Domain Review Bayside & Port Phillip - February 03, 2021

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

FEBRUARY 3-9, 2021

DYLAN ALCOTT TENNIS STAR TO MEDIA PRO

OUT FOR DINNER

FUTURE FOOD IN THE CITY

WE LOVE MELBOURNE HOPES FOR A NEW YEAR

B AY S I D E & P O R T P H I L L I P

Online Open Morning Friday 12 February Discover how a St Michael’s education can help your child reach their full potential. Meet our staff, take a virtual tour of our campus and find out more about our approach to teaching, learning and caring.

Registrations are essential. Visit stmichaels.vic.edu.au Co-educational | K–12 | St Kilda | 8530 3310

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HAILEY COULES

The editor’s desk

LUCAS WORCESTER

2021 – how happy we are to see you!

After the trials of the past year, Melbourne has emerged a different city – hints of the old one we’ve always loved, with a determination to protect what we’ve fought for through our long, locked-down winter. With that in mind, I am excited to bring you the first edition of Domain Review for the new year – celebrating our city’s return to (nearly) normal.

Highlighting the best of Melbourne and Victoria has never been more important, and this year we hope to do just that – bringing you the people and places that make us proud to call our state home. ●

MATCH SET \ Pull up a chair and see the Aus Open

SPLISH SPLASH \ Too hot to venture out? Melbourne’s

on the big screen at Albert Park Lake. From February

Pool Buoy have you covered with their stylish inflatable

8, watch in style with a booked meal and furniture at

pools – keeping the kids cool, without compromising

Lakeside at Carousel. ● lakesideatcarousel.com.au

your backyard aesthetic. ● poolbuoy.co

GOING PLACES Things to do & see in Melbourne

OUR COVER \ We love Melbourne.

Illustration by Kat Chadwick

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Street haunt ISH have teamed up for an Indian-inspired

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all-day menu. Try the masala fried chicken sando or the

landscape architect Andrew Laidlaw, the Arid Garden

Kejriwal Bombay-style fried eggs. ● popejoancity.com

is a succulent-lover’s paradise. ● rbg.vic.gov.au

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Victoria’s First IB World School Leaders in Education

Thirty-nine years ago St Leonard’s College became the first Victorian school to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) as an additional pathway to tertiary education.

The IBDP’s internationally focused syllabus and rigorous assessment scheme make it the tertiary entrance qualification most respected and widely recognised by the world’s leading universities. Our students benefit from highly qualified staff teaching across both the VCE and IBDP, helping them to successfully achieve the most prestigious scholarships at the leading universities in Australia and overseas.

The St Leonard’s College IBDP Class of 2020 achieved: •

A median ATAR of 96.88

• 28.8% of students achieved an ATAR of 99 or above • 59.1% of students achieved an ATAR of 95 or above • 89.4% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above Our St Leonard’s College Junior School offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (IB PYP), a curriculum framework expertly designed for children aged 3 to 12. The IB PYP focuses on international-mindedness and the development of strong personal values. It fosters academic, social and emotional growth and values independence, initiative and self-motivation, encouraging every student to take responsibility for their learning.

Please contact College Admissions to enquire about enrolment opportunities by emailing admissions@stleonards.vic.edu.au or visit our website to book a College tour.

163 South Road, Brighton East VIC 3187

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SPORT Dylan Alcott looks to the big screen as his tennis and media careers hit new heights.

Grand slams and new plans W hen Dylan Alcott was growing up, he didn’t see people like him represented in the media. There were no guys in wheelchairs reading the news or acting in movies; no one knew the names of para-athletes.

And even by the time he played professional tennis at his first Australian Open – he has since won six men’s quad wheelchair singles

Grand Slam titles – it wasn’t exactly to a crowd of fans.

“There were four people watching me, in person,” Alcott says.

How times have changed. His matches now attract thousands of viewers at Rod Laver Area and a million more on TV. “If you had told me when I was a little kid as I was watching the Davis Cup that I would one day be there

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and it would be a full stadium, I would have told you to get stuffed.”

Having already been a success on radio, he is back for a third year commentating on the Australian Open as part of Channel Nine’s team – a role he takes just as seriously as his training.

“You’ve got to study because you want to know what you’re talking about,” he says. “I really enjoy the experience and I enjoy broadcasting because when I was a youngster, I never saw anybody with a disability on TV, radio [or in the] newspaper.”

