtyard garden (water feature) plus a library/ study, formal & informal living/dining, granite/Euro kitchen, powder room, 3 bedrooms, main/WIR+ensuite/spa, family bathroom & laundry.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.10edgecombestreetkew.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 101

CANTERBURY 21 Balwyn Road Exquisite c1926 English-style four bedroom family residence in spectacular garden and pool setting impressively blends original charm with contemporary designer style. Timber floors and high ceilings are highlighted through sitting room, study and light-filled living/dining served by gourmet European kitchen opening to covered deck and deep landscaped northwest garden with pool. Main bedroom (ensuite) is complemented by three further bedrooms, study area and bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, powder-room, 2xcarport and auto gates.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1.30-2pm & Saturday 3-3.30pm

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Contact

Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175 Wayne Tyson 0409 864 814

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.21balwynroadcanterbury.com

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102 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

MALVERN 16 Silver Street Defined by sensational style and exceptional proportions, this luxurious contemporary residence brilliantly responds to every modern family requirement. Marble tiles flow through the generous sitting and dining room (gas log-fire), family living/dining and gourmet Miele kitchen opening to private garden. Opulent main bedroom with en-suite is complemented by a second en-suited bedroom, two further bedrooms, bathroom and large study. Features RC/airconditioning, slab hydronic heating, alarm, video-intercom, ducted heating, powder-room and double garage.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & 5.30-6pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.16silverstreetmalvern.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 103

KEW 123 Edgevale Road Captivating slate roofed Victorian residence in the coveted Kew private school precinct presented in a very comfortable order and offering scope to enhance and extend if desired.

Comprises a sitting room, dining room/4th bedroom, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, kitchen with informal living opening to a vine clad alfresco area in a deep/leafy rear garden - providing scope to extend further if desired (STCA).

Incls. ducted heating, R/C air-conditioner, carport+OSP. Land: 719sqm/7,737sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Chris Barrett 0412 927 409

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.123edgevaleroadkew.com

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104 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

SOUTH YARRA 11A Moffat Street Lavishly finished and appointed brand new contemporary residence showcases the latest in designer style and luxury.

Stairs or private lift lead to the beautiful open plan living/ dining room (gas fireplace) with state of the art Miele kitchen featuring oak floors and floor to ceiling glass opening to a sensational north-facing terrace commanding city views. Opulent main bedroom (en-suite) is matched by two further bedrooms, study nook and bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, video intercom, powder-room and 2xgarage.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

James Scarff 0419 233 377 Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.11amoffatstreetsouthyarra.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 105

GLEN IRIS 23 Albion Road Every modern family requirement is superbly addressed by this stunning contemporary residence´s exceptional dimensions and enviable location. Red Gum floors flow through formal living and dining room (OFP) and equally spacious family living/dining with gourmet kitchen opening to northeast garden. Main bedroom (en-suite/WIR) and study/4th bedroom are accompanied upstairs by two spacious bedrooms (BIRs), bathroom and retreat. Features ducted heating, evaporative cooling, alarm, powder-room, wine cellar, store-room/workshop and 3 x basement garage.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday from 2pm

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Contact

Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 James Redfern 0412 360 667

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.23albionroadgleniris.com

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106 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

CAMBERWELL 15 Davis Avenue This pretty Californian Bungalow in the Sunnyside Estate environs feat central hallway, sitting room with bay window & OFP, 3 bdrms all with R/C air-cons & a sleek porcelain tiled bath. A smartly appointed granite & S/S kitchen (WIP) & generous family living/dining room leads to a 2nd bath & laundry plus wide north-facing deck & deep rear garden ideal to further extend or build a dream home (STCA). Inc: alarm, gdh, stylish shutters, diamond leadlight windows, Baltic Pine floors, 3,000ltr w/tank, rem/gates & dble garage+ storage. Land size: 764sqm/8,223.60sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

DĂŠsirĂŠe Wakim 0412 336 266 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.15davisavenuecamberwell.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 107

KEW 1 Barnard Grove Stunning brand new architect designed residence is brilliantly designed to provide the versatility demanded by modern families. Timber floors and vast expanses of glass are highlighted through generous living/dining room with gourmet Miele kitchen opening to expansive terrace. The main bedroom (en-suite) is complemented by two further bedrooms, sublime bathroom and downstairs a retreat, 4th bedroom, study and stylish bathroom with separate entrance. Features RC/air-conditioning, video intercom, Euro-laundry and double garage.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 1.30-2pm

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Contact

Mark Sproule 0408 090 205 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.1barnardgrovekew.com

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108 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

MALVERN 31 Dixon Street The faรงade of this freestanding single-fronted Victorian cottage is as pretty as a picture, but it is the interior that trumps it all - where imaginative renovations & extensions have created the very best of stylish contemporary living in a coveted Malvern location comprising glossy timber floors, 3 bedrooms (main upstairs with ensuite+study+balcony) & bathroom, laundry; living room, granite/Euro kitchen+dining, sandstone alfresco area/garden. Includes alarm, d/heating, split-system R/C air-conditioners, landscaped gardens.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.45-1.15pm & Saturday 1.30-2pm

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Contact

John Manton 0411 444 930 Justin Krongold 0403 163 355

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.31dixonstreetmalvern.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 109

ASHBURTON 2/15 Mernda Avenue Smartly appointed two-storey attic-style town residence featuring Daniel Robertson half brick façade and flowing interior comprising living room (Heat ´n GloFP), sleek S/S & stone kitchen plus an expansive living/dining opening through bi-fold doors to a covered deck and low maintenance garden; plus laundry & powder room. Whilst upstairs has 3 bedrooms all with BIRs, main/ensuite, study alcove and stylish family bathroom. Also includes alarm, quality fixtures/fittings, dheating/cooling & vacuum, rem/ double garage.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

Zali Booker 0422 576 049 Michael Wood 0425 280 191

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.2-15merndaavenueashburton.com

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BALWYN 13 Freeman Street Instantly appealing is this charming Californian Bungalow c1930, brilliantly situated in a leafy area in the coveted Balwyn High School zone, within a short stroll of Whitehorse Rd shops, Balwyn Cinema, parks & transport. Presented in immaculate condition inside & out, comprising an entrance hall, formal sitting & adjacent dining, sparkling bathroom (spa bath), 2 bedrooms (BIRs & one opening to rear deck), central kitchen & meals overlooking generous living area w/ full-height glass windows & doors opening to paved outdoor entertaining area. Incl. DH, roof storage & off-street parking.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Saturday 12-12.30pm & Thursday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 Stuart Evans 0402 067 710

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.13freemanstreetbalwyn.com

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BALWYN 118 Rochester Road Just meters from Balwyn Village, this renovated Victorian presents stylish three bedroom accommodation defined by an easily managed, single level format, rich period character and a deep rear garden suggesting scope to further renovate/ extend if ever desired (STCA). Includes impressive marble kitchen with smeg appliances, bright open plan living and dining, recently updated bathroom, elevated alfresco deck, ducted heating/ cooling. Walk to Whitehorse Road trams, Fintona Girls and Balwyn Primary Schools.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 12.45-1.15pm

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Contact

Desiree Wakim 0412 336 266 Nick Ptak 0413 370 442

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.118rochesterroadbalwyn.com

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BLAIRGOWRIE 19 Montfort Close Experience the best in coastal indulgence, created by Inform and hidden away in an exclusive enclave. Be the first to own this luxe new home designed by Pleysier Perkins Architects.

