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hen this festive season throws you an occasion you need to glam it up. I was told early on in my career that glamour can exist only if there is certain sprinkle of courage and bravery. Courage means to lead rather than follow, bravery means to be yourself and stride with conviction. The festive season’s code word this year is glamour. Strut the town in show-stopping, tongue-wagging and style-clashing options. The order of the occasion is black, white and red all over. See these colours in a new light, redress the ordinary and brush off the mundane. Lips should ooze with red, nails shine with colour, and glitter is a must. Men, think plush fabrics and form-fitting suits. Women, play with proportions to titillate and surprise – a men’s shirt and pants never looked better. Everyone can do with a flash of style and a good dose of glamour this holiday season. As Jean Cocteau said, “Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.” Have a glam-tastic festive season. See you next year. \ DHAV NAIDU dnaidu@theweeklyreview.com.au
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PhotograPhy \ Toshihiro Takaoka siobhan wears \ Victor & Rolf Bib Ruffle shirt and Serena Lindeman Starlight Starbright headwear yunJi wears \ Givenchy jacket and Celine skirt CaMeron wears \ Calibre suit, vest and shirt
above, froM left to right \ brooke \ Givenchy top and pant, Alexander McQueen clutch siobhan \ (seated) Victor & Rolf Bib Ruffle shirt, Serena Lindeman Starlight Starbright headwear CaMeron \ Calibre suit, vest and shirt Meghan \ Thurley swimwear, Dita Von Teese trench, Shourouk necklace aMber \ Valentino dress, Celine clutch bella \ (seated) Lover Courtney halter dress anissa \ Zambesi pyramid long dress, Maison Michel “lace ears” Zoe \ Lover leather dress Serena Lindeman “halo” and Mawi clutch all woMen’s shoes by Tony Bianco
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We know most of what we know about Christmas by watching American TV shows, Elf included. So, all the things we understand to represent the season – roaring fires, dragging fresh trees home in the snow, shopping at Macy’s, strange groups of people in hats and gloves singing Christmas carols – we’ve never, ever experienced. The only time a group of singers has stood outside our house and sung Christmas songs, they woke the kids and I had to tell the singers to shut up and go away. There was no Christmas joy spread anywhere on that occasion. And eggnog in 30-degree heat could quite possibly cause a salmonella outbreak. It is no longer acceptable to have Kentucky Fried Chicken and mashed potatoes for Christmas lunch. Christmas is all about the food these days. Right now I do not know what watercress is, and I am worried a whole salmon won’t fit in my oven, so already I’m feeling the pressure. And I have vegetarians coming! No matter how many presents the kids get, they will always ask if there is more. Maybe Santa left one outside on his way in, or maybe there’s another one somewhere under the tree. Come Boxing Day, they’ll be asking when Easter is. The only queue-jumpers we should deal with, and as a matter of urgency, are those at the Myer windows. They are tricky, man. But for all these weird, strange and wrong things about Christmas, there are a hundred good things … like Champagne and bonbons and being woken at 5am by kids telling you to come quick, mum, Santa’s been. You’ve got to love it for the good and bad. \ khall@theweeklyreview.com.au (ISTOCK / THINKSTOCK)
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ou have to catch up with everybody you have ever known in your entire life before Christmas. This means you have to juggle social engagements and check your calendar before committing to anything, and that is just such a tosser thing to do. Houses with exterior decorations suddenly become cool. Strange, given that garden gnomes in football guernseys and terracotta mushrooms aren’t anywhere near acceptable in the garden ever, but blow-up Santas on sleds and dancing elves are. Then, after New Year, decorated houses are all of a sudden not cool. In fact, some people choose to leave their Christmas decorations up all year round. They are on to something, and it’s called apathy. Christmas trees are ghastly but everyone’s afraid to call it. The real ones leave prickly little things all over the place, and the plastic versions that come in boxes give off a very strange chemical smell. Still we insist on posting pics of our freshly decorated, jazzy, sparkly trees on Facebook and Pinterest so everyone can say how gorgeous your tree is. Oh, and tinsel is meant to represent falling snow, so why is it red and green and blue? Some people go to church only at Christmas. We don’t, we watch Elf. We’ve tried religion and all the Christmas movies, but Elf is the only one that works for us on both counts. Sometimes we watch it during the off-season, just to remind ourselves to be wary “christmas of fake Santas and not eat used chewing gum from the New York subway. trees My seven-year-old thinks “Jesus-Christare was-born-on-Christmas-Day” is a swear ghastly’’ word. Mention Jesus in the actual context and she freaks out and gets the swear jar. That’s another reason we don’t go to church.
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can see the waitress’ lips moving but her words drown in the din. She moves closer. I lean in. “It’s much noisier at this end,” she shouts, miming an apology face. This end is the Lonsdale Street, close-knit tables-and-chairs bit of Bomba, rather than the high-stools section opposite the copper bar or, better still, on the rooftop under the stars. There are no spare tables so we’re stuck in the raucous corner. I don’t recall Bomba’s forerunner, The Aylesbury – or even the Barbagallo pizza joint that was here before that – being this rowdy. But in its latest incarnation, as a “Spanish workers’ bar” with sandblasted brick walls and bare floors – i.e. industrial 101, the now-mainstream Melbourne fit-out – it’s awfully, annoyingly loud. And it’s not the just the noise that irks me. Remember a decade or so ago when newspapers ran squawking stories about posh restaurants charging $50 for a main course? The audacity. But wait until they find out Bomba charges $1.50 for a single olive. The price tag might be justifiable if these olives had been sourced, say, from the remotest part of the Pyrenees and had first passed through the digestive tract of a lynx before arriving at table. But these ones appear to be common, commercial-quality green olives, pipped and stuffed with a sliver of piquillo pepper and palm heart or salami. And they taste, overwhelmingly and exclusively, of brine. We sample almost a third of the menu (11 of 34 dishes) and it’s like a gourmet game of snakes and ladders – ups and downs. Sourdough bread baked in-house and served with Yarra Valley olive oil is good (and complimentary). Chicken, manchego cheese and smoked paprika croquetas – fried to a deep, George Hamilton tan – are oily and exceedingly salty. It’s a recurring theme. Of course fat and salt make things taste so much better but there needs to be restraint, a deft hand at the controls. The menu’s loosely defined charcuterie section includes air-dried tuna and wagyu beef, as well as standout strips of “Fisk’s” pickled pork belly, which I assume means chef Andrew Fisk pickled this Wessex saddleback himself. In which case, congratulations. The results, seasoned sparingly this time with a drizzle of olive oil and some sea-salt flakes, are crave-worthy. Even my (mostly) vegetarian dinner companion thinks so. Tomato-rubbed bread is Bomba’s take on the defining pa amb tomàquet of Catalonia, but with none of the rustic delights of the original. Even topped with a squirl of serrano ham, it is a drab, unappealing snack. But another toasted treat, this time smeared with goat’s curd and spring-bright broad beans and a slab of blood pudding (morcilla) made in-house, is memorable. The morcilla is brownie sized, heady with cinnamon, nicely crisp on the outside and crumbly within. Fried quail pieces with pistachio and buckwheat are fatty; a charcoal-grilled lamb cutlet arrives smothered in yoghurt spiked with paprika and, I think, garlic. It’s OK. One thing you can approach with certainty is the winelist. With its heavy bias to the Iberian Peninsula, there’s an opportunity to try unusual and rewarding
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bottles such as the terrific Gabo do Xil godello by Telmo Rodriguez. It’s a delicious anaesthetic against the noise and a blessèd chaser after some of the less appetising eats. Like the freekeh and cauliflower salad with mint and pomegranate, which promises relief from the fatty fried stuff but it, too, leaves an oily film on the palate after each mouthful. “This sounded so nice, and it’s really not,” moans The Vego. To be fair, by the time the king prawns arrive we’re probably past the peak appreciation stage. It feels like a chore to consume these ringbarked creatures (heads and tails intact, bodies shelled), gathered in a clay pot in a pil pil sauce of oil and garlic. But a glimmer of pleasure returns with the gelatinous discs of pork jowl braised in sticky-sweet pedro ximenez sherry. The glistening meat pieces slump on a mound
of celeriac puree that only just manages to rein in the excesses of slow-cooked pig and caramelised liqueur. It’s not a patch on, or a match for, Movida’s PX-braised beef cheek with cauliflower puree, but it’s definitely one of the better dishes of the night. Chocolate croquetas with custard and hazelnuts are another letdown, another oily-mouth moment. There are definitely things to like about this place – the stripey Basque tops worn by staff, the rooftop perch, the Made in Japan stoneware and the linen tea-towel napkins. But the food? Not so much. Or, as a disappointed Spanish worker might say, No mucho. \ khill@theweeklyreview.com.au tO read mOre revieWS
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he truth is, in sport near misses are often just as memorable as the real thing. In Damien Fleming’s case, one particular dropped catch might be even better, because it was just … so … torturously … close! Most people know Fleming took a hat-trick in his debut Test for Australia. And when you really think about it, that fact is extraordinary. A skinny 24-year-old from Perth claims three Pakistani scalps in consecutive balls the first time he wears the famous baggy green cap. The first wicket, a catch at mid-wicket, the second a spearing LBW, the third caught behind. But Fleming plays down the feat. “It’s not something you really aim for,” he says. “The big one for me was getting the baggy green on your head. And then we broke records in Test cricket and I probably played with seven or eight of the greatest players ever. That’s what you look back on.” As famous as that first hat-trick made Fleming, the almost second is invariably picked over more, especially given the profile of the culprit who bungled it. The question that Fleming has asked himself umpteen times since is, would he be dining out on the story as often if Shane Warne had actually snared the slips-bound rocket that ricocheted off his hands? Would it be better to have two genuine hat-tricks or one and two-thirds, involving perennial media magnet Warney? “The conclusion I’ve come to is that I don’t reckon people would’ve remembered it as much if Warney had actually taken it,” Fleming says. “Real cricket fans would know I took two Test hat-tricks, but by him dropping it and Warne being that famous, a lot more people know that, don’t they?”
Like most retired sportspeople, Fleming talks about his cricketing career openly and freely. Since then he’s become a father, I wonder how that experience compares to the highs of representing Australia? “You just can’t compare them,” he says. “The daily joys of fatherhood and hopefully grandfatherhood is going to be there for the rest of your life; whereas playing for Australia was a seven-year period.” We’re sitting in a café in Ashburton, with people milling all around us. There are no interruptions for autographs or “are you the guy who …?”. The past is clearly safe where it is, but the present is full of promise for Fleming. The conversation covers as much of Fleming’s current gig as a commentator as it does his time as one of Australia’s spearhead quicks. It was earlier this year that the surprise verdict was delivered by current and former players that he was the most popular cricket commentator in the country, edging out even ageless legend Richie Benaud. Fleming loves the work, and takes it seriously. “Even now I’m still looking to improve,” he says. “To take it different levels, to be more entertaining, to give a better insight. So I’ve got my commentary goals, as I had my cricketing goals.” Fleming could happily talk about the vagaries of commentary all day, but that won’t do. One thing I’m eager to tell Fleming now I have the chance is that I’m sorry, but just like the song goes, I don’t like cricket, oh no. And I don’t love it, either. I used to. I have more
“I don’t think it’s really the players’ fault that it’s less fun. It’s the standards within cricket australia”
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Picture \ jules tahan fond cricket memories than I do of football. I have memories of blokes in coloured pyjamas running around under lights, playing well past my bedtime, with big blazing batsmen – Deano! – and gangly West Indian quicks going at each other. I have memories of some poor Kiwi bloke being called a wanker, whatever that was. Memories, too, of tension and drama and a whole stand mirroring the every move of a hefty bloke with a mo. I have bloody excellent memories of cricket. Now, it’s grim-faced whippets with reality-TV girlfriends also selling me undies and cricket bats and turning a triple-century knock into a seven-figure sponsorship. Where’s the fun in that? Damien Fleming’s room-mate on that first tour, in 1994-95, says the fun has gone the way of the facial hair. Former Test selector Mervyn Hughes was recently quoted as saying “facial hair brings the best out of the players”. “When I played, a lot of people had moustaches – David Boon and Graham Gooch [former England skipper] both had lovely moustaches,” Hughes said in The Telegraph. “They are just going out of the game. I firmly believe it should be brought back. I would like to see the guys with moustaches, beards, goatees, half-beards and half-shaved heads.” Despite being an admittedly “odd couple” in their hotel room – “I never said a word in my first few years and he was the loud extrovert” – Damien and Mervyn have found accord over the years. While the pair were “the messiest guys of all time” in the Australian team, they have forged a fraternal bond. Hughes is now “like an older brother”. “I’d trust him with my life. He’s the most honest, polite person I’ve played with.” This tender bromance notwithstanding, Fleming happens to agree with him on the point about a little extra growth going a long way. “I totally agree with Merv,” he says. “We’re a mullet short, we’re a goatee short, we’re a Boonie moustache short. And for me, I’d rather it come from the quicks. When you talk about the characters, how many characters are batsmen?”
