TWR Bayside & Port Phillip | Issue 132 / May 13, 2015

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t seems fitting that MTC’s latest production has had a long gestation. World premiere The Waiting Room examines the troubled genesis of IVF while tackling king-sized issues of bioethics, feminism and the elusive meaning of life. Having spent four years working on the play with writer Kylie Trounson, director Naomi Edwards is unapologetic for taking aim at the big stuff.

“We explore what the notion of legacy means,” she says. “With IVF as the pivot, we’ve got men trying to conquer the science, we’ve got a writer trying to create a play, we’ve got various couples trying to have a child.

My question is – is it the same thing, is it the same impulse? Does it make us feel OK about our mortality?”

She’s quick to point out audiences shouldn’t expect anything too heavy. Above all, the play is a very personal one. Kylie’s father, Emeritus Professor Alan Trounson, was one of the groundbreaking Melbourne scientists who made IVF a reality. Kylie herself is a character in the play (portrayed by Sophie Ross), dealing with the fallout from growing up with a controversial dad while trying to write the

very play she’s starring in. The Trounson clan aren’t the only real-life figures to make an appearance. The cast of six will bring to life an impressive 40 characters, including Jesus, Galileo, Aristotle and alchemist Paracelsus.

“Kylie and I have such a whimsical imagination on top of what are heavy ideas, I guess,” Naomi says. “So the play is very funny and very personal and quite magical.”

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YOUTH BRIGHTON CHILDREN’S CHOIR Internationally acclaimed vocalists Annalisa Kerrigan and Lisa Anne Robinson (who teaches at Haileybury) are auditioning children aged seven to 12 from all over Melbourne for their new Brighton Children’s Choir, which will make its debut in November. Children do not need singing experience to audition.

■ May 23, 3pm, St Andrew’s Church,

CHARITY DINE WITH HEART Top Melbourne chefs will again cook up a storm to aid St Kilda’s Sacred Heart Mission, which serves 400 meals a day to the homeless and disadvantaged. Chefs Ian Curley (The European), Chris Watson (Luxembourg), Daniel Wilson (Huxtable, Huxtaburger), Jesse Gerner (Bomba, Añada, Green Park), Derek Boath (Bay Leaf Catering), Emma D’Alessandro and Adam Draper (Donovans), Sean Judd (St Hotel) and Themi Milikouros (Phamish) will prepare a feast to remember on stage at the Palais.

■ May 26, 7pm, Palais Theatre, Lower Esplanade, St Kilda. Cost: $220 a head.

Inquiries: 1800 443 278. www.sacredheartmission.org THEATRE THE RIVERS OF CHINA Rising theatre company Don’t Look Away, which stages rarely seen Australian plays, is presenting The Rivers of China, Alma De Groen’s feminist investigation into sexual

oppression and identity. Alexandra Aldrich stars as New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield, who consults a mystic healer in France in 1923 for her tuberculosis. Meanwhile, a young man in the present wakes in Melbourne to find a world dominated by women.

■ May 20-30, Theatre Works. 14 Acland Street, St Kilda. Cost: $25-$30. Inquiries: 9534 3388. www.theatreworks.org.au MUSIC BOBFEST The third annual tribute to Bob Dylan is on next weekend, with the cream of Melbourne’s music community celebrating the 74th birthday of the legendary singer-songwriter. Among those paying homage will be Tex Perkins, Shane Howard, Suzannah Espie, Stephen Cummings and The Dusty Millers.

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AUDI GERMAN FILM FESTIVAL The annual tour around Europe’s FILM cinematic provinces continues (in the wake of the French and Spanish festivals) with the Deutschophile season, which this year boasts an impressive 50 new German-language titles.

Standouts include comedy thriller Suck Me Shakespeer, which sees a criminal pose as a Shakespeer substitute teacher, and the unconventional period romance Beloved Sisters. There will also be a series of panels running alongside the films, featuring German luminaries such as screenwriter and novelist Sascha Arango (see book review below) and journo Peter Claus.

■ Palace Cinema Como & Kino Cinemas, May 14-31. www.goethe.de/ozfilmfest COURTNEY BARNETT Two out of three nights of this GIG local music legend’s Forum residency have sold out, but tickets are still available for Thursday’s gig. Melburnians are clearly excited to catch Courtney on home turf, given her sudden international fame, topping the US Billboard chart and playing everywhere from London’s Electric Ballroom to Ellen. What’s most pleasing about this overseas triumph is that there’s something quintessentially Australian about Barnett’s laconic take on ’90s slacker rock. Her live shows tend to draw out the rough humour in her songs.

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LA TRAVIATA The English National Opera season continues with this lush staging of Verdi’s La Traviata.

Captured live onstage in London, this takes a modern approach to its tale of a courtesan sacrificing all for her lover’s reputation. The famous melodies should be familiar even to those who don’t know their Arnes from their Elgar.

■ Elsternwick Classic, May 16-17, www.classiccinemas.com.au OPERA

LENNON THROUGH A GLASS ONION: NEW YORK PRODUCTION It’s not unusual for an actor to spend most of their life pretending to be someone else, but spending 20 years as John Lennon still seems an odd career choice. Thankfully, Brit-expat John Waters makes an excellent Lennon – acerbic, human and self-deprecating, with a gutload of angst. His understated and very moving tour of the Beatle’s life through the lens of his music returns to Melbourne stages with a new production fresh from a sell-out New York season.

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Wayward Pines is populated by bizarre characters (including Terrence Howard as ice-cream-eating sheriff and Juliette Lewis as enigmatic barmaid) determined to stop our hero from leaving. It’s self-consciously strange, but is tantalisingly evocative of cult series The Prisoner. ● READ

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When a book opens with the main character quietly considering driving himself and his lover off a cliff, you know you’re in for something unusual. Indeed, there’s nothing tired or predictable about this blackly comic crime thriller from German screenwriter Sascha Arango.

Comparisons with Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley stories are well-earned, but there’s an openness, bewilderment and strange honesty to Arango’s mendacious anti-hero that makes him easy to empathise with, if not admire. ●

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CHUNKY MOVE PUBLIC DANCE CLASSES DANCE Know your twerk from your krump but don’t know how to start? Melbourne dance company Chunky Move is here to help. The group has been running classes for those already fancy with their footwork, but this month is expanding to help out those of us more clueless and less co-ordinated. The Complete Beginner series will be a four-week program from May 21, hosted by some of our city’s best dancers, specifically designed for adults who have never danced before.

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Comparisons to Bob Dylan might cripple a lesser musician, but Sweden’s Kristian Matsson (aka The Tallest Man on Earth) wears them well. His nasal voice has a similar sandpaper quality, capable of stripping the listener to the bone, and his brand of weatherworn folk is awash with high and honest emotion.

Straggly, almost spectral, tracks open out to powerful ballads. It’s Matsson’s most accomplished record to date, with a new richness and variety to the instrumentation. The title track is stunning, fusing Nick Drake and bluegrass gospel. ● SEE

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In spite of our growing reliance on smart devices – including trusting them with much of the information that used to take up our head space – the two possessions people still hold most dear are pets and jewellery with sentimental value.

Jewellery is the most commonly lost item, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all loss claims, according to RACV data.

Sunglasses, glasses, hearing aids, mobile phones, laptops, MP3 players and cameras also make the top 10 of loss claims. But irrespective of whether they are insured, a good proportion of lost items will eventually turn up … somewhere.

Of all the phones blocked after being reported missing, almost a quarter were subsequently found down the back of the couch or under a car seat and unblocked at the owner’s request.

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he radio appeal by a woman desperate to recover an heirloom engagement ring that she had somehow lost in a shopping centre car park was one of hundreds of similar scenarios played out across the land each day.

Every year an estimated 3.7 million Australians lose something of significance.

Of course, there are degrees of separation. We’re not talking about the mild panic of the momentarily misplaced car keys, but rather that awful, gut-wrenching realisation something dear, something important is, in fact … gone!

For weeks now I’ve been watching the community bulletin board as the increasingly desperate owners of a missing dog have upped the ante on the reward for his return.

The wanted posted accompanied with a picture of the very handsome Airedale terrier has now hit $2500.

My heart aches for the family and makes me think what I wouldn’t give should my own dog go missing.

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found can be as simple as a street number scrawled too hastily on a parcel and no sender address on the back.

Each year Australia Post auctions thousands of unclaimed and undeliverable items with the money going back to communities through its public charitable fund, Our Neighbourhood Trust.

Public transport is also fertile ground for the disappeared.

Globally it is estimated 19 per cent of items are lost on public transport.

Some losses and finds are equally inexplicable.

Several years back I interviewed the manager of Metlink’s lost property office Andrew Roe who, while standing next to a found stationary exercise bike, recalled the case of a gentleman who had twice lost his false teeth on trains … I say again, twice.

It’s estimated people spend an average of 10 minutes a day looking for lost items, most commonly phones, keys, paperwork and glasses.

That equates to 2.5 days lost a year or about 150 days over a lifetime.

Forgetfulness is part of the modern distracted human condition, but we would all do well to remember there’s one thing lost we can never, ever recover – and that’s time. ● sharris@theweeklyreview.com.au

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ifteen years ago, opera’s man mountain, Teddy Tahu Rhodes, had a big crop of blond hair. These days at the peak of the 196-centimetre edifice of the bass-baritone sits a smoothly shaved head, his remedy for hair loss.

“I’m proudly bald,” he says, his square shoulders and crushing handshake evidence he still scales an urban gym’s equipment.

In a country where most of us would be lucky to namecheck a handful of opera singers, Teddy shines brightly as our own rock star of the genre. (Sure, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa recently bobbed up on TV, but it was in Downton Abbey playing Dame Nellie Melba, who died in 1931.)

At 48, he maintains the commanding boom that comedian Eddie Perfect once quipped should come with a warning to stand some distance away. And he’s not afraid to bare his pumped chest on stage, wearing his his fame and frame with light humour: earlier this year, he slipped on a snug shoulderless blue frock as the devil Mephistopheles in a wickedly funny production of Faust at Sydney Opera House.

A master interpreter of Brahms, Schubert and Handel, Teddy first became known outside opera cliques when he branched beyond the classics into contemporary opera blockbusters: playing Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, and death-row inmate Joseph De Rocher in Dead Man Walking Walking.

Now he’s mulling Mozart, having been cast again as the eponymous Latin lothario in a dark David McVicar production of Don Giovanni with Opera Australia, about to open in Melbourne. This time he’s playing Don as a “narcissist; it’s very confronting”, he says. During the Sydney season, Teddy got protest letters from audience members about his character’s cruelty to women.

It was his role in the hit 2012 production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific that made Teddy a household name. He drew rave reviews as he sang authoritative life into the romantic lead, French plantation owner Emile de Becque – even though he admits his accent “occasionally slipped into German”.

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ut it was his off-stage romance with South Pacific co-star Lisa McCune that brought the full glare of celebrity. Teddy’s name hit the headlines and supermarket gossip magazines as the paparazzi snapped him dallying with the former Blue Heelers star.

Suddenly Teddy found himself cast as the villain who swept Australia’s sweetheart from her husband and three children.

How did the two of them deal with the judgmental stories?

“Most of it wasn’t good,” he says with a wide, deflective grin.

“I just tried not to think anything of it. I try to keep my life to myself. Obviously, people wanted to read about it … If we’re in this industry, we have media from all sorts of angles. I just try to be myself.”

Even with paparazzi following? “It’s confronting at times, of course it’s confronting.”

Are he and Lisa still together? “Oh, look, we were great friends from the start and we’re still great friends.”

So the relationship is not past tense? “It’s the same as it always has been. We’re great friends.”

South Pacific was Teddy’s first Broadway-style musical, and the first time he’d had to speak on stage for long passages. To demonstrate what he had to unlearn while acting, he holds up opera hands: arms stretched and palms upward, usually to emphasise a musical note. “I’m still nervous,” he says when it comes to singing Broadway.

He moved from Sydney to Melbourne in 2011 and lives in a bayside apartment, hanging out in St Kilda and South Melbourne and playing golf.

His son, Teo, turns five in May, and lives in New York with his mum, American mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, to whom Teddy was briefly married.

“He’s a great little kid,” he says. “Hopefully, he’ll have a happy life with lots of opportunity. That’s how I was brought

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up: I was never pushed in any direction. Often you find your own direction in school.”

Teddy’s mum, Joyce, played hymns on piano and he reckons that’s most likely how he learnt to sing. His birth name was handed down from his late father. “Tahu” was gifted by a Maori tribe to a member of his family several generations ago.

It means “to set on fire”.

As a boy, he sang with the school choir – his pre-adolescent voice was “nothing special” – but everything changed when his voice broke. He sang with a small opera repertory company, and won a scholarship to the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, but only quit his job as an accountant when

he joined Opera Australia in his early 30s. With age, his voice has only deepened. “Your voice gets more character as you get older,” he says. “A lot of the stuff I used to sing lightly across in Don Giovanni, I don’t do that now because I feel there’s so much more weight in the voice.”

He insists he’s never really had ambition. “Hopefully in five years’ time, I’ll still be singing or someone will still want me to do it. Wherever that is.” ● sdow@theweeklyreview.com.au » Don Giovanni is at the Arts Centre until May 30. opera.org.au MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 11

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ur dog has developed a social problem.

He is having trouble distinguishing between poles, other dogs, and people’s legs.

His interest in poles has always been on the obsessive side. One time, in our short three-block walk to school, he made an approach to no less than 35 of them.

We counted.

But now he has developed a need to exchange with other objects in addition to poles, and we are finding ourselves having to either apologise profusely to other dog-owners or turn away abruptly in the hope that people will not realise he is ours.

Our dog-park embarrassment has been exacerbated by the fact that at the moment we are also walking my mum’s dog who is, and there’s no way to say this politely, morbidly obese. She is huge, absolutely extravagantly enormous, because mum has been too unwell lately to walk her (and I suspect has compensated by feeding her too many treats).

So not only are we constantly supervising one determined random leg-raiser, we are

also at pains to explain to fellow dog-walkers that we are not the chubby dog’s owners, that this crisis of mammoth proportions is not our doing. Everybody, hello, it wasn’t us. We didn’t do this. We take our dogs’ nutrition seriously. We are not dog-abusers.

So, taking the dogs to the park at the moment feels a bit like we are in our own Portlandia episode. As if dog park etiquette isn’t weird enough.

I mean, you need to ask fellow dog-owners for permission to give their dog a treat. You need to pat other people’s dogs affectionately, even when they are harassing your pockets for treats they know you have. You need to

apologise to the owner if your dog is rude to theirs.

I never thought I’d find myself saying the words, ‘Sorry, he is really funny when it comes to Chihuahuas; he just has to pee on them’.

This strange gathering of humans engrossed in deep and meaningful conversations about their pets is on the one hand life-affirming, reminding us just how connected and important our relationship is with animals, but on the other completely off-kilter if you compare the pampering our puppies get with how we treat asylum seekers, homeless people on the street, or other people who cut in front of us in their cars.

And I just wonder how many conversations about how to cook organic kangaroo grown-ups can have.

My eight-year-old has worked it all out. She just gets right in the middle of the pack – with the parka-wearers who are trying to convince their sheepdogs there are actual sheep to round up in a suburban park, the little ladies in bubble jackets with their spoodles and the macho dudes with their coiffured pure breeds – and she gets all the standard questions out of the way first up. What’s its name, what’s its breed, what’s its poo like.

Anyway …

I lost her the other day. I was so worried about the behaviour of the dogs in my charge I forgot to watch out for my child. She was fine, of course, off behind a tree with a red-haired Australian terrier called Biscuit.

But for a moment there I mistook my dogs for my kids and my kids for my dogs. It’s what happens at the dog park. ● khall@theweeklyreview.com.au

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unday lunches are slow to start at this Srestaurant. late-night, seven-day Thai-inspired bar and Early risers and all-nighters linger

in nooks and crannies over one of the most intriguing breakfast menus in town. Steamed eggs with fairy toast, a coddled egg and chicken ball congee and a daikon hash brown with ginger-blossom relish ply innovative depths for revival (or hangover) food.

Our party of early exercisers has waited half an hour past our booking. We’re hungry and time-committed, with places to be and planes to catch. Before things get too tetchy, we’re led up the steep staircase to the top floor and the mountain reference is conveyed via well-used quads and hamstrings. Ouch.

This swinging saloon is wrapped in wire panels, with marble-topped benches that hug odd angles, moody lanterns and bold artwork.

There’s a caged balcony over the laneway, a top-end-of-town cocktail bar and snug booths intended for four that leave our party of eight hanging awkwardly in an aisle.

Swinging into “dealing with difficulty” mode, our waiter suggests we choose from the curry or the stir-fry lists. Problem solved when a lamb shoulder, potato and pea curry arrives fast. The elaborately decorated red duck, lychee and pineapple curry is greeted with glee, although the sticky beef ribs are too hot for some.

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RSOMES BEST FOR \ FOU Karen Batson is known for her bold flavours with a Western flair and, with Thai chefs in the kitchen, it’s best to expect heat.

The creative and weighty cocktail menu – we loved the Spearhead (Absolut Pears, St Germain Elderflower liqueur, pear nectar

and champagne) – and the strong by-the-glass wine list will appeal to the bar crowd. A sassy collection of eight non-alcoholic cocktails encourage extended celebrations. ● LEANNE TOLRA ltolra@theweeklyreview.com.au

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For centuries winemakers have thrown white grapes into fermenting red grapes to add complexity to their wines.

The most famous of these blends is in France’s Côte Rôtie, where a small percentage of white viognier grapes are fermented with red shiraz grapes.

Magic happens when these grapes are co-fermented – the resulting wines are darker, richer and more perfumed than straight shiraz.

But a little viognier goes a long way – 5 per cent or less is all that’s needed.

Indeed, too much in the mix means the magic is lost and viognier’s trademark apricot character dominates.

The blend has thrived in Australia’s colder climates, and regions such as the Yarra Valley have refined the style. The best examples are perfumed, spicy and have a silkiness to the meaty palate. ● BEN THOMAS bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Here’s the secret to authentic Spanish snacks: simply drizzle Feliubadalo’s salsa bravas, spiced with paprika, wine vinegar and garlic, over crunchy roast potatoes for perfect patata bravas, or splash salsa de Barcelona over olives, mussels and salads, rice dishes and soups. ●

217-239 Montague Street, South Melbourne. 0433 419 683 THE VIBE \ Über chilled, bohemian. The café is within an 1878 former school building and its grounds that were previously the social enterprise hub South Melbourne Commons.

THE DÉCOR \ As befitting the ethos of the café, everything is recycled. A communal table and couches beckon inside, while outside tables and chairs sit amid the rambling garden.

THE CROWD \ Families, especially young mothers with prams, who love the space, locals and Melburnians who know how fabulous this place is.

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THE FOOD \ Delish and super-fresh. A must-try is the twice-baked croissant french toast.

THE DRINK \ Timorese coffee, Nutella lattes, chai latte with real spices. A liquor licence is in the offing.

