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This week...

It has been 25 years since the first issue of Brisbane News rolled off the presses, and its cover star was none other than Veronica Neave (right). The respected theatre actor appeared on several early Brisbane News covers and this week she returns to our pages, this time discussing her behind-the-scenes role as producer of the much-loved Wonderland Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse. Hannah Davies’ interview (P14) makes for a great stroll down memory lane with a woman who remains a force in the cultural life of our city. Elsewhere, we talk with Sally Taylor, the designer behind new Fortitude Valley restaurant Beaux Rumble (P5), and with country music outfit Dozzi (P8) – three Brisbane sisters working hard to realise their dreams in Nashville in the US.

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THE CHAT Interior designer Sally Taylor FEATURE Brisbane’s Dozzi sisters take Nashville RESTAURANT Tony Harper reviews Signature at Emporium Hotel South Bank RECIPE Alastair McLeod’s strawberry rosé jelly and flower shortbread GOING OUT Wonderland Festival’s Veronica Neave ART Monica Rohan: Wobble, Jan Murphy Gallery, Fortitude Valley FASHION High-voltage glamour LIVING Into the jungle

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LIFE

Alicia Pyke The flaky pastries are a gift from a newish nextdoor neighbour ... I’m basking in the cinnamonscented goodness of winning the neighbour lottery Neighbours can make or break your living situation. Whether you own or rent, it doesn’t matter; none of us has any say over who moves in next door so when you get a good neighbour it’s like winning the lottery.

I write this on Sunday morning with the sun streaming in, a cup of coffee next to the keyboard and the aroma of handmade apple Danishes warming in the oven.

The flaky golden pastries are a gift from a newish next-door neighbour who runs two excellent coffee shops in the inner-city.

So yes, I’m basking in the cinnamonscented goodness of winning the neighbour

lottery.Yesterday I arrived home late to find a tray of treats on the doorstep with a note: “Oops, I baked too many today. Warm them up and enjoy for breakfast.” Um, let me think about it for a second … Absolutely!

It’s the second time our lovely neighbour has shared her outstanding hospo leftovers.

We know she makes them from scratch so she’s clearly a talented baker, but apart from her and her partner’s names we know little else. We’ve chatted a few times when we’ve crossed paths in the parking garage but that’s it.

My parents-in-law are also first-division

winners of neighbour lotto. They’ve been away for a couple of months – a longawaited trip to the UK to see friends and tour England’s prettiest towns – so Guy has regularly been popping over to their house to check everything’s OK. Each time he does, he bumps into Max who lives in the house next to his folks. Max delivers a full report on what’s been happening in their quiet street and whether there’s been any rain. Max is keeping an eye on things too. It’s what quality neighbours do, you see. Other things great neighbours do is invite you over when they make a

giant paella and reveal where to get the best coffee within walking distance when you move in.

What they don’t do is shout at you for adding an electrical circuit-breaker box above the front door of your 90-year-old apartment or write multi-page poison-pen letters in response to requests to use their own parking spot instead of yours.

Like I said earlier, none of us has any say over who our neighbours are and I’ve encountered a few nightmares along the way. It only makes the gift of pastries on the doorstep even sweeter.

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Ain’t it grand A New York landmark inspired Sally Taylor’s design for Brisbane’s newest restaurant Hannah Davies

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tanding in Fortitude Valley’s new eatery Beaux Rumble, Sally Taylor is pleased as punch. And it’s easy to see why. The venue’s domed ceilings, marble flooring and Art Deco-style glazing are all reminiscent of New York City’s Grand Central Station – one of Sally’s favourite structures and her inspiration for this particular design project.

Elements of the landmark’s myriad hidden pockets are evident across Beaux Rumble’s terrace, main dining room, private dining suites and even the oakfloored bathrooms.

The Sydney-based interior designer says she fixed on the concept after some creative brainstorming. The two-level restaurant in Ada Lane, which adjoins The Calile Hotel, was spearheaded by Darkhorse Hospitality Group (Pony Dining) and Michelin-starred chef Alan Wise, originally from Victoria.

“One of the key elements of Beaux Rumble is that they are cooking over wood and that got me thinking about going down an industrial path with the interior,” Sally explains.

“Then I thought that would be too masculine and timber-based which wasn’t appropriate for the Brisbane aesthetic. I started thinking about what else relies on fire and that took me to trains and then finally to Grand Central Station.

“What stuck for me about it is that the terminal is filled with so many different spaces to explore and so is Beaux Rumble.

When you walk in it doesn’t scream that you are in Grand Central Station but the cues are all there.

“The dining room has a romantic feel and is great for a candlelight dinner with your partner, while the terrace is perfect for

post-shopping drinks and nibbles with girlfriends.” A keen traveller, the 35-yearold has always had a soft spot for New York and is itching to return.

“When I’m there I really do immerse myself in the city. It’s changing all the time and there is always so much to discover. It’s like it has its own heartbeat.

“When I was researching Grand Central Station I couldn’t help but get a little lost in it – there is just so much magic.”

The mum-of-two, whose clients have included Sydney restaurants Felix and Mr. Wong, says she was always destined for a career in design.

“I grew up in a family who were in the furniture industry and being surrounded by design as a child my love of interiors developed at a very early age – I always had a childhood opinion about our home that Mum and Dad had to endure.”

She earned her degree in interior design at University of Technology Sydney and has since clocked up 16 years in the industry – and won several awards.

In 2013 she launched her own design studio, s.t.udio , and hasn’t looked back.

“Hospitality and retail work is what I love the most. I just have so much fun with the whole concept creation,” she says.

“I also love the travel and would encourage anyone who wants to do interior design to get out and about because it enables you to get into the heart and the culture of a place. It doesn’t even need to be grand overseas travel – the main thing is to get out of your comfort zone and open up your eyes.”

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Sip, paint and relax at this two-hour workshop that will teach you the practical skills and techniques used in watercolour painting. It’s at Work-Shop, Nov 1, 6.308.30pm. Tickets are $60, wine included.

Refraction Theatre will take to the Metro Arts stage with Academy Award nominee Jesse Eisenberg’s play, Nov 7-14. It explores obsession, secrets and family and stars Kate Wilson and Michael Mandalios (above).

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Talk of the town They’re living the American dream in the world’s country music capital, and Brisbane’s Dozzi sisters couldn’t be happier Emma Schafer

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PERFECT HARMONY… Jesse, Nina and Andrea Dozzi have found a second home and acclaim playing to fans in Nashville.

laying country music was never just a hobby for Brisbane’s Dozzi sisters. Music is in their blood, the stage is their second home, and playing to adoring fans at Nashville’s iconic music halls has always been the dream. And now they are living it.

