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t long last (or so it seems) it’s time to put away the boots and scarves and dust off our swimmers, sunnies and shorts. We’re loving the clear blue skies that seem to herald every new day here in Perth, and are quite prepared to

predict that this is going to be the best summer ever.

Why? Well, as far as we can tell we’ve got some of the best live acts in the world rocking up into the city over the next few months, from AC/DC to The Octobers,

Justine Clarke’s Pyjama Jam to Fleetwood Mac. And of course, we’ve got tickets to give away for heaps of these and other events, including the south west’s premier foodie event, the Margaret River Gourmet Escape.

Gill interviews our cover girl, Anne Hathaway, who stars alongside superstar Robert De Niro in The Intern, while we get ready for Halloween with a new ghost story pic starring Tom Hiddlestone, Crimson Peak.

We’ve got an incredible photo story, put together by talented UK photographer Matt Cardy, capturing the intense scenes as thousands of refugees flooded into Hungary, all in search of a new start, while I interview the inspirational founder of Free the Bears, Mary Hutton.

Of course there’s travel to get you in the mood for lazy days and holidays, with Deri’s dreamy visit to Burgh Island in Devon and Trish’s adventures in glamping on the Mornington Peninsula.

I reveal a real gem of an eaterie – the Royal on the Waterfront – while we get all ge-ed up (sorry) for the race that stops the nation with our suggestions of where to watch the Melbourne Cup, a history of the race and a look at the other most important horse-related competition – the InterDominion Championships at

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PRIMOpicks It's warming up so pull up a deckchair and read all about our brilliant collection of shows, exhibitions and opportunities to win, win, win.

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ONE OF THE world’s most dynamic acts, Florence + The Machine, is poised to rock Perth Arena on November 7.

The London band, led by the fiercely passionate Florence Welch, is renowned for its no-holds-barred approach on stage - a prime example being earlier this year when not even a broken foot could stop Florence, who performed the whole show sitting on a stool, dazzling audiences at the Coachella festival.

Now Perth fans can get a taste first-hand of the band, whose third album How Big How Blue How Beautiful went straight to number one on the ARIA charts, as it kicks off a national tour.

Florence + The Machine, with special guests Jack Ladder & The Dreamlanders, Perth Arena, Saturday November 7. Tickets on sale through Ticketek.

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Race Around Rottnest LOVERS OF ADVENTURE races and triathlons are gearing up for this year’s Race Around Rottnest.

New event and distance categories are likely to make the October event more popular than ever before.

There’s a new Off-Road Triathlon category open to both solo competitors and teams consisting of a 1km ocean swim, 16.5km bike ride and 7km trail run. The original Adventure Race has the added challenge of a long (6km) or short (2.5km) paddle leg on either a ski or stand up paddle (SUP) board.

Also new this year is an onroad Olympic Distance Triathlon consisting of a 1500m swim, 40km bike and 10km run around the island. It’s a perfect training event for people looking to compete in the summer triathlon season and with the stunning Rottnest Island location as an added bonus.

Entrants are encouraged to help raise funds for this year’s charity partner Autism West by sharing their supporter page with their networks.

Race Around Rottnest, October 17, Rottnest Island, free for spectators.Visit racearoundrottnest.com.au for more info.

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TIME FOR A PYJAMA PARTY Children of Australia get ready; Justine Clarke is set to perform around the country this October and November with her brand new Pyjama Jam! tour.

JUSTINE WILL CREATE the comfy and cosy atmosphere for a pyjama party in her brand new show and kids are encouraged to rock up in their pyjamas, or bring their favourite cuddly

toy – or both.

She’ll be singing both familiar favourites and new material from her new album, with titles like Pyjamas and Shufflin’ Off To Bed. This is a getting-ready-for-bed album for the whole family to sing and dance along with. So gather the little people in your life, get out your PJs, and get ready to jam with Justine and the band.

We caught up with Justine as she prepares to pack her PJs and tour the country.

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BUCKLE UP, MOTORSPORT FANS. Perth Speed Fest is an action packed adrenalin-fuelled day of speed on Sunday December 13 at Perth Motorplex. See some of the biggest names in Australian motorsport in action Daniel Ricciardo, Alan Jones, Will Davison and more.

Perth Speed Fest is the biggest showcase of historic, classic, modern and majestic cars, motorbikes and all things motorsport - Perth Speed Fest Pit, Dirt, Tarmac, Motor Show and the ultimate test of speed. Witness Daniel Ricciardo in the 2011 Red Bull Racing worldchampionship winning car go head to head against top drag cars in a timed quarter mile.

Get your tickets for Perth Speed Fest before they sell out. Tickets $99, $65 for children under 15 and free for under 5 years, Pit pass $50 ($60 on the day), and are available from perthspeedfest. com. Don’t miss this high-octane family fun day out.

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Justine Clarke My mum, my sister and I nearly moved to Perth for mum’s work when I was 11.

We had a look at Hollywood High which I thought was the perfect school for me; a singing and dancing kid! We were going to live in Subiaco so I always come here thinking of what life would have been like if we had stayed. Pretty nice I reckon, some of my favourite people are from Perth particularly in the arts.

So I always look forward to coming here to watch the sun set over the ocean at Cottesloe and of course to meet all the happy, sunny Perth kids who are always so delightful and appreciative.

PL What can we expect from your show this time?

JC It suited the new album (Pyjama Jam) to try a more intimate atmosphere which is why the Octagon Theatre is a great spot for us this year. It’s a pyjama party, a chance to have a day where we can celebrate all things bedtime; our love for pyjamas, the importance of our favourite bedtime toys and singing as a relaxing and fun way to wind down. I want

to create a campfire singalong atmosphere at 10 o’clock in morning!

PL What made you make a lullaby album?

JC I have so many special memories of singing my children to sleep and some of the songs on this album are lullabies literally from the cradle to the studio but I have also had horror time where I spent hours in a dark room next to one of them while they went to sleep.

That time of night would arrive where you are already exhausted by the day and it sometimes feels like you have a mountain to climb from bathtime to bedtime to actual sleep and I wanted to assist in making the road to Slumber Land a little smoother. I wish I had an album like this when my kids were toddlers!

PL What is your next project?

JC I have another book and CD coming out with Scholastic Australia. This is my second with them. These are songs that I loved from my childhood which I want to introduce to a new generation. The first was The Ugly Duckling and this latest book is A You’re Adorable which is an alphabet song and actually I think it’s a beautiful lullaby. It’s more of a love song

but often love songs make great lullabies. Nathaniel Eckstrom’s illustrations are so delightfully silly and clever and sweet.

I was lucky enough to be part of Blue Dog which is Red Dog’s sequel so I’m looking forward to seeing that hit the screen. I completely fell apart with sorrow and joy at the first one, it’s one of my all time favourite Australian films.

Lots more touring, House Husbands finishes with the wedding of the century and then I finish the year at Carols In The Domain which is great.

I get to dance with the Janice Breen dancing school kids which is where I danced as a kid.

PL What do you want for

Christmas?

JC A happy and healthy family and a couple of glasses of champagne!

Justine Clarke is also appearing as new cast member Eve Grace in season 4 of House Husbands for the 9 Network, but is perhaps best known as a regular presenter on ABCKids’ TV show Play School. She has worked with Scholastic and this October, along with the new Pyjama Jam tour and album, will also be releasing her second picture book with accompanying CD of the classic song A You’re Adorable.

Justine Clarke’s Pyjama Jam Tour, Octagon Theatre, Crawley, November 7.Visit justineclarke. com.au for tickets.

ESCAPE TO A FOODIE PARADISE AN UNFORGETTABLE PROGRAMME of culinary events has been revealed for this year’s Margaret River Gourmet Escape, attracting the biggest culinary names in the world to the south west’s shores.

The three-day culinary extravaganza (Novembrer 20 to 22) features more than 40 of the world’s leading food and wine personalities who will join international headline chef Marco Pierre White to showcase the best of Western Australia and the Margaret River Wine Region through a jam-packed line up of events, experiences and adventures on land and sea.

Tickets range in price from $40 (Gourmet Village) to $600 for exclusive events.

Guests will experience incredible dishes created by some of Australia and the world’s best chefs including master of Thai cuisine David Thompson, Enrique Olvera, Gaggan Anand and Tetsuya Wakuda, as well as opportunities to learn about the world class wines, beer and produce from WA and be educated by local and visiting wine talent and wine makers including Nick Stock, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Ch’ng Poh Tiong and Jeannie Cho Lee.

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The Gourmet Village will house the largest-ever selection of WA restaurants, artisan producers and wineries along with private masterclasses, meet and greets

and VIP experiences. New additions for 2015 include the Adriano Zumbo High Tea and the new Wine Lounge.

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HAVING GARNERED CRITICAL and audience praise for their Broken / Translations tour on the east coast earlier this year, renowned actor/musician Guy Pearce and Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton will at last make their way to WA with their band, The Octobers, performing at Perth’s Art Bar at The Art Gallery of WA on October 15 and the Bunbury Regional Entertainment Centre on Saturday, October 17.

The two Aussie legends caused somewhat of a stir earlier this year with the surprise announcement that they would be joining forces on a live tour to promote their respective solo albums, each entering their own new career phase and hitting the road for first time together. Best known for his stellar film career, Guy had just launched his music career with the album, Broken Bones.

Former Powderfinger guitarist and songwriter extraordinaire Darren had garnered acclaim for his solo album, Translations, playing on his melodic strength

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and taking fans on an intricate journey.

“Touring with Darren and The Octobers has been fantastic,” says Guy. “It’s been so nice to have the chance to play some of these songs live. We had a great response in Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia and we’re really looking forward to playing in WA.” In the Broken/Translations tour, Guy and Darren share the stage, backing each other and enjoying onstage banter which demonstrates the personal bond that has developed through their creative union. WA audiences will have the added bonus of new material from each artist.

There will be one or two songs performed from Darren’s recently released album, Splinters and Guy is currently writing and recording his second album, which he is keen to road test.

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TALL TALES STEPHEN FRY IS bringing his Telling Tales to the Riverside Theatre in November, in an evening that promises to tick all the boxes for fans of the darling of the literati.

The English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, film director and presenter is widely viewed as a national treasure in the UK. He will tell some of the most marvellous stories ever heard in an evening of fun, frolic and uniquely Fryish delight, reflecting on a life that has enrichened so many genres.

Telling Tales, Riverside Theatre, November 17, visit ticketek.com.au or call 13 28 49.

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GET READY - Australia’s first ever pop-up waterpark will open this summer at Belmont Park Racecourse.

Featuring a cool collection of slides, rides and activities, Xscape at the City’s main attraction will be the tallest water slide of its kind in the world.

The twin lane 23m high slide is 110m long and 13 storeys tall.

More details will be revealed shortly but if you want to stay up to date visit xscapeatthecity.com.au or find them on Facebook.

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MAC, NO CHEESE WA MUSIC FANS are in for yet another treat with the return of Fleetwood Mac to Domain Stadium at the end of October as part of their On With The Show tour.

After their 16-year absence it really is the ‘return of the Mac’, as they prepare for a massive headlining tour this year with original band members - Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.

General manager of Perth Stadium Management Gavin Taylor says the concert is a real coup for Perth fans.

“We are looking forward to having one of the world’s most iconic bands at Domain Stadium. The stage is set across the oval, offering a unique experience for fans to get up close to the true musical brilliance of Fleetwood Mac. We are all about providing great experiences for fans which this concert is sure to deliver.”

“We will host more than 1.25 million fans this year for entertainment and sporting events, which in addition to Fleetwood Mac includes two AC/DC concerts, Monster Jam, the Stadium Stair Race as well as AFL and WAFL matches and finals,” he said.

This show will see the band perform a two and a half hour set, with hits and classic songs from a more than four-decade career. The night will open with Australian duo favourites Angus and Julia Stone.

The band will tour for the first time as a five-piece since 1988.

Fleetwood Mac were scheduled to return to Australia in 2013 but had to postpone due to bassist John McVie receiving treatment for cancer.

Domain Stadium is one of eight Australian dates.

Fleetwood Mac, Domain Stadium, October 30.Tickets are on sale now and start at $102.95 per person.To purchase visit ticketmaster.com.au

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Perth Stadium Management will host rock royalty AC/DC for two concerts on Friday 27 and Sunday 29 November at Domain Stadium.

There has been an enormous response to these shows, with the second show coming on sale to meet demand.

General manager of Perth Stadium Management Gavin Taylor says: “The Rock or Bust tour is going to be a huge one for AC/DC fans – the first return of the band in Australia in five years.

"We are no strangers to hosting two concerts in one weekend, and will have our 1,000 full-time and casual staff working hard to ensure that catering, security, stage set up and overall stadium experience exceeds fan expectations.”

“The AC/DC show is a big one. In 2010 we had 52 trucks and a 100-strong crew carrying the band’s production – including the Hells Bell, cannons and giant blow-up Rosie. We are told that the 2015 tour is even bigger.

"This is a fantastic opportunity for us to showcase how Domain Stadium can transform between a football stadium to entertainment stadium and back again.”

AC/DC, Domain Stadium, November 27 and 29. Tickets are on sale now and start at $99 (seated tickets) and $159 (GA & seated tickets) per person. To purchase visit ticketmaster.com.au

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WITH OVER ONE hundred thousand tickets already sold through pre-sale, Ed Sheeran’s stadium tour is shaping up to be one of the biggest tour of the summer. The redheaded superstar will be joined by Rudimental and Foy Vance for an unforgettable run of stadium shows this November and December.

The Brit award winning and Mercury Prize-nominated Londoners Rudimental last played Australia and New Zealand in 2014, touring in celebration of their global smash debut album Home which is jam-packed with anthems like Not Giving In (ft. John Newman & Alex Clare), Waiting All Night (ft. Ella Eyre) and Free (ft. Emeli Sandé): The UK four-piece gave fans a taste of their forthcoming sophomore album with lead single Never Let You Go, featuring Foy Vance. The track picks up where their debut album left off with the perfect balance of toe-tapping percussion, layered harmonies and a rollicking horn section.

No strangers to working together, Ed collaborated with Rudimental for Bloodstream, taken from his latest album x.

The accompanying music video features iconic American actor Ray Liotta as a washed-up frontman of a fictional hair-metal group.

Foy Vance, Ed’s close friend and collaborator, will be opening proceedings at all shows. The Irish troubadour was born in Northern Ireland and spent part of his youth in Oklahoma where he developed a love for soul, blues and jazz. His songwriting reflects the careful balance between his love of these styles and his homeland’s folk music roots.

Ed Sheeran with special guests Rudimental and Foy Vance, nib Stadium, December 2.Visit ticketmaster.com.au or call 13 61 00.

ROCK ON

WRITTEN BY FREO resident Ben Elton, the worldwide smash hit musical We Will Rock You is heading to Perth in 2016.

Since 2002, over 15 million theatregoers in 17 countries have been wowed by this awe-inspiring production, based on the songs of Queen and a book by Elton (The Young Ones, Blackadder, Popcorn). The hilarious futurist comedy is fashioned around 24 of the supergroup’s hit songs, including We Are The Champions, Radio Ga Ga and of course We Will Rock You. So dig out the Spandex - it’s time to channel your inner Killer Queen.

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GRINDING THROUGH THE PAIN – IN 2014 MATT FULLER, Telethon’s 24-hr marathon man, set himself the monumental task of riding a specialised Roubaix SL4 Expert Ultegra bike attached to a kinetic road machine fluid trainer non-stop for 24 hours, raising funds for the charity.

Training more than 14 hours a week and with no previous bike riding experience, Matt pushed through an incredible amount of physical pain and exhaustion to successfully complete the 24 hours nonstop, covering an impressive 571km during this time.

As loyal supporters of Telethon and Matt, the Peard Group surprised all by donating an incredible $50,000 to the cause.

Coming through unscathed, last year was supposed to be his last personal 24-hour fundraising effort, but a chance meeting with a sporting star early in 2015 changed all that.

This time, the first in consecutive years, Matt is once again returning to Telethon, but in another first, he will not be attempting the 24-hour nonstop challenge solo.

Teaming up with Matt will be Soa 'The Hulk' Palelei, a current top-ranked heavyweight fighter with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championships).

Having faced some of the most fierce and brutal competitors in his UFC career, Matt will be introducing Soa to a different world of pain in his first 24-hour physical attempt for Telethon.

“Finding the challenge to suit Soa, a 6ft 4in, 120kg UFC fighter and I, a 5’10”, 89kg ex rugby league player was a challenge in itself considering our different strengths and not to mention body types,” said Matt, “but the one thing

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we have in common is great upper body strength so the ergo grinder was the perfect fit for the challenge.”

With a few training sessions together now under their belts, Soa is feeling more at ease with the mammoth task ahead of him. “This year I will join the Telethon 24-hour man Matt Fuller on the 24-hour grind, I know it's going to be a challenge but I'm looking forward to doing it, nothing ventured nothing gained. It's a great cause and something I'm proud of being a part of,” he said.

Both the ultimate professionals in their personal

THEY COULD BE HEROES Soa 'The Hulk' Palelei and Matt Fuller are teaming up to face 24-hours of fundraising, all in aid of this year's Telethon.

careers, Matt and Soa will require a mental and physical toughness that exceeds the normal daily grind to get through the 24 hours non-stop.

Drawing on his past experiences, Matt, a Telethon stalwart, hopes to be able to help Soa push through the pain barrier that will inevitably greet them.

“It’s always been about the kids,” said Matt, “but I’ve wanted to bring something new to the 24 -hour challenge and I hope from this start I can build on this team of two for many more in years

to come. It already feels different knowing Soa will be there and I’m looking forward to sharing the experience with him.”

In the years to follow, Matt hopes to build a Telethon legacy including retired or retiring sportsmen and women, working and training with them on the Telethon 24-hour challenge, helping to give some focus and direction to their life after sport.

The question still remains as to whether Soa will be back again next year.

"This is the last time I'll

listen to Matt Fuller - just joking. What Matt has done these past years with Telethon is amazing and I'm humbled to be a part of it this year" said Soa. Once again supported and sponsored by Peard Real Estate, Matt and Soa will both attempt 24 hours non-stop on the ergo grinder, over the Telethon weekend of October 17-18 at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre.

All donations are tax deductible and can be made via mattandsoa24hrgrind.everydayhero. com/au/telethon Follow Matt and Soa through the journey via: Twitter @sheepfuller or @soathehulk Instagram @fullerfitnesssubiaco @soathehulk #24hrGrind primolife.com.au

US COMEDIAN AND actor Kevin Hart will make his Australian stand-up debut when he brings his smash hit live show What Now? to the country next year. Kevin will bring the show hot off his 90-plus-date US arena tour – which included a performance to an audience of more than 52,000 people in Philadelphia last weekend - direct to Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney from February 3.

If there’s one thing Kevin can do, it’s sell shoes. If there’s one thing Kevin Hart can do better than sell shoes, it’s explode into one of the foremost comedians and entertainers in the industry today. Hart began his career sizing men and women for footwear, when a chance, electrifying performance at amateur night in a Philadelphia comedy club changed his life. He quit his shoe salesman job and began performing full time at such venues as The Boston Comedy Club, Caroline’s, Stand-Up NY, The Laugh Factory, and The Comedy Store in Los Angeles. However, it was his first appearance at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival that led him into roles in feature films such as Paper Soldiers, Scary Movie 3, and Along Came Polly opposite Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston.

No stranger to TV, Kevin was executive producer of Real Husbands of Hollywood, and released a feature version of his comedy show Let Me Explain in 2013. During the tour he became only the second American in history to sell out London’s O2 Arena. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to see Kevin at the very top of his game – snooze, you lose.

Kevin Hart’s What Now? tour, Perth Arena, February 3.Visit ticketek.com.au

Dancing for a cure THIS NOVEMBER, HUNDREDS of families from across Perth will come together in Forrest Place in the City of Perth to perform a choreographed dance and raise awareness for the Children’s Leukaemia & Cancer Research Foundation (CLCRF).

This year’s event will be opened by the recently appointed CLCRF ambassador, City of Perth's Lord Mayor Lisa Scaffidi and will raise much needed funds for the CLCRF to continue their valued research into childhood cancer.

Lauchlan Bain is choreographing the 2015 event, creating all the dance moves for the general public.

"This year we are lucky enough to be dancing to Geronimo by Australian band Sheppard, who are very supportive of this event and have licenced the song to CLCRF for this special occasion," says Lauchlan.

A filmed version of the choreography can be found on the Dance for a Cure website for the public to learn before the big day and there will also be two rehearsal days to be held on Sunday October 18 from 10am to 12pm and Sunday October 25 from 10am to 12pm.

Those registered to dance must attend at least one of these rehearsal days to be eligible to dance on November 8. Rehearsals will be at the Perth Football Club, Lathlain Park, which is on the corner of Goddard Street and Bishopsgate Street in Lathlain. It is also at these rehearsals that you will be able to collect your brand new Dance for a Cure T-shirt ready for the big day.

To register to dance head to danceforacure.com.au

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GLASS HALF FULL UNWINED WESTERN AUSTRALIA will see its best presentation ever, with the premium wine and food event providing a fantastic showcase of local produce. There will be more wineries, foodies, an upgraded food theatre, educational wine sessions, live music and a lush lawn surrounded by quality street food vendors. Wine and food can be purchased on site or to take home.

Market Square Park provides a beautiful back drop for people to relax in a picnic style setting in the heart if Subiaco.

This year will see the food theatre transformed into Restaurant Subiaco featuring chefs from the area on stage cooking up their own specialties using premium WA produce. Hosted by Verity James, the sessions will be well worth the break in wine tasting.

There will also be wine education sessions presented by Blair Hill looking at “other white varietals for summer”, natural wine and of course exploring our wonderful WA reds.

Round this off with the live music from Tahlia Beeson and the Proof Trio – it will be a fantastic day out to enjoy with friends.

UnWined Western Australia, Saturday, October 31, 11am to 6pm, Sunday November 1, 11am to 5pm, Market Square Park, Roberts Road, Subiaco. For tickets and more information visit wineandfood. com.au.

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VARYING TAKES ON Australia’s beautiful landscape will highlight this year’s St Mark’s Anglican Community School Art Show.

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the 2015 edition of the Art Show (October 9 to 11), which is open to the whole community, will feature more than 80 artists – the majority of them local – representing various styles and disciplines.

Four of the five guest artists are landscape specialists – John Pearson, Bronwen Newbury, Catherine Charnaud and Peter Ryan – but their respective styles are very different.

John uses oils and acrylics to capture his Australia and has adopted a more rugged approach in his newest work.

Albany product Bronwen likes to include not only the places and scenery she has enjoyed throughout her life, but also the people and dogs that she has known and hopes to meet one day.

Emerging artist Catherine has specialised in acrylic, but her latest series explores the use of tin, wire and other rustic objects, weathered though age and exposure, to create new artworks from old, found treasures.

Peter adds a trendy touch to his images and likes to include characters that all have a story to tell.

The fifth guest artist, Laurie Fossier-Mills, will be showcasing her unique glass pieces that are a result of her exploration with new concepts and techniques in the style. What she does with colour and texture will have visitors to the show looking at glass in a whole different way.

The St Mark’s Art Show, held at the school’s Ken Fairfield Hall, continues to grow since the original vision of parent Robyn Sheehan was realised, but it still relies on the school community, parent help and the support of local business to be successful – plus the exceptional works of some fine local artists.

Tickets for opening night this year are already proving popular.

This night is a catered event and will include live acoustic music from past St Mark’s students (twins Jakeb and Matt Wells), opportunities to get the first chance to purchase pieces, plus a live auction supported by Peard Real Estate Auctioneer, Chas Paridis.

St Mark's Art Show, Ken Fairfield Hall, St Mark's Anglican Community School, St Mark's Drive, Hillarys, from October 9 to 11. Visit stmarks. wa.edu.au/news-events/st-marks-art-show.

Past, present and future celebrated at PLC

DURING PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ College’s Centenary year, PLC Open Garden Day 2015 will pay homage to the past, present and future of the school community with a wonderful mix of old and new gardens on display.

Ten beautiful and diverse gardens will open their gates to the public for a rare glimpse at some of Perth’s most magnificent private properties at this year’s event to be hed on Friday October 30.

“To commemorate the PLC Centenary, the day and expansive gardens will reflect the ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ theme, which incorporates both the heritage of the greater PLC community, the firm foundations of the school as well as building for the future,” said PLC Open Garden Day co-ordinator Davina Gossage.

“The plant of the same name-sake has fragrant flowers that change colour each day, from a rich blue to lavender to white, representing the past and present, change and growth. The gardens primolife.com.au

Sleepover on stage

FOR THE FIRST time ever this October Barking Gecko will welcome children (aged eight to 16 and accompanied by an adult) onto the stage of the Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA for an inaugural

family fundraiser.

One hundred lucky people will bring their sleeping bags and pillows, settle onto the stage and sleep under a different set of stars.

Children and adults will experience a delightfully curated program of behind-the-scenes at the theatre, fabulous storytelling, stagecraft demonstrations, make-up workshops and some very special theatrical surprises, before snuggling down to sleep. . . perchance to dream, to quote the Bard.

The Sleepover is a wonderful opportunity for families to participate in unique theatrical activities together – an experience they will share fond memories of forever.

Barking Gecko annually has to raise 33% of its income from individuals and companies to ensure Western Australian children can experience high quality theatre. It is hoped that this Sleepover will become a popular annual event with the funds raised assisting the company to continue to create new productions and take them to as many children across WA as possible.

There are only 100 places available for this special family experience.

Those who can’t make The Sleepover but wish to support the company can pledge the cost of a ticket.

Barking Gecko at the Heath Ledger Theatre, State Theatre Centre of WA, Saturday, October 24, from 7pm to 8am, $150 per person. Book your spot at barkinggecko.com.au/ sleepover or call 9380 3080.

Some fine print • Children must be between eight and 16 years old and must be accompanied by an adult • Maximum of three children per adult • Includes all activities, late night supper and a light breakfast • BYO sleeping bag, sleeping mat, pillow • Guests to eat dinner prior to arrival.

and corresponding houses reflect this theme with old becoming new and several being heritage-listed.”

PLC Open Garden Day 2015 will showcase mostly ‘new’ gardens in Peppermint Grove that haven’t been opened to the public before alongside some ‘old’ favourites that have grown and blossomed from yesterday to today.

The popular markets will be back along View Street, and the Garden Cafe will also return in a new setting on a lovely heritage-listed site.

All gardens are within walking distance of the school and a free bus will be available to shuttle visitors between the properties.

PLC Open Garden Day will be held from 10am to 2pm on October 30. Entry is $25 per person for adults, $15 for pension cardholders and free for children under 16.Visit trybooking.com/IJCV to book your tickets or at the gardens on the day.

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A NATION The Melbourne Cup has a rich tradition of allowing the whole nation to let its collective hair down. Norman Burns takes a look back at Australia's most famous day at the races.

IT'S THE FIRST Tuesday in November, and I'm giving a visitor from Spain an impromptu tour of Perth. We end up at a funky little Vic Park Malaysian restaurant for dinner. All pretty exotic for a young lass from Spain, but then that's nothing on what is about to happen.

We're just running through the menu when barrelling through the doors comes a posse of women, all dressed in jockey silks, some carrying whips. They descend, raucously, onto a big, round table (it is possible they've had one or 12 champagnes) and for the next hour or two the Mahsuri Restaurant is party central. Our Spanish

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guest is first flabbergasted and then totally flummoxed when suddenly one of the group produces a tape player; on goes a mock race call, the women cheering loudly for their imaginery "horse".

This, of course, is pretty normal for Melbourne Cup mania, even though Perth is thousands of kilometres away from the action at Flemington Racecourse. Plus, the real race actually finished hours ago (although our lady "jockey diners" had kicked off proceedings well before the 12pm Perth race start time with a VERY well supplied champagne breakfast).

But the Mahsuri shenanigans show just

how deeply embedded in the Australian psyche the Melbourne Cup (aka The Race That Stops The Nation) is; from reasonably humble beginnings in 1861 to an international, multi-billion dollar entertainment extravaganza that is probably the only event in which Aussies of all walks of life can collectively let their hair down It's our equivalent of Brazil's Carnivale, crammed into 24 hours (Flemington's Spring Carnival, of course, is spread over more than Cup Day).

It's a race that is bigger than the sport of kings itself, a beacon for battlers and billionaires (and all those in between) alike, primolife.com.au

the one day in the year when those who don't know the back of a thoroughbred from that of an emu have “a flutter”.

Apart from the sheer magnificence of the animals involved, the celebrity razzmatazz, the beautiful women (and men) of the fashionistas at the track and the buzzing throng of the “ordinary” punters, it’s the human stories behind the Cup winners (and losers) that really strike a chord.

From WA super jockey Damien Oliver’s

emotion-wrought victory in 2002 on Media Puzzle (Oliver’s brother Jason, also a jockey, had been killed in a track fall in Perth just days earlier), to the improbable tale of a South Australian tuna fisherman’s triple champion mare (Makybe Diva), to the training genius of the late, great Bart Cummings (12 victories with 11 horses), the Cup is a gift that keeps giving to all Australians - whether you’re a race fan or not.

THRILL OF A LIFETIME Part-owner Jamie Lovett (left) cheers on as Protectionist triumphs in the 2014 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Getty Images.

THEY'RE OFF! The 2014 field thunders away at the start of the Race that Stops a Nation. Picture: Getty Images.

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great Melbourne Cup moments

PHAR LAP, 1930 Phar Lap, "The Red Terror", was the people's horse, a beacon of hope as Australia struggled in the Great Depression. He bolted in at the 1930 Cup, despite carrying a massive 62.5kg and being shot at by gangsters just days before the race.

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RISING FAST, 1954 This Kiwi horse completed an incredible trifecta of black type victories in just three weeks' of racing, capturing the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate - and the Cup.

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DRESS', 1965 3 'THAT The Cup's all about racing, right?

Wrong, as model Jean Shrimpton proved when she turned up at Flemington in 1965 in a mini-skirt, no hat or gloves, to shock the establishment. The outrage didn't last long though, as dressmakers scrambled to cash in on "The Shrimp's" look. Fashion is today, of course, almost as big a part of the Melbourne Cup

Carnival as the actual horse racing. Gabi Grecko, take note.

race that opened the floodgates for international challengers.

LIGHT FINGERS, 1965 Jean Shrimpton's legs may have been capturing the headlines that year, but it was also notable for the win by Light Fingers - the first of what was to be 12 Cup triumphs by master trainer Bart Cummings. Cummings sadly died earlier this year but his spirit will surely shine over the 154th running of the race.

MEDIA PUZZLE, 2002 Courage comes in all forms, but none more so than Perth jockey Damien Oliver's determination to ride in the Cup, a mere week after his brother Jason was killed in a track fall back home. Oliver's victory on Media Puzzle, and his post-win salute to the heavens, left not a dry eye in the house. The ride inspired the 2011 movie, The Cup.

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KIWI, 1983 This one's ripped straight from the fairytale ending file as Kiwi, a New Zealand horse that cost his owner/ trainer Snowy Lupton just $1000, streeted the field from last to first in an incredible victory.

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VINTAGE CROP, 1993 The Cup may be the race that stops this nation but it was Irish horse Vintage Crop's success in the 1993

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MAKYBE DIVA 2003,04,05 Thirty-six starts, 15 wins, four seconds, three thirds, more than $14 million in prizemoney - and a hat-trick of Melbourne Cups for "The Queen of Racing". Mare Makybe Diva (her name was drawn from the initials of five employees of tuna fishing magnate Tony Santic - Maureen, Kylie, Belinda, Diane and Vanessa) struck a chord with the public like no horse since Phar Lap.

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the race that stops a nation Any excuse to wear a fascinator and drink bubbles, Carmen Jenner suggests the best places to watch the gee-gees on November 3.

URBAN For the second year running Suited (entry $50 pp) runs in the Perth Cultural Centre’s Urban Orchard. Food stalls, pop-up bars, live music and a fashion runway lures a hip-urban crowd. Perched atop King’s Park Fraser’s Restaurant ($145 pp) thrills with extravagant costumes and entertainment

by BarbieQ and the full gourmet works.

Head over to PRIMO's favourite inner city microbrewery, Northbridge Brewing Company, for the best atmosphere in town while Brookfield Place puts on a show with a fancy sit down four horse affair in the Print Hall Dining Room ($140 pp), premium bevvies and delicacies in the Print Hall Bar ($185 pp), a Fashion, Food and Follies upstairs in the Bob’s Bar ($150 pp) and a seated lunch at The Trustee ($110 pp) followed by a cracking after party. Further

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up St Georges Terrace an elegant threecourse lunch awaits within the Terrace Hotel’s ($79 pp) historic walls; not to mention luxurious suites upstairs.