Large living areas take in views of the 12.5-metre pool, vast deck and undercover outdoor areas. Boasting 4 large bedrooms, marble kitchen, the finest fit-out and fire-safe designed. Prestige address adjacent to Mornington Peninsula National Park, with private path for easy access to Central Avenue surf break.

Auction

Sunday 30th June at 1pm

Inspect

Thursday by appointment, Saturday & Sunday 12-12.45pm

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Contact

Robin Parker 0409 336 282

Office

312 New Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.6-19montfortcloseblairgowrie.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 111

BOX HILL SOUTH 1146 Riversdale Road This attractive two-storey brick family residence offers family accommodation & lifestyle convenience parks,shops, schools & Riversdale Road tram. The interior features polished parquetry floors & decorative period ceilings, sitting room (OFP), study, downstairs main bedroom, bathroom & laundry; modern timber kitchen & an informal dining/living room opening to a deck overlooking the leafy rear garden.

Upstairs has 3 separately air-conditioned bedrooms (BIRs) & a 2nd bathroom. Also includes alarm, d/heating, R/C airconditioner, water tanks, large dble garage+storage+OSP.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 10.15-10.45am & Saturday 12.45-1.15pm

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Contact

Michael Wood 0425 280 191 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.1146riversdaleroadboxhillsouth.com

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CAMBERWELL 9 Amelia Street In an area renowned for its strong family focus, impeccably renovated Yoralla C.1926 offers stylishly presented 3 bedroom accommodation amid an established flowering garden just a short walk from shops, St Dominics Primary, Highfield Park and Riversdale Road trams. Modern family functionality is ensured by formal sitting, fireside formal dining, split level living/dining with open plan kitchen, main bedroom with BIRs, ensuite and private study, secluded alfresco deck, heated spa, OSP for up to 3 vehicles.

Land size 661sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 10.30-11am

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Contact

Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282 Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.9ameliastreetcamberwell.com

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112 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

CAMBERWELL 34 Lockhart Street Impressively situated on an elevated corner site, this distinctive solid brick Art Deco home blends iconic charm with stunning contemporary style. Ornate ceilings and timber floors are highlighted through generous sitting room (gas fireplace) and formal dining. The stylish gourmet Miele kitchen and generous light-filled living/dining open to private N/E garden. 3 spacious bedrms are accompanied by a stylish bathrm, pwdr-rm and laundry incorporating second bathrm. Features ducted heating, security intercom and garage. Walk to Highfield Park, transport, shops and schools.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Robert Ding 0418 858 393 Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.34lockhartstreetcamberwell.com

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CAMBERWELL 12 Lockhart Street This beautiful family home offers a flexible floor plan presently configured to provide 4 bedrooms, sunny informal living and dining area complemented by stylishly renovated classic charcoal and white themed kitchen and 2 bathrooms.

A private, secluded back garden has a covered sandstone alfresco area & water feature providing a delightful sanctuary for relaxed entertaining and enjoyment. Also includes: alarm, d/heating & cooling, S/S appliances, storage shed.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 1.30-2pm

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Contact

DĂŠsirĂŠe Wakim 0412 336 266 Stephen Gough 0439 844 855

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.12lockhartstreetcamberwell.com

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june 12, 2013 \ The weekly review 113

CAMBERWELL 8 Murdoch Street Nestled within a leafy 906sqm (approx.) allotment in the Golf Links Estate, this charming four bedroom c1937 solid brick residence provides exceptionally spacious family living with scope to further update. Ornate ceilings, original fireplace surrounds and leadlight windows are highlighted through entrance hall, elegant sitting room, formal dining, study and two bathrooms. Timber floors flow through the room with well-equipped kitchen opening to the deep garden. Features ducted heating, laundry, storage and OSP.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175 Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

CAMBERWELL 32 Webster Street "Meringlo" - This attractive mid-1930s timber family home in the Wattle Park precinct offers a marvelous opportunity for young families, renovators or potential new home site (STCA). The current home features diamond leadlight windows, decorative ceilings, polished timber floors, hallway, sitting room (OFP), separate dining (OFP), 3 bdrms, study/4th bdrm, period-style bathroom, laundry/bathroom, modern kitchen opening to family room & covered deck overlooking a deep rear garden & views over Camberwell Valley. Includes under-house storage+shed, tandem OSP.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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Contact

Davide Lettieri 0414 018 707 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.32websterstreetcamberwell.com

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114 The weekly review \ june 12, 2013

CANTERBURY 37 Wattle Valley Road Step inside & enjoy the refined yet relaxed ambience of this superb brick Edwardian family residence perfectly located in the Maling Road precinct where uncompromising attention to detail has ensured the renovations & extension harmoniously blend heritage character with the contemporary living areas comprising sitting room, adjacent dining, 4 bedrooms, main/WIR, period-style ensuite & bathroom; Euro S/S kitchen informal living & north-facing conservatory dining, family retreat & bathroom plus rem/ dble/garage/ROW.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Zali Booker 0422 576 049

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.37wattlevalleyroadcanterbury.com

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GLEN IRIS 50 Bath Road The exceptionally spacious and stylish dimensions of this classic solid brick family residence respond with ease to both relaxed living and lavish entertaining. An understated street presence reveals an expansive formal living room and equally spacious living/dining with gourmet Ilve kitchen opening to picturesque garden with covered outdoor kitchen and heated pool. The main bedroom (en-suite/WIR) is complemented by three further bedrooms, retreat and two bathrooms. Features heating/cooling, alarm and OSP. Land: 704sqm/7,575sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 3-3.30pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Justin Krongold 0403 163 355 John Manton 0411 444 930

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.50bathroadgleniris.com

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GLEN IRIS 213 Burke Road This impressive Arts & Crafts residence c1925 is framed front & side by beautiful arches showcasing the fine craftsmanship/artistry of its era. Sympathetically renovated, the interior comprises formal sitting & dining (OFP), study, bathroom (pool access), stunning hostess kitchen/family domain opens to an alfresco area with kitchen+BBQ, gas/ solar heated I/G pool & gym. An attic-style upstairs has a retreat, 4 bedrooms, main/WIR/ensuite & bathroom. Incls. intercom, alarm, hydronic heating, d/heating/cooling, gas fireplaces, rem/dble carport. Land: 795sqm/8,555sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 3pm

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Contact

James Tostevin 0417 003 333 John Manton 0411 444 930

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.213burkeroadgleniris.com

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GLEN IRIS 5 Dickens Street This delightful period home originally built in 1938 but later extended to provide additional family accommodation offers an exceptional renovation or luxurious new home site opportunity with potential valley views (STCA). The interior comprises period features, sitting room with adjacent dining, 4 bedrooms, upstairs retreat, 2 bathrooms plus family kitchen/meals, laundry+WC and covered deck. Other attributes include alarm, ducted heating, carport+storage.