In 2016 Andrea, 35, Jesse, 34 and Nina Dozzi, 30, packed up their instruments, “bit the bullet”, and moved to the country music capital of the world. Four years later the sisters say they are feeling more at home than ever.

The trio released their first Nashvilleproduced single in June – a country-pop love anthem called Fools. A jar of Vegemite makes a sneaky cameo in the music video as a homage to home.

It was followed in August by a second single, Ramones T-Shirt, which critics decreed “delivers a girl power punch”.

Fools reached the right ears and within a week, cult music magazine Rolling Stone gave it a shout-out as one of its “10 best country songs to hear now”.

But the golden moments have not been achieved without some serious setbacks.

Only six months after moving to Nashville the sisters, who grew up at Fig Tree Pocket with three other siblings, lost almost everything they owned in an apartment fire.

“We moved here with two suitcases and had just finished buying everything down to beds and forks and knives then three weeks later we lost it all,” Dozzi guitarist Jesse says.

The disaster devastated the independent band who do everything from writing their own songs to folding and selling their own promotional T-shirts before and after gigs.

“But it never crossed our minds to give up and move home. We already gave up

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everything to come here. We just knew deep down we’d get through it.”

The daughters of musician parents Mark and Sharon Dozzi, the sisters couchsurfed for a while before new friends, and family back home, helped them back on their feet.

They now live in three separate apartments all within the same building.

“I’m still trying to restock my wardrobe, but hey we have beds,” keyboardist Nina laughs. Andrea on the mandolin completes Dozzi in which all three sisters sing.

“It’s definitely a hard market to crack here in Nashville, but so far we just want to get on people’s radar and for people to hear our music,” Jesse says.

“For someone from Rolling Stone to say what you’re making is not crap is pretty fricken awesome.”

That coup usurped the band’s old “career highlight”– playing Ipswich country musical festival CMC Rocks in 2015 alongside headliners Lady Antebellum, Kacey Musgraves and Troy Cassar-Daley.

They also had scored the number one slot with their single, I Need You Tonight on the Australian Country Music Charts in 2013, and twice took out Australian Country Music People’s Choice Awards for best video at Tamworth.

Even as youngsters, the sisters were always keen to put on a show. In the early ’90s, Jesse, Andrea and two of their cousins performed their first unofficial gig dressed as elves. “We literally had a boom box on a trolley and we’d walk around Carindale shopping centre singing carols.

We had the time of our lives,” Jesse laughs.

It wasn’t until the older sisters saw Nina

It never crossed our minds to give up … We already gave up everything to come here

perform a song at her Centenary State High School graduation that she was admitted into the band that eventually become Dozzi. Nina became the lyricist to Jesse’s musicianship and Andrea’s showmanship.

But from the relative isolation of Brisbane, Dozzi struggled to crack the international market. “Going to America was always the dream,” Jesse says, adding that growing up in a musical household helped fuel their passion.

Their parents formed the band Small Torque, playing covers and original music, in the 1980s and the girls remember recording the TV show Video Hits to help their mum learn lyrics.

“Shania Twain, Man! I Feel Like a Woman! I remember it like it was yesterday,” Jesse laughs.

Now, they see stars of the American country music scene in the flesh. They live down the road from American singersongwriter Kelsea Ballerini and her husband, Australian country music singer Morgan Evans. Jesse sat next to multi-

platinum selling country music artist Dierks Bentley at a sushi restaurant once, while US actor Kate Bosworth stopped her in the street to compliment her “cute dog”.

“It’s definitely become more normal seeing stars, but it depends who it is if we get starstruck. If we saw Alanis Morissette we would cry,” she says.

Dozzi has been more in-demand since Fools dropped and the sisters are playing two or three times a week in Lower Broadway, an entertainment district renowned for its honky tonks and live country music. When they’re not on stage, they’re “burning the candle at both ends” and supporting other new bands.

All three have American partners, but have made it a “band rule” to keep their private lives private.

“People say Nashville is a drinking town with a music problem, so there’s always something happening here,” Jesse says. “That’s the great and the terrible thing about Nashville. If we ever get a Sunday to ourselves we try to do nothing but eat spaghetti.”

The other thing they say about Nashville is it’s a “10-year town”. In other words, give it a decade of sweat and tears before you can hope for even a small taste of fame.

But Dozzi won’t have a bar of that.

“We haven’t come here chasing fame, we’re just chasing our best Dozzi,” Jesse says. “Everybody who can help us do that is here – the record labels, the writers that write the number one hits – and we have access to all of these people.

“Sure, sometimes I think to myself: ‘Why didn’t we do this 10 years ago?’, but I think that 10 years ago wasn’t our time.

Now is our time and we’re really happy with exactly where we are right now.” dozzimusic.net @dozzimusic

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SPOTLIGHT

Mothers of invention Arts teacher Carlie Daly has come up with a crafty idea to give new mothers time out Hannah Davies

SKILL SET … Carlie Daly has started a craft group in Kelvin Grove for new mothers who are encouraged to bring their babies. Picture: Russell Shakespeare

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s she sat breastfeeding baby Ziggy, Carlie Daly started imagining. She imagined what it would be like to get a group of mothers together who didn’t spend their time comparing each other’s babies. She imagined women making educational toys and teething aids for their little ones in a soothing environment.

She imagined being able to help mums who were in need of extra support in the months after giving birth.

And so Mumma Got Skills was born.

The big-hearted business, which launched in June 2018, runs craft workshops for mums and bubs across Brisbane where women can engage in simple tasks that take their mind off what’s going on with their baby.

“I had always felt my creative side provided relief from overthinking things.

It was through doing crafty projects that I realised my mind became quiet and this helped me get through difficult times.”

In creating her workshops, the qualified art teacher strives to “get away from traditional mothers’ groups” and teach mums new skills.

“I love running craft workshops and connecting with women during the postnatal period and helping them reconnect with who they are as individuals,” she says.

“I find a lot of the time women with high-powered careers can be quite thrown

by having a baby, but by making something, the focus is not on the baby and how everything is going. The postnatal support comes through in a very organic way.”

Carlie, 33, who also teaches part-time at Ashgrove’s St Finbarr’s Primary School, lives in Annerley but runs the workshops from her parents’ house at Kelvin Grove.

Women sign up for a six-week course with their bubs and can choose to make everything from toys and earrings to Christmas baubles.

Doing crafty projects … my mind became quiet and this helped me get through difficult times

“In the hectic nature of being a mum, the craft is something you can achieve in a short amount of time and it brings an immense amount of satisfaction.

