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ere at PRIMOLife HQ, we’re a little bit excited now that it’s April. Not only does it mean we’ve been knee-deep in chocolate eggs and enjoying a little break from the grind thanks to Easter, but it also means that the new

season of Game of Thrones is FINALLY here.

For all you Jon Snow tragics out there, rejoice - Matthew Mills has the low-down on some of the new characters coming to the Seven Kingdoms and, if you don’t know your Daenerys from your Davos, he also takes a look back at some of the key moments from the first four seasons.

If crowns, blood and gore aren’t your thing, don’t worry - we’ve got plenty of other stories to enlighten and entertain. There’s our cover star, the talented Mr Sam Smith, who will be wowing a sell-out crowd here in Perth in May (and you’ll have a chance to be there with our ticket giveaway). Meet local rising star Ruby Boots too, a songstress with big ambitions, and Lisa Fernandez, Channel 9’s effervescent star, shares her Favourite Things.

Travel-wise, we’ve gone near and far in this issue to bring you some brilliant ideas for your next holiday. Gill explores the tiny island of Nantucket, home of Moby Dick, while Anna revisits old childhood haunts in Albany.

Matt’s reviewed the Audi S3 Cabriolet, and we’re introducing a new motorbike section - PRIMORide with the amazing BMW S 1000 RR. You’ll find inspiration for your home and garden from the clever girls at Perth Style Co. who are launching a new monthly column in our pages and a blog on primolife.com.au. We’ve got bathrooms on a budget, a garden festival to go to and an innovative kettle to make pouring a cuppa easier than ever.

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PRIMOpicks April is the cruellest month, so the poets say - but not here at PRIMOLife. We've got top events, ideas for Easter and giveaways galore.

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It’s time to clear your schedule, ladies – Backstreet’s back and this time, they’re bringing Kevin.

One of the most successful groups of all time, Backstreet Boys are bringing their In A World Like This Tour to Australia this autumn.

After reuniting with original member Kevin Richardson in 2013, all five original members recorded a new album, In A

World Like This, and filmed a revealing documentary Show 'Em What You’re Made Of, while embarking on a sold-out tour across Europe and North America to rapt crowds - and now it’s Perth’s turn.

“This last year and a half of touring with my bandmates again couldn’t have been any better, but I’m so excited to finally get back to Australia and play for our Aussie fans,” says

Whisky galore!

If you’ve always wanted to discover more about the original amber nectar - whisky - now’s your chance. Whisky Live Perth will introduce over 100 different whiskies for beginners and veterans at this unique tasting expo.

And there’s a Whisky Education Presentation which will delve deeper into specific brands in short, seated classes tasting one or two special whiskies not in the main tasting of Whisky Live.

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fan favourite Kevin.

“It wouldn’t feel complete without spending time in one of our favorite places.”

Last spotted on our shores in 2012 as a four-piece, this time all of the boys are back live onstage, doing what they do best: smash hit after smash hit including Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), Incomplete, I Want It That Way and Larger Than Life.

Selling more than 130 million albums worldwide, Backstreet Boys have been dominating the music scene for two decades and are showing no sign of slipping quietly into middle age. So prepare to chuck your undies on the stage - the boys are back in town for one night only.

Backstreet Boys, Perth Arena, May 15.Visit ticketek.com.au for ticket packages.

For an additional cost, head over to the Rare & Old Whisky Bar, the perfect place for the experienced whisky drinker to taste rarer finds. Here you’ll find whiskies from closed distilleries, special bottlings, sold-out expressions and some very old whisky indeed.

Whisky Live Perth, Winthrop Hall, University of WA, Saw Promenade, Crawley, Saturday April 18 to Sunday April 19, 10am to 5pm, $100 (includes food and crystal whisky glass).

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In the mix Juggling work, life and family meals is something most of us are very familiar with and new local business, Adventure Snacks, plans on making it just that little bit easier.

“It’s all about creating convenient, healthy products for people who care about what they eat yet don’t want to miss out on treats,” says owner Tracey Davidson.

Adventure Snacks’ range offers a number of healthy snack and baking mixes designed to pack a nutritional punch while also tasting delicious.

The range includes dry mixes for delicious treats such as Choc-Beet Muffins, Cranberry, Fig and Seed Balls, and Sultana, Oat and Carrot Cookies.

While the products are for everyone, Tracey says they are especially popular for kids’ lunchboxes.

“Children’s bodies are so busy growing and developing that they need all the nutrition they can get.

And Adventure Snacks taste yummy, too – so everyone’s happy.”

For more information visit adventuresnacks.com.au

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Passion fruit pops A hot summer with good rain has resulted in a bumper season for fresh and fragrant Australian passionfruit. And if the sunny days continue we can expect plenty of sweet fruit for the months to come.

Passionfruit grower Melissa Smith says that this season’s perfect growing weather has

Sammy and Bella’s Top Tips 1. Wrinkly doesn’t mean ripe. Go for plump, heavy passionfruit.

2. Keep passionfruit in a plastic bag in the fridge for up to one month or in the fruit bowl for two weeks.

resulted in delicious fruit in abundant supply.

“The recent heavy rain has put some pressure on the vines but with tender loving care, the sunny and warm conditions have resulted in particularly sweet produce.

“As well as being an intensely flavoured and fragrant fruit, passionfruit is healthy too.

They are a good source of fibre, a source of Vitamin C and low in kilojoules. They really are the ultimate afternoon snack,” says Melissa.

Sammy and Bella, the foodloving sisters who won My Kitchen Rules in 2011, say that passionfruit is a versatile fruit that can add a unique zest to everyday meals.

“There’s no substitute for passionfruit’s deliciously tangy pulp. Australians shouldn’t be shy to experiment with passionfruit outside the usual places like pavlova – try it in marinades, dressings and in both

3. Passionfruit is a delicious and healthy snack on its own. Instead of chopping them in half, chop the top off and eat it like a boiled egg with a spoon to avoid losing the juice.

4. Passionfruit is a simple way to make everyday meals special. Try:

sweet and savoury dishes,” says Sammy.

“The intense sweet-tart flavour and tropical aroma of passionfruit is a great way to bring out the flavours of a variety of foods. It pairs well with pork, seafood, coconut milk, vanilla, honey, pastry and other fruits such as mango, papaya, oranges, watermelon.”

Thriving right now, passionfruit and their decorative flower appear on vines throughout the year and come to a peak again in winter (between June and August).

“As we move into the cooler weather, the fruit will develop more tart and zingy flavours,” says Melissa.

• Making your salad more luxurious by adding passionfruit to your traditional dressing instead of vinegar or lemon; • Marinating your fish in passionfruit, not only will it taste great, it will tenderise it too; • Topping your morning bowl of brekkie cereal with passionfruit and yoghurt.

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Rhythms of life

The top 32-ranked male and top 18-ranked female surfers in the world will descend upon the Margaret River Region to surf its world-class waves from April 15 to 26. As ever, the event is expected to see thousands of spectators flock to Surfers Point in Prevelly to watch the world’s best surfer’s take on the famous Margaret River Mainbreak.

Surfers Point, Surfer’s Point Road, Prevelly, free entry. Visit aspworldtour.com for more details

Consider the ebb and flow of human relationships – the loves, the losses, the journeys, and the choices. All are affected by the people that we meet thus creating the rhythm that is our life.

Through myriad musical theatre classics, seasoned West Australian performers Caroline McKenzie, Trudy Dunn, Sharon Kiely and Sue Bluck will take you on a journey of a lifetime – yours, theirs and everybody’s - as they musically frame the experiences of careers, families, heartaches and friendships.

For one performance only at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco on Sunday April 19, The Rhythms of Life will resonate with anyone with a musical heartbeat. it draws from the Great American Songbook, including Cole Porter, Irving Berlin, Cy Coleman, Stephen Sondheim, George Gershwin and Jerry Herman as well as West End hits from Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Funds from the concert will go towards Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation on the night.

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Chargrilling comes to town Ribs & Burgers, an established meat lover’s institution in Sydney and Melbourne, is the latest addition to 140 – an urban destination, where food, art and retail collide on reimagined laneways in the Perth CBD. It will be firing up their open flame grill at the first Western Australian location on May 1.

The unique chargrilling techniques of Ribs & Burgers originate from the South African way of barbecuing – braaing.

Ribs & Burgers food analyst Wayne Solomon says using an open flame chargrilling process ensures there is a signature char or burn on meat.

“There is an art with chargrilling.

Timing is key – you need to know when to turn the meat and also when the right time

to baste is,” says Wayne.

“The bastings we use are 40-year-old family recipes that have been passed down from generation to generation. Our bastings are what give us that taste you can only find at Ribs & Burgers.”

With a focus on creating a comfortable environment with service that makes you feel at home, Ribs & Burgers use the best ingredients – chicken is free-range and beef is grass-fed and hormone, antibiotic and steroid-free. The result is slow cooked, meltin-your-mouth ribs and succulent burgers with a signature pink sauce.

The back to basic feel extends to a casual, nostalgic dining atmosphere, with the interior of Ribs & Burgers modelled on a classic butcher.

Celebrating the history and craftsmanship of butchers, Ribs & Burgers’ interior is a nod to the past – custom wooden boards, framed black and white photos and a feature wall of vintage meat grinders.

Restaurant design is driven by an open style kitchen to emphasise the theatre of food preparation, giving ribs and burger devotees a closer look into the deliverance of hearty food.

And here's a note for your diary - on opening day on May 1, Perth diners will have the chance to win free burgers for a year by simply being one of the first 100 customers at the Ribs & Burgers door by 11am at 140. primolife.com.au

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Keep the kids busy at Scitech

The Easter holidays don’t need to be all about bunnies and chocolate eggs. Scitech in the city is hosting a heap of science fun in the CSIRO Lab to keep boredom bugbears at bay.

Amazing magnets Harness the amazing force of magnetism to make objects hover, roll and spin. Create your own magnetic contraption to take home.

For ages four to six years/seven to nine years, April 8 from 9.30 to 10.30am/11.30am to 12.30pm, members $10, non-members $12 Catapult engineers Learn about forces, energy and projectile motion as you build your own miniature catapult. Then test your design as you launch marshmallows at a target.

For ages eight to 11 years/11 to 14 years, April 9, at 10 to 11.15am/ noon to 1.15pm, members $12, non-members $15 Fizzy chemistry Experiment with acids and bases to make some fizzing chemical reactions. Use colourful indicators to test your mixtures, then make your own bubbling lava lamp to take home.

From ages four to six years/six to eight/eight to 11 years, April 14 at 9.30 to 10.30am/11.30 to 12.30pm/1.30 to 2.30pm, members $10, non-members $12 Squishy circuits Discover how to make electrical circuits with a difference. Test out our conductive and insulating dough to learn about electricity and make some crazy electrical gadgets.

For ages seven to nine years/10 to 14 years, April 15 at 10 to 11am/ noon to 1pm, members $10, non-members $12

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Edison robotics Come in and play with Scitech’s new Edison robots. Take on our robotics challenges as you program your Edison robot to follow lines, use sensors and navigate obstacles.

To see what the Edison robot can do, go to meetedison.com For ages eight to 11 years/11 to 14 years, April 16 at 10am to 11.30am/12.30 to 2pm, members $15, non-members $17 Science Nights: Easter Extravaganza What happens at Scitech once the sun goes down? Prepare for a chocolate overload at this exclusive after-hours event just for kids.

Be amazed by the Ignite Your Curiosity show in the Lotterywest Science Theatre, explore and sleuth through Scitech’s exhibitions as a part of the ultimate Scitech Easter egg hunt and conduct some Easter egg-speriments in the CSIRO Lab. For ages six to 12, April 13 at 5.30 to 8.30pm, members $18, nonmembers $22. Pizza and drinks will be provided for booked attendees.

Visit scitech.org.au for further details.

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By Norman Burns.

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Next time you’re eyeing up one of those immaculate, high-end luxury Swiss watches (you know, those ones with the telephone number price tag) spare a thought for the unlikely “hero” that saved Switzerland's centuries-old watchmaking industry - the humble plastic Swatch watch.

The Swiss were rolling along nicely up until the late 1970s when, seemingly overnight, a tsunami of Asian quartz timepieces ripped the heart out of the industry. They were cheap - and accurate. The bottom fell out of the Swiss industry and the traditional watchmaker looked to go the way of the dodo…

But just in time the cavalry arrived in the shape of Nicholas G. Hayek who pitched the idea of a “second”, cheap watch also quartz powered - to take on the Asian rivals head-on. Thus was born Swatch (Swiss watch), a brand that took the world by storm in the process reinvigorating the Swiss industry.

Today the Swatch Group, with the late Hayek’s son Nick at the helm, is involved in all facets of watchmaking and encompasses 18 brands, from luxury marques including Omega and Breguet to the “entry level” Swatch.

Since the first Swatch appeared in 1983, hundreds of millions have been sold

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Swatch has proved a hit with the arty set too, releasing dozens of special editions designed by international artists (Spike Lee, Moby and Akira Kurosawa to name but three).

With the release of the Sistem51 range, Swatch comes full circle.

These models have a mechanical movement at their heart - the very essence of the industry that Swatch rescued from oblivion.

But whereas most mechanical movements have hundreds of components and are expensive to construct, Swatch has come up with an automatic engine that has just 51 parts - and all put together on a computerised assembly line.

The upshot is you can have a groovy, highly accurate automatic mechanical watch (90-hour power reserve) without breaking the bank.

And with the see-through caseback the marvellous

Looking to impress on a lunch break has never been an easy feat with socalled work lunches taking anything from one and a half to two hours and, well, eating into your working day.

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Bang smack in the middle of CBD-land, The Print Hall dining room’s 50/50 lunch specifically caters to diners who need to get in and out in less than an hour, but still want that fine-dining experience without the price-tag. Hence the '50/50' title – a seriously top level two-course lunch done in 50 minutes, for $50. The catch?

Well, there isn’t one… except that you can stay longer and eat more if you like.

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SHE'S YOUR PARENTS' FAVOURITE GREEK SONGSTRESS - AND NOW NANA'S COMING TO PERTH. One of the top-selling female vocalists of all time with fans in every corner of the globe, the much-loved White Rose of Athens, legendary Greek superstar Nana Mouskouri will return to Australia this month for a series of exclusive concerts.

The world famous singer has sold over 300 million CDs and is coming to Australia as part of her world tour, celebrating her 80th birthday as well as the composers and

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very well. This is a chance for all Australians to come and see her and celebrate this visit.”

Renowned for her never-ending farewells, it is as if she wants to thank each of her fans personally. World tour after world tour, song after song, album after

“You raised your voice in song. I heard you then and I hear you now. I am still listening. We all are.

May you continue to be as you have always been – strong, clear, simple and true.”

– Leonard Cohen pays tribute to Nana Mouskouri

writers who inspired her singing over the years.

Remarkably, Nana is still among the top best selling artists in the world and still travels to sell-out performances all around the world.

"Nana Mouskouri belongs to a select group of performers that have remained at the top for decades," says Andrew McManus, promoter and director of One World Entertainment, who is bringing the star to Australia for the first time in a decade.

"She can still do what she has always done best – sing songs a lot of people love

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album, Nana never seems to age or to want to call it a day in a career that has flourished continuously since 1959.

She has recorded songs in many languages, including Greek, French, English, German, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Hebrew, Welsh, Mandarin Chinese, Corsican, and Turkish. Nana appears in the list of the 25 best selling artists in the world, ahead of Madonna and Celine Dion, and has amassed a staggering list of sales, awards and recognitions.

Nana Mouskouri, Concert Hall, Perth, April 19.

Visit oneworldentertainment.com.au for tickets.

For art and animal lovers alike, Mozi's joyful kids' range combines two colourful patterns: the bold and graphic Scribble and Menagerie, featuring lovingly illustrated animal creatures that the whole family will love.

The Menagerie collection celebrates all of the best things in life – fun, food, family and brilliant designs – and features many Mozi favourites, including the brand’s ever popular tea towels and measuring cups and spoons, re-imagined with delightful new illustrations.

The delightful Easter touches that feature throughout make celebrating the year’s yummiest holiday that much easier - especially for families heading away for the long weekend.

The melamine dinnerware and kids' bowls make for the perfect camping companion and the printed sketch placement pad will let colourful imaginations run.

Look out for the playful bunny character that pops up throughout the collection; he'll win your heart.

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Passion kings Staples of dinner parties everywhere in the 1990s, here’s your chance to relive the romanticism of one of the world’s most successful - and unique - musical acts.

The Gipsy Kings will be bringing their Gipsy Flamenco, genre-bending sound to the Riverside Theatre in Perth on Monday April 13 as part of their 25th anniversary tour.

Returning to Australia after five long years, the GKs are the highest selling artist in French music history, an incredible band and still at the top of their game.

They have bought us hits such as Djobi Djoba, Baila Me, Bamboléo, Bem Bem Maria,Volare,Vamos A Bailar’ and many more.

Melding deep-heated flamenco, rumba,

Queen of Perth's PR

Perth was a very different place 21 years ago but for Sandra Devahasdin, it was a city ripe with possibilities.

Founding Devahasdin back in 1994, Sandra now heads up one of the longest standing Aussie public relations consultancies in WA. Always at

salsa and pop to the tune of 25 million albums sold, the Grammy Award-winning hit-makers celebrate their 25th anniversary in their very own, blistering tradition. The show will take audiences back to the south of France on a ride through party-start guitars and booming Spanish vocals, on their third tour of Australia in almost three decades of performing.

From playing on the streets of Cannes and the hedonistic heights of St Tropez, The Gipsy Kings have broken world music barriers as one of the rare groups to top the US mainstream and world music charts – as well as the Australian and New Zealand charts.

Their music has featured on soundtracks of the movies The Big Lebowski, Toy Story 3 and covered in Glee. The band has embraced western classics by the Doobie Brothers and The Eagles with globe-hopping grace, while also embracing dramatic cues from Brazilian and Caribbean culture.

Bringing the party back to their homeland coliseums and amphitheatres, The Gipsy Kings will raise the roof of the Riverside Theatre with dance-ready furore, returning to their ground-breaking eponymous album and the nomadic spirit that has led them to their latest their Grammy winning album Savor Flamenco.

The Gipsy Kings, Riverside Theatre, Monday April 13.Visit ticketek.com.au

the forefront of their industry with engaging, strategic compaigns for their clients, the Devahasdin team are currently engaging in various events to celebrate the company's coming of age.

For instance 21 random acts of kindness, all recorded on the company blog and making an impact on at least 21 PR and marketing students are typically creative approaches to grabbing headlines.

Last year Sandra was inducted into the Public Relations Institute of Australia's College of Fellows,

and as the longest serving national judge at the Telstra Women's Business Awards, the feisty Scot is everevolving in a fast-moving media landscape.

"We've just launched a new social media arm at Devahasdin," she says.

"The landscape of PR and communications in general has changed so much in two decades, it's important for our clients that we progress and stay on top of media trends."

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anna's adventures

by anna hartley

surf's up

This month try-anythingonce-action girl goes all gnarly, dude - and tries her hand (and legs) at surfing.

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I clear salt water out of my nose for the thousandth time, spit out a mouthful of sand and look around.

My fellow beginners are in varying stages of surf: some unsteadily getting on their feet, some lying flat on their bellies cruising in the whitewash, some wading back out into the line of breakers.

So far I’ve managed to catch a wave, get up on my knees and hop onto my feet for about a quarter of a second before tumbling sideways into the wash.

I’m doing my first ever surfing lesson in Torquay, the home of Australian surfing on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula, and it’s harder than it looks.

Instructor ‘Ant’ is patiently wading back and forth between my seven comrades and I, encouraging us, offering practical tips and shouting things like, “Paddle!”, “Get on your knees now!”, and “Look up!”. We

have been at it for about an hour and I’m determined to really ride a wave before the two-hour lesson is up.

Meeting at the Go Ride A Wave shop on Bell Street in the morning, Ant sizes us up and gives us each a full length wetsuit to wriggle into. We slap on 50+ sunscreen and walk a short distance down to the beach to pick up our boards; big friendly yellow ‘G boards’, sometimes nicknamed esky lids for their inelegant but stable properties.

So equipped, we head down onto the protected cove of Torquay Surf Beach. I want to run straight into the water but Ant stops us on the sand.

The first part of a surf lesson is always on dry land, and we go over the basics of surfing: where to point the board (straight towards the shore), where to lie on it (with our toes hanging over the end), when to start paddling (when the wave is three

board lengths away, then four more paddles for good measure), how to push ourselves up onto our knees and finally, standing up on the board in a classic gnarly surf-legend pose.

We go over the moves a number of times, and I start humming ‘Surfin’ USA’; my mind filled with images of me effortlessly carving through six foot glassy barrels. Ant breaks into my dream as he comes around to attach my leg rope, “White is right, green is mean,” he says, explaining that we will be sticking to the whitewash today as, at our level, a ‘green’, unbroken wave would push us nose-first into the drink.

Back in the real world, I start trotting down to the water with the others to begin my glittering surf career.

Over the next hour and a half, I go

and know I only have a handful of waves left. The last hour has absolutely whizzed past and I grab as much board time as I can.

Dragging my board back into the shore at the end, I’m happy, salty and tired: one truly stoked surf grommet. PL

Anna learned to surf thanks to Go Ride A Wave,Torquay,Victoria. Go Ride A Wave operate year round in 12 different locations in Victoria and Queensland. A two-hour lesson costs $65 for adults and $55 for children (17 years and younger) and includes soft learner surfboards, wetsuits and instructions. For more information, visit gorideawave.com.au or call on 1300 132 441. A number of surf schools operate near Perth at locations such as Scarborough Beach,Trigg Beach and Yanchep. Ask Google for more information.

SEA LEGS Anna and the group learn the basics on the sand before heading out to the waves.

for wave after wave. Ant comes to give a helping hand, pulling me along at the right moment, and I realise how important timing is. After a few more goes on my own, my legs, arms and balance all come together, and I’m standing! I whoop with excitement and do a little dance once I’ve run aground.

After getting up a few more times, I focus my attentions on turning. I lean a little onto my back foot and turn my upper body, pointing my arms where I want to go. It feels strange to use my arms and not my feet to turn but, sure enough, the board starts weaving back and forth in the wave.

I’m totally carving, dude!

There is something truly awesome about feeling the power of a wave under my feet, and I have a small insight into what it must feel like to be an experienced surfer at one with the ocean.

Too soon, I hear the five minute signal, april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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Perth-born Drisana Levitzke-Gray is this year’s Young Australian of the Year and, like the generations of women in her family who preceded her, she couldn’t be happier to represent our nation’s vibrant deaf community. By Gabi Mills.

We’re sitting in the uber-cool urban beach club Matisse and, just like the sea breeze that’s gently blowing through the venue, Drisana Levitzke-Gray, 21, is a breath of fresh air.

It’s my first experience in over 15 years of being a journalist of interviewing a deaf person, I’m ashamed to say, but after a little adjustment I get used to addressing Drisana rather than the Auslan interpreter next to me. It’s certainly not however the first time Drisana has been interviewed in what has become a landmark year for the young West Australian.

Since she was named WA Young Australian of the Year and then invited to Canberra on Australia Day to be crowned Young Australian of the Year, there’s been a steady stream of interested journos keen to get to know the passionate Auslan (Australian sign language) advocate.

“I was really surprised but really proud at the same time when I won the award,” says Drisana. “It was a dream come true, and to be sitting with the eight other finalists, watching their film packages and then be announced as the winner and presented

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Loud and proud with the award by the Prime Minister, it was just incredible.”

It was also the first time that an Auslan interpeter was on stage during the awards in Canberra.

The award has catapulted Drisana into the sometimes controversial role of Auslan spokesperson on behalf of the nation’s deaf community, often thanks to the immediacy of social media interaction.

“I was watching a news bulletin and there weren't any subtitles so I tweeted about it and was immediately contacted by the CEO who apologised.”

Unafraid to speak her mind, it’s perhaps no surprise that Drisana is feisty. She comes from a long line of impressively vociferous campaigners on behalf of the deaf community.

“Dorothy Shaw, my great grandma, was a big advocate in the deaf community. She was so lovely and spurred me on to be somebody who could do something for deaf people. There are four generations of strong women behind me, all campaigning for the deaf, so the award is really in respect to them. We share this award.”

Her parents, also both deaf, couldn’t be prouder of their daughter’s achievements, and were key players in Drisana’s rise to national prominence.

“My mum, Patti, has always been a huge support to me my whole life. She’s always tried to help me do the right thing and to have her around to support me with my achievements has been lovely.”

Other family members too were determined to share in Drisana’s big moment in the ACT. “My great aunty, Sandra Sweeney, also deaf, drove from Sydney to Canberra to see me win the award. She was allowed into the VIP section - she was so excited.”

Drisana’s childhood was, she says, a time ‘full of access’.

“All four of us - my mum, dad and brother are deaf. We all understood each other and were very comfortable together.

We didn’t experience isolation or barriers that perhaps deaf kids in hearing families face. It was very easy for me.”

With Auslan as her first language, she says she actually had no need to speak until she was four or five - she learned the primolife.com.au

English language herself later.

“My deaf identity is really as a sign language user. I really like to use Auslan - it’s such a full, rich language and deaf people shouldn’t feel impoverished making use of it.”

Drisana’s just getting into her stride and as she signs her replies to the interpreter I’m seduced by the richness of her expression and vocalness. It’s like watching a ballet of the hands.

“Auslan is the same as a legitimate language and syntax. Each country has their own sign language they have their own grammar. It’s rich because it’s visual and 3D," she says.

“We see ourselves as an ethnic minority who are able to communicate beautifully in 3D.You can say more in Auslan at the same time than you can in English.”

Drisana’s boyfriend Braam Jordaan, who graduated from the University of South Africa, is a world-renowned 3D animator, film-maker and director.

“He's won 12 international awards for his animation clip Rubbish Monster,” she says proudly.

It’s possible for hearing people to learn Auslan - something Drisana heartily recommends we all do - but it’s not the sort of course she would recommend you pursue online.

huge achievement Drisana with her fellow award recipients: From left, Local Hero of the Year Juliette Wright , Australian of the Year Rosie Batty, and Senior Australian of the Year Jackie French.

“You really get benefit from learning from a teacher, face-to-face.”

Perhaps one of the most surprising facts about Drisana is that since her meteoric rise to becoming one of Australia’s most important young people, she still stacks shelves during the night shift at Woolworths.

Winning the Young Australian of the Year award, it’s clear, is no road to riches, and in fact she has to pay her own way back and forth across the country in many cases.

“I also work with the National Relay Service three days a week enabling people who are deaf or with speech difficulties to help make phone calls.”

Woolworths were so impressed with their young employee’s achievement that they invited Drisana over to their HQ in the eastern states to address the company there - a potentially intimidating occasion for one so young but an event which Drisana looks back on with pride.

“It was wonderful addressing so many people and sharing my story with such a big company,” she says.

The promotion of Auslan is at the heart of everything Drisana does.

“It’s part of my personality,” she says.

“When I was little I used to interrupt grown ups and my mother always says I was very assertive, spunky. I used to try to encourage my friends to use Auslan but it

was hard for them all to embrace that, so I’d have to use hearing aids too.”

This left the young Drisana, who was a top student in three subjects at Perth’s Shenton College, ‘frustrated socially’, feeling

left out of conversations.

“I realised I was trying to fit into their hearing world and that was an important moment. In a way I started to shut out the hearing world and went away for a year.”

Now, however, she believes that she can work with the hearing community, that her attitude has changed and she has learned important lessons about herself.

“I’m sure of who I am now and when I went back to Shenton College recently to give a presentation, I was much happier than when I left.”

In 2014, Drisana was selected for jury duty, the first deaf person in WA to do so.

“I wasn’t empannelled to attend the trial but I was the first to get through to the point of at least being considered. The form gives you the chance to be exempted but I knew it was my civic right to be part of the jury system.

“Now they’re saying that they don’t have the money for an Auslan interpreter.

We can’t accept that financial hardship is an excuse to not allow deaf people the chance to participate - that’s where I see my role being important, to give deaf people the chance to try, to have the same opportunities as the hearing community.

Not all hearing people should be jurors just as not all deaf people should be, but where you’re fit to serve, you should have the chance.”

It’s already been a year of firsts for Drisana, not least her first column running in the pages of this magazine, Drisana’s Diary, where we’ll follow the adventures she enjoys until next January. She’s loved an Auslan-interpreted performance of Les Mis during its recent Perth run and bumped into The Veronicas in Sydney’s airport lounge, which led to an invite to their show.

“I saw them in the airport in Sydney and said, oh, I have to grab the opportunity, I’ll sit near where they are, texted them and Lisa and Jess introduced themselves to me. It was so exciting but they seemed more excited than me! I took along a friend to their show who interpreted the concert for me, it was wonderful and I texted them afterwards."

Drisana is clear about what she hopes she will achieve as Young Australian of the Year by the close of 2015.

“I’d like to raise awareness of the deaf community and achieve greater support from the government for deaf children.

My great grandma Dorothy would be disappointed that some things haven’t changed, so maybe my great grandkids will enjoy better opportunities if I just change the world, one day at a time.” PL april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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Drisana's diary

with drisana lEvitzke-GrAy

I’ve attended over 70 events, appearances and meetings since I became the Young Australian of the Year in January. I’ve got another nine months to go before I hand over my title and it's already been incredible. Here’s the first of my new regular diaries, charting what I've got up to so far.

This is the day I became the recipient of the Young Australian of the Year Award. Never in my life had I dreamt that Canberra this day would ever come, that this was even possible, but it did and it happened. People have been asking about that specific moment when they mentioned my name as the recipient - how did I feel? It’s pretty obvious in the snapshots of photos that I was shocked, amazed, surprised, excited and extremely proud and can I just say, oh my god?!?!? This is the day that the deaf community of Australia landed a massive win. Because of the award we now have an amazing platform from which we can promote and raise awareness about Auslan, Australian Sign Language, and the rights of deaf children to access Auslan from the very beginning.

For once, we have positive and national interest in us, our rich culture and our beautiful language. We can now share the gift of our community with the rest of Australia who were very keen to applaud me receiving the award the Auslan way, by waving their hands in the air. To see the January

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30,000 strong crowd at the Australia Day Award and celebrations in Canberra, all waving their hands, was mesmerising, I had goosebumps the whole time. It was a day that I will never forget, a day that all of the people in the deaf community of Australia will never forget. It was the day we were recognised as equals, when Auslan was viewed as a language, a beautiful language that belonged to all Australians to learn, to embrace and to celebrate.

I was already in february Sydney for work during this week when I was informed that Australian Sydney Women's Weekly magazine and Marie Claire magazine wanted to do a photoshoot on that day. On top of that I was also asked to go along to Studio 10 for an interview.

It turned into what’s now becoming a typical hustle-and-bustle day with me struggling to get used to the Eastern Standard time zone, where waking up at 6am means getting up at 3am in WA. I rushed out to catch a taxi to Channel 10 studios

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and the security personnel greeted me with a smile. I went into the make-up room and had my hair and make-up done by a lovely lady while sitting opposite Ita Buttrose - oh my god! I keep sneaking glances but wait till we are both finished to introduce myself (she was the Australian of the Year 2013).

Then it was time to rush off to do the interview with Joe Hildebrand and Sarah Harris. I caught another taxi to start my photo-shoot with the Australian Women’s Weekly magazine. Here’s a fact about me - my hair is not super strong and I don’t like people doing things to it because it hurts, so having my hair touched, hair sprayed and blow dried again wasn’t a pleasant experience for me - I had to clench my jaws shut!

Then I ate some breakfast - at this point it was only 8am, yes, that means 5am in Perth. I got on the stage and did some moves. Don’t ask me to pose my hands in the air simply because it probably looks like Auslan. It doesn’t. Smile, smile, smile.

OK, moving on. Another taxi and onwards we go to Marie Claire.Yes, they did my hair and make-up, again. At this point, I no longer wanted to be a celebrity, the idea did appeal to me earlier in the day, but by then I just wanted to be me, to simply be me.

I had a great time in the photo-shoots that day and enjoyed spending time with my other fellow Australians of the year, Juliette, Rosie and Jackie, But now it was time to catch my plane to Perth.

I was back in Sydney again, this time to meet with the CEO of Woolworths because Sydney I work for Woolworths as a night-fill and they wanted to show me around to their HQ in Sydney and introduce the 3,500-plus staff. Standing in front of that many staff while doing a Q&A with the CEO was such a great and thrilling experience, especially to be able to share my story, journey and ambitions while rallying their support.

Woolworths also generously helped my fundraising by encouraging their staff to donate gold coins to support my causes, WA Deaf Society. It provides Auslan for Families program, a cause that's tied with my role as the WA Young Australian of the Year. I’m also the ambassador for Deaf Australia, as they are our national peak representative body which advocates on our behalf.

Unfortunately the Federal Government has cut their funds and we need to support them in the transition to ensure they continue their fantastic work. PL february

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ack b t u o e h t m F ro ld r o w e h t to Qantas was founded 95 years ago. Mal Rogers looks at how the airline emerged from the scorched outback of western Queensland to become one of the greatest international airlines in history - with the help of 95 facts 1 Qantas began life on November 16, 1920.

2 Until the advent of powered flight, the fastest mode of travel was by ice yacht, which could reach speeds of up to 140kph. Of little use in the outback.

3 The first Qantas head office was at Winton in Queensland, also, as it happens the town where Waltzing Matilda got its first public performance.

4 The airline was originally called Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited.

5 Qantas was founded by Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness.

6 The two aviators were each only 25 years old.

7 Fysh and McGinness were World War I veterans.

8 The name Fysh is of Anglo Saxon origins; McGinness Celtic.

9 Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon,Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, Orville Wright, the first man to fly, and Fysh and McGinness, the founders of Qantas were all alive at the same time. As far as we know, they never met together. Pity. They would surely have had a lot of plane talking to

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do.

10 Fysh and McGinness entered a federal government competition with a prize of $20,000 on offer - to the first aviators to fly England to Australia within 30 days. Fysh & McG didn’t do it, but - long story short - formed an airline instead.

11 Sir Sam McCaughey, a man who

did much for Australia, accorded the country another huge favour - this time by failing to do doing something.

Wilmot Fysh and Paul McGinness asked the philanthropist to bankroll their bid to win the Government’s $20,000 prize - for a successful flight England to Australia. McCaughey agreed, but sadly died before the money was forthcoming. Instead Fysh and McGinness were employed to distribute supplies - by car - along the Australian leg of the race route. After arduously carrying out the task in a Model T Ford, the pair concluded that what Australia needed was an airline.

12 Financial backing for the idea of an airline - an outlandish proposal in early 20th Australia - was from two farsighted individuals, Fergus McMaster and Ainslie Templeton, both graziers.

13 Fergus McMaster became the first chairman of Qantas.

14 Qantas’s first aircraft was an Avro 540K. 15 The Avro 504 was originally used as a trainer in World War I. 16 Qantas is the second oldest continuously operating airline in the world - although, unlike Dutch airline primolife.com.au

KLM, the oldest, Qantas didn't cease operations during World War II. 17 In the early days, it was discovered that the only plane up to the very hot, dry conditions of the Australian outback was a de Havilland DH50.

18 Papers formally establishing Qantas were signed in the Gresham Hotel, Brisbane, in 1920.

19 The Australian Certificate of Registration No.1 was issued on June 28 1921 for an Avro 504K aircraft.

20 By 1921, the Qantas fleet consisted of two biplanes - an Avro 504K and a

were made of wood and fabric.

29 Qantas aircraft in the 1920s were named after figures from Greek mythology - Iris, Diana, Hermes etc 30 The founders of the airline had an unshakeable conviction that an air service was the answer to linking Australia’s remote outback settlements.

31 Qantas was contracted to fly for the Australian Medical Service, later to become the Flying Doctor Service.

(A following plane, a Flying Second Opinion, has never been mooted.)

32 In 1929 Qantas inaugurated the

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Royal Aircraft Factory BE2E. Each cost in the region of $900.

