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14 December - 20 December 2016

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News, events and consultation Going on holidays this bushfire season?

Wherever you are this summer, be aware of the fire dangers and be prepared.

A number of free fire safety resources are available online at cfa.vic.gov.au, or download the new VicEmergency app by visiting emergency.vic.gov.au Ensure you keep up to date with current fire warnings throughout the bushfire season by sourcing information from: • Facebook (facebook.com/cfavic) • Twitter (twitter.com/CFA_Updates) • Local radio and other emergency broadcasters • VicEmergency at emergency.vic.gov.au or 1800 226 226 Even on holidays, make sure you have a bushfire survival plan that your family knows about and if in doubt, leaving early is the safest way to survive a bushfire.

For more information visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/firesafety

CityLink Tulla Widening As part of the CityLink Tulla Widening project there will be significant works during January 2017 with the English Street bridge closed from 3 to 25 January.

The Tullamarine Freeway will be closed between the Calder Freeway and the M80 Ring Road from 5 to 8 January. Businesses at Essendon Fields and Airport West will be open as usual during this period.

The project team encourages drivers to check detours, expect delays and allow extra travel time.

Visit citylinktullawidening.vic.gov.au or check the VicTraffic app.

Celebrating Midsumma Midsumma, Melbourne’s annual festival of queer arts and culture, is ready for summer!

Show your support for Moonee Valley’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) community by marching under the GOWEST banner at the annual Pride March on Sunday, 29 January. To register to march with us call our Social Planning and Wellbeing team on 9243 8888 or email community@mvcc.vic.gov.au Incinerator Gallery will host two exhibitions from 20 January to 12 February - Convergent Pathologies and Beautiful Women.

Council will also fly rainbow flags across Moonee Valley throughout Midsumma as a sign of solidarity.

To check out the full Midsumma program, visit midsumma.org.au

Last chance to reap the benefits of solar One of Melbourne’s most popular and trusted solar bulk buy deals hosted in Moonee Valley is coming to a close, with residents having until 31 December 2016 to reap the rewards.

The solar energy bulk buy deal, a partnership between Council and Positive Charge, has already delivered over 140 trusted solar systems to local residents.

With summer fast approaching, this is the perfect time to take advantage of a tried and tested solar solution and generate significant savings and a taste of energy freedom. For an average household, as much as $800 per year can be saved.

Visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/solar for further information.

Your neighbourhood, your ideas We want your ideas about how we can make our city extraordinary so that current and future generations can live a good life in Moonee Valley.

Community health and wellbeing, meeting the needs of a growing population, transport and climate change are just some things we need to address.

Council is developing ideas and plans for the short and long term evolution of the city.

Get involved For more information and to register your interest in the upcoming consultation program visit our website mvcc.vic.gov.au/yourideas

L2P mentors wanted!

Do you have a passion for working with young people?

Do you have your full license? We’re seeking volunteer driving mentors to supervise weekly driving sessions as part of our L2P program. As a mentor, you can make a huge impact on a young person’s life, and assist them to achieve their goal of getting their licence.

To register your interest, please call Youth Services on 9243 8888 or email youth@mvcc.vic.gov.au. For more information visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/l2p

Be part of the Moonee Valley Festival Performers, community groups, and businesses are invited to be a part of Moonee Valley’s largest community celebration on Sunday, 26 February from 10am to 5pm.

Celebrate the festival’s 40th anniversary and reach an audience of over 20,000 people with a display, activity or site.

Applications for performers, workshops and food vendors close Friday, 16 December 2016. Applications for stallholders including community groups, business exhibits and craft markets close Friday, 6 January 2017.

Visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/mvfestival or call 8325 1862 to apply.

Council meetings Ordinary Meeting

Tuesday, 20 December, 7pm • Holmes Local Area Traffic Management Study – Update • Neighbourhood Safety (NOM 2016/17) • Flemington Hill Traffic and Parking Study – Update • Single Use Plastic Bags and Items at Events on Council Managed Land (NOM 2016/11) • Cross Keys Reserve Draft Master Plan • Response to NOM 2016/25 – Draft Dog Park Policy • Alf Pearce Dog Park • Amendment C174 – Permanent Heritage Overlay Controls for ‘The Castle’ film site at 3 Dagonet St, Strathmore • Queens Park Memorial • Amendment C132 – Moonee Ponds Activity Centre Car Parking Plan – Post Panel • Strategic Directions for a Climate Adapted, Low Carbon, Water Sensitive City • Biannual Grants 2016-17 Round 1 Recommendations • Flemington Bridge – Request Minister of Planning to be the Responsible Authority • Amendment C163 – New Heritage Policy to Introduce Updated Heritage Guidelines • St Leonards Rd Chicane – Petition for Retention • 72 Nimmo St, Essendon • Spirit of Moonee Valley Community Awards • Draft Road Management Plan 2017-21 for Community Consultation • Sports Pavilion Improvements • Proposed New Lease with Optus Mobile Pty Ltd – Telecommunications Facility at Walter Street Reserve, Ascot Vale • Review of Council Meeting Structure and Meeting Dates for 2017 • Review of Council’s Special Committees: Chief Executive Performance Review Special Committee and Appointment of the Chief Executive Officer • Councillor Appointments to Advisory & Other Committees • Ministerial Correspondence Emanating from Notice of Motions (During 2012-2016 Council Term) • Financial Performance Report September 2016 • Receipt of Oath’s of Office • Assemblies of Council Report • Council Plan 2017-2021 integrating the Health Plan 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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nd so this is Christmas, and what have you done … so sang John Lennon in his 1971 classic. Yes, it’s that time of year when we tend to take stock of our achievements in the past 12 months.

Reflecting on my own 2016, sadly I didn’t run the Melbourne marathon – I only ferried my kids to the MCG so they could run the 10-kilometre course. I didn’t find a cure for cancer – I just offered support and the odd homecooked meal for a friend who was sick.

But perhaps it’s these kind of everyday gestures that add up to make the measure of a life. Not the big, remarkable events, rather the little things we say and do that help make the world go around.

This week, we asked some of our favourite celebrities what they wanted for Christmas.

What struck me was the sheer simplicity of their wishes – top of the list were good health and time with family.

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How will you spend Christmas this year?

We have a tradition where we all go back to my dad’s at Ballarat. I think my sister Cathy (married to 2016 Melbourne Cup winner Kerrin McEvoy) won’t be there this year because it is her turn to go to her husband’s family in Streaky Bay, but there’s usually about 35 of us. The kids all have their meal earlier so they are a bit out of the way. Then we all have our meal around the table. It is so lovely because we don’t all get to see each other very often like that.

What’s on the menu?

Because life is pretty hectic, we keep it pretty simple and very traditional. There is always a turkey and a big ham.

We all have our jobs. My job is to make the punch, so I get out of it pretty easily. I basically make it by taste and I am very particular to use good alcohol (Grey Goose vodka, Bundaberg rum) and good champagne (Mumm) and put in mango, peaches, nectarines, bananas and all different types of juice. The first year I made it a bit strong and everyone was complaining they pulled up with a bit of a headache.

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What was the best present you got as a kid?

Because there were so many children, we didn’t get presents for Christmas or birthdays growing up. I think my sister Therese used to feel bad for us so she used to pretend she was Santa Claus. We would put our pillowcases at the end of our beds and she would put lollies in them. When we look back it was such a crap present, but we were so happy. It was so exciting for us every year. Even when I was about seven or eight and worked out there was no Santa, I kept quiet so I wasn’t cut out of the action.

She became the first female jockey to win the Melbourne Cup, overcame a critical injury and last month made racing history again as the first person in Victoria to win a race as both trainer and jockey. But, come Christmas, as the youngest of 10 children, she’s just one of the kids.

Most memorable Christmas?

Every Christmas is pretty much the same. It’s a bit of a games fest and we always have a soccer match. We can’t get enough of the old stories of growing up. Someone will start on a story and it gets on a roll and all of our brothers-in-law laugh. Not that story again. They have to put up with it every year.

All is want for Christmas is …

I don’t really want for much. I am just glad to be healthy and happy. I am feeling really good and grateful to be back to full health. ● » Life As I know It, by Michelle Payne, with John Harms. Melbourne University Press, $32.95 » michellejpayne.com.au

HOME F R It’s been a busy year for the award-winning musician, social-enterprise founder, radio host and mum of three.

High time, really, to sing and be merry over a prawn cocktail and a mince pie or two.

I decide to be very brave like Charlie in the Chocolate Factory saga, where he doesn’t get the gold ticket that first time around. I bite my lip, thank my brother James for the fish tie, and excuse myself so I can weep quietly in the bathroom. As I stand up to leave, my dear Papa Bear says, “Hello!?

What’s this mysterious box hidden right behind the tree?” It had my name on it. I blink a lot as I open the mysterious box and there she is, Veronica Claudette, my first Cabbage Patch Doll! She is still my favourite, to this day. My heart gets hot when I think of all of that.

How will you spend Christmas?

Same same, but delightfully so. My big sister Lisa will be putting on the Ritz for 20 of us over at her place (in Melbourne’s west). Gosh, does she spoil us.

What’s on the menu?

We’re talking prawn and lettuce cocktail, followed by a full ham, turkey and roast vegies spread, and then mum’s Dutch Christmas pud with custard for dessert.

