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JUNE 15-21, 2016

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BY PETER WILMOTH

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Valley Life Your weekly update from Mayor, Cr Andrea Surace

News, events and consultation Moonee Ponds car park to close Caydon, owner of the former Moonee Ponds Market site, will permanently close the car park on the site on Thursday, 30 June to start early works on stage one of the Mason Square residential development.

We understand there may be concerns and are working with Caydon to ensure car park users are well-informed about other parking and public transport options within the area.

A planning permit for stage one of the development was granted by VCAT in April after being refused by Council.

For more information, including parking and public transport options, visit caydon.com.au/community or mvcc.vic.gov.au/marketsite

Rosehill Park Draft Master Plan We have been working with the community to develop a master plan for Rosehill Park. Following our consultation earlier this year, we have updated the master plan to incorporate the feedback received. This includes a larger central open space area, an additional full sized basketball court and support for more car parking.

As the draft plan has changed, you are invited to provide your feedback once again on the design by Friday, 1 July.

To view the updated plan and provide feedback visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/rosehill

RACV Redspot Survey The RACV Redspot Survey is run to find out where Victoria’s most frustrating traffic spots are. Whether you’re driving, riding a motorbike or bicycle, catching a bus or tram or walking, complete the survey which is open until Sunday, 26 June at redspotsurvey.com.au Your nominations help us campaign for improvements to the road network in Moonee Valley.

Celebrating Refugee Week ‘With courage let us all combine’ is the theme for Refugee Week, from 19 to 25 June.

Council supports the many residents of Moonee Valley who have come to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers, and will proudly fly banners proclaiming Moonee Valley as a ‘Refugee Welcome Zone’.

We have several events happening including a talk with award winning poet and author Abraham Nouk, a screening of the French film Welcome (M), an Iftar dinner for young people, and 1 Million Stars workshops at Flemington Community Centre.

For event details visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/refugeeweek

Avenue Records Launch gig

Queens Park – community update

Our Youth Services and FreeZa music label Avenue Records is launching the EPs of its three up and coming acts – hip hop artist Camdogg, metal band Cyanide Teeth and pop band Old Street.

See them perform alongside Storm The Sky, Trophy Eyes and Luca Brasi for an eclectic line-up of incredible live music. EPs will be on sale at the gig.

When: Saturday, 18 June, 1pm-7pm Where: Ukrainian Hall, 3-11 Russell Street, Essendon Tickets will sell fast – head to oztix.com.au This is a drug, alcohol and smoke free event. For more information visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/avenuerecords

In 2007 Council adopted the Queens Park Master Plan.

This plan guides future developments and improvements for the park.

We are currently progressing a number of the projects outlined in the plan, including a new memorial wall, a new gazebo and improvements to the sunken garden.

For details on the master plan and to keep updated on the above projects visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/queenspark

2016 High Life Expo Better apartment living in Melbourne Did you know high density apartment residents use an average of 25 per cent more energy than those in detached dwellings? Up to half of this energy use comes from common areas.

Get inspired with innovative ways to cut these bills and improve the value of your apartment at the 2016 High Life Expo.

It features a Supplier Expo and a chance to hear behind the scene stories from the managers of innovative projects successfully implemented in apartment buildings.

When: Wednesday, 22 June, 5.30pm-9pm Where: Melbourne Town Hall, 90-120 Swanston Street, Melbourne This is a free Council-suported event.

RSVPs essential at 2016highlifeexpo.eventbrite.com.au

The Incinerator Art Award call for entries The Incinerator Gallery has opened entries for annual major art prize and exhibition, The Incinerator Art Award.

Now in its third year, the award is open to all art forms with the theme of art for social change.

A total non-acquisitive prize pool of $14,000 is on offer; The $10,000 Boathouse Award, The $3,000 Incinerator Gallery Award and The $1,000 People’s Choice Award.

Entries close 4 July 2016 at 5pm. Enter online at incineratorgallery.com

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting

Tuesday, 28 June, 7pm • • • • •

Choosing an Apartment: Sustainable Design Are you living in an apartment or thinking of moving to one soon? This free workshop will step you through the design features you should be looking for, and which ones are best avoided, for liveability and cost efficiency.

We’ll go through a checklist showing how orientation, light, air-flow, utility metering, the thermal envelope, and much more really do transform your comfort and energy costs.

It’s one free workshop apartment dwellers can’t miss.

When: Saturday, 25 June, 10am-12.30pm Where: Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, 69-79 Military Road, Avondale Heights Please visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/myhome to book your place or call 9243 8888.

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81 Rose Street, Essendon 47-51 Rose Street Essendon Kent Street Traffic Management Study 20 Argyle St, Moonee Ponds Combined Planning Permit Application MV/900/2015 and Amendment C148 to the Moonee Valley Planning Scheme (9 Newsom Street, Ascot Vale) 165 – 169 Keilor Road, Essendon 14 Banchory Street, Essendon 4 – 6 Canning Street, Avondale Heights Mayoral Charity Community Race Day Tobacco Act Legislation - Waterpipes Exemption Procurement Policy Return of the 2016 General Revaluation Leadwest Constitution

Public Forum

Tuesday, 12 July, 6pm Items subject to change. Visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/ councilmeetings for agendas (published the Friday before a meeting), minutes (published the Friday after a meeting) and to find out how to participate.

Moonee Valley City Council • 9 Kellaway Avenue, Moonee Ponds VIC 3039 • Tel: 03 9243 8888 • Fax: 03 9377 2100 • mvcc.vic.gov.au

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t used to be conventional wisdom that if you wanted your child to keep you in style in your old age, you should put a golf club or tennis racquet in their hand as soon as they could walk. Golf and tennis were the sports where the big money was.

These days you’d be better off handing them a basketball. According to BRW’s latest list of Australia’s richest sportsmen, three of our top 10 earners are basketballers.

Is it a coincidence, then, that basketball has emerged over the past decade or so as one of the most popular sports among Aussie kids, eclipsing cricket, tennis and AFL in terms of participation, according to ABS figures?

Of course the hundreds of thousands of kids who take to our suburban basketball courts each week won’t all end up playing with the NBA on $40 million-plus contracts – like this week’s cover star, Andrew Bogut.

But his journey from Dandenong all the way to sports superstardom makes one hell of a story. Enjoy! ●

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’m standing next to Andrew Bogut in his management’s office in Port Melbourne. Actually, as he is 2.13 metres (seven feet) tall, it feels like I’m standing under Andrew Bogut. But his height isn’t the only eye-opening aspect of our time together. It’s a surprise to know that the 31-year-old, who has been surrounded by the rap culture of the American basketball world since he moved to the US on a basketball scholarship at 18, is more into Bruce Springsteen and Fleetwood Mac. “It’s heavily a hip hop/rap-type culture, which is not something that I’m into, so it does get hard at times not fitting in with that culturally,” he says.

“It’s actually cool to immerse yourself in a different culture sometimes but you just know deep down sometimes it’s not how I was brought up. It would be similar to them coming to Australia, it would be a culture shock. So I still have culture shock every now and again, and still get homesick from time to time, even though I’m 10-15 years into living in the States.”