And now he’s got his sights set on acting. “Sometimes when there’s a character in a wheelchair, an ablebodied actor sits in that wheelchair.

It’s like, ‘No, get an actor who’s [already] in a wheelchair – what are you doing?’ So I want to have a crack, even if I might not be any good at it.

“I’m not the kind of person to put up goals on a board or anything, but when I want to do something, I try to find a way to do it.”

It’s all about breaking down barriers, which is why he’s also keen to talk openly about life with his partner of two years Chantelle Otten,

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a psycho-sexologist. The pair would like to dispel the notion that ablebodied and disabled people can’t date each other, and in general, he wishes that people with questions would just ask them – politely, of course.

“Don’t think, ‘I might stuff it up.’

As long as you do it with tact. Of course you’ve got to ask questions, because that normalises things.”

There’s no problem calling him disabled either.

“It’s always funny when you sometimes get introduced and people go, ‘Oh, he’s the … differently … abled … person!’ I love the word disabled because that’s what I am. I think more people need to be proud of their disability because if there’s a negative stigma, it makes it hard.”

Having turned 30 in December without much fanfare (he was in training for the Australian Open) 2021 holds the promise of competing in the French Open, Wimbledon and the Paralympics in Tokyo. In his downtime, there’s his partner, their new dachshund dog Sauce – “a COVID puppy!” – and a food venture he’s started with old school friends, Able Foods, which are NDIS funded ready-made meals designed for people with disabilities.

When you speak to Alcott for a few minutes, it’s unsurprising that he’s such a high achiever.

“I’m a really positive person. It’s not the events in your life that dictate the life you live, it’s how you perceive them. People often come up to me or my parents and say, ‘I feel really sorry for you because you’re disabled.’

I say, ‘Don’t feel sorry for me! I live the best life in the world!’” ● 2021 AUSTRALIAN OPEN \ Starts

Dylan Alcott won the quad wheelchair

February 8 on Channel Nine and

singles final at last year’s Aus Open.

streaming on 9Now.

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COVER STORY

Back in the Melbourne groove The city is brimming with activity as locals and business owners kick-off 2021 with a new attitude.

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ndrew McConnell is a Melbourne believer.

After spending much of the late 1990s cooking in big-name eateries across Europe and Asia, the boy from Box Hill North came home to Melbourne 20 years ago to open his first restaurant, Diningroom 211 in Fitzroy.

Last year, as the pandemic saw Melbourne all but boarded-up, devastating businesses, McConnell – best known for restaurants Cumulus and Cutler & Co – opened not one but two new hospitality venues.

Gimlet at Cavendish House is a cocktail bar two years in the making, while grocer Morning Market opened as a pandemic response in Fitzroy’s Gertrude Street.

“I am kind of done with anxiety,” he says. “I’m quietly confident that the new year will present other challenges but I think we are better equipped to deal with these challenges as they arise. I have confidence about Melbourne.”

COVID-19 restrictions closed Melbourne hospitality, retail and other businesses from March

23 until late October last year, with a small June window. During those tortuous months, some went to the wall. Others struggled. A pre-vaccine City of Melbourne Economic Impacts of COVID-19 report found it may be 2024 before the city’s economy returns to 2019 levels. A $100 million Melbourne City recovery fund was announced in September.

Lockdown may seem like a (thankfully) distant memory, but stark reminders of what we’ve been through are still there – suburb clusters, signing in at venues to help contact tracers and the normality of having masks at the ready.

As Melbourne’s “COVID-normal” summer draws to a close, and inner-city workers make their way back to offices, many surviving hospitality and retail businesses are taking lessons learned from lockdown and looking to the rest of 2021 with both optimism and innovation – edging toward a return to our pre-pandemic ways.

McConnell now has nine businesses. One of his most recent, Morning Market pantry, fronted by colourful flowers for sale, began as a COVID-19

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pop-up, bringing wholesale and restaurant suppliers to locals and loyal customers. With its Cutler & Co neighbour, it enjoys outdoor seating in car parks demarcated by pink bollards, a Yarra City Council move to help businesses.

“People are absolutely loving the outside dining,” says new Yarra mayor Gabrielle de Vietri. “I would love to explore whether there is a way for outside dining to become a fixture of Yarra life.”