“Your house might be a mess but you can come to the workshops, zone out and feel proud.”

Keen to give back to the community, Carlie makes sure a portion of each workshop’s proceeds funds a workshop spot for new mums who need a bit of help to get involved, and from November she is also taking workshops into the Mater Mothers’ Hospital to help expectant mums on bed rest. She has received help in building her business through the Elevate + Social Enterprise Accelerator Program, supported by Brisbane City Council.

The council has committed $200,000 over four years to support the development of new and emerging social enterprises like Mumma Got Skills, and Carlie has already started making plans to expand her operation next year.

“I’m looking at how I can get out to remote communities to offer services to new mums who may not have access to the same support as city mums,” she says.

“Skills workshops are a time where you can refocus attention and simply breathe.

I want everyone to be able to feel the benefit.” mummagotskills.com

PEOPLE

Tutu divine Meet the dance dads who are braving the spotlight for a special performance with their little girls Andrea Macleod Dancing dads and their tiny princesses might be a worldwide YouTube phenomenon but now, thanks to an Enoggera studio, Brisbane’s dads are showing they too have all the moves.

A bunch of devoted dads are in the thick of rehearsals at the Tiny Tutus Preschool Ballet Enoggera studio, inner north-west Brisbane, putting the final touches on their routines for a recital with their daughters.

Newly anointed dance dad Michael Bowles is the first to say his three--year-old daughter Audrey is a “little princess”.

“Nearly all day every day she’s wearing some … princess, fairy or dancing costume,” he says.

Seeing the joy that dance brings his daughter, Michael says he leapt at the chance to join her and other dads in the special daddy-daughter performance.

The recital, on Nov 3 at Somerville House, South Brisbane, will feature dads and daughters from Tiny Tutu’s studios at Paddington, Forest Lake, Enoggera/Everton Park, Sunnybank, Upper Mt Gravatt, New Farm and Springwood.

Michael says working business hours makes it difficult for him to attend Audrey’s regular

classes so the Dads and Daughters classes offer a rare opportunity.

“Audrey and I have been trying as often as we can to practise her recital and she especially loves telling me how to do it,” he says.

“The highlight of the show will definitely be dancing with Audrey on stage in front of my wife Christine and two other children (Aston, 7, and April, 7 months).”

With a smile he adds: “Dancing is a great way to express yourself – I was just never good at it.”

Fellow dance dad Jason Meeds also loves the idea of dancing with his little “princess” and while he hasn’t really done any dancing since primary school, he says he is thrilled to be joining Ashlyn on stage.

“It’s a chance for me to create a cherished moment with my daughter,” he says.

“But for me, the highlight of the show will be the recital that she does with the other little girls who she’s befriended over the year. That’s why she wants to keep coming every week to Tiny Tutus – it gives her an avenue to express herself.” tinytutus.com.au

EXPRESS YOURSELF … Dads bonding with their daughters through dance at Tiny Tutus Preschool Ballet classes include (from left) Michael Bowles and Audrey, Richard Willis and Lucia, and Ryan Hole and Zara. Picture: AAP/Renae Droop

FOOD + DRINK

At your service Settle in for the spectacle at this South Brisbane fine diner that aims to please RESTAURANT Tony Harper

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hat’s the most expensive bottle of wine you’ve seen on a wine list? And I mean anywhere – Paris, New York, aboard the Orient Express. Say $2000? $5000? More? How about $65,000? That’s where the list tops out at Signature, Emporium Hotel South Bank’s fine dining restaurant.

And while it sounds kind of crazy, it’s a rare, expensive bottle: 2005 Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru. Which in wine terms is a little like hopping on Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic; neither good value nor bad, but an extraordinary purchase for those who can afford it.

It’s the brightest star in a very glitzy collection labelled The Library – a Burgundy-centric (but certainly not exclusive) list of quite a few hundred wines with runs of Montrachet, Grange, Hill of Grace, Rousseau Chambertin (14 vintages!), Clos des Papes, Masseto ...

I could keep going. In fact I don’t think I’ve ever seen a list quite like it. And if it seems out of proportion to spend so many words talking about it, it’s simply because it is the heart and soul of Signature.

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priced and interesting. Oddly enough, for all the effort spent on the beautiful, luxurious rooms, the epic wine list, the menu, almost everything about the place, it has a pitiful beer offering: Boag’s, Peroni, Asahi, Corona. What about some world classics? Some local stuff? Anything at all to lift it above the mundane and not have it embarrassed by the detail in the rest of the offering.

It is a gorgeous looking restaurant – carpeted, embracing, and oozing finedining, a glass wall to the rear holding all of those special bottles. The staff are in suits (I’m not. I lower the tone of the place a peg or two) and hover at a discreet distance. It’s hard to fault the service.

After failing to find a beer I opt for a saké – Tsukinokatsura Honjozo ($20) ... brilliant. It’s not a bad foil for a plate of Sommerlad chicken; truffled parmesan cappelletti, pancetta, asparagus and mushrooms ($34). These are chickens with wonderful flavour, but they need to be cooked perfectly, and this is. There’s not a skerrick of pink in the middle, but it must have fled a moment before the plate hit the table: it’s incredibly succulent. And the flavours work together quite brilliantly in an autumnal kind of way.

Brisbane Valley quail ($26) is topped with wattle seed and hazelnut, and I’m still unsure if the wattle seed is a good thing.

FINER THINGS ...

Signature’s dining room; the black fig and guava.

A wattle seed is a tiny thing, but as hard as birdshot, and I reckon it distracts from an otherwise very good plate of food.

But that’s quibbling. The Signature kitchen is turning out beautiful food – classic rather than cutting edge, but thoughtful, artfully plated, delicious.

If the $65,000 bottle of wine makes you fret about the cost of dining here … relax.

I walk out after an amusé, entree, main, a glass of saké and petit-fours for a mere $85. And I dined like a king.

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Crimson beauty Make like Alastair McLeod and plunder your nearest strawberry patch for these culinary gems One summer, a friend and I were taken to a “pick your own” strawberry farm outside Belfast. We were encouraged to help ourselves which wasn’t to the benefit of the upholstery in my father’s car on the journey home.

The next day we went into business and sold the fruit by the roadside. We had cleverly – or so we thought – removed the stalk and calyx to minimise our picking costs.

Our customers were less than impressed with our wizened wares. All was not lost; we enjoyed them with ice cream, made jam and my father made demijohns of strawberry wine.

My fledging foray into the food business all those years ago was surely a portent.