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of Yering Station’s shiraz viognier ($38) and the new, floral 2012 release is in its usual fine form. Its blend of elegance and rich dark fruit flavours is spot-on. 93/100

FINE Tom Carson, from Yabby Lake and Heathcote Estate, produces the 2013 Serrat shiraz viognier ($38) in the Yarra Valley. Heady and elegant, it has meaty cherry and subtle apricot aromas. 94/100

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O V E R H E A R D … 11am Wednesday @ Grey & Bliss café, Port Melbourne “Happy wife, happy life … if I hear that one more time I’ll scream.

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John van Wisse is a local legend. Not only is he super nice, he’s a Superman of endurance sport. We’re talking swimming the Channel both ways, smashing the Enduroman Arch to Arc triathlon (London to Paris) record in 2014, winning the Middle Brighton Baths annual Winter Mile 18 times, and he still holds the record for swimming across Port Phillip Bay (from Portarlington to Frankston in 1993). Now, he also trains other Channel swimmers and triathletes.

Where do you go for a great coffee?

The Middle Brighton sea baths is basically my second home and the café here is one of the best spots in Melbourne. We’re so lucky in Bayside, we have so many choices. From all my travels, it’s hard to beat; it’s an awesome part of Melbourne. I also love Gas Milk Bar café in Brighton; they’re lovely people.

A serious workout?

The gym here at the baths – I worked there in my teens and have been a member ever since (I’m also an Iceberger).

John van Wisse coaching www.johnvanwisse.com ● Middle Brighton Baths 251 Esplanade, Brighton. 9539 7000 ● Brown Cow Café 382 Hampton Street, Hampton. 9521 0547 ● Gas Milk Bar 761 Hampton Street, Brighton. 9593 2999 ● Hotel Brighton 286 Bay Street Brighton. 9596 3244

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And Klim Swim in Sandringham, where I train clients. Or a run to Frankston and back. I’m training for my second Arch to Arc in 2016; local developer BPM is sponsoring me. You run 144 kilometres from London to Dover, swim the Channel (up to 50 kilometres), then cycle 291 kilometres to Paris. I did it in 61 hours 27 minutes last year, which broke the record by more than 12 hours. But it was tough. It took me four months to recover.

Some me time A long swim in the bay. I have a massive history with the bay. I was a member of the Black Rock Life Saving Club for 20 years and I’ve used the bay to coach about 20 Channel swimmers.

Where do you go for Friday night drinks?

I’m not a big drinker and when I’m training I’m a big nerd.

But for a night out with mates, we’ll start at Hotel Brighton in Bay Street. It’s got great food, too.

For lunch or dinner?

Brown Cow in Hampton, it’s always great. And I do all my Christmas parties there. ●

WHAT WORK DO YOU DO?

WHY THE CRUTCHES?

My passions are travel, dining out and keeping fit, especially beach walking and strength training. We try a new Melbourne restaurant each week and travel overseas for a month every year. ●

I teach children with special needs. It has inspired me to appreciate the diversity of people. I think Australians could do better when it comes to accepting people with intellectual and mental health problems.

They just want to be loved, like everyone. ●

I slipped off a step at St Kilda beach. Yes, I was sober! The bartending community in Melbourne is like family – they did a fund-raiser so I could stay here instead of returning to Perth. I teach cocktail-making and work in a boutique liquor store. ●

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Cerberus Beach House Half Moon Bay, Black Rock 9598 4230 It’s worth the climb up steep stairs to the restaurant for 1) the sea views and 2) the seafood chowder. The serving’s not big, but it’s a taste sensation.

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The Avenue Food Store 69 Victoria Avenue, Albert Park 9690 4539 A choice of two delicious soups a day, in bowls so big they’re hard to empty. The pea and ham hock is recommended.

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Cuppa Cottage 88 Station Street, Sandringham 9598 9334 Try the creamy pumpkin soup served in a saucepan, with straight-out-of-theoven herb scones. Heaven.

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In alignment: Teisha Lowry & Darren Cox run Total Reformation.

Posture assessment

The promise To realign bad posture, if one is so committed. Bad posture is the bane of the modern desk-bound world and can lead to all sorts of health and well-being problems such as sore backs and necks, abdominal pain and poor digestion, low energy levels and breathing stress. After 35 years as a journalist, largely hunched over a keyboard, my posture is well and truly shot.

glow with good health. Plus, they’re very nice so you don’t feel any judgment whatsoever.

They take a holistic approach to health and well-being – nutrition and weight management, lifestyle coaching, fitness and functional strengthening, detox programs and kits (such as coffee enemas), organic skincare and teas (which Teisha blends herself). Massage, meditation, reiki and sports kinesiology services are also offered.

The reality The process itself is easy: Total Reformation co-owner Darren Cox simply photographs you against a plumb line at their Brighton studio (that takes about 10 minutes), then a few days later emails a detailed report on one’s deficiencies and how to correct them.

The pain factor Be prepared for a hard-core reality check.

The pay-off Addressing my myriad posture problems will take commitment but, as they say at Total Reformation, just take it one baby step at a time. I will buy a foam roller to use at home, and possibly join a posture class. Darren and his wife, Teisha Lowry (a professional model), are the perfect advertisement for their business and life mission; they literally

Who should do it?

Anyone wanting a healthier lifestyle.

The bill The posture assessment and report cost $85; foam rolls are $25-$55 and classes $25.

would i do it again?

Reality is brutal, but yes. ●

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“Mid 20th-century furniture is compact and mobile – it’s a lot more practical for modern spaces” – Josh Freeman

Red Rider Vintage is like being on the set of Mad Men. Behind the counter Josh Freeman sells and restores mid 20th-century furniture and homewares.

“I buy at auctions and estates or people will contact me, some with whole collections,” he says. “The National Gallery of Victoria’s Mid-Century Modern exhibition, featuring Australian furniture from the 1940s to the ’70s, really created a big demand, and the TV series Mad Men has as well to an extent. Sideboards are big sellers – everyone wants long and low; that’s very Mad Men. Renovation shows such as The Block and Pinterest have made people more style savvy.

It’s a visual language that even stores like Target are copying.”

Loving this Italian Bitossi lamp from the 1970s. Priced at $125.

(SCOTT McNAUGHTON)

What’s in store?

Red Rider (named after an ’80s indie movie) isn’t a huge space so it’s amazing what Josh can fit in there, from three-seater Danish couches and Fler dining settings, to “highly collectible” Eames fibreglass chairs and sought-after Featherston furniture (“rare and very expensive these days,” Josh says), as well as lamps, coloured glassware, prints and paintings. Stock changes constantly and is surprisingly affordable, with half sold online.

Our pick

Style savvy: Red Rider Vintage owner Josh Freeman and the Inga daybed.

Who’s buying?

“People my age, Generation X who feel nostalgic about the homes they grew up in,” Josh says.

“But young people love it too. I also get interstaters, because Melbourne is Australia’s epicentre for vintage shops.” ● TERESA MURPHY

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Maths – I find it fascinating and challenging.

My favourite subject at school was …

Computer science.

Is it better to be popular or smart?

Smart because you can do many great things like get a good job and know so many things.

Is it better to be popular or smart?

Smart. Popularity comes and goes but intelligence is forever. It changes the way you see the world. Popularity is only the way other people see you.

I am best at …

Music and fencing.

I am best at …

Computers.

I can’t live without …

My Xbox and my pet dog Bullet and cat HammyDoyle.

I can’t live without …

The internet. Sometimes I travel to places without it and I feel like I don’t know what’s going on in the world.

I worry about …

What people think of me sometimes.

I am most looking forward to …

Next year when I start high school. It sounds really cool, except for the homework. I’m going to St Leonard’s College.

I worry about …

My children, like all parents do.

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When I finish school …

I want to be a computer game designer.

I’m most like dad in that …

We both like the military and computer games. ● Men in uniform: Grade 6 student Kassian and his father Travis Reddy.

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At Kassian’s age, I most looked forward to … Finishing school. I wanted to get out into the world and do things.

When I finished school I wanted to be …

A policeman like my dad.

Kassian is like me in that …

He likes to explore places he shouldn’t go! ● TERESA MURPHY

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CHERYL CRITCHLEY tackles the problem

hen Sarah McNaughtan started at an all-girls’ Catholic high school, she liked to wear dark clothes and eyeliner. “I was pretty different at the time; I wore a lot of black,” she says.

Simply because Sarah had developed her own style, some girls picked on her. They called her an Emo and delivered hurtful taunts such as “show us your scars”.

The once-bubbly student became withdrawn, with few friends and struggling to find ways to fill her lunch breaks.

Now 21, Sarah didn’t reveal her pain but her mother noticed.

“I didn’t really raise it with my family at all,” she says. “I think mum just saw an obvious change. I was such an ‘out there’ bubbly person and then became so reserved.”

After hearing about the Reach Foundation’s Fused program, which helps young people with personal issues, Sarah’s mother suggested she try it and she hasn’t looked back. She gained the confidence to be herself and is now a Reach crew facilitator in training.

Sarah’s experience shows that those on the receiving end of bullying may not disclose it, so parents need to be alert. This is particularly

true for cyber-bullying, because your child may fear losing technology privileges.

Warning signs may include social withdrawal, sleeping problems, unexplained injuries, school refusal, missing possessions, changed eating habits, falling grades and reduced self-esteem.

Sarah kept quiet because she didn’t want to make a fuss or turn things into “a bullying issue”. She thinks it is a good idea for parents to ask their children how they are going generally and give them the opportunity to open up.

Sarah says educating and raising awareness among teenagers can help prevent problems and help deal with them if they become an issue, as can programs such as Fused and websites on bullying.

Reach also has a new book, Parenting Teenagers (Affirm Press). “Open communication is always something that’s pretty important,” Sarah says. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

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DEALING WITH BULLIES Be alert for signs; your child may not disclose bullying for fear of creating a fuss.

Trust is critical in handling the situation.

Acknowledge their experience and reassure them you want to help.

Respond immediately if the situation is serious or your child is withdrawn and anxious.

With cyber-bullying, don’t withdraw technology privileges – it may isolate your child.

Act discreetly when approaching the school.

Alert social media sites if needed and police if threats are serious.

USEFUL SITES ● Reach Foundation publisher of Parenting

Teenagers (Affirm Press) www.reach.org.au Reach Out www.reachout.com Bullying. No Way! www.bullyingnoway.gov.au Cybersmart www.cybersmart.gov.au Think U Know thinkuknow.org.au/youth/ cyberbullying ● Alannah and Madeline Foundation www.amf.org.au ● ● ● ●

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More than 25 per cent of young people are bullied at school at any given time. Most common is teasing, judgment and put-downs.

Exclusion or isolation is also common but not so easily recognised, and cyber-bullying is increasingly pervasive. A child may not disclose bullying because of fear of repercussion or embarrassment.

Having discovered that your child has experienced bullying, the important first step is to acknowledge their experience, name it as bullying and emphasise that this is not OK. Ensure they see you as an ally. If the bullying is increasing or there is any risk of physical harm, respond immediately. Initial contact with the school should be discreet, with an expectation of clearly documented anti-bullying policies that give students the confidence that they will be supported and managed fairly.

If cyber-bullying is involved, consider contacting the social media outlet. Any suggestion of physical threat or risk of violence should be discussed with the police. Most importantly, parents must be supportive, understanding and open to hearing what their child is going through, without overreacting. Critical is reassuring them they don’t deserve the treatment, they are a good person and it will be managed. ● DR KAREN WHITE senior manager, well-being, The Reach Foundation, and mother of three » www.reach.org.au

Bullying can make a young person feel ashamed, guilty and rejected, but there are some simple things parents can do to help.

From the start, you want your child to feel comfortable talking to you about bullying, so bring it up occasionally and let them know they can come to you to chat.

When bullied, your child might feel alone and like there’s no one who can help them.

They may not come straight to you, so keep an eye out for changes in their mood or lack of interest in normal activities, as these can flag that something’s up. If your child doesn’t want to talk to you, they might prefer to get peer support anonymously via a service such as the ReachOut Forums or chat to a friend for their perspective on it.

Bystanders – others who observe bullying – can be powerful in stopping bullying, so encourage your child to ask friends to help them by making the person bullying aware – that what they’re doing is not OK by them.

As Karen says, it’s important to reassure your child that bullying isn’t their fault and that there are many ways to try dealing with it. ● JONO NICHOLAS CEO ReachOut Australia, and father of three » reachout.com/bullying

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PERSONAL SPACE AT H O M E W I T H …

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nna Davern is a celebrated Melbourne jewellery designer with a love for all things Australiana.

Obsessed with our cultural identity, she finds a kitsch way to express her humorous voice through precious materials, metals and collage.

Her edgy pieces have a cult following among the style set, who love the way she intersects the kooky with the fashionable to make them favourite collectables.

Anna’s home is filled with Australian souvenirs, retro collectables and earthy ceramics. It feels more like a Warrandyte artist’s retreat than inner-city terrace in North Fitzroy, but it’s a hand-built “crafty” feel.

When she’s not working from her Brunswick studio, or exhibiting overseas, Anna is happy to retreat from the spotlight with her partner, Andrew, and dog Humphrey.

You get the feeling she’s found her Zen surrounded by a mélange of artworks and objects that tell a story. ● JANE ROCCA jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au

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I made this brooch recently.

I print images onto metal and call it metal collage.

I am a republican, but the monarchy is so much a part of our history that we have to acknowledge it. The Queen is such a stateswoman. I use images from the monarchy to get people thinking about our cultural identity.

Humphrey turns eight this month.

I completed a residency in Estonia in 2007 and I knew when I came back to Australia after travelling that I really wanted a dog. Humphrey comes to work with me every day, appears on our studio Facebook page [Northcity4] and has become a mascot.

CER AMIC BOTTLE I bought this from a gallery that specialises in ceramics in High Street, Armadale, in 2006.

Ceramic artist Klytie Pate was a well-known artist and this bottle was from her private collection. The guy who sold it to me said she was never happy enough to exhibit it because it was faulty.

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My favourite thing

B AT H R O O M WA L L My architect friends Russell and George did the bathroom in 2013, using an old basketball floor.

My brief was to not use plasterboard. You can see the tiny cracks and splits, but it’s been lacquered so it’s durable. The material came from Hamish Knox – son of Alistair Knox, a famous architect from the Eltham area.

I bought this shimmery carved shell on eBay in 2010. It was over $200. It’s a handmade map of Australia. There is a beautiful materiality to it as well, but it’s just a thing. This is my favourite piece in my collection at home.

CERAMIC SCULPTURE

This coffee table is heavy and ugly as an object, but its beauty is in the memories it holds from my childhood.

When you trace your fingers beneath it, there’s the word “Hammerley 1970”. I never found out who owned it, but I remember being four and hiding under it.

This kangaroo by Australian artist Lynda Draper is from Gallerysmith, North Melbourne. I bought it in 2013. I love Lynda’s work because it deals with cultural identity. I’m a founding member of the non-profit Bluestone Collection that promotes crafts in art. We collect artists who fit this category. This kangaroo sits on my lounge room wall.

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I grew up in a three-bedroom brick-veneer house in Mitcham. Mum and dad left the inner-city slums of Richmond and followed the great Aussie dream.

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ave O’Neil carries his body a little sheepishly, as if it belongs to someone else. Perhaps it’s a legacy of sharing his childhood bedroom with twin brother Glenn.

The constant reflection of yourself must have a physical impact.

When asked if the years of sharing with his twin made him hungry for his own space, Dave frowns with attention, responding in his usual laconic, staccato style. “Nah, I don’t need a lot of space. I don’t even use the study to write; I can write anywhere, on the couch, kitchen table, yeah, wherever.”

This gentle, unassuming Aussie bloke has been making us laugh for more than 20 years.

Whether live, on radio, as team captain in the ABC TV comedy quiz show Tractor Monkeys or dishing out advice in Adam Zwar’s The Agony of … series, Dave comes across as a laidback mate who speaks your language.

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The three-bedroom house in Mitcham where he grew up was home to “Mum, dad, myself and three brothers. And Suzy the cat.”

His vivid recollections describe a home and childhood full of people and activity before his current fears of germs, allergies and perfect grades set in.

“They squeezed four boys into that house.

It had a big backyard and one summer dad installed the Clark Rubber pool, an absolute highlight that attracted all the local kids.”

The street and suburb provided the ideal playground for the four boys.

“Mitcham was a great place to grow up. We lived in a court and were surrounded by kids.

We’d stay out all hours playing in the streets, ride our bikes into the bush and go on all types of adventures.”

Like most teenagers, the boys tested their boundaries. “My brother brought a girl home late one night. He was trying to be quiet and sneaking up the front path. They walked past the lounge room, the TV was on and dad was standing there in the nude, watching something. The girl screamed and ran off.

Poor dad. My poor brother.”

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Glenn and I in our Clark Rubber pool, which eventually burst in front of the neighbours because of too many bombs.

Mum had the occasional part-time job but her focus was her children.

My older brothers loved music but with my own money I bought Midnight Oil’s Place Without A Postcard Postcard. It spoke to angry teenage boys.

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socially aware person. Mum and dad were involved in the community and still are.

They’re still living in the same house. It’s made me get involved in things like the school and kinder committees. I’m proud of my working-class roots.”

It’s no surprise that being at one of his shows has been described as “stumbling into a relaxed conversation among friends … there’s an engaging affability”. ● RACHEL BERGER boomboom@rachelberger.com » Watch Dave O’Neil in The Agony of … series, Wednesdays on ABC1 at 9pm, covering a diverse range of topics that will get you thinking and keep you wondering.

Torana GTR, dad picked it out from the car lot, 800 bucks.

We called it the “orange rocket”.

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his voice when he talks about the area’s newly arrived immigrants. “We had Italian neighbours, Luigi and Maria, across the road.

Going over there was like entering another world. You’d sit in their backyard, which was full of vegies, Maria would feed you up, then you’d help them put the springs on wooden pegs. They’d sit all day doing this menial task for some pittance they were getting paid. We were near the Nunawading migrant hostel so there were lots of immigrants’ kids at school. I got to mix with a lot of different cultures.”

These poignant memories reveal an early recognition of fairness and a ready acceptance of others.

“Being raised in a house and a neighbourhood like this made me a very

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Caulfield Grammar School

Two years after World War II ended and seven years before Geelong Grammar established its Timbertop campus in Victoria’s high country, Caulfield Grammar School opened Australia’s first rural campus at Yarra Junction.

The idyllic 15-hectare site became a model for other schools, providing learning experiences beyond the classroom.

When the Cuming family donated the property in 1944, the then headmaster, Frank Archer, oversaw its development.

The first building was a mess hut from the Braybrook Disposals Commission that had to be dismantled and transported to Yarra Junction.

For almost two years, weekend parties of volunteer staff, students, parents and alumnae re-erected the hut with expert help. They added fireplaces and a verandah and built a toilet block. The first students – then all boys – arrived in March 1947.

Initially the campus focused on shared community life and supplementing classroom instruction with open-air activities. Formal instruction gradually gave way to practical activities such as geography and mapping.

