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JULY 4-10, 2018

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““I am Wesley Golledge ” … and I’m a professional punter In the late ’80s, I got a job pushing punts on the Avon River in Christchurch as a uni student. I personally widened the river bank within the first two weeks. It’s not as easy as it looks, although pushing the punt is all to do with technique rather than strength.

I never graduated, but I did set up my own business on the Avon River, and now run Punting On The Lake in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

I had the idea for punting in the gardens when I was on holidays in Australia.

I saw the lake and thought it’d make a great place for a punt, so when they finished work on the wetlands’ project and brought water back into it, I put in an application. In 2011 I sold up in New Zealand, but there was about two-and-a-half years of red tape before putting the punts on the lake.

The three punts we use are copies of Cambridge punts, built with Australian jarrah and Victorian ash. It took about two months for them to be made – there’s a lot of gluing one piece in place and then waiting for two days that goes on. My winter job every year is to sand and varnish them.

Punting here is seasonal, in the sense that from June through to August we operate on weekends only; then we operate every day from September through to the end of May. Boxing Day through to Valentine’s Day is our peak season.

I dress as an Edwardian-style boater, with lovely high-waisted trousers and braces. I feel we have to dress the part – it’s not a job to do in jeans and a T-shirt. People always ask me how many times I’ve fallen out and the answer is some, so I keep a spare set of clothes in the office. It happens.

My favourite part of the job is pushing the punt and talking to the customers. I always got in trouble at school for talking so much, and now I get paid for it. Enjoying lunch or a late dinner in your own boat at the end of the day, and watching the bats fly in at twilight for a drink are pretty special, too.

I’ve had 118 marriage proposals in our punts so far, and they’ve all said yes. Don’t ask me what I’m going to do if someone ever says no – it’d be awkward, wouldn’t it? I guess I’ll just have to say, “Oh look, there’s a duck”. ●

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The editor’s desk Welcome to Domain Review – a refresh of the magazine you have known and loved for many years as The Weekly Review. Former Essendon AFL captain Jobe Watson has made plenty of headlines in the past few years but a rite

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OUR COVER \ Jobe Watson in New York City. Photographed by James Hartley.

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COVER STORY

Former Essendon captain Jobe Watson credits the trials of his footy career to finding a new sense of purpose in New York City.

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baby on the way. An expanding Manhattan coffee empire. A new gym in one of New York’s hottest neighbourhoods.

Even Jobe Watson is startled by how much his life has changed in the past two years.

Today the former Essendon skipper radiates happiness and tranquillity, but this wasn’t always the case. At the start of 2016, Watson was in a tough place. At the height of his career, he was handed a 12-month ban by the AFL, had become a central figure in the harrowing three-year supplement scandal that decimated his beloved club, and his passion for football was waning.

“I was really uncertain about what the future looked like for myself and where I was really at,” Watson says. “I think I’d lost the passion for that industry and I’d probably become affected by what had happened.”

“I just decided that I really wanted to be somewhere else and I wanted do something else and I wanted to experience different things.”

also runs a property business. His first child with his partner, Dutch model Virginia Slaghekke, is due in September.

They met at a cafe in Williamsburg when Watson wrote his number on a napkin and, while it took her six weeks to get back to him, they’ve been inseparable since.

Despite his best intentions, Watson didn’t touch a football the entire eight months he was in New York and says he grappled with the decision to come back to Melbourne to play a final season for the Bombers in 2017.

“I guess I was a bit hesitant to go back into it, but I felt like it was what I wanted to do. I really felt like it was important to finish the career on my own terms and go out that way — to go out and play with the other guys; to play for the club; and also for the fans and supporters.

“It probably would have just felt unfinished and a little bit open-ended as a career.”

When asked whether he will return to football in a coaching position, he says he currently has his mind on other things.

“If I really want to go back into football it’s because I’ve tried different things and I’ve realised, ‘no, footy is really what I love and that’s what I want to do’, rather than just doing it because it’s safe and

“If I look back on what happened in 2016; there were all those feelings of fear and anxiety and pressure and uncertainty, but that was where all the opportunities for everything that happened came from.”