With his great height it’s probably not hugely surprising that gymnastics’ and taekwondo’s loss was basketball’s gain.

Growing up in Dandenong and later Endeavor Hills, Andrew’s older sister did gymnastics and Andrew “got pulled into [it]”.

“I absolutely hated gymnastics,” he says. “Too long and lanky for it. I wasn’t the most flexible bloke growing up.”

At nine he played football (Vic Kick, now Auskick) and then taekwondo, but nothing was sticking. “I didn’t get my stripe one week and it p---ed me off,” he says of taekwondo. “I was over it, didn’t want to do it any more.”

He loved basketball from watching it on TV but had never tried it. “It was between basketball and footy,” he says. “The parents said, ‘This is the last time you change sports. It’s costing us fees and driving you around. Pick what you want to do’.”

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PETER WILMOTH meets Australia’s highest-paid sportsman, Andrew Bogut

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strong element of Andrew’s career narrative has been his battle with injury. In one fall in March 2010, during a career-best year, he dislocated and hyper-extended his right elbow and broke his wrist. “Probably the worst injury of my career,” he says. “My elbow was facing the other way. Still a tough thing to swallow knowing I was having such a great year. My status kept going up every year and it kind of took a downturn a little bit. But I salvaged it.”

He was meant to be out for 12 months but returned, “stupidly”, he says, five months later. “That whole following season I had nerve issues and lost a lot of feeling in my right arm, which is tough for a guy that shoots with his right hand,” Andrew says. “A lot of the skills I relied upon kind of went out the window. It was still a decent year, numbers-wise.”

But the pain continued all year. “It got to a point where someone had stuck a knife [in it], so every five shots I’d go, ‘What’s going on?’” At the end of the season he had a clean-out

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Andrew made a good choice. He became a superstar of the game, playing in America’s National Basketball Association with the Golden State Warriors, based in Oakland, California.

Australia’s highest-earning sportsperson, three years ago he signed a contract worth a reported $44 million. His fortune has been estimated at more than $100 million.

But at 17 his dream of playing in the US was just that – a dream. “I always thought I could be at least an NBL (Australian league) player but I was told by everyone, ‘You’re not going to make it, the percentages are too low’, blah blah. It did fire me up a little bit more. That’s how it is. The numbers are in their favour to say that. Chances are very rare.”

Andrew went to college at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on a basketball scholarship and showed huge promise. He received offers to move to other colleges but knocked them back because he’d given his word to play for Utah for no money, just an education.

He was the first pick in the NBA’S 2005 draft, the first Australian to achieve this. He played with the Milwaukee Bucks for seven years, which ensured strong media scrutiny. “It’s not something I enjoy even to this day,” he says. “I like flying under the radar. I don’t do the Hollywood-type stuff.”

“and there was a loose bone floating around in there”.

He recovered, was back in great shape and playing well again.

But in January 2011, 10 games into the season, he snapped his left ankle. It was a 12-month injury. Surgery followed, but it was still an issue. “I couldn’t push off my ankle; it was swollen after every game. I had no power off that left side.”

In 2012 Milwaukee traded Andrew to the Golden State Warriors, where he has become a key player with one of the NBA’s powerhouse teams.

Twice his career could have ended. “The elbow one I could always bounce back from … but you lose a lot of skill and a lot of touch with the right hand … The ankle one was the one where they said, ‘High chance you won’t be able to run properly again’. The surgeon did a great job. He said, ‘You’ll never be the same, you’ll feel the difference; we did the best we could’.”

The past few years, he says, have been relatively healthy, but he has to manage the ankle injury daily. “I’m 129 kilos, it’s a lot of force through that ankle, I’ve got to make sure I do my rehab, every other day, three or four times a week.”

Andrew now lives in California and travels back to Melbourne every off season for a month or so to catch up with family and friends and to oversee his business interests here, which include a sports agency and “a bunch of commercial investment properties that I manage myself”. He owns a basketball facility in Carrum Downs that he wants to turn into an academy for kids.

On his last trip to Melbourne I ask whether his wealth has changed him. “It changes a lot,” he says. “It changes friends, it changes family, it changes a lot of different things. People around you change. A lot of people will see you as an ATM where they think they can just come up to you and withdraw money. It’s kind of the nature of the beast.

“You get a lot of family and friends with business ideas or, ‘You should invest in this’ or ‘I need this’ or ‘I need that’ and eventually you get to a point where you say ‘no’. That’s probably the hardest part for me as an athlete …

“When people reach out to me whom I haven’t spoken to for a while … I can already tell there’s an agenda. It’s an unfortunate way to think, but I can already see the red flags.”

With 18 months left on his contract with the Warriors,

“I was told by everyone, ‘you’re not going to make it’ … It did fire me up a little bit”

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e has always been aware of the dangers of not having a plan. “You see a lot of athletes, a massive number, hit depression even though it’s not reported, not knowing what to do. You come from almost an army lifestyle, a regimented regime … to all of a sudden wake up … Nothing.”

Does this frighten him? “Not at all. I’m pretty regimented. I have a lot of interests. To be honest I’m busier in the off-season than the on-season. I knew there was a correlation between athletes going crazy towards the end of their career. During your career you’ve got to have outlets away from basketball.”

One of those for Andrew is poker. “It’s probably not a great one, but I love cards. I never play against the house, I never play blackjack but I love playing poker.”

It’s an enjoyable distraction. “It’s not so much for big money, it just takes my mind away,” he says. “When you’re in a hand of cards – for me, anyway – it takes my mind away from any stress because you’re focused on the moment. And I enjoy counting odds and reading people, all the intricacies that come with it.”

Another major passion is old Australian and American muscle cars. As the son of a mechanic, he grew up around cars. How many muscle cars does he own? “Too many. I’m not a Ford versus Holden guy, I like both. I like ’70s Ford, GTs and Mustangs, and for the ’80s I like the Brock Commodores.

I grew up around Brock Commodores; they were always the wow-factor car.”

When basketball ends, he would like to learn how to restore cars. “I’d like to buy some crappy car for a couple of grand and just strip the thing down and do it all myself. Make a mistake – mate, if it finishes with five wheels or three wheels that’s not the point, the point of the exercise is to learn.” ● pwilmoth@theweklyreview.com.au

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Andrew has ensured he will transition well into retirement.

“I have a lot of things that take up time off the court, business interests,” he says. “I do a lot of things around property, especially in Melbourne. First and foremost is managing my wealth. I’m fortunate enough that when I retire, whether it’s here or the States, or wherever it is, I don’t have to do a nine to five and come into the same place every day.

“Right now that’s a huge advantage where I can tinker with a bunch of different things … and just be involved in raising my kids when I have them one day. I don’t think I’ll be involved in the sport too much, although you never know.”

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At 26, Michelle Aznavorian has the fashion world at her fingertips. In just three years she’s gone from designing fashion in the bedroom of her south-eastern suburbs home to securing international It Girl and model Bella Hadid (yes, Gigi’s sister) to be the face of her premium Misha Gold Collection, which launched last month at Mercedes Benz Fashion Week in Sydney.

