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Gritty King Street is an unlikely early stomping ground for a man who could pass as a modern version of Errol Flynn. But for dashing actor Rodger Corser – one of our finest television talents – appearing in pub bands on that city strip was his first taste of the spotlight. That translated into treading the boards and, decades on, Corser is the star of the popular Doctor Doctor on Channel 9; 1.2 million tune in to watch him play a gifted but scallywag heart surgeon. Writer Luke Dennehy met Corser and discovered his strong connection to Melbourne, and the unforgettable characters of his youth. ●

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n 1997, actor Rodger Corser had what he calls an old-fashioned, sliding-doors moment. Now 45, Corser was working at Melbourne’s Crown Casino in the audiovisual department, contracted to Steve Vizard’s Artist Services company. His job was to do anything and everything, including following Crown’s character Mr Pokie around, filming excited punters when a car was won or a huge jackpot went off. He was also fronting a number of pub and original bands, playing all over Melbourne including on Brunswick Street in Fitzroy, and King Street in the city. “I used to sneak out on the overnight shifts – sorry Steve,” he says. “I was playing in bands and if I had a gig on, I would literally take my pair of trousers and my shirt off, and take off and take the mobile phone with me.” After doing a media studies degree at Deakin University’s Rusden campus, Corser initially

Rather than studying his craft at NIDA or WAAPA, as many Australian actors do, Corser learnt on the job. “I literally did my apprenticeship on screen,” he says. “I avoid watching myself from those early days, as that’s how I learnt. I was bad and you make lots of mistakes.” Twenty years since the groundbreaking musical, Corser is one of Australia’s most recognised and popular actors. He’s had lead roles on Underbelly, McLeod’s Daughters, Water Rats and Rush, and most recently, as Dr Hugh Knight in Channel 9’s Doctor Doctor Doctor. Series three of Doctor Doctor has just finished filming in the NSW town of Mudgee, and is now on air – the show is by far the most watched drama on Australian television. This season, Doctor Doctor is reaching a national average audience of 1.2 million. The role – and the cast – is an actor’s dream come true, according to Corser. “When we go to Mudgee we are away from our

“I think they tried to ask me for ID, but I walked into the pub with a guitar, so they let me in.” Whenever he comes back to Melbourne, and perhaps whenever he drives up and down King Street, Corser is reminded of Underbelly. He played Detective Senior Sergeant Steve Owen, the cop trying to bring down gangland identity Carl Williams in 2008’s successful Channel 9 series. Hanging out in the band and club scene in King Street in the late 1990s, it was inevitable Corser knew some of the characters the series was about. But just exactly who those characters are, he is keeping to himself. “I had met a couple of those guys but I didn’t know what they did back then,” Corser says. “I went to Sydney in the early 2000s when it was all happening. When I came back to film Underbelly, I bumped into some of the guys who I knew back in the day. “We all thought it was very ironic that I was playing a copper as well.”

“I ended up getting the role and I think that was very, very lucky. If it wasn’t for that show I could

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have been in another industry; it would have been very different.” RODGER CORSER ON HIS EARLY CAREER thought a career behind the camera was where he would end up. Then while working at the casino, he attended an open casting call for the musical Rent, at the insistence of one of his colleagues, which was being held at the Prince of Wales in St Kilda. “They didn’t want the usual suspects,” Corser says. “I definitely wasn’t perfect, I think that they auditioned me about eight times to make sure I was right. “I ended up getting the role and I think that was very, very lucky. If it wasn’t for that show I could have been in another industry; it would have been very different. It was a real sliding-doors moment.” The American producers saw something special in Corser that day, and he has never looked back. Rent was more than just a musical for Corser. He formed a relationship with singer Christine Anu, who was also starring in the show; they have a daughter, Zipporah, 15. He is now married to Renae Berry and living in Sydney; they have three children – Budd, 8, Cilla, 6, and Dustin, three.

families for 10 days, so we are in the pub every night having dinner,” he says. “Everyone talks work, debriefs, has a few wines and then we get to know about everyone’s lives and families. It’s a really warm set, it’s a bit like being on school camp for the cast. We get really close, really quickly.” We are catching up for this interview over a coffee in Melbourne; three days earlier, the 2018 Gold Logie nominee played in his first Australian Rules grand final, winning the flag with Sydney’s St George in the masters competition. Afterwards, he sat on the hill with his family and teammates and had some beers; a great moment, Corser recalls. “It was awesome, and I kicked a couple of goals.” Growing up in Melbourne, Corser went to East Doncaster High and played cricket at a high level until he was 25. He has a strong connection to the East Doncaster area; it was only last year that his family home was sold. He played his first gig in a band in a Melbourne pub when he was underage.

