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’m going to start a small business. It doesn’t really long-term unemployment of young people has increased matter what: something in the hospitality trade? dramatically, with almost 30 per cent being unemployed Clerical? Digital services (that sounds like a growth for more than 12 months. area, even though I’m really not sure what it means) … This is possibly one of the most promising generations Anyhoo, as I said, the kind of business is irrelevant. Australia has ever produced: with better health care, Really, I’m just dead-set keen to gather up all the better focus on the importance of early childhood incredibly impressive young people I keep education, a generation of parents dedicated – meeting and employ them … at anything at all. some might even say overly so – to their welfare I’m calling These are the kind of people – alert, smart, and all the advantages of a digitally connected them thoughtful, reliable, organised – who could and accessible world, their experiences, do anything at all, and any business should expectations and horizons are already so generation be thrilled to have them. After spending time much wider than ours were at their age. hex with them, and being continually impressed by Yet, with all the advantages this glorious their qualities, I’m starting to fret that they won’t country has, we still can’t offer them the one, find the jobs they richly deserve. wonderful certainty that we had: the expectation of a Maybe I’ll find the jobs for them. job. It’s something close to a crime. One of the most alarming features of our I’m calling them Generation Hex because it seems confusing economic times is that – even with an they are living under a curse: the curse of affluence extraordinary amount of money sloshing through and advantage twinned with a sclerotic culture the system, and in a country that is remarkably rich that seems unable to imagine the possibilities of a by any international standard, and with a remarkably creative economy. What a waste of these impressive well-educated young population – youth unemployment young people. is disgracefully high. I know young women who write, manage small Recently published figures show the unemployment businesses for others, care for small children, teach and rate in Australia is 21.7 per cent for 15- to 19-year-olds volunteer, study and research. I know young men who and 10.6 per cent for 20- to 24-year-olds. Even worse, have more than one degree, have interned for more research from the UNSW Business School reveals the hours than they have been in paid employment and still

optimistically talk about the career they look forward to starting … soon. While they cling to their hopes, many small and medium-sized enterprises in this country persist in hiring skilled staff overseas rather than hiring and training local recruits for five times the cost, as online small business magazine SmartCompany has noted. That’s the sting in the tail for this lucky generation: their advantage has come at a cost – for them, for all of us. But that’s the financial paradox that so many of us seem still to struggle with, and find hard to accept – and that bewilders me. Of course the cost of education, the cost of living, the cost of existing in a country where the water is clean, where roads are not filled with landmines, where preventable disease is largely eradicated and where education is accessible and good is going to be high. You either pay to live in a safe, privileged place. Or you don’t live in one at all. The price we will have to pay for having a well-educated and able workforce will, and should, be a decent wage for a generation of young people who reasonably expect nothing less. \

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Paul Raynor has a hectic life as chef, restaurant owner and family man. But in his down time the 44-year-old would rather run a marathon than laze by a pool. His latest adventure is in a whole other realm: competing in the 30th Marathon des Sables (Marathon of the Sands) in Morocco, the toughest foot race in the world. Over 10 days, 1300 runners and walkers will tackle 250 kilometres across challenging terrain, not least the Sahara Desert. Not only that, they have to carry all their food and sleeping gear in a backpack. Water is rationed and the competitors sleep in Berber tents. This is Paul’s first ultramarathon/ endurance race and he was nervous and excited when TWR caught up with him at his Baths restaurant the day before he flew to Casablanca. “I have absolutely no idea how I’ll go,” he said. “But I always like a challenge.” Paul’s wife, Hilary, and their children, Harrison, 11, and Gabrielle, 20 months, are supporting him from their St Kilda home. “It’s the first time my No.1 cheer squad won’t be travelling with me.” \ TERESA MURPHY » www.marathondessables.com

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And then there were three An American entertainment conglomerate is among three candidates shortlisted to lease St Kilda’s Palais Theatre. Port Phillip Council has named California’s Live Nation Entertainment, Sydney’s family-operated Playbill and current lessee Palais Theatre Management out of 37 expressions of interest. The three will be asked to put forward proposals to lease the heritage-listed theatre. I Love My Palais, the group behind the fight to secure funding to restore the crumbling building, has written to the council requesting it ensures the candidates have St Kilda’s best interests in mind. One concern is whether Live Nation Entertainment – a company formed after the 2010 merger of ticket sales and distribution company Ticketmaster and live events company Live Nation – will allow the use of outside booking agents. The I Love My Palais group wants the council to consider the candidates’ commitment towards its vision for the St Kilda Triangle and foreshore, its community and the building’s heritage. Group member and RocKwiz producer Peter Bain-Hogg said Playbill was a fantastic

operator in Sydney and the current lessee was great for St Kilda’s community. “An international player is less likely to have local interests at heart than a local one,” he said. Along with running a souvenir and merchandising arm, Playbill manages Sydney’s heritage-listed music and entertainment venues the Hordern Pavilion and Royal Hall of Industries. Owner Michael Nebenzahl said the Palais would be a fantastic fit with the business’ two other iconic venues. “This venue will only be successful if it’s part of a bigger vision for St Kilda,” he said. Palais Theatre Management has operated the venue since 2007. Chief executive Neil Croker said the company built up the venue to be community focused. “We’ve very much shown that we understand St Kilda,” he said. A spokeswoman for Live Nation confirmed the company was shortlisted but would not comment further. Port Phillip mayor Amanda Stevens said the council was undertaking a rigorous procurement process for the long-term lease. “To encourage frank disclosure, including financial information, the nature and content of the proposals must remain confidential,” Cr Stevens said. \ CHLOE BOOKER

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Bread lovers in knead of a decent loaf have been muttering “d’oh” when walking past Fitzroy Street’s Baker D.Chirico recently. The 14-year-old bakery has been closed since late February after a faulty fire sprinkler destroyed its oven. However, bread fans will not have to wait much longer. Owner Daniel Chirico said the bakery would reopen within weeks. “We hope, at the worst case, to have it opened in seven weeks,” he said. After trying to source an oven locally, Mr Chirico said he was waiting for a new one to be built in Spain. He said he might use the opportunity to work on the shop’s interior, adding a new counter and bread display. “We’re just working with the timing of the oven,” he said. The bakery also suffered some ceiling, wall and structural damage. Mr Chirico said it had been a huge disappointment to let down customers, especially over Easter. It was also hard not being able to give a clear answer about when the bakery would reopen, he said. “We apologise to all our customers,” he said. “We’re quite determined to give them their bakery back.” \ CHLOE BOOKER

A graphic designer has launched a crowd-funding campaign to install large-scale artworks on the wall of a Balaclava restaurant. The corner of Carlisle and Nelson streets has become a hub for street art and coffee. Leib Leventhal, inspired by art on cafés Wall Two 80 and Glass Merchants, is hoping to install images on the wall of the restaurant opposite them, Ilona Staller. He said he believed art belonged on the street, where it was accessible to the public. “Why do we have to be subjected to commercial advertisements as part of our visual culture? Why not be subjected to art as well?” he said. Mr Leventhal draws his images about half their final size before they are scanned and printed onto self-adhesive vinyl and installed. He has had similar displays in Northcote and Thornbury funded by Darebin Council. Mr Leventhal lives outside Port Phillip and is not eligible for grants to fund the process in Balaclava. He hopes to raise $3500 by May 8. Ilona Staller and Wall Two 80 will give vouchers to those who contribute. \ CB Sure to rise: Baker D. Chirico owner Daniel Chirico says the shop will reopen within weeks, after suffering water damage from a faulty fire sprinkler. (DARREN HOWE)

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he nature of the Victorian Football League “I knew it was going to happen eventually but I means there is always a high turnover was very lucky that it took about seven years.” year-on-year. However, Ayres has a renewed sense of The alignment with the AFL and the league’s optimism ahead of 2015. He sees similarities susceptibility to the financial lure of local between this group and the one he found in suburban leagues makes it tough. 2008, and sees no reason why another formidable Gary Ayres knows this well, although as coach chapter cannot be built over the ensuing years. of standalone club Port Melbourne since 2008, he “I am really positive, actually,” Ayres says. “The has largely avoided mass turnovers. players have certainly embraced the education But the summer just past was different, they’ve received over the summer. We know we with a wealth of experience departing after need to get better, and the players, the coaches distinguished careers. and the staff all understand that and have Inspirational premiership captain embraced with intensity. “almost John Baird retired. Two-time J.J.Liston “I am quite buoyant. We have the 50 per cent medallist Shane Valenti decided to go belief that we can improve again. The of the list back to Noble Park. Champion defender question is whether that will happen is new” Sam Pleming has returned home to quickly or whether it will be gradual. It’s Maffra. Add to that Adrian Bonaddio, too early to tell.” Marcus Marigliani, Julian Rowe and Dan The Borough has recruited well too, Connors, and the Borough has lost more than with Jordan Lisle (Brisbane), Khan Haretuku 1100 games’ worth of VFL experience. (Frankston), Lucas Cook (North Ballarat), Leigh “Almost 50 per cent of the list is new,” Ayres Osborne (Gold Coast) and Nathan Batsanis says. “It’s almost the same scenario as it was when (Richmond) signing on the dotted line. The club I first came to the club back in 2007-08.” also retained several key senior players, including With so many club stalwarts leaving, Ayres Josh Scipione, Dan Noonan and Hugh Sandilands. was naturally despondent for a time, particularly The vagaries of the draw have given the Borough about Baird, Valenti and Pleming, with whom he a bye in the first round, meaning its first clash will had strong relationships. “These players weren’t be in round two, at home against Northern Blues. \ DANIEL PAPROTH only stars on the football field but they were dpaproth@theweeklyreview.com.au tremendous people off it,” he says.

On the mark: Josh Scipione is one of several key players to stay on at Port Melbourne for 2015. (DARREN HOWE)

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ith all due respect to the photographer and the art director, our hero shot of Joost Bakker is all wrong. It should not be set among the fertile fruit trees on his Monbulk property. It should place him before a raging bonfire. And no matter the setting, Joost (pronounced “Yoast”) should certainly not be smiling. His should be a furrowed brow. His features should not be touched by a lemony midday sun, but rather beaded with shadow and sweat that show his ire and his fire. Because, despite the photogenic, Dutch-blond appearance of this tulip-farmer-turned-restaurateur-turnedsustainable-designer-turned-artist (he is the ultimate Derek Zoolander “slashie”), this is a man of quite startling intensity. Sitting at his dining table, with floor-to-ceiling glass revealing bucolic vistas of crops and rolling hills, Bakker is focused on only one window – the one he now has to channel all the fire in his belly to you, our readers.

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COVER STORY served soup made from bones discarded by high-end restaurants such as Rockpool. At issue was the universal composter Bakker had put in the laneway outside the café. It turned food waste into compost, reducing its volume by 90 per cent. Bakker insisted it was impossible to run a zero-waste operation without the composter. But the City of Melbourne demanded he sign a contract accepting all liability for the machine and pay a $12,500 fee. Bakker says the conditions meant he had to close Brothl. “I didn’t have a choice. It’s been going on for three years. Right from day one we made the council aware we needed a universal composter in the laneway. We opened and they said they needed three weeks to work a permit out. “The contract finally came through, about two years

Leading from the front is how Bakker likes to fly. But he has learnt, yet again, that it has its perils. Greenhouse by Joost, his 2010 Sydney venue, was an exercise in sustainability. Everything about it – from its construction to the food it served – was designed to produce zero waste. But the venture failed and cost Bakker $300,000, forcing him to re-mortgage his house. Why didn’t the concept work? “Because it was such an overwhelming package,” he says. “It was a building, it was growing food, I think it was too much.” Fortunately Bakker’s brushes with bankruptcy have not managed to wrest from his hands the title to his self-designed – and Design Files’ endorsed – family house. More importantly to him, the commercial failures have failed to temper his drive. When you lift the shiny hood and start looking around at the engine that propels Bakker forward at a great rate, it’s not the need for affirmation or money or even influence that’s powering him. It’s dissatisfaction.

ANDREW McUTCHEN meets an artist who just wants to change the world

GREEN MAN “This is for The Weekly Review Review, right? That magazine delivered to most of Melbourne each week?” he asks, with just enough of a baritone lilt in his voice to confirm that he’s not from around here. A nod from me, an opening question, and he’s off … What got him out of bed this morning? “It’s a naïve sense that I think I can make a change, it’s as simple as that,” he says. OK, so what does he want to change today? “There’s lots of media hype around ‘sustainable methods’ and there are chefs that are becoming well-known that say they are about that, but it’s just a coding. It’s not really a deep-down kind of belief. And I find that incredibly frustrating. “You have René Redzepi and Heston Blumenthal and all these guys saying Melbourne is at the so-called cutting edge of hospitality around the globe. Yet there’s a thing called a universal composter – something I’d made a big deal about by putting one in the entrance to the Sydney Greenhouse (a temporary installation and dining venue on Sydney Harbour) in 2010 – and meanwhile the City of Melbourne got one for free and they weren’t even using it. The MCG had one, too. Also unused. “By 2012, when I opened Silo (his green-credentialled Melbourne café that became the popular, but recently closed, Brothl), I’d given up. Now there are more than 100 universal composters in Melbourne alone. So they finally happened, but sometimes it really gets me down that I think things just aren’t happening fast enough.” It was the agonisingly slow rate of change and excessive red tape that forced the closure last month of Bakker’s visionary Brothl, a zero-waste eatery that 10 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

later, and it said we needed to accept liability for the council as well as ourselves,” he says. “There were no limits on it. No restaurateur in Melbourne would accept that. So we said that we would close and not renew our lease. They must have thought we were bluffing, because we were so busy. We weren’t bluffing.” How big was the offending composter? “It takes up about as much space as a wheelie bin.”

rothl closed its doors six weeks ago, but not before it had attracted worldwide attention, including from The New York Times. “You can imagine how happy they were to hear it had closed right as the story went to print,” Bakker says. Is he disappointed? “Of course. It doesn’t make any sense. I know that a lot of people higher up in the council are thinking, ‘How did this happen?’. The council needs new legislation, new thinking. It’s really disappointing. But in the end, I’m not a hospitality person, I’m an artist who likes creating new concepts. And Brothl was a vehicle for the concept of a zero-waste restaurant. It set a new precedent, and it’s had an impact on the way restaurants view and deal with waste.” Besides, Bakker says, we haven’t heard the last of Brothl. “The concept well and truly lives on,” he says. “I can’t say anything right now, but we’re well into planning something. And this is what inspires me every day, the things still to come.”