Nordstrom and Shopbop, the company really started to accelerate,” says Michelle. Celebrity endorsements help too, and she didn’t have to pay the stars a cent – their stylists simply fell in love with her designs. Even J.Lo has been spotted on the red carpet wearing Misha Collection.

Where to now?

From mid-year her designs will be stocked in Myer, then she’s ready to take on the world. “The aim is to get the premium Misha Gold collection in stores in the US, which is a huge market.”

In the beginning …

At 17, Michelle started buying designer clothes from op shops to sell online for pocket money.

After studying at Melbourne School of Fashion then working as an assistant buyer, she launched her own collection of mid-priced sexy and elegant dresses. She debuted at MBFWA last year as part of the New Generation show and returned this year with Bella Hadid walking the runway.

The big break …

Misha Collection launched in the US in 2014.

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What’s the buzz?

Since starting her own label in 2013, the former assistant buyer for Forever New has won over celebrities, including singer and actress Ariana Grande, the Kardashian sisters, Gigi and Bella Hadid, as well as their mother Yolanda, with her sexy silhouettes and pantsuits in neutral tones.

Look out for …

Misha Gold Collection – instore in Myer from July and available online.

The best part about success?

“The international celebrity recognition and doing a photo shoot with Bella was a huge accomplishment,” says Michelle. “It’s been a lot of hard work but the results are showing. To have Bella open and close my [Sydney] show for me was a huge feat. I was on my honeymoon in New York in February and did the campaign shoot with her in a studio while I was there.”

If I could do it all again …

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The idea is that the wine speaks of the site it was grown on, rather than the influence of the winemaker.

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Willow Creek Malakoff Vineyard Shiraz 2014 (Pyrenees) $30; 13.5%

Craggy Range Aroha Te Muna Pinot Noir 2014 (Martinborough) $140; 13.5%

Oakridge Local Vineyard Series Lusatia Park Pinot Noir 2014 (Yarra Valley) $36; 13.5%

Malakoff is fast becoming a famous vineyard – its fruit is highly sought after – and this shiraz is a stunner. It’s all black cherries and plums, spice and white pepper. It is medium-bodied and smooth, with a great structure of fine, grippy tannins.

You would expect to pay double the price for this wine. ●

Martinborough is my favourite pinot region in New Zealand.

It’s a beautiful place, too. With cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plus earthy herb and wet stone flavours, the wine is smooth but lively. Its structure is spot-on: a light grip, mineral acid and loads of delicate flavour, and an effortlessness that’s perfect. ●

This is one of the local vineyard series wines – taste them all at Oakridge’s cellar door – and comes from the Lusatia Park Vineyard in the Upper Yarra.

Stalky berry and cherry aromas offer up a delightful perfume before elegant flavours of forest berry, blood plum and cherries seamlessly fill the mouth. ●

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BARGAIN BUY Brown Brothers Chardonnay 2015 (King Valley) $14; 13% This single-vineyard wine comes from King Valley’s Banksdale Vineyard. It gets minimal oak treatment in the winery so the vineyard shines through. Full of white stonefruit, cantaloupe rind and citrus flavours, it’s fresh and lively in the mouth, with a delightful creaminess to its texture. ● Enjoy with \ Roast chicken

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THE DECOR \ A circular neon light on the wall represents a saint’s halo.

Polished concrete floors and warm timbers in a small cafe opposite Essendon station.

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THE FOOD \ A simple all-day menu done well. Pulled pork on an open burger with pickled apple and date chutney is a winner. There’s smashed avo with Persian feta, beetroot “paint” on grain toast, a superfood bowl and a “little peeps” menu.

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THE VERDICT

first dined at Marmara years ago, having returned from a trip to Istanbul. Everything hit the mark, until we got to Turkish coffees, took one salty sip and grimaced. “Maybe that’s how they do it in some regions?” I suggested, but my companion insisted on checking. “Oh no!” exclaimed the waitress, “not again!”

Salt and sugar, she explained, were neighbours on the kitchen shelf and the Turkish baba on coffee sometimes mixed them up.

It still makes me laugh, but something compelled me to pay them a visit recently. Their sigara boregi? Spanakopita on steroids – melty magnificence, packed with feta and spinach, encased in home-made filo. Not only have they tamed their own filo pastry – they’ve shown enough restraint to keep the ratio right: 10 per cent pastry to 90 per cent filling, thank-you.

Equally impressive is the roasted red capsicum with mascarpone.

So too, a plate of taramasalata, mopped with Turkish bread. Pide is like a giant pizza pocket, except there’s extra cheese inside, bleating “haloumi!” Skewered shish, kofta and sujuk (beef pepperoni) are chargrilled. For dessert, there’s mastic pudding (like a herbaceous panna cotta), baklava and kadaif. And the coffee? Sweet. ● aliceinframes@theweeklyreview.com.au ● 68 Chapel Street, Windsor ● 9510 6944 ● marmara.com.au

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HOSTING \ Melbourne’s Truffle Festival is being held this weekend at my home away from home, Prahran Market.

Come along to watch cooking demos from top Melbourne chefs including Guy Grossi, Nicky Riemer, Paul Wilson and Philippe Mouchel. Plus, truffle dogs! ●

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BRUNCH \ Shopping at Prahran market on Sunday will usually start with some cheese goodness with Anthony at MAKER & MONGER and if this doesn’t cut it then HUTONG on Commercial Road is a bit of a Sunday catch-up routine with my wife Audrey.

A DATE \ The one I would choose any day of the week is FRANCE-SOIR. A bottle of Burgundy selected by Pierre, a carpaccio with truffle by Geraud and some chocolate mousse – makes me feel at home every time.

QUIET DINNER \ I love Japanese cuisine, so MR MIYAGI on Chapel Street always hits the spot. Chef Kyle Doody is unpretentious and so is his food.

TO SEE & BE SEEN \ You can never beat CODA and TONKA for that. We can see the Coda guys through our windows at Oter and they’re always pumping.

BIG GROUP \ SAN TELMO did a fine job at my bucks’ night, with about 15 chefs at the table.

COOKING \ As far as mid-week meals go, whacking some mussels in a pot of hot stock and finely diced veggies is as easy as it gets. You don’t even have to season because the mussels give you all the briny flavour you need. Wait until the shells pop open (about 3-4 minutes), finish with olive oil (see!) and serve with crusty bread. ● LISTENING TO \ The Tim Ferriss Show isn’t exactly food-related – in fact, it’s a fairly tenuous link, but he does speak to successful people about their routines and recurring themes seem to be mindfulness, meditation and breakfast. ●

ABOUT FLORENT Florent “Flo” Gerardin: Occasional DJ, head chef & partner at Oter

We ate a lot of chargrilled Argentinian steak that night.

FANCY DINNER \ ATTICA in Ripponlea is still in my top five meals ever – I would eat here again and again at every opportunity. ●

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Domenic and Diana Caruso opened the cafe in 2013.

EATING \\ I’ve been dressing every dish with Cobram Estate ‘First Harvest’ olive oil ever since I scored one of the 5000 bottles a few weeks back. It’s so young and green that it’s practically a salsa verde.

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artistic director Mike Finch, who decided to move on, Circus Oz is in a period of transition.