21 Today, an Airbus 380 - one of Qantas’s main long distance aircraft - costs around $480.5 million.

22 Qantas HQ moved from Winton to Longreach in 1921 then to Brisbane and afterwards to Sydney.

23 The airline’s first scheduled service began in November 1922 between Cloncurry and Charleville.

24 In its early days, Qantas mainly operated a charter passenger service.

25 In 1924 Qantas recorded its first profit of $2,448. Average earnings were around £151 15s 9d per year; a loaf of bread cost 4d.

26 In 1924 a four-passenger DH50 with an enclosed cabin was introduced on the Charleville-Cloncurry run. For the first time passengers did not have to wear a helmet and goggles.

27 In 1924 The Prime Minister of Australia, S M Bruce, became the first Australian Prime Minister to use air travel for an official journey.

28 Until the end of the 1920s, most planes

the first Australian woman ever to gain a commercial pilot’s licence, taking her first flight in 1933. Qantas named one of their jets after her.

35 By 1934 the advertised single fare for the seven-day flight from London to Brisbane by Qantas Empire Airways was £195 (approximately $19,610 in today’s money).

36 In 1934 Qantas and Imperial Airways (later BOAC) formed Qantas Empire Airways.

37 In the 1930s, KLM and Pan Am emerged as Qantas’s main international

In 1924 a four-passenger DH50 with an enclosed cabin was introduced on the Charleville-Cloncurry run.

Charleville-Brisbane service, the first direct link with the coast.

33 Qantas became a local partner with Britain’s Imperial Airways in 1931 to carry the first official air mail between Australia and Britain.

34 Nancy-Bird Walton became a fully qualified pilot at the age of 19, one of

competition. But neither the Dutch airline nor the US carrier showed much interest in destinations such as Cloncurry or Kununurra, which Qantas continues to serve.

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government to help the war effort.

39 B y the beginning of 1934 airliners began attaining cruising speeds up to 320kmph.

40 The airline flew passengers internationally from April 1935, when it commenced services between Brisbane and Singapore.

41 A flight from London to Brisbane, the longest route available in 1938, took 11 days and included over two dozen scheduled stops. Still, they say air travel is nature’s way of making you look like your passport photograph.

42 During 1943, Catalina flying boats began regular wartime services between Perth and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) some 5,600km away.

43 The original logo is the ‘Flying Kangaroo’ introduced in 1944.

44 From 1949 certain aircraft registration marks in Australia were listed as

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The original logo is the ‘Flying Kangaroo’.

‘prohibited’ for various reasons — for instance if they spelled ‘dirty words’.

After all, nobody wants to fly around in a plane with the call sign ‘F*** you”.

45 By the 1950s the names of Qantas aircraft had taken on southern themes, such as Southern Aurora, Southern Boomerang, Southern Constellation.

46 The company slogan is The Spirit of Australia.

47 The first flight attendants in the air industry had to weigh less than 115lbs (52kg), be unmarried and be trained nurses.

48 In June 1959 Qantas entered the jet age with its first Boeing 707-138.

49 On August 1, 1967, the airline officially changed its name to Qantas Airways Limited.

50 In 1979 Qantas became the world’s first airline to operate a fleet composed

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I n June 1959 Qantas entered the jet age with its first Boeing 707-138.

entirely of Boeing 747s.

51 The Boeing 747 is reckoned to be the most recognisable plane in the world.

52 In 1985 the airline introduced Boeing 767-238ER aircraft powered by two Pratt and Whitney engines (Pratt and Whitney, despite sounding like suburban real estate agents, are in fact a very big noise in the jet engine business).

53 Qantas use Rolls-Royce engines in their 747s.

54 In the 1988 film Rain Man, although it’s claimed that Qantas has never suffered an accident, this is not strictly true. Between 1927 and 1945 Qantas had eight fatal crashes in which 63 people died. However, more than half of these happened during World War II. There have been no fatal accidents since 1951.

55 In 1989 a long-haul Boeing 747-400 flew non-stop from London to Sydney.

This was the longest single distance any commercial aircraft had ever flown.

56 A modern Boeing 747 is made up of six million parts. Having said that, your laptop today is considerably more complex than the technology guiding one of the original 747’s built in the late 1960s.

57 The maximum speed of a Boeing 747 is 955km/h.

58 Qantas flights between Sydney and Dallas/Fort Worth are currently the longest regularly scheduled nonstop commercial flights in the world -13,804km, or over one third of the distance around Earth 59 The longest Qantas flight, with stopover, is Sydney to London Heathrow 17,012km.

60 It currently costs between $6574 $7386 to fly first class from Sydney to Heathrow.

61 Today the Sydney to Heathrow route takes 22 hours 45 minutes, with one stopover.

62 In 2013, the most popular family film watched by Qantas passengers was, unsurprisingly, Planes.

63 Today Qantas flies to 21 destinations worldwide.

64 Today Qantas flies 28 million passengers a year.

65 John Travolta, an accomplished jet pilot, is the official Qantas Ambassador-atLarge. primolife.com.au

66 A Qantas 747 pilot earns between $250,000 to $300,000 per annum.

67 John Travolta owns an ex-Qantas Boeing 707–138.

68 The most northerly Australian airport that Qantas serves is Horn Island, Queensland.

69 Qantas is one of a select group of airlines that are flying acronyms alongside the likes of LOT and TAP. 70 Today the CEO of Qantas is Alan Joyce. Like that other famous Joyce, he’s from Dublin.

71 The only anagram of Qantas is ‘qanats’ - gently sloping underground water channels in the Middle East.

72 Qantas is not allowed in Scrabble, but ‘qanats’ is, and on a double letter, triple word score could land you 75 points.

73 Today Qantas HQ is in the Sydney

registrations run from VH-EBA to VHXZP. 78 In 1974 Qantas established a then world record for carrying the most passengers when it evacuated 673 people on a 747 flight from Darwin after the city was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.

79 In the aftermath of that cyclone, the airline flew out a total of 4,925 people.

80 The Qantas Group employs approximately 32,500 people worldwide.

81 The Boeing 707 replaced propellerdriven and piston-engine aircraft worldwide revolutionising aviation.

82 It took 33 hours to travel from Australia to the UK on the Boeing 707. Before the jet age it took a massive 63 hours.

people are airborne over Australia.

89 In the early days of aviation, the definition of a ‘good’ landing was one from which you could walk away.

The definition of a great landing was one where you can use the aeroplane another time. Qantas quickly became rather good at that, and remains the safest airline in the world, never having been involved in a fatal accident during the entire jet age.

90 By the 1960s, Qantas aircraft were being named after Australian cities City of Parramatta, City of Townsville, City of Wollongong . . .

91 Research shows that people fall in love-at-first-sight with flight attendants more than any other profession. Qantas have been aware of this since 1947 when the first Qantas flight hostesses began flying.

92 Although Australians are inveterate international travellers, Qantas Domestic is the most profitable sector of the airline.

93 A380s are named after early Australian aviators such as the Paul McGinness and the Hudson Fysh.

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suburb of Mascot.

74 Qantas sponsors the Socceroos - the Australian international association football team.

75 The Airbus 380, the Qantas long distance wide-body, is 79m long, with a wingspan of 79.8m. (The Wright Brothers’ first flight was only 40m long).

76 In earlier times, flight attendants had to be able to swim 25 yards - presumably on the off-chance that your plane landed at the local swimming pool.

77 Today all Australian commercial planes fly under the letters VH. Qantas aircraft

83 The 400 series of 747 aircraft were named Longreach to convey long distance capabilities as well as commemorating the early Qantas base.

84 In 1979 Qantas launched the world’s first Business Class service. A glass of champagne before take-off? Yes, please.

85 The total number of aircraft operated

by Qantas today stands at 118.

86 The code letters for the home ground of Sydney to Kingsford Smith International is SYD / YSSY. 87 The farthest flung destination is London.

88 At any given hour, approximately 4,000

antas is the Q main sponsor of the Australia rugby union international side.

94 A direct link exists between Oscar Wilde and the CEO of Qantas, Alan Joyce. Oscar went to Trinity College, Dublin, as did Courtney Love, the partner of Kurt Cobain. She was brought up in Australia, as was Olivia Newton John, who appeared in Grease with Qantas ambassador John Travolta. He is a qualified commercial pilot, as is Willie Walsh, the CEO of British Airways, who is from Dublin - as is Alan Joyce.

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Lisa Fernandez is a proud West Aussie who has established a successful national media career spanning both radio and television as a presenter and producer. She's currently the entertainment and weather presenter on Channel 9's Today Perth News, weekdays at 7am. Her finest achievements by far she says are being a 'fairly decent' single mother to five-year-old Isabella and doing her own make-up in a dark car at 6am. Images by crib creative.

Lisa Fernandez Nana’s Bracelet My Nana Bower was born in Mandalay, Burma and during WW1 she trekked from Burma, to India through dense jungle to escape the army. My mum, dad and extended family migrated to Australia in 1969. As her only granddaughter, Nana and I were very close. She was a hugely inspirational woman and I miss her kind words and wisdom every day. She always wore this bracelet and it is one of my most treasured possessions.

BOOKS (UNI) I studied political science and Russian History at UWA and I love reading the work of political theorists. I’m still a voracious reader - mainly autobiographies and crime. While at university I started to learn Russian and the small language book was purchased in Russia and given to me by my Russian tutor.

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MAC LIPSTICKS When you go Mac you can never go back. I’m not a big make-up person but I love a good lipstick. If I was forced at gunpoint to narrow down my favourite colours I’d say Viva Glam 11 and La Femme.

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Mercedes College blazer So Perth of me isn’t it? But I absolutely loved my high school. I was in all the school musicals and my proudest moment by far was being nominated for Student Council. I recently went back to host Mercy Day celebrations and saw my old history teacher Mr White who still teaches there!

Isabella’s drawing I get a rainbow picture a day from my daughter Bella but this is one of my favourites as it features her “family”. There’s me, my Dad (grandpa), Atticus, our Rotty, and what every five-year-old REALLY wants for a pet - a unicorn.

Mix 94.5 framed anniversary gift thingy After a successful breakfast radio career over East I returned to Perth in 2008 and my first radio job was Drive on Mix 94.5 with Clairsy and Shane. It was also the year Mix 94.5 celebrated 10 years as the number one radio station in Perth (a feat not achieved by any other radio station in Australia). I feel incredibly privileged to have been part of radio history in my hometown.

Elephant Art One of the best experiences I’ve had as a TV presenter on Channel 9’s Today Perth was at Perth Zoo. I held a canvas as it was spray-painted by resident elephants Tricia and Permei. They were both touching distance from my face as they sprayed paint from their trunks and I got to keep their artwork. Being so close to the elephants was breathtaking.

Passports x 2 Bella’s passport photo is an indication of how much we love to travel as she is now five. We’ve been to London, Nice, Bali, Vietnam and Hong Kong as well as up and down the coast of Western Australia. Bella is an awesome travel companion who will easily sleep on a plane without Phenergan. No we can’t swap kids.

Summer wine I got this for my 21st birthday from my wonderful dad. He doesn’t drink and spent a long time choosing what he thought was a special bottle of wine. I’ve kept it all these years because it was one of the sweetest gestures and I’ll never forget the look of pride on his face as he handed me what is essentially sugar water.

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Memories are made of this

Anna Hartley - with mum in tow - revisited Albany for a magical weekend exploring her favourite childhood holiday spots, learning about the rich Anzac history and waking up at dawn, much to her mother’s surprise.

Day 1

As a child, summer holidays meant packing up the car and roof rack (and staying clear of Dad while he did it), piling into the back, squished between my two big brothers and munching on huge bags of mints supplied

by Mum as we all drove to Albany. For years my family vacationed at the same farm and spent endless days on the same beaches.

In my mind’s eye, our holidays lasted for months and months. Life, as it often does, gradually pulled my family in different directions and we no longer even all live in the same country, let alone vacation

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together. It had been years since I’d visited the great south west, the site of so many of my childhood memories, so when my mum suggested a girl’s getaway in the region to celebrate her birthday, I couldn’t get ready fast enough.

Driving down from Perth through the inland route, we participate in a timehonoured tradition and stock up on lollies as we list all the places we will try to revisit. The 400km drive flies by, and here we are: Albany.

We have planned to make our first stop at the National Anzac Museum, and have no

trouble finding it high up on Mt Clarence with fantastic views of the sweep of the King George Sound.You could simply come here to enjoy the view, but to do so would be to miss out on a truly moving experience.

In November 1914, 41,265 soldiers of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (the Anzacs) sailed from Albany, embarking on the long journey to Europe, the Middle East and of course, Gallipoli. Their contribution to WWI would give birth to a legend that shaped Australian cultural identity profoundly, and begin a commemorative primolife.com.au

card on the final interactive station, I feel anticipation and nerves. What will become of my soldier? Will he survive and return home? Or perish on a distant battlefield?

Regardless of his individual fate (which I will leave to you to discover), the incredible statistics continue to echo in my mind as Mum and I find each other and wander out: one in three never returned.

Back in the car, we navigate our way to the Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments.

After exploring the rooms, opening and shutting every door (as you do), and choosing our beds, we get stuck into the complimentary crackers and local cheese on the decking, watching the kangaroo paws nod in the afternoon breeze.

Planning our evening is pretty easy; should we go into town and see what Albany has to offer, or stay in and take advantage of the kitchen? We opt to go out and explore, and don’t regret it.

After a drink or two at The Premier Hotel, a true blue local pub built in 1891 cranking out tunes by Cold Chisel and The Choirboys, we wander down York Street, finding ourselves standing outside Venice Pizza Bar and Restaurant. It’s busy and getting busier, but a friendly smile and two

HISTORY AND MEMORIES Albany has a rich place in the nation's proud Anzac history as well as in Anna's own family.

tradition which is growing in significance every year.

This month marks another, huge anniversary, the centenary of the Gallipoli beach landings. One in three of the Anzacs who left from Albany never saw Australian soil again, but thanks to the National Anzac Centre, we are able to learn and understand a little about their stories.

Upon arrival, Mum and I are given a small card with the name of a real-life Anzac with a QR barcode on the back.

We are instructed to place our cards on the interactive stations dotted around the museum and follow the story of ‘our’ Anzac.

By diving through archives, letters, medical notes and deployment records, step by step we recreate the journey of one person. I am assigned Bugler Otto Siefken of 11th Battalion, a 20-year-old butcher from Maylands. I shiver to realise that he was significantly younger than I am now, and that he was trained before deployment at

Blackboy Hill camp, a place I visited often as a Girl Scout.

Moving through displays of equipment and uniforms, images and diagrams of the battles, countless photographs and audio histories playing through our individual devices, my mother and I drift apart, each lost in our own world and personal story.

I usually find it hard to stay connected in war museums, when conflicts are discussed in terms of battles and weapons and strategy.

But here the human element is front and centre. When the time comes to place my

seconds later we’re being led into the large dining room and begin oohing and aahing over the menu. After much deliberation, I settle on the linguini and chilli prawns while Mum goes for prawns and scallops on a mouthwatering frittata and a creamy sauce. Seafood dishes can sometimes be stingy with the star attraction, but I was delighted to find my dish was crammed full of large juicy prawns, very at home with the zingy chilli tomato sauce.

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fast facts Anna and her mother stayed as a guest of Best Western Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments: Rebuilt in 2008, and a 20-minute drive from Albany, these apartments are perfect for a relaxed getaway, and are especially well suited to families or larger groups. Modern and self-contained, they are enormous and have everything you need for an extended stay, including laundry facilities and a well-equipped kitchen that goes beyond the essentials (Rice cooker?

Check! Wok? Check! Cheese knives?

Check!). With a master bedroom including a huge spa bath and views overlooking the bay of Cosy Corner beach, it could also easily serve a couple wanting to enjoy a romantic weekend. The apartments share walls but not balconies so privacy is not an issue, however their proximity means they could also suit large parties like wedding groups. To this end, plans are in the works to build a function center on the property to accommodate future such events.

PERFECT SPOT The Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments are the perfect home from home for any stay in the Albany area.

smug, congratulating ourselves on finding this gem. We eat beyond the point of logic or reason and could have lingered for hours, but seeing how popular the place was, we volunteer up our table so that others could enjoy it too.

Day 2

Anyone will tell you that I’m not a morning person and for years it was my mother dearest who bore the brunt of my grumpy start to the day, so she was understandably surprised when I suggested getting up at 5am to watch the sunrise over the water at Shelley Beach. One of the few (if not only) beaches in Western Australia which faces east, it was also just a short drive from our apartment.

We snuck down to the sand and watched the sun warm up the beach, listening to the sounds of the bush coming to life. I had remembered it as a beach of enormous dumping waves but that morning all was calm and soft. To our left, a stream ran down to the sea, providing fresh water for the few lucky campers who had managed to find their way to the spot.

An assortment of Kombi vans, dome tents and Land Cruisers dotted the tiny site, sheltered to the west by a valley ridge, home

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to a number of rare plants and animals including the Albany Woolly-Bush, the only known population of the Blue Tinsel Lily, critically endangered Main’s assassin spider and the critically adorable tiny western pygmy possum.

Driving back out we spotted a wagyl, the bright yellow sign with a snake design that indicates the path of the 1000km Bibbulmun track, and slowing down to peer through the trees, saw the narrow path winding away into the dense copse.

After breakfast, and a detour into Denmark (the town, not the country) for supplies, we open up the map book again to discuss which nostalgic memories we will honour. Conspicuous Cliffs? The Gap? The Whaling Museum? In fact, Greens Pool

wins out, and we set off driving. To quote the immortal Nick Cave, “I don’t believe in an interventionist God”, but if I did, I could believe he created Greens Pool just for me and my brothers to play in as kids.

A sheltered cove of clear green water and satisfyingly raspy sand, it is dotted with huge boulders placed so as to better ones snorkeling experience.

Memories quickly piled up in my mind: a tiny, blonde me crouching on the rocks, adjusting my snorkel mask. Shrieking as I find a scuttling crab. My brothers jumping off the biggest rocks. Dad holding our hands as we swam through the rough patches of water, furthest from the beach.

Mum slathering us with sunscreen while we wriggled impatiently. As we watched the light ease into the early evening, I was surprised to see how small the beach actually was, remembering it as a place of real adventure and feats of great daring and wonder for how many centuries kids have been playing in this very spot.

Day 3

I insist that on our last day we try to see The Gap and the Natural Bridge at Torndirrup National Park, despite Mum’s primolife.com.au

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warning that the road had been closed the last time she went by. It’s worth trying for.

There, the ocean smashes itself against the natural rock formations, shooting jets of water high into the air and sending salty spray in all directions as the high winds tug at jackets and ponytails.

Sadly, the road was indeed closed, a sign indicating that it will soon be opened to give access to an even better lookout.

Instead, we made for a different piece of coastline. Called Muttonbird Island by me and Shelter Island by map-makers and nobody else, this tiny island only accessibly by bravely swimming from the beach across the 130m channel is a protected sanctuary for the Little Penguins and flesh-footed shearwaters that make it their home. Mum and I decide to leave them undisturbed, instead finding a sunny nook between two boulders to watch the quiet beach. A large brown lizard watched it with us.

On the way out, we linger in Albany's town centre, walking past the Brig Amity, a full-sized replica of the 1816 sailing ship used in the exploration of much of the east and west coast of Australia in the early 19th century. No pirates were spotted but we

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did see an old friend in Dog Rock, a huge granite outcrop near York Street that looks eerily like man’s best friend.

Winding up a holiday is always a sad event, but as Mum and I drove home I knew that our short break wasn’t just a nostalgic

revisit of a place I’ll never see again. Albany and I are far from done, and if I’m honest, it feels like a tiny version of me has always been there, paddling in the waves and clambering over rocks in a perfect, unending summer holiday. PL

Enjoy a glass of wine on your private balcony. Spectacular views from every apartment.

Best Western Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartment is an ideal destination to discover the Albany and surrounding Region. Twenty minutes west of Albany and 30 minutes east of Denmark. Guests can enjoy easy access to all this area has to offer. With its convenient location, Best Western Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments offers easy access to the regions must-see destinations. Best Western Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments also offers many facilities to enrich your stay in Albany.

Features include Tennis Court, Activity Centre Café, complimentary Wi-Fi, complimentary DVD’s All spa apartments feature thoughtful amenities to ensure an unparalleled sense of luxury and comfort. Spectacular oceanviews from every apartment. Best Western Torbay Seaview Holiday Apartments is a smart choice for travellers to the Albany Region, offering a relaxed, luxurious hassle-free stay every time.

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IKEA catalogue app There are two main factors that ensure everyone has a little bit of love for IKEA – their products are stylish and they are very, very cheap. The Swedish store is a one-stop shop for homewares, and the store carries everything from storage solutions to linen, lighting options and much, much more. And just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, along came the IKEA Catalogue app.

The IKEA catalogue application lets you download the latest edition of the IKEA catalogue and other IKEA publications. Just like the printed IKEA catalogue, the digital version catalogue is packed with inspiration, home furnishing knowledge and ideas for free. Besides all the ideas and products that you will find by browsing the pages of the catalogue and publications, you will be able to access even more content with your Smartphone or tablet. By scanning selected pages in the printed IKEA catalogue or accessing the pages in the digital catalogue, you can view

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films and 360° room sets, and get to know the stories behind the products.

Also, with the help of a printed catalogue and your smartphone camera, you can place selected furniture from the catalogue in your own room with the help of 3D and Augmented Reality.This is a fantastic tool that will help to ensure you don’t make any mistakes purchasing furniture that simply won’t fit in your home. To access the extra content, just look for the plus (+) symbol on the catalogue pages and start scanning. All extra content is accessible in the digital IKEA catalogue as well.

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The real estate runway

with sara james & kaitlin beck

Introducing Sara James and Kaitlin Beck, PRIMOLife’s new real estate styling columnists from Perth Style Co.

Making dreams come true If your house is newly listed, you’ll understand how important it is to stand out from the crowd. In Perth’s increasingly petulant real estate market, buyers are hard to please, savvy and want the dream.

And the simple truth is if you aren’t selling that dream, then they aren’t buying.

Our role at Perth Style Co. is to take properties, sprinkle some real estate styling magic across the whole property and transform your chances of a sale from possible to probable.

We look at each property through a buyer’s eyes and strategically style the home, giving our clients the edge over others perhaps also selling in the same street.

Thanks to our combined backgrounds in real estate, property finance and a big dose of creativity, we follow a mantra which we apply to each new project. We say ‘the rules are simple’ - and it’s our eye for detail and clever use of staging ‘props’ sourced from a wide variety of interior design sources, which informs each real estate staging we create.

We assess each property in a very precise way, from investigating what other properties in the same or similar streets are selling for, how they’re being marketed and why a house may be missing the target with potential buyers.

It could be something as simple as the wrong type of accessories on display - people make decisions to buy a houses based on more than just bricks and mortar.

We manage expectations too from the first call - we’ll view the property and assess the owner’s expectations for sale, which in some cases differ from the assessment made by the real estate agent.

We want every touch point of a client’s experience with us to be a good one and once the strategy is in place, we’ll spring into action, going through the house from top to toe.

Nothing is left to chance from the outside space to the understairs' cupboard. We’ll produce a 10-page proposal of recommendations for styling the home, including everything from fixing flooring to interior design suggestions.

With us, it’s an all or nothing approach - we’re not in the business of merely sorting out the lounge. Every room gets the Perth Style Co. treatment because in our experience that’s the only way our clients will truly get the best shot at selling their home.

Our track record so far speaks for itself. We’ve worked on a hard-to-shift development in Coogee for instance which we refreshed. Within four months the remaining eight properties had been sold. Another client was astonished to welcome 40 people at their first home open, resulting in exceeding the asking price by $60,000.

That’s the kind of result we can offer our clients, the kind of result that makes dreams come true. PL To find out more about what Perth Style Co. can do for you, call Sara or Kaitlin on 0409 990 890 or visit perthstyleco.com.au

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It’s all about the personal touch, according to property developer Neil Boyd, who has been successfully building and selling homes for over a decade.

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Originally from The Netherlands, Neil Boyd was first attracted to Perth by its property development potential.

Well that, and his brother’s wedding.

“I first came to Perth as best man at my brother’s wedding,” he says. “But then I came back four or five months later and started buying blocks. There was just so much opportunity.”

Neil started with two or three house and land packages a year and, after managing his Western Australian properties remotely, he and his family moved out to Perth for a year in 2005. They are still here and have never looked back.

Now a senior consultant for Impressions Homes, Neil puts the very same personal touch into his clients’ homes as his own.

“I’ve been developing properties for myself for a long time so I’m very focused on the specifics and making sure there aren’t

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any unexpected surprises for the client. I actually sit down and work out the costings and timelines with my clients, so there is complete transparency.

“I also have my own dedicated admin team who look after my clients after sign-up, to ensure they get five-star treatment which is quite unique in the building industry.”

Specialising in his own local area, most of Neil’s work is concentrated within 10km of where he lives, in Perth’s bustling Northern Corridor.

“Eden Beach, Alkimos Beach, and Trinity… These are the hotspots because they’re new land developments with loads of new infrastructure attached,” says Neil. “I know these areas like the back of my hand because I invest there myself.”

That honesty and local knowledge helps Neil achieve his jobs without those dreaded hiccups. Problems, he says, which often stem

from inexperienced sales consultants that try to move through the paces too quickly, without paying that necessary attention to detail.

“My motto is get it right from the start – tick all the boxes, meet the developer and council requirements from day one,” he says.

“I try to explain that it’s not about a quick sale. It’s about making sure there are no surprises along the way so we can complete the job on time and on budget.”

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happiness which has resulted in an impressive sales history with over 400 sales over the past six years, and the reason why Neil has built up one of the biggest referral aspects to his offering in the business.

As a boutique builder Impressions Homes offers new builds of all sizes and dimensions but Neil says at the moment ‘squat builds’ – 15m x 20m blocks with compact designs, are some of the most

popular, especially with first-home buyers and downsizers.

“They’re not massive blocks but they look really spacious, because of the front elevation,” he explains. “When people downsize, it doesn’t mean they want to live like students.

They still want the wow, and that is when these squat blocks work so well.” PL For more information call Neil Boyd on 0419 912 595 or email neilbo@impressions.net.au

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with Colleen Sheehan

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circle oflife There comes a point at the end of every summer when the vegetables we’ve all enjoyed come to an end. What to do with this little fertile patch?

Plenty of things says Weeding Women’s Colleen Sheehan.

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veggie patch vs winter It’s not quite finished: zucchinis, cucumbers, red cabbage and capsicums are still producing. Cherry tomatoes have overripened on their vines during your holiday.

In a last-ditch effort when you return, you plant rock-melons in the hope that summer will continue. But there’s a nip in the air, and the daily temperatures are

dropping below 29 degrees.

“What a pity,” you lament, “the little melons have formed and are still growing.

If only there was one more month of heat, I’d be able to take them all to the farmers market.”

Sentimentality has no place at this crucial change of season. It’s time to remove spent summer crops to make way for the cool season veggies which by the time of harvest, will be ready for your delicious crockpot meals, soups and casseroles.

All is not lost however.You can pick and sun-dry the tomatoes.

Blanche and freeze zucchini; they’re best when picked young before developing large seeds in the centre. Some are best frozen into cubes to add to casseroles, stews and curries.

Some can be grated, and used in winter to make chocolate zucchini cake.Yum! Pickled cucumbers are easy, and don’t we all know a cheese fiend who will love them in his cheese sandwich? Also any dill in the primolife.com.au

garden can go into this bottling.

Pickled red cabbage is a colourful accompaniment to cheese or meat. Don’t be put off by its frumpy reputation, which comes from it being over-pickled or boiled for an eon.

Most of us prefer capsicums roasted or chargrilled, it softens and sweetens them, which is good for our digestion because it gets rid of the indigestible skin. Apart from using them on a tasting plate as an appetiser or in stews or pizza, they look and taste delicious draped over roasted or grilled meat.

First up - pick the fruit for bottling.

Then pull up everything. It’s best to use this green waste as compost. If you don’t have a composter, then chop it up and turn it into the soil, adding lots of turned-in manure too.

Scatter the remnants of any tomatoes as their seeds will sprout randomly. These rapidly growing little beauties grow well if underplanted among slow-growing winter vegetables. Their speedy growth gives you something quickly.

Growing your own vegetables is not only for gardeners. This practice speaks to ‘foodies’ who are passionate about clean, fresh food and knowing where it comes from. It speaks to people with various food intolerances who can’t trust what they buy at the supermarket. It speaks volumes to

parents who want to teach their children some of the old fashioned values which they grew up with prior to the digital era.

It’s a sad realisation that many children today think that milk and cheese come from the supermarket, and not a cow; and carrots are found near potatoes in the supermarket.

Teaching your children to grow vegetables demonstrates nurturing and having a sense of responsibility. “Why try and explain miracles to your kids when you can have them grow vegetables?” says author

Robert Brault. Wise words.

Even if you live in an apartment, many vegetables can be grown on a small verandah and trained horizontally along a wall or a verandah edge. Small pots with wire trellises can have tomatoes, zucchini or capsicums climbing up them. Herbs are easy in pots too.

To grow your own vegetables, they need regular water and your time to devote to it.

Above all else - it is enormously satisfying. PL

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Beautiful images on the wall of far-flung locations what could be nicer to keep the colder months at bay, asks Norman Burns.

Images Courtesy The Chart & Map Shop, Fremantle

Tucked away down one of Fremantle’s side streets, The Chart & Map Shop is, naturally, a go-to place for charts and maps (yes, even in the days of Google maps people like to have something tactile to find their way around).

But it wasn’t a regular map that caught my eye in the shop window; rather a display

of colourful, retro posters that harked back to the golden years of travel.

Memories of turning up for your gleaming jet aircraft in suit and tie, settling in for a martini as the mini-skirt wearing hostess lit your cigarette. Ah, those were the days…

Well the glamour of the jet age may be well and truly past, but these beautiful primolife.com.au

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posters, from a variety of sources, are a goldmine of groovy retro coolness and a nostalgic reminder of when the world seemed, well, less crazy and certainly more exotic.

Chris Boichel hit upon the idea to stock the images and print-them-on-demand ($20 per poster) - and it has proved a popular sideline to the shop’s mainstream business.

“I’ve always liked vintage posters, especially travel-related ones,” says Chris.

“I’m not a collector or anything but looking at these posters gives me itchy feet in a way that modern advertising (for travel) never has. It’s the whole ‘romance of travel’ thing that seems to have gone. When we TIME TRAVELLING The vintage travel posters make a fun addition to any room and are available from The Chart & Map Shop, Freo.

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landed the big printer, it was one of the first things I thought of using it for.”

At roughly A2 size (420 x 594mm) the posters, especially when framed, look fantastic. The originals are highly collectible and indeed, can sell for thousands.

Be warned though - buying just one of these cool posters just won’t cut it.

With a beautiful 1960s BOAC Hong Kong poster adorning my wall I am already planning another visit to Freo to purchase another dazzling “virtual” trip down memory lane.

The Chart & Map Shop is at 14 Collie Street, Fremantle, 9335 8665.Visit chartandmapshop. com.au

A kettle is a kettle is a kettle - right?

Well they all can help towards making a great cuppa but that’s where the similarities end with the ingenious new, and WA-invented, Uccello Kettle.

Spearwood businessman and entrepreneur Andy De Petra came up with the Uccello (Italian for “bird”) when struck with arthritis. Lifting a normal kettle full of scalding water, and pouring from it, was literally a pain.

Andy, who has always had a penchant for thinking outside box, sketched out an idea for a kettle on a cradle. Rather than lifting it up to pour, you’d simply tilt the kettle forwards, without bearing any weight - a boon for anyone with arthritis or other disabilities.

Getting from idea to prototype to commercial reality took a lot of time, effort and investment but with his sonin-law Jonathan Billington (above) on board, plus some hard-nosed business and marketing advice from others, the Uccello Kettle is finally ready to fly.

The idea also attracted attention from some multi-national whitegoods manufacturers who had dangled a lucrative royalty deal - in exchange for the rights to the product.

But Andy and Jonathan instead wanted to keep the Uccello in WA hands.

“It took quite a few years of hard work to get a working prototype,” says

Jonathan. “But now we have patents in 15 countries and we have trialled the kettle with arthritis sufferers - the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive.”

Said one arthritis sufferer: “I have arthritis in my hands so I am not always confident pouring a kettle full of hot water but the tilting feature on this kettle makes it safe and easy to use.”

Of course, the Uccello’s appeal is not limited to those affected by arthritis - its chic looks and colour schemes are right out of the top drawer of modern design.

As well as helping those with arthritis go about their normal daily tasks, Uccello is also contributing to another worthy cause as the “official kettle” for the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea fundraising event, due to be held on May 28.

“It’s an honour to be associated with the event and knowing our great product can make a real difference,” says Jonathan.

Uccello Designs is donating $5 from the sale of every kettle between March and June 2015 towards the Biggest Morning Tea and the fight against cancer.

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a double pass to the Perth Garden Festival. Visit PRIMOLife’s Facebook page or primolife.com.au for details. Good luck!

Keen gardeners and homeowners looking for bright ideas this is one for the calendar.

Perth’s longest running garden, landscape and outdoor living event, the Perth Garden Festival, is taking place from April 30 to May 3 at its new location of McCallum Park in Victoria Park, with a great line-up of green-fingered events for all the family.

Aside from the Sunsmart Show Gardens with over 100 exhibitors showcasing sustainable living ideas, garden trends, and a whole host of innovative products to help you live your outdoors better, the festival program includes Perth’s largest plant market - the ‘Green Life’ plant market as well as daily seminars from horticultural experts and a children’s education playground for the little ones to get involved with a variety of hands-on workshops and activities.

“The seminar stage provides advice from

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WA’s top garden experts, many of whom work in radio, television and print media,” says director of events Thomas Wagner.

“There’s a great variety of hot topics, such as edible garden design, urban green space and intriguing discussions about WA’s worst pests.”

First run in 1972, the Perth Garden Festival has hopped all over the city over the years. Taking place at the Claremont Showgrounds for its first 15 years, as visitor and exhibitor numbers rose it moved onto Perry Lakes Reserve in Floreat, then over to The Esplanade in the CBD, and back again to Perry Lakes Reserve in 2002 where it ran until last year. This will be its first year at the scenic and well-serviced McCallum Park location.

Last year’s event attracted over 17,000 visitors but event organisers are expecting

greater numbers this year due to increased parking facilities and public transport options, not to mention McCallum Park’s great proximity to the Swan River, Perth CBD and Victoria Park’s café strip.

Thomas says he’s expecting around 20,000 enthusiasts to attend this year thanks to the easy-access location and the range of what’s on show.

“The Sunsmart Show Gardens has a number of incredibly talented landscapers creating innovative, sustainable and inspirational displays including multiaward winner Matthew Daly from MJD Landscapes and Designs,” says Thomas. PL The event will run from Thursday April 30 to Sunday May 3 from 9.30am to 4pm at the McCallum Park in Victoria Park. For more information visit perthgardenfestival.com.au primolife.com.au

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Bathrooms on a budget It’s the place in your house which can either be a source of sanctuary or where you want to spend as little time as possible. Here are some tips on doing up the smallest room with the smallest amount of money possible.

A great bathroom can be a luxurious retreat to relax and unwind in after a busy day, or a functional space for the family’s daily rituals.

If your powder room is more drabulous than fabulous, fear not. Updating the bathroom doesn’t have to be an expensive or timely exercise. With the right tips, tools and products, a bathroom makeover can

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suit any budget, whether it is a complete overhaul or small updates to spruce up the space.

Adam Cole, Bunnings National Bathroom Buyer, is an expert on giving your bathroom a makeover on a budget.

“It is crucial to take measurements of the room and outline space requirements before purchasing and installing any new bathroom products,” he says.

“Be aware of existing fixtures that aren’t easily moved, such as the plumbing, and take current décor into consideration."

Dreaming is good but it’s probably an idea to keep your dreams in check with a realistic budget.

Adam agrees: “Create a budget and stick to it, as this will affect the products chosen and the updates made.

“Prioritise the changes that are most important to freshen the look of the bathroom and then choose products that reflect your chosen budget.”

Spend some time on research - there are plenty of publications and programs out there these days which are designed to kickstart creative renovations at home.