WATERFRONT At the base of Kings Park, a five-course lunch at The Old Brewery ($120 pp) includes Black Angus beef, kingfish sashimi and glorious Swan River views. The Royal on the Waterfront is hosting its popular Melbourne Cup event, kicking off proceedings at 10am with a glass of chilled Pol Roger, followed by a three-course set lunch and best dressed competition, all for $120 per person. Swap the lapping river for ocean waves and join the sun-kissed flocking to the Cottesloe Hotel’s Beach Bar ($95 pp) pop-up bar, fashion parade and of course, those endless Indian Ocean views.

Overlooking Fremantle’s craggy coastline from the first floor of Bathers Beach House ($120 pp) enjoy canapés throughout the day, a fashion parade and the DJ spinning his tunes as the sun slips into the ocean.

FLUTTERFLIES Just in case the race doesn’t feel the same without a race track, Gloucester Park ($129 pp) offers lunch in the Golden Nugget Ballroom and unlimited opportunities for a flutter with the private tote facilities. Then

party on well into the night with the night racing. Glamour exudes from every corner of Crown Metropol whether you join the race in the Grand Ballroom for the Blanc Noir gala ($240 pp) and major door prizes, or the delicate flavours of Nobu ($195 pp), a casual buffet in the Atrium ($88 pp), a sophisticated cocktail party at La Vie ($150 pp), or partake in a meat coma at Rockpool Bar & Grill ($225 pp); just to name some of

TRACKSIDE GLAMOUR: Myer Fashions on the Field Women's Racewear Daily Finalists, second runner-up Laura Moss, winner Christine Spielmann and first runnerup Milano Imai pose in the Fashion on the Field enclosure on Melbourne Cup Day. Picture: Getty Images.

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CUP FEVER A crowd of more than 100,000 jams Flemington for the 2014 Melbourne Cup. Picture: Getty Images.

the options. Of course the gambling opportunities are as endless at Crown as the festivities are with after parties at The Merrywell and Eve Nightclub. Or wind down in your overnight suite or recover at the spa or poolside.

RURAL Within the Swan Valley’s undulating vineyards, The Vines ($85 pp) offers food galore, plenty of door prizes and sweeps, plus the proceeds of the silent auction and donations go to Beyond Blue.

The historic and James Halliday favourite Mandoon Estate ($50 pp) serves up an indulgent cocktail party and transportation to and from the city.

NORTH Bistro38 ($99 pp) at Joondalup Resort serves a three-course lunch and free flowing beer or head instead to the Lakeview Ballroom ($135 pp) for the ultimate race experience and uninterrupted screen viewings of the race. Turquoise tones entice at Mindarie Marina, especially during the free party and fashion parade at the Boat Bar. Or rest those pretty feet at the Indi Brewery ($85 pp) with three courses and more fashion; at least until the band fires up.

MANDURAH Stage Door Waterfront ($79 pp) puts on a red carpet event while overlooking Mandjar Bay. Deemed as one of Australia’s best seafood restaurants, Red Manna ($80 pp) has views to match its outstanding Abrolhos Island Scallops, Tasmanian Salmon and beef fillet with lobster dumplings. Although your attention from the race may be diverted by dolphins gliding by. For something entirely different, hire a vessel from Mandurah Houseboats and create your own event while bobbing through the marina and Peel Inlet; or extend the occasion with an overnight (or longer) sojourn through the Harvey Estuary and Murray River. PL The Melbourne Cup runs at noon Perth time on Tuesday November 3.

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RACE OF CHAMPIONS A West Australian first pitched the idea for an international pacing championship 70 years ago; now the InterDominion Championships are returning to their spiritual home, Perth’s Gloucester Park, for a two-week extravaganza of music, fireworks, fine dining and family fun and electrifying racing involving the best pacers from Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.

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ONE CAN ONLY imagine what would run through 1930s trotting visionary John P Stratton’s mind if he were, Back to the Future-style, to turn up at Gloucester Park on November 27.

Stratton would be thrilled to see that his idea - first pitched in 1935 - of a series that pits the best pacers in Australia, New Zealand and beyond going hoof-to-hoof in an InterDominion championship still going strong.

He would see familiar sights - the beautiful heritage entrance way to the park for instance - but would no doubt be amazed at how the InterDominion

carnival has evolved into an entertainment event in its own right, with glamour, music, fireworks and fine dining.

Stratton was on the board of the-then Western Australian Trotting Association when in 1935 he suggested holding a series to find the best pacer in Australia and New Zealand. The next year the Gloucester Park track (first opened in 1930) hosted the first InterDominion Championship. The mare Evicus was declared Grand Champion.

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And, in a coup for the sport and a windfall for the city and state, Gloucester Park will host the InterDoms - sponsored

by TABTouch - for the next three years.

As well as top interstate and New Zealand horses, the 2015 series will also include a Northern Hemisphere challenger - Irish horse Meadowbranch DJ, which triumphed in a four-heat Anglo-Irish qualification series.

For organisers Gloucester Park Harness Racing, the InterDominions are the perfect platform to showcase what is one of the world’s great racing circuits, nestled on the city edge with great views of the Swan River and an ideal night out, whether it’s on the grass banks with the family or glamming it up in one of Gloucester Park’s revamped restaurants.

Says GPHR president John Burt: “We’re upgrading the facilities, a $1.5 million update to bring the park to a very modern standard and we’d love to showcase harness racing to a whole new group of people.”

And it’s the younger generation, as well as die-hard racing fans, that Burt and his fellow racing officials are hoping to lure via the 2015 InterDominion program.

Heat Night 1 (Friday November 27) features 10 races (three InterDom heats) and a fireworks finale; Heat Night 2 (Tuesday, December 1) will be held, in an InterDom first, at the regional track of Bunbury; Heat Night 3 (Friday, December 4) sees the racing action back at Gloucester Park with top indie band British India live in concert; the grand finale, on Sunday, December 13, features 10 races (four of them prestigious Group 1s), and the championship final, with the winner taking home a cool $1.3 million.

The racing will be followed by a concert by leading Australian funk/dance group Sneaky Sound System.

The all-important barrier draw for the Grand Final will take place on Sunday December 6 at a function at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. PL For the latest details on ticket prices and the heat programs, see perthinterdominion.com.au

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THE INTERDOMINION CHAMPIONSHIPS have always been special for The West Australian’s veteran racing writer Ernie Manning. He even forked out his own money (as a lowly paid cadet) to travel to Auckland, New Zealand, for the 1968 InterDoms. In the 47 years since, Ernie has covered seven InterDoms, including 2012 when WA wonder pacer Imthemightyquinn triumphed at Gloucester Park. Ernie rates these five horses as the ones to beat in 2015.

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BEAUTIDE (Tasmania) Trainer-reinsman James Rattray.

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CHRISTEN ME (New Zealand) Trainer Cran Dalgety, reinsman Dexter Dunn.

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WAYLADE (Western Australia) Trainer Gary Hall Sr, reinsman Gary Hall Jr.

NSW star who has brilliantly won the past two InterDominion grand finals at Sydney’s Menangle track. Gives every impression he will handle the smaller 800m circuit at Gloucester Park. Generally races close to the lead.

Appears to have fully recovered from recent leg trouble. Is in line to match Imthemightyquinn and Our Sir Vancelot as a three-time Inters winner.

Reigning New Zealand Harness Horse of the Year and appears to have come back well after a spell. He impressed when winning first-up and showed the class that has put him in the top bracket of Australasian pacers for the past few seasons. He will tackle the New Zealand Cup in early November, before a flight to Perth for the Inters. Takes up a forward position in races.

Has emerged as a leading Inters contender in recent months. Showed star qualities in a run of wins at seven consecutive starts. It is to his advantage that he will be will competing on his home track. Has great versatility, producing his best regardless of whether he races forward or back in fields.

4 MY HARD COPY (Western Australia) Trainer Gary Hall Sr, reinsman Clinton Hall.

Possesses a dynamic finishing burst and will be waiting back in the field, poised to pounce after leaders have been tested by pressure. Showed his big race class when surging home to win the WA Pacing Cup last January. Recently had surgery to clear a breathing problem and he should be even better this time in.

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BETTORS FIRE (Western Australia) Trainer-reinsman Kyle Harper.

Classy local hope who was the dark horse of the series, but has now been solidly backed at long prices. He recently won at three consecutive Gloucester Park starts. Continues to improve with maturity and is capable of leading all the way.

SOME HARNESS RACING TERMS INDIAN FILE - when horses race in single file, one behind the other.

LATE MAIL - Last-minute tips that take drivers, scratchings and track conditions into account.

MILE RATE - a calculation applied to the overall time of a face. It is the approximate time the pacer would have run in a mile (1609m). The overall race time is multiplied by 1609 and then divided by the metre length of the race.

SULKY - no, not a punter who has done their dough. The sulky is the specially made, lightweight, racing cart, all of which have to conform to strict guidelines laid down by Harness Racing Australia.

THE DEATH - position outside the leader in a race, one horse off the rails or fence.

The horse has to cover the most ground to win the race. Also known as ‘facing the breeze’.

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“They’re also great for cutting longer grass than a lawnmower could handle, or for tackling rough weedy areas.

“Proper edging technique helps you to cut your lawn care time after you’ve edged for the first time during the growing season.

Keeping your lawn edged prevents the grass roots from intruding into sidewalks and driveways, which can cause unsightly cracks.”

Designed to cut cleanly and neatly with the minimum of effort, line trimmers work by spinning a plastic line or blade fast enough to cut through grass and weeds.

Victa’s petrol range of trimmers feature a fast feed Easy Change alloy head and multi-

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directional handle, with rubber gripping for comfort and improved manoeuvrability.

The lithium-ion battery range of trimmers (Victa V-Force+) feature bump heads, which enable you to manually advance the string by gently bumping it on the ground, which gives you control over how much line you use.

“Victa has a great range of petrol and

SHARP EDGES: The Victa range of line trimmers are ideal for keeping unruly lawns under control.

lithium-ion battery-powered trimmers that are designed to suit every need,” says Joel.

“While our lithium-ion versions offer great user flexibility and are certainly ideal for extensive jobs, our petrol trimmers offer a more powerful option that’s well-suited for larger gardens and more heavy-duty work.”

Visit victa.com.au to find your local stockist.

Top Trimmer Tips

WHEN IT COMES to achieving the best trimming results, Joel advises following these five simple techniques.

Be sure to take line spin direction into account. Remember that a trimmer needs to eject debris from its cut path, so if your trimmer spins anti-clockwise, it ejects material from the left side and cuts best with the right side. As you trim, keep the right side of your body closer to the work, which will position the tool head so it can cut and eject to the left. If you go the opposite way, you'll just eject material into the cut path, causing it to pile up along your cut line and compromising your ability to cut neatly and effectively.

For trimming lawns evenly, avoid hovering the trimmer directly above the grass – an approach that will lead to some serious scalping. Along something like a curb, retaining wall or fence, slightly pitch the string tips toward the object you're trimming against. This enables you to cut less grass and leave a tight, tapered edge.

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It’ll also blend the edge with the height of the mowed grass for a clean look.

In places where surfaces are essentially parallel, like between grass on a driveway, turn the trimmer so the string is vertical and walk the tool into the cut path so it can eject material behind your cut line. Don’t be concerned if you pull up dirt, rocks, and other debris in the process.

If your yard hasn’t been edged before, don’t try and establish a clean edge in one attempt. You’re better off doing a bit more each week until you finally achieve the edge you’re after. After that, maintaining it is easy.

For grass and weeds growing in driveways or paths, try tipping your trimmer so that the string tips are just glancing off the surface before moving into the base of the weeds. But exercise caution: Angle the tool too shallow and you're just wasting string and not cutting effectively. If you opt for too sharp an angle, the string can't hit enough of the plant base to cut evenly.

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The real estate runway

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BEFORE

STAGE SHOW In this competitive property market, invest in real estate staging to make your property pop says Sara James of Perth Style Co. DURING EVERYDAY SMALL talk, people ask: “So what do you do for a living”?

The superhero in my head replies silently: “I infiltrate the property market!”

When in fact I say I’m a real estate stylist, the common reply is “what’s that?” or “that’s home staging, right? Furnishing flashy homes?”

The answer is yes, but mostly no. Real estate styling is a somewhat of new concept here in Australia and very fresh here in Perth.

Born in the US and commonly known there as home staging, real estate styling includes an array of pre-sale property services by experienced property people like ourselves. We're people who understand the current market and the buyer psychology surrounding certain demographics, and the result drives exceptional results.

In a nutshell, home staging covers the preparation of homes for sale – whether

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that be styling a lived-in property, or bringing furniture and homewares into a vacant home.

As in any industry, there are many levels of services offered and we are here to educate what real estate styling is and how it can benefit the real estate industry.

Thanks to television shows like The Block and Million Dollar Listing (a favourite of ours), people are starting to learn all about the key role real estate styling plays when selling a property.

But until it's better understood by agents, sellers and interior designers themselves, lots of misconceptions will continue.

So to set the record straight, here's what we at Perth Style Co. can do: - Pre-sale consultations services (for occupied properties); - Furniture hire options; - Premium staging and styling for

vacant homes; - Furniture fit out packages (sold with the property).

At Perth Style Co. our expertise is in developing strategic and effective marketing concepts for homes about to hit the market.

We present properties as marketable products by working closely with agents and developers across Perth to ensure a property not only pops visually but perhaps more importantly, stands out from its competition.

We are sure you’re well aware of the current market conditions in Perth, with nearly 6,000 more listings currently on the market than this time last year! It’s tough out there. So perhaps it's time you asked yourself this.

Are your misconceptions of real estate styling costing you and your property money? primolife.com.au

MISCONCEPTION NUMBER 1

Real estate properties styling is just for luxury THE TRUTH

Of course you'll see us marketing our best looking houses and may as a result think that real estate styling is purely for the luxury property market. We're here to tell you that it is accessible for each and every property about the hit the market. More so in fact - almost all properties could benefit from at least one of our services offered. Every home needs a competitive edge.

MISCONCEPTION NO 2

A looksvacant biggerproperty THE TRUTH

Big mistake! Huge! It’s actually the opposite. You would be amazed how furniture and home wares can transform a space. The colour, the style, the theme totally change a buyer's perception on a home. If you really want to impact the sale time and price then the property has GOT to connect on an emotional level with buyers. To put it bluntly, we have never seen anyone fall in love with carpet and blank walls.

MISCONCEPTION NUMBER 3

generic look. And a generic look is OK; it's certainly better than vacant. But at certain price points, it can dilute the value of a property. If you're making the investment in furniture hire, make sure your stylist knows your local market, buyer demographic, has access to a large product suite of furnishings, and most importantly works closely with your agent. Or better still, call us.

MISCONCEPTION NUMBER 5

“I like our house”

My can help me style friend my property

THE TRUTH

THE TRUTH

The way you live in your home day to day is certainly not how you present it for sale and expect it to sell. Most people love their home but the truth is, it’s THEIR home. To welcome buyers, people need to picture their lifestyle in your property which often means stripping back to neutral bases. We hate to create work for you, but in this market you just can't put a sign up without getting organised around the house.

MISCONCEPTION NUMBER 4

Anyone can take a trip to Ikea on a Saturday and chuck a few cushions about. It's the strategy that's vital, and can be easy to get wrong. You have to know who your styling is targeted to, and how they will respond emotionally, not to mention preparing for photos. With a Perth Style Co. Pre Sale Consultation, we can set you on the right track and you can still enjoy your DIY staging project with your friend and nail it.

Furniture generic hire looks too

Real estateforstyling is my too expensive me and property

THE TRUTH

Just like choosing the right business or tradesperson to take on any job, if you want quality and results you need to appoint the right person. Cheap prices and fast fit-out times WILL get you a

MISCONCEPTION NUMBER 6

THE TRUTH

This is something we hear quite commonly. And our response to you is this: "Can you afford not to?"

While your property sits on the

BEFORE

market and a stream of buyers say, “Oh that one is still on the market”, you have really lost your opportunity of a wow factor impact. This leads to low offers as the listing gets stale and buyers sit and wait for a price reduction.

You get one chance to hit the market with a bang.

Our pre-sale consultations are $250 ex GST. If your area is flooded with similar listings and your property is vacant then real estate styling is your weapon of choice. It WILL hands down, without a doubt, impact your time on the market.

If your property is vacant and you’re paying a monthly mortgage then it’s costing you money. A Staging and Styling package is how you will get results fast.

Remember, the cost of styling your property for sale WILL be less than your first price reduction.

For more information head to our website perthstyleco.com.au

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H&G | COVER

BLADES of GLORY They say the grass is always greener on the other side but what if that ‘other side’ is the neighbour’s pristine lawn, a picture-perfect testament to their greenfinger prowess?

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DON’T FRET - ACHIEVING a beautiful lawn, even with Perth’s scorching summer looming, is within everyone’s reach. All you need is to follow Six Golden Rules.

1 WEEDS Lawns grow at a slower rate in winter, which is when those pesky weeds can really get a toehold. Dig 'em out if there’s only a few in your lawn but if it is moreweed-than-lawn you need to find a good herbicide specifically suited to the lawn variety.

One of the more annoying weed varieties is bindii; if you don’t get rid of them before the end of spring they develop sharp burrs. A bindii herbicide, again suited to your particular lawn variety, is the way to go.

2 FERTILISE Give your lawn a kick with a light fertiliser early in spring. The essential trace elements will make it look lush and green even in the hottest months. Evenly spread a light layer of slow-release fertiliser on the lawn and water thoroughly. Or, better still, do it before rain.

3 DE-THATCH De-what you might say? De-thatching is removing the older grass and mulch build-

up that can make your grass spongy. Spring is the ideal time to remove the thatch layer as it will regenerate well on the warmer days. To de-thatch: Lower your mower height one notch and mow the grass.

Repeat 2-3 times, each time lowering the mower one notch.

4 AERATE The soil under your lawn can become compacted - aerating will enable extra nutrients, air and sunlight to reach the root system. To aerate, simply push a garden fork into the lawn at evenly spaced intervals, around 10-20cm apart. If you have a large lawn, or your lawn is heavily compacted, it’s best to hire an aerator. How do you know if your lawn is compacted? Push a screwdriver into the ground; if it’s hard to push in, it’s time to aerate.

5 TOPDRESS The aim of topdressing is to add extra

nutrients to the soil. Evenly spread a thin layer of premium mix soil (from a reputable dealer) over your lawn and water it in. The grass should still be visible through the soil.

6 RENOVATE Sometimes lawns are too ‘far gone’ to save, so it is time to literally start from the grassroots up. Mild spring weather allows your lawn to establish itself before the cruel summer heat kicks in. During spring the root system will also take hold more quickly than the cooler months. It’s best to talk to your local turf grower to get the best advice on a brand new lawn. PL Thanks to Turf Australia for information for this story.Turf Australia, a non-profit organisation, is the representative body of the turf industry comprising more than 200 levy paying turf producers and individual members Australia-wide.

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SUMMER IS A-COMING IN Colleen Sheehan and the Weeding Women crew are sharpening their secateurs as a change in seasons heralds new challenges in the garden.

SOON IT WILL be summer - can you believe it?

The winter rains were late, and gardeners and farmers are lamenting it. However, lateness is better than not at all, which any farmer will tell you, but we gardeners and our dams still need a lot more.

Farmers? Well, they need just a bit more, and it will significantly improve their yield, as my farmer friend from Cunderdin told me.

After all, we live in a dry state in one of the driest continents on earth. And further, in Perth, the annual rainfall is getting less, not more.

What can be done? Water restrictions may possibly be tightened, to conserve water in the catchment dams, but will householders observe them?

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If some don’t - will you ‘dob’ them in?

I will!

Our soils around Perth are water repellent enough, without them becoming hydrophobic, which happens to soil when it has been dry for an extended period.

To test if your soil has become hydrophobic, place a handful of dry soil in a bowl and pour some water on it.

Hydrophobic soil won’t quickly absorb the water, it pools on top.

Each evening as we handwater our garden, most of us sadly witness our sandy, water repellent soils, because after watering, it still looks and feels dry - especially underneath.

There are many products on the market to help soil absorb water and improve the

water holding capacity in our soils. They are wetting agents, gel or crystals. Crystals, however, can’t help with water uptake in hydrophobic soil, they increase the water holding capacity of the soil.

This is when you use a wetting agent.

Find out which you have. Hydrophobic soil, or water repellent soil. In my experience, most Perth soils have both.

My suggestion is to alternate both products regularly. Best of all: buy a small rainwater tank, and catch the rainwater yourself from your gutters. The more water you harvest, the better your garden will be.

The added bonus of rainwater is that unlike mains water, it doesn’t have any additives so plants respond differently to it - they perk up and thrive instantly.

How’s your reticulation system? Is it effective and not wastefully blowing around in the wind? Lay soaker hoses underground, and direct thin black poly pipes to individual plants and areas.

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Before it gets any warmer, mulch thickly.

It'll make your garden ready for the onslaught of dryness.

together according to their water requirements, and water accordingly. Not one size (or spray), fits all.

Before it gets any warmer - mulch thickly. It'll make your garden ready for the onslaught of dryness.

What else should we be doing to prepare for summer?

Prune and shape, especially all natives

as their winter/spring flowers fade. Shape them into a form that you can envisage as an artistic piece; with them laden full of colourful bird-attracting flowers next winter.

It’s too late for some plants to have their annual prune, and if you missed pruning the roses, fruit trees, deciduous trees and grape vines, hurry! Give them a light cut-back if

it hasn’t warmed up too much.

You can still give a light prune to olive trees in spring, although it's best in winter.

If not done then however, then make haste.

Because you want to encourage more fruit, and highlight its beautiful and natural form pruning for aesthetics, and aim to have an even, balanced canopy.

In the case of grapes and olives, hard pruning now will encourage a flush of new growth, which defeats the purpose of the prune.

Don’t leave your weeding any longer, the later you leave them, the harder to pull out, and further chance of propagating more.

So off you go outside, get your hat, gloves, a bucket and tools. Leave the mobile inside - and start weeding. PL Visit weedingwomen.com.au

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Welcome to the listings section of PRIMOLife JOINT VENTURE EXPANDS PEARD HORIZONS.

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Luxury, Location, Lifestyle!

65 Broadhurst Cres, Bateman has to be one of the most beautifully presented homes in Bateman. The degree of excellence, thought and attention to detail that has gone into creating this masterpiece is immediately apparent.

Style, class and quality abound! With so many reasons to view, it has to be top of your list.

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This high quality fully renovated home, in sort after Bateman is situated on a 698sqm block. A very peaceful and serene location, this beautiful home is located close to schools, Murdoch University, St John of God Hospital and the upcoming Fiona Stanley Hospital, major transport, shopping centres and parks.

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Opportunities to purchase homes of this calibre in the area are rare, so don’t delay! To view this property call Marg Kudla today on 0457 515 007.

In company news, I am proud to announce a joint venture between the Peard Real Estate Group and Stocker Preston.

The new structure will allow both Groups to utilise each other’s marketing strengths for a combined benefit, integrating marketing, training and related administrative systems.

The Peard Group has proven to be a dominant force in the Perth real estate market, which has made the joint venture with the largest independent real estate company in the Southwest a natural one.

You might be wondering what this means for our clients.

While this is not a formal merger, the new joint venture structure will mean the establishment of Western Australia’s largest real estate marketing group, setting new standards in the marketing of properties throughout the state.

Our clients will benefit greatly from the increased exposure of their properties across our network of offices.

Now, when a client chooses to sell with us, they will not only be marketing their property here in Perth, but through all Stocker Preston offices in the south as well.

As we head into the warmer months with a spring in our step, we are excited about the coming weeks.

We all know a sunny day can bring out the best in a property.

Front lawns appear greener and healthier and everything seems that little bit brighter.

Better still; a sunny day is more likely to bring out potential buyers, and our increased home open numbers are certainly proving this theory to be true.

I hope you enjoy this issue of the magazine.

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TOP OF THE TREE Traditionally a male dominated industry, the real estate game has often been referred to as a “boys club”, but not any more… and certainly not at Peard Real Estate.

PRIMOLife TAKES A moment to chat to Maree Overton, Peard Real Estate’s Managing Director, about what it’s like to manage one of WA’s most successful real estate companies.

PRIMOLife How did your career in real estate begin?

Maree Overton Property has always been my passion. I was 18 when I landed my first real estate job, working as a receptionist at a local agency and went on to work in sales and property management administration, progressing to bookkeeping roles. I knew from the first day that real estate would be a long-term career for me.

PL How did you come to work for Peard Real Estate?

MO I joined the company in 2000 as their bookkeeper, managing all aspects of the accounting and payroll services. Naturally, as more offices opened my role evolved, and in 2007 when the company opened the Corporate Operations office I became the Group's Financial Controller.

PL What brought you to your current role as Managing Director?

MO The Financial Controller position was a big step up in responsibility for me. I was managing the accounting department and the day-to-day running of the corporate

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office, which was very involved.

The company was growing, and fast!

While Peter was the CEO and working on the strategic direction of the company, it became apparent that there was a need for someone to manage the day to day running of the business. When the Managing Director role became available in late 2010, I felt it was an unmissable opportunity for me to grow both personally and professionally.

I had been managing the company’s finances and business plans for several years and I felt I had a really well-rounded understanding of what it would take to run the company on a daily basis.

PL The real estate industry has often been referred to as a “man’s world”, would you agree?

MO It’s no secret, there are more men than women in the industry, but that’s changing. When I started out, women were typically in administrative positions while men dominated the selling game. It’s definitely not the case any more.While there may be fewer women in the industry, the ones that are currently selling are doing really well. Some of our highest performing reps happen to be women, and that’s great to see. I have no doubt that the divide will cease to exist soon.

Who knows, we may even take over!

PL Have you ever had to overcome stigmas attached to being a woman in business?

MO Of course, and I would be lying if I didn’t say that being a woman, meant I had to work harder to earn the respect of others and to get where I am today. I always knew I could do the job, and do it well, but it was about showing to others that I had what it took and I guess believing in myself enough to not care what others thought!

You need a thick skin to manage any large company, and I’ve certainly developed one.

PL So what does a day in the life of a Managing Director look like?

MO Emails – lots of emails! As Managing Director I am responsible for overseeing all aspects of the business. My role is a mix of marketing, human resources, legal obligations and the opening of new offices while also working closely with Peter on the strategic direction of the company and keeping him informed on key aspects of the business.

I am also closely involved with all of our Department Managers and Licensees.

PL What do you believe has been the driving factor for your success and why?

MO I believe I am where I am today professionally because of my hard work, dedication and perhaps most importantly, my loyalty to the company. While I believe primolife.com.au

in a work life balance, I have put in a lot of extra hours and really poured my heart and soul into the Group over the past 15 years. I live and breathe Peard Real Estate and take my job very seriously. I have also had a lot of support from my colleagues, which has made my job a lot easier.

PL Who is Maree Overton outside of work?

MO At home, I am a mum to a 20-year-old daughter and 18-year-old son. I’m a massive sports fan - particularly footy and cricket.

My husband, Simon, and I are passionate Eagles supporters and members and attend the home games regularly. My family and friends mean everything to me and I love nothing more than going to dinners and catch ups with those closest to me.

In my spare time, I love keeping fit and try to get to the gym as often as I can.

PL Is your family supportive of your highly demanding job?

MO Most definitely. I would not been able to commit so much time and energy to my role without the total support of my husband Simon and children, Caitlin and Lachlan. As you can imagine in this role you spend a lot of time at work and they have always understood the commitments that come with it.

Simon is one in a million. He always ensures that things are done around the home because of the demands of my job, which makes my life so much easier. I’m

exceptionally lucky!

PL What has been your most memorable business achievement since joining the Peard Group?

MO I have had so many, but if I had to choose, it would have to be when our Hillarys office won the Top Office title at the REIWA Awards in 2011 for the first time. We could have never imagined that they would hold onto the title for 5 consecutive years to follow, but that initial win will always stay with me. I worked at the Hillarys office for seven years, so it meant a lot to me.

The Hillarys office was the first Peard Real Estate office and when it commenced business in 1997, there were only three staff operating from there. To be recognised as the number one selling office in WA was an incredibly humbling experience for myself, Peter and the entire Hillarys team. It was amazing to be a part of the milestone.

PL What is the greatest challenge facing the real estate industry at the moment?

MO Speaking about the Perth market in particular, it has certainly taken a slight hit in the last financial year. The mining sector downturn has hurt us a little, creating uncertainty among home owners and buyers alike. For our company, it has still been a very successful and profitable year.

We have had to think outside the box and launch new initiatives to combat the market

and our competition and it has paid off.

We are still quietly confident that our company can remain resilient in any market, through our strong customer focus and the trust in our innovative brand.

PL What does the future hold for the Peard Group?

MO The Peard Group will continue to grow and evolve. We are the best in the business, and we don’t plan to change that.

We are quietly confident that we will be recognised as the Top Group in WA in the coming months as we continue to dominate the market with our leading edge marketing and sales techniques. It’s a really exciting time to be a part of the Group - we have many new initiatives in the pipeline and there is always something happening. Let me put it this way – there is never a dull moment. PL

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR YOUR NEXT CAREER MOVE? Call Peard Real Estate’s Director of Business Resource Melissa Farrell on 0404 084 244 for a confidential chat.

The warmer weather is bringing out buyers, making for a successful month for Peard Reps.

REIWA 2015 Statistics

TOP 30 ROOKIES

TOP 30 SALESPERSONS

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THANH NGUYEN Peard Real Estate, Swan Valley 2 Listings sold

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DAVID WEIR Peard Real Estate, Scarborough 6 Listings sold

TOP 30 SALESPERSONS

MARCUS LORD Peard Real Estate, Scarborough $3,915,000

JARROD O'NEIL Peard Real Estate, Hillarys 7 Listings sold

TOP SALESPERSONS

— (unassisted) by listings sold MARCUS LORD Peard Real Estate, Scarborough 6 Listings sold

PEARD SCARBOROUGH 21 Listings sold

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PEARD CANNING VALE 15 Listings sold 17

— (assisted) by listings sold

TOP 30 SALESPERSONS

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TOP OFFICE — By value sold

— (assisted) by value sold

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PEARD HILLARYS $24,219,800

JARROD O'NEIL Peard Real Estate, Hillarys $3,944,500

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PEARD JOONDALUP $19,206,000

TOP OFFICE — by listings sold

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PEARD HILLARYS 34 Listings sold

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PEARD JOONDALUP 28 Listings sold

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PEARD SCARBOROUGH $12,736,800

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with WARREN LITTLEFAIR, GENERAL MANAGER OF PEARD FINANCE

SPRING CLEAN YOUR FINANCES

The change in season means more than just breaking out the thongs and shorts. It’s time to make sure your financial situation is in tip-top shape too.

THE SOUND OF lawn mowers, the chirping of birds in your back garden. It must mean one thing. Spring is in the air.

No doubt you will have a list of jobs to do around the house to get it ready for the avalanche of summer entertaining and kids playing in the pool. So since you’ve got that list out, how about adding a couple of more things to it to do?

These won’t take much time but they could be the most important things you ever do for yourself and your family.

Review your insurance. I’m not just talking about your house and car insurance but also insurance you have on yourself. I’m talking about income protection, death cover and trauma cover.

Most people will spend a lot of time chasing car insurance to protect an asset worth $10k but they totally ignore one of the biggest assets they have; the ability to earn an income.

Without this income, life becomes very

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hard. Many of us would have seen the financial devastation which occurs when one of the breadwinners in the family loses their ability to earn an income.

We have all seen the advertisements on TV for all sorts of personal insurances and some of them seem to be quite inexpensive to obtain. If you make the decision to look at what insurances are the best for yourself and your family, make sure you speak to an expert in the field so you get the advice that is right for yourself and your family.

About this time of year, you will be getting your superannuation statements in the mail. If you are like many Australians, you’ll be getting more than one envelope.

Please do a couple of things for me. The first is open the envelope and read what is inside it. Do you understand what it’s telling you? If not, don’t worry, most people don’t.

Most people look at the figure and think it’s either good or bad.

Now this is the most important thing.

Speak to an expert about your super.