Matt says the performers have enjoyed the freedom and honesty afforded by the show’s improvised approach. But circus always has an element of the real. “Standing on someone’s shoulder isn’t an act as such. If it falls down, it really falls down, so there is an element of reality that you don’t get in theatre.”

He’s aware that this can make for a tantalising show. “That’s the funny thing with circus. We practise for years and years to get this really great trick. All your peers know it’s really bloody hard, but you perform it for the audience and they go ‘mm-hmm’.

You get the trick first time and they think it looks easy. But if you fail and fail and get it on the third go, the crowd goes mental.” ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview. com.au

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“In the past few years, we’ve had some pretty strong concepts behind our shows,” Matt says. “This year, we’ve just said, ‘Maybe we should improvise’.

I think this is one of the most honest and real Circus Oz shows in years.”

This focus on identity is no coincidence. Having recently lost

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I WON’T DANCE: THE SONGS OF FRED ASTAIRE & COLE PORTER CONCERT The Melbourne Cabaret Festival is in full swing right now, but cabaret doesn’t get much classier than this. Singer-pianist Steve Ross brings to town his off-Broadway triumph I Won’t Dance, celebrating the collaboration between Fred Astaire and Cole Porter.

■ Hamer Hall, June 20, 11am & 1.30pm, $16-$20, artscentremelbourne.com.au

FINDING DORY Pixar’s eagerly awaited follow-up FILM to Finding Nemo looks to be shaking things up a bit. Not only do we have a female lead but also, if rumours are to be believed, the studio’s first lesbian couple. Ellen DeGeneres voices Dory, the blue tang fish, who sets out on a quest to find her parents with a bit of help from Nemo. Diane Keaton and Idris Elba also star.

■ Opens June 16, G, 103 minutes, movies.disney.com.au/finding-dory

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■ Southbank Theatre, June 18 – July 23, $39-$115, mtc.com.au

STICKS STONES BROKEN BONES Melbourne’s Bunk Puppets aim to bring new life to ancient art. Containing a zany feast of shadow puppetry, the group’s all-ages show Sticks Stones Broken Bones has enjoyed award-winning seasons at fringe festivals from Adelaide to Edinburgh. Household junk is transformed into a series of startling puppets including flying ninjas, sneaky chickens and an incredible horse race. Budding puppeteers should stay behind after the show for a special shadow-puppet workshop.

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BRANDY \ SAV AVA AV VAGES If ’90s R&B is your thing, you’ll GIGS want to check out Brandy, whose first Australian tour brings her to the Arts Centre. Brandy has built an impressive career acting on stage and screen and releasing six records. London post-punk band Savages are newer on the scene, but have already made a loud impact.

Their live show is intense.

■ Brandy, Hamer Hall, June 21, $79-$124, 4everbrandy.com ■ Savages, Corner Hotel, June 20, $49.50, cornerhotel.com ● ONLINE E \ Watch Savages perform live

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ESSENDON MARKET This designer’s showcase has gorgeous handmade pieces to wear, treasure or enjoy.

Oh, and eat. There’s Take the Biscuit with artisan “biscuiteers” Sonia and Alex while Loveeatcake by Lisa sums up her handmade treats, which include yummy fox biscuits.

■ June 25, 10am-3pm. Ukraine House, 3-11 Russell Street, Essendon. Cost: $2, kids free. Inquiries: essendonmarket@hotmail.com

EP LAUNCH Three up-and-coming local acts – hip hop artist Camdogg, metal band Cyanide Teeth and pop band Old Street – will launch their debut EPs at a live music gig after Moonee Valley Council’s Youth Services and Avenue Records signed them for a new label. They will be joined

by Storm the Sky, Trophy Eyes and Luca Brasi.

■ June 18, 1pm-7pm. Ukrainian Hall, 3-11 Russell Street, Essendon. Cost: $15 from oztix.com.au

LITERARY JOURNEY Have you ever wondered what Elizabeth Bennet, the protagonist in Jane Austen’s 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, wore under her dress? Or thought about Emma Woodhouse’s fashion sense? Actor Lise Rogers will take you on a fashion journey through Austen’s novels in Getting Dressed with Jane. Delve into the world of Georgian clothing, followed by afternoon tea.

■ June 23, 2-4pm. Niddrie Library, 483 Keilor Road, Niddrie. Cost: free. Inquiries: 8325 1925 or mvcc.vic.gov.au

CONSERVATION NATIVE PLANTS Don your gardening gloves for a Friends of Moonee Ponds Creek community planting day. Meet at the Lawson Street Reserve via a laneway adjacent to 16 Lawson Street.

Sponsored by the FMPC and Moonee Valley City Council. Plants/tools provided; BYO gloves.

■ June 18, 10am-noon. Lawson Street Reserve, Moonee Ponds. Cost: free. Inquiries: 8325 1888. ● COMPILED BY SUE HEWITT

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■ June 25, 9am-11.30am. Essendon. Cost: free. Inquiries: 9859 6499.

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Underneath the more colourful clothing, Jake is still blues to the bone. Tickets are selling fast for his Melbourne show, at the Palais Theatre on July 27. ●

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SBS is ensuring there’s no reason to leave the couch until spring, with three big Euro dramas available to binge on. The Secret is a British thriller in which a respectable dentist and Sunday-school teacher embark on a murderous affair. Unlike most crime series, this is told from the killer’s perspective. Trapped is a gripping mystery set on an Icelandic fjord. Most irresistible, however, is Versailles – a lavish $50-million political drama set in 17th-Century France. ●

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WAY N E S T E E L \ 6 3 Certified accountant by day, bike rider, skier and swimmer after-hours, Wayne has lived in Essendon since 1983. He is preparing for his sixth RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride – a nine-day, 527-kilometre ride that starts on November 26. It prepares him for the ski season in British Columbia, Canada, where he lives from January to March. Wayne also hits the slopes at Mount Buller with the Icicles Ski Club and somehow fits in swimming with the Brunswick Belugas Masters Swimming Club.

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I N YO U R N E I G H B O U R H O O D

LOCAL LOWDOWN

I love Essendon

Where do you go for a great cup of coffee?

Form Cafe, where the two guys were proteges of [Melbourne coffee pioneer now in Los Angeles] Mark Dundon, and Wilfred Smith, which used to be the old butchers’ shop.

For a big night out?

About 20 of us are called TAT, or Tight-Ass Tuesdays. We go to Italy 528 and the Riverside cafe for pizza specials or La Tortilleria for taco specials.

For a sneaky takeaway?

Chiba Sushi Bar for sashimi and sushi or Giuseppe’s Pasta Bar, which has been there for more than 30 years.

When friends come from out of town?

Strangeloves bar; it’s very convivial and the staff are knowledgeable.

For a serious workout?

I ride with half a dozen mates and we’re called the Silver Edge because we all have silver hair.

For a great meal?

Yokoso do great grilled kingfish. The girls at Nabiha do fantastic [Middle Eastern] food.

For a head-turning new outfit?