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Fleming is obviously biased towards his kind, the bowlers, but overall he’s philosophical about the state of cricket. To put it bluntly, they had more fun back in his day, but they make more money now: “I suppose nothing’s perfect. They make millions of dollars now, whereas my era was quite well off, the era before got nothing.” Is it as simple as declaring the current-era professional compared to a semi-professional and before that amateur sport? “It was probably semi-professional in my time in terms of money. I don’t think we were any less professional in our training. We still had to sacrifice a lot. You had to drift away from from your mates a bit because you were playing cricket. But at least there was a culture where it was OK to celebrate. “I remember we won an Adelaide Test at 11 o’clock one time and we knew we’d be able to drink for the rest of the afternoon in the dressing rooms, then go out and celebrate in public, as well. We’d pick a pub, we’d celebrate with the punters. So the punters loved it. We were out there doing our thing. And then you travel and you train hard. “With fines and all that now, that’d be just asking for trouble. I don’t think it’s really the players’ fault that it’s less fun. It’s the standards within cricket Australia and the standards within the public. It would be all through the papers now, wouldn’t it, because everyone’s got a phone. “I can tell you the younger players coming through still love it. If you talk to older players who have started playing in premier leagues around the world, they’re out there in the field going ‘Who are my teammates? What am I doing this for?’ It’s just money. “Whereas, if you ask a lot of young players, they still want to do it. You’re still playing for your country, and I think that Test cricket has still got that feeling to it. It still means something to play for Australia.” \ amcutchen@theweeklyreview.com.au We Welcome your feedback @
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Under the radar \ Myke bartlett reviews the latest FILM American Hustle \ Opens December 12, Rated M » www.americanhustle-movie.com
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Utopia \ SBS2, December 18, 9.30pm » www.sbs.com.au Five strangers are drawn together by a legendary graphic novel with soothsaying powers. A predictive text, if you will. This comic is much in demand, with two killers doing quite horrible things to anyone who comes in contact with it. This new British series is a very filmic affair, halfway between the cartoon energy of Edgar Wright and the prissily assembled whimsy of Wes Anderson. But don’t let its primary colours fool you. There’s something dark at the heart of Utopia. Nobody, even the most endearing heroes, is safe. An extended torture scene in the first episode might lack gore, but is gruelling in its simplicity. Peopled by a great bunch of characters, from the geekish to the grotesque, this is weird and wonderful telly you’ll want to binge watch. Thankfully, SBS2 is giving us this chance, showing all six episodes across two nights. \
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What does music mean? This intriguing, philosophical and somewhat pretentious radio play, written by the legendary Tom Stoppard attempts to extrapolate one of the best known albums of all time into a curious tale about … well, I’m not entirely sure. We open with Ethics Man (Rufus Sewell) diverting a crashing train onto a branch line, where it kills a boy playing on the tracks. The boy in question (Iwan Rheon) heads off with a philosophy student to seek the Wise One for some answers. Or maybe he doesn’t. Maybe he’s just a thought experiment. As such, Stoppard does a good job of capturing the fluidity of meaning in music. It’s almost as if he’s reluctant to be too definitive, for fear of spoiling the record (all of which is featured worth during the play’s hour length) for the rest of us. The cast, which includes Bill Nighy, $29.95 is excellent and the dialogue crackles, Darkside will be even if the plot remains slippery. What released as a deluxe book Stoppard seems to understand is that and CD package and we have music means something different to three copies to giveaway, thanks each of us. \
Listening \ British Sea Power From The Sea To The Land Beyond. Evocative, triumphal and slightly nautical post-rock. Watching \ The Fall (Madman DVD). Gillian Anderson shines in this superb, slow-burning Irish crime thriller. attending \ Bolshoi and The Met. (Sharmill Films). High art comes to cinemas with HD recordings of Sleeping Beauty and Tosca.
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This powerful story will move you to tears, and we feel certain it will appear on many local literary award shortlists over the coming months. Twenty years ago, on a southern Queensland beach, I read and loved Donna Tartt’s debut novel, The Secret History. Fast-forward 20 years to the same Queensland beach and there I was a few weeks ago, head buried in Tartt’s new masterpiece, The Goldfinch. Can great art change us, Tartt asks. Is it possible to be obsessed by an image so beautiful that it becomes the benchmark upon which we measure all else, including ourselves? After the tragic death of his mother, 13-year-old Theo Decker’s world is turned upside down. Uncertainty replaces security, fear replaces love, grief replaces laughter. But the one constant over the next 14 years is a small Dutch masterpiece titled The Goldfinch. From New York to Las Vegas, Amsterdam and then back to New York, Decker and the painting are linked in curious and complex ways. “As with certain paintings, the pleasure of the novel lies largely in the balance between the bright, sharp focus of this detail and what is left in shadow, Ms Tartt’s psychic chiaroscuro,’’ writes Alexandria Symonds in her Observer review. “The twelve men congregated in the smoking room of the Crown Hotel gave the impression of a party accidentally met.’’ And so begins New Zealand writer
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no clue that the Young family is one of Asia’s wealthiest, Eleanor Catton’s gripping tome and the winner of this nor that her university colleague partner is heir to a year’s Man Booker Prize, The Luminaries. vast fortune. We witness many funny moments and Don’t be scared off by its 826 pages. As we point out a few poignant ones as Rachel realises with horror to customers, the font is large and the layout features the excessively wealthy circle into which she has been plenty of white space. introduced. Read on, and enjoy the romp. Set during New Zealand’s 1860s gold rush, the story After the huge international success of his 2008 novel begins with the arrival of shipwreck survivor Walter The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas is back with another honest, Moody at the Crown Hotel in Hokitika. There he gritty contemporary drama that holds an unflattering stumbles upon 12 men who have met to discuss a mirror to some of society’s sacred cows. Through series of unsolved crimes. Catton assigns each schoolboy swimming champion Danny Kelly’s man a horoscope sign, an added but intriguing “Tragedy eyes, we see the downside of sport’s excessive layer to what fast becomes a ripping yarn. breeds its glorification of its heroes. We enter the locker We predict many bookworms will find The rooms and playing fields of a Melbourne Luminaries, which is highly suspenseful own private boys’ school and taste the elitism and and rich in curious characters and wild heroes” harsh culture that flourishes within. Australia’s landscapes, to be their perfect beach read. “fair go’’ ideology and the notion that everyone Sometimes our holidays demand easier, is equal is scrutinised and blasted. And as Danny’s gentler reads. Enter Crazy Rich Asians, the journey plummets from peak to nightmare trough, we celebrated new bestseller by New York-based, see a community’s failings to support its fringe dwellers. Singapore-born Kevin Kwan. Kwan’s focus is the world Like The Slap, we expect Barracuda to provoke of Asia’s rich Chinese, their property portfolios and terrific debate among book clubs in the months to come. billion-dollar investments, their love of designer labels, You’ll chat about it on the beach, over games of Scrabble, the opulence of their homes, their desire to be noticed while sharing a cup of tea and piece of Christmas cake, or, in some instances, to remain very private. and around the barbie on a warm summer evening. American Chinese academic Rachel Chu is asked Roll on holidays! Let the novel reading begin! \ by her boyfriend Nicholas Young to accompany him cperkin@theweeklyreview.com.au home to Singapore for a friend’s wedding. Rachel has
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Lucy Folk watermelon pip rings, $120-$155 each. From oxidised sterling silver to rose gold plating, these pretty rings are for the girl who appreciates left-of-centre style.
Naomi Murrell deco droplet earrings, $80. Deco is on-trend and these delicate fans are ideal for a stylish girlfriend or sister.
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Miss Balmain at Napoleon Perdis Life Style floor cushion, $450. This vintage designer scarf cushion – with other one-off styles available – is A-list décor.
Collette Dinnigan at David Jones cadeau kimono, $349. Every mother and grandmother deserves to own a fine silk dressing gown.
We Are Handsome beach umbrella, $274. Stylish but sun-smart accessories are a must if you are heading for the coast.
McQ at Net-A-Porter scarf, $227. A voile scarf in an edgy Alexander McQueen print is on the wishlist of your fashionista friend.
Aesop Sonority kit, $115. With aromatic balms and cleansers, this gift is all about relaxing.
Loeffler Randall at LIFEwithBIRD bag, $695. The schoolgirl satchel – with straps that attach to a bike – is given a fun update in hot pink calf hair. Stockists » Azzaro \ www.azzaro.com.au Aesop \ www.aesop.com Net-A-Porter \ www.net-a-porter.com Collette Dinnigan \ David Jones stores nationally Naomi Murrell \ www.naomimurrell.com Love and Lustre \ www.loveandlustre.com.au LIFEwithBIRD \ www.lifewithbird.com Lucy Folk \ lucyfolk.com We Are Handsome \ wearehandsome.com Miss Louise \ www.misslouise.com.au Napoleon Perdis Life Style \ 9828 2111 Palm Beach Collection \ palmbeachcollection.com.au
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Vanishing Elephant socks, $15. Socks and jocks are a tried-and-true present, but you can aim higher with a designer pair.
Lomography Fisheye Baby 110 camera at ASOS, $110. A hipster boy with an eye for vintage style will love this luxe camera.
Biba Apothecary Fitzroy Grit hair styler, $28 Developed by the hairdresser of the year, Biba’s Frank Apostolopoulos, it completes a man’s bathroom cabinet. Ralph Lauren at Stylebop duffle bag, $234. A soft canvas carryall is perfect for the gym-going, jet-setting man.
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Jeans West dress, $50. A pretty embroidered dress in sizes for infants to four year olds.
Jam Squared Style happy tassel necklace, $65. This multicoloured tassel necklace adds a pop to a basic T-shirt. Ice Watch mini watch, $79. Colourful and durable, it’s a useful and fun stocking-stuffer.
The Body Shop garden explorer pack, $29.95. Make a mess with the rake and bucket and wash it away with scented soap.
Mamas and Papas babyplay cow, $130.90. This bright patchwork rocking horse has soft edges and lots of padding. Guess t-shirt and pull-on shorts set, $69.95. A handsome but practical outfit for busy boys.
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Leonard St. satchel, $190. With a bespoke deer motif, this is a cute first leather bag for a young girl.
Puma cap, $25. A classic baseball cap still has street cred. Give this to a sports-mad brother or cousin.
Mel Marshmallow sandals, $45. Jelly sandals are all the rage for grown-ups, but they’re best in pint sizes.