A Greens first-time councillor and public transport supporter, she emphasises linking pandemic and climate change responses, but knows there’s pressure for more parking.

The pandemic spurred de Vietri to shift from art activism to local government. “I saw it as a real opportunity to reset the way we live and work and travel. It has kept us apart but in a lot of ways we have created this sense of community like never before. It really did show us how we can adapt when we have to, how resilient we are as communities.”

Lessons have been learnt, McConnell says. “I think that what has changed just for me personally

“The pandemic has kept us apart but in a lot of ways we have created this sense of community like never before ...”

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is to be able to have the confidence to make big decisions quickly and act on them. It was like that but not in such extreme scenarios – your business and livelihood on the line.

“I think not just me personally but the industry as a whole will be stronger, will be more dynamic and potentially more sustainable. People’s business models will have to be adaptable.”

Rosy Morton agrees. The owner of Bourke Street’s The Paperback Bookshop for 20 years, like McConnell, has weathered the storm. Her store traded throughout 2020, with supportive customers and book-hungry Melburnians enabling survival.

Morton says an integrated ordering-computing system installed in April and a newly active socialmedia presence helped online shopping grow dramatically. The customer base, missing tourists and city foot traffic, expanded to outer suburbs and regional Victoria.

“Previously, we had an online shop but we never had that much need for it,” she recalls.

Customers were outside when the doors reopened,

but the online business remains strong. “Now it is integrated into our business. It has changed the balance about how much is online and how much is face to face.”

Previously wary of marketing – “I just wanted to have a shop with really great books” – Morton now says, “social media showed us people appreciate that stuff, it’s a way of sharing and we have more customers with that.

“We have been around for a long time and have a tendency to think, ‘that’s the way we have always done things.’ This year has showed it is good to shake things up a bit and it makes you look at what you are doing and why – and appreciate it.”

For some, 2021 is less about adapting to “the new normal” than returning to what customers longed for: the old normal. Palace Cinemas’ eight Melbourne venues closed for eight months.

Chief executive Benjamin Zeccola expects audience numbers should fully recover by Easter.

With a pile-up of excellent films, he predicts “by the time we run out of the backlog, [movie studios]

would have brought production up to speed.”

Palace linked with its movie-going community – 45 per cent seniors – with newsletters, free online movies and occasional openings for popcorn and choc-top sales (some loyal Balwyn customers bought boxes of 50). Ventilation was improved at its cinemas nationwide. And on December 11, it opened its glitzy 15-screen Pentridge complex in Coburg.

“Customers coming back in are telling us they are just so glad to be able to come back to the cinema.

We feel like it is about getting back to having a steady flow of great movies, great entertainment,” Zeccola says.

For McConnell, too, the way things were is part of the recovery: “I think that a big part of what we are doing is now about consumer confidence and I think that is growing a lot more than I expected.

“I think a lot of things will go back to the way they were pre-pandemic. The simple fact is that people will still want to go to restaurants and eat good food prepared by people who care. The core of what we do won’t change.” ●

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OUT FOR DINNER

If this is the future, bring it on

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hen fine-dining institution Ezard didn't reopen its doors after the first lockdown in March 2020, head chef Jarrod Di Blasi descended a different set of CBD stairs to his new post at the recently revamped Izakaya Den. Restaurateur Simon Denton is calling it Izakaya Den 2029, the sequel to the original, which he opened in 2009. With diners now restricted to an $80 nine-course menu ($95 with dessert, vegan available), the restaurant no longer fits the

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I Z A K AYA D E N 2029

12a/9 Beach Street Port Melbourne

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Executor’s Sale: Rare Full-Floor Sub-Penthouse with Breathtaking 360 Degree Panoramic Views Capturing extraordinary vistas of Port Phillip Bay and the city skyline, this rare waterfront residence delivers spacious full-floor penthouse living on the 12th level of the tightly held Sandridge Bay Towers.