Outdoor activities, such as abseiling and kayaking, were added in the 1970s.

The focus shifted to sustainability in the 1990s and, in 2000, the student cabins were refurbished to become “eco-cabins” with solar electricity and hot water, enabling students to measure and monitor their resource use. The Earth Studies Centre, which won a UN World Environment Day award, opened in 2000.

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leaders will tell you the human elements are just as important – the quality of the teaching and the way in which staff, students and parents are welcomed, interact and encouraged to reach their potential. Melbourne is blessed with energetic and forward-thinking school communities that students and their families are proud to be a part of. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

PRINCIPAL PETER RIORDAN & STUDENTS

Simonds Catholic College

Location is everything in real estate and it is also handy for schools. When Simonds Catholic College students visit the city, they can often walk because its year 7-10 West Melbourne campus is just 1.5 kilometres from the CBD. “Not many schools can see the Melbourne Star [observation wheel] when looking out their library window,” principal Peter Riordan says. “The students see themselves as coming to the city each day.

All of Melbourne is walking distance.”

Simonds Catholic College has 487 students across two campuses in West Melbourne and North Fitzroy. Both are close to public transport and all the city offers – Federation Square, museums, art galleries, the financial district, courts and cultural hubs such as Chinatown.

The school also has a strong partnership

The Yarra Junction campus is a wonderful example of using and creating community connections to enhance education.

Indigenous Australian Ian Hunter also visits to teach students about how local elders lived.

“Through the years, the focus on community and experiencing farm life has remained,” principal Andrew Syme says.

“In particular, we have a strong focus on sustainability and the students learn a lot about their impact on the environment.” ●

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The ingredients that combine to give schools a positive sense of community are many and varied.

Social awareness, faith, ethnic diversity, history, alumni connections, curriculum, VCE results, facilities, sport, teachers, leadership and extracurricular activities can all play an important role.

Amazing facilities are a bonus, but most school

with Melbourne City Council to share its facilities such as Princes Park and Carlton Baths.

Students are immersed in the vibe of the CBD community. They become independent travellers, complete projects at Queen Victoria Market, and enjoy city walks. Year 9 students have a designated city experience and the school has a partnership with the School of Living Music in North Melbourne.

Peter says some may see the small West Melbourne grounds as limiting, but it means a more intimate student body known by all teaching staff. “Students are still able to use state-of-the-art facilities within a short distance to school,” he says. “[They] have great pride in their school, because their numbers are not as large as other schools, yet their spirit is just as strong.”

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chool communities are many and varied.

Vibrant communities are the sum of many parts. Each has a distinct character, identity and aspirations. Schools are no different. Dynamic principals, teachers, support staff, parents and students all help to create a positive culture that looks to the future while retaining and enhancing their school’s individual assets.

Lauriston Girls’ School

Students have a big voice and make it heard at Lauriston. As well as their official duties, co-school captains Jacqueline Jiang and Genevieve Pyman choose their own leadership style, direction and a traditional light-hearted presentation style – in their case puns and “lame dad jokes”.

As a serious theme, Jacqueline and Genevieve are weaving gender equality into their presentations and projects. Both want to be part of the solution and encourage fellow students to recognise inequality and act.

“We came up with that ourselves; we’re very passionate about it,” Jacqueline says.

Lauriston prides itself on developing such proactive students. The principal, Susan Just, believes their voice is important. The school has co-school captains, four house captains, sport team captains and specialist leaders in areas such as debating, music, human rights and sustainability. They now join a leadership conference at the start of the year.

Leadership roles begin in grade 2 and, as well as the junior and senior school student councils, this year Senior School student leadership committees were introduced.

Lauriston’s Blairholme prep to year 2 campus even has grade 2 students leading fortnightly assemblies and supporting younger girls.

Grade 5 and 6 students have a structured leadership program.

Other leadership opportunities include the house system and term-long positions during the year 9 Howqua program. ●

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Faith and strong women shaped and continue to shape St Aloysius College. North Melbourne was a working class suburb in the 1880s when the Sisters of Mercy began teaching local students. St Aloysius opened in 1887, based on the service philosophy of the order’s founder, Catherine McAuley, who sustained poor, young women academically, socially and spiritually in 19th-century Dublin.

These traditions live on through everything the school does. Each year it celebrates St Aloysius Day and Mercy Day and the house system is named after pioneering women – Catherine McAuley (Sisters of Mercy founder), Harriet Fallon (founding St Aloysius principal), Clare Scully (original student and tireless charity worker) and Lucy Verdon (former student and Australia’s first Catholic woman to complete a bachelor of science).

“To have such history linked to the original site is something truly rare,” St Aloysius deputy principal Rachel Valentine says.

“It represents a tireless commitment to education and forming young women to lead their community with respect and courage.”

St Aloysius also recognises its past with framed photos of past students and founding sisters. Catherine McAuley roses are planted in gardens and classrooms feature the St Aloysius and Mercy Prayers, which focus on choosing care of others over comforts for oneself.

“Faith is the basis for all we do at St Aloysius,” Rachel says.

“Faith gives us strength; reflection and prayer assists our decision making. It is celebrated, whether we come together as a community or in our pastoral groups with a short prayer at the start of the day. Our college is multicultural and our faith and heritage combines our hearts, respects our differences and teaches us to adapt to change without losing the core values that drive us to improve society as did our founding women.” ●

Multiculturalism has enhanced most school communities, with ethnic diversity a big feature of many campuses. Haileybury, for example, is one of Australia’s biggest schools and one of the most ethnically diverse.

When the school opened in 1892, it had 17 students with Anglo-Saxon backgrounds.

It remained a small school until the early 1950s. As it grew, so did its ethnic diversity, reflecting many of the changes in the Melbourne’s population. Haileybury now has more than 50 ethnic backgrounds represented among its 3650 students in Australia and 500 in China.

Principal Derek Scott says the first students from Asian backgrounds arrived in

the 1950s. By the 1970s, the Keysborough campus, in particular, had started to develop a level of ethnic diversity.

“This has continued to expand,” he says.

As well as having students from many backgrounds in Melbourne, Haileybury has a campus in Beijing for Chinese students and delivers the VCE in five other schools in China. It also delivers the VCE in East Timor.

“Haileybury’s international programs are a part of the diversity and the school also celebrates the breadth of different cultures,” Derek says. “This year we had a major celebration for the Lunar New Year Festival, to celebrate the Year of the Goat.”

Like most other outward-looking 21st-century schools, Haileybury’s global

Melbourne Grammar School

Melbourne Grammar School has produced three prime ministers, two premiers and a governor general, but it considers leadership as much more than holding a formal position of responsibility. The school aims to educate capable and well-rounded young men who contribute to the community in many worthwhile ways.

Since the school was officially established in 1858, high-profile alumni have included 1896 Olympic gold medallist Edwin Flack, former prime ministers Alfred Deakin, Stanley Bruce and Malcolm Fraser, former premiers John Brumby and Ted Baillieu, former governor-general Richard Casey, historian Manning Clark, QC Julian Burnside and entertainer Barry Humphries.

But it also counts among its alumni more than 100 Anglican clergy as well as doctors, surgeons, teachers, academics, artists, servicemen, farmers and graduates who volunteer in developing countries. All demonstrate leadership in their own way,

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based on the school’s Christian service ethos.

Melbourne Grammar’s leadership framework has three integrated components: an ethical heart, engaged mind and meaningful relationships.

“Our understanding of leadership has evolved over time,” director of leadership

outlook is reflected in the ethnic diversity of its student population. “It is predominantly a multicultural school,” Derek says.

“The breadth of the ethnic background helps keep the students outward looking and broadens their thinking on issues of global citizenship and cultural engagement.”

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Nathan Jessup says. “We don’t necessarily measure the success of our leadership program with outcomes.”

Nathan co-ordinates the school’s Values in Action Program, which connects students with local organisations such as The Smith Family and Prahran Mission. It also organises trips to Cambodia, Vietnam and Papua New Guinea that often inspire students to pursue similar work as adults.

Nathan says the school has a strong sense of community and this is instilled in students, who take that service ethos into their adult lives. “The notion of service has always been an important part of the school,” he says.

“It actually goes to the heart of what is required for a civilised society.”

As a result, Melbourne Grammar students, many of whom are endeavouring to develop a sense of identity while at school, make their mark in many ways. “I like to think that we have students who will go and make a contribution in all different aspects of the community,” Nathan says. ● MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 29

COURAGE IS RESPONSIBILITY

Courage exists in many forms.

“The Journey” is a challenging ten-day outdoor experience on the Bogong High Plains. On day three, Jaime stepped up when her tent partner fell ill, carrying two heavy packs to the summit of Mt Bogong, Victoria’s highest mountain.

Firbank students are encouraged to embrace every challenge, as it’s only with courage that life’s amazing opportunities can be grasped.

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When Moira Kelly’s Children First Foundation brings a child from overseas for life-changing surgery, students at St Monica’s College feel a sense of pride. They have raised $5000 each for three children to fly to Melbourne as part of the program, using events such as cupcake days.

Each college year 12 home room collects milk for the foundation’s Kilmore farm.

Students also visit the farm.

The program is one of many St Monica’s initiatives. Students are involved in projects such as raising money for Caritas Australia’s Project Compassion, helping the Good Samaritan Inn refuge, visiting Green Gables aged-care residents and volunteering with St Vincent de Paul, Ozanam House and Merriang Special Developmental School.

They also take part in the 40 Hour Famine, promote Red Cross blood donations, hold Cancer Council morning teas with staff, support indigenous communities, promote Fairtrade and have an interfaith initiative with the Islamic Al Siraat College.

Principal Brian Hanley is proud of the community engagement that has long defined the school’s culture. “It’s really flourishing at the moment,” he says.

Students are also aware of refugee issues and year 11 students work with local asylum seekers. “You can’t even put a price on it,” Brian says. “It gives them a true understanding of what charity means and I don’t just mean dollars and cents, I mean looking after other people.”

Food and language help connect St Catherine’s students to their community.

As part of the school’s service program, year 9 and 10 students learn about themselves and the world by volunteering and living Mahatma Gandhi’s mantra: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others”.

Year 9 students volunteer with FareShare, which provides free meals to the hungry and the homeless with donated food. So far they have produced more than 4000 meals.

“Adolescence can be a time of great introspection, but the year 9s are discovering that one of the best ways to learn more about ourselves and our place in the world is to look out into the wider community,” St Catherine’s student well-being director Merran O’Connor, says.

Since 2010, St Catherine’s year 10 students have volunteered at the Friday Night School at St Ignatius Church in Richmond, teaching English to students whose migrant or refugee families have recently arrived in Australia.

They also help Prahran Mission’s Winter Breakfast Program, where two students and a school staff member prepare and serve breakfast for the needy. Year 10 dean Vasiliki Spanos says students who take part come away with a deep sense of gratitude, empathy and care for their fellow man.

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A fund-raising lunch where most girls eat a simple dish such as rice and water, while a small number enjoy a hearty meal, helps Loreto students empathise with those around the world who don’t have enough to eat.

The Global Reality Meal is part of the school’s Works of Justice Program, which connects students with communities locally and globally to understand the world’s strengths and weaknesses. Girls buy a raffle ticket for a gold coin donation. A few “win” a hearty meal, while the rest get the meagre rations most of the population survives on.

Loreto director of mission Michelle McCarty says it is a meaningful way to raise money for Caritas’ Project Compassion,

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which helps communities to produce enough food. “We try to do things that are … relevant to the actual organisation,” she says.

A group of year 11 students and some teachers also help at the Friday Night School in Richmond. “They build relationships with the kids,” Michelle says. “They see the importance of education. It’s very well run.”

Works of Justice projects are varied, from doorknocking for the Royal Children’s Hospital appeal to a pilgrimage to the Loreto Vietnam-Australia Program in Ho Chi Minh City. “We see it as being education of the heart and mind, the whole person,” Michelle says.

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Yarra Valley Grammar

Developing young women who lead, serve and make a positive difference is the goal of the Catholic Ladies’ College Community Service Program. As part of it, all year 10 students spend a week off campus helping in aged care, different abilities, animal, welfare and environment programs. The girls show incredible maturity and humility in helping others.

Some students also join a weekly reading club run by St Vincent de Paul with St Pius X Primary School in Heidelberg West. Volunteers work with children in grades 3-6 to develop a love of reading, while consolidating and enhancing their language and literacy skills. CLC volunteers travel with staff after school for four weeks to provide consistency and allow authentic relationships to form. Some students attend more sessions in their own time.

On a wider level, the CLC Student Leadership Team and entire college community constantly raises money and awareness for local and global issues and causes. The Social Justice Group recently held a voluntary silent protest against detaining asylum seekers and the Reconciliation Group raised money for the Opening the Doors Foundation, which helps keep Aboriginal students in school. The school always seems to have a cake stall or concert on the go for a great cause. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

Yarra Valley Grammar students are often seen out and about in their local area raising money for charity and volunteering with local causes. Whether they are visiting nursing homes or manning primary school fête stalls, students at all levels participate in the school’s Community Links Program.

A highlight each year is the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, in which about 250 students doorknock in Ringwood. They have raised more than $250,000 in the past 10 years, plus $37,055.40 in 2015.

WhilE at a special school Yarra Valley also raised junior campus, I had the $12,000 last year and more chance to see what life was than $11,000 this year for the like for children with a Leukaemia Foundation’s World’s disability. It opened my eyes to Greatest Shave, in which students all the challenges & rewards of shave or dye their hair. This year teaching these children. art teacher Laurie Hamilton grew a goatee to shave at the annual Great – Monique \ year 10 Yarra Shave on the last day of the first term.

As part of Community Links, year 8 students sign up for projects such as performing a music concert at a local special school or creating packages for missionaries heading to Cambodia.

Middle School students have a student-led committee and volunteer at local events, while tute groups across the school hold cake stalls and other fund-raisers for charities of their choice.

School chaplain Paul Joy co-ordinates the program and is constantly impressed by the students’ energy and creativity. He says the program is based on a Christian ethos and reminds students how lucky they are.

“We have much to be thankful for and so the responsibility on us is to then go and give and share and serve and help others,” he says.

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memories remain Visiting Gallipoli for its historic centenary has helped schools experience the spirit of the Anzacs

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aving two relatives who fought in World War I made Emelia Eagling-Every’s recent trip to Gallipoli even more special. The Ivanhoe Girls’ Grammar social-service prefect was one of 94 Victorian students and teachers who attended the Anzac Day centenary dawn service.

Emelia’s great-great uncle, Archie Eagling, was killed in action during the Great War. “Archie joined the 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion and began his training at the Tel-el-Kebir camp,” she says. “My great-great uncle fought very briefly on the Western Front until he was killed in action at age 24 on the July 6, 1916. He is now buried at the Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery in France.”

Emelia’s great-grandfather, Private George Every, fought at the Somme during WWI. He returned to Australia after being injured in France.

Emelia was among 80 students, 14 teachers and four officials from across Victoria that the state government sent to Turkey last month to commemorate 100 years since the Gallipoli campaign started. Chosen from 734 applicants, the group was on site by 3am for the main dawn service at North Beach,

before attending Australia’s memorial service at Lone Pine. Emelia was one of only four students in her group to meet Prince Charles, Prince Harry and Prime Minister Tony Abbott. This topped off what was already an emotional and moving experience.

The seven-day tour was based in Istanbul and took in major tourist sites such as the Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace. All those involved returned with amazing experiences and stories to share with their school and wider communities.

Camberwell Girls Grammar School’s Karin Lemanis and Megan Liew were the only teacher-student combination from the same school. Megan is a year 12 student with a strong sense of social justice and believes we need to commemorate the WWI sacrifices made by both Australians and non-Australians.

“Being given the opportunity to keep the Anzac spirit alive with other young Australians is one I’ll never forget,” Megan says. “The experiences and memories I have gained on this journey are immeasurable and I feel proud and humbled by the opportunity.

To ensure that the sacrifices made by our

Proud descendant: Emelia Eagling-Every with a pocket bible given to her great-great-uncle by his sister. Part of the inscription reads: “God be with you, Till we meet again”. (SUPPLIED)

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Anzacs is never shape Australia’s forgotten, I future because am constantly we needed to deal sharing the with major social experience and issues … concerning – Megan Liew knowledge with citizenship my peers and the and sacrifice, community.” conscription, Karin is a independence from history teacher who Britain, Australia’s place on reminds students that the world scene, women in the workforce, soldiers are ordinary people democratic equality, loss and empathy. in extraordinary circumstances.

“The Anzacs have given us a lasting sense She takes year 9 girls to Melbourne’s Shrine of national identity. Their displays of bravery, of Remembrance, which has a new WWI loyalty, self-reliance, self-sacrifice and fighting section with a Gallipoli landing boat, and uses spirit all personify the ‘real’ Australian spirit.”

Australian War Memorial boxes – containing While the Gallipoli pilgrimage was a state soldiers’ uniforms, equipment and artefacts government initiative, many schools offer – to take her students back to that time in international trips in which students and Australia’s history. teachers enjoy incredible experiences and Karin, whose twin daughters Belinda and forge links with communities around the Amelia turned 12 on Anzac Day, was touched world. The Anzac Day trip provided a lifetime and honoured to experience one of the most of memories and an appreciation of what our important places she has taught about. soldiers went through.

“These stories help us define who we are At other times, Camberwell Girls Grammar and what we are all capable of,” she says. offers language tours to France, Germany and “I like to remind students that WWI, and China. It has social justice trips to Chiang specifically the events at Gallipoli, helped Mai in Thailand, to help build amenities

for a school near the Burmese border, and a history/science tour to the US. At Ivanhoe Girls’, the anniversary of the Gallipoli landing was commemorated through school and community initiatives, including Senior School and Junior School Anzac Day assemblies.

Highlights included visiting the school’s Aleppo pine (or Lone Pine) tree – descended from trees at Gallipoli – and joining the National Trust’s Gallipoli Oaks Project and the City of Banyule Schools Anzac Day service. Students also escorted the Australian 2/4 Field Regiment banner during this year’s Anzac Day march in Melbourne.

Emelia is reminded of WWI sacrifices through memorabilia lining the walls and the people she and other students meet when visiting the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital each week as volunteers. She now has some special stories of her own to tell them.

“The Remembrance Garden and memorabilia help me to remember the people who walked the very halls that I now do, and for that matter, all the nurses and soldiers that would have passed through the hundreds of military hospitals during WWI,” she says. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

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COMMUNITY \ SPECIAL EDUCATION REPORT Methodist Ladies’ College

Now in its 133rd year, MLC has more than 30,000 alumnae who include 86 Australia Day and Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients, four Rhodes Scholars, politicians, sports stars and women in all walks of life. Alumnae keep in touch with MLC through the twice-yearly magazine The Star and MLC’s Development and Advancement Office, which organises events such as reunions, sports days and networking breakfasts. Many past students return to speak at the breakfasts and at career assemblies. “We try to create events that are for everybody,” says Maria Mercuri, manager of development and advancement at MLC. An extensive database allows her to send former students regular email updates.