Ideally located close to Back Creek Reserve, schools, shopping & transport options.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Zali Booker 0422 576 049 Michael Wood 0425 280 191

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.5dickensstreetgleniris.com

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GLEN IRIS 60 Valley Parade Substantial four bedroom plus study accommodation enjoys magnificent tree top views from this elegant modern home just a short walk from Ferndale Park, St Cecilia´s and Camberwell South Primary Schools. Four separate living domains as well as versatile alfresco entertaining ensure a wonderfully flexible family lifestyle environment enhanced by superior finishes and an easily maintained surrounding garden. Includes main bedroom with WIR/ BIR/ ensuite, granite kitchen, storage room and remote double garage.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 11.30-12noon

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Contact

Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212 Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.60valleyparadegleniris.com

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HAWTHORN 3/42 Glen Street Timeless beauty, security & lovely private outlooks are irresistible features of this superbly positioned Scotch Hill townhouse affording an exceptional low-maintenance lifestyle only metres to Glenferrie & Riversdale Rd trams, Scotch College & short walk to Kooyong train station.

Offering elegant Living (OFP) & Dining, quality fitted stone Kitchen, 3 generous size bedrooms w/ BIRs & ensuite to main, fully fitted study, gas jetmaster fireplace, powder room, Intercom Security, DH/cooling/Vac, access to garage and house from courtyard.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 6-6.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.3-42glenstreethawthorn.com

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HAWTHORN EAST 60 Auburn Parade Heritage elegance and brilliant contemporary enhancement are revealed beyond the picturesque double-block fronted profile of this glorious three bedroom, two bathroom freestanding Victorian delivering low-maintenance excellence seconds to restaurants, cafÊs, shopping, transport and parks. Set on a compact landscaped allotment with secluded entertainers´ courtyard garden and ROW, natural light pours into beautifully-presented spaces including sitting room (marble OFP), living/dining and fully-appointed kitchen.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 2pm

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Contact

Antony Woodley 0421 286 741 Kathy Malcolm 0416 279 966

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.60auburnparadehawthorneast.com

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KEW 55 Cobden Street This pretty Victorian Cottage c1890 in a convenient position close to Kew Junction features a surprisingly spacious, fully renovated/extended interior comprising 3 bedrooms (BIRs), bathroom+Euro laundry and full-width living room with stylish Euro S/S kitchen & dining flowing to a private brick paved alfresco area, deep rear garden with mature trees and external bungalow, retreat or home office - just perfect for relaxed indoor/outdoor living/entertaining. Also includes gas wall heater, R/C air-conditioner, double/front OSP.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 9.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2.45-3.15pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Chris Alcock 0407 907 748 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.55cobdenstreetkew.com

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KEW 158 Eglinton Street Brilliantly renovated & extended to exacting standards this superb Edwardian home features a spectacular rear indoor/ outdoor living domain with a state-of-the art Miele kitchen plus a sitting room, 4 bedrooms, main/WIR/ensuite, family bathroom, laundry/WC with garage access. Features include video intercom, hydronic heating, refrigerated cooling, thermal glazing, roof storage, remote garage/storage.

Enhanced by a convenient location close to Eglinton Reserve, Victoria Park, Kew Junction, transport, schools, EastLink/CBD.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.158eglintonstreetkew.com

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KEW 9 Gellibrand Street Stylish 3 bedroom residence offering generous living areas over 3 levels located near schools, Kew Junction, restaurants & transport. The interior features parquetry floors, northfacing sitting room, open-plan informal living & dining area with a Miele/stone kitchen all opening through concertina doors to the garden & a courtyard/deck. The lower-level has a home theatre, retreat/study area, laundry/bathroom & cellar. Other features include video intercom, alarm, ducted heat/cool, internal/external security cameras, remote/double garage with internal access.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.9gellibrandstreetkew.com

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KEW 61 Mount Street This stylish two-storey family residence in the prestigious Sackville Ward features a distinctive rendered faรงade, spacious light-filled interior, tiled entrance hall, sitting & dining room plus north-facing informal family living area with glossy parquetry floors and incorporating a wellappointed granite/Euro kitchen all spilling out to a sunny patio; plus downstairs 5th bdrm/study, bath & laundry.

Complemented by 4 upstairs bedrooms (main/WIR/ensuite), family bathroom, retreat & balcony, rem/dble garage (internal access) & the ability to have extra car parking.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 10am

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Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.61mountstreetkew.com

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KEW EAST 11 Elm Grove The ultimate in family living with a real emphasis on entertaining, this classic has been extensively renovated and extended to now provide cleverly zoned living for the largest of families. Comprises formal living rooms, new CaesarStone kitchen with pantry, adjoining meals area, & family room opening onto private deck/heated salt water pool & downstairs rumpus room and cellar. With five bedrooms, three bathrooms and double garage, this is the epitome of easy family living in a private yet convenient location.

Land 782sqm (approx).

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 11am

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Stephen Gough 0439 844 855 Mark Sproule 0408 090 205

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Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Web

www.11elmgrovekeweast.com

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KOOYONG 3/17 Talbot Crescent Sublime Single Level Seclusion At the rear of just 3, this stunning single level residence is set against a glorious leafy backdrop. Brilliantly designed to capture parkland vistas, the light-filled formal sitting and dining room and generous living room with superb gourmet kitchen open to two private decks and north-facing garden.