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“Whether it’s buildings, or fashion, or what we eat and how we grow it, my work is all about seeing how the world could be,” he says. “I see something stupid going on and I think, ‘Why don’t we just change that?’; I don’t accept things as they are.” Joost Bakker was born in Holland and lived there with his parents until he was nine. The family settled in Monbulk. His creative streak was picked up young. “My teacher in grade 1 said to my mum, ‘You need to get this guy working with a local artist one day a week’. She could see that I was preoccupied with drawing and being artistic … That started it.” Bakker’s journey as an artist has been quite the opposite to the rule of thumb. Rather than needing a day job to support his art, he has used his art to “subsidise all this hospitality stuff”. “If I’m in the s--t and I need money, then I’ll take a commission,” he says. “When we were building this house we ran out of money and I just took on a whole bunch of work. I’m lucky in that sense. I’m one of the few artists that actually makes more money out of my art than I do out of all the other stuff that I do. Usually artists operate the opposite way.” One of Bakker’s most charming idiosyncrasies is this totally unreconstructed view of art, artists and celebrity; art is work, artists are plain old workers and celebrity is an impediment to your commercial success. If there’s a category of person he looks up to, it’s those who work with the land. “I have a real soft spot for people who grow natural things,” he says. “Like farmers, who generally understand how precious a lot of things are. In contrast I see such a complete disconnect between nature and human beings in cities.

BAKKER TO THE FUTURE THINGS Joost IS LOOKING FORWARD TO

“I see something stupid going on & I think, ‘Why don’t we just change that?’. I don’t accept things as they are”

MILK TAPS IN CAFÉS It drives me nuts that you’ve got cafés all over Australia generating thousands of bottles. I mean, we’re talking 100,000 bottles a year for one café! Not only that, you’ve got trucks driving down to Timboon with empty plastic bottles. It’s madness. Milk taps are coming and it couldn’t be soon enough.

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“Sadly, most people in the world that have a really deep understanding of farming and nature, and are incredibly good growers, and understand biology and the world, and grow beautiful food, are either camera-shy or not very good at explaining themselves. They’re generally not interested in publicity.” When I ask what inspires him in his rare moments of despair, the answer comes fast, more a reflex than a reflection: “My children.” Bakker has three daughters, Ruby, Charlie and Remy, with his wife Jennie, who is also from Monbulk. They met at the local pub when he was 20 and she was 17. They’ve been married 13 years. “They’re probably the best thing that has ever happened to me, really. I mean the questions they ask and the way that they look at things. They’re forever questioning stuff. Like, what is Brothl? “A grade 5 teacher came up to me one day and said, ‘Did you just open a brothel?’ because the kids were talking about it in their class as if it was totally normal, ‘My daddy has a brothel’.” Talk of his children calms Bakker. What does he do for fun? “I just hang out with the kids and do stuff. When you live on a farm, there’s always weeding to be done and plants to be pruned. I’m not as busy as I used to be, that’s for sure. I’ve become a little bit smarter about not taking on a million projects.” Our interview, which has flamed and then burned down to coals, appears to be finishing on a warm note, but there is still time for one last flare-up. The topic of children has Bakker back to the future: “In 100 years’ time, our grandkids will be studying our time. They’ll be saying, ‘What were these people thinking, that they could just ruin the planet in a matter of 50 years and discard almost everything that has been mined out of the soil?’. “I think that it will change, and it will change very fast. Like, my kids will just go, ‘Well no. I’m not using that new material, I’m going to think about reusing something first and then I’ll think about who’ll use it after me’.” \ amcutchen@theweeklyreview.com.au WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK @

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MY VIEW \ KATRINA HALL

Indeed, what could they possibly want? Is it so important, or top secret, that it cannot be recorded? The likelihood that this person was about to offer me billions of dollars from a recent lottery win was there, because I get those offers frequently via email, alongside a litany of notices from banks I’ve never used confirming pay transfers and some very kind, broken-English offers of marriage from females in faraway lands often referring to me as Kind Sir. But what else could it be? A cold call from a real estate agent? Someone from council checking to see if anyone in my house needs a hearing assessment? And even in these scenarios, which happen from time to time, even real estate agents and the girl from the vet and the dude from Optus always, always leave messages that include an explanation. So I did the very modern thing and I Googled that person. Obsessive yes, but I was annoyed, because in this crazy, shifting world where our work is with us 24 hours a day in that little smartphone in our pocket, which in some ways has made us all super-efficient but also always on call, is it not unreasonable to expect someone to let you know why they might want you to spend a moment of your life calling them back? Then I realised I was wasting my time obsessing and being cross and so I just bit the bullet and I called her back. And yes, she did want something from me but nothing too sinister, just run of the mill work stuff, which makes me wonder why, oh why dear person, why didn’t you just say so in the first place? Just say why, people. \ khall@theweeklyreview.com.au

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and salad vegetables in a small rear garden. The café makes its own milkshake and soda syrups and a classy selection of baked treats.

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hen was the last time you had Provence in France and in Central Victoria a glass of wine from western as head winemaker at Mitchelton. Victoria? Despite three of the “These people have just got this biggest names in Victorian wine hailing incredible history that’s been such an from the Grampians – two of them have important part of Victoria’s wine fabric and been producing wine for more than yet they’re just so humble and they just get 100 years – I get the feeling the region on with it. doesn’t always get the love it deserves “They’ve got all these riches, but they from drinkers. don’t boast about them; they just get on Since the 19th century, the Grampians and make great wine. I love that about and the vineyards in Western Victoria have the Grampians.” made headlines. Haines says there’s a sense of Dame Nellie Melba famously community in the western Victorian bathed in a bath filled with region, which takes in Henty, “they just Seppelt’s “champagne” and Grampians and the Pyrenees. get on & the winery pioneered one “Everyone’s kind of connected make great of Australia’s unique wines, in some way, and mostly sparkling shiraz. connected to Trevor Mast in wine” More recently, Best’s Great some way. It’s incredible the Western won the lauded Jimmy influence that he had everywhere,” Watson trophy for its elegant 2011 Bin 1 says Haines. shiraz – an award previously dominated Mast was winemaker at Best’s Great by big shiraz from over the border in Western before moving to Mount Langi South Australia. Ghiran, halfway between the Grampians The region’s history, terroir and sheer and the Pyrenees, in 1979. In 1987 Mast quality of its grapes drew winemaker Ben bought the winery. Haines west to the post of chief winemaker “You feel that sense of history for at Mount Langi Ghiran. sure. You scratch a little bit and you just “The region’s history is something I’ve keep scratching and more things just felt in a pretty short period of time; it’s keep opening up. It’s quite amazing,” something really humbling,” says Haines, says Haines. \ bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au who has made wine in the Yarra Valley, in

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FOOD \ KENDALL HILL REVIEWS ROSA’ SA S CANTEEN SA’

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week before opening Rosa’s Canteen, Melbourne’s favourite Sicilian-Aussie chef, Rosa Mitchell, confided her innermost thoughts to me. I was dining pre-cinema at Rosa’s Kitchen, her bustling diner up the northern end of the CBD, tucking into a pasta dish that had that brilliant balance between rustic and refined, as Rosa’s food often does. She stopped by for a quick chat and mentioned how everyone had been madly busy getting the Canteen ready up the other end of town, amid the legal and banking classes. “It’s a beautiful space,” she smiled, “but to be honest, it’s a bit posh for me.” Posh? Pshaw. It’s certainly more polished than the average Rosa Mitchell eatery, with stark white walls, granite and terrazzo tiling, glossy wood floors and designer louvres over the spreading plane trees of Little Bourke. But it’s not posh so much as corporate. Apart from the name, the only hint that this is an Italian eatery in the authentic, provincial mould is the branch of bay leaves drying in the kitchen. Maybe they could hang a few ropes of garlic and chilli around the place, make it more homely. At the moment – and it is still a work in progress when we visit – the look doesn’t really match the warmth of the food or service. On those two fronts, there are no complaints. As usual, Mitchell has assembled a crack team of restaurant professionals who have things humming along nicely in her absence. Head chef Braeden Cleave and his young team manage a convincing impersonation of Rosa’s soulful Italian, starting with a generous serve of four deeply tanned and very satisfying cauliflower fritters with a punchy basil aïoli, and ending with crisp, sugary cannoli that would easily pass muster in Messina (the Sicilian city, not the ice-cream parlour). Diners can watch the BEEF CARPACCIO young team at work – perhaps hand-cranking fettucine or shaping agnolotti – in the gleaming steel vault of the bursting with late summer flavour, strewn with buffalo open kitchen. mozzarella, basil leaves and San Daniele prosciutto – the I always think of Rosa’s restaurants (and she’s had a good stuff. It’s pretty wonderful. few) as somewhere I can go to relax, laugh, and eat and Of the five pastas on offer I would usually choose drink well, and this is no different. The small wine list the carbonara but this time I don’t and I regret it, a is almost equal parts Italian and Australian, with little. Instead we go for the fettucine with prawns four whites and four reds each by the glass and and zucchini, a bold move given so many the house pinot grigio and sangiovese on tap at go to crimes have been committed against fettucine $45 a litre or part thereof. There’s also a page relax, laugh in this country over the decades. of amari (Italian liqueurs) and grappas for This is definitely not one of them, but I those who like to linger, or to laugh for longer. & eat & drink well find myself wishing for more depth to the The dishes are unmistakably Rosa’s, dish. The prawns and zucchini don’t seem to characterised by their simplicity and seasonality be enough, in themselves, to carry the pasta, but and an innate understanding that they should the crushed pistachio and a garlicky oil base help lift be delicious. As in the calamari salad, which balances the tone occasionally. Likewise, in the cassarecci with the deep-fried pleasures of al dente squid bits with the lamb ragout and peas, I want bigger flavours, a richer freshness of endive and the acidity of a vinaigrette-style sauce, than what is delivered. However a side of market dressing. Or in a carpaccio of Yarra Valley beef, its greens is a big consolation with its freshly shelled peas, richness tempered by shredded radicchio, the bite of beautiful broccoli and malt-coloured shavings of salted fresh parsley and the salty seasoning of Parmesan. ricotta on top. There’s a Caprese salad of plump tomato pieces

Mostly, though, the classics are just as you’d expect. A generous saltimbocca features two large-ish planks of veal pan-fried with ribbons of pancetta and sage leaves on a pallet of sautéed radicchio. And the tongue, a staple of Rosa’s Kitchen, is rendered here as crisp fried hunks with an atoning salad of endive and garden radish tossed in a terrifically minty oil that matches smartly with the meat. We would have ordered the squab, served with pancetta and potato, but the kitchen had run out. Now there’s a bourgeois disaster if I’ve ever heard one. Sweets are super simple. There’s that cannoli (highly recommended), a daily tart or cheese. Or, if you ask very nicely, the kitchen might oblige with a bowl of their own gelati. Ask for the strawberry panna cotta if it’s on. Like much of Rosa’s Canteen, you won’t regret it. \ khill@theweeklyreview.com.au TO READ MORE REVIEWS

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blast in your face when you get told a few times you’re going to snuff it. It doesn’t help your self-confidence”