I’m not talking about your mate over at a BBQ. I mean a financial advisor. They will be able to advise you if the fund is right for you, if you are in the right risk category for your age and if you need to put in more or less to your super to fund your retirement. Make sure you make the call, and also if you have a lot of those envelopes turning up, speak to your advisor to see if you should roll them together.

Now that you have added these items to your list of things to do, make sure you keep them on the list for next year and the year after as well.Your needs and your family’s needs do change every year and you need to make sure you keep pace with this.

Additional kids, additional debt and commitments all make a big difference to what your insurance and super needs are, so if you are reviewing them regularly you will always be ahead of the game. PL primolife.com.au

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FOR SALE Alkimos 10 Somerton Drive

$410,000 - $425,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Ashby 57 Gosford Meander

Low $500,000s bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Aveley 35 Ridley Street

From $489,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Baldivis 18 Trivalve Road

AUCTION bed 4 bath 3 car 2 48

This home boasts an excellent family friendly floor plan and a fuss free finish. What an ideal way to secure entry into this sought after suburb in an ultra-convenient location, a hop skip and a jump from the new Alkimos Primary School, within 5 minutes walking distance to child friendly parks, & a quick drive to the Butler Train station and the beach!

CONTACT Amanda Canny PHONE 0419 842 060 EMAIL amanda.canny@peard.com.au

There has never been a better time to get your foot firmly on the property ladder; first home buyers can relax knowing they can own as cheaply as renting. This beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home including separate formal lounge plus kitchen/ family meals is an absolute must for your viewing list this weekend! This excellent value home will not last ...

Come along and see CONTACT Diane Williamson for yourself!

PHONE 0431 112 750

Ashby 2 Tintern Road

Mid $400,000's bed 4 bath 2 car 2

EMAIL diane.williamson@peard.com.au

Welcome to The country Vista a family home that represents great value. Located in a whisper quite location, close to public transport, local parklands & The new Ashby Bar Bistro. (neighbourhood centre coming soon) featuring 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, huge open plan family, meals & games . Not forgetting a beautiful private garden and entertaining deck.

CONTACT Diane Williamson

Aveley 21 Kyneton Parkway

Located in the original and the best location in Aveley this fantastic two storey town house is priced to sell and will definitely be high on the shopping list of buyers in this price range. It's as much about the lifestyle as it is the location with all that that this quality estate has to offer, being within walking distance to shopping, local cafes, restaurants, , parks, lakes and schools. CONTACT Rod McDougall

Baldivis 12 Barnard Terrace

This high quality built home is a must see, this property is a true family home and is sure to empress everyone with its unique designed floor plan. Formal entrance leads through to a large open plan family and meals area with high ceilings which also enhances the feeling of space.

Baldivis 31 Cervantes Avenue

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

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

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CONTACT Phil Carnaby PHONE 0418 910 824 EMAIL phil.carnaby@peard.com.au

$549,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

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

Buyers Over $469,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

AUCTION bed 4 bath 2 car 2

If you are looking for a modern well designed family home within walking distance to two of the Swan Valleys most reputable schools, magnificent lakes, parks, cafes, restaurants, day care, medical centres and only a short distance from the Ellenbrook Town Centre, then you must look no further than 21 Kyneton Parkway Aveley.

This beautifully presented and spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on an elevated block in peaceful Settlers Hills Estate will not disappoint upon inspection. Rooms include spacious kitchen which has great cupboard and bench space, big meals and family room which has a coffered ceiling, games room, enclosed theatre.

CONTACT Mitch Russell PHONE 0430 574 655 EMAIL mitch.russell@peard.com.au

If you're looking for a home which is practically perfect in every way, run, dont walk, to this beautiful property in a quiet Baldivis street. Built just over a year ago, the four bed, two bath, two powder room home is set on a generous 533sqm plot and is as neat as a new pin.

CONTACT Andreas Nikakos PHONE 0413 962 074 EMAIL andreas.nikakos@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Baldivis 38 Rimfire Road

From $589,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Perfection, elegance and quality is what you will find here in the highly sought after Tuart Ridge Estate. This stunning property boasts 300m2 of luxury build on a 618m2 block.

From the spacious formal entry to the resort style backyard, this property has been finished to the highest standard and no stone has been unturned.

CONTACT Michelle Dasborough PHONE 0403 939 430 EMAIL michelle.dasborough@peard.com.au

Baldivis 53/18 Fifty Road

$268,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

Brand new, great location and value for money, these front Balga villas offer modern decor throughout both thoughtful 3A,B & D Selsfield Place facing and practical. Quality touches throughout.

Balga 8A B & C Louden Street

bed 3 bath 2 car 1

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $369,000

Ballajura 29 Oakfield Retreat

From $490,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Bullsbrook 26 Eden Drive

$395,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 1

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

$399,000 - $419,000

Safely hidden in a quiet cul de sac styled location, is this freshly painted 4 bedroom + 2 bathroom family home with double carport parking on a square 585sqm bore reticulated block. Located on Ballajura Wests favoured County Estate close to schools for all ages & within easy travelling distance to a selection of "day to day" & specialist shopping facilities. This property is priced CONTACT Phil Smith to sell.

PHONE 0411 411 276

Bindoon 32 Pioneer Drive

This neat and tidy 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom brick and tile home in Chittering Gardens Estate has open plan kitchen, dining and family, separate lounge room, wood heater, reverse cycle air conditioner and evaporative air conditioner throughout. Decent size 619m2 block with large undercover alfresco area and garden sheds.

Bullsbrook 39 North Avenue

EMAIL phil.smith@peard.com.au

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

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$470,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

$355,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Lovely established Park Home on leased lot gives care free living options for the astute buyer. Fussy buyers welcome as presentation is beautiful. Property is located in Lakeside Village which includes well-manicured grounds with established gardens throughout.

CONTACT Andreas Nikakos PHONE 0413 962 074 EMAIL andreas.nikakos@peard.com.au

These villas are ‘as new’ and lovely. Tastefully decorated in a neutral colour schemes, each unit has a unique design and features modern kitchens, open plan lounges/meals area/kitchen, R/C split system in family room, glass sliding doors leading to the outside private entertaining area, extra large double garages with remote garage door and low maintenance landscaped garden at front of unit 8a.

CONTACT Jane Turnbull PHONE 0401 158 798 EMAIL jane.turnbull@peard.com.au

Perched up in the hills just minutes to Bindoon Townsite nestles this 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home with amazing views to the rolling hills. Situated on a 3.8 acre fully fenced property with paddocks, garden shed, chook pen and solar panels. Ideal for the family wanting a tree change to get away from the hustle and bustle of the suburbs.

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

Neat and tidy 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home located in Bullsbrook Village.

Polished floorboards in lounge room plus open fire place, 3 split system air conditioners throughout, good sized bedrooms all with built in robes, 2 bay carport with electric roller door, miscellaneous garden sheds and solar hot water system with electric CONTACT Samantha Hill booster.

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

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FOR SALE Bullsbrook 278 Shady Hills View

$450,000

This stunning 5 acres is partly pastured partly treed, fully fenced block with 180 degrees of uninterrupted views which also backs onto Walyunga National Park. All the hard work is done, just build your ideal home as the building envelope is ready to go. Plus there is a large shed with 2 PA doors, 2 roller doors and 3 phase power, 156,000L water tank, power to the block CONTACT Samantha Hill and much more!

PHONE 0407 666 905

Bullsbrook 41 Deanhead Street

Located on a large 1624m2 block in West Bullsbrook is this 4 bedroom, 1 bathroom brick home ready for your finishing touches. Open plan, kitchen, meals and lounge, gas hot water and gas cooktop and plenty of space outside for the kids or pets to run around. Ideal for that young family looking to getting into the housing market and converting this house into a home.

CONTACT Samantha Hill

Canning Vale 6 Dowarn Green

Welcome to this warm and caring, easy-maintained, superb property in a well located part of Canning Vale.

$510,000

Here we have a beautifully presented 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home on a spacious 516 square metre block.

A beautiful combination of original features and modern conveniences in a sought-after cul-de-sac position with a functional floor plan and a hidden upstairs loft or games room, high raked ceilings, carpeted lounge, formal dining room, extra large country-style kitchen, loads of built-in cupboard storage, lovely rear patio, serene courtyard, 8 Solar power panels, solar hot water system and 749sqm (approx.) block size.

Carine 14 Basalt Place

Immaculately presented both inside and out, this renovated family home will immediately ‘WOW’ you. Features a purposely designed study with built-in desks, front lounge or theatre room, modern kitchen, open-plan family and dining area with bi-fold doors out to the rear alfresco with gas barbecue, a sink and food preparation area, resort-style pool, reticulation, outdoor shower, ducted and zoned reverse-cycle air-conditioning, security alarm system, ducted vacuum system, surround-sound system and CONTACT Karen Riches 703sqm (approx.) block size.

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

Carine 33 Sharon Drive

EMAIL samantha.hill@peard.com.au

Bullsbrook 45 Upperthong Street

$415,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 1

Carine 12 Taxal Close

From $770,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Carine 24 Bradbourne Drive

From $995,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2 50

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

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

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Contact Agent bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $849,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$445,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

New carpets, freshly painted walls, new fans, light fittings and oven. This solid 4 bedroom 2 bathroom family home was built in 1996. Features; Sunken family/games, open living kitchen family dining, master with ensuite and walk in robes, massive back yard, side access both sides of property, large workshop/shed (Not powered).

CONTACT Jenny Treloar PHONE 0427 012 729 EMAIL jenny.treloar@peard.com.au

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

Functional and versatile living in one of Carine’s most sought-after cul-de-sac locations. Features include a carpeted study, rear patio for spacious alfresco entertaining – with a built-in barbecue, open family and meals area off the most efficient of kitchens, sparkling below-ground swimming pool, gorgeous green rear lawns, remote-controlled double garage with rear access, low-maintenance flooring throughout, ducted reverse-cycle air-conditioning, reticulation, security alarm system, solar hot water system, CONTACT Karen Riches 702sqm (approx.) block size.

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

Seeking a renovator’s dream home without biting off too much? This property is perfect for both the experienced home handyman and first time DIY and is just the right size to get you started. Situated towards the top of a cul de sac in convenient location, features of this home include a spacious living area, gas hot water system, big backyard and garden shed for storage. CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil PHONE 0411 103 617 EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Carramar 6 Minjah Circuit

$520,000 - $540,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Clarkson 12B Tarra Close

From $399,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

This large residence provides all the modern day comforts and features spacious front lounge room, massive open plan kitchen living and dining with shoppers’ entry through garage, ducted air conditioning, study nook, decked patio area, large below ground pool, separate grassed area, well kept, low maintenance gardens, secure double garage with room for up to 4 additional cars on the front driveway. Solid brick and tile home built 2004, situated on large 622sqm (approx.) lot of land.

CONTACT David Mead PHONE 0428 814 407 EMAIL david.mead@peard.com.au

Clarkson 11 Kitson Turn

Set in an elevated position in a whisper quiet cul de sac. With room for pool, this property represents an incredible opportunity for young growing family to step into a home with room for everyone. Secondary and primary schools just a short walk away. Train station 2 min drive. Privacy and tranquillity assured here. Move in as soon as you like.

Clarkson 27 Homestead Drive

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

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

From $439,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Looking for a trendy townhouse, tucked away on a quiet street and within walking distance of Clarkson station, then this is for you! You are sure to be amazed how spacious and immaculately presented this home is and its sure to suit commuters, professionals, retirees, FIFO workers, first home owners or the astute investor.

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

Occupying an absolute brilliant location overlooking a tranquil park, this captivating abode will hold tremendous value to those searching to be nearer the railway station, local schools, all new shopping precincts and Perths majestic World Class Beach front!

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

Classy 3 x 2 Duplex opposite parkland, in the heart of Clarkson Only 2 years old, & close to shops & schools & 35B Celebration Boulevard Somerly. walking distance to Clarkson Train station.

This gorgeous 3 x 2 home, up high, comes with an awesome Clarkson over parkland & gum trees. With lovely view towards 65 Celebration Boulevard outlook the coast you can also enjoy a wine & watch the storms roll

bed 3 bath 2 car 1

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

$369,000 - $379,000

Como 1/5 Gerald Street

$549,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

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

Ideal starter or investment home in blue chip location, close to the river, parks and shops. This spacious front fully renovated villa is for a prudent buyer to either add to your portfolio or live in. This home features a delightful kitchen, gorgeous bathroom, large separate laundry and a massive courtyard perfect for entertaining.

CONTACT Lynda Hastings-Smith PHONE 0404 383 629 EMAIL lynda.hs@peard.com.au

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$429,000

Currambine 6 Pinta Lane

$499,000 - $529,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

through in winter & the iconic WA sunsets in Summer.

CONTACTS Jan Buchanan/Tish Thomas PHONE 0408 802 381/0430 141 343 EMAIL jan.buchanan@peard.com.au

Spacious home with two open living areas, large kitchen with stainless steel appliances, big bedrooms and rear drive through access. Great outdoor area with easy care gardens, massive patio and extensive paving.

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FOR SALE Dawesville 11 Turtle Way

$429,000 - $449,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Doubleview 175A Wilding Street

From $679,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Duncraig 2 Reston Court

$799,000 - $839,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Duncraig 44 Poynter Drive

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As soon as you enter this gorgeous family home you get a sense of calm and tranquility. This beautifully built, Celebrations home is packed with features and extras you wouldn't expect to find. With a whopping 235 square meters of living and separate, closed off living areas this home is perfect for families and entertaining.

CONTACT Tracey James PHONE 0408 943 067 EMAIL tracey.james@peard.com.au

Doubleview 158A Wilding Street

From $925,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Sam Mannino PHONE 0402 822 457 EMAIL sam.mannino@peard.com.au

This contemporary, well-presented home merges smart, sophisticated spaces with an effortless upkeep. The light-filled, neutral tones and close connection to the open plan living and entertaining spaces are attractive. Additional features include well-appointed kitchen, gorgeous green tree-lined courtyard, double remote garage, extra storage, additional parking in driveway and reverse cycle air conditioner.

Doubleview 202 Woodside Street

Rare opportunity to live opposite beautiful Granadilla Park on a tightly-held cul-de-sac in Duncraig South! Tastefully modernised and fastidiously maintained, this spacious 4 bed, 2 bath home enjoys an extra games, pool and double garage.

Short walk to Poynter Primary.

Namita Mehra 0409 920 737 CONTACT Namita Mehra

Duncraig 209 Lilburne Road

Auction: 26th Sep 2015 @10.30am, unless sold prior.

Rare opportunity to get into Duncraig Sth on a budget! Renovate, extend or demolish and build your dream home on this perfect 720m2 (approx.) block! Spacious 3 beds, 1 bath, formal living, kitchen, meals, sleepout for extra living space, single garage, heaps of extra parking and big yard for kids! Just a stone’s throw from sought after Poynter Primary.

East Victoria Park 244 Shepperton Road

CONTACT Ben Keevers PHONE 0404 056 010 EMAIL ben.keevers@peard.com.au

PHONE 0409 920 737 EMAIL namita.mehra@peard.com.au

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CONTACT Namita Mehra PHONE 0409 920 737 EMAIL namita.mehra@peard.com.au

From $649,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

It’s something special with this light and bright classic old world free standing brick & tile character home, three bedrooms , open plan living all a generous 345m2 lot superbly positioned in sought after North Doubleview location. Restored and renovated whilst maintaining its full character and style.

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

With the hard work already done, you just have to move in and relax! Step inside 209 Lilburne Road, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were inside a brand new home. The owners have spared no expense when breathing new life into this Duncraig Classic.

From $649,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

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

From $569,000 to $599,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Superb elevated city and inland views compliment this outstanding architect-individually designed solar passive near new family home.

Four bedrooms plus study, unique upside down configuration, totally private and secure location quality throughout, with a massive balcony to take in the spectacular inland views.

Want your dream home without the high price tag? Well don't miss your opportunity to get into this high growth area and make those dreams a reality. This home is simply stunning and fully renovated. Located 5 minutes to the Perth CBD & Victoria Park cafe strip, seconds to transport. Run, don't walk into this one because this is a must see!!!

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

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FOR SALE Ellenbrook 10 Kalyeeda Terrace

$399,000-$415,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Ellenbrook 97 Charlottes Vista

From $579,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Gosnells 1 Colleen Street

From $349,000-$369,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Gwelup 1 Teale Court

Mid $900,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

This gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom family home has been well maintained and is looking for it's new owner. Located close to the Ellenbrook Town Centre and all facilities including medical and sporting areas, this home is one to put on your viewing list. This home is a must see! Phone me for further information.

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

Check out this fabulous Don Russell home set on a 518 sqm Ellenbrook with 3 large bedrooms, formal and informal living 10 Woodlake Boulevard block areas and an amazing cedar lined wrap around alfresco

From $449,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

This immaculately presented Don Russell home is set on a large 688 sqm block. Enjoy relaxing in your alfresco overlooking your manicured gardens and established fruit trees, with glimpses of the hills! Boasting plenty of room for a pool, the kids and the dogs and featuring added extras including bore reticulation, reverse cycle air-conditioning & solar panels.

CONTACT Tiffany Bray

Gingin 45 Jakattah Road

Sitting on a generous Green Title corner block of 711sqm with the bonus zoning of R30 duplex potential block and situated within walking distance to public transport, schools, beautiful parks and minutes from shops, restaurants and cafs, this location cannot be more ideal!

Gosnells 2 Carey Place

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

CONTACT Vicktor Sutrisno PHONE 0422 774 044 EMAIL vicktor.sutrisno@peard.com.au

Ah the possibilities with this rare 3 bedroom 1 bathroom property across the road from picturesque lake Gwelup & lush parkland walks. Live in now or develop, your choice.

This fantastic location is close to great schools, golf courses, a range of shopping centres, beaches & easy access to the freeway. Be quick to be the lucky buyer of this rare property in this tranquil CONTACT Tammy Peard Gwelup pocket.!

PHONE 0448 803 741 EMAIL tammy.peard@peard.com.au

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From $899,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

From $399,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Heathridge 3 Deltoid Place

$439,000 - $459,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

entertaining area, it is not to be missed. With enough garden to tinker, grass for the dog or kids to play on and a work shop for dad in the garage, it has something for everyone.

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

This prime tranquil parcel of land approx 92 ACRES (37 HA) in size and in an excellent location just off Gingin Brook Road, situated only minutes from Gingin Town Centre and the great WA coast line. Perfect for someone looking to down size from a super large farm or to someone who is looking to get away from city life!

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

Immaculately presented with nothing for you to do other than move in and put your feet up, this beautifully renovated home is guaranteed to impress every family or savvy investors looking to purchase in this rapidly growing suburb.

Outdoor feature's spacious backyard, relatively new fence all around the home with massive workshop.

CONTACT Vicktor Sutrisno PHONE 0422 774 044 EMAIL vicktor.sutrisno@peard.com.au

Renovated and modernised throughout, this wonderful abode will appeal to buyers seeking an easier lifestyle. Ideal for small families, first home buyers, retirees and investors!

Features renovated bathroom, lounge inclusive of split system a/c, and renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, gas cooktop, dishwasher, electric oven and ample cupboard space. CONTACT Gaylene Bicheno PHONE 0419 929 616 EMAIL gaylene.bicheno@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Heathridge 41 Skiff Way

Low - Mid $500,000's bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $1,170,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Hillarys 6 Barbados Turn

From $1,750,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Iluka 21 Romano Crescent

From $1,300,000

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Heathridge 8 Steamer Court

This beautifully presented family home is ideal for a growing family looking for the ultimate beach side lifestyle. Features light and bright open plan living with sunken family room and separate games, kitchen overlooking manicured gardens, elegant formal areas, alfresco area under main roof, double lock up garage with extra storage and roller door to rear, garden shed, balcony with extensive views, ducted evaporative air-con upstairs, wood heater, ducted Valet System, intercom, reticulated gardens, CONTACT Maggie Pawlik lots of storage, and 815 sqm PHONE 0438 876 727 land (approx).

EMAIL maggie.pawlik@peard.com.au

Hillarys 28 Murray Drive

Awesome lifestyle entertainer’s residence, beautifully finished to a high quality. Downstairs offers a stunning water featured swimming pool that is viewed from both formal and informal living areas, large galley style kitchen being a chefs delight, opening into a state of the art alfresco featuring a commercial style bar, dining, and kitchen/BBQ entertaining area that will just blow you away. Upstairs features big open plan living areas, games room and kitchenette, opening on to front balcony.

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

Iluka 199 Delgado Parade

FOR CONNOISSEURS OF FINE LIVING

Iluka 5 Redondo Court

PHONE 0419 929 616 EMAIL gaylene.bicheno@peard.com.au

Hillarys 11 Brearley Mews

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

A unique home with its own personality, this family home will delight you! Light and bright with high ceilings and separate living rooms there is space for everyone inside and out. Features include ducted air conditioning, gas fireplace in front lounge, enclosed below ground pool with limestone paving, spa in decked gazebo, reticulation, small grassed area in back yard, extra large double garage with space for workshop area plus electric roller door, 715sqm block, built 1977. CONTACT Gaylene Bicheno

State of the art design. Display home, unsurpassed quality with every inclusion imaginable. Theatre room home office, kid's activity, secluded retreat & ocean views on 648m2 block. One of a kind to set you apart from the rest !!

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

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There is huge potential in this 3x1 situated on a good level 687sqm block! Located in a peaceful cul-de-sac close to parks, schools, public transport and shops with plenty of room for a granny flat or a pool out the back. Do not miss out on this great opportunity to enter the Heathridge market with this property priced to sell!

From $449,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

CONTACT Gaylene Bicheno PHONE 0419 929 616 EMAIL gaylene.bicheno@peard.com.au

Quality built single level home, beautifully kept and maintained in immaculate condition. Featuring 3 double bedrooms, 2 baths, study, cosy formal lounge with feature fireplace, formal dining, adjoining open plan kitchen, second meals area, family/games room, large outdoor entertaining, big back yard, over height double garage, ducted air-conditioning, bore reticulation and the list goes on. Situated in a family friendly location on an elevated 801sqm block with the potential to go up and capitalise CONTACT Jeff Coghill on ocean views.

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

From $849,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

RESORT STYLED RETREAT !!

$765,000 - $785,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

Mid $800,000s bed 5 bath 3 car 2

A wonderful & affordable coastal opportunity. Sun filled casual living, massive home theatre, air conditioning, divine alfresco, private pool & a bonus triple garage. Private mature gardens, 659m2 Block. Be very quick for this one !!

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

HIGHLY PRIZED CUL-DE-SAC !!

Rare & unique 5x3 double storey, character filled & pristine presentation.Sparkling pool & drive through access to brick workshop.Serene, tranquil & secluded 847m2 block.

Anchor your family here & you will be set for life !!

CONTACT Todd Utley PHONE 0417 910 967 EMAIL todd.utley@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE Inglewood 78A Normanby Road

From $849,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Innaloo 15A Dodds Place

From $599,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Innaloo 3 Morris Road

From $549,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 1

Joondanna 2/160 Powell Street

End Date Sale bed 3 bath 1 car 1

This rear and spacious, 2 storey home is modern, impressive & presented in immaculate condition. One lucky buyer will be the proud owner of a private oasis to relax and entertain in.

The interiors are filled with space and light and include 3 separate living spaces; a spacious formal living & dining room, open plan family, kitchen, and meals room, and an upstairs sitting room. CONTACT Clinton Edwards

Innaloo 14C Phillips Grove

Appealing, young, well maintained single level 3 bed 2 bath strata home located in a quiet park side location, a short walk to local shopping and Stirling train Station. Absolutely no strata fees and nothing to do, just move in!

Innaloo 26C Laurence Road

PHONE 0409 040 901 EMAIL clinton.edwards@peard.com.au

CONTACT Marcus Lord PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

This well maintained, 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, street front single level villa on 315m2 will appeal to first home buyers, downsizers or astute investors. An opportunity not to be missed!

CONTACT Justin Chidlow PHONE 0402 946 446 EMAIL justin.chidlow@peard.com.au

Immaculate & spacious 3 bed villa with no common walls and solar panels in a small group of 3. With 2 living areas this home offers plenty of space to enjoy. Fantastic location with schools, shops including Dogswamp Shopping Centre and public transport all close by. A fantastic buy in a fantastic suburb!

CONTACT Paul Chang-Leng PHONE 0407 925 557 EMAIL paul.chang-leng@peard.com.au

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From $639,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $579,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Sensational extra large, new 3 bed 2 bath villas in prime Innaloo location. High quality finishes, functional floorplan and perfect position close to Train Station & Wesfield Innlaoo.

One already SOLD! CONTACT Marcus Lord PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

Appealing quality built 3 bedroom villa with easy living floorplan. Features include: first class fixtures and fittings, stainless steel appliances, extensive tiling, air conditioning, security alarm and double auto garage. Plus 6 Star energy rating and outstanding build quality by well known local Italian builder.

CONTACT Marcus Lord PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

A near new Gemmill Built Home, set in the prestigious Beach Jindalee suburb of Jindalee, combining style, location and 21 Roundhouse Parade side affordability. This has to be Jindalees best buy. Enjoy

From $649,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Kallaroo 22 Warringah Close

From $899,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

beachside living in an exclusive estate just few hundred metres from the beach. Located with its many parks and outstanding amenities.

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

This fabulous ‘Webb and Brown-Neaves’ built home is brilliantly placed on a generous 874sqm corner block surrounded by private, lush established gardens. Features a large open-plan kitchen, extensive living areas plus a study, games/media room, secluded outdoor entertaining area and sparkling B/G pool, high ceilings, easy-care ceramic tiled floors, wide hallways, big picture windows flooding the rooms with natural light, ducted evaporative air-conditioning, alarm/security system and bore reticulated lawns CONTACT Belinda Lawrence and gardens.

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FOR SALE Kallaroo 110 Castlecrag Drive

From $929,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

CONTACT Belinda Lawrence PHONE 0432 547 921 EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

Karrinyup 10 Williton Road

Offers above $880,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $599,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$625,000

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Low $600,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Karrinyup 2 Cheddar Place

The first thing you will notice when you drive up to this "Impressions" built family home, is its location. Situated in sought after Kinross Heights, and in arguably one of the most private and well established streets in the suburb, this property is a one off!

Langford 72 Brookman Avenue

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

Lower Chittering 30 Devon Way

Kallaroo 51 Glenbank Crescent

With blossoming garden on 810 m² estate, facing Williton Kestrel Park, this comfortable and welcoming family home offers many functions and entertaining options.

There are 4 bedrooms and lots of different areas for family or friends to get together for entertaining or quiet times, huge garden and rear swimming pool for children CONTACT Brian Godwin to have endless fun.

PHONE 0430 344 300 EMAIL brian.godwin@peard.com.au

Kinross 16 Coatbridge Circuit

bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Super-sized family home with study and theatre/media room. Timber floors, timber decked patio overlooking big below ground pool, big 953sqm (sub-dividable) block with rear access possible, and all just footsteps from the beach.

Loads of potential with this one so be quick to inspect today!

A 4 bedroom 2 bathroom plus study Plunkett built family home, surrounded by 6 acres of lush pasture. Air conditioned, wood fire, central open plan living area with high ceilings inclusive of kitchen, family and dining plus formal dining, separate formal living, separate games area leading to the massive undercover outdoor entertainment area overlooking the pool. CONTACT Jenny Treloar PHONE 0427 012 729 EMAIL jenny.treloar@peard.com.au

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From $999,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $449,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 1

Lower Chittering 43 Citron Way

$565,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Sensational well-loved 3 bed, 1 bath renovated home in a superb Kallaroo location. Amazing outside living areas on an easy maintained 684sqm block and perfect position close to great schools, parks and the Whitford shopping centre.

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

Rentable 3 bed 2 bath home in prime Karrinyup location.

Quiet street, 953sqm corner block with opportunity for street front subdivision. Rare offering here!

CONTACT Marcus Lord PHONE 0417 911 107 EMAIL marcus.lord@peard.com.au

This freshly painted and well maintained property has got to be the best value home in the market. Situated in the most sought after location of Langford. With a big outdoor patio area, that will surely impress you as you go through, beautiful outdoor area with tiling, renovated kitchen and bathroom, this property is your first dream home or investment.

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

Located on a quiet street in a new subdivision just off Morley road, this 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom home built by TR Homes in 2011 with open plan kitchen, dining and lounge, separate theatre room and reverse cycle air conditioners throughout.

Situated on 5 lightly treed acres with large rain water tank, easy care gardens, carport and spectacular views.

CONTACT Samantha Hill PHONE 0407 666 905 EMAIL samantha.hill@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE Madeley 32 Cvitan Bend

From $750,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 12 Irrawaddy Drive

$339,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Mandurah 5 Bramshaw Street

From $499,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 5/ 1 Banksia Terrace

$395,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

Some of the many outstanding features of the home include undercover portico, gorgeous modern kitchen, easy living and entertaining with a light and bright open plan kitchen/meals/family room that opens onto the alfresco area, home theatre room, lovely below ground pool, good size double garage with access to the rear of the home, security system installed with internal perimeter and pet friendly sensors, easy care reticulated gardens.

CONTACTS Ian Gardner/Bob Edmiston PHONE 0408 910 417/0409 990 850 EMAIL ian.gardner@peard.com.au

Mandurah 12 Iris Court

GREENFIELDS We are proud to present this renovated home that shines with a fresh interior and has plenty to offer the whole family! Skirting boards, wood flooring, bedrooms with built in robes, huge living area and stylish double French doors! Powered workshop, extended alfresco, gazebo plus adequate fencing fit for your beloved pets!

Mandurah 3 Heron Place

CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0499 778 496/0487 832 539 EMAIL pauline.bill@peard.com.au

MEADOW SPRINGS Superior home designed and built by Content Home. Luxury fittings and highest quality materials.

Large open plan kitchen, dining and living areas. Modern 900ml s/steel appliances, dishwasher, huge stone benchtop.

Ducted air conditioner, stunning entertaining area with alfresco dining. 4 x 6m powered workshop.

CONTACT Rick Uren PHONE 0414 779 834 EMAIL rick.uren@peard.com.au

SOUTH YUNDERUP Time to relax and enjoy your fully renovated fabulous two bedroom Townhouse. Life is for living, not working every day! Secure complex electric gate entry. Balcony off master suite. Open plan living areas. Paved alfresco areas. One car bay and visitors bays. Pet friendly. Only footsteps to the Murray River CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0487 832 539/0499 778 496 EMAIL julie.isherwood@peard.com.au

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$465,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

From $970,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 5 Dardanup Parkway

$519,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 6 Nereus Place

From $359,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

COODANUP Peacefully sitting at the top of a quiet cul-de-sac overlooking parkland, situated on a generous 825m2 block, 6x8m powered work shed with plenty of parking for all the toys. Come home after a hard day’s work and relax in your very own oasis or take your boat down to the boat ramp for a spot of fishing – this property has the lot!

CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0499 778 496/0487 832 539 EMAIL pauline.bill@peard.com.au

SOUTH YUNDERUP Absolutely fabulous canal lifestyle and location! Nestled on the grassy banks of the prestigious Murray Lakes Canals. Spacious individually designed home built on 922m2 of rare earth. With your own private jetty and beach front right at your doorstep. The canal views are captivating. Now this is living!

CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0499 778 496/0487 832 539 EMAIL pauline.bill@peard.com.au

DAWESVILLE In a prime position this property sits opposite a natural bush reserve and offers ocean views from the rear alfresco. This home has a theatre room, separate study, activity and a striking centre feature kitchen. 4 generous size bedrooms, two bathrooms. Huge side access, room for a shed. Close to shopping centre, café and estuary.

CONTACT Kathryn Fiorenza PHONE 0427 475 661 EMAIL kathryn.fiorenza@peard.com.au

MADORA BAY Seaside holiday getaway? This desirable property is in gorgeous Madora Bay, the delightful beachside suburb that features in the TV ads. Just 680 metres from surf, sun, fun and excitement, the lifestyle is there for you to grasp and enjoy. But be quick!

CONTACT Maureen Parsons PHONE 0413 033 144 EMAIL maureen.parsons@peard.com.au october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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FOR SALE Mandurah 13 Malvern Rise

From $339,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

CONTACT Suzie Perrin PHONE 0437 516 964 EMAIL suzie.perrin@peard.com.au

Mandurah 24 Pineknoll Garden

From $499,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$369,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Tidy brick and tiled home set on 769m2. Fantastic size kitchen with loads of storage, separate lounge with fireplace, sunroom. Large powered shed can be accessed via side gates. Rainwater tank and genuine side access. A centrally located property, close to Mandurahs popular Foreshore, restaurants, shops, school and public transport.