And what could be more different than New York City? With no job and no plans, Watson packed his bags and headed for the Big Apple; a city where he knew just two people. Little could he comprehend how much the decision would change the course of his life.

We’re speaking to Watson over breakfast at Hole in the Wall, his cafe in New York’s Financial District. He is in town for just two weeks to open his new gym, an F45 franchise in Williamsburg, and to scout locations for another cafe.

While many footballers and athletes talk about the struggles they face with identity in retirement, Watson, 33, has gone from strength to strength.

He credits his year off, which included eight months of working as a barista in New York, as an incredible opportunity that allowed him to discover who he was; something he says athletes don’t get a chance to do.

“I got great perspective on life by being here on

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what’s important and what I found interesting.

Those gap years that people do when they’re at university about ‘who am I?’; what do I like?’; ‘what do I want to be?’ — as an athlete, you don’t have those questions, so I think that leads to fear and uncertainty, and that creates anxiety and depression.”

“People [in New York] didn’t have any knowledge of what had happened and what was going on. I think it just allowed me to be willing to try new things and have new experiences.”

Watson speaks passionately about the need for professional footballers to find renewed purpose in retirement.

“The whole idea: ‘nothing is as good as what it once was’ — it’s never going to be like that. That’s not what life is about, looking in a rear view mirror.

You have to look forward. But you can’t look forward comfortably without knowing you who are.”

Today, Watson is based in Melbourne where he

it’s all I know. To me, that’s not really interesting.

I’m not really an interesting person if I’m just doing one thing all my life.”

Listening to Watson speak today, it’s hard not to be struck by how at peace he is with his past; how he credits it for everything good that is in his life now.

“I think when you go through that kind of change, you have resistance to it, and there’s adversity and there’s fear attached with it,” he says.

“If I look back on what happened in 2016; there were all those feelings of fear and anxiety and pressure and uncertainty, but that was where all the opportunities for everything that happened came from. At the time, I wouldn’t have thought anything like that. That’s often, I think, the case – change creates so much uncertainty and fear, but that’s where the growth is.” ● ● holeinthewallnyc.com

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s this is my first issue, I wanted to write about my heritage and about the food I grew up eating; food that my mum cooked and placed on the dinner table.

Growing up in the Chan household, where food was the main agenda of the day, has definitely shaped my palate and having lived in Malaysia for the first 18 years of my life means that Malaysian food has an emotional connection to me.

Most of the food preparation takes hours and the recipes are generally very complex; not using any measurements and going by feel and taste. The food varies from north to south Malaysia and, in Penang, where my parents’ heritage stems from, the food tends to be spicy, with vivid colours and robust flavours.

Moving to Melbourne at the age of 19 ignited my passion for cooking. It was here where I taught myself how to cook through watching lots of food and travel shows and relying on my palate and skills, which I learnt growing up while watching mum and dad prepare our meals every day. ●

Assam pedas (spicy tamarind fish) Ingredients (serves 4) ½ cup of vegetable oil 3-5 kaffir-lime leaves, torn 2 tomatoes, quartered 1½ cup water 1 cup of tamarind paste 1 cup of sugar 4 fillets of snapper (pin-boned) Few sprigs of Vietnamese mint, extra for garnish Small bowlful of okra, washed Juice of 1 lime Salt to taste For the spice paste 5 shallots, peeled and roughly chopped 3 cloves of garlic, peeled 2 lemongrass stalks, white part only, reserve tops for cooking 6 dried chillies, deseeded and soaked in warm water for 15 minutes to soften 6 long red chillies, roughly chopped 2.5cm block of shrimp paste, toasted

Method Make a paste by blending all the ingredients in the spice mix into a smooth paste.

■ Fry off the spice paste in a wok or a saucepan with oil for about 3-5 mins or until fragrant. Bruise the tops of the leftover lemongrass and add them.

■ Then add the kaffir-lime leaves and tomatoes, and cook for a few minutes. Add the water and tamarind paste, stirring through. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

■ In the meantime, salt the fillets liberally and add to the wok or saucepan. Let the fish cook halfway through for 3-5 mins. Add the Vietnamese mint and okra, cover with a lid and allow to simmer and soften the vegetable for another 5 mins. Remove the lid and add extra lime juice and salt, if needed. You are looking for a balance of sourness, sweetness and a slight hint of spiciness.