STRAWBERRY ROSÉ JELLY, FLOWER SHORTBREAD Ingredients 1kg strawberries 90g caster sugar 1tsp vanilla paste 1 bottle rosé 6 leaves gelatine Creme fraiche, to garnish

Method Wash strawberries and pat dry. Thinly slice a third of the strawberries and combine with the sugar and vanilla and leave for half an hour to macerate. Leave

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SHORTBREAD Ingredients 100g softened unsalted butter 50g caster sugar 110g plain flour 40g rice flour Pinch of salt Edible flowers

refrigerate for 20 mins then roll out between baking paper until 5mm thick.

Chill again for 2 hours before stamping out with a 6cm cutter. Arrange flowers on each biscuit. Set another sheet of baking paper on top and roll gently to flatten. Chill again for half an hour before baking at 150C for 15 mins. Leave for 10 mins before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely before serving.

Method

Makes 18 biscuits

Process butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Sieve flours and salt over the sugar and butter mixture. Knead mixture gently to form a paste. Shape into a thick puck, wrap in greaseproof paper and

Alastair McLeod is chef-owner of Al’FreshCo. alfreshco.com.au Styling and photography: Miranda Porter Ceramics: twowarmhands.com

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GOING OUT

Future vision After more than 20 years in the arts, Veronica Neave is thrilled to help fan the flames of new talent Hannah Davies

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t’s not just any artist who is chosen to grace the cover of Brisbane News, and Veronica Neave has graced more than most. Twenty-five years ago she was cover girl for our first edition, a proud moment for any local actor and one she looks back on with fond memories.

“I look at that cover with warm nostalgia,” she says. “It captures a moment in my life that can’t be done through theatre. There is no record with theatre because it’s live and in the moment. We do incredible shows and then they disappear, left only in the minds of those who saw them. To have this cover is really lovely.”

Back then Veronica was only five years into her acting career and starring as Juliet in Queensland Theatre Company’s first production of Romeo and Juliet.

She had no idea of the illustrious career that was to come, but today she is incredibly grateful for everything she has experienced.

Having appeared as an actor in more than 50 stage productions across Australia, Veronica has also worked as a dramaturg, writer and director, and won a Matilda Award as well as the inaugural John Harris Critics Award for her contribution to theatre.

What’s more, she’s toured the world as an acrobat with the Rock n Roll Circus and featured in a number of TV series and films, including playing the lead in Aussie feature film Girl Clock! (2010) about a 40plus woman who wants to have a baby.

In recent years she’s turned her attention to producing and is now at the helm of the much-loved Wonderland Festival at Brisbane Powerhouse from Nov 21-Dec 1.

For the festival’s 2019 program, Veronica has booked homegrown favourites and interstate guests with a sprinkling of international sensations including Leather Lungs (Jason Chasland) who titillates with heart-stopping fouroctave vocals; Queensland showgirls Bombshell Burlesque; magic and mentalism master Matt Tarrant; and Christopher Wayne, fresh from the stage at Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Casino, whose new Fully Clothed show sees him perform trickery while recounting his story of magic geek to chic.

Veronica says Wonderland is right up her alley because it’s “crazy and every show is out there and risky”.

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coming through in the early incarnation of their artistry and I have a great respect and warmth for them. They have such great optimism and that needs to be fanned because it leads to great work,” she says.

“I’ve been very fulfilled in my career.

I don’t miss acting because I’m so ingrained in the arts in Queensland, just like I was 25 years ago – I’m just wearing a different hat.”

Despite her status as “theatre royalty” Veronica, 51, thinks she would struggle to work as an actor in Brisbane these days.

“I think Brisbane is a tricky place for older artists. There really aren’t any opportunities to make a living in Brisbane once you get past a certain age and

I wonder if I would have become a producer if there were more opportunities for older actors here.”

Despite this, she doesn’t want to turn the clock back, not least because she is mum to a 16-year-old son.

“I’m actually grateful for getting older,” she says. “I don’t look back at myself on the Brisbane News cover and yearn for the youth of it because I think with age and time come the great gifts of wisdom and knowledge and growth.

“I’m a much better person today in so many ways.”

Wonderland Festival, Brisbane Powerhouse, Nov 21-Dec 1, 2019. wonderlandbrisbane.com.au

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Veronica Neave was a Brisbane News cover star back in the day (top left); and is now producing risque Brisbane festival, Wonderland.

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EASILY SWAYED …

(Clockwise from left) Monica Rohan’s sold-out show includes Buckle; Wobble and Arm Rest.

Ups and downs Rising star Monica Rohan comments on life’s vagaries in painted tapestries inspired by nature Phil Brown

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hen Brisbane art dealer Jan Murphy first saw artist Monica Rohan’s work in a graduate exhibition it spoke to her. She has an eye for great art of course, that’s her business, but there was more to Monica than just the obvious artistic talent and the beauty of her work.

She manages to speak to the human condition in a very special way. And people relate to that, which is why her shows sell out fast.

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good news? There’s a waitlist, but it’s not getting any shorter. So what’s the attraction? For a start her paintings are exquisitely executed, colourful and quirky.

The first time I saw her work (I covered her first Brisbane exhibition and this is her fourth with Jan Murphy) I was looking at paintings of women surrounded by lush fabric or face down in shrubbery.

This time around there is the same attention to fashion and florid landscapes with figures teetering on chairs.

Walking through the show with the artist we decide that “precariousness” is a good word to describe how she feels about being on the planet. That is expressed by the figures in her paintings balancing,

almost like acrobats, on extrapolated chairs while regarding trees in full bloom.

A visit to the Blue Mountains Botanic Garden furnished some of the floral backdrops. The titles are succinct but telling – Wobble, Stand up straight, Topple, Adrift, Tremble. And so it goes.

You are getting the picture?

“Floating transcendence and anchored realism share equal magnitude in Monica Rohan’s painting”, according to the publicity blurb which postulates that the chairs featured “act as an extension to human figures, linking them tenuously to their environment”.

Jan Murphy points out that as beautiful and quirky as the works are they are also

brutally honest about the fears we share as humans and that makes people relate to these paintings in a special way. Monica, who paints at home in Brisbane’s inner north, is chuffed with her success but does not seem to be getting carried away with it.

She was a featured artist at the Sydney Contemporary 2019 art fair and the 12 Monica Rohan works for sale there went within the first 40 minutes.

Which indicates that if you are looking to collect an artist whose star is rising fast you need to see this exhibition. Now. Monica Rohan: Wobble, until Nov 9, Jan Murphy Gallery, Fortitude Valley, free admission. janmurphygallery.com.au

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FILM

READY OR NOT (MA15+) hhkjj Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett Starring Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien The popular children’s game of hide-andseek is given a macabre twist in this opulent slasher comedy, which fits somewhere between Cluedo and The Addams Family.