Offering direct and secure lift access from the ground level, the property impresses from the moment you enter. With the help of full-height glass windows, the entrance showcases views of the water, that will never be built out. Tailored for first class entertaining, the home comprises a substantial living area with Port Phillip Bay as its backdrop, superb dining zone framed by the city skyline, and well-appointed kitchen with quality appliances and separate bar. Two outdoor terraces provide sweeping panoramas from the Bay all the way to the CBD. Enjoying a North-facing aspect towards Melbourne’s skyscrapers, the main bedroom comes complete with a large ensuite and walk-in robes, the second bedroom offers another captivating outlook plus ensuite bathroom, plus third bedroom and central family bathroom. Other features include premium parquetry flooring, hydronic heating, reverse-cycle air-conditioning, separate laundry and secure basement car parking for two cars.

Don’t miss the exceptional opportunity to make this rare bayside jewel your home.

Expressions of Interest Closing Tuesday 23rd Feb, 4pm Contact Paul Castran 0418 313 038 Inspect Saturday 3.30-4pm, Thursday 7-7.30pm

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Signs of a good time abound: not-so-subtly “Shazaming” every song on the eclectic playlist, sheepishly asking for a spoon to scoop up sauce dregs and, before I know what I want to drink, Denton appearing to offer a rich, umami-packed sake. As for that produce, purple-fleshed sweet potato is coated in delicate tempura batter, and red and yellow cherry tomatoes accompany snapper sashimi fanned over ice with fresh Tassie wasabi.

The saliva-inducing scent upon entry is caramelising miso, seeping into mackerel from the hibachi grill. Hefty pork and tofu meatballs roll around in “funky sauces” (refer to the daily wall projection), a thicket of bonito flakes dancing in the heat of the dish. Dessert is generous: warm dango in Mitarashi sauce (glutinous rice dumplings in sweet soy syrup), fish-shaped taiyaki packed with vanilla, orange and Davidson plum ice cream and a handful of berries on ice.

Food aside, I could do with an even bolder Izakaya Den 2029. Turn the lights down, music up and create Lost in Translation moments from the guts of Melbourne while we're unable to travel. If Izakaya Den 2029 is the future, bring it on. ●

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definition of a snacky izakaya – but the food has never been better.

Little has changed inside the elongated basement restaurant. Seasonal produce remains projected onto the walls and displayed along the extensive kitchen-bar. Two-person timber stools still allow for easy canoodling while nibbling additional “homage snacks”, such as seared tuna tataki – the texture of Turkish delight.

What’s nearby?

Just up the road at 126 Russell Street, CBD wine bar and restaurant Embla has set up a rooftop cinema on top of its neighbour, the Melbourne Theosophical Society. Book ahead and visit for food and drink in the afternoon, followed by a film after sunset.

● Izakaya Den 2029 ● 114 Russell Street, Melbourne ● izakayaden.com.au

● embla.com.au

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TRAVEL \ MORNINGTON PENINSUL A There’s only one way to improve on a day at the Peninsula Hot Springs – stay the night.

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Hot springs, cool glamping PE N I N S U L A H O T S PR I N G S

CHRISTOPHER ROBERT

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he Mornington Peninsula has long been a summertime playground for Melburnians.

Beaches, wineries and foodie experiences galore are sure to delight the senses – as is one of the area's most-loved and visited attractions, the Peninsula Hot Springs.

Not only can you visit the nature-surrounded pools during the day, but you now have a reason to stay overnight in the newly opened glamping cabins.

It's a fancy way to bring the outdoors inside – think luxurious king-size bed, a large shower in the bathroom and a separate toilet.

No mini-bar is to be found, but there is an inroom dining service, which covers pizza, wine and more. Don't expect to find a TV either, but Wi-Fi is included.

ALBERT PARK 18 Merton Street

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RARE OPPORTUNITY IN ST VINCENT GARDENS PRECINCT • Prized corner location • Off street parking via side roller door • Approx. 50 metres to St Vincent Gardens and Albert Park Village • Short stroll to the beach This double fronted brick Victorian home is in very sound liveable condition with potential to renovate or extend if desired (STCA).

Comprising wide hallway entrance, three spacious bedrooms, kitchen/meals area open to living area, rear sitting room and an upstairs studio offering city aspects and separate entrance.

Once in a lifetime opportunity.

