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n the aftermath of what must surely rank as the least strategy (offer less in the hope of providing less to be hit) enlightening and most dispiriting election campaign is now commonplace, not remarkable. in Australian history, attention will naturally turn to And the media has adapted accordingly. There really the role of the media as front-line managers of scant and is only so much you can do when someone refuses to inadequate political information. No, scratch that: answer your question: you can only pose it, pose critical attention turned to us quite some time it again, point out that the question still hasn’t ago, and I’m well aware that many then turned been answered, and move on. Crash tackling we don’t away in contempt. them to the ground and keeping them pinned get it right Of all the federal elections I’ve covered, until they respond still seems to be off limits. all the time this was the most difficult to get a hold on. If the opposition won’t release costings Previous contests have seen the major parties until a day and a half before the vote, there’s either enter the competition with distinct and clearly no injunction that can force them. If the articulated visions and programs. Even as left government keeps talking about a “$70 billion and right started to converge in the wake of the very black hole” even when that figure is comprehensively modern Labor years of economic rationalism and discredited, all you can do is point that out and move the pragmatism of the Accord, it was still possible to on. The contract that once existed between journalists delineate the shape of liberal and conservative points of and politicians requiring a direct question to be view in a battle to take government. honestly answered was broken long ago. The public’s Now no one articulates a strong position on anything faith – and spirit – was broken about the same time. (unless it’s being as tough as possible on asylum seekers), And we don’t get it right all the time either. If one an economic policy is simply saying the words “surplus” of the criticisms of us is that we focus far too much and “growth” over and over (oh, for the days when we on the flimflam, then I’ll take the hit. Yes, we do. The actually discussed industry policy), and a small-target foolish and frivolous moments are irresistible to us
simply because so much else is dour and lifeless, because politicians have become so robotic and constrained by spin doctors and talking points that the moment we see something like a moment of simple human frailty, we seize on it. I would like to be able to ignore a lot more of it, and I’m sorry if it’s driven you nuts, but I don’t think that’s going to happen. TV lives for this. I have no idea if this situation is going to get any better. There’s little value in politicians being truly themselves, not if they want to be leader some day and not with a gaffe-hungry media corps hiding behind every tree. But don’t kid yourself that you were deprived of serious analysis during this campaign: the top papers, websites, TV and radio shows were full of heavy freight about debt, deficit, school-funding policy, paid parental leave, taxation. You simply could not get through the Financial Review every day, such was the amount of analysis and scrutiny. Debates between candidates were held daily on the ABC. The Drum was piled with copy; Lateline and 7.30 had forensic interviews. There was a great deal of good stuff out there. There are questions for us, the media, to answer about whether we did as well as we could. Another question is, did you? \
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Back from the brink High-profile doctor Kerryn Phelps tells PETER WILMOTH how a brush with death changed her life
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erryn Phelps could have died in 2003 from what’s called a pulmonary embolism, an adverse effect from the hormone treatment she had started a few weeks earlier. Facing a typically frantic day and heading to the airport for a crucial meeting with then prime minister John Howard, Phelps, then 45 and in her final months as president of the Australian Medical Association, couldn’t make it across the room without losing her breath. “I had been working ridiculously long hours, sometimes up to 18 hours a day,” she writes. It sounds too much, and clearly was. Phelps was later told that if she had tried to get on the plane to Canberra that day, she would likely not have survived. It was, she writes in her book, Ultimate Wellness, a fork in the road. “It was time for a reality check. My ‘brush with death’ forced me to face life with a new perspective.” That new perspective involved writing a book about how to eat right, get fit, sleep well and “find balance”. Judging by the clear-eyed energy of the 55-year-old woman sitting across the table in a Southbank café, it seems to have done the job. She remembers the terrible day of her near-death experience. “I went to the specialist at the hospital and he pretty much took one look at me and said, ‘You’re going down for a scan’. I came out of the scanner and they brought the films in and popped them up for the specialist to come in and talk to me about, but before he could read the scans my heart dropped,” she says. “I looked at them and I burst into tears. [My wife] Jackie said, ‘What’s wrong? All that white on the film, that’s good isn’t it?’ I went, ‘No, that’s blood clots’. I had blood clots all through both sides of my lungs. “Within minutes there were people everywhere and I was having oxygen put into me and needles stuck into my arms and I was raced down to the intensive-care unit and there I was in hospital for the next eight days reassessing where I was at and where I was going. “When I was in hospital I had to get help to walk from to the bathroom and back because I couldn’t breathe. Gradually, after weeks and months, my
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energy levels and fitness improved and I was told I would be able to get back to normal health.” It was a huge relief, but a shocking wake-up call, and it inspired Phelps to broaden her medical horizons. “Part of my own journey of awareness was the different types of therapies outside of the medical treatment that saved my life,” she says. “[I wondered] what other treatments could I use, what other activities could I do that would give me back that sense of fitness? I’d been a fitness instructor and I’d always aspired to develop my fitness – how could I get back there, as I got older particularly? “The other thing I was told was that, once I reached menopause in the future, I wouldn’t ever be able to take HRT [hormone replacement therapy]. So I had to start looking, and also on behalf of my patients who wanted to take HRT, to look at treatments that were non-HRT treatments for menopause ... It really set me on a very detailed path of looking at those integrated approaches to a whole range of problems.” It had been “quite emotionally traumatic” knowing she might have died, but she was able to turn it into a positive. “I write in the book about having a sense of gratitude for things that are good in your life. And there’s one thing about having a health crisis or a near-miss and that is every day you say a few words of gratitude for the fact that it is another day, I’m feeling well, everything’s going great.” Making herself better was one of her most important challenges, as it is with so many others, she says. “I think people are searching for answers for wellness. People will pick up a book on the latest fad diet or the latest exercise program and do it for a little while and they might feel a bit better but they don’t get to that ultimate wellness because there might be other areas of their life that they’re ignoring. The book is a holistic approach – physical, emotional and spiritual health.”
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rofessor Phelps had every reason to feel under the pump. A general practitioner, Phelps was the first woman federal president of the Australian Medical Association and, in three years from 2000, had addressed a wide range of medical issues including the medical workforce shortage and establishing an advisory committee on indigenous health. She has been a high-profile and respected voice about medical issues for many years through her work in the media, including a column in The Australian Women’s Weekly, health editor for Channel Nine’s Today show and regular contributions to newspapers. A long-time advocate for gay rights – including gay marriage – Phelps and her partner, Jackie, married twice: in New York in 1998, then again 13 years later. “In 1998 Jackie and I travelled to New York and we were married in a religious ceremony,” she says. “People whose marriages are recognised under the law have a ceremony and the civil paperwork done at the same time. In our case the ceremony was performed in 1998, then we had to wait until the laws changed in New York to go back again to do a civil ceremony and the paperwork in 2011.” How did she feel after getting married? “On a personal level it was elation and a sense of resolution for us to have the legal paperwork completed. But, because we’re citizens of Australia, as soon as you land in Australia you’re not recognised as legally married, so it was a sense of work still to be done.” Phelps has three children, two from her first marriage. Daughter Jaime, 32, is a dietitian in Phelps’ clinics (she has one general practice and one multidisciplinary medical clinic) and son Carl, 29, is an aged-care nurse and treats dementia patients. Last year Phelps and Jackie adopted Gabi, now 14. “Jackie and I did crisis foster care,” Phelps says.
“Gabi came to us in a fostering situation, initially. She was nine.” In 2010 the law in NSW changed so that same-sex parents could adopt a child together. Previously only one of the parents was able to adopt. “To live our lives, we seem to have to lobby to have laws changed,” Phelps says. Gabi’s adoption came through in March 2012. “Jackie and I are really proud of her,” Phelps says. “She’s a keen student, she’s a bright, bubbly person. “I’ve known her since she was a toddler. She’s always had this wonderful positive outlook on life. She’s just a treasure. Every parent of a 14-year-old knows there are challenges parenting teens but she makes it a pleasure.” How does Phelps feel going back to being the parent of a teenager? “I think there are advantages and disadvantages to parenting again when you’re older,” she says. “A lot of people who have second families go through the same thing. But for me the pleasure of watching this young person develop and grow towards the adult she will become far outweighs the difficulties and the challenges.” I ask Phelps about the increasingly large role grandparents are playing in the lives of their grandchildren. She says it’s only the numbers that are new. “I think grandparents have always had to step up when the parents were found wanting,” she says. “Doing the work with Barnardo’s [Phelps and Jackie are ambassadors for the children’s charity’s mother-of-the-year award], we have become very aware – and certainly since we started doing foster caring – of the work that needs to be done in the community. “There are 110 confirmed cases of neglect or abuse of children in Australia every day. In New South Wales alone, one child dies every two weeks from abuse or neglect. That is a national tragedy and it’s a challenge to us all. Just because somebody can procreate doesn’t make them a good parent. “Quite often it’s grandparents who are in the role of needing to pick up the pieces when the parents can’t or won’t do it themselves. And if there are no close family members who can do it, then it really falls to other members of the community who are able to, to step forward to help out. “But while we talk about some grandparents who have to step in, there are very many others who see that as their great joy in life. I was speaking to another woman yesterday in her 60s, she loves nothing better than a couple of days a week jumping in to see her grandson. “Every case is different. Wonderful, highly motivated, competent parents who don’t necessarily need the childcare want their children to have that relationship with their grandparents.” Phelps has always been active and since the 2003 emergency, she puts even greater store in exercise. “There are certain exercises I do as a baseline every day because that’s what I need to do, and that’s a walk every day. But there are things I do that I love that have the side benefit of fitness, and that’s kayaking, kayak surfing, stand-up paddle. It’s a very fun way of gaining core strength.” Phelps never took her survival – and her second chance at life – for granted. “I spent a lot of time thinking and fearing in hospital about what I would never be able to do again,” she says. “When I turned 50, Jackie said, ‘What do you want to do for your birthday? It’s an important milestone’. I said, ‘I’d like to go and ski in Aspen’. I didn’t know how I’d go exercising at altitude. She said. ‘OK’. I went up the ski lift and strapped on the skis and headed off down the slope and thought, ‘I can do it’!” \ pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au We Welcome your feedback @
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ast week I emptied the vacuum cleaner for the first time ever. I now have sufficient evidence to justify the fact that I have consistently, over the course of many years, snuck that vacuum back into the cupboard every time it felt a bit full. Because it’s a filthy, thankless job and, if I put it back in the cupboard quickly, the other adult in this house will get to it some time in the future. What is that stuff, those balls of grit and paper and fluff? Where does it come from? What process happens between the floor and the nozzle that makes everything grey and stuck together? Emptying the vacuum is a stomach-turning job, akin to collecting the dog poo from the back garden or cleaning the toilet. There is something to be said for turning a blind eye when such things need doing – when the drain plug in the kitchen sink is filled with congealed slimy bits of things you cooked three days ago, the basket beside the toilet is bursting with empty toilet paper roll holders and the back seat of the car is covered in sand, slurpie juice and suspect bits of brown mud. Walk away. Walk away. Someone else with a stronger gut will be along soon. I am well aware that the avoid-until-someone-else-comesalong principle of household management is not a very responsible, grown-up one. You can’t expect others to pick up after you, said our mothers in mixed tones of frustration and anger. But now that I am myself a mother, I say you can, actually, if the thing that needs picking up is ugly, squishy in a wet kind of way or has hair in it. Luckily for me, the other adult in this house has a strong stomach. He is OK with dog poo and an overstocked compost bin. But
BARISTA \ LEANNE TOLRA REVIEWS BOWERY TO WILLIAMSBURG Five days a week Mandy bAristA Foyster works in one of the coolest barista stations in Melbourne.