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ong gone are the days when boarding school meant huge communal dormitories, runny porridge for breakfast and desperately hanging out for weekly phone calls home. Today’s boarding facilities are more likely to resemble a real home environment with modern bedrooms, couch-lined entertainment areas and chef-prepared meals in informal dining rooms. Other innovations include improved privacy, technology and flexible boarding. Many schools now offer short-term or weekday stays and technology has made it much easier to stay in touch with family 24/7. Scotch College has taken boarders since it opened in 1851. It now has 150 boys living in three renovated houses on the hill overlooking the Hawthorn senior school. About 70 per cent are from rural Victoria and southern New South Wales. The other 30 per cent are from overseas, some the sons of expats. In 2014, all boarders will pay $24,411 on top of tuition fees, which range from $26,634-$27,753 for years 7-12. Boarders can use the college’s facilities and sporting grounds on 27 hectares, including football ovals, tennis courts, an indoor pool, squash courts and gym. Homework is supervised on weekday evenings – two sessions Monday-Thursday and one on Friday – with help offered if needed from teachers, older students and tutors. Years 7-10 boys usually sleep four to a room, while year 11s sleep two to a room and year 12s have their own room. Chef-prepared meals, with a choice of two dinner main courses and bacon and eggs for Sunday breakfast, are served in a communal dining hall. Each house also
special report \ What is boarding school like now? Cheryl CritChley investigates has a kitchenette with microwave, refrigerator, toaster and electric kettle. Staff do the washing, ironing and sewing, but students have chores such as stacking the milk in the fridge, carrying laundry boxes, loading the dishwasher or helping younger students. All are expected to keep their room tidy, beds made and dirty laundry taken to laundry bags. On weekends, they can play sport, watch movies, visit the city and friends, attend dances and workshops or go to the school’s Mansfield property. Scotch College dean of boarding Chris Braithwaite says the facilities are comfortable and the food high quality. “Each term, we have a theme night with food and decorations to match,” he says. “Last year’s Titanic Night was very popular, with the chef recreating dishes actually served on the ship.” When Braithwaite joined boarding in 1995, each house had three coin-operated phones and there was always a queue. They still have one, but it is rarely used due to mobile phones, email and Skype. Some things haven’t changed, such as house names and the sense of community. “Boys who board learn to be independent far sooner than they would have if they had stayed at home,” he says. “The structured study in an evening sets up a pattern of homework which is very beneficial.” The Geelong College has taken boarders since 1861 and next year will add them in years 7 and 8. Many of the 86 boarders are local, from Victorian and interstate farming districts and metropolitan Melbourne as well as Hong Kong, China, Malaysia, Thailand and Germany. In 2014, boarders in years 7-12 will pay $10,500-$19,500. Next year’s tuition fees, which were 28 The weekly review \ DECEMBER 11, 2013
home away from home $21,156-$22,356 for years 7-12 in 2013, are released this month. The college has two separate boarding houses, just minutes from the school. Mossgiel, the girls’ house, has units where students live in single or double rooms with shared bathrooms. Each unit has a lounge area and kitchenette, and there is a large house lounge and kitchen. Mackie, the boys’ house, overlooks the oval and has a variety of single and shared rooms, shared bathrooms and plenty of common areas. The boarders’ daily routine incorporates homework, sport, other co-curricular activities and time to relax with friends. Each weeknight they have two hours’ allocated phone- and social media-free study time with specialist tutors available if needed. Meals are chef-prepared and eaten in the historic dining room, except on weekends, when boarders can make their own breakfast in their houses. College principal Andrew Barr says its boarding
boarding life is much more flexible these days
system supports independence and learning, both academically and for life. “Our community is diverse, with students living with people from different year levels and backgrounds, and learning to embrace differences and enjoy their time together,” he says. “Their program is structured, but students choose how they wish to spend their spare time and often get together to plan activities or trips, or invite their day friends for sleepovers in the boarding house. It is a special place, where family-like bonds develop. It really does feel like a home away from home.” Methodist Ladies’ College has welcomed boarders since opening in 1882. It now has about 115, including 14 senior girls in its unique apartments situated 10 minutes’ walk from the main campus. MLC’s tuition fees in 2014 range from $23,490-$26,043 for years 7-12. All boarders pay another $22,073. The Transition to Tertiary Program, which encourages independent university-style living, leases furnished three- and four-bedroom apartments at the
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Swinburne Place student accommodation complex. Residents have a tutor living next door and meals cooked for them. They can eat on campus, cook themselves or have meals delivered. The other boarders, who hail from all over Australia and around the world, live on campus in historic Tiddeman House. Younger students share rooms and some older girls have their own. All have personalised well-being programs and extensive staff support including a day nurse on campus. Chefs prepare a range of healthy foods with plenty of choice, such as two main courses and vegetables for dinner, salad bars at lunch and fresh fruit on hand at all times. Allergies and vegetarians are also catered for. MLC director of boarding Cynthia Beer says girls enjoy personal support and hotel-like facilities in a home-like environment. She says boarding is not for everyone and should not be forced on those it doesn’t suit, but students who like it thrive. Boarding life is much more flexible these days and meals are held for those doing extracurricular activities. “Dinner is at a set time but you work around it, just as you would in your own home,” Beer says. Much trust is involved, with boarders given the freedom to live independently and stay in touch with loved ones. Security is also tight, with swipe-card entry to Tiddeman House and Swinburne Place. “Our students are very academic, very sophisticated and very global,” Beer says. “I try to think of it as a more residential college where we have students that understand boarding well beyond the old idea. You expect the students to do the right thing and they do. It’s a privileged, wonderful world. It’s home.” \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au
Scotch College typical daily boarding menu high expectations: MlC boarding students (above) in their courtyard area with director of boarding Cynthia Beer (left) and assistant director of boarding suan Wee Khoo. independence: scotch College dean of boarding Chris Braithwaite (left) and boarding school captain Tom dickson.
breAkfAst \ Fried eggs and slow-roasted tomatoes morning teA \ Chocolate brownies Lunch \ Tortellini carbonara with rich cream sauce and parmesan cheese. Caesar salad and assorted fillings dinner \ Braised chicken tagine with Moroccan vegetables and ground spices. sesame-crusted tuna with chilli sauce and pickled ginger. Assorted bread rolls. paprika roasted potatoes. Asparagus, carrot and pea medley. Golden syrup dumplings topped with snow sugar
The Geelong College Sample Menu breAkfAst \ Choice of cereals, fruit, juices, toast and spreads, bacon and eggs morning teA \ scones with jam and cream Lunch \ sushi and gyoza, salad plates, assorted sandwiches and rolls, crispbread with cheese Afternoon teA \ Fruit dinner \ porterhouse steak, pan-fried fish, vegetable and tofu skewers, fat-cut chips, mixed vegetables or salad and sticky date pudding supper \ Choc-chip cookies \ DECEMBER 11, 2013 \ The weekly review 29
Education \ Art is not an extra but an integral part of this school, writes Cheryl CritChley
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isitors to Geelong Grammar’s Toorak Campus are greeted by dragons, turtles and an elephant. The brightly coloured ceramic creatures playfully snake their way up two totem poles designed and created by the school’s grade 5 students. Each grade 5 student designed and constructed an object of meaning that told a story. Ceramic kookaburras, penguins, birds and even a treehouse were placed atop each other to form the symbolic works. The finished product sits in a small garden and welcomes visitors, never failing to enchant. But there is much more to this delightful children’s artwork than meets the eye. Visual art co-ordinator Sarah Bell, who worked with the children throughout the project, says it typifies the school’s emphasis on creativity, resilience and positivity. “Each piece had personal meaning for the kids,” Bell says. “We were looking at positive values that we wanted to place in the school to create a visual metaphor that reflected, for them, meaning.” The treehouse at the top represents personal freedom, the elephant stands for achieving the big things in life and the kookaburra reflects humour. Finding meaning and beauty in the everyday is a hallmark of Bell’s career as an artist and of the school’s International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP). Geelong Grammar’s Toorak Campus, which has 360 students from its Early Learning Centre (ELC) to grade 6, became Victoria’s first PYP school in 1998. The program is inquiry-based and explores themes across various subjects. At the start of each year, Bell and her colleagues collaborate on how they will introduce learning activities across a range of themes. Art is not an extra but an integral part of the program, which is music to the ears of this talented painter and printmaker. In a recent example, grade 3 students explored how brains think and learn through science (dissecting sheep brains), physical education (brain training games), music (visual, kinesthetic and auditory learning) and art (drawing with the right side of the brain). Bell enjoyed art as a child but did not get to focus on it like today’s students do. She grew up in Sydney and attended Killara High School before her family returned to their home town of Melbourne, where she completed 30 The weekly review \ DECEMBER 11, 2013
years 11 and 12 at St Leonard’s College in Brighton. Bell’s late father ran several businesses but was also creative, fashioning furniture in his spare time. Her mother was a PE teacher. “My earliest memories are of sitting in the garage while my dad designed and constructed all of our furniture,” Bell says. Her parents were sporty, but Bell’s mother later told her that her father also used to draw and sketch. Bell enjoyed sport but preferred art. “I just found myself at home in the art room at lunch time with all the other arty and musical kids,” she says. Artistic careers were limited when Bell finished high school and they mainly related to fine art or graphics. She completed a foundation year at the Prahran College of Advanced Education before winning a place at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she majored in printmaking. “It was the Whitlam years, so it was free education,” she says. “You could live away from home virtually on $50 a week. They were the most exciting years of my life. I could spend 50 hours a week on my work.” After teaching community arts and exhibiting for several years, she completed her diploma of education in 2003 at Monash University. While doing this she also raised daughters Lili, 23, who sings in the Melbourne band Lurch & Chief and studies marketing, and Rosie, 21, who studies fashion design at RMIT. Bell worked in several schools on short-term contracts before joining Geelong Grammar’s Toorak Campus in 2006. She works three days a week and fellow art teacher Justine Siedle works the other two. Together they plan a dynamic art program that covers a broad range of two and three-dimensional artforms and mediums, and links to classroom units of inquiry that are all student-driven. Positive education principles and inquiry-based learning, the hallmark of PYP, are woven into the curriculum where relevant. Developed from Professor Martin Seligman’s Positive Psychology model, Positive Education gives children life tools such as resilience, confidence and optimism. “The arts are a way that students can flourish, and drawing can help children makes sense and construct meaning about their world,” Bell says. Every two years the school holds an exhibition of work by all children from ELC to grade 6. This year’s
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featured an array of styles including watercolour hearts by ELC 3-year-olds, Chinese brush painting and expressive 3D portraits. By prep, the children are quite capable. “Observational drawing will start from the ELC,” Bell says. “It’s about noticing, appreciating and centring on that object, which contrasts clearly with fast digital, clicky TV and gaming experiences. It’s something quite different and it’s quite grounding. “Having said that, the art program also introduces photo editing and animation, which can give the students tools to present their learning in other areas. Generally speaking, our kids aren’t afraid to express themselves.” This freedom of expression is reflected in the children’s work, such as the many methods used in portraits by grade 4 students. One boy used a surrealist style while another chose love as a theme, complete with pink hearts and a cheesy grin. In 2009, Bell won a Geelong Grammar Foundation Board staff study grant to visit the Reggio Emilia region in northern Italy, which bases its school programs on the work of teacher Loris Malaguzzi. He coined the phrase “one hundred languages”, referring to the infinite ways children express their understanding and learning. Bell attended a conference and study tour of schools using the Reggio Emilia approach, which helped inspire the PYP. The first Reggio Emilia school was literally built out of the rubble of World War II. “What I got out of it most and what I’m continuing to do is to reflect on my own teaching and to allow the children to drive their own learning more, and to trust the children’s innate ability and competence in terms of their own creativity,” Bell says. Bell still exhibits and explores a range of artistic pursuits in her spare time. “I’m really into digital photo editing,” she says. “When I go away I like taking lots of photos on my iPhone. This creates a resource for my painting.” At school, she loves the fact that her art spaces are adjacent to the grade 5 and 6 wing and close to classrooms. She also has a conversation space for students to discuss themes before moving to the studio. During this year’s exhibition, the space became a garden to showcase a garden inquiry driven entirely by prep students. They recorded their conversations and made sunflowers, cellophane rain and a felt beehive sitting in real branches. The children were so excited they also wanted to bring in compost, but Bell settled for fake grass. Much of her artistic satisfaction now comes from the students. Among her proudest moments was watching year 4 pupils collaborate with Geelong Grammar’s indigenous scholars and Aboriginal artist Vicki Couzens to produce a possum skin cloak in 2011. With Couzens’ guidance, they researched the cultural significance of the cloaks in Aboriginal culture from birth to death. Babies were carried in the cloaks, which were also used for ceremonies, healing and burial. After discussing cultural sensitivities and the logistics of making a cloak, they imported possum skins from New Zealand as the animals are protected in Australia. Students then produced hand-based designs that were burnt onto the cloak with help from people such as Esther Kirby, an Aboriginal artist and grandmother of student Marika Kirby. “We looked at our geographic location on the Yarra and the symbols in the landscape that we could bring to the piece,” Bell says. “The concept of a tree and a tree of hands evolved. That was the way each student could individually contribute to the piece and those symbols of meaning that reflected their values.” The encounter was deeply moving and the cloak lives at the school’s Corio campus, where the indigenous students can use it in ceremonies such as their graduation. This is what art is all about for Bell – real meaning. “We don’t want to just skim the surface of something,” she says. “The level of meaning, you just can’t measure it. They were just so excited and proud.” \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au DECEMBER 11, 2013 \ The weekly review 31
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Peter carey
Ali Moore
Drew Berry
Missy Higgins
Attended \ Class of 1960
Attended \ Class of 1982
Attended / Class of 1987
Attended \ Class of 2001
CV \ Booker Prize-winning author
CV \ Journalist/broadcaster
CV \ Biomedical animator
CV \ Singer/songwriter
Carey is one of only four writers to win the Booker Prize twice – for Oscar and Lucinda in 1989 and True History of the Kelly Gang in 2001. He has also won the Miles Franklin Literary Award three times (for Bliss in 1981, Oscar and Lucinda in 1989 and Jack Maggs in 1998) and The Age Book of the Year award three times. He is executive director of the creative writing program at Hunter College in New York. \
Moore is one of Australia’s most respected business journalists. A former ABC China correspondent, she hosted Channel Nine’s weekly business current affairs program Business Sunday for almost a decade before returning to the ABC in 2006 as the inaugural Lateline Business host. Over the next six years, she hosted Lateline, 7.30, ABC News 24 and Business Today on the Australia Network before returning to Asia in 2012, where she is based in Singapore producing business news for the BBC. \
Berry has been described by The New York Times as the “Steven Spielberg of molecular animation”. A biomedical animator at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, his animations of cellular and molecular processes have transcended the boundaries of medical research. They have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, used in video clips by Björk and won Emmy and BAFTA awards. Berry has also won the prestigious $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship (2010), nicknamed the Genius Grant. \
