Domain Review Stonnington & Boroondara - August 25, 2021

PEOPLE & PROPERTY OF MELBOURNE

PHOTOGRAPHY

LINDA McCARTNEY

COCKTAILS CLASSICS IN A CAN

ART

HIDDEN GALLERIES

STONNINGTON & BOROONDARA

AUGUST 25 - 31, 2021

BERNARD CURRY A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW

C o mp i l e d b y

HAILEY COULES

The editor’s desk

MARCIE RAW STUDIO

I’ve often wondered why talent and fame seems to run in families – think of the Hemsworths, Kylie and Danni, the Daddos, Nicole and Antonia Kidman. And what about the Curry brothers – Bernard (Wentworth, Home and Away), Stephen, (The Castle, The Cup) and Andrew (Neighbours)? Is it all in the genes or is there more to it? In this week’s cover story, Luke Dennehy speaks to Wentworth star Bernard Curry about how he and his brothers caught the “acting bug”, and the rural property that keeps the family close. ●

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OUR COVER \ Wentworth’s Bernard Curry.

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New Sophie Centre celebrates 21st century education at Sacré Cœur Set to open in Term 4, the St Madeleine Sophie Barat Centre, the new STEAM learning centre located in the heart of Sacré Cœur is more than a new building, it’s a transformative space that celebrates the school’s commitment to education in science, technology, mathematics and creative arts.

Spanning four levels, the building known affectionately as the Sophie Centre - naturally flows into the existing buildings of Sacré Cœur.

Connectivity and flow are at the core of the design of this modern, light-filled space where students can traverse the campus at multiple levels.

Students will move seamlessly between the multi-level library, science and technology laboratories, an amphitheatre, art studios, breakout and outdoor learning spaces. “It will change how the students and teachers interact,” says architect Rich Austin from Hede Architects. By creating numerous opportunities for formal and informal learning, both in and out of the classroom, students will naturally gravitate towards the many flexible areas to connect with teachers and classmates.

This cross-curricular approach is an extension of the historic Sacré Cœur ethos, which has always strived to create well-rounded, future-ready young women, according to principal Adelina Melia-Douvos.

“These interdisciplinary spaces capture the essence of contemporary education by dismantling barriers between old and new ways of teaching and embracing the future,” says Ms Melia-Douvos. “A future in which curiosity, creativity, problemsolving, collaboration, civicmindedness and compassion will be key to learning.”

Learning also extends outside of the Sophie Centre – with three inspiring new playground spaces for Joigny, the Junior School.

S c ie n c e , M a th s & C re a ti v e A rt s S c h o l a rs h ip s f o r 2022 & 2023

Designed in consultation with staff and students, these playgrounds will offer something for both younger and older students.

“These interdisciplinary spaces capture the essence of contemporary education by dismantling barriers between old and new ways of teaching and embracing the future.”

Play has been proven to hold a crucial role in a child’s development, notes Janine Hogan, Head of Joigny. “The playground is going to be a wonderful asset for the girls,” she says. “It’s in such close proximity to where the indoor learning spaces are. And

so there’s a natural progression for them to take their learning out onto the playground, to continue to develop their curiosity and their involvement in nature and to bring this to their classroom learning.”

There’s no doubt that the Sophie Centre offers a truly 21st century approach to education for the young women at Sacré Cœur.

Is your daughter passionate about art and design? Does she love science or mathematics? To celebrate our new STEAM learning centre, at Sacré Cœur we’re offering unique scholarships in Science, Mathematics, and Creative Arts for Years 8 and 9. We also offer Access Scholarships to provide an opportunity for students to pursue their passion for Science, Mathematics or Creative Arts, regardless of financial circumstances.

At Sacre Coeur, your daughter’s future is bright.

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Caught on film Linda McCartney’s photographs of a rock generation and her famous family are coming to Ballarat.

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Linda McCartney by Paul Sussex in 1980, top; Stella and James with horse by Linda McCartney, above; self-portrait with Paul and Mary, London in 1969, right.

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he became famous for marrying a Beatle, but before Linda McCartney met Paul, she snapped a generation of rock stars. Behind the lens, she captured the magic of the ’60s and took candid shots of future stars such as Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin and, of course, the Beatles themselves.

Those famous faces will be one of the big attractions of Linda McCartney: Retrospective, the show that will headline the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. It’s a win for the city, the only place in Australia to host the show.