View Auction Contact

Sat & Wed as Advertised Saturday 20 February at 2pm Simon Carruthers 0438 811 601 Geoff Cayzer 03 9690 9782

Albert Park 03 9699 5999 10

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Port Melbourne 03 9646 0812

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VISIT VICTORIA

Stay

Eat

Drink

Do

The Peninsula Hot Springs in Fingal

The principles of unhurried dining

Head to the award-winning cellar

A family-friendly day out at the

has introduced 10 luxury, adults-only

with culinary excellence continue

door at Montalto to sample

Enchanted Adventure Garden, with

glamping cabins for an overnight

under the guidance of head chef Phil

delicious wines including Pennon Hill

its manicured mazes, tube slides,

getaway, with unlimited access to

Wood and sommelier Andrew Murch

chardonnay and pinot noir. Groups

tree surfing and zip lining, everyone

plunge pools and spas.

at Pt. Leo Estate’s Laura restaurant.

larger than eight should book ahead.

will be entertained for hours.

● peninsulahotsprings.com

● ptleoestate.com.au

● montalto.com.au

● enchantedmaze.com.au

Among the array of warm baths, you'll find fire and ice therapy – a newish addition where extremely cold pools meet hot saunas for a wellness tick of approval (if you dare). If you're looking to secure a spa treatment at an extra cost, make sure there's availability when you book your glamping cabin.

The stay comes with dinner and breakfast. The cafe is just that – somewhere you can dine in your

bathrobe and continue to plunge in the pools long after your last meal.

Once you've soaked your troubles away, a leisurely drive to Pt. Leo Estate's fine dining restaurant, Laura – about 30 minutes from the hot springs – is next on the agenda.

An eight-course degustation menu designed by head chef Phil Wood includes the lobster flambe –

cranked in flames at your tableside; and Oysters Elizabeth, which are draped in a cauliflower sabayon, parmesan crisp and beluga caviar. You'll be sweet-talked by sommelier Andrew Murch, who pairs wines with a symphonic verse or two.

And don't forget to stroll in the sculpture park, which features a new 5.5-metre piece by New York artist Brian Donnelly, aka Kaws. ●

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EDUCATION & INNOVATION

Back to the classroom How Melbourne’s schools have adapted after a year spent online.

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he abrupt shift to remote learning as COVID19 took hold in March last year saw students navigating a new way to attend class, and parents doing what they could to support them.

As kids head back to school for a new year, many of Melbourne’s educators say the 2020 learning experience will have a lasting impact, with some schools rethinking all aspects of their teaching and others declaring lockdown has reinforced the value of face-to-face connection.

“The big thing we noticed last year is that the students were amazing in terms of their agility and ability to adapt to online learning,” says Tracy Herft, deputy principal at Strathcona Girls Grammar School in Melbourne’s inner east. “They were quite incredible in how they could be self-directed.”

This year, Strathcona will expand independent learning for the senior school, giving girls the chance to use extra time for activities including study groups, meetings with teachers and extra tutorials. The school is also seeking feedback from students on the benefits and challenges of 2020.

“We’ll start looking at things they’ve identified that we haven’t been able to,” says Herft. “Movement and stretch time during the day, breaks between classes. Do we need bells? Last year really highlighted for us the importance of student agency.”

At Brighton Grammar School, activities have returned to as normal as possible, headmaster Ross Featherston says. Sport, co-curricular activities, camps and the music program are all resuming, which he notes is vital for student learning.

, 0 2 0 2 f o s s a l C e Th a class apar t.

Congratulations to the Sacré Cœur Class of 2020 who achieved a median ATAR of 90.05. It is an outstanding result, especially considering the year they had. These results included many personal bests with wonderful results recorded across all subject areas.

In 2021, we’ll see these students go on with the next chapter in their lives, with a world of opportunity having been opened up to them at Sacré Coeur.

If you’d like to find out how we nurture our students and help them achieve their best, join us for a school tour.

Visit www.sac.vic.edu.au to register today.

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“We’re a boys’ school, and boys respond well to routine. If there’s an interpersonal connection with a teacher, and their peers, then a boy will learn better,” he says.

In 2020, the school changed its approach to “swot vac”, the study break between year 12 classes and exams. Traditionally, students spent the time at home studying, but after so much time spent learning remotely, the school flipped that on its head, encouraging boys to stay at school for that period. The results, Featherston says, speak for themselves: Brighton Grammar achieved its best VCE scores ever last year.

For the young girls in Strathcona’s junior school, the focus of remote learning was not on screens but off them, with teachers in regular contact with parents, emailing activities and exercises.