It has to be Lycra. I’m a shmil (silver-haired man in Lycra) rather than a mamil (middle-aged man in Lycra). ● SUE HEWITT » RACV Great Victorian Bike Ride: greatvic.com.au

Form Cafe 32 Albion Street, Essendon. 9375 3232 ● Wilfred Smith 23 Albion Street, Essendon. 0408 161 653 ● Italy 528 528 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale. 9372 752 ● Riverside Kitchen & Events 55 Newsom Street, Ascot Vale. 9326 0525 ● La Tortilleria 72 Stubbs Street, Kensington. latortilleria.com.au ● Chiba 43 Puckle Street, Moonee Ponds. 9326 2916 ● Giuseppe’s 30 Shuter Street, Moonee Ponds. 9370 0961 ● Strangeloves 577 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds. 9078 3574 ● Yokoso Izakaya 702 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds. 9372 8702 ● Nabiha 10 Hall Street, Moonee Ponds.

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WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT BEING ITALIAN? Family, food, tradition and our culture. It’s come a long way from 50 years ago when being called a wog was racist, now it’s a lifestyle that Aussies want to be part of, like making the [passata] sauce. ●

WHY DO YOU LOVE THAT LOAF? It’s a ciabatta and it’s yummy, crunchy, awesome and fresh. I buy a roll every day, but today got a big loaf. ●

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Essendon Danse Academy 305 Buckley Street, Aberfeldie. 9338 9960 or 0418 373 203. edanse.com.au Danse is French for dance. A Latin and ballroom studio is for adult beginners to competition level; a performing arts studio for kindergarten, tap and ballet.

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Urban Gypsy Belly Dance Studio 28 Albion Street, Essendon.

0416 031 602. ibellydance.com.au A fun dance class for all ages that will get you shimmying in a traditional middle-eastern style while getting fit too.

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Helen Curwood Dance Level 1, 314 Mount Alexander Road, Ascot Vale. 9370 3004. helencurwooddance.com.au Multiple dance styles including a bridal waltz, hip hop and funk.

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WINTER? The streets are less crowded, I feel like it’s my space. The temperature is refreshing; it wakes me up in the morning so I can go for a freezing stroll when there’s no one else about. ●

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CityLink closed Both directions Bell Street to Bulla Road Saturday 18 June 2016, 11.30pm – 7.30am 5 JUNE – 3 JULY 2016 CityLink will be closed in both directions between Bell Street and Bulla Road on Saturday 18 June from 11.30pm to 7.30am for construction on the CityLink Tulla Widening project.

The Bell Street and Bulla Road entry ramps will be closed in both directions from 9pm.

If you’re out and about on Saturday night – particularly if you’re travelling to Melbourne Airport

or heading home from the footy – be sure to plan ahead and allow extra travel time.

Signed detours will be in place along Pascoe Vale Road, Woodland Street and Bulla Road.

The CityLink Tulla Widening project is bringing you more lanes and a safer freeway. Get more information on the closure and detours by visiting the website or following us on Twitter.

Visit www.citylinktullawidening.vic.gov.au #CTWidening

FREE CLASSICAL MUSIC CONCERTS THROUGHOUT MOONEE VALLEY WINTER WONDERLAND

STRAUSS & STRAUSS

5 June Sunday at 3pm Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds

ITALIAN SERENADE

ON WINGS OF SONG

26 June 19 June Sunday at 3pm St George’s, Travancore

Sunday at 3pm St Martin de Porres, Avondale Heights

3 July Sunday at 3pm St John’s Uniting Church, Essendon

For more information visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/wintermusic or call 9243 8888 Join the conversation using #wintermusicmv mooneevalleycc mooneevalleycc

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GIVE IT A GO S U E H E W I T T G O E S F O R T H E PA G E -T U R N E R

The promise This neighbourhood house offers ongoing writing courses and writing masterclasses at a fraction of what commercial venues charge. The regular host is Alana Kelsall, a published poet and short-story writer who works with guest writers. For my crime-writing masterclass, the guest is Tania Chandler whose debut novel Please Don’t Leave Me Here is on the State Library’s 2015-16 recommended reading list.

Facebook posts but pages of that novel I’ve been working on.

We try

The pain factor It’s challenging to put words on paper. At the end of the writing session, Alana puts different scenarios to us. One is: decide what you fear the most, then put a character in that situation and make them deal with it. She then tells us to write about it.

A CRIME WRITING MASTERCLASS

Who should try it?

Anyone with an interest in writing.

The reality Neighbourhood houses are just plain friendly. There are six wannabe writers and no divas. Tania and Alana are kind and encouraging. Tania says writing hasn’t made her rich or famous; unlike her good mate and former writing-class colleague Graeme Simsion, author of The Rosie Project. She shares her writing journey and tips.

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The pay-off I’m writing again. And it’s not just

The bill?

The ongoing writing course is from 10am to noon on the first Wednesday of the month, with Alana. It costs $18, or $13 concession, for a two-hour class.

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“Anybody renovating or building in a period style will find something they need”

Memory Lane has been an Ascot Vale go-to shop for renovators and builders for decades.

It is an Aladdin’s cave with vintage lights suspended from the ceiling, period knobs and handles and unlikely treasures.

Our pick This is an ageless, six-light basket chandelier.

It comes in antique bronze or nickel and has hundreds of crystals. It costs $1995 unassembled as it is difficult to transport when assembled.

Who’s behind the counter?

Steve Chandler and his wife Pam took over this former antique shop 30 years ago and moved into period lighting 10 years ago. It was about the time that “brown” antique furniture fell out of vogue and people equipped themselves with Allen keys to assemble minimalist furniture. Steve, a former window cleaning contractor, says their background in antiques prepared them to design, source and sell period lighting.

The couple live in Essendon and have raised two children, who went to Strathmore Secondary College.

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What’s in the store?

It’s a candy shop for lovers of lighting in all its forms. Steve talks you through the different eras such as Georgian, where they originally used candles and replica pieces have electric “candle” lights. There’s elaborate Victorian, simplified Californian bungalow and stylised art deco fittings. He has something to fit every style. Apart from ceiling lights, there are

lamps, period-style door and cabinet handles and light-switch covers.

Who’s buying?

Renovators and builders seeking period light fittings and home-owners looking for that special light shade. People also buy online. ● SUE HEWITT

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GETTING THERE Coldstream, at the gateway to the Yarra Valley, is 46 kilometres north-east of Melbourne.

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here’s something nostalgic about road trips; a familiar sway of the road, whirring wheels, trees and hills rushing by. My childhood weekends were spent napping between wineries and towns as my parents explored the countryside in our puce-hued station wagon. The only “tech” back then was the “tech-nique” of winding down the windows - a whole shouldered affair.

Fast-forward 15 years and I still spend most weekends road-tripping, often to wineries, but cars have come a long way.

Today I’m in an Audi Q7, a seven-seater sofa on wheels, which would be perfect for 2.3 kids, a dog and a set of golf clubs in the back, comfortably pulling into school zones on leafy Melbourne streets. But, in the absence of 2.3 kids, I’m taking this baby off-road. Winding through the Black Spur, getting lost on “short-cuts” up a dirt track (and down again), through the vines of the Yarra Valley.

Things have changed in the Yarra Valley.

Dining offerings have expanded significantly, with tree-changing food-lovers bringing city sensibilities, opening chic places such as Herd Cafe & Bar in Healesville (the eggplant chips!) and upping the fine-dining game with Ezard @ Levantine Hill.