Higgins wrote the song that launched her career in the cupboard of her Geelong Grammar School dormitory for a year 10 music assignment. All for Believing would win Triple J’s Unearthed competition in 2001, become a top-10 hit and feature on the first of Higgins’ three No. 1 albums (The Sound of White in 2004, On a Clear Night in 2007 and The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle in 2012). She has won nine ARIA Music Awards and two APRA Awards for songwriting. \
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motoring \ RON HAMMERTON FINDS A LOT TO LIKE WITH BMW’S LATEST
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MW sales executives in Munich must kneel beside their The good news is that the new V8 X5 is not only more bed every night and give thanks to the guy in product powerful and faster than before – it covers the sprint from zero planning who conceived the X5. to 100km/h in a sharp five seconds – but also more efficient. The pitch might have gone something like this: “We’ll BMW says thirst has been slaked by about 16 per cent, down just take our 5 Series sedan, build a big boxy body on it, to 10.5 litres per 100 kilometres, thanks to fuel-efficiency add all-wheel-drive, produce it at an untried plant in South methods such as reducing weight (an aluminium bonnet Carolina and throw it out there to see what happens.” replaces steel, for example), idle stop at the traffic lights and What happened is that this mere niche vehicle when it was regenerative braking that tops up the battery as the car glides launched in 2000 has become BMW’s global second-best seller to a stop rather than when driving around. We managed about behind the more affordable 3 Series. 14 litres per 100 kilometres in a week of city driving. Even in Australia, BMW has sold almost 40,000 of the big Like most SUVs today, the X5’s natural habitat is the leafy beasts, making the X5 the perennial No.1 in the large luxury eastern suburbs, although if you want to venture on to a SUV market. The third generation has arrived, bringing a new muddy bush track, it will give a reasonable impersonation of a look and a host of improvements including a larger body and Toyota Prado. But its strong suit is its all-round driving ability, a broader range that includes a more affordable four-cylinder, especially its peerless road manners (for a car of its size). That’s rear-wheel-drive variant for the first time. why BMW calls it a “sports activity vehicle”. The cheapest X5 is now the rear-drive 2.0-litre diesel The X5’s interior is pure BMW, with high-end leather, sDrive25d at $82,900 (plus on-road costs), which lines white-on-black circular dials (supplemented by a digital up against arch rival Mercedes-Benz’s similarly head-up display projected on the windscreen) and “x5 drivers equipped M-Class SUV (and which, incidentally, is a wide free-standing LCD screen dominating the will love it also built in America’s deep south). centre of the dash and operated by the German if they Six other X5 models are available, covering company’s iDrive knob on the console. six-cylinder diesel and petrol engines and petrol V8. It is all very high-tech but easy to use compared trade up” The range tops out with the triple-turbo six-cylinder with many others. Unfortunately, however, the console diesel, the sports-tuned M50d, at $147,900. layout is designed for left-hand drive, so the buttons are Our test car was the classic V8 petrol xDrive50i, which, a little awkward to reach behind the transmission shift lever. despite its moniker, is powered not by a five-litre engine but a The X5’s seats are perfect for hours in the saddle, boasting 4.4-litre V8, this time boosted by twin turbos and breathing myriad electric-operated adjustments including the important through a variable valve timing system. BMW’s excellent under-thigh extension, as well as heating. As the car’s size eight-speed automatic transmission is standard equipment. would suggest, spaciousness is not an issue, but it is only a Priced at $133,900 ($145,467 driveaway), this X5 rumbles five-seater – there is no third row of seats in the back. along with a hairy-chested 330 kilowatts of power (up 30kW We love the new surround-view camera system for reversing, on the previous model) and 650 Newton metres of torque (up showing a 360° view of the car’s surroundings, supplemented 50Nm) under the right foot. by parking sensors. And if you can’t be bothered parking the When the X5 first appeared, the petrol V8 model was the car, the automated “parking assistant” will do it for you. most popular variant, but as diesel has taken hold here, mainly Other features are automatic emergency braking, active due to advances in performance, cleanliness and quietness, the cruise control with “stop and go” when following another 3.0-litre diesel model has come to dominate sales. vehicle, a Harman/Kardon surround-sound system, internet Now, the V8 X5 is mainly sought by those wanting a functionality and DAB+ digital radio and voice control. big dollop of performance with their SUV spaciousness, Our X5’s cabin was cloaked in beige leather and carpets, class-leading handling and commanding ride height. which also extended to the carpet lining of the rear cargo area.
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BmW X5 XDrive50i What is it? All-wheel-drive luxury SUV What’s in it? 4.4-litre turbocharged V8 engine Power: 330kW. 0-100km/h: 5.0 sec is it thirsty? 10.5 litres per 100km (petrol) driveaway
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thumbs up V8 performance, improved fuel-efficiency, new safety and convenience features, spacious cabin, electric rear hatch, 360° parking camera system thumbs DoWn still thirsty compared with diesel variants, shallow cargo area, dirt-attracting beige interior of test vehicle * These are manufacturer’s list prices.
Better stock up on carpet cleaner or choose another colour … This cargo area has a pull-out cover and lots of tie-down points, and is accessed via a two-piece hatch-and-tailgate, with the top hatch now swinging open electrically with the touch of a button on the keyless fob. Most loads could be lifted over the smaller bottom tailgate with relative ease, but that can be opened down with a pull of a simple lever. A space-save spare wheel lurks under the rear floor, which is high, reducing luggage space to good but not great. A hidden space under the floor helps, as do split-folding rear seats. Overall, the latest X5 has all the strengths of the previous generations, but gains all the latest gizmos for safety and convenience and much more standard equipment. All those 40,000 current X5 drivers will love it if they trade up. \ rhammerton@theweeklyreview.com.au » Test drive the new X5 at Bib Stilwell BMW, 145-149 Williams Road, South Yarra. 9521 2121. » www.bibstillwell.com.au
designs on the future Developing our city \ Michèle Meister won the national Grand Designs Live competition for her vision of a home workspace, writes SARAH MARINOS
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n 2005, Michèle Meister left her home on the idyllic Greek island of Santorini and migrated to Melbourne. Born in Switzerland and growing up initially in Lausanne, Meister and her parents moved to Germany when she was 12. Meister studied fine arts in Hamburg during the 1980s and then began a career as a painter. She went to Santorini to pursue her art for a year. “I ended up staying 14 years and opened my own gallery. There were a lot of tourists and so I could make a living from painting,” she says. It was in Santorini that she met her Melbourne-based husband, who was holidaying in the Greek islands.
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My space: (clockwise from left) Michéle Meister: Meister’s Grand Designs Live design competition entry Keep In Touch; Peter Maddison (left) and Kevin McCloud viewing the design with Meister. (SUPPLIED)
They lived in Greece for five years before returning my design, the hallway marks where you make that to Australia. transition to work space,” she explains. “I decided a new country would mean a new career,” Meister furnished her workspace with a double-sided says Meister, who has just completed a two-year diploma four-metre-long chest of drawers. Each drawer was of interior decoration and design at RMIT University. garnered from hard rubbish left on nature strips. A chest She has capped off her studies by winning the national was then custom-made to fit the diverse collection. Grand Designs Live design competition. “I asked artists, designers and students to put Students from Australia’s art and design institutes something in a drawer that would be inspiring for were asked to create plans for a 6x4-metre “room” to them,” Meister says. Shells, corks, rice, candles, photos, illustrate future trends in a residential space. Meister flowers and even a bird nest were placed in the drawers. created a home working space that included The design also featured a ceiling of paper covered in an interactive ideas wall and a 52-drawer beeswax, cut into hexagons and sewn together. custom-built cabinet filled with tactile “I think the future will see us use old even a bird materials to foster creativity and ideas. She materials in a different context. I used paper nest was also included a drafting table instead of a from the recycling bins at RMIT,” she says. placed in the “And I decided to have a drafting table traditional desk. “I don’t think there is such a big difference because it is not good for us to sit at a desk for drawers between painting and designing a room,” she hours every day. ” says of her new career path. “It’s just that, with a Meister’s design was built during a hectic two room, the canvas has no frame.” weeks with staff and students from RMIT University A few months ago, Meister was one of 105 students pitching in to find materials and help with construction. at RMIT University invited to enter the Grand Designs Jennifer Crowley, program co-ordinator of interior Live design competition, to coincide with the Grand decoration and design at RMIT, says Meister’s design Designs event in Melbourne in October. was cleverly quirky but carefully thought out. As the Students had eight weeks to research and draw their winner, Meister will travel to London next year to visit design, with the winning RMIT design built to compete the Grand Designs Live exhibition in Britain. nationally. Meister was inspired after watching a video “She was very mindful that we live in a society where by a Dutch trends forecaster. we keep buying and using more and more materials and “She said that often when we imagine the future we that we need to step back and realise we can reuse a lot imagine a lot of technology. But this forecaster felt we of materials and give them a second life,” says Crowley. are not going to have as much technology but we will John Eussen, competition judge and a respected have more tactile materials in our lives to inspire us,” figure in Australia’s design and interiors industry, says says Meister. “I also believe that more people will be Meister’s design reflected the changing way we live in, able to work from home, so I wondered what that future interact with, and view the spaces we inhabit. home/work space would look like.” “Michèle stepped outside the square to design a Her design – Keep In Touch – featured a “transition” beautiful and sustainable working space.” \ smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au space, which was a small hallway that marked the change from home to work area. » www.michelemeisterart.blogspot.com “Normally, you leave home and go out to work. In
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IRONIC ICONIC \ RACHEL BERGER calls for calm
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e wouldn’t be here if a large extraterrestrial body hadn’t removed the dinosaurs; the size of our brains has nothing to do with natural selection, it was simply a lucky break. During December we get plenty of evidence of how primitive we still are; it’s the month of being cranky. We’re tired, we’ve been as busy as beavers all year and we’re ready to spread our bodies across a couch and not budge. Even beavers emerge to gather food or patch up a dam for roughly five hours, then retreat to unwind. Humans generally spend more time working than do other creatures, although this varies from culture to culture. The latest census shows the average Australian works 32 hours a week; in many Asian countries it’s up to 48 hours a week. Unlike other animals, we can override our body’s need to slow down. We gulp coffee when we probably should be sleeping or turn on the air-conditioning when the heat would normally demand that we stop. Mostly humans work hard because we aspire to having more than we need “it’s the simply to survive. Squirrels collect only as many month nuts as they need for one winter; they don’t have of being to worry about school fees, dental expenses, dog cranky” grooming or a credit limit of $400 billion. I get it. It’s healthy to want the best for our families, but at what cost to our minds, hearts and adrenalin levels? December is when we realise we’re knackered but, despite our large brains, we run around like hysterical hyenas, mouths agape, scooping up everything in our path as though the world is about to
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implode. Sure, make a list, have a plan but remember the shops are closing for only a day, two maybe; it’s not Armageddon! A female patient once asked renowned psychoanalyst Carl Jung what he thought was the shortest path to her life’s goal. Without hesitation, Jung said: “The detour.” The Conservatory at the Fitzroy Gardens is an excellent, tranquil detour. Although surrounded by four busy roads, it’s surprisingly quiet once you’re in the gardens. This is one of Melbourne’s most historic gardens, set aside as a reserve in 1848. During the 1920s, landscape planning for public gardens was often forfeited for more facilities and features. The Fitzroy Gardens didn’t receive the usual quota of tennis courts and playgrounds but instead got a new conservatory for displaying glasshouse plants. Built in Spanish mission style, the Conservatory building, measuring 30 metres by 15 metres and costing £4000, was opened in 1930 after a prolonged public debate about the merits of giving open space for this sort of facility. There are five floral displays throughout the year; until February it’s all hydrangeas and fuchsias. There are more shades of pink here than on the set of The Bold and the Beautiful. The combination of classical music, trickling fountains and stunning flowers creates a kind of psychic poultice that helps relieve December’s inflammations. Go now. \ boomboom@rachelberger.com
Albert Park Lake
Southern Cross Lane
Queensbridge Square
On several occasions, taking a walk around Albert Park Lake has prevented me from saying or doing things I knew I’d regret. When I say prevented, I mean temporarily; regrettably, I’ve burnt a lot of bridges and have the ashes to prove it. You can walk, jog, cycle, or skate on the park’s gravel or paved pathways. My preference is brooding around several laps of the 4.7-kilometre lake path. There’s a sense of getting grounded while walking around the lake, perhaps because Aboriginal people have had an association with the area going back thousands of years. Throughout the 20th century Albert Park has been used variously as a rubbish tip, army barracks and for chariot racing. \
Southern Cross Lane is a new lane in the city on the site of what was once Melbourne’s celebrity headquarters, The Southern Cross Hotel. The site has been redeveloped into a 21st-century hub with two large towers of offices buzzing with endeavour and a ground level of shops offering everything from coffee to cosmetics. The space between the towers is a long tunnel, but because it’s under a clear covering it’s light and expansive. You don’t feel like the built-up environment is raining down on you. If you’re at the top end of Bourke Street with only a few minutes to stop and get some oxygen, take a seat here and savour the airiness. \
Urban theorists acknowledge public spaces offer the potential for removing ourselves from our daily grind and engaging with others. In a well-designed public space such as Queensbridge Square – a pedestrian space at Southbank beside the Yarra River and the Red Stair Amphitheatre – we’re able to connect geographically to Southbank Boulevard, Queensbridge Street, Crown Casino, the Freshwater Place apartment tower, Sandridge Bridge and Flinders Street Station. By being there, we’re all experiencing the same pleasure in our surroundings simultaneously, so we’re temporarily bonded. This allegedly makes us more tolerant of each other. \
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Camberwell \ 10 Gowar Avenue Landscaped gardens welcome visitors to this comfortable two-storey art-deco residence. Inside, rich timber floors, tastefully coloured walls and an unpretentious extension by architect David Edelman give this house a lived-in feel without compromising on style. Interconnecting formal sitting and dining rooms with intricate ceilings are first off the entrance. In the sitting room, a brick fireplace has the original display cabinetry at either side. The main bedroom has olive-coloured walls, a walk-in wardrobe and a modern en suite with mosaic feature tiles. The open-plan rear extension feels relaxed, with spotted-gum parquetry flooring and 3.35-metre ceilings. With a subtle French provincial tone, the kitchen has black-granite benchtops, white cabinetry and a 900-millimetre Ilve oven, which complements the grey-tiled splashback. Off the kitchen, a door reveals a side deck – perfect for barbecues. Four sets of french doors open the family room to the paved outdoor dining area and pool. Concertina doors reveal a tropical-style cabana fitted with an ultra-modern en suite. Back inside, a sky-lit staircase leads to a lounge room or possible fourth bedroom with an attic-style ceiling. Two double bedrooms with wardrobes share the main bathroom. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
postcode
3124
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Price \ $1.6 million – $1.8 million
Auction \ December 14 at 1pm
agents’ cho i ce POSTCODE
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Fletchers 9090 8390 4
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Kay & Burton Hawthorn 9820 1111 3
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Marshall White Armadale 9822 9999 3
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1/175 Brougham Street, Kew ................................................................. Price: $1 million - $1.1 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 14 at 3pm ................................................................. OFI Thurs 12-12.30pm; Sat 2.30-3pm .................................................................