■ To serve, remove the fillets of fish and place in a serving bowl. Add the rest of the ingredients and top with a few sprigs of fresh Vietnamese mint as garnish. Serve with steamed jasmine rice. ● ■

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outh Melbourne’s Lume, under chef Shaun Quade, is one of Melbourne’s most innovative and experimental restaurants. Its bar, run by Orlando Marzo, follows the same path with a constantly changing cocktail list that’s pushing boundaries in surprising and delicious ways.

Italian-born Marzo took out the Best Bartender in Australia award at the Diageo World Class competition in Sydney in April, beating out more than 500 competitors from across the country. In October, he’s headed for Berlin to represent Australia against 60 other countries in Diageo’s Global Finals. Marzo, who worked at London’s Milk & Honey and Melbourne’s Eau De Vie before becoming head bartender at Lume, has a deceptively simple philosophy when it comes to cocktails: “Just make really good drinks.” He

explains, laughing: “It’s more difficult than it sounds. I like to take the same approach as a chef, using certain techniques, plants and extractions to create a three-dimensional experience from the nose to the palate.”

Rejecting the perception of bartender as bottletossing show pony, Marzo’s approach is calmer and quicker. With many of his cocktails, he makes and batches parts of them before service so that his customers aren’t waiting 15 minutes for a drink to be assembled.

With Lume’s signature Martini Martinez, a clever hybrid of two gin and vermouth-based cocktails, he distils two types of vermouth in an evaporator, mixes that with gin, pre-dilutes the drink to get the right balance, bottles it and then pops the bottle in the freezer so it can be delivered at perfect

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cocktails.

Slosh it into a wine glass

The Lume bar is not just for restaurant customers.

You can book a seat at the bar to enjoy the Lume Looking Glass ($75), a flight of four half-serve cocktails, three from the menu and one tailored each night. It’s a great way to appreciate the impressive skills of Marzo before he heads to Berlin.

“I’m looking forward to representing the country that I now call home in a much bigger way,” he says.

And, it seems, to making good drinks. ●

with ice, prosecco and lemonade and then garnish with strawberries or pair it with tonic for something slightly less sweet.

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temperature just moments after it’s been ordered.

The pre-mixing is not about necessity, says Marzo, it’s about “accuracy and integrity”.

In another cocktail, an innovative take on the Cognac-based French 75, he infuses Semillon with lemon peel, adds clarified lemon juice, a lemon olio saccharum (like a sugary jam) and verjuice and then, instead of adding champagne, carbonates the cocktail. It’s subtle, elegant, bright and brilliant.

And then knock it back before heading for the dance floor as the DJ drops Dancing Queen. ●

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TRAM ROUTE 6 \ STOPS 44 - 40

Retail therapy

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ou say “self care”, I say High Street, Armadale. I’m in jeans strolling down from the Malvern library off tram route 6 but after seeing my fellow shoppers, I think I would feel more comfortable in a pair of yoga pants. Among the luxury clothing brands, salons and lush fitness boutiques, including Happy Melon Studios, this appears to be a place of pampering.

The multiple hairdressers I pass prompt thoughts of a spontaneous haircut, but instead I vouch for my own dose of self care, in the waves of chilli scrambled eggs at Moby. The bacon makes my meal rich and addictive and, with the generous parmesan on top, I can see why it’s the best-seller. Then it’s Gardiner and Field, a tucked-away house-turnedcafe on the Armadale back streets, which makes for a perfect caffeine pit stop.

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If it’s more shopping on your mind, rather than food, you could even furnish your house while you’re at it. There are plenty of antique stores selling pieces going as far back as the 18th century, plants to create a leafy indoor oasis, and unique and hard-to-find posters from Letitia Morris to decorate your walls.

You won’t have to travel far to find something you may not need, but definitely want. The perfectly curated stores of Armadale, including clothing shop Lee Mathews, are each an art form of their own. But High Street doesn’t just have your health, home and style sorted, it’s got your wedding attire, too. Even if you’re not planning any nuptials, it’s hard to pass up admiring the gowns on display in the windows.