Then, that sugar-high unconscious eating that happens when you’ve just drunk a few too many reds and you just eat mince tarts because they’re there, alone, and you don’t want them to be lonely. How good does that sound? You guys should come!

All I want for Christmas is …

More of the same. Bring it on! What an absolutely fabulous year of good health, new radio and almost finishing an album it has been. Next year, dear God, help me finally release this album (No.8). ● » Clare Bowditch presents Afternoons, 1-3pm, Monday-Thursday, on 774 ABC Melbourne.

The funniest present you’ve received?

My brother James’ plastic fish tie from 1984 has never been surpassed for its Monty Python-esque absurdity.

What’s an eight-year-old girl gonna do with a plastic fish tie? Just love it, that’s all.

The most memorable Christmas of your childhood?

I am eight. All I wanted was a Cabbage Patch doll. Just one. Present after present is unwrapped around me, and as they grow thin on the ground, I realise, no Cabbage Patch Doll for little Clarey.

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SARAH HARRIS asks some of our favourite personalities about their festive rituals & memories

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Favourite Christmas memory?

Our favourite story to remind our mother of on Christmas day is the time she started to say a prayer – as she liked to do at Christmas and Easter – before we tucked into our Christmas lunch. This one year she began the prayer with for what we are about to “relieve” instead of saying, “for what we are about to receive”.

This, of course, triggered immediate laughter from one and all, as well as the sarcastic responses that only a family can provide … well my family do, anyway.

The ever-popular actor, writer and director has two new movies, Nest and A Few Less Men,, due out next year, but at Christmas time the father of four is sticking firmly to a tried and true script. He even wants hankies.

How will you spend Christmas?

The same as I hope most people get the chance to do, which is with family. It’s a very loud affair, and if you’re really lucky, you can even get a word in.

Most memorable present?

There was a dear old lady who wasn’t my nanna, but we called her Nanna Hogg – mainly because Hogg was her surname. She was a wonderful woman who played piano at my mother’s dance school. Every year, without fail, she would give me a hanky for Christmas.

I’d always laugh at the fact that I would no doubt get another hanky from Nanna Hogg this year and, of course, I always did. But Nanna Hogg is no longer with us, and nobody buys me hankies any more, and truth be told, I have run out. I miss Nanna Hogg dearly and I miss her hankies too.

All I want for Christmas is …

For everyone to enjoy the holiday as much as my family and I do. ● » Join Shane and a host of other stars for Carols by Candlelight. For tickets or donations to Vision Australia: » carols.visionaustralia.org » shanejacobson.com.au

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What’s on the menu?

It is very traditional. Roast chicken and ham have been the regular guests on our dinner table for as long as I can remember. This year, the main difference is I will be playing head chef at our new home in Macedon after the old family home was sold.

The much-loved chef and founder of St Kilda landmark Mr Wolf is hugely looking forward to the festive break with her husband Michael Sapountsis and their two daughters. There’ll be a real tree and a choice pig’s ear for Rudi, the Hungarian vizsla.

How will you spend Christmas?

Because we are shooting My Kitchen Rules right up to a few days before, and we have moved out of our house while we’re renovating, we’re heading to my brother-in-law’s on the day. Then on Boxing Day we will do it all again with my family, the same combo but reversed, with about 20 people.

What’s on the menu?

Always, always salad a la russe. My grandmother is French Tunisian and she has always made this salad, with potato, beans, carrots and heavily dressed in mayonnaise. Over the years we’ve really dressed it up with crayfish, salmon roe, witlof and curly endive. I will take a grain salad with fresh and dried cherries, and maybe a little bit of a Middle Eastern feel with some mint or pomegranate molasses. That sort of thing really throws my mum. She is like, “cherries are for dessert”.

What’s the most out-there present you’ve received?

When I was 18 my mother gave me a white crocheted top and matching short, short

hotpants. They were both sheer. It was the most shocking gift. I was like, “What, they are for me?”.

I think she was thinking, “You are young, you are fabulous and you should be able to wear that sort of thing”. I don’t think my father felt quite the same way.

Most memorable Christmas?

One year (in the late ’70s) we went to Bowraville, near Coffs Harbour.

Coming from urban Melbourne, driving there in a small Peugeot 504 over three days, it was such an adventure. The radiator only blew up once and every hour we were asking, “Are we there yet?”. I remember we had young sweetcorn from a farm nearby. I’d not tasted anything like it, it was so sweet, tender and young.

All I want for Christmas is …

A few days off, some focused time with my family and the Australian Fish & Seafood Cookbook.

And since you’re asking, I also wouldn’t go past a tiny pair of diamond earrings. ●

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Ask the wine guy the perfect wine for Q What’s Christmas Day? I think Christmas Day is the perfect A occasion for wine. There’s no single wine that encapsulates the day, so it’s best to match wine with what you’re eating.

There has to be sparkling to start the celebration, riesling for seafood and chardonnay for turkey. You won’t find a better match than rose to go with ham, while cabernet sauvignon is perfect with roast red meats. In true Christmas spirit, we’re giving away the wines featured here – six mixed cases to share with friends and family on Christmas Day. ● GOT A QUESTION? EMAIL \

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Stewart & Prentice Paradise Garage Brut NV (Gippsland) $26; 11.5% The Prentice mentioned in the label is Neil, who’s behind the excellent wines of Moondarra and Holly’s Garden. There’s the lightest hint of pink to this complex and refreshing methode Champenoise sparkling, with intense cherry, lemon, stonefruit and truffle flavours. ● Enjoy with \ Oysters Irvine Springhill Riesling 2016 (Eden Valley) $22; 12.8% The Eden Valley is one of our great riesling regions. Floral lime cordial and honeysuckle aromas lead to a racy palate of lime and grapefruit, with a powdery grip that makes the intense flavours linger with persistence. ● Enjoy with \ Cold, cooked prawns Juniper Crossing Chardonnay 2016 (Margaret River) $23; 13% Margaret River’s power and presence is on show, with melon, white peach and citrus aromas. It’s rich and textural, but with vibrancy and refreshment. ● Enjoy with \ Roast chicken and turkey

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Fraser Gallop Estate Parterre Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 (Margaret River) $49; 14% Composed and measured, this smells of blackcurrant, bramble, vanilla and an old, wooden cigar box. It’s elegant, but with gentle driving power, great balance and structure, fine tannins, bright acid and length. ● Enjoy with \ Roast lamb

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hite walls, chalkboards and brunch queues … this city’s cafes can feel pretty “same, same”. If you’ve grown tired of groundhog granola, then head to the CBD and my new favourite “whenever, whatever” eatery, Higher Ground.

This converted power station pumps out breakfast, lunch and even (Thursday though Sunday) dinner, with the uber-equivalent of a menu: disruptive and infinitely convenient. Plenty of green stuff both great and small; burnished peas with beach banana, and kale salad with hummus and puffed brown rice. Yet there’s no high-horse here; but rather a cockle-warming semolina pudding with blueberries, and even a chocolate cheesecake brownie.

The one item that deserves to be on every docket in that kitchen – my brunch dish of 2016 – is the cauliflower scrambled eggs. House-made flatbread that’s fluffy in the middle echoes the fluffiness of the scramble itself; cauliflower, pureed and fresh, is offset with deep-fried curry leaves and aromats, serving up spicy subcontinental realness.

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A QUIET DINNER \\ My go-to is LAU’S FAMILY L LY KITCHEN in St Kilda. I love the mapo tofu and just about anything they suggest. It’s cosy, quick and offers great style and delicious food.

TO SEE AND BE SEEN \ As I spend half my life at the moment in Bali, I hope you don’t mind if I mention DA MARIA, Maurice Terzini’s new ode to Amalfi on Petitenget. This beautiful restaurant is super hot right now and the room has some of the best people-watching you can imagine.

COOKING OOKING \\ There’s nothing better than serving up a roast chicken when friends come around, and we cannot go past the Sommerlad breed. They’re bigger than the usual and almost turkey-like in flavour, with the crispiest parson’s nose a gal could ask for. ●

READING EADING \\ In case I needed an excuse to tell you about Chaz Hutton’s seminal work, A Sticky Note Guide to Life (Harper Collins, $18.99), he gives me a whole chapter of Laugh Out Loud funny on Food & Drink. Make a note to stick it into every stocking this festive season. ●

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A DATEE \\ Hands down my favourite for years is DI STASIO. I love the grilled oysters with horseradish, the maltagliati with radicchio and squid, and the white chocolate tart.

EATING \ New season cherries from Cherry Hill are the harbinger of chrismukkah cheer in our household. I like to pit and freeze them for easy cherry sorbet in the Thermomix. ●

DRINKING RINKING \\ Made with real cinchona bark, a natural source of quinine, Sin-ko-nah tonic syrup is lifting our G&T game swimmingly. I pair it with some buzzed Sodastream mineral water, because who has room for tonic bottles in the fridge? ●

ABOUT GEOFF A FANCY DINNER \ One of my favourite dining rooms is ROSETTA at Crown. I love the Pucci print and luxury of it all. I really appreciate the high levels of service and amenity with faultless uncomplicated food.

A BIG GROUP \ Whenever I have a larger group, family with kids, maybe to watch the football, we head to THE GROSVENOR HOTEL in East St Kilda. It’s great for everyone, has the best steaks, a great wine list and plenty of beers on tap. It’s not expensive and very relaxed. ●

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of smoky-voiced female singers, they cover classic tracks from punk and post-punk bands such as the Dead Kennedys, Joy Division and The Cure in a laid-back bossa nova style.