There’s still the sense of tradition, of course. Wandering downstairs at Chateau

Yering Historic House Hotel feels like you’ve stepped into a 19th-century painting. Sleeping arrangements are equally themed, with claw-foot baths and french-doored balconies opening to morning views of misty hills.

At Seville Estate, winemaker Dylan McMahon honours his grandfather Dr Peter McMahon’s memory with a barrel of wine (the “Dr McMahon”) using original plantings from the ’70s. Dylan had planned on being an electronic engineer before the lees in his blood lured him back, so he’s keener than most to see what the Q7 can do.

So soon we’re climbing the slick red mud of the adjoining vineyard, visions of the insurance excess flashing before my eyes. In a blink, the Audi’s Quattro system engages and smoothly delivers us to the tip of the vines. I reach the crest. “Put the hill descent on!” cries Dylan with glee and the car guides itself down without a hitch. The future!

But it’s the future of the valley that is most exciting, with trailblazers cropping up everywhere. There’s sustainably sourced caviar at multi-award-winning Yarra Valley Caviar, where Nick Gorman and Mark Fox (Gormo and Foxy to anyone who spends more than a minute with them) are cultivating salmon and trout that each year are naturally anaesthetised with clove oil, then massaged by hand to expel their

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precious tangerine-hued “caviar”, before being returned to the water for another year.

Fresh things are afoot also at Yarra Valley Dairy, where chief cheese-maker Jack Holman has applied skills he built up around the globe to help turn this into one of Victoria’s most established dairies. One of Jack’s creations, a gin-infused hard cheese, uses the by-product botanicals from Four Pillars Gin, innovators in their own right and a recent addition to the Yarra Valley landscape.

This spirit of collaboration is a feature of the region. Jack has also helped the young chefs at Oakridge – Matt Stone and Jo Barrett – get acquainted with the local delights that abound.

Oakridge’s Forager dinner, the result of a week’s worth of hunting and gathering, is a revelation, featuring dishes such as fiddlehead fern with honey and sheep’s sorrel, roadside greens, cured venison on edible pepperberry skewers and an absolutely divine dessert of macadamia, juniper and cumquat.

A perfect finale to our trip, this meal is a glimpse into the future of the valley, if not the future of food, encapsulating sustainability, provenance and collaboration. ● ALICE IN FRAMES aliceinframes@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Behind its classic mansion-style facade the Waverley 57 offers five bedrooms all with en suite bathrooms and walk-in wardrobes, three indoor and two outdoor living areas including an expansive family zone and a smartly conceived kitchen with adjoining butler’s pantry.

The ground-level bedroom and an adjoining lounge create a welcoming guest apartment within the home. Upstairs, the main bedroom is a sumptuous sanctuary with an enormous walk-in wardrobe and en suite and an idyllic private terrace.

The 526-square metre home has an all-inclusive price tag of $675,381 (excluding site costs) for blocks with a minimum 16.05-metre width.

Brian and Carole Taylor of Mount Waverley were the first to build the Waverley 57.

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“We spoke to people who had built their own homes to understand how to build with lasting value. We visited display and open homes and spoke to agents to pinpoint new housing trends in our area and find the best builder. Our local real estate agent was building with Carter Grange and we took his recommendation,” Carole says.

Brian says that from day one they haven’t been able to fault Carter Grange.

“Everything we have wanted they have provided. They are approachable and professional. The Carter Grange team led us through the whole process with little stress.”

Brian and Carole say they were delighted at the quality of Carter Grange’s standard inclusions but decided to upgrade certain features to achieve an ultimate in luxury such as marble mosaic bathroom splashbacks,

feature tiling, pure wool carpet, 2pac joinery, Miele kitchen appliances, French oak floorboards and 2.74-metre ground-level ceilings. They also added extra conveniences such as a shoe and coat cupboard in the entrance hall and plumbing for an outdoor kitchen with gas barbecue. ● LIZ McLACHLAN lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au

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PERSONAL SPACE AT H O M E W I T H M E L I N A B A G N AT O

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H I M A L AYA N S A LT L A M P I went through a spiritual healing phase when I was pregnant with Jordyn and part of my birth plan was to have the Himalayan salt lamp on because I couldn’t have candles in the hospital. The boys love it as their night light now.

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elina Bagnato leapt into the limelight when she first appeared on Channel Seven’s My Kitchen Rules in 2013.

These days she works as a personal stylist (stylemeover.com) and speaker.

She lives in a two-storey home in Patterson Lakes with her husband Scott and children, Jordyn, 4, and Harvey, 19 months. The house is filled with sentimental photographs, ornaments and artwork (such as a zebra print from Kmart). Melina loves the open living space and curved stairwell to a central atrium.

Built in the 1980s, the white house sits on the sandy banks of the lake, which adds to its meditative mood. Melina remembers swimming in a friend’s pool as a teen and wishing she could one day buy a house in the area. Five years later, she bought a home in the same street. “I made a wish and it came true. I put it out there and it happened,” she says.

“I love being so close to the lake, it’s really relaxing and a great place to live.” ● JANE ROCCA jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au

COUCH My dad [fashion designer Dom Bagnato] designed this couch. It featured in his Bourke Street store many years ago. I love the beautiful, textured white material and the fact it was something he designed. It holds a special place in my heart.

HA MPTON CHAIR Scott and I like to have quiet time together sitting on these Hampton chairs. We overlook the lake and enjoy a tea or wine. I bought these last summer and they make me feel like I’m on holidays.

V I N TA G E T E A C U P This his was dad’s cup when he was a little boy. It’s from the 1950s and belonged to a tea set my nonna Rosa owned. When I was a little girl she would serve me a beaten egg mixed with hot water and coffee in these cups.

EMU ART PIECE The kitchen is an intense part of our home – there’s always so much going on with kids around and food being prepared. I bought this (by an unknown artist) at a market in Sydney and love the image.

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he west side of Melbourne’s CBD is becoming the must-visit luxury destination, having undergone a glamorous transformation in the past few years.

Designer shops, trendy cafes, bars and new office buildings have begun to emerge, calling the area, including Spencer Street, home.

Nearby, the Docklands, with its sweeping waterfront views, and Etihad Stadium – home to major sporting, music and entertainment events – are adding to the revitalisation of the area.

The west side of the CBD is already being touted as the Manhattan end of town, likened to one of New York’s most exclusive areas.

But could it possibly become Melbourne’s new Paris end?

This question could be answered with the newest arrival to Melbourne’s CBD – West Side Place: a glamorous new apartment development at 250 Spencer Street – the former site of The Age newspaper – which will feature 2600 luxury apartments underneath the equally glamorous Ritz-Carlton hotel.

The hotel will be a first for Melbourne, not only because it’s the first time the Ritz-Carlton will have a Melbourne address.

It is also set to become the tallest (and

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The Ritz-Carlton and West Side Place promise to become the new heart of Melbourne, offering a luxury hotel lifestyle for buyers wanting to live in the centre of the CBD, or for international travellers wanting a glamorous getaway to experience plenty of designer shopping and restaurants with gourmet food.