“That contact, between students, teacher and parent, was crucial,” Herft says. “It was a team approach, and about working together.”

For young boys at Brighton Grammar’s junior school, most of each morning was devoted to literacy and numeracy blocks, Featherston says.

“We’d then do a mindfulness session have an offscreen break, and then the afternoon would be about our specialist classes: art, PE, science.”

The school gave parents regular education packs with resources to supplement their sons’ learning.

They also adjusted the program to parent feedback as the year went on. “We were mindful that for many of our families, mum and dad were working themselves, and trying to keep an eye on their sixand seven-year-old sons and their learning.”

It was also important for both schools to maintain their pastoral care, wellbeing and co-curricular programs. Both used online platform Strava to run physical competitions, with Strathcona holding a virtual cross country and Brighton Grammar managing house competitions.

Social connection was an aspect of learning that many students missed the most in virtual learning, Herft says.

Featherston agrees that the interpersonal aspect of education is essential. “[The year] fundamentally reinforced for us the power of those interpersonal relationships between teachers and students.” ●

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FEATURE HOUSE BRIGHTON \ 1 SEAVIEW AVENUE 4

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Brighton Beach is just across the road, Hampton Street and South Road shops are a short walk away and independent and government schools are nearby. This charming house is perfectly situated for a comfortable family lifestyle.

The home, with its sea views and cul de sac location, was built in the 1920s and the character and flourishes of the era have been retained in the modernised version. It is stylish, welcoming and filled with contemporary functionality.

Distinctive, jewel-like leadlight surrounds the front door.

To one side of the hall, the formal living and dining room has double doors to the landscaped front garden and there is an ornate working fireplace in the living room section.

On the other side of the hall is the main bedroom suite with a fireplace in the bedroom and a large dressing room and bathroom.

The rear section of the ground floor comprises the kitchen and meals area with a deck on one side and courtyard, with side-lane access, on the other. The large family room, with gas fireplace, opens to a deck at the back and an undercover entertaining area. Beyond is the salt chlorinated pool. The white kitchen has a breakfast bar and the area is light and bright with beachy echoes in the decor.

Also on this level are a study or fifth bedroom, a large fitted laundry and a little secret sunroom.

The first floor is the children’s zone with three bedrooms, a bathroom with shower and bath, and a study nook with built-in desk at the top of the stairs. All bedrooms have built-in wardrobes, one has a built-in bed, and one has

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a desk.

The house has hydronic heating, split-system air conditioning, timber floors throughout, high ceilings and

“EXPANSIVE BAY VIEWS WITH BRILLIANT ACCOMMODATION AND ZONING FOR

bespoke cabinetry. A cubby house nestles into one corner of

FAMILIES AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE POINT.” STEPHEN SMITH – AGENT

the garden and there is a shed and water tank. Brick paving has been laid in garden areas and around the pool.

Brighton Beach Railway Station is minutes away. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Marshall White, Stephen Smith 0423 266 231 Price: $1.7 million-$1.87 million Auction: 10.30am, February 13

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Transformed from the Edwardian era to the style and functionality of the 21st century, this home offers a sophisticated urban lifestyle. At the front, the main bedroom, with deep bay window, includes a fitted walk-in wardrobe and an en suite with double shower and dual basins. Also off the hallway, the family bathroom has an oval bath and wet-room shower, the two bedrooms have built-in wardrobes and there are a study and laundry. At the rear, the living, dining and kitchen area is sleek and stylish with oak floors, extensive glazing and sliding doors to the landscaped courtyard. The house has ducted heating and cooling and is close to schools, transport and shopping. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

Agent: Belle Property, Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Price: $1.8 million-$1.95 million Auction: 1.30pm. February 20

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wonderful and the living area, and a second lounge with study alcove, look out

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joinery and oak floors on the living level and Miele and Asko appliances in the kitchen.

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to the pool and cabana. The house has

There is ducted heating, airconditioning and the property is close to Hampton

security, solar panels, European appliances,

Designed over three levels plus a huge

Street’s shops and cafes, schools and

This resort-style retreat offers coastal living

ducted heating and split-system

rooftop terrace, this townhouse offers

transport. ● BEVERLEY JOHANSON

or holidaying at its best. The contemporary

airconditioning. ●

elegant living and an excellent party layout.