two-month-old café was precision planned. Pale-grey tiles and copper trim make it The city laneway location, the food, the coffee aesthetically pleasing and there’s a classic and the décor have been contrived under Melbourne laneway view up the stairs to experienced hands. street level, too. She also gets to caffeine Chef Will Keser and his wife, Di, have whisper with a gleaming Synesso owned popular city café Hardware espresso machine and some top-notch Societe for four years and their Padre Coffee. “I learnt Bowery to Willamsburg business Foyster is a Melbourne girl with how to partner Shaun Williams is a chef a bug for travelling and a scuba value each who spent 15 years working on divemaster certificate. She had shot” charter yachts. worked in cafés for about five years They travelled to New York and before landing a barista job at Padre’s spent many research hours in the Brunswick East Project home base. Jewish-run delis. “We ate ourselves crazy,” “Working there taught me more in six says Williams. months than I had learnt at any other job,” The renovation took about three months she says. “I learnt how to value each shot and Williams credits the classy décor to you are pouring, how to texture milk and Di Keser, saying she knew exactly what she the composition of beans that go into wanted. Smart signage and US-style efficiency making coffee blends. Knowing where a help the menu created by the chefs to appeal bean is from helps you to appreciate each to Melbourne crowds. Super-size dishes add coffee you are making.” NY authenticity. Bowery, as it’s known to the team, uses There are bagels in myriad sweet and Padre’s Daddy’s Girl blend – a combo of savoury flavours and the breakfast menu Colombian and Indian beans – for its includes a calorific fried challah (yeast-risen espresso-based brews. egg bread) with whipped peanut butter, Foyster’s short macchiato is zesty and roasted pear and candied popcorn drenched bright with toffee notes and a sweet apricot in maple syrup. finish. French press and pour-over brews are Lunch options run from vivid salads and created from single-origin beans. Cold-drip the Reuben sandwich to pastrami on rye and brews and extended trading hours are pickled herrings on pumpernickel. planned for summer. \
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(rather soft) roasted cauliflower florets muddled with chunks of confit ocean trout. I keep thinking how much nicer it would be if the trout was smoked and the cauliflower was crunchier, more charred, and warm. But again, it’s enjoyable enough. So is the salad of raw and confit artichoke slices on a bed of endive laced with slivers of sweet pear, salty pecorino and nutty almond. There’s more oomph in the medley of beetroot – some marinated, some roasted – plated with fat, supple slices of corned ox (beef), walnuts and creamy horseradish. The menu’s “larger plates” have the biggest flavours, ranging from chicken pot pies to a perfectly tasty linguine tossed with bacon bits and clams. The remaining two offerings are pure pleasure – an al dente potato galette layered with slow-cooked short rib and baked until golden, topped with a grilled egg and bottomed with sautéed greens. Hard to imagine a more balanced meal. And the spaetzle, essentially
mac and cheese with a German accent. This puddle of chewy dumplings lacquered with melted parmesan and gruyère is enough to put a childish smile on the face, despite the fact Randle has snuck in some greens in the form of wilted witlof, radicchio, cavolo nero and rods of braised leek. There’s a hazelnut crust on top too, so this version almost qualifies as health food. In a caramel-flavoured showdown between the pumpkin brûlée and the rice pudding, the pud wins for its cardamom and orange-scented moat of runny caramel bordering a snow-white mush of vanilla-flecked rice. The one thing that would make it more delicious is if the caramel had been left on the heat a bit longer to thicken and richen, but, like the rest of Young Bloods Diner, it’s just fine as it is. \ khill@theweeklyreview.com.au tO read mOre revieWs
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f all the grapes in all the land, those styles and do it really well,” d’Anna chardonnay is currently Australia’s says. “We’ve moved away from citrus and best performer. grapefruit and more back to stonefruit – light Chardonnay from the cool regions in ones rather than getting into peach territory southern Australia has been receiving rave – with a little bit of melon with some citrus reviews all around the world. It’s my favourite notes as well.” white by a fair stretch, too. flaVour denSitY \ Curiously, chardonnay isn’t a wine adelaide HillS that’s naturally loaded with flavour. “it’s the When Adam Wadewitz moved to It’s actually quite neutral, but in the most Shaw + Smith at the beginning hands of a skilled winemaker it can of the year – and the start of this reach soaring heights. malleable You’ll find lemon, grapefruit, white grape year’s grape harvest – he had shiraz and pinot noir on his mind. The citrus blossom and stonefruit there is” quality of the chardonnay grapes characters in most Australian took him by surprise. chardonnays, but every region has its “Chardonnay shines the brightest up own flavour profile. The differences between here,” says Wadewitz, who is Shaw + Smith’s these regional styles of chardonnay offer chief winemaker. something for every white wine drinker. “The Adelaide Hills as a region is so Structure and citruS \ diverse: climate, elevation, rainfall and aspect Mornington PeninSula all play a role. Chardonnay from higher The maritime climate of the Mornington sites, such as Piccadilly, Lenswood and Peninsula plays a big part in the flavour Summertown that are above 500 metres, are profile and structure of its chardonnay. really defined by their acid. Cooling sea breezes keep daytime “There’s an effortless density of flavour temperatures down and help grapes to retain that stays with the wines. They’re not skinny acidity better than warm wine regions. wines like Chablis or pronounced like a “Chardonnay’s the king of the white Puglingy-Montrachet, but there’s a grunt to grapes. It’s the most malleable white grape Adelaide Hills chardonnay.” there is, with great potential in terms of Power \ Margaret riVer flavours and mouthfeel. We’re looking for “In the past 20 years, like a lot of Australian elegance and texture with our chardonnay,” wineries, we’ve moved away from the Stonier winemaker Mike Symons says. heavily oaked, full-bodied wines and there’s According to Symons, this leads to a citrus now a trend to picking earlier with lower character that runs through the peninsula’s alcohols and natural acidity,” Juniper Estate chardonnay. winemaker Mark Messenger says. “They’re not sweet-fruited chardonnays, There’s a particular clone of chardonnay but savoury, with lemon and citrus flavours that’s widely planted in Margaret River – plus exotic characters I see that are in the mendoza, or gin gin – which gives Margaret other maritime climates around Australia.” River chardonnay a powerful intensity. Stonefruit and Melon \ “The overriding character of Margaret Yarra ValleY River chardonnay is mid-palate fruit Hoddles Creek winemaker Franco d’Anna power – you get mid-palate fruit sweetness says Yarra Valley chardonnay has come full with the mendoza clone as well as length,” circle in the past four years. Messenger says. \ bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au “It was a bigger style, swung to lean and now it’s heading towards the middle, to read More reViewS with more flavour and intensity. Yarra www.theweeklyreview.com.au/wine Valley chardonnay can sit in the middle of
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sore leg was the first sign that something was wrong with nine-year-old Brooke Cusken. Initially, her parents weren’t too concerned. It could be growing pains. It might have been an injury she picked up playing netball. But a week later, the pain in Brooke’s leg was getting worse. Her parents, Sam and Jo, took her to a doctor, and then to a physiotherapist. X-rays were taken; a lesion was identified in her tibia. Within days, they were talking to a surgeon at the Royal Children’s Hospital. More scans; a week later, a biopsy. Then several excruciating days of waiting, thinking, not knowing, and worrying. On Brooke’s 10th birthday, Jo received the phone call that told her Brooke had an aggressive, invasive cancer called osteosarcoma. Similar heartbreaking calls are made to the parents of about 220 Victorian children and adolescents every year. At any one time, about 1400 Victorian children are in cancer treatment. Brooke’s father, Sam, took the news hard. Last year, his mother had had a tough battle with breast cancer. He and Jo cried for hours. However, that afternoon they each put on a brave face to welcome 50 friends and family into their home to celebrate Brooke’s birthday. Sam and Jo were determined their daughter would enjoy the day, so kept the gut-wrenching news to themselves. “Walking in to our first appointment, past so many sick children, was pretty overwhelming,” Jo says. “We had four strangers in the room with us when
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we first met with the oncologist. Very quickly, we had JEREMY SMITH to come to terms with putting our daughter’s life in the CHILDREN’S CANCER CENTRE hands of others.” At first, they faced the prospect of six rounds of FOUNDATION chairman intensive chemotherapy over a 12-week period. Brooke “Funds raised from this important hates everything about the treatment. event go towards programs that are not funded from “It’s really scary,” she says. “They put needles into you, core hospital budgets. We provide seed funding hook you up to a big machine and set it to a certain rate. for critical services such as clinical trials staff and Chemotherapy involves you feeling really nauseous, all molecular testing. We’ve also got an ambitious plan the time. to make Victoria an international leader in the fight “I feel sick a lot – there are a lot of bad days. I don’t against paediatric cancer through clinical research.” ever want to go to hospital. I want to stay home.” The family was told the worst-case scenario would be amputation. “Obviously, you don’t want to think that way. You just musician, because I love mixing up songs. DJ-ing would want the chemotherapy to shrink the tumour,” Jo says. be great,” she says. Unfortunately, the treatment had limited success. The Jo says these brief windows of time mean the world family was given harrowing news; amputation was the to her. “Some people may think it’s only a little thing,” only available choice to save Brooke’s life. As is so often she says. “But if they’re sitting there listening to the case, there were complications. “it her favourite music or doing a painting, it takes Nerve damage affected Brooke’s “good” leg. Brooke’s mind away from feeling sick. It puts a Since surgery, she can’t feel her foot. Brooke takes smile on her face.” hasn’t been able to walk, nor have the surgeons her mind The Children’s Cancer Centre Foundation been able to fit her with a prosthetic leg. The away from (CCCF) makes these sessions possible. The past six months have been a hellish roller feeling charity merged with the Kids Oncology And coaster of chemotherapy, blood tests, reviews, sick” Leukaemia Action (KOALA) Foundation orthopaedics and physiotherapy. in June last year. As well as supporting clinical Brooke is now undergoing a cycle of what research, the parent-led volunteer organisation funds is dubbed “mop up” chemotherapy – 12 rounds of programs that make dealing with cancer more bearable treatment over 18 weeks. She has completed four and for children and their families. has eight to go. Anthony McGinn’s son, Benjamin, was diagnosed During the interminable hospital visits and with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia at age three. excruciating treatments, Brooke’s family has treasured McGinn thought he would cope “reasonably well” the friendship and support of doctors, nurses and other through Benjamin’s sickness, but he was wrong. parents and welcomed the distraction of art and music “No matter how strong, connected or capable you are, therapy sessions. your world starts falling down around you,” he says. Brooke is a diehard fan of pop royalty One Direction “The journey is a very rugged one, and you can’t and Rihanna, and loves painting. control it. You’ve got a disease that’s on its own course, “I like singing and hip-hop dancing. I want to be a
and a horrific and brutal cure that is the same as pouring weed killer into a young child’s body.” McGinn, who is now CCCF deputy chairman, explains that, while governments pay for the “bare necessities”, alternative funding is needed for programs that support families throughout the ordeal. Benjamin is now a fit and healthy 16-year-old. Looking back, McGinn is extremely grateful for the support he and his family received. “Programs like music, art and play therapy definitely hold families together on this journey,” he says. On Friday, October 11, the CCCF will hold its annual fund-raiser, the Million Dollar Lunch, for 400 guests at the Myer Mural Hall. In its ninth year, the event has raised close to $10 million to support Victorian children with cancer and their families. For the event, everything is donated except waiting staff and some production logistics. Exceptional food prepared by celebrity chefs is matched with premium local and international wines. Prizes include an $80,000 Lexus, generously donated by Lexus of Blackburn, and the first-class entertainment is free. All money raised goes towards making a difference for Victorians in need. Jo Cusken hopes money raised at this year’s lunch will continue to support new and existing CCCF programs. “It’s a sad reality, but each week we meet new families coming in,” she says. “I hope they can be afforded the same level of care that we have been blessed to receive.” If all goes to plan, Brooke’s treatment will be over by Christmas. “We’re going to have a big holiday to celebrate,” Brooke says. “I want to go someplace warm, like Dubai. Oh, and see One Direction at Rod Laver Arena!” \ dmcculloch@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.cccf.org.au/the-million-dollar-lunch/ » The Million Dollar Lunch is on October 11 at Myer Melbourne Mural Hall. Tickets $1250 each or $12,500 for a table of 10, email: mdl@cccf.org.au
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Fashion \ Jane Rocca meets caRmen Bianco, the melBouRne designeR Behind lounge appaRel
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Relaxed chic is the philosophy behind Carmen Bianco’s label. She’s all about soft layering with a directional purpose – find deconstructed blazers and silk dresses in her collection for spring/summer 2013-14.
he might be the wife of shoe king Anthony Bianco jnr, but Carmen Bianco is a name in her own right in the fashion business. The Melbourne designer who runs her own label, Lounge Apparel, is all about creating contemporary outfits that walk on the casual yet chic side of life. For her spring/summer 2013-14 collection, Bianco has broken her own fashion rules to come up with a capsule range that’s a tad more decadent. While her designs are usually dominated by block colours – especially black and white – she’s factored in colour to entertain her clients. “Our customers will be surprised at the print and colour we have injected into the range,” Bianco says. “It’s something they have been asking us to do and we hope we’ve delivered.” The campaign, which uses model Pia Miller, is big on bright yellow and botanical prints – think washed silk with firefly prints and neutral tones for a familiar cornerstone of the brand. Lounge, which is known for soft layering, delivers everything from drawstring pants to deconstructed blazers this time. For Bianco, the emphasis was to bring a sophisticated design aesthetic to her range. “The beautiful soft shirting is a first for Lounge, as are silk dresses,” she says. “The range is still relaxed, creative and timeless, but there is a clear push away from the oversized shapes from past seasons.”
Bianco, who also does school drop-offs and runs a household, says she wouldn’t have it any other way. “When you own your own business, you are constantly living and breathing your work,” she says. “It’s imperative I am involved in the day-to-day running of Lounge. I am so passionate about my brand that it never really feels like work to me. I’m also a mum, so I try to balance work with a healthy dose of family time. Once the kids are asleep, I hop on my iPad and do my research on images, prints, artists, designers and gather further inspiration.’’ She’s a fan of Helmut Lang, Rick Owens and Alexander Wang and loves these labels for their relaxed, contemporary and creative flair. When it comes to travel, you’ll find Bianco plane-hopping between Hong Kong and Bali. “I also travel once a year to the US or UK, but I make a big effort to visit our suppliers in China,” she says. “I’m a bit of a control freak so I need to see the product being produced. But having a close relationship with my suppliers is also of huge importance to me as a businesswoman. “Now that the kids are older, I’ve also taken them on my buying trips – their first trip was to Hong Kong and they absolutely loved it. It’s given them a greater understanding of what mum actually does.” jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.loungeapparel.com.au
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ingers are great and cotton buds are handy but if you want a flawless finish you have to rely on brushes. Clearly I am talking about make-up brushes. Over the years, I have realised this topic can be polarising. There are two schools of thought – one for the bristled wonder and the other dead against it. Why can’t we all just get along? As Pat McGrath, global make-up phenomenon, says: “Start with your fingers and finish with your brushes.’’ But nobody needs a million and one brushes to do their face. A few well-selected ones will suffice. Let’s start:
important parts of a Brush The head – the bristles. Look for brushes that are neatly trimmed with no falling or wonky hair. They should feel luxurious and not prickly. Test brushes by swirling them on the inside of your arm. The ferrule – the metal sleeve holding the bristles to the handle. Take a close look at the crimp: the tighter the crimp, the better the brush. Gently tug at hairs – if clumps come away look at another brand. The handle – should be well balanced, not too heavy or too light. The length and thickness of the handle are down to personal taste, but keep in mind the purpose of the brush.
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• Consider your daily make-up routine – keep your everyday make-up look in mind when shopping for brushes. • Invest in good brushes – be smart about the kind of money you are paying for brushes. These days synthetic bristles are just as good or better than natural bristles. • Do not forget to use your fingers, too – your fingers do not become redundant as soon as you buy a brush. • Test the brushes that come with make-up – brushes that come with some luxury brands can be very good. • Keep it simple, sweetheart – unless you are a full-time face-painter, you do not need many brushes.
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• As much as people love using alcohol-based cleaners, they dry out your brush bristles. Hand wash your brushes once a week or fortnightly: • Hold the brush tightly at the ferrule. This ensures that water does not get into the glue in the ferrule. • Apply a little mild shampoo, agitate the hair gently and rinse thoroughly. Then squeeze out the excess water. • Lie brush flat with the handle resting on a counter and the bristles hanging over the edge. Air dry thoroughly. \ dnaidu@theweeklyreview.com.au
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As World War I draws to a close, Australian baker Harry (Dan Spielman) signs up for duty on the Western Front. Confronted by unbearable horrors, he deserts his regiment and takes refuge in an isolated cottage belonging to French widow Colombe (Marie Bunel). There, an unusual romance develops, with the two finding a precious sort of understanding despite neither speaking a word of the other’s language. Directed by Rachel Ward, this telemovie is a tender, rather lyrical piece, thoroughly cinematic despite its small-screen origins. In the midst of epic happenings, Ward finds room for a slight but potent story, exploring themes of grief, redemption and bravery. Indeed, Harry is the bravest of cowards, defending his love for Colombe whatever the cost to himself. As such this is a pleasing antidote to the resurgent Anzac myth. Here, there is no glory in bloodshed or patriotism but rather in our loyalty to our loved ones. The film was shot in Western Ausralia but the setting feels convincingly French. As Harry, Spielman possesses a suitably muted strength while Bunel offers a portrait of repressed passion and joy. This feels something of a treat – Australian television of a truly international calibre. The final moments might tend towards sentimentality, but for the most part this is a work of great subtlety. \
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Watching \ In The Flesh (SBS2, Tuesdays). A zombie series with more brains than usual. Listening \ Rizzle Kicks The Roaring 20s. The new LP from this British hip-hop duo is rather loveable, jazz-infused fun, with echoes of The Streets. attending \ Mexican Festival (Federation Square, September 15). The Chicano Rockers, comedy, burritos and tequila.