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“Look for inspiring images to help determine the desired look and feel of the new bathroom,” says Adam.

A good starting place is the Bunnings website which has an interactive brochure available to provide inspiration and product suggestions (visit inspiration.bunnings.com. au/showcases/bathrooms).

Consider too how you’d like to get clean - shower or bathtub?

“A great bath can transform the look of the entire bathroom. A freestanding bath is easy to install and will make a strong design statement, particularly if used as a centrepiece for the room,” says Adam.

Don’t forget too that the loo is an important part of the overall look of the room. A grotty one can ruin all your hard work so spend some time on the throne.

“Freshen up the look of the toilet by primolife.com.au

replacing the lid and seat,” says Adam.

“This is an affordable and easy way to update the bathroom on a budget.”

Replacing a tired old vanity is a great way to give the bathroom a quick makeover.

“Choose a vanity that will reflect the style of your bathroom and maximise storage options."

Finally, take a step back and focus in on the little things which can make all the difference.

“Change the smaller details, such as the tapware and light fittings, to give the bathroom a fresh new look without breaking the bank.”

For inspiration on Bunnings’ range of bathroom products and accessories, please visit bunnings.com.au or speak to an expert team member at your local store. PL

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the

Peard Insiders'

guide to ...

It's the suburb packed with little shops and eateries - here's Peard Real Estate Victoria Park's Tash Welburn's top pics for her patch's best cafes, stores and shops.

VICTORIA PARK

shops

award winning Master Pizza Chef Theo Kalogeracos. After bringing you the highly successful Pizzeria in Mundaring, Theo & Co. Pizzeria has opened its second store in East Victoria Park.

Theo Kalogeracos is known in the culinary world as a Master pizza chef. To say he is talented and passionate when it comes to pizzas is an understatement.

For 16 years, he has run Little Caesars Pizzeria in the Perth hills.

The restaurant has become such an icon that many customers take the 50-minute drive from the city to enjoy the award-winning food and atmosphere.

In recent years he has opened two additional restaurants, one on the northern beaches of Perth and the other inner-city.

Theo & Co. Pizzeria

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The Imp

838 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park

863 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park

Originally established in 1996, Theo & Co. Pizzeria is proud to be home to multi-

All food is made in-house and they brew delicious Fiori coffee. primolife.com.au

Balmoral Hotel

901 Albany Highway, Victoria Park One of the most popular and well known venues in Vic Park and East Vic Park, famous for its functions. It’s got a great vibe and is a must visit if you’re looking for a good night out.

Food for me

877 Albany Highway East Victoria Park Family and community-based café, just brilliant for a Saturday or a Sunday breakfast with a large menu range.

The Publican

774 Albany Highway East Victoria Park The Publican Microbrewery & Cafe offers a relaxed and friendly environment, whether you are looking to have casual drinks with friends, a quick business lunch or an evening meal with the family.

Crow Books

900 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park Keeping in style with the Vic Park & East Vic Park lifestyle, Crow Books is fantastic catering for all ages, especially if you want to sit down and have a read.

Ms Demeanour Boutique

844 Albany Highway, East Victoria Park Fabulous boutique offering something for all ages. Great clothes at great prices also specialising in homewares - and for an added bonus, everybody who buys something there gets a free copy of PRIMOLife magazine.

Reid’s Bootmaker

2D Bashinghall Street (cnr of Albany Highway), East Victoria Park Reid’s has a reputation across the state for its commitment to quality workmanship. Their claim to fame is that there is not much they can’t fix.

Love Victoria Park too?

Visit Tash and the team at Peard Real Estate Victoria Park to find your next dream home in the area.

Call Tash on (08) 9253 9000.

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65 Broadhurst Cres, Bateman has to be one of the most beautifully presented homes in Bateman. The degree of marg.kudla@peard.com.au Welcome to the April issue of PRIMOLife magazine. excellence, thought and attention to detail that has gone into creating this masterpiece is immediately apparent.

We were thrilled to be ranked second by Number Sold in Style, class and quality abound! With so many reasons to view, it has to be top of your list.

This high quality fully renovated home, in sort after Bateman is situated on a 698sqm block. A very peaceful and Tom REIWA’s monthly awards last month. With only 12 offices in serene location, this beautiful home is located close to schools, Murdoch University, St John of God Hospital and the Price upcoming Fiona Stanley Hospital, major transport, shopping centres and parks.

WA, to achieve this amazing result, it really showcases our Opportunities to purchase homes of this calibre in the area are rare, so don’t delay! To view this property call Marg Paraburdoo Kudla today on 0457 515 007.

Group’s strength.

If you have been following your local real estate market closely you may have come across a few unfamiliar names popping up around the place.

We often hear of new agencies on the scene promising clients the world and marketing themselves as the ‘best’ in WA with little to back their claims. In a somewhat subdued market it’s important to look at the real stats - how has the company faired in the last financial year, and what can the brand offer your property?

We have spent many years building a premium brand and in a competitive market choosing a respected and established name can make all the difference when selling your home.

Some will argue that there is never a bad time to sell (with the right help that is) and I tend to agree. The right price coupled with a solid marketing plan is sure to give your 12 victoria park property the outcome you are looking for.

Turning to the market, little has changed from last month but we did see some positive signs of market stabilisation.

I predict there will be little notable change, with house bull creek 7 prices remaining consistent throughout the remainder of the 8 year.

We are still enjoying historically low interest rates as we continue to see an increase in first home buyers in the market and rising activity in the prestige market as aspirational buyers upgrade homes.

As we welcome Easter this month, I wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday period and hope you enjoy yet another great edition of PRIMOLife.

Happy reading.

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Branding your future How important is the brand that supports your real estate career? In a tough market a strong brand can make all the difference, explains Dea Lalovic.

As Peard Real Estate’s CEO Peter Peard says, whether you’ve been in the game for some time or are looking to start out, choosing the right company could mean the difference between success and a shortlived foray into a challenging business.

“There are a few new names popping up around the place - real estate agencies offering Reps unheard of commission scales and promising all kinds of benefits,” says Peter.

“The thing is, these guys have been on the scene for five minutes and I urge Reps to do their research before signing up for something they may regret.”

The Peard Group prides itself on an innovative structure which has put them at the forefront of the industry for over a decade. Investing significant time and resources into his brand, Peter says his company offers career opportunities second to none.

“I don’t know any other real estate company putting in the behind-the-scenes work that we do on a regular basis.

“And the stats don’t lie - last month our Group was ranked second in the state, beaten by a marginal two sales and by a company who has 31 offices more than us.

That’s pretty impressive if you ask me.

“From our corporate headquarters which house our administration, marketing, HR, recruitment and finance teams, we are committed to finding new ways to improve our brand and the experience we offer our clients.

“We spend in the millions of dollars on marketing per year, from corporate signage at Domain Stadium, our own bespoke magazine, expos and community events, billboards, bus seat ads, premium office signage and individual Rep and office advertising.

“Whether you are new to the industry

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or an experienced rep, this kind of support is priceless in terms of your career longevity,” says Peter.

Walk into any one of the Peard offices across Perth and you will meet many Sales Associates with a success story to tell, in many cases thanks to the Group’s support.

John Cowup, Sales Associate at the Mindarie office, joined the Group three years ago, and has never looked back.

“If I’m being honest, I did have to weigh up the pros and cons.

“I was chasing the highest commission at the time which is only natural when you are in sales, and there were several agencies offering a higher scale. But, with that said, the companies didn’t have the vision. There was no long-term picture.

“All of the agencies at the time seemed to offer the same thing and Peard really stood out from the crowd in terms of branding the company’s general direction.

“There was no hiding that these guys were premium - they didn’t need to offer higher commission scales to Reps or discount their fees to clients. Their structure was solid, and they were confident in what they offered.

John says the Peard Group’s reputation and premium branding was everywhere - it was the company to be working for in his area (Mindarie) and he was prepared to sacrifice some commission to see where it could take him.

“Sure, I lost a bit of commission initially, but I gained so much more in the long run.

“I realised the benefits early on: speaking with clients and gaining vendorpaid advertising became much easier when working for a premium office.”

It’s not all down to the power of the Peard brand of course - the Ssales Associate has to be prepared to put the hours in too, says John.

“Of course, you get out what you put in, and I worked really hard, but the support of the brand really made a difference.

“As a Peard Rep, you also enjoy a generous marketing allowance which allows you to spend company money on profiling yourself.”

Peter says his company works hard to help each individual Sales Associate reach success in their career.

“We want to see all of our Reps do well.

That’s what it all about - a successful team.

“Our training school is a good example of this. We were tired of seeing rookies come in with no training or direction and thrown right into the deep end, so we changed the way we did things.

“Our course is a WA first, and aims to equip our new Sales Associates with all the knowledge and tools to be successful. Our PRIMOLife magazine also offers Reps an exclusive listing tool that gives them a real edge over their competition.

“That’s what you can expect from a company like ours, premium marketing, a support network and an unbeatable working culture,” says Peter. PL primolife.com.au

Are you getting the support you need in your real estate career?

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3. Strong leadership and a great office culture ensure I always receive a fair distribution of leads

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4. I am provided on-going daily training and support and structured one-on-one mentoring

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5. The office support staff are always there to help me

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6. I am paid a commission split that is comparably one of the best in WA and I am paid more commission the more business I write

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7. I receive a generous advertising allowance to help me market and promote myself

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8. Premium customer service and innovative, quality marketing is my company’s focus

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13. I have access to a professional company website and I am provided my own personal mini-site

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14. I have complimentary access to in-house finance brokers and financial planning services

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16. I have the support of a CEO and MD with over 25 years’ experience each

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21. I am not being charged for general business costs, photocopies, phone calls etc

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Does your company tick all the boxes?

If not, maybe it’s time to assess the direction of your career. For a confidential discussion on how Peard Real Estate can take you career to the next level, please call Melissa Farrell for a confidential chat on 0404 084 244.

The Peard Real Estate Team have really shone in a strong showing this month.

REIWA February 2015 Statistics

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david weir Peard Real Estate Scarborough 7 Listings sold Mandy Bizzaca Peard Real Estate Scarborough 6 Listings sold Shaun Pettit Peard Real Estate Leederville 6 Listings sold

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todd utley Peard Real Estate Joondalup $10,849,500

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peard mindarie $12,379,790

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peard leederville $11,334,000

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FOR SALE Alexander Heights 11 Whitney Place

$525,000- $555,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Ashby 10 Korovin Drive

Contact agent bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Ashby 63 Hennessy Drive bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Aveley 26 Flecker Promenade

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Built on a 696m2 block of land, this new home of yours can't be described without the word roomy. With four bedrooms and two bathrooms this home is spacious inside and generous outside so it makes it the perfect home for your family. With the convenience of local shops and parks all nearby, it makes this home the one to be in. Inspection will not disappoint.

CONTACT Thanh Nguyen

Alkimos 80 Shipmaster Avenue

Whisper quiet street in sought after location. Well presented 4x2 family home with enclosed theatre inc projector & screen, massive open plan family living, sliding doors leading to under the roof alfresco entertaining area, modern, spacious chefs kitchen, 3kw solar system, double remote garage, well kept established gardens.

Ashby 3 Taplow Parade

PHONE 0414 288 165 EMAIL thanh.nguyen@peard.com.au

CONTACT Diane Williamson PHONE 0431 112 750 EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

From $1,190,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $459,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

You REALLY must come along to see the hidden attributes of this UNIQUE family 3x2 + study home. Boasting a MASSIVE 700m2 block featuring Light bright open plan family living, high spec kitchen inc stone bench tops, bespoke fitted bathrooms laundry & study. Fantastic outdoor entertaining featuring large decked alfresco, spacious lawn & secret garden!

CONTACT Diane Williamson

Aveley 11 Pasalich Bend

Without a doubt the best located property in this price range in The Swan Valley today!!! This quality three bedroom two bathroom home is within meters of magnificent lakes and parks, cafes, shopping, restaurants, hair dresser, medical facilities, day care, primary and secondary schools and a short drive to some of the most iconic destinations that The Swan Valley has to offer. CONTACT Rod McDougall

Balcatta 18 Coci Road

PHONE 0431 112 750 EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

PHONE 0418 909 954 EMAIL rod.mcdougall@peard.com.au

$649,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $795,000 bed 3 bath 3 car 2

This brand new never been lived in display home is ready for a family who appreciates sophistication, comfort & style with absolutely nothing to do just enjoy luxury coastal living with everything you could possibly ask for.

CONTACT John Cowup PHONE 0411 373 635 EMAIL john.cowup@peard.com.au

Why not enjoy the summer evenings sharing BBQs and drinks with your friends, whilst relaxing in your very own private courtyard garden. With interest rates at an ALL TIME LOW !

Here's an excellent opportunity for first time buyers, downsizers and investors. This well presented 4x2 home is directly opposite a beautiful park.

CONTACT Diane Williamson PHONE 0431 112 750 EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

Simply put this is resort style living at home! This stunning but very practical four bedroom two bathroom offers elegance, style and class while at the same time offering the practicality of being a fully functional family home.This versatile home is the ultimate entertainer and is the perfect venue for entertaining or relaxing in peace and quiet if you desire.

CONTACT Rod McDougall PHONE 0418 909 954 EMAIL rod.mcdougall@peard.com.au

Separated Living Areas Nothing to do except move in to this stylish, easycare family home with inside/outside entertaining areas, 3 double bedrooms, ac, security and lots more.

CONTACT Mick Evans PHONE 0417 933 620 EMAIL mick.evans@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

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Balcatta 40 Harrison Street $549,000 - $569,000

Balcatta 3/26 Jedda Road $429,000-$449,000

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

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A Little Slice of Heaven Just waiting for you to enjoy. Nestled at the rear of a quiet group this beaut home is a delight.

Providing 3 good sized bedrooms (2 with robes), bathroom with bath, separate lounge and meals area & bright kitchen With NO COMMON WALLS and an expansive yard on 240sqm land, complete with pitched patio ideal for entertaining. You will need to be quick to secure this gem!!!

Baldivis 17 Scotford Way

$730,000.00 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Balga 31 Cartwright Road

From $465,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Shaun Pettit 0411 725 511 shaun.pettit@peard.com.au

As you drive up to this stunning home you will be in awe of the features that take you through the double door entrance and to the large free flowing living and entertaining areas.

This beautiful home has 278m2 of living space on a 857m2 block with a heated pool and side access, but it is those extra touches that you will fall in love with.

CONTACTS Graham York/Helen York PHONE 0467 773 977/0407 727 732 EMAIL graham.york@peard.com.au

Plans Available for THREE 3 Bed 2 Bath & Double Garage Villas 726 Sqm Block, Brick Built House, Semi Renovated Kitchen and Bathroom , New laminate flooring to Living Areas Property will lease for $370 / $380 per Week.

CONTACT Gayle Fitzmaurice PHONE 0437 180 094 EMAIL gayle.fitzmaurice@peard.com.au

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Villa Deluxe A choice of 3 brand superior quality built villas all offering 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms, kitchens with stone tops, high ceilings and so much more!!

Features include: family/meals areas with split air conditioning units, alarms, alfresco areas, exquisite quality floor tiling & skirting throughout.

Baldivis 38 Makybe Drive

ALL OFFERS CONSIDERED bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Balga 9 Kenwick Way

From $550,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Shaun Pettit 0411 725 511 shaun.pettit@peard.com.au

Located in the sought after Tuart Ridge Estate this immaculately presented Gemmil home offers quality and class throughout. Built as the Baldivis 'Variety Home', you will immediately be impressed with this homes street appeal and once you step through the double door entry it only gets better.

CONTACT Kim Lindsay PHONE 0407 137 062 EMAIL kim.lindsay@peard.com.au

OFTEN SOUGHT AFTER BUT RARELY FOUND! All the hard work has been done.

710sqm block zoned R40 with a rentable 3bed x 1bath home returning $360 - $380 per week. Opportunities like this dont often come to the market every day.

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FOR SALE Balga 91A Finchley Crescent

$399,000 - $419,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

149sqm brand new home. Feature render to exterior of property. 3 bedrooms all queen sized and with built in robes.

2 bathrooms with quality tiling. Netural colours throughout.

Air conditioning, alarm system and fully landscaped.

CONTACT Gayle Fitzmaurice PHONE 0437 180 094 EMAIL gayle.fitzmaurice@peard.com.au

Bayswater 125B Coode Street

From $595,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Awesome opportunity with this spacious and immaculately Beldon home on huge 705 sqm block in handy location 199 Eddystone Avenue maintained with close proximity to quality schools parklands and shops

Brabham 13 Arley Lane

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $499,000

Bull Creek 49 Oberthur Crescent

From $895,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 2

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only a hop skip and a jump away. The option is yours, live in, or with fantastic potential rent returns, lease out. Be Quick!

CONTACT Adam Mannino PHONE 0411 962 383 EMAIL adam.mannino@peard.com.au

Family Favourite with a Granny Flat in Willetton High Zone!

This charming 5 bedroom 3 bathroom family home is situated in a whisper-quiet leafy street and will comfortably accommodate for your family's personal needs whilst falling within the catchment zones for the much sought-after Oberthur Primary and Willetton Senior High schools.

CONTACTS Megan Stone/Wayne Hocking PHONE 0407 120 166/0414 863 854 EMAIL megan.stone@peard.com.au

First time offered is this 1942 bomb shelter which was once part of the RAAF wartime communications complex yet has now renovated into a home. Amazing possibilities for this bunker to either keep as it is, make it the basis for a bigger home to be built round or build a new house on block and keep as a granny flat. For an inspection, please call today.

CONTACT Samantha Hill PHONE 0407 666 905 EMAIL samantha.hill@peard.com.au

Don't miss out this stylish two storey home with 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and security gate at the entrance. It is cleverly designed for contemporary easy care living complete with sleek finishes. Enjoy a cool drink on your balcony overlooking Hillview Park. 6.1 km to CBD; public transport is also close by.

CONTACT Stephanie Xiao PHONE 0433 820 260 EMAIL stephanie.xiao@peard.com.au

Offer's from $459,000

Bull Creek 7B Thompson Way

From $599,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

Bullsbrook 235 Smith Road

$749,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Why wait twelve months to build your dream home, when its already here for you. This near new three by two home was only completed six months ago and finished off with quality. With views across the hills from the front and located opposite the park on an elevated block, this home will impress even the fussiest of buyers. Don't delay call now!!!

CONTACT Angie Pearce PHONE 0499 775 046 EMAIL angie.pearce@peard.com.au

A Rare Bull Creek Offering!

This charming and beautifully presented 2 bedroom 1 bathroom free standing duplex home sits on a 390 sqm survey strata block in one of Bull Creek’s finest streets ideally situated a stones’ throw to Oberthur Primary School and within the Willetton Senior High School Zone.

CONTACTS Wayne Hocking/Megan Stone PHONE 0414 863 854/0407 120 166 EMAIL wayne.hocking@peard.com.au

Located five minutes from the Bullsbrook town site and Great Northern Hwy, this immaculately presented uniquely designed family home offers a magnificent country feel. The house is set to the rear of the property with wrap around verandas and a decked alfresco area capturing views over the equestrian facilities and the majority of this 2.64 ha (6.5 acre) property. A CONTACT Jenny Treloar definite must see property. PHONE 0427 012 729 EMAIL jenny.treloar@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Burns Beach 32 Windmill Circle

From $749,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

LOCK ME UP AND LEAVE ME ALONE !!

The ultimate downsizers dream, this beautifully appointed home is located opposite parklands and is just a short stroll to Burns Beach café. Finished in gleaming Blackbutt solid timber floors and granite bench tops, on a manicured low maintenance block, it’s the perfect lockup and leave for those wanting to retire CONTACT Todd Utley in style.

PHONE 0417 910 967 EMAIL todd.utley@peard.com.au

Burns Beach 40 Whitehorses Drive

From $875,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

This beautiful home delivers on looks, lifestyle and freedom Burns Beach low-maintenance living. Nestled within the beachside 92 Grand Ocean Entrance ofsuburb of Burns Beach, This single level home that has been

Butler 11 Wetherby Link

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $889,000

Butler 14 Clitheroe Way

From $559,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

Butler 7 Poppleton Parkway

From $419,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

meticulously designed, constructed and outfitted to the highest standards.

CONTACT Kim Riley PHONE 0449 781 685 EMAIL kim.riley@peard.com.au

Designed with the big family in mind for harmonious living and it all starts with double door entry onto porcelain tiles.

Internal access from garage. Engaging kitchen with central workspace . magical outdoor entertaining with optional spa.

Easy care gardens, perfect family home.

CONTACT Jeff Parkes PHONE 0418 923 989 EMAIL jeff.parkes@peard.com.au

Will be snapped up based on location alone.

Close to the coast, short walk to train station even shorter walk to John Butler primary college. Situated opposite serene nature reserve with coastal outlook. Perfect first home or sound investment.

CONTACT Jeff Parkes PHONE 0418 923 989 EMAIL jeff.parkes@peard.com.au

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From $435,000

Butler 17 Ardara Bend

From $389,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Butler 9 Carlisle Approach

From $499,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

FINALLY, THE ONE YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR !!

Immaculate, spacious and only 3 years young, this residence boasts stylish and quality décor and is located just a few streets back from the beach front. With a separate home theatre plus pool and finished in divine polished travertine, it will appeal to those wanting a low maintenance yet classy home.

CONTACT Todd Utley PHONE 0417 910 967 EMAIL todd.utley@peard.com.au

Perched in a highly-sought pocket of Butler, right on the border of Alkimos and Jindalee, sits this spacious family home with ocean views from the front door! Built in 2012, this modern, open-plan home with its versatile layout & lovely neutral dcor, will impress from the moment you enter - so why build when you can move in & enjoy your new home now? Minutes away from John Butler Primary School, the new train station, Masters Hardware, the proposed Brighton Central shopping precinct & of CONTACT Belinda Lawrence course, our glistening coastline. PHONE 0432 547 921 EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

Quality, sophistication & location best describes this terrace style home, conveniently located only 5mins to the Butler train station! Boasting centrally located gourmet kitchen with large work bench and plenty of storage space, all overlooking generous open family & dining room with high ceilings throughout & superb use of the natural light.

CONTACTS Kathy McGurk/Steve Wilcox PHONE 0451 669 139/0421 277 366 EMAIL kathy.mcgurk@peard.com.au

Make no mistake, owner says sell! This beautifully presented home boasting a coveted location, has so much to offer and is sure to impress any discerning buyer. Featuring an expansive open plan living area overlooking a large well appointed kitchen, not to mention quality fixtures and fittings throughout. Plus so much more!

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FOR SALE Butler 31 Ardara Bend

$369,000 - $379,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Canning Vale 5 McKenna Court

From $695,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

Carine 36 Cressbrook Way

$849,000 - $889,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Carramar 144 Golf Links Drive

From $695,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3 60

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This wonderful 3 bed, 2 bathroom terrace style home, conveniently located only 5 minutes to the Butler railway station and within a short drive of the shopping precincts and beaches. Featuring centrally located kitchen with stainless steel appliances, range hood, dishwasher, large work bench & plenty of storage space plus so much more!

CONTACTS Paul Turner/Steve Wilcox PHONE 0400 072 005/0421 277 366 EMAIL paul.turner@peard.com.au

Large & spacious 5/2 home with sensational kitchen with abundance of cupboard space & breakfast bar, open plan living,multi-purpose theatre or activity room, full length alfresco, pool & spa. Location is perfect with Campbell PS , childcare centre & transport all walking distance away.

CONTACT Hope Morrison PHONE 0404 364 877 EMAIL hope.morrison@peard.com.au

This feel-good home needs your family! With stunning vaulted ceilings, spacious rooms and a fresh and neutral colour scheme, this presents an excellent opportunity for those looking for comfort and a relaxed and convenient lifestyle. With the bonus option to work from home plus space for a pool!

CONTACT Karen Riches PHONE 0408 646 651 EMAIL karen.riches@peard.com.au

Sandy Watts is proud to present this spacious, stylish Tuscan home with flair. Massive 310.800sqm under main roof, triple garage with workshop and even room for your caravan or boat. Ideally located amongst million dollar homes and short stroll to golf course. Built by Ventura homes in approx. 2005 and situated on a wide 605sqm block.

CONTACT Sandy Watts PHONE 0412 448 891 EMAIL sandy.watts@peard.com.au

Butler 83A Shepperton Drive

From $385,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

CONTACTS Paul Turner/Steve Wilcox PHONE 0400 072 005/0421 277 366 EMAIL paul.turner@peard.com.au

Carine 26 Amethyst Way

Positioned in one of Carines highly sought after locations 200m from the School, this home provides practical family living with room to move and grow on a 702sqm block. Ideally suited to the builder, handyman or eager renovator, this is great buying for anyone looking for a project where you can add value and pocket profit.

Bring your tool box and renovate or knock down and rebuild.

702sqm approx.

Auction bed 4 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Karen Riches PHONE 0408 646 651 EMAIL karen.riches@peard.com.au

Carine 73 Osmaston Road

This much loved family home will be sure to impress with its enormous garage with space to accommodate 4 cars plus rear roller-door access.

The home offers wonderful access to Carine Primary & High schools, parklands, Carine Glades shopping centre & public transport; all of which make this property a fantastic family home or savvy investment purchase. The spacious layout features central kitchen, open plan living plus formal lounge area & alfresco entertaining; this home is waiting for you to come CONTACT Karen Riches & make it your own.

PHONE 0408 646 651 EMAIL karen.riches@peard.com.au

From $749,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 4

Carramar 146 Golf links Drive

$699,000 - $749,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

This home features a thoughtful and functional design with wonderful high ceilings through all the main living areas.

Designed to incorporate everything you could ever want in a home it has a stylish collaboration of neutral paint colours, quality window treatments and tiled flooring throughout the main living areas. Plus so much more!

Sandy Watts proudly presents this sensational family home.

Absolute value for money here. Situated opposite million dollar homes, short stroll to Carramar golf course and new shopping centre. Zoned reverse cycle ducted air con and beautiful Jarrah wood floors. Built by APG homes with a total of approx. 300sqm.

CONTACT Sandy Watts PHONE 0412 448 891 EMAIL sandy.watts@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Chittering 15 Jacaranda Close

$639,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Situated in the picturesque area of Blue Plains Estate and at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac is this four bedroom, two bathroom brick and tin home on a large 8.2 acre fully fenced bush block. Sit back and relax in the paved alfresco area and take in the ambiance of this great country lifestyle. Looking for a tree change? you wont be disappointed.

CONTACT Samantha Hill PHONE 0407 666 905 EMAIL samantha.hill@peard.com.au

Clarkson 129 Liberty Drive From $469,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Clarkson 4 Burra Court

From $370,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Cooloongup 9 Glenway Loop

From $469,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Positioned in an elevated cul-de-sac you will find this hidden treasure. Add your personal touch to this property and make it your family home. Handy to shops, schools, parks and public transport. Dont miss this opportunity.

CONTACT Alba Gurney PHONE 0400 097 760 EMAIL alba.gurney@peard.com.au

This stunning family home nestled in a beautiful pocket of Cooloongup in the Woodbridge estate ticks plenty of boxes, 4 bed 2 bath, formal lounge and dining, open plan family gamesroom with country kitchen/meals. Lg workshop, side access for boat or caravan call Melissa today 0400459411 CONTACT Melissa Mendes PHONE 0400 459 411 EMAIL melissa.mendes@peard.com.au

FANTASTIC FAMILY HOME/INVESTMENT Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to secure this well presented family home complete with open plan kitchen/dining/family room and a separate front living room that would make a great theatre. All contained on 510sqm block with room for a pool and situated close to schools, parks, transport and all amenities that Clarkson has to offer. Currently tenanted at $460pw and they would love to stay!

Dianella 7 Boddington Circuit

$949,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

A quality finish to this super-sized street front home that is all Doubleview and has been recently updated. Packed with all the extras 1/121 Grand Promenade class and containing a functional open play layout with quality and

Doubleview 3 Ryndle Street

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 1 car 2

From $799,000

style to impress. Together with a fantastic location close to everything and amazing ocean views, this really is a must inspect!!

CONTACT Adam Mannino PHONE 0411 962 383 EMAIL adam.mannino@peard.com.au

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From $1,159,000

Tish Thomas 0430 141 343 tish.thomas@peard.com.au

ELLEGANT EMPIRE! Treat the family to this entertainers dream, with rooms big enough for growing teenagers, your own games room complete with built in bar, stunning swimming pool and a master bedroom to envy!

CONTACT David Weir PHONE 0402 930 908 EMAIL david.weir@peard.com.au

Don’t miss your opportunity to secure this neatly presented and well maintained character family 4 x 1 brick and tile original home in outstanding elevated South Doubleview location on a HUGE 831sqm block. Your choice to further renovate and extend or simply enjoy the lifestyle on offer from the current dwelling.

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FOR SALE Doubleview 187 Ravenscar Street

OFFERS bed 3 bath 1 car 1

This corner site offers endless development opportunity for a potential duplex, triplex even multi development possibilities. Sitting on a 645sqm block, zoned R40 and situated in a fabulous Doubleview location, handy to parklands, primary and secondary schooling, easy freeway access to the CBD, close to Karrinyup shopping Centre and Scarborough Beach.

CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

Doubleview 219a Wilding Street

From $685,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Adam Mannino PHONE 0411 962 383 EMAIL adam.mannino@peard.com.au

Its location location with this well positioned elevated South Doubleview property with stunning ocean views, close to 245A Flamborough Street Doubleview shops, trendy cafÊ’s and parklands. Neatly presented and

Doubleview 39 Albemarle Street

bed 4 bath 2 car 1

bed 4 bath 3 car 2

End Date Sale

Duncraig 1 Colac Way

From $699,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

East Victoria Park 72B Beatty Avenue

From $459,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1 62

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recently updated. With a good sized yard , this is the perfect home, or the perfect investment.

CONTACT Adam Mannino PHONE 0411 962 383 EMAIL adam.mannino@peard.com.au

$1,030,000-$1,070,000

Offering a peaceful and private well-presented home in an elevated pocket of Duncraig with views of the neighbouring bushland. Complete with a Chefs kitchen, two renovated bathrooms, two living areas, below ground pool, jacuzzi and easy care native gardens. Conveniently positioned in walking distance to schools, parks, shopping centres, transport and beaches close by. Approx 681sqm block in the City of Joondalup's proposed R40 rezoning area.

CONTACT Frances Goncalves PHONE 0414 136 151 EMAIL frances.goncalves@peard.com.au

Duncraig 22 Casilda Road

ENTRY LEVEL Don't miss out on this ripper of a property!

Set in handy location within walking distance to bus, rail and the East Victoria Park cafe and shopping strip, this villa would make a fantastic investment or great first home.

Features include air conditioning and lovely courtyard plus NO STRATA FEES CONTACT Tash Welburn

Ellenbrook 7 Elmina Avenue

PHONE 0409 884 176 EMAIL tash.welburn@peard.com.au

From $625,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

$399,000 bed 2 bath 2 car 2

Looking for a BRAND NEW stylish home in a private and whisper quiet secure location, then look no further. This immaculate home accessed off the rear laneway, with a functional floor plan and spacious open plan living areas offers a low maintenance lock up and leave lifestyle, and contains all the features to suit the most astute of buyers!

Ultimate Luxury Home Offering 3 separate living areas plus a relaxing alfresco entertaining deck and a heated Magna pool, this classy home provides a low maintenance lifestyle without compromising on quality and style.

CONTACT Mick Evans PHONE 0417 933 620 EMAIL mick.evans@peard.com.au

Absolutely amazing garden on a 732 sqm block. One of the best you will see in Duncraig. It has taken 12 years to establish plants and trees like this. With a sunken lounge room, separate dining room, kitchen & meals, a massive, pitched roof, outdoor entertaining area plus plenty of room to extend. Close to great schools, shops & a short drive to the Hillarys Marina and surrounding beaches.

CONTACTS Paul Middleton/Sue Middleton PHONE 0419 939 391/0422 046 457 EMAIL team.middleton@peard.com.au

Would you like two master bedrooms, with two ensuites, two separate living areas and a two car lock up garage?

Well this is the house for you. The second bedroom is actually the size of two bedrooms and bigger than the master, with a full wall of sliding door wardrobes. This home would make a great first home or investment, with an easy to maintain home and low maintenance CONTACT Angie Pearce gardens don't delay.

PHONE 0499 775 046 EMAIL angie.pearce@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Enjoying a commanding position with beautiful views across Ellenbrook Fresca, this superbly crafted Webb & Brown-Neaves five 141 Ponte Vecchio Boulevard Lake bedroom, four bathroom masterpiece will appeal to those

Are you looking for a family home with warmth, character Ellenbrook all the hard work done for you? This charming Tuscan 156 Ponte Vecchio Boulevard and home is the one then, it has been lovingly renovated inside

bed 5 bath 4 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$798,000-$848,000

Ellenbrook 32 Two Rivers Loop

From $399,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

seeking an abundance of living area (348sqm) with clever separation so everyone can enjoy their own space. This is a quality home to be enjoyed by the whole family.

CONTACT Jennifer Jones PHONE 0409 684 213 EMAIL jennifer.jones@peard.com.au

You won't find better value than this adorable three by two, well presented, and available now. This home is complete with reverse cycle air conditioning and fans, open plan kitchen, family, dining with a separate Lounge, modern colour scheme and decor throughout. Don't delay, call now for an appointment.

CONTACT Angie Pearce PHONE 0499 775 046 EMAIL angie.pearce@peard.com.au

From $499,000

Glen Forrest 355 Bailey Road

From $989,000 bed 4 bath 2

Greenwood 24 Beaumont Way

bed 2 bath 1 car 1

bed 3 bath 2 car 1

Greenwood 25 Ricketts Way

From $595,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

like these dont come along often and when they do, they arent around for long. Great tenants currently occupy the unit until September.

CONTACT Chanel Watt PHONE 0408 128 710 EMAIL chanel.watt@peard.com.au

It’s time for my fastidious owners to downsize from this much loved family home. Offering spacious living areas, renovated kitchen & gorgeous outdoors - this energy efficient home with 16 solar panels, solar hot water & own bore won’t last long. Great outdoor entertaining with huge patios on two sides of the home, outdoor spa, café blinds, easy care reticulated gardens plus plenty of room for a pool and the kids & pets to play.

CONTACT Shane Capelli PHONE 0410 339 499 EMAIL shane.capelli@peard.com.au

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CONTACT Tiffany Bray PHONE 0412 930 820 EMAIL tiffany.bray@peard.com.au

Have you been searching for the perfect lifestyle property?

Then look no further. Set in a picturesque and peaceful setting this fully fenced five acre property presents a wonderful lifestyle, together with a lovely family residence with views that will lift your spirit. Offering total peace and privacy it represents great value and is without a doubt a must see for CONTACT Natasha Cheung any astute buyer!

PHONE 0433 288 953 EMAIL natasha.cheung@peard.com.au

This cute-as-a-button 2x1 ground floor unit is extremely well Glendalough and has been tastefully renovated to please. With a 28b/305 Harborne Street presented neutral colour palate and some great finishing touches; units

From $300,000

and out and with a fabulous entertaining area and plunge spa pool all that is left to do is move in and enjoy. If this is in your budget, don't delay or it will be gone!

From $599,000

Greenwood 83 Mulligan Drive

From $619,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 4

This beautifully maintained family home is generously proportioned throughout. The property includes a large store room as well as a separate 'chalet style' craft room & a powered shed. Multiple living areas, huge kitchen, wrap around outdoor entertaining patio, ducted air conditioning & a wall air conditioner, gas bayonet, built in heater, insulation, ceiling fans, & gas instant HWS. 769sqm rectangular block with a 20m frontage.

CONTACTS Julie Vincent/Ron Vincent PHONE 0403 809 445/0403 809 209 EMAIL julie.vincent@peard.com.au

This large family home with generously sized brick workshop must be viewed to be fully appreciated. Spacious living areas. Front lounge room enjoys a lush green outlook and links onto a dining room area, centrally located meals area that connects to a private courtyard that provides a great indoor/ outdoor feel. The large kitchen easily services all these areas as well as the huge family room! 769sqm rectangular block.