Newlywed Grace Le Domas (Samara Weaving) is “It”.

On the night of her marriage to the Le Domas family’s estranged youngest son, Alex (Mark O’Brien), the sweet-but-stillsassy foster child learns that she must take part in an eccentric nuptial ritual.

To celebrate their roots as a thirdgeneration gaming dynasty, the filthy rich Le Domases gather at midnight to play a game selected from a mysterious box.

It might have been chess, cards or checkers … but Grace draws the dreaded wildcard. And what the unsuspecting bride – who is still wearing her lacy white wedding dress – imagines to be a bit of harmless fun, turns out to be deadly serious.

In the Le Domas’s version of the classic game, Grace will be the only person hiding in the Gothic mansion, appropriately outfitted with dumbwaiters, false doors and secret corridors.

Once a member of the Le Domas clan, who have armed themselves with crossbows, muskets and guillotine axes, finds her, she is to be swiftly sacrificed in honour of an ancient pact made by the family’s tiger-hunting patriarch.

This terrifying state of affairs is prefigured in the film’s opening sequence, which features Alex and his older brother Daniel (Adam Brody) as mere boys, along with an antique wardrobe and a groom with a couple of arrows sticking out of his chest.

HIDE AND SHRIEK ...

Samara Weaving announces herself as a Hollywood “scream queen” in Ready or Not. But when she is presented with this life-or-death scenario, Grace discovers hitherto-unsuspected resources.

And the hapless “victim” proves to be a more than worthy match for these in-laws from hell, which includes a loose-cannon, cocaine-addicted little sister (Melanie Scrofano), her prattish husband (Kristian Bruun), and Daniel’s ruthless, fortunehunter wife (Elyse Levesque).

Henry Czerny underplays the Le Domas dad as ineffectually entitled and Andie

MacDowell’s wooden delivery works quite well for her in the role of a steely, Morticialike matriarch. As is the case with what feels like the majority of contemporary horror movies, the central, female protagonist is pretty much on her own.

Because of his part in the earlier, historic sacrifice, Daniel is the only family member to display anything vaguely resembling a conscience – the smitten Alex is out of commission, since he has been handcuffed to a bed. Weaving gives her breakout

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON (M) hhhkj Director Paul Downs Colaizzo Starring Jillian Bell, Michaela Watkins, Utkarsh Ambudkar Frances Halladay (Greta Gerwig) in Frances Ha, Hannah Horvath (Lena Dunham) in Girls … Brittany Forgler (Jillian Bell) joins a select group of characters who are subverting “leading lady” conventions. Alongside this messy, directionless New York theatre usher, even Amy Schumer’s promiscuous party animal in Trainwreck looks polished.

Bell’s jowly first-act prosthetics contribute to the raw, unkempt impression, as do her character’s shapeless tracksuit pants and the film’s naturalistic set design.

The apartment Brittany shares with her image-obsessed, social media influencer best friend (Alice Lee) feels authentically cramped and lived in.

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Jillian Bell and Utkarsh Ambudka.

that are one size too small, and acquiescing, against her better instincts, to demeaning sexual encounters, Brittany scrapes through with a precarious line in humour that trades on self-deprecation more than wit … Until an opportunistic visit to a new doctor brings her up short.

Brittany has made an appointment with the GP in the hope of scoring some prescription drugs (the ADHD drug Adderall) for recreational purposes.

Instead, she is diagnosed as officially obese with a lifestyle that has her on the fast track towards diabetes or liver disease.

“scream queen” role everything she’s got in a performance that is, by turns, resourceful, hysterical, avenging and incandescent.

But the Aussie actress faces an uphill slog, hampered by a creaky plot, cookiecutter supporting characters and plodding direction. Ready or Not is very nearly saved by a deliciously absurd ending that resolves a ridiculous situation.

Combined with Weaving’s star turn, it’s almost enough to get this satirical Gothic horror across the line.

It’s at this point that she comes face-toface with her own fear and self-loathing, setting out on a slow, fitful journey towards something better – one block at a time.

Unable to afford the gym fees, Brittany starts pounding the pavement.

To give her – and the audience – something to bounce off, Brittany Runs a Marathon introduces a couple of running mates. Seth (Micah Seth), a gay man who doesn’t want to be humiliated in his son’s first potato sack race, is Brittany’s sluggish soulmate. Her wealthy, athletic upstairs neighbour, Catherine (Michaela Watkins), is more of an arch nemesis or frenemy.

Utkarsh Ambudkar provides some wonderfully relaxed romantic interest.

Brittany Runs a Marathon is inspired by the true story of first-time writer-director Paul Downs Colaizzo’s flatmate, Brittany O’Neill, whose photo appears in the end credits. There are times when the plot feels about as predictable as the route of the New York Marathon itself, and some of the dialogue veers dangerously close to selfhelp territory, but Bell’s winningly wayward performance stays the distance.

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Wet weather did nothing to dampen the spirits of 5000 punters and fashionistas who donned their race day best for an action-packed Ladies’ Day at Eagle Farm.

Off the track, all eyes were on the Fashions on the Field stage where a chic Renee Innes and debonair Ian Bielby (left) impressed judges with their springtime take on timeless designs.

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BRISBANE FASHION MONTH MOET 150TH ANNIVERSARY HIGH TEA City The Treasury Hotel Courtyard set the scene for a glamorous afternoon of champagne and high tea.

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Open all hours A family enjoys time together in a revamp that invites light, breezes and socialising Michelle Bailey

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AT HOME

By extending out to the east we increased the northern exposure of the house

SMART SPACES … New kitchen and living areas helped turn this compact house into a roomy, efficient and light-filled family home.

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eyond the monumental threestorey facade, long views unfurl across a dense, green gully. The verdant outlook was only part of what owners Andrew and Wendy loved about this pocket of Taringa.

The bigger drawcard was the striking architecture of the house designed in the 1990s by architect John Hockings.

“We just loved the house when we first walked inside,” Andrew says.

“The colours were outdated but the form had really stood the test of time.”

Originally designed for a sole occupant, the house was well-loved but less suited to a family of four. Andrew and Wendy decided to live there for a year to get a better sense of their family needs before engaging local architect Shane Marsh to design new alterations and additions.

“We really didn’t need to reinvent what was already there,” Shane says. “But a few of the spaces were a bit tight and not functioning as well as they could.”