CONTACT Kathryn Fiorenza PHONE 0427 475 661 EMAIL kathryn.fiorenza@peard.com.au

Mandurah 86 Hickman Road

From $529,000

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MEADOW SPRINGS Stunning Dale Alcock Home with quality fixtures and finishes. The designer kitchen features Kleenmaid stainless steel appliances. Outstanding decked entertaining area with swimming pool. Jarrah timber flooring, double glazed windows, alarm system, air conditioning.

CONTACT Rick Uren PHONE 0414 779 834 EMAIL rick.uren@peard.com.au

Mandurah 55 Peel Street

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

GREENFIELDS Polished to perfection this 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home is simply the best I have seen in the Greenfields area. Formal lounge with new carpet, deluxe kitchen and feature lighting throughout. Manicured gardens, artificial turf, huge gabled patio area, 7.5 m x 6 m powered brick workshop to the rear.

SILVER SANDS Escape to your very own beach side paradise!

This stylish home offers a deluxe renovation throughout. The ultra-modern kitchen inc. stone bench tops, 750ml ceramic cook top, tiled splash back and curved glass stainless steel range hood. Other features include a private alfresco UMR, large powered workshop, drive through side access.

CONTACT Suzie Perrin PHONE 0437 516 964 EMAIL suzie.perrin@peard.com.au

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Mandurah 142 Banksia Terrace

$785,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 28 Lakeway Retreat

From $549,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 77 Carissa Turn

From $449,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mandurah 96 Banksia Terrace

$799,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

SOUTH YUNDERUP Nestled on a huge 1012m2 block zoned R12.5 with your own private jetty on the river front.

Wonderfully unique this home has all the living areas the ground floor with the upper level featuring an entertainment room with solid jarrah floor boards and doors opening onto balcony. Huge powered shed.

CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0499 778 496/0487 832 539 EMAIL pauline.bill@peard.com.au

DAWESVILLE New to the market is this brand new home.

Combined kitchen, living, dining areas. Ducted r/c air-cond.

Side access, alfresco, reticulation. With a crisp and clean finish this property is sure to please any buyer wanting a new home that overlooks the magnificent Dawesville Cut Golf Course. It is low care and the perfect lock up and leave.

CONTACT Kathryn Fiorenza PHONE 0427 475 661 EMAIL kathryn.fiorenza@peard.com.au

HALLS HEAD If you are searching for value, location and upmarket finishing touches, then look no further than this vibrant home! Sep theatre room, open plan living /dining /games area, kitchen with breakfast bar. Minor bedrooms are queen sized, the master features double walk in robe and stylish ensuite! Only 10 minutes walk to the sea!

CONTACT Suzie Perrin PHONE 0437 516 964 EMAIL suzie.perrin@peard.com.au

SOUTH YUNDERUP Nestled near the end of a cul-de-sac on the tranquil Murray River this immaculate residence is set on a huge 1090m2 block, zoned 12.5. The home is positioned to maximise amazing river views in this beautiful location. With your very own timber jetty to safely moor your boat and two separate bunk houses for guests.

CONTACTS Julie Isherwood/Pauline Bill PHONE 0487 832 539/0499 778 496 EMAIL julie.isherwood@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE MEADOW SPRINGS It is a pleasure to present this delightful Mandurah block with rear lane access offering a modern street 180 Pebble Beach Boulevard cottage appeal with an elevated position close to Meadow Springs

Maylands 5/23 Kennedy Street

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

bed 2 bath 1 car 2

From $375,000

Mindarie 11/14 Itea Place

From $520,000 bed 2 bath 2 car 2

Mindarie 30 Toulon Circle

$799,000 - $849,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Mount Hawthorn 26 Milton Street

From $950,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Golf Course. Complete with 3 spacious bedrooms, 2 Bathrooms, designated theatre room plus activity room. All on an easy care low maintenance 320m2 block.

CONTACT Suzie Perrin PHONE 0437 516 964 EMAIL suzie.perrin@peard.com.au

Want a piece of tranquil marina magic? Try this stunning 2 x 2 Apartment, located only minutes from all the Restaurants, Bars & Cafes, your life will be all about relaxation entertaining and pleasant walks around the beautiful Mindarie Quays Marina.

CONTACT John Cowup PHONE 0411 37 36 35 EMAIL john.cowup@peard.com.au

Here is your chance to secure this stunning tri- level home set in the prestigious precinct of the Mindarie Keys Marina, where it feels like youre on holiday all year round with the fantastic Indian Ocean & multiple Bars, Cafes, & Restaurants on your door step.

CONTACT John Cowup PHONE 0411 37 36 35 EMAIL john.cowup@peard.com.au

Renovated to high standard and immaculately presented this gorgeous home is guaranteed to impress. Stunning character features throughout have been retained, ceiling roses, lead light windows, decorative cornices, skirting boards and the jarrah floorboards flowing through the home have been restored and polished.

CONTACT Phyllis Gemelli PHONE 0407 386 501 EMAIL phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au

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$399,000- $419,000

Mindarie 15 Tallinn Loop

$599,000 - $639,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Mount Hawthorn 114 Egina Street

From $1,089,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 1

Mount Hawthorn 39 Purslowe Street

From $749,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

With a spacious 70sqm of internal living, this stylish 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom, whisper quiet rear end townhouse has its own private courtyard garden and is located in prestigious Maylands, it truly is one of the best opportunities available in today's market.

CONTACT Erin Phillips PHONE 0448 858 101 EMAIL erin.phillips@peard.com.au

This stylish family home which has been beautifully renovated & finished to perfection will not fail to impress you, with its fantastic location & only a short walk to extensive parklands & to the very popular Mindarie Primary School, great for a young family with no stressful traffic jams.

CONTACT John Cowup PHONE 0411 37 36 35 EMAIL john.cowup@peard.com.au

This lovely home is in a PRIME LOCATION opposite Menzies Park. The home is light and bright and full of character features, polished jarrah floorboards, high ornate ceilings and decorative cornices. The spacious floor plan comprises of family room, dining room, and a large open plan kitchen. The rear alfresco area is the perfect place to entertain and enjoy all year round.

CONTACT Phyllis Gemelli PHONE 0407 386 501 EMAIL phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au

This spacious and stylish townhouse has so much to offer.

Recently refurbished to a high standard, this home is gorgeous.

The floor plan offers flexibility, convenience and an easy life. The home comprises of open plan living/family room, newly renovated kitchen and laundry, double lock up garage, air-conditioning, security system and more.

CONTACT Phyllis Gemelli PHONE 0407 386 501 EMAIL phyllis.gemelli@peard.com.au october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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FOR SALE Mullaloo 5 Catenary Court

$649,000 - $699,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

$429,000 - $449,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Pure luxury villas built to perfection by well renowned Catina Constructions.

From $460,000

If youre the type of person looking for a high quality property located in a high quality location then look no further than here.

Enjoy low maintenance living within this beautiful home!

This rear, private and secure villa has endless potential or complete simplicity to move in, with a gorgeous colour scheme, modern appliances and fantastic location close to all amenities this ones a WINNER.

Nollamara 2c Berkeley Avenue

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

Ocean Reef 12B Puritan Close

From $679,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

From $799,000

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

$579,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

With extensive ocean views, two huge open plan living areas, freshly painted & new carpets throughout – this gorgeous home is ready to move into. Fantastic outdoor entertaining, spacious paved patio, easy care, reticulated gardens, galley style kitchen overlooking open living areas, reverse cycle air conditioning, built in gas heater, gas point in 2nd living area, brick storage room, garden shed & so much more!! Block size 498 sqm.

Ocean Reef 14A Barossa Heights

Offering floor to ceiling tiles in both bathrooms, oak timber floors, ducted reverse cycle air-conditioning, a big backyard, huge study and an upstairs lounge and balcony with sweeping views to Rottnest, this is coastal living at its best. Also features open plan lounge/dining and kitchen, sunken lounge with wood stove, rear garden with raised and reticulated garden beds, solar hot water, shared bore and a paved alfresco for entertaining, this is a home that's sure to please.

Block size: 712sqm.

CONTACT Juliet Wills PHONE 0411 782 808 EMAIL juliet.wills@peard.com.au

Ocean Reef 8A Milne Court

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

Ocean Reef 19 Binnacle Road

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Nollamara 20abc Vermont Street

CONTACT David Mead PHONE 0428 814 407 EMAIL david.mead@peard.com.au

Nollamara 23C Maltarra Street

bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Offering functional living with an emphasis on entertainment and lifestyle, this low maintenance, renovated home is loaded with features such as open plan living, large kitchen, paved entertaining area under large patio, large grassed playground for the kids or pets and below ground swimming pool with sheltered sitting area.

Located in the desirable coastal suburb of Mullaloo and situated in a quiet cul-de-sac on a large 722sqm block of land.

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From $569,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

From $529,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

VILLA A, B & C AVAILABLE!

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

Growing family? Need that bit of extra space? Seeking a simplistic and smart lifestyle change?

Enter this grand home and feel completely at ease, let the generous layout and very spacious areas make you feel right at home!

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

With spacious living areas, renovated kitchen, gorgeous parkland outlook & freshly painted throughout, this beautiful home is ready to move into.

Great outdoor entertaining under the massive pitched roof patio with extensive paving & easy care garden, ducted air conditioning, 2 gas points, security doors, plenty of paved parking for caravans or boats, rear drive through access, garden shed & so much more!! Block size 358 sqm - 190 sqm of living - Year Built 1992.

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

Perfectly presented – this spacious, much loved home will impress from the moment you enter. With two ‘sun-drenched’ living areas, three bedrooms, great-sized fully fenced back yard and idyllic cul-de-sac location – it’s just minutes from local shops, public transport and our glorious coastline. Perfect for those looking to downsize, buy their first home or invest in this wonderful beachside suburb.

CONTACT Belinda Lawrence PHONE 0432 547 921 EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Ocean Reef 147 Constellation Drive

From $949,000 bed 4 bath 3 car 2

Ocean Reef 67 Windlass Avenue

From $599,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Padbury 11 Grey Road

From $525,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

Parkerville 4 Carawatha Road

From $390,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

This outstanding home has stunning ocean & inland views, and features a huge gorgeous kitchen, almost 320 sqm of living space, theatre room & kids activity room, awesome outdoor entertaining, sparkling below ground pool, timber deck, double garage with extra storage space, reverse cycle air conditioning, gas point & easy care garden. Watch the sunset over fabulous ocean views from the spacious balcony or relax in the private courtyard. Block size 679 sqm. Year Built 1993.

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

Ocean Reef 29 Westra Way

With lots of renovation, two living areas, big bedrooms & rear access, this home is a great start into Ocean Reef for young families & investors. Features renovated kitchen, built in study nook, beautifully renovated bathroom, easy outdoor entertaining under the huge pergola with extensive paving, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, gas point, garden shed and semi enclosed double carport. Block size 753 sqm. Year Built 1989.

Ocean Reef 79 Southern Cross Circle

This home offers the perfect opportunity for those looking to purchase their first home or wishing to expand their portfolio. Featuring a renovated kitchen with outlook to the backyard, two separate living areas, second living area with kitchenette and second bathroom – offering the potential to be converted into a Granny Flat, ducted air conditioning, wood heater, solar panels, gas hot water system, workshop, outdoor entertaining area, low maintenance backyard and undercover parking for 2 cars.

CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil PHONE 0411 103 617 EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

Padbury 5 Minchin Court

The minute you step in to this romantic hills cottage, you will feel at home and start to relax. Whether its a glass of wine on your front verandah or a coffee and the paper overlooking the valley listening to the birds, your friends will all be jealous!

Features 3 bedrooms, a large open planned living area and an all weather back verandah.

Parkwood 7B Ravenslea Drive

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

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

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From $899,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 4

$799,000 - $829,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$599,000 - $649,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 3

$349,000 to $379,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

With fabulous ocean views, spacious living areas, an amazing dressing room & master suite, high ceilings, separate study & massive drive in workshop - this gorgeous home has something for everyone. The spacious, central kitchen overlooks the outdoors & open living areas, great outdoor entertaining under the massive patio with gorgeous water feature, & easy care, retic’d garden, plenty of room for a pool, ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, gas point & stacks of internal storage! Block size 802 sqm.

CONTACT Shane Capelli Year Built 1993.

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

This spacious home offers 4 informal & formal living areas including games room and kids activity room. Also features a central kitchen overlooking the open living areas & outdoors, great outdoor entertaining, massive patio, easy care gardens, plenty of room for a pool & the kids to play, ducted vacuuming, wood heater, fireplace, huge walk in linen, security alarm & double garage that offers extra height for 4wd's, extra storage & shoppers entry. Block size 873 sqm.

Year Built 1992.

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

Choose a healthy and happy farm-like lifestyle, near the beach and situated in a quiet cul-de-sac. Features formal and casual living and dining areas, renovated kitchen, alfresco dining and lounge area, large grassed area with enough room to add a pool, raised and fully reticulated veggie beds, chook pen, multi-purpose 8 x 4m workshop, rainwater tanks, solar panels, automatic irrigation management system, aquaculture system with hydroponic bed, grape and passionfruit vines as well as other fruit trees. CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil PHONE 0411 103 617 EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

This outstanding property is in need of some loving and updating. A well-positioned home, in a highly sought after suburb of Parkwood, this property surely has a lot of potential. This home features a highly functional floor plan boasting spacious lounge room, three great size bedrooms, well-appointed bathroom, good size kitchen and large backyard.

CONTACT Vicktor Sutrisno PHONE 0422 774 044 EMAIL vicktor.sutrisno@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE Pearsall 9A Cullen Rise

From $450,000

Sensational well-loved, 3 bed 2 bath cosy and neat-as-a-pin home in superb Pearsall location. Simply walk in and enjoy this low maintenance property with quality finishes and only 7 years old.

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

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

Port Kennedy 24 Trafalgar Gardens

$429,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

Fantastic family home situated in quite location of Port Kennedy, right across the road from a family orientated park.

St Bernadette & Port Kennedy primary schools are within a 5 minute walk. This great size home 219m2 consists of 5 good size bedrooms, all freshly painted.

CONTACT Vandy Russell PHONE 0424 937 034 EMAIL vandy.russell@peard.com.au

Port Kennedy 1 Antibes Cove

AUCTION bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

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

Safety Bay 82 June Road

Offers Over $439,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 2 62

A little piece of country living close to beach, shops and schools. This home has a warm cosy atmosphere, perfect for family living. There is a main living room with rich solid timber flooring. The kitchen is the hub of the home and has timber look flooring with a view out over the magic gardens.

CONTACT Fran Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343 EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

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Ocean views….golf…a beautiful, natural setting. There must be a hitch, right? Wrong. This two-storey Port Kennedy home hits the jackpot when it comes to everything Western Australia’s superb lifestyle offers. The 199-square metre home is light, modern and airy and nestled in a quiet location with the best of both worlds - views of both the ocean and a tranquil CONTACT Andreas Nikakos nature reserve.

PHONE 0413 962 074

AUCTION

Safety Bay 4 June Road

enjoyable entertaining all year round. And dont forget the 6m x 9m workshop.

CONTACT David Lomax PHONE 0409 084 940 EMAIL david.lomax@peard.com.au

Port Kennedy 9/2 Long Beach Rise

Quality and charm abounds in this property. Exceptional Quinns Rocks , with an air of serenity t/out this home makes 129 Santa Barbara Parade presentation for a quality lifestyle. Wide expansive patio makes for

From $479,000

• Exclusive ocean edge estate-300m to the beach.

• 4 x 2 x2 plus study plus children’s retreat.

• Huge main bedroom-deep walk in robes • Ensuite with spa and double vanity • Powder room off ensuite to living areas • Huge lounge area

EMAIL andreas.nikakos@peard.com.au

Offers Over $830,000

Scarborough 1/87 Manning Street

End date sale bed 2 bath 1 car 1

We have always said, when on holidays, this is exactly what we should be living in NOW well WHY WAIT - here is your chance to live your dream! This amazing, imaginative, renovated holiday home with its old- fashioned charm and ornate fly wire doors, is the perfect home for you and your family.

CONTACT Fran Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343 EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

Awesome well maintained street front single level villa just up the road from stunning Scarborough beaches, cafes and all this exciting suburb has to offer.

What will you tell your kids when they ask “why didn’t you invest in Scarborough.”

CONTACT Paul Kettle PHONE 0403 177 680 EMAIL paul.kettle@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE Scarborough 102 Duke Street

Mid - high $800,000 bed 5 bath 2 car 2

Family sized home with 5 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and 2 separate living areas, so close to Scarborough beach you can see the water from your private balcony. This is a must view for buyers wanting the coastal life style.

CONTACT James Drummond PHONE 0422 043 344 EMAIL james.drummond@peard.com.au

Scarborough 55 Manning Street

From $855,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 2

This is a fantastic find in a superb location!

Secret Harbour double story 4 x 2 with pleasant facade is only seconds 195 Secret Harbour Boulevard This to the beach, golf club and fab new surf club. Relax in the

Sorrento 31 Harman Road

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

bed 3 bath 2 car 3

Buyers over $649,000

Sorrento 33 Chandler Road

From $839,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Sorrento 5 Myrtle Avenue

From $449,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

gorgeous rear garden where nature abounds. Stunning view of the golf course from the upstairs balcony over the lush green garden.

CONTACT Julie Pym PHONE 0411 436 537 EMAIL julie.pym@peard.com.au

$1,200,000 - $1,250,000

This flexible home offers three separate living spaces and two dining rooms, study, kitchen with large bench space, paved alfresco area, built-in brick BBQ, covered patio and built in bar, which is excellent for easy flowing indoor and outdoor entertaining. Also features a secure double garage and 3m x 3m workshop, perfect for the handyman, hobbies or extra storage.

CONTACT Ben Keevers

Sorrento 4 Baleine Street

Immaculately maintained for quality and comfortable low maintenance living, this beautiful home comprises of open plan living and dining area, renovated kitchen, reverse cycle air conditioning, gas bayonet, easy care gardens, awesome outdoor entertaining area with feature decking, carport and garden shed for additional storage.

Sorrento 7 Hakea Place

PHONE 0404 056 010 EMAIL ben.keevers@peard.com.au

CONTACT Jarrod O'Neil PHONE 0411 103 617 EMAIL jarrod.oneil@peard.com.au

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From $1,249,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $729,000 bed 3 bath 1

Brilliantly located, this beautiful three bedroom Green title townhouse is just 500 metres to Scarborough Beach, and is sure to impress in more ways than one.

Highlights include the versatile floor plan with living spaces on both levels, the sunny front balcony and the amazing, leafy rear courtyard that is reminiscent of a tropical hideaway.

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

This magnificent home was architecturally designed and meticulously built. Features a designer central kitchen, walk in butler’s pantry, stunning home theatre, large light filled family living area, front balcony, beautiful protected alfresco area with timber decking and cedar lined ceiling, triple car garage, ducted vacuum, alarm system with pet sensitive sensors, reverse ducted air conditioning and reticulated low maintenance gardens. Block Size 494 sqm.

CONTACTS Maggie Pawlik/Paul Sharry PHONE 0438 876 727/0417 174 180 EMAIL maggie.pawlik@peard.com.au

Enjoy the Sorrento Lifestyle at this delightful, low maintenance property which has parkland at the end of your street & is just a stroll to Sacred Heart College, the beaches, waterfront cafes or the Hillary’s Marina. This exquisite family home set on a 700sqm lot and comprises of 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms + study & games. It boasts 4 internal living zones (both casual & formal) the choice of 2 alfresco areas, double garaging, double paved driveway plus there’s a dedicated boat or caravan recess too.

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

This impressive block offers an excellent opportunity for the astute buyer to build their dream home in this much sought after suburb.

Situated at top end of cul-de-sac location with a desirable “Old Sorrento” address. Free existing 1968 built old home. Close to all amenities including Sorrento Quay, Parkland, select schools, shopping centres and public transport. Total land area – 875sqm, 18.1m frontage.

CONTACTS Maggie Pawlik/Paul Sharry PHONE 0438 876 727/0417 174 180 EMAIL maggie.pawlik@peard.com.au

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FOR SALE South Perth 26/55 Elizabeth Street

From $429,000 bed 2 bath 1 car 1

CONTACT Sharon Botha PHONE 0409 309 106 EMAIL sharon.botha@peard.com.au

The Vines 27 Cabernet Place

$639,000-$665,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

From $429,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 2

Astonishing and Smart Opportunity for either the First Home Buyers or Savvy Investors not to be missed! For the First Home Buyer this is a great way to step into your first home and end the rental cycle. As an investment property, this investment will bear fruit for the long term. This gorgeous property offers exceptional value for money!

CONTACT PK (Pankaj Kapur) PHONE 0424 194 509 EMAIL p.k@peard.com.au

Trigg 113 Chrysostom Street

$1,385,000

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Located on a 996m2 block in The Vines, this home has it all!

With a brand new kitchen and 2 new bathrooms, this home might as well be straight out of the box! Featuring 4 large double bedrooms, 3 generous sized living areas including a dedicated theatre room, this home even boasts a pool and built-in bbq perfect for entertaining.

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

Thornlie 40 Kestrel Way

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

With every window and door looking out onto the tree tops, this beautiful apartment is something to behold, including city views in the distance from the living, balcony and 2nd bed as well as overlooking the calm and tranquil pool dappling through the trees.

With stylish limestone clad finish, plantation shutters to most windows, fully ducted reverse cycle A/C & blackbutt floors – this modern contemporary home also overlooks a sparkling pool with an outlook east toward Trigg bushland. Features combined kitchen, meals & family room, separate living areas on both levels, basement with bathroom – perfect teen retreat and double garage with internal entry. Tucked away from the south westerly winds there’s protected alfresco entertaining whilst you can watch CONTACT Les Lindsay the children swim & play.

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

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Tapping 9 Bartholdi Corner

$599,000 - $639,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 3

Thornlie 11b Tern Court

From $329,000-$349,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Thornlie 77 Lyrebird Way

$395,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Trigg 7/63 Lynn Street

From $499,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Built in 2006 on a 600sqm block of land, the house has been well cared for and presents like new. Features a chef’s kitchen, open plan layout, large carpeted theatre room, king size master suite, stunning alfresco area, large backyard with plenty of room for a pool, triple garage, neat and tidy front yard, reticulation, rear powered shed, zoned reverse cycle air conditioning, instant gas hot water system with temperature control, security alarm system and additional storage in loft with pull down ladder entry.

CONTACT David Mead PHONE 0428 814 407 EMAIL david.mead@peard.com.au

Take a look around the competition and you will clearly see the outstanding value this much loved home represents!

With a well-designed floor plan boasting renovated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, well-appointed renovated bathroom, three great size bedrooms, low maintenance paved backyard.

CONTACT Vicktor Sutrisno PHONE 0422 774 044 EMAIL vicktor.sutrisno@peard.com.au

Welcome to 77 Lyrebird Way, its ready and waiting for its new family.This 3 bedroom 1 bathroom home is situated on a huge 716sqm block where there's plenty of space for everyone as well as the pets. Boasts beautiful parquetry flooring throughout with carpet to the master bedroom, a modernized kitchen and bathroom.

CONTACT Erin Phillips PHONE 0448 858 101 EMAIL erin.phillips@peard.com.au

Perched above the neighbouring units at the northern end of the complex - enjoying the winter sunshine & with an outlook, this property has both the largest floor plan & is arguably the best positioned of all - as it is without common walls! With 2 or 3 bedrooms and garaging alongside an impressive garden at the foot of your private staircase - this well appointed apartment provides a wonderful coastal lifestyle for many types of purchaser.

CONTACT Les Lindsay PHONE 0407 420 384 EMAIL les.lindsay@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

FOR SALE Trigg 117 Lynn Street

From $799,000 bed 3 bath 2 car 3

Consider, “lock up & leave” living with this smart young 3 bed 2 bath townhouse - located in the premium coastal suburb of Trigg. There’s electric gated entry to your 3 car garage, spacious kitchen, meals & family area, separate lounge and generous north facing sunny alfresco balcony or a shady front courtyard – both perfect for entertaining. Extras include ducted reverse cycle air conditioning, timber floors, stone benchtops to kitchen and bathrooms and timber blinds throughout the home.

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

Victoria Park 1/11 Miller Street

Expression Of Interest

Looking for an extra-large quality home? Like the finer things in life? Well this property is for you! Only seconds to the vibrant Vic Park cafe strip, close to transport, shopping centres and CBD.

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

DON'T DELAY!

Wanting a home and not just a house? Then this is the Victoria Park you have been waiting for! Seriously, villas don't get 14/128 Washington Street property much better than this. Fully refurbished and ready for you to

Waikiki 6 Burnside Way

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

bed 3 bath 1 car 1

Welcome to 6 Burnside Way, a great home boasting 3 bedrooms with a good size bathroom and a generous lounge room to the front of the home. Rear access takes you through to the fully reticulated and well maintained gardens with a huge workshop. Theres plenty of room to entertain and enjoy watching the kids play, whilst sitting under the colourbond patio.

CONTACT Tracey James

$499,000 - $549,000

Waikiki 7 Baltic Mews

Offers Over $455,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

Warnbro 19 Pollard Way

Offers Over $590,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

move in and enjoy the Vic Park lifestyle. Only minutes to the vibrant café strip, shopping centre and a hop skip and a jump into the CBD. CONTACT Sebastian Munoz PHONE 0403 475 523 EMAIL sebastian.munoz@peard.com.au

You will just love this stunning family home nestled in cul-de-sac location, close to school, shopping centre and beach. The home has a fresh young appearance with delightful shady gardens, trees to climb, space for all the kids play equipment and room for a game of cricket.

CONTACT Fran Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343 EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

From the moment you enter this amazing home you will fall in love with it. It has the presentation of a show home with so much style and character, together with a tranquil cosy atmosphere just perfect for family living. The front wing of the home has a unique window seat entry, a living room suitable for home theatre with a built in study nook.

CONTACT Fran Satherley PHONE 0414 447 343 EMAIL fran.satherley@peard.com.au

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Wanneroo 44 Taywood Drive

From $399,000 bed 4 bath 1 car 2

Warnbro 7 Limosa Glade

AUCTION 10/10/15 at 11.00AM bed 4 bath 2 car 1

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

PHONE 0408 943 067 EMAIL tracey.james@peard.com.au

Fantastic location just a minutes walk from the picturesque Lake Joondalup. This home offers a renovated kitchen, renovated bathroom, spacious living areas and a great outdoor area with a big patio, extensive paving and plenty of room for a pool and the kids to play.

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

Two towering pines welcome visitors to this spacious Warnbro traditionally-built home in a lovely quiet residential street. With native planting bordering the front garden, the home has been well looked after by its previous owners.

Inside the attention to detail continues, with a mixture of tiling and carpets throughout the property.

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FOR SALE Waroona 11 Fitzpatrick Street

$259,000-$275,000 bed 3 bath 1 car 1

A quaint 1950’s character home is situated on a 911m2 block. With 3 bedrooms and a shared bathroom it’s a perfect starter home, renovator or investment property. Jarrah floor boards, timber venetians, updated kitchen, wall mounted R/C air conditioner. Large full length decked verandah at the front of the home with a good size shed at the rear.

CONTACT Kathryn Fiorenza PHONE 0427 475 661 EMAIL kathryn.fiorenza@peard.com.au

Warwick 6/86 Ellersdale Avenue

From $579,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 1

This beautifully presented and spacious rear home will suit any Wembley family or downsizer looking to live in the great location 43A Pangbourne Street small that is Wembley. Light & bright this home will provide the

Wembley 50 Gregory Street

bed 3 bath 2 car 2

bed 3 bath 1 car 2

End Date Sale

lifestyle you have been searching for. Located on leafy Pangbourne Street with Cambridge Street a short walk away as well as several parks and Lake Monger so close, your relaxed lifestyle awaits.

CONTACT Dean Bradley PHONE 0411 110 779 EMAIL dean.bradley@peard.com.au

End Date Sale

Perfectly positioned on the cities doorstep, this well laid out West Leederville is priced to sell. Whether you live in or lease out, 46/40 Cambridge Street apartment this represents a fantastic investment that will bear fruit for a

Yanchep 12 Seaside Avenue

bed 1 bath 1 car 1

bed 4 bath 2 car 2

$245,000-$265,000

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long time to come. Property features spacious living and bedroom area, with private balcony and is in an ideal West Leederville location close to the free CAT bus, train stations and shops.

CONTACT Damien Lloyd

From $449,000

Massive 522sqm of total living space this stunning family home seems to be to good to be true. Sweeping Ocean views, only 100m to the beach (2nd row, elevated position), several living areas, several outdoor/ent spots, cool pool with water feature, triple gge, room to park a boat/caravan ticking all the boxes for the ultimate, sophisticated, beachstyle living!

Yanchep 5 Parkland Drive

PHONE 0410 574 626 EMAIL damien.lloyd@peard.com.au

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CONTACT Peggy Middelveld PHONE 0415 566 825 EMAIL peggy.middelveld@peard.com.au

From $629,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Spotless over 55’s villa, perfectly placed within a quiet complex opposite Warwick Shopping Centre. Features living room with reverse-cycle air-conditioning and gas bayonet for heating, meals/dining nook, lovely kitchen, alarm system, security screens to all exterior windows and security doors to all exterior doors, private outdoor entertaining area with timber/alsynite ‘all-weather’ patio and gas bayonet for BBQ’ing, gas storage HWS, single garage with auto-door, workshop/storage area and secure internal CONTACT Belinda Lawrence access.

PHONE 0432 547 921 EMAIL belinda.lawrence@peard.com.au

The first thing you will notice when you walk through the double doors of this ideally located home are the stunning ceilings and character features. That and how immaculately well kept the home is; with only one owner since the late 1980s this property is sure to impress & surprise. With a location like this, it is hard to see any reasons not to view this wonderful property.

CONTACT Dean Bradley PHONE 0411 110 779 EMAIL dean.bradley@peard.com.au

This beautifully presented home offers you the best in low maintenance beachstyle living so close to the ocean. Located in the sought after Lindsay Beach pocket of the Capricorn development only meters to the beach via new beach access path.

CONTACT Peggy Middelveld PHONE 0415 566 825 EMAIL peggy.middelveld@peard.com.au

Located in Peets prestigious new Yanchep Golf Estate this home has been built with sophisticated family living in mind and features luxury fittings and finishings throughout, from the stunning street elevation, through the grand entry, to the fantastic outlook it has it all!

CONTACT Peggy Middelveld PHONE 0415 566 825 EMAIL peggy.middelveld@peard.com.au View more properties online at domain.com.au

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FOR SALE Yanchep 95 Seaside Avenue

From $589,000 bed 4 bath 2 car 2

Supersized, with 305sqm of living this individually designed family home has been finished to the highest standard with attention to details. Located in sought after Lindsay Beach pocket of the Capricorn development this massive family home is just a few steps away from Yanchep Lagoon Beach, and a short walk to the new school, shops etc.

CONTACT Peggy Middelveld PHONE 0415 566 825 EMAIL peggy.middelveld@peard.com.au

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Augusta $395,000

Contact Alf Fandry

0407 441 140 9758 0300

Bunbury

PERFECT LOCATION, SENSATIONAL VIEWS What else could you want for relaxed holidays or retirement living? Perhaps a solid, neat and tidy cottage!

Well this is your opportunity to acquire one of the best original 2 bed, 1 bath cottages in sought after Brady Street overlooking the magnificent Hardy Inlet. Call to inspect today.

ON THE OCEAN - MAJESTIC MANSION

Contact Rosemary Lynch 0418 932 546 9792 1888

Stunning architect designed 2 storey mansion on the beach overlooking the ocean. Upstairs features huge master bed, ensuite with spa and massive WIR. 2nd bed with ensuite, gourmet kitchen, meals, family/ theatre room. Downstairs - 3 bed, large living, kitchen and meals areas. Massive garage with auto roller door, luxury laundry and big walk-in study.

Busselton

CHARACTER CENTRAL LIVING

$2.18M

Contact Justin Geracitano 0423 524 524 9753 0888

Feel the warmth and soul that this home invokes. It’s with great pleasure I present this lovingly cared-for 3 bedroom home, right in the heart of Busselton. Built in 1985, most of the doors of this home are from the original Busselton hospital when it was first revamped 3 decades ago. Featuring a huge north-facing timber deck overlooking the lawn and gardens.