The dark lure of Sylvia Plath’s poetry remains powerful for a particular kind of adolescent. Here was a poet who seemed to mean every melancholy word, whose suffering in the face of the everyday was bound to speak to the alienated. Australian playwright Barry Dickins explores his fascination with Plath in a new play laced with the sort of black humour buried in the poet’s work. His show tackles Plath’s difficulty in reconciling herself to being both artist and mother, and her trouble balancing her creative urges against the demands of a mundane existence. \ to read more reviews
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Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch And The Ultimate Revenge by Pamela Williams » $39.99 (HarperCollins)
n September 1838 failed English newspaper owner In her book Fairfax: The Rise And Fall, Colleen John Fairfax arrived in Sydney on the ship Lady Ryan cites David Syme and Co’s decision to sell to Fitzherbert with his wife and three children. Fairfax in the early 1980s, then the failed takeover of An expensive defamation action against his the larger Fairfax entity by young Warwick Fairfax Warwickshire newspaper, The Leamington Chronicle, several years later, as two defining moments for The had left Fairfax’s business in tatters. But he was Age and SMH. Her comprehensive analysis of the optimistic about the move to Australia and, three House of Fairfax and where it sits in 2013 reminds years after disembarking with just £5, Fairfax and us that “while a great company should be able to his business partner, Charles Kemp, bought the move with change, to adapt and survive, Fairfax has Sydney Herald for £10,000. struggled to do that”. As John Fairfax’s business grew, plans were afoot Killing Fairfax: Packer, Murdoch and the Ultimate in Melbourne for a similar publication. In 1856 Revenge by Pamela Williams is a more colourful but Scottish businessman Ebenezer Syme bought no less arresting examination of the company’s the two-year-old Age newspaper. Ebenezer decline. She shows how bad management, and his brother, David, positioned the lack of foresight and courage, and constant the result masthead to reflect their own liberal changes at board and executive level greatly is an values and political views. Another great diminished this once-great empire. intriguing newspaper dynasty was born. Williams also makes the most of her insider’s For more than a century The Age and close relationships with James Packer view The Sydney Morning Herald dominated and Lachlan Murdoch to include their Australia’s broadsheet market. They made recollections and assessments of Fairfax’s fortunes for their owner-families, they propped up operations. The result is an intriguing insider’s view. and brought down governments, they encouraged At the start of the 21st century, Williams notes: debate and led social reform campaigns. “the halcyon days of the Australian media were With benevolent proprietors, editors and gone. The obligatory 6pm news, the morning papers, journalists could pursue their craft unencumbered the classifieds on Saturday for jobs and cars and by financial restraints. Classified and display property had been swamped by the internet, with advertising revenue provided the famous “rivers of its real-time news and citizen journalism, and the gold”. The newspapers’ futures seemed secure. digital pure-plays who had trounced everyone, Two new books – written by award-winning seizing the rivers of gold. journalists with vast Fairfax experience – consider “In all of this, Fairfax had taken the biggest this rich media history and pinpoint moments when beating, perhaps because it had the most to lose.’’ \ cperkin@theweeklyreview.com.au the empires started to crumble.
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After hearing Michael Fullilove talk about his new book in a Radio National interview, we were intrigued to learn more about the five extraordinary Americans handpicked by President Roosevelt to report on the European theatre of war between 1939 and 1941. Diplomat Sumner Welles, war hero “Wild Bill” Donovan, FDR adviser Harry Hopkins, banker Averell Harriman and former Republican presidential candidate Wendell Wilkie accepted a commission to assess the European situation and cement ties with Britain. Lowy Institute executive director Fullilove has created a masterwork and an ideal gift for history buffs. \
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The 1986 theft of Picasso’s Weeping Woman from the National Galley of Victoria has prompted celebrated Melbourne writer Chris Womersley to consider the art world’s dark and seedy side. Country boy Tom Button’s long-held desire to move to Melbourne, study at university and live a bohemian life is realised when he arrives at the Cairo apartment block in Fitzroy, and befriends its curious residents. Painters and drug addicts Edward and Gertrude Degraves, their composer friend Max and his abused wife Sally, lure Tom into their circle and into their confidence as they plot an ambitious art heist. Guaranteed good reading. \
Lebanese-American scholar and philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb has a powerful message. To achieve great things, he argues, we need to embrace change rather than fear it, resist rationalism and find opportunities in the randomness and unpredictability of life. “We didn’t get to where we are today thanks to policymakers,” he writes in this terrific book, now in an affordable paperback format, “but thanks to the appetite for risks and errors of a certain class of people who we need to encourage, protect and respect.” \
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Education \ Some educators are born to teach, writes Cheryl CritChley
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ublic speaking can leave the most confident among us weak at the knees.Studies consistently find talking in front of a crowd is one of life’s biggest fears. But even as a child, Michelle Robertson loved it. “I was quite confident speaking up or being the one to want to host the class play or performance,” she says. “I enjoyed that. I wasn’t shy of a microphone.” Becoming a public-speaking and debating coach was a natural fit; she now does both at Siena College in Camberwell, where she has taught since 2000. Robertson is passionate about public speaking and the confidence it can give students. It’s not easy, but those who master it have a vital skill for study and life. “Because they have to do oral presentations in a whole range of subjects, it absolutely helps across their whole education,” she says. “It’s a lifelong skill. Everyone has to communicate.” The youngest of five children, Robertson grew up in Fawkner. Her father, Clarrie, worked for Telstra’s precursors for 59 years while her mother, Raye, stayed at home with the children. Now 43, Robertson had barely started at St Marks Primary School in Fawkner when she knew she wanted to teach. With seven years between her and the next sibling, she often made her own fun and it always revolved around teaching and talking. “From a young age, five or six, I just played schools and made up imaginary classrooms in the backyard,” she says. “It was just something I always knew I was going to be, a teacher. I really believe it’s a vocation.” Robertson attended Mercy College in Coburg,
system so accepted a short-term contract at the Academy of Mary Immaculate, Victoria’s oldest girls’ secondary college. “I got a six-month replacement position, but it ended up turning into a full-time position and I was there for five years,” Robertson says. “I wasn’t nervous; I loved it. I couldn’t wait to get into the classroom.” Robertson taught English, religion and history and was English co-ordinator at just 25. She was a natural with students and learnt from those around her, which she urges other teachers to do. Debating and public speaking were a big part of Robertson’s career from the start, as was her dedication. “Pretty much my life revolved around planning lessons and correcting essays and giving lots of time to the school,” she says. In 1997, Robertson joined Loyola College in Watsonia, where she taught English and was later year 12 co-ordinator. Loyola hosted Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) competitions, and encouraged boys to get involved. “We bribed them with chocolates and lollies,” Robertson says. “They weren’t too bad. I just think it’s so important for them, a great skill to develop.” Ready for a new challenge, Robertson joined Siena as English co-ordinator in 2000, around the time her husband, Trevor, left teaching to work with AFL Victoria. Trevor was the Victorian Auskick Co-ordinator and is now Schools Development Manager in Victoria. Life became busier when Declan, now 11, Angus, 5, and Hamish, 3, arrived. Robertson had
courtyards and spiral staircases contrasting contemporary learning spaces. Robertson loves the modern set-up of two levels of three classrooms joined by glass doors that can be opened into one huge area. Outside are tables and seats where groups can spread out. The rooms have splashes of vibrant reds, oranges and greens, modular tables, and walls students can literally write on. In year 9, the girls leave campus for a week for Siena in the City, which Robertson has enhanced with the help of program developers Catherine Judd and Gayle Peggie. “The girls have to be independent in making their way into the city and home at the end of the day,” Robertson says. “They have to prove a hypothesis based on the city.” Small teams investigate hypotheses such as whether Melbourne is state of the art, Australia’s sporting capital or family friendly. They visit city landmarks, complete the Koori heritage walk and help at the FareShare kitchen, which prepares and distributes food for the needy. Improving such programs and creating opportunities are always uppermost in Robertson’s mind. She keeps abreast of the latest research, participated in the Victorian Institute of Teaching’s High Performance Teacher pilot last year and works with pre-service teachers. Each year, she takes on a student teacher to guide the next generation and learn from them. Her latest project is Looking for Learning, which analyses the way students learn and develops ways to improve learning and teaching. Robertson also worked with mentor Helen Kelly
in the blood which went to year 10 at the time, and finished school at St Aloysius College in North Melbourne. Both Catholic girls’ schools cemented her love of education, and faith-based education. Two teachers were particularly inspirational. Her grade 5 and 6 teacher, John Squerzi, made learning “an adventure”. “He inspired us and he would bring a book to life,” Robertson says. “He’d have … life-sized models of the story or the characters. He really cared about his students and watching them grow and develop, and it was exciting to be in his class.” At St Aloysius, Jennifer Vereker-Bergin reinforced Robertson’s destiny. “She taught me English and literature for year 11 and 12, and in many ways I just wanted to model myself on her as a teacher – her intelligence and skills and her way of helping us to really deconstruct a text, and the discussions,” Robertson says. “I just wanted to be her.” Robertson was vice-captain at Mercy College in year 10 and a sports house captain at St Aloysius in year 12, where she enjoyed dancing, netball and swimming. She then completed a bachelor of arts at the University of Melbourne and a diploma of education at Australian Catholic University. When Robertson graduated in 1991, teaching jobs were scarce. She wanted to work in the Catholic
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maternity leave after each birth and now works part-time, running debating and public speaking, co-ordinating the year 9 Siena in the City program and teaching English and philosophy. As any parent knows, juggling work and family is not easy. “It just means you have to work in with your partner and make sure that everybody’s very organised,” Robertson says. “It can be a battle getting out of the door in the morning. You just have to make it work if that’s what you want.” Robertson also helps to manage Declan’s Heidelberg Tigers under-11s footy team, which Trevor coaches. Declan also plays basketball and tennis, and all three boys swim. Robertson, a strong believer in school and community involvement, is also School Advisory Council chairwoman at Declan’s school, St John’s Primary School in Heidelberg. “As a working mum, this is my way of making a contribution to the school community and keeping involved in his education.” Siena, a Catholic school in the Dominican tradition, was originally a convent. The sisters began teaching there in 1940. The school community is still very close, with about 730 girls from years 7-12. The campus blends old and new, with stately
around the ideas of US education leader Heidi Hayes Jacobs, who says 21st century learning must have 21st century assessments. As a result there are now plans to personalise learning and ensure it challenges and engages students while encouraging personal growth and critical thinking. Siena’s small size makes it conducive to such innovation, which this dedicated educator embraces. All her spare time, apart from the boys’ activities, is spent developing her teaching and that of others. Partly because of Robertson’s dedication, Siena made the state debating finals last year and this year, finishing top of the Camberwell region C-grade ladder. In 2011, the school started its Antonio de Montesinos award for excellence in public speaking, named after an outspoken 16th century Dominican friar. Robertson hopes it will encourage those mortified by public speaking to give it a go. She says simple techniques can make all the difference. “I generally say to take three points in the room, just past the heads of the other girls, and look at those. The audience will actually think you’re looking at them but you’re not,” she says. \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.siena.vic.edu.au
“from a young age, five or six, i just played schools and made up imaginary classrooms in the backyard”
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Graduating with a science degree in 1952, McHenry was Siena’s first student to complete a tertiary education. After finishing a University of Melbourne degree in 1955, she spent two years as a residential doctor at St Vincent’s Hospital before travelling in Europe. On her return, she worked in St Vincent’s psychiatric unit for 15 years until joining general practice, where she stayed until retiring at 73. McHenry, whose father originally suggested she become a secretary, is full of praise for Siena, which allowed her to be a trailblazer. \
Gertig studied medicine at Monash University before a master’s in clinical epidemiology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver and a doctorate in epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health. She instructed at Harvard Medical School before returning to Australia in 2000. She is now medical director of the Victorian Cervical Cytology Registry. She is widely published, belongs to national and state committees and has an adjunct appointment at the University of Melbourne’s School of Population and Global Health. \
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Alison DeLuise
Attended \ Class of 1984
Attended \ Class of 1994
CV \ Author, aid worker
CV \ Aid worker
A University of Melbourne arts graduate, Savage did a six-month south-east Asian scholarship in 1992 and stayed for six years, managing an Australian Red Cross HIV/AIDS prevention program. She returned in 1998 and heads Victoria’s Neighbourhood House peak body. Savage’s first novel was Behind the Night Bazaar. It won the 2004 Victorian Premier’s unpublished manuscript award as Thai Died. Savage’s 2010 second novel, The Half-Child, was shortlisted in the 2011 Ned Kelly Awards, and she won the 2011 Scarlet Stiletto for The Teardrop Tattoos. Her latest novel is The Dying Beach. \
DeLuise completed a bachelor of arts and commerce at the University of Melbourne and worked for Qantas before joining Australian Volunteers International in Swaziland. She worked on AusAID’s Papua New Guinea program, returning to Canberra in 2011 as assistant director of food security policy. Last year, DeLuise moved to Rome, where she works with food security research organisation Bioversity International. DeLuise has a master of international development from RMIT and is working on a second master’s in food security/rural development at Australian National University. \
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IRONIC ICONIC \ RACHEL BERGER REtuRns to tHE sCHooLyARd
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hen Ellen DeGeneres came to Melbourne, she and her wife, Portia de Rossi, visited Rossi’s old school. Why would you return to a place that insisted on rules and conformity? A place where rules must be obeyed because the consequences of not obeying could reverberate like a cannon shot through the rest of your life. That’s what my parents told me constantly. Being the dutiful, neurotic child that I was, I obeyed – believing the world would dissolve into chaos if I didn’t wear my regulation uniform grey underpants or cover my books obsessively with clear plastic covers. As wobbly as my school years were, it’s undeniably where I learnt to deal with the cryptic ways of the world, along with a trailer-load of information I’ve never needed. Logarithms – what is this voodoo? Why bother with tangents and cotangents? Once you’ve learnt to add, subtract, divide and multiply, why confuse mathematics by introducing letters and brackets? Sure, I was enthusiastic about English, French and art because we could express ourselves, and the teachers were passionate and engaging. But I can’t be the only one who found geography mind-numbingly boring. It should have been exhilarating, nurturing my curiosity for exotic destinations and diverse cultures. But after an hour of hearing about the soils of the tropical savanna, I be free (in most subjects), compulsory (until age 15) decided to glue my hair together with clag. and secular. The Victorian government became No matter what our learning experiences responsible for designing and building all were at school, good or bad, we carry strong primary schools. St Kilda Park Primary, logarithms designed by architect Henry R. Bastow of memories of the locations in its boundaries: the buzz in the corridors, the odour of certain – what is this the education department and built in 1882, classrooms or the mildewed mustiness of the is unique not only because of its compact, voodoo? shelter sheds is seared in our memories forever. double-storey, urban design but also its setting At St Kilda Park Primary No. 2460, one – on a corner site on the edge of Albert Park. of the original shelter sheds built in 1909 still The bi-chromatic red and brown patterned survives. What a gift for a former student to be able to bricks, steep gabled roof, prominent tower, inset porch return to this shelter shed and relive the constraints and and master’s office – strategically placed to survey the explorations of their primary school years. entrance – combine to create a picture-postcard skyline. The Education Act 1872 proclaimed education to Some locals believe the parkside location is the reason
the school has produced two of Australia’s greatest Test cricketers: Keith Miller and Ian Johnson. Other famous pupils include rocking classmates Billy Thorpe and Ronnie Burns, former governor-general Sir Zelman Cowen, Archibald Prize-winning artist William Dargie and St Kilda Football Club champion and “Blonde Bombshell” Carl Ditterich. \ boomboom@rachelberger.com We WelCOme yOuR feedbaCk @
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Known as the “castle on the hill”, there’s a hint of harry Potter’s hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry about this iconic school. the building, designed by Edwin Evan Smith and built in 1928, is positioned for optimal viewing from alexandra avenue, with low-lying land in the foreground used as a sports oval and the land in between terraced with steps, paths and roadways. this creates an impressive and uninterrupted view of the building from the north and west. the school emblem, a unicorn head on a jewelled crown with the school motto on a scroll below, also has a young wizard-in-training mystique about it. \
Founded in 1873, albert Park Primary School was initially known as the Mechanics’ Institute School No. 1181. the design of the building by Joseph Schneider won the competition for school buildings after the Education act of 1872. this is an unusual design for a school; the classrooms are long and the style is a functional gothic without ornament. the design was never reused probably because of the awkward length and the two storeys. I’d hazard a guess that in the early days many students survived this original austere atmosphere with the help of imaginary friends who were naughty and got away with it – triumphantly embodying every child’s fantasy. \
have you ever noticed the curved corners of this building in the city? their smoothness visually reinforces a sense of speed and efficiency. Designed by chief architect Percy Everett for the Public Works Department, Building No. 9 was built in two stages. the first was for the Electrical trades School and opened in 1938. the second, northern part of the building, with a façade to Franklin Street, was completed in 1941. often taken for granted, this remarkably stylish building – one of the few large public buildings designed in the streamlined horizontal Moderne style – was considered perfect for technical training. \ SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 \ The weekly review 35
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hen architect Katherine Kemp imagined how she could turn two adjoining, yellow-brick warehouses into a mecca for coffee lovers, she knew the centrepiece of the design had to be the roaster. Code Black Coffee in Brunswick is the latest incarnation of Joseph Haddad’s Cafenatics business. The operation includes a roastery and distribution facility, and a café with a well-equipped kitchen. On a Monday morning, the tables are already filling, the coffee machine is hissing busily and a stream of locals duck in and out for takeaways. “This is such a big empty space and we had to give it definition,” says Kemp, a principal of Zwei Interiors Architecture. “We felt this was the church of coffee, much like you walk into a church and can see the altar, the transepts, the nave and the pulpit and everything is exposed. So we put the roaster down the back and treat it like the altar. As you walk in your eye is drawn down to the roaster that’s the heartbeat of the organisation.” Code Black Coffee’s transformation from a former plumbing warehouse with partitioned office spaces to a modern, pared-back café and roastery has won the Hospitality Design category in the 2013 Australian Interior Design Awards. The cavernous space has been seamlessly divided into business areas. The large factory-style door opens to the streamlined café. A large steel communal bench is a focal point and the steel is a recurring theme – in the kitchen, the original factory windows and in the girders dotted throughout the space. “The guy who made our stainless-steel equipment has worked in Brunswick for eons,” says Kemp. The coffee preparation and pour-over bench stretches from the entrance towards the roastery – the bench is made of concrete and was constructed and poured in situ. The factory’s original concrete floor has simply been ground back to give it a polished look. Shelving, partitions and benches are made of environmentally friendly and highly practical OSB-oriented strand board. Some is in its natural, warm orange as a feature, while the remainder is stained black to tie in with the overall matt-black and steel theme.