The main bedroom with designer en-suite/WIR is accompanied by two further bedrooms (BIRs) and stylish bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, video intercom, ducted vacuum, powder-room, auto gates and 2xgarage.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday from 12noon

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James McCormack 0410 503 389 Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.3-17talbotcrescentkooyong.com

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MALVERN 33 Dixon Street This classic Victorian cottage nestled behind a high bluestone fence in a coveted location offers both an outstanding investment opportunity plus scope to renovate and extend out/up (STCA) featuring traditional period attributes, arched hallway, 2 bedrooms and one with ensuite access to the bathroom, laundry plus WC, separate dining and a generous living area with modern timber kitchen opening to large paved courtyard garden. Features include intercom, alarm, OFPs, wood heater, R/C air-conditioner, Nobo wall heaters.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.45pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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John Manton 0411 444 930 Justin Krongold 0403 163 355

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.33dixonstreetmalvern.com

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MALVERN 34 Hunter Street Totally captivating timber Edwardian residence matches exceptionally spacious family dimensions with resort-style pool and garden surrounds. High ceilings and timber floors are highlighted through elegant sitting room, formal dining, well-equipped European kitchen and generous living/dining room opening to deep private garden with pool and spa. The main bedroom with stylish bathroom/en-suite is accompanied by three further bedrooms, bathroom and study. Features ducted heating, air-conditioner, alarm and OSP.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234 Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.34hunterstreetmalvern.com

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MALVERN EAST 1251 Dandenong Road Positioned on the corner of Sutherland St this imposing family residence impressively combines Victorian-style architecture with modern comfort through exceptionally generous dimensions. Elegant arches & 3m ceilings convey a traditional elegance through sitting room (OFP), formal dining, study, main bedroom (ens), 4 further bedrooms and bathroom. The gourmet kitchen, casual dining & generous living room open to covered terrace, garden and heated pool.

Features ducted heating, RC/air-con, alarm, powder-room & double garage. Land: 537sqm/5,778sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 12pm

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Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 John Manton 0411 444 930

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.1251dandenongroadmalverneast.com

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MALVERN EAST 30 Emo Road In a sought after Ardrie Park pocket, this elegantly renovated period home partners generous 4 bedroom accommodation with brilliant indoor/outdoor entertaining flexibility.

Presented with stylish contemporary flair, spacious 1920´s character proportions extend to a large open plan living/ dining domain featuring an ILVE equipped stone kitchen with bifold café servery. Includes main bedroom with BIRs/ ensuite, OFPs, leadlight windows, high ceilings, original timber floors, ducted heating/cooling, gated OSP x2. Land size 740sqm (approx).

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 10am

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Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.30emoroadmalverneast.com

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MALVERN EAST 70 MacGregor Street This gracious Ardrie Estate Federation-style 14 year old residence´s exceptional dimensions impeccably cater to every modern family requirement. High ceilings distinguish central hallway, beautiful main bedroom (en-suite), three spacious bedrooms and bathroom. Supremely spacious living room, dining area and billiards/recreation room are served by a large gourmet kitchen all opening to deep north oriented garden. Features ducted heating/cooling, ducted vacuum, powder-room, security intercom and double garage.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2.45-3.15pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.70macgregorstreetmalverneast.com

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PRAHRAN 93 Charles Street The impressive total transformation of this solid brick Victorian residence has created an essentially brand new home that brilliantly showcases exceptional designer style.

Spotted Gum floors flow through arched hallway to main bedroom (marble en-suite), two further bedrooms and designer bathroom. The state of the art Smeg kitchen and generous living/dining room open fully to a sensational northwest decked courtyard with outdoor BBQ kitchen.

Features heating/cooling, video intercom, powder-room, Euro-laundry, double garage.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 2.30pm

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Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Justin Krongold 0403 163 355 Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.93charlesstreetprahran.com

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SOUTH YARRA 80 Argo Street Directly opposite Argo Reserve, this sensational single level solid brick Victorian residence´s stylish and generous dimensions deliver enviable lifestyle appeal. Timber floors flow through sitting room/study (OFP), main bedroom (en-suite), two further bedrooms (BIRs) and stylish bathroom with Euro-laundry. Opening out to a paved courtyard, the modern Smeg kitchen and living/dining areas (OFP) provide fabulous indoor/outdoor entertaining options. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioning, built in BBQ and OSP via ROW.

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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James McCormack 0410 503 389 Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.80argostreetsouthyarra.com

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SOUTH YARRA 227 Williams Road Recently renovated c1910 solid brick Edwardian residence dramatically combines classic refinement with inspired contemporary style. A marble entrance hall introduces glorious living room, inviting dining room and fabulous marble kitchen opening to a private courtyard and sundrenched rear garden. Beautiful main bedroom (en-suite/BIR) is accompanied by two bright bedrooms, study/4th bedroom and bathroom. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioning, drip irrigation, water tank, laundry, auto gates and 2xOSP. Land: 465sqm/5,002sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 10.30am

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Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 10am

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John Manton 0411 444 930 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.227williamsroadsouthyarra.com

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SURREY HILLS 21 Royal Lane (Enter from Belmont Street) Serenity, simplicity and style are all brilliantly addressed by this sensational single level contemporary residence´s captivating dimensions, low-maintenance design & tranquil location. High ceilings accentuate the wonderful sense of space through generous sitting room, inviting main bedroom with stylish en-suite/WIR, two further bedrooms (BIRs) and bathroom. The expansive living/dining room with gourmet kitchen opens to a northwest garden. Features plantation shutters, Jarrah floors, heating/cooling & 2xgarage. Ideal low maintenance allotment of 500sqm (approx).

Auction

Saturday 22nd June at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 2-2.30pm

Contact

Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175 Ross Stryker 0401 318 772

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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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TOORAK 10a Edzell Avenue Superbly set within an exceptionally deep established garden 482sqm (approx.), this refined c1950´s solid brick residence´s immaculate and generous proportions provide both immediate appeal and future potential (STCA).

An elevated entry introduces gracious sitting room (OFP), formal dining opening to north-facing balcony, and pristine kitchen opening to the beautiful deep leafy garden. The spacious main bedroom (BIR & WIR)) is accompanied by two further bedrooms (BIRs) and bathroom. Features a powderroom, garage and carport.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 1.30pm

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Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 1pm

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Heather Elder 0413 273 079 James Tomlinson 0408 350 684

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.10aedzellavenuetoorak.com

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TOORAK 22 Evelina Road The total transformation of this classic solid brick c1890´s Victorian residence has resulted in an unforgettable Hampton´s inspired single level domain near Hawksburn Village. The sky-lit Chestnut hallway introduces stunning main bedroom (en-suite), second bedroom (BIR), third bedroom/study, stylish bathroom, sensational Smeg kitchen, inviting dining area and generous, sunny north-facing living room (OFP) opening to a beautiful garden courtyard.