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home is within easy walking distance of

Designed to take advantage of glorious

Diamond Bay and Koonya ocean beach.

bay views, it cleverly puts the bedrooms,

It is an energy-efficient building featuring

including a super-luxurious main suite with

West Australian limestone on the exterior

fitted walk-in wardrobes, on the ground

and fine interior finishes. The house is an

floor and the living areas on the first floor

unconventional shape, which allows light

Agent: Jellis Craig, Emil Foller

with the entertaining terrace above. In

Agent: Buxton, Richard Slade

to flood into all corners. The main bedroom

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the basement is a vast storage area, the

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suite is zoned to the front and separated

Price: $2.2 million-$2.4 million

laundry and parking. The home is stylishly

Price: $1.95 million-$2.1 million

from the other bedrooms by sprawling

Private sale

appointed with a marble fireplace, bespoke

Auction: 1.30pm, February 13

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ST KILDA 7 Charnwood Road CONTEMPORARY MEETS CLASSIC SPECTACULAR FASHION Stunningly renovated and extended to perfection, this family-sized 3/4-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Victorian captures the evocative character of its era while achieving spectacular standards of contemporary design and luxury. A pinnacle of style and indooroutdoor entertaining featuring formal and informal zones, study/ bedroom, dream kitchen and a prestigious St Kilda Hill position. belleproperty.com/St Kilda

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Margaret Duncan 0417 382 686 Tony Pride 0417 300 056 Brittany Holley 0434 374 428

4+ a

BLACK ROCK 47a First Street RESORT STYLE ARCHITECTURAL LUXURY WITH STUNNING BAY VIEWS Capturing breathtaking bay views, this beautiful 4 bedroom + study 4.5 bathroom masterpiece showcases 3 superb entertaining zones including a cinema with putting green & bar, deluxe stone kitchen (Gaggenau appliances, WI pantry), a north facing BBQ deck, pool & trampoline; ducted heating/air cond, speakers, home automation, security, solar & double garage. Stroll to Village & beach.

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xx 03 9521 9800 Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Sandra Michael 0499 023 510

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SANDRINGHAM 293 Bluff Road A CALIFORNIAN HEARTWARMER IN SUBLIME POOLSIDE BEAUTY ‘Rosedale’ Captivating 3 bedroom 2 bathroom timber Californian Bungalow in a spectacular poolside setting, featuring a gorgeous living room (gas fire), a beautiful main bedroom (WIR & radiant ensuite), brilliant kitchen (Smeg stove), an impressive honed bluestone alfresco living area (BBQ kitchen), heated pool/spa, a studio & parking for 3, including carport. Opposite Sandringham College.

AUCTION Sat 13 February 2.30pm VIEW As Advertised

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3v

720 r

xx 03 9521 9800 Stephen Tickell 0418 177 565 Charlotte Terray 0427 184 088

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ST KILDA 6 Blessington Street READY FOR RENOVATION IN A BLUE-CHIP POSITION Proudly poised between the bay and Peanut Farm Reserve, this classically attractive Victorian sits on approximately 446 sqm*of blue-chip St Kilda land. Blessed with big proportions, high ceilings and an enormous backyard, the much loved 3-bedroom, 1- bathroom home presents with exciting scope to create your own masterpiece (STCA) with excellent rear access available via R.O.W.

AUCTION Saturday February 13 at 11.30am VIEW See website for details

1b

Tony Pride 0417 300 056 Margaret Duncan 0417 382 686 Brittany Holley 0434 374 428

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ST KILDA EAST 18 Wilgah Street A MODERN SPIN ON EDWARDIAN CHARM Thanks to a top-to-toe renovation, this 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom Edwardian has been extended, redesigned and transformed into something stunning. Combining its period appeal with an edgy contemporary aesthetic, the home features light-filled living/dining, private alfresco entertaining, gourmet kitchen and a home office. Quiet location close to schools, trams, buses, Balaclava Station, Carlisle Street’s café culture and Hewison Reserve.

www.belleproperty.com/st-kilda

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2b

1v

Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Maria Hunt 0413 187 188 Andy Nasr 0422 029 324

ELWOOD 1/199 Brighton Road

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ELWOOD 6/17A Milton Street

WHERE LIFESTYLE AND LOCATION CONVERGE

A MODERN SPIN ON DECO CHARM

If you place a premium on position, then here’s a 2AUCTION bedroom, 1-bathroom apartment that registers a Saturday February 13 at 100%. The immaculately presented home features 10.30am generous living/dining extending, covered VIEW See website for details verandah, fully appointed kitchen/meals, car space and secure entry.