“We have photographs of some of the most important musicians of our time – at a time when music changed the world, and the world was changed by music,” says the artistic director, Fiona Sweet.

Linda Eastman was an awardwinning photographer before she met the Beatles. Born in New York in 1941, she became the first woman to shoot a Rolling Stone cover – a portrait of Eric Clapton.

While working as an editorial assistant at Town & Country magazine in 1966, she picked up an unwanted invitation to a Rolling Stones party. Taking her camera along, her photos of the unguarded rockers on a boat on the Hudson River became instant classics.

In 1967, she was voted US female photographer of the year and sent to London to photograph the Beatles – and the rest, as they say, is history.

She photographed many iconic stars, including The Doors, The Animals, Bob Dylan and The Beach Boys. She documented the musical and cultural revolution of the ’60s,

photographing Jimi Hendrix yawning, Janis Joplin backstage with a whiskey bottle, Aretha Franklin upset and the launch of Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.

The exhibition will feature more than 200 of McCartney’s works, including poignant and intimate photos of her own family and 24 Australian images that have never been shown publicly before. The McCartney family toured here with Wings (Paul’s later band, in which Linda was a keyboardist) in 1975.

This retrospective collection was curated by Paul and his daughters, Mary and Stella McCartney, who found the Australian images in the family archives.

The biennale has 200 different shows in various historic buildings, laneways and cafes. ● BALLARAT INTERNATIONAL FOTO BIENNALE \ 28 August-24 October ● ballaratfoto.org

LINDA MCCARTNEY

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A TOUGH ACT TO FOLLOW COVER STORY So, what’s next for Melbourne actor Bernard Curry as

the final series of prison drama Wentworth is about to hit our screens?

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t’s hard to believe that Bernard Curry, now aged 47, has been in the public eye since he was 16.

Ever since his first role in the miniseries Snowy, Bernard, along with his brothers Stephen and Andrew, has been a fixture on the stage and screen in Australia.

The Curry brothers started their craft at the famous Track Youth Theatre in the 1980s. At that time, the theatre was called the Toorak Players and was based in Glen Iris, where it operates to this day.

Their parents used to take them to the acting classes on a Sunday and Monday night, and they loved it from day one.

While some of their mates might have been out kicking the footy, the Curry brothers couldn’t wait to get on stage.

“There were kids’ workshops and when you got old enough, like aged 13 or 14, you graduated to more serious workshops and theatre sports,” Bernard says.

“Then, as part of that, we did plays and end-ofyear performances and that’s where we learnt everything and I got the acting bug.

Little did a young Bernard know that, more than 30 years later, he would be still working and making a living out of something that was just a bit of fun when he was growing up.

Most recently, Bernard has starred in the gritty and ground-breaking prison drama, Foxtel’s Wentworth, as corrections officer Jake Stewart.

Filming of the final series has wrapped up and goes to air later this month.

He has been in the role since 2016, when he and his wife Sonya packed up their life in Los Angeles and moved back to Melbourne. They have two boys, Fox, 11, and Banjo, 9.

Bernard is not afraid to say he is proud of his achievements in such a fickle and tough industry.

“I started earning money as an actor at 16 years of age,” he says. ”Touch wood and everything, but somehow I’ve managed to make it a career that I can

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look after my family and myself and I feel very blessed by that.

“I also feel a sense of pride because it’s not easy.

Every day when I wake up and I get to go to a film or TV set is a good day, and I genuinely mean that.”

He is right to say it is never easy.

As filming started on the final season of Wentworth early last year in an old TAFE college in Williamstown that had been converted into a prison, the show had an interruption that no one in the world saw coming – the COVID-19 pandemic.

The producers, Fremantle Australia, had to shut down production for a couple of months before resuming with strict, government-approved COVID-19 protocols as Victoria went in and out of lockdown. At the time, the only other drama production that was continuing to work in Melbourne was Neighbours.

The challenges the cast faced made this series even more special for Bernard and his castmates, who made a pact on Zoom last year to put their hearts and souls into finishing on a high despite what was going on with the pandemic.

“Once we started back we managed to get through about 12 weeks of filming without one case or one problem or issue,” he says.

“We got tested weekly and we were able to continue on to make the final season, and we’ve got something that we can all be proud of.