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FORCE OF LIFE

“You really get a

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\ STEVE DOW MEETS FILM DIRECTOR & ORGAN TRANSPLANT SURVIVOR PAUL COX

e hallucinates and animals fall from the sky. The fog of his first chemotherapy at 68, injected into the liver, eventually clears, but Australia’s most prolific film auteur then vividly dreams of a funeral – his own, with the recurring actors from his more than 30 feature films and documentaries, mostly made in Melbourne, cast as mourners. “Even if it’s me in the coffin,” writes Paul Cox in his notepad upon waking, “what’s the big deal?” As a child, Cox knew he would travel but hotel lobbies terrify him. The slick, empty architecture of glass and concrete is not for him; he likes the clutter of objects for they signify life. Hospitals induce hidden vulnerability, too, but he values Australia’s universal health-care system given his ethos of equality, and waits his turn on the list for a liver transplant. While he waits, Cox watches death catch good people before they can be allocated a new organ, thanks to Australia’s “opt-in” donation system that creates scarcity, particularly for people such as Cox who have rare blood types and thus limited organ compatibility. This will be the subject of Cox’s new film, Force of Destiny Destiny, with David Wenham playing a character loosely based on him. The film looks likely to be released in early August to coincide with Donate Life Week. Mortality and random survival have characterised Paul Cox’s entire life. Half his neighbours died when the Germans bombed and invaded his hometown of Venlo in the Netherlands. People dug through the stones to find their loved ones. For his first dozen years, walking through ruins marked his waking hours. As an adult, Cox’s delicate films have been pockmarked with life’s uncertainty. Loneliness within relationships is a staple of the Cox oeuvre, too. Too much wine over a lifetime was initially thought to have been a big factor in his liver’s demise; eventually the doctors realised that, since birth, Cox has suffered from haemochromatosis – excess iron in the blood. In hospital, Cox’s thoughts turned to his earthly departure, his brother Wim in Germany, whom he barely got to know growing up, and his two “crazy sisters” who are still “semi-Catholic” and pray on his behalf to Father Damien, the Belgian priest who died of leprosy after devoting his life to a leper colony on a Hawaiian island. The priest, canonised as a saint, was the subject of Cox’s epic 1999 film, Molokai, starring Wenham in the lead role. The production was marked by nasty disputes between Cox and the producers, who wanted Robin Williams to play Damien and who fought with Cox over his insistence on casting large numbers of actual lepers. Cox and Wenham slept on the island of Molokai among its inhabitants. Later, Cox was forced to take the producers to court to win back his film, but not before they had cut the film negatives. The stress of Cox’s commitment to his art has taken a toll on his health over the years, but the succour has always been the extended family the director has made of his actors and crew. Melbourne-born Wendy Hughes, who starred in four Cox films between 1979 and 2008 – Kostas, Lonely Hearts, My First Wife and Salvation – took the director on long drives during his illness, which brought him low throughout 2009. As old mates and comrades, they didn’t need to say much on these drives. Accompanying Cox to the Austin Hospital, Hughes popped the question to doctors: how long does he have to live? Six months, was the reply. But Hughes herself would die of

cancer in March 2014, another to the list of Cox’s film family already departed. Sheila Florance was battling cancer when she made Cox’s film about a woman dying from the disease – A Woman’s Tale won her an Australian Film Institute best actress award nine days before she died in 1991. John Hargreaves died of AIDS in 1996, a dozen years after his brilliant performance as a man whose marriage is collapsing, in Cox’s most autobiographical film before his illness, My First Wife. Then there was the extraordinarily humble actor and musician Norman Kaye, who appeared in almost every Cox feature film, claimed by Alzheimer’s disease in 2007. Cox’s own threatened life brings its value into sharp relief, and presages homesickness – but he’s never been sure where his home is. For decades, he has lived here in Melbourne, where he first came as an exchange student in 1963, fell in love, and eventually returned to stay, even though that relationship, like so many, was snuffed within a year. He bought his cosy, womb- or hive-like two-storey home in Albert Park with its own coffee shop, Vincent’s Place. Cox filled the house with clocks he repaired himself, with sculptures, and movie and still cameras. The walls of his study are covered in photographs. When she was five, his daughter, Kyra, from his only marriage, came to live with him and they grew up together.

Epic: Paul Cox’s 1999 film Molokai, stars David Wenham, left, as Father Damien, and Peter O’Toole as a dying Englishman. (SUPPLIED \ SMH)

His sons, eldest child Ezra and youngest, Marius, grew up with their mothers. A pipe or cigar has been Cox’s most conspicuous life companion, taking up residence beneath his walrus moustache, but the director kicked the smoking habit before he fell ill.

inally, on Christmas Day, 2009, a young man died suddenly in Melbourne. His organs were distributed to seven people, saving several lives. Paul Cox got the liver, and life, and survivor guilt. “For a long time, when people came, there was great elation all around me, and I felt immensely saddened by the whole thing,” recalls Cox a little more than five years later. He turns 75 this week. “I grieved for that young man very badly. I don’t know why, but for weeks I grieved: for his family, for his mother. I didn’t know it was a young man at the time. That became clear later. It was an enormous gift my life had been given.” Force of Destiny involves another dash of luck: when the Austin Hospital was moving beds and facilities into its new Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre, a whole upper hospital floor was emptied and became available to use as a film set. The film stars David Wenham as a sculptor and transplant patient who falls in love with an Indian woman in the hospital. And yes, the narrative twist mimics life: recovering with his

new liver, Cox met another transplant recipient, Balinese-born Rosie Raka, and had dinner with her. Raka, now 38, fell ill one day with what she thought was the flu and woke up two weeks later with a new liver. Neither Cox nor Rosa had been expected to live. At dinner, they clicked, finding much in common apart from matching scars. They are still together; it is the longest and most successful relationship Cox has ever had. The director says he has learnt to be more loving and grateful since his transplant. “When you live on the edge of the void for a long time, it changes your attitude,” he says. “I think people are remarkably arrogant towards their own destiny, towards their own existence, their own death. We stomp upon the face of the Earth as though we own it, you know? “You really get a blast in your face when you get told a few times you’re going to snuff it. It doesn’t help your self-confidence,” he says, then laughs. “Suddenly you realise this is all nonsense; the whole human endeavour is a farce. Modern life is a fraud. Our true spirit can soar much further and more beautifully than what we’ve done. I’ve always thought we don’t use what we’re most capable of.” Later, in a Sydney café, I talk to David Wenham about what brought him back to work with Cox on Force of Destiny Destiny. “There is no one like Cox,” says the actor. “He is unique, and we need him, and people like him. I watched Molokai a little while ago: it’s unmistakably a Paul Cox film. He is completely an auteur, because everything you see on the screen, and hear, has got Paul’s fingerprints all over it. Ninety per cent of his take on the world, I would agree with. It feels rather symbiotic, the relationship. “Did you ask Paul if I play him in Force of Destiny? If you were to ask if I’m playing him, you would receive a barrage,” Wenham says, laughing. “Apparently, I’m not playing Paul.” Wenham found it difficult at first when working with Cox on Molokai – the director works “poetically”, knowing where an actor should be in a shot, sometimes counter to the actor’s intuition. Was Force of Destiny the same? “Pretty much. We still had little run-ins. But Cox is Cox,” Wenham says. Cox is surely grateful to be alive, but has not lost his irascibility or his willingness to call out the culture’s shortcomings. “The celebration of the war in the past here, that’s the identity of Australia … The celebration of when you join the army you’re automatically a hero, is pretty sickening.” The arts, he says, deserves a stronger place in contemporary life. Attorney-General and Arts Minister George Brandis is an “absolute fool” for cutting $100 million over four years from arts spending. Cox says we celebrate death and destruction as much as life and happiness. Cox is known to quote the sacred ancient text of the Bhagavad Gita, a Hindu scripture – “Love is interwoven with light, love leads to light, but this light is not ours” – yet he declares: “God didn’t create us. We created Him/Her.” So how did he feel about his family and others praying to Father Damien to save his life? He laughs. “It’s quite funny. I don’t dismiss it, because the people did it out of love.” He admires their faith? “I have great respect for their faith. I don’t have it myself.” Reading Cox’s 2011 book Tales from the Cancer Ward, it sounds like he hews to Buddhism. However he says: “The cause of most evil in the world is religion. I’m absolutely opposed to all religions, even Buddhism … “At some stage in life, when we start to think and feel and struggle, we discover either consciously or subconsciously that we have metaphysical needs – all of us. I would light up a candle at night because that connects me to all tribes of man. “I once bought an old shrine from a Buddhist monk who had carried this thing all the way from Tibet to Box Hill. All carved by some Tibetan craftsman. When you open the door, you can smell the incense of centuries, and all the people who have stood in front of it.” \ sdow@theweeklyreview.com.au WE WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK @

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and www.comparethemarket.com.au take much of the legwork out of comparing energy providers. But watch out. Some comparison services list only providers who pay them a fee and have been reported to skew their comparison results according to the remuneration they receive. It’s a smart move to follow up any comparison search directly with the supplier. Or you could conduct multiple searches on several sites and compare results. Choosing a low-cost energy provider depends on where you live and how you use energy. If you use power in off-peak periods, look for the best off-peak prices. Some energy retailers offer discounts of 10 per cent for gas and electricity customers prepared to switch providers. The best deals are often with small retailers that don’t have a well-known brand and have to attract customers with a better price. Put the alternative prices you’ve found to your current supplier. There’s a good chance it will make a counter offer. And don’t forget the practical things you can do to cut energy use, such as turning off the bar fridge and changing light bulbs. Halogen lights use a colossal amount of energy and give off a lot of heat. Replacing them with LED lights, which use far less energy, can repay the cost of the electrical work within a few months. Energy experts also advise ensuring there are no gaps between the lights and the ceilings. When hot air rises, it can seep straight into the roof, instead of being trapped in the room to keep it warm. \ CHRIS TOLHURST ctolhurst@theweeklyreview.com.au Chris T Tolhurst writes for Fairfax publications, including The Australian Financial Review.

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aselworld, the world’s biggest watch fair, held in Switzerland, is over and the the results are in: smart watches are manual coming, mechanical watches are still booming and there’s madness in the air. We had Omega doing Rolex – their new Globemaster range features a very Rolex fluted bezel – and Patek Philippe lifting Zenith with a pilot watch, and many, many takes on smart watches. The other striking image was the Google and Intel logos prominently displayed on the TAG Heuer booth. There’s no TAG Heuer watch featuring either tech partner yet. But, with the Apple Watch only days away, it will be just a matter of time. There was a rush to redefine the next generation of tech-friendly wristwear. We had a Breitling model that will send chronograph information to a smartphone app, a Gucci “fashionology” watch that aims to replace your phone altogether, and a Bulgari with a microchip containing your passwords. \ amcutchen@theweeklyreview.com.au

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The Hublot Big Bang is a model that changed the watch industry with a bang a decade ago. To celebrate its birthday, Hublot released a version of the watch at Basel that contains all the innovations they’ve come up with since its creation. Most notably these include the Magic Gold alloy of the case, which is 18-carat gold mixed with ceramic to make it virtually unscratchable, and a column wheel chronograph movement called Unico that was developed in-house by Hublot. Like the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer 01, the dial of the watch has been skeletonised to better show off the intricate engine working beneath. RRP $37,700

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To give you a little insight into the ultra-conservative world of luxury watches, the fact that Patek Philippe – the most revered of Swiss watch brands – has released a pilot’s watch was akin to a scandal. Yes, they have two from the 1930s in their archives but it’s not been a part of their brand DNA. It may be an effort to reach out to new audiences, although they will still have to be well-heeled. The watch, which features a handy dual-time complication, is in white gold and costs around $60,000.

TAG Heuer has had a change of leadership with former CEO Jean-Christophe Babin moving over to fellow LVMH brand Bulgari, and former Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver taking the helm. They may have the same initials, but the new JCB has a more masculine approach and his mark has been quick. The Carrera Heuer 01 is technically a Carrera model, but the skeletonised dial, 45-millimetre case size and modular case design are hallmarks of Hublot. The only thing that’s not Hublot is the price. RRP $6700

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y most embarrassing umbrella moment came in a restaurant when, after being wined and dined by a couple of PR people at a window table overlooking Sydney Harbour, I went to retrieve my umbrella from the communal bin at the entrance. And some low dog had taken it, confirming much I have heard about Sydney. It was raining. Hard. So I figured if someone had taken my umbrella I’d do the Sydney thing and take someone else’s, helping myself to a random black number there. It was only when I got back to my car and collapsed the umbrella that I realised it actually belonged to one of the people I had just had lunch with. I start to get the shakes when I think about all the umbrellas I’ve lost. I have left them in cafés, in taxis

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one takes such measures. Now Blunt has come up with an umbrella that is not only unbreakable, it also tells you where you’ve left it. The company has included a built-in chip in some models that operates with a phone app and, if it’s within 15 to 30 metres, you can call it up with your phone and it will play a happy little tune until you find it. I don’t know what the tune is but I do know that in most Sydney restaurants you wouldn’t hear it anyway. If it is out of range, the app will tell you where it last was when you were nearby – so at least you’ll know where you left it. But if it has gone walkies with someone from Sydney, or a rude journalist, well this is not a tracking device so you’re on your own. Best take someone else’s umbrella. Just make sure it’s not the guy who has just bought you lunch. \ reasdown@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.bluntumbrellas.com

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WELL-BEING \ SHARON BROOKS REVEALS THE SECRET TO HOLDING BACK THE CLOCK

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Over the years I have had numerous conversations with dieters, detoxers, cleansers, paleo fans, Atkins followers, zoners, lemon detoxers, South Beach diet loyalists, fasters, carnivores, vegans, macrobiotic devotees, Dukanites, French women who don’t get fat, Japanese women who don’t get old or fat, raw foodies and calorie counters; just to list a few. Yet, the same results continue to appear. Individuals who overcomplicate their food-consumption practices and meal philosophies by employing obsessive behaviours and unsustainable practices rarely show success long term. They burn out and revisit old habits. Avoid meat if you choose, or don’t. Just

ensure variety, balance and moderation in your food intake so that you consume all required nutrients.

consume eight or nine servings of vegetables. I prioritise my health and wellness every day. It is my lifestyle and not just for summer.

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the Weight-loss desires, health goals and anti-ageing strategies should manual never include bans on carrots after 4pm. “Oh no,” the miracle diet inventors cry. “Never consume carrots and parsnip in the afternoon; you’ll become fat and old!” So the followers cleaned out their fridges and were left with only cucumber and eggs. But they knew they would become youthful now. Seriously, as a society we are consuming grossly under the required vegetable intake. Yet, the highly processed overpriced magic pill sells like a proverbial hot cake. Overly restrictive practices do nothing for health and well-being. They also do little for keeping ageing at bay.