120 Highett Street, Richmond ................................................................. Price: $1.1 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 14 at 2pm ................................................................. OFI As advertised .................................................................
24 St James Road, Armadale ................................................................. Price: $1.6 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 14 at 2.30pm ................................................................. OFI Thur 10-10.30am; Sat from 2pm .................................................................
8/209 Kooyong Road, Toorak ................................................................. Price: $1.4 million - $1.54 million ................................................................. Private sale ................................................................. OFI Weds & Sat, noon-12.30pm .................................................................
Discover the privacy and elegance of this two-storey oasis where resort-inspired entertaining combines effortlessly with substantial family living.
This is an impressive new townhouse offering an extraordinary standard of living in a pivotal city-edge location.
This classic block-fronted Victorian residence´s period charm and modern comfort deliver instant family appeal with potential to further update or extend.
Sensational elevated sun-filled, singlelevel, Joseph Fudge-designed residence in this highly desirable location close to Kooyong and Toorak villages and trams.
Let's eat lunch @ Cru, 916 Glenferrie Road Let's eat dinner @ Saychol Thai, 229 High Street Let's drink coffee @ Lil Boy Blue, 309 High Street
Let's eat lunch @ Fonda Mexican, 248 Swan Street Let's eat dinner @ Royal Saxon, 545 Church Street Let's drink coffee @ Olmecs, 410 Bridge Road
Let's eat lunch @ Le Petit Prince, 1a Mercer Road Let's eat dinner @ Barca, 1007 High Street Let's drink coffee @ Phillippa´s, 1030 High Street
Let's eat lunch @ Manhattan, 448 Toorak Road Let's eat dinner @ Quaff, 436 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ Kanteen, 150 Alexandra Avenue
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TOORAK \ 60 Fairbairn Road Tree-lined Fairbairn Road was “discovered” about 30 years ago. It consisted entirely of weatherboard “worker’s cottages”: mostly single fronted, all single storeyed. Over the past few years they have been rehabilitated or, if past rescue, replaced by contemporary townhouses. About 15 years old, No. 60 is a typical newcomer. It covers its site, leaving space for a landscaped rear garden. More than half the ground floor consists of living space, overlooked by a kitchen with stainless-steel appliances. French doors lead to the garden. A cloakroom and laundry are tucked beside stairs to the garage. The upper floor has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The main bedroom, at the end of the house, overlooks the rear garden. Its bathroom has shower, toilet and basin. Clothes storage is generous – a wall of wardrobes and two adjacent closets. The central bedroom is used as a study. The front bedroom gets northern light, while the internal rooms receive their light through an ingenious arrangement. They look on to a northern space that is the upper section of the double-height ground-floor passage. Fairbairn Road has other unique attractions: Brookville Gardens are on its east side; Fairbairn Reserve on its west. Both are well-used by locals. \ NEIL CLEREHAN
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Price \ $1.5 million +
Auction \ December 14 at 11am
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ur last Saturday for the year as reporters on Melbourne’s $1 million property market ended on the kind of mixed note we’ve seen in the past month or so. It was another super, super Saturday, with 184 auctions across inner Melbourne and Bayside – and the results showed signs of that fractured market, where the goodies were popular but plenty of properties went unloved. The overall clearance rate was in the low 60 per cent range, with many selling soon after auction – the overall under-the-hammer rate was just 30 per cent. Our bidder per auction indicator, Bidderman, was down to 1.8. Some big results included 25 Beach Street, Port Melbourne, which had four bidders. More than 80 people poured into the kitchen and living area of this four-level contemporary beachside house with spectacular bay views to see Oliver Bruce (Marshall White) put it to auction. The property passed in for $5.025 million and was later bought for $5.175 million. Another big contemporary family home at 17-19 Alexandra Avenue, South Yarra, with 11 rooms and views over the Yarra River, sold after auction for $4.825 million,
with two bidders (Tim Derham of Abercromby’s). There was serious bidder enthusiasm for the four-bedroom art-deco house at 6 Crellin Grove, Camberwell (Andrew Gibbons, Marshall White), which had seven bidders and sold under the hammer for $1.47 million. But plenty of properties were passed in. Four out of five we covered in Brighton passed in, as well as three out of five in Hawthorn and three in Kew. This included the renovated house in a prime Sackville-Ward position at 5a Macartney Avenue, Kew. It had no bidders and was passed in on a vendor bid of $3.25 million. In Malvern, the beautiful Edwardian house at 105 Claremont Avenue had a big crowd of about 100. But two bidders failed to take the property beyond the reserve price and it was passed in at $3.31 million. What’s going on? What’s happened to the buyer enthusiasm that seemed so unstoppable just a few weeks ago? There really is a lot of stock out there at the moment. From the end of November to the close of the auction season on December 14, nearly 500 $1 million-plus properties will have gone to auction. Is supply starting to outstrip demand? That can be normal in late spring, which is what we saw in 2010 and 2011 – although
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not in 2012. It may well be that most people who had to buy are now satisfied, and those who were just looking haven’t seen anything that really grabs their fancy enough at the prices that are being asked. That’s more the case at the $3 million-plus level, where the choice has been the best in more than three years. We’ve now got big supply at this level and buyers have eased back on early spring. Having said that, there are still many more buys at this level than in late spring 2011. But at the $1 million-$3 million mark, the market is still solid and knee deep in buyers. The fundamentals suggest it will remain this way for some time. It’s a somewhat different end to the year
than last year’s. That was a year of recovery, and 2013 started with enthusiasm and got stronger and stronger – especially when there was still a shortage of stock. As this year progressed and stock levels started to increase, we got a mix between some incredible weekends with clearance rates up in the high 70 per cent levels, and one or two at 80 per cent, and others where buyers just seemed to turn up their noses at some of what was on offer. That’s particularly been the case in the past couple of weeks when some buyers seemed to lose a bit of that sense of urgency we saw a few weeks back – although, as we described previously, we did see late in the year the rise of the wounded underbidder. There almost seems to be an assumption that there will be more from where that came from next year. While the outlook seemed crystal clear at the end of 2012, it’s a little muddy as we go into the break in 2013. Not that 2014 looks weak at all. It’s just not looking to go gangbusters from the outset as it did last year. But who knows for sure? \ Mal James Principal Buyer Advocate 0408 107 988 \ 9804 3133 We Only Buy Homes www.james.net.au DECEMBER 11, 2013 \ The weekly review 45
KEW \ 174 Cotham Road
Fletchers \ 9090 8390
Price \ About $900,000
Hawthorn \ 106 Illawarra Road
Auction \ December 14 at 1pm
Noel Jones \ 9809 2000
Price \ $1.5 million +
Auction \ December 14 at 11am
This single-level, double-fronted house offers an intriguing alternative to what’s usually on offer for downsizers, investors and small families, with 395 square metres on a subdivided block of prime Kew land. The façade and many internal features have classic Victorian elegance: a bullnose verandah and slate roof; triple-tiered decorative cornices around four-metre ceilings; and ornate architraves with deep skirtings. The two front rooms are bedrooms with built-in wardrobes, timber floors and elongated sash windows looking out to the large, private front garden. A decorative archway across the hall marks the centre of the house. Past it is the living area: to the right is a kitchen, straight ahead a fitted desk and shelves, and to the left a living room that draws morning light through french doors and a highlight window. Outside there is a deck, a storage area and carport. There’s also enough room out front for three cars to park. Beyond the back wall of the house is a low-rise block of six flats, accessed from a rear bluestone lane. \ JACQUI HAMMERTON
The same family has owned this Californian bungalow in the Scotch Hill precinct for more than 40 years. A second-storey rear extension and deck were added in the 1970s, yet the house still holds incredible potential. Freeform front gardens precede the weatherboard exterior and front porch. Off the hall, the sitting room has an open fireplace, while french doors lead into an intimate study. Also off the entry is the main bedroom. The formal dining room has floral wallpaper and an original leadlight window. Nearby, the central kitchen overlooks the casual meals area and an office. Steps lead down into a family room. Here, a door reveals a deck and a huge mulberry tree. Paths lead past an outdoor dining area and through the garden. The upstairs has three bedrooms with wonderful leafy vistas and a retro-style bathroom. The house is on 800 square metres and is a few metres from the velodrome between H.A. Smith Reserve and Patterson Reserve. Top schools and public transport are only a short walk away. \ MICHELLE OSTROW ZUKERMAN
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Abercromby’s \ 9864 5300
Price \ $1.9 million +
Auction \ December 14 at 11.30am
This classic two-storey Edwardian is the epitome of Gascoigne Estate family living. postcode The leadlight entry gives way to a wide hall and an impressive front dining room and connecting sitting room. An open fireplace warms these two grand spaces alongside high ceilings and large bay windows that overlook the manicured front garden. Polished-timber floors and ceiling roses add to the period allure. Off the hall are a carpeted study with open fireplace and two carpeted bedrooms. Both contain built-in wardrobes and the larger of the two has an open fireplace and en suite bathroom with spa bath. At the rear of the house, the kitchen has stainless-steel appliances and overlooks a bright and spacious living and meals area with split-system air-conditioning. Upstairs, a central bathroom is positioned between three carpeted bedrooms, each with a built-in wardrobe and split-system air-conditioner. Outside is a paved courtyard, built-in barbecue, grassed area, in-ground trampoline and garden shed. There is also off-street parking for two cars. \ JULIAN HEALEY
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Auctions
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21 71%
Ashburton
14 71%
Balwyn
27 78%
Balwyn North
40 65%
Camberwell
52 71%
Canterbury
32 81%
Glen Iris
46 78%
Hawthorn
49 71%
Hawthorn East 24 63% This stunning home is perfect for an active growing family, with pool/spa and tennis court and living spaces on a grand scale, including a study and covered patio. Let's eat lunch @ Platform Espresso, 1529 High Street Let's eat dinner @ Preserve Kitchen, 32 High Street Let's drink coffee @ The Resident Café, 246 High Street
Kew
49 74%
Kew East
10 60%
Malvern
18 72%
Malvern East
40 70%
Prahran
49 86%
South Yarra
43 74%
Surrey Hills
37 73%
Toorak
46 72%
Source \ REIV *Due to the very low volume of auctions in some suburbs the clearance rates are likely to show a high degree of volatility.