The biggest limitations in the planning of the original house were the compact dimensions of the kitchen and living room and the absence of a master suite.

To overcome these shortfalls the middle and lower floors were extended towards the east. This supported more generous social spaces at the centre level and at ground level, a large bedroom and ensuite for Andrew and Wendy.

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“We made a larger family living space and placed the kitchen at the centre of it,” Shane says.

“By extending out to the east we increased the northern exposure of the house, over two floors.”

While the dining room occupies the same corner of the plan, the living room reaches out towards the tree canopy and the new kitchen establishes the centre of family life.

There’s been a dramatic shift in the family dynamic as a result, with meal preparation becoming a more social activity. Larger gatherings are encouraged and multiple cooks can work together.

Between dining, kitchen and living rooms, movement is fluid and family connections are strengthened by a sense of independence and togetherness.

Special care has been taken to ensure new rooms are visually cohesive.

“We wanted to use the same Tasmanian oak on the floor,” Andrew says.

“We sourced enough lengths but had to shave each piece to match the width of the old boards. It was worthwhile because it looks totally seamless.”

Details and dimensions were also borrowed from the original architecture so as not to disrupt the original design intent.

The timber framed windows and doors, for example, adopt the same vertical rhythm as the old. As do twin timber posts

marching down the length of the northern edge. As a result the facade and structural system employed in the contemporary addition serve to unify the whole building envelope.

Timber is used not just on floors, doors and windows but also on walls, joinery and kitchen cupboards’ finger pulls. The warm and tactile material works to balance the monochromatic impact of white and charcoal used elsewhere, while referencing the natural surrounds.

Glass-louvred windows draw north-

easterly breezes inside and improve the climatic performance of all spaces, further strengthening physical and visual connections to the outdoors.

A new outdoor staircase has improved the relationship between the elevated living spaces and the new pool and fire pit at ground level.

“When we have parties here we put the table down by the pool and we can easily move between there and the kitchen, up the side of the house,” Wendy says.

Another internal staircase gives more privacy to the new master bedroom at ground level.

“Our biggest struggle was connecting to the ground level,” Shane says.

“It was a big mental jump, deciding to put the master bedroom downstairs but here it made a lot of sense because we could preserve more of the original architecture.”

The move establishes separation between children’s and adults’ spaces and gives a sense of luxury in the contemporary finish to the new robe, bathroom and bedroom.

“It’s a bit like living in a resort,” Andrew says. “You wake up to the sunshine and the sound of the pool. And it is lovely.”

Architect: Shane Marsh, shanemarsh.com.au Builder: Jonathan Williams Photography: Toby Scott

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LAST WORD

Phil Brown I laughed out loud in the office the other day when I opened a letter. It was from Ian McFadyen, the writer and comedian of The Comedy Company How often do you laugh out loud? Not often I’ll bet. But we need to, it’s good for you, according to Reader’s Digest. That magazine’s Laughter, The Best Medicine is famous.

There was also a bloke called Norman Cousins, an American political journalist, author and professor who famously cured himself of serious illness in the 1960s by taking vitamin C and laughing his head off while watching endless comedy shows.

Cousins was portrayed by actor Ed Asner in a 1984 television movie, Anatomy of an Illness, based on Cousins’s 1979 book, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient: Reflections on Healing.

You know how good it is to laugh. It makes you feel good, right?

In India they have those yogic laughter clubs and I believe they have started some in Australia too. You know, you all get together in a park somewhere and do a bit of yoga and laugh yourselves silly while everyone looks at you like you are mad.

Because you are.

I don’t laugh out loud that much but occasionally something really gets me.

Often this occurs when I am watching Seinfeld. The other thing that will always make me laugh is the 1994 comedy classic Dumb and Dumber starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels. I watch it a couple of times a year and laugh like a drain.

My favourite scene? Well that’s hard because there are so many but the one

where the traffic cop takes a swig of a bottle of beer he thinks they have been drinking and finds it to be full of wee wee. They couldn’t stop to pee so they went in the bottle. Hilarious. You can see how sophisticated my taste in comedy is.

I laughed out loud in the office the other day when I opened a letter. It was from Ian McFadyen, the writer and comedian of The Comedy Company fame, who now lives on Brisbane’s outskirts. Remember when he used to do “David Rabbitborough”, a parodic impersonation of British naturalist David Attenborough? That was very funny.

Ian has teamed up with my friend Ross Fitzgerald. Ross is an esteemed historian who also writes satires about a gross

character named Grafton Everest and Ian teamed up with him on one of these novels in 2015. It was called Going Out Backwards.

Now they have collaborated again on a new book, which is out this week. It’s called The Dizzying Heights and is published by Hybrid Publishers. Ian dropped in a copy to me the other day with a note that read: “Dear Phil, It is with much regret that I inform you that Ross and I have churned out another book in the dreaded Grafton Everest series. Rather uncharitably, he is anxious that you be among the first to suffer reading it. Accordingly, please find a copy, lukewarm off the press.”

I laughed and laughed at that and yes, that felt good. Maybe I should read the book?

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Nearby is a smaller bedroom.

Towards the rear of the layout is an open-plan design with living, dining and kitchen areas. In the kitchen is an island bench with breakfast bar, butler’s pantry, Caesarstone surfaces, handle-less cabinetry integrated with Miele appliances

and servery windows opening to the terrace. The lounge area features a fireplace and nearby are a laundry, powder room and mud room with access to a three-car garage with two store rooms.

Bi-fold doors lead from the open-plan area to the terrace with the floorplan also flowing to a second rumpus room, also with bi-fold doors flowing to the terrace, which has LED lighting, ceiling fans, an outdoor kitchen and views to an infinityedge pool and spa.

SAMFORD VALLEY 7 Ascot Cres Land: 0.96ha Inspect: By appointment Agents: Sonya Treloar and Lauren Ellis, Ray White Bridgeman Downs; ph: 3353 7600, 0424 514 404 (ST) or 0499 011 904 (LE) Auction: On site, Saturday (Nov 2), 5pm

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Million Dollar Views Without the Price Tag — 10min* Dorrigo ‘Cedar Springs’, 51.47ha* (127.1ac*), Dorrigo 3 bdm home with spectacular views. NE aspect & red basalt soils. 75–80”* p.a. rainfall, multiple springs. Steel cattle yards.

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Auction Friday 29 November 2019 11am Video Online Rory Birt 0403 913 527 John O’Leary 0412 948 700 *approx.

Colonial setting This Colonial Queenslander is set on an 810sq m block and presents living over two levels.