It would be easy to dismiss the group as a novelty act, but founding member Marc Collin insists they’ve always been sincere.

“The simple idea was to show people that you can take a song from Echo & the Bunnymen or The Cure, play it very simply, with just guitar or piano and it’ll still sound good,” Marc says. “I was fed up with the idea that those groups didn’t know how to write songs, that it was just attitude or sound.”

The group has certainly proved the doubters wrong. Marc imagined its 2003 debut would be bought by people like him who were old enough to remember the original acts. But in recent years, that audience has been taken over by a younger crowd, who stumbled on Nouvelle Vague’s songs without realising they were covers.

“In two years our YouTube audience grew to 50 million, which is amazing,” Marc says. ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Returning for its sixth year to Werribee Park Mansion on the outskirts of Melbourne, this celebration of all things Gallic offers a fresh serve of food, wine, fashion and music.

Thanks to a strong family-friendly focus, even the littlest Francophiles will be entertained.

Topping the music roster are Parisian group Nouvelle Vague. As suggested by their name, a play on the perennially cool French New Wave cinema, the band embody a certain Gallic chic and glamour. Employing a roster

» So Frenchy So Chic, Werribee Park, Melbourne, January 15, $83, under 12s free. sofrenchysochic.com.au

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PARTY NEW YEAR’S EVE Say goodbye to 2016 and hello to 2017 with a fun day out for all the family at Moonee Valley Racecourse on New Year’s Eve. Kicking off at 2.30pm, the program will include races as well as live entertainment on the main stage and food trucks to fill hungry bellies. The kids will love the face-painting sessions, roving jugglers, entertainers, pony rides and a fun animal-petting farm, then it all ends with a bang, tying in with the City of Melbourne’s early firework display.

■ December 31, 2.30-11pm. Moonee Valley Racecourse, McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds.

Cost: adults $10, concessions $5, children under 17 free. Inquiries 1300 843 825.

DANCE DANCEARTS UNITED CURTAINS UP 2016 Get your toes tapping for this dance spectacular at the Clocktower Centre, featuring everything from hip hop to jazz and contemporary. DanceArts performers range from three to 30 years old; whatever their age, they’ll give it their all and end the year in style.

■ December 17, 7pm. Clocktower Centre, 750 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds.

Cost: adult $40, children/concessions $35.

Inquiries 9243 9191. clocktowercentre.com.au

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FILM CRAFT NORTH ESSENDON CRAFT MARKET Left it to the last minute to do your Christmas gift shopping? Not to worry, you can pick up some thoughtful presents at the final North Essendon craft market for 2016.

Local stallholders will be offering glassware, woodwork, jewellery, soft toys, cushions, home-baked goods, cards and knitwear.

■ December 17, 9am-1pm. 1059 Mount Alexander Road, North Essendon. Cost: free.

Inquiries 9370 6254.

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HEROES AND VILLAINS Stop by this Summer Reading Club event and encourage your kids be as heroic or as villainous as they like by making their very own superhero cape. Bring your own plain T-shirt –

no writing or patterns (a large single-coloured shirt is best). The event is suitable for school-aged children. It is free, but bookings are required.

■ January 9, 1pm. Sam Merrifield Library,

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FILMS IN THE ATRIUM – STORIES WE TELL Canadian actor-turned-director Sarah Polley throws open the secrets of her storytelling family in this remarkable 2012 documentary that plays with the boundaries of the medium.

Screening free in the atrium space of Avondale Heights Library, it’s a cracking way to spend the afternoon.

■ January 6, 1-3pm. Avondale Heights Library and Learning Centre, 69-79 Military Road, Avondale Heights. Cost: free, registration advised. Inquiries 8325 1940. ● COMPILED BY STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

HOT TIX DAVID WALLIAMS’ MR STINK, ARTS AR CENTRE, APRIL 1-9, AGES 6-12, $26-$39 AR SCENTREMELBOURNE.COM.AU ART

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STOR RY Where last year’s Star Wars FILM revival flirted with nostalgia, Rogue One looks set to surrender to it. From the trailers (Disney is keeping details firmly under wraps), there’s a sense of returning to a childhood treasure from an adult perspective, armed with the scale and spectacle modern blockbusters enjoy. Set before the 1977 original, Rogue follows a team of rebels attempting to steal the plans for the Death Star. And look, there’s Darth Vader!

■ Opens December 15, rated CTC, 134 minutes, starwars.com

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ROOM ON THE BROOM There can be few kids’ bookshelves that aren’t graced with a copy of Julia Donaldson’s The Gruffalo.

Gruffalo Room on the Broom is less well known, but this local adaptation should prove equally popular as a holiday treat. In it, a witch and her cat load up their broomstick with hitchhikers until the stick can’t take it anymore. Just when things look bad, a dragon turns up. A fun and slightly scary musical for ages three and above.

■ Arts Centre Melbourne, January 4-15, $26-$39, cdp.com.au KIDS

WHITE CLOUD His little brother has been busy lighting up the Sydney Opera House, but Tim Finn is no slacker himself. Following on from this year’s The Fiery Maze for Malthouse, Tim’s musical Ladies In Black is making a return next March and he’ll be back onstage

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THE BOOK OF MORMON Musical fans have been waiting for this one as fervently as some devout folk await the second coming. Created by South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone, this irreverent dig at the Church of Latter Day Saints, in which two naive missionaries embark on a tour of wartorn Uganda, has been a Broadway and West End smash.

Even the Church seems to like it. January shows for the Australian premiere are already sold out, but March is looking promising.

■ Princess Theatre, Melbourne. Opens January 18, tickets from $50.68. bookofmormonmusical.com.au

ROCKWIZ LIVE! THE CHRISTMAS(ISH) SHOW GIG Say goodbye to 2016 with (surviving) rock royalty at this seasonal shindig from the makers of SBS’s RocKwiz. There will be Christmas carols (presumably more in the vein of Fairytale of New York than Little Town of Bethlehem), curly questions and comedy gold. Hosted by Julia Zemiro, the show will feature Vika and Linda Bull plus six secret guests. As always, there’s a chance for every guest to join the team onstage as a contestant.

■ Palais Theatre, December 17, $79.90-$120, rockwizlive.com.au

before then in White Cloud. In this very personal show, Tim tours his family tree through journals, letters and memoirs, accompanied by home movies shot by his father. There will, of course, be songs aplenty.

■ Arts Centre Melbourne, January 13-15, $65, artscentremelbourne.com.au

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Seasonal reads this year range from the highbrow to the high table. The beautifully bound Christmas Days by Jeanette Winterson (Penguin, $29.99) has both, comprising 12 tales of ghosts and love and festive miracles, accompanied by recipes for mince pies, mulled wine and Chinese dumplings. Jamie Oliver’s weighty Christmas Cookbook (Penguin, $55) has more delicious suggestions, including tips to make the most of leftovers. For kids, there’s the New York City Ballet’s lavishly illustrated The Nutcracker (Simon & Schuster, $24.99). ● READ

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Vinyl is still enjoying a surprise boom in sales, while old music has started outselling new music. There’s certainly plenty for collectors to get excited about this Christmas. The Rolling Stones have released a boxset of their first 16 LPs in mono and David Bowie’s Who Can I Be Now? set collates his Thin White Duke period. The big news for wax fans this year, however, has been the long-awaited and lovingly crafted remasters of Pink Floyd’s back catalogue. ●

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No, not those Marvel Comics pretenders. These Avengers are the real deal – the unshakeable gentleman John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and glamorous spy Emma Peel (Diana Rigg), sent on all manner of madcap missions by the British government. The stories are a glorious fusion of espionage and science fiction, with a ’60s pop art aesthetic. This 40-disc box contains every surviving episode from the show’s six series run – available on DVD for the first time. A nostalgic treat. ● WATCH \ Trailer

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Romantic reunions rarely work out well, but the third Bridget Jones film bucks expectations by being the funniest yet.

Bridget (Renee Zellweger) is even more endearing in middle age than in her early 30s. After hooking up with ex Mark (Colin Firth) and tech whiz Jack (Patrick Dempsey), Bridge falls pregnant. ● MB BRIDGET JONES’S BABY \ FIRTH, ZELLWEGER & DEMPSEY

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O V E R H E A R D … 3.30pm, Thursday @ Kensington Station, Bellair Street, Kensington “Christmas just seems to get earlier and earlier every year.”

C A M N AT I O N \ 3 3 Moonee Valley deputy mayor Cam Nation, 33, lives in Moonee Ponds, but hails from Geelong. Cam fell in love with Moonee Valley when he moved to the area 10 years ago and says it’s humbling to be able to help shape the future of the community as an elected official.

As well as attending to council duties, Cam is the founder and head coach of North-West Aquatic Swimming Club.

Where do you go for a swim?

We have two outdoor pools in Moonee Valley, but with Queens Park Swimming Pool looking out over the park, there’s no better place to be during summer.

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I love Moonee Ponds

For a good coffee?

Ascot Food Store in Ascot Vale Road. Their cold drip coffee is just amazing. I tried it once and I was instantly converted. It’s sublime.

For a nice dinner?

I’m a big pizza fan. We’ve got a lot of good

pizza places in Moonee Valley, but San Lorenzo’s wood-fired pizzas are phenomenal.

For a good bottle of wine?