CONTACTS Julie Vincent/Ron Vincent PHONE 0403 809 445/0403809209 EMAIL julie.vincent@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Greenwood 335 Warwick Road

From $629,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Hillarys 11 Seychelles Lane

From $1,350,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Hillarys 12 Crossland Place

From $795,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Hillarys 4 Tuxen Place

From $850,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2 64

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This spacious 4x2 family home has a lot to offer with multiple living areas, a sparkling swimming pool & is located within the potential rezoning pocket of Greenwood. Well appointed kitchen has ample storage and bench space. Relax under the poolside patio, overlooking the sparkling swimming pool. Air conditioning, security system & reticulation. Close to shops, parks, schools & public transport.

CONTACTS Julie Vincent/Ron Vincent PHONE 0403 809 445/0403 809 209 EMAIL julie.vincent@peard.com.au

Harrisdale 7 Welcome Meander

Glitz, glamour and opulence abound in this ‘newly built’ two-storey home, perfectly located just footsteps away from the wonderful Hillarys Marina & our glorious beaches! With it’s fresh & inviting ‘French Provincial’ façade & boasting both casual & formal living areas, study/4th bedroom, a magnificent Master Bedroom suite with dressing room & featuring all of today’s “must-haves” including ducted reverse-cycle zoned air-conditioning plus security/alarm system. This impressive, practical, CONTACT Belinda Lawrence family-friendly home will PHONE 0432 547 921 truly delight.

EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

Hillarys 11/19 St Marks Drive

Neat little 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home tucked away in a whisper quiet Place then just over the back fence and across the road and you're at the beach and the beautiful Whitfords Nodes Parks. Great life style being enjoyed currently by a family that has a tenancy in place until August 2015 at $750 per week, so the new owners will need to take this into account. The home consists of open plan with big high ceilings to the main living area. Great backyard with a Bali style entertaining area plus a small lawn with a CONTACT Jeff Coghill sparkling below ground pool & PHONE 0412 928 643 outdoor shower.

EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

Hillarys 2 Horden Lane

Stunning 4 big bedrooms, 2 bathroom plus 2 separate living, large, fully renovated family home. Set on the high side of the street with ocean glimpses from the back yard, the home sits across from a park, it has a below ground fenced in pool, double lock up garage, separate tradesmans access or space to store a boat, caravan or trailer plus close to shops & transport.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson

Hillarys 7/68 Southside Drive

PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

$729,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

CONTACT Jemima Botha PHONE 0416 406 410 EMAIL jemima.botha@peard.com.au

$649,000 - $669,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Absolute footsteps to parkland boasting walk trails and lakes as well as being positioned in one of the most sought-after, quiet cul-de-sacs in Hillarys. Private walled gardens resplendent in a rainbow of colours encompass this wonderful home which has so much to offer and will appeal to those buyers looking for something special!

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Absolute quality abounds in this magnificent villa. Yes, it’s priced more than the usual standard villa which comes on to the market in Hillarys, but it’s just about double the size! Beautiful new kitchen, large meals area, large family room, Well-equipped laundry, pitched patio area, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, electric solar panels & high ceilings throughout.

CONTACTS Kathy Hamilton/Simon Neilson PHONE 0408 950 085/0403 909 256 EMAIL kathyandsimon@peard.com.au

From $829,000

From $949,000

NEED SOMEWHERE FOR THE CARAVAN..then be sure to add this to the list of properties you see this weekend. Rear Access, Park views, big rooms and amazing outdoor entertaining are on offer with this three bedrooms plus study/fourth bedroom home, plus theatre room, and open plan living overlooking an entertainers delight.

CONTACTS Kathy Hamilton/Simon Neilson PHONE 0497 333 000/0497 333 000 EMAIL kathyandsimon@peard.com.au

It's all about the lifestyle! Living here on the water at Hillary's Marina! So if you are thinking a laid back resort style lifestyle suits you, then you cannot go past this immaculately presented 2 story townhouse! Enjoy the lifestyle you deserve right now, as this one is priced for immediate action!!

CONTACT Ben Hanson PHONE 0402 785 410 EMAIL ben.hanson@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Hillarys 103 Cook Avenue

From $889,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Hillarys 19 Debenham Way

From $695,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 1

Hillarys 26 Barbados Turn

From $2,375,000 bed 5 bath 4 car 2

Iluka 1 Discovery Circuit

From $1,795,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 2

THIS EXQUISITE HOME IS SUPERIOR IN EVERY ASPECT- If ever there was a “must see” this is it! You will truly be blown-away by everything this wonderful family home has to offer including the ideal location, as it is only a short distance to the beach and Hillarys Marina as well as being an easy walk to St Marks School and Whitford City Shopping Centre plus footsteps to public transport. Seriously call us to view, because if you don’t, you may be too late!!

CONTACTS Kathy Hamilton/Simon Neilson PHONE 0497 333 000/0497 333 000 EMAIL kathyandsimon@peard.com.au

Hillarys 12 Fenton Way

Lovingly cared for by the same owners for 33 years presenting very neat and tidy. 4 bedrooms, one bathroom home with central atrium, big lounge and dining, large quality kitchen, second meals and family area, a couple of undercover outdoor areas and garden sheds with wellestablished gardens and fruit trees. Solar power unit and solar Hot water, split rev-cycle air and ducted evaporative makes for affordable comfortable living. Elevated 704 sqm lot in whisper quiet position with fantastic views of Mawson Park CONTACT Jeff Coghill and its beautifully landscaped PHONE 0412 928 643 Lakelands.

EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

Hillarys 19 Orient Circuit

Architecturally designed and built residence in one of Harbour Rise Estates finest addresses. Accompanying finishes and specifications are of a luxury resort level, presenting timeless quality. Located very close to the beach and the fantastic facilities of Hillarys Boat Harbour. Prestigious street appeal of a grand façade fully enclosed by boundary balustrade and rendered pier walls, topiary gardens and automatic gates with cedar lined eves and ceilings of the gate house entry, allow a little taste of whats on offer inside CONTACT Jeff Coghill this 5 star residence.

PHONE 0412 928 643 EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

Hillarys 27 Ranford Way

Beach holidays every day of the year. Iluka Icon a little tired awaiting new loving owners to bring her back to her former glory. In excess of 40mtrs of ocean front offering stunning north/west views allowing the balcony & main living areas to soak in the sun & vast ocean views. Individually architecturally designed taking advantage of this awesome location.

Formal & in formal living areas, plus separate games, separate activity, study/studio. Words do not do this property justice.

CONTACT Jeff Coghill PHONE 0412 928 643 EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

Iluka 1 Venice Entrance

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From $689,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

From $899,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

From $1,175,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 4

From $799,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

CHARACTER, STYLE & LOCATION! From the moment you enter this majestic property you will fall in love and feel completely ‘at home’. Situated on a large 683sqm block in a highly desirable pocket of Hillarys only a few minutes drive to the white sandy beaches, café precinct of the Hillary’s Marina and all the necessary local amenities such as Schools, transport, parklands and shops.

CONTACT Jarrod ONeil PHONE 0411 103 617 EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

Contemporary coastal living at its best. If you need separate living space for older children, a young couple, elderly parents or guests, this modern spacious light and breezy family home is for you. With both upstairs living and an additional mini kitchen downstairs, great for the extended families. Overlooking a beautiful park & just minutes to the beach.

CONTACTS Paul & Sue Middleton/Sue Middleton PHONE 0419939391/0422046457 EMAIL team.middleton@peard.com.au

At last, the house that everybody is looking for. Located in one of Hillarys most sought after locations presenting in as new condition, quality built beautifully finished home. Consisting of 4 double bedrooms, one with its own retreat area & two with their own en-suites plus a very generous main bathroom all of which have been superbly finished. Big open plan living, incorporating meals, family & games plus a separate home theatre. All located on a 776 square metre slightly elevated lot in a whisper quiet way high on CONTACT Jeff Coghill the hill, just perfect.

PHONE 0412 928 643 EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

A MASTERFUL MIX !!

Pristine presentation, a contemporary and versatile design, spacious light flooded living areas and a low maintenance outdoors make this stunning family entertainer a home you can move straight into and enjoy. Includes separate study, theatre/games, a privately walled front yard for extra playing room and a sparkling CONTACT Todd Utley pool.

PHONE 0417 910 967 EMAIL todd.utley@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Iluka 86 O'Mara Boulevard

From $499,000

LIVE THE COASTAL DREAM Make the most of the amazing coastal view and secure this 450sqm elevated green titled land in sought after Iluka.

With a frontage of 15m x 30m it’s perfect for the astute buyer wanting to purchase in a quiet street, only 300 metres walk to the ocean and surrounded by quality 2 storey homes.

CONTACT Maria Bridgeman PHONE 0409 033 701 EMAIL maria.bridgeman@peard.com.au

Innaloo 103 Odin Road

From $600,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Innaloo 328B Scarborough Beach Road

From $619,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Joondalup 3 Derwent Meander

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Terrific Townhouse Exceptional 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom low maintenance townhouse. Featuring 2 living areas, good sized bedrooms, spacious courtyard and double lock up garage. Conveniently located close to the beach, public transport & freeway CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

Superbly designed 3x2 townhouse that ticks all the boxes. Built in 2008 it offers a brilliant large floorplan with 3 separate living areas, all double size bedrooms, high quality finishes and rooms of giant proportions.

Located back from the road with easy freeway access, transport at the door with Innaloo shopping centre a few minutes walk away CONTACT Marcus Lord PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

Light & bright with high cathedral ceilings & plenty of floor to ceiling glass to take advantage of fantastic inland & Lake Joondalup Nature Reserve views. this gorgeous 2 storey home has benefited from recent renovations, new carpets & freshly painted throughout. Fantastic outdoors, newly reno’d laundry, reverse cycle air conditioning, gas point, 3 sheds & so much more! Fabulous location. Joondalup Health campus, Joondalup Primary & Lake joondalup Baptist College.

Block size 790 sqm CONTACT Shane Capelli Year Built 1990 PHONE 0410 339 499 EMAIL shane.capelli@peard.com.au

Inglewood 117 Tenth Avenue

From $1,385,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

CONTACTS Paul Middleton/Sue Middleton PHONE 0419939391/0422046457 EMAIL team.middleton@peard.com.au

Innaloo 26 Ambrose Street

Premium Apartments now selling. Luxurious future urban living at it’s finest. Selection of 1 Bedroom & 2 Bedroom apartments selling at pre-completion prices. Ground floor and first floor options, ultra high quality finishes. Call for details and full specifications.

From $399,000 bed 1 bath 1 car 1

CONTACT Paul Kettle PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

Jindalee 18 Seabird Bend

It is my pleasure to offer for sale this immaculately presented and inspiring coastal dream home, ideally located in this elevated prestigious sought after pocket of Jindalee estate, offering quality, style and functionality for everyone, and within walking distance to Perth's World Class beach front!!

From $725,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Steve Wilcox PHONE 0421 277 366 EMAIL steve.wilcox@peard.com.au

The Amazing Heart of Kallaroo

Kallaroo 5 Middle Cove

From $1,049,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

This magnificent 1930s bungalow has had a superb modern extension and is packed full of stunning original features. Situated on a 711sqm (approx) large block, this sensational, spacious property offers 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, formal lounge and dining rooms, contemporary open-plan kitchen and family room, under cover Al-fresco entertaining, spa, gorgeous gardens and a double garage.

This superb, single level with study and brilliant separated living areas family property oozes luxury resort style living. As soon as you approach this home on 897sqm, you know you are in for something special. Exclusive NorthShore Estate.

CONTACT Mick Evans PHONE 0417 933 620 EMAIL mick.evans@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Kallaroo 37 Aristride Ave

From $929,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Opposite lush, green Castlecrag Park this outstanding family residence offers space, quality & the envious life-style of North Shore Estate! Step through double doors & you can tell this home was built to high standards, with spacious living areas & great-sized bedrooms. Sitting on a large 901sqm block, with a dream kitchen, high ceilings, solid marri & ceramic tiled floors, rev-cyc a/con, BIG outdoor area & sparkling pool this offers generous living both inside & out!

CONTACTS Belinda Lawrence/Sheila Stritch PHONE 0432 547 921/0412 212 748 EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

Kallaroo 7 Brookvale Rise

From $1,950,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

Located opposite parkland and surrounded by quality homes, Karrinyup property has been designed to showcase the best of its 24 Edmondson Crescent this location. A large balcony at the back of the two storey home

Karrinyup 71B Finnerty Street

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 3 car 2

From $699,000

Kingsley 10 Cetus Cove

From $565,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Kingsley 3 Mooltunya Court

From $599,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

capitalises on the delightful Lake Gwelup tree-top views and beyond; while a front paved courtyard explores the views of the leafy Edmondson/Klein Reserve.

CONTACT Karen Riches PHONE 0408 646 651 EMAIL karen.riches@peard.com.au

Expressions of Interest

Tucked away in a prime kingsley cul-de-sac is this spacious, neat and tidy 3 big bedroom, 2 bathroom home. Complete with a huge lounge room, spacious family/meals area, a huge kitchen plus a double lock up garage. The home sits on a huge 798 block at the end of the street. It is just a short walk to Dalmain primary school, plus it is close to Greenwood train station. CONTACT Lee Parkinson

Kingsley 14 Lehmann Court

A commanding family home set in a quality elevated street with 3 big bedrooms, 2 separate bathrooms plus 2 large separate living areas. The home has open plan kitchen, meals and family room, high ceilings throughout plus double lock up garage with drive through access. The home is close to transport, parks, shops and Primary schools.

Kingsley 7 Matisse Way

PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

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From $749,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 2

From $665,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 1

It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to North Shores Famous local landmark! Electronic security gates glide open to announce your arrival.

Step inside into a wonderful open void entry presenting huge living space with Feature stone fireplace & a grand central staircase. Only the finest materials have been commissioned in this extensive refurbishment program, in particular Granwood Brushbox timber flooring has been carefully installed & flows effortlessly throughout the entire tri level home.

CONTACT Stephen Simpson PHONE 0408 944 282 EMAIL stephen.simpson@peard.com.au

Tranquilly nestled at the rear & with the security of an electric front gate that encloses the driveway area for children, pets & safe parking, this contemporary two-storey home ticks all the boxes & then some. Living is done downstairs where solid Black butt timber flooring warms an open-plan family, dining & kitchen area along with the passageways that lead to it. Just walking distance from beautiful Lake Gwelup & its surrounding nature reserve & less than five minutes to our world-class coastline & more. CONTACT Leigh Wilson This is it!

PHONE 0410 056 092 EMAIL leigh.wilson@peard.com.au

What a rare opportunity to purchase a five bedroom, three bathroom, three separate living area, two storey, park location home sitting in a quiet cul-de-sac. Complete with open plan living, below ground sparkling pool, double lock up garage and with its own private park, close to Halidon Primary school and in Woodvale College catchment area.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Fantastic five bedroom, two bathroom, two separate living plus study home. Walk to primary school and the beautiful tree lined Moolanda Park. With a huge low maintenance back garden, two pitched patio areas, plus a teenagers retreat/ancillary accommodation. The home is close to transport and located in the Woodvale College catchment area.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE

Karrinyup 34 Axbridge Street

$1,790,000 bed 4

bath 3 car 2

For more information, please contact:

Quality built home overlooking the golf course.

Low maintenance 5 year old home approximately 1km to Karrinyup Shopping Centre & Saint Marys School with easy access to Trigg Beach. Designed for a secure lock up & leave lifestyle this home is loaded with extras & an internal inspection of this exceptional home will impress.

FEATURES 4 large bedrooms of which 2 are master bedrooms Both master bedrooms have ensuites (1 down stairs 1 upstairs) 3 large bathrooms all with granite bench tops plus 4 WCS Travertine tiles & jarrah floorboards Large underground temperature controlled cellar Chefs kitchen with granite bench tops, Large, lockable alfresco with bi-fold doors Large reverse cycle air conditioner (3 zones) Media room with computer station Extra-large, double garage/workshop Balcony off upstairs master bedroom, overlooking the golf course Fully fenced home includes electronic security gate with internal camera & operation

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Chas Paridis 0418911289 chas.paridis@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE This stunning, spacious with 2 separate living areas will Kingsley you. The home has high raking ceilings to all living 115 Moolanda Boulevard impress areas, a stunning kitchen, bathroom & laundry. This home

Kingsley 21 Durban Crescent

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

bed 5 bath 3 car 2

From $515,000

Kingsley 29 Adenmore Way

From $560,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

has open plan living areas that flow out under the stylish pitched patio, perfect for entertaining. Situated close to transport, walk to Halidon Primary school.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Beautiful 3 big bedroom, 1 bathroom home complete with 3 separate living areas, open plan kitchen, meals and rumpus room. The home is a perfect entertainer with flow from the kitchen through to the sizeable games/rumpus and outside to the magnificent outdoor area. Massive drive in shed & under cover parking for up to 5 cars at this property.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Yes, the gardens need some love but the home is set high on Kingsley hill and on a large 704 sqm block with 2 separate living 77 Moolanda Boulevard the areas, a light/bright bathroom plus an open plan kitchen,

From $500,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Kinross 9 Roxburgh Circle

$639,000+ bed 4 bath 2 car 2

meals and family room. Single carport, front veranda plus there is a paved patio out from the family room and established trees to the back garden.

Offers from $629,000

Kingsley 38 Calbourne Way

From $595,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

CONTACTS Lyn Stowe/Anne Dearson PHONE 0405 109 113/0417 773 490 EMAIL lyn.stowe@peard.com.au

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CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Sitting on a big block (approx 804sqm) on the high side of the street this fantastic four bedroom, two bathroom home has open plan living, new kitchen, two separate living areas and a pitched patio that looks over a fenced in private below ground pool. The home is close to primary school, transport and is in the Woodvale College catchment area.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Build your dream home on this sizeable survey strata plots of Kingsley in a prime cul de sac Kingsley location. With the block Proposed Lot 5B Koolyn Grove land, size of 506sqm (approx) you can build a stunning home and

From $425,000

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

It's a pleasure to present this stunning home situated in one of Kinross's premier locations. A lovely big family home that caters for everyone from the theatre room to the pool.

Walking distance to schools, shops & bus stop. This lovely home with low care gardens, has a warm & relaxing ambiance and is a privilege to open.

Opportunity awaits for a family who are ready to get into a spacious 4 bed, 2 bath, two separate living areas, patio and below ground pool home Plus a totally separate one bed, one bath open plan Granny Flat. Use it for your family or create an income by having a tenant live in. The home is in a great location, walk to parks and transport.

have views of Goollelal lake and park land. Located close to parks, schools, transport, call Lee today for a set of drawings and to how you can get started.

CONTACT Lee Parkinson PHONE 0422 233 484 EMAIL lee.parkinson@peard.com.au

Landsdale 10 Clemton Place

$625,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Fabulous family home with extra large bedrooms & three massive living areas in a great location. From the tiled entrance, the sunken carpeted lounge is to the right with a decorative fireplace. The spacious kitchen is the centre of the home with plenty of cupboard space. It overlooks the open plan dining room & family room. Double French Doors lead through to a huge games room & to the side a fabulous covered gabled alfresco overlooking the gardens to the rear. Block size 653m2.

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FOR SALE Landsdale 23 Ringrose Heights

From $675,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Langford 5 Turley Way

$365,000 to $385,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Langford 7/39 Woodmore Road

From $385,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Mandurah 12 Carradale Mews

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Sitting very pretty in Ringrose Heights, is this gorgeous family home with views to the east. Its been lovingly maintained & theres nothing left to do but sit back, relax & enjoy the lifestyle. Completed with airconditioning & an alarm system, this beautiful home ticks all the boxes.

The open plan kitchen, meals & family room have extra height ceilings, outdoor entertaining area with stylish decking, surrounded by easy care reticulated gardens & mood lighting.

CONTACTS Paul Middleton/Sue Middleton PHONE 0419939391/0422046457 EMAIL team.middleton@peard.com.au

3 Well-appointed bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, 1 Carport, land Langford 317 sqm, enclosed patio, medium size storage, full 13/39 Woodmore Road size: renovated kitchen, new flooring, easy maintenance, strata

3 well-appointed bedrooms, 1 bathroom, separate living area, a combine kitchen/dining area, easy maintenance garden, 1 carport, semi-detached strata with no strata fees, fully insulated, gas hot water system, split air conditioning in the lounge room, security screens on all windows and doors and close to all amenities.

Langford 54 Cameron Street

CONTACT Stefen Chitra PHONE 0403 731 014 EMAIL stefen.chitra@peard.com.au

3 well-appointed bedrooms, Built in wardrobe in the master bedroom, 1 bathroom, 365 sqm of land, Strata fees: 415/quarter, open plan living area, carpets throughout the living and bedrooms, gas hot water system, 1x reverse cycle air-conditioning, quiet street, close to everyday amenities like school, public transport and shops.

CONTACT Stefen Chitra PHONE 0403 731 014 EMAIL stefen.chitra@peard.com.au

ERSKINE This home sits on a generous 836m2 block in the quiet, sought after area of Erskine. 4 large beds are a bonus for a growing family and with 3 living areas there is plenty of space for all. Large entertaining patio for those summer evenings and spacious back garden. Off street parking for boat or caravan. Close to Mandurah Quay, shops and beaches.

CONTACT Carolyn Williams PHONE 0408 924 327 EMAIL carolyn.williams@peard.com.au

From $360,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

From $559,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 4

Lynwood 5 Watling Avenue

From $485,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Mandurah 3 Orania Pass

From $535,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

fees: $422/quarter, close proximity to schools, shops, public transport and golf course.

CONTACT Stefen Chitra PHONE 0403 731 014 EMAIL stefen.chitra@peard.com.au

DEVELOPERS DELIGHT!! TRIPLEX DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL! 936 SQM OF PRIME LAND!! With the bonus scheme of R30, this property is an investment not to be missed.

1) Demolish and build 2) Live in and demolish later 3) Rent out and demolish later.

CONTACT Stefen Chitra PHONE 0403 731 014 EMAIL stefen.chitra@peard.com.au

Be impressed by this unique property, with three great size bedrooms, one well-appointed bathroom, ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning, one split air-conditioning system covering living and dining area.

CONTACT Rian Pratama PHONE 0400 110 438 EMAIL rian.pratama@peard.com.au

HALLS HEAD Located in the premium street of Seascapes Estate which offers best of beachside living on massive 656 sqm. This stunning 4 bed 2 bath built by Scott Park home complimented by exceptional size, quality and presentation.

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FOR SALE Marmion 3 Leach Street

Auction bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Ocean Panorama - (Unless sold prior) On site Sat May 2nd 2015 at 11am.

Sweeping, uninterrupted water views just one dwelling back from West Coast Drive with “front row” views (never to be lost) without the traffic noise. On a 471sqm block supporting a quality built home of 3 dble bedrooms, 2 bath, large theatre room with vaulted ceilings, internal entry thru double garage plus temp controlled cellar and combined kitchen, meals, dining & family room with generous balcony.

This is a must see!

CONTACT Les Lindsay PHONE 0407 420 384 EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

Marmion 30 Arkwell Way

From $895,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

An absolutely picture perfect and well-presented property Merriwa in Seagrove Estate, this open plan 4 bedroom, 2 59 Seagrove Boulevard situated bathroom low maintenance home is a must see. Once you

Merriwa 6 Seagrove Blvd

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$409,000 - $429,000

Mindarie 1 Rosslare Promenade

From $3,000,000 bed 5 bath 5 car 3

Mindarie 50 Quinns Road

From $639,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

enter the property you will be pleasantly surprised by the space, style and quality it has to offer.

CONTACT Tertius Du Toit PHONE 0416 239 306 EMAIL tertius.dutoit@peard.com.au

Unequaled in both size & quality with sensational outlook & ocean views. This amazing residence built over three levels boasts a massive 978sqm of living area on a huge 1044sqm coastal block. This coastal living luxury lifestyle awaits with Mindarie Marina attractions, amazing sunsets forever & magnificent beaches right here!

CONTACT Ben Hanson PHONE 0402 785 410 EMAIL ben.hanson@peard.com.au

Look no further & be the first to view this great sized family home sitting on an elevated 568qsm block, built by Ventura Homes in 2001 with beautiful Ocean views from your front yard & within walking distance to great Schools, Shops, Cafes, Bars, Restaurants & the stunning Indian Ocean.

CONTACT John Cowup PHONE 0411 37 36 35 EMAIL john.cowup@peard.com.au

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$379,000 - $399,000

Mindarie 49 Fowey Loop

$640,000-$660,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mindarie 8 Penzance Terrace

From $1,200,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 3

LIGHT AND AIRY – A BEACH LOVERS HOME It will be hard to resist this " just gorgeous" beach inspired with a touch of contemporary style family home in this fantastic leafy Marmion location. Not to mention an easy walk to the beach, cafes, local shops, Marmion primary, the MACC club and popular Braden Park.

CONTACTS Mary Peard/Kathy Clement PHONE 0407 151 153/0403 539 820 EMAIL mary.peard@peard.com.au

Presenting to you an absolutely picture perfect 4x2 residence that is filled to the brim with added extras. A substantially proportioned and cleverly zoned layout is enhanced by a fantastic outdoor area with stunning low maintenance reticulated gardens filled with an exceptional variety of fruit trees at the front and the rear of the property.

CONTACT Tertius Du Toit PHONE 0416 239 306 EMAIL tertius.dutoit@peard.com.au

Here is your chance to secure this magnificent residence ideal for family living in the popular suburb of Mindarie. All this is filled with quality fixtures and fittings throughout, sitting on a 557sqm block and within walking distance to shops, great schools, Mindarie Keys Marina, Bars, Cafes and Restaurants, this ideal family home has so much to offer.

CONTACTS Kathy McGurk/Steve Wilcox PHONE 0451 669 139/0421 277 366 EMAIL kathy.mcgurk@peard.com.au

One of the most impressive homes Ive ever seen sits right here in the heart of Mindarie with beautiful Ocean & Marina views. Superbly crafted with its innovated design and meticulous attention to detail with no expense spared sets it apart from the rest, sitting elevated up high on a 350sqm block with its distinct elevation.

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FOR SALE Mount Hawthorn 82 Egina Street

From $1,179,000 Mount Hawthorn 44 Egina Street From $875,000

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

This elegant classic family home has it all. In a prime location on an elevated block only metres from Menzies Park. Classic bungalow features including high ornate ceilings, fireplace, leadlight features, timber floors and gorgeous kitchen overlooking the large open plan living dining room, bathed with northern light from the glorious glass atrium.

CONTACT Phyllis Gemelli PHONE 0407 386 501 EMAIL phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Location and Options...

This great home set on a big 490sqm block, is ripe for the picking. Located in one of the suburbs best streets, close to parks, transport, schools, shopping and buzzing cafe strips, you can move right into this one and start living. This sweet and neat home is full of original character features such as high ornate ceilings, floorboards, picture rails and a picket fence.

Mullaloo 117 Dampier Avenue

From $595,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 2

Phyllis Gemelli 0407 386 501 phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au

Mullaloo 10 Karalundie Way

From $719,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Amazing location just a few minutes walk to pristine Mullaloo beach, surf club & pub! It's all about the beachside lifestyle! Rare location available, just the second street back from the beach front. Good size 4 bedroom, two bathroom with some renovations done and some needed, so huge future potential to add real value here!

CONTACT Ben Hanson PHONE 0402 785 410 EMAIL ben.hanson@peard.com.au

To get into the Mullaloo market at an affordable price. Very neat and tidy home thats had recent renovations over the past few years with a granite and marble kitchen open plan living with a separate family room all finished with stone floors the bathroom has also been renovated. Great outdoor entertaining, loads of lockup up parking to the rear yard for your cars, boats or trailers etc. Located on 703 sqm lot with terraced limestone walls. Easy stroll to local shops schools beaches & public transport.

CONTACT Jeff Coghill PHONE 0412 928 643 EMAIL jeff.coghill@peard.com.au

Nedlands 3/32 Martin Avenue $799,000 - $849,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 1

Mullaloo 2 Mair Place

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Welcome to a small pocket of peaceful beach paradise tucked away in a small corner of Old Mullaloo. Take leisurely strolls to pure white sands, sapphire clear Blue waters & enjoy ultimate Beach side relaxation.

Presenting a huge lounge room, formal dining with kitchen centrally located. Alfresco can be enjoyed all year round by a all weather pergola, undercover separate Spa & below ground pool. Plenty of secured parking behind electronic sliding gates with double car port directly in front of a double Garage. CONTACT Stephen Simpson PHONE 0408 944 282 EMAIL stephen.simpson@peard.com.au

A Rare Find!!

This charming secluded property blends stylish renovations, spacious light and airy rooms with a convenient location. Positioned at the rear of the block, you are a world away once inside where you can relax and enjoy your own peaceful oasis.

Located close to shops, restaurants and other amenities and the option of public transport is easily available so you can leave the car at home.

Shaun Pettit 0411 725 511 shaun.pettit@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE This street front gem is just waiting for the perfect first home Nollamara 164a Hillsborough Drive buyer!

Boasting a modern kitchen and stunning front courtyard and

This rear villa is an absolute beauty, if you would like to wake Nollamara with the birds chirping and the serenity that Medhurst 16C Medhurst Crescent up Crescent offers with the park side location; look no further.

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

$389,000 - $409,000

Nollamara 9b Galway Close

$465,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

North Beach 3 Mundford Street

$639,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

North Beach 7 James Street

Offers

views to Perth city, you will love relaxing in your feature garden; everything has been done for you, just move in!

CONTACT David Weir PHONE 0402 930 908 EMAIL david.weir@peard.com.au

CHARACTER DUPLEX You won't be able to wait to entertain your friends in this backyard!

Leafy green and tropical, the backyard BBQ has never looked better.

Be quick to secure this renovators dream, close to the Dianella border and safely nestled in an ideal cul-de-sac location.

CONTACT David Weir PHONE 0402 930 908 EMAIL david.weir@peard.com.au

At affordable entry level into the premium suburb of North Beach this totally renovated original front home has been lovingly restored.

Tucked behind a limestone & brush fence in a super quiet location it offers an attractive roadside appearance and will suit many different buyers including investors - as it is currently tenanted and they wish to stay, providing an immediate income stream to consider.

CONTACT Les Lindsay PHONE 0407 420 384 EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

Front Row Views without the traffic noise. One Sold & One remains. This fully serviced green title block of land has minimal site works & builder friendly wide frontage as follows 558sqm in area with a 16metre frontage. With prestigious James Street entry (access) & address, and the addition of a remote control gate for privacy & security, the seller has also laid pipes beneath the driveway which carry the services to the site. This land offers wonderful uninterrupted views to Hillarys Marina & Rottnest & is close to everything. CONTACT Les Lindsay PHONE 0407 420 384 EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

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$435,000 - $450,000

North Beach 28B Lawley Street

From $895,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

North Beach 34 Mundford Street

Auction bed 3 bath 1

North Beach 8/112 Flora Terrace

From $929,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

"Location, location, location".

CONTACT David Weir PHONE 0402 930 908 EMAIL david.weir@peard.com.au

This spacious 3 bedroom 2 bathroom home is in a quiet location with private street appeal on a 571sqm block. Within minutes of both the Indian Ocean, Star Swamp and the Flora Terrace strip, with parks, schools and retail centres close by you are never far from anything. An ideal family home, downsizers dream or stunning investment. With the potential of adding value, this property represents an excellent opportunity to create a masterpiece close to the sunset coast with an enviable lifestyle.

CONTACT Carl Freeman PHONE 0408 793 037 EMAIL carl.freeman@peard.com.au

On behalf of the Department of Housing WA- Auction on site Saturday April the 11th at 11am. A rare opportunity exists to bid & buy one or both of these two adjoining properties with subdivision potential.

Whisper quiet Mundford Street is located in the heart of the R30 zoned, premium suburb of North Beach. The properties are within walking distance to the waterfront, good schools, bowls, tennis, golf & many other recreational activities at nearby Charles Riley Reserve.

Total land package 1,470sqm, CONTACT Les Lindsay Approx 733 & 737sqm.

PHONE 0407 420 384 2 rentable 3x1 dwellings EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

Spacious, near new, easy care townhouse in the heart of North Beach. A fabulous relaxed lifestyle easy walk to beautiful beaches & a selection of popular restaurants & cafes including Clarkes, Tropico & Lawleys. A wide entry leads to an open plan living /meals area with access & view to the private, sheltered garden courtyard. Upstairs features a stunning light & airy open plan living area with ocean view (including Rottnest on a clear day), glorious evening sunsets, & outlook to the rear garden.

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FOR SALE North Beach 38 Mundford Street

Auction bed 3 bath 1

On behalf of the Department of Housing WA- Auction on site Saturday April the 11th at 11am. A rare opportunity exists to bid & buy one or both of these two adjoining properties with subdivision potential.

Whisper quiet Mundford Street is located in the heart of the R30 zoned, premium suburb of North Beach. The properties are within walking distance to the waterfront, good schools, bowls, tennis, golf & many other recreational activities at nearby Charles Riley Reserve.

Total land package 1,470sqm.

CONTACT Les Lindsay Approx 733 & 737sqm.

PHONE 0407 420 384 2 rentable 3x1 dwellings EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

North Perth 27 Doris Street $1,120,000-$1,180,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

Ocean Reef 15 Randell Crescent

From $1,495,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 3

Ocean Reef 15 Troubridge Retreat

Offers Invited bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Ocean Reef 27 Velsheda Green

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The ocean view from this individually designed Webb & Brown Neaves home will take your breath away. Everything about this home is perfection. Space, comfort and light with soaring ceilings, quality fittings throughout. Every room is big and built to take advantage of its stunning location. There are east and northwest facing balconies, five bedrooms and a pool. Overlooking coastal cycleways, bushland & beaches as well as the proposed new marina, this is beachside living at its very best.

CONTACT Juliet Wills PHONE 0411 782 808 EMAIL juliet.wills@peard.com.au

HUGE 800SQM GARDEN BLOCK Assured Investment for both Investor and Owner Occupier.

Park your Boat and Caravan and still have plenty of space for the kids to play with this 4x2 Federation themed air cond family home just waiting for your personal stamp, amongst similar style properties in a quiet cul-de-sac location.

CONTACT Phil Smith PHONE 0411 411 276 EMAIL phil.smith@peard.com.au

Soak up the sea breeze in this fabulous home in a quiet cul-de-sac location a stone's throw from the beach, foreshore parks and bike trails of Ocean Reef. Entertain upstairs in the lounge bar with balcony ocean views, or downstairs in the open plan lounge dining or poolside with its light and bright gabled alfresco dining area and kitchen.

CONTACT Juliet Wills PHONE 0411 782 808 EMAIL juliet.wills@peard.com.au

PERFECTLY BLENDED Blended 1930’s Californian Bungalow & contemporary extension with high end finishes & styling. 3 bedrooms on ground floor; 2 bathrooms; 2 lounges and a dining space. Upper floor extension provides 3rd living area; 1 bathroom & 1 large bedroom. Kitchen has oodles of storage.

High ceilings, detailed cornices & original leadlight windows. Pool/alfresco outside.

Ocean Reef 16 Resolute Way bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Ocean Reef 35 Windward Loop bed 4 bath 2 car 2

phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au

Awesome location only 6 houses back from the beach & the proposed ocean reef marina. Stroll to Prendiville, St Simon Peter & Beaumaris schools, Beaumaris shops & a variety of parklands. This gorgeous home offers ocean views, lots of renovations & three living areas that includes a theatre room, huge games room with fitted kitchenette/bar & open family living. With renod kitchen & fantastic outdoors, its ready for you to just move in. Block size 846 sqm. Year Built 1987.

CONTACT Shane Capelli PHONE 0410 339 499 EMAIL shane.capelli@peard.com.au

From $795,000

From $785,000

Phyllis Gemelli 0407 386 501 Ros Conway 0435 609 428

Ocean Views & Sea Breezes Ocean views and sea breezes from the pool deck. Ocean views from the family, dining and kitchen. Three living areas.