Cowaramup

DESIGNED WITH FAMILY IN MIND

$629,000

$565,000

Contact Jill Turton

0418 933 345 9755 5123

If you are seeking a spacious home in a quiet location that has been meticulously maintained, look no further.

With 3 separate living areas, this home is designed to give each family member their own space, whilst providing generous communal areas for the family to gather. A games room complete with bar and pool table steps out to the alfresco area (with outdoor blinds).

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Augusta $399,000

Contact Alf Fandry

0407 441 140 9758 0300

Burnside

GREAT STARTER OR RETIREMENT HOME Neat 3 bed, 1 bath home on 911sqm block opposite reserve. The open plan living dining kitchen area with a northerly aspect overlooks the reserve. A 4 car carport leads to a double garage/workshop, fruit trees, garden shed, lawn and a patio area complete the scene at the rear. Call to inspect now.

A UNIQUE PROPERTY IN A MAGIC LOCATION

Contact Beth Sibon

0418 937 438 9755 5123

On 1.74ha between the town and the sea and settled amongst the beautiful Australian bush is this well appointed 3 bed, 2 bath home. Complete with chef’s kitchen, ducted aircon, woodfire, beautiful timber floorboards and oodles of verandah space, it is a fabulous place to step out of a busy life and into peace and tranquillity.

Cowaramup

SPACIOUS, STYLISH, FUNCTIONAL.

$798,000

Contact Mark Murray

0427 030 303 9755 5123

5 Chenin Place, Cowaramup in stunning Parkwater Estate is where you’ll find this extremely beautiful and functional home with generous rooms, large functional kitchen, high ceilings throughout and large alfresco.

This combined with ‘Cluckingham Palace’, a veggie garden, fruit trees and a massive all weather alfresco plus side access for the boat or van.

Dalyellup

LARGE, STATELY HOME

$535,000

From $490,000

Contact Alf Mainstone

0402 026 608 9792 1888

This property will impress buyers looking for a well designed home in a good location where beach, schools and shopping are close by. This is much more than your average home and offers multiple living areas, timber floors, study, powder, stylish skylight in kitchen.

Ducted evap AC and security system. Add to this portico, grand ent, patio/ alfresco and powered shed.

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BUSSELTON

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COWARAMUP

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Dunsborough $485,000

Contact Tony Branch

0408 921 812 9756 8888

Dunsborough $725,000

Contact Ross Sorgiovanni 0419 949 852 9756 8888

Dunsborough $1.649M

Contact Debbie Bridges 0417 186 018 9756 8888

Kealy $528,000

Contact Jason Cooper

0407 770 426 9753 0888

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PERFECTLY SUITED FOR MUM AND DAD Sparkling all over and not a penny to spend. Fully renovated 3 bed, 2 bath home on a hard to find 700sqm block with 2 separate living areas, R/C A/C, ample side access for boat/caravan plus a wrap around bbq patio area. Looking for value - look no further. This is a little gem!

BIG REAR YARD WITH TREED OUTLOOK So close to town you won’t even need a bike! This 2009 built pavilion styled 4 bed, 2 bath, home has combined kitchen, casual dining room and living room that flow out to the alfresco area. Landscaped rear yard with native treed outlook and powered shed. Loads of space for the kids to kick a ball around or drop in a pool.

LIFE IS A BEACH : BEACHFRONT UNIT Luxury beachfront unit in the popular “Waterfront Resort” in Dunsborough. Stylish, fully furnished, spacious living areas, dining, kitchen, 3 bed, 2 bath, outdoor entertaining, carport. Fully managed on site management. Park the car and walk everywhere. The perfect holiday.

NEW ESTATE, NEW HOUSE, NEW LIFE Start your dream life right here! Discover this beautiful brand new, quality built, family home. Perfectly positioned in a highly sought after residential estate on a quite corner offering easy access to store your caravan boat and any other big toys. New future shopping centre, schooling, homes, parkland, all offering a sensational lifestyle. It’s just a short drive into Busselton.

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Dunsborough

IMPECCABLE, BRIGHT, WELL DESIGNED

Contact Laura Bannister 0429 956 664 9753 0888

This stunning home is located in the popular Lakes entrance, close to the beautiful beaches of Dunsborough and a short drive to Yallingup and Busselton. This is NOT a project home, 202 Building Company are renowned for their attention to detail and high specification. Brand new with extra height ceilings creates space and light throughout the home.

Dunsborough

LUXURY BEACH HOUSE

$609,000

Contact Peter De Chiera 0418 931 206 9756 8888

Fabulous 4 bed, 4 bath, 3 storey fully furnished holiday home with unobstructed ocean views and situated in the popular absolute beachfront Regency Beach Club Resort with tennis court, heated pool, conference room, boat parking and onsite management. Walk to beach, restaurants, shops, bars etc. Excellent family holiday home with good rental income when not using.

Gnarabup

THIS IS A MUST SELL PROPERTY

$1.295M

Contact Morena Bamber 0407 203 072 9780 5777

Nestled out of the wind and located a stones throw to the sparkling waters of pristine Gnarabup beach, this huge 1363sqm block has fabulous views from ground level - and the potential for spectacular views from a 2nd storey. Over 60m long and nearly 20m wide, this block provides the buyer with the opportunity to create a magnificent, spacious, beachside estate.

Margaret River

COMFORTABLE HOME, GREAT PRICE

$495,000

$320,000

Contact Clare Andrews 0448 023 265 9780 5777

This 2 storey, 2 bedroom townhouse, only a 2kms walk from the main street, is the ideal investment. Features include north-facing living area and master bedroom soaking up the winter sun; spacious bathroom with separate toilet; galley-style kitchen overlooking the living area and private courtyard; storeroom with power; and undercover parking.

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ALREADY GOOD, GREAT POTENTIAL

Contact Bob Scott

0438 907 656 9780 5777

Already an attractive home or investment in a quiet neighbourhood, this north oriented solid 3 bed, 2 bath home is on an elevated corner block, overlooking a massive landscaped yard. There’s room for a “Granny Flat” or shed, or just let the kids play cricket on the fully enclosed lawn! It’s also only a minute or 2 walk to a big park.

Margaret River

SOPHISTICATED LUXURY

$460,000

$519,000

Contact Bec Hannan

0409 988 593 9780 5777

Margaret River

Capitalise on a rare opportunity to secure a deluxe, luxury spa apartment in the heart of Margaret River with stunning walk trails and the river right on your doorstep. With approvals already in place for short term accommodation and repeat clientele, this property provides the astute buyer plenty of options.

TIMELESS DESIGN

Contact Chris Jarrott

0402 906 726 9780 5777

Designers of this property should be commended for maximising the light, land and elevated position. The home has a real social feel with naturally lit kitchen/ living/dining opening out onto the indoor outdoor deck area that you would find yourself using all year round.

The second living and minor bedrooms are down a secondary wing with the parents retreat upstairs.

Margaret River

SUNSET SENSATION!

$650,000

$869,000

Contact Ken Preston

0418 932 747 9780 5777

Don’t let the sun go down on this wonderful opportunity to own a property that is designed for peaceful entertainment and memorable family living. This home offers flexible family living with a loft style study, private main bedroom with en-suite, 3 large bedrooms off private living area and a shed that is suited for conversion into ancillary accommodation.

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Margaret River $485,000

Contact Steve Harry

0428 933 327 9780 5777

Margaret River

DESIGN ON DARCH Nestled on a 525sqm corner lot overlooking the Darch Brook, this 3 bed, 2 bath home has a lot to offer.

With a thoughtfully designed floor plan that makes the excellent use of space, the home is light and airy, modern and inviting. Large bedrooms, stylish bathrooms, good storage and great street appeal.

SUBSTANTIAL IN EVERY SENSE

Contact Susan Millar

Rammed earth, high ceilings, big rooms, generous storage, super sized insulated and lined workshop, on a 1020sqm, elevated block. Established gardens with lovely outdoor living areas, close to the forest and town.

Superior property in an appealing location.

Margaret River

BEAUTIFUL HOME AND LOCATION

$599,000

0417 958 028 9780 5777

Contact Shane Galbraith 0407 579 286 9780 5777

Situated on a sunny 761sqm block, this is a spacious and modern Hamptons style character home in a quality area of Margaret River. Enjoy the bird life and low maintenance gardens on a north facing jarrah decking which wraps around the house to a lovely outdoor entertaining area and open plan kitchen, dining and living areas.

Molloy Island

BOATING FISHING PARADISE!

$730,000

$565,000

Contact Alf Fandry

0407 441 140 9758 0300

Access the pristine waterways of the Blackwood and Scott Rivers from your own licensed jetty just a short stroll from your own “Kentucky” log cabin style 3 bed, 2 bath home plus a separate ensuited bunkhouse. What are you waiting for, come and see this exclusive lifestyle opportunity now!

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Myalup $665,000

Contact Alf Mainstone

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Peppermint Grove Beach

LIFESTYLE LIKE NO OTHER A very appealing, easy living home on over 0.2ha (1/2ac) with views every room. You will also have shared ownership of a magnificent 127.8ha (316ac) property with wildlife, tranquil bushland and access to a pristine beach, tennis courts and a community meeting/games shed.

EBB AND FLOW

Contact Larisa Tomuli

0438 272 932 9792 1888

Relax and be mesmerized by the ebb and flow of the tides from shore-line to horizon from the balcony of this 5 bed, 3 bath beach house. An elevated and private beachfront location with easy access to the powdery white sand and sparkling ocean blue. Unlimited options here to own and enjoy and also rent and receive income.

Quindalup

STUNNING BEACHFRONT RESIDENCE

From $849,000

Contact Louis De Chiera 0418 909 899 9756 8888

With arguably one of the best ocean views on Geographe Bay Rd, this magnificent 2 storey 4 bed, 3 bath elegant spacious home is situated on a massive 1223sqm beachfront block. Stroll across to the beach for a swim, have a set of tennis on your private tennis court or take a dip in your own 18m pool. The ultimate in beachfront living.

Yallingup

QUIET, SECLUDED, CENTRAL LOCATION

Offers 23 Oct 2015

$830,000

Contact Chris Stott

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fast facts Margaret River With many world-class wineries and award-winning restaurants, Margaret River is one of Western Australia's most famous food and wine regions. Tour the cellar doors and taste local brews at the boutique breweries.

experience, Losari Retreat is unrivalled in the region for its seclusion, stunning photo opportunities and guest accommodation.

There is a provision for permanent accommodation by way of the twobedroom manager’s residence which takes in stunning rural vistas over the lake and comprises a large designer bedroom on the ground floor and another upstairs.

In addition there are two luxurious bathrooms and a top-notch entertainer's delight kitchen with Miele appliances

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In addition to the accommodation offerings of this property there’s an indoor Olympic-sized equestrian arena, a six-bay stable complex plus an outdoor arena, tack shed and round yard.

There’s also a five-car garage, workshop and linen room, plus a potager with organic veggie garden, olive grove, orchard and chicken coop. PL Inspection is by appointment only, please call Morena Bamber 0407 203 072 or Ken Preston 0418 932 747

Here you can eat fresh crayfish straight from the ocean or dine on the local organic beef and truffles. Visit the farmers' markets and try the artisan cheeses. Indulge in local handmade chocolates and delicious fudge.

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anna's adventures

by ANNA HARTLEY

Ale -CHEMY Anna rolls up her shirt sleeves and puts her beer goggles on for this month’s adventure.

IT’S MORE THAN 40°C inside without a hint of a breeze, and I’m standing over a cauldron of bubbling broth, wrestling with what looks like a giant, hot tea-bag. Sweat pours off me as I press and squeeze the precious juices out of the sopping, heavy mass, labouring to get every last drop. My arms tremble with the fatigue. I need a beer.

And I’ll have to wait another eight weeks to get it.

Brewing your own beer certainly isn’t the simplest or fastest way to quench a thirst, but there is something undeniably satisfying about the process.

People have been brewing their own beer for thousands of years, but with the rise in popularity of craft beers in the last

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decade or so, more and more recreational drinkers have become interested in the game. That’s where brew-on-premisesbreweries come in: helping novices create their own beers, while learning the tricks of the trade with plenty of guidance and supervision.

So what’s the attraction? I ask Mike Gilmore, head brewer of Brew Unique, a Parisian micro-brewery that offers half-day courses in beer making.

“It’s a movement,” he explains. “It’s part of the whole concept of consuming less, and consuming better.”

What he doesn’t mention is the large novelty factor and the desire to try something new, which is exactly why I have

signed up for an afternoon of malty fun.

“What shall we brew?” Mike asks cheerfully as my friends and I deposit our bags and pick out colour-coordinated aprons.

There are eight of us brewing today, with two people per station. My boyfriend and I have chosen to make a simple Pale. Mike pulls out a blank brew ‘recipe’, which he can quickly modify according to our tastes. primolife.com.au

“A Pale, OK”.

He scribbles names and amounts of grains on the top of the sheet.

“What about the hops?” he asks.

“Yes! Hops.Very good,”I say.

“OK, Sorachi Ace it is, and a little bit of Irish Moss”.

He writes this down while I nod, pretending to know what he’s talking about.

“How strong do you want it to be?” “… The normal amount” More scribbles, and we have our recipe.

There are terms I don’t recognise, and lots of different temperatures and times. It’s a good thing Mike’s gonna guide us through it, or I might end up with whiskey instead.

Down in the basement, we shuffle white plastic barrels of malt around, searching for barley grains that correspond to our recipe, then weigh them out into the tub.

Our Pale calls for a pretty simple mix of 5.5kg “Vienna” malt and 200g of “Cara Hell”.

My friend Bianca, set on brewing a Porter is racing back and forth between barrels of exotic sounding grains, mostly dark chocolate coloured. In a lightbulb moment, I realise that the colour of the malt corresponds directly to the colour of the beer.

We mill our pale-coloured grains with a funnel and a power tool, and carry the lot upstairs.

At our stations, we bring 19 litres of water to 71°C in a huge metal pot. We will be doing “brew in a bag” style brewing today, a technique that was developed in

After it’s been cooking away for about 45 minutes, we have to do the teabag wrestling part. This muscle-building process is called ‘sparging’, rinsing the mash out to get the most possible liquid, or ‘wort’ which will eventually become the beer we drink.

Now the famous hops make their appearance. Little pellets of what look like rabbit food, they turn out to be the dried flower of a plant which gives the beer aroma, flavor and bitterness. We gently fold them into the boiling wort, and my mind begins to wander. I’m a cross between a mad scientist and a witch standing over her bubbling cauldron, cackling and muttering incantations into the sludgy potion… “flame it out, bubble the malt, sparge the

barley and hops the wort!”

“Don’t stir in a whirlpool! It will make a volcanic eruption!” Mike walks past with a warning, bringing me back to reality.

Once the wort is cooled, we transfer it into the sterilised barrels in which it will ferment for the next six weeks. A bit of rehydrated yeast is added, and hop! The lids are sealed.

A few weeks later we return to add sugar to start the carbonation process, and tap them into 36 tall brown 500ml bottles that clink happily as we carry them out of the shop. And yet we still have to wait two more weeks before we can drink them!

If you need me in the meantime, I’ll be down the pub. PL

HOPPY DAYS Anna and friends discover the joys of making their own beer, enjoying the fruits of their endeavours just a few weeks later.

Australia and has gained a lot of success as a home brew method due to its simplicity.

Using only one pot, it doesn’t require much equipment and is relatively fast and easy.

We scoop the malt into a fine mesh bag, and dunk it in the hot water. Delicious smells begin to waft around the room, and confusingly, my stomach grumbles.

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Drisana's diary

with DRISANA LEVITZKE-GRAY, YOUNG AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR

TOUCH OF SILVER, ASLIA WA 25TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Australian Sign Language Interpreters Association Western Australia (ASLIA WA) is a not-for-profit organisation which represents Auslan interpreters in Western Australia, including myself, who are training and studying to become Deaf Interpreters.

This year was the organisation’s 25th Anniversary and I was invited as the Young Australian of the Year to attend this event. It is lovely to celebrate an organisation which has a vital role in the Deaf community.

A fantastic night was had by all, delicious food, great company and fantastic sign song interpretation of Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk in Auslan!

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I've travelled far and wide over the last few weeks, taking the Auslan message to Turkey and beyond.

WORLD FEDERATION OF THE DEAF CONGRESS IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY The World Federation of the Deaf Congress is held four years and I liken it to a pilgrimage, only it’s a Deaf pilgrimage.

Deaf people from all over the world attend the WFD Congress to meet old friends, make new friends, and watch presentations by people within the international Deaf community.

There are six main presentation topics: Human Rights, Sign Language and Deaf Culture, Deaf Education, Accessibility and Technology, Developing Countries and Health. There’s also the special interest group, split into four categories: Deaf children & women, Interpreting,Youth and combined, which features Senior Citizens, Deafblind, CODAs (Children of Deaf Adults) and LGBT. I was thrilled when my abstract about Frontrunners, an International Deaf Youth Leadership Training program, was selected for the Youth category of special interest group. I co-presented it with New Zealander Mark Berry, (we both graduated from the program) and we also talked about our journey after our graduation.

Deaf Youth Australia won the bid to host the next World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section Youth Camp, for 13-17-year-olds, in 2017. France will hold the World Federation of the Deaf Congress, in Paris in 2019. This year the Congress had more than 1310 participants from 97 countries and 111 presentations, a high percentage of them Deaf presenters.

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Every time I go to the WFD Congress I get this massive boost of energy, ideas and passion to bring back with me to Australia to continue inspiring others via my advocacy and motivation speaking work. I am super-excited for the next congress and hope that by then we will see many more young Deaf leaders from all over the world taking the main stage to give presentations.

AUSLAN AUGUST GRADUATION AT MELBOURNE POLYTECHNIC Auslan is such a beautiful language, although I am pretty biased since it is my first language.

It’s even more wonderful when people all over Australia decide to join up for Auslan classes to be a part of the community that uses Auslan but to also be a part of the culture, history and community that comes with this beautiful and visual language.

I was thrilled to be invited by Melbourne Polytechnic to attend their Auslan Graduation as a guest speaker.

Melbourne Polytechnic CEO Rob Wood attended and surprised us all by using Auslan for the introduction part of his speech.

I was impressed with his Auslan skills, given the fact that he only had one week to learn and memorise the introduction. Eltham MP Vicki Ward also opened her speech by using Auslan, which she learnt in a short time.These two are a wonderful example that when you are motivated, it’s easy to learn Auslan and you feel that much more connected to the audience and Deaf people whose first language is Auslan. Congratulations to all who graduated from their Auslan classes at Melbourne Polytechnic.

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GREAT AUSTRALIANS PUBLIC FORUM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA Being the Western Australian Young Australian of the Year, I am one of the four West Australians of the Year and every year we embark on a Tour of Honour together, often visiting remote places and towns in WA. In May we visited Karratha and Broome and hosted public forums in both towns as well as Perth. I got together with West Australian of the Year Lyn Beazley, Senior West Australian of the Year Graham Mabury and West Australian Local Hero of the Year Stacy Dunbar.

The public forum was held at the University of Western Australia’s Octagon Theatre, drawing a great crowd. I was thrilled to see many familiar faces of people from the Deaf Community. It was a wonderful opportunity for the four of us to share our story and our journey. I am honoured to be a part of a wonderful group of West Australians of the Year where each of us are passionate about our causes, whether it be to stop drink driving, for more young people – especially women - to be scientists, to support people who are depressed and suicidal and for myself, the recognition of the human rights of Deaf children to have access to Auslan from birth.

Follow me on Twitter and Instagram: @drisanalg PL AUGUST

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PRIMOphoto story

Oh,

Matt Cardy shares his thoughts as a press photographer capturing history on the frontline as the European refugee crisis unfolds in front of his lens.

THE HUMANITY

IT’S OFTEN SAID that being in the front row seat as history unfolds itself is one of the privileges of a press photographer’s job.

Well, that has certainly been the case for me over the last few weeks in Hungary. Over those few weeks I have seen scenes of joy, turn to despair and turn to joy again.

I have been covering the migrant and refugee crisis which is being described as the biggest movement of people since the Second World War. This story has really been unfolding all summer. There have been many flashpoints, confused responses, polarised opinion and massive political implications for the future of the European Union. But one thing is clear, it has been a very photographic and image-led story.

For Hungary the story has been very divisive. The Hungarian Government doesn’t want the migrants to stay and the migrants don’t want to either. However they are bound by EU law, so unlike countries like Serbia, which is not, they simply can’t just wave them through.

The result is that the country has become something of a bottleneck and many of the foundations of EU borderlessfree movement are being challenged.

For the majority of migrants, arrival in Hungary is currently a walk along a old railway line flanked by a newly constructed fence. They are then directed by the police to a checkpoint collection area which leads to a few days’ delay in the country before they work out their onward travel.

Here the mood is of elation. As if the

DESPERATE for sanctuary, thousands of refugees from wartorn Syria and other nations have been streaming through Hungary.

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photo story end of a long journey is finally in sight.

They wave and sometimes cheer. Often asking if they are now, in fact, in Hungary.

Some migrants who wish not to be fingerprinted or registered in Hungary choose to sneak under the fence. But that is becoming harder and harder and has now been declared illegal.

The majority are Syrian. But I have also met Africans, Iraqis, Iranians, Pakistanis and people from Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

But the stories are the same. To get to Germany, to Sweden or Holland. To start a new life. To be safe, free and to build a better future.

In the past couple of weeks I have seen old men being pushed in wheelchairs, a pal carrying his mate’s prosthetic leg, even a young Syrian walking across the Serbian border with her little dog Poopy. There are small groups, large mixed nationality groups, family groups and groups of young men.

Most have formed intense bonds having travelled thousands of kilometres together.

The arrival at the police checkpoint is where the sheer scale of the daily exodus

becomes apparent. As dawn breaks, the over-stretched police make the overnight arriving migrants sit and wait, some all day, for buses to take them to a reception and registration centre. Here tempers can become frayed as exhausted migrants queue for inadequate numbers of buses. And as the day goes on, so do the arrivals.

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HUMAN TIDE The sheer weight of numbers flowing into the country initially all but overwhelmed Hungary's border forces.

Railway Station with the promise of onward trains to Austria and Germany. The large increases in numbers recently led to the authorities closing the station to all non-migrant travellers and cancelling all international trains.

A two-day stand-off ensued and with the thousands of migrants being joined by ever more and more new arrivals, the atmosphere changed to despair and

desperation. Although keen not to make any trouble, nonetheless the migrants’ frustration was clear to see.

Then an extraordinary couple of days followed. The authorities suddenly reopened the station. The scenes inside were chaotic and at times ugly. Desperate migrants filled the platforms boarding any train there until a train arriving with the German flag adorned on its side caused a near mini-riot.

It was meant to go to the border, however as it pulled away from platform 8 rumours quickly spread that the migrants on board would be going to a refugee camp further down the line.

So it was to the town of Bicske that the world’s media turned its attention and we all fixed our camera lenses on the train that had arrived in the station. But when the migrants realised their plight, they refused to leave it. A tense stand-off ensued which looked only able to be resolved with tear gas. But with the migrants’ chants of “Germany! Germany!” the train’s wider political significance was clear.

In the end the situation rapidly deflated when a large group of the fit and the young decided to simply make a run for it, leaving the tragically ironic sight of fully adorned riot police helping young mothers lift their pushchairs up the platform steps from the now-abandoned train.

But just as that story began to close primolife.com.au

another one was developing and so began a dash to find marching migrants on Hungary’s motorway network. The migrants who had been prevented from onward train travel simply decided to walk en-mass to their destinations. Incredible scenes ensued with a major European motorway brought to standstill by thousands of desperate people walking to what they hope will be new future.

To the credit of the authorities, their response was swift and unexpected. As riot police protected the migrants from vicious fascist slogan chanting football hooligans intent on causing then harm following the final whistle at the Hungary v Romania UEFA Euro qualifier, a fleet of buses collected all the migrants who wished to travel onwards to Austria and those now sleeping on the motorway hard shoulder.

So as dawn broke thousands of migrants began being welcomed into Austria and on to Germany to cheers and applause.

I can honestly say I have never worked on such a fluid story, that has its start in Africa, Asia and the Middle East and then is scattered throughout Europe. A story that is also evolving constantly, where the main story of the day, a stand-off on a train, is suddenly eclipsed by the Biblical sight of people walking from Budapest to Vienna along the main M1 motorway.

Working as part of much larger team

has also been a enjoyable element to the story. The various locations of what is effectively a migrant flow across thousands of kilometres has meant we have had to place Getty Images photographers at pinch points throughout Europe from Kos in the south through to Munich in the north.

We have had to move fast and react as the story has progressed, in some cases working around the clock as developments meant there was literally no time to sleep between what was happening on the ground.

Hungary has been the focus these past

few weeks. It will probably be again.

But where this story goes now is anyone’s guess. The flow doesn’t seem to have stopped. It’ll probably slow as the Mediterranean becomes rough, the days cold and the nights freezing.

However I think it’s fair to say that for me and fellow news photographers we will still be working on the story for some time yet. PL MATT CARDY is a UK-based Getty Images photographer who has been part of a Getty Images team covering the current refugee and migrant crisis in Europe.

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hug

BEAR Gabi Mills meets Mary Hutton, founder of Free the Bears and the 2015 recipient of the Pride of Australia People's Choice award. But reader, beware: your heartstrings are about to be well and truly pulled. Portrait CRIB CREATIVE.

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IT SEEMS IMPROBABLE that because one woman watched TV in 1993 in South Perth, Bertha the golden bear escaped a miserable destiny of living out her prematurely short years in a filthy cage in Thailand.

It seems perhaps more unlikely still that thanks again to that one woman from WA a network of wildlife sanctuaries has sprung up across South-east Asia and India, giving hope to sloth bears, sun bears and Asiatic black bears where before there was abuse, depravation and death.

It’s no exaggeration to say that that one woman - Mary Hutton - has changed the world. But it almost wasn’t to be; she almost didn’t want to face the horrific facts on that fateful night in front of the gogglebox nearly 21 years ago.

“It was August and I had been working looking after a couple of children,” says

Mary, now 77. “I switched on the TV and saw a clip of a bear banging its head against a cage wall. I turned away, I didn’t want to see it.”

It was Mary’s son Simon, then 28, who urged her to look again.

“He said, ‘Mum, you’ve got to see it’, so I looked and he said, “what are you going to do about it?’”

The immediate answer was that Mary went to bed and couldn’t sleep.

“I didn’t have a happy brain,” she says of that sleepless night.

“I thought maybe I should start a petition and try to get some signatures but kept thinking it’s not my problem, I don’t have the time.”

Nevertheless, that next weekend Mary found herself sitting in a shopping centre with a petition to Free the Bears of China in her hand and was rather thrilled to primolife.com.au

discover that contrary to the lack of interest she was expecting from passers-by, many were very happy to add their name to the list.

The media soon picked up on Mary’s quest and splashed stories across the papers - “Mother’s battle to save bears” - and following a smart decision to spend a few hundred dollars on a stand at the Royal Show, Mary’s petition soon had more than 10,000 signatures.

“By 1995 we had officially formed the

“And after that, calls came in to me from all over the world.”

The calls came in - but so did the money, in fact ’sackfuls of donations’ would turn up raising around $35,000 in just five weeks.

“I realised that with all the donations we could build a sanctuary to look after the bears so asked John Stephens in Cambodia, our man on the ground who would save the bears, who we knew who could do that. He in turn rang an expert who was

Free the Bears Fund and I was contacted by a man in Cambodia with an urgent request: could we help bring three sun bears to Australia. Well, I had no idea how to do such a thing so contacted Taronga Zoo in Sydney who said they might be interested.”

Mary’s can-do approach was a winner.

The trio of sun bears had escaped a grizzly fate so far; many sun bear paws are hacked off in Cambodia for the local delicacy bear paw soup. These three had so far avoided that fate but their safety couldn’t be guaranteed until their three sets of four paws landed safely on Australian soil. Mary stopped at nothing to ensure the bears’ safe delivery.

“On February 18 1997, it was a media sensation when the bears arrived at Taronga,” she says, meticulously recalling each and every important milestone date throughout our conversation.

visiting friends at Perth Zoo - David Ware who, once he realised we were a legitimate organisation, said he would do it.”

The result was Mary’s first field trip with the team to Cambodia, where they secured land to build the first enclosure and, just a year later, the first bears moved into their new home. More sun bears in desperate situations were saved; another three arrived in Perth Zoo shortly afterwards.

“People got to hear about our work for the bears in Indonesia and Thailand. For instance there was a bear called Stumpy, an Asiatic black bear who was dumped outside the Lop Buri Zoo in Thailand.

“Due to a leg that had been badly injured when he was caught in a trap the leg had to be removed. Stumpy was given a new home in the same enclosure that was constructed for Bertha in the Lop Buri Zoo.” Mary’s life began to take on a certain pattern as the reputation of her organisation grew globally, and she found herself travelling backwards and forwards from Perth to South-east Asia. However, perhaps her most important work was just around the corner.

“It was 2001, and we were ticking along when I was contacted about the dancing bears of India. Of course I had to go and see for myself and really it was a pathetic sight."

For generations the Kalandar gypsy people had earned their meagre living by keeping dancing bears to amuse visitors.

However, the sloth bears who were the unfortunate ’dancers’ in the arrangement were appallingly treated, fed just one roti a day, kept chained and malnourished.

“I wondered how we could help them there were around 900 bears - but without taking away from the men who owned them. I just knew there had to be another way.”

Not wishing to deprive an already bottom-of-the rung people of their sole source of income, Mary realised that she needed a different approach. The Kalandar Rehabilitation Program was the result.

“Perhaps if we could get the man a new business from which they could earn money, then they wouldn’t have to use the dancing bears, so thanks to a rehabilitation package of $2,000 for each bear, for instance we could give a new sewing machine and training to the man, which he could then create a new business from. I knew I couldn’t do it from India so back in Perth we put it into action.”

This essential seed money for each dancing bear owner meant that they could then create a bear sanctuary in Agra. For every person who donated to the program, they were able to name a bear, and once again, the money flowed in ’thick and fast’. “$50,000 was donated straight away and by 2002, the first 25 sloth bears moved in on Christmas Day. It was a sight to see, the first time those bears’ ropes were removed, and the decorations on them taken off.

It was so emotional, their eyes started to sparkle again. At least now they were under the vets’ care, and so many had broken ribs, TB and severe malnutrition.”

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people

The bear facts

• Since registering Free the Bears with

the Australian registrar of environmental organisations in 1995 Mary has led the growth and development of Free the Bears Fund, raising in excess of $13 million to support the rescue and life-time care of almost 900 bears

• Mary has never received a salary for any of her work with Free the Bears.

• Hundreds of other volunteers in

until in 2009, the last dancing bears finally arrived in their new homes.

“We re-homed over 600 in the end but within seven years ended a horrible tradition that had lasted for so long in India,” she said. “There are still some in Nepal, so it’s an ongoing project but there are no more dancing bears in India.

“Kids in India are now in school, not playing in the dirt, because of what we’ve achieved there. They’re one rung further up the scale because there are no more dancing bears.”

Not one to rest on her laurels, while she was busy changing the history of a nation in India, other sanctuaries were also opening in Laos which would house 28 Asiatic bears destined to be used to supply the demand for bear bile from over the border in China.

Sanctuaries in Vietnam’s Cat Tien national park also opened, and slowly are working towards becoming self-sustainable thanks to the model Mary established for each one to be run largely by locals and open to visitors ass environmental education centres.

It’s no surprise then that Mary, perhaps more than anybody else, is astonished at what has been achieved.

“We’ve come so far,” she marvels. “I could never in a million years have predicted that we would have achieved so much.”

Unfairly, Mary’s own life has not been free of tragedy. Her beloved son Simon, who originally urged her to watch the

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report on the caged bears, was killed in Cambodia, aged just 39.

“He was hit by a car,” she says simply.

“I got to him but he died. I keep going for him, really.”

Education is key, says Mary, to ending the practices which threaten some of the world’s most endangered wildlife.

“The illegal wildlife trade is as damaging - and lucrative - as the drug trade. We have to educate people not to get involved with collecting bile or keeping bears caged for entertainment. We have to give people alternative ways of making a living.”

After so many years driving the charity in terms of its mission, Mary is still a force to be reckoned with despite her beguiling kindly countenance.

“Over the years I’ve learned patience and the importance of the environment and the threat facing endangered species."