From the moment you step inside this superbly renovated 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom Deco unit with lock-up garage, you won’t want to leave.

Extensively reimagined whilst remaining true to its era, it features luxurious appointments and is set in park-like surrounds.

Julian Cannata 0424 717 913 John Manning 0416 101 201 Sam Inan 0433 076 999

Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Maria Hunt 0413 187 188 John Manning 0416 101 201

www.belleproperty.com/st-kilda

www.belleproperty.com/st-kilda

ST KILDA 3/101 Barkly Street

2a 1b 1v

ST KILDA 4/17 Robe Street

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WOW-FACTOR COURTYARD This beautifully presented apartment showcases an exceptional amount of space matched by Art Deco character, modern updates and the rarely found benefit of a lock-up garage. Walk to trams, Acland and Fitzroy Streets, Albert Park and Lake and the beach.

AUCTION Saturday February 13 at 10.30am VIEW See website for details

Own a unique piece of history with this 1-bedder.

Nestled behind the picturesque façade of Acton Lodge/C’est Magnifique, it’s a home of evident quality to be admired, savoured and desired featuring an impressively sized living room, sleek kitchen and magical courtyard.

Julian Cannata 0424 717 913 Peter Perrignon 0418 566 846 Margaret Duncan 0417 382 686

Costa Karabatsos 0404 046 631 John Manning 0416 101 201 Sam Inan 0433 076 999

www.belleproperty.com/st-kilda

www.belleproperty.com/st-kilda

AUCTION Saturday February 20 at 11.30am VIEW See website for details

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902E/126 Rouse Street, Port Melbourne Superb entertaining and magnificent panoramic city-to-bay views from the enormous terrace in this glamorous penthouse. Soaring twostory high open-plan living space. Designer kitchen with walk through pantry, separate dining room with city views. Upstairs, a light-filled retreat (potential 4th bedroom), master bedroom with walk-in robes and ensuite. Two more bedrooms with built-in robes and two more bathrooms. Secure basement parking, ducted heating and cooling, video intercom security. Onsite gym, indoor pool, spa and sauna

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GREG HOCKING HOLDSWORTH

59 York Street, St Kilda West Boasting numerous architectural awards, a stunning design by renowned architects Kennedy Nolan, considerable sustainable features and thoughtful interiors this one-of-a-kind 4 bedroom plus study, 3 bathroom family home is a bayside masterpiece. Lifestyle and luxury enviably located in Albert Park College zone and near St Kilda Beach, Middle Park shops, Albert Park Lake, Fitzroy Street restaurants and public transport.

A4 B3 C1 D2 EOI Close 1st Mar at 5pm Inspect Inspect By Appointment Contact Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Max Mercuri 0431 043 723 Michael Paproth 048 830 0800

Albert Park 8644 5500

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Auction Registration Closes Wednesday 17th February 2021 at 4pm

1-3 Franklin Road, Portsea

‘Mevagissey’ – 3 Titles occupying over 1 acre of exclusive Cliff Top ‘Under Executor Instruction’

Residing on an esteemed stretch of Portsea clifftop, 1-3 Franklin Road is a rare landholding of over 4,400sqm boasting stunning bay views.

Spanning three separate titles, this generational opportunity is being offered for sale for the �irst time in 70 years and provides the potential to develop as a family compound (STCA).

Crafted from limestone this immaculate four bedroom, three bathroom family home offers re�ined coastal living with beautiful timber-lined ceilings, polished �loorboards and generous spaces �looded with ample northern sunlight.

Offering numerous vantage points to watch the ships sail by, the open plan kitchen, living and dining spaces open out to an expansive stone terrace overlooking the vast lawn. The master bedroom takes advantage of the elevated position, also boasting mesmerising views.

Accentuated with Moonah trees, the large garden includes a sun soaked tennis court while screening coastal natives provide privacy. Direct access is offered to Portsea beach across the oval of the Portsea Camp and to Shelley Beach ‘Millionaires Walk’.

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