There is an established garden with lawn, trees and shrubs at the front of the property with a veranda wrapping around the north and western-facing sides of the property. The upper level has wide 100year-old wide hoop pine timber flooring, high ceilings, VJ walls, picture rails and ceiling fans. The main bedroom is on the

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77 Oriel Rd Land: 810sq m Inspect: By appointment Agent: Jon Finney, Ray White Albion; ph: 3157 1841 or 0412 984 491 Auction: On site, November 9, 11am

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The Best of the Best of the Best ‘Myosotis’, Dorrigo, NSW • 64.35ha* (158.95* acres), gently undulating deep red basalt soils, almost 100%* arable with improved pastures • Original 1912 Rosewood 3 bedroom + office, 2 bathroom homestead, meticulously & tastefully renovated • Open plan kitchen / dining, butlers pantry, marble benches, double glazed glass, open fireplace, 2.7m verandahs • 1,920mm* (76”*) rainfall p.a, exceptional drink quality bore, spring fed lake & dams, 17ML water licence • 100hd steel cattle yards with covered work area, 2 large sheds, 8 paddocks with troughs, majority new fencing Having purchased elsewhere our vendors are downsizing & committed to sale.

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Auction Fri 29 Nov 11am Heritage Hotel, Dorrigo Video Online Rory Birt 0403 913 527 John O’Leary 0412 948 700 Ray White Rural Dorrigo & Bellingen *approx.

Riverfront Residence 34 The Oxlade New Farm 4 BED 4.5 BATH 5 CAR

With panoramic views over the sparkling Brisbane River from its huge 16 metre frontage, this full floor riverfront residence at The Oxlade is perfectly placed as the pinnacle of luxury. Opulent without compromising functionality, this luxurious residence offers substantial multi-faceted living and entertaining spaces that open seamlessly onto an expansive balcony.

You’ll be spoilt by the soaring ceiling heights, butler’s pantry, Gaggenau appliances, dual living areas, ex tensive use of natural stone, five-car lockable garage and your own private entry foyer.

Due for completion in 2021, limited opportunities remain to collaborate with our award-winning architect bureau^prober ts to personalise your residence and create a truly individual statement.

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Display Residence 70 Oxlade Drive New Farm View Daily 10am – 12pm or by appointment Agents Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553 Jason Chaffey 0408 208 939 eplace.com.au

84 Watson Street Camp Hill 5 BED 5 BATH 8 CAR +HOME OFFICE +WINE CELL AR +POOL

Retaining a true sense of early 1900’s sophistication, Federation-style home ‘Residence Croyde’ will enamour with its rich history, impeccable finishes and decadent character charm. This 2,025m2 estate presents an unheard-of opportunity for buyers to step into a world long since forgotten, whilst still capturing unobstructed city views amidst luscious treetop scenery. Most recently purchased in 2015, the current owners have flawlessly demonstrated a tact for tasteful renovation, elevating the residence to all new heights.

Auction Thu 7 Nov View By appointment Agent Joanna Gianniotis 0433 168 761

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10 Aaron Avenue Hawthorne 4 BED 4 BATH 3 CAR +POOL +JE T T Y Optimally positioned to embrace views of both reaches of the Brisbane River, New Farm Park and the city skyline, this residence is a stunning expression of contemporary design. With an innovative floor plan, you will be able to appreciate the incredible vista from almost anywhere within the home, including the new kitchen.

Auction Wed 13 Nov at 6:30pm Coco Republic 400 Wickham Street Fortitude Valley View Sat 12:30 – 1pm Agent Sarah & Damian Hackett 0488 355 553

Upstairs await three bedrooms, including the vast master suite, which features a private balcony poised high above the water and the best seat in the house. Downstairs comprises a media room, home office, fourth bedroom and access to the enviable entertaining area with in-ground swimming pool and outdoor kitchen.

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9 Mcilwraith Avenue Balmoral

Tender Closing Thu 14 Nov at 4pm

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Perched high atop balmoral Hill on a 1,095m2 double block with a 28m frontage and flat rear

Agent Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553

yard, this beautiful timber residence was one of the first homes built in the area. With its Northfacing, elevated aspect, the home regularly captures gentle bay breezes as well as an incredible panorama that extends from Ascot and along the Brisbane river all the way to the CBD skyline. this original beauty provides a tremendous foundation for what is a rare and unmissable opportunity to design, create and experience a family-friendly lifestyle that is distinctly yours.

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3/81 Moray Street New Farm 4 BED 3+ BATH 3 CAR +POOL Showcasing sophisticated class and distinction within award-winning AQUILA, this one-per-floor, penthouse-style, 418m2 apartment is simply breathtaking. Featuring incomparable, never-to-bebuilt-out river and city views, this architecturally inspiring masterpiece effortlessly captures the heart and soul of a decadent, inner-city lifestyle. Boasting a premier address with absolute river frontage, oversized outdoor living areas and a luxurious master retreat with his-and-her walk in robe, private balcony and a floor-to-ceiling marble ensuite. Located walking distance to everything including New Farm River Walk, Howard Smith Wharves, restaurants, cafĂŠs and the CBD.

Tender Closing Thu 7 Nov at 4pm View Sat 12 – 12:30pm Or by private appointment Agent Sarah Hackett 0488 355 553

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8/42 Ferry Street Kangaroo Point 3 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR +POOL Capturing a tr uly unique Dockside ex pe rie nce, this tranquil oasis pre se nts bu ye rs the opportunity to secure one of only eight residences on offer, mere metres from the serenity of the Brisbane River. Moreton View Tower & Villas effortlessly represent a carefree yet luxurious lifestyle, second to none. Within these sought-af ter premises is a sprawling family abode,

Auction Wed 20 Nov at 6pm Place Auction Rooms, 33 Lytton Rd, East Brisbane View Sat 10 – 10:30am Thu 6 – 6:30pm Agents Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668

spanning 362m2 of indoor/outdoor designer living. simoncaulfield.com.au

TH4/59 53 ByronByron StreetStreet Bulimba Bulimba 4 BED 2 BATH 2 CAR +POOL Within the Barca precinct, we’ve created a series of magnificent bespoke terrace homes. Striking the perfect balance of architectural excellence and timeless style, this exceptional terrace home is a bold statement of understated elegance. Individually crafted with natural and earthy tones

For Sale View Sat 3 – 4pm Wed 6 – 6:30pm Agents Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668

and well thought out open living spaces – all of which combine seamlessly to complement and connect with the relaxed river ambience and surrounds. A limited opportunity, this terrace home needs to be experienced to be appreciated.