Considering I’m a nutritionist, it’s accurate to assume I love wholesome foods; plant foods specifically. I’m so appreciative of the beauties Mother Nature has bestowed on our land. Gorgeous ripe and colourful fruit and vegies available from greengrocers and farmers’ markets are such a blessing. Sweet and delectable carrots, hydrating cucumber, juicy baby roma tomatoes, sweet strawberries, honeyed dates and figs, crunchy lettuces and aromatic herbs. And seriously, how stunning and satisfying are blueberries? Honesty is the Best Policy

There is no substitute for real food. Multivitamins, youthful elixirs and potions will never compensate for a deficit in real food consumption, such as vegetables. Vegetables are like a loving hug for our internal organs. And for the record … I’m in my 30s. \

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If I sent you a portrait with my age on it, you’d probably think the image was old or I lied about my age. The truth is, the secret to anti-ageing is healthy living. I walk the talk and absolutely live what I preach. There is no negotiation! Yes, I do occasionally add both maca and lúcuma to my smoothies but I also consume far more vegetables than the average person. In case you’re wondering, most days I

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f I was given a star for every purchase of anti-ageing superfoods or magical elixirs, I’d own a whole galaxy. I probably don’t need to state the obvious but anti-ageing is a highly prized market in our culture. Some communities are challenged by a lack of fresh water and sanitation. By contrast, many of us are challenged with, “Will adding maca or lúcuma to my breakfast green smoothie make me look younger?” #firstworldproblems. While I’m in full support of proactive health and wellness initiatives, I feel somewhere our culture might have lost the essence of well-being.

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or seven-speed dual clutch automatic (PDK in Porsche-speak). Our test car was the base 911 Carrera 2 Coupe GTS with the manual gearbox. By choice, we would have tested a car fitted with the PDK automatic, mainly because 95 per cent of Porsche 911 buyers choose that $8000 option, but also because it is just so good. The driver can tootle about town without having to labour over a heavy clutch pedal, with the option of slipping into manual mode and snapping through the gears using the steering-wheel paddles, Daniel Ricciardo-style. It’s one of the sharpest dual-clutch automatics around and more fuel-efficient too. While most manual gearboxes top out at six gears these days, Porsche took the trouble of adding a seventh to the heavy-duty gearbox of the new-generation 911. We used the seventh gear much more than we anticipated due to the short final drive and close-ratio gears of the GTS. That means a lot of gear changes and a solid workout for the left leg in city traffic. Out in the country, the manual GTS is much more at home, with flexibility within gears thanks to the torquey nature of the big boxer engine that can chug along at 1000rpm and then rev right out to 7000rpm with fury. The power delivery from the normally aspirated engine comes on like a tsunami, but with a totally predictable flow that inspires confidence. Ditto the steering and cornering performance that, unlike 911s of yore with their tendency to swing between understeer and oversteer with alarming rapidity, requires no special skills to drive swiftly and safely. As a bonus, Porsche’s high-performance

Sport Chrono system is standard fit on the GTS, sharpening engine-management mapping, suspension and transmission settings for extra wallop with a push of the button on the centre console. As well, GTS gets an active-damper suspension that lowers ride height by 10 millimetres. Speaking of suspension, the GTS is surprisingly supple in its comfort mode, riding the smaller bumps of our roads with comparative ease. One of the common downsides of such high-performance cars is a hefty fuel thirst. However, in our spin in the GTS, taking in a mix of city, country and freeway driving, its direct-injected engine consumed petrol at just 8.5 litres per 100 kilometres – just brilliant for a vehicle of this power and performance. In many ways, the 911 GTS’s cabin is dated, without of a lot of the gee-whiz gadgetry that we expect these days, especially in a car with a price tag headed towards $300k. It does have sat-nav, but not the greatest example. More annoyingly, it lacks pockets for everyday items such as mobile phones. But, it is all about the driving in the 911 with its deep and comfortable sports seats, low seating position and chunky sports steering wheel and two simple red dials for the speedo and tacho directly ahead. And that pretty much sums up the Porsche 911 GTS – a no-nonsense, purposeful sports car for those who don’t mind paying extra for a 911 with more oomph and more sophisticated technology than the standard Carrera. \ rhammerton@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.porschemelbourne.com.au

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In tthe he Junior Junio iorr Years Year Ye arrs at St St Michael’s, M chae Mi chhaeel’s l’’s children chi h lddre ren begin beegiin to t explore exp xplo looree their thheeir ir budding bud uddi dddiingg curiosity cur u io iosi sity si ttyy about about bboout u the world and their place within it. During this crucial period, we nurture children’s sense of wonder and value their growing autonomy – all within a diverse, welcoming community.

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chool days spent in four countries and jobs in Asia have given Simon Gipson a global outlook as well as a passionate belief in quality and equality in education and life. It is an approach Gipson has nurtured in students and staff at St Michael’s Grammar School since he became principal in 2000. He also uses his many and varied experiences, from building opera sets and running a school for Thai royalty to volunteering in Cambodia, to highlight the importance of social justice and encouraging individuality. “Creating culture in schools is so important,” he says. “They’re about preparing kids for life. When students come here they’re acknowledged for who they are and they are permitted the latitude and the opportunity to develop into the person they wish to be, rather than having a mould that you would fit everyone into.” Gipson’s life journey is a blueprint for such a philosophy. Many roads led him to St Michael’s, which celebrates 120 years in 2015 with a new multi-purpose building, The Commons, that will provide creative new facilities for students from pre-school to year 12. Gipson was born in Britain, but his family moved frequently due to his late father Mick’s job with British Paints. He went to primary school in Trinidad and then Barbados, where he started high school before spending time at Britain’s prestigious Brentwood School, which dates back to 1557. A bright student, Gipson was on track to attend Oxford University when his father was posted to Australia. He went to school in Sydney and Melbourne before finishing year 12 at Perth’s Hampton Senior High School.

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fter starting a Curtin University arts degree, Gipson, whose first love was literature, joined Perth’s vibrant 1970s’ theatre scene and appeared in theatre shows, ABC radio programs, films and TV commercials. He built sets for Perth City Ballet before working as a stage manager in London and hitchhiking across Europe. After returning Special to Perth, he finished his degree, spent a year in the public service and travelled again before report deciding to teach. While completing his diploma of education, Gipson was offered a job at Perth’s Christ Church Grammar School, where he taught English and fell in love – with the job and his wife, Sue, who also taught there. They have three sons Thomas, 28, Sam, 25, and Jake, 23. “I discovered that I absolutely loved teaching,” Gipson says. “I just thought it was such a great job.” Gipson, whose two sisters and middle son are teachers, helped with the school musical and continued to write and perform. In 1989 he moved to Perth’s All Saints’ College as head of English, language and communication, before spending three years as director of studies at Perth College. Life took another turn in the mid-1990s when Gipson was asked to create the curriculum for Thailand’s new K-12 Tridhos School, supported by the Thai royal family and designed to educate future Thai leaders. It was an amazing experience and he even attended the King of Thailand’s birthday party. After a brief stint as an education consultant, Gipson, who also has a master’s degree in educational management, spent two years as deputy headmaster (curriculum) at Guildford Grammar School in Perth Global outlook: before moving to St Michael’s Grammar in 2000. St Michael’s Since then, he has enhanced the school’s operations Grammar and its local and global community links. St Michael’s principal Simon has connections with the Western Academy of Beijing, Gipson. Keio High School in Japan and Le Bon Sauveur in Paris. (SCOTT Gipson and his wife volunteer with the Cambodian McNAUGHTON) Children’s Fund and year 10 students will also visit that country this year for the first time to support Epic Arts Cambodia and the Indochina Starfish Foundation.

Back home Gipson, whose work has won awards such as the 2012 Lynda Gratton Australian Business Leader of the Year, presented by the Australian Human Resources Institute, has created a dynamic, global education program delivered within a vibrant and compassionate local community. “We do actually have a wonderful village here nestled in inner-urban St Kilda,” he says. “We have people of all ages and stages. The youngest teacher is 19, because we have a number of coaches who are former students. Our oldest teacher is 76. [And] we have a set of social and liturgical rituals that act almost like a cohesive glue that holds it all together.” History is also important. St Michael’s is Melbourne’s

only school founded by socially progressive British Anglican nuns, the Community of the Sisters of the Church. In 1895 the sisters – who later included Sister Scholastica, who died this year at 103 after leading the school in the 1960s and 1970s – had a strong social justice platform that survives today. “The story of our narrative informs what’s important to who we are,” Gipson says. “St Michael’s has a very strong commitment to social action, social justice and community service. Everyone deserves to be treated with dignity, respect, care and compassion.” \ ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.stmichaels.vic.edu.au APRIL 15, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 27

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arter Grange’s approach of delivering modern architectural the powder room doubling as an en suite. The rear L-shaped design and luxury finishes at affordable prices is proving open-plan family living, kitchen and dining area opens to covered highly attractive to new-home buyers. outdoor living and can be flipped to optimise site orientation. Since the company was established in 2010 by partners with With a large double garage and its additional dry storage area, significant building industry experience, Carter Grange’s houses residents can store sports gear before going directly to the large have appeared with increasing regularity in Melbourne’s inner laundry and the connected butler’s pantry, which has full-height and middle suburbs. walk-in storage, a preparation bench and sink. A separate, fitted Carter Grange director Gerald Stutterd says new-home buyers study next to the rear family living area provides a concealed have found they can afford the architectural features, luxury working space near the home’s hub. Up the timber return stairs finishes and contemporary floor plans they aspire to. there’s a 20-square-metre open leisure area, a family bathroom “Word is getting around and we celebrated a milestone and four bedrooms, including a spacious rear main bedroom recently; when we started in 2010 we wanted to build up suite with walk-in and built-in wardrobes and en suite to a level where we can offer our customers the optimal with a 1.8-metre-long shower with niche shelf, double POSTCODE range as well as value, and we have achieved it,” he says. vanity, deep bath and toilet. The three other bedrooms “We will continue to focus on working with people are all queen-sized, with built-in wardrobes. The who get us and understand that we’re about affordable two bathrooms have walk-in showers and the family luxury with a strong design element. Our designs will bathroom has a separate powder room. reflect your family, lifestyle and your budget,” he says. Stutterd says the house is ideal for families, with an easy The company’s latest design, the Regency 42, is a flow between indoor and outdoor living and dining, a roomy 42-square two-storey, four-bedroom house with three living kitchen and two more living areas. “It’s a great layout for parents areas. Features such as double-glazed windows for living areas – standing at the island bench, you can direct activity in the study, and bedrooms, 20-millimetre stone benchtops and European the living and dining areas and outside,” he says. appliances are among standard inclusions. French oak floorboards with acoustic backing run through As displayed at 84 East Boundary Road, Bentleigh East, the much of the ground level, with wool-blend carpet upstairs and a house is 43 squares. With an extended garage, and other upgrades, large-format neutral tile in bathrooms. including the façade, higher 2.74-metre and 2.59-ceilings Appliances include a 900-millimetre stainless-steel gas cooktop, downstairs and upstairs, refrigerated cooling and some appliance under-bench oven and rangehood, and a dishwasher. and finish variations, the house as displayed is $499,000. The Regency 42 is designed for a 15.24-metre wide and 35-metre The display home features Carter Grange’s striking new deep block but can be adapted to suit narrow blocks (a Bayside Stockholm façade with modern styling using layered framed Council-compliant version is available). It has a rendered exterior projections, precision-cut vertical cedar boards, dual-toned render and is constructed in Hebel Power Panels, selected by Carter and black-framed powder coated aluminium windows. Grange for superior thermal and acoustic qualities. \ LIZ MCLACHLAN The ground level’s flexible floor plan has a separate front lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au lounge near the entrance that could become a guest room, with

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\ RACHEL BERGER ADOPTS AN AIR OF CULTIVA TIV TION TIVA

’ve not mentioned Another way to “cultivate your garden” is to visit Voltaire (pen name for Melbourne’s museums and cultural institutions. Our François-Marie Arouet, culture defines, shapes and sustains us; it follows then 1694-1778) here before, the when we engage with other cultures we experience the French writer and philosopher fullness of their humanity. No more “us” and “them”. who in many respects I’ve visited the Jewish Museum of Australia many directed the path of modern times. I usually run in hands-wringing and overexcited philosophy. It’s not that kind on the last days of one of the temporary exhibitions, like of column. However, in his the current portrait series of Andy Warhol’s 10 iconic story Candide, the protagonist and his companions 20th-century Jewish figures. Inevitably I’m drawn experience disasters, angst, twists and turns to the permanent exhibitions and the collection in a kind of Downton Abbey narrative of of more than 20,000 objects and stories that we need suffering – only worse. Candide finally reveal the continuum of Jewish life and what it listens to an old man (there’s always an “old means to be Jewish in Australia. to grow man”, except when I need advice!) who tells It was a long journey from the museum’s our ideas him, “work keeps at bay three great evils: establishment in 1977 by a group of dedicated boredom, vice and need”. From these words volunteers led by Rabbi Ronald Lubofsky, to Candide concludes the now famous precept “that the official opening of the Alma Road building on we should cultivate our own garden” – meaning we August 20, 1995. The initial exhibitions, organised by need to grow our own ideas and experiences to gain a committee headed by Zelda Rosenbaum, were held at perspective and draw on it for guidance. I think. the Myer gallery and the Tramways Board. You can “cultivate your own garden” by walking away As the collection grew, it was clear more permanent from your television, tablet and latest tool catalogue and premises were necessary. In 1982, the museum took engaging with as many people from different cultural over disused classrooms of the Melbourne Hebrew backgrounds as you can. Congregation in South Yarra, presenting more than Melbourne is a cosmopolitan city, home to people 40 exhibitions in 13 years. from a range of ethnic backgrounds. Almost every After the building at 26 Alma Road was bought in community has its own annual festival where you can 1992, it was renovated and the museum opened a few experience the music, traditional dress, language, tastes months later. If you want to immerse yourself in Jewish and aromas of their culture. These festivals encourage a culture, look no further than this discreet building in a neighbourhood to come together and create a smooth, suburban street. \ boomboom@rachelberger.com lump-free cultural blending on a grassroots level.