And what of Bertha, the golden bear in Thailand?

“My proudest moment at that time was rehoming Bertha in 2000.”

Bertha was an Asiatic black bear but she was known as a golden bear due to her light brown fur.

“I saw her in an awful cage in the Lop Buri Zoo in Thailand and asked the military who owned the land the zoo was built on if we could create a new sanctuary for her.

“Some land was given to Free the Bears Fund within the zoo so we built a beautiful new enclosure for her and some other bears.

every state across Australia similarly give up their time to help the cause, ensuring that overheads are kept to a minimum and Free the Bears Fund is able to honour its commitment to 100% of donations being sent directly to field programmes to help the bears.

• Mary won the Peoples Choice Medal

and the Environmental category at this year's Pride of Australia awards.

• You can support Free the Bears in

a variety of ways, from sponsoring bears to taking a Bear Care Tour at the world's biggest sun bear sanctuary at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre in Cambodia.

• Mary has been nominated for the

Australian of the Year award for 2016.

Visit freethbears.org for more information.

“The time came for Bertha to move into her new home and we had put some pine bark, to encourage natural foraging and a climbing platform and a pool in her enclosure for physical and mental enrichment.

“Bertha ignored those, walked right to the end of her enclosure, lay down on her back, put her paws in the air and went to sleep in the sun.”

It was the first time Bertha had felt the sun on her face.

It was a defining moment for Mary and evidence, if any were needed, of the huge impact her work for the bears would make.

“I turned to my son and said: 'Simon if we do not do anything else this is enough for us to see we can make a difference.'." PL primolife.com.au

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Sian Redgrave

Dust off your aprons - the next big cookery show is about to hit your screens.

Images CRIB CREATIVE. THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN Bake Off, based on the wildly popular TV baking competition in the UK, kicks off on October 13 with a baker’s dozen or so keen amateur bakers. Hosted

by Maggie Beer and Matt Moran, each week the bakers will be set three testing tasks in a series of elimination episodes, to establish who is the country’s best amateur baker.

We meet one of the WA contestants, Sian Redgrave, who, as an ex-student of WAAPA’s costume design department, promises to bring a certain element of theatricality to proceedings. Her favourite things definitely have plenty of panoche.

The Great Australian Bake Off, Foxtel’s LifeStyle Food channel, October 13.

RINGS My aunty and mum brought me up and a couple of these are my aunt Heather’s who died last year. They’re vintage and gorgeous, while the other one, which we sell at Dilettante, is by a designer called Rosa Maria.

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COOKBOOKS Unsurprisingly perhaps I’ve got lots of cookbooks. Yottam Ottolenghi is my favourite food writer - he just creates the most amazing vegetarian food.

London’s my all-time favourite city and I’ll always make a point of going to his restaurant when I’m in town. The Elements of Dessert book by Francisco Migoya was signed

by Maggie (Beer) and Matt (Moran) from the show. It pinpoints every technique of baking so is a cookery ible of sorts. I also love Cakes, Tortes and Gateaux, which was given to me by my aunt, who died last year. One of the technical challenges we were set in the show was a more obscure recipe in that book which I’d read about, so I knew what I was doing for that one. When I was growing up I used to make a cake for my aunt, and a cake for me all the time from this cookbook, so it’s very precious to me.

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TOM FORD PERFUME I’ve been wearing this Tom Ford fragrance since I was 18. It’s my signature scent you could say.

I love how certain scents evoke memories and every time I run out, I always replace it. I’ll never try anything new FLOWERS AND FORAGED OBJECTS There was a botanical artist in Victorian times called Enst Haeckel who created the most beautiful, detailed drawings of the natural world on a cellular level. He discovered, described and named thousands of new species, especially trees, and I’ve always loved collecting natural items with interesting textures to draw in fine detail using the stippling effect.

BREAD I could easily be a peasant and just exist on bread alone. As a baker, it’s my all-time favourite food and all starts with flour. Yallingup Woodfired bakery is my favourite bakery in the world but you have to be there early to grab your share.

JACKET I work at Dilettante as a stylist and collect this designer’s clothes. It’s by Ann Demeulemeester, who’s from Antwerp in Belgium.

She loves to draw on historical, Victorian-style shapes in her tailoring which I love from my days at WAAPA when I studied set and costume design.

PHOTOGRAPHS used to hate having my picture taken by my mum who seemed to want to take a photo of every day of my childhood.

Now I’m grateful for the many shoeboxes full of pictures of my past, all documented by an old Nikon camera. There are precious pictures, too, of my dad’s side of the family, who was brought up in a village in Norfolk, UK, called, coincidentally, Redgrave.

iPOD I listen to music all the time from old rock ‘n’ roll like Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones to dance music, house and disco. We filmed the show in the most beautiful heritage garden in Sydney, and in between takes I’d sit with my headphones listening to music. The perfect way to have some me time.

CAMPARI I’ve always loved everything to do with Italy - the beauty of the country and of course the food. I also love bitter flavours so I really love Campari.

I’ll either drink it just with orange or mix it with gin and vermouth to make a Negroni. I also used it in some of my bakes in the show - I can’t tell you which yet. You’ll just have to watch it.

VINTAGE CIGARETTE CARDS My dad gave me his collection when I was five and I think it’s because of this as well that I’m so fascinated by intricate, detailed drawings of wildlife and nature. I would sit and memorise all the names of each creature on the back of the cards.

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FLYING HIGH Known for their delicious draping and attention to detail Perth’s One Fell Swoop is celebrating 10 years in the industry.

By BEVERLY LIGMAN. Images SANNY CHONG.

FOR TALENTED PERTH design duo One Fell Swoop, being part of Variety Toy Bank’s annual Jewels of Fashion event at Crown Perth isn’t about raising their profile. It’s a commitment to a cause close to their hearts: family.

The 2015 Western Australian Designers of the Year seem much like family themselves, and after 10 years of living and breathing their label together it’s not hard to see why.

Nina Ergic and Dan Romanin first met at the Central Tafe where they both studied fashion design.

From here they formed a solid friendship that led to One Fell Swoop being born in 2005.

“For us it’s a real honour to be asked to be part of Jewels of Fashion,” Dan said.

“We got a great response to the collection we showed last year and we’re really happy to do anything that raises the profile of such a great cause, we’ve met some wonderful people through it and it’s become an annual commitment for us.”

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“When you hear people’s stories about what they’ve been through and how hard life has been, then it makes a cause very real to you,” Nina said.

“There are so many issues out there that affect families, from being displaced like refugees to families being torn apart by violence and tragedy. These are very real issues and any way we can help highlight those causes we will.

“A lot of our friends are having kids at the moment and everyone is a sister, aunty, friend or mother to someone, so we can relate to Variety and the wonderful work they do for children in need.”

After Jewels of Fashion it’s straight into thinking about the next Spring Summer Collection for One Fell Swoop, who say their collections grow from a very organic place.

“We start off looking at the fabrics, and those will usually inspire what we put together,” Dan said.

“Sometimes we will focus on one particular fabric and we’ll look at designing

pieces around that, sometimes it will be a colour palette that we come across.”

Whatever their inspiration One Fell Swoop has been a serious part of the Perth fashion scene for the past 10 years, but as with all creatives who are building a successful business, they’ve hardly had a moment to stop and celebrate their triumphs.

“We’ve deliberately made sure our growth was organic, so that it wasn’t overwhelming and all at once,” Dan said.

“I think if that had of happened we wouldn’t have survived, it was very important to us to learn our craft and grow up with the business.”

Still it’s no mean feat to reach that milestone in a fickle business where brands can be the toast of the town one day and almost forgotten the next.

“Highlights come and go, but when you’re in pattern making and production I think you rarely get to stop and soak it all up before moving onto the next thing,” Nina said.

“We’re obviously incredibly grateful to everyone who has supported us, stocking and wearing our pieces and for the amazing team of people we work with who have helped get us to this point. We want to keep building on those very important relationships.

“That said I think the collection we’re the proudest of so far was our Start Again Autumn/Winter 2010, it really all came together in that one.”

And as the brand continues to grow so does its global reach, One Fell Swoop is now stocked online at US giant Revolve Clothing and have a loyal following across Australia and closer to home with stockists such as S2, Atlas, Eros and Coco & Lola.

“For our SS16/17 collection we’re looking at working with a really beautiful silk and lycra mix. It’s stunning, like liquid,” Dan said.

“Every collection is a chance to start over and be inspired again. That’s part of what we love about what we do.”

And with One Fell Swoop you get the feeling that the best is still yet to come. PL Jewels of Fashion,The Astral Ballroom, Crown Perth, October 23, 11.45am for noon start to 3pm, $165 per person plus the donation of a new, unwrapped toy.Visit varietytoybank.org.au or call (08) 9355 3655.

NEW START One Fell Swoop's latest collection will take a starring role at the forthcoming Variety Toy Bank's annual Jewels of Fashion event at Crown Perth on October 23.

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A cut above the rest What makes a diamond sparkle and why do some sparkle more than others? Tony Smales from Smales Jewellers shares his expertise.

MOST OF US know of the four ‘Cs’ that are applied to a diamond when determining its quality: Cut, Colour, Clarity and Carat.

But few may realise that just how much a diamond’s cut can impact on its sparkle.

“The cut of a diamond is very important - arguably the most important of the four Cs - because it affects the overall proportions of the diamond, which in turn affect how light interacts when it passes through the diamond and is then seen by the eye,” says Tony Smales, director of Smales Jewellers, one of Western Australia’s oldest and most prestigious jewellers.

“For example, the cut of a modern brilliant cut diamond is designed to maximise the amount of scintillation or brilliance. This is the amount of white light refracted back to the eye so you can see the prismatic light display, which is commonly called the rainbow effect.”

While nature determines a diamond’s colour, clarity and carat, a master craftsman is needed to create its cut. Numerous flat surfaces, otherwise known as facets, are cut over the entire diamond. Diamonds are usually multi-faceted, so the light can travel through the diamond and then the facets can refract light from each other, creating a sparkle.

“Light reflection is determined by how well the diamond is cut. Cuts are graded

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from an ideal cut through to a poor cut and then recorded on diamond certificates,” says Tony.

When a diamond is well cut, light enters and reflects back through the observer’s eye, which leads to brilliance. When poorly cut, the light enters and leaks out of the sides or the bottom, meaning less brilliance.

“There’s only one type of diamond in the world that can claim to be ‘The World’s Most Perfectly Cut Diamond’ and that’s a Hearts On Fire diamond.

“Hearts On Fire has developed proprietary diamond cutting technology that promises that each Hearts On Fire diamond is cut perfectly every single time.

“Because of its perfect cut, a Hearts On Fire diamonds sparkles more than any other,” he says.

From its precise selection of the rarest diamond crystals, Hearts On Fire’s master craftsmen then cut and polish at 100x magnification, while the rest of the industry only operates at 10x magnification.To achieve this elite polish and finish, only the world’s

best diamond cutters are actually qualified to cut and craft a Hearts On Fire diamond.

Hearts On Fire is a high-end diamond jewellery brand established in the United States. The brand has an extensive range of stunning classic and contemporary designs crafted in 18 carat golds or platinum – each featuring its perfectly cut diamonds.

From engagement rings and wedding bands to pendants, earrings, bracelets and dress rings, diamond lovers have hundreds of stunning designs to choose from.

“Brides are increasingly choosing Hearts On Fire for their engagement rings and wedding bands because of the quality and sparkle.

“The large range of designs which are all available in a variety of carats means you can find that perfect ring on almost any budget,” says Tony.

Hearts On Fire diamond jewellery is exclusive to Smales showrooms in Western Australia. The company has three beautiful showrooms located in Subiaco, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.

“It’s important that customers understand what they’re buying. A diamond is such a special thing and you need to be 100% happy with your purchase,” says Tony.

“Our staff are all diamond experts and they’re dedicated to helping clients find that perfect engagement ring, wedding band or gift.” Visit smales.com.au PL

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BEST in the WEST

Nic and Bev from popular Perth fashion blog The Style Trust share their highlights from this year’s Telstra Perth Fashion Festival.

BEV SAYS There was so much to love about Telstra Perth Fashion Festival (TPFF) 2015, but these were my highlights.

Empire Rose’s show was a standout, I knew that local designer Kathryn Cizeika would hit it out of the park this year and she didn’t disappoint. Models came down two by two in perfect mirror images of each other to a super cool DJ soundtrack, who was also part of the show. It ended with a bang when Heath Ledger’s twin nieces closed the show.

The Myer Fashion Lunch at Ascot was another brilliant day. Apart from the fashion, it was a great chance to catch up with lots of people in the industry and enjoy some bubbles.

Jaime Lee was one of the highlights of the whole festival with glitter, gold unicorns and a surreal fembot fantasy theme. Her show in 2013 and this one prove she can more than hold her own on the world fashion stage.

And I’m proud as punch of our friend Gemma Walsh who looked amazing when she strutted the catwalk for the Wheels & Dollbaby show with none other than Dita Von Teese.

I also loved the new and improved Fashion Paramount and VIP bar this year. Every year just gets bigger and better, can’t wait for TPFF 2016.

NIC SAYS I always love TPFF, it draws all the best style and fashion

creatives into the spotlight. With so many outstanding shows it was hard to narrow them down, but in a week of highs, there were definitely some highlights.

I am hands down an Empire Rose fangirl. I loved her Parisian inspired disco chic, floaty ethereal tartans and vibrant rich reds.

Time to really start saving my pennies. . .

One of my favourite things to do at the festival is to watch the comings and goings at Fashion Paramount. This is the time all the local designers, stylists, fashionistas and bloggers take their time to shine.

Interpreting the amazing local designers work

and making it their own. TPFF Fashion Paramount becomes a hive of beautiful dresses, funky pants and individual interpretations of the current trends. The photographers must have trouble capturing it all.

Future Runway is always a very exciting show.This is the opportunity for local up and coming design students to celebrate all their hard work and they didn’t disappoint.

Of course some of the amazing creations wouldn’t blend into Hay Street Mall, but that’s definitely part of the fun and art of fashion.

TPFF is always a celebration of all things local and amazing, and it just seems to get bigger and better every year. PL Find The Style Trust at www.thestyletrust.net

DRESSED TO THRILL The Telstra Perth Fashion Festival gets bigger and better every year.

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The Royal in East Perth is the ideal spot to enjoy perfectly pitched food and drink - with river views that'll make you want to sell up and move to the neighbourhood.

By GABI MILLS. Images by CRIB CREATIVE.

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I'M A BIT reluctant to share my afternoon experience. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not because the past hour and a half was unpleasant or unspeakable in some way.

The very opposite in fact. I don’t want to tell you all about it because I'm worried that once you lot discover what a gem of a place the Royal is, I’ll be fighting with the hungry hordes for a seat.

You can’t see it from the road, which means you have to get out of the car and walk down a positively continental-style little staircase or two to the river’s edge and walk in dappled sunshine to the Royal.

It’s hogging the best spot in this beautiful (and literal) backwater close to Claisebrook.

Elegant, expensive townhouses line each

side of the riverbank and the Royal’s convivial outdoor tables and chairs provide the best views of all.

The large venue is overseen by a veteran of the hospitality scene - 18 years in various roles both here and down south - Asher Wright.

“I’ve been here for two years, it’s my first role working with the Colonial group,” says Asher. “We’re proud of the versatile dining options we've got here, offering lots of choice but all done really well.”

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“We get big yachts or little dinghies turning up right outside it’s really a place for everybody,” says Asher.

With 240 covers and a further possible 400 mouths to feed at the bar, this is the kind of place that needs to run like clockwork to feed every punter at the same, consistently high standard.

Fortunately, says Asher, they've got a gun collection of chefs in the kitchen.

“At any one time we’ve got between seven to nine chefs working with the kitchen hands, and our head chef Kevin Luke has been in charge for the past 10 years so knows the menu and venue inside and out.”

For a hospitality group with some well-awarded chefs in its stable - the Print Hall for instance - when Asher says he believes his head chef is one of the best in Colonial, you know you’re in for a treat when you pull up a chair at the Royal.

“We really feel like the Royal is our secret treasure,” he says.

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MEIN HOST The Royal’s Asher Wright is rightly proud of The Royal’s reputation for putting on a great feed with a knockout riverside setting.

love the experience so much they return again and again.

The Royal on the Waterfront (then The Royal Bar and Brasserie) was built 11 years ago as part of the redevelopment of East Perth and Claisebrook Cove. In 2007 the Empire Beer Group purchased The Royal and in 2008 Chris Morris set up Colonial Leisure Group and bought Colonial Brewing Company and The Royal from Empire.

Over the years, The Royal has stayed true to offering diversity in both food and beverage, with craft beer being a passion for all staff members and customers alike.

The craft beer collection - some 30 on tap at any one time - is a real high point of the Royal's unique offering.

“We’re the only Colonial venue in WA that serves all of their beer brands, but we also regularly offer limited edition craft beers as well as all the standard beers too.

We’re getting a reputation among craft beer fans for being the place to come on that score.”

Thanks to the generous proportions of the venue’s space, inside and out, it’s no surprise that the Royal is a magnet for those intent on celebrating the ‘Race that Stops the Nation’ (run this year on Tuesday, November 3).

“We’re holding our popular Melbourne Cup event again this year, sponsored by Vasse Felix and Pol Roger, with a three-course set menu kicking off at 10am with a glass of champagne. There’ll be a best-dressed parade and plenty of screens to watch the races.

Burlesque star Magmus Danger is our MC it's going to be a great day.”

You'd better get in quick if you want to join in the fun though - Asher says the 250plus tickets are selling like hot cakes.

If wine appreciation is more your style, Asher has organised a wine dinner for the first time on October 14, with Barossabased Murray Street Vineyards providing

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seven wines to match a delicious fourcourse dinner.

Meanwhile, I’m contemplating what to have for lunch. It’s probably the most difficult decision I’ll make all day, mostly because I want all of it. There are pizzas (‘the best in town’, fish and chips (Atlantic cod, not whiting) and a delectable soft shell crab salad. I ask Asher what his favourite item is, and there’s no hesitation.

“I love the beef cheek - unfortunately it’s only around for a few more weeks as we’re swapping over to a more summery menu shortly so order it while you still can.”

He does, and a burnished chunk of tender-as-you-like beef cheek arrives, sitting on a little cushion of golden polenta.

The spaghetti marinara - served in a cast-iron pan with a sensational slipper bug crowning the al dente pasta - is a close contender but in the end I have the salmon fillet, its skin crispy and salty, with a chic little salad of beetroot, goats cheese and

quinoa. I’m a lady, and I’m lunching.

With a certified ‘2 Glass’ winelist for the past two years, the Royal's ever-changing wine list, curated by Tracey Baines, Asher’s assistant manager, is another big drawcard.

“The strength of Raffles and Print Hall’s wine lists really helps us develop our own list,” says Tracey. Crown the meal with something from the adventurous cheese selection and you’ll rightly feel that the Royal has treated you like, well, royalty.

Asher is modest but proud of the Royal's achievements under his watch.

“We’ve got a premium offering without pretentiousness,” he says. “That’s what makes most Colonial venues special. The service is always top-notch - all our staff know about the beers, the food and the wine so they can help customers choose what they’d like.”

But don’t tell anybody - let’s keep this little secret to ourselves. PL Visit theroyaleastperth.com.au for full details of the menu and forthcoming events.

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It’s no coincidence the finest tasting tea is also the freshest.

In the rolling tea fields of Sri Lanka, the Fernando family have been cultivating and preparing true quality tea the traditional way for over 25 years. No harvesting machines, no imported ingredients, packed fresh at the source. The result is fresh tea of the highest grade that is richer in flavour, aroma and antioxidants.

That’s great taste.

Available at selected supermarkets Dilmah founder Merrill J. Fernando, has dedicated over 60 years of his life to tea. He guides his family business with care, pride and passion. Find out more at dilmah.com.au, connect @dilmah or follow Dilmah Tea on Facebook. october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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EXCELLENCE DOWN TO A TEA

We sent Carmen Jenner along to the Dilmah School of Tea to gen up on her knowledge of this ancient cuppa.

FAR FROM THE maddening pace of Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo, and about three hours north of the tear-shaped island’s idyllic beaches in the south, you’ll hit verdant mountains. The very colour of green conjures up images of lushness, healthiness, serenity and sensuality.

Look closely and you’ll notice the chequered ranges are dotted with women picking tea, many of whom were born and still live on the same plantations as their parents.

The teapickers themselves depict the very essence of the calming influences of tea, much like Dilmah’s director Dilhan Fernando does on this woolly winter’s day.

Perfect weather for a nourishing cup of cha, although I wouldn’t turn down a tea-inspired cocktail, after all the reason I’m attending this Dilmah School of Tea event in Perth to find out more about tea as an ingredient.

Dilhan perfectly sums up what sets Dilmah’s tea apart from other brands.

“We love tea. My father Merrill is 85 years old and still works fulltime with passion. He taught me integrity is everything in tea,” he says.

Dilmah has a global presence in over 100 countries. The Dilmah School of Tea was established in 2009 with a vision to educate the consumer and hospitality professionals about the diversity of tea.

Not that tea is going to go out of fashion any time soon. Even ancient Chinese Emperor Shen Nung used to medicate himself with it. But you have to look even further back in time to chart the start our love affair with tea, when in 2737BC the whole far eastern kingdom enjoyed

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its euphoric effects. The fad travelled throughout the Orient and spread to America, Russia and Britain – and without the aid of social media too.

Today, more than 168 million cups of tea are consumed each day.

From its medicinal qualities to an enjoyable beverage, tea naturally became a commodity. However, it’s Dilmah’s quest to change the perception of tea’s use and to not only educate the public about its diversity as an ingredient to pair with food, but to also elevate it to a commodity of luxury.

Before you can effectively experiment with tea, you need to learn how to brew the perfect cup. Sounds easy, right?

A demonstration proves it is, once you know how of course, and Dilhan should know since he drinks between 10 to 15 cups a day.

Firstly, use fresh, single origin tea leaves and since a cup of tea is 90% water, use freshly boiled spring or bottled water.

Generally speaking, use 2.5 grams (1 teaspoon full) per 200-250ml of water.

Brewing time is according to taste but should range between three to five minutes, depending on the desired strength, at a temperature between 96-100C. Stir to avoid clouds and variations in the flavour.

Tea can work with almost any enhancement and if you add milk, it must be warm and the tea should resemble a red brick colour.

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MORE THAN JUST A CUPPA The Dilmah School of Tea provides an eye-opening experience into the wonders of Sri Lankan tea.

and chocolate fudge with mint green tea.

It’s not just about the taste either, there are also the health benefits. Believers of prevention is better than cure will already understand the powers of how green and black teas cut through fatty foods. The antioxidants can assist your immune system, and the benefits extend to oral health, combating diabetes, reducing the risk of cancer and keeping you rehydrated.

Not only is tea education covered by the school, but is explored as gastronomic experience and to explore its potential in cooking; it’s a balancing act of taste and creativity. The range of flavours can make the pairing of tea with other ingredients tricky, and experimenting with the balance of flavours to create the ideal blend is a game of subtlety. Tea should be treated with

the same respect as any herb; apply the 'less is more’ mentality.

Tea can be used as a seasoning in marinates, as a rub, braising liquid, base for sauce or a stock, for steaming, steeping butter, infusing oil, marbling eggs and for mixing with other spices. Once the characteristics of tea are understood, inventive results can be achieved. For

example, the tannins tenderise meat and also give a dry palette, smoked teas such as Lapsang Souchong are great with poultry and seafood and just as some wines have grassy undertones, so does tea.

Dilhan shares a message for Australians regarding tea gastronomy and mixology.

“Look at the Australian tea tradition with new eyes. Treat it with respect and you will receive it back.”

Put the thought of a pot of tea with scones out of your colonial head, and bake those scones with some tea-infused butter instead. Tea parties will become a whole lot more imaginative, not to mention cocktail parties enlivened with tea mixology.

The next time you notice tea infusions on a menu, you’ll already have an inkling what all the fuss is about. PL Visit dilmahtea.com.au and schooloftea.org to find out the next event.

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ON THE HOP For Paul Wyman, head brewer at the Colonial Brewing Company in Margaret River, it’s all about the malts.

PRIMOLIFE When, where, and how did you become a brewer?

Paul Wyman I became a brewer by moving all the way from Brisbane after enrolling at Edith Cowan University in Joondalup to do a post graduate in brewing.

This was by far the best decision I’ve ever made. I wasn’t exposed to much good beer in Queensland but I developed a passion for it when I used to work for Carlton United Breweries As part of my role I was able to visit the old Matilda Bay Brewing Co. Garage in Dandenong,Victoria. I found myself asking 101 questions and wanted to find out more so enrolled in ECU. Two weeks later I was made redundant due to the global financial crisis so obviously it was meant to be. I can’t recommend it enough for people wanting to get into the brewing industry; you really need to do a form of

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education so you can better understand beer from a scientific point of view. Plus, you need to start at the bottom and work your way up, so head down to your local brewery and see if they need a keg cleaner because brewing is 80% cleaning and about 20% actually brewing.

PL What’s the difference between brewing in a boutique brewery compared to a major brewery?

PW I can’t answer this 100% because I have always been in boutique breweries in my career but from what I have heard it’s more about keeping costs down, substituting ingredients and mass production. Bit like if you love beef, you go to the five-star steak restaurant (Boutique Brewery) and order wagyu. If you are just looking for the beef taste and don’t care what goes into it then head to a fast food restaurant (Major Brewery).

PL What do you think are the most significant changes to the beer industry in WA in recent years?

PW I don’t think there has been a significant change in the industry, just more and more people are having the mindset of looking after local so drinking local.

This has resulted in more and more micro breweries popping up because they have the confidence knowing there will be people interested in trying it. Thirty years ago it would have been struggle street, but with the newer generation not having brand loyalty and wanting to try something different it is really helping our industry.

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just because it has a fancy label on it doesn’t mean it’s craft beer. Like with food, do your research and know what you are consuming and from who.

PL What’s the best beer you have brewed?

PW Who is your favourite child? They are all amazing in their own ways. This is a tough one, hmmm. . . maybe the Coconut Stout aka The Bounty that was created in my time at the Monk Brewery in Fremantle.

It has become core range there now so get down and try the liquid lamington, it’s delicious!

PL What is your personal favourite style and what do you always have in your fridge at home?

PW My favourite style always depends on what time of day it is, what I am doing, what am I eating etc, but unlike most beer nerds who love their hops, I am all about the malts. Malts are what we use to create the colour of the beer and give the yeast sugar to ferment. There is so much diversity in malts, when we are creating a beer it’s like creating a food recipe. It is all about the flavours and balance with the hops (bitterness and aroma) and the yeast. My favourite styles then would have to be red or brown ales, porters, stouts but best of all Rauchbier’s. This is a beer that is created with 100% smoked malt. During the drying process of the malt smoked wood is added so the malts absorb the flavour of it. The most popular wood is beechwood, the same wood used in smoking meats, so the beer comes out smelling like a ham hock. These beers originate from Bamberg in Germany and the best example of these is Schlenkerla Marzen, it can always be found in my fridge at home.

PL Name your favourite six-pack that’s available to the public?

PW That’s easy, Colonial Draught or Small

Ale in a can! That’s right, a can. With advances in can technology, cans are the best choice for craft beer at the moment.

They are so much lighter than glass, they cool quicker, can be taken camping, fishing, golfing etc, but best of all they preserve the

beer with no UV light getting in to hurt it plus lower levels of oxygen to limit the beer from oxidising.

PL What is the best beer and food match you have experienced?

PW Another tough question. With beer being so diverse in ingredients and in turn numerous styles to choose from, the matches to food are endless. The one that kicked off for me was one of my first beer dinners at The Monk during their American Beer Week, Mitch from Beersine, the chef at the time, did lamb three ways to matched to Stone Brewing Co. IPA. I lost my mind, the hops and bitterness in the beer complemented the richness and fattiness of the lamb so well. The lamb itself was melt-in-your-mouth and the classic American hops left a beautiful tropical bouquet behind.

PL What beer do you have with your favourite meal?

PW My favourite meal would have to a beautiful cut of beef on the char grill; you’re probably thinking, well I better grab a classic Australian lager if it is anything on the BBQ. . .wrong! My favourite match would have to be a porter; the roasted malts in this beer like coffee match the char flavours on the outside of the meat. Unlike stouts, porters are a lot easier drinking, so they don’t leave you feeling heavy after the meat as well. With the rich flavours matched, the specialty malts in the beer are left to shine with hints of caramel, toffee and mocha flavours in your mouth to complement the rich meat flavours, all balanced out with traditional, earth and grassy English hop flavours. PL october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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Tempting tents Put away your sleeping bags and torches, camping just got a whole lot more glamorous on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula.

By TRISH GALLAGHER. Images SOPHIE TIMOTHY PHOTOGRAPHY, (sophietphotography.com), MOLLY-KATE HEATH (instagram.com/mollyheath_ photographer) AND ANDREW NORTHOVER (AndrewNorthover.com.au).

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WHEN I WAS a young girl, my mother took me to the cinema to see the movie Out of Africa with Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. One scene from the film that is etched in my memory is Mr Redford standing by a bubbling rivulet washing Ms Streep’s hair from an enormous jug and a fancy bucket.

Not being a particularly romantic child or adult for that matter, it was one of those moments I was determined to recreate when I was older; I would find myself a handsome beau who would take me camping and wash my hair the exact same

way.Years later, I found myself stuck in a two-man tent with three mates on one of the wettest weekends on NSW’s record.

My hair was short and I bickered with my boyfriend for two days straight, so much so that no dreamy-eyed hair washing came to pass. Cinema had lied to me.

Fast forward to 2015, that particular beau found a long-haired beauty many years ago and I find myself giving camping another chance – albeit alone. I’d set off to Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula for a different sort of outdoor adventure; a melange of hotel comfort to the soundtrack of crickets and

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gentle waves and an experience that has appealed to me since I first laid eyes on Meryl’s pith helmet – glamping.

Jessie and Scott started their luxury camping business ‘Happy Glamper’ two short years ago, providing high-end alfresco accommodation for those of us who want to stylishly immerse ourselves in the great outdoors. Gorgeous Bell and Lotus Belle tents are erected along the coast and bay lines of the Peninsula at the camper’s ground of choosing.

On arrival, just a one and a half hour drive from Melbourne’s CBD, your tent is ready complete with fairy lights, cosy bed linen, vintage board games and books - all the creature comforts of a hotel room (sans bathroom. Note: all available grounds have onsite bathrooms). In fact, if you have chosen a powered site, you can even bring your hair straighteners.

Unlike my knee-bound, two-man tent

experience of years ago, the Lotus Belle tents are extremely roomy, many cats could be safely swung around in the confines of these canvas walls.

I’d chosen Capel Sound for my adventure, a quiet bayside camping ground and on request, Jessie had made sure my site had cooking equipment. Even though Capel Sound is extremely close to the township of Rosebud and all the amenities that come with a seaside nook, I was determined to fend for myself.

After all, Robert Redford was due to land his light Cessna next to my site any minute and I did not want to be chowing down a Tropicana pizza and Fanta when he arrived.

My tent was nestled next to ‘Peggy Sue’ – Happy Glamper’s pride of fleet, a 1966 fully restored silver bullet Airstream, shaded by yellow and white awning and a few pink flamingos for good measure. Peggy Sue was

to drop off some extra goodies and we got chatting. The Happy Glamper team have been a welcomed presence on the Mornington Peninsula for two years and business is booming, particularly in the warmer months.

From Hens weekends to milestone birthdays, the Lotus Belle and Bell tents make for stunning locations to enjoy momentous occasions. Conversely, there needn’t be an occasion at all; especially for those looking to have a romantic weekend away, a beautiful backdrop for time with friends or a chance to get the kids away from their devices and their toes in the sand.

In fact, it’s perfect for those solo travellers for Robert Redford.

HOME FROM HOME When you check into Happy Glamper's cosy and comfy tents, you'll find all mod cons on hand, including vintage rugs, colourful bedding and fairy lights to brighten country nights.

to be occupied by a young couple in skinny jeans and a boules suitcase permanently attached to their side for this weekend.

To my right I had a calming view of gum trees and the bay water and, if you squinted, the miniscule outline of the city on the horizon.

By my third glass of Shiraz with my paella gently bubbling away, Jessie arrived

This year Jessie and Scott have introduced The Slow Camp, a series of creative weekend gatherings to take stock and, as the name suggests, slow down.