The Valley Cellardoor in Moonee Ponds is a fantastic little wine bar that’s very popular.

They definitely found a niche. They even let you bring in your own food, so you can have some nibbles over a few glasses of wine.

For a good laugh?

There is a great beer garden at the back of the Union Hotel in Ascot Vale. It’s a fantastic place to catch up with friends and that gives me all the laughs I need.

To chill out?

The Maribyrnong River isn’t too far from home and I do love to jog along there.

For a gift for your best friend?

I just did a bit of Christmas shopping at Presence On Puckle. They’ve got homewares and quite a few great gift ideas. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

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Wayward Books has a wonderful range of mainly secondhand books, but also stocks new art and children’s books.

Who’s behind the counter Judy Collings got into the bookstore business almost 12 years ago when she was made redundant from her previous job on her 50th birthday. That gave her the impetus to build Wayward Books from scratch.

An avid reader from childhood, Judy always got a gift certificate for books from her father on her birthday in October and at Christmas. She would make them last all year, which she says taught her how to budget.

What’s in store Almost every surface is covered in books, from Jane Austens to a burnished silver photo book of old Bollywood posters displayed on a wooden plinth. Judy has long since ceded her own desk space to increasingly tall towers of volumes.

She has a weakness for beautiful books for children, which is why she buys them new; her personal favourite is Rambharos Jha’s Waterlife, a collection of screenprints. She also stocks gift cards designed by the artist.

Who’s buying?

The kids’ collection ensures lots of little ones make their way to Wayward Books, as well as slightly older ones studying at university.

Bibliophiles of all ages are welcome, and

Our pick We love the gorgeous cover and the fact-packed fascination of the weighty Atlas Obscura, $70, by Joshua Foer, Ella Morton and Dylan Thuras, which reveals some of the world’s most wonderful haunts.

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Judy says she never gets cross if people browse for hours but leave empty-handed.

With Christmas fast approaching, it’s the perfect place to pick up a thoughtful gift, pre-loved or new. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

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was aware of the hard ride right up until I got into Ihandling the driver’s seat and then, wow, you realise why. The is terrific. It sticks like glue and feels solid

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throughout. And the seating is nicely comfortable and excellently supportive to hold you firmly, no matter how high the cornering G-forces rise.

There’s instant acceleration and power delivery that, while quite linear, comes on with a whoosh.

There’s something compelling about having instant power, and bags of it. It put a smile on my face.

The GTS brings leather seating as well as the navigation, sunroof and the EyeSight safety package, which includes blind spot warning and a rear cross-traffic alert among other things. The interior is well finished and nicely trimmed. There’s wood detail and red upholstery stitching throughout. Rear seats fold quickly and easily to give a flat cargo floor.

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room in the back seat too, and you’ll get a couple of suitcases behind that. But the family might not thank you for buying it.

This is a very quick car with heaps of performance for the price. Once the turbo is spinning, the motor is responsive and fast, and it’s beautifully matched to a continuous variable gearbox with eight presets.

Give it some gas and it sounds great too. And there’s handling to match; it sits square and solid through the bends with no shudder or skip.

The cost is a hard and sharp ride. Officially this is Bilstein suspension, but your family will come up with other names when you encounter any road that’s not freeway smooth.

The solution? The cheapest Levorg, the GT at $47,294, gets the same engine but softer springs.

But if you’re into sporty driving, you won’t find anything at the price to touch the GTS. ●

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Summer is a great time to get active and go swimming but remember to be safe around pools and spas!

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Amber tells us what’s in style this season. ● mtay@theweeklyreview.com.au

There’s a focus on the use of string lights, along with two themes: heritage – where the look is traditional, incorporating heirloom decorations and red and green; and contemporary – keeping the look uniform in colour scheme and style, such as geometric shapes.

ON THE MANTEL Wreaths look beautiful, accompanied by a feature Christmas piece such as decorative reindeers or candles.

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A PIECE OF HISTORY 15 LEVIEN STREET STREET, ESSENDON, 3040 AGENT Nelson Alexander 9379 1313 PRICE $2.6 million – $2.8 million AUCTION December 17 at 3.30pm OFI December 14, 1pm; December 17, 3pm SCHOOL ZONES + Essendon Primary + Lower Hall Anglican Grammar + Penleigh and Essendon Grammar FAST FACTS Large corner block; four large bedrooms; formal living and dining; established gardens see more domain.com.au PROPERTY ID 2012843526

ESSENDON 9km from Bourke Street

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escribed in a 1935 newspaper article as “novelty in modern design”, this art deco house has such significant history it is on the Moonee Ponds Heritage Trail.

Called LLyndoch and originally owned by a wholesale merchant, it is now a landmark known for its “ship architecture” – the rounding of the stair hall, ironwork and open balconies – which gives it a nautical effect.

People drive from across Melbourne to study its timeless architecture. The vendors say that’s fine by them. “It’s one of a few very important historic houses in the area, so people are interested in coming to see it and we don’t mind that at all.”

The house is on a large corner block on Levien Street, with 30 standard roses lining the side boundary with Lorraine Street.

There are three ways to enter the property: by driving up to the double garage on Lorraine Street, by foot, or via the semicircular driveway on Levien Street – a fitting welcome to the lavish, marble floored entrance with sweeping staircase and feature lighting.

All of the original features of this historic house have been kept, from chrome-plated balustrades to corner bow windows, detailing on doors and even art deco door handles. The house is filled with curves, steel, brass and chrome.

To the right of the entrance is a study with an open fireplace.

To the left is a formal dining and living room with dark polished floorboards. A curved mantel atop the fireplace in the dining room makes a bold statement in this ballroom-sized space.

At the back of the ground floor is the open-plan kitchen and living room. There’s also a separate laundry with storage – in what was once the maid’s quarters, which are detailed in the original plans.

The kitchen has soft-close drawers, a granite benchtop, island bench, and European appliances. While it has been modernised, it is an appropriate design for this bright, airy room.

The rectangular living room has a gas fireplace and glass doors to a large courtyard and lawn. This outdoor space is big enough for a swing set and trampoline, but is nicely tucked away so it doesn’t impact on the street appeal of this historic beauty.

There’s also a powder room and access to the double garage.

Back at the entrance, the wide, sweeping marble staircase with brass balustrade leads up to four bedrooms. This single detail is, far and away, the house’s piece de resistance. It gives the feel of being on a luxury cruise ship – and is one of the key reasons the house is recognised for its ship-like architecture.

The main bedroom has a wall of period-style wardrobes, matched in the en suite. There are three more large bedrooms, one with a study with curved windows curved, and the main bathroom has a spa bath.

The six-metre long bedroom at the back of this floor was once the billard room and could easily be divided into two bedrooms.

The house is walking distance to Penleigh, Lowther Hall, St Columba’s College, cafes and Essendon Station. But expect to be stopped in the street when you’re leaving this historic lady, which definitely makes quite the impression. ● KIRSTIE BEDFORD property@domain.com.au

FINAL WORD “THIS AMAZING, RECOGNISED & LOVED ART DECO FAM F ILY HOUSE IS IN ONE OF

AGENT Barry Plant 9373 0000 PRICE $690,000 – $745,000 AUCTION December 17 at 4pm OFI By appointment SCHOOL ZONES + Niddrie Primary + St John Bosco + Rosehill Secondary College

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PROPERTY ID 2013243333

16km from Bourke Street

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AGENT Jellis Craig 8378 0500 PRICE $760,000 – $840,000 AUCTION December 17 at 11am OFI December 14, 5.45pm; December 17, 10.30am SCHOOL ZONES + Kensington Primary + Kensington Community High

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PROPERTY ID 2013234797

MILO RASINAC – AGENT 6km from Bourke Street

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This near-new townhouse offers low-maintenance living with the security of a gated community.

There are 15 apartments in the complex, all with private balconies and courtyards. Big enough for a family, the house has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a double garage. Entry is into the downstairs level, where the main bedroom is found. It has an en suite, walk-in wardrobe and private balcony with views across Keaki Court Reserve. There are two more bedrooms – with built-in wardrobes – down here, as well as a bathroom, a laundry leading to a courtyard and a door into the double garage. Upstairs is the open-plan kitchen, living, and dining area, which has a wraparound balcony. ● KIRSTIE BEDFORD

KENSINGTON \ 16 MERCANTILE PARADE

ESSENDON’S MOST PRESTIGIOUS STREETS.”

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Location is key to this house, which is close to Flemington Racecourse, the Maribyrnong River, Kensington station, the cafes and shops of Macaulay Road, and several parks and reserves.

While just a 15-minute drive from the city, with views of the Melbourne Star observation wheel from the end of the street, this area has a suburban feel. Inside, there’s a living area with polished floorboards and a hallway to the laundry (with access to the garage) and powder room. The back of the lower level is an open-plan kitchen and dining area with doors to a courtyard and small lawn. The main bedroom is upstairs. It has an en suite and doors to a balcony. Two other bedrooms have built-in wardrobes. ● KIRSTIE BEDFORD

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Feel at home.

Ascot Vale 54 North Street

SOLD BEFORE AUCTION

3 1 1 Historic Beauty With A Contemporary Heart Metres from Ascot Vale station, trams and Union Road cafes, this beautifully renovated three bedroom single-fronted period gem features grand arched hallway, polished Tasmanian oak floors and glorious high ceilings. Sensitively extended, it comprises private, under-cover deck, central lounge, radiant north facing living/dining and gourmet kitchen showcasing stone island and stainless steel European appliances. Highlighted by brand new luxury bathroom, large main with BIR, ducted-heating/gas-heater, split-system and right-of-way access to car space.