Huge rooms. High ceilings. Great layout. Renovate and reap the rewards CONTACT Juliet Wills PHONE 0411 782 808 EMAIL juliet.wills@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Ocean Reef 44 Bacchante Circle

From $839,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Padbury 8 McRae Court

From $839,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 2

Piara Waters 1 Artizan Pass

From $979,000 bed 5 bath 3 car 2

Port Kennedy 20 Knutsford Crescent

From $449,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Only minutes from the beach this well presented, spacious family home is offering the coastal lifestyle with room to park all your toys on an 821sqm block. Large pitched cover for your caravan / boat, below ground swimming pool, large pitched patio for entertaining and established low maintenance gardens. This home is the complete package deal!

CONTACT Pauline Lyon

Padbury 11 Gregory Avenue

Set on a 728sqm block in one of Padburys most desirable locations, this immaculately presented double storey family home will capture your heart from the moment you step inside. Ideally suited to family living, this impressive residence offers multiple living areas, a functional floor plan & loads of space making it perfect for every aspect of family life.

Spacious kitchen, huge family room with raked ceiling & built in bar, study, reverse cycle air conditioning, ceiling fans, gas hot water system, gas bayonets, Solar panels,CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil sparkling below ground pool & PHONE 0411 103 617 reticulated gardens EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au from own BORE.

Parkwood 5/14 Nicol Road

RESORT STYLE LIVING! With flawless magazine style presentation and contemporary elegance, this sophisticated modern family residence is built on a very generous 807sqm block with a massive 370sqm of living. With no expense spared, you will be impressed as soon as you walk through the double door entry into this surprise package.

CONTACT Karen Lloyd

Piara Waters 9 Binomial Way

Are you looking for side access for your boat or caravan?

Need a good size home? Dont miss out on this corner block property located in beach side Port Kennedy. This brick and colour bond home is perfect for entertaining or relocating your family. This property is only available by private appointment so dont miss out book your viewing today.

Quinns Rocks 9 Dennis Street

PHONE 0427 968 070 EMAIL pauline.lyon@peard.com.au

PHONE 0421 614 447 EMAIL karen.lloyd@peard.com.au

CONTACT Rob Davis PHONE 0439 843 776 EMAIL rob.davis@peard.com.au

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$699,000 - $729,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

From $499,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $619,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST bed 3 bath 2

This truly stunning property incorporates lifestyle and contemporary class all in one. Featuring modern, bright & spacious living areas serviced by a stylish and well-appointed kitchen, this beautiful home is perfect for entertaining your family & friends all year round. Offering a great layout with an awesome outdoor area this home is thoughtfully designed to achieve a suave atmosphere. Located within close proximity to popular local parklands, shops, transport, schools and only a short drive to Hillarys Marina, CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil Whitfords Shopping Centre PHONE 0411 103 617 & the beach.

EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

BUILT IN 2005 AND BEAUTIFUL!! Situated in one of the best streets in Parkwood with glimpses of the city views, this villa offers comfort, privacy and low maintenance living.

Strategically situated within close proximity to Riverton Forum shopping centre, public transport, restaurants, schools and parks, this location could not get any better.

CONTACT Vicktor Sutrisno PHONE 0422 774 044 EMAIL vicktor.sutrisno@peard.com.au

From your open plan living area and alfresco is what you will enjoy with this Brand new home in Newhaven Estate. On a low maintenance block sits this beautiful high quality built and finished four bedroom, two bathroom. Be quick to secure this amazing property in a suburb that is continuously growing.

CONTACT Jemima Botha PHONE 0416 406 410 EMAIL jemima.botha@peard.com.au

This spacious 3X2 home with double garage is situated on an elevated 910sqm sub-dividable block located close to the beach. With panoramic ocean views of Mindarie marina and surrounds that cannot be built out this property is a genuine investment opportunity.

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FOR SALE Quinns Rocks 24 Dumaresq Loop

$729,000-$749,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Dedication & vision by the owners exemplifies the quality, style and elegance that this magnificent home embodies. A functional, spacious and thoughtful layout that consists 300sqm of living area (350sqm with garage) including Enormous front home office Large main family room & dining overlooking kitchen plus so much more!

CONTACTS Steve Wilcox/Kathy McGurk PHONE 0421 277 366/0451 669 139 EMAIL steve.wilcox@peard.com.au

Rockingham 11 Chester Way

Offers Over $365,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

The time has come for this owner to say goodbye to her Rockingham unit and move on, so now you can take this 9/101 Simpson Avenue beloved opportunity to make a savvy investment and secure this 2

Safety Bay 18 Oakdale Close

bed 2 bath 1 car 1

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

$310,000

bedroom 1 bathroom unit in a quiet well maintained complex. Located so close to shops and transport you can leave the car at home.

CONTACT Phil Carnaby PHONE 0418 910 824 EMAIL phil.carnaby@peard.com.au

Safety Bay 55 Elswick Street

bed 5 bath 4 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Offers Over $1,390,000

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fulfil all your dreams and all your family requirements. Set on three levels there is still a sense of each level being in harmony with the other.

CONTACTS Fran Satherley/John Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343/ EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

Stellar Scarborough Location This three bedroom, street-front townhouse is a superb first home or investment in a stellar location. You’ll love the aspect from the upstairs kitchen and living areas, and the private outdoor entertaining space.

CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

CONTACTS Fran Satherley/John Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343/ EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

Offers over $390,000

It doesn't get any better than this if you want a real Safety Bay ocean view all along this beautiful coastline 20 Warnbro Beach Road uninterrupted don't miss viewing this amazing property. This home will

$335,000 bed 1 bath 1 car 1

Stunning three bedroom home in top location located close to primary school, parks and beach. Shops and all other amenities close by. This home has two separate living spaces, a renovated updated kitchen, generous bedrooms with robes, good size bathroom and more. You can just move on in to this one well worth your inspection.

CONTACTS Fran Satherley/John Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343/ EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

Offers Over $465,000

Scarborough 4/21 Pearl Parade

This home is immaculate throughout with high beams to attractive living room, generous size family room, three bedrooms with robes, functional kitchen with plenty of cupboards, great floor plan and easy to extend and renovate later on. Priced to sell, this home will not last long on the market.

This is a stunning home in great location, close to beaches, shops and schools. The home has been renovated and has a beautiful chefs kitchen with gas cooking, dishwasher and plenty of storage. Attractive jarrah timber floors in family room, kitchen & dining plus a feature gas log fire adds to the ambience.

CONTACTS Fran Satherley/John Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343/ EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

Neat 1 bedroom unit approximately 300 metres to the beach and caf strip. Quietly located towards the rear of the complex but also having the benefit of buses on West Coast Highway or Pearl Parade. Sitting on around 2,100 square metres of total land area, this neat 1 bedroom unit would make a good home or excellent investment in this ever improving suburb.

CONTACT Chas Paridis PHONE 0418911289 EMAIL chas.paridis@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE Scarborough 198A Duke Street

End Date Sale - From mid $800,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Secret Harbour 5 Hassars Road

$849,000-$879,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Sorrento 11 Jervis Way

From $1,095,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

Sorrento 38 High Street

Auction bed 5 bath 3 car 2

Style and Tranquillity Exquisitely styled and loaded with features, this three bedroom townhouse with views over Scarborough is sure to impress. You’ll fall in love with the upstairs kitchen, dining and living areas. The quality and design throughout is first class.

CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

Scarborough 80B Corbett Street

From $909,000 bed 3 bath 3 car 2

Secret Harbour stunner. Imposing two storey beauty perched in a prime location on Hassars Road. Views to the ocean and only seconds to the beach. Fantastic family home with everything you could possible want including an elegant pool with water feature. Separate theatre room and gorgeous lofty living areas with stunning raked ceilings that you will adore.

CONTACT Julie Pym

Secret Harbour 7 Wombarra Street

Are you looking for a well located, spacious 4x3 plus study, family friendly home with pool and big private north facing garden for children and pets to enjoy? Then you must view this much loved family home on a generous 829 sqm block in a quiet elevated cul de sac in the heart of popular Sorrento.

Sorrento 21 Minden Rise

PHONE 0411 436 537 EMAIL julie.pym@peard.com.au

CONTACTS Mary Peard/Kathy Clement PHONE 0407 151 153/0403 539 820 EMAIL mary.peard@peard.com.au

Classy Family Home- (Unless sold prior) On site Saturday May 2nd 2015 at 1pm. With protected north facing living areas overlooking a beautiful pool in the front yard, this very private recently finished home offers a perfect recluse for all family members, exquisite new kitchen, vaulted ceilings and gorgeous timber floors. Offering 5 bedrooms 3 new bathrooms, two tiered home office / studio plus rear access & secure parking front and rear…..this is a must to see!

CONTACT Les Lindsay PHONE 0407 420 384 EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au

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From $749,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

From $1,390,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Sorrento 4 Biscay Road

From $899,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Multi Award Winning Welcome to this luxury Brown-Neaves home with double garage, low care gardens and classic lock up and leave security. People talk about class, quality and attention to detail - This Is It!!

CONTACT Mick Evans PHONE 0417 933 620 EMAIL mick.evans@peard.com.au

Stunning home with superb features and finishes complete with infinity style solar heated pool and gas heated spa.

Triple garage, secure front yard perfect for toddlers with access down side of home. Theatre room with projector and screen. Stunning kitchen, living and dining area flowing through to gorgeous pitched games area with immediate pool views.

CONTACT Julie Pym PHONE 0411 436 537 EMAIL julie.pym@peard.com.au

Nestled in one of the finest cul-de-sacs and on a hill with sweeping views of the Indian Ocean, this spacious two-story home is ideally located in this sought-after pocket of Sorrento. The home caters perfectly for both families & those who love to entertain, with four good sized bedrooms, two spacious living areas and an outdoor entertainment space. The home boasts breathtaking views that cannot be built out.

CONTACT Ben Keevers PHONE 0404 056 010 EMAIL ben.keevers@peard.com.au

Huge family home with room to spread out on a 736 sqm block.

Including sunken formal lounge, dining room, large kitchen, family room and sunken games room. The outdoor entertaining area overlooks the heated below ground pool, spa and Balinese style gazebo. With air-conditioning, security shutters, vac system and it’s own water bore, this family home is just minutes away from the Hillarys Marina and surrounding beaches.

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FOR SALE South Guildford 19 Wundu Entrance

From $499,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Spearwood 1 Kingsley Close

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Stirling 3/58 Covent Garden

From $479,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Tapping 22 Eastman Turn

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Whether you're starting out or stepping up, dont miss out on this freshly painted 4 bedroom home in a great location. A functional floor layout with 4 bedrooms, multiple living areas perfect for the most demanding of families. Massive outdoor entertainment area, lots of space for the kids and pets to play.

Easy access to the City, Nearby Midland shops & train station.

CONTACT Stephanie Xiao

Southern River 68 Furley Road

Beautifully presented fully renovated home on a generous 792 sqm elevated block. Featuring 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, lounge, kitchen with granite benches, spacious family and meals, ducted reverse cycle aircond, alarm, security doors, roller shutters, approx 7m x 8m workshop and below ground swimming pool. An absolute delight!

Spearwood 92 Hamilton Road

PHONE 0433 820 260 EMAIL stephanie.xiao@peard.com.au

CONTACT Karen Lloyd PHONE 0421 614 447 EMAIL karen.lloyd@peard.com.au

QUIET BIJOU SURPRISE! Quality timber floor from the entrance leading to modern open plan kitchen/dining area; Exquisite kitchen with glossy white pantry and cupboards, black stone bench top and stainless steel appliances...Close to bus/train station and walking distance to the very popular Balcatta High School. There absolutely is nothing to do in this low maintenance home other than pack your things and move in.

CONTACT Brian Godwin PHONE 0430 344 300 EMAIL brian.godwin@peard.com.au

Immaculate family home guaranteed to impress. This UNIQUE family 4x2 home boasting wrap around style living is an absolute must for your viewing list this weekend!!! The Spacious open plan family area , high spec kitchen & bathrooms, double bedrooms, huge theatre and luxurious hotel styled master suite all surround a stunning glass central court yard.

CONTACT Diane Williamson PHONE 0431 112 750 EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

Fabulous family home with 234 sqm of living. Boasting 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study, theatre, games, spacious kitchen, meals and family. Solid timber floors, air conditioning, alfresco entertaining and close to schools, park lands, transport and shopping centres.

From $639,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Karen Lloyd PHONE 0421 614 447 EMAIL karen.lloyd@peard.com.au

POSITION AND PRESENTATION! A hop skip and a jump to the beautiful Port Coogee marina as well as a short drive to our historic Fremantle. This superb split level home built on a 619sqm block is a credit to the owner with their immaculate presentation.

From $679,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

CONTACT Karen Lloyd PHONE 0421 614 447 EMAIL karen.lloyd@peard.com.au

Tapping 22 Bartholdi Corner

From $629,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Tapping 49 Rosinski Circle

From $499,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

A stunning family home with absolutely everything, inside AND out!!! This HUGE property is SURE to impress. Open plan family living, very spacious activity & study. The absolute stand out focal point is the stunning outdoor entertaining area. Extremely spacious alfresco dining, tranquil garden pond and sparkling below ground pool. It really doesn't get any better than this! CONTACT Diane Williamson PHONE 0431 112 750 EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

This modern spacious 3x2 home built on a 409m2 block, is simply perfect. Boasting excellent parkland location. Excellent well equipped chefs kitchen overlooking the open plan family/dining room with sliding doors leading to the private alfresco entertaining area & garden. You really need to view this property to get the feel of your very 1st home.

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FOR SALE Warnbro 15 Orania Mews

Offers from $349,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Warwick 17 Ellersdale Avenue

From $639,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Wembley Downs 1 Vega Street

$1,050,000 - $1,100,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Wembley Downs 30A Sulman Road

From $1,230,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Now is your chance to launch in to home ownership for yourself or investment in this cul-de sac. This property is currently tenanted into April at $400 per week. This is a great opportunity to own a home and neighbours only on 2 sides.

Walk to schools, sports fields, shops and more. Don't miss out on this opportunity.

CONTACT Rob Davis PHONE 0439 843 776 EMAIL rob.davis@peard.com.au

Warnbro 36 Manly Crescent

Buyers Over $419,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

This spacious & beautifully maintained family home was built in the 70s & must be viewed to be fully appreciated. The home has a great floor plan & good bones making it ideal for the buyer who can see its true potential. 2 very spacious living areas plus meals & dining which are easily serviced by the updated kitchen. Ducted air conditioning, split system air conditioner, ceiling fans, gas bayonet & insulation ensures all year comfort. 727sqm block.

CONTACTS Julie Vincent/Ron Vincent PHONE 0403 809 445/0403 809 209 EMAIL julie.vincent@peard.com.au

Warwick 6/86 Ellersdale Avenue

It doesn't get much better than this! A beautiful rose garden with trees & hedges borders this superb family home set in a magnificent location which will delight the most discerning buyer. The open-plan informal area with parquetry flooring is truly superb & comprises a gourmet kitchen, spacious meal area flows into the wonderful family room with huge pitched ceiling & feature window as well as a lovely gas log fire with chimney set in a stone fireplace. 470 sqm block.

CONTACTS Kathy Hamilton/Simon Neilson PHONE 0497 333 000/0497 333 000 EMAIL kathyandsimon@peard.com.au

Wembley Downs 115B Hale Road

Picture Perfect!

Willetton 18 Shawood Place

This stunning and fastidiously designed near new home comprising 4 bedrooms and 2 bathroom is a truly outstanding offering in the wonderful suburb of Wembley Downs on an easy care 506 sqm green title block.

CONTACT Tony Ronaldson PHONE 0409 257 787 EMAIL tony.ronaldson@peard.com.au

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From $410,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

From $919,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 3

From $569,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

This beautiful secured family home is ideally located close to all amenities and has everything to accommodate a growing family. The man of the house will just love the large workshop, 3 phase power & side access that has plenty of room to park a caravan, boat and trailer.

CONTACTS Graham York/Helen York PHONE 0467 773 977/0407 727 732 EMAIL graham.york@peard.com.au

Welcome to this spotless 2 Bedroom x 1 Bathroom x 1 Garage villa, perfectly placed within a quiet complex opposite Warwick Shopping Centre & footsteps away from medical centres, public transport, cinemas etc. Living room with reverse-cycle air-conditioning & gas bayonet for heating, meals/dining nook, lovely kitchen, linen closet to hallway, vertical blinds throughout, alarm system, security screens to all exterior windows & security doors to all exterior doors. With quality retirement living becoming CONTACT Belinda Lawrence increasingly hard to find you PHONE 0432 547 921 will need to act quickly! EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

Your Opportunity Awaits!

Situated on a 634 sqm block this wonderful property sits in an elevated position entirely on Stockdale Crescent and has so much to offer the astute buyer.

CONTACT Tony Ronaldson PHONE 0409 257 787 EMAIL tony.ronaldson@peard.com.au

AUCTION SUNDAY 29TH MARCH AT 1.00PM ON SITE Generous Green Title block on 817sqm, whisper quiet cul-de-sac location, close to all amenities, within the Willetton SHS zone,high ceilings for most part of the home, great size bedrooms, well-appointed bathroom, large games room.

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FOR SALE Build Your Dream Home Woodlands 12 BIRCHWOOD Avenue Unleash your imagination and consider the possibilities with this

$750,000 NEG

500sqm block in a very desirable Woodlands location. Close to Jackadder Lake, public transport and Woodlands shops, café’s & restaurants.

CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

Wembley 54 Herdsman Parade Mid $800,000's bed 3 bath 1 car 2

ONE OF THESE THINGS... ... is not like the other! And isn’t that true with this delightful 1960’s Wembley home. What an eclectic beauty. This light, bright & airy 3 bed, 1 bath home has retro features of its era, but with the lightness & modern feel that just works.

Sensational back garden which is a place you will love to spend time in, with a large grassed area for the kids and gorgeous pool.

Yanchep 62 Beachside Parade

From $499,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Dean Bradley 0411 110 779 dean.bradley@peard.com.au

Spacious, stylish, exceptional finishings this stunning property surely has the wow factor! Featuring 3 bedroom plus big study (easily 4th bedroom) plus separate lounge, several outdoor living areas the property combines the spaciousness of a big family home with the low maintenance aspect of a cottage style property.

CONTACT Peggy Middelveld PHONE 0415 566 825 EMAIL peggy.middelveld@peard.com.au

Woodlands 337 Huntriss Road

OFFERS bed 5 bath 3 car 3

Yokine 30/33 Farina Drive

From $329,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

Spectacular City Views from on High Be wowed by the panoramic city views, the captivating design and the prestigious location of this 5x3 grand family home. Situated on an elevated block in a blue ribbon location, the home is within easy walking distance of Jackadder Lake, the Woodlands shopping area and top schools.

CONTACT Mandy Bizzaca PHONE 0409 915 210 EMAIL mandy.bizzaca@peard.com.au

Spacious, tidy and well maintained, this neat secure townhouse is located in a prime position, in a well maintained group that’s oh-so-close to everything. Don’t miss your chance to secure the sought after lock-and leave, low maintenance lifestyle on offer.

CONTACT Sam Mannino PHONE 0402 822 457 EMAIL sam.mannino@peard.com.au

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Living the dream

If the urban sprawl is getting you down, it might be time to pack up and make the move to a big, beautiful rural lot down south.

What’s it like in the city today? Are you stuck in traffic? Are you tired of opening the windows of your house and hearing sirens? You’re not alone. Chances are in the car behind you, or in the house next door, they’re dreaming of a Margaret River escape too.

With the first autumn rains having hit the south west region mid-way through

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March, there’s been an instant greening of the fields. The creeks aren’t quite running, but the dams have had a nice top-up and everything feels refreshed.

Autumn and winter are prime seasons for sales of rural land in the stunning Capes region. With a welcome fall in the Australian dollar over the past 12 months, and a lift of optimism regarding wine and viticulture,

more buyers are seeing opportunities in rural and regional West Australia.

Stocker Preston Cowaramup sales consultant Mark Murray said the fall in the Aussie dollar has given greater value to export-focused industries, such as wine, beef and sheep.

“There are still larger rural acreages that suit traditional farming pursuits, such as livestock or market gardens,” says Mark.

Bob Scott, sales consultant for Stocker Preston’s Margaret River branch agrees.

“Mining has slowed, but the Asian market wants clean, fresh, quality food. Asian primolife.com.au

investors want investments and lifestyle properties in politically and economically stable areas with good climates and the Margaret River region fits that description perfectly.

“We have properties that certainly suit those needs.”

The Capes region has traditionally been known for surf, wine and caves, and there is no doubt buyers looking at property in this area are attracted to the relaxed and pristine environment.

“Almost every beach has surf on its day and the diving and fishing is good too. Each

autumn there’s the annual salmon run along our coastline, so recreational fishermen are gearing up now for that,” Bob says.

“For those city people who are tired of hearing sirens or sitting in traffic, the idea of buying a four-wheel-drive, or hiking into secret gems in the Leeuwin Naturaliste National Park will be music to their ears.

“We have properties for sale on Caves Road with and without existing dwellings that are right on the doorstep of the national park with its fantastic coastline.

These offer superb future ‘weekender’ options before you might decide to uproot from the city permanently and build your dream home.”

Moving inland along the Blackwood

production of annual hay, or horse or cattle agistment.

Bob says there are local farmers always on the lookout for land to lease.

“A landowner could fence off a corner and lease the rest. Generally lessees look after fencing, fertiliser and firebreaks, so it’s easier to own a big rural property than a smaller lifestyle property where the owner has to do all the work.”

Mark says one of the challenges Perth people face when they start thinking about the idea of a semi-permanent or permanent ‘escape to the Cape’ can be coming to terms with the many different localities that make up the region.

“It’s not always a simple matter of

River runs the fertile lands of Warner Glen where family dairy and beef operations are still a mainstay.

“The Blackwood is tidal and navigable for 42km from Augusta, up past Warner Glen Bridge, and no matter what the weather may do, there’s always a sheltered spot to tie up and fish for a black bream,” Bob says.

For buyers who are not quite ready to embrace the tree-change or sea-change on a permanent basis, there are many options that offer income, including the purchase of properties with contracted vineyards, or

entering ‘Busselton’ or ‘Margaret River’ in a search engine for rural property in the south west,” he says. “Not a lot will come up. Busselton is a city these days and last I looked, there weren’t cows wandering down the main street... you have to come to Cowaramup for that.

“What potential buyers might not know is the locality names such as Kaloorup, Treeton, Metricup, Burnside, Osmington, Rosa Brook, Rosa Glen, Bramley, Wilyabrup, Jindong, or Yelverton.

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What’s on our books right now: Brookwood Estate Wines 430 Treeton Rd, Treeton Winery, vineyard, cafe and various dwellings 46.66ha, $2,850,000 + GST

they are closest to, and where the main highways service these areas. That’s why making a phone call to a real estate agent in the area can give you such a great head start and simplify your search.”

Right now in and near Cowaramup, Mark says, most demand is for lifestyle blocks up to 100 acres, with or without a house. “Some of the older farms have older homes which were perfect for your parents’ generation but might not be modern enough for you. That’s fine. Depending on shire approvals, you can often build a second dwelling over time and rent out the original home, or save it for extended family accommodation options,” says Mark.

"Some buyers prefer the idea of a ‘blank canvas’ with space all around where they can design and build their home and add an orchard over time and a vegie patch and chickens until they’ve created their own country garden oasis.

"And sometimes, of course, you get lucky and find yourself in the perfect position to buy someone else’s ‘country garden oasis’ and have an instant rural retreat."

Bob says that he knows of many people who grew up in a rural area who have great memories of the lifestyle and have since returned to the Margaret River area.

“They are the people who really understand what a huge difference a country life makes.” PL Next time you find yourself stuck in traffic, don’t despair. Contact Bob Scott for Margaret River 0438 907 656 or Mark Murray for Cowaramup on 0427 030 301 and they will be pleased to help.

1018 Rosa Brook Rd, Rosa Brook House, ancillary dwelling, well fenced, good soils, dressage arena 30.99ha, $1,290,000 37 Beck Rd, Courtenay For the serious farmer, big house, close to the Blackwood River 122.06ha, from $950,000 8120 Bussell Highway, Cowaramup Character 3 bed house, vineyard (leased) 5.92ha, $899,000 going concern 11599 Bussell Highway Loads of water, highway access, older house 32.99ha, $730,000 53/258 Gibb Rd, Metricup Conservation bush lot. Lifestyle lot.

16.5ha, $385,000

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BUNBURY

BUSSELTON

DUNSBOROUGH

COWARAMUP

MARGARETaRIVER

AUGUSTA

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Augusta $629,000

Contact Alf Fandry

0407 441 140 9758 0300

LIVE THE AUGUSTA LIFESTYLE WITH VIEWS! Wake up to fabulous river and ocean views, walk into town and facilities. This neat circa 2006 Ross Squire 2 storey home has 4 bed, 3 on the ground floor including the laundry, shower and separate toilet. On the upper floor is the main bedroom with ensuite, open plan living dining kitchen area which steps out onto to a covered deck on 2 sides and over looks the beautiful Hardy Inlet.

Augusta

STUNNING VIEWS! Delightful home overlooking the river and the ocean.

Upstairs has vaulted ceilings to a spacious open plan lounge/dining area which has a good sized kitchen.

These rooms lead out to a generous deck where you can relax and take in the beautiful water views. The master bedroom with walk in robe and ensuite plus a powder room are also located at this level.

$675,000

Contact Gordon Junor

0427 552 017 9758 0300

Nearby Caves Road

Augusta

BUILDER’S OWN DREAM HOME!

Contact Alf Fandry

0407 441 140 9758 0300

In a beautiful cul-de-sac, just minutes from Hardy Inlet this art deco home is one of a kind. Perfect for the outdoor lover with a double garage, secure parking space for caravan, boat and car trailer and ample car parking. The house has 4 bed, WIR, 2 stylish bathrooms (1 with spa bath), 2 separate toilets (1 with bidet). A share in a private jetty metres away tops if off.

Broadwater

ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!

$695,000

Contact Laura Bannister 0429 956 664 9753 0888

This home has a welcoming feel and makes you feel like you want to kick off your shoes, relax and unwind.

Friends and family will be envious of the contemporary style and design. The home and gardens are low maintenance and easy care, leaving you free time to do the things you love. This home is ideal for those that love to entertain or spend quality time with the family.

Chapman Hill

COUNTRY LIVING AT ITS BEST

$465,000

$1.15M

Contact Jason Cooper

0407 770 426 9753 0888

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A stunning 3 bed, 2 bath spacious modern home with sweeping verandas and timber decking with scenic views from every corner of the home. Picture yourself and the family thoroughly enjoying living on a magnificent 16.3ha farm in a stunning modern home with sweeping verandahs, just a short drive from Busselton’s city centre.

Boranup

SEA AND TREE CHANGE Would you like to own 40.75ha (100ac) of prime farmland with Caves Road access in Karri Country, 4.5kms from a long, beautiful surf beach just south of Margaret River? A good dam, fences, power, miles of National Park, a nearby boat ramp, and a great local tavern complete the wish list.

$729,000

Contact Bob Scott

0438 907 656 9780 5777

Capel

YOUR GREAT ESCAPE – CAR NO. 372

Contact Larisa Tomuli

0438 272 932 9792 1888

2 bed, 1 bath river residence on 4.22ha (10ac) located on the banks of the Capel River. Bordered by an 8000sqm approx vineyard and tall timbers, just a leisurely 2hr drive south of Perth and 5mins from the town of Capel. Lovingly renovated and restored (circa) 1902 railway carriage with water tank, power and machinery shed.

College Grove

COLLEGE GROVE DELIGHT

From $600,000

Offers Over $465,000

Contact Alf Mainstone

0402 026 608 9792 1888

Great area, great home. This property would be hard to beat. 4 bed, 2 bath plus study, multiple living areas, R/C A/C, spa, polished timber floors, big 4.6kw solar panel system, powered shed/workshop, large aviary and beautiful pool with cover. Conveniently located in close proximity to schools, University, TAFE, health campus and major sporting complex.

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BUSSELTON

DUNSBOROUGH

COWARAMUP

MARGARETaRIVER

AUGUSTA

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Cowaramup

CLOSE TO EVERYTHING

Contact Beth Sibon

0418 937 438 9755 5123

This compact and solidly built 3 bed home has a semi ensuite, an open plan kitchen/dining/living area with a separate lounge and a second toilet in the laundry area.

Situated on a huge 1000sqm block surrounded by established gardens and fruit trees and a spacious 10m x 6m powered shed completes the picture.

Centrally located on the eastern side of the highway.

Dunsborough

DELUXE ABODE - EASY CARE APPEAL

$449,000

Contact Tony Farris

0417 951 838 9756 8888

This stunning modern home with snazzy street appeal and beautifully finished gardens is sure to impress. This immaculate residence is the perfect solution to escape the building nightmare, brush off a year of stress and a waste of rent monies to slide straight into this beautiful home. Flawless in every way the home is 100% complete with oasis style landscaped gardens.

Dunsborough

OVERLOOKING OCEAN AND PARK

$595,000-$615,000

Contact Debbie Bridges 0417 186 018 9756 8888

Absolutely stunning location. Look at the ocean and park all day. A modern, double storey beachside home with spacious living, kitchen and dining with decked outdoor area – all with ocean views. Master bedroom plus 3 queen sized bedrooms with lounge areas and balconies and 3 bathrooms. Superb lifestyle, enjoy the beach playground.

Geographe

GEOGRAPHE GLAMOUR

$1.75M

$769,000

Contact Boyd Reilly

0439 906 022 9753 0888

This elegant home is tucked away in a private cul-desac with canal views and only a short stroll to the beach.

Features include stylish polished timber floors and high ceilings throughout and an impressive gourmet kitchen with granite benchtops. An entertainer’s delight with secluded decked pool and outdoor living area. This immaculate home needs to be seen.

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Cowaramup

QUALITY THAT’S PRICED TO SELL

Contact Jill Turton

0418 933 345 9755 5123

Packed with features, you will love all that is on offer in this stylish, contemporary 3 bed, 2 bath home. Located in Cowaramup Country on an easy care 717sqm block, this quality Summit home ticks every box and more!

Includes theatre room, great entertainer’s kitchen, a spacious living area bathed in year-round light with views across the garden to the paddock beyond.

Dunsborough

THIS ONE HAS IT ALL

$525,000

Contact Louis De Chiera 0418 909 899 9756 8888

Big house, big block and big on value for money, this property is the perfect family home and entertainer. 4 bed, 2 bath home with massive open living plus second living and huge alfresco offers multiple living options.

Side access and easy care gardens all on 770sqm. brilliant location close to town, community facilities golf course and the beach.

Gelorup

NATURE LOVERS PARADISE

$599,000

From $639,000

Contact Rosemary Lynch 0418 932 546 9792 1888

Hamelin Bay $450,000

Contact Clare Andrews 0448 023 265 9780 5777

Fantastic family home sitting on 4121sqm block. The master suite has a luxurious spa in which to relax and gaze across the rear of the property. Generous living areas, well appointed kitchen overlooking enclosed patio area/games room. There is also is a brick workshop with 2 rooms.

FOREST BY THE SEA Here is the ideal opportunity for you to create your private retreat surrounded by some of the south west’s most beautiful forests, best beaches, and fishing, diving and surfing spots. Located on a hilltop 2.3kms east of the stunning waters of Hamelin Bay, this is an exclusive and sought after position.

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BUNBURY

BUSSELTON

DUNSBOROUGH

COWARAMUP

MARGARETaRIVER

AUGUSTA

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Margaret River From $120,000

Contact Bec Hannan

0409 988 593 9780 5777

Margaret River $465,000

Contact Chris Jarrott

INVEST A LITTLE, STAY A WHILE Own your very own piece of Margaret River with these 1 bedroom spa units. Margaret River Resort is centrally located just a short stroll to town with easy access to the best the region has to offer. Both units have one spacious bedroom with separate living, large bathroom and A/C but add to this a kitchenette.

IMMACULATE MARGARET RIVER With very few rentals available and low interest rates why not get this newly built, brilliantly finished 4 bed, 2 bath home with extensive decking to enhance outdoor living. Nothing left to do but move in and enjoy.

0402 906 726 9780 5777

Margaret River $575,000

Contact Susan Millar

0417 958 028 9780 5777

Margaret River $795,000

Contact Ken Preston

0418 932 747 9780 5777

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Margaret River $205,000

Contact Steve Harry

0428 933 327 9780 5777

Margaret River $495,000

Contact Shane Galbraith 0407 579 286 9780 5777

SUPERIOR STYLE AND FINISH Top shelf home by local boutique builder. Spacious and well appointed with 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 living area, 3 separate living and entertaining decks, timber floors, high ceilings throughout plus pitched ceiling in main living, fabulous kitchen and superior bathrooms. When ordinary wont do.

8.9% RETURN Excellent investment property. Large 2324sqm lot with 8 units located in Margaret River Industrial Area. Two stable tenants with a net rent of approx $70,000pa. 7 units are leased to Warren Blackwood Waste who have the contract with the Margaret River Shire for household rubbish removal plus skip bins for hire. The other unit is leased by Toll Ipec Pty Ltd.

Margaret River

BEST BLOCK ON POLLOCK This titled, level, extensively retained block overlooking the Rapids Landing park and the creekfront reserve, is a dream home site - and it comes with studio preapproval. The only vacant lot in this popular location, with the best position of them all - you cannot go wrong here!

SOLAR PASSIVE STYLE Clever design and an abundance of modern style, this fantastic skillion home has all the features environmental awareness, gourmet kitchen and easy care native gardens. 4 massive bedrooms, separate study, cool clean lines and masses of natural light, create a relaxed and contemporary feel.

THE RAMBLING ROSE

Contact Morena Bamber

Overlooking Farmhouse Park and located in a quiet cul-de-sac, sits this picture perfect home on 1097sqm (1/4ac approx). Traditional styling, expansive living and secluded rambling gardens create the feel of an English Country House.

Margaret River

STUNNING PROPERTY HAS IT ALL

$675,000

0407 203 072 9780 5777

$1.15M

Contact John Mondy

0427 440 671 9780 5777

This beautifully designed and built 4 bed, 2 bath, home with a self contained studio sits proudly on 4.5ha, within mins from the beach, town, wineries and golf course.

You will instantly feel at home as you walk in, through to the fantastic kitchen, living dining area that all opens out onto a north facing undercover deck. Call to organise your own private viewing.

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COWARAMUP

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AUGUSTA

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Metricup

THE RIVER A STONE’S THROW AWAY

Contact Mark Murray

0427 030 301 9755 5123

A stunning lot in picturesque Metricup of 16.5ha, with a 1643sqm building envelope at a price more synonymous with a suburban block! Less than half an hour’s drive from both Margaret River and Busselton, this is a nature lover’s dream! Access is via a common gravel road. There are conservation covenants on the bush to protect your slice of heaven.

Quindalup

QUINDALUP HILLS RETREAT

$385,000

Contact Chris Stott

0477 091 371 9756 8888

This 2006 custom built house is set on a 5179sqm block in a quiet little cul-de-sac in the Quindalup Hills area only 10mins drive from Dunsborough town centre.

The modern design skillion roof home has a wonderful aspect through the large trees back toward Geographe Bay in the distance. This Rural Residential home is located in the sought after “Vintners Ridge” location.

Yallingup

PRISTINE UNDULATING VALLEY VIEWS

$1.05M

$635,000

Contact Ross Sorgiovanni 0419 949 852 9756 8888

Yalyalup $190,000

Contact Joe Jordanoff

0498 935 086 9756 8888

Magnificent valley views through Gunyulgup Valley from this 1.2ha (3ac) block packed with features. A stunning winter creek cascades through the northern boundary, tall native trees along the creek line and there are ocean glimpses from the top corner of the block. Build your dream home in this popular location.

SWEET LOCATION IN PROVENCE This generous 566sqm block is situated in one of the best locations in the stunning Provence. Set on a former display home street the standard of neighbouring homes is exceptional plus the beautiful parks are easy walking distance, not to mention the nearby school. A quality location to build in the booming Busselton!