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weekender Franklin Coffee – this is Melbourne, after all – even when camping, we need our Barista coffee. These camps are not limited to these activities and Jessie and Scott are happy to discuss custom activities and themes.

In addition to the Bell and Lotus Belle tents, and Peggy Sue, ‘Miss Myrtle’ is also available, a 1955 fully restored traditional caravan. With caravan kitchen, fridge, deck chairs and linen supplied – all you need to bring are the marshmallows.

In this Victorian winter, the Happy Glamper team migrated north to Byron Bay to provide glamping experiences for one-month, an exploratory trip to scope out the possibility of venturing to other regions. Any sun-chaser knows that this part of the planet is just the tonic in the midst of a cold dark winter. Happy Glampers may be popping up in an area near you!

When I woke up the next morning from my toasty slumber and took five small steps to the sand, I could have been a million miles away – the serenity of the Peninsula is a sight to behold; a family walked their horses on the beach, sea birds flocked out over a school of fish and early morning yachts sailed by. Robert Redford never did show up, but that’s OK. He wouldn’t have had my brand of shampoo anyway. PL

RELAXED STYLE Try one of the Bell and Lotus Belle tents for a different take on camping.

Fast facts • Two nights in a Bell Tent will set you back $300 for two people, with additional people at $45. Extras are also available – like a fridge! All of the work in creating, styling and packing down the campsite is taken care of for you.

• Peggy Sue sleeps up to four people at a rate of $480 for two nights, two people.

• The Happy Glamper team are

extremely accommodating and can look after just about any request.

Just ask.

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England's south west has always been a big drawcard for traditional bucket and spade holidays says Deri Robins - but how about when the grown-ups just want to have fun?

SMALL CHILDREN IN the UK frequently make the amusing lexicographical mistake of confusing Devon with heaven. As it happens, they’re not far wrong - especially when it comes to the southern bit of coast that runs between Exeter to Plymouth.

Bucket-and-spade nirvana alternates with estuaries bristling with yacht masts, and if, unaccountably, you tire of seeing the sea, just a little way inland lies Dartmoor; 953sq km of moorland inhabited mostly by sheep and tough, resilient, surprisingly friendly wild ponies. But that’s another feature – let’s get back to the seaside.

Salcombe’s narrow streets, old inns, ships’ chandlers and fishermen’s cottages cling to the sides of Kingsbridge Estuary. As befits such a maritime area, it’s the centre for all manner of water sports from kayaking to dinghy sailing.

At Salcombe boat hire (it’s also the local fishmonger’s) you can rent out your own little motorboat and cruise round the harbour, or head up to the likes of Frogmore Creek or Southpool Creek and moor at one of the beaches with rocks built

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for pottering around in.

If that sounds like too much hard work, a network of ferries will deliver you to any number of local beaches. East Portlemouth strand, just across the channel from Salcombe, has coves and fine soft sand, while the ferry to South Sands has the added bonus of a ride on the sea tractor when you reach the sheltered little bay.

If you thought Salcombe was nautical, wait till you get to Dartmouth. The safe waters of the Dart Estuary became a centre of excellence for privateers, buccaneers and ne’er-do-wells during mediaeval times; contemporaneously, derring-do knights headed off from here to do battle in the Crusades.

Later came Dartmouth’s involvement in the Hundred Years War, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the D-Day landings; even Geoffrey Chaucer gave the town a name check (although not a spellcheck) in his Canterbury Tales. “A schipman was ther, wonyng fer by weste; For ought I wost, he was of Dertemouthe.”

The Mayflower with the Pilgrim

Fathers aboard stopped off en route to the Americas. They probably didn’t pop into the 14th-century Cherub Inn for a pint of grog, the spoilsports, but plenty of others have – the pub has been hosting leglessness in all its senses for 500 years. Nearby, the Dartmouth Arms has probably what is the world’s greatest view from a beer garden, while interspersed among all the old inns are the likes of Mitch Tonks’ upscale (no pun intended) fish & chip restaurants The Seahorse and Rockfish.

Head a little further west, to the little town of Modbury, and everything becomes a little more-low key.

This is the gateway to the Erme Estuary – although to be fair it’s something of a hidden gateway; indeed a gateway that barely takes its gateway duties seriously at all. There’s a few straggling visitors, certainly, but Modbury and the surrounding countryside could easily be cross-referenced, ‘England, secret’.

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ARRIVING IN STYLE Burgh Island Hotel (right) has long attracted a role call of the rich and famous, from Fruity Metcalfe, friend of Edward VIII to Agatha Christie.

market town – an ancient church, a couple of fine old hostelries and some astonishingly upmarket charity shops (there’s no shortage of cash around these parts). What it doesn’t have are plastic shopping bags – this tiny one-high-street of a town was the very first

to introduce the veto in the UK. From Modbury it’s just a few miles to Mothecombe Bay, an impossibly beautiful cove used as a film set more times than it cares to remember. Credits include Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility, International Velvet, Hornblower, Poirot, Jonathan Creek and Rebecca.

From here, the South West Coast Path winds along the cliff top, through meadows and woodland, and past great inlets of the sea.

Some 16km or so down the coast, Bigbury-on-Sea would be your standard Janet-and-John-style beach – sandcastlebuilding kiddies, kite-fliers, insanely excited dogs – were it not for one thing.

What makes it extraordinary is this: off the mainland lies an island, on which stands a glittering white Modernist building known as Burgh Island Hotel.

To say that Burgh Island is a cut above

your average hotel is like saying that St Paul’s Cathedral is a rather nice church. It’s impossible to appreciate just how special this place really is until you’re actually standing on the island, entirely cut off at high tide, with gulls and cormorants wheeling above – and the hotel itself easily steps up to its unique location.

Arriving is half the fun. The legendary ‘Fruity’ Metcalfe, pal and equerry to Edward VIII, once remarked that “it is essential to change one’s goggles for a clean pair before the drive down to Bigbury - the view commands it . . .” and the least you can do is polish up your sunnies in preparation for your first glimpse of the Deco hotel, across its 200 metres or so of silvery sand.

If you turn up at high tide, you get to ride over to the island by sea tractor. At low tide you can simply walk across the sand, but what’s the fun in that when you can clamber up the steps of this ridiculouslooking, utterly unique little vehicle, which will then trundle through the water over to the landing jetty? It runs every 15 minutes, but as a hotel guest – oh, the fun! – you can command it at will; we ended up racking our brains for increasingly slim excuses to return to the mainland just so that we could have another go.

Having arrived, the glamour factor kicks in from the moment you cross the threshold, and doesn’t desert you for a minute of your stay. Once you’ve marvelled at the glittering foyer and the stained-glass peacock dome, you’ll emerge into the gardens; at the base of the cliff are loungers and tables, where waiters will bring you tea – as generations of waiters have done here for nearly a century.

The hotel was first built during the 1920s, and remodelled in the '30s. Today, its 25 rooms and suites go by such names as ‘Noel Coward’, ‘Agatha Christie’ and ‘Gertie Lawrence’ – not merely as a short-cut to referencing the Jazz Age, but because these luminaries all stayed here, partying like it was 1929 in the Palm Court and down at the Mermaid Pool, where Harry Roy’s jazz band was rowed out to the bathing platform so that the music could float across the water.

The hotel became a hedonistic playground for the inter-war rich and famous. Where better, after all, to conduct secret liaisons than an island, safe from prying eyes and tiresome interruptions? Burnt-out London flappers flocked here to refresh their jaded spirits, others came to write (Coward and Christie), and to openly flirt with the waiters (that would be Coward again).

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To say that Burgh Island is a cut above your average hotel is like saying that St Paul's Cathedral is a rather nice church chrome, mirrors and glass; seen across the sea from the mainland, its immaculate white exterior glimmers like a beacon.

The ambience of the place carefully evokes the smart informality of the '30s; if Noel and Gertie, or indeed Fruity, were to bowl up today, they’d find very little changed. It is quite impossible to overdress for dinner – you can go all-out flapperand-fascinator style if you like, otherwise it’s black ties and best frocks all round; the staff will still serve you if you turn up in casual attire, but it seems churlish to come all this way and not enter the spirit of the thing.

Anyway, it’s great fun – how often do you get the chance to glam up to the nines just to dine with your partner? You’ll find yourself casting covert glances at other

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Salcombe SEASIDE SUMMERS Salcombe and nearby traditional British seaside towns make the perfect day out for visitors to Devon.

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guests - your fellow Bunnys and Binkys who you’ll encounter beneath the peacock dome of the Palm Court for pre-prandial ‘snifters’ – expect cocktails that reference former guests, such as ‘Wallis Wouldn’t’ and ‘Royal Abdication’.

If this all gives the impression that Burgh is like a rather arch theme-park, a kind of Hercule Poirot murder mystery without the murder, then think again. It’s all very laid-back and relaxed. And while you can spend a rainy afternoon playing Cluedo in the drawing room, no-one’s going to force you to be Colonel Mustard; indeed, if you’d

rather spend your time in front of the roaring fire of the neighbouring Pilchard Inn – seven centuries old, and the former haunt of pirates and smugglers – then so be it.

Indeed, you’ll find very little motivation to leave the island.You can picnic in the camomile lawns, visit the spa, drink pink gins, take cream teas, play croquet, idly add a few pieces to the communal jigsaw in reception, or just simply wander around the grounds. If these look oddly familiar, it’s down to endless TV Agatha Christie adaptations; the grande dame of the murder mystery was a frequent guest here, and

wrote Evil Under the Sun during her stay.

Her favourite quarters have now been transformed into the Beach Hut, a luxurious, discrete contemporary refuge, all clean lines, timber cladding, glass-walled balconies and luxurious modern bathrooms; exclusive and romantic, it’s also selfcontained, having its own little kitchen.

You could live here quite happily for months.

Rivalling it in splendour and sheer desirability is the huge Garden Suite, which is reached via its own private corridor and lift in the main part of the hotel.

The rooms here have an authentic period charm – unlike the Beach Hut, it’s more Moderne than modern – but it shares the same velvety opulence. Everything from the wallpaper to the Bakelite phones to the furniture is utterly in keeping with the era; there are even compilation jazz age CDs to get you in the mood. And if that doesn’t leave you feeling superior enough, the suite has its own lavishly sized garden, with views across the sand to where the Bigbury hoi polloi dwell.

It’s not cheap, but even a one-night stay will be a memory you’ll cherish forever; when you visit Burgh, you don’t just travel geographically, but also in time, back to an age of elegant manners and effortless sophistication. It’s like the Riviera on a sunny day, like Rebecca’s Cornwall when it’s stormy.

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Trish Gallagher is a convert to cruising, enjoying every minute of her time aboard P&O's Pacific Jewel.

IT’S EASY TO see how people who claim to be ‘non-cruisers’ can be easily converted. I am one of those people. Having experienced European ferries before, I was convinced that these legs would never walk a gangway again, but I've always had an un-scratched itch to sail the high seas.

The allure of a Pina Colada and watching the sun bury itself into the horizon seems awfully romantic.

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P&O fleet – we were to sail up to Cairns (Yorkey’s Knob to be exact) with a stopover in Airlie Beach. I haven’t seen much of this part of the world and, given that we were sailing a relatively short distance, I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to scope out the coastline for potential future trips.

This didn’t happen. We were absolutely out to sea with a 360 degree view of nothing but the white crest of the waves and the odd whale or two. I have seen one too many movies in my time that would have normally had me bunkering down in my

cabin, but I was stunned at how serene and peaceful the sea was.

As we sailed away down the Brisbane River, waving to the George Washington aircraft carrier in town for a training exercise, and blowing kisses to Johnny Depp on the Pirates of the Caribbean set at the Black Pearl, it was the quintessential sailing scenario. A quick safety debrief for all passengers in case of a one-in-a-million dire scenario and we were off to the back of the ship for cocktails and nibbles. Given how family-oriented cruises are these days, primolife.com.au

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Transport: Avianca Airlines flies into Narino’s capital Pasto, Aeropuerto Antonio Narino from Bogota and Cali visit avianca.com Pasto to La Union by road takes approximately two and a half hours.

Stay: Pasto: Hotel San Fernando Pacific Eden’s cruises from Plaza (visit hotelfernandoplaza.com); Fremantle next year will include: La Union: Hotel Casa Blanca, Road Three round trip 12-night Indonesian 1/18-49 (room 10 has to-die-for views); cruises including visits to Bali, Contact Asprounion for more details Lombok, Komodo Island, Makassar and farm stay packages at Campo Bello and Probolinggo, home to the Mount and La Esperanza.

Bromo volcano Carmen Jenner was a guest of An 18-night Indonesian itinerary Asprounion.

Go to lajacoba.com.au/ including calls to the new ports of stores forProbolinggo information.and Ujung Jakarta, Pandang (Makassar) A 12-night cruise from Fremantle to Singapore with port stops at Komodo Island, Makassar (Ujung Pandang), Lombok, Bali, Probolinggo, and Jakarta Two 8-night Coral Coast itineraries visiting Geraldton, Broome and Exmouth A 9-night itinerary visiting Geraldton, Busselton (Margaret River), Exmouth and Broome Four 3-night P&O Sea Break cruises including three Food and Wine cruises and one cruise visiting Busselton for Margaret River A 4-night P&O Sea Break featuring a call to Esperance.

this section of the ship is ‘off limits’ to kiddiewinks, giving grown-ups a moment of sailing solace. But never fear, the kids aren’t stuck in their rooms with the remote control – there are activities for all ages happening almost around the clock.

DINING P&O have recently overhauled their dining options on the Pacific Jewel. Gone are the long queues, waiting for potatoes and snags then bustling to squeeze into a table with complete strangers. The Pantry was launched in 2015 and is the gastronomic

pride of the ship. Sectioned off into cosy areas, you could be in your best friend’s living room (that friend that is extremely stylish and coordinates their trinkets and styling perfectly, we’ve all got one). Walls are laid out with quirky objets d’art and the overall ambiance is pretty darn funky. Along the periphery of the dining area sit your food options. Individual outlets provide cruisers with an abundance of choices.You want fish and chips? You got it. In the mood for curry? It’s all there. In fact executive chef Uwe Stiefel informs us that the curries

served aren’t just your basic tikka masalas – they take direction from spice combinations across the globe; Malaysia, Jamaica, Maldives, you name it – any land that stakes a claim to curry, you will find it here. For the less adventurous yet still after a flavour smack, there is a roasting station with a different choice each day. A soup and sandwich bar swings between stalwart basics and gourmet combinations and the most popular of all: Mexican. When faced with as much Mexican food you can handle for three days straight, I’m going to eat as much Mexican october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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food as I can handle. Most meals in the pantry are included in your ticket price, the exception being the burger bar – for a small additional price you can have megasized hotdogs and freshly cooked burgers.

The Burger Bar stays open late to feed the hordes of nightclub goers.

Sometime between slumber and dawn, the dining stations are cleared and out comes breakfast – everything in your wildest morning dreams is available. Of course, one must try the bacon and eggs as a benchmark for the days to come, but I urge you to push your boundaries a little.

I discovered the French toast with berry compote on my last day and kicked myself for a week after that I hadn’t chosen this all along; in fact I wish now that I had demanded it for lunch and dinner as well.

You aren’t pinned down for dining choices on the Pacific Jewel. Luke Mangan’s Salt Grill has recently settled on board and delivers a fresh take on modern Australian cuisine. In addition to the Salt Grill, there’s the Waterfront Restaurant with an extensive menu and just the place to go if you want to get your gladrags on and have a fancy night out. Smack bang in the middle of the Waterfront, the ‘chef ’s table’ is available for group bookings, the table engulfed in walls of wine, where the executive chef develops seasonal dishes with astonishingly delicious results, different for each cruise and a must for the adventurous diner.

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ACTIVITIES If you want to pull up a poolside lounger and drink Long Island iced teas all day by the pool - you absolutely can. And a lot of people do. But there is so much more to do at sea than just watching the passing clouds.

The dedicated on board are up before breakfast and jogging around the astroturfed top deck of the ship, or contorting themselves into yoga positions. As the day draws on the real adventure begins – there’s a zip line where you can strap yourself to a wire and fly across the ship (no thanks) or a rock climbing wall on the ship’s aft funnel

(absolutely not) or a contraption where you are harnessed in and flung up into the sky above the pool like a modern day buildingless Spiderman. If these death defying stunts aren’t your cup of chai, head inside to the daily trivia sessions, or take in an art auction.

A fully equipped gym can burn off some of that Mexican food and there is a very busy day spa on board for deep tissue massage, cellulite removal or even a spot of teeth whitening.

KIDS CLUB If there is ever a time to wish you were younger, it’s going to be on the Pacific Jewel. Kids of all ages get to do the best stuff and they are broken up into groups of their age level, a perfect opportunity to make new friends and have double the fun of the adults.

Turtle Cove for ages two to six is jammed with educational toys, storytelling, arts and crafts activities and a dedicated ‘sleepy time’ session (apparently I wasn’t able to partake and had to sort out my own nap arrangements). Shark Shack caters for seven to 10-year-olds, they will be glued to iPads and movie screens, whipping about the ship on scavenger hunts and maybe even bust a few moves with some hip hop dance classes.

The Shark Shackers get to make jewellery, stretch their vocal chords in karaoke and have dedicated dinner in the restaurant.

This isn’t sounding fair is it? Again, I missed the age bracket and it’s their loss because I could have taught them a few ‘worm’ moves of my own.

HQ for ages 11-14 and HQ+ for ages 15-17 have their very own lounge area and this is where the magic happens.Young people in this group, whether musically proficient or not, get to form a band! And if music isn’t your thing, how about making a

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stop-motion film? These guys also get dance lessons culminating in a talent show. Lights, camera, action!

Kids clubs are supervised by experienced youth crew who will keep your precious cargo entertained all cruise long.

OFF SHORE For some, the chance to disembark and

walk on terra forma can be a refreshing break after a few days at sea. We caught ‘tender’ boats to the port at Airlie Beach and split off into groups to partake in our chosen on shore activities which can be booked on the ship. One went on a bus tour of local coffee plantations, another decided to take in the town of Airlie. Me? I went from a massive cruise ship to a teeny plane and flew out over the Great Barrier Reef. An unbelievable experience and only constant self-pinching reminded me that we weren’t in a flight simulator. Over Whitehaven Beach, out past Hayman Island and over to the coral reefs trying to spot

turtles, sharks and dolphins. SO awestruck by the view you forget about your transport.

Cruising has had a renaissance in recent years and it is set to get even better.

Fremantle departures on P&O's Pacific Eden from April to July in 2016 include South-East Asia and the Western Australian ports of Broome, Esperance, Busselton, Geraldton and Exmouth. If you haven’t considered a holiday on the high seas before, now is the time to start planning.

Fares start from $599 per person quad share for a three-night P&O Sea Break Cruise and $1399 per person quad share for a 12-night Indonesian Adventure cruise.

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ADVENTURE TIME BMW's mid-size F 800 GS Adventure delivers a lot of bang for your buck. Matthew Mills reports.

IT’S HARD WRITING about the BMW F 800 GS Adventure when you’re in the office, sitting at your desk.

Don’t get me wrong, PRIMO’s production hub can be a fun place to be – plenty of top banter, a state-of-the-art coffee machine and a good line in midmorning cookies – but somehow being safe in the heart of Subi doesn’t seem right when you’re pouring over the specs of this remarkable motorcycle.

The name will give you a few clues as to what we have here. Adventure, a moniker that bike aficionados will know all about, thanks to the massive success of other BMW bikes, including its big brother, the R 1200 GS Adventure.

And like that big daddy of the motorcycle world, the F 800 GS is a bike that just oozes rugged charm and life experience, a steel horse ready to carry you

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through those moments in life that will stay with you for ever.

Just look at it – its aggressive styling is calling for you to get the hell out of Dodge and head for the red highways of Australia’s Outback, to explore, to ride hard and celebrate all that is good about two-wheel transport – an authentic GS Adventure experience delivered by a mid-sized motorcycle.

It boasts, of course, a respected pedigree, coming as it does from the BMW Motorrad stable, the most successful manufacturer of large-capacity Adventure bikes.You may remember it was on an R 1200 GS Adventure that Ewan McGregor rode from John O’Groats in Scotland to Cape Agulhas in South Africa for his book and TV series Long Way Down.

The F 800 GS Adventure itself is based on the dynamic, off-road-oriented F 800 GS, and offers an optimal combination of

agility, long distance practicality and offroad capability.

It’s powered by the ever popular, liquidcooled 798cc four-valve twin-cylinder engine as featured on the F 800 GS, with electronic fuel injection, closed-loop catalytic converter and six-speed transmission.

Developing unchanged maximum power of 63 kW at 7500 rpm, and with maximum torque of 83 Nm at 5750 rpm, this power plant impresses with quick and lively response, powerful torque and low fuel consumption.

Like the F 800 GS, the Adventure model too features a robust, torsionally resistant tubular steel spaceframe, although the rear subframe is reinforced to cater for a big, 24-litre tank – eight litres more than on the F 800 GS – which increases the bike’s range by a massive 120km.

As with all BMW motorcycles, the primolife.com.au

It boasts, of course, a respected pedigree, coming as it does from the BMW Motorrad stable . . .

Adventure model is equipped with ABS as standard, while further safety and performance-enhancing systems – Automatic Stability Control (ASC) and Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) – are available as factory-fitted optional extras.

These features position the BMW F 800 GS Adventure, along with the F 800 GS as the safest mid-size touring enduro on the market.

As another optional extra, the F 800 GS Adventure is available with Enduro mode as part of a package featuring ASC. At the press of a button, the rider can increase the slip threshold of the ABS and ASC systems when heading off-road, for an

even more dynamic riding experience and with improved acceleration and braking on loose terrain.

The F 800 GS Adventure boasts tough bodywork styling that underlines its globetrotting abilities, while a very comfortable seat, a larger windscreen for improved protection against the elements and hand protectors also support this image. Other standard specifications on the F 800 GS Adventure include wide off-road foot pegs, an adjustable, LED headlight, reinforced rear brake lever, an engine protection bar and a pannier rack which also functions as a tank protection bar.

All in all, then, this mid-size Adventure is built to deliver grand-sized experiences.Time, I think, to stop looking out the window, get out of the office and get on the road. PL

BMW F 800 GS Adventure $21,000 ride away.

Auto Classic, 48 Burswood Road, Victoria Park WA 6100.

Tel: (08) 9311 7533. october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET? Matthew Mills gets a couple of surprises while trying out the BMW X5 25d.

WAY BACK WHEN – longer ago than I care to calculate, if I’m honest – I tried on a few different hats, work-wise, before falling into journalism.

There were spells in factories, a while on a farm and a good few years in a guitar shop on the misunderstanding that somehow this would eventually turn me into a rock star.

I also, though, spent a fair while driving vans, a time which saw me pile on a few pounds thanks to the delights of roadhouse

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fry-ups and also, I have to admit, set me up with a healthy prejudice against diesel motors.

In those days, those of us with four decades or more behind us will remember, getting behind the wheel of diesel was an experience to say the least.

First up was that moment when you turned the key and sat and watched the orange warmup light, waiting for that moment when you could actually start the thing.

Then the explosion as the engine

ground into life, more often than not followed by a 007-style smoke cloud from the exhaust. And then you were off, chugging noisily and slowly off into the unknown, an angry, pugnacious addition to the nation’s roadways.

Diesels were buses, trucks, vans, lumbering beasts of burden. They were the underclass of motoring, for me summed up by one boss who had a diesel Merc simply so he could run it on the ‘red’ version of the primolife.com.au

fuel his mate at the council would let him fill his tank with for a nice backhander and a favour down the road.

So, yeah, diesels haven’t ever been cars that sent a thrill down my spine at the thought of getting to take one for a spin – which is why I was quite taken aback when I stopped to refuel the BMW X5 the kind people at Auto Classic had let me borrow for a couple of days. It was, I realised, a diesel – a fact that I’m embarrassed to say took me by surprise.

In my defence, I’d been in a hurry when I picked it up and had been busy ever since, a combination of family and work things meaning that I’d already clocked up a fair few Ks before I was holding the wrong hose in my local servo.

The drive so far had been smooth and exhilarating, both relaxing and exciting.

The X5 is, you see, simply a lovely car

to be behind the wheel of. It’s impressive on the road, stand-out classy, big but not lumbering, tough but not aggressive. The steering is light and easy going around town, making negotiating the smaller spaces of Perth’s CBD a doddle, while on the freeway it is confident and powerful, enough poke to get out of trouble but quiet efficiency when simply cruising.

It oozes that BMW style, the pronounced lines, 18-inch alloys and iconic grill elevating it above the mob of mundane motors on the road beside it.

Inside it’s immaculate, as you’d expect from the German masters. Beautiful leather trim, sumptuous dash boasting a frankly huge 30cm colour screen that has all your GPS, entertainment and information needs at your fingertips via the clever dial-based intuitive iDrive control panel nestling between you and the passenger seat.

It’s quick, but feels safe, comfortable and roomy for all passengers but nimble for the cove behind the wheel. In all, it was a lovely drive, a great top-end car.

And it was a diesel – but that wasn’t the only surprise the X5 I’d been lent had up its sleeve. No, what I had been given was the X5 25d, which, apparently, is the entry-level variant of this fantastic car.

When it came out last year, the sDrive 25d was the cheapest X5 available since the model burst onto the scene in 1999, a cool $10,000 less that the entry-level 30d of the previous generation. So this is technically what BMW could class as its budget version.

The sDrive 25d is the one with rearwheel drive, not the AWD system of its big brothers, but the concession doesn’t feel like it loses anything at all power-wise. Its twolitre, twin turbo, four-cylindered engine punches out an impressive 160kW of power and 450Nm of torque – and as I’ve said is smooth and very un-diesel like, with none of that lag that we tend to take for granted in diesel motors.

It’s quick off the mark – just 8.2 seconds to get to 100km/h – and pretty damn efficient in the fuel-consumption stakes as it takes you 100km on 5.8 litres.

And, if you really, really want your car to have power in all its wheels, then there’s the xDrive version, which really isn’t that much more money.

After that, of course, there are all the 25d’s big brothers – the 30d, 35d, 35i, 50i and, most spectacular of all, the M50d, a car I would give most anything to have a go with.

But the truth is that, if you don’t want to go there – or just want to spend the change on nice holiday or restocking your wine cellar – you can stick with the cheapest X5 and still have a superb car that will turn heads and ensure you love it every time you drive it.

Sure, it’s a diesel. Sure it’s entry level. But, hey, no one need ever know. PL

BMW X5 sDrive 25d Rec. drive-away.............................. $98,453.

BMW X5 xDrive 25d Rec drive-away........................... $103,778 BMW Auto Classic, 48 Burswood Road, Victoria Park, Perth, WA 6100.

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THE SUITE LIFE Offering the perfect inner-city location, the chic Fraser Suites are everything you could want in a stylish apartment-hotel - and then some. By Matthew Mills.

I’D LOVE TO call Fraser Suites a home from home, but that would be a bit unfair on this stylish apartment hotel on the edge of Perth’s CBD. True, behind every door you’ll find a bolthole that passes the ‘I could actually live here’ test, all the practicalities of day-to-day life to hand, but to actually compare them to our home is a bit of a leap.

Not that we live in a hovel, of course, but there’s no getting away from the fact that long years of family life have taken their toll, leaving a house that, while comfy, couldn’t really claim to be chic.

The Fraser Suites, however, can wear that word with pride – and accessorise with the likes of glam, classy, polished and host of other stylish synonyms.

This was actually a fact that my wife and I knew well, even before stepping through the door to the hotel’s dapper – see, there’s another one – reception area.

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We’ve been regular guests at the Fraser Suites over the years, confirmed fans of the Adelaide Terrace complex thanks to its prime location within a stone’s throw of, well, everything really and its remarkable value for money.

That value for money, we’ve always thought, comes from the fact that your hard-earned dollars buy you so much more than just a hotel room – in one of the Fraser Suites’ serviced apartments you get the whole package, kitchenette, en suite bathroom, a place to work, a place to relax.

In essence, then, you get a place to spread out, to truly call your own for the duration of your stay.

This, for me, is summed up by not having to feel guilty about bringing the odd bottle of wine and a few nice nibbles with you to tuck into the fridge.

There is, of course, wonderful room service and the minibar staples you’d expect

in a high-class hotel, but guests have the luxury of feeling that they can live there as they live at home. In fact, two or three journos we know from over east regularly check in for a week or so when things are picking up at Subi or kicking off on the State Parliament benches for exactly that reason.

So, we headed in well-briefed on what the Fraser Suites has to offer, but also excited at the prospect of experiencing a part of the hotel we’d yet to enjoy.

Our stays have always been in one of the complex’s studio apartments. Generally overnighters, these perfect little enclaves have been more than enough, but this time we were going to experience the top-ofthe-range one-bedroom suite, a prospect that had us both pretty keen to drop the kids off at various babysitters and head off to the city.

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for any of Perth’s delights – a short hop to Crown and all its attractions, no trouble to get to Subi, the WACA on its doorstop – and is in the hub of the city’s business domain if your stay is work not pleasure, but we picked an itinerary that would give us the best chance of checking out everything the hotel offered. Basically, we were going to check in and stay put til the we had to go home the next morning.

This was made all the more enticing by the fact that it was, as Dermott would put it, a great weekend of footy, first week of finals and everything for the Dockers to play for.

We arrived then pretty early, rocking up at just after half 12 not wanting to miss the 1.20pm siren, and explained that we were perfectly happy to sit in the bar and watch the game til our suite was ready.

Fraser Suites, however, was having none of that. Calls were made, people dispatched, and the manager announced we could go up before we’d even made a dent in our Tiger beers.

And so there we were, exiting the elevator on the 18th floor of this towering

apartment hotel, full of excitement. All thoughts of footy were postponed as we opened the door to our corner suite and marvelled at the chic luxury ahead of us.

The kitchen gleamed. Note that I’m saying kitchen, not kitchenette – there was space and equipment enough to go the full Nigella should that be on your agenda.

If it was, you could serve up on the stylish dining table with seating for four.

Pre-dinner drinks, though, could be taken on the obscenely comfortable lounge set, a four-seater right-angle sofa and sumptuous armchair that nestle around the big screen TV. Good weather, though, would surely see you out on the dramatic balcony. As long as you’ve got a good head for heights you can sip on a cocktail and breathe in the views of the beautiful Swan River and stunning Perth skyline.

There’s more, though – you have to check out the bedroom. A beautiful, huge double bed, another TV and more fantastic views through an ocean of glass. Past masses of cupboard space is the ensuite, luxury bath, walk-in shower and beautiful finishes

everywhere tempting you to spend hours on your ablutions.

The whole thing is decorated exquisitely, gleaming whites complemented by subtle creams and browns and stylish black making it a cutting edge place to stay.

And yet, comfortable. So, so comfortable.

We watched the Dockers struggle past Sydney sprawled on the lounge, lying on the floor, perched on the armchair for the dramatic bits – every location as perfect as the last. Once the final siren sounded, we retired to the bar for a celebratory gin and tonic, before returning once more to sumptuous idyll to see the Crows turn over the Bulldogs in a thriller.

Then there was dinner at the wonderful Heirloom restaurant, the Fraser Suites’ inhouse eaterie that boasts a great reputation it thoroughly deserves.

With an innovative menu created by My Kitchen Rules’ star chef Pete Evans, we feasted on baby beet salad and braised pork belly entrees followed by short rib of beef and seafood bouillabaisse, all washed down with a superb sauvignon blanc. The service

PLENTY OF ROOM Fraser Suites offers a range of accommodation options which give guests masses of space to spread out during their stay. Right, Heirloom Restaurant has a menu designed

by MKR's Pete Evans..

was excellent, the atmosphere relaxed and convivial ensuring the meal was a perfect end to our day.

The next morning, breakfast matched the evening meal, just about making the fact that we had to check-out bearable. The urge to just stay was strong, but life beckoned so we headed out, confident however that it wouldn’t be long til we returned to our luxury home from home. PL Fraser Suites, 10 Adelaide Terrace, East Perth WA 6004.Tel: (08) 9261 0000.Visit perth. frasershospitality.com october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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Love it or loathe it, Halloween is nearly upon us. Sandra Harris Ramini is firmly in the love it camp - how do you plan to celebrate All Hallows Eve?

OCTOBER, AS IF you didn’t know it, is the month of Halloween. Pumpkins? Trick or treat? Harmless fun? Don’t you believe it. Halloween is all about wickedness. It’s about demons. It’s about darkness and the darkest night of all in Scotland and parts of Wales where All Hallows Eve originated, was October 31.