The development will also bring the creation of a new laneway between Lonsdale and Little Lonsdale streets.

This laneway, dotted with restaurants, shops and bars, will take inspiration from other famous Melbourne laneways, including nearby Hardware and Goldsbrough lanes.

Far East Consortium executive director Craig Williams says the arrival of Melbourne’s first Ritz-Carlton hotel at the

OTHER PROJECTS \ As well as West Side Place in Melbourne, Far East Consortium is also bringing the Ritz-Carlton to its other developments in Queen’s Wharf, Brisbane and Elizabeth Quay, Perth.

CBD’s west end will complete the area’s transformation into a luxury destination.

“As major corporations and brands continue to choose this end of town as their new base, the west end will become even more desirable to both residents and holiday-makers, including those who travel the world to stay at the Ritz-Carlton.”● MELISSA HEAGNEY melissa.heagney@theweeklyreview.com.au JUNE 15, 2016 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 25

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Paul McDonald \ 9375 9375

Price \ $1.2 million +

Auction \ June 18 at 2pm

Fast facts \ Recently restored Edwardian house in manicured gardens; three bedrooms, all with built-in wardrobes; country-style kitchen with stainless-steel appliances; formal lounge with original fireplace mantel; Rinnai deluxe bathroom control system; extensive decking; roof cavity storage; split-system cooling and ducted heating; in-ceiling audio system; intercom; walking distance to public transport.

Essendon \ 12 kilometres from the city

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welve years after this house was built in 1910, the siren sounded for the first of Essendon’s 628 league football games played across the railway line at Windy Hill.

According to a 1922 edition of The Herald: “Essendon’s new quarters are like a fairyland … prettily situated, the grounds are surrounded by four streets and 10 acres of area and the park is a delight to the eye.”

Brewster is one of the four streets quoted and to this day retains much of its original architecture. Bobinawarrah is among dozens of Edwardian and art deco houses in the tree-lined street.

Having restored this triple-fronted Edwardian in 2014, the young vendors are reluctant to leave but their growing family demands they upsize.

The renovation retains the finest qualities of Edwardian houses. The three-metre ceilings and cornices have been replastered, the window and door fittings splashed with a fresh coat of paint, and the original fireplace in the formal lounge upgraded to a Jetmaster.

Outside, the notched weatherboards and period fretwork have been repainted, while neatly trimmed hedges line the red-brick front path and driveway.

Inside, the house has been styled in a way that could loosely be described as Scandinavian. The timber kitchen benchtops and bathroom drawers match the light American oak flooring.

Surrounding the stainless-steel, 900-millimetre Smeg oven and gas stove is the original red brick chimney breast, which creates a rustic feel.

The vendors have used the space connecting the kitchen and casual living area as their main dining area. Sliding doors extend the rear of the house to the deck and garden.

Covered and lit merbau decking and spotted gum benches lining the fence offer the prospect of entertaining. With one corner of the back garden occupied by a trampoline and the other by a chalkboard and toy steering wheel, kids can blow off steam, allowing adults to relax.

Moving back inside, the geometric shelving in the formal lounge provides ornamental and practical storage for books, frames or vases. Below it, on either side of the neatly finished mantel, decorative stacks of firewood boost the ambience and practicality of the open fireplace.

Adjoining the formal living area is a space that is used as a roomy study. It could become a formal dining area if required.

All three bedrooms are blessed with plenty of natural light and fitted with built-in wardrobes and split-system air-conditioning. Parents will appreciate the positioning of the main bedroom adjacent to the front door – particularly those who might be patiently awaiting the return of partying teenagers.

Lush riverside living draws families to Essendon, with the community vibe offered by the bustling suburb often overshadowing the proximity to the city. Zoned for Essendon Primary School and Strathmore Secondary and St Columba’s colleges, this house is also less than a kilometre from Lowther Hall Grammar School. ● EMILY COLLIN property@theweeklyreview.com.au

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VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Nelson Alexander \ 9379 1313 Auction \ June 18 at 12.30pm

PROPERTY ID » 2012821978

Price \ $1.5 million – $1.65 million

Old and new collides to charismatic effect in this house on about 838 square metres. Up-front it’s pure Edwardian but its second-storey extension is contemporary. A timber fence painted pumpkin and teal in keeping with the house’s weatherboard facade denotes the 20-metre frontage. Entry to the house is across a verandah and through a leadlight-festooned door. The bedroom configuration is flexible, with two or three downstairs and two more sharing a bathroom upstairs. One upstairs bedroom opens to a balcony with vast city views. There’s a fireplace in the front lounge; french doors to gardens in the dining room; and a bay window overlooking the backyard in the massive family room. The kitchen and meals area sports timber benchtops, a gas oven and a dishwasher. In the backyard, one corner is given over to paving, a solar-heated pool and a bungalow. The other gives green thumbs free rein. ● KAY KEIGHERY

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VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Barry Plant \ 9373 0000

PROPERTY ID » 2012789510

Price \ $1.2 million +

Auction \ June 18 at 1pm

The double-numeral address gives a clue to the size of this house on two elevated blocks covering 1236 square metres. It’s a family estate in the suburbs, with formal, casual and accommodation wings in a solid-brick, two-storey house. Created by an owner-builder, it has high ceilings, chandeliers, leadlight windows and doors and elegant fittings that all spell luxury. There’s an open-plan formal lounge and dining area, a Smeg kitchen, a rumpus room with billiards table lights, a sitting room and a family room with stone fireplace. The house’s imposing facade has a 30-metre street frontage with a four-car automatic garage on one side and a driveway on the other. Double leadlight entry doors open to a curved staircase to four upstairs bedrooms. Front and rear balconies, a mirrored-wall retreat or bar with sink, a main bedroom with en suite and walk-in wardrobe, three more bedrooms (one with a shower en suite) and a central bathroom complete the enormous package. ● SUE HEWITT

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MOONEE PONDS \ 54B SALISBURY STREET This low-maintenance two-storey townhouse is in a desirable spot near parkland, Moonee Ponds Creek Trail, public transport and Puckle Street.

Built in 1995, it has been repainted, its timber floors have been polished and new carpet laid. Its original bones are timeless, and it has a brick and render facade and modern layout. Vine-covered lattice screens a north-facing courtyard from the street while a rear, undercover area is perfect for outdoor entertaining in all weather.

The downstairs open-plan living space is light-filled, thanks to the glass-brick privacy “windows” and glass doors.