The Star covers school activities and life milestones, including “where are they now?” articles. “The most important elements of maintaining a strong connection with our alumnae is regular engagement and communication,” Maria says.

Reunions are held after one year and then every five until 60 years post-graduation.

Each year a Silver Circle reunion is held for all of those who left more than 60 years ago.

Among the oldest old girls is Valerie Kerr, 95, who graduated in 1937 and later taught at the school. She is now patron of the Old Collegians’ Club. “She attends a large number of College events,” Maria says.

The ties that bind School connections can last a lifetime

MELBOURNE GIRLS GR AMMAR ALUMNA PORTIA DE ROSSI, WI TH ELLEN DEGENERES

Melbourne girls grammar

Phyllis Connor never lost touch with Melbourne Girls Grammar, which she attended in the 1920s. Since she died in 2010 aged 98, the Phyllis Connor Memorial Trust funds a scholarship at her old school.

MGGS principal Catherine Misson says that, like most past students, Phyllis loved her school. “She’s a wonderful example of a woman who had a fabulous education here and was a real character,” she says.

Former MGGS students are automatically members of its Old Grammarians Society (OGS). Since 1904 it has helped to organise reunions, supporting alumnae in need, organising guest speakers and facilitating bequests. It holds reunions celebrating up to 60 years since graduation and special events such as its “Return to Marysville”, aimed at students evacuated to Marysville in WWII. Birthday cards are sent to past students when they turn 90 “and every year after that”.

For the past five years, each graduate has had an OGS badge pinned on her lapel at the valedictory ceremony. They are encouraged to return in roles such as sports coaching and academic tutoring. Many past students, including actor Portia de Rossi, journalist Caroline Wilson and Dana Ma, who recently earned a master’s degree in mathematics at Cambridge University, visit to speak.

Brighton Grammar School

Of the eight Melbourne AFL footballers who visited Brighton Grammar School recently to work with students, four were old boys.

Alumni relations manager Andrew Biggin and newly appointed young alumni manager Tim Marshall facilitate old-boy connections, events and reunions based on class year and geography. Functions are held locally, interstate and as far afield as Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo and London. Two Shanghai-based ‘young’ old boys assist the school at the International Education Expo, translating for admissions staff.

Closer to home, old boys stay in touch through football, soccer, golf and other sports clubs. Some visit as speakers, sports coaches, academic coaches and careers night guests.

This year Tim is establishing a new group, The Fraternity, for those in their first four years out of school.

With 7000 old boys of all ages on the books, the school website, Facebook, Twitter and

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Offering a personalised level of academic care and exceptional educational opportunities, St Catherine’s is a place for your daughter to excel. To find out more about St Catherine’s we invite you to attend one of our 2015 Open Mornings: Thursday 11 June, Friday 21 August and Friday 23 October.

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LinkedIn help keep them connected. “They also get invited to other BGS functions during the year,” Andrew says. “Some come back as speakers for assembly or a specific class; others are featured at our careers night. Some offer career advice or even internships.

“We have a great history of Old Boys giving generously to the school. Others come back to support something like the debating program or the drama productions.”

Camberwell Grammar School

The youngest attendee will be 88 when Camberwell Grammar School this year holds a reunion for old boys who left 70 or more years ago. Chapter lunches after 50 and 60 years have long been held, but this one is a first. The school now supplements its quarterly publication,

Well-known alumni/alumnae

Family links: Former MLC boarder, Peggy Smith (Carne 1939) aged 93, attended a recent reunion with her daughter Beverley Laidlaw (Smith 1964).

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Spectemur mail and phone calls with email, Spectemur, websites and social media to stay in touch with more than 8000 former students.

The school’s Development Office organises five-yearly reunions until 30 years and every 10 years after that. Old Boy functions are also held interstate and in Hong Kong, USA and London. Vocational dinners provide networking opportunities, and many former students play for Old Camberwell amateur football, soccer, cricket, tennis and hockey teams. 0The Old Camberwell Grammarians Association also organises a chamber orchestra, theatre company, golf tournaments, biannual art exhibitions and an annual dinner. “Our alumni are very important to us and they contribute in many different ways throughout the school year,” says the director of development, Elizabeth Board. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

Nicola Roxon (former Labor government minister) Lara Giddings (Tasmania’s first female premier) Mary Wooldridge (state opposition health spokesperson) Dr Christine Kilpatrick (Royal Children’s Hospital CEO) Professor Ingrid Scheffer AO (award-winning epilepsy researcher) Cate Blanchett (actor) Deborra-Lee Furness (actor) Evelyn Halls (Olympic fencer) Alisa Camplin OAM (Gold medal-winning winter Olympian) Lydia Lassila OAM (Gold medal-winning winter Olympian)

MELBOURNE GIRLS GRAMMAR

Caroline Wilson (journalist) Janet Michelmore (health advocate and executive director of Jean Hailes Foundation for Women’s Health) Portia De Rossi (actor) Kat Stewart (actor) Sally Walker (lawyer and academic)

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Peter Reith (former federal minister and leader of the house) David Smorgon (businessman) Professor Ian Meredith (cardiologist) Dylan Alcott (wheelchair Paralympian and international tennis champion) Andrew and Paul Bassat (Seek.com founders) Jack Delosa (entrepreneur) Gunn Yang (golfer) Doug Warbrick (co-founder of Rip Curl)

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Professor David De Kretser (former Governor of Victoria) Andy Lee (media, radio and television presenter) Kim Gyngell (comedian and actor) Dr Craig Hassed (medical researcher, author, lecturer and speaker) Professor David Vaux (director of Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research) Dr Simon Chesterman (Dean of Law at National University of Singapore) Paul Wheelton OAM (businessman and philanthropist) Wayne Arthurs (tennis player). ●

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family connections Involving parents in schools creates a positive community for students

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cakes and things all ready to go. Another secondary school holds a community dinner at which parents are invited to provide a dish from their own cultural cuisine.”

Helen says good schools provide students with opportunities to take part in community projects, community service and exchange programs that help develop confidence and resilience. They offer leadership roles to as many students as possible and interact with their local and wider communities.

“It broadens students’ understanding of the ‘real world’ and develops compassion, moral values, resilience and so on,” she says.

Helen says positive parental involvement helps a school run more smoothly and families to feel connected and engaged, with children less likely to drop out. Teachers can also encourage parents by setting homework tasks or projects requiring them to interact with their child.

However she warns parents against becoming over-involved. “Too much can be threatening for the child and can be irritating to teachers,” she says.

GOOD PRINCIPALS Ensure staff are welcoming and helpful when parents speak to them Are good role models Use staff-parent committees Use “parent buddy” systems in which two or three parents of children in the same class form a supportive group Encourage their staff to see parents as working with them for the same goals Survey parents and listen to the feedback Use focus groups to identify what parents’ want SOURCE OURCE \ Education psychologist and Deakin University professor Helen McGrath.

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eaningful parent involvement in school life helps families to feel connected to their child’s school and can improve their education – solongasparentsdon’tbecomeover-involved.

Experts say good schools keep families well-informed about their child’s progress and general school activities, while encouraging parental involvement. They also have structures in place to facilitate interaction.

Education psychologist and Deakin University professor Helen McGrath says good school leadership is crucial in creating a positive school culture. She says the best principals are positive role models and stress the importance of working positively with parents. They use staff-parent committees, encourage teachers to learn parents’ names and ensure concerns are addressed quickly.

Some arrange parent education sessions on topics such as drugs and cyber safety.

“One school had an on-site coffee shop for parents to have a coffee and meet up after they drop off their children,” she says. “The canteen manager has the coffee machine,

Regent Consulting’s Paul O’Shannassy, who helps match families with schools, agrees a good school community must have strong, open leadership and provide support for students and parents. He says a principal must be visible, show strong leadership, deliver good programs and be involved.

“The leader has to almost roll up their sleeves and get their hands dirty,” he says.

“Parents love it when the principal teaches a class and when the deputy principal coaches a sports team.”

Paul says good schools have support structures in place to ensure staff know their students and families, and are aware of any challenges they face inside or out of the

classroom. For example, teachers should be aware if a student’s parents have separated.

They also have good systems in place to encourage parental involvement in sport and events, as well as parent-education programs with sessions on topics such as cyber safety and dealing with difficult teens.

He says outstanding leadership and programs are more important than facilities.

“The leadership thing is crucial,” he says. “It’s more about what’s valued.” ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au » The federal government website www.safeschoolshub.edu.au has resources for developing school communities.

The core elements of a successful school community PARENT ENGAGEMENT WITH THEIR CHILD’S LEARNING \ Partnerships of families, schools and communities. The school’s objective is to communicate to parents the importance of their being involved in their child’s education and helping them to develop the skills that will enable them to do this through providing helpful material and opportunities for parent education.

PARENT-SCHOOL COMMUNICATION \ Recognising the importance of schools keeping parents informed

about their child’s progress and well-being (and parents keeping the school informed) and about what is happening at the school.

PARENT PARTICIPATION & CONNECTEDNESS \ Encouraging parents to connect with other parents and with staff and to play an active role in the life of the school through, for example, participation in family-school social activities, working bees etc.

Source: Education psychologist and Deakin University professor Helen McGrath.

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best days of my life

We had a unique relationship with the teachers, who treated us more like peers & friends

Former students share memories of their school community Kilvington Grammar School (Then Kilvington Girls’ Grammar)

We had a very strong, inspiring & passionate principAL, Di Fleming

Suzanne Chadwick Business and career coach, The Connection Exchange Graduated \ 1994

and drive the school’s culture. Things like bullying and exclusion can’t be tolerated. It takes strong leadership as well to bring that all together. We had a very strong, inspiring and passionate principal, Di Fleming, and the drive for innovation, community, commitment to excellence and fun was very much embedded in the school’s culture.

Title \ Year 12 prefect

St Michael’s Grammar School

Most memorable school moment: Probably our final day of year 12. It was a day of mixed emotions – about to head off in the world but also saying goodbye to amazing friends, some of whom were heading back overseas, as well as teachers who had made a big impact on us.

How my school created a sense of community: I had come from a local state school and secured a scholarship … so the environment … was very different. I was accepted immediately by the girls and found that with all the available activities … it was easy to find your own community of girls who were like-minded, fun and supportive.

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The best thing about its culture was … inclusion and support … Everyone wanted you to do well and did whatever they could to support you to achieve what you were capable of. I’m still friends with girls I went to school with.

What makes a successful school community? Values that are lived and shared

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Title \ Prefect and Mitre House vice-captain in Year 12. Captain of the 1st XI cricket team and vice-captain of the 1st XVIII football team.

Most memorable school moment: One of my favourites was Mitre House winning the school athletics championship in my final year. Our house had not won anything major during my time there, so to win the athletics

and be involved as a house leader was very exciting.

How my school created a sense of community: We were a close school society; 20 years later I am still great friends with everyone I went to school with and see them most weeks. We also had a unique relationship with the teachers, who treated us more like peers and friends, especially in our final years of schooling.

The best thing about its culture was … it was multifaceted; I loved my sport but it also catered for those who loved the arts, musicals and plays. I remember being forced to do debating in year 7, which horrified me, but I loved it. I think that helped give me the confidence I have now to speak in front of a crowd and perform on live TV. What makes a successful school community? Inclusion, respect and a sense of fun. School can be a stressful time for students, but it should also be enjoyable – they are, after all, some of the best days of your life.

the most important aspect of my school was the ease at which a student could feel at home

Fintona Girls’ School Madeline Ashbolt RMIT photography student Graduated \ 2012 Title \ Junior school consul

Most memorable school moment: Most of my memorable school moments happened on school camp when the whole year was together and friendship groups were mixed up. I also have very fond memories of my year 12 biology class – the class was small and by the end of the year we were all really close.

How my school created a sense of community: We often felt like one big family tackling the world together, rather than separate segregated classes. We would pull together for productions and plays, defend each other in debating and support every girl in sports carnivals.

The best thing about its culture: I loved the relationship between different classes; we would often mix for inter school activities such as sports or debating and I would get to know and become friends with girls who weren’t in my direct friendship group. The small size of the school allowed all the students and teachers to get to know everyone in the school, which created a very comfortable school environment.

What makes a successful school community? A friendly and welcoming environment, great teacher and student communication, school spirit, respect between students and teachers. However, the most important aspect of my school was the ease at which a student could feel at home.

Education is an interlinking of three dimensions: family, teachers & finally the student itself … all three aspects of this education triad is what makes a successful school community

Alphington Grammar School Nobia Abidi Paediatric registrar at Goulburn Valley Health in Shepparton Graduated \ 2006 Title \ School captain, public speaker (despite arriving in prep from France with no English).

Most memorable school moment: Alphington Grammar has been a major part

my family’s life. Collectively (my younger brother finished year 12 in 2013) we have a total of 20 years of memories. I have had countless memorable moments during my time at AGS, ranging from cross country in primary school to the valedictory dinner at the end of year 12.

How my school created a sense of community: The familial connectedness that the school environment offers makes AGS one of Melbourne’s most diverse schools, with students forming a sort of mutual comradery with one another, with everyone knowing everybody else.

The best thing about its culture was … alongside my own ethnic background the incorporation of events at AGS, including Chinese New Year, traditional Orthodox Easter celebrations, Oxi Day festivities and many more have allowed me to transition from student to adult by creating a foundation which engages and is a part of the wider global community.

What makes a successful school community? Understanding the value and dynamics of a concept known as "education". Education is an interlinking of three dimensions: family, teachers and finally the student. Emphasising … all three aspects of this education triad is what makes a successful school community, which … is seen in the heart of AGS. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Two major renovations by the owners eclipse its original build. Just a few original features, such as the dining room’s magnificent domed pressed-metal ceiling, have been reused.

A Mediterranean flavour of casual opulence flows from its eclectic fittings, which include 19th century French wrought-iron driveway gates, a heritage-protected palm tree, cast-iron London lamp posts and Belgian shop doors.

The build’s contemporary components focus on textured natural elements, including unhoned granite kitchen benches, wide-board oak floors, marble, reclaimed-timber floating stair treads, and Castlemaine dry stone walls duplicated inside as feature walls. Other walls are kept neutral, the better to display the vendor’s collection of art.

The vendor also enjoys the balance of classic and contemporary, as well as the different living zones that allow a quiet spot no matter how many people are in the house.

Over 18 main rooms, there’s space aplenty. Starting below ground, a 12-car garage incorporates a billiards set-up and utility rooms, then a foyer leads to the fun zone: an eight-seat cinema, bar and food-preparation area; wine-tasting room and cellar; change room, steam room and a gym with security access to the foreshore for your post-workout swim.

The ground level is a series of flexible open-plan living, sitting and dining areas, plus a library of limed cabinetry, music room/spare bedroom and home office. French doors, picture windows and a parquet-floored conservatory give access to splendid vistas, terrace and the pool and spa.

Via the lift or curved wrought-iron marble staircase, one arrives at a large first-floor entertainment room, second kitchen (and butler’s pantry) and a balcony perfect for sunset soirées. Three apartment-sized, en-suited bedrooms have French doors to west-facing balconies. A spectacular timber-lined study akin to an eyrie takes prime beachside position with bifold doors to its own terrace.

The top floor is a large self-contained apartment with balcony, ideal for adult children or guests. In this case, the progeny have flown and the owners are tree-changing to their Mornington Peninsula farm.

“There’s never a bad day living on the beach – it’s always exciting,” says the vendor. ● JACQUI HAMMERTON property@theweeklyreview.com.au

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VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Hodges \ 9596 6066

PROPERTY ID » 2011922841

Price \ $3 million +

Auction \ May 16 at noon

The front door of this expansive property with a multicar subterranean garage defrosts as if by magic. Polished concrete floors gleam on the ground level. A bright formal lounge has a stainless-steel fireplace while a study/bedroom with built-in bookshelves sits across the entrance hall. Vast open-plan living sprawls across the rest of the floor plan with windows everywhere, including bifold doors to a raised, covered deck outside. Another fireplace will keep you cosy on cold nights.

The sleek kitchen has soft-close cabinetry, Gaggenau appliances and a granite island bench.

There’s a butler’s pantry, too. Choose either the lift or the Tasmanian oak staircase to reach the bedrooms upstairs, all leading off of a large retreat with charcoal-coloured carpet and soaring ceiling. The main has loads of space, a walk-in wardrobe, an immaculate en suite and its own balcony. Two other bedrooms flank a bathroom with freestanding tub. The big backyard has paved and lawn areas with a solar- and gas-heated pool. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

POSTCODE

3188

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SOUTH MELBOURNE \ 12 HOTHAM STREET

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

PROPERTY ID » 2011944963

Price \ $2 million +

Auction \ May 23 at 2.30pm

Right next door to popular bakery café Chez Dre, this architect-designed, three-storey warehouse conversion is super-cool. The entrance hall, with exposed steel beams, sits behind a solid wooden door. There’s direct access to the double garage or climb the staircase to the open-plan living zone. Polished concrete floors are warmed by a burnt orange feature wall, with walls of glass opening to a north-facing balcony ensuring the space is light-filled. There’s a gas fire and a stone-topped kitchen, with bookshelves, that has a LINEA oven. The main bedroom has an olive wall, burnished gold-coloured wardrobes and an en suite with walk-in shower. It also has a balcony. Upstairs, a theatre room with a bar has remote-controlled blockout blinds and bifold doors to a big deck. Sliding Japanese-style screens mark the study. Two further bedrooms, with built-in wardrobes, share a balcony. The bathroom has a deep tub and there’s a separate laundry. It’s a short stroll to South Melbourne market and the city. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

POSTCODE

3205

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VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Chisholm & Gamon \ 9589 3133

ST KILDA \ 5/82-84 BARKLY STREET

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PROPERTY ID » 2011908674

Price \ $1.35 million +

Auction \ May 16 at 2pm

Gary Peer \ 9536 1666

PROPERTY ID » 2011923828

Price \ $840,000 – $920,000

Auction \ May 17 at 11.30am

Set in a garden oasis, this house has four large bedrooms and an enormous kitchen that is perfect for those who wish to unleash their inner chef. Upstairs, the main bedroom has a walk-in wardrobe and a sleek en suite. The floor-to-ceiling windows mean there’s plenty of light, green views from the adjoining balcony, and glimpses of blue water in the distance. Downstairs, the cosy lounge area has a hidden powder room, while the double garage has access to the laundry. The stunning kitchen boasts a walk-in pantry, stainless-steel appliances and an island bench, with views of the sunny backyard, zen-like bamboo and lush greenery. One of the downstairs bedrooms has a walk-in wardrobe, the other a built-in. The large shared bathroom has a tub and shower. The quaint backyard has a heated spa, along with a home office that doubles as a self-contained apartment – with a bedroom and bathroom. This handsome house is close to schools, shops and the delights of Half Moon Bay. ● MANVEEN MAAN

Anna Bortolotto, a member of the restaurateur family who have long owned and run Cecconi’s Flinders Lane in the city, is saying arrivederci to St Kilda. Her three-level home has two living areas, two balconies and enough storage space to suit even the most extravagant of collectors. The entry is into a living room that could serve as a home office. A powder room serves this floor. The next floor up contains the hub of domestic life – the kitchen, living and dining areas. This level is open, allowing the northern light to give a warm glow to the palette of natural materials. Jarrah floors, marble benchtops and white walls create a neutral backdrop for artwork. The kitchen is a great, functional space with Smeg appliances. Cabinetry and exposed shelving allow possessions to take centre stage. Upstairs are two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The main bedroom has a wall of wardrobes and, in case that’s not enough, there is also a walk-in wardrobe. Fresh, spacious and low maintenance, this property has character in abundance. ● FRANCESCA CARTER

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POSTCODE

3193

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POSTCODE

3182

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AGENTS’ CHO I CE POSTCODE

3187

10 St Georges Court, Brighton East 3

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POSTCODE

3191

3c Heath Street, Sandringham 3

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POSTCODE 2

3193

21 Iona Street, Black Rock 3

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POSTCODE

2

3186

33 Elm Grove, Brighton 4

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Agent: Elizabeth Lopez 0423 240 730 .................................................................