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The US may beckon for the Corser family; he once had a holding deal with the powerful American television network, ABC. They literally paid him to do nothing, while they searched for the perfect role. He nearly took part in an American pilot version of Offspring Offspring, but the timing wasn’t right. Now his kids are a bit older, he is open to going to the US pilot season in February next year with his family, and seeing what happens. In the meantime, his next local role is in the ABC series Glitch, for which he has to lose up to eight kilos. And now that the third series of Doctor Doctor has been filmed, Corser will return for a while to being a family man, which he loves. “It’s definitely my turn. My wife is studying kinesiology and some other therapies, and she has been juggling the kids and that while I’ve been away. “I’ll get back into the trenches so to speak and start making the school lunches and taking them to swimming, so Renae can do her studies. “I’ve got to catch up on some of the school dropoff and pick-ups.” ●

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hey are the September specialists. Leading AFL commentators Bruce McAvaney, Anthony Hudson and Stephen Quartermain have called nearly 50 grand finals between them and provided memorable soundtracks to some of the game’s biggest moments. The trio are gearing up for another finals series with McAvaney leading Channel Seven’s coverage, Hudson spearheading for Fox Footy and Quartermain calling the action on AFL Nation radio. McAvaney called his first grand final on television in 1991, and on the eve of his 18th decider, tells Domain Review he still gets nervous. “I still get a combination of excitement and anxiety. ‘Have I done enough? Am I well prepared? I hope I call well’,” McAvaney says. “You put pressure on yourself to perform. There’s an anxiety with me and the only time it actually leaves is when my headphones are on and I’m calling. I feel relaxed then. “I’m still excited every time I go to a match to call it. That’s never left me, I don’t think it ever does.” Every AFL grand final is a unique tale. “Each has a great story, fantastic outcome for the winner, harrowing loss for the loser, stakes are high and that’s what grand finals are all about. Some games are close finishes and incredibly exciting, some are won half-way through the third quarter but just as important in terms of the story.” McAvaney’s preparation is meticulous. His formula draws on history, form and stats, is added to by Seven Sport statistician Josh Kay, then handwritten. He likens himself to an octopus and every tentacle hold a vital piece of information. “I have my own system,’’ he explains. ‘‘It’s a combination of being well organised, having everything at your fingertips but not forgetting there’s a match taking place. And when it comes to finals you do a bit extra.” McAvaney has a September dream of his own and it involves two traditional rivals, Richmond and Collingwood, meeting on that last Saturday. “I reckon we’re due for an inner-Melbourne, big club grand final. The excitement in Melbourne would be unbelievable.” If Quartermain had a dollar for every time

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Voice of football someone recited his own line to him, he’d be rich. In the dying seconds of the 2005 grand final, West Coast had entered its forward line when Sydney’s Leo Barry leaped in from the side to take the gamesaving mark, to Quartermain’s call from the box: “One last roll of the dice ... Leo Barry, you star!” Quartermain says: “You’ll walk down the street and someone will yell out of a car, ‘Leo Barry, you star!’ It’s fantastic. I’m just glad I didn’t stuff it up. “It’s not a term I’d ever used or have used after, it just came out of my mouth. It was so tense, we didn’t have the countdown clock so I had no idea how long there was to go. I’m just glad I did the moment justice.” Quartermain began calling on radio in 1995 then

was part of a memorable run of grand finals when Channel Ten netted broadcasting rights in 2002. “There’d been a string of blow-outs then – as soon as Ten took over they became close, we had a string of them decided in the last five minutes,’’ he says. “Sydney and West Coast had an amazing rivalry, they were brutal, dour affairs but gripping to watch and call.” A passionate Hawthorn supporter, the 56-yearold hasn’t called a Hawks final. He stepped away from the commentary box while presenting Ten News, missing the 2013-15 trifecta, while the 2008 triumph was the first year Channel Seven broadcasted the match as part of its rotation with Ten. Quartermain thinks this year could be the year.