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street; catering to the shopping crowds with

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CULTURE John Cameron

Mitchell’s latest project sees the director and arthouse icon take to the stage as himself.

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THE ORIGIN OF LOVE: THE SONGS AND STORIES OF HEDWIG \ July 10, Hamer Hall, Arts Centre

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lthough it’s been 20 years since director, actor and writer John Cameron Mitchell created his beloved character Hedwig – a German, transgender, failed rock diva – he’s always described her as a work in progress. In a bid for authenticity, Hedwig first cut her teeth in New York’s storied drag-punk venue Squeezebox, which played host to everyone from Debbie Harry to Joey Ramone. “If she was going to be, in effect, a fake, failed rock star, I figured that I better learn how it works in the clubs,” Mitchell says. “A lot of pieces that call themselves rock’n’roll that start in the theatre aren’t very rock’n’roll, and you can see it.”

Mitchell’s approach worked a treat, because the result, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, is an uncompromising glam-rock fable nodding to David Bowie and Lou Reed, both of whom adored it.

Mitchell is also known to audiences as the director of the 2010 movie, Rabbit Hole, starring Nicole Kidman in an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name.

In The Origin of Love: The Songs and Stories of Hedwig, Mitchell is hitting the boards as himself with a mix of juicy yarns, a fabulous costume, songs from Hedwig and tunes from his latest musical, Anthem. The latter features 50 songs and as many actors, which covers everything from death to God and parenting. Mitchell laughingly describes it as “completely uncommercial; losing money as we make it”.

The labour of love is based on a bleak premise, with its protagonist singing on his porch during an online telethon to raise dough because he doesn’t have insurance to cover surgery for a brain tumour.

Mitchell, thankfully, doesn’t have a brain tumour, but he describes Anthem as autobiographical fiction. “It’s based on people I know, and there’s versions of my parents in there,” he says.

Anthem also offers some respite from performing as Hedwig. “Hedwig’s a kind of marathon that has great rewards in that no other role feels as challenging after doing it. Hamlet didn’t have to do it in heels,” he says. ●

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reporting. An absolute icon and the

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Did Michael Peterson kill his wife

best of the best.

and The Front Bar are one of the TV

Kathleen?

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success stories of this year, regularly beating The Footy Show, which in

THE WORLD CUP \ SBS and Optus

I was at a function recently with

turn is a big Melbourne story.

Sports, until July 16

Nadine Garner (see what she

It’s football, not soccer – according

watches below), and it reminded me

BRING IT ON \ Foxtel On Demand –

to the real fans of the game. Every

of the glory days of The Henderson

Movies

four years, football (not soccer)

Kids. All the early episodes are on

‘Be aggressive; be aggressive.’ Just

gets a huge audience in Australia,

YouTube. Who would have thought!

one of the classic one-liners from

because of the World Cup. THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF

this film from the year 2000 about cheerleading. I re-watched it as

THE HANDMAID’S TALE \

MELBOURNE \ Foxtel On Demand

the musical version of the film was

SBS On Demand

– Reality

playing in Melbourne.

I’m late to the party, I know. But,

Maybe because I know all the

wow. Wow.

ladies, but I think out of all of the

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Housewives franchises around the

This series was made in 2004, and

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world, this is one of the best. Gina

I kicked myself for not watching

replayed during the week

Liano’s one-liners stand the test of

it then. Netflix has rediscovered

For me, Christiane Amanpour is

time. ●

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I can’t stop watching \ WITH NADINE GARNER “I love The Crown. The cinematography is just so beautiful, and the attention to detail is just incredible. To me it’s just so riveting, and astonishingly interesting. The actors are playing people that are alive today, which is such a challenge, and they do it so well.”