Developing our city \ Code Black Coffee is all about an open, honest approach to the art of good beans, writes Sarah MarinoS
Yellow-brick road: Katherine Kemp. (Michael Kai \ supplied)
“In chocolate cafés and shops that show customers how their product is made, it’s about the theatre of the chocolate and that process looks quite exciting. Roasting isn’t particularly attractive – it’s quite an industrial process. It is what it is and there’s honesty in that. So we took honest materials to support that.” The judging panel for the 2013 Australian Interior Design Awards described Code Black Coffee’s design as “lustrous and vibrant”. “Clever planning allows distinct activities of the Code Black Coffee business to complement each other within the combined spaces,” states the jury citation. “The resulting transparency of operation activates the space and reveals all of Code Black’s operations in a relaxed and inviting manner. The designers Kemp recruited Volker Haug to design lighting effects have executed adept manipulation of raw and rustic that punctuate the ceilings and walls. Pendant-style materials, quality detailing and a holistic honesty in exposed globes and wall lighting at the end of lengths of their approach to brand strategy.” black conduit provide pools of light and visual interest. “We wanted to create a sense of walking through Large communal tables, collections of smaller the front door and, like Alice in Wonderland, you find tables, intimate tables for two against the wall and something you don’t expect,” says Kemp. “So there’s comfortable lounge seating provide a venue for a sense of excitement when you discover the larger groups or for more private meetings. noise, the chatting, the smell of coffee …” “Oh my At the end near the roasting area is a “Brunswick had a history as a brickworks God, I cupping room that provides a place for coffee and is known as being quite industrial. I liked really like connoisseurs to taste-test the company’s the working-class ethic of Brunswick and this place” various blends. The two warehouses have I built on that by using strong materials to been opened up and stepping through the create a pared-back aesthetic,” says Kemp. wide arch to the second warehouse exposes the “I remember quite clearly the moment when coffee storage and dispatch area and office space. Large I walked in here and everything was in place and I sacks of beans wait to be roasted and then bagged and thought ‘Oh my God, I really like this place’. That was a supplied to cafés, restaurants and hotels. pretty exciting moment.” \ smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au “Deciding to reveal all the coffee operations as part of the Code Black experience was important,” says Kemp. » codeblackcoffee.com.au “We wanted the customer to experience everything 15-17 Weston Street, Brunswick. but to still feel they were sitting in a café in Brunswick. » australianinteriordesignawards.com And we wanted to be honest – that word came up a lot » zwei.com.au in discussions about the design. SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 \ The weekly review 39
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HAWTHORN 16A Muir Street Inspired Architect designed residence constructed with a commitment to quality & luxurious appointments creating a 3-level light-filled gallery-like interior featuring stunning City skyline views, 3 bedrooms (main/dressing/ensuite), bathroom, 2 p/rooms, laundry, study, state-of-the-art kitchen+informal living/dining, wide terrace+views. Incls v/ intercom, alarm, lift access, imported tiling/lighting, hyd/ heating, split-system R/C air-conditioners, w/tank+irrigation, rem/dble garage+storeroom (I/A). Enviably located at the Yarra end of Muir Street.
Expressions of Interest Close Monday 23rd September at 5.30pm
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By Appointment
Contact
Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.16amuirstreet-hawthorn.com
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ARMADALE 68 Adelaide Street Absolutely stunning, this architect designed luxury domain delivers the ultimate single level lifestyle near High St. Designed around two beautiful courtyards, honed granite and wide timber floors are highlighted through entrance hall and magnificent light-filled living and entertaining space (OFP) with stylish Bosch kitchen opening to north-facing garden courtyard. Two gorgeous bedrooms with a luxurious en-suite bathroom are accompanied by a third bedroom, study and stylish bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, alarm, irrigation and 2xgarages. Land: 456sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm
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Contact
Peter Bennison 0418 332 864 Justin Long 0418 537 973
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.68adelaidestreet-armadale.com
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MALVERN 89 Claremont Avenue Irresistibly beautiful Edwardian residence showcases exceptional designer flair and attention to detail inside and out. Wide dark timber floors and high ceilings define the imposing hall leading to sitting room (OFP), study (OFP), main bedroom (OFP) with lavish en-suite/WIR, second bathroom and upstairs three further bedrooms, bathroom and retreat. Expansive living and dining room with state of the art Ilve kitchen opens out to a spectacular private northfacing garden with heated pool. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioning, alarm.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm
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Contact
Heather Elder 0413 273 079 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.89claremontavenue-malvern.com
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HAWTHORN 476 Glenferrie Road The brilliant architect designed transformation of this late Edwardian former manse has created an exceptionally stylish and spacious Scotch Hill family domain. Timber floors flow through sitting room, formal dining, study, sensational Ilve kitchen and ultra stylish living/dining room opening to landscaped northeast garden. The main bedroom (marble ensuite) is accompanied by three large bedrooms, bathroom, upstairs retreat and balconies. Features hydronic heating, wine cellar, powder-room, water tanks, irrigation and 3xgarage. Land size: 697sqm/7,500sqft approx.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm
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John Manton 0411 444 930 Stuart Evans 0402 067 710
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.476glenferrieroad-hawthorn.com
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MALVERN EAST 107 Finch Street Distinguished Gascoigne Estate Edwardian residence with immediate family appeal and scope to update as required. Impressive pressed metal ceilings adorn the entrance hall, refined study (OFP) and beautiful sitting room. Distinctive modern kitchen and equally striking living/dining dimensions open to deep northwest garden. Three double bedrooms and bathroom are accompanied by an expansive main bedroom with study and stylish bathroom. Features freestanding studio, hydronic heating, RC/air-conditioner, irrigation and carport. Land: 949sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm
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Contact
Richard Mackinnon 0414 822 579 Joanna Nairn 0419 994 664
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.107finchstreet-malverneast.com
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HAWTHORN 15 Goodall Street Illustrious Hawthorn environs afford a highly-coveted lifestyle setting graced by ´Grosmont´, an elegant four bedroom family residence near private schools, Swinburne Uni, parklands, transport and shopping. This superbly presented heritage home has sympathetically evolved throughout a flexible floorplan overlooking a secluded entertainers´ garden with pool and ROW. Offers upstairs retreat with dressing room, sitting room, formal dining, family area, granite kitchen, bath/powder rooms, cellar, hydronic heating, cooling, alarm and OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12.15-12.45pm & Saturday 12.45-1.15pm
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Chris Barrett 0412 927 409 Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.15goodallstreet-hawthorn.com
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MALVERN 7 Acre Place The innovative design of this spectacular residence has created an impressively proportioned, luxurious domain offering sophisticated indoor-outdoor family living. Dark oak floors flow through exceptionally spacious living and entertaining area (OFP) with premium Miele kitchen opening to a north-facing courtyard with picturesque heated pool/ spa. A wonderful family zone upstairs comprises home theatre, study area, main bedroom (designer en-suite), two further bedrooms and bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, powder-room and 2xgarage.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm
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Contact
John Manton 0411 444 930 Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.7acreplace-malvern.com
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MALVERN EAST 72 Beaver Street In the coveted Gascoigne Estate, this gracious c1917 solid brick Edwardian residence´s original elegance and impressive proportions provide exciting scope to renovate and extend (STCA). The Baltic pine foyer introduces an elegant sitting room and formal dining both boasting high ceilings and OFPs. A beautiful main bedroom (OFP) is accompanied by three further bedrooms and bathroom. Cosy living room, functional and sun-room lead to deep private garden. Features alarm, gas heaters, second toilet, garage and ROW.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 12noon
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Contact
James Tomlinson 0408 350 684 Heather Elder 0413 273 079
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.72beaverstreet-malverneast.com
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CAMBERWELL 57 Cookson Street ’Lawton’ c1925. Enviably located in the Hollies Estate just a short stroll to Camberwell Junction, this beautiful Federation Bungalow home features elegant period detail and whilst immediately comfortable, is further enhanced by a soughtafter opportunity to extend/update if desired (STCA). Includes inviting hallway, study, formal sitting & dining, 4 bedrms, bathrm, country-style kitchen/meals, verandah, WC, paved alfresco & deep Nth garden. Features alarm, ducted heating, storage, grey water/mains irrigation, water tanks, garage, OSP & ROW. Land 1,089 sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 3pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 2pm
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Contact
Robert Ding 0418 858 393 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.57cooksonstreet-camberwell.com
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CANTERBURY 125 Canterbury Road (between Monomeath & Victoria Ave) A coveted Golden Mile precinct location complements this impressive 2-storey Edwardian family residence - perfectly combining period features with contemporary renovations delivering generous family accommodation & superb entertaining areas comprising living room/study, formal sitting & dining rooms, 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, laundry & p/room. A stunning north-facing informal living area & superbly appointed kitchen with a massive window overlooks an expansive deck and landscaped garden with feature trees & s/heated I/G pool.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 1pm
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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.125canterburyroad-canterbury.com
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GLEN IRIS 193 Burke Road Showcasing the ultimate in family luxury, this outstanding contemporary residence combines grand proportions, superior appointments & sensational indoor-outdoor entertaining spaces. Immaculate interiors incl formal lounge with striking gas fire, formal dining, stunning Calcutta marble & Smeg appointed kitchen, expansive informal dining & adjoining family room & study. Upstairs an additional living with study area accompanies 4 generous bedrooms, incl luxurious main with fitted WIRs, ensuite & city views. Covered entertaining terrace. Land 817sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 3.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 2.30-3pm
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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.193burkeroad-gleniris.com
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HAWTHORN 12 Marian Street Renovated and extended to maximize the benefits of a particularly generous rear garden and sunny north westerly orientation, this attractive double fronted Victorian residence perfectly combines rich heritage origins with modern family living. Comprises elegant formal and informal entertaining spaces, kitchen with crisp white stone benchtops and Smeg appliances, 4 bedrooms with built-in robes, main with ensuite and walk-in robe, study, sparkling inground pool, inviting deck covered with wisteria vines, double garage.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11.30am-12pm & Saturday from 11am
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Contact
Chris Barrett 0412 927 409 Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.12marianstreet-hawthorn.com
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ST KILDA EAST 36 Fulton Street An evocative faรงade and enchanting established gardens introduce this beautifully appointed Victorian residence of grand proportions. Superbly renovated throughout, stylish interiors include refined formal lounge and dining rooms, each with marble open fireplaces, open-plan living/dining, stone kitchen, study, upstairs living, 2nd study area, 3/4 beautiful bedrooms, main with ensuite/WIRs and 3x OSP. French doors extend to a bluestone terrace ideal for entertaining. A stable conversion at rear adds further family flexibility. Land size 714sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 12noon
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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.36fultonstreet-stkildaeast.com
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CAMBERWELL 89 Rowell Avenue Superbly situated on a glorious 1022sqm (approx) northeast allotment, this classic 1976 colonial style brick residence offers immediate family comfort while considering the exceptional renovating, rebuilding or development opportunities (STCA). The substantial home with views to the city skyline features well zoned family accommodation through generous sitting room, formal dining room, well equipped original kitchen, sunny living/dining room, main bdrm (en-suite), 3 further bdrms, bathroom and study. Feat ducted heating/cooling, powder-room and double garage.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 3-3.30pm & Saturday from 10am
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Contact
Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007 Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.89rowellavenuecamberwell.com
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HAWTHORN EAST 3 Selwood Street A quite cul-de-sac complements this stylishly renovated/ extended Arts & Craft Californian Bungalow c1930 featuring double leadlight doors & windows, decorative ceilings plus polished timber hallway opening to a formal living room (OFP), adjacent dining (GLF), 4 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms; enhanced by an expansive light-filled family living area with superbly appointed kitchen flowing to a deck & paved alfresco area delivering indoor/outdoor entertaining options. Includes OFP´s, plantation shutters, leadlight windows, R/C air-conditioner, easy care garden, shed & OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 12.15-12.45pm
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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.3selwoodstreet-hawthorneast.com
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KEW 1 Royston Court Impressive Georgian-inspired 2-storey residence within an exclusive cul-de-sac featuring attractive rendered faรงade with light-filled interior comprising marble tiled entrance with sweeping staircase, sitting room (OFP), adjacent dining, study, powder room & laundry+ shower. A generous family living area with stylish granite/Miele kitchen, dining & separate living. Upstairs has 4 bedrooms, main/WIR/ensuite & views plus a family bath & powder room. Includes video intercom, alarm, d/heating/cooling/vacuum, rem/dble garage (I/A).