Auction Open Contact Office

Saturday 17th December at 11.00am Inspect By Appointment Brad Airs 0414 594 884 Stephanie Augustynski 0420 331 781 Ascot Vale 9370 1111

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Feel at home.

Strathmore 53 Hayes Road

Auction This Saturday

4 1 1 Old Strathmore Prestige Occupying a substantial corner block of approx. 746m2 within the Strathmore College zone, this four bedroom home presents in pristine original condition. Situated in the heart of prestigious old Strathmore, it's close to Napier Street and North Essendon Villages, Woodland and Napier Parks, freeways, transport and fine schools. The floor plan comprises lounge/dining, kitchen/meals, double bedrooms, bathroom, laundry and sunroom with off-street parking via Magdala Avenue. With options to enjoy, modernise, rebuild or develop (STCA), the future is bright.

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Auction Open EPR Contact Office

Saturday 17th December at 3.30pm Thu 5.00-5.30pm & Sat 3.00-3.30pm $1,400,000-$1,500,000 Rodney Callahan 0418 131 123 Brad Teal 0411 753 230 Essendon 9374 2199

Feel at home.

Sunbury 170 Moore Road

3 2 6 Secure Moore For Your Future An expansive allotment of approx. 7 hectares or 17.5 acres within the Urban Growth Corridor, presents one of the last remaining land bank/development opportunities north of the Calder Freeway on the outskirts of thriving Sunbury, minutes to train station, schools and freeway. Currently comprising a quality three bedroom plus study two bathroom home with multiple living areas, you can move in or rent out for easy cash flow potential, while waiting for the PSP. In a coveted location boasting easy Calder Freeway access into the airport or city.

Expressions of Interest Close 15th December at 4.00pm Open Inspect By Appointment Contact Karen Muir 0401 752 523 Brad Teal 0411 753 230 Office Sunbury 9744 2555

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Feel at home.

Essendon 1 Market Street

3 1 1 Prime Promise In A Locale You'll Love Seconds to North Essendon Village shops, cafes, Lincoln Park and transport, and close to prestigious schools, this three-bedroom period home on approx. 543m2 is primed for enhancement. In addition to living and dining domains there's a separate kitchen, sunroom and plenty of room at the rear of the block. Ducted heating and evaporative cooling add comfort, and there's a side driveway and carport. A perfect place to renovate, extend or create something new (STCA), to enjoy a great lifestyle in this top locale.

Auction Open EPR Contact Office

Essendon 2/947 Mt Alexander Road

Wednesday 21st December at 7.00pm Thu 5.00-5.30pm & Sat 10.00-10.30am $1,000,000-$1,100,000 Brett Robinson 0431 050 431 Brad Teal 0411 753 230 Essendon 9374 2199

Oak Park 14 Winifred Street

Auction This Saturday 2 2 1 "The Palms" - Premier Location And Lifestyle

2 1 1 Potential In Abundance

Located on Essendon's premier boulevard, near transport, cafes and elite schools, this spacious two bedroom, two bathroom ground level apartment boasts large wraparound courtyard, light filled open plan living/meals and modern kitchen with stone counters and stainless steel appliances. Plus BIRS, luxury bathrooms, split system, panel heater, video intercom, lift and secure car space/cage.

Walking distance to Oak Park station and Strathmore North Primary School, this two bedroom home on approximately 697m2 also encourages a healthy lifestyle near parks, creek trails, golf and tennis clubs.

Presenting an exciting opportunity for development, a superb new home site or renovation project (STCA), a convenient location is further enhanced by a favourable rear north facing aspect.

Private Sale Open Inspect By Appointment Price $550,000-$600,000 Contact Mark Turner 0425 162 648 Brad Teal 0411 753 230 Office Essendon 9374 2199

Auction Open EPR Contact

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Office

Saturday 17th December at 11.00am Wed 4.30-5.00pm & Sat 10.30-11.00am $700,000-$770,000 Rodney Callahan 0418 131 123 Brad Teal 0411 753 230 Pascoe Vale 9354 5566

9381 6500 rendina.com.au Selling homes in Ascot Vale | Essendon | Flemington | Kensington | Maribyrnong | Moonee Ponds | North Melbourne | Strathmore | West Melbourne

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T cked in an att Tu t ractive locale perfect for discerning families, this elegantly designed and superbly appointed new four-bedroom three-bathroom residence boasts tt city t views. Opening into a very spacious living/dining domain accessing a kitchen overflowing with quality ty t Siemens appliances and stone finishes, the bright ty home also boasts a nort r herly rear aspect and plunge pool. Furt rt r her features include an open study and gleaming bathrooms encompass an ensuite, luxurious main rt bathroom and downstairs bathroom. Central heating/cooling, a video intercom and automatic double garage with storage hint at the breadth of inclusions. Stroll to schools, shops, transport r and popular Maribyrnong River trails from this outstanding position. rt

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Wed 5.00-5.30pm Sat 10.30-11am CONTACT Leigh Chant 0418 100 082 OFFICE

519 Macaulay Rd Kensington 9381 6500

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

33A BUCKLEY STREET, MOONEE PONDS In pristine original condition, this tw t o bedroom home is convenient to public transport r , fine schools, Queens rt Park and retail/restaurant precincts. Period features combine with modern comfort r s within a spacious interior,r,r rt appealing to new buyers, downsizers and investors with an immediately comfort r able floor plan and scope to rt modernise when it suits.

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Sat 17th Dec 2pm Wed 6.00-6.30pm Sat 1.30-2.00pm CONTACT Frank Mammone 0447 441 950 Lou Rendina 0418 525 415 OFFICE 519 Macaulay Rd Kensington 9381 6500

AUCTION OPEN

28 THE ESPLANADE, MARIBYRNONG Enjoying a prized Maribyrnong River precinct locale with 21m (approx) frontage is this three bedroom family home.

With light filled interior complements inviting outdoor entert r aining areas serenely placed amid landscaped rt surrounds. Enjoy, y modernize or exploit generous premium y, land for a new home or development (STCA).

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Frank Mammone 0447 441 950 Norris Solaka 0428 675 538 519 Macaulay Rd Kensington 9381 6500

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ESSENDON 322 Pascoe Vale Road

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Impressive Developer Incentives Available!

A boutique selection of apartments and penthouses at most affordable prices present a remarkable modern lifestyle.

Highest grade inclusions, secure lifestyle options and flexible floor plans. Easy access to City Link, Parklands, Strathmore Station, Cafes and Restaurants.

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FOR SALE INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

Display Suite Onsite From $345,000 Stefan Stella 0422 093 149

2015 BEST LARGE RESIDENTIAL AGENCY IN AUSTRALIA

ESSENDON 15 Levien Street

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The House You Have Always Wanted In the heart of Essendon´s private school precinct, this landmark 4BR Art Deco residence includes three bathrooms, formal lounge and dining, open living and stone-top kitchen with Miele appliances. Add to this heating and cooling, alarm, double garage, plus outdoor entertaining area and north-facing backyard garden. Land approx 866sqm.

AUCTION INSPECT CONTACT

Sat 17 December at 3.30pm Wed 1-1.30 & Sat 3-3.30 David Vaughan 0418 231 290 Milo Rasinac 0418 379 374

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ESSENDON 26 Fitzgerald Road

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Feature-Packed Family Excellence An enviable lifestyle of quality, class and floorplan flexibility, this extended Edwardian boasts five bedrooms and study/ home office, two stylish bathrooms and additional powder room (third WC), formal lounge, rumpus/living and open-plan family/dining area complemented by a granite-bench kitchen with Bosch/Ilve appliances. Add to this ducted heating and evaporative cooling, open fireplaces, alarm, data cabling, plus outdoor entertaining deck, private backyard garden and front off-street parking. Close to Pascoe Vale Road trams, Albion Street cafes, easy access to Queens Park, Puckle Street shops and popular schools (zoned to Strathmore SC).

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

KEILOR EAST 72 Rosehill Road

Sat 17 December at 2.30pm Wed 5.30-6 & Sat 2-2.30 $1,150,000 - $1,250,000 David Vaughan 0418 231 290 Richard Lowe 0425 742 777

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All-Seasons Family Entertainer With its impressive proportions and fabulous indoor/outdoor living zones, this versatile home comprises three bedrooms (BIRs) and two bathrooms, vast lounge, open-plan living/dining area and kitchen with dishwasher. Add to this ducted heating and split-system a/c, ducted vacuum, alarm, huge under-house cellar and storage, plus rear balcony and undercover entertaining deck, north-facing backyard, private front courtyard with in-ground spa. Complete with internallyaccessed double garage (remote-controlled), it´s close to Rosehill Park and Rose Creek trails, St Bernard´s College, as well as easy access to public transport and popular shopping precincts.