CANTERBURY \ 3 Dryden Street
ARMaDALE \ 29 Wattletree Road
we love it Karen Gornalle \ 9888 5508
Price \ $1.9 million
Private sale
Hocking Stuart \ 9509 0411
Price \ About $1.8 million
Auction \ December 14 at 2.30pm
Whether or not Dryden Street in Canterbury is named after a 17th-century poet, both it and this elegant weatherboard house on 753 square metres deserve some praise in prose. One could write an ode to the locale – blessed with wonderful schools, parks and shops – and a sonnet about the interior melding of original features and stylish renovation. But the landscaped gardens are worth an epic ballad: nurtured by the green-thumbed vendor, they offer an elegant street presence, a grapevine-draped pergola, cottage plantings and an entertainer’s delight at the rear. The house has the charm of 1924, contemporary features in sparkling bathrooms and plenty of accommodation. The hall leads to two bedrooms on the left, a formal living and dining on the right, and a Neff kitchen alongside a sunny meals area. Past a verandah are three more bedrooms, one with an en suite and a balcony. Worked into the slope of the land, a downstairs rumpus area with a study and wine cellar opens to the back garden. \ JACQUI HAMMERTON
This Victorian house has many of its original details, such as floral crown mouldings in the entry hall, pressed-metal ceilings in the dining room and a grand bay window in the living room. The all-white façade highlights the high level of maintenance that has kept this house pristine. A formal entry hall with marble floors reveals an elegant staircase that leads to four large bedrooms and a family bathroom. To the left are two front rooms – one a formal dining room and the other a living room – that retain the classic configuration of the period, as well as marble fireplaces. But it’s the pretty interior touches – such as the chandeliers, wallpaper, cream drapes – that add ornate character. Both rooms have views overlooking the paved front garden. Across the hall is the white timber kitchen with its modern appliances, including a Paul Bocuse stove, and granite benchtops. The family room is also in this section and has timber floors, a neutral colour palette and french doors to the back courtyard and carport. \ FRANCESCA CARTER
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AUCTION
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Superb level site with a lovingly maintained & charming Californian bungalow, ready to be sold for the first time in 47 years. Located an easy walk to Whitehorse Road shops & tram the home provides three bedrooms, original formal lounge & dining rooms, comfortable kitchen & bathroom. This is a home which can easily be lived in now & renovated later. Set on a wide level site of 66 ft x 130 ft (20.1 m x 39.6 m) ideal for a luxury new home or for two large townhouses (STCA). A fantastic opportunity in this most sought after location.
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CONTACT
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278 High Street, Kew
9854 8888
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Apartment 1, 9 Woorigoleen Road Toorak AUCTION Saturday 14th December at 12noon
60 Fairbairn Road Toorak
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Delightful Single Level Living with Space Positioned on one of Toorakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest tree lined streets, is this beautifully renovated, ground floor spacious villa-apartment in immaculate boutique block with low maintenance North and East courtyard garden perfect for entertaining only minutes from Toorak Village. Offers spacious sunken lounge and dining, stone kitchen overlooking courtyard, 3 bedrooms, (main with en-suite and walk-in robe), storeroom, double lock up garage with internal direct access. VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm
Low maintenance luxury moments from Toorak Village Nestled moments from Toorak Village and the Brookville Gardens, this architecturally designed residence offers an abundance of space and light across two stunning levels. The open plan kitchen, dining and living area leads seamlessly to the low maintenance courtyard. Upstairs the main bedroom with BIR and marbled en suite is complimented by a second bedroom with BIR, bathroom and versatile study / 3rd bedroom. Other features include powder room, laundry and 2 car basement car park. VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm, Saturday 10.30 - 11am
CALL Gary Ormrod Nathan Verwoert Michael Gibson
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CALL Sam Wilkinson Jacqui Ralph Steve Kavakos
0400 169 148 0418 106 068 0419 470 998
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8 St Andries Street Camberwell
AUCTION Saturday 14th December at 1pm
22 York Street Hawthorn
AUCTION Saturday 14th December at 12noon
Desirable Family Living An outstanding 4 bedroom family home presented in immaculate condition, located in this typical Camberwell quiet residential street in close proximity to sought after schools. Features Formal living and dining rooms with open fireplace, study, huge kitchen/family room, upstairs master bedroom with ensuite and WIR, 3 further bedrooms, salt water swimming pool, double garage and security entrance.
VIEW Thursday 5 - 5.30pm, Saturday 12.30 - 1pm
Victorian with verve, inside and out Wonderfully wide-set and freestanding on a tranquil street just minutes from Glenferrie Rd shopping, this lovely 3 bedroom/2 bathroom Victorian home is bursting with northern sunlight and enjoys an easy transition from streamlined Euro kitchen/ superb open-plan spaces to glorious night-lit garden surrounds where any-weather relaxing is a stylish and secluded affair underneath auto-awning. Highlights include dedicated master level, stunning family bathroom with leafy garden-aspect, heated concrete floors, OSP and excellent proximity to premium schools and city transport. VIEW Thursday 2 - 2.30pm, Saturday 11.30am - 12pm
CALL Cher Coad 0412 252 858 Andrew Smith 0413 309 605 Conjunctional Agent JA Cain 9805 2900 Bryan Cain 0418 320 525 Elia Defreitas 0419 137 227
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7 Canterbury Street Sorrento
PRIVATE SALE
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“Canterbury” A high quality, spacious home of four bedrooms, two bathrooms, four living areas, elevated and north facing. Features soaring cathedral ceilings, generous spaces, massive sun-drenched decking, private gardens and is within an easy walk of the Ocean beach, Sorrento Township, hotels and restaurants.
VIEW By Appointment
“Lake House” - Better Than Beach Frontage Overlooking a magnificent spring fed lake and wetlands, this unique property features a charming cedar house, desirable northern aspect and total privacy. Set on 63 undulating acres this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to secure your piece of heaven on the beautiful Mornington Peninsula. Other improvements include bunkhouse, stables, tennis court, 3 machinery sheds and established orchard. A second home is located on the western boundary with frontage on Baldrys Road. Featured in the December issue of Country Style Magazine 2013. VIEW By Prior Appointment
CALL Liz Jensen Jan Blaber
0418 446 228 0400 513 216
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CALL Rollo Moore Tom Barr Smith
0418 336 152 0438 368 020
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8 Junction Road Merricks North
PRIVATE SALE
“Shenstone” Located down an exclusive, quiet rural road is this elegant home on approx. 43 acres overlooking an undulating landscape. The residence boasts formal sitting room with open fireplace & French doors leading to verandahs & the delightful garden, open plan kitchen, study, three bedrooms, modern en suite & family bathroom. Heating includes under floor in the bathrooms, combustion heater plus gas heaters. A Northern courtyard provides an outdoor entertaining area plus a vine covered decking. Separate guest accommodation, two dams, a large barn, ample tank water & three car garage. VIEW By Appointment
CALL Prue McLaughlin Andrew Hines
0417 389 006 0400 630 630
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Rob Vickers-Willis 0412 210 066 Andrew Harlock 0419 379 992 Office 9864 5300
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Gascoigne Edwardian With Lifestyle Focus
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Rich Edwardian character, beautifully generous proportions and a premier family position. Handsome ’Rolvenden’ boasts all these sought after Gascoigne Estate elements whilst delivering the modern lifestyle advantages of an easily managed landscaped garden and walking access to elite schools, trams, trains and local cafes. Includes formal, family and alfresco entertaining, rumpus, downstairs main bedroom with ensuite, leadlight bay windows, open fireplaces, roof access, alarm and secure off street parking. Land size 596 sqm approx.
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Armadale 6/769 High Street Outstanding dual level residence delivers the best of design concepts. Set back from the street, its large living/dining area and open plan kitchen overlook a private courtyard, while upstairs three bedrooms surround a central bathroom plus separate W.C. The master bedroom includes built in robes and an inviting balcony. Secure garaging for 2 cars. Huge storage.
3 • Generous spaces • Sunny courtyard • Large store room • Downstairs powder room • Double garage with security entry Auction Saturday 14th December 12.00pm Inspect Thursday 11.45-12.15 Saturday from 11.30
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PORTSEA
57 Elizabeth Road
Au Naturale Lifestyle. Set amongst approx. 3000 square metres of natural vegetation this home is a combination of recycled timbers, hand made hawthorn bricks and Daniel Robertson tiles, all of which combine to offer wonderful history and a relaxed style to this well maintained property. An open plan, seamlessly blends the kitchen, living and dining areas with the outdoors. Recycled sleeper steps lead down to a N/S mod-grass tennis court. 3 bedrooms including master with ensuite, separate laundry, family bathroom and double carport. For those who really do want the complete getaway, peace and tranquility by the sea - THIS IS IT.
Sunday 19th January at 3.00pm (Unless Sold Prior) By appointment Ilze Moran 0439 840 550 Lloyd Robinson 0414 441 880 3743 Point Nepean Road, Portsea 5984 4500 rtedgar.com.au
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PORTSEA
28 Latham Drive
A Tale of Two Seas. Serenely set among classic seaside gardens in this highly-prized pocket of Portsea just a stone´s throw from the surf, this architect-designed house captures both bay and ocean views, while the 780 sqm (approx) allotment includes gated access to a private walking track to the beach. Well-suited to both holiday or permanent living, experience the tranquility as you drift off to sleep to the soothing sounds of waves tumbling onto the shore. Features bright open-plan living, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, open fireplace, split-system heating/cooling, ducted vacuum, security system and remote double garage.
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Saturday 25th January at 12.00pm (Unless Sold Prior) By appointment Lloyd Robinson 0414 441 880 Ilze Moran 0439 840 550 3743 Point Nepean Road, Portsea 5984 4500 rtedgar.com.au
68 Hemston Avenue
CRUFFEL - Set high on the hill on 5,000 square metres this 2 level residence has 280 degree spectacular views over Hemston Lake, Port Phillip Bay, Portsea township, Sorrento Golf Course to Arthurs Seat and Mount Martha. This home of generous proportions is divided into zoned wings each with a garden aspect. Comprising of 4 bedrooms all with ensuites, central kitchen, lounge, dining and entertaining areas opening to extensive decking from which to enjoy the view. Large rumpus room, storage, work shop and double garage. There are many features to this private and secluded unique property, including pool, spa and tennis court, and close proximity to Shelley beach. 62 The weekly review \ DECEMBER 11, 2013
Sunday 26th January at 2.00pm (Unless Sold Prior) By appointment Warwick Anderson 0418 320 873 Ilze Moran 0439 840 550 3743 Point Nepean Road, Portsea 5984 4500 rtedgar.com.au
PORTSEA
3737 Point Nepean Road
An exceptional property, private and secure in the very heart of Portsea. Surrounded by lush gardens, this contemporary home offers an ideal weekend escape or permanent home. And with the possibility of glittering bay views from a 1st floor addition (S.T.C.A.) this property affords significant growth potential as well. Comprising; 4 bedrooms, master with ensuite and walk in robe (includes separate guest quarters with bathroom and kitchenette). A very large (8m x 10m) lounge with open fire place, 2nd living area, sun catching deck with pool and spa plus a double garage. This is an outstanding opportunity to own property in this tightly held pocket of Portsea. Land size 982m2 (approx).
Sunday 26th January at 3.30pm (Unless Sold Prior) By appointment Lloyd Robinson 0414 441 880 Ilze Moran 0439 840 550 3743 Point Nepean Road, Portsea 5984 4500 rtedgar.com.au
HOLDSWORTH South Yarra 94 River Street
The River Runs Deep With Options Let the river of your imagination flow freely as you contemplate the skyrocket potential for this Victorian in a sought after South Yarra location and with no heritage listing on the property, the floodgates for your creativity are wide open. Sitting on a deep block with the rare bonus of two secure off-street car spaces (rear ROW access), the existing home is comfortable & generously accommodating in its present form. The traditional showcases two bedrooms (BIRs), refurbished bathroom, living room, updated kitchen, family/meals, ducted heating, Euro laundry, floorboards & high ceilings with roses. You might wish to continue the renovation & transform the home into a stunning blend of past & present. Alternatively start again with an architectural masterpiece (STCA) in keeping with the surrounding contemporary streetscape. Whichever fork in the river you choose, you´re sure to enjoy the benefits of this brilliant lifestyle location within walking distance of the Yarra, Botanic Gardens, transport & the fashion & action on both Toorak Road & Chapel Street.