Pale timber floors and cabinets reflect light in the kitchen, which has glossy granite benchtops, an island bench and stainless-steel appliances. The kitchen is in between the lounge at the front and the rear dining area, which is large enough for a meals zone and another living space. Glass doors link the living area with the rear courtyard and the garage, which has ample storage and laneway access. Upstairs are a bathroom and three bedrooms – the main with an en suite and built-in and walk-in wardrobes. There’s ducted heating and cooling. ● SUE HEWITT

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PROPERTY ID » 2012816600

Price \ $850,000 +

Auction \ June 18 at 1pm

The Maribyrnong River is 50 metres from this contemporary house with views that can never be built out. The living is done upstairs, where a balcony is the perfect spot for watching the lazy river. A free-flowing living area has a modern kitchen with an Ilve stainless-steel stove, Caesarstone benchtops and an island bench that has a backlit, wave-inspired glass front. There’s also a dining area, lounge with a gas fireplace and a rear bedroom with en suite, built-in wardrobes and small balcony. The main, street-facing bedroom is on the ground floor and has a retreat that’s big enough to be a private lounge or nursery. This suite also enjoys a deck, a modern en suite and walk-in wardrobe. Both rear bedrooms have almost full-height windows, and doors that lead to a rear courtyard and garage. The garage has windows and doors, suggesting it could be used for entertainment when the weather is wild. Throughout this high-ceilinged house, close to amenities, there are quality finishes such as dark timber floors and oversized doors. ● SUE HEWITT

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Jellis Craig \ 8378 0500 Price \ $740,000 – $800,000 Auction \ June 18 at 12.30pm

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Agent: Barry Plant Essendon 9373 0000 .................................................................

Price: $700,000 - $770,000 .................................................................

Auction: Saturday June 18 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Wed 6-6.30pm; Sat 10.30-11am .................................................................

Agent: Liz Brettell 0414 743 682 .................................................................

Price: $1 million - $1.1 million .................................................................

Auction: Saturday June 18 at 11am .................................................................

OFI: Thu 5-5.30pm; Sat 10.30-11am .................................................................

Agent: John Morello 0412 088 757 .................................................................

Price: $1.19 million .................................................................

For sale .................................................................

OFI: By appointment .................................................................

Agent: Mark Giardina 0402 553 548 .................................................................

Price: $690,000 - $750,000 .................................................................

Auction: Saturday June 18 at 12.30pm .................................................................

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This brilliantly designed townhouse delivers high-quality, low-maintenance living and a generous floor plan. Close to Keilor Road, trams, buses and schools.

With grand proportions, a Poets' Corner position and sublime renovations, this stunning four-bedroom Edwardian presents generous living and a quality kitchen.

Lovingly designed, this near-new home is the epitome of state-of-the-art elegance.

Three bedrooms share a second living zone and two bathrooms.

On a substantial block of land backing onto Arcade Way Reserve, this home provides a family environment of amazing space and distinctive style.

Let's eat lunch @ Strudel's Cafe, 427 Keilor Road Let's eat dinner @ Paesani, 322 Keilor Road Let's drink coffee @ Mister Hoffman, 85a Hoffmans Road

Let's eat lunch @ Ascot Food Store, 320 Ascot Vale Road Let's eat dinner @ Jack's Satay Bar, 571 Mount Alexander Road Let's drink coffee @ The Daily Grind, 8 Pratt Street

Let's eat lunch @ Form Cafe, 32 Albion Street Let's eat dinner @ 400 Gradi, 1/110 Keilor Road Let's drink coffee @ St Rose, 19 Rose Street

Let's eat lunch @ The East Pantry, 14 Centreway Let's eat dinner @ China Max, 6 Keilor Road Let's drink coffee @ Parisian Patisserie Boulangerie, 19 Keilor Road

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STRATHMORE \ 44 LIND STREET Illusion plays a role in the considerable pull of this four-year-old house at the no-through end of its street.

What appears to be a stone feature wall in the foyer is actually wallpaper, and ditto for the “stacked stone” in the living area. But when it comes to the fundamentals, there are no doubts.

Fence-free gardens and modern architecture make for a clean-lined introduction. Aside from the magnificent main bedroom with walk-in wardrobe and en suite, the ground floor offers a family room, powder room, laundry, living room and open-plan kitchen and dining area.

The living room has a gas log fireplace; the kitchen boasts a 900-millimetre oven and a butler’s pantry; two sets of concertina doors create an easy flow between the dining area and the deck. Outdoor socialising is sure to be high on the agenda; the large deck is covered and there’s an outdoor shower to serve the pristine pool. As most of the backyard is paved in travertine, upkeep is minimal.

The second storey adds another living space, this one a retreat opening to the panoramic front balcony. Three of the four bedrooms up here have walk-in wardrobes.

American oak floors, ducted heating, refrigerated cooling and a laundry chute figure in the inclusions.

Strathmore Secondary College zoning adds to the family appeal. ● KAY KEIGHERY

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PROPERTY ID » 2012802565

Price \ $1.4 million +

Auction \ June 18 at 1pm

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PENTHOUSE SPACE SP WITH PENTHOUSE VIEWS Enjoy amazing views of the world’s most livable city as you wine, dine, entertain or just relax for the evening on one of Edgewater’s largest penthouse terraces.

Stunning panoramic views taking in the mountains, parklands, Maribyrnong river and the full band width of the Melbourne CBD. Featuring 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and large open plan living, offering of over 130m2 living space ideal for those down sizing - but still want space, style and that something special.

Excellent location with trams and buses almost at the front door and walk to local Edgewater shops and Highpoint just a few minutes away.

Forthcoming Auction POA View Wednesday 5:00-5:30pm & Saturday 12:00-12:30pm Contact Matt Klein 0499 503 366 | Nick Cartledge 0418 580 060

FOOTSCRAY | 61 Droop Street

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ST T YOUR NEXT CHAPTER ON THE WEST SIDE STAR This is your opportunity to live in contemporary style and experience the rich cultural fusion Footscray delivers with its inspiring array of fresh produce, hidden bars, popular restaurants, famous markets and unassuming cafes.

Available with 1, 2 or 3 bedrooms, Archer’s 19 apartments will blend contemporary architecture with smart living and stylish design and perfectly positioned terraces giving you the ultimate in style, class and convenience.

Nestled in between Yarraville and Seddon, and a stones throw from the Maribyrnong river Archer Apartments on Droop Street comes streaming into the now, with river, cosmopolitan living right in the heart of bustling Footscray and access to the CBD. Private Sale Starting From $349,000 View Plans and Specifications by Appointment Contact Phil Osmond 0418 580 060 | Nick Cartledge 0418 580 060

1/84 La Scala Avenue, Maribyrnong | Phone 9317 6500 | avionproperties.com.au JUNE 15, 2016 \ THE WEEKLY REVIEW 37

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Spacious Brick Family Home Built approx. 40 years ago by Present Vendors. Comp. 6 bedrooms (En-Suite to Master), Powder Room, Main Bathroom, 3 Toilets, 3 Showers, Study, Formal Lounge & Dining.

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Well equipped Kitchen Meals area, extra-large Rumpus Room, Al Fresco area with built-In BBQ & Wok. Double Garage with ample room for several cars in driveway. Quality fixtures throughout.

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A much loved family home. Outstanding opportunity to update to your taste or maybe re-build. Huge allotment 870m2 approx.

The Colorado 29sq

Think of your property as a blank canvas... Now imagine rebuilding the stunning Colorado amongst the existing landscape of your street. With its distinctive American style, the Colorado has everything going for it. Spacious and light, the Colorado features a large open plan living, kitchen and dining area downstairs that opens onto a covered alfresco, a second living room with gas fireplace fills the home with warmth. Upstairs there are two secondary bedrooms, both with built in robes, and a huge master suite. You will love the look of the timber floors and the quality of the finishes like high ceilings, feature cornice, decorative arches and picture rails. The Colorado oozes street appeal.

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