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UNFORGET TABLE COMMENTARY

“JESAULENKO, YOU BEAUTY” Mike Williamson

“THE FAT LADY” Rex Hunt

“CENTIMETRE PERFECT”

“SPECIAL”

Dennis Cometti

Bruce McAvaney

It seems only too fitting that Carlton

Picking just one classic line from

The grand caller from the west

The perfect example of one word

legend Alex Jesaulenko’s mark of the

Hunt is like choosing a favourite

crafted many Cometti-isms during

being linked to one man.

century (above), and commentator

child. During his halcyon days

his dazzling 40-year commentating

Mike Williamson’s iconic call of it,

on 3AW radio, the Richmond

career, which came to a close at

often used this term, with emphasis

came in a grand final – the Blues’

premiership player turned fisherman

the end of 2016. Many of his unique

and gusto, to summarise the

1970 victory over arch nemesis

would unleash “The Fat Lady” ode –

phrases were coined during the glory

outstanding moments by the best

Collingwood.

“it’s overrrrrrrrrrrr” – as a team drew

days of the 1990s.

players through the 1990s, and also

Jezza’s spectacular grab, using

away to win a match. “The Fat Lady’s

‘‘Centimetre perfect’’ was not only

The doyen of sports broadcasting

inspired many impersonations –

Magpies ruckman Graeme Jenkin

sung” came to have more meaning

Cometti’s unique measurement of

most notably by comedian Andrew

as a stepladder, came in the second

that the final siren itself.

the perfect kick, but the name of his

Startin, known for taking off the likes

2004 book.

of McAvaney, legend Sam Newman

quarter on the wing position on the members stand side at the MCG. As well as becoming footy’s most famous catchcry, that mark has been painted on canvas, featured

Fans at various grounds would be treated to a live rendition as Hunt

Other Cometti fan favourites

and journalist Mike Sheahan.

flung opened the commentary box

include “like a cork through the

windows and erupted into song.

ocean” – Cometti’s description of

come to be McAvaney’s most

Eagle Peter Wilson’s brilliant goal

famous catchphrase – a term to

His “Yabbblett” call for the thrilling

In recent years, “delicious” has

in song, was the centrepiece of

highlights reel that was the career

against Geelong in the 1992 grand

describe his affection for the silky

Toyota’s memorable moments

of Geelong’s Gary Ablett senior

final (above). ●

skills of Hawthorn premiership star

TV commercials and replicated in

(above), then junior, comes in a very

backyards all over the country. ●

close second. ●

below and Anthony Hudson, right.

“Hawthorn or Collingwood would give Richmond a run for its money, that would be brilliant and my commentator’s dream.” Grand final week is full of traditions and Hudson has his own. As part of his preparation, the 47-year-old, who’s called 20 grand finals for TV and radio, watches last year’s match. “It just reminds me of what’s to come. Finals are definitely different to call – there’s so much more at stake. You’re also trying to capture the colour of the day,’’ he says. “You really have to respect the preparation. “When the unexpected happens, that’s as much what the prep’s for, as well as helping paint the picture and giving the audience the knowledge they need.” Hudson himself has enjoyed some memorable finals moments and coined the phrase, “Who would have thought the sequel would be as good as the

“Finals are definitely different to call – there’s so much more at stake. You’re also trying to capture the colour of the day.” ANTHONY HUDSON original?” when West Coast, after losing to Sydney in 2005, got revenge the following year. “The grand final is all about moments – the tension is greater, the outcome and meaning of it is elevated so much, and you feel that in the call,’’ Hudson explains. “It’s a real balance between going too hard and trying to keep calm and sticking to your disciplines to make sure you know who all the players are and where they’re going. “The intensity of the last few minutes of a close game, you want to do a great job but need to remain professional, get names right and hope you come up with the right line at the right time.” ●

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Stephen Quartermain,

Cyril Rioli (above). ●

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years in a housing commission property with his long-suffering but loving mum, Deb. Morton opens up about his own drug abuse and the mental health problems that triggered suicide attempts. He writes movingly about the stress of coming out as gay and his fear of family rejection. Morton, a journalist with The Australian, buttresses his story with studies into the effect of poverty on the brain, and how low-income families are more prone to dysfunction and violence. He rails against

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A week Roads are good here and traffic relatively light so hit the highway out of Cagliari to more of those mesmerising Mediterranean beaches. Solanos, about 35 kilometres from the capital is a classic. White sand, warm water, gently lapping waves. Look out over the briny and realise you’re closer to Africa than the Italian mainland. Travel inland and across to the central-western edge of the island and Piscinas. This desert beach has dunes that can rise up to 60 metres and sandy