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 10am
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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.1roystoncourtkew.com
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MALVERN 11 Oxford Street In a prestigious street, this spectacular northwest site, currently occupied by a tennis court with botanic garden surrounds, represents an outstanding opportunity to build the house of your dreams or possibly a dual occupancy development (STCA). The spectacular 803sqm approx. site measuring 15.24 m x 52.73 m offers the perfect dimensions to maximize both northern and western light while already established lush foliage at the rear provides total privacy from day one. A right of way at the rear is also ideal for any proposed dual occupancy option.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 11.30am
Inspect
Agent on Site Thursday 1.45-2.15pm & Saturday 1.15-1.45pm
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Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Justin Long 0418 537 973
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.11oxfordstreet-malvern.com
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EAST MELBOURNE 42 Albert Street This magnificent c1880 freestanding Victorian residence within a huge north-facing garden offers a unique chance for someone to embark on their very own grand design project. Gracious proportions, captivating elegance & timber floors are showcased through arched hallway, sitting room & formal dining both with marble fireplaces, 3 double bdrms with OFPs, study/4th bdrm, bathroom, large kitchen & spacious living sunroom overlooking the garden. Features darkroom & carport via ROW. Land: 435sqm approx with 50m depth. "Special Builders Only Open Tuesdays 2-4pm"
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 3-3.30pm & Saturday from 2pm
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Justin Long 0418 537 973 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.42albertstreet-eastmelbourne.com
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GLEN IRIS 1 Glentilt Road In a tranquil cul de sac, this charismatic solid brick c1920´s single level Edwardian residence´s blend of period charm and designer style creates an irresistible first impression. Dark timber floors and high ceilings define entrance hall leading to impressive sitting room (OFP), four bedrooms (BIRs) and two bathrooms. A stone kitchen is adjacent to expansive living/dining room and playroom/study all opening to north-facing garden. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioning, alarm, video-intercom, irrigation, water tanks, carport and auto gates. Land size 641sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 4-4.30pm
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Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 James Redfern 0412 360 667
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.1glentiltroad-gleniris.com
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MALVERN EAST 22 Coolgardie Avenue Classic c1926 solid brick residence delivers an abundance of family accommodation that reflects both period charm and modern comfort. Ornate ceilings and timber floors are highlighted through magnificent sitting room (OFP), formal dining, spacious study, modern Miele kitchen, family dining and light-filled living opening to northeast garden with heated pool. Ample bedroom accommodation includes main with en-suite/WIR, four further bedrooms (BIRs) and bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, powder-room, laundry, irrigation and 2xgarage.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday from 10am
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James Tomlinson 0408 350 684 Justin Long 0418 537 973
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.22coolgardieavenue-malverneast.com
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MALVERN 116 Stanhope Street The significant family appeal of this illustrious Edwardian residence is highlighted by period elegance, designer style and exceptional proportions. High ceilings distinguish study, sitting room, main bedroom with lavish en-suite, second downstairs bedroom and playroom accompanied upstairs by three spacious bedrooms, bathroom and retreat. Timber floors flow through expansive living/dining (gas log fireplace) with gourmet kitchen opening to northwest terrace and garden. Features heating/cooling, alarm, water tanks, irrigation, 2 x carport. Land 826sqm/8,888sqft approx
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday & Friday 12.30-1pm
Contact
Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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www.116stanhopestreet-malvern.com
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HAWTHORN 17 Callantina Road A location in the Scotch Hill precinct is just one element of this 1930´s four bedroom family home´s exceptional credentials. Coverage in ´Luxury Home Design Australia´ magazine is another. North facing rear gardens with swim/ spa offer leafy privacy for instantly inviting formal and family spaces accompanied by an open plan kitchen with Paul Bocuse double oven. Downstairs 4th bedroom/study reflects smart family thinking. Above, three huge bedrooms and two bathrooms include a main bedroom with walk-in robes and ensuite. Remote garage plus ample parking.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 12.30pm
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Thursday 12-12.30pm & 6-6.30pm & Saturday from 12noon
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Walter Dodich 0413 262 655 Wayne Tyson 0409 864 814
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.17callantinaroad-hawthorn.com
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HAWTHORN EAST 24 Ryeburne Avenue Evoking memories of a glorious past and offered for sale after a century of family ownership, this wonderful Edwardian residence offers a marvellous opportunity to restore it to its former glory. A classic period interior comprising hallway, formal living, separate dining, 4 bedrooms or 3+study, library, 2 bathrooms, laundry, walk-in pantry and country-style timber kitchen with S/S stove. A generous informal living/dining area with stunning timber ceiling dome overlooks a large rear garden, offering plenty of room to extend if desired (STCA). Land size: 859sqm(approx)
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm
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Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.24ryeburneavenue-hawthorneast.com
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GLEN IRIS 9 White Street Luxurious proportions, timeless contemporary style and a northern orientation illustrate the compelling appeal of this sensational architect designed single level residence. Vaulted ceilings throughout accentuate the exceptional proportions through expansive living/dining room (OFP) with gourmet Miele kitchen opening to a courtyard and north garden, main bedroom (en-suite/WIR), second bedroom with en-suite/ bathroom, 3rd bedroom/inviting sitting room and study. Features ducted heating, RC air-conditioning, alarm, video intercom and double garage.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am
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Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234 Heather Elder 0413 273 079
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.9whitestreet-gleniris.com
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HAWTHORN 26 Lyndhurst Crescent This superbly located & renovated classic slate-roofed Victorian residence c1890 showcases ornate period features complementing an elegant interior featuring double arched Baltic Pine hallway, lovely formal sitting room & adjacent dining, 3 bedrooms, elegantly spacious bathroom, cosy study with OFP; plus an expansive family domain incorporating laundry/bathroom, stylish kitchen with light-filled dining/ living opening to a large deck & leafy garden. Includes alarm, marble OFPs, d/heating, rem/double garage+storage+ROW.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 2pm
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James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.26lyndhurstcrescent-hawthorn.com
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MALVERN 17a Pine Grove The innovative design by Nettle Architects of this striking brand new luxury residence brilliantly caters to every stage of family life. An impressive sense of scale and designer style defines the inviting sitting room, central courtyard, premium gourmet kitchen and expansive living/dining room (gas log fireplace) opening to north-facing courtyard. Main bedroom (en-suite) is complemented by two further bedrooms, study and two bathrooms. Features RC/air-conditioning, slab heating, hydronic heating, alarm, video-intercom, auto gates and double garage.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 10.15-10.45am & Saturday from 10am
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Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.17apinegrove-malvern.com
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MALVERN EAST 70 Central Park Road Superbly reflecting classically inspired architecture, this stunning predominantly single level residence delivers timeless contemporary style through impressively proportioned dimensions opposite Central Park. A picturesque courtyard is at the centre of formal sitting and dining room (gas log fireplace), generous living/dining room, gourmet Miele kitchen, main bedroom with en-suite and two further bedrooms with bathroom. A versatile retreat/studio is upstairs. Features slab heating, RC/air-conditioning, alarm, video intercom, powder-room and 2xgarage.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 10-10.30am
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Heather Elder 0413 273 079 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.70centralparkroad-malverneast.com
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PRAHRAN EAST 16A Chomley Street This exceptional four bedroom, two bathroom contemporary home´s light filled spaces, dedicated home office and Miele kitchen with walk in pantry enjoy endless northern light and appreciate aspects over the sublime backdrop of designer decking and a self-cleaning alluring lap pool. Heated polished concrete floors, high ceilings and walls of windows define fabulous dimensions, matched upstairs by impressive accommodation. 2-pac joinery, heating/cooling, garden LED lighting, 5 star energy rating and secure garage enhance scintillating spaces in the Prahran East precinct.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 2.30pm
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Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday from 2pm
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James Redfern 0412 360 667 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.16achomleystreet-prahran.com
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BALWYN 16 Fitzgerald Street Outstanding opportunity on land 1,190sqm (approx). This meticulously preserved c1940 Art Deco brick residence showcases original charm and intricate workmanship. Features include timber floors, entry foyer, elegant sitting room (OFP), dining room, 3 spacious bedrms, intricately tiled bathrm, pristine kitchen and sun-room overlooking the deep northwest garden. Features ducted heating, laundry and garage plus ample OSP. Whilst immediately very comfortable offers sought-after scope to renovate (views), rebuild or redevelop (STCA). Walk to transport, schools and shops.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 10.30am
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Thursday 11.30-12noon & Saturday from 10am
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Robert Ding 0418 858 393 Shamit Verma 0401 137 597
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.16fitzgeraldstreet-balwyn.com
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ARMADALE 8 Clendon Road Victorian charm, contemporary style & generous dimensions highlight the enduring family allure of this enchanting c1890´s block-fronted residence walking distance to every Armadale attraction. High ceilings define the arched hallway, elegant sitting room (gas log fireplace), formal dining & generous living/dining room with European kitchen opening to landscaped northeast garden. Main bedroom with marble en-suite, huge WIR, retreat & study area is complemented by 3 bedrooms (BIR) & 2 bathrooms. Features ducted heating, RC/air-con, ducted vacuum & alarm.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 9.30am
Inspect
Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm
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Contact
Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.8clendonroad-armadale.com
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TOORAK 14 Burnie Street The inspired indoor/outdoor dimensions of this contemporary residence provide a wonderful tranquil sanctuary near Toorak Village. Floor to ceiling glass and parquetry floors distinguish generous living and dining room with gourmet Miele kitchen opening to a completely private garden oasis. A versatile bedroom or sitting room (OFP) with adjacent mosaic bathroom opens to the north courtyard. Upstairs two spacious bedrooms are accompanied by stylish bathroom and mezzanine study. Features heating/cooling, alarm, security intercom, auto gates and OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11.30-12pm & Saturday 10.15-10.45am
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Contact
Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.14burniestreet-toorak.com
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GLEN IRIS 2 Leopold Street Picturesque timber Edwardian family residence superbly blends period charm with contemporary style through exceptionally generous dimensions. High ceilings and Baltic pine floors are highlighted trough the hallway, elegant sitting room (OFP), study (OFP), gourmet Smeg kitchen with stone benches and light-filled living/dining area opening to deep private garden. Main bedroom (WIR) and stylish bathroom is accompanied by four further bedrooms and sleek bathroom. Features ducted heating, air-conditioner and alarm.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 11am
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Contact
James Tomlinson 0408 350 684 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.2leopoldstreet-gleniris.com
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MALVERN 12 Ethel Street Positioned on a deceptively large allotment in an ultra convenient sought-after pocket of Malvern this superb Architect designed split-level family residence offers generous light-filled living areas, floor-to-ceiling windows+ northern orientation comprising foyer, study, formal dining, 4 zoned upper level bedrooms (main/WIR/ensuite), family bathroom, laundry, galley-style kitchen with informal dining & separate living opening to northern deck and leafy native garden. Includes d/heating/vacuum, gates+double garage/ storage, (I/A) & ROW. Land size 696.77sqm (approx)
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday from 1pm
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Contact
Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.12ethelstreet-malvern.com
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MALVERN EAST 25 John Street Totally captivating, this immaculate c1909 Edwardian residence delivers irresistible family appeal on the edge of the Gascoigne Estate. Period elegance is teamed with timber floors through elegant sitting room, formal dining (OFP), gourmet kitchen and generous living/dining (OFP) opening to north-facing garden. Main bedroom (OFP/BIR), study/4th bedroom and bathroom downstairs are matched upstairs by two further bedrooms (BIRs) and bathroom. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioner, alarm and car-port. Land: 491sqm (approx.)
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 2pm
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Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.25johnstreet-malverneast.com
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SURREY HILLS 25 Albany Crescent A tree-lined street on the historic Windsor Park Estate provides the perfect setting for this master built single level luxury home in which minimal maintenance, optimum security and an abundance of natural light are keynotes. Comprises: formal living room, family / dining room opening to northerly terrace and courtyard, fully appointed, sunny kitchen, main bedroom with ensuite and WIR, 2 further double bedrooms, bathroom, separate powder room, laundry, double garage.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12.15-12.45pm Saturday 11.30-12noon
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Contact
Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718 Ross Stryker 0401 318 772
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.25albanycrescent-surreyhills.com
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TOORAK 11 Bruce Street Exclusively situated on a north oriented corner allotment, this charming solid brick Victorian residence provides superb sun-drenched and stylish single level living. Evocative high ceilings are highlighted through entrance hall, elegant sitting room (gas log fire), master(ENS), 2nd bedroom (OFP) & bathroom. Northern light streams through European kitchen & spacious living/dining room with gas log fire (all with superb city skyline views) opening to north-facing deck & paved garden. Feat ducted heating, ducted evap cooling, RC/air-cond, alarm, irrigation plus 2xgarage plus workshop.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & 6-6.30pm Saturday 1-1.30pm
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Contact
Mark Harris 0414 799 343 Justin Long 0418 537 973
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.11brucestreet-toorak.com
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CAMBERWELL 18 Orrong Crescent A fabulous opportunity to secure a Golf Links Estate address at a relatively affordable price. Whilst in need of a complete renovation, it has all the right ingredients - a handsome façade in the classic 1920s Californian Bungalow tradition, a mature old fashioned garden of some 764sqm, five main rooms and obvious potential for a first class renovation (STCA). With a central Camberwell address enjoying easy access to the train, trams, parkland and schools (inside Camberwell High and Canterbury Girls zones), this is a canny place to invest and an even better place to live.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 1pm
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Contact
Stephen Gough 0439 844 855 Nick Ptak 0413 370 442
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.18orrongcrescentcamberwell.com
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HAWTHORN EAST 11 Aberdeen Street The irresistible appeal of this freestanding c1890 blockfronted Victorian residence´s brilliantly renovated dimensions is further enhanced by its idyllic cul de sac location with Fritsch Holzer Park at the end. A captivating blend of period elegance and contemporary style defines the arched hall, main bedroom with plantation shutters, BIR and OFP, two further bedrooms (BIRs), stylish bathroom, gourmet Smeg kitchen and inviting living/dining room opening to northeast garden. Features ducted heating, RC/airconditioning, alarm, Euro-laundry and OSP via ROW.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 11.30-12pm
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Contact
Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.11aberdeenstreet-hawthorneast.com
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KEW 44 Hartington Street Developers and new home builders will want to snap up this rare opportunity to acquire a cleared vacant allotment of 760sqm/8180sqft approx. in a lifestyle location close to the Harp, High Street shops, Kew Junction with easy access to schools, transport, parklands & CBD/Eastlink. This expansive site bordering a reserve & walking track is perfect for the construction of a luxurious new home or townhouse development (STCA) in this coveted area surrounded by quality homes offering excellent capital gains prospects.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday - By Appointment & Saturday from 11am
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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.44hartingtonstreet-kew.com
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SOUTH YARRA 31 Tivoli Road This elegant townhouse offers exactly the lifestyle associated with a South Yarra address, close to Toorak Road restaurants and Chapel Street retail. Original modern spaces include two downstairs living areas, one featuring a Miele kitchen, dining zone and double doors to a paved courtyard. Upstairs, two large bedrooms, each accompanied by en suite bathrooms, flank a sky-lit central 3rd bedroom or study. Features ducted heating and cooling and 2 x OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 11.15-11.45am
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Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 James McCormack 0410 503 389
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.31tivoliroad-southyarra.com
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GLEN IRIS 2/20 Belmont Avenue Impressive brand new contemporary residence has been brilliantly designed with a focus on providing state of the art style, quality and security. Impeccably finished with imported security doors and parquetry floors through streamlined living and dining room with premium gourmet kitchen opening to northwest courtyard. A downstairs bedroom with marble en-suite/WIR is matched upstairs by two further bedrooms also with marble en-suites/WIRs, sunny retreat and balcony. Features ducted heating/cooling, alarm, video intercom, laundry and 2xcar-parking.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday from 12noon
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Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Fiona Ansell-Jones 0410 325 240
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.2-20belmontavenue-gleniris.com
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GLEN IRIS 55 Maitland Street Totally delightful, this solid brick period residence´s captivating indoor and outdoor dimensions are both instantly inviting and effortlessly elegant. Ornate ceilings and timber floors convey period allure through the generous sitting and formal dining rooms (OFPs). Main bedroom with en-suite is accompanied by second bedroom and bathroom. Northern light streams through superb Ilve kitchen and spacious living/dining room opening to stunning northwest garden. Features hydronic heating, RC/air-conditioning, alarm, Euro-laundry, irrigation and carport.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am
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Contact
John Manton 0411 444 930 Fiona Ansell-Jones 0410 325 240
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.55maitlandstreet-gleniris.com
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HAWTHORN 91 Oxley Road Conveniently located close to Auburn Village, this attractive late 1930s solid brick one-of-a-pair showcases Art Deco features comprising entrance hall, main bedroom (BIRs), living and adjacent dining room both with OFPs, two further bedrooms, stylish bathroom and a contemporary kitchen with stainless steel appliances leading to a separate laundry and sunny north-facing, leafy garden. Features include scope to reconfigure the interior to capitalize on northern rear aspect (STCA), alarm, ducted heating & cooling, carport+ garage/storage/OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 10-10.30am
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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.91oxleyroad-hawthorn.com
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BOX HILL 18 Collins Street Brilliantly located in a highly sought after picturesque residential pocket just a short walk to Box Hill Central this renovated 4 bedroom Californian Bungalow family home seamlessly blends period charm with modern comfort. The delightful home comprises entrance hall, sitting room (gas fire place), 4 bedrooms, modern bathroom, laundry incorporating second bathroom and bright kitchen/meals and family room open out to paved alfresco and lovely landscaped gardens with tranquil water feature. Includes ducted heating, split system air-conditioner, carport+OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 12.15-12.45pm & Saturday 11.30-12noon
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Contact
Robert Ding 0418 858 393 Shamit Verma 0401 137 597
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.18collinsstreet-boxhill.com
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KEW 140 Eglinton Street This renovated early 1920s cottage features an attractive rendered façade, surprisingly spacious interior, 3 bedrooms (BIRs), full-width living/dining room plus well-appointed kitchen with decorative ceilings, S/S appliances and R/C airconditioner, rear bathroom & laundry+WC. This desirable home is ideally situated within easy reach of Eglinton Reserve, The Harp, Kew Junction & CBD by public transport or Eastlink. Also features d/heating, front carport, rear garage/storage (ROW) & OSP; plus a deep garden offers scope to improve or extend (STCA).