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Greek Centre for Contemporary Culture

Italian Institute of Culture, Melbourne

Chinese Museum & Chinatown Visitor Centre

Stand away from this shiny new building (opened September 21, 2014) and you’ll notice its main design feature, the image of Discobolus, the “discus thrower”, created in shade panels on the glass exterior. Melbourne is said to have the largest Greek-speaking population outside of Europe. The centre has exhibition spaces, education and community meeting spaces and it’s home for the Greek Orthodox Community of Melbourne’s offices. Most importantly, there are four levels dedicated to the interests of Greek Australians. \

The Italian Institute of Culture in Melbourne is one of 93 Italian government cultural offices worldwide. Its purpose is to promote cultural relations and develop international links between Italy and other countries. In Melbourne, its role is to encourage cultural exchange between Italy and Australia through art exhibitions, film screenings, music recitals and concerts as well as an extensive library. The building, Elm Tree House, was built in 1857 for William Macredie and is one of the area’s earliest homes. \

One of my favourite features of the Chinese Museum and Visitor Centre is its location – smack dab in the middle of all the rattle and flurry that is Chinatown. The Chinese Museum’s compact five floors hold a dragon-load of information about the history and culture of Australia’s Chinese community. That history continues to unfold; the Chinese Australian Family Historians of Victoria meets here once a month so anyone researching their family histories can meet, share their research and exchange forensic tips. \

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paying tribute DEVELOPING OUR CITY \ Landcox Park honours a Melbourne legend

rchitect Jeremy Wolveridge of the prestigious firm Wolveridge Architects happily admits to paying homage to one of the greats of his profession in designing Landcox Park Residences on the eastern border of Brighton. Revered architect Neil Clerehan, who is still working at 92, had designed a modernist house on the site a couple of decades ago. Clerehan (also a regular columnist for The Weekly Review Review) was born in Brighton and has had a strong and wide-ranging effect on Melbourne’s built environment through his own modernist designs, his writing on architecture, community works, and through his work for The Small Homes Service, which provided house designs by professional architects to the public for a very low fee. Wolveridge says Neil Clerehan’s influence is expressed in the large expanses of glass that were a strong feature of his houses, in the white-painted brick, and in shapes and elements used in interior staircases as well as in the staircase and the lift area that connects the underground car park to the main garden level. Landcox Park Residences will comprise 23 townhouses, and seven will have direct access to the park and all the benefits of a huge garden – shady walks, sunny lawns, a colourful playground and a lagoon that attracts waterfowl – without any of the maintenance. A meandering path through the development will give all residents park access.

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The houses will be built in two main blocks. Courtyards on the ground floor and large balconies on the first floor offer a connection with the outdoors. Balcony balustrades of slender timber verticals are a dark counterpoint to the crisp off-white form of the house. Timber verticals are repeated throughout in fencing and privacy screens and on sections of walls facing the lush courtyard. Dark framing on windows and doors creates strong lines and modern accents. These sleek, contemporary residences come in configurations of two and three bedrooms, two and three bathrooms and some with a study. All have two parking spaces and storage in the underground car park. Living, dining and kitchen areas flow in a seamless, open-plan design, with tall expanses of glass looking out to the gardens. Some have a bedroom or study on the ground floor as well as the spacious living areas; others have all bedrooms on the first floor. The houses are oriented so that private open space is north-facing, and to maximise cross-ventilation – a design feature Clerehan adopted into his houses many years ago. Security screens on external doors allow this

natural cooling to be used to maximum effect. Passive sustainability features have been incorporated to reduce the need for heating and cooling. All houses will, of course, have heating and air-conditioning installed, but residents will most likely discover that they do not need to use them as often. Generous overhangs will protect interiors, and double-glazing and high-quality insulation will be fitted. Landcox Park Residences sales director Daniel Brady says about one-third of the houses have sold, all to owner occupiers. He expects owner occupiers to buy the remaining houses, and says a lot of interest has been shown by families and downsizers who live in Brighton. Landcox Park Residences represents a return to the early days for the Brady Group. The development, construction and real estate company began by building houses and now lists some of Melbourne’s tallest buildings in its portfolio. Tony Brady brought his family out from Ireland in 1973, arriving on a Friday. By Monday, the bricklayer had started work and, over the decades, he moved from tradesman to sub-contractor to developer and became a force in the transformation of Melbourne CBD from a commercial centre to a vibrant 24-hour city. Landcox Park Residences, with public transport access, will be perfectly positioned to take advantage of all that Brighton has to offer in the way of lifestyle, amenity and services. Residences are priced from $1.5 million to $2.1 million. \ BEVERLEY JOHANSON bjohanson@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.landcoxpark.com.au NEXT WEEK \ APRIL 22 The interiors of Landcox Park Residences

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Auction \ April 18 at 12.30 pm

Price \ $3.5 million +

Fast facts \ Historic solid brick house in Elwood’s finest street; original period detail includes timber window frames and mantlepieces, stained glass windows and hardwood floors; open fireplaces; strapped ceilings; contemporary kitchen with stainless-steel oven; outdoor terrace and deck; spa and barbecue area; 1033 square metre block; close to shops, bars and beach. Elwood \ 8 kilometres from the city

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lwood’s high bayside edge was settled early (in flat Melbourne, any land more than 10 metres above sea level is considered high). Normandy Road is one of a series of streets that run from Ormond Road up, over and down to Ormond Esplanade and Elwood’s long, white beach. The road is lined with flats and houses from many periods, but No.8 is its architectural gem. Built in 1916 (The Great War barely affected home building), this attic villa is an intriguing amalgam of two American styles. Its form, with its transverse, low-pitched jerkin head gable, comes from the East Coast Shingle style. Its details, windows, joinery, fireplaces and cupboards relate to the Prairie Style, America’s great contribution to modern architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter Burley Griffin were its stars. The house was reputedly designed by a local builder and has only had two owners in its long life. While the form and detail may be exotic, the room arrangement is very Oz. A sitting, dining and breakfast room, all with fireplaces, open from a square entrance hall. The south side of the house contains a double bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and laundry. New cupboards and appliances have upgraded the kitchen (and walk-in pantry) and internal sewerage has brought the period bathroom up to scratch. At the rear of the house, the original lavatory remains and the laundry with modern equipment still bears traces of the original wood-fired copper. An easy stair leads up from the hall to the attic floor. Here the difference between the US and us is apparent. While timber frame construction is general there, we regarded double brick walls as the preferred way of holding up our roofs and keeping some of winter’s chill out. In this house, not only are the main walls of brick but they continue up to provide three bedrooms in the attic. Furthermore, most of the upper floor has full-height ceilings. Elwood and suburbs of that era favoured attic bedrooms (for children) but many were uninhabitable at the height of summer. Here, thick walls and air-conditioning units solved that problem. The house, like most Australian houses built before the ’60s, has one bathroom. An extension of the roof and walls would be a relatively easy matter and it would then be ready for another century of domestic service. The property sits centrally on a generous site. The backyard now has a terrace. The single timber garage, shows how we once housed our vehicles. The front garden, once a buffalo lawn and gravel paths, now has a roll-out lawn and concrete paving. This unique house looks just as it looked the year it was built in the year 6 o’clock closing of bars was introduced. Normandy Road has a church and three schools at one end and a kiosk and beach at the other. Ormond Road is largely taken up with one of Melbourne’s smartest urban villages. The once quiet local shopping strip now contains rows of restaurants, bars and boutiques and Elwood Canal is now referred to as Elster Creek. \ NEIL CLEREHAN property@theweeklyreview.com.au

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WE LOVE IT VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Greg Hocking Holdsworth \ 8644 5500

PROPERTY ID » 2011859957

Price \ $1.25 million +

Auction \ April 18 at 11.30am

Handsomely renovated by Greenway Hirst Page Architects, this tuck-pointed, terraced Victorian perches behind a cream picket fence, with a tessellated-tiled verandah finished with ornate lacework. A deep hallway with a classic central arch is lined with chocolate-coloured royal oak floors under tall ceilings. Two large bedrooms have ceiling roses and built-in wardrobes. The front bedroom also has an original fireplace, with a bevel-edged mirror set in a tall wooden mantle and wine-coloured tiles. The bathroom has a mosaic wall backdrop and a walk-in shower set below a skylight. The European laundry is concealed behind folding doors in the hall. An L-shaped kitchen, with a Neff oven and a big island bench, has sleek white cabinetry and pale stone worktops. There’s ducted heating and cooling. A wall of bifold windows leads out onto a spacious deck surrounded by ivy-strewn walls with a bench seat along one side. There’s a retractable awning so you can make the most of it all year round. \ STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

POSTCODE

3206

BLACK ROCK \ 45 STANLEY STREET

VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Kay & Burton \ 9252 1801

PROPERTY ID » 2011861125

Price \ $2 million +

Auction \ April 18 at 11.30am

Architectural drama dominates this large, distinctive house. The first style clue is a bluestone water feature and a pair of vast coppery Alucobond pillars near the timber-ceilinged porch. The house maintains its 1985 styling, given added personality by its Greek owners; but bathrooms and landscaping, including a pavilion, were redone five years ago. With the emphasis on large-scale entertainment, the lounge and dining rooms feature a granite bar, courtyard, black mirrored piano dais, double-height windows soaring to a void, striking cedar panelling and dramatic curved ceilings. Marble floor tiles continue into the kitchen and family/meals area, warmed by a wood fire. There’s an open rumpus zone upstairs and five bedrooms, two of which access the front balcony. The oversized main bedroom has a north-facing balcony, walk-in wardrobe and huge spa en suite. A fitted study, sauna, basement, and double garage are extras. It’s a 15-minute walk from the 670-square-metre property to the beach, shops and schools. \ JACQUI HAMMERTON

POSTCODE

3193

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PROPERTY ID » 2011861780

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PORT MELBOURNE \ 115 STATION STREET

VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Marshall White \ 9822 9999

ST KILDA WEST \ 205 CANTERBURY ROAD

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PROPERTY ID » 2011867609

Price \ About $1.5 million

Auction \ April 18 at 12.30pm

Cayzer \ 9699 5999

PROPERTY ID » 2011843068

Price \ $2.6 million +

Auction \ April 19 at 1pm

On a corner site opposite Walter Reserve, this three-storey property has a raft of elegant features. What was once the Old Station Hotel has now been fashioned into a series of bright, contemporary spaces. The entrance, which is on Bridge Street, opens to a large family living room. Soaring ceiling heights and large windows invite in the western sun and accentuate a feeling of grandeur. The kitchen, which runs along the northern boundary wall, has Caesarstone benchtops, a glazed splashback and porcelain-tiled floors. Evidence of the property’s past is revealed in the plethora of storage space and the underground cellar. Upstairs are three bedrooms, two with built-in wardrobes, which all have great outlooks. The main bedroom has an en suite with twin vanities. It can be accessed via the upstairs landing. What this property lacks in garden space it makes up for with an impressive rooftop area. With unrivalled views of the city skyline, this area will encourage more rounds of playing host, especially in the warmer months. \ FRANCESCA CARTER

This palatial, two-storey Edwardian set in expansive gardens on a 475-square-metre block is an awe-inspiring architectural gem. Beyond a tessellated-tiled verandah, the ground floor’s multiple living areas, including a grand dining room with a deep bay window, resemble a cross between an old library and a cathedral – all detailed wood panels, rich blue-hued carpets, intricate timber arches and ornate ceilings. Leadlight adorns the windows and original fireplaces are garlanded with towering wooden mantles and tiles. Space abounds, including in the galley-style kitchen leading to a meals area set under a sloped glass ceiling. Climb the impressive staircase and the split-level second floor houses five bedrooms, two with original fireplaces and the largest with a front-facing balcony. There are two separate bathrooms. The backyard has an external laundry and two lock-up garages that can accommodate three cars. Albert Park Lake is across the road, as is the No. 96 tram, and the beach is a short stroll away. \ STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

POSTCODE

3207

POSTCODE

3182

AGENTS’ CHO I CE POSTCODE

3187

3a Denton Street, Brighton East 4

POSTCODE

3184

12/10 Docker Street, Elwood 2

POSTCODE

3186

52 Dendy Street, Brighton 4

POSTCODE

3205

102 Palmerston Crescent, South Melbourne 3

Agent: Halli Moore 0403 777 661 ................................................................. Price: $1.25 million - $1.35 million ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 12.30pm ................................................................. OFI: Wed 12.30-1pm .................................................................

Agent: Torsten Kasper 0428 454 181 ................................................................. Price: $1.1 million - $1.2 million ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 11am ................................................................. OFI: As advertised or by appointment .................................................................

Agent: Simone Chin 0403 857 266 ................................................................. Price: POA ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 1pm ................................................................. OFI: Wed, Sat 11.45am-12.15pm .................................................................

Agent: Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 ................................................................. Price: $900,000 + ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 12.30pm ................................................................. OFI: Wed 6-6.30pm; Sat 2-2.30pm .................................................................

This new residence features formal and casual living, Smeg kitchen, parents' retreat, choice of main suites on each floor and north-facing al fresco entertaining.