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Peppermint Grove Beach

CLASSIC PEPPY WITH POTENTIAL

Contact Larisa Tomuli

0438 272 932 9792 1888

Located on the high side of Peppy Grove Terrace with a breath-taking seascape and suburb panorama, is this extremely comfortable 5 bed, 2 bath beach house with oodles of potential to upgrade if desired, or simply enjoy as is. Well built in 1986 and in a fantastic elevated location. Flat grassed area’s, sheltered rear patio and upstairs deck capturing amazing views.

Quindalup

A BEACHFRONT GEM

From $635,000

$1.395M

Contact Peter De Chiera 0418 931 206 9756 8888

Yallingup

In 5 star location opposite a magnificent stretch of sandy beach, less than 10mins drive from Dunsborough town centre, this 4 bed, 2 bath home has living areas on both levels with upstairs area opening onto balcony entertaining deck with ocean views.

Terrific holiday or retirement property.

ENJOY GENTLE COUNTRY MORNINGS

Contact Tony Branch

0408 921 812 9756 8888

This immaculately presented property is set on 2.2ha with a soak and a winter stream. This country style home has wide wrap around verandahs, large open plan family living areas with great views over the property, 4 bed, 4 bath and study. Outside are 2 x 100,000L rainwater tanks plus a bore water tank for the garden and a fully powered 8m x 6m workshop.

Yalyalup

STOP RENTING NOW!

$1.19M

$415,000

Contact Justin Geracitano 0423 524 524 9753 0888

This 4 bed, 2 bath home offers style and scope in one of Busselton’s new and exciting estates. Main features include a good size master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe, built-in robes in the other 3 bedrooms, activity or study nook visible from kitchen, stainless steel gas stove and electric oven, separate theatre room, outdoor alfresco and a great size backyard.

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The second Margaret River Region Open Studios (MRROS) event begins this month. Meet four of the local artists who are throwing open the doors to their studios for visitors to view their work in situ.

Alice Linford Forte

Birchfield Farm, 368 Calgardup Road, Margaret River tel 0451 425 082 Open 10am to 4pm, April 11 to 14, April 16 to 21, April 23 to 27 theartofalice.com

FREE SPIRIT Above, Alice Linford Forte at work in her Margaret River studio.

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lice was born in Bristol in the UK in 1989 and moved to Margaret River in 1991.

She spent 16 years here, excelling in art in school, and promptly after finishing her early education, began travelling, living in various places around Australia before coming back to study at Curtin University.

“My itchy feet got the better of me and I decided to work for a year, save up my money and move to the UK in January 2009,” says Alice, one of the youngest participants in the MRROS program.

“This is where my artistic career started blossoming. I got involved in several

collaborative exhibitions in London’s Brick Lane/Shoreditch area.”

In February 2010 Alice had her first solo exhibition at her own studio gallery (built by her father Andy Linford out of recycled materials), which was almost a total sellout.

“Attended by many family, friends and supporters, I sold 19 out of 21 pieces.”

Returning to London later that year Alice had a joint exhibition at a venue in Kentish Town, which was also successful, selling five out of 12 pieces.

“In February 2011 I had a solo exhibition at the Margaret River Foyer Gallery, followed by another solo exhibition at Adinfern Winery in 2013.” primolife.com.au

image Mark Boskell/Elements Margaret River

PRIMOarts

MASTER CRAFTSMAN Above, John Miller has been making hand crafted jewellery for 42 years in Yallingup.

John Miller Design 51 Marrinup Drive (Caves Road end of Marrinup Drive) tel 08 9756 6336 Open April 11 to April 27 johnmillerdesign.com

By May 2014 it was time for Alice’s first solo exhibition at the Margaret River Gallery, which had started representing her work in 2013.

“The exhibition was called The Colours of Morocco, based on my living in Morocco for the previous seven months.”

Still those itchy feet remain, but since moving to UK in 2009 Alice has returned to Australia every summer to reflect upon her European, Asian and African travels.

“I enjoy producing works both figuratively and abstractly, but have recently found a happy medium in semi abstract/impressionism.

“All my work is very bold, textured, colourful, and mostly very spontaneous. It can take me anywhere between two days

and six weeks to finish a piece, and I tend to work on at least three at a time.

“For the last three years I’ve worked only in oils.”

Alice’s dad Andy makes her frames, and thanks to the ‘beautiful big peaceful studio’ at her farm in Redgate (Margaret River), Alice is more inspired and productive in WA than ever.

“I’ll be holding my second exhibition at the Margaret River Gallery in May - titled This Must Be the Place - as a reminder that of all the places I’ve travelled which have inspired me. I’m still so fortunate to be able to come back here and call it home, and continue to do what I love.” ••

allingup jeweller John Miller has been creating his distinctive gold and silver adornments for 42 years. To deal with ever increasing demand for his creations, a new ‘dream’ workshop has just been completed, featuring exquisite south west timbers. The new production area allows for the increased production and personnel.

John has welcomed master jeweller Ishkhan Kojayan to the production team. The expanded gallery now boasts an extensive range of pieces from six local metalsmiths and is open seven days a week.

John prefers to use ‘old-world’ metal smithing techniques, some of which date back to the time of the ancient Egyptians.

Along with John, the team create a vast range of designs, mainly in 18ct gold and Sterling silver, every piece individually hand-crafted. •• april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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BEACH LIFE Carmen McFaull's (left) gorgeously colourful depictions of the south west's beautiful marine seascapes are a perfect reminder of this special part of the world.

Carmen McFaull

12 Killarney Road, Dunsborough.

Open April 11 to 27 carmenmcfaull.com.au armen McFaull’s art journey began during childhood under the guidance of her mother, also an artist. A career of classroom teaching and art education paved the way for a new direction in 2000. Since then, Carmen has been working full time on developing, exhibiting and marketing her style of work.

Whether it’s the allure of water’s possibilities or capturing a glimpse of tropical charm, she’s an artist seeking to create pleasant memories of being there, in the moment.

“I’ve been painting Rottnest and other themes for many years now,” she says, “but always consider how I want to express my next work of art.

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“I’ve always been compelled to paint what is relevant to me and aim to connect with the viewer in a positive way.”

Carmen paints in a loose, impressionistic style which depicts real-life situations and scenes, displaying versatility in the use of a variety of mediums and techniques or styles, such as oil, acrylic, gouache and pastel.

“At present, I’m fascinated with simplifying reality into minimal shapes and tonal changes, as if blurring the detail.

“I also love the opportunity to play with colour combinations and distortions.”

Carmen currently runs workshops throughout WA and has participated in the Artist in Residence programs at several venues, including Cable Beach Club Resort and The Cannery Arts Centre, Esperance. •• primolife.com.au

image Bo Wong/Design Satellite

Rachel Coad

Lot 122, Old Ellen Brook Road, Gracetown Open April 11 to 13, April 17 to 19, April 25 to 27 rachelcoad.com.au achel Coad’s extraordinarily emotional work, and perhaps her portraiture in particular, packs a huge visual punch.

Usually with a continuous theme throughout each body of work, Rachel fearlessly investigates human emotion and interaction.

“My recent work has examined this theme by merging the expressions observed between two thoughts,” she says.

“By identifying and combining many facets of one moment, my work delves deeper into subconscious thought, uncovering an intimate engagement

EMOTIVE ART Rachel Coad's (right) art provokes with is fearless representation of human emotions. Below, Industrialist, and above, Frontier I and Frontier II.

with the self.”

With a painting practice spanning 20 years, she has exhibited in both Australia and the UK. She has been shortlisted for numerous awards in the past decade including the Metro 5 Award on two occasions (2006, 2007) and the Albany Art Prize.

At the end of 2013, Rachel was shortlisted for the BankWest Painting Prize and was voted as the winner of the People’s Choice. Her current body of work is a look at historic rural WA, and much is held by the Janet Holmes a Court Collection, among others. PL april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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F I N A N C E

with Warren Littlefair, General manager of peard finance

Taking the first steps to home ownership It can appear daunting at first but with a little careful planning, owning your first home could be just around the corner.

There has been a lot of discussion in the media lately around first home buyers.

The general consensus is that it is harder to buy your first home than it has ever been before and in some ways this can be true.

However, if you set your mind to it, buying your first home can be a very achievable dream.

There are quite a few pitfalls people run into which can hinder getting finance for their first home.

Let’s look at some of these issues and look at ways of avoiding them (or at least overcoming them) and getting into your house sooner.

The biggest issue for first home buyers is having a deposit.

Not so long ago you could get into your first home on a very minimal deposit. Times have changed now, but the fundamentals are still the same.

The best way to start is to make a plan. Work out how much you will need for a deposit based on 5 per cent of the purchase price and put that money aside regularly. And by regularly, I don’t mean once every now and again. I mean every week or fortnight. Tie it in with your pay cycle, make it a direct debit or credit the amount into a totally separate bank account.

Preferably one you cannot access very easily.

There’s no point getting halfway to your

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goal and then blowing it on a new car or holiday.

One area we are seeing a lot of growth is parents guaranteeing their children’s property purchase by offering their own property as security.

This can be a good way of assisting your children in getting into the market, ,something that’s well worth considering. If you decide to go down this path make sure you get independent advice to make you aware of the risks involved.

This next point is tough but it’s crucial.

If home ownership is a priority for you then make sure it is a priority from a financial point of view. This is where you may need to make sacrifices. It could be as simple as not buying that extra coffee each day or something larger like not going on the next overseas trip.

This goes back to your savings plan.

A coffee saving each day adds up and this could mean an extra $1,300 in your bank account at the end of the year. It might not seem much but if this combined with a couple of other savings measures could make the difference between getting into your home or not.

Next get rid of your credit. So this means credit cards, store cards and personal loans.Yes, we all need a credit card of some sort but turn it into a debit credit card.

Apart from savings, having too much credit is one of the biggest reasons people cannot get into a property. A bank will look at your total outgoings versus your income and if your outgoings are too high, you will not be able to get a loan.

Also keep in mind a bank does not just look at just how much you owe - they also look at how much your credit limits are. Do you really need that $20k limit on your credit card?

Make sure you pay your bills on time as this can ruin your credit rating if you don’t. This includes your mobile phone.

Banks do not look kindly on anyone with a default on their credit rating so this is a very important point. If you are prone to forgetting to pay your bills then set up a direct debit with the provider to make sure they are always paid on time. Another impact on your credit rating is how much finance you have actually applied for.

We see people who have applied to many banks thinking they are doing the right thing but all they are doing is ending up with an adverse credit file.Your credit file reflects every application you have made, not just the loans you have taken out.

Buying your first home is one of the most exciting times of your life and these are just a few relatively easy steps you can take to help you into home ownership that little bit sooner. PL View more properties online at domain.com.au

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~ to secure your piece of paradise today call Sharon Botha Ph 0409 309 106 e sharon.botha@peard.com.au

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PRIMObiz BUT WHERE TO SHOP? Markets proved to be universally enjoyed and the domain of the visitor economy.

The study shows a strong desire for market experiences even by those who claim not to enjoy shopping. The unique items on offer, proximity to other experiences and openair environment are among the market’s primary draw cards.

“To compete with international markets such as in Asia and Europe, the experience must be tied to the uniqueness of the locality,” said Ed. “Shopping environments must match the destination. And while markets offer the ideal, shopping centres are still the reality for most travelling Australians and we need to be exploring how we can merge the two.”

Keeping it local The weak Aussie dollar has had a beneficial effect for regional travel organisations so why not make hay while the sun shines closer to home?

Latest research findings released have revealed Australian’s renewed desire to relax, reconnect and rejuvenate through domestic travel experiences - good news if you’re running a little B & B, local attraction or resort.

“Over the past five years, a high Australian dollar set against a weak US dollar made it difficult to justify the cost of an Australian holiday, particularly when overseas ‘shopping holidays’ and luxury services and accommodation were so affordable,” said Ed Steiner from TNS Australia.

“We’re now on the verge of a sea change where shifts in the economic landscape and Australians’ renewed interest in local R&R and food and shopping experiences create a significant opportunity for the travel and retail sectors.

“This opportunity is greatest for those businesses that understand the difference between cost and value.”

The study serves as a business case for Australian retailers to capitalise on the expected domestic travel surge.

Bryan Hynes of AMP Capital Shopping Centres, which sponsored the study, said the business has recognised the importance of the tourism dollar to its shopping centres.

“We know at our Gold Coast shopping centre, Pacific Fair, more than 40 per cent of our sales come from tourist dollars.

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“We understand that the visitor economy is key to any successful shopping centre, especially in places like the Gold Coast which has around 12 million visitors a year. This is why we are redeveloping the centre to be an attractive proposition for both tourists and residents.

“We are currently redeveloping the centre into a premium destination that will not only attract the tourist retail dollar but will give visitors the opportunity to dine and be entertained all in the one place,” Bryan said.

Key themes that emerged from this year’s report include: Shopping = reason to travel in Australia?

While shopping has not traditionally been a motivator for domestic travel, nearly every Australian concedes they go shopping every trip: 85% enjoy general browsing and shopping in a shopping centre, 79% in an arts and crafts market and 66% in a farmer’s market. Similarly a majority go to the shopping centre for food and grocery (78%) or a quick bite to eat (76%).

“That’s an enormous amount of traffic,” says Ed. “And while the quality of the Australian offer is not well regarded due to perceived higher prices and less range, these barriers are being eroded by new offers and a falling dollar.”

Short breaks are one of the cornerstones of domestic travel After being in decline from 2003 to 2008, domestic visitor nights have seen a consistent increase since 2009. For the year ending September 2014, overnight domestic travel was worth over $53.7 billion to the Australian economy, an uptick of over 4% year over year. There has also been consistent growth in day trips since 2005.

High expectations for high standard accommodation Travellers of all ages are spending more on accommodation than in the past.

Even among younger travellers, there is a changing sentiment for the need and not just desire to stay in quality accommodation.

“Holiday accommodation creates the basis of a good holiday therefore extra spend is acceptable and merited,” says Ed. “That many can afford and prefer nicer accommodation is a reflection of our strong economy.”

New Zealanders love an Aussie holiday With over a quarter of the population visiting annually, the study found that top motivators for Kiwis’ interest in holidaying in Australia included to relax (60%), to reconnect with loved ones (52%) and to shop (51%). A majority (67%) visit Australian shopping centres to experience different stores to what they have at home. PL TNS’s annual Domesticate study, now in its eighth year, explores consumer behaviours across Australia and New Zealand to identify motivations for domestic and international travel.

For more details, please contact TNSAustralia. communications@tnsglobal.com primolife.com.au

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The water of life The city’s reputation as a fertile spot for boutique distilleries to craft unique drops has just gone up a notch with the arrival of Hippocampus Metropolitan in West Perth, creators of some of the finest vodka that will pass your lips. By Gabi Mills. Images by Crib Creative.

Back in 15th-century Poland, you’ll be unsurprised to hear that things were pretty grim. The weather sucked, there was no Fox Footy and, for the most part, people were forced to drink ale which looked and tasted like Polish pond water.

In 1405 however, all that changed.

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suddenly increased thanks to the invention of vodka.

According to sources (OK,Wikipedia) the word ‘vodka’ was first recorded in 1405 in Atka Grodzkie, which to be frank has never made the headlines since, making Poland the birthplace of one of the world’s most beloved tipples.

Of course Russia might have something to say about that, but let’s leave the Slavic states to fight amongst themselves and celebrate the fact that now Perth has its very own claim to vodka fame, thanks to the opening of its newest distillery Hippocampus Metropolitan.

Now occupying a charming historic building close to the site of the old Metro Markets on Gordon Street, the Hippocampus Metropolitan distillery has burst onto the scene with a product made from the very best WA Wheatbelt grain, the purest water and a fair dash of distilling skill by head distiller Alex Poulsen.

There’s some impressive experience behind the venture too; the founders of Freo’s Little Creatures brewery - Nic Trimboli, Howard Cearns and David Martin - are helping bring to life Perth’s only current distillery making vodka.

The undoubted star of the show however is a lovely lady called Kylie. Well, I say lady, more a 450 litre-capacity handtooled copper and steel work of art which gently distills, puffs and drips the water and ethanol combination which Alex then turns into Hippocampus Metropolitan vodka.

The bespoke still made by Carl Distilleries in Germany is known worldwide as the oldest manufacturers of this essential part of a distillery’s equipment.

They’re painstakingly constructed by hand, and only around 25 are made every year, allowing artisan distilleries complete freedom to create their own ‘made to measure’ still.

Sarah Blomkamp of Memorable Drinks helped name Kylie once it was installed in the Gordon Street site.

“Our cousins over in the UK - the Sipsmith distillery - also have a Carl still and it’s a huge investment but copper is the best form of metal to use for the distilling process.

“It’s traditional to name your still so when it was delivered, we called it Carl because of the nameplate on the still but we soon found ourselves calling her Kylie instead. The name stuck,” she says.

Thanks to Perth’s relative proximity to a magnificent source of top quality grain - the Wheatbelt - it made perfect sense to make Kylie’s first output vodka.

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to make vodka, from potatoes to grains to fruit. We chose wheat after hooking up with a bio-dynamic farmer in Dumbleyng and because the base is exceptional, we’re producing exceptional vodka,” says Sarah.

First released in February, the vodka is fermented in small tanks using an organic yeast and then distilled in Kylie, where delicious flavours of vanilla and (in my opinion) morello cherry smack you about the chops when drunk straight. In fact, it’s the first time I’ve ever considered drinking vodka straight, it’s so fantastically pure.

Of course the Hippocampus vodka is also perfect as a base in cocktails and Perth’s vibrant small bar community has been quick to jump on the bandwagon, snapping up bottles of the small batch spirit as fast as Alex can distill.

Using only the ‘heart’ part of the spirit and removing the ‘heads’ and ‘tails’ after the the distilling process - and thus reserving the cleanest, purest product for the Hippocampus bottles, Alex showcases his vodka’s sweet vanilla characteristics in every glass.

PURE DROP Left, Kylie the hand-tooled still is a key part of the Hippocampus Metropolitan vodka story. Above, Alex Poulsen, the distiller and right, Sarah Blomkamp of Memorable Drinks.

It’s a well-named drop when you think about it; the hippocampus is a part of the brain which retains pleasurable memories thus reflecting the vodka’s intention to be the centrepiece of a memorable occasion and also nodding to the parent company’s name.

For now, Alex is content to swing Kylie into action purely on vodka-producing duty. However, in the future he’ll be experimenting with other small batch spirits; Kylie is a versatile lady.

It’ll be possible too for the general public

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For now though, if you’re craving a glass of Hippocampus, you’ll have to head over to one of the small bars stocking the spirit; it’s only available to buy wholesale and at a handful of bottle stores around Perth.

“It takes five weeks from the ground up to make a batch of vodka,” says Alex. “And every batch may have slight variations due to the nature of small batch.”

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PL When, where, and how did you become a brewer?

KA As a young student of chemistry I was very fortunate to commence my career as assistant chemist at the Swan Brewery Co Ltd in Perth. I was studying chemistry on a part-time basis at that time and when I saw an advertisement in the newspaper for The Swan Brewery it sounded like my dream job.

In those early years I learnt the fundamentals of brewing science and the importance of quality measurement and control. When a colleague left to start WA’s first craft brewery (The Sail & Anchor) I moved to the brewing department at Swan where I began to apply my developing skills to large-scale production.

PL What’s the difference between brewing in a boutique brewery compared to a major brewery?

KA The brewing processes can be very similar, our brewery at Northbridge Brewing Co (NBC) uses much of the same technology found in the major breweries, but in a small brewery you are up to your elbows in the malt and hops and yeast every day. This intimacy with the materials and process leads to a great deal of satisfaction when a beer that hits the spot goes to the bar. The craft beer market thrives on diversity of style and flavour, making new product development a core activity.

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rub shoulders with our customers every day. The direct feedback we receive in this environment certainly keeps us focused on customer satisfaction.

PL What are the most significant changes to the beer industry in WA in recent years in your opinion?

KA Although the craft beer ’revolution’ began in WA in the early 1980s, I see huge increase in momentum over the past few years. The market share of craft brews continues to increase, the number of small breweries in WA and over east is exploding, I think there are now 43 registered breweries in WA alone. The repertoire of consumers continues to broaden along with their knowledge of beer styles and expectations of quality. A key contributor has been the wide range of reasonably priced imported products on liquor store shelves, driven in no small part by the high Aussie dollar of the past few years.

The major domestic players are not lying down either with LionCo taking on Little Creatures, for example, to extend their ‘craft’ footprint.

I am certain the next few years will be as turbulent and exciting as the last few.

PL What’s the best beer you have brewed?

KA Haha, hopefully the next one!

PL What is your personal favourite style and therefore what do you always have in your fridge at home?

KA I really don’t have a ‘favourite’ style of beer… as a professional brewer I am always interested in sampling different brews. There are a lot of innovative brewers out there brewing with new or different ingredients or hybridising traditional styles.

For recreational drinking I guess I am a bit ‘old school’… I am not that fussy but I like to drink beers that really represent an authentic style. My fridge might have some Emu Export for after mowing the lawn on a hot afternoon, some Becks or Oetinger Pils or similar as a solid European style lager for general consumption and then a couple of craft items I will have picked up to try purely because I have not tasted them yet.

PL Name your favourite six-pack that’s available to the public.

KA Tuatara Pils from NZ; Epic Hop Zombie ,Weihenstephaner Vitus;Tooheys Old, Four Wives Pilsner; Mash Challenger IPA. PL What is the best beer and food match you have experienced?

KA Fresh oysters and Sail and Anchor Brass Monkey Stout for breakfast circa 1982 (but maybe you had to be there).

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First it was university campuses, then it was hawkers markets and now with the City of Perth’s four-month Food Truck Trial in full swing and the upcoming Food Truck Rumble, ‘fast food’ is definitely taking on a whole new meaning.

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serving different things. Then you’ve created a foodie destination.”

While cooking up a storm with his pan-steamed dumplings, Roy has set about creating a community of food-truckers who pop up at different ‘fringe’ locations outside the CBD and is also planning to open up a food truck depo in Burswood where vendors can store their trucks and rent

kitchen space.

“We’re here at Curtin University and UWA which has been really popular,” says Roy. “We’ve also got a great vibe going on down in South Perth and I’m working on getting into Subiaco.”

Just like in the movies, Roy’s first ever food truck was a grubby old wreck of a van complete with the stains and stench of

If you haven’t eaten a meal on wheels recently, now might be the time to search one out.You won’t be disappointed. Here’s my top three:

Jumplings

Roy Chin of Jumplings is one of Perth’s very first food-truckers and unlike what you’d expect, Roy doesn’t want the business all to himself. For him, it’s about helping others get started, building a food truck community and with it, creating new mobile food hubs.

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MEALS ON WHEELS Ron Chin of Jumplings and right,Ben French and Ben Fossilo of Eat No Evil.

barrels of hot chips that came before him.

“It stank and was so dirty… It took days to scrub it clean,” he laughs. “Our first day we sold two bowls and we questioned going back. But on day two we sold four bowls, then eight… It just kept doubling!”

Before he knew it, there were queues at the truck window and he’d traded in his grubby old van for a brand new truck with nine stovetops and all the mod cons of a commercial kitchen.

As of this month, Jumpling’s will have a trailer parked at UWA three days a week as well as their food truck doing the rounds.

Our pick We love the crunchy bottom and tender middle of the slow cooked duck dumplings in a bowl of udon noodles, fresh cabbage and aromatic broth.

Find Jumplings at UWA; Park’d at Curtin Uni; Under the Narrows in South Perth; visit the Jumplings Facebook page for other locations.

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Chef Ben Fossilo and his business partner Ben French started their food truck business, Eat No Evil, in 2013, driving their small van complete with barbecue and tent to every food market, festival and private event they managed to land.

“We had no idea what we were doing, but with my chef background and Ben French’s experience front of house, we took on every event full steam and what we didn’t know, we learned along the way,” says Ben Foss.

“I remember travelling to a wedding in Busselton with the van loaded up only to break down halfway. We managed to hitchhike there, borrow a car to go back for the gear and then arrive as the couple were saying their vows. We must have looked

calm because after the event the couple said they hadn’t even noticed and were really stoked with the service!”

Today, near on two years later, the pair has their business finely tuned and say their inventive, wide-ranging menu has been a real hit with customers.

“When you work with seasonal ingredients that are intense in flavour and texture, it means you can be really flamboyant in your cooking, which is perfect for street food and a food truck,” says Ben Foss.

“The fact we are not stuck on one cuisine inspires us to always be creating new dishes. We start off with an idea or product that we want to use and try and make it really sexy, using different cooking styles and blending cultures.”

The guys change up their menu depending on what’s fresh and available, and which event or location they are heading to.

“If we’re on the beach we go with fresh, simple seafood and if we’re in the city, we spice it up with something more funky,” he says.

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SOUL FOOD If you love home-cooked Haitian dishes, then head for the Soul Provider Catering truck.

Perth’s Food Truck Rumble Perth’s Food Truck Rumble is the perfect opportunity to sample the very best in our mobile food scene.

The free event is taking place at the Perth Cultural Centre on Sunday, April 12, as part of the City of Perth’s Eat Drink Perth festival.

It will bring together 30 food trucks (and vans and carts), showcasing an incredible variety of international cuisine, alongside pop-up bars and street performers.

Evil Burrito, packed full with fresh veggies, unctuous braised meat, pickles, herbs and siracha (hot chilli sauce).

Find Eat No Evil at Margaret River over the Easter Weekend; South Beach in Fremantle every Thursday; Food Truck Rumble on April 12; visit their Facebook page for other locations.

Soul Provider Catering

Soul Provider Catering opened its window only seven months ago, but its old-school truck and delicious soul food classics have made their mark on the scene pretty quickly.

Owner/chef Vital Syverin says it was really hard work to get the business going but the long road was well worth it.

“Just because you have a truck and a licence doesn’t mean you have a food truck,” says Vital. “For me, it was finding the right truck, an old-school one, and then making it look good. Then you’ve got the fun part of health inspectors, council approvals, permits… But now it’s all done and I’m on the road doing what I love. I couldn’t ask for

a better looking truck, either.”

And what he loves is soul food, just like his mumma used to make. Originally from Haiti, Vital says he learned everything he knows about cooking from his mother and sister.

“We grew up in a poor country and we didn’t have much, but what they used to do with what they had was just magic,” says Vital. “It always puts a smile on my face thinking of those home-cooked dishes… stewed fish, fried okra, fried pork with pickled veg and plaintain… My mouth is watering as I think about it.”

Vital changes up his menu quite a lot but there are some staples he says aren’t to be messed with.

“I’d never take off the wings or the pulled pork roll because people would get mad!” he laughs.

Our pick Sweet, sticky and so more-ish, we keep going back for the chicken wings with bourbon-BBQ sauce.

Find Soul Provider catering at Park’d at Curtin Uni and various locations around Perth.Visit the Soul Provider Catering' page for other locations. PL

Where: Perth Cultural Centre, Northbridge When: Sunday, April 12 | 11am – 2pm Eat Drink Perth is running to April 24.

For more details on this and other foodie events, visit visitperthcity.com.au/ eatdrinkperth

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Nantucket, New England’s epicentre of high real estate prices, gorgeous windswept walks and Moby Dick, is a masterpiece of every shade of grey says Gill Pringle.

Christian Grey has nothing on Nantucket.

This sleepy New England island practically invented the phrase 50 Shades of Grey - not to describe any kinky activities, God forbid, but in adherence with a strictly-enforced list of grey shades permissible on the island’s shingled historic homes.

For the past 60 years the Nantucket Historic District Commission has protected the island’s architectural integrity by regulating the grey exteriors of new construction as well as changes made to existing structures.

Lest they sound like a bunch of spoilsports, I might add that this resolutely grey colour code is a marvel to behold, lending a distinct decorum to the island’s typical four-bay Nantucket House, many with an original widow’s walk, a rooftop platform where wives would pace looking for the return of their loved one’s ship.

Originally inhabited by Native Americans, following the arrival of European settlers in 1641, it quickly became the capital of the whaling industry, Herman Melville identifying two of his characters in Moby-Dick as sons of Nantucket.

Part of the US state of Massachusetts, it’s situated in the Atlantic Ocean 50km off the coast of Cape Cod. Boasting some of the most expensive real estate in the US - pricier than the Hamptons even - it is home to captains of industry including former chairmen of Google and IBM plus US Secretary of State John Kerry and his

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Heinz heir wife Teresa, secret service agents vigilantly protecting their home even when he’s overseas. Natives turn their nose up at gaudy celebrities although there’s no ignoring homegrown celeb Meghan “All About That Bass” Trainor.

At just 24km long and 5km wide, Nantucket is so tiny, locals refer to the neighboring, better known, and also rather small island of Martha’s Vineyard as “the big island”.

With a year-round population of around 8,000 to 11,000, numbers swell to up to

QUAINT QUALITY The tiny community of Nantucket is known as 'royalty' by mainland America.

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75,000 in the high summer season.

During winter months, apparently, there is one deer for every five people.

Suppressing an urge to concoct cheeky rhyming slang, we visited Nantucket in early October, the season almost over with many of the hotels readying to shutter their doors until the following year.

We stayed at the delightful White Elephant, nestled alongside Nantucket’s picturesque harbour, just steps from downtown’s chic stores, restaurants and museums. It's also a short stroll from Brant

Point lighthouse, a walk that will take you past some of the prettiest picture-perfect - and priciest - homes you will ever see.

Nantucket is possibly the only place we’ve visited where billionaires are listed in the phonebook along with familiar local dynasties such as Macy, Coffin, Starbuck and Folger.

Nearby popular Children’s Beach densely packed during the summer months thanks to its annual Fourth of July fireworks and live music nights - was practically deserted and we took invigorating wind-

swept walks on sands awash with scallop and clam shells, rarely spotting another soul for miles.

Established as the east coast’s premier whaling centre during the 17th century, fortunes were quickly amassed and, thanks to the Nantucket Preservation Trust, it is as if the entire island has been frozen forevermore in that era, the Old Town’s cobbled streets lined with immaculately restored historic buildings including Quaker meeting houses, the Pacific National Bank, and the town’s original firehouse. april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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HISTORIC CHARM One of the oldest communities in the States, Nantucket has beautiful old architecture to admire.

Locals still refer to the mainland as “America”, and those born on the island are known as royalty.

With countless antique and craft stores, one might reasonably expect to buy a Louis Vuitton bag at a Nantucket thrift store.

Between antiquing, sampling hand made confectionery and admiring the boats docked beside ancient wharfs, a must-see is The Nantucket Whaling Museum.

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houses a large collection of whaling artifacts including longboats and harpoons. Dwarfing the entire exhibition, however, is a complete skeleton of a 13-metre bull sperm whale suspended from the ceiling and reminding visitors of Nantucket’s Moby Dick legacy.

Although Melville’s story was a work of fiction, it was inspired by a real life maritime disaster that befell whaling ship The Essex in 1820 when a mammoth-sized sperm whale seemingly deliberately attacked the

ship, killing many of those on board. Some of the surviving crew would turn cannibal, returning to Nantucket where they buried their shame.

Oscar-winner Ron Howard has since directed an action adventure movie called Heart of the Sea based on Nathaniel Philbrick’s bestseller about the dramatic true journey of The Essex sstarring Chris Hemsworth.

I actually met with the Aussie leading man in Nantucket where he was also staying at The White Elephant, although you’ll have to wait until the film is released at Christmas to read my interview with the hunky star.

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island landmark, evolving from an eclectic mix of harbour cottages to one of the finest hotels on the island. Offering guest rooms, suites, garden cottages and in-town lofts, guests find an unexpected blend of island charm and sophisticated comfort.

With complimentary morning coffee and pastries served on a (weather permitting) open patio overlooking the harbour, it’s also home to the island’s premier steak and seafood restaurant, Brant Point Grill.

Weekend brunches are fun for both locals and visitors, nearby resident and comedy veteran Jerry Stiller (father of Ben) regularly making his entrance in a silk boxing robe, stopping by tables to crack a joke.

One of our favourite times of the day was the complimentary afternoon port and cheese in the library where guests would share stories of beaches discovered, hidden cranberry marshes, boating trips and antique treasures found while browsing the waterfront market stores.

All the White Elephant rooms are tastefully designed with subtle nautical themes, antiques and books, its doors remaining open longer as the off-season list of events continues to grow, including

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Getting to Nantucket: By air from Boston or New York, daily services operated

by Cape Air, Delta, jetBlue, United and US Airways. Visit nantucketaiport.com. A regular ferry service sails between Hyannis Port on the mainland, although visitors are discouraged from bringing their cars to the island. steamshipauthority.com.

Private yachts must check first with the Nantucket Boat Basin Dockmaster.

With dozens of seal or whale watching tours available or just daily booze cruises, the cutest boating excursion has to be the Critter Cruise where kids cast off for the middle of the harbour (no rough seas here), fishing poles in hand, while Captain Josh hauls up the lobster traps and everyone gets to cop a feel to much giggling and shrieking. crittercruise.com The best way to see Nantucket is by bike. Established in 1931, the staff at four-generation owned Young’s Bicycle Shop at 6 Broad Street were eager to help with maps and suggestions, also offering car and Jeep rentals. Youngsbicycleshop. com. To help navigate the island’s 50+ kms of bike routes, check for the colourcoded sign system posted around town and along the bike paths or consult wheelsheelsandpedals.com

April’s Daffodil Festival, May’s Wine Festival and Figawi Race Weekend, September’s BlueFin Tuna Blast and October’s Cranberry festival.Year-round it boasts some of the finest stargazing on Earth.

Though we could only imagine the delights of summertime beaches packed with well-heeled holidaymakers lazing decorously on designer blankets and feasting on picnics of lobster and champagne, or whatever posh people eat on the beach, Nantucket in the fall has a charm all of its own. Many of The White Elephant’s returning guests wouldn’t wish to visit in the summer months, instead longing for the serenity of long walks on a hushed island now decorated by the rich colours of a classic New England autumn. PL Part of a unique collection of hotels, cottages and residences, visit the website for The White Elephant at nantucketislandresorts.com

Siasconset. Dubbed Nantucket’s first vacation town, the picture-perfect seaside village dates back to the17th century when whaling industry toffs took their families for weekend breaks in Siasconset’s tiny rose-covered cottages. There are no street numbers, just names like Seldom Inn, Daisy Cot or Whale Spray. Stop for lunch in Siasconset’s legendary French gourmet restaurant, The Chanticleer, open May to October. chanticleernantucket.com Toppers at The Wauwinet. Cycle or hitch a complimentary ride from town on the Wauwinet Woody to dine at Toppers, voted by Zagat as Best Overall Restaurant on Nantucket. Perched on a sandy spit between The Atlantic and Nantucket Bay, Toppers is located in a sunny garden in the hotel’s grounds. Feast on oysters, steamed lobster, littleneck clams with Linguica sausage, green beans and corn on the cob. Polish it off with Toppers signature brown bread strawberry shortcake and take a postprandial snooze on a garden lounger or stroll out to the pier.

Voted best walking tour on Nantucket three years in a row, The Original Nantucket Ghost Walk is a must. Meeting at 8.30pm in the town centre, the guide took us on a 90-minute stroll to five of the island’s most chilling haunted locations. Ghosts not guaranteed. Details posted on Nantucket Chamber of Commerce site at nantucketchamber.org. Historic Walking Tours also available through the Nantucket Preservation Trust at nantucketpreservation.org Diver Scallops. There’s no scallop more revered than the Nantucket bay scallop, a delicacy the world over. The last remaining “wild” scallop fishery in the land, US$25 buys you a scallop permit. Waders not included. The only catch is that scallop season runs from October to March, the island’s off season.

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Animal magic Donna Watson and her husband Steve headed to the Okavango Delta in Botswana, one of the last true wilderness destinations in the world, to see the Big 5.

It really felt like the rest of the world had disappeared. We had flown across the world from Perth to Johannesburg then to Maun, the gateway to many game reserves and about an hour and a half by small charter plane to Lagoon Camp.

We now found ourselves in the heart of the Kalahari Desert, in the central part of southern Africa. More than 80 per cent of the country is desert, but despite this Botswana boasts the pristine wetlands of the Okavango Delta, the Linyanti swamp and the Chobe River.