Features include hydronic heating, RC/air-conditioning, alarm, security intercom and OSP.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & 5.30-6pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.22evelinaroadtoorak.com

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TOORAK 148 Kooyong Road Exceptional indoor & outdoor dimensions and an elite locale highlight the enormous family appeal of this c1952 solid brick residence. Travertine floors accentuate the wonderful sense of light through impressive family living & dining areas and superb Miele kitchen. The formal dining room (OFP) & entertaining room open to surrounding gardens and pool. Upstairs, 5 bedrooms (BIRs) are accompanied by 2 bright bathrooms. Features heating/cooling, alarm, videointercom, 2 powder-rooms, auto gates and garage, carport & 1OSP (via Bellaire Court). Land: 581sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 15th June at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 12noon

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Justin Long 0418 537 973 Joanna Nairn 0419 994 664

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.148kooyongroadtoorak.com

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TOORAK 71/417 Toorak Road Impressive Penthouse near Toorak Village showcases breathtaking views, expansive proportions and contemporary elegance. Surrounded by continuous balcony, the expansive living/dining area served by a brilliant Miele/Bosch kitchen is ideal for entertaining and admiring spectacular city views.

The spacious main bedroom with en-suite and versatile retreat is matched by two further bedrooms and stylish bathroom. Features split air conditioning, gas heater, lift access, security intercom, cloak/powder room, 2 car spaces, pool and sundeck.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

Contact

James McCormack 0410 503 389 Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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www.71-417toorakroadtoorak.com

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TOORAK 2/30 Verdant Avenue Iconic c1939 Art Deco Moderne boutique town residence delivers light filled style opposite Royal South Yarra.

Distinguished by a blend of original charm and contemporary style, timber floors flow through elegant living room, bright dining and superb modern kitchen opening to private north facing courtyard. Offering park and city views, the main bedroom is accompanied by two further bedrooms and bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, alarm, security intercom, powder-room, Euro-laundry, garage and auto gates.

Auction

Saturday 29th June at 10am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 11.45-12.15pm

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James Redfern 0412 360 667 David Volpato 0414 701 983

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.2-30verdantavenuetoorak.com

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BALWYN 8 Monash Avenue More Than What Meets The Eye This brick Deco home boasting 4 bedrooms with BIRs and ensuite to main, 2 living rooms, formal & informal dining rooms, main bathroom & powder room is more than what meets the eye. Features polished hardwood floors, polished timber windows & picture rails, decorative ceilings throughout plus heating & cooling. Within Balwyn High School Zone, close to 109 Tram and shops with approx. 671sqm land.

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Auction: Saturday 29th June at 2.00pm Open: Thursday & Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm Contact: Anthony Panayi 0402 911 117 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979 Andrew Maung 0410 233 787

christopherrussell.com.au

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CAMBERWELL 2/9 Halley Avenue

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Villa living in a lifestyle location This single storey villa is ideally suited to first home buyers and astute investors. Interiors are clad with polished timber boards & provide a perfect canvas for modern updates. A large living room flows through to kitchen & meals with views to courtyard.

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CAMBERWELL 8/157 Highfield Road

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The best of indoor-outdoor living Auction Sat 22 Jun, 1.00 View Thu 1.00 - 1.30 Jason Hearn 0409 828 590 Caroline Hammill 0418 334 561 Camberwell 9805 1111

Charming ground floor light filled and deceptively spacious unit. Large kitchen with meals, integrated bathroom/ laundry & sun-drenched living room looking across the verandah to a spacious courtyard, complete with paved entertaining deck.

MONT ALBERT 18 Lorne Parade

Auction Sat 22 Jun, 11.00 View Thu 10.30 - 11, Sat 9.30 - 10.00 Helena Chow 0407 226 828 Caroline Hammill 0418 334 561 Camberwell 9805 1111

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Under Instructions from State Trustees This well-presented brick veneer home occupies a very large block of 973m2 approx, nestled between Surrey Hills and Mont Albert train stations and walking distance to primary schools, shops, cafes and a playground/park. The single-level floorplan features 3 carpeted bedrooms, an original family bathroom and large lounge and dining areas, providing ample comfortable accommodation with future potential for renovation, extension or redevelopment (STCA). Highlights: gas heating, decorative cornices, double garage and sheds.

Auction Sat 29 Jun, 12.00 Quoting POA View Thu 12:30 - 1:00, Sat 1:00 - 1:30 Cameron Way 0418 352 380 Rachael O'Brien 0433 852 655 Blackburn 9894 1000

Camberwell 273 Camberwell Road 9805 1111

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BERWICK

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BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

noeljones.com.au

BALWYN

BERWICK

BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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BERWICK

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BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

noeljones.com.au

Kew east

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1/22 Belford Road

elegance and excellence From the moment you enter this majestic Kew town residence you will feel right at home. The generous entry foyer leads to a sun filled living area complete with parquetry flooring and a gas log fireplace. The kitchen boasts stone bench tops, glass splash back and top quality appliances. The use of parquetry flooring gives the kitchen, dining and family room an opulent look. The large north facing dining room and family room lead to the impressive private courtyard complete with tiles and sun shades.

Three very large bedrooms are on the upper level, the master bedroom with a walk in robe and fully serviced ensuite. To complete this outstanding property, there is a double remote garage with access into the residence, automatic gates and fully landscaped gardens.

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saturday 15th June at 12.30pm inspect: wednesday 5.30-6.00pm saturday from 12.00pm contact: guido Bonanni 0407 444 808

9841 8000 www.aslrealestate.com.au 1011 DONCASTER ROAD DONCASTER EAST

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South Yarra 12 Portland Place Fully Renovated Two Storey Victorian Terrace in Prime Location (c.1880).

Be welcomed home by sky high ceilings and an entrance hall which opens through double doors to a formal lounge of grand proportions and separate formal dining room. The magnificent open plan kitchen has granite bench tops, with adjoining meals and family living room which opens to the private courtyard with a salt water gas heated swimming pool. Upstairs comp; three generous bedrooms plus a fourth bedroom or study, master bedroom with WIR & large ensuite, and central bathroom with spa bath. With secure off street parking, hydronic heating, air conditioning, alarm system, automatic sprinklers and 4 original marble fire places, this home has endless confidence to suit any lifestyle.

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1 Wed 1.00 - 1.30pm & Thurs 6.00 - 6.30pm Sat 29th June - 12.30pm 58 / D4 $1,650,000 - $1,800,000 South Yarra 85 Toorak Road 3141 9868 5444 Nick Gatacre 0428 860 425 Merridy Moir 0422 239 167 Will Walton 0412 511 717

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Balwyn 1 Elliott Avenue Effortless family living in Balwyn High School zone.

Achieve a luxurious lifestyle from this stately home near cafes, cinema, trams, parks and private schools. Offering brilliant family flexibility with considerable zoned living, spacious formal and informal living with granite gas fireplace, dining, Caesarstone kitchen and meals, out to a lush garden with solar heated pool. Features 4 bedrooms (master ensuite), WIR, study, gas hydronic heating throughout. Retreat, powder, ducted vacuuming, evaporative cooling and double auto garage. Land: 760sqm approximately.