“There were some sacrifices made along the way, some re-written scenes that had to be slightly tweaked, but by and large I think if you watch this season you won’t really notice any difference when it comes to the drama.”

Wentworth is all over now but for Bernard it was a life-changing role.

Not only did it make him move his family back home to Australia, but the fact he has worked with a predominately female cast – including Sigrid Thornton, Pamela Rabe, Tammy McIntosh, Kate

“I feel like I have become a much better actor from the experience of working on ‘Wentworth’.”

Atkinson, Jacqueline Brennan and Leah Purcell – playing strong female characters has made the experience even better.

“To be considered a peer of theirs, as an actor when you are put in that kind of situation you have no choice to step up to that level,” he says. “I feel like I have become a much better actor from the experience of working on Wentworth.”

One of the other bonuses of working on the series and returning to Australia is spending more time at a country shack and land near Daylesford that has been in the Curry family for decades.

It is where I caught up with Bernard just before he was set for a random gig, as one of the housemates in Channel 7’s Big Brother VIP. His dad bought the shack in the 1960s and the Curry family spent their weekends and holidays up there, forming fond memories of childhood.

“It had a big brick chimney and the roof was made of corrugated iron, and it was a real ramshackle sort of place but we loved it,” Bernard says.

When they were teenagers the shack became derelict after a tree fell on it, and it wasn’t until Bernard returned from Los Angeles that the family started heading up there again. They rebuilt the shack and they continue to work on the property.

“When I came back from LA, I had two kids, Steve had two kids, Andrew had two kids and my sister Margaret had three kids,” he says.

“I suggested to Steve, ‘Why don’t we go up there again and rebuild as a project for the family?’ and that’s what we did. It’s been a great experience as a family to do it together, and dad has just loved the fact we have rebuilt the house.

“It’s also great that our kids get the experience that we did, and that is getting out of the city and having that country experience.” ● WENTWORTH THE FINAL SENTENCE \ Premieres on August 24 at 8.30pm on Foxtel.

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Canned cocktails

DRINKS The once humble ‘tinnie’ now has a place on the top shelf.

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anned cocktails have become a global phenomenon, but it’s taken one Melbourne company to elevate the experience by bringing a top-shelf tipple to the aluminium revolution.

The team at Curatif are leading the pack, aligning with award-winning bars as they reimagine the classics in a can – where flavour isn’t compromised and sustainability is at the heart of the enterprise.

Matt Sanger, one of three founders behind the start-up, says the global cocktail crossroad renaissance started in 2005, and now it’s all about curated cocktails delivered to your door.

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“I call it the MasterChef effect,” Sanger says.

“Everyone is cooking better food and are more aware when they’re shopping, and that’s all thanks to the MasterChef phenomenon, where provenance and quality are very important.

“That curiosity has now spilled into cocktail culture.

People want to drink less but better, and now it’s all about convenience.

From Archie Rose espresso martinis made with Seven Seeds coffee to a Four Pillars gin negroni and

Curatif Negroni, left; Curatif Margarita and Pineapple Daquiri, above.

Melbourne award-winning bar Black Pearl’s The Toreador, Curatif is all about aligning with the best in the business to deliver a quality cocktail.

While Australians were already big fans of readyto-drink cockails long before the global pandemic hit, a series of lockdowns, which has seen bars and restaurants close for months at a time, has boosted their popularity even further as Aussies sip their cocktails at home.

“Australia is the highest consumer of ready-todrink anywhere in the world,” says Sanger, who worked in bars for 20 years before undertaking his MBA and developing his new business model.

“We wanted to make world-class cocktails that were transportable and convenient. Sustainability is important, too – we wanted to leave as small a footprint as possible, and the choice of aluminium cans made sense because they’re more likely to be recycled than anything else.”

Another local maker, Batch & Co – best known for its canned spritzers – has just ventured into the canned cocktail market with a range of negronis, espresso martinis and strawberry daiquiris.

Founded by award-winning Melbourne bartender

Thomas Kiltorp, it’s all about sourcing fruit from Mildura and coffee beans from Melbourne to keep the spirit loaded with local ingredients.

Kiltorp says nostalgia was key.

“You can’t go past the classics, or a classic with a twist,” he says. “Consumers are inclined to reach for something familiar and a great drink has the ability to bring back happy memories.”