Albert Park
8644 5500
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MOUNT ELIZA 23 Jacksons Road Reminiscent of a stately English Manor with 4045sqm approx of breathtaking grounds, this 50sq residence commands views of the bay & city skyline. Northwest dimensions showcase timeless elegance, gracious proportions & a Golden Mile location near beach, schools including the highly regarded private Toorak College & Mt Eliza Village deliver an exceptional bayside lifestyle only 45 minutes from the city. Formal rooms, expansive living areas & 4 bedrooms all enjoy magnificent views. 3 car garage.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 3.30pm
Inspect
Wednesday 6-6.30pm & Saturday from 3pm
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James Redfern 0412 360 667 David Volpato 0414 701 983
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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www.23jacksonsroad-mounteliza.com
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Community Real Estate 03 9708 8667 James Crowder 0407 813 377
HAWTHORN EAST 8 Miami Street This magnificent landmark Victorian family residence on 1,065sqm approx is arguably one of the earliest homes in the area. Showcasing original period features enhanced by formal & contemporary living/entertaining areas, 4 bedrooms, 3 ensuites, main/dual WIRs, family bathroom, superbly appointed Euro/granite kitchen leading to a paved alfresco area with s/heated I/G and adjacent retreat/gym, bathroom & loft bedroom accommodation with kitchenette. Incls hyd. heating, refrig/evap+R/C air-conditioning d/ vacuum, cellar, rem/gates+dble carport.
Auction
Private Sale $3,575,000
Inspect
Saturday 1.45-2.15pm
Contact
James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.8miamistreet-hawthorneast.com
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SOUTH MELBOURNE 301/188 Albert Road A premium location directly opposite Albert Park Lake affords this stunning luxury 3-bedroom boutique apartment spectacular views over the lake. Sophisticated and generously proportioned designer spaces deliver a coveted lifestyle near the Domain, the city, South Melbourne Market and restaurants. Beautifully appointed, the expansive living/ dining room with state of the art Miele kitchen opens to a large balcony overlooking the lake while a spacious lightfilled retreat opens to a 2nd balcony. Features lift access, 2 basement side-by-side car-spaces and storage cage.
Auction
Wednesday 18th December at 6.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 2.30-3pm, Saturday 2.30-3pm & Tuesday from 6pm
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Mark Harris 0414 799 343 Oliver Bruce 0409 856 599
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Office
101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999
Web
www.301-188albertroad-southmelbourne.com
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MALVERN 29 Dixon Street While designer style, sublime elegance and spectacular gardens are the key defining attributes of this captivating block-fronted c1890´s Victorian residence, a leafy location near good schools and Glenferrie Rd confirms its exceptional family allure. Dark oak parquetry flows through the arched hallway to inviting sitting room (marble OFP) and sumptuous living/dining room (gas fire-place) with gourmet kitchen opening to landscaped northwest garden. The four gorgeous bedrooms and two lavish bathrooms include a main with marble OFP and en-suite
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 12.30pm
Inspect
By appointment Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday from 12pm
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Chris Alcock 0407 907 748 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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www.29dixonstreet-malvern.com
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KEW 21 Stirling Street You will be easily captivated by this appealing Edwardian timber family home with its attractive façade, leafy garden setting and fully renovated/extended interior close to Kew Junction, prestige schools, shopping/transport options & parklands comprising stylish formal/informal living areas, 4 bedrooms, main ensuite, 2 bathrooms, superbly appointed marble/Euro kitchen, alfresco area with solar in-ground pool & remote/double garage (ROW). Incls v/intercom, alarm, plantation shutters, marble bench tops, d/heating, R/C airconditioners, solar panels.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday from 12noon
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Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.21stirlingstreet-kew.com
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BALWYN NORTH 53 Trentwood Avenue Setting a benchmark for family luxury this compelling new multi-level contemporary residence in the Balwyn High zone features a breathtaking interior comprising wide entrance with shiny Merbau floors, generous living room, study & 4 zoned bedrooms, main/WIR+sleek ensuite, pristine family bathroom plus an expansive lower level family living, stylish Euro/Stone kitchen(WIP) flowing to covered outdoor entertaining. The impressive features of this home include quality fixtures/fittings, v/intercom, zoned reverse cycle refrigerated cooling/heating, rem/dble garage (I/A).
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 10-10.30am
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Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.53trentwoodavenue-balwynnorth.com
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KEW 861 Glenferrie Road Private and secure behind a high fence this superb, fully renovated home in the heart of the Kew private school precinct exudes style & quality comprising sky-lit polished timber hallway, formal lounge or dining room, 4 bedrooms (main/WIR) pristine ensuite and family bathroom, laundry & attic media room/storage. Complemented by an outstanding family living/dining area with Euro appointed kitchen & butlers pantry flowing to a sunny deck overlooking the deep garden. Incls double glazing, d/heating, R/C air-con, ample storage, 10,000ltrs water tanks, remote OSPx2
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 10.15-10.45am & Saturday from 11am
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James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Robert Ding 0418 858 393
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MALVERN EAST 15 Nyora Street In a cul de sac with Hedgeley Dene virtually at one end and Central Park at the other and schools, shops, cafes and trams all within a short stroll, a more perfect setting would be hard to find. Combine this with Edwardian charm, a deep north facing allotment with pool and two street frontages and you have all the ingredients for a sensational renovation or new home opportunity (STCA). Currently a very comfortable 3bedroom home to live in or lease out while considering the options. Land 537sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 10.30am
Inspect
Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday from 10am
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Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234 Heather Elder 0413 273 079
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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www.15nyorastreet-malverneast.com
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HAWTHORN EAST 17 Rathmines Road This mid 1920s solid brick family residence showcases period features of its era comprising formal living, adjacent dining, 3 bedrooms, one+ensuite, period-style main bathroom, study, retreat with kitchenette & laundry; plus a black & white tiled kitchen with ILVE stove, dishwasher, WIP & north-facing family room enhanced by lush garden outlooks, sunny brick paved outdoor entertaining area and garden+spa pool. Incls intercom, alarm, d/heating/cooling, R/C airconditioners, 7000ltrs w/tank & irrigation system, rem/ tandem garage/side lane access. Land size: 790sqm approx.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 10.15-10.45am & Saturday 2-2.30pm
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Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 Michael Wood 0425 280 191
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.17rathminesroad-hawthorneast.com
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KEW 2 Loxton Street This attractive tuck-pointed Hawthorn brick cottage on an unusually wide and deep allotment in the coveted Sackville Ward precinct features scope to improve or extend (STCA), parquetry floors, double arched hallway, 2 bedrooms, dining room/3rd bedroom, generous living, stylish Euro kitchen & bathroom/laundry opening to paved alfresco area & bluestone terraced gardens+garage/workshop/ROW.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 12.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 12-12.30pm
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Michael Wood 0425 280 191 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.2loxtonstreet-kew.com
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SURREY HILLS 713 Canterbury Road This captivating Californian offers a blend of period charm+ contemporary finishes delivering loads of spacious living zones and excellent north-facing entertaining areas. Extended over 2 levels comprising white oak timber floors, entrance hall, sitting room, adjacent dining, 3 downstairs bedrooms, main/WIR/ensuite, family bathroom with Euro laundry & powder room. A generous family living domain & Euro S/S kitchen opens to a sandstone alfresco area & private garden. Upstairs has an attic-style spacious family retreat/cinema/study area & 4th bedroom.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm
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Chris Alcock 0407 907 748 James Tostevin 0417 003 333
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.713canterburyroad-surreyhills.com
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BALWYN NORTH 106 Greythorn Road This prominent and expansive corner site of 699sqm/ 7,521sqft approx is perfect for the construction of a luxurious new two-storey home in the sought-after Balwyn High zone. Capitalizing on potential tree-top views to the Dandenong Ranges, in this highly regarded and prized area surrounded by quality homes - all underpinning its excellent prospects for future capital gains.
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 9.30am
Inspect
Saturday 9-9.30am
Contact
James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Robert Ding 0418 858 393
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
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www.106greythornroad-balwynnorth.com
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MALVERN EAST 92 Tooronga Road This impressive slate-roofed Edwardian family residence is enviably located in the environs of the prestigious Gascoigne Estate. The interior beautifully showcases classic period features meticulously restored & preserved comprising elegant formal living & dining, 3 bedrooms, period style bathroom, informal living, modern kitchen/dining opening to a laundry, external WC & large garden with room to extend out or up if desired - creating new living areas in keeping with today´s family lifestyle (STCA). Incls d/heating (new) & cooling, dble garage/ROW.
Auction
Saturday 21st December at 11.30am
Inspect
Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 2.15-2.45pm
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Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007 Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282
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266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999
Web
www.92toorongaroad-malverneast.com
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ARMADALE 24 St James Road Idyllically situated near Armadale station, shops, cafes and schools, this classic block-fronted Victorian residence´s period charm and modern comfort deliver instant family appeal with potential to update or extend within deep garden dimensions. Ducted heating, RC/air-conditioning, Euro-laundry and carport add to this home´s immediate appeal. N.B- No covenants on title. Access also available from rear. Land 808sqm (approx).
Auction
Saturday 14th December at 2.30pm
Inspect
Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday from 2pm
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James Tomlinson 0408 350 684 Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234
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1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999
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www.24stjamesroad-armadale.com
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Specialising in property up to $1million
KEW 148 Wiltshire Drive www.148wiltshiredrivekew.com
Quiet, secure apartment 148 combines the benefits of a grand heritage building with modern, low-maintenance conveniences. High ceilings and original windows complement open-plan spaces, oak floors, designer bathroom with underfloor heating, Caesar Stone, custom cabinetry and Euro laundry, modern kitchen with ample storage and dishwasher, two generous bedrooms (BIRs) and undercover parking for two cars. Willsmere Village and Kew Junction are within a walking distance with trams at Kew Junction and express buses to the city from Princess St. INSPECT Thu from 6pm AUCTION Thursday 12th December at 6.30pm
Luke Saville 0437 720 806 Danny See 0402 533 853
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BALWYN NORTH 80 Ursa Street
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Seeing Is Believing Fully renovated 2 storey 5 bedroom family home is an entertainer´s delight with an excellent mix of formal & informal living replete with quality fixtures & fittings throughout. Accommodation includes entry hall, a formal lounge with gas log fire, fully equipped kitchen with Miele appliances, stone bench tops & expansive glass doors opening to a sunny north facing balcony. There are 5 bedrooms (ensuite & WIR to main), 2 studies, u/s living room & acoustic theatre room, the rear family room opens up to a huge entertainment deck. Features include double glazing throughout & reverse cycle split systems.
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Office: 72A Doncaster Road, Balwyn North 9859 9517
Saturday 14th December at 12.30pm $1.2 Million plus Thur 2 - 2.30pm & 7-7.30pm: Sat 12-12.30pm Andrew Maung 0410 233 787 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979
BALWYN NORTH 1A Highbury Street Convenience Personified in Balwyn High Zone This appealing, free standing Townhouse, no body corporate & own driveway, close to Balwyn North Village shops, city tram & St Bede´s Primary. Comp; entry foyer, study, lounge, open plan kitchen/ family/meals area opening to courtyard & a sep laundry. Upstairs, 3 DBL bedrooms, BIRs (main WIR & full ensuite) powder room & family bathroom, plus DBL remote garage & ducted heating.
Office: 72A Doncaster Road, Balwyn North 9859 9517
Auction: Price: Open: Contact:
Sat 14th December at 11.00am $750,000 plus Thu12-12.30pm:Sat 10.30-11am Andrew Maung 0410 233 787 Chris Ewart 0419 897 979
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Murrumbeena 516 Neerim Road Unsurpassed English Clinker in Golden Mile Location Gracing superb landscaped grounds in a coveted Golden Mile position, this unsurpassed 1930â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English clinker brick residence offers impressive 5 bedroom/3 bathroom family proportions among its 11 thoroughly renovated principal rooms. Sophisticated styling over two levels delivers understated elegance, while extensive alfresco entertaining spaces, all oriented to the sunny north, are crowned by a spectacular glass mosaic concrete pool that perfectly complements relaxed garden surroundings.