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47 Collings Street Balmoral 3 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR +2 LIVING +STUDY +WINE CELL AR Occupying a prestigious position in cosmopolitan Balmoral, 47 Collings hosts three residences of exceeding sophistication and unmatched size. This rare setting overlooks Haw thorne

For Sale View Sat 4 – 4:30pm Agents Simon Caulfield 0437 935 912 Courtney Maguire 0401 031 668

and Bulimba, placed to foster a peaceful, elevated existence. Comprising three bedrooms, two separate living areas, generous kitchen with butler’s pantry and seamless indoor/outdoor experience. 47 Collings Street is truly unique, with the Penthouse sold, settlement is late 2019. simoncaulfield.com.au

218 Banks Street Alderley 5 BED 3 BATH 3 CAR +POOL Brimming with high-class features, this suburban palace offers a unique experience for Brisbane living. A grand entrance foyer makes an unforgettable first impression, flowing artfully onto spacious rooms boasting a luxury touch. With five bedrooms and a wealth of dedicated living spaces, this home will suit families of all shapes

Auction Sat 16 Nov at 11am On-site View By appointment Agents Mario Sultana 0428 282 223 David Scott 0439 373 207

and sizes. A wraparound verandah offers sweeping mountain views for drinks in the evening breeze, while the covered outdoor entertaining area and tropical inground pool are perfect for any social gathering. The home’s location adds the final touch, close to great inner-city amenities and the renowned Banks Street Reserve.

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20 Hatherton Crescent Carindale 6 BED 3 BATH 2 CAR +POOL +STUDY For extraordinary space and style, an impressive build a nd qu a lit y f inis he s, this home has few equals. The luxurious near new residence boasts a coastal Malibu-inspired ambience with multiple o u td o o r a re a s, in c l u d in g a p o o l a n d tro p i c a l gardens. Parklands framing the 477m2 under roof, six bedroom stunner on a 750m2 block, offers further room for kids to play while entertainment for adults is just 200m away at Pacific Golf Club.

Auction Sat 2 Nov at 2pm On-site View By appointment Agent Joanna Gianniotis 0433 168 761 eplace.com.au

85 Macdonald Street Norman Park 3 BED 1 BATH Renowned for its substantial nineteenth century history, ‘Rose Hill’ rightfully claims Heritage listed status with its authentic 1896 build, beautifully representing a long-forgotten era. Presented across a luscious 981m2 block, the Federation-style home unmistakably captures a tranquil way of life, mere moments from the Brisbane CBD. This home is waiting for its new owner to capture the yesteryear and add what the modern family is now looking for.

Auction Sat 2 Nov at 9am On-site View Sat 1 – 1:30pm or by appointment Agent Joanna Gianniotis 0433 168 761 eplace.com.au

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Paving

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This week the Sun puts his feet up in your sector of family and home and, in this instance, familiarity breeds content.

If guests start flowing through your door, all the better. Introductions to new friends are also a strong possibility. This theme continues through to early November, though in a more active way as thoughts turn towards renovation.

affectionate side of your character Across comes naturally this week, and you’re SCORPIO 1 A 24 sweet sauce22) (7) more drawn towards risk and adventure.

(October - November So if unexpected offers come sailing in, 5 with Boorish Those the Sun(7) in Scorpio are you’re keen to hop on board. special, mostly because 9 Dampen (7)very few people Fortunately, instinct will help you understand you. Yours is the sign which 10 First rank (7) respect. negate any obstacles as you intuitively commands thein most awe and sail in the right direction.

Quietly mysterious, others(3,2) should never 11 Make sense underestimate 12 Costlyyour (9)silent strength. You GEMINI know what’s going on, and mean to do 13 Inclined (May 21 - June 21) something about it. to doubt (9) With buried tensions suddenly 15 Costume (5) unearthed, others may not find you as SAGITTARIUS 16 Journal (5) accommodating as usual. It’s a (November 23 - December 21) pragmatic week in which you must 18 Backwards The trouble with seeing (2,7) the larger abandon obsolete ambitions. Although picture is you often skip the finer details.

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Demanding work schedules 1714InSharp earnest, 18 Up in arms, 19 Limited, 21 Flatten, 22 Studio, 24 Mumps, 26 Ruse. , 7 U-boat, 8 (7) Elevens, 11 Immoral, 23 14Fanciful idea History, Too many responsibilities, too much about practice (9) put a stop to fun, but the financial e, 22 Create, 27 24Impudence Drive, 26 Gown. pressure. Still, this shouldn’t stop you rebuffed by breaching an embankment 15 Amusement (9) rewards should more than make up for from having a go. A little determination stern traveller (7) (5) 16 Throw away (7) it. At best, you’ll squeeze in a short-lived with a lot of ambition is a recipe for 28 Is exactly like games of 17 Accuse (7) flirtation. That should let off some success. Whether you dedicate that football, for instance (7) QUICK CLUES 19 Spread from centre (7) steam. If self-discipline is one of your life energy to your career or love life is up to Across 20 Hearing range (7) lessons, you’re a strong candidate for the you – perhaps you can satisfy both.

Down 1 A sweet sauce (7) 22 Magnanimous (5) repeat class right now.

1 Close a valve thus, 5 Boorish (7) 23 Pleasing sound (5) CRYPTIC CLUES Across

Solutions to last week’s puzzles

CROSSWORD ANSWERS. CRYPTIC: Across: 1 Stripes, 5 Reveals, 9 Unclear, 10 Sarcasm, 11 Opera, 12 Badminton, 13 Fisherman, 15 Cedar, 16 Beset, 18 Essential, 21 Canvassed, 24 Order, 25 Snigger, 26 Example, 27 Pilgrim, 28 Matches. Down: 1 Shut off, 2 Rackets, 3 Prevalent, 4 Shrub, 5 Residents, 6 Verdi, 7 Adapted, 8 Seminar, 14 Maelstrom, 15 Consonant, 16 Bucks up, 17 Sundial, 19 In depth, 20 Largess, 22 Augur, 23 Dream. QUICK: Across: 1 Custard, 5 Uncouth, 9 Moisten, 10 Premier, 11 Add up, 12 Expensive, 13 Sceptical, 15 Dress, 16 Diary, 18 In reverse, 21 Strong-arm, 24 Radar, 25 Amiable, 26 Spinach, 27 Densely, 28 Consent. Down: 1 Compass, 2 Swindle, 3 Antipathy, 4 Dunce, 5 Unpopular, 6 Clean, 7 Utilise, 8 Harness, 14 Chicanery, 15 Diversion, 16 Discard, 17 Arraign, 19 Radiate, 20 Earshot, 22 Noble, 23 Music.

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