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm
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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.140eglintonstreet-kew.com
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SOUTH YARRA 35A Argo Street Behind an idyllic landscaped garden, this charming solid brick period residence´s stylishly presented spaces and stunning north-facing garden create an inviting single level inner urban sanctuary. Dark timber floors flow through the generous living and dining room served by a modern Miele and stone kitchen with a second sunny living/dining room opening to the private north-facing garden. The main bedroom with bright bathroom and WIR is accompanied by large second bedroom (BIR) and modern bathroom. Features panel heating, alarm, Euro-laundry, irrigation and OSP.
Auction
Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11.30-12noon & Saturday 11.45-12.15pm
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Contact
Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 James McCormack 0410 503 389
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Office
1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
Web
www.35aargostreet-southyarra.com
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BALWYN NORTH 1 Almond Street Evoking memories of the 1950s but enhanced over the years this charming elevated family home is surrounded by leafy gardens providing very comfortable accommodation combined with stunning views to Mount Macedon. The interior features polished timber hallway, sitting & dining room (OFP), modern timber kitchen with S/S appliances, laundry, 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms plus a generous informal living/dining room opening to the garden; plus a delightful patio above the garage capitalizes on the views. Includes d/heating, air-conditioners, garage+OSP.
Auction
Saturday 14th September at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 12noon
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Contact
Davide Lettieri 0414 018 707 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766
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Office
266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.1almondstreet-balwynnorth.com
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A MoSt notAblE VICtorIAn tErrACE – PArt of DorSEt tErrACE (CIrCA 1883)
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EASt MElbournE 114 Hotham Street
D4
This stunning two-storey, 19th century terrace home is as picturesque today as the day it was built (circa 1883) & has been lovingly restored to preserve its old world charm while offering the finest of modern conveniences. Nestled within the peaceful central precinct of East Melbourne, from this grand 4 BR home one is just a short stroll through Fitzroy Gardens to the CBD. Downstairs the sitting room overlooks the landscaped front garden & adjoining dining area enjoys a northern outlook through the central courtyard. To the rear the kitchen features state-of-the-art appliances, the living & study area offer views into the north-facing paved terrace & rear double lock up undercover car accommodation. Upstairs, the grand first bedroom has been established as a music & reading lounge. The adjoining master bedroom offers built-in robes & ensuite. Two further bedrooms & separate bathroom are on the top floor. Reverse cycle ducted heating/air-con & rear lane access.
AuCtIon Saturday 14th September 12pm VIEw thursday 12.30 - 1.00pm Saturday from 11.30am ContACt Paul Caine 0407 393 900
caine.com.au
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A4 | B3 | C3
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| 10 Yarradale Road
The Enduring Excellence of Marcus Martin
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Unmistakably Marcus Martin, stylishly renovated, this exceptional c1937 family residence remains utterly irresistible. Inviting living and dining spaces, a charming separate study and a light filled Stone Italia kitchen and casual living/ dining area are complemented upstairs by a generous central retreat and four beautiful bedrooms. A remarkable allotment of some 1435sqm, fabulous Robert Boden gardens, sublime pool and a fabulous Michael Munckton designed summer house provide unforgettable surroundings in one of Toorak´s most tightly held addresses.
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A5 | B3 | C4 | D | E
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| 231 Burke Road
’Dewrang’ - Wonderful Family Living With Court and Pool
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Gracious across a broad garden frontage, solid brick ’Dewrang’ c1930 delivers substantial five bedroom accommodation on a notable 1813 sqm parcel, beautifully complemented by glorious period integrity, multiple living and entertaining domains and an outdoor family oasis that features a solar heated pool and mod grass north/ south tennis court. Framed by high decorative ceilings, delicate leadlight windows and polished timber floors, open free flowing proportions offer the modern day luxury of significant space, sanctuarial privacy and entirely optional scope to update (STCA) if ever desired.
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A3 | B2 | C4
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| 71 Tivoli Road
’Verona House’ c1880
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Light filled, well-appointed spaces and refined period proportions defines the current day appeal of this elegant, elevated Victorian residence. Behind a superb stained glass entrance, a grand arched hall introduces a majestic sitting room and a north-west facing living or dining domain complemented by a substantial kitchen/meals space. A main bedroom with ensuite, two further bedrooms and a second bathroom deliver classical comfort to a home with a spectacular terrace. A four car garage completes a desirable inner city property, offering exceptional scope for adding contemporary elements - eco friendly home.
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A3 | B3 | C2
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| 16 Bruce Street
Uncompromising Elegance - A Classic Gillespie
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A Classic Wayne Gillespie of 30 plus squares. This three bedroom town residence superbly showcases signature attention to detail and uncompromising finishes throughout, generous living and entertaining proportions that extend to two landscaped alfresco courtyards. Includes formal living, large north facing study, open plan informal living, dining, granite kitchen, main bedroom with luxurious ensuite and extensive built in robes, two further bedrooms (BIR´s) and family bathroom. Remote garaging for two with internal access plus secure carport. A privileged address close to the Village, Como Park and transport.
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| 193 George Street
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Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Office 9864 5300
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Saturday 14th September at 1.30pm
View:
Thursday 1.00-1.30pm & Saturday from 1.00pm
24/7 View:
sunnyside1864.com
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Sunnyside c1864
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A4 | B2 | C2
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| 3 McMaster Court
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Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Office 9864 5300
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Saturday 21st September at 10.30am
View:
Thursday 2.00-2.30pm & Saturday 3.00-3.30pm
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Outstanding Position With Scope To Recreate Your Toorak Dream!
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abercrombys.com.au
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| 2 Elgin Avenue
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Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Kate Cusack 0438 334 374 Office 9864 5300
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Saturday 21st September at 11.00am
View:
Thursday 11.00-11.30am & Saturday 12.30-1.00pm
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abercrombys.com.au
Realisation Auction
3/4
Saturday 14 September 2013 at 11:00 am
3
3
68a Wellington Street, Kew
The current house in comfortable order features north-facing living, study & dining, modern kitchen, laundry, 2 bathrooms, 3 upstairs bedrooms (main ensuite), retreat/4th bedroom. Inspect: Thursday 12/9 11:45 am – 12:15 pm
Wellington St
20.726m
LAND: 771.8 sqm 35.052m
39.624m
9.144m Laneway
12.954m
Laneway
Benefiting from a blue chip location in the heart of the prestige school precinct, this fine late 1960s 2-storey brick home on an allotment of 771.8sqm/8,307sqft approx. provides a tantalising opportunity to renovate/ extend, or alternatively developers will quickly recognise the potential to demolish & rebuild a new home or twin town residences on this exceptional site (STCA).
Gordon Avenue
PURE POTENTIAL
1
Sutherland Farrelly Grant Sutherland 0418 390 185 Marshall White Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 Level 1, 266 Auburn Road, Hawthorn
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1/22 Wyuna Road, Caulfield North
2
1
1
INSPECT Thu 1-1.30pm & Sat 2-2.30pm AUCTION Saturday 21st September at 2.30pm Exceptionally spacious & bright boutique residence in northwest garden has been meticulously refurbished through living & dining room, stunning new kitchen, two bedrooms (BIRs), stylish bathroom & powderroom. Features ducted heating & garage. Todd Braggins 0424 552 238 Daniel Bustin 0410 550 811
1/154 Rathmines Road, Hawthorn East
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1
2
INSPECT Thurs 11.15-11.45am & Sat 10.15-10.45am AUCTION Saturday 21st September at 12.30pm The generous dimensions of this apartment have been stylishly refurbished through spacious living/dining, modern kitchen, north facing balcony, two bedrooms (BIRs) & stylish bathroom with Euro-laundry. Features panel heating, security intercom & two car-spaces. Todd Braggins 0424 552 238 Jack Moss 0439 378 954
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9822 9999
49 Duke Street, Richmond
2
1
1
INSPECT Thu 5.30-6pm & Sat 10-10.30am AUCTION Saturday 21st September at 11.30am Single level home combines wonderful charm with contemporary style through spacious living room (OFP), two bedrooms (BIRs), stylish bathroom & stunning gourmet kitchen & dining area opening to a north-east garden. Features ducted heating, Euro-laundry & OSP. Adin Bloomer 0410 161 591 Brendan Allen 0499 229 007
7/8 Bruce Street, Toorak
2
2
2
INSPECT Thu & Sat 2-2.30pm AUCTION Saturday 21st September at 10.30am This elegant light filled apartment features a spacious living & dining room with northfacing balcony, well-equipped kitchen, study, main bedroom with en-suite/WIR, second double bedroom (BIR) & second bathroom. Also features ducted heating & laundry. Michael Derham 0425 790 233 Kate Muller 0438 744 257
mwone.com.au
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8/8 Parring Road Balwyn
3
1
1
701/1 Clara Street South Yarra
2
1
1
This delightful townhouse is perfectly situated in the preferred rear position comprising entrance hall, three bedrooms (2 x BIRs), living room & modern kitchen with stainless steel appliances, bathroom & separate laundry. Includes ducted heating, air-conditioner & single carport.
Cleverly designed entrance with study area, living & dining room with gourmet kitchen opening to balcony with spectacular views. Two bedrooms (BIRs), main bedroom with stylish en-suite/bathroom. Features ducted heating & cooling, laundry facilities, security intercom, car park & storage cage.
INSPECT Sat 9-9.30am
INSPECT Thu & Sat 1-1.30pm
AUCTION Saturday 14th September at 9.30am
Jack Stean 0434 588 664 Ben Kenyon 0413 697 203
AUCTION Saturday 21st September at 4.30pm
Brendan Allen 0499 229 007 Kate Muller 0438 744 257
9822 9999
TH A IS U C SA T TU ION RD A Y
mwone.com.au
4/20 Rockley Road South Yarra
3
3
2
Exceptionally spacious boutique residence has been refurbished through generous living room (OFP), dining room, gourmet kitchen, main bedroom with balcony & designer en-suite, two further bedrooms, study & two bathrooms. Features heating/cooling & double basement garage.
INSPECT AUCTION Thu 12.15-12.45pm & Sat 9.15-9.45am Saturday 21st September at 1.30pm
Jack Moss 0439 378 954 Kate Muller 0438 744 257
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9822 9999
KEW EAST 31 Elm Grove This 1950´s brick home provides a solid basis for future extensions or redevelopment (STCA) if preferred. Comprises: lounge with fireplace, dining room, updated open plan kitchen (ss appliances, wall of cupboards), three bedrooms, bathroom, laundry, sunroom, polished hardwood timber floors, gas central heating, patio, garage & carport.
278 High Street, Kew
AUCTION INSPECT
This Saturday at 12:30 pm Thursday 12:30-1 pm & Saturday 12-12:30 pm
LAND
789 sq m approx.
CONTACT
John Cokalis 0411 184 124 & Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042
9854 8888
mclaren.com.au
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think results
Auction this Saturday
SOUTH YARRA 3/40 Millswyn Street
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Magical Art Deco apartment in stunning location Sensationally light and spacious 2-bedroom Art Deco apartment plus a gorgeous study/sunroom and a lock up garage at the most enviable location in South Yarra! Close to Domain Rd´s shops, cafes, Royal Botanic Gardens, Albert Park, Fawkner Park, St Kilda Rd tram interchange, South Yarra Station, Arts Centre and Melbourne CBD!
CARLTON 47 Drummond Street
Auction Sat 14 Sep, 11.00 View Thu 12:15 - 12:45 & Sat 10.30 - 11.00 Jason Hearn 0409 828 590 Caroline Hammill 0418 334 561 Camberwell 9805 1111
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Classical romance, contemporary refinement Essentially a beautiful, brand new home behind elegant period aesthetics, this superb city edge Victorian's sophisticated formal and family spaces are complemented by a sublime Miele and marble kitchen and a precisely landscaped courtyard. The upstairs main bedroom's evocative balcony and designer ensuite set a stunning luxury level for two further bedrooms, each with its own ensuite, and a bright central study zone. Above the double garage, a generous studio with its own bathroom adds exceptional flexibility to an impressively appointed, flawlessly finished home.
Auction Sat 21 Sep, 12.30 View Thu 6:30 - 7:00, Sat 3:30 - 4:00 Jason Sharpe 0438 847 700 Ian Rye 0418 302 458 Carlton 9347 1755
Camberwell 277 Camberwell Road 9805 1111
woodards.com.au
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KEW 13 Earl Street
Auction: Price: Open: Contact:
Redevelop, Rebuild or Renovate This 4 bedroom post-war weatherboard home on approx. 561sqm of land with 16 metre frontage has endless potential. It will stretch the limits of your imagination! Close to Kew Junction, public transport, parks, golf course, Studley Park Boathouse, private and state schools and the freeway. It will suit home buyers or investors alike.
christopherrussell.com.au
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Office: 72A Doncaster Road, Balwyn North 9859 9517
Saturday 21st September at 11.00am $650,000 plus Thursday & Saturday 10.30 - 11am Andrew Maung 0410 233 787 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979
BALWYN NORTH 72 Sweyn Street
HAWTHORN EAST Apt 66/349 Riversdale Road
Comfortable Living - Corner Site Position
Stylish, Comfortable Retirement
Elevated corner position, updated, light & bright home offers entrance hall to lounge, kitchen/meals area, balcony, sep family room/4th bedroom with access to backyard. 3 bedrooms (BIRs), bathroom, sep WC, kitchen, laundry (storage), freshly painted, new carpets dishwasher & roller blinds,180 degree views, the block offers the alternative to develop (STCA ). Land 758sqm approx.