This stunning penthouse on the Golden Mile occupies half of the entire top floor with a wraparound terrace that provides multiple entertainment zones.

A corner-sited brick house built on the prestigious 1950s Orphanage Estate is a solid base for renovation until it is time to build on this 584sqm site (approx).

This house boasts a sought-after location, brilliantly situated near Albert Park Lake, the South Melbourne Market and a short commute to the CBD.

Let's eat lunch @ 4 Seasons Laksa, 330a South Road Let's eat dinner @ The Grill & Grape, 555 Hampton Street Let's drink coffee @ Cornerstone & Co, 75 Ludstone Street

Let's eat lunch @ Wild Organic Café, 122 Ormond Road Let's eat dinner @ Dandelion, 133 Ormond Road Let's drink coffee @ Combi Coffee, 1/140 Ormond Road

Let's eat lunch @ Botticelli, 40a Church Street Let's eat dinner @ Florentine, 22 Church Street Let's drink coffee @ Pantry, 1 Church Street

Let's eat lunch @ La Casina Del Caffe, 60 Stead Street Let's eat dinner @ The Rising Sun Hotel, 2 Raglan Street Let's drink coffee @ Puck Speciality Coffee, 87 Palmerston Street

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ELWOOD \ 11A ORMOND ESPLANADE From its material palette to its uncomplicated floor plan, this house has been lovingly renovated. Standing on one of the best boulevards in Melbourne, the property has a stunning front garden. A tall fence with an even taller hedge provides much needed privacy. A bespoke outdoor kitchen with a sink, Vintec fridge and a gas barbecue caters for outdoor dining. On either side of the entry pathway is a manicured lawn and a paved entertaining area. Inside, a wide hallway with tall ceilings creates a handsome first impression. The floor plan is straightforward and offers well-proportioned spaces that take advantage of the views and light. The main bedroom to the right of entry has a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite with a frameless shower and twin vanities. Travertine tiles and a marble benchtop give an indication of the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fine pedigree. The upstairs open-plan living and dining area is another striking space. Via the clever hand of a designer, the area has been skilfully broken up so that it can serve multiple purposes at once. At the heart is the kitchen, which has a great look and feel. A marble island bench provides enough room to spread out homework, weekend papers or a buffet. The front living room has bay windows with built-in seating and looks out across parkland. \ FRANCESCA CARTER

POSTCODE

3184

POSTCODE

3191

VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au

Chisholm and Gamon \ 9531 1245

18 Duncan Street, Sandringham 3

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POSTCODE

3191

PROPERTY ID Âť 2011848094

Price \ $2.4 million +

4/39-41 Abbott Street, Sandringham 2

Auction \ April 18 at 1pm

POSTCODE

3008

40 South Wharf Drive, Docklands 4

POSTCODE

3186

3/108 The Esplanade, Brighton 3

Agent: Peter Hickey 0412 569 480 ................................................................. Price: $1.2 million - $1.3 million ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 1.30pm ................................................................. OFI: Wed 11.30am-noon; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

Agent: Warren Smith 0408 738 664 ................................................................. Price: $320,000 - $370,000 ................................................................. Auction: Saturday April 18 at 11.30am ................................................................. OFI: Wed, Sat as advertised .................................................................

Agent: Sam Wilkinson 0400 169 148 ................................................................. Price: $6 million + ................................................................. EOI: Close Tuesday April 21 at 5pm ................................................................. OFI: By appointment .................................................................

Agent: Robin Parker 0409 336 282 ................................................................. Price: $1.8 million + ................................................................. Auction: Saturday May 2 at 12.30pm ................................................................. OFI: Thur, Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

With a quiet location and park views, this beach-style house is set high behind private gardens on 619sqm.

Spacious first-floor apartment in a well-maintained group, moments to Sandringham station, shops and the beach. A great first home or astute investment.

Casting a striking silhouette opposite Victoria Harbour, this stunning four-level residence ensures contemporary lifestyle distinction and private boat mooring.

This renovated townhouse offers bay views, three bedrooms, zoned living, study, luxe kitchen, three bathrooms and is located well back from the street.

Let's eat lunch @ Black Squirrel, 20 Bay Road Let's eat dinner @ Hobson's, 19-21 Melrose Street Let's drink coffee @ Ground 14, 14 Bay Road

Let's eat lunch @ Limoncello, 54 Station Street Let's eat dinner @ Theo's Greek Tavern, 66 Station Street Let's drink coffee @ Limoncello, 54 Station Street

Let's eat lunch @ Cargo Restaurant & Bar Let's eat dinner @ Berth Restaurant & Bar Let's drink coffee @ De Gusto

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ELWOOD

1-8/13 Wilton Grove

ELEGANT ELWOOD –

• Construction commenced, completion December 2015 • Enjoy huge stamp duty savings • Boutique building of only six apartments • Direct access to Elwood beach via laneway from Wilton Grove A boutique development of only six apartments and two residences located in Elwood’s best street only metres from the beach, cafes and public transport. Being constructed to exacting standards with high quality fixtures and fittings throughout. The apartments take full advantage of the rooftop terrace framing views over the bay, rooftops and tree-lined streets of Elwood Village. Be part of the Elwood lifestyle.

For Sale Darren Portwine 0409 250 590

Geoff Cayzer 9690 9782

47 Langridge Street

Vi ew 12 T .4 ue 5- s 1. & 15 Th pm ur s

MIDDLE PARK

MIDDLE PARK MYSTERY – CIRCA 1922

• Outstanding detailed Edwardian residence on large corner allotment (formally district dairy facility with converted stable) • One of the districts largest period homes • Land: 16.85m x 36.5m (617sqm approx.) Comprising: Entrance area, formal living room/separate dining room, main bedroom with ensuite, two further bedrooms, tiled bathroom, separate laundry area, open plan kitchen and family meals area overlooks the landscaped rear garden, storeroom and two car accommodation. Features include: Period charm, detailed lead lighting, cornicing, polished timber flooring and extensive gardens.

Auction Saturday 2 May at 1pm Simon Carruthers 0438 811 601

330 Montague Street Albert Park 9699 5999

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Geoff Cayzer 9690 9782

310 Bay Street Port Melbourne 9646 0812

AUCTION SATURDAY

ELWOOD 8 NORMANDY ROAD

A Californian celebration of lifestyle & location.

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This character-filled Californian Bungalow is situated in a highly desirable location between the bay & Ormond Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vibrant sidewalk restaurants & fashionable boutiques. Warm interiors complemented by front & rear landscaped gardens make this a heavenly abode in lifestyle paradise. Delivering generous family living in a typically leafy Elwood setting, the captivating home draws you in to explore its gracious lounge & dining, casual meals, modern kitchen, updated bathroom, downstairs master & a 3 bedroom kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; zone on the upper level. A patio & garden surround an in-ground spa. Further highlights include formal entrance hall & cloakroom, a laundry, heating, r/c air con & impeccably preserved period detail.

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Wed 12.00 - 12.30pm, Thurs 5.30 - 6.00pm & Sat from 12.00pm Sat 18th April - 12.30pm 67 / B3 Please contact Agent Sam Inan 0433 076 999 John Manning 0416 101 201 Peter Kennett 0418 318 284 St Kilda 9593 8733

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AUCTION SATURDAY

PORT MELBOURNE 4 FIRST POINT

Absolute Beachfront Residence Featuring Four Bedrooms, Two Bathrooms, Six Car Basement Garage and Heated In-ground Swimming Pool.

View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact

Desirably situated right on the golden sandy shores of First Point Beach, this luxuriously appointed individual residence offers sophisticated beachfront living in one of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most exclusive absolute beachfront locations. Generously proportioned, this splendid light filled prestige home comprises four excellent bedrooms including exquisite master suite with brilliant ensuite and large balcony overlooking First Point Beach, second modern central family bathroom, modern appointed kitchen and spacious formal/informal living zones, large separate dining room and family room with stunning beach vistas. Note: Heating/cooling systems, no body corporate fees and one of only nine prestige residences. 42 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

Office

2.5

510 (approx.)

Thurs 12.00 - 12.30pm & Sat from 12.00pm Sat 18th April - 12.30pm 56 / J3 www.4firstpointportmelbourne.com Please contact Agent Michael Coen 0418 353 110 David Wood 0418 315 114 Emily Adams 0423 264 224 Albert Park 9690 5366

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SANDRINGHAM 12 SOUTHEY STREET Impressive Land For a Grand Beachside Plan. This has it all for making your grand plans a reality (STCA) with a superb 840 square metre (approx) allotment and a 20.11 metre frontage. Complete with a classic double-storey 1960s architectdesigned home with 3 bedrooms and spacious living zones. Rare opportunity to build new luxury so close to the beach and Sandringham Village.

4 View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact Office

840 (approx.)

Wed & Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Sat 2nd May - 12.30pm 76 / H11 www.12southeystreetsandringham.com Please contact Agent Lachlan Hosking 0414 999 689 Stephen Tickell 0418 177 565 Sandringham 9521 9800

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AUCTION SATURDAY 15 Clee Street McKinnon

4/5

VIEWING

45 Stanley Street Black Rock

VIEWING

CONTACT CONTACT AUCTION

AUCTION

kayburton.com.au 44 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

40 South Wharf r Drive rf Docklands

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

CONTACT

VIEWING

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Elwood | 11a Ormond Esplanade

Dreams Come True This prestigious home exudes sophistication and style, providing 4 bedrooms and is positioned to capture Elwoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best foreshore views. This is modern day living with an array of luxury materials, high quality finishes and a picture postcard facade. Never to be built out views complete this 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom luxury home with lock up garage for two, secluded garden with room for a pool, bespoke outdoor kitchen with Vintec fridge, huge gas BBQ, sink and with paved entertaining area. Additional Features: Hydronic heating throughout Velux skylights with blinds Video intercom system Alarm Ducted heating/cooling throughout Foxtel in each bedroom and living zones This luxury appointed beachfront home is within walking distance to Elwood beach, parklands, transport, local schools primary & secondary and vibrant Elwood village.

Auction: Guide: Contact:

3 Bluff Road, Black Rock 9589 3133

90 Ormond Rd, Elwood 9531 1245

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7a Bay Road, Mount Martha 5974 6888

1/103D Bay St, Port Melbourne 9646 4444

Saturday 18th April 1.00pm Contact Agent Torsten Kasper 0428 454 181 Kylie Hill 0415 742 942

Scan this QR code for the property Detail.

REIV Marketing Winner and Finalist 2004 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2013

Elwood | 12/10 Docker Street

2.5

Prestige penthouse living in a Golden Mile location ! This stunning 2 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom penthouse occupies half of the entire top floor combined with a wrap around terrace providing multiple entertaining zones from the living/dining room, both bedrooms sitting amongst the treetops, offering complete privacy from the elevated position, all creating an unforgettable impression with wonderful Northern light throughout the day. A boutique block with video intercom entry & direct elevator access from the basement including 2 side by side secure parking spaces. Other features: Dedicated solar assisted gas hot water system, Acoustic insulation between all internal rooms, fully integrated A-Bus operating system, integrated speaker system in the master bedroom, living room and terrace, split system air conditioning/ heating and ceiling fans in each room. This penthouse apartment should be at the top of your list with the beach and shops so close by, you will never need to leave the village. Visit: www.12-10dockerstreetelwood.com

Auction: Guide: Contact:

3 Bluff Road, Black Rock 9589 3133

90 Ormond Rd, Elwood 9531 1245

7a Bay Road, Mount Martha 5974 6888

1/103D Bay St, Port Melbourne 9646 4444

Saturday 2nd May 11.00am $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Torsten Kasper 0428 454 181 Kylie Hill 0415 742 942

Scan this QR code for the property Detail.