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Thurs 12.00 - 12.45pm & 5.30 - 6.00pm & Sat from 11.30am > AUCTION Sat 15th June - 12.00pm > MEL REF 46 / B6 > EPR $1,600,000 - $1,700,000 > OFFICE Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Nick Holmes 0409 215 104 Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Maurice Di Marzio 0419 182 276 > VIEW

Camberwell 2/17 Glencairn Avenue Inviting and relaxed, this single level unit offers comfortable living, fresh kitchen and bathroom and copious room for entertaining in the sunny courtyard. With garage, live near transport, schools and shops.

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Thurs 10.00 - 10.30am & Sat 2.00 - 2.30pm > AUCTION Sat 22nd June - 2.00pm > MEL REF 60 / D5 > EPR $480,000 - $520,000 > OFFICE Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Maurice Di Marzio 0419 182 276 > VIEW

Canterbruy 1/1 Maling Road Situated in a quiet group of four single level villas comprising 2 BRs lounge/dining. Kitchen/meals area adjoins & features large picture windows to a private enclosed front garden. Lock-up garage with auto lift door walking distance to Camberwell Junction, train and the renowned Maling Road shopping centre.

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Thurs 4.00 - 4.30pm & Sat 2.00 - 2.30pm > AUCTION Sat 22nd June - 11.00am > MEL REF 46 / C12 > EPR $550,000 - $590,000 > OFFICE Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Maurice Di Marzio 0419 182 276 > CONjUNCTIONAL AGENT Paul Walker 0418 333 333 > VIEW

hockingstuart.com.au

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Hugh Hardy 0407 339 807 Sam Goddard 0448 870 454 Office 9864 5300

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Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

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Thursday & Saturday 12.00-12.30pm

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abercrombys.com.au

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´SARGOOD HOUSE´, Loft Apartment

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Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Office 9864 5300

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Thursday 12.00-12.30pm & Saturday 1.00-1.30pm

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abercrombys.com.au

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Outstanding With Scope To Recreate Your Toorak Dream!

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IN E X T E PR R E ES ST SI O CL N O OF SI N G

TH A IS U C SA T I TU ON RD A Y

HAWTHORN 8 The Boulevard Ideal renovation opportunity comprising four bedrooms, formal lounge, dining room & an older style kitchen/ meals area. Retaining high ceilings, spacious rooms & some leadlight windows. A near level, deep backyard offers great space for future renovations (STCA) with access via a ROW. Also features split system cooling/ heating, garage & gas heater.

TEMPLESTOWE 27 Dellas Avenue AUCTION

This Saturday at 11 am

INSPECT

Thursday 12-12:30 pm & Saturday 10:30-11 am

LAND

737 sq m approx.

CONTACT Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 &

Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

KEW 97 Walpole Street Superbly crafted residence comprising formal living & dining, expansive family, north terrace, bespoke fitted kitchen, fully fitted home theatre, study with fitted shelves.

Upstairs master suite with retreat, ensuite & WIR, two further generous bedrooms, BIRs, main bathroom & separate toilet. Six car garage, wine cellar & plenty of storage space.

A rare opportunity to purchase private riverfront land with stunning views. An ideal place to build your architectural dream home (STCA). The home comprises expansive living & dining, wide deck, sitting room, three bedrooms (BIRs), renovated bathroom & country-style kitchen. Also features gas heating & split-system air conditioning.

FOR SALE

Expression of Interest Closing Monday 17 June at 5 pm

INSPECT

Thursday & Saturday 2-2:30 pm

LAND

2,393 sq m approx.

CONTACT Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 &

Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

SURREY HILLS 1/7 View Street FOR SALE

$2,150,000

INSPECT

Thursday & Saturday 1-1:30 pm

LAND

613 sq m approx.

CONTACT Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042 &

278 High Street, Kew

Nick Whyte 0417 131 153

FRONT VILLA UNIT Under Instructions: Equity Trustees Lovingly cared for and with an array of extras, colonial style two bedroom unit in attractive development of only four. Features ample natural light, private courtyard, lock up garage and second driveway for guest parking. Value add with easy cosmetic makeover.

9854 8888

AUCTION

Saturday 29 June at 11 am

INSPECT

Thursday & Saturday 2-2:30 pm

CONTACT John Cokalis 0411 184 124 &

Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

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2/37 Wallace Avenue Toorak

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Refined contemporary grandeur is luxuriously expressed throughout the magnificent single-level interior of this remarkable ground-floor apartment. Unsurpassed in its commitment to sophisticated, supreme quality low-maintenance living, this substantial and secure residence features lift to three-car basement parking and two Paul Bangaydesigned courtyard gardens affording secluded alfresco excellence. Prestigiously position near Toorak Village and Como Park; this exquisite home offers three bedrooms with en suite marble bathrooms, powder room, study, spacious lounge, living room, dining, Miele kitchen, heating/cooling and security.

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 1.15 - 1.45pm

CALL Tim Picken 0419 305 802 Conjunctional Agent Marshall White Justin Long 0418 537 973 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864

kayburton.com.au

25 Irving Road Toorak

AUCTION Saturday 15th June at 12noon

Outstanding From Every Angle Embracing quality and modern luxury, this immaculate two-storey four-bedroom (all with ensuites) plus a study residence is defined by the finest of finishes and an entertainer’s garden with an in-ground pool. Eye-catching architectural features from a two-storey void to walls of glass are matched with luxurious appointments from marble surfaces to formal and casual living areas, a Gaggenau kitchen and a main bedroom with two balconies and a spa ensuite in this sought-after address.

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm & 5 - 5.30pm

CALL Michael Gibson Emma Bloom Gowan Stubbings

0418 530 392 0419 330 968 0412 269 999

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4/132 Yarrbat Avenue Balwyn

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“The Manors on Yarrbat” Crowning the top floor of an exclusive group of 4 set amidst majestic grounds, this prodigious 3 bedroom/2 bathroom apartment offers luxurious low-maintenance living on the area’s finest boulevard. Launched by grand foyer, video entry, lift and 2 car basement parking (plus storage room), elegant grandeur sets the tone throughout library/exec study, lavishly attired refined and relaxed living expanses (Euro/stone kitchen) all enveloped by picturesque verandahs with glorious mountain-ranges views.

VIEW By Appointment, Thursday 11 - 11.30am, Saturday 11 - 11.30am

CALL Judy Balloch Scott Patterson Michael Liu

0408 753 877 0417 581 074 0402 699 076

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57 Glen Street Hawthorn

AUCTION Saturday 29th June at 11am

Simply awless on Scotch Hill An exemplar in lifestyle excellence, this luxurious 3 bedroom/2 bathroom town residence provides stunning sanctuary in which to indulge, unwind and entertain.