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AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

Sat 17 December at 12pm Wed 6.30-7 & Sat 11.30-12 $730,000 - $795,000 Mark Giardina 0402 553 548 Laura De Lacy 0421 312 476

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ABERFELDIE 31 Combermere Street

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Award-Winning Family Showpiece Acclaimed for its grand architecture and sumptuous interior, this Victorian-inspired home boasts four bedrooms (master with dual robes and ensuite), main bathroom and guest powder room, enormous formal lounge and dining, central family/ meals and spacious rear living room. Add to this a superb granite-bench kitchen, extra-large laundry and ample storage spaces throughout, heating and cooling, plus an impressively deep backyard with solar-heated pool and spa, poolside bathroom, large studio/5BR and four-car garage via gated driveway. Close to cafes and shops, river parks and trails, some of the area´s best schools. Land approx 854sqm.

AUCTION INSPECT CONTACT

ESSENDON 143 Lincoln Road

Sat 17 December at 2pm Thu 6-6.30 & Sat 1.30-2 Paul Harrison 0418 358 145

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A substantial corner block (General Residential Zone) in the heart of North Essendon Village finds this attractive Edwardian presenting an immediately attractive investment opportunity along with outstanding future development prospects (STCA).

A fully-operational dental clinic, the home´s current floorplan includes reception area and waiting room, two large consulting rooms and central bathroom, office, storeroom and kitchen/staff room. Add to this ducted heating and cooling, split-system, security system, high ceilings, plus double garage and additional off-street parking at the rear via ROW. Land approx 452sqm.

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

Fri 16 December at 1pm Thu 1-1.30 $1,120,000 - $1,230,000 Fabian Rosin 0413 999 755 Milo Rasinac 0418 379 374

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AVONDALE HEIGHTS 42 Thompson Street

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Family Excellence And Spectacular Valley Views Opposite Thompson Reserve with elevated outlook, this gorgeous home comprises three double bedrooms (BIRs) and updated bathroom, front lounge through to the open-plan living/dining area and well-appointed kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Add to this gas heating and split-system a/c, polished floorboards, large front verandah to enjoy the views, plus a fabulous north-facing backyard with undercover patio, entertaining deck, built-in BBQ and wood-fired oven, double carport via gated driveway. Also close to river trails, local buses and Military Road shops, easy access to local primary schools and Highpoint Shopping Centre.

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

KEILOR DOWNS 173 Green Gully Road

Sat 17 December at 2pm Wed 5.30-6 & Sat 1.30-2 $700,000 - $750,000 Sam Carbone 0408 242 628

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Amazing Space And Family Flexibility Absolutely one of a kind, this solid two-level home boasts five bedrooms (master with WIR and ensuite), two additional bathrooms and enormous laundry. Multiple living zones include formal lounge and dining, well-appointed kitchen and adjoining family/meals, rumpus/theatre room with open fireplace and wet-bar, living room out to entertaining deck. Add to this hydronic heating, solar panels, air conditioning, ducted vacuum, high ceilings, plus north-facing backyard, six-car garage (remote-controlled) and additional front off-street parking. Close to public transport, local schools, Keilor Downs Shopping Centre and Green Gully Reserve. Land approx 648sqm.

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AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE CONTACT

Sat 17 December at 11am Sat 10.30-11 $610,000 - $670,000 Mark Giardina 0402 553 548 Alex Dimopoulos 0402 214 263

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ABERFELDIE 2 Waverley Street Timeless Victorian Grandeur Set on an expansive high-side block (approx 613sqm), this imposing Hawthorn-brick Victorian showpiece provides a lifestyle of immediate comfort and family flexibility along with outstanding options to further enhance and expand (STCA).

Close to shops, cafes and restaurants, local parks, buses, trains and the area´s best private schools.

MOONEE PONDS 27 Evans Street Designer Style With Every Indulgence This spectacular 3BR + study home includes ensuite, main bathroom and powder room, spacious lounge and openplan living/dining area. Add to this a stone-top kitchen with Bosch appliances, heating and cooling, ducted vacuum, north-facing courtyard with entertaining deck, plus internally-accessed garage and additional car space.

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ESSENDON 17 McCarron Parade Signature Style With Potential One of the area´s most distinctive period homes, this solid 3BR residence presents a myriad of options to renovate, rebuild or possibly redevelop on a huge block of land (approx 755sqm) in one of Essendon´s premier streetscapes close to local parks, public transport options, shops and cafes, as well as the area´s finest schools.

ESSENDON 312 Buckley Street

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Here´s a terrific opportunity for developers and home buyers alike to take advantage of this well-presented 3BR family home in one of the area´s most desirable pockets complete with approved Planning Permit for two stunning 3BR townhouses.

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AUCTION Sat 17 December at 3.30pm INSPECT Wed 5.30-6 & Sat 3-3.30 GUIDE $1,250,000 - $1,350,000 CONTACT Sam Carbone 0408 242 628

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KENSINGTON 2 Sambell Walk Sophisticated Style On The Park With an acre of pristine parkland at your doorstep, this impressive 3BR Kensington home includes two bathrooms and third WC, retreat/study, open-design living/dining and stone-top kitchen. Add to this ducted heating/refrigerated cooling, hardwood floors, courtyard with paved entertaining area, double garage and enormous studio above.

KEILOR EAST 15 Ash Grove Modern Luxury, Prime Location Under construction with their own street frontage, these showpiece residences delivers three bedrooms, ensuite and bright family bathroom. contemporary kitchen, open-plan living/dining area with a spacious entertainers area. Add heating/cooling, alarm/intercom, ducted vacuum, granite bench-tops, hardwood floors & remote garage.

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FOR SALE Sat 17 December at 12pm INSPECT Sat 11.30-12 GUIDE $600,000 - $660,000 CONTACT Sam Carbone 0408 242 628 Joe Carbone 0435 574 348

NIDDRIE 22 Hutchison Street Fully Approved, Ready To Build!

In a sought-after Niddrie location, this potential-packed property with a 28 metre frontage comes complete with approved town planning permit, designed for high-quality, low-maintenance executive living, with valley views. A sensational ready-to-go development project - Land approximately 1068sqm.

AIRPORT WEST 56A Grange Road Fully-Equipped For Perfect Modern Living This spacious 3BR + study home includes two bathrooms, open-plan living/dining area out to al-fresco entertaining deck and private back garden. Add to this a stone-top kitchen, heating and cooling, alarm, NBN, plantation shutters and polished floorboards, plus internally-accessed garage (remote-controlled) and additional driveway parking.

AUCTION Sat 17 December at 1pm INSPECT Agent on site Saturday from 12:30pm GUIDE $1,050,000 - $1,150,000 CONTACT Sam Carbone 0408 242 628

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AUCTION Sat 17 December at 3pm INSPECT Wed 5.30-6 & Sat 2.30-3 GUIDE $640,000 - $695,000 CONTACT Mark Giardina 0402 553 548 Laura De Lacy 0421 312 476

Opulant Acreage Estate - 20 Mins From Town

FOR SALE INSPECT

By Appointment CONTACT Nikki Gervasi 0438 166 116 Milo Rasinac 0418 379 374

KEILOR 60 Oakbank Road

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METHOD saturday 17th december 12:00pm PRICE GUIDE $1,150,000-$1,250,000 INSPECT Thurs 6-6:30pm & sat 11:30-12pm Photo ID required CONTACT natalie drazic 0411 431 633 paul Filippone 0400 155 110

EssEndon 16 Monica Street

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this expansive, fully renovated residence features multiple indoor/outdoor entertaining zones, gas/solar-heated/salt-chlorinated in-ground pool/spa, home-theatre, office and high-end kithchen. Plus Birs, ducted-heating/cooling/split-systems and home-automation system. near elite schools, cafes/shops and transport. www.16monicastreetessendon.com METHOD Saturday 17th December 1:00pm PRICE GUIDE contact agent INSPECT thurs 7-7:30pm & Sat 12:30-1pm Photo ID required CONTACT aaron Hill 0403 460 776 tom russett 0473 531 756

AUCTION THIS WEDNESDAY

EssEndon 86 Market Street

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Opposite Buckley Park sports precinct, on 650m2 (approx.), this proudly maintained residence delivers amazing scope to renovate/extend, rebuild or develop (StCa). It features formal dining, lounge and kitchen/meals with stainless steel appliances. Offers BIrs, spa bathroom, ducted-heating, split-system, alarm and cellar. Metres from schools, shops and trams.

METHOD Saturday 17th December 3:00pm PRICE GUIDE $1,300,000-$1,400,000 INSPECT thurs 6-6:30pm & Sat 2:30-3pm Photo ID required CONTACT aaron Hill 0403 460 776

EssEndon 126 RobeRts stReet

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Near buckley Park, schools and transport, this extended family residence features four oversized bedrooms plus home-office/fifth bedrooms. sitting on 674m2 (approx.), it comprises large all-weather alfresco deck, huge open plan living domain and updated kitchen. Plus bIRs, central bathroom, ducted-heating, refrigerated-cooling and right-of-way to garage/backyard.

METHOD Wednesday 14th December 7:00pm PRICE GUIDE $1,290,000-$1,380,000 INSPECT Wed 6:30-7pm Photo ID required CONTACT bill Karp 0418 310 863

ESSENDON 877 Mt Alexander Road 9373 0000 | NIDDRIE 399 Keilor Road 9379 5739 | KEILOR EAST 40 Amis Crescent 9319 1700

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located near schools, Keilor road cafes and freeways, is this low-maintenance tri-level townhouse. enhanced with space, views and light, the entire top-level comprises wraparound terrace, open plan living domain and Caesarstone kitchen with quality appliances.

Features balcony, courtyard, Wir/Birs, split-systems and video-intercom/remote gate.