While it’s a no-brainer for the Sardinian tourist office to spruik its beautiful beaches, the interior of the island – with its jaw-dropping array of ruins, ancient and, perhaps more intriguingly, contemporary – is a neglected part of this place. The hundreds of abandoned mines and villages are breathtaking. Taking a fortnight to wind your way around the sheer granite hills to investigate places such as Ingurtosu and Montevecchio on the west coast, as well Nebida and Masua further along the stunning Costa Verde, is the perfect way to dig into the life and history of the island. If 20th-century abandoned buildings are too modern for you, head to Barumini, about 90 minutes’ drive from Cagliari, and immerse yourself in the ruins of the Nuraghic people. Their monolithic Nuraghes – stone fortresses and villages – of which there are some 7000 on the island, date from the 12th century BC. Amazing. ●

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WHERE TO STAY \ Via Roma opposite the harbour has some gorgeous old world hotels with a view. Near the Poetto beach or up near the castle, there are plenty of options, too. For a bit of fun, try the T Hotel, an old telecom tower turned swish hotel near the Teatro Lirico. GETTING THERE \ Alitalia flies out of Rome Fiumicino airport to Cagliari Elmas up to 10 times daily. Budget carrier Ryan Air offers two flights daily to Cagliari from Rome Ciampino. The Civitaveccia ferry connects Cagliari with Rome, with seven crossings per week. The voyage takes around 10 hours.

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when we weekend warriors retire from sport at the peak of our working lives – where we are working longer hours and moving less – that we can start to realise it has all snuck up on us. We blink and suddenly three years have passed and we’re still eating the same way we used to and there are kilos around our hips and tummy that have never been there before. We need to fight back. It is a simple equation of remembering what goes in must be burnt off. Whether it’s walking, running, cycling or taking up a new sport like golf or tennis, it really doesn’t matter, just move your body more.

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always tell people who are looking to speed up their metabolism that they need to slow down. What I mean is this – you must prioritise sleep, reduce the stress in your life and focus on your clarity of mind in order to get your metabolic engine revving. Slowing down and focusing on number one is an essential contributing factor when it comes to enhancing your metabolism and burning fat. As much as we need to acknowledge that our metabolism slows down as we age, most of us don’t get anywhere near realising our metabolic potential. With that in mind, I want you to identify from the these points your biggest areas of weakness. Pinpoint and focus on them and, I assure you, you’ll soon feel like you are winding back the clock. ● ● 28bysamwood.com

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YARRA VALLEY GRAMMAR Yarra Valley Grammar offers scholarships across three categories; Academic, General Excellence and Music. Eligible applicants must be an Australian citizen or have permanent residency in Australia. Yrs 5, 7, 8, 9 10 & 11: Academic Scholarships Yrs 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11: General Excellence Scholarships ● Opens 1/08/2018 and Closes 12/10/2018 Yrs 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11: Music Scholarships ● Opens 1/08/2018 and Closes 12/10/2018. Audition 29/10/2018. Yarra Valley Grammar Admissions Ph: 03 9262 7700 E: admissions@yvg.vic.edu.au W: yvg.vic.edu.au/enrolments/scholarships

WESLEY COLLEGE - GLEN WAVERLEY CAMPUS Wesley College is a leading coeducational, open-entry, IB World School. Established more than 150 years ago, the College has enriched the lives of thousands of students throughout its history. Yrs 5, 7 & 10: Academic Scholarships ● Opens 12/11/2018 and Closes 1/2/2019 Yrs 5-11: General Excellence Scholarships Yrs 7- 10: R.G. Menzies Scholarships Yrs 5, 6 & 7: Middle School Expansion Scholarships ● Opens 12/11/2018 and Closes 18/10/2019 Yrs 10 & 11: Boarding Scholarship ● Opens 12/11/2018 Closes 4/10/2019 Admissions Office Ph: 03 8102 6508 E: scholarships@wesleycollege.net W: wesleycollege.net/scholarships