Dean Dugdale’s Award Winning expertise takes you on an aesthetic journey where monumental glass walls fuse gallery-style expanses with 2 night-lit al fresco terraces (including city-viewing rooftop terrace, BBQ, wine fridge). Also study, Miele kitchen/ dining, large living zone, glazed cellar, CBus2 home automation and double auto garage.

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 11 - 11.30am

CALL Daniel Bradd Scott Patterson

0411 347 511 0417 581 074

DEAN DUGDAL E DEVELOPMENTS

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4/35 Marne Street South Yarra

AUCTION Saturday 22nd June at 11.30am

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The Heart of South Yarra Ideally located in the Botanic Garden precinct is this neatly presented 1st floor apartment in the iconic Mandeville building.

This generous older style apartment on the North side of the building features spacious open plan living and dining, 2 spacious bedrooms separate kitchen and lock up garage.

Boutique block of only 6 apartments. Also offering unique opportunity to purchase apartment 3 and own the entire floor!

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 12 - 12.30pm

True South Yarra Heartland Immaculately presented, architect designed town residence ideally positioned in the heart of South Yarra only minutes to shops, cafes and restaurants of Chapel Street, Toorak Road and Hawksburn Village. Flooded with natural light and offering flexible open plan living and dining areas, fully equipped kitchen, this north facing residence features 3 generous bedrooms (main en-suite), modern family bathroom, separate study, courtyard and 2 basement car spaces.

VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm, Thursday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 12.30 - 1pm

CALL Jacqueline Ralph Peter Kudelka

0418 106 068 0418 319 439

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CALL Sarah Case Peter Kudelka

0439 431 020 0418 319 439

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37 Airlie Street South Yarra

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 25th June at 5pm

51 Cliff Street South Yarra

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 18th June at 5pm

Botanic Gardens Precinct This sophisticated Victorian boasts a central living/dining area and an elegant courtyard that combine to achieve indoor-outdoor perfection. An open-plan kitchen with Miele appliances meets every need with seamless efďŹ ciency. Downstairs is a third bedroom and study, upstairs is a main bedroom with balcony, walk-in robes and ensuite, second bedroom and generous central bathroom. Convenient double garage.

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm

High Level Contemporary Luxury Located close to Chapel Street, is this brand new ultra modern town residence designed by Martin Friedrich Architects. Finished to the highest standards, with extensive use of marble and bluestone, this breathtaking home features stunning indoor and outdoor living areas. Offering expansive living and dining spaces complimented by high ceilings, European oak ooring opening onto a courtyard with sensational multi coloured pool, marble kitchen, 4 bedrooms (main with walk in robe & en-suite), 2 further bathrooms, theatre room, roof top terraces and 2 car garage.

VIEW Tuesday & Thursday 6 - 6.30pm, Saturday 1 - 1.30pm

CALL Mark Williams Emma Bloom Michael Gibson

0417 189 377 0419 330 968 0418 530 392

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CALL Darren Lewenberg 0412 555 556 Gary Ormrod 0419 588 331

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Residence 502, 401 St Kilda Road Melbourne EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 24th June at 5pm

33 Valetta Street Malvern

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Sky-High Living in Domain Precinct.

One of only 2 apartments on the 5th floor in the highly acclaimed Elenberg Fraser designed “401” building on St Kilda Road, this stunning 3 bedroom sub-penthouse is highlighted by floor to ceiling windows throughout offering sweeping views of leafy South Yarra right through to the City skyline. The chef’s kitchen is equipped with Gaggenau appliances & marble benches. Adjoining living/entertaining area with limestone floors and two-way gas fireplace, extending out to an entertainers terrace.

Additional features include home theatre, study, 4 basement car parks & storeroom.

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm

Endless Opportunities In Sought After Location!

This single level, north facing rear brick home situated on 454m², positioned in this highly sort after location, has art deco features throughout & offers the home owner 3 wonderful options, either renovate the existing home, extend & expand or re-build (STCA). Features; Entrance, formal dining room with OFP, formal sitting room with OFP, large kitchen, family room opening out to two north facing decks & garden, 3 bedrooms, family bathroom & garaging plus Carport.

VIEW Thursday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 10.30 - 11am

CALL Tom Staughton Tim Blackett Gerald Delany

0411 554 850 0400 780 700 0418 355 337

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CALL Sarah Case Mark Williams

0439 431 020 0417 189 377

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19 Wilks Avenue Malvern

AUCTION Saturday 15th June at 1pm

1/383 Glenferrie Road Malvern

AUCTION Saturday 22nd June at 2pm

Exceptional Stonnington Estate Family Opportunity Offered for the first time in some 40 years, this much loved family home enjoys a superb elevated position and northerly aspect in one of the Stonington Estate’s most sought after tree lined streets. Providing impeccably maintained five bedroom accommodation complemented by multiple living zones flooded in natural light, the home offers scope for further enhancement if desired moments to Menzies Reserve, schools and transport.

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm

Timeless Elegance and Space Superbly positioned first floor apartment in a boutique block of only 4 boasting the classic style and space of this iconic era. Comprising classic wood panelled entry foyer, living room with OFP, separate dining room, 3 bedrooms (main WIR + ensuite), separate study, large kitchen with meals area, extensive attic storage space, garage and car space.

VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm

CALL Michael Armstrong 0407 063 263 Mark Williams 0417 189 377

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CALL Andrew Sahhar Peter Kudelka

0417 363 358 0418 319 439

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41 Henrietta Street Hawthorn

AUCTION Saturday 15th June at 12noon

13 Hutchinson Drive Kew

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Substantial space and scope in prized position A rare discovery destined to afford fabulous lifestyle rewards, the desirable dimensions surrounding this double-fronted Victorian are certain to inspire a range of attractive future options. A short stroll to Glenferrie/Riversdale Roads, the substantial land component is an impressive 674 sqms (approx.) featuring deep north-facing rear garden accessed via side driveway. Currently licensed student accommodation returning $850 pw, this remarkable site offers powerful potential to renovate, subdivide or rebuild (STCA).