METHOD Saturday 17th December 4:00pm PRICE GUIDE $690,000-$745,000 INSPECT thurs 5:30-6pm & Sat 3:30-4pm Photo ID required CONTACT luke o’Callaghan 0413 105 630 Bill Karp 0418 310 863

Boasting a corner block and metres from Penleigh and Essendon Grammar, this split-level residence offers city views. Features formal lounge/dining, study, family room and kitchen/ meals with quality appliances. Includes WIr/BIrs, ducted-heating/vacuum, evaporativecooling, under-house storage and off-street parking. Close to parklands, shops and transport.

METHOD Saturday 17th december 2:00pm PRICE GUIDE $600,000-$650,000 INSPECT Wed 6-6:30pm & Sat 1:30-2pm Photo ID required CONTACT natalie drazic 0411 431 633 Paul Filippone 0400 155 110

Keilor east 17 Diorite Court

Aberfeldie 241 Buckley Street

offering approximately 472m2 of land on a generous corner block with uninterrupted lake views for you to build your dream home in the prestigious Valley Lake estate. Close to some of Melbourne’s best schools in the metro North West region, a range of shopping centres, sporting facilities, linked bike paths and freeways.

METHOD Friday 16th December at 6:00pm unless sold prior PRICE GUIDE $570,000-$610,000 CONTACT Walter Mahch 0402 989 300

Builders, developers and investors this is a great opportunity in a popular location. the plan showcases 2 x 3 bedrooms and 1 x 2 bedroom designs with a mix of double and single garages. Sizes vary from 17sqm to 24sqm (approx). Alternatively enjoy the potential this californian Bungalow four bedroom home offers. Full details and plans are available.

METHOD Saturday 17th December 10:00am PRICE GUIDE $1,250,000-$1,375,000 INSPECT Sat 9:30-10am Photo ID required CONTACT Bill karp 0418 310 863

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ESSENDON 877 Mt Alexander Road 9373 0000 | NIDDRIE 399 Keilor Road 9379 5739 | KEILOR EAST 40 Amis Crescent 9319 1700

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EssEndon WEst 33A EmErAld StrEEt Executed with finesse, high-end finishes and appointments this brand executive-style townhouse is brimming with luxury statement-living appeal. Introducing contemporary aesthetics, it includes commercial-grade double-glazing, towering ceilings and custom-made staircase. A generous floor-plan comprises rumpus, with views, and huge open plan living domain where large glass stacker-doors ensure seamless flow onto a private alfresco deck and landscaped gardens featuring rear access to mcWilliams Park. Quality finishes, including 2-pac cabinetry, stone waterfall-bench and stainless steel Bosch appliances, resonate throughout the kitchen, while a walk-in pantry will impress. Features BIrs, ensuite, designer bathroom, powder room, laundry, storage, heating/ cooling/ducted-vacuum and automated garage with in-home entry. Near St Bernard’s College, maribyrnong river trails, Buckley Street cafes/shops and transport.

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thursday 15th december 7:00pm $750,000-$825,000 Wed 6:15-6:45pm & thurs 6:30-7pm Photo ID required Walter mahch 0402 989 300 danielle Alvarez 0423 816 833

ESSENDON 877 Mt Alexander Road 9373 0000 | NIDDRIE 399 Keilor Road 9379 5739 | KEILOR EAST 40 Amis Crescent 9319 1700

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2 Lord Street, Fawkner Corner Position with Loads of Potential!

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Auction

An impressive block of land in a sought-after Fawkner pocket finds this freestanding home providing immediately comfortable accommodation with a world of possibilities for those looking to renovate/extend, rebuild or redevelop (STCA). Current floorplan includes three bedrooms, central bathroom, formal lounge and updated kitchen/meals with dishwasher. Add to this gas central heating, laundry and separate WC, plus a deep backyard, established gardens, two car garage via Disney Street.

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This Saturday at 2:30pm Thurs 5:30 - 6pm & Sat from 2pm

Agent Pat Latorre 0408 882 223 George Errichiello 0425 853 145

Dear George I was hoping you would share this email as I believe everybody should know how much I appreciate your professional service.

At last 276 Ascot Vale Road is sold, at a fair price. It proved to be a difficult home to sell for many reasons, none more worrisome than the level of restoration of the property. There are few buyers in the $2.5M plus bracket in this region and my sale required this sort of money to ensure a return on investment. We saw many similarly priced homes fail during our campaign, managed by other agents. Plus, the buyers looking at my home were faced with a main street frontage, which only added negativity to the sale campaign. It took a special effort to sell this home.

Initially I started out with a different agent and they proved completely useless, unable to conjure innovations past expensive advertising. George Errichiello and Pat Latorre took over the process after excessive exposure. Most of the other local agents all passed through the property, none offered any ideas to warrant my business. Most were arrogant, none inspired. (I watched them all fail in other similar home campaigns) From the moment you took charge of the property you offered nothing but dedication and enthusiasm. You were dogged, making it clear you would sell my home. And, you ensured that my advertising dollar would be kept to a minimum. Each week you came up with ideas, many we tried.

Each month you exhaustively offered the property to a range of clients, businesses and buyers. You proved to be the consummate real estate agent. Slowly you wore the market place down and eventually you found that one legitimate buyer.

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Immediately striking, this gorgeous low maintenance home has all the warmth and charm you'd expect and more in this popular residential street leading directly to Woodlands Park. A stone's throw to the delights of Essendon, it's your time to shine in this superb location, close to parklands, the DFO, renowned public and private schools as well as shops and popular eateries on Mt Alexander Road.

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17th December 2016 11.30am Thu 5.30pm to 6pm & Sat 11am to 11.30am

Agent Mary Isac 0409 316 930

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OAK PARK 52 Xavier Street Impressive dimensions and spectacular views

Making the most of its elevated position and location, this spacious family home offers supreme livability and unrivalled versatility with flexible floorplan, outdoor living emphasis and panoramic views. One of Oak Park’s finest locations, the home’s versatile interior showcases three bedrooms (BIRs), study, fully renovated showpiece bathroom, multiple living zones including formal lounge, rumpus/retreat, sitting room and much more.

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Sat 17th December at 12:30-1:00pm Saturday at 12:30-1:00pm Patrick Considine 0418 534 408 Emma Vasiljevic 0411 689 111

Glenroy 1/47 Melbourne Avenue Ideal investment or first home This well presented and spacious 2 bedroom property comprises spacious open plan kitchen/living area, private courtyard, single lock up garage, separate laundry and spacious central bathroom. Situated in a prime location with all the required amenities practically at your doorstep with Glenroy Train Station only a short stroll and Glenroy shopping precinct.

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EssEndon 16/50 Richardson Street

EssEndon 67 Napier Crescent

Ideal Investment or First Home

Edwardian charm and corner potential

This centrally located apartment can be found in one of Essendon’s finest streets. In a quiet, well designed block, this property is secure, well maintained and stylishly appointed. A rarity to find, this spacious unit comprises 1 bedroom (BIRS), separate bathroom (ideal for guests), recently re-carpeted living room and well appointed kitchen. With a secure car space on title and within walking distance to Mt Alexander Road shops, cafes and transport. Ideal investment or first home.

1 Woodland Street / Strathmore

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Saturday 17th December at 11:30am Saturday at 11:00-11:30am Patrick Considine 0418 534 408 Chauntel Considine 0407 741 456

Instant family comfort with options to enhance, renew or redevelop (STCA)on approx 437sqm of land, this pristine period home comprises three double bedrooms and central bathroom, front lounge through to the dining area and updated kitchen/meals. Other features include split-system heating and cooling, polished floorboards, solar power, plus undercover

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Private Sale View Saturday at 3:00-3:30pm Contact Patrick Considine 0418 534 408 Emma Vasiljevic 0411 689 111

Saturday 17th December at 2:30pm Wed 5:30-6:00pm, Sat 2:00-2:30pm Patrick Considine 0418 534 408 Emma Vasiljevic 0411 689 111

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GRAND CONCRETE GRINDING & POLISHING

Ceiling fans, lights, power safety switches, smoke alarms, etc.

Will beat any written quote. Pensioner discount.

John at Kerrie Electrics on 9337 4732 / 9744 2478 / 0418 582 656

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Commercial Domestic All types of electrical work Your local sparky Fully insured

Rec Mark: 0411 092 696 17874 “A” GRADE ELECTRICIAN

New Installations Repairs Maintenance Programs Energy Efficiency Audits Split System Air Conditioning Data Networking

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24 hours/7 days all suburbs

Phone 9375 2005 or 0408 179 181 Sanding, Polishing & Laying All work guaranteed

• Picket Fencing • Swing and Sliding Gates For an obligation free quote call George on...

Mob: 0415 457 379 Ph: 9324 5844

SABA FENCING

Ph: 8716 0335 or 0414 562 261

ALZANI FLOORING

9318 3001 or 0410 330 026

Reliable & Experienced Removalists 2 men - from $75 per hour.

Competitive prices - time starts at your door.

Will beat any reasonable quote.

Ph: 8390 9465 - 0413 693 216

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BOB’S YOUR UNCLE “Gutter Specials”

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GRIFA GROUP PAINTING PTY LTD

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PETER PLASTERING SUPPLIES Specialises in patchwork, wall & ceiling repairs. Will install and supply ceiling roses, cornices and archways. Free quotes.