XAVIER COLLEGE At Xavier College, we educate students from 3-year-old Kindergarten all the way through to their Year 12 Valete celebrations. We have three campuses: Kostka Hall in Brighton, Burke Hall in Kew and Senior Campus, also in Kew. Yrs 7, 9 & Yr 11: Academic and Excellence Scholarships Yrs 7, 9 & 11: Music Scholarships Yrs 9 & 11: Boarding Scholarships ● Now Open and Closes 1/2/2019 Head of Admissions, Dianne Odgers Ph: 03 9854 5373 W: xavier.vic.edu.au

GENAZZANO FCJ COLLEGE Genazzano FCJ College provides a learning environment that is supportive of individual differences, encourages best effort and is alive with enthusiasm and activity. Yrs 7-11: Academic Scholarships Yrs 7-11: General Scholarships Yrs 7-11: Music Scholarships Yrs 7-11: Boarding Scholarships ● Applications for years 9, 10 and 11 for 2020 will open in late 2018. Year 7 Scholarships for 2021 will open in January 2019. Ms Kathy Byrne, College Registrar Ph: 03 8862 1000 E: registrar@genazzano.vic.edu.au W: genazzano.vic.edu.au

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onstruction has started on a new state-ofthe-art learning centre for the year 7 and 8 students at Methodist Ladies’ College (MLC) in Kew. When completed in mid-2019, the new centre will offer 24 configurable spaces for the college’s year 7 and year 8 students, with additional extended flexible learning spaces, creativity studios including the latest media production technologies; and a multi-purpose rooftop garden with outdoor teaching space. The project is the first stage of MLC’s masterplan for its Barkers Road campus, and is one of the college’s most significant projects in recent years. MLC principal Diana Vernon says the design of the 7/8 Learning Centre by leading education architects McIldowie Partners was informed by MLC’s innovative approach to learning and teaching. “The architects have translated our current and planned approaches to teaching and learning across the curriculum within the centre’s design,” Vernon says. “We also engaged with the University of Melbourne on the latest educational design research which identifies how the built environment significantly impacts the way students learn, and the outcomes they are able to achieve. “Importantly, we consulted with students throughout the process and observed student learning patterns, styles and preferences.” Trials have been conducted within MLC’s current year 8 building to assess the impact of various features, fixtures and technologies on learning. The scale of the learning spaces and break-out areas were specifically designed to support student learning, aligned with their wellbeing. The centre will be a new “home” for year 7 and 8 students, who are currently based in separate buildings. “Being together in the one building will strengthen that sense of community and belonging for students transitioning to secondary school,” Vernon says. “This new centre provides contemporary spaces to enable 21st-century learning and further cements MLC’s leadership as an innovator in education.” ●

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OUTDOOR SPACES The project has created the opportunity to concurrently redevelop a central plaza and garden area in the heart of MLC’s Kew campus. The space, to be reopened fully later this year, will become a focal point for the entire college community, and includes an outdoor amphitheatre, an abundance of shared seating, and terraced grass areas. The new centre’s development has also allowed for a full resurface of MLC’s multi-sports oval. ●

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hen her older sister started school, Dr Deborah Priest was three. Eager to learn, she wanted to go to school, too. “My mother realised ballet classes weren’t going to be the answer and found a nursery kindy that would take me and so I started school, too!” she laughs. It was the start of an enduring love of learning that has led Priest to become principal of Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar School at the beginning of this year. Born in England, Priest migrated to Tasmania with her family before settling in Melbourne. She graduated from Sunbury High School and completed a bachelor of science education, majoring in mathematics and physics, at the University of Melbourne. “I had an amazing mathematics teacher at school, Gary Hollingsworth, who was passionate and inspiring,” says Priest. “He told me I had an ability for mathematics and it would be a great thing if I considered teaching.” Three years in to her degree, designed to address a shortage of science and mathematics teachers, Priest became a relief teacher while she finished her studies. Her first job was at a technical school in a working-class Melbourne suburb. After this initial, challenging time in the classroom, Priest moved to Adelaide and worked with a computer company before, at the age of 23, joining a private girls’ school and becoming head of computer studies. “That school reinvigorated my passion and optimism for teaching,” she says. Priest also lectured in technology subjects at tertiary level before taking a seven-and-a-half-year break to raise two daughters. Priest completed a masters of education (management and leadership) and later a doctor of philosophy. When her daughters commenced school, she returned to the classroom and took on senior roles at an independent school on the Gold Coast. Shortly afterwards, Bond University invited her to help create an education course for career change students who wanted to become teachers. Working with young people drew Priest back and she took on leading roles at independent girls’ schools in Queensland before deciding to gather international experience. In 2014, Priest became principal of the Australian International School in Malaysia.