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm & 5 - 5.30pm

Sun, space and elegant style Serenely sited in the coveted Willsmere precinct just moments to Yarra parklands, Junction, quality schools and freeway, this lovely family home aunts spacious sunswept living areas amidst easy-to-manage al fresco surrounds. The broad cottagegarden frontage and rear northern ranges vistas create picturesque scenery throughout the immaculate 3 bedroom/2 bathroom layout comprising study/4th bedroom, reďŹ ned lounge and dining areas, open-plan kitchen/living adjoining sunny deck. Also powder room and double garage VIEW Thursday 11 - 11.30am, Saturday 11.30 - 12pm

CALL Monique Depierre 0407 881 327 Cher Coad 0412 252 858

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CALL Tim Picken Scott Patterson

0419 305 802 0417 581 074

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45 Campbell Street Kew

AUCTION Saturday 22nd June at 12noon

2B Georgian Court Balwyn

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 25th June at 5pm

Landmark Opportunity Adjoining Parkland Situated on one of the area’s deepest allotments immediately abutting Outer Circle Trail parklands; after 86 years in the one family this classic Californian bungalow represents a spectacular opening that’s bursting with rare potential. This charming three bedroom home opens to an expansive north-facing rear garden with views from the level 1100sqm block (approx.). Explore a range of options from renovation to rebuilding or redevelopment (STCA) near schools, High Street and trams.

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 12.15 - 12.45pm

Illustrious Low-Maintenance Luxury The very best of effortless, luxury indoor-outdoor living and entertaining is delivered with northern ranges views from the cul-de-sac location of this distinguished modern residence. Just metres to Balwyn Park, this Phillip Mannerheim designed and master built by Brian Lee is served by private lift in a superbly zoned interior featuring three bedrooms (downstairs main with ensuite), study, formal and family areas, Miele kitchen, cellar, hydronic heating and three-car basement parking. Close to private schools, Whitehorse Road, cinema and trams.

VIEW Thursday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 1 - 1.30pm

CALL Tim Picken Rebecca Edwards

0419 305 802 0423 759 481

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CALL Richard Spratt Daniel Bradd

0412 493 189 0411 347 511

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SOUTH MELBOURNE, 1401/65 Coventry Street Premium Penthouse Lifestyle in outstanding South Melbourne pocket

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FOR SALE BY DEADLINE PRIVATE SALE $1.3M +

This chic top level 3-bedroom apartment is available for sale in the brand new and highly acclaimed Sunday Apartment building.

Closing

Thursday 27th June 2013 4pm

Located within minutes to the city, Botanic Gardens and Port Phillip Bay, this apartment combines high end living with a perfect

Inspect

Wednesday 12th June 5 - 5.30pm

location. Sunday Apartments offer a high level of design quality and a truly unique approach to urban living.

• 129m² internal area (approx.)

• Designed by renowned architect Woods Bagot

• 21m² balcony (approx.)

• High quality fixtures and appliances

• Spectacular city views

• Access to unbelievable pool and entertainment area

Saturday 15th June 1 - 1.30pm Online

www.colliers.com.au/113845851

Contact

Bryson Cameron 0434 608 316

www.colliers.com.au

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YOU CAN’T BE A LEADER FROM THE BACK OF THE PACK If you’re stuck in an office that has more shortcomings than market share, or being prevented from achieving all that you could, here’s an opportunity to make a serious impact in a property market that is undeniably on the move.

We lead the market in one of Melbourne’s most desirable and central locations; We are an established, independent brand with fantastic market awareness; We have a generous commission structure; We provide first class training with Australia’s top real estate trainer; We have a seriously good culture with terrific people at all levels; and We have the lion’s share of the available stock for you to sell.

In return…

You will have current real estate sale experience; You will have ambitions to be a genuine Top Gun given the right support; You will be keen to join a market leader; and You will enjoy working in an area with the best coffee and cafes in Melbourne!

For a totally confidential discussion on the opportunities available, call:

Chris Henson on 9091 1400 or 0417 999 070

NewQuay Office 03 9091 1400 1/401 Docklands Drive, Docklands 3008

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MALVERN EAST, 8 EDNA STREET A SpECiAL hoME iN A MAgNifiCENT LoCATioN In this glorious tree lined street, this engaging 3 bedroom + study 2 bathroom Californian Bungalow glistens with period charm while gladly providing space and comfort for family living, featuring gorgeous leadlights, high intricate ceilings, beautiful sitting & dining rooms (OFP), stately main bedroom (WIR & heritage style ensuite), large study/4th bedroom (BIR), solid timber kitchen, open plan living, 2 verandahs, private formal gardens and a double auto garage. In a historic estate, moments to Chadstone, trains, parks & schools.

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428 Toorak Road, Toorak www.rmprealestate.com.au

AMORE

real estate

Kew East

EAST MELBOURNE 74 Simpson St Contemporary with ViCtoria FaCade Meticulously created luxury and elegance with subtle and understated double fronted Victorian facade.

Light and flexible living zones, three bedrooms, three bathrooms, entertainer’s kitchen, central courtyard and private balcony. Also includes central heating and cooling, full security and triple garage.

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Saturday 15th June 11am Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am Paul Caine 0407 393 900 370 Albert St East Melbourne Saturday 15th June 11am

8413 8000

8/1240-1242 Old Burke Road

Luxurious Modern Living The largest in this development of 8 prestige townhouses titled Koonung Greens, Residence 8 delivers stylish modern living.

Close to The Boulevard and Burke Road, enjoy fast access to the CBD via the freeway or buses. Walking distance to Hays Paddock, Kew schools, shopping centres and further transport are conveniently nearby.

Auction 15 June 2013 1:30pm Ask: 840 + inspect: Thursday 13 June @ 4:30-5pm Saturday 15 June @ 1-1:30pm Contact: Teresa Wu 0433551166 Michael Liu 0433987003

A 3 B 2 C 2 345 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills 3127 www.amorerealestate.com.au

9888 5788

Mount Eliza \ 11 Williams Road Hendra was built in the late 1930s for Sir Edgar and Dame Mabel Coles, of the Coles empire. As one of the Mornington Peninsula’s most prestigious land holdings, it represents a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to acquire an iconic Melbourne landmark. This is a special world of secluded luxury in a sophisticated setting that is rich in quality and style.

There hardly exists a more beautiful setting than Hendra. Combine complete seclusion, gorgeous sunsets, bay views and incredible manicured gardens with an in-ground pool and tennis court and the result is this evocative estate majestically set on 17,184 square metres of land across three titles.

With seven bedrooms, six bathrooms and five-car accommodation, the present owner, Greg Farmer – an astute property investor with a passion for grand scale projects – has made many improvements to the property while carefully maintaining the house’s integrity. The result is a superb example of a bygone era but with all the embellishments of modern living.

Comprehensive appointments include hydronic heating, new reverse-cycle air-conditioning throughout, four working fireplaces, Foxtel wiring, an extensive irrigation system, two separate in-ground tanks totalling 220,000 litres, and numerous outbuildings. \

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THis iNFORMATiON WAs sUPPLiED BY AQUA REAL EsTATE

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Aqua \ 9775 2222 in conjunction Kay & Burton \ 9592 6522

Private sale \ $8 million +