Price: $1.4 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 23 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI: Wed 12.30-1pm; Sat 11.30am-noon .................................................................

Agent: Peter Hickey 0412 569 480 .................................................................

Price: $970,000 - $1.05 million .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 23 at 2.30pm .................................................................

OFI: Wed, Sat 11.45am-12.15pm .................................................................

Agent: Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 .................................................................

Price: $1.25 million - $1.35 million .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 30 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Wed 11-11.30am; Sat 1.15-1.45pm .................................................................

Agent: Stephen Smith 0423 266 231 .................................................................

Price: $1.7 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 16 at 12.30pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

Set in a tranquil blue-chip court, this single-level brick house offers exciting possibilities with wide frontage and a northerly orientation on 688sqm (approx).

A cutting-edge three-bedroom residence with a Miele kitchen, a luxury main suite, video intercom, alarm, and a plunge pool in northerly gardens.

A three- or four-bedroom c1915 Edwardian with two stunning living zones, a granite kitchen, home office, north-facing covered deck and a tandem carport.

Today's excellence and yesteryear character create an idyllic house, in a leafy setting metres from Bay Street and close to schools.

Let's eat lunch @ White Rabbit, 118 Church Street Let's eat dinner @ Jirochyo Japanese Bar, 529 Hampton Street Let's drink coffee @ Balmains Brighton, 117 Were Street

Let's eat lunch @ The Black Squirel, 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 @ Ebenezer, 615 Balcombe Road Let's eat dinner @ True South, 298 Beach Road Let's drink coffee @ Café Odo, 1a/1 Bluff Road

Let's eat lunch @ Salop Café, 151 Martin Street Let's eat dinner @ 10 Greek Plates, 136 Martin Street Let's drink coffee @ The Little Ox, 452 New Street

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OLINDA AVENUE

This contemporary house is the complete package both inside and out. Designed by award-winning architect Peter Pontifex, the house was built just a couple of years ago and presents a contemporary façade with an interesting landscaped garden. Ideally positioned on an elevated block, the property benefits from a north-facing rear.

The entry, left of the garage, opens to a large hall. This is the first hint of luxury.

Inside, the interiors are finely crafted and well considered. From the window openings to the seamless joinery, the kitchen appliances and the bathroom’s tapware, everything is of the highest quality.

Technology is another theme of this house.

Automatic and hassle free, the raft of features includes sensor lighting, a security system, surround sound and zoned climate control.

The kitchen has been given pride of place in the centre of the house’s footprint. Miele appliances are framed by veined stone benchtops. Wide American oak floorboards accentuate the feeling of grandeur but also complement the white colour scheme. The freestanding island bench cleverly extends to an outdoor dining area. A servery window will cater for summer entertaining. A built-in barbecue and beer taps add a great touch, and will come in handy on grand final days. ● FRANCESCA CARTER

POSTCODE

3193

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3187

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Buxton \ 9598 8222

1 Raymond Court, Brighton East 4

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POSTCODE

3186

PROPERTY ID » 2011919766

Price \ $1.9 million +

25 Lynch Street, Brighton 3

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Auction \ May 16 at 1.30pm

POSTCODE 2

3193

30 Wellington Avenue, Beaumaris 4

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POSTCODE

3186

3 Miller Street, Brighton 3

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Agent: Tom Davidson 0488 017 500 .................................................................

Price: $900,000 - $950,000 .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 16 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: As advertised .................................................................

Agent: Hodges Brighton 9596 1111 .................................................................

Price: POA .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 23 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Wed, Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

Agent: Kate Strickland 0400 125 946 .................................................................

Price: $2.5 million + .................................................................

Auction: Saturday May 23 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur 1.45-2.15pm; Sat 10.15-10.45am .................................................................

Agent: James Paynter 0418 390 133 .................................................................

Price: $6 million + .................................................................

Auction: Thursday May 28 at 2pm .................................................................

OFI: Thur, Sat 2-2.30pm .................................................................

A renovated house in a quiet cul-de-sac with a front courtyard, open-plan layout flowing from kitchen to a decked backyard, heating/cooling and garage.

An absolutely superbly styled, lowmaintenance town residence offering beachside living and all the contemporary family features desired in Brighton.

Designer style shapes the look and feel of this brilliant family house by the bay.

A rare opportunity in a unique Golden Mile location claiming absolute beachfront and astounding, almost 180-degree bay views.

Renew or redevelop (STCA).

Let's eat lunch @ Milano's, 4 The Esplanade Let's eat dinner @ Im Em Thai, 459 South Road Let's drink coffee @ Café Sana, 884 Nepean Highway

Let's eat lunch @ Olie & Ari, 133/135 Were Street Let's eat dinner @ Humble House, 11 Church Street Let's drink coffee @ Balmain's Brighton, 117 Were Street

Let's eat lunch @ Whisk & Grind, 16 Keys Street Let's eat dinner @ The Grange Bistro, 12 North Concourse Let's drink coffee @ Café 3193, 1 East Concourse

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Black Rock 56 Ardoyne Street

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Visionary Design Meets Innovative Detail!

Auction Saturday 30 May - 11.30am

With walls of glass, gardens of water & rooms of light, this ground-breaking 4 bedroom & home-office, 3.5 bathroom home has a formal space with water-feature border, casual zone with bi-folds & 1st-flr living with northerly balcony. With a Miele & stone kitchen & 2 ensuites, this alarmed, heated & aircon’d home has Oak floors, Sonos, gas-fire, video-intercom, solar power & double auto-garage ....even a glass-fenced pool & Olympic trampoline for the kids!

Price

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Inspect

Wednesday 11.45 - 12.15pm

www.56.ardoynestreetblackrock.com 44 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

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Saturday 11.15 - 11.45am Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Mark Earle 0419 310 707

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Brighton 2 Tracey Crescent

3

Sumptuous Single Level Luxury with European Flair

Auction Saturday 30 May - 1.30pm

The sumptuous style of this French inspired single level residence immediately impresses with effortless elegance, low maintenance luxury & spectacular living awash with northerly light. Graced with a flexible up to 3-BR, 3 bathroom layout, sublime master suite, home office, granite kitchen, open plan living zones & sun soaked decked entertaining. This one owner masterpiece with home gym, multi purpose room, ducted heating/cooling/vac & auto garage close to Church Street is all you have been looking for & more.

Price

$2,100,000 - $2,300,000

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Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

www.2.traceycrescentbrighton.com

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Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Andrew Campbell 0419 366 545 Amanda Morecroft 0417 347 489 MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 45

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Brighton East 9 Carrington Grove

4

Contemporary Innovation & Timeless Tuscan Style

Auction Saturday 23 May - 11.30am

Be transported to a world of contemporary luxury, innovation & timeless quality in the Tuscan inspired Villa Residence ´Reidun´. Corner sited amidst European gardens in a quiet cul de sac this meticulously crafted 4-BR, 3 bathroom home delivers unsurpassed lifestyle excellence. A modern family home with C-Bus & touchscreen automation featuring dual living zones, chef´s kitchen, poolside entertaining, guest suite/ home office, Carrara bathrooms & upper level parents´ domain, study & northerly terrace.

Price

$1,650,000 - $1,850,000

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Wednesday 11.45 - 12.15pm

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Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Andrew Campbell 0419 366 545 Stefan Whiting 0411 473 153

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Hampton 24 Linacre Road

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A Linacre Landmark with Rare Possibilities

Auction Saturday 30 May - 3.30pm

This once grand period beauty c. late 1800´s occupies estate like grounds (1073m² app.) in a beachside boulevard just off Hampton St. The significant block-fronted residence in near original condition is possibly the best restoration opportunity in Bayside. Be inspired to create a magnificent family home showcasing a wealth of period features, 4 principal rooms and a historical façade. Or capitalise on the 16.76m frontage, deep block & Hampton Activity Centre zoning with a lucrative trilevel development (STCA).

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Wednesday 11.30 - 12.00pm

Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

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Contact Halli Moore 0403 777 661 Mark Earle 0419 310 707

www.24.linacreroadhampton.com MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 47

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Beaumaris 20 Wattle Avenue

4+

Park, Beach, Concourse & Inspired Style!

Auction Saturday 30 May - 2.30pm

Find period inspiration in a premier location! Combining period-style grace & grand space, this 4 bedrm plus study, 3 bathrm Edwardian-inspired home features a bay-windowed lounge, formal dining, vast family zone & al fresco area above a heated tiled pool & spa. Heated, cooled & alarmed, this inspiring home features a classic granite kitchen with elite appliances & a vast master-suite - all set in around 8260sqft/ 767sqm of fine family grounds with 10,000L tanks & double auto-garage between MacDonald Reserve & the Concourse!

Price

$1,450,000 - $1,550,000

Inspect

Wednesday 1.15 - 1.45pm

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Saturday 1.45 - 2.15pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027

www.20.wattleavenuebeaumaris.com

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Bentleigh 10 Wheatley Road

5+

Must-See New Level of Living in the Zone

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

Step up to a new level of family living in the Zone. Featuring formal, family & theatre zones, this split-level 5 bedroom & home-office, 4.5 bathroom home has a sleek stone & Miele kitchen, fully-tiled bathrooms & a 1st-flr heated indoor pool!

Designer detailed with LED lighting & stone benchtops, this heated, cooled & smart-wired home has 5KW panels, double auto-garage ...on around 8250sqft/766sqm between Centre Rd & Allnutt Park in the College Zone.

Inspect

Wednesday 5.45 - 6.15pm

Office

Bentleigh 9563 9933

www.10.wheatleyroadbentleigh.com 48 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

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2+

Contact Simon Wood 0422 789 110 Natalie Tan 0412 778 764

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Brighton 129 Cole Street

3

Fabulously Positioned Period Charmer

Auction Saturday 23 May - 11.00am

Lovingly refurbished with flawless designer style, this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom Edwardian home is located in a tightly held North Brighton pocket minutes to Martin Street Village.

The essence of modern elegance. Set amongst lush gardens, within walking distance to cafes, restaurants, shops, Gardenvale station, schools, kinders, parks and the beach, this fabulously positioned period charmer is ready to enjoy.

Inspect

2

Wednesday 11.00 - 11.30am Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Leigh Hallamore 0418 310 724 Tom Davidson 0488 017 500

www.129.colestreetbrighton.com

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Brighton 1a Dendy Street

3

Unlock the Potential & Enjoy the View

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

Only footsteps to Dendy St beach this striking 3-BR plus study, 3.5 bthrm home with bay views, dual living zones & heated pool is anything but ordinary! Step beyond the unique faรงade & get swept into a private world of luxury flaunting lavish finishes, new stone kitchen, master domain, ducted heating, A/C, two garages, circular driveway & unmatched renovation potential. Or start again & build your dream on approx. 474sqm of northerly land in a once in a lifetime location close to schools, Church St & transport.

Inspect

Wednesday 5.30 - 6.00pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

3+

2

Contact David Hart 0417 541 933 Lisa Comben 0408 560 842

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Brighton 1 Edgar Street

3

Wide-fronted Land in Great Locale

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

Having been in the one family since 1922, this stunning block of land (684sqm/7,362sqft) in the heart of Brighton is now being made available to the public via an executor´s sale.

Featuring an extremely wide 34.02m (114ft) frontage, this is the perfect opportunity to build the ultimate luxury family home or multi-unit development (subject to council approval).

Positioned just metres from the lively Bay St shopping precinct, within walking distance of North Brighton train station, schools, parks and countless other amenities.

Inspect

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Wednesday 11.45 - 12.15pm Saturday 11.45 - 12.15pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Contact Leigh Hallamore 0418 310 724 Tom Davidson 0488 017 500

www.1.edgarstreetbrighton.com

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Brighton East 17 Violet Crescent

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Polished Period Style with Modern Family Proportions

Auction Saturday 23 May - 1.30pm

Beautifully styled with an air of contemporary sophistication this fully renovated 5-BR, 3.5 bathroom Californian Bungalow offers an outstanding family lifestyle, just minutes to the tram & schools. Generous period proportions are enhanced by zoned living & accommodation featuring lounge (OFP), soaring family domain, Ilve kitchen, sunny dining deck, 2 bedrooms with en suites including a private parents´ retreat (WIR), Brush Box floors, heating/cooling, auto gated parking & northwesterly gardens.

Inspect

Wednesday 1.00 - 1.30pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

www.17.violetcrescentbrightoneast.com 50 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

3+

Contact Phillip Mellody 0418 344 611 Tom Davidson 0488 017 500

Auction this Saturday

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Hampton 43 Service Street

4

A Classic Californian in Sought after Service

Auction Saturday 16 May - 12.30pm

Instantly welcoming with warm, period style this well presented 4-BR, 2 bathroom Californian Bungalow high on the Service St hill features family friendly, zoned accommodation & living. Charming original rooms flow to a modern extension featuring open plan kitchen & dining, large family lounge & sunny, north facing entertaining in a generous paved rear. Close to the shops, train & beach with a flexible layout, heating/cooling & gated parking this home is perfect for now with scope to further enhance.

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Wednesday 12.15 - 12.45pm Saturday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Halli Moore 0403 777 661 Lisa Comben 0408 560 842

www.43.servicestreethampton.com Auction this Saturday

Beaumaris 5 Olinda Avenue High Design Between Park & Bay! Between MacDonald Res & the bay, this elevated 4 bedrm plus study, 3 bathrm architect design combines high design & high-tech living with media, formal, living/dining, multi-purpose & al fresco zones. Starring Super White stone & Oak floors the home features Miele & BBQ kitchens, auto-clean heated & tiled pool & spa! www.5.olindaavenuebeaumaris.com

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Beaumaris 20 Rosemary Road

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2+

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Auction Saturday 16 May - 1.30pm

Design Innovation, Family Location!

Auction Saturday 30 May - 1.30pm

Price

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Price

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Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

In the family precinct, this cutting-edge 4 bedrm, 2.5 bathrm home has a window-walled sitting-room, vast entertainer’s zone, expansive living/ dining & an al fresco room. Starring a stone & Miele kitchen & dble bathrooms, there’s a dble garage, gasfire, a fitted bar, sound wiring...even an outdoor shower!

Inspect

Wednesday 2.00 - 2.30pm

Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Christian Hegarty 0409 449 948 Romana Altman 0414 804 270

www.20.rosemaryroadbeaumaris.com

Saturday 10.30 - 11.00am Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027 MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 51

Black Rock 144 Bluff Road

5+

2+

Brighton 11 Elwood Street

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Beachside & Picturesque!

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

Sophisticated, Low Maintenance Living

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

With 2 expansive lounge & dining zones, a sun-lit casual area beside a granite & Euro app kitchen & a 1st-flr retreat, this 5 bedroom & study, 2,5 bathroom home has the perfect family fit with grnd-flr master suite, a covered area by the heated pool, heating, aircon, vac, alarm & carport plus rear double auto-garage.

Price

Contact Agent

Price

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

Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

This elegant 3-BR plus study standalone residence full of bespoke finishes is designed for luxury low maintenance living on the edge of the Golden Mile.

Featuring radiant indoor/outdoor formal & casual zones, granite/Miele kitchen, upper level master suite & terrace, heating/A/C, security & auto double garage set in a private garden oasis.

Inspect

Wednesday 2.00 - 2.30pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Saturday 2.30 - 3.00pm Office

Contact Romana Altman 0414 804 270 Rebecca Beacall 0421 664 027

www.144.bluffroadblackrock.com

Brighton 6 Willansby Avenue Potential in a First Class Position Perfectly situated just off Bay St´s shopping & dining strip this 3-BR residence is brimming with potential.

Beautifully maintained with immediate rental appeal this bright & spacious home sits on a substantial allotment providing the ideal foundations to renovate or rebuild your dream family home or redevelop one or more (STCA). www.6.willansbyavenuebrighton.com 52 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

Sandringham 9598 8222

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2

Contact Halli Moore 0403 777 661 Lisa Comben 0408 560 842

www.11.elwoodstreetbrighton.com

Highett 24 Haynes Street

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3

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Auction Saturday 23 May - 10.30am

Low-maintenance Lifestyle!

Auction Saturday 30 May - 11.30am

Price

$1,300,000 - $1,400,000

Price

$850,000 - $930,000

Inspect

Wednesday 12.00 - 12.30pm

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Wednesday 1.15 - 1.45pm

Office

Brighton 9592 8000

Perfectly utilising a wide block with dble auto-garage & wraparound gardens, this 5 bedrm, 3 bathrm home features lounge, dining & a open-plan family areas, a stylish master-suite plus 2nd 2way ensuite, a Stone & Euro app kitchen, Spotted Gum flrs & heat/ cooling - close to the bus & College!

Contact Tom Davidson 0488 017 500 Scott Hamilton 0414 705 486

www.24.haynesstreethighett.com

Saturday 1.15 - 1.45pm Office

Hampton East 9555 0622

Contact Peter Hickey 0412 569 480 Stefan Delyster 0419 614 699

Highett 34 Marchant Street

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Highett 3/25 Worthing Road

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2

2

Gracious Spaces with Period Beauty

Auction Saturday 23 May - 12.30pm

Entertain in Sunny Serenity!

Auction Saturday 30 May - 2.30pm

Hydronic-heated 4 bedrm, 2 bathrm home has a Deco-detailed master-suite beside formal lounge/dining, a kids’ wing beyond r/c air-con’d family living & a Smeg & stone kitchen in between...all set in l’scaped gardens with a sailshaded area, pizza oven, tanks & carport - between the park & the Secondary College!

Price

$1,050,000 - $1,150,000

Price

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Wednesday 5.00 - 5.30pm

Sized up with 2 living zones & a northerly courtyard, this climate controlled & alarmed entertainer is appointed with vac, alarm, LED lights & double auto-garage. Starring Corian b’tops, Oak flrs & bespoke vanities, so close to the strip & station with parks, beaches & Southland’s shops & cinemas within minutes.

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Wednesday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Saturday 11.45 - 12.15pm Office

Contact Paul Sibley 0403 325 423 Adam Gillon 0418 313 354

www.34.marchantstreethighett.com

Sandringham 7 Carew Street Sun-Bathed Village Beauty!