Office: 72A Doncaster Road, Balwyn North 9859 9517
Auction: Price: Open: Contact:
Sat 14th September at 11.00am $650,000 plus Thu 12.30-1pm; Sat 10.30-11am Anthony Panayi 0402 911 117 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979
christopherrussell.com.au
This apartment has 2 spacious bedrooms & is superbly finished & fitted throughout. Offering separate powder room, integrated washer dryer in bathroom & an impressive array of cupboards. NB: Every expected ’Rylands’ amenity such as reception rooms, theatre, library, restaurants, gym, pool, ’wellness centre’, storage & parking plus 24 hour monitoring & absolute security.
Office: 72A Doncaster Road, Balwyn North 9859 9517
For Sale: Price: Open: Contact:
$675,000 - ONO by appointment Ivan Green 0418 326 483 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979
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2/80 Molesworth Street Kew EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 16th September at 5pm 132 The weekly review \ SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
Rare River Frontage Retreat River frontage in Melbourne is seldom as spectacularly and serenely exclusive as this Studley Park sanctuary savouring an uninterrupted vista overlooking tranquil bushland and the Yarra. One of only four in a secluded riverside cul-de-sac, this sublime three bedroom and study split-level townhouse is a rare country-style retreat only 5kms to the CBD. Includes spacious living and dining, granite kitchen, two bathrooms, magniďŹ cent decking, remote-control double garage and communal pool. VIEW Thursday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 1 - 1.30pm
CALL Scott Patterson Judy Balloch
0417 581 074 0408 753 877
kayburton.com.au
57 Glen Street Hawthorn
PRIVATE SALE
5 Loch Street Hawthorn East
AUCTION Saturday 14th September at 2pm
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 11 - 11.30am & 6 - 6.30pm, Saturday 11.30 - 12pm
Prized Potential in a Parkland Cul-de-Sac An irresistible opportunity just a few short metres to expansive Fritsch Holzer Park, the scene is set for a fabulous future with this delightful Victorian delivering presentday comfort and perfect potential. A surprisingly spacious interior oriented north featuring three genuine double bedrooms and two living areas is complemented by private cul-de-sac frontage and rear car access close to Camberwell Junction, Riversdale Road trams and schools. VIEW Thursday 11 - 11.30am, Saturday 1.30 - 2pm
CALL Daniel Bradd Scott Patterson
0411 347 511 0417 581 074
DEAN DUGDAL E DEVELOPMENTS
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CALL Scott Patterson Gary Jan
0417 581 074 0418 117 272
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3 Lichfield Grove Mont Albert North
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‘The Grove’ A Providence Properties creation upholding the highest level of luxury this lavishly appointed residence in its premier leafy locale over 3 levels. Comprising an elegant formal living and dining, open plan kitchen, butler’s pantry, meals and family room with terrace. Upstairs a Master suite, dressing rm and further 3 bedrooms, 4 marble bathms. Basement with cinema, 5th bed/rumpus, storage. With a host of inclusions for a sophisticated lifestyle: ref cool/duct heat, sonos, alarm/intercom/cameras, steam room. Walking distance to shops, transport, schools and easy freeway access. VIEW By Appointment, Thursday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm, Saturday 11 - 11.30am
CALL Cher Coad 0412 252 858 Monique Depierre 0407 881 327
kayburton.com.au
480 Punt Road South Yarra
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 17th September at 5pm
Residence 154, 350 St Kilda Road Melbourne EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 24th September at 5pm
Landmark South Yarra Holding A rare opportunity exists to acquire this rare and versatile land holding, set upon an expansive allotment of 2,800sqm (approx) in one of South Yarra’s most south after precincts. The holding presents a diverse range of development opportunities (STCA) including high to low density development, refurbishment, subdivision owner occupier (STCA), investor or land bank potential. Zoning: Residential 1
VIEW By Appointment, Thursday 1 - 2pm
‘St James’ - Premier Living This stunning and spacious apartment fully renovated to the highest of standards enjoys spectacular views over Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay and the Botanic Gardens from the luxury of the 15th floor. Generous light filled living and dining areas are complimented by floor to ceiling windows with sliding doors, to maximise all aspects of indoor and outdoor living. Comprising; gourmet kitchen with European appliances, two bedrooms plus study/third bedroom, 3 car parks, storage cage, 24 hour concierge, pool and gymnasium. VIEW Thursday 3 - 3.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm, Saturday 2 - 2.30pm
CALL Matt Davis 0412 466 858 Gerald Delany 0418 355 337 Conjunctional Agent Colliers Ben Baines 0438 328 407 Jeremy Gruzewski 0422 211 021
kayburton.com.au
CALL Gerald Delany Michael Gibson Tom Staughton
0418 355 337 0418 530 392 0411 554 850
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PRahRan EaST, 2 a’BECkETT STREET
DoCklanDS, 130 nEWQuay PRoMEnaDE
TiMElESS aPPEal, laSTing QualiTy
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Light and sunny, this tastefully renovated 4 bedroom + study 2 bathroom elevated low maintenance Edwardian adjacent to Orrong Park, features a beautiful northern aspect, gorgeous sitting room (OFP), granite kitchen with Bosch dishwasher, open plan entertaining leading to a fully paved courtyard, study area, stylish bathrooms (laundry) and auto garage. Just doors to the park, moments to Hawksburn Village, Beatty Avenue cafes, train, tram and leading schools.
• Three large bedrooms, each with ensuite, main bedroom with fitted WIR • Serene water views from luxury bath in main ensuite • Convenience of your own elevator servicing all three spacious living levels • Kitchen is a stunning mix of marble and stainless steel Gaggenau appliances
• Plunge pool at the northern side of level 2, with outdoor kitchen and sun-filled terrace • Three car garage with work shop and storage • Ducted heating and cooling throughout, laundry chute, alarm 3 • Private marina berth on your doorstop
auCTion: SaT 21ST SEPTEMBER aT 11 inSPECT: WED, SaT & Sun 12-12:45
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Christopher Dane 0418 319 809 Rodney Morley 0418 321 222
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Conjunctional agent: Baden lucas 0418 888 751
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Armadale 22 Barkly Avenue Realise your dreams with this delightful double-fronted Victorian weatherboard home offering outstanding renovation appeal and extension options on a deep landscaped NF allotment. With a flexible floor plan and traditional period trimmings, including high ceilings, ornate cornicing and OFP, there´s plenty of tradition to celebrate in this highly coveted area just moments from Glenferrie Road cafes, shopping and transport.
3 • Cosy central lounge • Sunny kitchen, garden views • Three bedrooms • Rear ROW access • Brilliant location Auction Saturday 14th September 11.00am Inspect Thursday 1.00-1.30 Saturday from 10.30
Malvern East 4/64 Burke Road Brand new town residence with architectural flare, quality finishes and eloquent interior spaces. A secure boutique development and within walking distance to Central Park, schools & shopping. Generously proportioned floorplan includes entry, formal lounge, two bedrooms, main with WIR & ensuite, third bedroom or study, central bathroom, powder room, separate laundry, private sun filled rear courtyard and double lock up garage.
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John Chartres 0418 321 951 David Thomson 0418 337 366 Malvern 9509 8244 1276 High Street
2/3 • Oak parquetry floors • Miele appliances • Reverse cycle heating cooling • Solar, gas boosted instantaneous HWS • Video intercom/ zoned security Auction Saturday 21st September 11.00am Inspect Thursday 1.00-1.30 Saturday 12.30-1.00
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Celeste Wright 0413 309 002 John Chartres 0418 321 951 Malvern 9509 8244 1276 High Street
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Balwyn 15 winmalee Road Renovated Californian Classic! Rarely does a beautifully renovated Californian Bungalow with a detached self-contained unit become available in such a prime location that’s within the Balwyn High School zone. Immaculately extended and renovated to capitalise on the sizeable allotment, the front half of the home is defined by its classic architecture and timeless interior, while the rear of the home epitomises modern living at its finest. The coveted location offers convenient access to Greythorn shops, Balwyn Shopping Centre, Gordon Barnard Reserve, transportation, the Eastern Freeway and the Doncaster Park + Ride facility.
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Saturday 14th September at 11am PRICE GUIDE
More than $1,500,000
INSPECT
Thu & Sat 10.30-11am Photo ID required
CONTACT
Sam Kocuk 0419 311 222 Adele Kocuk 0412 255 919 Doncaster 9842 8888
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For Sale By: Expressions of Interest Closing Thur 19th September at 3pm
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Contemporary Apartment Complex (To be Offered in One Line) • Residential Apartment Complex • 9 x Two Bedroom Apartments • Secure Basement Car Park • 9 Titles • Land: 651m2 (approx) • Income: $197,328 P.A. (approx) • Only two years old (approx) • Exceptional Preston location • 9kms to Melbourne CBD • Brilliant Investment Opportunity INSPECT Thur 1:30 -2pm & Sat 9:45-10:15am Photo ID required CONTACT George Metax 0407 661 615 Anthony Cardinale 0412 994 599
PRESTON 9478 6344
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Your red carpet experience 1300 REAL ESTATE
Are you happy with your current Rental Management? Long tenant waiting list We need more properties “For Lease” Long tenant waiting Highly trained long list term staff We need more properties “For Lease” Superior service and personal attention to every detail Highly trained long term staff Superior service and personal attention to every detailrates Efficient and competitive commission Long tenant waiting list Are you happy with your current Rental Management?
Efficient and competitive commission“For rates We need more Lease” MikeGornalle 0417 568 806properties Karen Gornalle 0418 330 808 Mike Gornalle 0417 568 806 Karen Gornalle 0418 330 808
Highly trained long term staff Superior service and personal attention to every detail Are you happy with your current Rental Management? Efficient and competitive commission rates Office 9888 5508Office 9888 815508 Canterbury Road, Canterburywww.karengornalle.com.au www.karengornalle.com.au 81 Canterbury Road, Canterbury
Mike Gornalle 0417 568 806 Karen Gornalle 0418 330 808 Office 9888 5508
81 Canterbury Road, Canterbury
AUCTION
www.karengornalle.com.au
SAT 21 SEPTEMBER 11.00AM
2.10/33 WATTLE ROAD, HAWTHORN
A SHOWPIECE OF LUXURY AND STYLE Offering all the luxury of a brand new apartment in a popular location, this light and bright home is the very essence of modern designer living. Features three spacious bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, open-plan living/dining, kitchen with Miele appliances and two basement car parks. The inviting firstfloor layout is highlighted by a large balcony ideal for entertaining and relaxing. A short stroll to Glenferrie Road shopping, restaurants and local parks, take time to inspect and enjoy the comfort, space and privacy of this Hawthorn gem.
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BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
GLEN IRIS
GLEN WAVERLEY
noeljones.com.au
BALWYN
BERWICK
BLACKBURN
BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
GLEN IRIS
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CAMBERWELL
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BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
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CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
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BLACKBURN
BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
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BLACKBURN
BOX HILL
CAMBERWELL
CAULFIELD
GLEN IRIS
GLEN WAVERLEY
noeljones.com.au
197 Main Street Mornington VIC 3931 T. 03 5975 6888
Bittern
Auction
Auction this Saturday at 11.00am
15 Warringine Creek Lane, Bittern Five Star Coastal Indulgence This expansive 3/4 bedroom, 2-bathroom homestead with a wrap-around verandah set on a magnificent landscaped 2.65 acres, approx, combines the best of country appeal with coastal living. The immaculate interior caters to every conceivable occasion from refined reception rooms to sundrenched family living spaces including a billiard room and a Blackwood and granite kitchen. Auction 14th Septemebr 11.00am Terms 10% Deposit balance due 30/60 days Inspection Saturday from 10.30am Contact Chris Wilson 0417 147 307 Luke McCoy 0467 321 322 4 2 bowmanandcompany.com.au
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Balwyn 3 Henley Street Brilliantly located in a quiet street within the Balwyn High School zone, this generous block of 844sqm (approx) is an opportunity not to be missed.
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Thurs 12.30-1pm & Sat 1.15-1.45pm Sat 21st September - 10.00am 46 / C6 $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 Chris Johnson 0433 466 463 Toby Parker 0413 581 104 Balwyn/Hawthorn 9830 7000
BlackBurn 20-24 Masons Road
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View sat 3.00 - 3.30pm & sun 12.30 - 1.00pm Expression of interest closing Fri 27th september - 5.00pm mel ref 62 / B1 EPr Please contact an agent contact maurice Di marzio 0419 182 276 Brad Ellis 0418 394 062 office Blackburn 9894 8788
Situated on a parklike allotment over 3,000sqm this magnificent residence offers unrivalled family living and entertainment areas. Enveloped by return verandahs overlooking landscaped gardens this sumptuous home of 11 principal rooms comprising 4/5 living areas including entry foyer, formal living/dining, dedicated parent’s wing with retreat/livingroom, executive library, French country kitchen with adjoining family/meals and breathtaking octagonal glass flanked living room with full fitted bar/home theatre leading to an alfresco dining area, 4 bedrooms plus study/ optional 5th bedroom, 4 ensuite bathrooms plus powder room/6 WCs.
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Prahran 35 Regent Street Auction Inspect Office Contact
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Sat 21st September at 11.30am Sat 14 Sept 12.00-12.30pm, Wed 18 Sept 5.30-6.00pm 2 Chatham Street 9529 1100 David Lowenstein 0418 551 559 Joel Finkelstein 0434 086 686
Unique, Urban & Upstairs 1 bedroom warehouse style apartment with incredible use of glass, natural light & space. Gourmet kitchen, open plan living spaces. Large private entertainers terrace, soaring lofted ceilings, polished concrete floors, heat & air con, and a single garage complement this urban oasis. www.35regentstreetprahran.com
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www.cw-estateagents.com.au
Richmond • 53 Gardner Street
Auction: Saturday 14th September At 11.00am
“A BLANK CANVASS” A wonderful opportunity to transform this classic double fronted brick Edwardian home, with all its period features, into a substantial inner city residence only 100 metres to vibrant Bridge Road cafe’s and shops. Located on a wide quite tree-lined street, on a generous allotment with direct car access for 4 cars, offers a unique opportunity to renovate, extend or redevelop without limitations (STCA). Features high ornate ceilings, elegant formal sitting room (OFP) with leadlight bay window, 3 generous bedrooms (OFP) separate dining room, updated bathroom and central heating. View After Hours
Thursdays 5:00pm – 5:30pm Saturday inspect from 10:30am, Auction at 11:00am Clynton Roberts 0412 360 674
Licensed Estate Agents, 38 High Street, Glen Iris 3146 Ph: 9885 2444
Kangaroo Ground 435 Kangaroo Ground Warrandyte Road Priceless & Irreplaceable Possibly the finest land holding remaining in Melbourne is this stunning 20 acre allotment only 30 minutes from the CBD. Exceptional panoramas with 360 degree views of the Great Dividing Range, Dandenongs, Mount Macedon, and the western valley towards Melbourne´s CBD. An impressive avenue of mature eucalypts leads to a table top flat home site with an existing concrete slab which shows the beginnings of a resort style family residence. Possible commercial uses include Conference Centre, Educational Facilities, Vineyard/Restaurant or a B&B etc.(STCA). A once in a lifetime opportunity for some very fortunate purchaser.