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“That experience brought awareness of the different lenses families bring to education,” she says. “Some families are keen on a broad holistic education and see pastoral care, participation in sport, music and service to the community as important as academic outcomes. “Other families view academic performance as a primary goal and want the school to provide a pathway to a select range of careers.” During her interview for the role of principal at Ivanhoe Girls’, Priest brought a box containing artefacts that reflected her approach to education, including a small compass. “I see my job as ensuring each one of our girls leaves our school with their unique life compass,” Priest says. “I want them to be equipped with skills and confidence to know who they are, what they believe

in and what they want to do in the next few years – because it will change during their career.” Priest is overseeing a new strategic plan and is building on the foundations of her predecessors to ensure students receive “an education worth having”. “Since I commenced, each day has brought enormous joy and satisfaction in seeing our wonderful students explore every opportunity available to them in their learning and the optimism they have shared with me about their futures,” she says. “In the real world, you must be prepared to try things and fail because failing is an important life skill. An education worth having equips students with knowledge, skills, choice and a strong sense of self-identity. I want our students to be happy and to know who they are and how they will contribute to our world.” ● SARAH MARINOS

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In the 1940s, when this Box Hill South home was built, Australia was experiencing a severe housing shortage. After the Great Depression and WWII, federal and state governments introduced housing programs to accommodate a growing population. Homes built during that time are still cherished. This David Street property is a fine example of how a war baby can become a sparkling and sophisticated family home. At the heart of the floor plan is the smart kitchen with lipstick-red splashbacks, wall ovens and premium stainlesssteel appliances that include a dual-door dishwasher. A large servery connects the kitchen to the family room. Around the kitchen on three sides are living rooms. The north-facing formal living room has an open fireplace and picture rails. The dining room and the family room, with built-in, window-box seating, open to a large covered deck. The living areas are light and bright with banks of windows. Dark hardwood floorboards have a soft glow and the decor is pale grey and white. It’s a warm and relaxed atmosphere. The bedrooms are zoned to the eastern side of the house. The main bedroom and the second bedroom have built-in wardrobes and the main also has a shower en suite. The family bathroom and laundry are combined. The house has ducted heating and split-system airconditioning. Three water tanks cater for the pretty garden and there is a garden shed. David Street is a no-through road, so the location is quiet and attractive. There are several parks and reserves close by and the property would be excellent for families

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DONVALE \ 19 JOLEN COURT 4

This spacious, two-storey home set in a leafy cul-de-sac is designed for family living and generous entertaining. Four living areas are zoned around the saltwater chlorinated pool and spa flanked by a covered deck â€“ the formal living room with a bay window, formal dining room, family room and rumpus room. The timber and granite kitchen has Smeg and Bosch appliances, a double pantry and an impressively large built-in wine rack. Upstairs is another large living room, three bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and a main bedroom with luxurious spa en suite and walk-in wardrobes. The property has security and ducted vacuum systems, solar panels and a large workshop. â—? BEVERLEY JOHANSON Agent: Jellis Craig, Nick Evangelidis 0432 227 344 Price: $1.3 million-$1.4 million Auction: 12.30pm, September 8

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115 Serpells Road Templestowe Boasting a remarkable opportunity to live in the exclusive Golden Mile, this privately set, single level brick residence is flooded with natural light and a tranquil rear north-facing perspective. Comprising lounge/dining, OFP, well serviced granite family kitchen/meals, gas cooktop, and secluded rumpus/billiards. Enhanced by undercover alfresco entertaining, floodlit court and multi accommodation with a zoned master suite/retreat. Walk to SPS and minutes to EDSC. Close to shops, Ruffey Lake Park, bus and the freeway.

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8-20 Keen Avenue Warrandyte Capitalise on this once in a lifetime opportunity to secure your dream Warrandyte allotment in one of the most in-demand suburbs in Australia. Set in the beating heart of this quiet leafy suburb that connects with the Yarra River and a plethora of community facilities and charismatic shops, cafes and restaurants. 9 vacant blocks are available with a variety of choices to suit everyoneÂ´s needs from the size of the land to the building envelope, orientation and aspect. Ranging from 850m2 to 1249m2 approx. This is a remarkable opportunity to build your architectural vision in this tranquil pocket (STCA). Make your tree change today!

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