With streaming sun & streamlined style, this 3 bedrm, 2 bathrm Art Deco semi stretches deep into lush 5328sqft/ 495sqm gardens with a formal lounge, r/c air-con’d Blanco kitchen/dining & polished concrete-floored casual area all with tall nthrly French doors, a sandstone patio, lawns for play & workshop for storage! www.7.carewstreetsandringham.com

Hampton East 9555 0622

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Saturday 11.00 - 11.30am Office

Hampton East 9555 0622

Contact Trish Tassoni 0409 235 267 Adam Gillon 0418 313 354

www.25.worthingroadhighett.com

Sandringham 3C Heath Street

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2+

2

Auction Saturday 30 May - 12.30pm

North Sun, Secluded Sanctuary !

Auction Saturday 23 May - 2.30pm

Price

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

Price

$970,000 - $1,050,000

Inspect

Wednesday 11.00 - 11.30am

Striking design in a leafy cul-de-sac.

Cutting-edge 3 bedrm 2.5 bathrm residence has a Miele kitchen, a luxury master-suite, & plunge pool in northerly gardens. Featuring Oak flrs, CaesarStone benchtops gas-fire, video intercom, alarm, climate control & an auto-clean solar heated pool.

Inspect

Wednesday 11.45 - 12.15pm

Saturday 10.45 - 11.15am Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Sam Harrison 0423 861 422 Mark Earle 0419 310 707

www.3c.heathstreetsandringham.com

Saturday 11.45 - 12.15pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

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Sandringham 2/7 John Street Blue-Chip Bayside Brilliance!

1 of just 4, this 2 bedroom unit is ready to rent or enjoy with a DeLonghi kitchen, an updated bathrm & a large westerly c’yard accessing the garage.

With pol-boards in kitchen & traffic areas, air-con in the lounge & robes in both bedrooms, there’s the Acorn Patch close & school, station & sand within a walk. www.2-7.johnstreetsandringham.com

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St Kilda East 6 Godfrey Avenue

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Auction Saturday 30 May - 10.30am

Picture Perfect Heritage Terrace

Auction Sunday 24 May - 1.00pm

Price

$520,000 - $570,000

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wednesday 12.30 - 1.00pm

Retaining all the hallmarks of its Victorian origins, this renovated and extended home offers three inviting bedrooms, central lounge and openplan living and dining spaces accompanied by a granite kitchen.

Contemporary bathroom. Bi-fold doors extend to a private courtyard garden ideal for indoor-outdoor entertaining.

Inspect

Thursday 12.00 - 12.30pm

Saturday 12.45 - 1.15pm Office

Sandringham 9598 8222

Contact Brydie Hamilton 0421 177 484 Scott Hamilton 0414 705 486

www.6.godfreyavenuestkildaeast.com

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Saturday 1.00 - 1.30pm Office

St Kilda 9536 7222

Contact Rohan White 0408 504 448 Arthur Apostoleros 0411 515 015

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Auct on Saturday 30 May at 1pm V w Tues 12-12:30pm, Thurs 1-1:30pm

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right & immaculate bedrm home with a huge north west rear garden presenting exciting opportunities. Charming features and pol boards, lounge & formal dining, renovated kitchen & bathrm and alfresco covered deck. deal ampton location.

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52 Second Street

11 Avondale Street

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MIDDLE PARK 288 Beaconsfield Parade A prominent position and magnificent outlook over Port Phillip Bay showcases unlimited potential for complete renovation or to design and build a contemporary family home (STCA). The last substantial unmodified block remaining in a highly sought after section of the strip, this 500sqm approx. allotment features an existing 3 bedroom dwelling arranged over 3 levels offering excellent rear right of way access with scope for 4-car garage.

Inc: mezzanine lounge, open-plan family living, timber kitchen, 2 bathrooms, laundry, garden & pool.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.45-1.15pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Adrian Wood 0404 861 508 Michael Paproth 0488 300 800

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.288beaconsfieldparade-middlepark.com

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BEAUMARIS 18-20 Deauville Street Dramatically sited on manicured grounds of some 1935sqm approx, this magnificent home on 2 titles is a Beaumaris icon with extraordinary elegance and history. It soars high above the street, takes in Bay views, and is a faithful reproduction of large scale Tudor revival Architecture, beautifully enhanced for contemporary living. The lifestyle here is peerless with 6 living areas, 4 bedrooms, Miele kitchen, 3 bathrooms, a pool and cabana, tennis court, pavilion and a studio. The beach is just metres away and a 60-metre frontage approx, this is unique and irreplaceable.

Expressions of Interest Close Thursday 28th May at 5pm

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Inspect

By registration Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Robin Parker 0409 336 282

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.18-20deauvillestreet-beaumaris.com

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ELWOOD 14 Selwyn Avenue Elwood´s most sought after address, a leafy avenue close to the beach, the bay and Ormond Road shopping, provides the only appropriate context for such an outstanding family home as this five bedroom, two bathroom freestanding Edwardian. Refined, flexible formal rooms are matched by generous family living and meals areas surrounding a stylish dark granite kitchen, overlooking romantic verandahs and the private rear garden´s privacy. Vibrant, inviting third living area or retreat. With secure parking for three cars, North West rear orientation, land 940sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Kaine Lanyon 0411 875 478 Sarah Wood 0408 902 827

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.14selwynave-elwood.com

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ST KILDA 709/6 Victoria Street Commanding panoramic bay views, this architecturally striking, luxuriously appointed and sensationally spacious apartment provides a sophisticated and serene sanctuary near vibrant Acland and Fitzroy Street. Surrounded by floor to ceiling glass and a wrap around balcony, the expansive living and dining spaces with gourmet kitchen enjoy magnificent views and sunsets across the bay. Lavish accommodation includes separate living room/retreat, two bedrooms with designer en-suites, study/3rd bedroom and stylish bathroom plus 4 car spaces, pool and gym.

Auction

Saturday 16th May at 3.30pm

Inspect

Wednesday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 3pm

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Contact

Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Brendan Allen 0499 229 007

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.709-6victoriastreet-stkilda.com

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MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 61

SOUTH MELBOURNE 12 Hotham Street This unique architect designed warehouse residence delivers a New York lifestyle in the heart of Sth Melbourne. Industrial chic resonates with high ceilings, heated concrete floors and exposed steel softened by warm earthy colours. The expansive light-filled living/dining room with stunning kitchen opens to north balcony. A spacious entertaining area/home cinema and bar, open to large terrace. Stylish main bedroom with en-suite, three double bedrooms and bathroom and 4 balconies. Includes secure double garage and storage, heating and cooling.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 5.15-5.45pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Michael Paproth 0488 300 800 Kaine Lanyon 0411 875 478

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.12hothamstreet-southmelbourne.com

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MELBOURNE 1409/576 St Kilda Road The signature curves and contours of YVE define this vibrant three bedroom, two bathroom apartment enjoying spectacular outlooks over Albert Park Lake and the bay. The sky, the inner city sights and the sunsets further enhance a living/dining domain featuring a fabulous terrace and an elegant marble open plan kitchen. First class facilities include concierge, board room, executive lounge, residents´ cinema, gym and sublime indoor swimming pool. Dual storage cages and secure parking for two cars complete the quintessential YVE experience.

Auction

Wednesday 27th May at 6pm

Inspect

Wednesday 5-5.30pm & Saturday 3.30-4pm

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Contact

Michael Paproth 0488 300 800 Nicholas Hoo 0435 728 272

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.1409-576stkildaroad-melbourne.com

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MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 63

BEAUMARIS 22 Mary Street A streamlined exterior and a deluxe interior are perfectly designed for luxe living, metres from Royal Melbourne Golf Course. Excellent design incorporates 5 bedrooms and a study area, 2 living zones, 3 bathrooms, Miele kitchen, and a state of the art outdoor room next to the pool and spa. The heart of this large home is the excellent family room, with pool and garden views through big windows, customdesigned storage, and a great sense of space. An exclusive like-new home for an easy-care lifestyle, close to schools, shops and parkland.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Kate Strickland 0400 125 946 Daniel Williams 0402 182 704

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.22marystreet-beaumaris.com

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BEAUMARIS 30 Wellington Avenue Designer style shapes the look and feel of this brilliant family home by the bay. Newly renovated and full of innovation, the clean lines, big living spaces and water views are exhilarating. This has all the space and features you could wish for with 3 living zones, 4 bedrooms, study and a pool.

Recipes for Design have included streamlined finishes and refined luxury. Huge family room, rumpus room with bay views, marble kitchen with Miele ovens and ground-floor master. Fantastic family address, one home back from the cliff top, between the beach and MacDonald Reserve.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 2pm

Inspect

Thursday 1.45-2.15pm & Saturday 10.15-10.45am

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Contact

Kate Strickland 0400 125 946 Daniel Williams 0402 182 704

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.30wellingtonavenue-beaumaris.com

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BENTLEIGH 51B London Street Exclusive and hi-tech, this is low-maintenance magnificence like you´ve never seen before. Incredible features are everywhere in this 3-level 5-bedroom home, with 3 huge living zones, tiered cinema, marble kitchen, 4 bathrooms, a pool and 7.6-star energy rating. Double-glazed turn and tilt windows with integrated blinds, LED lighting, surround sound speakers, Hebel floors, and underfloor heating in bedrooms and bathrooms make this home stand out from the crowd. One of the best homes ever built in Bentleigh, created by Knight Building Group.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 11.30am

Inspect

Wednesday 5-5.30pm & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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Contact

Jason Collie 0403 191 453 Rob Strickland 0437 076 069

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.51blondonstreet-bentleigh.com

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BLACK ROCK 30 Arranmore Avenue Outstanding craftsman-built home is idyllic for prestige living, 4 doors from Royal Melbourne Golf Course. Large living areas, 4 bedrooms, and state-of-the-art poolside gardens are in impeccable condition, with every area revealing something wonderful. The large family room opens out a self-cleaning pool and spa, lounge has cinema equipment, there´s a large dining area, and deluxe kitchen.

Cherished by one family since new, with a playroom/guest bedroom, 3 bathrooms, French outdoor oven, and 3-car garage. Excellent location near schools and shops.

Inspect

Saturday 11-11.30am

Contact

Rob Strickland 0437 076 069 Robin Parker 0409 336 282

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.30arranmoreavenue-blackrock.com

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MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 65

BRIGHTON 80 Wilson Street Sophisticated 3 bedroom townhouse is unique and exclusive in so many ways. With a third-share in a tennis court, a quality renovation and original elegance, this is lifestyle living at its best. Every room is renovated for contemporary luxury including the beautiful lounge, dining room, superb marble kitchen, 3 bedrooms and study. Exquisite features are everywhere with 2 indulgent bathrooms, hydronic heating, plantation shutters and timber floors. Look forward to tennis, courtside entertaining, and owning a prestige residence in the heart of Brighton.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Stephen Smith 0423 266 231 Peter Kakos 0418 123 993

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.80wilsonstreet-brighton.com

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BRIGHTON EAST 16 Garden Avenue Exceptional architecture and precision construction, a prestige interior and a sought-after address offer a lifestyle like no other near South Rd schools and 3 doors from Brighton Golf Course. Created by global design firm Woods Bagot, this large and luxurious home has excellent zoning, poolside outdoor living, and north-facing land of 800sqm approx. Exclusive design with 3 living zones, 4 bedrooms, study, gym, Gaggenau kitchen, and large garage. Look forward to family zoning, solar power, huge storage, LED lighting, and many more indulgences.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 12-12.30pm

Contact

Barb Gregory 0419 568 370 Jason Collie 0403 191 453

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.16gardenavenue-brightoneast.com

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BRIGHTON EAST 2A Florence Street Impressive outside, excellent inside and centrally located, this 3-bedroom home is the perfect townhouse alternative.

Well-designed and in perfect condition, with light-filled living areas, zoned main bedroom, gourmet kitchen, and large double garage. This is the complete low-maintenance package, with polished floorboards, surround sound speakers, security system, a large double garage with storage space, and timeless architecture. Cul de sac address close to Dendy Park, St Finbar´s Primary School and Brighton Secondary College.

Auction

Saturday 16th May at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Gerry Gordon 0418 144 000 Kate Strickland 0400 125 946

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.2aflorencestreet-brightoneast.com

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BRIGHTON EAST 37 Marriage Road Perfectly maintained and extended family home has a refined interior, timeless exterior and a garden setting like no other. This is where generous indoor-outdoor living is architect-designed, 4 bedrooms and study, living and dining areas, a bar and kitchen opening onto manicured gardens and undercover outdoor living. A grand entry foyer, lounge and dining rooms, and generous family and entertaining areas emphasize the spaciousness of this home. The northfacing outdoor under cover area is a delight with a barbecue and wok burner. Central address near shops and schools.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Rob Strickland 0437 076 069 Joel Fredman 0413 487 837

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.37marriageroad-brightoneast.com

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BRIGHTON 42 Meek Street New and exclusive home delivers Brighton indulgence at its best. Designed and built by Enzo Campus of Stonnington Residential, this north facing property has superb indooroutdoor living areas, peerless fitout and glass mosaic-tiled pool. State-of-the-art Corian kitchen is exceptional with 3 Miele ovens and butler´s pantry. 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms include a main bedroom wing, and light-filled study. Outstanding quality, wide American oak floors and bespoke interiors with custom joinery and furniture designed and fabricated by Stonnington Residential.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 10-10.45am

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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.42meekstreet-brighton.com

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BRIGHTON 16 Hall Street Character and contemporary spaciousness excel for family living in a prized Brighton street on 895sqm approx, moments from Billilla mansion and Church Street. From the 1930s turret entrance to the fine balance of old and new, this home offers an idyllic lifestyle. It´s impressive with so much space and elegance, from the wide central hallway to the wonderfully designed zoning. Look forward to up to 3 living areas, 4 bedrooms, study area, huge kitchen, beautiful garden and pool. Easy walk to Brighton and Firbank Grammar and trains.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday 11.30-12noon

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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.16hallstreet-brighton.com

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MIDDLE PARK 83 Canterbury Road Set behind an original shop front façade, this classical Victorian terrace has undergone a cutting edge transformation delivering slick contemporary interiors retaining their heritage allure. Boasting high end appointments and unforgettable style throughout: stunning formal living, formal dining, streamlined Calacutta marble and Miele kitchen and light filled living opening to deck and lap pool. Three bedrooms, main enjoying private terrace and ensuite. Powder room. Second street frontage to Canterbury Place & garage. Land 50m deep approx. Simply stunning.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

Kaine Lanyon 0411 875 478 Sarah Wood 0408 902 827

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.83canterburyroad-middlepark.com

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PORT MELBOURNE 19 Morley Street A short walk from Port Phillip Bay, this inviting residence showcases contemporary style near parks, 109 light rail & Bay Street. Restful lounge/dining streams in natural light and a pristine kitchen/dining room caters both for family lifestyles and entertaining, opening through magnificent patio doors to an established private courtyard. Inc. 3 lightfilled bedrooms BIRs, luxurious main with ensuite and balcony, powder room, Euro laundry, storage, security system, reverse cycle A/C, garage, in a serene setting moments from Station Pier & the beach.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 5-5.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Simon Gowling 0422 234 644 Scott O’Halloran 0413 464 473

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.19morleystreet-portmelbourne.com

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PORT MELBOURNE 74 Station Street This brilliant three bedroom, two bathroom residence c2014 reaches fresh levels of luxury overlooking Hunter Reserve, literally moments from Bay Street. Beautiful porcelain floors complement living and dining areas that surround a sublime kitchen featuring Calacatta marble island, Gaggenau appliances and an integrated coffee machine. A refined sitting room or retreat adds to the downstairs allure while above, a bright study zone accompanies fabulous accommodation. Ducted heating/refrigerated cooling. Private courtyard and clever, concealed garage.

Auction

Saturday 23rd May at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 6.30-7pm & Saturday 10.45-11.15am

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Contact

Michael Paproth 0488 300 800 Adrian Wood 0404 861 508

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.74stationstreet-portmelbourne.com

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SORRENTO 3221 Point Nepean Road State-of-the-art beachfront home offers a magnificent lifestyle like no other. Seeing is believing the bay views, vast spaces, visionary design and the extraordinary way this home transforms into 2 residences. Three levels of luxury and quality are world-class. The 5-bedroom design is fantastic for the ultimate beachside lifestyle. Lift access to all levels, 4 living zones, 2 deluxe kitchens and 5 bathrooms allow large groups to luxuriate in style. Every area reveals something superb, from the rooftop bar to luxe outdoor living and exceptional fit out.

Expressions of Interest Close Tuesday 16th June at 5pm

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Inspect

By appointment

Contact

Robin Parker 0409 336 282 Kate Fowler 0418 418 385

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Office

225 Bay Street Brighton 9822 9999

Web

www.3221pointnepeanroad-sorrento.com

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RT Edgar Portsea Lloyd Robinson 0414 441 880

SOUTH MELBOURNE 11/287 Bank Street Exclusively situated moments from Albert Park Village, South Melbourne Market, the Lake and the Bay, this stylish fourbedroom converted warehouse residence features an outstanding outlook towards the Melbourne skyline.

Expansive living arranged over three levels showcases a topfloor open plan living space opening through huge floor-toceiling doors to a full width alfresco balcony. Inc. timber floors, bespoke cabinetry in the home office/4th bedroom, two bathrooms and immaculate presentation, secure undercover parking and abundant storage.

Actual View

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 5-5.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Adrian Wood 0404 861 508 Michael Paproth 0488 300 800

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.11-287bankstreet-southmelbourne.com

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ST KILDA WEST 6 Longmore Street The inspired architect designed renovation and extension of this glorious solid brick Victorian residence has created a sensational indoor/outdoor sanctuary near Middle Park Village, light-rail, schools and the beach. Soaring ceilings are complemented by dark timber floors through the arched hallway leading to two beautiful bedrooms and designer bathroom. Polished concrete floors make a contemporary statement through the inviting living/dining room and streamlined marble kitchen opening to a picturesque decked private garden oasis.

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 5-5.30pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Contact

Lisa Jarrett 0408 053 623 Oliver Bruce 0409 856 599

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Office

101 Dundas Place Albert Park 9822 9999

Web

www.6longmorestreet-stkildawest.com

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HAMPTON 47 Linacre Road 5

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Exceptional quality meets cutting edge innovation. The light and space achieved by a visionary design approach by the current owners is evident in all areas of this exceptional five bedroom residence. Natural timbers, stone finishes and stunning polished concrete floors seamlessly blend within the home as it opens to a north facing covered entertaining terrace and fully tiled swimming pool. A lift from the huge basement carpark, which houses upwards of six cars and a games area, connects the three levels of this spectacular home. Includes a formal lounge (GLF), an open plan superbly equipped kitchen, dining and living domain where vast concertina windows and doors open to the terrace, garden and pool, TV/family room, four sumptuous bathrooms. Only 600 hundred metres from the beach close to schools and shops.