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BRIGHTON EAST 6 Marriage Road A private world of resort-style living blends single-level luxury with a tennis court, pool, and exacting finishes and features. Architect designed, this executive-quality home is built to the highest standard. Innovative design includes huge living spaces, deluxe kitchen, 4 bedrooms, study area, and 3 bathrooms. Exclusive indulgence metres from shops.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 10.45-11.15am

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Contact

Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Jason Collie 0403 191 453

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.6marriageroad-brightoneast.com

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BRIGHTON 3/108 The Esplanade Luxuriate in the spaciousness, love the bay views and iconic Brighton bathing boxes across the road. Adore coming home to a standout renovation for easy living. 3-bedroom townhouse has zoned spaciousness, a study, outstanding kitchen with 3 Miele ovens, 3 bathrooms and peaceful and private location. Excellent zoning, two terraces and a courtyard with decking, custom-crafted cabinetry, bifold doors, sun awnings and plantation shutters add to the appeal of this ideal beachside retreat. A magnificent transformation ready for years of low-maintenance living.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 11-11.30am

Contact

Robin Parker 0409 336 282 Kate Fowler 0418 418 385

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.3-108theesplanade-brighton.com

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BRIGHTON 3B Bryson Avenue Like-new luxury residence excels as the perfect single-level townhouse. Imagine having uninterrupted views across Brighton Croquet Club, a James Rigney-designed residence built by Nick McKimm, and an address metres from Church St. Three-bedroom design offers 2 living areas and panoramic views of the croquet lawn from the beautiful family room and spacious terrace. Every area has a luxury edge, including the marble kitchen, elegant lounge and main bedroom. Easy living at its most luxurious, near schools and in a low-traffic cul de sac.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 2.15-2.45pm

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Contact

Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Jason Collie 0403 191 453

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.3bbrysonavenue-brighton.com

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BRIGHTON 6 Weatherly Grove Beautifully renovated home has contemporary excellence, the elegance of a period home and a desirable address near Church St. From the clinker-brick exterior to the beautifully designed interior, this fine home reflects a passion for all things perfect. ItÂ´s family-focused with generous zoned living areas, 4 bedrooms, study/TV room, 2 bathrooms, separate powder room, wine storage and wonderful outdoor living. Families will love the flexibility of a generous lounge, family room and a formal dining room. Deluxe Clive Champion kitchen, pool and plenty of play space.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Brian Devlin 0419 395 241 Tracy Tian Belcher 0402 007 882

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.6weatherlygrove-brighton.com

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BRIGHTON EAST 50 Canberra Grove Large-scale living in a superb 6-bedroom home, a beautiful garden setting, a pool and a pavilion can be yours on 1600sqm (approx) near St Leonard´s College, Haileybury and Were St´s cafes. Impressively updated and in perfect order, there´s 4 living areas, Gaggenau kitchen, home office, bedrooms on 2 levels, and a ground-floor main bedroom with marble ensuite. Outdoor living is outstanding with decks, a pool, and a 3-room pavilion for a lifestyle second to none. Exceptional fitout, secure 5-car parking, plenty of storage, and impressive potential.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 1.30-2pm

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Contact

Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Jason Collie 0403 191 453

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.50canberragrove-brightoneast.com

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SANDRINGHAM 17 Carew Street This beautifully transformed and extended 4 bedroom original federation home offers a contemporary and stylish interior. Excellent indoor-outdoor living is free-flowing from the large family room and kitchen, additional lounge plus study/5th bedroom. The difference here is in the detail with a contemporary stone kitchen and impressive master bedroom zone downstairs. Spacious family-friendly garden with a large deck. This stunning home is ideally located nestled in the heart of this historic precinct moments to the beach, shops, schools and public transport.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 6-6.30pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Contact

Robin Parker 0409 336 282 Kate Fowler 0418 418 385

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.17carewstreet-sandringham.com

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SOUTH MELBOURNE 102 Palmerston Crescent Brilliantly situated near Albert Park Lake and the South Melbourne Market, this contemporary Victorian-style threebedroom residence is filled with natural light. Expansive open-plan family living flows through to sunlit kitchen/ dining room featuring French doors opening to a private north-facing rear courtyard. Two generous bedrooms with BIRs are complemented by a 3rd bedroom/study and sleek, modern bathroom & inc. laundry, powder room, rear pedestrian ROW & storage. All in easy reach of the beach, local cafes and the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Auction

Saturday 2nd May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Wednesday 6-6.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Damian O’Sullivan 0418 566 916

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.102palmerstoncrescent-southmelbourne.com

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Beaumaris 10 Hornby Street

Calling all developers!!! On a huge 995 sqm (approx.) block, this property offers of potential to renovate, extend, or redevelop (STCA). Bursting with quality timber and pine features while blending in captivating modern flair, this 4 bed, 3 bath double storey home will charm eager families. Offering Of dedicated lounge and dining, updated kitchen, master bed w/ Jacuzzi ensuite & balcony, huge rear garden & double carport. Near Sandringham College, parks, beach & buses.

Ray White Beaumaris 52 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

Auction • • • • • •

Huge 995 sqm (approx.) Potential to extend, renovate, or develop (STCA) Relaxed central lounge and dining zones Secluded upstairs master bed has a Jacuzzi Massive rear garden incorporates a courtyard Near Sandringham College, Donald MacDonald Reserve, & beach

Saturday, 2nd May at 12:00pm View Wed 15th 5-5:30pm & Sat 18th 12-12:30pm Nicole Payne 0407 775 592 Andrew Solomon 0449 928 636 raywhite.com

68 Teddington Road

HOLDSWORTH AUCTION SATURDAY

Albert Park 15 Page Street The Art Of Renovation This beautiful Victorian´s renovation has added contemporary spaces to significant period character behind a classical, freshly tuck pointed façade. Royal Oak floors & the architectural flair of Greenway Hirst & Page define a living/dining area filled with light from a courtyard featuring an automated retractable awning.

2 Price

1 Contact Agent

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Auction

Sat 18th Apr at 11.30am

Inspect

Saturday from 11am

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John Holdsworth Shane Siemers Albert Park Office

0417 318 271 0418 501 941 8644 5500

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Web

greghocking.com.au 15pagestreetalbertpark.com.au

Albert Park 67 St Vincent Place Rare Opportunity, Blue Chip Address The possibilities presented by an unrenovated Victorian in such exclusive surroundings add extra excitement to this double fronted home´s scope for significant renovation, STCA. Behind a 10m frontage & monochrome façade, high ceilings & open fireplaces highlight pure potential. Land: 302m2 approx

3 Price

1 Contact Agent

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Auction

Sat 2nd May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Saturday & Sunday as advertised

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Warwick Gardiner Peter Zervas Albert Park Office

0438 308 555 0405 682 173 8644 5500

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Web

greghocking.com.au 67stvincentplacealbertpark.com.au

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BLACK ROCK 19 Eliza Street 3

1.5

The original landholding property of the area now in approx 525sqm grounds, this grand 3 bedroom and separate homeoffice, 1.5 bathroom Golden Triangle beauty features a fine formal lounge and expansive northerly family zone. With lofty ceilings, Baltic Pine boards and fireplaces, this heated and cooled home stars a sophisticated stone kitchen with 1200mm Ilve range, a marble-detail bathroom and awningshaded northerly decking - less than 10 doors to the bay. Auction

02 May 11:00am

Price

$1.2M - $1.3M

Inspect

Wed 10.00 - 10.30am Sat 10.00 - 10.30am

Contact

Tracey Gray 0416 184 249 Julian Augustini 0418 558 408

Office

9598 1111

19elizastreetblackrock.com

BRIGHTON 52 Dendy Street 4

2.5

A dream corner-sited brick home is built on the prestigious 1950s Orphanage Estate. Held by the same family for almost 50 years, this 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home follows a traditional dual living/dining zone floor plan, featuring a retro kitchen updated with st-steel appliances, vintage bathroom & impressive features including a sweeping stair, lofty ceilings & a wide bay window. Cent-heated with air-con, fans & double auto-garage, this approx 6287sqft/584sqm home offers an impressive base for renovation, or a solid rental return until itÂ´s time to rebuild. A walk to the bay, Church St & schools. Auction

02 May 1:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 11:45 - 12:15pm Sat 11:45 - 12:15pm

Contact

Simone Chin 0403 857 266 Campbell Cooney 0418 337 055

Office

9596 1111

52dendystreetbrighton.com 54 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

CHELTENHAM 3 Stanley Avenue 5

Just 100m from the station & strip opposite the Library, Community Centre, & playground, this approx 14,636sqft/ 1,360sqm property is designed as a community resource ...with potential to take a developing role in the commuter hub tomorrow. With an approx 103.9ft/31.6m frontage, this unique property comprises a substantial brick Edwardian converted as out-reach facility with hydronic-heating, st-steel appliance kitchen & offices, studio, workshops & parking via 2 crossovers. An excellent base for childcare, medical facility or professional suites, this vast Gen Res 1 Zone position also suggests multi-level apartment use - close to shops & a minute to Southland & the bay (subject to Council Approval). Auction

09 May 2:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 1:30 - 2:00pm, Sat as advertised or by appointment

Contact

Paul Bond 0419 519 311 Sam Hartrick 0421 272 726

Office

9584 6500

3stanleyavenuecheltenham.com

HAMPTON 149 Ludstone Street 4

With a comfortable brick home with pool & garaging & northerly rear, this approx 917.6sqm property looks to the future beyond a sweeping 22.8m frontage! Create a grand estate with a luxury home designed to maximise a highimpact frontage, north sun & a well-positioned pool. Or, share out this big site & develop (subject to Council Approval) just 2 doors from Sillitoe Reserve & a walk to Hampton St & schools. But donÂ´t overlook the 4 bedroom & study, 3.5 bathroom, dual zone home already here. Centrally heated & cooled with Bosch appliance kitchen, an ensuite, pool cabana & three-car auto-garaging plus rear garage, this accommodating home has family living for today...& a big future! Auction

02 May 11:00am

Price

$1.28M - $1.38M

Inspect

Wed 12:00 - 12:30pm, Sat as advertised or by appointment

Contact

Paul Bond 0419 519 311 Madelynne Theos 0418 106 530

Office

9598 1111

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SANDRINGHAM 28/49-51 Bay Road 2

Wake up to the sun, step out to the village, live high above the treetops with mountain views and bay glimpses. Oriented to morning sun in the landmark "Portofino" group, this spacious two bedroom, two bathroom apartment shines bright with lift from two-car basement garaging and storeroom, shared pool, spa, sauna and gym facilities and balcony-terrace access from every room. With parquetryfloored living around an elite Miele and CaesarStone kitchen and a private master domain with dual vanity ensuite, this heated, air-conditioned and video-intercom entry home has the Dandenongs and the bay in sight and all the lifestyle extras you could want at the door - including cafes, the bay and station. Invest, lock-and-leave or live a commuter life, wake up in "Portofino"!

Auction

02 May 1:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 12.45-1.15pm, Sat as advertised

Contact

Angus Graham 0401 505 259 Amanda Jones 0427 643 760

Office

9598 1111

28-49-51bayroadsandringham.com

Auction This Sat BRIGHTON EAST 21a Gleniffer Avenue 4

3.5

Auction

18 April 11:00am

Inspect

Wed 11:00 - 11:30am & 5:00 - 5:30pm Sat 10:30 - 11.00am

Contact

Jason Gill 0411 801 831

21aglenifferavenuebrightoneast.com

HAMPTON 1b Olive Street 4 Auction

2 May 2:00pm

Price

$1.25M - $1.35M

Inspect

Wed 12:45 - 1:15pm, Sat 3.45 - 4.15pm

Contact

Paul Bond 0419 519 311

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HIGHETT 7 Viola Crescent 4

Auction

02 May 12:00pm

Price

$880K - $950K

Inspect

Wed & Sat 11:30 - 12:00pm

Contact

Amanda Jones 0427 643 760

7violacrescenthighett.com

MELBOURNE 86/604 St Kilda Road 3

Auction

02 May 11:30am

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

By appointment

Contact

Oren Flamm 0407 750 438

86-604stkildaroadmelbourne.com

Specialising in property up to $1million

SOUTH MELBOURNE 1005/38 Bank Street www.1005-38bankstreetsouthmelbourne

On the fringe of the city, this 10th floor apartment, within the Capri residential complex boasts a heated pool, gym and tennis court to complete a picture of inner-city luxury. This unusually large, three bedroom apartment, features a sparkling white kitchen with stone benches flowing to a large open-plan lounge and dining with rich timber floors and balcony. A rare indulgence, the residence features a master bedroom with ensuite and dressing room, large mirrored robes in the other bedrooms and European laundry, secure intercom entry, basement parking and elevator access. Positioned to take full advantage of this cityÂ´s great lifestyle highlights, the CBD, Arts Precinct, Botanical Gardens and South Melbourne Market! INSPECT C CT Wed 5:30-6pm & Sat 3-3:30pm AUCTION Saturday 2nd May at 11.30am

Daniel Bustin 0410 550 811 Camille Livera 0411 127 944

mwone.com.au

3 2 2 9822 9999

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Auction this Saturday

buxton.com.au

Brighton 10D Moule Avenue

Sophisticated and Secluded Golden Mile Living

Auction Saturday 18 April - 12.30pm

The luxury of this boutique double storey three bedroom, 2.5 bathroom residence secluded at the rear of only four, is further elevated by its exceptional Golden Mile position. The impressive interior proportions are augmented by a substantial north-west facing terrace for the much desired alfresco standard of living. Features a quality granite and Miele kitchen, warm polished herringbone parquetry flooring, hydronic heating, A/C, the extensive use of bi-fold and French doors and basement parking for two cars.

Price

$1,700,000 - $1,870,000

Inspect

Wednesday 11.00 - 11.30am

www.10d.mouleavenuebrighton.com

Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Andrew Campbell 0419 366 545 Stefan Whiting 0411 473 153 APRIL 15, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 59

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Brighton East 3a Denton Street

Brand New & Brilliant Executive Excellence

Auction Saturday 2 May - 12.30pm

Exemplary design with an eye for style & detail this brand new 4-BR, 3.5 bthrm contemporary residence is the pinnacle of luxurious low maintenance living in the peaceful Dendy Park precinct. Superbly appointed with an uncompromising finish showcasing formal & casual living, Smeg kitchen, butlerÂ´s pantry, parentsÂ´ retreat, choice of master suite on each floor (WIR/BIR) & nth-facing al fresco entertaining. Climate controlled (hydronic & R/C) with ducted vac & auto garaging boasting a 6 star energy rating and an A+ in designer style.

Price

$1,250,000 - $1,350,000

Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

www.3a.dentonstreetbrightoneast.com 60 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

Contact Halli Moore 0403 777 661 Lisa Comben 0408 560 842

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Brighton East 42 Lucas Street

A Landmark Opportunity On Lucas Street Reserve

Auction Saturday 2 May - 10.30am

Presenting an exciting & rare opportunity to rebuild or redevelop this premium 923sqm allotment, one of only four bordering popular Lucas Street Neighbourhood Reserve. The existing 3 BR plus study brick home has rental potential but the true value in this outstanding site is to realise a luxury new home or dual dwellings (STCA) bathed in northwesterly sunshine with exclusive park access. Nestled in a quiet, family friendly street close to South Road schools, Hampton St shops & Brighton Golf Course.