Ends and Means, a cocktail bar in Gertrude Street, Fitzroy, has also put its attentive bar skills to the canned cocktail format with a small range, including Hookey’s Margarita, which is as close as you’ll get to pulling up a bar stool at the venue.

The canned cocktail market was valued at $34 billion dollars in 2020 and is expected to grow by 20 per cent by 2030.

“Collaborations are the key to the success of these cocktails,” Sanger says. This is no doubt the reason his company won six medals at this year’s Premix Awards – including winning the World’s Best Classic Cocktail for its Tequila Tromba margarita and World’s Best Contemporary Cocktail for The Toreador. ● ● curatif.com

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PARK LIFE Treasury Gardens & Fitzroy Gardens

Inner-city treasures T R E A S U RY G A R D E N S

ELIANA SCHOULAL

WHAT CAN YOU DO THERE?

Located at the ‘Paris End’ of the CBD, and on the footstep of Parliament House, the parkland of Treasury Gardens is a reminder of why Victoria’s former slogan, “The Garden State”, was so apt.

The lush Treasury Gardens are bounded by whitewalled government buildings and high rises, but the “cathedral” effect of the mature-tree canopies almost blocks out the sounds of the very proximate CBD. Their neighbour, the Fitzroy Gardens, are full of large, grassy boulevards leading around beautifully designed water features.

In the Treasury Gardens, I check out the Victorian Emergency Services Memorial, which includes a magical little waterfall, while in the Fitzroy Gardens, I make a beeline for the conservatory, bursting with bright pink and purple blossoms.

Other things to find in the Fitzroy Gardens include the Fairies Tree, the dragon-shaped slide in the playground and the Model Tudor Village, given to Victoria by an English pensioner after World War II.

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HOW TO GET THERE Treasury Gardens,

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Catch any tram

WHO WILL YOU FIND THERE?

WHAT’S NEARBY?

headed towards

When the city is not in lockdown the benches are typically littered with suited figures lunching, the ducks waiting patiently at their feet for crumbs. One confident duck I encounter even pecks at my leg for a bite of my brownie, and I can’t help but oblige.

In the conservatory are couples both young and old making hushed noises of awe as they look at the vivid display of colours. On the lawns outside, a group of older women gather with their dogs.

There is something about both gardens which make them feel quite separate from the city, where people come for solace.

Una, a student at a nearby university, tells me she loves to come to Fitzroy Gardens to study because it reminds her of where she grew up in Phillip Island.

“The city’s very claustrophobic with all the buildings and stuff; you feel very closed in, so it’s a bit of a reflection of home,” Una says. “You’ve got different areas where you can go on the little walkways where you’re quite hidden away.”

What isn’t nearby is the real question. Being right in the city, you’re spoilt for choice for things to do.

Only a seven-minute walk from the Treasury Gardens is Pellegrini’s Espresso Bar. Along this part of Bourke Street you’ll also find Butchers Diner, Florentino and Bottega Restaurant, as well as a couple of iconic bookshops, The Hill of Content and the Paperback. So be sure to make time for a few stops on along the way.

Parliament and get

The Fitzroy Gardens are perfect for finding some personal space.

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off at Spring Street, or a train headed for Parliament Station.

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Limited metered

parking along Spring Street; carparks nearby.

Fitzroy Gardens,

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Wellington Parade,

Just up from the Treasury Gardens is Spring Street Grocer, which serves a wide range of cheeses, fine food, pantry goods and gelati. You can pick up the makings of a charcuterie picnic board and a coffee.

They also do made-to-order rolls and boast Australia’s first underground cheese maturation cellar. It’s a foodie’s delight.

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Catch the 75 tram

towards Vermont South or 48 tram towards North Balwyn to Jolimont Station, stop 11.

157 Spring Street, Melbourne

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Lansdowne Street.

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ART

Heide Museum of Modern Art Heide started life as the home of John and Sunday Reid who turned it into a centre for modernist artists. Now a museum, it hosts thought-provoking shows such as House of Ideas: Modern Women, which, until October 31, focuses on creative women artists who have been under-appreciated.

Sculptor Margel Hinder’s work is on show until October 17.

From the city to the suburbs, this is where to get your culture fix.

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● heide.com.au

Buxton Contemporary

Hidden galleries

A relative newcomer, Buxton Contemporary is part of the University of Melbourne. Shows are often inspired by the Michael Buxton Collection. This is a Poem is a multiarts project (until November 14) that spans the world of poetry and art.