Our travel agent at Go2Africa had

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promised that Lagoon boasts a well-earned reputation for big game and great herds of elephant, buffalo and large predators. She also said that wild dog packs regularly den close to the camp.

Our sense of anticipation was growing during the flight to Lagoon and we were amazed to find that in the middle of the Kalahari we could see vast areas of water, lush green trees and herds of elephant and giraffe.

The stunning views and close proximity of wildlife really do contribute to the pervading sense of calm in the Delta. We

were greeted by the fabulous team at Lagoon and, after being shown to our rooms, it was time to get ready for our sunset game drive.

Our luxury tent-style cabin at Kwando Lagoon was perched on the banks of the wild Kwando River, nestled beneath towering ebony and marula trees. The camp accommodates up to 16 guests in eight traditionally styled tents, which are really thatched chalets complete with a stunning view over the river. Each room has a king-size bed, outdoor shower and plenty of space. Our room also had a huge bath, primolife.com.au

chuckle. Each night, exhausted and full-up on incredible food, Steve and I spent a good deal of time laughing ourselves silly at the sound of the hippos.

The game viewing got even better the next day. Our first night was full of excitement as the entire camp woke at 4am to the sounds of lions ‘hooting’. At first light our camp was abuzz with excitement and we set out to find them on our first game drive. Our trackers proved their worth and soon located two large male

BIG GAME Donna and husband Steve enjoyed amazing views of the local wildlife from ther luxury tent-style residence at Kwando Lagoon.

which I loved to sit in and watch the hippos bathing in the river below.

Watching the hippos was lovely but we soon discovered that hearing them laugh even outweighed the view – believe it or not hippos actually really laugh, in fact they

lions only a short drive from Lagoon Camp; they were simply awesome to see, each one weighing about 250kgs.

These fantastic creatures raised their heads in acknowledgement of our group's Land Rover on approach, then lay down

again to resume their sleep. ‘Blackie and Blondie’ didn’t seem at all concerned at the four of us being there. That said, there was no getting out of the Land Rover.

We also saw groups of large giraffes, huge bull elephants and some babies and so many different varieties of antelope, kudu, buffalo, and the list goes on. Every drive was an action-packed four-hour adventure with incredible game viewing and bird life.

Our drives included a stop for morning tea or in the afternoon – canapés and gin and tonic – de rigour in Africa.

Evening meals were like eating in a fivestar restaurant, but in a stunning riverside outdoor setting a million miles away from anywhere, under the stars and with friends from all over the globe.

Mornings at Lagoon and at Kwara Camp, our second destination, began at 6am with freshly brewed coffee and home-made muffins and porridge around the camp fire before setting off on the early game drive.

Every drive was different; the early trips were rich with bird life and often saw herds

of elephant, including lots of baby animals, drinking at nearby water holes. During one of our morning drives we saw leopard tracks and managed to track down the leopard racing through the long grass of the Kalahari. She was shy but we did capture some good glimpses of her – she was so incredibly beautiful.

On day three we took another short charter flight to our second stop; Camp Kwara, a tented camp in Caprivi Game Park, in the northern region of Botswana, near the border of Namibia, in the Linyanti Reserve.

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in the middle of the Kalahari we could see vast areas of water and lush green trees and herds of elephant and giraffe

fast facts Donna and Steve travelled to Africa with Qantas from Perth to Johannesburg. There are several airlines which offer this route including South African Airways – shop around for the best deal.

Then they went with Air Botswana from Johannesburg to Maun: most people access the camps from Maun, Kasane or Victoria Falls after arriving off international flights from Johannesburg.

Reaching your safari camp of choice often involves travelling long distances over regions with little or no transport infrastructure. Due to the remoteness and relative inaccessibility of many of the camps in northern Botswana, the only practical way to reach the camps is by light aircraft.

we just loved Kwara. The game viewing was simply unbelievable with sightings of the wild African painted dogs, more male lions, a female lion with cubs, leopards and cheetahs.

I have a new-found respect for hyenas after watching some of them in action; scavengers they most certainly are, but that laugh is simply amazing and I found the

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appeal of this pariah surprisingly irresistible, along with the little jackals who hung around to literally pick up the pieces left in their wake.

Kwara has eight thatched tents, each one with two beds or a king-sized bed with mosquito net (we had taken malaria medication before travelling to Botswana, however the incidence of malaria is far less

The Light aircraft transfers were with Moremi Air and it is important to note that all flights have a strict baggage weight restriction of 20kgs per guest in soft bags. The weight limit includes limited hand luggage.

Donna used Go2Africa to organise their trip visit go2africa.com.

The camps they recommended for the couple were both part of the Kwando company: kwando.com/about.html

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GLAMPING IN STYLE Nature was never far away from this trip of a lifetime to southern Africa.

than it has been in previous years). The thatched tents sit on poles with a terrace overlooking the river and you can even fish from the deck if you want to.

Our room had an outdoor ensuite bathroom with a shower, toilet and washbasin with hot and cold water and the open-sky bathrooms allowed us to really enjoy the ‘nature’ of being in Africa.

And boy did we experience nature, sometimes unexpectedly. During our first morning at Kwara our guides met us at dawn to lead us safely to the breakfast area, as there was a large bull elephant who had decided to graze on some trees right outside our tent.

Another morning, Steve and I were half-

way to the meeting area for our morning game drive before we realised we were just a couple of metres away from a huge hippo; we quickly and quietly scuttled by, without him seeming too bothered.

One of the joys of travel for Steve and I is meeting other people, we get a real sense of excitement out of not knowing who we will meet and where they’ll be from.

Lagoon and Kwara attract an interesting range of guests which fascinated us, from the two women from Tokyo who worked in publishing, to the interesting American who worked for Boeing and the English family who holidayed at game parks in Africa at least twice a year.

The very early mornings around the camp fire and dinners under the brilliance of star lit skies provided a great opportunity to meet so many interesting people and to chat to the team members at Lagoon and Kwara, many of whom spent months away from their families at Maun to take up the opportunity of working in Africa’s lucrative travel industry.

Steve and I, along with our friends Sol and Deb, also from Perth, were sad to leave the Delta on our last day as we set off for the attractions of ‘modern’ Capetown.

As we drove to the local airstrip at Kwara and set off on our last charter flight back to Maun, I longed to hang on to the feeling of the Kalahari dust on my skin for as long as possible and the sights and sounds of the ‘real’ Africa. PL

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Put it on the wishlist Matthew Mills has set his heart on the Audi S3 Cabriolet. Now all he needs to do is write the Great Australian Novel to earn the right to own one.

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Rewards are important. For me, having a light at the end a tunnel is the key to getting things done.

It works on a small scale. When it’s my turn to do the chores and I’m faced with a mountain of dirty washing and four kids’ rooms that look like the morning after a particularly raucous house party, I tell myself that when it’s all spick and span again I’m allowed to treat myself to a BLT – knickers to the carb count.

And my prize culture expands to bigger tasks – and bigger rewards. When things are looking tough, say, a week and a bit before deadline and the workload is beginning to verge on crushing, me and my wife – she’s the editor of this illustrious organ – have been known to promise ourselves a night on the town and a plush hotel room if we can actually get the thing off stone.

It works, too. As long as there’s a

hedonistic speck on the horizon, I’m pretty confident I can get most any task done.

What worries me, however, is how I would go about rewarding a truly blue chip achievement. What, for instance, could I promise myself if, say, I finally wrote and saw published The Great Australian Novel?

Not knowing what glittering bauble I could offer up for such a momentous achievement has always been a problem for me. Always, that is, until this week when the good people at the Audi Centre Perth invited me to have a good look at their S3 Cabriolet.

And now, I think I’ve found my ultimate prize.

This will be what’s sitting outside the conference centre with a big red bow on its bonnet when I climb down from the podium after picking up my Booker Prize.

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The Audi S3 Cabriolet is just a lovely car.

It’s stylish and turns heads, but has none of the brash shouty glare of some top end motors.

car. It’s stylish and turns heads, but has none of the brash shouty glare of some top end motors. It is sophistacted, calm – a trait that Audi has long traded on as, over the years, it has quietly produced a long list of iconic cars. Who didn’t grow up yearning for a Quattro?

But before we launch into why this is a mechanically beautiful car I have to admit the real reason why I am so smitten – shallow as it may be, it’s simply because it’s a soft-top.

I love cars, and I love the diversity of the industry, but cabriolets, for me, just make everything better. A removable roof transfers a car into the prize that I’m looking for – it makes it a machine built for pleasure, not for practicality. It’s not about getting from A to B, it’s about loving driving, and loving life.

It’s like having two cars. When you feel

like celebrating, waving your hands in the air and announcing to the world how much you love life, you put the top down. But when you want to step away, hide even, the top goes up.

Yes, I love cabriolets – and few people do them as well as the clever coves at Audi.

The mechanics of the S3’s roof-removal are a joy to behold – so much so that you may find yourself childlike in your drive watching it go up and down over and over again.

The S3 achieves the mesmorising transformation in just 18 seconds – and what’s more it can do it on the go. Stick below 50kmh and you can go topless without having to engage park.

And driving is what the S3 is all about.

The sporty cousin of the A series, any Audi S will offer you a great on-the-road experience. The S3 Cabriolet boasts a 2.0 TFS four cylinder engine that develops an impressive 210kW and 380Nm. That kind of power means that it’s quick off the mark, going from a standing start to 100km/h in just five and a half seconds. All that grunt, but somehow the Audi eggheads have

comfortable to drive with the top down as it is fully encased.

And all this wonderful driving is experienced in a luxurious and stylish cabin, the kind of space that whispers opulence and excess. The seats are covered in fine Nappa leather, with heating for the two in the front, and the multi-function flat-bottom steering wheel is also wrapped in cow hide.

Gadgets aplenty come as standard – MMI navigation, Audi park assist with front and rear sensors and a camera to show what’s behind you, Bluetooth for music streaming and dual-zone climate control with digital display and rear air vents.

From the outside too, the S3 Cabriolet is stunning. Powerful, sleek and compact, it turns heads with Xenon plus headlights, LED daytime running and tail lights, S-specific body kit, quad tail pipes and 18inch alloy wheels in 5-parallel spoke design.

All this and the S3 is safe as houses too – a new active rollover protection system shields the occupants in a worst case scenario situation just one of the things contributing to its 5-star ANCAP rating.

managed to put together a car that will take you 100km on just 7.1 litres of gas.

The sporty six-speed S tronic dualclutch transmission is standard on the S3 Cabriolet, so it's fun and exciting to drive, gripping the road with confidence – the car’s perfect design meaning that it’s as

It looks, then, as though I have finally found the prize I’m looking for. Time to get going on the novel, I think. PL

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Race ready BMW’s S 1000 RR has arrived and for bike lovers, owning one is a dream on two wheels.

The only downside of being astride the new BMW S 1000 RR is the intense yearning to be on a track rather than WA’s public blacktop.

This is a machine that almost begs to be opened up, to be pushed, to emulate its brother bikes who have been setting the motorsport world ablaze for the last six years.

The race bike version of this beautiful machine has been turning heads in the Superbike World Championship since 2009, with Aussie rider Troy Corser one of the first to show the world what the S 1000 RR can do.

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More recently, Italian rider Marco Melandri secured the bike’s first win, coming home first at the UK’s Donington Park circuit in 2012. His team mate Leon Haslam came in second giving the BMW Motorrad team a one-two finish.

And it’s not just on the pristine tarmac of the Superbike World Championship that the S 1000 RR has proved its mettle – last year Irishman Michael Dunlop won the superbike class race at the Isle of Man TT, ending a 75-year BMW win-drought in the historic race.

Three days later, he took the Superstock crown and then went on to complete a hat-

trick of victories by leaving everyone else behind in the Senior TT. Race pedigree like that, then, means that you know that this is a bike that simply wants to be ridden, a thing of beauty happy to negotiate Perth’s urban sprawl but also a treat indeed on the open roads of country WA. The latest version of this stunning bike was unveiled at last year’s Intermot 2014 motorcycle fair.

It’s even more powerful than before – refined torque delivery and peak torque of 113 Nm (83 lb-ft), an increase in engine output of 4 kW (6 hp) to 146 kW (199 hp), primolife.com.au

The latest version of this stunning bike was unveiled at last year’s Intermot 2014 motorcycle fair.

plus a reduction in weight of 4kg to 204kg with a full tank of fuel making the newest S 1000 RR even more exciting to ride.

The BMW geniuses have also upped the tech level on this new incarnation. The S 1000 RR is the first ever superbike to come with cruise control and boasts a stunningly innovative instrument cluster design.

And, of course, it looks superb. The reboot boasts completely restyled bodywork.

The principle of the asymmetric headlight arrangement on the outgoing model has been retained as a characteristic distinguishing feature, yet the headlights have been repositioned and restyled to

ensure that the new RR is recognisable as new at first glance.

The dynamic design with its sporty, aggressive feel is given further impact by colour schemes with three very individual characters – racing red over light white, Black Storm metallic and the BMW Motorsport colours.

For true bike geeks out there some of the technical highlights of this new generation of S 1000 RR include a reengineered cylinder head with new duct geometry, new intake camshaft and even lighter intake valves, and a new exhaust system weighing around 3kg lighter without

a front silencer.

It also comes with launch control for flawless starts as part of the Pro riding mode feature and a pit-lane speed limiter for maintaining an exact speed in the pit lane as part of the Pro riding mode feature.

All in all, then, this is a machine built for true aficionados of superbikes, one which since 2009 has not stopped writing its own history.

It’s a classic, a giant in its genre.

The latest model has only just begun arriving in Australia, so if you love bikes get your name down for one now and be among the first to put it through its paces on our big red land. PL

BMW S 1000 RR, $22,900 Auto Classic Motorcycles, 48 Burswood Road, Victoria Park, Perth WA 6100. Tel (08) 9311 7533

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Can you welcome something back that never really left? That’s modern footy.

Big business, high stakes, year-round. An institution. A compulsion. It grows by the year, attracting more eyeballs and making more dollars. Rinse, repeat.

But while saturation doesn’t necessarily guarantee satisfaction, by the time autumn cools the evenings, the emotions of a century or more don’t take much stoking.

There’s a certain purity in this passion that overwhelms the cynicism.

It’s because we want it. We need it. We’re sick of the nonsense practice matches. We long for the real stuff. We have questions that need answering.

Questions like: who can stop Hawthorn completing a rare three-peat? Who’ll leapfrog the pack from their mid-table malaise to a top four frolic? Who can break the poverty cycle of the bottom four and

make an unlikely charge for the finals?

There’s a commonality in these posers: optimism. Anything is possible if you close your eyes hard enough for long enough.

Who, then, can expect the answers that they want?

THE LEGITIMATE CONTENDERS HAWTHORN ● ● Twelve premiership triumphs available on DVD - 10 of them in colour. On a hat-trick for the second time in a quarter century. Little wonder some of their supporters are getting around saying that while it’s possible they won’t win it again this year, it certainly isn’t probable.

Blessed with a coach in Alastair Clarkson who prides himself on new and creative ways to motivate his charges, who would bet against the fabled three-peat being primolife.com.au

pulled off for just the sixth time in 120 years of VFL/AFL history?

After the perfect Grand Final performance last September, where they trounced Sydney by 11 goals, they add AllAustralian defender James Frawley to their stocks. It all seems a bit unfair.

Clarkson won’t need to do much to incentivise this time around; the players know a third consecutive triumph elevates them to the most rarified of air.

PORT ADELAIDE ● ● Every good season needs a bolter, and Port Adelaide were it in 2014, sitting atop the ladder for much of the early rounds. Then, after a couple of barnstorming final terms in September, they found themselves less than a straight kick short of a Grand Final.

It was an impressive performance from a club who were as far away from the mark as any just a couple of years before.

Running opposition sides ragged is the name of the game under coach Ken Hinkley. When coupled with the matchwinning class around goal in the form of Chad Wingard and Robbie Gray, it makes it hard to see them not returning to the top four in 2015.

The INXS anthem Never Tear Us Apart rounds the stadium as the Power enter, which could equally be a hapless plea from opposing midfields knowing the task ahead of them. Big man Paddy Ryder’s arrival from Essendon only makes that engine room more daunting.

SYDNEY ● It became a media stunt between bookmakers in 2014 Grand Final week to see how far they could wind out Hawthorn’s odds, such was their confidence in a Sydney triumph. The comprehensive drubbing that followed could only have left a hefty bruise.

It will motivate them daily; it has to.

Sydney employed a high risk/high reward strategy in consecutive off-seasons by signing Kurt Tippett then Lance Franklin to long and lucrative deals. Only ultimate success will justify that plan.

With Franklin at the peak of his powers, assured of top-class delivery from a midfield that includes their reigning best and fairest Luke Parker via the inside work of the titanic Josh Kennedy, he’ll fancy a fourth Coleman Medal for his handiwork.

The ball is in their court.

FREMANTLE ● ● There’s nothing more deflating for a football club than going out in straight sets

from the top four, a fate Fremantle suffered after capitulating against the Power in the second week of finals. Worse again is that this followed a Grand Final defeat just a year before.

There’s a risk of panic, which could be reinforced by constant reminders that they go into the season with the competition’s oldest average list. Mainstays Matthew Pavlich (pictured below), Luke McPharlin and Aaron Sandilands (who turned back the clock in 2014 with an All-Australian berth) do their part to skew that average number.

All have been around long enough to know that their Premiership window won’t be open for an awful lot longer.

Brownlow fancy Nat Fyfe looks equipped to be a generational leader for the club and, with doubts about whether Ryan Crowley will be allowed to play this season, Fyfe will need to step up again for the Dockers to return to the last day of the season. If they can’t this year, it might be a long time waiting.

it a full decade between September wins.

Dyson Heppell’s dominance at contests earned him his maiden All-Australian jumper in 2014, and he’ll be more ably supported by 2012 Brownlow medalist Jobe Watson, who was a long-term absentee with injury. Paddy Ryder is a sizeable departure, needing to be filled by newcomer Jon Giles.

Throw another Brownlow winner (Adam Cooney) in the mix, with a running utility (James Gwilt), and a forward ready to take the comp by storm (Joe Daniher), then stir. If substantial suspensions don’t decimate their senior ranks, it may be a good time to be Essendon after all?

THOSE WHO COULD PINCH IT NORTH MELBOURNE ● It’s a commonly held view in footy that experienced bodies win you finals. North has invested in that logic to try and win them two more finals in season 2015, after they held their nerve in a pair of gutsy September triumphs last year.

It will be a season when Brent Harvey becomes the third man to pass through the 400-game barrier, and in all probability graduating to second on the all-time list a month later. It is remarkable that, along with their tireless ruckman Todd Goldstein, Harvey is still the North’s most important asset.

Shaun Higgins and Jarrad Waite join Harvey, Drew Petrie and Daniel Wells as veterans who will sense that they have the depth on their day to match it with anyone, something that will be put to the test with a rugged early season draw.

ESSENDON ● How do you solve a problem like the Bombers? Into season three of their supplement-fuelled soap opera, it requires a double-take when recalling that, somehow, James Hird is back at the helm after a year of gardening leave.

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McGuire has compared to their triumphant 1990 team. Now, that’s not going to happen, especially when you consider it is a list that has lost burgeoning superstar Dayne Beams.

However, if they can bounce back into finals contention only part way through their rebuild, it will auger well for the near future, especially if Dane Swan is still around and Scott Pendlebury is in his prime.

THE RACE FOR THE EIGHT GEELONG ● It goes against every instinct to discount Geelong from the premiership hunt, but even the greatest of eras taper off. 2014 showed they still have the big-game stars to find a way to win a disproportionate amount of close games, but relying on players the wrong side of 30 to drive the climb up the mountain again is fraught.

Mitch Clark’s arrival after a period out of the game is fascinating, but young gun Allan Christensen’s departure up north will hurt in equal measure.

GOLD COAST ● ● If you improve every year, you have the best player of the last decade, Gary Ablett, still in his prime, and you buy a coach in Rodney Eade who knows a thing or two about success, you have to play in September. It is as simple as that for the Suns.

RICHMOND ● ● Richmond loves five-year plans as much as the Soviets did, and coming into his fifth year at the club, the pressure will be on coach Damien Hardwick if they start as poorly as they did in 2014. The Tigers bounced back all the way into their first consecutive finals series for four decades, but a significant leap of faith is required to envisage that turning into a top four surge.

COLLINGWOOD ● The most interesting story of season 2015 could be watching Collingwood’s progress, with a young list that President Eddie

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BRISBANE LIONS ● ● After five seasons away from finals, this is Brisbane’s first realistic chance to return to September footy after some very productive off-season shopping added to an already maturing team sheet that included zero 2014 debutants. Born leader Tom Rockliff got the ball more than any other player last year, and will be joined on the tools with the aforementioned Dayne Beams. That’s formidable, and more again when Daniel Rich is reinstated to the engine room after a season on the sidelines.

WEST COAST ● ● The definition of AFL stagnation is beating those below you, but failing to compete with those above. That was the Eagles’ lot in life last season, when they also bid farewell to retiring champions Dean Cox and Darren Glass. The east coast was surprised by Brownlow Medalist Matthew Priddis, but not those who watched him accumulate week in, week out. Likewise Eric McKenzie, who looked a ready-made replacement for Glass until he tore his ACL over the pre-season, leaving a giant gap in defence. It’s easy to point the finger at the full forward, but to make the climb Josh Kennedy will need to play out of his skin with Jack Darling under an enduring injury cloud.

ADELAIDE ● ● How a club responds to a superstar’s imminent departure can be defining. When Hawthorn knew Franklin was one step out the door, they altered their game-plan to rely less on him. The Crows are presented with a similar challenge in 2015, with Patrick Dangerfield destined to test the waters of free agency come year’s end. But Adelaide need not panic. With a pair of AllAustralian defenders from 2014 in Brodie Smith and Daniel Talia, and ruckman Sam Jacobs unlucky not to be a third to receive such an honour, the nucleus of a good team exists under new coach Phillip Walsh.

‘Tex’ Walker leading the team from the goal square also looks an inspired choice as Adelaide’s new skipper. primolife.com.au

REBUILDING OR RECOVERING GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY ● ● Season three saw the expansion outfit make leaps and bounds in competitiveness and wins (a half-dozen), but their top brass will demand more again in 2015 with the arrival of former Western Bulldogs skipper Ryan Griffen.

MELBOURNE ● ● Paul Roos starts his second year in charge with another truckload of early draft picks to nurture and mould into his high-possession game. No longer an out– and-out embarrassment, the spark of Jeff Garlett and the run of Hertier Lumumba should be enough see the Dees make modest gains.

WESTERN BULLDOGS ● A post-season circus saw the Dogs lose their captain to GWS and sack their coach within a couple of fateful days. Perhaps it’s a blessing, with Tom Boyd not just compensation, but the base a generation can be built around. But key midfielder Tom Liberatore’s season ending before it started hurts their immediate prospects.

CARLTON ● On most measures, the Blues are as unsuccessful as any Victorian club since the turn of the century. They look a mile off the pace with the exception of their top tier operators like Bryce Gibbs, Mark Murphy and Chris Judd, for whom 2015 is likely his swansong. As ever, coach Mick Malthouse won’t be far from the limelight, especially when he breaks Jock McHale’s long-standing record for games coached mid-season.

Lion King moves to Fox Footy There better be room on the famous Fox Footy couch because Brisbane Lions champ Jonathan Brown has swapped his playing kit for a commentary suit in a massive coup for Australia’s only dedicated AFL channel.

The three-time Premiership player joins the game’s leading commentary team after hanging up his playing boots last year.

Jonathan says he’s really excited to be a part of the Fox Footy family in 2015.

“Making the decision to retire was tough because I absolutely love the game, but being part of a network that is purely AFL, all week long, is the perfect next step for me.

“I can’t wait to get stuck into my commentary role and work alongside some of the biggest names and most experienced people in the industry,” says the much-admired star.

Known for his bravery and toughness on the field, the 256-game forward has been one of the most respected AFL players throughout his 15-year career amassing nearly every accolade possible.

Jonathan started his new role as an expert commentator during Fox Footy’s NAB Challenge coverage alongside Jason Dunstall, Dermott Brereton, Dwayne Russell and David King.

Captaining the Lions from 2007-

2013, winning three Premierships (2001, 2002 and 2003), Jonathan is a dual AllAustralian and Coleman Medalist (2007) and was the club’s leading goal kicker on five occasions.

He will bolster an unrivalled team of AFL commentators, analysts and journalists at Fox Footy which includes Eddie McGuire, Sandy Roberts, Gerard Whately, Dermott Brereton, Jason Dunstall, Mark Ricciuto, Anthony Hudson, David Parkin, Mark Maclure, Tony Shaw, David King, Brad Johnson, Dwayne Russell, Cameron Mooney, Gerard Healy, Danny Frawley, Barry Hall, Ben Dixon, Leigh Colbert, Mark Robinson, Matthew Campbell, Jon Ralph and former teammate Alastair Lynch. PL Every game LIVE and uninterrupted, in HD on FOX FOOTY.

Jonathan Brown will bolster an unrivalled team of AFL commentators and journalists at Fox Footy.

ST KILDA ● Cellar dwellers for sure, but not down and out by any means, Saints coach Alan Richardson is executing a very simple plan of getting as many games into their kids as possible, added to by number one draft pick Patrick McCartin. Nick Riewoldt, in his tenth year as captain, continues to inspire watchers both inside and outside of the club.

For all the predictions and prophecies, the AFL will be hoping 2015 is a year where their primary asset – the on-field spectacle – is the main story. It’s been a messy couple of years for our game, and it’s time for it to get back on the front foot.

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Pucker up, people KISS have lost none of their showmanship over the years and their latest tour, kicking off right here in Perth, promises to be as mega as you can imagine.

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Towards the end of the year, some genuine legends will scream into town so you better make sure you’re ready, Perth.

Ready for one of the greatest bands in rock’n’roll history with one of the most spectacular shows Australia will see this year.

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computer-controlled winches, featuring 220 automated lights, weighing in at 43,000kg, incorporating 900 pieces of pyrotechnics and powered by 400,000 watts of sound.

And if that wasn’t enough, how about the stars of the show themselves. Add the special brand of showmanship that continues to thrill audiences around the primolife.com.au

Even the supporting act is a jaw-dropping one, with a role call of some of the biggest rockstars of all time making up the enigmatically named The Dead Daisies.

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2015.

For many, KISS remains one of the most influential bands in the history of rock and roll.

As one of America’s top gold-record champions, KISS has released 44 albums and sold more than 100 million albums worldwide. Decades of record-breaking tours around the globe have included highprofile appearances at Super Bowl XXXIII, the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Rockin’ The Corps concert dedicated to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, and special guest appearance on the 2009 American Idol finale that boasted 30 million viewers, a 2010 Dr Pepper Super Bowl commercial and an advertising campaign in support of their Hottest Show On Earth tour.

In 2014, KISS launched their inaugural Arena Football League Season with the LA KISS Football team bringing professional football back to Los Angeles.

The unparalleled devotion and loyalty of the KISS Army to the “Hottest Band in the World” is a striking testament to the band’s unbreakable bond with its fans.

KISS is celebrating two major milestones, their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April of last year, as well as the band’s 40th Anniversary.

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world, some of the best damn rock anthems in music history and there’s only one band we can be talking about. KISS. Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer are on their way down under in October as part of their 40th anniversary world tour, opening proceedings at the Perth Arena on Saturday October 3, before burning some rubber to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, then for the first time ever out to Newcastle and New Zealand. It’s fair to say this tour announcement is the news the rabid KISS army fans have been waiting for.

“I’ve loved Australia since the very first time I visited,” says Paul.

“It is one of the greatest secrets on earth and probably better to keep it that way. The food, wine and women are all extraordinary and everyone has always welcomed me and made me feel like it is home.”

KISS has recently completed a Japanese tour, which coincided with the release of a collaboration single with the country’s famous all-girl group, Momoiro Clover Z. The song Yumeno Ukiyoni Saitemina (Samurai Son) – composed by Paul – hit one on the Japanese charts introducing KISS to a whole new generation of fans.

The tour ended with a show for 40,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome in March, featuring the Momoiro Clover Z girls joining KISS for the encore.

With countless timeless hits like Rock’n’Roll All Nite, I Was Made For Loving You, Detroit Rock City, Love Gun, Shout It Out Loud, Lick It Up and God Gave Rock’n’Roll To You, the KISS legacy continues to grow, generation after generation.

If you’ve never experienced the combined talents of Paul, Gene and the rest, then get ready for a revelation. A KISS concert is like no other, and with tickets starting from just $100, it’s an entertainment extravaganza that is within everybody’s reach (facepaint and stretch lurex catsuit costs not included of cost).

Even the supporting act is a jawdropping one, with a role call of some of the biggest rockstars of all time making up the enigmatically named The Dead Daisies.

It’s a powerful musical collective created by a rotating line-up that features some of the world’s best rock musicians.

The Aussie tour features Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses, The Psychedelic Furs), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy, Whitesnake), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe, RATT), Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses, Hookers & Blow), David Lowy (MINK, Red Phoenix) and Brian Tichy (Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Idol).

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The star-studded Australian production Deadline Gallipoli will have its world premiere over two nights this month, ushering in a year of Anzac-themed events.

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new father Sam Worthington (above) leads an all-star international and local cast, including Hugh Dancy, Charles Dance, Rachel Griffiths, Bryan Brown, Ewen Leslie, Anna Torv, Jessica de Gouw, and in his first major role recent NIDA graduate Joel Jackson.

Sent to cover the campaign, the four men witnessed the extraordinary events that unfolded on the shores of Gallipoli in 1915.

The powerful mini-series offers a fresh take on the Gallipoli legend, exploring its origin from the point of view of four war correspondents - Phillip Schuler (Worthington), Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett (Dancy), Charles Bean played newcomer Jackson, and Keith Murdoch played by Leslie.

The first truly embedded war correspondents, their defiance against military leaders ignited a change in the course of the campaign. Their commitment to the soldiers on the frontline turned the war from a strategic failure into a triumph of the human spirit.

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ANZAC pride on stage Here’s an event for the diary celebrating our nation's bravery. On September 18 at Perth Arena, a starstudded line-up of Australia’s finest musical and performing talents will take to the stage to tell the stories of Australians at war, in Spirit of the Anzacs – The Arena Tour.

This unforgettable event commemorates 100 years of ANZAC pride from the ANZAC’s landing at

Deadline Gallipoli was that it’s a fresh take on an old idea," says Sam. "By looking at the campaign through the eyes of the four war correspondents, we could reflect new light on a part of history that helped define us - and one that we can still learn from.”

Directed by Michael Rymer (Hannibal, Battlestar Galactica), Deadline Gallipoli was written by four of Australia’s most exciting writers, Jacquelin Perske, Shaun Grant, Stuart Beattie and Cate Shortland.

Filmed in South Australia late last year, it was produced by Penny Chapman, Jacquelin Perske, and John Schwarz. •• Deadline Gallipoli premieres over two nights on Sunday April 19 and Monday April 20 on Foxtel.

Gallipoli in 1915 through to the deserts of the war in Afghanistan.

Screen legend Jack Thompson, multiGold Logie winner Lisa McCune, country music superstar Lee Kernaghan OAM and Redgum’s John Schumann head the stellar cast that will take us on a musical and theatrical journey based on the true and personal stories of those serving abroad and their loved ones at home.

The national tour of Spirit of the Anzacs – The Arena Tour will kick off in Newcastle on August 21, before travelling to Brisbane, Wollongong, Sydney, Tamworth, Melbourne, Adelaide and finally Perth.

It’s a compelling stage event for every Australian and New Zealander to experience. It is a theatrical production based on the human side of our history at war as told by the men and women who were there. These remarkable tales, sourced from the archives of personal letters, diaries and stories held at the Australian War Memorial, chronicle the entire spectrum of the experience of Australians at war over the past 100 years - from the trenches of the Western Front to the bombing of Darwin, the hardships of the Kokoda trail to the courage of Long Tan, and all the way to the dust of Uruzgan Province in Afghanistan.

The tour has been inspired by the songs from Lee Kernaghan’s new album of the same name. This remarkable 16song recording also includes some very special guest artists performing songs written by Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan and producer Garth Porter.

The astonishing line-up of actors and singers, supported by an 11-piece band and vocal group, will perform all the songs from the Spirit of the Anzac's album, including Song for Grace, To The Top Of The Hill, When the First Bombs Fell, Being Your Sons inas well as some other Australian classic songs.

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It's the most anticipated show of the year and we get to see it at the same time as the Yanks for a change.

Strap on your sword, people. Game of Thrones is back and bloodier than ever. By Matthew Mills.

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he phrase ‘ensemble cast’ doesn’t really do Game of Thrones justice – the TV behemoth that has redefined small screen drama takes its character list much, much further than that.

Across George R R Martin’s fantastical world, from Westeros to The Lands of the Summer Seas, from the Land Beyond the Wall to the Iron Islands, hundreds of thousands of souls roam, ruck, riot and rut – and it pretty much looks as though the

portly genius wants to introduce us to as many of them as he can.

From the moment poor old Ned sat forlornly in Winterfell’s godswood pondering the imminent arrival of his old friend and brother-in-arms Robert Baratheon, GoT’s legions of fans have been bombarded with character after character as the world expanded and evolved.

Somehow, each and every pawn in Martin’s game has been full and rounded, a face to learn to love or hate, to cheer or primolife.com.au

EVOLUTION Jon Snow, Aryra, Brienne and Pod have come a long way since the days when Robert Baratheon sat on the Iron Throne.

boo, but it’s true that even the most diehard GoT tragic occasionally has trouble keeping track of the roll call – perhaps they reference Grenn when they mean Gendry or get a bit fuzzy on just which Kingsguard cut down Tyrion.

Martin helps his many followers – those who read the books the series spawned from at least – with an appendix at the end of each of the six tomes he has so far created.

And he’s thorough in his lists – the catalogue of kings and their courts that finishes A Dance with Dragons, the latest installment, runs to more than 60 pages, a feat here on these pages we can’t match for space.

Instead then, let us introduce you to a few of the new characters you will meet when season five finally lands this month, characters we are sure will soon be as important a part of your GoT experience as Jamie and Cersei, Arya and Bran.

As ever, the show expands to explore more and more of Martin’s immense, intricatelymapped world – and this series Dorne will be one of the key kingdoms we look to for the latest plays in this Game of Thrones.

Aficionados will already have a feel for this exotic new land – it’s warm, opulent, powerful and produces wonderful wine.

And they’ll know a bit about Dornishmen, thanks to the all too brief appearance of one Oberyn Martell, aka The Red Viper, Prince of Dorne, who exploded into series four, drank a lot, slept with a lot of people – often at the same time – offered sage advice to the King’s Counsel and then eventually had his eyes gouged out by The Mountain as he championed poor Tyrion.

And that tragic fate is why we will see much of the series five action move to Dorne, as the previously quiet kingdom reacts to the slaying of their prince.

In a rarity for the GoT world, Dorne is

ruled by a fair and just man, Doran Martell, Oberyn’s brother, a wise, noble ruler crippled by gout and living his final days in constant pain. He is torn – craves revenge but values the peace of his kingdom – and wants time to ponder his next move.

His nieces, Tyene, Obara and Nymeria Sand, better known as the Sand Snakes, however, are having none of that. They are the three bastard daughters of Oberyn and his lover Ellaria – and they want blood.

Watching over them all is Areo Hotah, Prince Doran’s bodyguard and basically House Martell’s chief of police.You don’t want to mess with him. He’s a big chap, but his axe is even bigger.

Taking on the role of Doran is Alexander Siddig, a long-established star of TV drama classics having made his name as Dr Julian Bashir in a couple of the Star Trek reboots and gone on to boast key roles in the likes of Da Vinci’s Demons and Primeval, as well april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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as garnering big screen success in films including The Fifth Estate and Clash of the Titans.

Even with such an illustratious resume, however, he admits being a tad daunted at joining the cast.

“It’s obviously been nerve-racking because you really don’t want to be the weakest link on Game of Thrones,” he says.