Auction

16 May 12:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 1:30 - 2:00pm & 5:30 - 6:00pm Sat 11:30 - 12:00pm

Contact

Sam Paynter 0413 531 888 Elise Grant 0422 947 343

Office

9596 1111

47linacreroadhampton.com

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Auction This Sat

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BRIGHTON 17 Moffat Street 4

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Impeccable renovation, lifetime location - this stylishly rebuilt, renovated and extended brick home stars separate lounge & dining (or 4th bedroom), northerly casual zone & deck, & balconied 1st-flr retreat plus an elite Stone kitchen with butler’s pantry, luxe ensuite, clim-control, auto-blinds, Oak floors & full-tiled pool.

Auction

30 May 12pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 2:00 - 2:30pm Sat 1:00 - 1:30pm

Contact

Sam Paynter 0413 531 888 Elise Grant 0422 947 343

Office

9596 1111

17moffatstreetbrighton.com

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Auction This Sat

BRIGHTON 28 Lawrence Street 3

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Stellar opportunity to Renovate, Build or Develop. This wonderfully expansive property has provided space, character and sanctuary to its previous occupants for over half a century but the time has come for this Victorian timber residence to be renovated or replaced with a stunning brand new home or two townhouses (STCA). Only moments from Church Street´s cafes, shops, restaurants, entertainment and Middle Brighton Station, an outstanding opportunity now presents to produce the dream you´ve been planning in the heart of Middle Brighton. One of Lawrence Street´s largest parcels, the north/south allotment has a wide street frontage of 18.28m /60 Ft enabling two side by side residences to be constructed (STCA) if desired. Superbly situated, Brighton Primary, Firbank and Brighton Grammar are all in the immediate vicinity as are the delights of Church Street´s famed shopping centre.

Auction

16 May 2:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 11:45 - 12:15pm Sat 1:30 - 2:00pm

Contact

Sam Paynter 0413 531 888 Elise Grant 0422 947 343

Office

9596 1111

28lawrencestreetbrighton.com

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ELWOOD 17 Tennyson Street 5

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On 1030sqm (approx), this 5-bed, 2.5-bath mansion (c. 1915) is as delightful for its oversized interiors & charming period features as it is for its extensive lawns & established garden surrounds. With an abundance of space & scope for modern enhancement, it exudes a unique sense of both grandeur & warmth, comprising substantial study, formal lounge & dining rooms with beautiful bay windows & garden aspects, generous family/meals adjoining a neat kitchen, light-filled sunroom/studio and a large backyard bordered by mature trees & leafy foliage. In a lovely bayside location close to beaches, gardens, schools & cafes, it includes secure garage parking for three cars and a separate laundry.

Auction

23 May 11:00am

Price

$2.5M - $2.75M

Inspect

Sat & Wed 2:00 - 2:30pm

Contact

Michael Townsend 0406 823 776 Andrew Boyce 0418 312 473

Office

9527 5563

www.17tennysonstreetelwood.com

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BEAUMARIS 1 Wilkins Avenue 4

2

2

The contempory free-flowing design of this spacious four bedroom home maximises its northerly orientation to capture natural light and sunshine all year round. Close to the beach, leading schools and Cheltenham Station, it offers formal and informal living including a vast open-plan kitchen, meals and family room that opens to a paved entertaining area. Single level, excellently situated, displaying rooms of great proportion, the home comprises a light ’n bright formal lounge and dining room, a vast central living domain with kitchen, meals and family areas, a big rumpus/family room (ideal for teenagers or parents seeking downtime), four bedrooms, main with walk in robe and spa bath ensuite, large family bathroom and great laundry with loads of cupboards and external access. The centrally situated kitchen has room for all the family while boasting superior appliances, granite benchtops and tiled splashbacks.

Auction

23 May 12:00pm

Inspect

Wed 12:45 - 1:15pm Sat 11:00 - 11:30am

Contact

Craig Cox 0432 446 622 Sam Paynter 0413 531 888

Office

9589 6077

1wilkinsAvenuebeaumaris.com

BRIGHTON 11 Menzies Avenue 4+

2

4

Displaying contemporary architectural design and flair, this alluringly imposing four bedroom +study family home features inviting formal and informal living spaces with towering ceilings and magnificent garden outlooks. Superbly presented and wonderfully positioned within a stroll of the beach, leading schools and Brighton Beach Station...space, light and a creative floorplan immediately impress. A vast entry leads to a formal lounge and dining room and onto a superbly equipped kitchen, meals and family room that boasts panoramic windows and opens to a designer northfacing rear garden and entertaining terraces. Miele/Bosch and stone kitchen, home office, delightful garden views from nearly every room.

Auction

30 May 2pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 12:30 - 1:00pm Sat 3:00 - 3:30pm

Contact

Sam Paynter 0413 531 888 Elise Grant 0422 947 343

Office

9596 1111

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BRIGHTON 25 Lynch Street 3/4

3

2

An absolutely superbly styled, low maintenance town residence offering beachside living and all the contemporary family features desired in Brighton. Combining beautiful hardwood floors with light-filled living spaces and high quality fixtures and fittings, this classically beautiful residence boasts a fully tiled outdoor entertaining area, self-cleaning pool and huge al fresco dining space with kitchenette. Also featuring a lavish master with dual vanity en-suite, extensive BIRs in all bedrooms, ducted heating and substantial storage, moments from Were Street village and the Church Street shopping precinct.

Auction

23 May 11:00am

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 12:00 - 12:30pm Sat 12:00 - 12:30pm

Contact

Janine Lum 0419 113 447 Campbell Cooney 0418 337 055

Office

9596 1111

25lynchstreetbrighton.com

BRIGHTON EAST 15 Melosa Avenue 4+

2

2

Dendy Park is at the end of the street, schools & the bus are around the corner & family value is here in this beachside of the Hwy cul de sac. Offering the 3 zones that modern families value & a priceless poolside lifestyle, this up to 5 bedroom, 2 bathroom home on approx.738 square metres, features firewarmed lounge/dining, family living overlooking a fullyfenced pool & a 1st flr lounge for the kids to call their own.

With an Ilve & Stone kitchen with servery & a grnd flr master with step-in robe, this family-wise home has ducted heating plus r/c air con, parquetry plus polished boards & secure parking plus a storage garage...just steps to the park in the Brighton Secondary College & Brighton Primary School zones.

Auction

30 May 2pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 2:45 - 3:15pm Sat 2:45 - 3:15pm

Contact

Simone Chin 0403 857 266 Russ Enticott 0431 526 636

Office

9596 1111

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Auction This Sat

BRIGHTON EAST 260 Dendy Street 5

3

2

With Melbourne´s best schools at the door, the Dendy parklands within 100m & Brighton Golf Course behind, this 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom home goes above & beyond with vast formal & family living/dining, a balconied 1st-flr lounge, a possible 6th bedroom in a separate teenager retreat/home office. With Course-view al fresco living including a deep deck & broad balcony, this outstanding family home features stone finished kitchen, elegant bathrooms (spa-ensuite) & every necessity (robes, r/c air-con, gas fire, intercom & covered carspaces). But beyond all the practicalities it´s the spectacular views that make this Course side home so special - across a lush landscape to the Greens & beyond!

Auction

16 May 1:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 12:00 - 12:30pm Sat 12:30 - 1:00pm

Contact

Jason Gill 0411 801 831 Kate Schuster 0410 587 286

Office

9596 1111

260dendystreetbrightoneast.com

Auction This Sat

BRIGHTON EAST 5a Thomas Street 3

2

2

Versatility is the key with this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom singlelevel townhouse in approx 482sqm of north-westerly rear easy-care gardens! Set in the Brighton Secondary & Bentleigh West PS zones, this spacious home features 2 living areas, a 2-way ensuite & double carport...close to Centre Road’s local shopping, Dendy Park, the Hawthorn Road tram & Brighton East synagogue.

Auction

16 May 12:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 2:00 - 2:30pm Sat 11:30 - 12:00pm

Contact

Simone Chin 0403 857 266 Julian Augustini 0418 558 408

Office

9596 1111

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GLEN HUNTLY 25 Rothschild Street 4

2

2

Combining fine period graces & impressive family spaces, this 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom c. 1890 home features grand formal library & dining rooms, north-facing family living & a balconied 1st-flr retreat. Showcasing elite Euro appliances for the Victorian Ash & Brushbox kitchen, a period-styled ensuite, jarrah-bordered brushbox parquetry & impressive fireplaces, this heated, alarmed & r/c air-con’d home steps out with a studio-workshop & a carport in around 809sqm of GRZ1 grounds ...all just one block back from Glenhuntly Rd’s shopping, restaurants & transport.

Auction

23 May 12pm

Inspect

Wed 13 May 11.45-12.15pm Sat 16 May 1.15-1.45pm

Contact

Tara Ferrier 0409 939 155 Simone Chin 0403 857 266

Office

9557 7891

25rothschildstreetglenhuntly.com

HAMPTON 525 Hampton Street 3

2

4

An outstanding, fully renovated & extended retail shop & immaculate 3 bedrm dwelling on 2 separate titles. Prominent shop plus beautifully presented 3 bedrm dwelling in the heart of Hampton Street’s renowned shopping precinct & surrounded by numerous national tenancies. A stone´s throw to Hampton Beach, local schools & parks, arterial roads & everything Bayside has to offer. The Property offers: * Securely leased to two separate tenants * Current Total Rent - $70,942 per annum * Total building area - 224 sqm* * Land area - 244 sqm* * Commercial 1 Zoning * Rear access and parking

Auction

29 May 2pm

Price

Contact Agents

Inspect

Wed 2:30 - 3:00pm Sat 10:00 - 10:30am

Contact

Campbell Cooney 0418 337 055 Agent in Conjunction - Axis Property Tim Cooney 0414 464 142

Office

9559 0207

525hamptonstreethampton.com 80 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

ST KILDA 501/10 Martin Street 3

3

1

With the best of eclectic St Kilda moments from the door, this stylish 3-bed, 3-level penthouse epitomizes chic inner city cool in this most desirable of locales. Boasting close to 200sqm (approx.) of luxury indoor/outdoor living, 3 generous bedrooms (BIR’s) 3 bathrooms, spacious open plan living, secure OSP & security entrance. Includes a private rooftop terrace complete with spa & expansive city & bay views.

Auction

23 May 12:30pm

Price

$900K - $990K

Inspect

As advertised or by appointment

Contact

Michael Townsend 0406 823 776 Andrew Boyce 0418 312 473

Office

9527 5563

www.501-10martinstreetstkilda.com

BEAUMARIS 1/55 Fourth Street 3

2.5

2

Auction

23 May 1:00pm

Inspect

Wed & Sat 12:15 - 12:45pm

Contact

Michael Cooney 0418 325 052 Maria Nesci 0423 685 939

1-55fourthstreetbeaumaris.com

BLACK ROCK 1/535 Balcombe Road 2 Auction

1

1

30 May 11am

Price

$525K - $575K

Inspect

Wed 12:00 - 12:30pm, Sat as advertised

Contact

Paul Bond 0419 519 311

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BLACK ROCK 3/23 Tulip Street 3 Auction

2

1

30 May 11am

Price

$700K - $770K

Inspect

Wed 1:00 - 1:30pm, Sat as advertised

Contact

Amanda Jones 0427 643 760

3-23tulipstreetblackrock.com

Auction This Sat HAMPTON 1/554 Bluff Road 2 Auction

1

1

16 May 2:00pm

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

Wed 12:00 - 12:30pm, Sat from 1:30pm

Contact

Tracey Gray 0416 184 249

1-554bluffroadhampton.com

HAMPTON 7/223 Thomas Street 2 Auction

1

1

30 May 10:30am

Price

Contact Agent

Inspect

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

Contact

Angus Graham 0401 505 259

7-223thomasstreethampton.com

HIGHETT 1/9 Connors Street 3 Auction

1.5

2

30 May 12pm

Price

$580K - $620K

Inspect

Wed 11:15 - 11:45am, Sat as advertised

Contact

Angus Graham 0401 505 259

1-9connorsstreethighett.com 82 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

E LE BL XI ILAB E A FL & S AV T I S M PO ER DE NT T 5% ME LE TT E S

2/403 REMINGTON DRIVE, HIGHETT $350K

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2/301 1146 NEPEAN HWY, HIGHETT $505K

2

1

1

Relax in the comfort of this superbly located fourth floor apartment that offers a generous living area, spacious balcony, bedroom with customised robes and shelving, full ensuite bathroom with concealed laundry. Kitchen with Fisher & Paykel appliances and pantry storage. You will enjoy the convenience of everything right at your door step, morning walks around Sir William Fry Reserve, wander through the endless shops of nearby Southland Shopping Centre and the café’s and specialty stores on Highett Rd.

A rare jewel opposite beautiful parklands! Elegantly designed & spacious residence situated on level three. Open plan living area leading to large balcony. Two spacious bedrooms, main with full en-suite. Brilliantly appointed kitchen with pantry storage, excellent location, 500m to Westfield Southland, walk to Highett Rd shops and transport. This apartment is further complimented by ducted heating/cooling, double glazed windows, study nook, secure parking, security intercom and many more premium features.

View: Open Daily, 11-4pm Contact: Jennifer Woodley 0407 551 621 Angelo D’Addazio 0438 223 385 Web: kingstonparkapartments.com.au

View: Open Daily, 11-4pm Contact: Jennifer Woodley 0407 551 621 Angelo D’Addazio 0438 223 385 Web: kingstonparkapartments.com.au

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Auction

49 Rosserdale Crescent pr presents Mount Eliza

Thursday 21 May 2015 at 1.00 pm

INVEST/OCCUPY OR REDEVELOP (STPA)

~WITSEND~ Set on approx. 1287sqm of absolute clif cliff top seafront land in one of Mount Eliza’s most charming streets with uninterrupted, 180 degree panoramic views of Port Phillip Bay, this 4BR + study significant waterfront home is built to exacting standards with an in-ground pool, gym, bar and billiards room and an art galleystyle kitchen complete with European stainless steel appliances and custom built cabinetry. Moments on foot to Mount Eliza’s famous Ranelagh Club and direct beach access.

346 Bay Road, Cheltenham (metres to Southland) • • • •

Highly Exposed Shop/Office Building: 157 sqm*/Land: 200 sqm* Fully Partitioned Office Rear Access with Lock Up Garage

Paul Farrelly 0418 358 998 Michael Major 0412 471 775 www.sutherlandfarrelly.com.au

• Suitable for Multi Level Mixed Use Development (STPA) • Tightly Held Retail Precinct • Vacant Possession

*(approx.)

Brett Gavaghan 0402 181 635 43 Agnes St East Melbourne

9650 3531

PRICE: $4.5M+ View by private appointment Contact: Michelle Skoglund 0416 119 444 Aqua Real Estate Mount Eliza 86 Mt Eliza Way, Mount Eliza

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348 Orrong Road, Caulfield North 9526 1999 55 Inkerman Street, St Kilda 9066 4688 42 Koornang Road, Carnegie 9563 1666 garypeer.com.au

13 St Aubins Avenue CAULFIELD NORTH

www.123samplestreetcaulfieldnorth.com www.13StAubinsAvenueCaulfieldNorth.com

A Simply Spectacular Spin On The Sixties A compelling combination of retro 60s glamour & contemporary styling sets the scene for this spectacularly renovated home. Brilliantly conceived to showcase designer panache & premium quality finishes every step of the way, the luxurious yet understated interior delivers lavish spaces for entertaining, living & dining accompanied by not one but two gourmet kitchens – one on each level. A north-facing terrace looks onto the lushly landscaped gardens surrounding the sparkling pool while the lower-level offers flexibility as a teenager’s retreat or extended family accommodation.

Auction Sunday 31 May 1:30pm Inspect Thurs 5:30-6:00, Sat 11:45-12:15 & Sun 3:30-4:00 Contact Adam Joske 0414 337 979 Joel Ser 0415 337 708

04 A

0 B 4.5 0 2+

348 Orrong Rd, Caulfield Nth 9526 1999 55 Inkerman St, St Kilda 9066 4688 42 Koornang Rd, Carnegie 9563 1666 garypeer.com.au

find your new home + discover your new neighbourhood

44 Chaucer Street ST KILDA Exquisitely Edwardian, Compellingly Contemporary A quality renovation has propelled this Edwardian into a new era of luxury. Expanded at the rear by an edgy modern extension, the standout home captivates with formal living, mezzanine rumpus/study, expertly planned kitchen, dining/family & courtyard.

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www.123samplestreetcaulfieldnorth.com www.44ChaucerStreetStKilda.com

Auction Saturday 30 May 11:30am Inspect Sat 10:00-10:30 & Sun 12:30-1:00 Guide $1,350,000 - $1,500,000 Contact Limor Herskovitz 0411 961 351 Joseph Ben-Danan 0408 135 948

03 A 02 B 01

C

C

BRIGHTON EAST 46 CANBERRA GROVE

4

Unrivalled Grandeur Creates the Ultimate Residence.

Inspect by prior arrangement.

View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact

A magnificent home blending spectacular indulgence with hi-tech edge, stands tall and proud in this exclusive Brighton East street. 3 levels of spectacular design offers 5 living and dining areas, 4 bedrooms and a large study/office, and exceptional fitout. Huge basement games room and 6-car garage, 21m lap pool amongst 800sqm (approx.) of beautifully landscaped surrounds. All within minutes of exclusive Private schooling and Parklands.

Office

4

6

800 (approx.)

Wed 5.45 - 6.30pm & Sat 3.00 - 3.45pm Sat 23rd May - 1.30pm 76 / H2 www.46canberragrovebrightoneast.com Please contact Agent Peter Kennett 0418 318 284 Nick Renna 0411 551 190 Tamara Whelan 0409 532 606 Brighton 9596 7055

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SANDRINGHAM 176 BEACH ROAD

4

Resort-style relaxation in beachfront excellence.

Strictly by registered appointment only.

View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact

Architecturally designed by SAAJ Design, this inspiring 4 bedroom 3.5 bathroom resort-style sensation infuses contemporary styling with effortless entertaining. Impressive with its wide expanses of steel framed windows taking in the spectacular bay views, granite rock walls, Spotted Gum floors, vaulted ceilings and lush tropical landscape, this dynamic showstopper features 4 generous bedrooms (custom BIRs) 3 sophisticated bathrooms (ensuite & shared ensuite), 3 entertaining zones (OFP, study area & bar), home theatre, 4 alfresco areas including rooftop terrace with spa, solar heated pool & double auto garage. Opposite beach, moments to Sandringham Village, train, schools & golf courses.

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Office

3.5

2

613 (approx.)

Wed 1.00 - 1.45pm & Sat 12.00 - 12.45pm Sat 30th May - 12.30pm 76 / H12 www.176beachroadsandringham.com Please contact Agent Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Steve Tickell 0418 177 565 Sandringham 9521 9800

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ST KILDA 22 BURNETT STREET

4

Grandeur and grace with world-class modern glamour.

Auction Mel Ref EPR Contact

Unassuming from the front, this 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom mansion-style Victorian is absolutely spectacular on the inside.