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BIG NUMBERS IN THE CHANNEL 9 NEWSROOM \ 137 years – that’s the

Guy Pearce is back. Fact: Jack’s

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behind Brunswick Street, Fitzroy.

statistic, in the cut-throat world of television news. At her recent 60th

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birthday morning tea, Hall told me that the newsroom is like a second family to her. “It’s my home away from home. I feel comfortable there; my children feel comfortable there, too. They crawled around that newsroom in their nappies, literally.” ●

drama about the crack-cocaine

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Mehigan. You can’t fake it. Interestingly, there were originally going to

The surprise ratings success story

Amy Adams and Australian Eliza

be only two judges, but the casting agent spoke to Preston and he was

of 2017 reminds me a bit of It’s

Scanlen star in this HBO show. ●

added as a third judge. What a great addition he has proven to be. ●

MASTERCHEF AUSTRALIA TURNS 10 \ One of the biggest success stories in Australian television for the past decade. For me, it’s all about

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TRAVEL \ LONDON

Crown jewel

Hub of culture and taste, the appeal of the English capital endures like the Beatles’ back catalogue.

A weekend The quintessential London weekend involves markets, sightseeing and theatre.

Head to the city first to tick off all the tourist hot spots – Tower Bridge, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Harrods and Hyde Park. The Natural History Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum are also in this pocket.

Fuel up as you go at the Borough Market – host to numerous street food vendors and fresh produce stalls. Sunday is the main market day at Brick Lane and nearby Old

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Spitalfields Market in East London, so spend the day perusing the vintage clothing, record and antique stalls.

End the weekend at one of London’s famous West End shows.

Musicals now playing include Kinky Boots and Hamilton, and the twopart play, Harry Potter and The Cursed Child. ●

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A fortnight

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A week A week in London allows more time to indulge in the best restaurants and shops. Dining destinations not to miss include Sketch – a restaurant and bar famous for its quirky decor and afternoon tea.

For fine dining, The Ledbury, owned by Australian chef Brett

Graham, has been the recipient of numerous accolades including two Michelin stars and a spot on the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2017 list.

There are several markets on throughout the week, including the famous Portobello Road Market on Fridays and Saturdays, and Camden Lock open daily. ●

Take a day trip to Bray, about 50 kilometres from London. Here you’ll find dining destinations worth travelling for, including The Waterside Inn, the first restaurant outside France to retain three Michelin stars for more than 25 years, and Heston Blumenthal’s The Fat Duck.

Greenwich is also a must-visit for its maritime history and seven-daya-week market. It can be accessed from the city in about 20 minutes by train, or via the Emirates Air Line cable car from the Royal Docks.

Take time to explore some of London’s most famous areas on foot including Soho with its iconic Carnaby Street, Chelsea, Covent Garden, Kensington and Richmond.

The latter is home to Temperate

House at Kew Gardens, the world’s largest Victorian glasshouse.

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SOUTH YARRA \ 3/40 CAROLINE STREET 3

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The five-minute walk to Balwyn High School is one of many virtues likely to woo a large family to this exquisite house opposite Hislop Reserve. Built in 2009, the French-inspired manor glitters in marble and chandeliers; if you’re awed by the ornate atrium hall, wait until you see the luxurious bathrooms. Three living areas include a glamorous living room, a first-floor retreat with a balcony, and a parquet kitchen, dining and family area that opens to a covered terrace. The north-facing garden has a glass-fenced in-ground pool and spa. Four first-floor bedrooms (two with spa en suites) are complemented by a ground-floor bedroom and a study. ● ALISON BARCLAY Agent: Noel Jones, Dean Sun 0400 699 682 Price: $4.9 million-$4.95 million Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, July 20

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The Edwardians who built this house would be rapt by the new-fangled ideas that have transformed it for the 21st century. Solid brick and sparkling in emerald-green leadlight, the property is an ornament to its pretty heritage precinct.