“It’s all very well being a character in a bad TV show that you don’t like and you’re not very good, because no one’s going to see it, so who cares? But everybody will see you play this role. So it’s a bit of a pressure to get it right. But, you know, you just have to turn up, trust yourself and trust the writers and directors to tell you if you’re screwing up. I haven’t been told I’m screwing up, so I’m assuming we’re OK.” Most of his scenes were filmed in Seville, Spain – an area that he believes is perfect to recreate Martin’s vision of Dorne, a kingdom he eloquently describes as “the most luscious, most luxurious, amazing, beautiful place you can imagine, filled with people who seem to have no care, who are

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sensuous and honest”.

Of Seville, he says: “It was just sumptuous. It’s an amazing place. It is just dripping with gorgeousness. I only wish I had longer there. All my scenes were shot in two-and-a-half weeks because they’ve got so much to do elsewhere.”

Alexander worked closely with DeObia Operei, who plays his bodyguard Areo.

DeObia is another new addition with an impressive CV including acclaimed roles in big-screen hits Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Moulin Rouge. He also appeared in Alien 3 alongside Charles Dance who, of course, went on to become a GoT mainstay for the first four seasons as Tywin Lannister.

As Areo, DeObia casts an imposing figure, especially when he has his signature weapon, a beautiful long-axe, in his hands.

“That’s his woman,” he says. “And that’s what he’s married to. It’s this incredibly tall axe . . . I mean I’m 6’6” so the long axe I think must be nearly 7ft and it’s incredibly heavy. That’s what he wields, whether it’s behind the prince as his bodyguard or whether it’s on the battlefield.”

The prop department, it seemed, had a field day, crafting the exquisite weapon specifically for DeObia – and he is more than happy with the finished article.

“It’s beautiful. It’s fantastic. It’s brutal,” he says. “And I do get to wield it, yeah.”

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handled correctly, he stresses, explaining there was plenty of training before he got to swing it around.

“You had to achieve a level of mastery. I mean even just carrying it . . . it is so heavy!

I mean I’m heavy. I weigh 260 pounds, but this axe was like picking up a ten-year-old child. I had to be trained how to wield it, specifically above my head. I got me some swinging action going on!”

His obvious delight at getting to play with his big dangerous toy is great to see, but it’s in stark contrast to the character he plays. Areo is a serious, silent warrior, trained since birth to serve, intensely loyal, deadly and efficient in combat. DeObia, though, assures us that there are plenty of laughs to be had on set.

“It’s not serious after they call cut at all. That’s what’s so good about it,” he says.

“You get shows where it is serious after they call action and they’re hard to be on, but this show isn’t like that. I got on the plane and suddenly there was Jessica Henwick, who plays one of the Sand Snakes. There was Keisha Castle-Hughes who I’d seen in Whale Rider. It was really fun. Then we all got to the hotel and it’s a really convivial atmosphere.”

It’s good news that DeObia got on so well with Jessica and Keisha, who, along with Rosabell Laurenti Sellers, play the Sand Snakes, Oberyn’s three illegitimate daughters – they all get to play many scenes together.

All three women are feisty, trained

killers and ready to rock and roll, maybe even regardless of what their uncle believes is best for Dorne. It’s a trait that Jessica, who plays Nymeria, and Rosabell who plays Tyene, agree is a product of the Sand Snakes’ upbringing in the kingdom.

“Dorne is very different from Westeros,” says Jessica. “It’s the only part of the kingdom that we haven’t really seen properly yet, I think. It’s very laid back. Last season you saw Oberyn and his costume and the way he talks and the way he walks were all very representative of how Dorne is. Dorne is not black and white, it’s not uptight, it’s very relaxed, it’s not a patriarchal society.”

“Women have equal rights,” chips in Rosabell, “and you don’t have to be married to someone to go to bed with them.”

Jessica agrees. “Gender is a sliding scale,” she says. “It’s interesting, it’s very different from anything we’ve seen. But of all the places I’ve seen on Game of Thrones it’s the place that I’d want to live.”

Rosabell, the youngest of the three sisters, may well find Game of Thrones is the launchpad to a glittering career – at 18, it is her first major role – but the modest teenager says she’s not sure whether she’s quite ready for major league fame yet.

“I was terrified before starting just because I didn’t really know Game of Thrones that well,” she admits. “Other people had told me that it was massive, that it was going to change my life. I don’t think it will. I’m hoping that after it comes out my life isn’t going to change that much, being on the tube or in the supermarket and everything. Maybe I’ll wear a big fake moustache.”

That may become necessary – GoT has already pushed the likes of Peter Dinklage (Tyrion) and Sophie Turner (Sansa) into the cinema big leagues. And Jessica adds that she’s well aware of the doors her role could open.

“I’ve worked in the UK mainly and then I have worked a little bit in LA but nothing that compared to this,” she says. “Everyone always says there’s TV and then there’s HBO. It’s two completely different things.

One thing they both agree on is that the filming experience itself is one they have relished.

“We’ve been so fortunate,” says Rosabell. “The boys at The Wall were stuck filming in Belfast on a soundstage in the dark all the time. We got to go to Croatia and we had a proper two weeks in Spain to soak in all the sun we could and enjoy the blue skies.”

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Jon Snow struggles to broker an uneasy alliance between Stannis Baratheon, the sworn brothers of the Blackwatch and the undisciplined hordes loyal to the Mance Rayder, the King Beyond the Wall – are not going to argue.

Veteran actor Liam Cunningham, who plays Stannis’s hand Davos Seaworth, laughs at the comparison.

“It’s definitely not as glamorous as doing the publicity once it’s all done!” he says.

“We spend a lot of time in bloody pop-up gazebos and hunched round a Calor gas fire, eating our lunch out of plastic boxes.

“Shooting’s a little rough because it’s a huge thing and we shoot in rough areas, we shoot in muck and snow. I’m always in Northern Ireland so there’s a bit of rain. It’s not always delightfully warm, but it doesn’t really matter, because the landscape is a huge character in the series.”

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with Stannis’s ear, to life. Her character, often known simply as The Red Woman is a high priestess in a religion that worships fire, a magical presence that channels the power of the flame, spending most of her life swanning around the arctic climes of The Wall in wispy dresses. In real life, Carice admits things are quite different.

“It actually says in the books that she’s never cold,” she says, “which is ironic, because I really feel the cold, even in summer. I get to wear all of these plunging necklines exposing the neck area and more, so that’s quite unlucky.

“And especially since ‘winter is coming’, and it’s not looking like the summer’s coming anytime soon, I’m a little worried. I try to just breathe – really like I’m trying to meditate, because otherwise if you surrender to it then you’re screwed.

“There’s one scene this year that was insanely cold, and I think you can even see it in my face. Then there’s another shot where you just see me from the back – what you can’t see is that in front of me I’m

holding a hot water bottle.”

One similarity the two worlds share, however, is the camaraderie – Carice says the atmosphere on set is upbeat, despite the freezing temperatures.

“If Liam is around, then it’s mostly laughing,” she says. “We have a lot of fun on set. I mean, the atmosphere is nice and people are friendly, and there is a real ‘no asshole’ policy on that set.”

As long-term cast members, both Carice and Liam have a lot to say about the themes portrayed in Games of Thrones, about the much talked about idea that Martin uses his creation to comment on society, to show that no side is all good, no empire all evil.

“The great thing is it’s a show that’s more than just an action movie or a fantasy,” says Carice. “We’re trying, in a small way, to hold up a mirror to the modern world – although it’s fantasy and it’s set a long time ago, but still, the topics are so modern.”

Liam agrees. “Yes, that’s one of the things that makes it so great,” he says. “I mean, some of these stories in this season, you just change the name of the characters to certain politicians that we see around at the minute, and it’s real life.You can see these guys who, I assume, go into politics and business and all these sort of things for the right reasons, they want to get on, they want to make a few quid, and they want to make an impression and leave a legacy.

“However, when you play the game, what you need to do to stay where you want to be can destroy the very reason why you wanted to do it in the first place. The ‘means to an end’ thing is what destroys men’s souls.”

For now, though, the main thing on the minds of Game of Thrones fans across the planet is how close the new series is.

Liam and Carice are both tight-lipped about how the game will continue, but agree that viewers are in for the best series yet – with even more elaborate sets and stunning CGI creations.

Davos, Melisandre, the Blackwatch and the wildling hordes will be waiting at The Wall, Bran and his crew beyond it.The Sand Snakes will rise in Dorne, while in Kings Landing, Cersei and Margery will continue their fight for power and Jamie will continue to question his soul.

Last we saw of Arya, she was heading to Bravos, while her sister was finally joining the game alongside Petyr Baelish. And Tyrion?

Well, who knows where Tyrion will wash up . . .

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GIRL POWER Daenerys looks to her friend Missandei more and more in season five, but will the pretty translator be distracted by her blossoming romance with Grey Worm (below)

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EVERY NOW AND THEN, the Characters we see on TV aren't quite the ones found in the pages of the books - something a few of the actors are actually quite pleased about.

In the main, Game of Thrones the TV series follows pretty closely to George R R Martin’s vision in his books, but not quite everything matches up.

There’s no mention, for instance, of Tyrion’s squire Podrick boasting legendary sexual prowess in the printed tale – and, more significantly, Robb Stark’s wife certainly isn’t the beautiful, feisty, exotic field doctor we see on our screens.

No, in the book she’s a whimpering slip of a girl poor Robb only marries through duty after bedding her in a fit of post-battle lustiness. She’s not even called Talisa – her name’s Jeyne Westerling and she gets half a dozen lines at most. No one seems to like her very much. Not even Robb.

Oona Chaplin, the gifted actress who played Talisa, must then be pretty grateful to the GoT team for the rewrite – and we’d guess that Daniel Portman, who’s still playing Pod, never complained about his personal plot-twist.

Another star who has benefited big time from the differences between book

and screen is Nathalie Emmanuel, who plays Daenerys’s closest confidente Missandei, the beautiful, wise and, frankly, pretty sexy freed slave who has slotted nicely into the Mother of Dragons’ inner circle in Mereen.

Missandei in the books, you see, is an 11-year-old girl who Daenerys treats as a daughter rather than a friend.

Nathalie, though, is more than happy with the upgrade and laughs when asked if she and Danny are actually BFFs. “Maybe!” she says. “Obviously you’ve seen them having their moments where she’s braiding Missandei’s hair and talking about boys, as girls do. I mean when it’s time for boy talk, we all start

braiding each other’s hair, that’s just how it’s done! Their friendship is just two very smart women who respect each other, but Missandei has been conditioned to be a subservient person and so sometimes she finds it hard.

“We see that in this season: there’s a particular scene where Daenerys asks her for her opinion and Missandei almost feels out of place, as if it’s not her place to say. Stepping outside of that is really difficult, but then when tough things do happen employer/employee roles go out of the window a little bit and it’s just friends supporting one another.”

Another character who looks set to benefit from the new-look Missandei though is Grey Worm, the eunuch warrior who leads The Unsullied – it looks like an unlikely romance is on the way. It’s a plotline Nathalie relishes.

“These feelings and these emotions that they’re having are so new and so terrifying, in a way,” she says. “They don’t even know how to say to each other how they feel — these people have been told not to have opinions and not to express.”

In real life, however, things between Nathalie and Jacob Anderson, who plays Grey Worm, are very different – off camera you’ll never see them stern-faced like their characters.

“We have such a giggle, it’s like a proper laugh,” Nathalie says. “There are some days where me and Jacob literally cannot look at one another because we’re just going to get the giggles.” PL

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Spoilers ahead if you’re not up to date - here are the best GoT deaths so far. By Matthew Mills.

“Valur Morghulis,” as they say in Bravos – that’s “all men must die” to those of you only versed in the common tongue.

But as long-time fans now know all too well, George R R Martin won’t balk at giving women and children that fate too.

There’s been many a death in the first four seasons of Game of Thrones, but here’s our look at the most dramatic so far.

Eddard Stark The death that taught us all that no one is safe. Martin himself once said “when my characters are in danger, I want you to be afraid to turn the page” and this was the moment GoT rookies were bluntly told how it was going to be from now on, that no one is safe. Did you think Ned was going to be OK, that Joffrey was going to show the mercy he’d promised Sansa? Nope.

Off with his head.

Robb Stark Not the heart-throb! You can’t kill off the pretty boy, can you? He’s about to have a bub and everything! Sorry, Martin has other plans. A treacherous Frey, bitter at his daughter’s rejection, a Red Wedding and arrows to the heart of every guest – and everyone watching at home.

Joffrey Baratheon Well at least this little bugger deserved it.

They dubbed it the Purple Wedding as poisoned wine saw the most spoilt brat of them all choke and fizz and die in his mother’s arms. That would have been all good, had Tyrion not got the blame.

Oberyn Martell He should have won! Championing Tyrion against the brutal, sadistic Mountain, the deft all-rounder danced rings around the ugly giant. If only he’d saved the monologue for later – or at least worn a helmet. Only his poisoned blade offered heartbroken fans any solace.

Sandor Clegane (The Hound) He may have long been on Arya’s kill list, but we all knew he wasn’t bad deep down.

He saved her big sister from the mob and always had her back – surely she could see that he was a wolf in lion’s clothing? The first of the big deaths not to go purely by the book, Brienne felled him but Arya refused to administer the killer blow. Why couldn’t she warm to poor Sandor?

Mycah Oh yeah, that’s right. Mycah, the butcher’s boy who was Arya’s buddy. The same butcher’s boy that The Hound chased down on horseback and cut in half because Joffrey told him too. Perhaps we can see Arya’s point.

Lysa Arryn Her mewling little boy, when he got off the teat at least, would often whine on about how he wanted to see someone fly from the moon door.

Well, perhaps he should have been around when Petyr Baelish finally pushed Cat’s insane sister to her death via the quickest way down from the Eyrie.

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Renly Baratheon Poor Loras Tyrell’s heart was broken when the magic of Melisandre slew Robert and Stannis’s baby brother, splitting with one stroke one of TV’s greatest gay couples.

Brienne got the blame, of course – who’s going to believe that the Red Woman can give birth to shadow assassins?

Viserys Targaryen Be careful what you wish for is the moral of this story. The bratty brother of beautiful Daenerys believed himself the rightful ruler of the Seven Kingdoms. “Where’s my golden crown?” he drunkenly demanded.

Khal Drogo finds him one – a molten one, which really ruined his day.

Khal Drogo He was Daenerys’ sun and moon, a superman warrior who was going to bring her the world. Armies couldn’t kill him – but a scratch could, at least one ‘treated’ by evil godswife Mirri Maz Duur. The wounds festered along with his khal. Poor Danny herself had to finally put him out of his misery with a pillow Lady & Grey Wind Did we say only men, women and children were on Martin’s list? Actually, there’s plenty of beasts too. Just four of the direwolf litter now remain – Lady slaughtered by Ned to appease Robert and Joffrey and Grey Wind a victim of the Red Wedding, his head cut off and sewn onto his master’s still-warm corpse.

Ygritte Star-crossed lovers indeed – could Jon Snow with his vow of allegiance to the Blackwatch and flame-haired Ygritte, wildling spearwife through and through, a sworn crow-hater, live a long loving life together? Er, no. When all hell breaks loose on The Wall, they find themselves on opposite sides.Ygritte has Jon Snow in her sights, but young Olly comes to his aid with an arrow to her lung. She dies in Jon’s arms.

GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Left, rotten King Joffrey and grandfather Tywin Lannister (above) probably deserved all that they got but was the same true for The Hound, right, and Ygritte, bottom? Ned Stark (with steed) certainly seemed unfairly despatched.

Jojen Reed So near and yet so far. Jojen’s insights brought Bran to where he should have been, but just as they near their goal – wights, wights everywhere. They spring from the ground and Jojen falls.

Yes, he catches a glimpse of a child of the forest before dying, but it lands on his sister Meera’s shoulder’s to cut his throat and send him on his way.

Shae Who wouldn’t want to be Tyrion’s girlfriend? Shae, apparently. In one of the more heart-breaking Game of Thrones betrayals it turned out this whore didn’t have a heart of gold after all. It was all about the money. Few tears then when the Halfman offed her with the golden chains his father had given her.

Tywin Lannister Which, of course, left Game of Thrones’ biggest hero with just the one thing to do before getting out of King’s Landing. He finds his father on the commode and yet somehow Tywin still keeps his dignity, right up to the moment Tyrion’s crossbow bolt reminds him that all Lannisters truly do pay their debts. april 15 | PRIMOLIFE

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The 22-year-old soulful singer has taken on the world and won with his melancholic songs of lost love. What’s next for Sam Smith, asks Ara Jansen.

Somerville, Smith recently revealed he a double pass to see Sam was bullied for being Smith at his sold-out HBF gay and not trim or Stadium concert on May 4. super buff both from Visit PRIMOLife’s Facebook within and outside the page or primolife.com.au gay community. It will for details. be equally interesting Good luck! to hear whether the songwriter uses any of this as ammunition for the new set of songs. Smith came out around the same time the album was released and has spoken regularly about his experiences as a young gay man.

Last month he unveiled a slimmed down look, after dropping 7kg in a couple of weeks. The singer looks a hell of a lot more like a 90s New Romantic throw-back à la Nic Kershaw or the boys from Wham.

Maybe it’s just the suit.

Capturing the hearts and minds of listeners all over the world, In the Lonely Hour is an unusually melancholic album.

When Smith accepted his statues he said: “I would like to thank the man that this album is about. By breaking my heart, you won me four Grammys."

The white soul boy has made no bones about being “sad and heartbroken” when he set about writing songs like Stay with Me, Like I Can and Money on My Mind.

In complete antithesis of Pharrell’s Happy, there’s little question that pain drips from Smith’s words and at times makes the album almost painful to listen to. selling debut. In Australia he’s scored Top 5 In describing In the Lonely Hour he singles and sold around 400,000 copies and told one interviewer that the album was 1.7 million copies in the UK. the diary of a lonely 21-year-old and the Most recent sales figures suggest In the singer’s way of talking about the only real Lonely Hour has now sold just over 3.5 issue in his life at the time. million copies worldwide.

"I fell in love with someone who didn’t Then there were the awards. For a new love me back, and it made me get into this artist, Smith cleaned up, taking home four head space of: Will I find a man to love?

Grammys and two Brit Awards to add to When will I find love? This album is my the collection he’d been building up for the f**k off to everyone and basically say, ‘No, last few years.

I have been in love with a man and, if Smith’s debut long-player has been anything, it was much more painful than largely favoured in reviews but the biggest your version’, because I’m not getting what criticism of the album hasn’t been Smith’s I want with a man and it’s so close I can honeyed falsetto but a lack of inventiveness almost taste him. So, it’s my way of defining around the music. Those critics equally what is love, and how unrequited love is just have said he’s no Adele and doesn’t carry as painful, just as powerful, as what we call the eeriness of Frank Ocean and that Smith normal love.” would have benefitted from being a little In the Lonely Hour is Sam's guide to “freakier”. But given all we know, it seems falling in love, for those who have never that Smith has landed himself in just the done it before and as a solace for those who right place for a debut artist. Where he know how painful walking away is. chooses to take that for album number Smith closes his sold-out Australian two is something critics and fans alike are tour at HBF Stadium in Mt Claremont on curious about.

May 4 but will find time to squeeze in an One of the most tragic-voiced pop appearance at the Logies while he’s here. falsettos since the Bronski Beat’s Jimmy Onwards and upwards, Mr Smith. PL

Sam the Slayer He was last year’s Adele. If you haven’t heard – or at least heard of – Sam Smith, then you’ve probably been living out on a rig in the middle of the ocean.

The Brit is one of music’s new sensations in the world of soulfully-laden pop. And the Brits do soul and soulful pop perfectly thanks to a wonderful roll call of artists to prove it. Smith is the latest in a long line which includes everyone from Amy Winehouse, Lianne La Havas and Dusty Springfield to Joss Stone, Jamie Cullum, Mick Hucknall, Paloma Faith and the late Joe Cocker. Smith consistently names Adele and Winehouse as his two biggest influences.

The 22-year-old was born and raised in London and took up singing at an early age.

His first big break came through guesting on Disclosure’s song Latch and he released his debut single, Lay Me Down in early 2013 as well as an EP. In the Lonely Hour, Sam Smith’s debut was released in the middle of 2014 and became the year’s most talked-about album.

In less than six months it sold a million copies in the US and was the year’s biggest

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Ruby Boots

Here's the gen on the local songstress about to hit the big time.

PL Tell us who you are and what you do.

RB I’m Bex Chilcott and I’m a singer songwriter and performer that goes by the name Ruby Boots.

PL What do you sing in the shower?

RB Usually a Dolly Parton song. I really only feel like I can have a go at singing Dolly in the shower when no one is listening, her voice is incomparable and I like to just go for it. Half the essence of singing is the trust you place in yourself to make the notes.

PL Who are your musical heroes?

RB I have so many musical heroes. Some of the big ones are Lucinda Williams, Bob Dylan, Ryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Patty Griffin. I also consider my peers who are out there on the road doing it and working really hard to be my heroes.

PL What’s on your Spotify/iPod playlist at the moment?

RB At the moment I am listening to the new Shovels and Rope album Swimming Time. Also Ryan Bingham’s new record Fear and Saturday Night has just come out and it’s incredible, all killer! I’ve gone back in time and down a Linda Ronstadt rabbit hole these past couple of months too.

PL Who would be your dream musical mentor or partner on a single?

RB I’ve had the pleasure of working with some of them already, which is lucky. I have

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a duet with Jordie Lane on my forthcoming album and my first single off that album, Middle Of Nowhere, was written with and features Vikki Thorn (The Waifs). Both of them are really special collaborators. If I was to look at my bucket list in Australia though I love pretty much everything Henry Wagons does and then some - he’d be on the top of the list over here.

PL Tell us about your new single,Wrap Me In A Fever.

RB Wrap Me In A Fever was written a couple of years ago in my favourite cheap hotel room in Newtown, Sydney, while on the road. I was pretty miserable and brokenhearted at the time and was really happy to have had the day off to go off and write it.

It was one of those “release/therapy” songs, the kind that help you resolve something in order to move on. I remember feeling really exposed and vulnerable that day and wanted to address how that could make any one of us feel at any given time, which is the essence of the song.

PL What do you most love about Perth/WA? RB I love the beaches! There’s no other coast in the world that I really feel like I am at home on, its entrenched familiarity represents home for me. I can’t count the amount of times that I get back to WA and walk along the coast and feel like the luckiest girl alive.

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PL How would you sum up your fashion style/look?

RB I guess it’s a lil’ western-wear mixed with a lil' rock n roll. I’m a sucker for a good western shirt, a tidy bolo (neck tie) and a sweet pair of boots, but I like to mix it up, wear it with a rock edge. I just picked up a sweet vintage Levi’s denim jacket in Nashville, it’s incredible. It has handembroidered design across the front and back shoulders and a couple of rhinestones to keep it a little bit country. Top score and my new favourite item in my wardrobe (or suitcase to be exact).

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Horoscopes

by Patsy Bennett | Astrocast.com.au Horoscopes

by PATSY BENNETT | ASTRoCAST.CoM.Au

ARIES

GEMINI

March 21-April 20

April is your month, as the Sun in Aries – which then moves into your money zone on the 20th – will boost energy levels, if not your finances. And, with Jupiter adding laughter to your home after the 10th, you’ll feel motivated to enjoy life. But if you’re asked to scale a mountain, remember: success is a case of believing you can succeed.

TAURUS

April 21-May 21

You’ll turn a page at work or health-wise around the new moon on the 19th. You’ll sense that a new routine at work or regarding health and fitness will benefit not only your wellbeing, but also your prospects. A partner’s circumstances may affect your own. Communications should become more fluid once you’ve overcome a hiccup.

CANCER

July 24-Aug 23

You’ll enjoy the sense that you’re regaining your mojo, as bountiful Jupiter in Leo will accentuate all that’s well in your life. Your joie de vivre will return – if it ever left you – as reunions and generally upbeat interactions will contribute to a fun month.

Avoid: taking on too much and disagreements, which risk escalating.

VIRGO

June 22-July 23

You’ll feel, financially, that events can turn in your favour so you’ll be in a better position to budget and to plan ahead. Your self-esteem, too, will benefit from a boost.

Your favourite activities and people will all contribute to your feel-good factor. If a relationship appears to be trying, ensure you dissipate tension constructively.

CROSSWORD

LEO

May 22-June 21

This month will prove motivational, as you’ll gain the sense that your goals are within reach, despite an occasional challenge or uphill climb. The lunar eclipse on the 4th suggests key developments at home, with property or family. Spiritually minded twins will sense a fresh beginning, too.

Aug 24-Sep 23

It’s all go this month. Key events will encourage you to turn a page within your personal life. Whether you decide it’s time to make a move – from singledom to coupledom – or you decide that, finally, a relationship has run its course, you will, at the very least, change your approach to a significant relationship.

SCATTERWORD

d e i u c b j a l Rules: Form as many words as possible. Each word must contain the centre letter. Plurals made by adding “s” are not counted.

GOOD 16 BETTER 20 BEST 22

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1 2 3 4 5 6 11 13 14 16 17 20

Ground (5) Theme (7) Notice (7) Narrow to a point (5) Loud-voiced (10) Arsonist (10) Artless (5) Hits (7) Abuses (7) Sham (5)

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Adornment (10) Rub out (5) Scorch (4) Behind (6) Slaughterhouse (8) Plunder (7) Circus manager (4-6) Gently (8) Accomplish (7) Maintain (6) Art (5) Prevalent (4)

SUDOKU How to play: You are given a 9x9 grid which has been divided up into nine 3x3 boxes.

The aim of the game is very simple: to fill each row, column and 3x3 box with the numbers from 1 to 9 inclusive.

© Reubens puzzles

ACROSS

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SagiTTaRiuS

Sep 24-Oct 23

It’s decision time this month – or time to face a crossroads, especially in relation to your work or health. In connection, a key matter to do with your home, family or a particular relationship will merit consideration. It’s largely to do with what can and can’t be done. Luckily, you will get the co-operation and support you need, despite the odds.

capRicORN

Oct 24-Nov 22

Prepare for changes this month, especially in areas where you know it’s time you rearrange your itinerary, such as your daily timetable. You may find that someone else’s change of circumstance will dictate that you, too, must make adjustments. Luckily, work and career opportunities could fall into your lap.

piSceS

dec 22-jan 20

The month begins with a lunar eclipse on the 4th, and for you, this will impact principally your home life, property or family. For some, though, developments in your career, with your status or general direction in life will make the greatest impact. Luckily, you will have the help and co-operation you need to make things work.

Feb 20-march 20

It’s time to begin an entirely fresh chapter; and the new moon on the 19th suggests this will occur via financial decisions. Shared areas, such as space, duties and responsibilities will also merit careful forethought this month. Luckily, work and upbeat energy levels will contribute to opportunities which will boost your finances.

quick quiz

solutions

4 In what city is the Forbidden City in China?

5 Ghost Town is a 1981 hit single by which British band?

6 What famous building stands at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan?

9 Which English comedian was once a singer in 1980s new wave group Seona Dancing?

10 What is the current cost of a single stamp to send a domestic letter within Australia?

1 Les Misérables. 2 Patricia Arquette.

3 Mountain. 4 Beijing.

5 The Specials. 6. The Chrysler Building. 7 Barracuda. 8 Goal.

9 Ricky Gervais. 10 70c.

8 “Sausage roll” is Australian rhyming slang for what?

ScaTTeRWORd:

3 What is Ben Nevis in Scotland?

judicable, cabled, juiced, cable, decal, laced, ducal, cubed, clued, lucid, juice, ecad, acid, clad, lace, laic, caul, cube, club, dice, iced, ceil, lice, clue.

7 What novel did Australian author Christos Tsiolkas publish after The Slap?

2 Who won this year’s Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

QuicK QUIZ:

FinD-A-WoRD { Theme: athletics } Find these words in the grid: Oval

aReNa

pOlevaulT

baTON

Race

beST

RecORd

clOcK

RuN

cOach

ScORe

FaST

ShOTpuT

FiNiSh

SilveR

gameS

SpRiNT

javeliN

STadia

jump

Tape

lOSeR

TimeR

maRaThON

TRacK

medal

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SudOKu:

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FiNd-a-WORd:

1 In what movie did Eddie Redmayne (pictured) star alongside Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe?

jan 21-Feb 19

You’ll enjoy being more outgoing and sociable in April; and visits and trips will certainly add a breath of fresh air to events.

Long-distance travel, your favourite hobbies and interests will all contribute to broadening your mind. Work may take up a great deal of focus, too, and luckily your energy levels should improve.

cROSSWORd:

ScORpiO

aQuaRiuS

Nov 23-dec 21

April is a great month to spruce up your family and personal dynamics; you’ll experience a change of approach within these areas, as someone’s movements will impact on yours. Long-distance travel or upbeat activities should all contribute to a fun time.

If, however, a shake-up is on the cards, ensure you avoid gambling.

acROSS: 7 Earth; 8 Subject; 9 Observe; 10 Taper; 12 Stentorian; 15 Incendiary; 18 Naive; 19 Strikes; 21 Reviles; 22 False. dOWN: 1 Decoration; 2 Erase; 3 Char; 4 Astern; 5 Abattoir; 6 Despoil; 11 Ring-master; 13 Tenderly; 14 Achieve; 16 Insist; 17 Skill; 20 Rife.

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NEW AUDI TT LAUNCH Audi Centre Perth launched the all-new Audi TT in style, with an event hosted by Channel 7's James Tobin. Guests were entertained by Bronze Medallion and DJ Mishtee, as they enjoyed a perfect balmy night, champagne in hand.

The Audi TT is an icon now in its third generation. It takes its design cues from Audi's famed sports car, the R8. You can test drive it now at Audi Centre Perth.

James Tobin with the Audi TT

James Tobin

Stephen & Melissa Rosich

James Prendiville, Stephanie & Matt James

Ray & Wendy Chan

CINDERELLA'S MAGICAL PREVIEW

Rohan & Toni Milne

In celebration of Disney’s - Cinderella - now showing in cinemas, little princes and princesses from across the Perth media and entertainment landscape waltzed into Event Cinemas Innaloo on March 18 to attend a big-screen ball “premiere” showcase.

In addition to Cinderella’s sparkly slipper making a grand appearance, guests were welcomed by some of the cast from the West Australian Ballet’s upcoming production Cinderella (commences November at His Majesty’s Theatre). The romantic spread was styled by local creatives Fox & Rabbit and The Butcher, The Baker, The Stylist & Creator.

Ciaan Wilcox Ian & Melissa Edwards with Travis Fancourt

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NIGHT NOODLE MARKET LAUNCH

Amy Elliss, Caleb Bick & Tamara Davidson

Perth foodies were wined and dined under the soft glow of lanterns at the launch of Perth first Night Noodle Markets. As part of Good Food Month, presented by Citi in association with Eat Drink Perth, the Asian hawker-style popup markets saw thousands of visitors pile into the Perth Cultural Centre in Northbridge over 12 days in March.

The free event offered modern Asian, Korean, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese and Japanese cuisines with the stand out favourite being the BBQ Pork Belly skewers from Hoy Pinoy.

Carmen Braidwood & Geoff Watts

Chris Binns, Sandra Seouaton & Sophie Evans

Alex Campbell & Emma Laing Jae West & Elle Hughes

Basillio Dinas & Kristy Hepple

Ashleigh Brennan, Paul Bru & Nicole Hewitt

Lisa Shearon & Ella Humphreys Kelly Ramsay & Rami Mustafa

Revecca Fiore-Leach, Clara Gallaghan, Charlotte Gallaghand & Wendy Gallaghan

Grace Darby & Juvelle Behrendorff

Phebe Sleeman & Alexandra Dahns Rosanna Eriyagama with Ian & Angela Saverimutto

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home truths

by matthew mills

Camping around

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to camp she goes for one of the tribe and one thing is certain. Not everything will come back that’s been packed so carefully.

It’s going to be a little less noisy round at our house for the next couple of days.

Not silent, of course, just down a notch, one less voice laughing and shouting to make itself heard above the others.

Daisy, you see, is off to camp – the first school excursion of the new academic year.

Her bags are all packed and ready, a huge green tube packed with hoodies, leggings and new undies with a cosy sleeping bag strapped on top, and me and her mum are revelling in the smug satisfaction of being nearly sure that we’ve sourced everything on the extensive equipment checklist.

And it is quite the list, especially if you bear in mind that she’s due to leave tomorrow morning and then return on Friday, only just a little over two days later.

Each kid, the list states with a stern authority, must turn up with a bath towel, a beach towel, bathers, long pants (loose and tough), two or three T-shirts (must cover shoulders and stomach), a couple of pairs of shorts that hide at least two thirds of the thigh, a school hat (no baseball caps), two jumpers, a waterproof jacket – oh, the list just goes on and on, a good half dozen more clothing requirements before we even get to the miscellaneous sundries such as the personal water bottle (1 litre), day pack, books (to read) and lip balm.

The camp organisers, it seems, have considered every eventuality and constructed an inventory to fit – and they’re not leaving any wiggle room which may let, say, an old-before-her-time Year Sixer sneak a sequined crop top and matching short shorts onto the bus in lieu of sensible climbing clobber. In fact the only touch of individuality the list has allowed is in the area of teddy bears, which, it graciously has decided, are “optional”.

Daisy, of course, used the list as an excuse to take her mother on a shopping spree, somehow managing to convince us that very few of the mountain of clothes packed into her chest of drawers would fit the bill.

On their return she proudly showed me the new additions to her wardrobe and the

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other essentials that the short expedition requires. Among them, of course, was item number 34 on the checklist – a small torch.

“Haven’t we already got a small torch somewhere?” I asked. “Didn’t we get one last year, when Sam went to camp?”

The reply was a confident no, backed up with claims of having “looked everywhere”, and once more I was left to simply ponder the mystery of the camp small torch.

It is a fact, you see, that Family Mills has never sent the same small torch to more than one camp – which, when you do the math is actually quite a feat. Daisy, is our fourth child and now a veteran of three camps. That’s three small torches right there.

Sam’s in Year Eight now, so that’s at least half a dozen more. And then there’s our oldest two, both of whom have now left school – I can’t even begin to count the small torches they’ve been through.

So where have they all gone? All these small torches that have been plucked from K-Mart or servo shelves? Honestly, I’ve no idea. All I know is that I’m pretty sure that when Oli, our youngest, finally graduates Year 12, I’ll come home from the ceremony and see a cupboard that I hadn’t noticed before, open it and find scores of small torches, illustrating 30-odd years of small torch fashion. But I probably won’t be able to put my hands on a couple of AA batteries.

Anyway, small torches aside, at least we

are confident that Daisy has everything required and all that’s left to do is for her to lug her massive green bag across the playground tomorrow morning and get in the queue for the coach.

As one of those parents who tends to overlook the minutiae of my children’s lives, I have to admit that it’s only recently that I’ve found out that Daisy is not at this point facing a long, long coach ride.

No, it turns out that most of the camps my children had been to are in the Perth metro area, a fact that, considering the vast size of WA, surprised me. Somehow, I’d always pictured them heading out into the bush and pitching their tents miles and miles away from anyway.

I suppose it makes sense – I can understand that, as a teacher, you’d want to limit the coach-time as much as possible – but I can’t help but think that they’re missing out on an important childhood experience. For me, the long coach trip, packed full of smuggled lollies, backseat larks and spotty kids throwing up on Mr Slipper were one of the highlights of my childhood excursions, not least because of the comfort break at some servo along the way when we’d happily run riot.

But still, a little less than half an hour after pulling away from school tomorrow, Daisy will turn up at camp and her latest adventure will begin.

Having fond memories of childhood school stay-aways, I can appreciate that she’s getting to the age where ‘what happens at camp stays at camp’, but I actually can’t wait for her to be home and share the edited details of her experience, adding to the tales that have become family folklore over the years. Tales such as the time Sam, who shares my predilection for nocturnal rambling, zombie-walked from his dorm to the teachers’ mess, scaring the living daylights out of the assembled adults, Henry’s day one broken arm and Felix’s kayaking catastrophe.

Yes, I’m sure she’ll return with a lot of tales to tell. No small torch, of course, but a lot of good memories. PL

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