Price

$1,700,000 - $1,850,000

Inspect

Wednesday 1.15 - 1.45pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Gary Yue 0468 338 785 Stefan Whiting 0411 473 153

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Cheltenham 378 & 380 Bay Road buxton.com.au

2 Titles, 14,000sqft, 200 steps to Southland!

Auction Saturday 2 May - 12.30pm

Totalling approx 14,000sqft/1,300sqm over 2 titles, this parcel of GRZ1 Zoned land is the most substantial development site in this beachside of the Hwy, Southland, Sandbelt locale with combined frontages of 100Â´/30.4m (Bay Rd) & 140Â´/42.6m (Munro St). So close to Southland & its future station (200m) & Sandbelt Golf Courses (6 blocks) & almost opposite parklands, this rewarding site even comes with 2 readily rentable dwellings - currently returning approx $52,000pa.

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wednesday 1.45 - 2.15pm

www.378-380.bayroadcheltenham.com 62 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

Saturday 1.45 - 2.15pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027

buxton.com.au

Brighton 1/32 Grosvenor Street

A Blue Chip Address with Plans & Permits Ready to Go

Auction Saturday 2 May - 12.30pm

Experience an exclusive Brighton lifestyle nestled between the beach & Church St and secure this elevated, north-facing site complete with plans & permits for a luxury 4-BR, 3 bathroom residence with heated pool. Showcasing innovative design over two light filled levels featuring flexible living zones, open plan kitchen, study/4th BR, master suite, al fresco entertaining & auto double garage. Customise the finish & layout of your brand new home with its own street frontage knowing all the hard work is done.

Price

$1,000,000 - $1,100,000

Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

Saturday 10.00 - 10.30am Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Stefan Whiting 0411 473 153 Richard Slade 0419 588 873

www.1-32.grosvenorstreetbrighton.com

buxton.com.au

Mentone 4 Coryule Avenue

"Myrlstan c.1927" Period Beauty for a Modern Family

Auction Saturday 9 May - 12.30pm

In a secluded cul-de-sac, this substantial 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom period home features grand formal rooms, expansive family living, master to the front, a rear kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wing, Smeg kitchen, stone bathrooms, heating, alarm, videointercom & landscaped gardens with vine-draped veranda & auto-gated carport!

Price

$1,400,000 - $1,540,000

Inspect

Saturday 1.15 - 1.45pm

www.4.coryuleavenuementone.com

Wednesday 1.15 - 1.45pm Office

Mentone 9583 9811

Contact Wesley Belt 0418 310 753 Chantelle Rutter 0411 898 185 APRIL 15, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 63

buxton.com.au

Sandringham 132 Bay Road

Californian Classic on Large Land!

Auction Saturday 9 May - 12.30pm

Soar tall in this c.1929 4 bedrm & home-office, 2.5 bathrm period beauty! Featuring fine formal rooms, casual family living & a 1st-floor lounge lit by a soaring 7m central void, this impressive home stars a Blanco & Corian kitchen & a vinedraped deck. With a beautiful bay-windowed ground-floor master-suite, this heated, cooled & alarmed home has a wealth of period detail, amazing storage, multiple fireplaces & off-street parking...all in deep approx 9200sqft/855sqm grounds within a walk of the Village, station, bay & schools.

Price

$1,380,000 - $1,480,000

Inspect

Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm

Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Danny Corcoran 0411 646 676 Sam Harrison 0423 861 422

www.132.bayroadsandringham.com

buxton.com.au

Sandringham 32 Sims Street

Expansive & Exceptionally Well-Addressed!

Auction Saturday 2 May - 12.30pm

Expansive, entertaining & so well-addressed just 200m to the bay & 2 blocks to the Village, this up to 5 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom home goes above & beyond with formal & casual living plus an additional family lounge & 1st-flr kidsÂ´ zone. With a vast master-suite (with ensuite) & a grnd-flr home-office/5th bedroom, this luxury home features a granite kitchen, a builtin BBQ & every extra - including a double auto-garage out front & a rear ROW!

Price

$1,630,000 - $1,750,000

Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

www.32.simsstreetsandringham.com 64 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ APRIL 15, 2015

Saturday 11.45 - 12.15pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Scott Hamilton 0414 705 486 Brydie Hamilton 0421 177 484

Auction this Saturday

Black Rock 13A Bayview Crescent

Brighton East 14 Hazeldean Avenue

Period Inspiration, Beachside Location!

Auction Saturday 2 May - 1.30pm

Location, Luxury & 3 Levels!

Auction Saturday 18 April - 2.30pm

Facing Bent Pde, this enchanting centheated 3 bedrm, 2 bathrm home has living with a Smeg & Stone kitchen wrapping a northerly courtyard, a wide sea-breeze bay-view balcony, baywindows over 2 levels, a 2-way ensuite, r/c air-con, a gas-fire & LED lighting (inside & out). Step down to the bay, step up to the view!

Price

$760,000 - $830,000

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wednesday 11.00 - 11.30am

Stepping from b’ment theatre & cellar, to lounge/dining, to 1st-flr lounge & master-domain, this 3-lev 4 bedrm & study, 3.5 bathrm home stars an AEG kitchen, fully-tiled bathrms (2 spas), stone b’tops & every extra inc CBUS, CCTV, keyless entry, hydronic-heat & a/ c - a minute to Brighton’s schools, stations & cafés!

Inspect

Saturday 2 - 2.30pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

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Contact Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027 Romana Altman 0414 804 270

www.13a.bayviewcrescentblackrock.com

Hampton 2a Storey Avenue Classic Ease with Architectural Extras! In the Thomas St park precinct, this alarmed, heated & air-con’d 3 bedrm & study, 2.5 bathrm, dual zone home has an architectural update with Walnut & Marble kitchen, slide-away wall, architect-designed courtyard, vac, spa & dble garage. A standout standalone a walk to the station, strip, beach & South Rd schools! www.2a.storeyavenuehampton.com

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Niclas Haidaris 0431 014 496 Stefan Whiting 0411 473 153

www.14.hazeldeanavenuebrightoneast.com

Sandringham 12 Codrington Street

Auction Saturday 2 May - 1.30pm

Light Filled Family Spaces!

Auction Saturday 9 May - 1.30pm

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Price

$1,290,000 - $1,390,000

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Wednesday 11.45 - 12.15pm

Grand living meets modern life in this vast 5 bedrm, 2.5 bathrm brick landmark featuring open-plan baywindow living, dining & kitchen, north facing garden, 1st-flr lounge, stone & Miele kitchen, f’less-screen bathrms, heating, a/c, robes & auto-gated carport - close to the Acorn Patch, School, Village & Beach!

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Wednesday 11.00 - 11.30am

Saturday 3.30 - 4.00pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Richard Slade 0419 588 873 Sarah Balleggi 0430 639 287

www.12.codringtonstreetsandringham.com

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Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027 APRIL 15, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 65

Sandringham 18 Duncan Street Park Views & Perfect Position! Gorgeous park views, open plan living, European kitchen, nth facing deck. Downstairs master bedrm & luxurious bathrm with spa-bath. The rear family room features surround sound, bay window, kitchenette & overlooks tropical gardens with gazebo. Upstairs 2 light filled bedrms (one with balcony) & 2nd bathroom. Carport & garage.

Sandringham 20 Waverly Street

Auction Saturday 2 May - 1.30pm

Fresco-Focused Architect Design!

Auction Saturday 2 May - 11.30am

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$1,200,000 - $1,300,000

Price

Contact Agent

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Courtyard-wrapping & sun-catching, this 4 bedrm & study, 2.5 bathrm home stars formal & family areas around a nthrly courtyard, a 1st-flr lounge & balconied master. With a Stone & Miele kitchen & Travertine bathrms, this is low-fuss high design with every luxury inc dble garage & a PoetsÂ´ Corner precinct address.

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Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Peter Hickey 0412 569 480 Stefan Delyster 0419 614 699

www.18.duncanstreetsandringham.com

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Sandringham 9598 8222

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WE DELIVER...

SOLD CHELTENHAM 1B WEMBLEY AVENUE

St Kilda 14/66 Chapel Street

Stylish, light-filled living

Auction Saturday 9 May - 10.30am

Bold fresh spaces enhance this instantly appealing apartment that benefits from an abundance of natural light. With immaculate timber floors throughout framing two light-filled bedrooms and spacious lounge, this property is enriched by ideal proximity to the vibrant Carlisle St and Chapel St precincts. Car space on title.

Price

$475,000 - $505,000

Inspect

Saturday 1.30 - 2.00pm

Office

St Kilda 9536 7222

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Contact Matthew Young 0403 313 839

LUXURY SPACIOUS DOWNSIZE DELIGHT! Ultra modern, near new contemporary townhouse featuring; 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 powder rooms & 2 living zones making it the perfect low maintenance entertainer. The master bedroom (WIR) is located downstairs whilst the kids have dedicated bedrooms plus rumpus zone. All the mod cons are included: Smeg kitchen, Caesarstone benchtops, ensuite, auto garaging, ducted vacuum, heating, cooling, video intercom, security alarm, decked pergola, al-fresco nth facing entertaining area.

AUCTION CONTACT OFFICE

Lachlan Shearer 0437 728 466 ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

2.5

Saturday 25th April at 11:00am Eleisha Doherty 0434 029 128 Zoe Cherrie 0457 588 858 27 Station Road, Cheltenham 9583 8880

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ONE OF THE DISTRICT´S FINEST HOMES Exciting opportunity to secure an elegant family residence of grand proportions with superb living & entertaining areas complimented by private landscaped surrounds. Re-built to exacting standards in 2008 & beautifully maintained ever since, there is nothing to do but move in & enjoy this contemporary home architecturally designed by Leon Moulton. • Formal entrance • Luxurious main bedroom with WIR, reverse cycle heating/ cooling, ensuite with own private access to rear courtyard • Ultimate parents retreat/2nd living area with built-in shelving and decorative fireplace • 3 further bedrooms with BIRs (2 with access to front garden) • Central family bathroom, 2 powder rooms and big laundry • State-of-the-art gourmet kitchen with Smeg appliances • Open plan living/dining area with polished floorboards leading to large terrace with water glimpses - perfect for entertaining • Gas ducted heating throughout & double glazed windows • Huge double garage + 3rd secure car space • Sunny corner allotment of 394 sqm approx • 5-star energy rating • Note: Current planning controls no longer allow this style of 2storey extension. In other words, this home is irreplaceable! Ideally positioned opposite parkland with public transport and shops almost on your doorstep and only a short stroll to Sandridge beach, Station Pier and Port Melbourne Primary.

4 AUCTION VIEW CONTACT OFFICE

Saturday 18th April at 12:30pm Wed 12-12:30 & 5.30-6, Sat 12-12:30 David Lack 0418 996 265 Will Jonas 0419 335 519 100 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 8671 3777

PORT MELBOURNE 403/25 PICKLES STREET

BRIGHTON 148 BAY STREET "CÉST SI BON"- SINGLE LEVEL PROVINCIAL ELEGANCE IN PRIME LOCATION Behind this solid brick façade, a beautiful 3 bedroom home, passionately renovated to the highest standards, perfect for downsizers • Expertly designed with bright open spaces, warmth and exquisite décor. Secure undercover parking, delightful private rear garden • Stunning formal & informal living areas, separate dining, Calacutta marble bench kitchen, master bed with ensuite, 2 further beds, central bathroom.

AUCTION VIEW CONTACT OFFICE

ID and contact details are required at all open for inspections

Saturday 2nd May at 11:00am Thu 5.30-6, Sat 11.30-12 Trudy Biggin 0417 127 528 Elizabeth Lopez 0423 240 730 142 Church Street, Brighton 9592 4300

FABULOUS VIEWS WITHOUT THE PRICE TAG! Luxury at its very best - gorgeous water and city views and wonderful spacious living in one of Port Melbourne´s most sought-after developments. • 3 generous bedrooms (two with built in robes) • Open plan living/dining leading to terrace • Fully-appointed kitchen with Blanco appliances • Large central bathroom and laundry • Reverse cycle heating / cooling • Video intercom & security swipe access • 2 secure undercover carspaces

AUCTION VIEW CONTACT OFFICE

Saturday 9th May at 11:00am Thu 1-1:30, Sat 2-2:30 Will Jonas 0419 335 519 David Lack 0418 996 265 100 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 8671 3777

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3/2 SANDRINGHAM ROAD, SANDRINGHAM CLASSIC EASY LIVING AND ALL ON ONE LEVEL

4 Freemans Road Mount Eliza

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Charming two bedroom, freestanding villa unit in a quiet, private and secluded position. Comprises entrance hall, lounge, open planned kitchen through to meals/living area. Features heating, air conditioning, lock up garage, and private courty t ards. An ideal opportunity ty t for investors and ty owner occupiers in a most select boutique development. www.3-2sandringhamroadsandringham.com

Set in Mount Eliza’s enviable Golden Mile behind remote wrought iron gates & against a backdrop of breathtaking bay vistas, this Mediterranean inspired 4 BR + study seaside mansion boasts scale and superb resort amenities including a sparkling fully-tiled, heated in-ground swimming pool equipped with new solar heating & a mod-grass tennis court amongst the expansive & established gardens of approx 3344sqm, allowing for grand entertaining & quality family living. Greeted with stunning entrance foyer and stairway, this

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sprawling showpiece of 92sq. (approx) makes for elegant and exceptional entertaining.

Saturday 2nd May 11.00 am Thursday 1.00 pm - 1.45 pm Saturday 11.00 am - 11.45 am Syd Sherrin 0418 530 452 Nick McLean 0410 320 700

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