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BRIGHTON \ 1/48 ESPLANADE 3

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The sunset over the bay is nature’s wondrous backdrop for this townhouse, just south of Were Street opposite Brighton Beach Gardens. Rebuilt in 2016, the two-storey abode is secure and spacious and has a first-floor living area opening to a terrace. The first-floor main suite has a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite with a walk-in shower. Sociable types will enjoy the porcelain-floored, double-glazed living and dining area, which flows to the terrace. The kitchen has a marble waterfall island, Miele appliances and a Liebherr integrated fridge. The property has reverse-cycle heating and cooling and a double garage. ● ALISON BARCLAY Agent: Hodges, Julian Augustini 0418 558 408 Price: $3.4 million-$3.6 million Expressions of interest: Close 5pm, July 10

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South Yarra | 15 Darling Street Victorian Grandeur (Circa 1860’s) Positioned in one of South Yarra’s most prestigious locations, this Circa 1860’s Victorian residence delivers an enviable lifestyle of refinement with grand downstairs master suite. Walking distance to Toorak Road, South Yarra station, the Royal Botanic Gardens and leading private schools.

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601/150 CLARENDON STREET, EAST MELBOURNE A magnificent apartment with the finest lifestyle facilities and views can be yours at 150 Clarendon, one of Melbourne’s most luxe apartment complexes. Views span from the Dandenong Ranges to the Fitzroy Gardens opposite, there’s 24-hour concierge service, and exclusive resident pool, gym and function spaces. Every room reveals the finest quality, including the vast living zone with big views, sun-filled terrace, two bedrooms and large study/third bedroom, marble bathrooms and Miele kitchen. Sumptuous fit out, 2-car garaging, and minutes to the MCG, cafes and trams.

FOR SALE Expressions of Interest closing 3pm July 27 2018 (if not sold prior) Inspections by appointment only.

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11 HAINES STREET, NORTH MELBOURNE Inner-City Block Bonanza Whole Block of 12 Apartments - 12 x 1-bedroom apartments to be sold as one - Land size: 590sqm approx - Current gross rental return of $185,496 p/a / /a - Off-street parking at rear of block - Highly prized inner-city location

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FENCING Websters Fencing

Registered Building Practitioner Building quality timber fences in Stonnington and Boroondara since 1982. Websters Fencing provides a tailored and reliable service, with the experience to ensure quality and longevity of your fence. We specialise in boundary fencing. Please call Les Webster between 7.00am and 7.00pm for a quote: Mob: 0417 356 608 12356576-PB27-17

We specialise in the supply and installation of replacement windows and doors – timber, aluminium or PVC. Our staff are fully qualified ensuring quality work. No job too big or too small. Member of MBA and HIA. To replace your old, tired, rotting windows please call us for a free, no obligation measure and quote.

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areas of expertise range from; double glazing, sashcords, rot repair and complete window replacements. Call Brett for a no obligation quote.

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and installation of replacement windows and doors – timber, aluminium or PVC. Our staff are fully qualified ensuring quality work. No job too big or too small.

Member of MBA and HIA. To replace your old, tired, rotting windows please call us for a free, no obligation measure and quote.

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PAINTING Matt’s Painting and Decorating

Personalised, highly efficient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish.

Period to contemporary.

Experts in porters and dulux application. External and internal painting. We don’t just paint, we create.

Contact: Matt 0418 384 620

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OPTOMETRIST iSpex Funky Spex

At iSpex we’re all about fabulous glasses. We value good design over trendy brands; We’re into handcrafted, not mass-produced; We cater to the individual, not the mainstream; We value integrity over profit - and we’re driven by our passion to make you look your best.

Our own funky designs are custom-made in Australia Contact: 3 Johnston Street, Collingwood. 9416 1043

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Personalised, highly efficient and motivated team. Free quotes, prompt service and high quality paint finish.

Experienced porters paintapplicator and specialist in wall paper hanging. We don’t just paint, we create Contact: 0418 384 620.

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TREE DOCTOR

Service Today Licensed plumbers, professional service, 24/7, rapid response, upfront pricing and seniors discounts. Our friendly technicians specialise in blocked drains, hot water, taps & toilets and leaking pipes. Same day emergency service!

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Small Jobs Plumber

30 year’s experience.

Licensed and insured. Free quotes and reasonable rates.

Specialising in small jobs including leaking taps and toilets, hot water services, general plumbing and gas fitting, toilet change overs and more. Call Melbourne Plumbing and Hot Water and speak to Darren Contact: 0419 306 484

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Total tree care, including reshaping or removals.

Third generation owner, 56 years experience.

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