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Buxton Contemporary in Southbank.

7 Templestowe Road, Bulleen

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or art lovers, there’s never a dull day in Melbourne. With institutions such as the NGV International, The Ian Potter Centre NGV Australia and the Melbourne Museum, it’s easy to get a culture fix.

The city also has one of the highest densities of commercial art galleries in the world. Of course, there are smaller, less well-known galleries – local heroes around the city and suburbs – that have many treasures to offer. Here’s our guide to some of the best.

Corner Dodds Street and Southbank Boulevard, Southbank ● buxtoncontemporary.com

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annual Linden Postcard Show (December 4-February 27). The first Design Fringe show opens on September 4. Currently showing Natasha Bieniek’s miniature paintings.

26 Acland Street, St Kilda ● lindenarts.org

RMIT

Anna Schwartz Gallery This gallery has nurtured the careers of many artists since 1986. Marco Fusinato’s show Experimental Hell (until October 16) will include silkscreen works on aluminium.

185 Flinders Lane, city ● annaschwartzgallery.com

Linden New Art This pretty Victorian mansion on Acland Street hosts the popular

RMIT Gallery, in Storey Hall, always explores new territory. Future U (July 23-October 23), looks at what it means to be human in the 21st century. It features artists, designers and researchers including Patricia Piccinini, Jake Elwes and Amy Karle.

344 Swanston Street, Melbourne ● rmitgallery.com

Jewish Museum of Australia The museum focuses on the contribution of Jewish people in Australia and hosts interesting shows such as the current Mirka – artist

Mirka Mora’s story of survival, migration, art and love, with 200 works which have never been shown before (until December 19).

Gertrude Contemporary

26 Alma Road, St Kilda

Rob McLeish will hold his first largescale Australian solo show for the 2021 River Capital Commission from August 21 to October 17.

● jewishmuseum.com.au

21-31 High Street, Preston South ● gertrude.org.au

MUMA Monash University’s art collection is turning 60 this year. To celebrate, MUMA’s Connecting the World through Sculpture (until September 18) looks at the many changes in sculpture over six decades.

Islamic Museum of Australia Australian Muslim Artists (August 19-November 19) is an annual event that provides a platform for emerging and established artists.

Ground floor, Building F, Monash

15a Anderson Road, Thornbury

University, Caulfield Campus

● islamicmuseum.org.au

● monash.edu/muma

Koorie Heritage Trust Seen and Unseen: Expressions of Koorie Identity (until November 21) brings together works from pivotal artists of the 1990s and examines their influence.

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FEATURE HOUSE MALVERN \ 1 MOUNTVIEW ROAD 4

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When Lana Sheezel wandered into a Malvern cul-de-sac in 2003, she wasn’t looking for a new career. She just wanted a family home with a north-facing back yard.

She got all that and a mountain view, too. Eleven years after she changed her 1940s mansion into a contemporary abode with luxurious living areas, a marble kitchen and a pool, Sheezel has a flourishing interior design business.

Natural materials and a tasty palette of gold, cream, olive and taupe give her home the photogenic cosiness longed for by the new generation of families.

The two-storey house, with its pitched central bay and Georgian-style windows, was already an ornament to the street when Sheezel found it. Today, it has spacious livingdining and family rooms that open to a wide terrace facing north-west towards the Macedon Ranges. At the front are a sitting room and study for quiet times and working from home. Upstairs are five main rooms, four of which are bedrooms.

Pale oak floorboards, wool carpet, travertine bathrooms and a nimble way with storage make this house a stronghold of effortless calm and cool.

Enter via the gated porch to the central hall, off which are the study and sitting room (fireplace), a powder room and a laundry with a drying room.

The open plan is airy and brilliant in oak with bifolds and three pairs of french doors to the terrace above the garden.

The kitchen has a calacatta oro marble island and limed oak cabinetry, two Ilve ovens, a gas cooktop with a barbecue grill and a second under-bench fridge. The butler’s pantry, a

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masterpiece of elegant storage, has a second dishwasher.

The dining area opens to the family room, which opens, in turn, to the terrace.

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Upstairs, three bedrooms (including the main) have en suite bathrooms. The main suite has a north-facing balcony and a dressing room, superbly fitted in American oak. The en suite has a double shower and Apaiser freestanding bath.