Thoroughly renovated to the most exacting standards, the magnificent home impressively showcases palatial proportions, towering ceilings and contemporary luxury. The series of stunning living areas include formal and casual zones, concealed fitted study, lavish kitchen, alfresco deck and swim spa. Enjoy a lifestyle second to none with an extensive list of extras including hydronic heating, r/c air conditioners, OSP, Euro laundry, infrared sauna, attic & fireplaces. Quietly and perfectly located for enjoying all the joys that St Kilda offers.

Office

2.5

1

Sat 23rd May - 1.30pm 58 / B9 Price on Application Sam Inan 0433 076 999 Kehren Eade 0419 394 614 St Kilda 9593 8733

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BLACK ROCK 21 IONA STREET ‘Bellevue’ Sitting pretty in Edwardian charm.

Absolutely irresistible, this beautiful c1915 Edwardian brings period glamour to family entertaining. Situated in gardens of botanic beauty, this interior designed home (featured in ‘Home Beautiful’ magazine) enjoys north facing open plan entertaining (OFP) with timeless granite kitchen, 3 bedrooms (main - OFP), spa bathroom and captivating lounge. French doors open to a covered alfresco area & terraced gardens that lead to a home office/4th bedroom. A gorgeous home, it boasts ducted heating, evap cooling, polished floor boards, attic storage, powder room, fitted laundry & tandem auto carport. Doors to Black Rock Village, walk to schools, golf club & beach.

3 View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact Office

1.5

2

646 (approx.)

Wed 11.00 - 11.30am & Sat 1.15pm - 1.45pm Sat 30th May - 11.00am 85 / K3 www.21ionastreetblackrock.com $1,250,000 - $1,350,000 Jenny Dwyer 0418 528 988 Will O’Brien 0427 184 088 Sandringham 9521 9800

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AUCTION SATURDAY

BRIGHTON 66 HALIFAX STREET Plan A Brilliant Future In Middle Brighton.

Discover the beauty of an enchanting home on 780 square metres (approx), with 1930s elegance and unmissable options. The first-class address near Brighton Primary School, Church St, William St Reserve and Billilla mansion is so central, making it ideal for family living.

Updated 3 bedroom house is ready to love for now, extend when the time’s right, or replace (STCA). This is the perfect private hideaway, set well back from the street and featuring hydronic heating, 2 bathrooms, and sun-filled gardens for your grand vision. Plan on making the most of this excellent opportunity and create a contemporary way of living close to Brighton Grammar and Firbank.

3 View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact Office

2

4+

780 (approx.)

Wed 12.45 - 1.15pm & Sat from 12.00pm Sat 16th May - 12.30pm 67 / G12 www.66halifaxstreetbrighton.com Please contact Agent Peter Kennett 0418 318 284 Tamara Whelan 0409 532 606 Brighton 9596 7055

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BRIGHTON 166A WERE STREET (ENTER VIA CHAMPION ST) Prestige Perfection With A Prized Address.

Indulge in a deluxe low-maintenance lifestyle, with cafes and shops around the corner, the beach close by, and many schools a stroll away. Fronting Champion Street, this 3 bedroom home is light-filled and elegant with 2 living zones, a generous main bedroom with large ensuite, gourmet Blanco kitchen, and pristine presentation. The north-facing outdoor living and timeless design is first-class, featuring plenty of space for entertaining, designer feature walls, parquet floors, and a double garage. Come and see this excellent balance of quality and an exclusive address. Walk to everything you love in Brighton, including Church St’s cafes, parks and public transport.

3

2

View Auction Mel Ref Web EPR Contact

Wed 3.00 - 3.30pm & Sat 12.00 - 12.30pm Sat 23rd May - 12.30pm 76 / G2 www.166awerestreetbrighton.com Please contact Agent John Clarkson 0408 153 045 Ben Thompson 0417 917 574 Brighton 9596 7055

Office

2

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ELWOOD 38 WAVE STREET More Than A Home – The Elwood Village Lifestyle.

This absolute park-side home offers a rare opportunity to acquire a slice of tightly-held Elwood Village living within an easy walk of cafés, shops, sports ovals, schools, transport and beach. Enjoying a country-style feel, yet convenient to all amenities, this is a home that achieves the perfect lifestyle balance. A haven of immaculate style, the 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom interior features a living room, dining room, stone kitchen, home office and double garage. Enjoying a northeast orientation, a deck, courtyard and garden facilitate alfresco entertaining. Hydronic heating, ceiling fans and floorboards add to the overall appeal of this idyllic escape from life’s hectic pace.

3

2

Auction Mel Ref EPR Contact

Sat 30th May - 11.30am 67 / C3 $1,300,000 - $1,400,000 John Manning 0416 101 201 John Carter 0416 056 705 St Kilda 9593 8733

Office

2

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BRIGHTON 16 ELM GROVE

3

Imagine the home you could build here, on 498 sqm (approx), metres from Bay St. Elm Grove is soughtafter for its leafy street appeal and central location.

Dream big, devise a plan, and create something spectacular on north-facing land (STCA).

Auction Mel Ref EPR Web Contact Office

1

View

2

498 (approx.)

Wed 10.30 - 11.00am & Sat 11.15 - 11.45am Sat 23rd May - 11.00am 67 / F8 Please contact Agent www.16elmgrovebrighton.com John Clarkson 0408 153 045 Brighton 9596 7055

BRIGHTON 24 MARION STREET Beautifully renovated 2BR single level home is the perfect Brighton residence, centrally located downsizer or brilliant investment opportunity. North-facing family room with sunshine streaming through bifold doors, renovated kitchen and idyllic garden. All with Bay St’s cafés, train station and shops at the top of the street.

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ELWOOD 3/30 TENNYSON STREET Enriched by the alluring elegance of the inimitable Deco era, this unique house-sized 2 bedroom apartment enjoys a very special aura. Fireplaces, leadlight & splendid ceilings grace the layout that includes a living room, separate dining, covered balcony modern kitchen, r/c air con, BIRs & car space.

2 Auction Mel Ref EPR Contact Office

1

1 Sat 23rd May - 11.30am 58 / C12 $750,000 - $820,000 John Manning 0416 101 201 Dan Sceney 0439 496 257 St Kilda 9593 8733

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2

1

View Auction Mel Ref EPR Web Contact

2 Wed 3.30 - 4.00pm & Sat 12.45 - 1.15pm Sat 30th May - 11.00am 76 / H2 Please contact Agent www.24marionstreetbrighton.com John Clarkson 0408 153 045 Ben Thompson 0417 917 574 Brighton 9596 7055

Office

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RIPPONLEA 15 ERINDALE AVENUE Regal & roomy Edwardian offering neat forecourt; lovely lounge; 3 dbl bedrooms inc 2 w’ BIRs & OFPs; modern bathroom; powder; kitchen & dining w’ OFP & S/S oven; entertainers’ terrace; northeast backyard w’storage, Baltic floors, ducted heating in cul de sac near hip Glen Eira Rd village, trains, trams, schools.

3 Auction Mel Ref EPR Contact Office

1 Sun 31st May - 11.30am 67 / E2 $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Kehren Eade 0419 935 614 Dan Sceney 0439 496 257 St Kilda 9593 8733

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Elwood | 20 Rothesay Avenue

5

2.5

2

A True Family Home Exciting opportunity to secure this beautifully designed and renovated 4/5 Bedroom 2.5 bathroom freestanding double fronted family home perfect for family life and entertaining.

The floor plan of the home is masterfully balanced, resulting in a layout that flows seamlessly from one room to another allowing a combination of warm expansive open plan living, secluded private spaces and great entertaining/outdoor living zones.

Secure off street parking for 2 cars and the stylish street presence complement the brilliant beachside location.

This home should be at the top of your list and with the beach and shops so close by, you will never need to leave. This is the one you’ve been waiting for. Ready for you to move straight in and enjoy all the aspects locals love about Bayside living.

Auction: Guide: Contact:

Hampton East | 14 Kinross Street

4.5

2.5

Saturday 23rd May 1.00pm Contact Agent Torsten Kasper 0428 454 181 Jackie Sommers 0435 885 980

Bonbeach | 40a Mascot Avenue

3

4

2

1

Family Entertainer - Inside & Out Two levels of modern luxury, indoor/outdoor living including private, north facing front garden, ideal for alfresco entertaining. Upstairs 4 BR’s (master with WIR & ensuite) and a spacious living area. Features include stone bench tops, S/S Euro appliances, walk-through pantry, storage under staircase, 2 A/C’s, ducted heating, video security intercom and double lock up garage.

A Slice of Tuscan Beauty on the River Enjoying stunning views of Patterson River, this gorgeous 4 bedroom 2 bathroom riverfront villa showcases 2 generous living zones (gas log fire), fabulous covered terrace, granite kitchen, a sublime alfresco courtyard with heated swim spa pool, bike path access, LU garage & carport. Love the cafes, the beach and boating lifestyle, the convenience to schools, the golf club and transport.

Auction: Saturday 23rd May 12.00pm Guide: Contact Agent

Auction: Saturday 30th May 1.30pm Guide: Contact Agent

3 Bluff Road, Black Rock 9589 3133

Contact: Sam Gamon 0425 702 574 Amanda Thomson 0418 266 326

90 Ormond Rd, Elwood 9531 1245

7a Bay Road, Mount Martha 5974 6888

1/103D Bay St, Port Melbourne 9646 4444

Contact: Amanda Thomson 0418 266 326 Adam Saunders 0405 456 255

REIV Marketing Winner and Finalist 2004 – 2013 MAY 13, 2015 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 91

HOLDSWORTH

Albert Park 168 Mills Street Designer Living In A Coveted Locale Sublime surrounds emphasise the sophisticated luxury of this handsomely reinvented Victorian residence, designed by Rothe Lowman architects. Magnificent light and soaring double-height ceilings define a flawless living domain framed by paved entertainer´s garden backdrop, while the elegant period personality of two bedrooms complements an enticing upstairs master suite. Immediate access to the beachfront, cafÊs, parklands and public transport confirm the complete desirability of this exquisite property.

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Price Contact Agent --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Auction Sat 23rd May at 2.30pm --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Inspect Saturday & Sunday as advertised --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------John Holdsworth 0417 318 271 Shane Siemers 0418 501 941 Albert Park Office 8644 5500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Web greghocking.com.au 168millsstreetalbertpark.com.au

Sandringham 13 George Street Stunning New Boutique Development in Quiet, Central Location Surrounded by Open Spaces & Bayside amenities.

Spacious 1 or 2 bedroom/2 Bathroom Apartments. Open plan living with stunning kitchens. Choose large landscaped courtyards or sunny north-facing balconies. Some apartments are west-facing with expansive views over parkland.

Display suite now open as advertised or by appointment.

Price From $390,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------For Sale --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Inspect Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday as advertised --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Xavier Murtagh 0423 332 278 Greg Hocking 0418 329 961 Projects Office 8644 5500 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Web greghocking.com.au www.triestesandringham.com.au 92 THE WEEKLY REVIEW \ MAY 13, 2015

HOLDSWORTH

Melbourne 114/350 St Kilda Road The sights are memorable, the spaces even more so! This apartment´s massive north-facing living/dining area & marble kitchen appreciates views of the Shrine, the King´s Domain, the MCG, the city & the bay while a huge terrace enhances the indoor-outdoor element of the design.

Secure garaging for two cars, pool, sauna, spa, steam room, gym & concierge.

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Sat 23rd May at 1.30pm

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 114-350stkildaroadmelbourne.com.au

Middle Park 156 Page Street Elegance, Excellence - From Two Eras Distinctive due to its period aesthetics, equally desirable from a contemporary perspective, this fully renovated home’s flexible formal living room/fourth bedroom & refined formal dining flow to living/dining areas & kitchen. Upstairs retreat, study & sunny balcony. Divine landscaping.

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Sat 23rd May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Saturday & Sunday as advertised

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John Holdsworth Shane Siemers Albert Park Office

0417 318 271 0418 501 941 8644 5500

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greghocking.com.au 156pagestreetmiddlepark.com.au

AUCTION SATURDAY

South Melbourne 16 Anderson Street Enticing Prospects, Enviably Positioned Comfortable living & tempting potential define this desirably positioned Victorian.

Living & dining areas are accompanied by an open plan kitchen & a slate paved backdrop. Three bedrooms, study & three bathrooms remain comfortable while future concepts are considered.

3 Price

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Sat 16th May at 12.30pm

Inspect

Saturday from 12pm

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Greg Hocking John Holdsworth Albert Park Office

0418 329 961 0417 318 271 8644 5500

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Web greghocking.com.au 16andersonstreetsouthmelbourne.com.au

Southbank 70 Coventry Street Experience An Exclusive Inner-City Lifestyle A prestigious Southbank pocket reveals a rarely-offered opportunity to enjoy the enticing serenity and sublime city setting of this elegant three-bedroom townhouse made unforgettable by exclusive resortstyle facilities including gym, tennis courts and swimming pool. Secure car space.

3 Price

2

1 Contact Agent

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Sat 30th May at 3.30pm

Inspect

Saturday & Sunday as advertised

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Peter Zervas Greg Hocking Albert Park Office

0405 682 173 0418 329 961 8644 5500

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Web

greghocking.com.au 70coventrystreetsouthbank.com.au

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WE DELIVER...

LUXURY HOME OF GRAND PROPORTIONS IN IDEAL BEACHSIDE SETTING. One of the largest homes to be offered in Beacon Cove, boasting a versatile floorplan plus exceptional outdoor areas, enjoying magnificent, unobstructed views of Port Phillip Bay & surrounds.

Ground Floor: • Retreat/lounge with gas fireplace opening to large paved courtyard • 2 generous bedrooms both with BIRs (one with study nook) • Bathroom & European laundry First Floor: • Generous open plan living & dining area with water views • State-of-the- art gourmet kitchen with stainless steel Siemens appliances & integrated fridge/freezer • Casual meals area with second island bench opening to large entertainers´ terrace.

Second Floor: • Sun-filled main bedroom with water views & two private balconies (walk-in robe, ensuite & study alcove) • 2 further bedrooms (all BIRs) & family bathroom Third Floor: • Study/retreat with water & city views - ideal for library or parents retreat Extra features include: • Ducted heating & cooling throughout • Huge double garage • Toulouse hand scraped oak floorboards throughout Rare opportunity to secure a landmark property in a prime location and only a short stroll to the beach and city light rail.

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Saturday 23rd May at 2:00pm Wed 12.45-1:15 & 5-5:30, Sat 2.15-2:45 David Lack 0418 996 265 Will Jonas 0419 335 519 100 Bay Street, Port Melbourne 8671 3777

PORT MELBOURNE 5 THE CRESCENT EXCEPTIONAL IN EVERY WAY Spacious two storey family residence in the heart of Beacon Cove. This luxurious home is situated on a generous corner allotment opposite parkland & boasts a fabulous floorplan.

• 3 bedrooms (all with BIRs, main with ensuite & 2 balconies) • Formal living & dining room overlooking landscaped garden • Fully appointed granite kitchen with stainless steel appliances & separate meals area • Family room with gas fireplace opening to private alfresco

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courtyard with sun awning - ideal for entertaining.

• Central family bathroom, zoned laundry area & guest powder room • Ducted heating/air conditioning throughout • Double remote garage with generous storage leading to 2nd courtyard Offering a relaxed, easy maintenance lifestyle - stroll to beach, parklands, city light rail, Bay St shopping and Station Pier precinct.

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ONE OF BEACON COVE´S MOST ADMIRED HOMES Rare opportunity to secure magnificent freestanding family home of grand proportions featuring superb living and entertaining spaces. Situated on a generous corner allotment with the park and beacon on your doorstep, this remarkable twostorey residence defies comparison with any other Beacon Cove property.

• 4 large bedrooms, (main with ensuite, walk in robe, 2 sunny balconies & cozy turret with water & city views) • Guest bedroom/home office option (with its own access, kitchenette & bathroom) • Upstairs central bathroom & separate toilet • Zoned family laundry & guest powder room • Formal living with gas fireplace and separate dining area (both with double French doors opening to glorious parkland) • Fully-appointed kitchen with European stainless steel appliances & granite island bench • Family room opening to large private paved courtyard and solar heated swimming pool • Upstairs kids retreat/3rd living area Extras: • Ducted Heating/Cooling throughout • Double garage with pull down ladder for roof storage • Alarm System • Self cleaning pool system and gas heater

PORT MELBOURNE 66 BEACON VISTA

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PORT MELBOURNE 331 HOWE PARADE

RARE SEASIDE TREASURE Well-loved family residence with ground & 1st level extension has been renovated throughout & is enhanced by a northerly orientation.

• 3 bedrooms with BIRs (main with ensuite) • Formal living with built-in shelving • Large study/dining area with built-in workstation • Fully-appointed kitchen with dishwasher • Family room opening onto nth-facing backyard • Powder room & separate laundry • Off-street parking for 3 cars

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MODERN BAYSIDE LIVING Immaculately presented, this residence is a modern version of a traditional terrace design offering excellent contemporary accommodation.

It features two bedrooms (with BIR), main with access to lightwell & semi-ensuite spa bathroom, gas central heating & European laundry.

Modern kitchen with ample bench space & s/s appliances. Spacious living area leads to paved courtyard. Bay St, the beach & public transport are in easy walking distance.

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SANDRINGHAM 31/49-51 BAY ROAD MAGNIFICENT PENTHOUSE APARTMENT Spectacular views with a 300 degree panorama across the Bay, to the Dandenong´s and City skyline.

• Luxury and quality, this 550 sq.m. home comprises 350 sq.m. of gracious single level living with 200 sq.m. of outdoor space • 50 metres from the beach, off busy Beach Rd, stroll to shops, cafes, walking tracks, the train and schools • 4 palatial bedrooms , 3 bathrooms; state of the art fully integrated kitchen, beautiful living and entertaining areas, open fire place, separate sound proofed sitting or cinema room

leading to the master bedroom with stunning ensuite. Walk out to huge balcony edged with manicured gardens • Basement parking for 4 cars, large storage and resort style facilities including a gym, pool, spa and a sauna • International 5 star beachside living, 30 minutes from Melbourne´s CBD.

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THE PERFECT INNER-CITY LIFESTYLE Meticulously maintained executive residence in prime beachside location close to beach, parkland & city light rail.

• 3 bedrooms with built-in robes (main with ensuite) • 2 bathrooms plus separate powder room • Sun-filled open plan living and dining area • Fully-appointed granite kitchen • Family room opening onto nth-facing garden • Ducted air conditioning / heating throughout • Lock-up garage with remote access

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ENJOY, EXTEND OR COURT NEW POSSIBILITIES Set in a tranquil blue-chip court, this single level brick home offers exciting possibilities with wide frontage & northerly orientation on 688sqm apprx • 3 beds (BIR’s), bathroom, 2nd WC & laundry • Open-plan kitchen with breakfast bar & sun-filled family meals; Informal living overlooks north facing rear garden; evap cooling; central heating • Large formal living/dining with open-fireplace Easy access to Hampton & Church St shops, schools, transport & beach. Extend or build new house STCA.

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