Eltham / Greensborough / Doreen
Auction Inspect ESR Contact Contact Office Web
Sunday 29th September at 12pm Rep on site Saturday 3:30 - 4pm In excess of $1,100,000 Graham Morrison 0417 101 997 Lucas Peressini 0458 016 868 968 Main Road, Eltham 9431 2444 morrisonkleeman.com.au
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THE HOME DIRECTORY Painting Matt’s Painting & Decorating
Personalised, highly efficient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish. Period to contemporary. Experienced porters paint applicator and specialist in wall paper hanging. We don’t just paint, we create. Contact: Matt 0418 384 620 or 9803 5102 www.mpainting.com.au
WARDROBES Green-Isle Built-In Robes
Built in wardrobes and bookcases. High standard of work and expert advice. Reliability guaranteed. Contact: Michael Clarke 0407 731 801 or AH 9350 6362
Tree Doctor Frank Duke Tree Services
Being a third generation owner, the key to our success is complete customer satisfaction. Every client is important no matter the size of the job. Phone us for an individual assessment. Contact: Paul 9509 4768
BATHROOMS
Builders
Bathrooms ‘R’ Us
MC Building MC Building is a multiple HIA award winning, residential builder. We specialise in new homes, extensions and renovations. With over 10 years proven experience, we pride ourselves on delivering professional advice, technical know-how and exceptional customer service through. Contact: 9661 0580. www.mcbuilding.net.au
We do it all, from renovations, plastering, plumbing and electrical, waterproofing, remodelling and tiling. Contact us 24 hours, 7 days a week and we will happily assist. Call us now for a quote. Contact: 0423 676 555 or 9530 0422. yosi1@netspace.net.au
BATHROOM RENOVATIONS Pioneering Bathroom Designs Melbourne Design Awards 2011Winner and 2012 Melbourne Design Awards Shortlisted. Let us transform your tired/outdated bathroom into a modern and innovative design. With over 20 years experience, we specialise in all aspects of bathroom renovations. HIA 984704. pbd@live.com.au Contact: Sam 0439 115 225. www.pioneeringbathroomdesigns.com.au
Marcelle’s Carpentry Qualified Female Carpenter. Specialising in sash windows, doors, flooring, weatherboards, bathrooms, pet doors, decking, verandahs and timber rot repair. Contact: Marcelle 0411 101 299. www.marcellescarpentry.com.au
Smarter Bathrooms Escape to a beautiful
CLEANING PRODUCTS
bathroom with a complete design, build and project management from Melbourne’s smartest bathroom renovator. Guaranteed start and finish dates, or we pay you. Call for an award winning interior designer to visit you. 77 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne. Contact: 1300 662 838. www.smarterbathrooms.com.au
BIN HIRE hire. Mixed and heavy loads accepted. Friendly and reliable service. Satisfaction guaranteed. 7 days. Contact: 0403 215 624 or 9364 2149.
A/P Shutters & Blinds Highest quality blinds
Marcelle’s Carpentry
Qualified Female Carpenter. Specialising in sash windows, doors, flooring, weatherboards, bathrooms, pet doors, decking, verandahs and timber rot repair. Contact: Marcelle 0411 101 299 www.marcellescarpentry.com.au
Blinds
and Timber Plantation Shutters at Melbourne’s best prices. Specialising in all other window furnishings including Holland Blinds, Sun Screens, Awnings, Venetians, Romans and Curtains. Contact: 9818 1133. www.ap-shutters.com
Bracken Blinds & Shutters Specialises in designing quality window coverings for the home, office or builders/architects on time and within budget. Showroom: 391 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, or let us come to you. Contact: 1300 884 838 or 9882 3332. www.brackenblinds.com.au
Skylights Bracken Blinds & Shutters
Bracken Blinds specialises in designing quality window coverings for the home, office or builders/architects on time and within budget. Visit us at our showroom or let us come to you. Contact: 1300 884 838 or (03) 9882 3332 391 Camberwell Road, Camberwell www.brackenblinds.com.au
The Cleaning Shop Conveniently located at 283 High Street in Kew, The Cleaning Shop stocks an extensive range of cleaning products and supplies for all your domestic and commercial cleaning needs. Come visit owners Jolyon and Rosemarie Edwards who will promptly help you with all your cleaning inquiries. Contact: 9853 0177. www.thecleaningshop.com.au
Direct Bin Hire Small skips from $130. Bobcat
BLINDS
Carpentry
CARPENTRY
Diamond Skylights
We are the Eastern suburbs Solatube Premier Dealer and Velux Roof Window official supplier. We have been supplying and installing these innovative products for 15 years to deliver daylight to dark rooms where natural light was previously unavailable. 145 Bell Street, Heidelberg Heights. Contact: 9455 0544 www.diamondskylights.com.au
Construction Rycon Developments The Construction Experts. We specialise in all aspects of construction from new homes, extensions and renovations, we can help you no matter what the budget. Call for a no obligation quote. Contact: 0435 727 755. www.rycondevelopments.com.au
DECKING DeckSealRevival Pty Ltd 10 per cent off low season rates. Melbourne’s deck care and maintenance professional’s. Deck sanding, cleaning and sealing, interior floor sanding, concrete and paving cleaning and sealing available. Continually delivering a beautiful long lasting deck. Protect your deck from the winter rains. Contact: Brian 0410 537 164. www.decksealrevival.com.au Organic Garden Care Tom’s Secret Garden
Winner of the Landscape Management & Maintenance Award, 2012 and 2011 Victorian Landscape Awards. Experienced in maintaining heritage, ornamental and formal gardens using sustainable principles and methods. Specialising in the establishment of organic kitchen gardens. Contact: Tom 0409 412 699 www.tomssecretgarden.com.au
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SPRING 2013 Design & Renovations Helmex Specialises in the design and renovations of bathroom, kitchen and extensions. Your one-stopshop for everything that’s kitchen, bathroom fittings and door furniture needs. 520 Whitehorse Road, Surrey Hills North. info@helmex.com.au Contact: 9830 7441. www.helmex.com.au
Valdasigns Don’t move. Improve! Extend, renovate and style your home stress-free with WOW factor. From concept to preparation of specs for builders’ quotes, plans, permits and detailed project plans delivering on time, budget and quality. Contact: Valda Berzins: 0417 323 336. www.valdasigns.com.au Electrical Services J.L Hutt Electrical Specialising in all electrical installations: Extensions/Refurbishments, Stove/ Oven/Hot Water Repair, Switchboard upgrades, House Rewires, TV/Phone/Data, Safety switches. Free quotes. 24 hour service. Lic 17824. Contact: Jason 0411 300 772. www.jlhuttelectrical.com.au
GARDEN CONSULTATIONS Town and Country Gardens Personalised service including solving existing garden problems, plant health checks and revamping or establishing a new garden. Practical, professional advice and garden designs ensuring individual gardening needs are fulfilled. Call us, we come to you. Contact: 9822 9704.
Garden Services Live It Up Gardening We specialise in general maintenance, lawn mowing, pruning, weeding, hedging, landscape design, dripper irrigation installations, one off clean ups and house safe clean ups. Free quotes. Servicing Melbourne’s East. Fully insured. Email: rob@live-it-up.com.au Contact: 0401 546 183. www.live-it-up.com.au/garden
GATES Ri-cal Improvements Specialists in designing and fabricating all types of modern steel and aluminium gates. We cater for both the residential and commercial markets with our focus on modern and architectural styles. Call for a free quote. Contact: Brett 0409 257 535. www.rical.com.au
Roofing The Roof Dentist
Pain free roof repairs. Servicing all roof types. Fast leak detection. Free on-site quote. Contact us today. Contact: Andrew 0418 338 996 or Garry 0419 473 156 www.roofdentist.com
THE HOME DIRECTORY Glass Insulation Solartech Glass Tinting A new cost effective
ORGANIC GARDEN CARE Tom’s Secret Garden Winner of the
SHUTTERS A/P Shutters & Blinds Highest quality Timber
solution to reduce energy consumption in your home and office. In winter, it reduces heat loss up to 25 per cent through your windows and in summer it rejects up to 57 per cent of sun’s heat. Other benefits includes tinted appearance, glare reduction, UV reduction by 99 per cent to reduce fading and sun damage to furnishings. Call for a free onsite consultation. Contact: Kim 9521 1339. www.solartechglass.com.au
Landscape Management & Maintenance Award, 2012 and 2011 Victorian Landscape Awards. Offering a personalised garden care service meeting the needs of discerning garden owners. Qualified and experienced in maintaining heritage, ornamental and formal gardens using sustainable principles and methods. Specialising in the establishment of organic kitchen gardens. Member of Landscaping Victoria. Contact: Tom 0409 412 699. www.tomssecretgarden.com.au
Plantation Shutters at Melbourne’s best prices guaranteed. Also specialising in all other window furnishings including Awnings and Roller Blinds. For a free, no obligation quote, please email: info@ap-shutters.com Contact: 9818 1133. www.ap-shutters.com
Insulation Contactors SL Insulation Pty Ltd Quality doesn’t cost, it pays! Here at SL Insulation, we supply and install top of the range Knauf Insulation Earthwool. Ceiling, Walls, Floor, Sisalation; we cover all aspects and tiers of insulation. Cooler in summer, warmer in winter. Contact: Steven 0431 344 088. www.facebook.com/SL.Insulation
KITCHEN RENOVATIONS Smarter Kitchens Live in the kitchen you love with a complete design, build and project management from Melbourne’s smartest kitchen renovator. Guaranteed start and finish dates, or we pay you. Call for an award winning interior designer to visit you. 77 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne. Contact: 1300 662 838. www.smarterbathrooms.com.au
KITCHEN SPECIALISTS Zesta Kitchens Your perfect kitchen can be easy and affordable. Professional In-home design with quick delivery. Made in Melbourne with a 10 year guarantee. See our style online. Contact: Nunawading: 8878 9555 Mt Waverley: 9543 5755 Richmond: 9429 7616 Cheltenham: 9584 4491 www.zestakitchens.com.au
Landscaping Spruce Landscaping
With the arrival of Spring it’s time to get your garden in order. We deliver gardening jobs such as clean ups and mowing lawns to hedging, paving, planting, pruning, weeding, paving, irrigation, laying lawns, waste removal and more. Enjoy a well-presented garden adapted to your style and taste this season. Contact Jared: 0414 303 557. www.sprucelandscaping.com.au
Kitchen Renovations Smarter Kitchens
Live in the kitchen you love with a complete design, build and project management from Melbourne’s smartest kitchen renovator. Guaranteed start and finish dates, or we pay you. Call now for an award winning interior designer to visit you. Contact: 1300 662 838 Showroom 77 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne www.smarterkitchens.com.au
OVEN CLEANING Ovenu The oven cleaning & detailing specialists, we provide you with the ultimate professional domestic oven cleaning & detailing service that will leave your oven & other associated cooking appliances in near showroom condition. Return your oven to new using non caustic, biodegradable solutions. Introductory $10 discount. Contact: 1300 683 681. www.ovenu.com.au
Painters & Decorators Smooth Brush Master Painters We specialise in interior, exterior, homes, offices and factories. Here at Smooth Brush Master Painters, we pride ourselves in our personal services and guarantee our work to the clients satisfaction. Member of MPA. For free quotes, call us now. Contact: Danny 0417 543 854 or 9009 0774.
PAINTING Matt’s Painting & Decorating Personalised, highly effcient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish. Experienced porters paint applicator and specialist in wall paper hanging. We don’t just paint, we create. Contact: Matt 0418 384 620. www.mpainting.com.au
ROOFING The Roof Dentist
Our business is about maintaining a durable, dry and safe roof over your head. Tile and metal roof maintenance and replacement, guttering repairs, replacement and cleaning. Call us for a high quality and professional service. Contact Andrew: 0418 338 996 or Garry: 0419 473 156.
Design & Renovations Valdasigns
A unique cost-effective total service to transform your existing house into a breathtaking home. Take advantage of one or many stages in the process. Create a theme that complements or transforms style. Contact: Valda Berzins: 0417 323 336 www.valdasigns.com.au
Victorian Shutters & Shades Distributors of the Durafit® Shutter System. This premium product exceeds quality standards of most shutters available, providing peace of mind and a guarantee of quality. Also on offer an entire range of window furnishings. Showroom: 405 Canterbury Road, Surrey Hills. Contact 9849 0355. www.vicshutters.com.au
SKYLIGHTS Diamond Skylights We are the Eastern suburbs Solatube Premier Dealer and Velux Roof Window official supplier. We have been supplying and installing these innovative products for 15 years to deliver daylight to dark rooms where natural light was previously unavailable. Visit our showroom to view our Energy Efficient Skylight displays. 145 Bell Street, Heidelberg Heights. Contact: 9455 0544. www.diamondskylights.com.au
TREE DOCTOR Frank Duke Total tree care, including reshaping or removals. Third-generation owner, 56 years experience. Complete customer satisfaction with individual assessment. Contact Paul 9509 4768.
WARDROBES Almara Cabinets Winners of the Australian Achievers’ Award. Customer-designed wardrobes, wall units, bookshelves, guaranteed quality. Renovations, our specialty. Visit our showroom: 145-147 Williams Road, Dandenong. Contact: 9793 8233. www.almara.com.au
Green-Isle Built-In-Robes Built in wardrobes and bookcases. High standard of work and expert advice. Reliability guaranteed. Contact: Michael Clarke 0407 731 801 or AH 9350 6362. Insulation Contractors SL Insulation Pty Ltd
Quality doesn’t cost, it pays! Here at SL Insulation, we supply and install top of the range Knauf Insulation Earthwool. Ceiling, Walls, Floor, Sisalation; we cover all aspects and tiers of insulation. Cooler in summer, warmer in winter. Contact: Steven 0431 344 088 www.facebook.com/SL.Insulation
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SPRING 2013 PAINTERS & DECORATORS Smooth Brush Master Painters
We specialise in interior, exterior, homes, offices and factories. Here at Smooth Brush Master Painters, we pride ourselves in our personal services and guarantee our work to the clients satisfaction. Member of MPA. For free quotes, call us now. Contact: Danny 0417 543 854 or 9009 0774
Shutters Victorian Shutters & Shades
Distributors of the Durafit® Shutter System. This premium product exceeds quality standards of most shutters available today, providing peace of mind and a guarantee of quality. Also on offer, an entire range of Window Furnishings. Showroom/Factory: 405 Canterbury Rd, Surrey Hills. Contact: 9849 0355 www.vicshutters.com.au
Bathroom Renovations Pioneering Bathroom Designs
Melbourne Design Awards 2011 Winner and 2012 Melbourne Design Awards Shortlisted. Let us transform your tired/outdated bathroom into a modern and innovative design. With over 20 years experience, we specialise in all aspects of bathroom renovations. HIA 984704. pbd@live.com.au Contact: Sam 0439 115 225 www.pioneeringbathroomdesigns.com.au
Landscaping Spruce Landscaping
With the arrival of Spring it’s time to get your garden in order. We deliver gardening jobs such as clean ups and mowing lawns to hedging, paving, planting, pruning, weeding, paving, irrigation, laying lawns, waste removal and more. Enjoy a wellpresented garden adapted to your style and taste. Contact: Jared 0414 303 557 www.sprucelandscaping.com.au
Electrical Services J.L Hutt Electrical
Specialising in all electrical installations: Extensions/ Refurbishments, Stove/ Oven/Hot water repair, Switchboard upgrades, House Rewires, TV/Phone/ Data and Safety switches. Free quotes. 24 hour
service. Lic 17824. Contact: Jason 0411 300 772 www.jlhuttelectrical.com.au
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