According to ancient Celtic tradition this is when demons creep up and out from the underworld and wreak dastardly damage on earthly beings. It’s also a time when you can use ghostly aids to find out if your true love is as true as he/she has been making out all this time.

Depending on the result you can have a go at casting spells if you feel so inclined. In other words, Halloween hangs onto its Pagan

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beginnings far more than those fluffy festivals of Christmas or Easter and is twice as scary as all other holidays put together.

It’s also huge fun. Dressing up for Halloween gives the most wild and wonderful scope for the imagination.

Children who are bored with being saccharine sweet fairies or cute baby animals can go way over the top at Halloween.

Bring out the tomato sauce! We need blood and gore along with eyes plastered with green and black eye-shadow, teeth blacked out to look like every dentist’s nightmare, hair sprayed with – who knows what they use to get that fright wig effect? Superglue?

There are no taboos at Halloween and the more 'orrible the better. Back in the old days children were locked in

their rooms, only able to gaze fearfully through the window to catch a glimpse of dark witches or warlocks, swooping about on broomsticks or riding tabby cats, transformed into coal black steeds, rampant more often than not and impatient to join in a Halloween raid. Today’s kids, streetwise to their blackened fingernails and filled with daring are not only out there, they’re making mischief in the true spirit of the holiday. These miniature witches and warlocks, ghosts and ghouls are not happy with just rushing around looking peculiar there has got to be a reward in there somewhere. And on Halloween night there is. Hordes of over-excited children, usually accompanied by some long suffering parent are, for one night only, allowed to primolife.com.au

do everything that is forbidden for the rest of the year. Disturbing their neighbours, ringing door bells and demanding loot (lollies) with menaces. ‘Trick or treat’ is just another cunning form of protection as the children promise not to throw flour or rotten eggs in the front path if you give them sweets. And lots of them.

Not that kids have it all their own way.

death defying purple and mixed with that old Hollywood standby, dry ice, they appear smoky and strange and other worldish.

Food is lots of pumpkin pie and witch’s brew, which can be anything a hostess put her mind to. She, of course, should look ravishing with fingernails carved or glued to look like talons, painted blood red or dragon’s blood green. And watch out for the

the better. I love Halloween. Sadly, it’s less popular than it used to be. Maybe we’re just forgetting how to have a devilishly good time.

Or possibly it’s because children roaming the neighbourhood in the moonlight is not politically correct anymore.

Oh well, fangs for the memory. Teehee. (sorry, couldn’t resist). PL

In New York, it’s yet another excuse for a parade, with demons and scary skeletons dancing and prancing all along Sixth Avenue. Exhausted Big City achievers join them, dressed up as a member of the Addams Family or Count Dracula. There is no better way, I understand, to end a hard day on Wall Street, than putting in your fangs, donning your cloak and scaring the wits out of your boss as he passes by in his dreary suit and stretch limo.

Obviously, like the kids, there’s got to be a point to all this carry-on and sweets are not it. A Halloween party is called for and there’s plenty of opportunity to make it a humdinger.

Drinks may be your usual gin or vodka, but coloured blood-curdling crimson or

flash of steely, shiny fangs as she smiles her seductive smile.

Obviously she’s conjured up a big garden with a bonfire, which is busy roasting chestnuts and baking potatoes in foil to be eaten while they’re still smoky from the fire, and suitably charred. Delicious with barbequed spiders, I mean sausages.

Then there are the games. And they don’t stop at apple bobbing, which incidentally is harder to manage than you’d think. One game, favoured by sweet little children involves sitting in a circle in a darkened room while they pass around a hat supposedly filled with bits of a witch they found in the garden.Variations could be her nose (a carrot), her eye (a peeled grape), her innards (cold spaghetti). The nastier

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Ghost

STORY

Gothic horror movie Crimson Peak will send chills down your spine, as well as stirring up the annual Halloween debate about ghosts: Truth or fiction?

Gill Pringle investigates.

WHEN I MET Crimson Peak star Tom Hiddleston, I found him to be an enthusiastic believer in the other-worldly.

“I’d like to believe that buildings can retain the energy of what’s happened in the past. I’ve been to some old places in Europe where there’s been scenes of terrible tragedy, and I think that the brickwork somehow absorbs the energy. I’m not quite sure whether that’s something I’m projecting on to the buildings, but I definitely feel something,” says the actor best known for playing villainous Loki in the Avengers super-hero movies.

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Most of us have some spooky story from our childhood, the Ouija board that supposedly moved on its own or a ghostly figure we swear we saw. Likewise, Hiddleston has his own memories.

“When I was a boy, I went to a boarding school in England which was in a very old house. There were all sorts of scary stories that were passed down from senior boys and girls, one in particular that warned, ‘Don’t go into the chapel after midnight, because you’ll see a green hand’.

“I was very credulous so I believed all that stuff. When I would wake up in the primolife.com.au

middle of the night to go to the bathroom I’d be terrified that I was going to meet the green hand. I hasten to add I was seven years old and I probably had a very overactive imagination.”

However, his Crimson Peak co-star Jessica Chastain is not a woman easily scared, even admitting to talking to spirits.

“I’m not afraid of ghosts,” she says defiantly. “I believe in them because it’s more fun to believe in things than to not believe.

I’ve recently been working nights in London, and one time I came home at 4am. The lamp was on as I was putting on my pyjamas and it slowly dimmed and then all the lights in the room, including the chandelier, turned up to super bright, and for a second I thought ‘Oh my gosh am I having a heart attack or stroke or something?’ And then all the lights suddenly went off. But I wasn’t scared, I thought that maybe a ghost was there so I

“I don’t go swimming in the ocean because I’m really afraid of sharks. I’ve read stories and seen the interviews of survivors, and I’m like ‘Nope.’ I would be the person in the water that would just give up. I’m not gonna pull my arm away, I’m just gonna be like ‘I’m done’,” says the actress who says her fears date back to when she was a little girl watching Jaws.

Tom agrees: “I love swimming in the sea and always swim as far as I can and have a great time but then I’ll pause and look at the horizon and completely absent-mindedly the Jaws theme tune enters my brain and I have to swim back to shore as fast as I can. Then I feel like an idiot,” he says.

A classic haunted house story set in 19th century rural England, Crimson Peak also stars Australian actress Mia Wasikowska and Sons of Anarchy’s Charlie Hunnam.

But, with director Guillermo del Toro

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SCARY STUFF The cast of Crimson Peak were thoroughly open to the idea of ghosts and the other world during filming of the Halloweentimed new flick.

was just like ‘Alright, I see you,’ and then I turned the lights back on,” recalls the actress who was sharing the apartment with a girlfriend while filming upcoming fairybook sequel The Huntsman with Charlize Theron and Emily Blunt.

“My friend would come running and screaming out of her room and I would simply tell the ghost, ‘Goodnight, I gotta go to sleep now’. Ghosts don’t bother me because I don’t see them as malevolent beings,” If Tom and Jessica are nonchalant about ghouls then they both profess to an irrational fear of sharks.

at the helm, this is a haunted house like no other. “The house is designed to be a mausoleum or a killing jar, with all the portraits of the family ancestors looking at you. If you watch closely, you will see the corridor is shaped like a human silhouette of shoulders and a head. I also created windows that look like brown eyes that watch everything. The foyer is like a mouth with teeth and two eyes that are two lamps.

You don’t notice it at first but now I’ve told you, you will see it,” he teases.

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SPECTRE-CULAR

He's suave, cool and deadly. Gets the girl (and the flash car) every time.

Always has a few tricks up his sleeve (thanks to Q).

And has never failed in a mission. That's Bond, of course. James Bond. And now the British superspy with the licence to kill returns for a 25th movie extravaganza, Spectre.

By NORMAN BURNS. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGIST JAMES Bond has a lot to answer for.

It was his book, Birds of the West Indies, that caught British author Ian Fleming's eye when he was trying to come up with a name for the main character in his debut spy novel, Casino Royale.

Thus bird fancier James Bond became super-spy agent 007 (also a bird fancier but not of the feathered variety). Fleming wrote 12 Bond novels and lived to see two of them – Dr No and From Russia With Love – become hit movies. He died in 1964, just before Goldfinger became a mega box office smash, sparking a phenomenal spy craze.

The craze, and most of the imitators, faded but not the popularity of Bond (Sean Connery's smouldering good looks were a

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big plus here).

In the 40-plus years since, six actors have played Bond (Connery, Australia's own George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig) on the big screen and the 24 Bond movies have to date, excluding the independently produced Casino Royale and Never Say Never (according to website the.numbers. com) earned a staggering $6.1 billion at the box office.

But even the most ardent Bond fan was getting a little weary with the whole show by the time Die Another Day hit the multiplexes in 2002. It took a rugged, craggy and pretty cranky Bond in a revamped Casino Royale in 2006 (asked if he wanted his martini shaken and stirred Daniel Craig's Bond bites back with the

memorable line "Do I look like I give a damn?") to breathe new life in the franchise.

Craig, and Bond, hasn't looked back since and Spectre, which will premier at London's Royal Albert Hall on October 26 before a star-studded audience (including Prince William) is looming as the biggest Bond of all.

English super soul singer Sam Smith has penned the title track, and Spectre also features bad guys Christoph Waltz, muscleman Dave Bautista (the memorable Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy) and the dazzling Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci.

Spectre opens in Perth on November 12. primolife.com.au

RIGHT ON Q FAST WOMEN, FASTER CARS.... they’re both an essential element of the Bond movies and in Spectre two of the world’s most dazzling sports machines - the Aston Martin DB10 and Jaguar’s C-X75 - face off in a whiteknuckle chase through the streets of Rome. Behind the wheel in the Jaguar will be man-mountain villain Hinx (Bautista).

The DB10 was created especially for the film and Aston Martin has a long association with the film franchise (who could forget the ejector-seat equipped DB5, courtesy of Q Branch, in Goldfinger?).

Spectre’s producers aren't saying what tricks the car will have up its sleeve this time but it will need plenty of grunt to catch up with - or get away from - the hybrid petrol-electric Jag which has a top speed of more than 300 kmh.

(And while Bond will be the only one getting behind the wheel of the DB10, Aston Martin has released 150 special editions of the DB9 GT - all of which come with special paint, and a limited edition Omega watch.

All were snapped up within days - at a cool $358,000 each.)

When the Jaguar (and specially souped-up Range Rover SVRs) were unveiled to the media in Frankfurt actor Bautista couldn't hold back his excitement.

“To have the opportunity to be a part of an iconic chase scene in a Bond movie and to drive the C-X75 supercar was like a dream come true for me. It truly is a beautiful beast of a car that will go down in movie history,” he said.

TIME TO KILL

James Bond has been through quite a few super-watches in his time (though not as many as he has women). In the 1962 flick Dr No, Bond sported a Rolex Submariner (Ian Fleming specified a Rolex Oyster Perpetual in his novels), for 1973's Live and Let Die Roger Moore had (for the time) a cutting edge Hamilton Pulsar quartz watch, and many films featured Seiko models, but since 1995's Goldeneye Switzerland's Omega has been the timepiece of choice.

For Spectre, Omega has released the very-cool-indeed limited edition Seamaster 300 (limited to 7,007 pieces worldwide). From the black polished ceramic, rotating dive bezel to its magnificent mechanical Omega Master Co-Axial calibre 8400 movement, this is a timepiece that exudes understated chic, whether you're on assignment for MI6 or kicking back watching the footy. A nice "Nato" bracelet adds another layer of secret agent panache.

Each individually numbered piece also has the Spectre logo engraved on the caseback.

Omega watches are available at Smales boutique stores in Subiaco, Bunbury and Kalgoorlie.

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Age of enlightenment Screen legend Robert De Niro and the dazzling Anne Hathaway formed a close bond when filming the new romantic comedy The Intern, a movie that also takes a wry look at the generation gap in the modern workplace. By Gill Pringle.

ANNE HATHAWAY HAS a crush.

And she’s not afraid to admit it, all the while blinking back tears.

“I’m so sorry. I’ve just been bursting into tears all day. I actually didn’t sleep last night, I get so emotional. It's just that I worship this man,” admits the beautiful actress indicating the object of her affection, actor Robert De Niro, who sits patiently beside her.

During a 50-year career, he’s used to the effect he has, although he and Hathaway forged an especially close bond while filming the romantic comedy The Intern.

Portraying the successful boss of an online fashion site, it's familiar terrain for Hathaway who melted hearts with her ugly duckling-turns-gorgeous fashonista turn in The Devil Wears Prada.

When I meet with her, she looks like she’s stepped straight out of Vogue’s fashion closet, radiant in black patent Louboutin boots, black leather pants and a pink silk blouse by Equipment.

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The Intern is a sweet and tender comedy in which De Niro plays a widower who discovers retirement is a snooze. Joining a senior intern programme, he must quickly adapt, catching up with tech savvy, latteslurping colleagues, less than half his age.

In real-life, he has little use for technology, dismissing Facebook as “just another distraction”.

“He still has a flip phone, which I found adorable,” smiles Hathaway, although De Niro, 72, is quick to object.

“I can use a computer and an iPhone,” he insists. “I can send emails, texts and google. I resisted for a while, until I was getting so many messages, I realised it was easier to learn. But it’s a little bit annoying that nobody talks on the phone any more, they just text. My kids included. I see the efficiency of texting but it surprises me when I see kids texting all the time.You can text to a point but then you’ve got to talk.

“If I’m going to consummate something,

I want to do it verbally and preferably face to face. If I have to talk to someone, I’ll text and say, ‘Check your mail and give me a time to talk’. Some things are private, and texting is all on record, and you don’t want that.”

At 32, Hathaway may be less than half De Niro’s age yet, surprisingly, she agrees with his old-school sentiments.

“A text is its own thing and a phone call is its own thing. If I have to choose the last thing in the world, I would choose a phone call over a text. But I love being able to stay in touch. I’m way better at keeping in touch with people than I was 10 years ago. When you’re someone who travels a lot for work, it’s really lovely to have an easy form of communication. But it shouldn’t take place of doing the face-to-face work and making connections that way.”

The Intern’s deeper themes about how youth is prized over experience resonated with them both.

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GENERATION GAME Right, Robert De Niro and Anne Hathaway have a lot of fun with their roles in The Intern.

other cultures they have more respect and reverence for older people, but in America, people seem to only gravitate toward the youth-oriented stuff.”

Regardless of age, De Niro’s character, Ben, emerges as the one true gentleman in the movie, a reminder that kindness and good manners are more valuable than any amount of tech skills.

If real men are an endangered species today, than Hathaway is happy she has found a stand-up guy in her husband, jewellery designer Adam Shulman whom she wed three years ago.

“I’m married to a real man so I’m lucky.

Politeness, I think it’s a great trait but not just for show. It’s nice when a gentleman stands up when a lady walks into a room but more valuable is the ability to really listen to someone, to feel compassion for them and be thoughtful. Those are values to admire, not just in men but women as well.”

In De Niro, she says, she found a real man, both on and off screen: “He is humble, kind and generous and that is just who he is.

It’s a very attractive quality.”

Playing a mother in the movie came naturally, having learned the tricks of the

trade during high school, working as a baby-sitter. “I had a great time with the magical little girl who plays my daughter.

I’m pretty sure that playing a mum is no substitute for the real thing, so I’ll let you know when I’m on the other side of that one,” she teases.

If De Niro chooses retirement in The Intern, then it's not an option in real life.

“I don't understand retirement,” he says.

“I guess some people are forced by their jobs to retire at 65 or 70. In my case, I have too many things I want to do. I'm in good physical shape, so I can follow through on things.

“I think if you retire you kind of stagnate if you don't have something to do, unless you enjoy doing nothing - which some people do, playing golf, doing this, running around, or visiting grandkids.

"That's OK. Then there’s other people who become very active in retirement. They travel and do things they never could while they were working.

"But you have to keep busy. There's no point to living if you're not going to do anything.” PL The Intern is out now. october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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WHISPER IT

LOUDLY

American Pat Parelli and his wife Linda will be in Perth next month to demonstrate what Dr Doolittle once longed for - to talk to the animals.

And, as Linda explains, the art of horse whispering can deliver lessons far beyond improving your horsemanship.

Norman Burns reports.

IN AUSTRALIAN VERNACULAR, a cowboy mentality generally means someone who is at best reckless, likely to go in to something all guns blazing and with little thought for the consequences.

But American horseman par excellence Pat Parelli will be bringing a cowboy mentality of an entirely different type when he and his wife Linda visit Perth in November.

Californian Parelli was obsessed with horses from an early age. By the time he was 17 he was competing in the rugged world of rodeo riding. But to Pat horses were not just animals to be used; he had an innate sense of how horses should be treated and trained.

And when he met kung fu exponent Tony Ernst he saw how the guiding principles of the martial art - discipline, body control and mind-body mastery - could be funnelled into a whole new field.

Pat developed his skills as a horse

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whisperer, teaching what has become known as the Parelli Program throughout the world. His client CV is impressive indeed; everyone from former US president Ronald Reagan to actor Tom Selleck, even a special presentation to one very wellknown horse fan, a certain Queen Elizabeth II, at Buckingham Palace.

Pat’s journey is not just a career-oriented one though; there’s a great love story woven in there, as he met his wife Linda - a Sydneysider who was a dressage rider - in 1990. Linda came to Pat for advice about a problem horse.

Linda had tried every trick in the book to get her horse to “behave” and Pat’s horse training clinic was the last straw. But, she says, within five minutes of attending Pat had shown her that the horse was simply following its natural instincts. Horses had brought Pat and Linda together and now, 25 years on, the couple are sharing their

journey - and insights into animal and human behaviour - with thrilled audiences throughout the world.

Linda is at pains to explain that there is no mystical element to what is commonly called horse whispering.

“Horse whispering is the name people gave to others who seemed to have extraordinary ways with horses. John Rarey, from the 1900s, was one. The movie The Horse Whisperer, by Robert Redford, revived the name and helped us explain natural horsemanship in general. The only part we don’t like is that it appears mystical and something only gifted people can do, yet this is what we teach people to do.”

Linda says the Parelli Program is a behavioral science that involves understanding the horse’s mind and spirit, matched with a way of training that involves, in their words, Love, Language and Leadership. primolife.com.au

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“The Love is what we express and feel in our heart for our horses. And it governs the way we want to train them - to put the relationship first, not just make them do it.

“The Language is achieved via The Seven Games, an incredible body language system that is based on the way horses

SADDLE UP Linda and Pat Parelli are bringing their unique insights into horse behaviour to Brigadoon in November. Communication not domination is the key, they say.

interact with each other. We humans have to learn to ‘speak horse’ rather than try to teach horses to understand our words.

“The Leadership is also based on how horses interact, knowing they are herd animals that ‘vote’ for their leaders every day.

We have to do the same, but not as horses do. We need a plan, a focus and way that compels our horses to want to be with us,” she says.

Linda says the most common misconception is that horses are “stupid”, “I don’t think people want to think that, but they treat them as though they are - not intentionally, because they don’t understand how the horse’s mind works. Horses are one of the smartest animals on earth but they have ‘prey’ animal psychology and logic, which is totally different to ours. That’s why people have trouble understanding them and call them stupid or are confused by their reactions. But think about this - horses outsmart humans all the time.”

She says over the years, Pat has had many difficult cases.

“There’s been a few, but the situation is basically the same; a high-spirited horse that learned to fight or fear humans who used domination rather than communication.

When a horse has that much fear or distrust, turning that around can be very challenging and take a fair bit of expertise.

Pat has travelled all over the world and been given some of the most challenging and dangerous horses to ‘fix’. It’s all worked of course but continuing the success means the owners have to also learn how to do what the horse needs and not go back to their old ways.”

Linda says audiences on their Australian tour can expect a stimulating, fun (“Pat says bring two pairs of socks as we’ll blow the first pair off!”) and rewarding insight into horse whispering - and even if the closest you get to horses is punting on one at the Melbourne Cup (err, that’s me) their show offers lessons that can be applied outside of the equine world.

Like dealing with teenagers, for instance.

“Our students will tell you that Parelli changed their life. This is because we teach people how to be better communicators and leaders, be puzzle-solvers and solutionary (not really a word, but we love it). They make fundamental changes attitudinally and learn skills that they naturally apply to their everyday life as parent, boss, employee, team member, etc.

Parelli is WAY more than riding.” PL The Parelli Australia Tour 2015 heads to Perth on Saturday, November 14, at the State Equestrian Centre, Brigadoon.Visit parelliaustraliatour.com for details. october 2015 | PRIMOLIFE

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Carmen Jenner meets Aldo and Abby from Australia’s favourite TV household A Place to Call Home. Image CRIB CREATIVE

IT’S ALMOST UNHEARD of for an Australian TV drama series to be resurrected, especially by another network.

But one series has bucked the trend: picked up by Foxtel’s SoHo channel, A Place to Call Home has been signed up for season three and four.

The show’s loyal fan base ‘oooh’ and ‘ah’ in all the right places at a special advance screening of the first episode of season three in the Art-Deco Cygnet Theatre. We’re also privy to the alternate dramatic ending of season two.

Although many of those sighs are directed at the cheeky Aldo Mignone who plays Gino Poletti in the series. He appears in the flesh for the screening alongside his vivacious on-screen wife Anna Bligh, played by Abby Earl. Abby dons a dreamy Zimmermann lace dress as they ham it up for the audience.

Any attempt at conducting a serious interview the following day is delightfully abandoned by their playful banter.

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Today Abby is dressed in a Toni Maticevksi skirt and Bally leather jacket.

Her dancer’s physique suits both the contemporary and 1950s-inspired wardrobe her role demands and channels Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly.

All her outfits are made and designed specifically for her from the twirly full skirted gowns the era was so famous for, to the high-waisted working jeans matched with a button-down tucked-in shirt and boots she wears for her new role as a farmer’s wife; a look she refers to as country chic.

After asking Abby whether she resembles Anna in real life, Aldo chimes in with, “Yeah, she’s loud, annoying and outgoing,” but is quick to add as any smart husband would, onscreen or otherwise:“But she’s also incredibly helpful to others too.” Abby adds, “She also flies off her emotions. She knows who she is.” She points out her lucky bag of rice she keeps close by, “For luck,” she adds.

Aldo’s character Gino, lives during Aldo’s grandfather’s time, who arrived by

boat with little money and had to create a new life in a foreign country. Aldo also admits he’s a risk-taker, impatient, seizes the moment, an opportunist and has strong family values; clearly evident by those dark southern Italian looks and his plans on returning to his family once the show’s fanfare dies down.

For those who aren’t yet fans, A Place to Call Home is a tale of love and loss set against a backdrop of social change during the 1950s in the aftermath of World War II. It’s a melodrama centred around the wealthy and pastoralist family the Blighs, who reside at the opulent Ash Park in the town of Inverness in NSW. Noni Hazlehurst plays the Blighs matriarch and is a delight to watch and Abby states: “We’ve grown up with her on screen from Play School to Little Fish to The Sullivans. She has set the bar high but has also taught us to be proud of the genre.”

In fact, many similarities can be drawn between The Sullivans and A Place to Call Home. Both deal with the tribulations of war and the attention to detail with the historical and cultural accuracies are quite remarkable.

Both Abby and Aldo agree it’s wonderful to be back. “99% of the cast returned. The camaraderie is just great. Everyone wants to be there,” says Abby. Aldo agrees. “It’s so much fun. It’s like being on camp. We’ve all bonded, including with the directors Ian Barry, Lynn-Maree Danzey and Shirley Barrett.” He adds: "It’s great the fans are on board and that Foxtel recognised the quality of the show.”

“I was living on red wine and chocolate when I got the call the show was returning,” declares Abby. “But they are so good together,” jokes Aldo. Exactly as Anna and Gino are on-screen, particularly during their wedding which was filmed sequentially and added to the tension of the big day. Aldo notes, “Normally we’re in make-up together but for the wedding I didn’t see Anna until the actual event. It was nerve-wracking and just like a real wedding.”

As Abby and Aldo are whisked off to their next engagement I ask them for any advice for budding young actors. They both agree that drama school isn’t essential and to immerse yourself with the theatre and scripts, and to find a good agent. Cautionary advice is added specifically for females, “Never shy away.,” Abby adds: “I want to thank Perth for being so supportive and loyal. And since I graduated (from WAAPA) I’ve always felt so loved when I return.”

A Place to Call Home is currently on Sunday nights on Foxtel’s SoHo channel. PL primolife.com.au

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Amanda Canzurlo, aka Bloom, will be bringing her brand of ambient pop to the Ellington Jazz Club in November. We find out what makes this young musician tick.

Songs of love and loss PRIMOLife Tell us who you are and what you do.

Bloom My name is Amanda Canzurlo; singer-songwriter, I perform under the pseudonym of Bloom.

PL What do you sing in the shower?

B I don’t actually sing in the shower! I must be the only singer who doesn’t. Being an independent artist, life can be a little hectic at times, so the shower is my one escape from the world, it’s my quiet place.

PL Who are your musical heroes?

B There are a lot of musicians I look up to or that have inspired me at different times of my life, Sting, Laura Pausini, Celine Dion, Tina Turner - they were some of my main influences growing up. Now that I know more about the “business” side of things - I draw a lot of my inspiration from my musical peers here in Perth, as I know how tough it is being independent.

PL What’s on your Spotify/iPod playlist at the moment?

B I like to explore the “moods” so the last shuffle play was the “Deep Dark Indie” genre… BUT the last playlist I made up

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was a collection of 90s RnB classics – Craig David, Shaggy, TLC – I usually listen to that before getting ready for a girls night out!

PL Who would be your dream musical mentor or collaborator?

B In keeping with my current direction, I would love to write a track with Jon Bellion, SOHN or KWABS. Great voices and beautiful minds – I think they would really push my own creative boundaries and take my own writing to the next level. . . ahhh, a girl can dream.

PL Tell us about your new EP. B This is the first EP for Bloom. It is dark, moody and chilled. I like to describe it as ambient pop. Think BANKS meets Lana Del Rey. Lots of cool electronica, a recent addition to my sound. The stories are all about love, loss and death, all topics we can all relate to and I think we can feel the most alone when going through these tough times, so hopefully through the lyrics and music people can feel comfort on some level and know that they aren’t alone.

PL What do you love about Perth/WA? B The beaches! So cliché but it is true, we

have amazing weather and I love to escape for a weekend away exploring our South West.

PL What are you looking forward to most?

B Launching my new EP! It has been over a year of writing and recording and I am super-excited to FINALLY share it with everyone at The Ellington on November 18. I don’t want to give too much away, but the audio/visual aspects of the night will be pretty impressive – sooooo excited to bring the songs to life in front of a live audience.

PL How would you sum up your fashion style?

B Casual, simple. I am a jeans ‘n’ T-shirt girl when I’m off stage, oh and lots of black! I do love Sass & Bide though, and they are bringing some bursts of colour into my closet. PL primolife.com.au

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IT WAS THE night of nights for Peard Real Estate employees, as a group of over 200 staff members and special guests gathered at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre for the 2015 Awards for Excellence.

The yearly event recognises the top performing offices and staff for the financial year, including sales associates, property management, administration, finance and settlement staff. The evening kicked off with pre-dinner canapÊs and cocktails overlooking Perth’s beautiful skyline, followed by a seated dinner and awards presentation.

Dea Lalovic, Tahnee Staltari, Natalie Du Preez & Bianca Borgogno

Terryn Hall, Mandy Bizzaca, Danielle Lukan, Emma Malone & Brian Godwin

Ray Weir, Steve Harding, Warren Littlefair, Susan Croft & Troy Allen

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Paul Kettle, Chas Paridis, Hugh Le, Justin Chidlow, Kyla Wood, Ben Keevers & Sacha Daniel

Nadine de St Jorre, Karen Lloyd, Karen Willis & Shaun Pettit

Danielle & Todd Utley, Byron Wallace, Jeff Coghill, David & Gemima Mead

Helen York, Mitch Russell, Susan Croft, David Lomax, Michelle Dasborough, Graham York, Cheryl Davis, Rob Davis & Julie Pym

Chanel Williams, Marcus Lord, Victoria Paterson, Mick Evans & Sam Mannino

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by MATTHEW MILLS

Fringe benefits

The battle of the low-hanging hair was one I just couldn’t muster up energy for. I’ll save my ire for expensive socks.

EXPLAINING TO SAM exactly why he had to get his fringe cut was one of those moments when being an adult makes no sense.

It was the night before he headed off to camp and we’d just received a polite but firm email from his form tutor.

The length of his fringe, she stated, contravened the expectations the school had long held as far as hairstyles went. It was unsuitable and it was absolutely necessary that he get it cut before boarding the bus the next day.

There wasn’t actually the threat that he would be denied access to three nights sharing a dorm in the bush with his buddies if we didn’t comply, but the undercurrent was very much that no discussion would be entered into.

Sam, however, did want to discuss the issue.

Why, he asked, was the fact that occasionally his fringe would flop in front of his right eye such a health risk? Why could his mates with haircuts equally hipster but not quite so long have their style of choice? Why was everyone so down on his retro-flick when there were girls in his class with hair so long they could do a good Cousin It impression? And why, when his classroom walls were peppered with motivational posters urging him to ‘be himself ’, was he not allowed this tiny, harmless expression of his individuality?

I wanted, of course, to answer his questions, to agree that it obviously wasn’t a health risk, to rail with him about the fact that conservative culture always favours short hair on boys and long hair on girls and discuss at length the sad fact that the idea of individuality among children being seen as a good thing is a myth and that society fears anyone who strays outside the herd, despite the innate truth that every hero, real life or fictional, is in some way a maverick.

But I didn’t. I just said: “Look, Sam. Just let your mother cut it.”

Path of least resistance, you see – one a pessimist would describe as defeatist, while an optimist would file under ‘pick your battles wisely’.

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that was the life lesson that our 13-yearold boy took from the experience, one that his elder brothers had already learned.

Felix, for instance, spent many an afternoon in detention for the heinous crimes of having his shirt untucked or, shockingly, not wearing a belt with his shorts, which are good examples of just how strict their school’s dress code has become.

The list of rules seems endless, with plenty of seasonal variations and strict regulations for accessories as well as hairstyles. Backpacks, for instance, have to be the school issue and, for the last couple of years, socks do too.

Yes, I kid you not, our children face disciplinary hearings if they arrive at school with the wrong socks – and there are two types, blue and white, the former only to be worn with long trousers or jogging bottoms, the latter only permitted with shorts, skirts or dresses.

And of course, they can only be bought at the school uniform shop – at five bucks a pair. Compare that to what you’d pay for socks in K-Mart and it hits you that school uniform is very expensive – nothing else in our kids’ wardrobe’s costs anywhere near what they wear to school.

Sam’s questioning of the style rules has come with the dawn of his teenage years and a reboot of how he views his self image – and it’s more or less a certainty that Daisy,

our 12-year-old daughter, will be the next to try to push the limits of what she can get away with, school uniform wise.

She has already, for instance, stated that she doesn’t need a new dress for the summer term, a revelation that at first I was more than surprised by.

Daisy turning down the chance to buy new clothes is a rare thing – the girl loves to shop, has already posted her credentials as a fashionista for whom there can never be too many shoes or sparkly Supre tops – so I was reeling until my wife explained our daughter’s thinking.

“She doesn’t want a new dress,” she told me, “because the uniform shop will sell her one for a 12-year-old.”

My blank expression prompted more explanation – Daisy for the last two years has been happily wearing dresses designed for a nine-year-old, meaning that on her pixietype frame the hemline is nicely above the knee.

Put her in a 12-year-old’s version, and she may as well be wearing a Victorian-style tent.

As the penny dropped, I asked my wife how I’d missed something so obvious – and she pointed out that, as an alumni of a posh Edinburgh girls school, she was very well versed in the uniform manipulation techniques teenage girls have used to frustrate teachers (and fathers) for generations.

So I have to accept then, that there will be more emails to come, more to and fro as we debate what is an acceptable look to take into the classroom.

And throughout, the truth will be that I will back the school.Yes, despite my instinctive urge to back the rebel, encourage the free-thinker and hold the system to account, I will always end up just telling my children to tuck their shirts in, comb their hair and accept that there are times short skirts just aren’t acceptable.

Why? Well, there’s that one last truth about school uniforms I haven’t yet mention – kids always look great in them which gives us great pics to post on Facebook on the first day of term. That makes all the hassle worthwhile. PL primolife.com.au

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