The property has zoned heating and cooling, video camera security and a double garage with internal access. ● ALISON BARCLAY property@domainreview.com.au Agent: Kay & Burton, Ross Savas 0418 322 994 Price: $6.9 million-$7.5 million Expressions of interest: close 5pm, August 31

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“NOTHING HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED TO CREATE THIS BRILLIANTLY APPOINTED RELAXING, ENTERTAINING AND WORKING FROM HOME.” ROSS SAVAS – AGENT

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designed by Erin Green. There’s a sweet separation of the private quarters: kids

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kitchen, sleek in white stone, has Bosch appliances. Take the spiral staircase to the

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can have three first-floor bedrooms,

family room above and spy on the grownups. All three bedrooms – two with original

bathroom and balcony while adults

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crowning a park-like garden of its own, this

(en suite, walk-in wardrobe, porch) and

Victorian home of harbouring three double

mighty Edwardian mixes fun, flamboyance

second bedroom. ● ALISON BARCLAY

bedrooms let alone an atrium where

and modern chic. Three living areas plus

sunshine abounds. But this place is now

a study offer lots of room for a big family

ripe for family life. Smartly extended, it has

to sprawl and parties to spill onto the

two beautiful living areas, one overlooking

barbecue terrace, patio and decks above

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the other below a double-height cathedral

the pool. The two-storey house was built

Agent: Marshall White,

ceiling. The main living-dining zone (gas

Agent: Belle Property,

in 1915. Original sitting and theatre rooms

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fireplace) has french doors to a courtyard

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are complemented by open-plan living

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garden, just right for learning to skate.

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of the 650-square-metre allotment.

Located in a cul-de-sac, there’s parkland

On the market for the first time in 30

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This weatherboard Edwardian, dubbed

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Barrabool, dates back to around 1910. “It

Anniversary Bike Trail, Maling Road village

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storage. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD

has beautiful period features,” says agent

and East Camberwell station. ●

Kemp. Located in exclusive Scotch Hill,

Nikki Van Gulick of the high ceilings, wall

placing it within walking distance of some

friezes, lead-lighting and Baltic pine floors

of Melbourne’s elite private schools, the

that feature in the entrance hall, main

entirely independent house actually fronts

bedroom (which has a walk-in wardrobe

secluded Yarra Lane. The landscaped,

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and en suite) plus separate sitting and

northern rear garden also adds to the

Agent: Jellis Craig,

formal dining rooms that each have

Agent: Marshall White,

privacy. Inside, three of the bedrooms

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fireplaces. The feel is more contemporary

Nikki Van Gulick 0419 325 911

are on the first floor, the main with an

Price: $2.5 million-$2.75 million

in the open-plan kitchen and casual living,

Price: $2.4 million-$2.6 million

en suite, while downstairs there’s another

Auction: 2pm, September 11

which has a wall of sash windows and a

Auction: 11.30am, September 4

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GLEN IRIS \ 57 GLEN IRIS ROAD 4

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Beginning life as a dairy back in the 1880s, this property on about 707 squares metres has since been renovated, updated again and most recently, featured in a Vogue Living article in 2016. In that edition, Neale Whitaker described the home in his editor’s letter as “a rhapsody in blue”. It was the custom Pond Blue palette through the open-plan kitchen and meals area that caught the style bible’s attention. The contemporary interiors, which lay behind a tuck-pointed brick Victorian facade complete with iron lacework, include study, family bathroom and laundry. Gourmet kitchen services expansive living zones bathed in northern light, with french doors leading to decked areas outside. An al fresco pavilion with barbecue kitchen, overlooking in-ground pool and spa, creates further lifestyle enjoyment. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD Agent: Marshall White Boroondara, Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Price: $2.9 million-$3.19 million Contact agent

TOORAK \ 5/37 WALLACE AVENUE 3

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This penthouse apartment, one of only five residences in a boutique development, has everything you would expect from such a property with a 3142 postcode. There’s an entrance foyer with European oak parquetry floors and direct lift access from the basement, which has four car spaces plus an enclosed private gym and separate large storeroom with fitted workshop bench and wine storage.

There’s also a custom library, three separate terraces and each of the oversized bedrooms have marble en suites.