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ArmAdAle 29 Wattletree road ‘Clifden’ A Gracious Victorian Icon. This illustrious and landmark two-storey Victorian residence presents magnificent four-bedroom plus a study accommodation in one of Armadale’s best locations close to Malvern Central, High Street’s cafes and transport. An exquisitely crafted extension has created a timeless blend of rich heritage adornment and elegant contemporary spaces extending to a secluded courtyard that expertly satisfies family lifestyle priorities. Beautifully detailed reception rooms, each with marble fireplaces, complement a family room and a granite kitchen with a Paul Bocuse oven. Four spacious bedrooms and two luxurious marble bathrooms. Features remote gates to a carport. 4
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BAlwyn north 70 Woodville Street design your dream future. Enjoying a family friendly locale close to Boroondara Park Primary, Koonung Creek bike trail, Greythorn shopping village, bus and tram, this spacious 1950s home is within the Balwyn High zone. Owned by the one family for 55 years, the beautifully presented spaces flow from the lounge, through the modern kitchen with Fisher & Paykel appliances, to the sunny living/dining. Boasting 3 bedrooms, study/4th bedroom, neat bathroom, ducted heating and garage, move straight in or rent out while considering plans. This is the perfect canvas to build your big future with a full renovation and extension or as the site for a substantial luxury residence (subject to council approval). 4
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Mont Albert 8 GeorGe Street A captivating gem on a serene street, this family home is near TAFE, Hospital, Centro, schools and transport. Relax in the lounge, dining, living, meals and modern kitchen, flowing out to a deck. Features master ensuite, ducted heating, A/C and 2 single carports.
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A SIMPLY STUNNING FRENCH FARMHOUSE RESIDENCE SET ATOP 15 ACRES Introduced by a lengthy asphalt drive that rises to a crowned hilltop garden setting framing this stunning rammed earth residence. Of substantial proportions & featuring a delightful vine covered courtyard, the homestead encompasses 5 bedrooms, study, generous living areas, a superb basement wine cellar and extensive lofted areas above that offer abundant storage, or potential for further living space. The property features professionally designed gardens, post & rail pastures, a charming stable barn, chicken house, workshop and substantial colorbond machinery shed with lofted storage area. Positioned to capture breathtaking rural views, the property is a superbly private retreat with immediate proximity to major shopping, schools, freeway etc. FOR SALE BY NEGOTIATION Contact Peter Watson 0418 105 402 or Graeme Curtis 0419 538 940 57 High Street, Berwick (03) 9707 6000 www.neilsonpartners.com.au
Woodend - Hesket
849 Romsey Road
(With frontages also to Potts Road and Colwells Road)
Ravenswood – 43.22 Ha (106.7 acres)
One of the very select and best equine developed small acreages in the prestigious Hesket-Hanging Rock locality on the northern side of Mount Macedon. Features include a meticulously constructed two-storey barn/stable/ caretakers residence complex of approx 34 squares including ground level capacity for 4 boxes, tackroom, storage and laundry facilities and upstairs a modern three bedroom, two bathroom residence. Outstanding red volcanic soils, excellent water supply from huge lake, two dams, spring fed mountain creek, and bore, horse fencing, several field shelter sheds, manège, with magnificent views over the undulating countryside and to Mount Macedon. Price $1,600,000 keatings.com.au
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Contact John Keating 0419 880 444 or Sandi Mueller 0408 392 347
83 High Street, Woodend
(03) 5427 2999
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THE HOME DIRECTORY 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, irrigation, laying lawns, waste removal and more. Enjoy a well-presented garden adapted to your style and taste. Contact: Jared 0414 303 557 www.sprucelandscaping.com.au
Rendering Solid Plasterers
Add value to your home! Marble Ridge solid plasterers is a family operated company with over 40 years experience. Specialising in all finishes interior and exterior, moulds, restoration work, high quality assured. No job too small. Contact: Rick 0414 604 250
CLUTTER RESCUE Total-E-Tailer
Sold your home, renovating or wanting to get rid of unwanted goods? Clean up with my help. Let me help you sell your unwanted goods and turn it into $$$$. We sell used furniture, kitchens, bathrooms and home decor. Contact me to give you a free appraisal. Contact: 0425 329 247 simonehayman@gmail.com
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
Garden Consultations Town and Country Gardens
Our personalised service includes solving existing garden problems, plant health checks and revamping or establishing a new garden. We offer professional and practical advice and garden designs to ensure your individual gardening needs are fulfilled. Call us, we come to you. Contact: 9822 9704
BATHROOMS Bathrooms ‘R’ Us
We do it all, from renovations and remodelling to plumbing and electrical, plastering, waterproofing 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
Smarter Bathrooms
Escape to a beautiful 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 Direct Bin Hire
Small skips from $130. Bobcat hire. Mixed & heavy loads accepted. Friendly & reliable service. Satisfaction guaranteed. 7 days. Contact: 0403 215 624 or 9364 2149.
BLINDS A/P Shutters & Blinds
Highest quality 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 Halcyon Interiors We create rooms as individual as you. Specialising in quality blinds, curtains and custom furniture. We have the expertise to help you find the right solution for your home or office. Contact: 9500 0517. www.halcyoninteriors.com.au CLUTTER RESCUE Total-E-Tailer Sold your home, renovating or wanting to get rid of unwanted goods? Clean up with my help. Let me help you sell your unwanted goods and turn it into $$. We sell used furniture, kitchens, bathrooms and home decor. Contact: 0425 329 247. simonehayman@gmail.com
COURIER SERVICES Pack & Send Hawthorn
We provide total courier and freight delivery services and complete packaging solutions for customers in and around Hawthorn, Richmond. You can drop off your goods at our Service Centre or we can pick up from your door - it’s your choice. Our freight solutions include domestic, international and domestic deliveries. 469 Riversdale Road, Hawthorn East. Contact: 9813 4522. www.packsend.com.au/hawthorn
DECKING DeckSealRevival Pty Ltd
Melbourne’s deck care and maintenance professional’s. Residential and commercial; Deck sanding, cleaning and sealing. Interior floor sanding, concrete and paving cleaning and sealing available. Continually delivering a beautiful and long lasting deck surface. Contact Brian: 0410 537 164. www.decksealrevival.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.
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 Glass Insulation
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
ELECTRICIAN Inlet Electrical Solutions
We do it all Local specialists for your lighting, LED, power, data, phone, TV, AV, switchboards, air-conditioning, supply and installation of solar systems and more. Free quotes. Guaranteed high quality service. No job too big or small. REC 23294. Contact: Patrick 0412 399 203. patrick@inletelectricalsolutions.com.au
FLOORING BA Floors Timber floor specialists. Sanding, polishing new/old timber floors, lay timber or floating boards, non toxic coating, re-coating and staining, dust free sanding repairs, master painting and tiling. Contact: Eric on 0402 691 089 or 9848 8712.
GARDENING Paradise Gardening
We offer maintenance programs that are tailored to your garden’s individual requirements. From initial consultation our team is focused on delivering the results that will make your garden stand out. If you want a gardener that arrives on time and cleans up after themselves look no further! Services include: Garden maintenance, full garden clean up, tree lopping and pruning, instant lawn and more. Contact: 0418 566 241. www.paradisegardening.com.au
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SUMMER 2013
Solartech Glass Tinting Window film is a new cost effective solution to reduce energy consumption in your home and office. In Winter, it reduces heat loss up to 25% through your windows and in Summer it rejects up to 57% of sun’s heat. One-way films will give you privacy so you can have your blinds up to enjoy the open view and light. Frosted and etched films will give you privacy. Contact: Kim 9521 1339. www.solartechglass.com.au INTERIOR DECORATING A Fresh Touch (Interiors) Rather than following trends we to create schemes and designs to suit the individual, complimenting your taste and lifestyle, at the same time accommodating your budget. Contact: Michelle 0408 559 105. www.afreshtouch.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. Showroom: 77 Salmon Street, Port Melbourne. Contact: 1300 662 838. www.smarterkitchens.com.au
LANDSCAPING Northcote Landscaping Our services include complete landscape design and construction, renovate existing paving, decking, retaining walls, irrigation and planting. Call our qualified professionals, to receive personalised service and quality workmanship. For your free consultation and quotation Contact : Michael 0412 300 712. www.northcotelandscaping.com.auom.au
THE HOME DIRECTORY Plant n’ Pave
Landscape contractor with 15 years experience offering paving, retaining wall construction and planting services including plant selection. Member of the Master Tradesman Association of Victoria. Now taking 2014 bookings. Contact: Jay Walton 0438 445 933 jaywalton@mail.com
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, 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 OVEN CLEANING Ovenu At Ovenu, the oven cleaning and detailing specialists, we provide you with the ultimate professional domestic oven cleaning and detailing service that will leave your oven and other associated cooking appliances in near showroom condition. Our oven cleaners are the best in the business. Return your oven to new using non caustic, biodegradable solutions. No fumes, no mess, safe for you and your family. 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 Arthur Master Painting Service
We specialise in: Interior and exterior, domestic and commercial, roof painting, small plastering, driveways and paving. All work guaranteed. No job too big or small. Free quotes. Contact: Arthur 8707 2376 or 0419 147 020.
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
PICTURE HANGING Art Hung A professional picture hanging service. We install paintings, prints, photographs, mirrors, tapestries and more using appropriate fixtures for the work and the built environment. Advising on placement for you to appreciate your art. Email: info@arthung.com.au Contact: 0408 563 123 or 9813 4415. www.arthung.com.au
RENDERING Solid Plasterers
Victorian Shutters & Shades
Add value to your home! Marble Ridge solid plasterers is a family operated company with over 40 years experience. Specialising in all finishes interior and exterior, moulds, restoration work, high quality assured. No job too small. Contact: Rick 0414 604 250.
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
RENOVATIONS Building Renovations and Design P/L (BRAD) We specialise in New Home Building,
TIMBER FLOORING
Extensions, Renovations, Decking and Pergolas as well as offering General Carpentry. As we are experts in all aspects of home renovation, we can create ‘new’ bathrooms, kitchens and other rooms and facilities for you. DBU-11103 Contact: Brad 0408 446 887. www.buildwithbrad.com.au
ROOF REPAIRS 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.
ROOF REPLACEMENTS Camberwell Potteries Roofing Pty Ltd We specialise in roof replacement for residential, body corporate and community projects. Re-roofing provides a cost-effective way to transform any tiled roof with a 50 year guarantee. Call us to arrange a free no obligation quotation. Contact: 0418 321 886 or 9889 4222. www.camberwellroofing.com.au
SHOWER SCREENS Hawthorn Shower Screens (est 1962) Where quality and design outweigh the cost every time. Visit our showroom with 19 full scale models on display and get a free copy of our 61 Hints on How to Design Shower Screens and Bathrooms. Open Monday-Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 9am2pm, Sunday 11am-4pm. 41-43 Church Street, Hawthorn. Contact: 9853 0053. www.hawthornshowerscreens.com.au
SHUTTERS A/P Shutters & Blind
Highest quality Timber 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
SUMMER 2013 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
O’Brien Timber Floors
Create the home of your dreams, all at prices you won’t believe. Bamboo, Laminate, Solid Timber, Engineered Timber, Waterproof Vinyl Planks. Quality product with 25 year manufacturer’s warranty. Huge range on display, installation also available. Contact: 1300 500 701. www.obrientimberfloors.com.au
Decking Decksealrevival
Beat the Spring rush! Melbourne’s deck care and maintenance professional’s. Residential and commercial; Deck sanding, cleaning and sealing. Concrete and paving cleaning and sealing. Delivering a beautiful and
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.
long lasting deck surface. Contact: Brian 0410 537 164 www.decksealrevival.com.au
Gardening Paradise Gardening
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 0407 731 801 or AH 9350 6362. WINDOW CLEANING Cam’s Window Cleaning Services Friendly reliable service. Obligation free quotes. Domestic and commercial. Cobwebs, screens and sills included. Over 15 years servicing Melbourne. All work guaranteed. All staff are police checked. Fully insured. Credit cards accepted. Contact: Cameron Freecall 1800 010 250 or 0419 501 025. cam@camswindowcleaning.com.au
WINDOW REPLACEMENTS WINDOWS 1
We specialise in the supply and installation of replacement windows and doors timber, aluminium or PVC. Our staff are fully qualified ensuring you of quality work. No job too small or too big. Member of MBA and HIA. To replace your old, tired, rotting windows please call us for a free, no obligation measure and quote. Contact: 9794 7913. www.windows1.net.au
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We offer maintenance programs that are tailored to your garden’s individual requirements. From initial consultation our team is focused on delivering the results that will make your garden stand out. If you want a gardener that arrives on time and cleans up after themselves look no further! Contact: 0418 566 241 www.paradisegardening.com.au
Picture Hanging Art Hung
A professional art placement and picture hanging supply and installation of art display systems. We install paintings, prints, photographs, mirrors, tapestries and more using appropriate fixtures for the work and the built environment. Advising on placement for you to appreciate your art. info@arthung.com.au Contact: 0408 563 123 or 9813 4415 www.arthung.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
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