The home was designed by architect Christopher Doyle and built by Davies Henderson, and agent Sarah Case says their credentials are as impressive as the location. “A truly exclusive, whole-floor penthouse in the heart of Toorak Village, it doesn’t get any better than this,” she says. ● JOANNE BROOKFIELD

Agent: RT Edgar Toorak, Sarah Case 0439 431 020 Price: $6.6 million-$7.2 million

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MALVERN EAST \ 4 HILLARD STREET 4

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It masquerades as a mild-mannered, 1920s type, but that cover’s blown away on opening the front door, where a skylight in the hallway hints at the extreme makeover this house underwent a year ago. From the big picture to the minutiae, it’s been recreated for urbane living. The central hall passes three minor bedrooms, a bathroom, laundry and powder room before arriving at the kitchen-dining-living hub, off which the main bedroom has all the trappings.

Basking under a second skylight, the kitchen trumpets style with Elba marble surfaces and a full complement of appliances. Out through the hub's glass doors and connecting it with the pool area, the massive, granitecobbled terrace verily incites outdoor entertaining. Head downstairs for the study/rumpus room. ● KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Marshall White, Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 Price: $3.3 million-$3.6 million Expressions of interest

ARMADALE \ 60 STUART STREET 4

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Brushed up, broadened out and backed by a beaut backyard, this spacious period home has heaps going for it.

While the lounge enjoys an old-world ambience, the openplan hub exudes architectural modernity with timber floors, high ceilings underpinned by clerestory glazing and a glass wall to the deck. Looking over the pool and green backyard and equipped with a barbecue and fireplace (two-faced and shared with the hub), the deck makes al fresco living part of the overall attraction. The main bedroom has a cool en suite and access to the deck. Adjoining the separate garage, a studio with desk, mini gym and bathroom (for pool users) strengthens the family draw. Close to High Street shops, trams and Union Street Park, the location nails it. ● KAY KEIGHERY

Agent: Kay & Burton, Gowan Stubbings 0412 269 999 Price: $5.7 million-$6.1 million Auction: 1pm, August 28 DOM A IN REV IEW

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Elwood 2/10 Broadway

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Stunning 3-bedroom plus study home with dual living zones Perfectly positioned opposite FL Dawkins Reserve on beautiful tree-lined Broadway, this chic and stylish easy-care home on approx. 290sqm has stunning spaces to enjoy both inside and out.

Spanning two faultless levels with the bonus of a choice of exquisite sun-filled living zones, accommodation includes a serene lounge with fireplace, open plan living/ dining area with built-in cabinetry and a first-class entertainer’s kitchen with butler’s pantry, lavish stone benchtops and premium appliances. Upstairs are three bedrooms and a glamorous award-winning main bathroom; the master is a retreat in every sense – in addition to a wall of built-in robes and designer ensuite, it boasts a private balcony where views of the park opposite simply add to its tranquility.

Free from body corporate fees, also included are a fitted home office, panel heating, split system heating/cooling, Euro laundry, attic storage, alarm plus parking for two cars (including garage) and auto gates.

Conjunctional Agent: SB Property - Shane Banfield 0417 157 398 Auction: Guide: Contact:

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16 Staughton Road Glen Iris Mortgagee Sale - Luxury with City views. A stunning design complete with lift, sumptuous pool and spectacular CBD valley views delivers the ultimate in luxurious family living and entertaining in this as new executive residence. Built to the highest standards, a no expense spared approach has been used to create a lavish family environment whose long list of extras includes multiple living areas, two Miele kitchens, premium designer finishes and giant eight car garage.

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Friday 10th September at 5pm As advertised or by appointment 747 sqm approx.

0438 064 212 0416 028 835 9810 5000

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Ripe to remodel with classically comfortable proportions, this appealing property opens the pathway to renovate or to re-develop, STCA, on a site that delivers every advantage of immediate proximity to Toorak village. Some 832sqm surround the present day design featuring a series of flexible living and dining spaces defined by engaging, enticing character. Two bathrooms ensure enjoyment of the current day dimensions while options for making even more of the setting suggest significant future rewards. Outdoor entertaining and ample off street parking complete a seriously tempting Toorak scenario.

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Auction: Saturday 11th September at 1.30pm View: By appointment Thursday 4.00 - 4.30pm & Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm Contact: Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Emma Pierson 0409 182 310 Office 9864 5300

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