Call Peter: 9375 4931 or 0414 412 840

Angelo & Joe Plastering

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Specialist in • Lawn mowing • Edging Pruning / Hedge Trimming • Regular Maintenance • Rubbish Removals • Tree Lopping • Gutter Cleaning

&REE 1UOTES ^ Call Charles Home Services

0403 121 260 or 9390 2313

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Old fashioned gardening, weeding, rubbish & trees PENSIONER DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES

0419 597 391 or 9331 2313

Top Rate Floors

WE USE DUSTLESS MACHINERY

0433 111 744 - 0433 111 728

FUSSY FURNITURE REMOVALS

AMAZING GARDEN SERVICES

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Call 9379 5381 0411 136 259

Kris Floors - Timber Flooring

Specialising in Parquetry Supply, Laying & Design Sanding & Polishing all timber floors

Furniture Removals

9310 1070 - 0403 046 998

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Cheap boxes 4 sale

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SENTINAL LOCKSMITHS

Packing, Pianos, Antiques and Billiard Tables, Local, Country & Interstate.

No job too small. Unwanted goods, or rubbish taken to tip.

All areas from $89p/h (min 2 hours), 24 hours/7 days

Floor Services

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ALL VIC REMOVALS & STORAGE

Rowland Concreting

section of Network Classifieds.

Keilor Park Fencing

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HOME HANDYMAN

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info@davcoleelectrics.com.au

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0418 362 403

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FREE THIS MONTH QUOTES

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Rewires, new Installations, Safety switches, Smoke Detectors, Sensor lights. Ceiling & Exhaust fans.

REPLACEMENTS

30% OFF

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Any type of Electrical Work.

ALL BROKEN GLASS

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No job too small

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Rec 1944

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A1 Absolute

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A Grade Electrician

Concrete Products & Services

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24 HOUR EMERGEN EMERGENCY SERVICE Specialising In Shop fronts Table Tops Doors Shower Screens Windows Mirrors Splashbacks Insurance Claims

Lic N.O: 37409

CALL MAURICE FOR A FREE QUOTE Glass

www.aaaglass.com.au

Free Call: 1300 666 701

Partitions

0432 501 802

24 Hours Service 7 days a week Plumbing & Drainage Domestic Service & Maintenance Hot Water Services Seniors Discounts

vantageplumbing@hotmail.com www.vantageplumbing.net

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Electricians

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Trades & Services

Lic 38337

Phone 0408 898 878

www.mooneepondsplumbing.com.au info@mooneepondsplumbing.com.au

LIC: 36836

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MEL-ASH REFRIGERATION & AIR CONDITIONING - DOMESTIC & COMMERCIAL

s &RIDGES s &REEZERS L011010 s !IR #ONDITIONERS s #AR 2E GASSING

9366 7831 - 0417 556 963

ANY TREES LOPPED Trees Pruned Reshaped Grubbed out.

All Foliage/Rubbish Removed Fully Insured $5m Pensioner Discount

Free Quote

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EVERCOOL REFRIGERATION Repairs to Fridges, Freezers & Washing Machines.

Installation of Split System AC

DAYS 30 YRS EXPERIENCE FOR BEST PRICE AND SERVICE

All trees removed or Pruned All Stumps Removed Mulching & Mulch for sale!

Fully insured

General Classifieds

AARON & JOHN’S DEMOLITION & RUBBISH REMOVALS • Demolition Specialists • Backyard Cleanups • Concrete Broken or Cut & Removed • Tree Lopping & Removal • Rental Cleanups • Deceased Estate Cleanups We Take Anything Away

Call 0415 177 388

The first edition for the New Year will be Wednesday, 18th January 2017.

AARON BICKLES

Call Jeff 0405 663 836

Essendon Plumbers

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REBLOCKING AND UNDERPINNING

Call Us Today...

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PH: 9360 5357 Mobile: 0412 378 193 Registered Building Practitioner

9998 2905

www.Ser viceToday.com.au

WELCOME HERE

Full Insurance All work Council approved 15 years guarantee All Council permits supplied 100% computer levelling Concrete pump used 15 years experience For a free quote and advice

Blocked Drains Gasfitting Qualified Green Plumber

Ph. 0418 365 509 Lic.No. 24572 eplumber@netspace.net.au www.evansplumbing.com.au

Evans Plumbing Pty. Ltd.Master Plumbers

Find local work with an advert in the

Trades & Services

Free measure and quote

Call Shane: 0432 498 910

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★★DELIGHTFUL★★ Full Body Relaxation

10.00am-8.00pm Mon-Sat Room 14, building 2 Techno Park Dve Williamstown 9397 0347 swa4576xbe.

“Still the Best�

Phone - 1300 Escort

9338 2437 9338 2944

Rainbow Dolls

Cnr. Keilor Park Dve & Tullamarine Park Rd, Tullamarine

D “n� A Security Doors Free measure & quotes 9337 2403 or Dave 0411 205 313

Quality Security Doors and Fly Screens www.dnasecuritydoors.com

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Tiling

AARON’S TILING

Over 30 Years Experience Specialising In: • Floor & Wall Tiles • Old & New Homes • Kitchen & Bathroom Renovation Free Measure & Quote.

0432 774 645

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Adult Employment

ALL ADVERTISEMENTS booked under this classification are strictly for ancillary roles only.

To comply with the law it is still an offence under the Sex Work Act 1994 to publish any statements intended or likely to induce a person to seek work as a sex worker.

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Adult Phone Talk

ALL FETISH! Anything goes! from 99c/min 1300 700 904 1902 226 323 Chat now! $5.45/min pay/mob extra

1300 372 678.

24hrs/7 days. swa4281be.

Best service.

Open 7 days

www.doorsbyanchor.com

ELITE ROLLER SHUTTERS & REPAIRS

Adult Services

NATALIE For the mature gentleman. Tall, attractive, slim, 49yo.

Mon-Fri, daytime only. Phone 0438 766 344. SWA1323xe.

Security & Screen Doors

15!,)49 s 3%26)#% s ,/7 02)#%3

Roller Shutters

9314 8800

24 Buchanan Rd, Brooklyn

Private intro, open 24 hours. www.manhattanterrace.com.au 554-556 Swanston St, Melb.

Phone: 9347 6000. swa4281be.

ANCHOR SECURITY DOORS

9309 0700 - 0411 174 000 V

Octopuses

Manattan Terrace – CBD

section of Network Classifieds.

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Plus your usual favourites.

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General Classifieds

Contact Simon:

Lic. 104391

section of Network Classifieds.

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Bathroom Renos Hotwater Systems Sanitary Plumbing

0422 897 991

FIVE STAR REBLOCKING & UNDERPINNING

We NEVER

30 Years Experience

WE LOAD IT ALL FOR YOU & ITS CHEAPER THAN BIN HIRE. 7 days/Free Quotes

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SERVICING ESSENDON AREA FOR OVER TEN YEARS

STAR

SENIORS CARD

A100 RUBBISH REMOVAL

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yes we can

www.expressbinhireanddemolition.com.au

PLEASE CALL 0411 252 334 OR 9305 1831

MEMBER OF MASTER BUILDERS ASSOCIATION

FRIENDLY SERVICE!

0410 894 567

SWA5693be

It’s Fun Time..... With....

Many languages spoken by our ladies.

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RESTUMPING, LANDMARK UNDERPINNING & FLOORING

Water Services, Hot Water Units, Guttering/Roof Plumbing, All General Plumbing, Filtered Watered Units, Domestic, Industrial, Gas Fitting, Blocked Drains

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Pick up and delivery in the same day!

2m, 3m, 4m, 6m, 8m bins 7ALK IN BINS AVAILABLE s "IN PRICES FROM

Reblocking/Underpinning

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SABEC PLUMBING

EXPRESS BIN & BOBCAT HIRE

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Lic 37959

JEFF 9309 8254 - 0418 998 823

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

Cheap Rates Pensioner Discount We Load For You Free Quotes

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The classifieds department will be closed from Tuesday, 20th December 2016 and will re-open from 8.30am Tuesday 3rd January 2017.

Management and ladies wish all our clients and suppliers a safe and prosperous festive season.

Closing 7pm December 24th reopening midday 27th December 2016 Closing 7pm 31st December reopening midday 2nd January 2017 Ladies welcomed

20 Norton Drive, Melton Phone 03 9746 8922 SWA9076be

48 Davies Avenue, Sunshine North 9364 0770 SWA6566B SOPHIE DD OR SLIM SUSIE. Attractive ladies. Curvy blonde or affectionate brunette. Visit you. 0438 665 032. SWA4133E.

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Network Classifieds would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year.

Servicing Moonee Valley since 1976

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Bins Starting from only $90 s Mixed Rubbish Accepted

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Adult Services

The Forum Gentleman’s Club

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CHEAP BIN HIRE & RUBBISH REMOVAL

Public Notices and Event

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Chris - 0419 348 068 & 9309 9262

Rubbish Removal

Call 0434 525 311

32 yrs exp.

TREE & STUMPMASTERS

Cornelious 0418 567 862 / 9331 0185 V

7 Day Service

C & D Schroeder 9337 3695 or 0415 816 882

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Tree Lopping/Surgery

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0419 508 734

s All plumbing, gas fitting and roofing

Refrigeration (-

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Plumbing

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Plumbing 1233958-CG26-16

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Health And Fitness

Full Body Massage RELAXATION

219 Ascot Vale Rd, 3032.

9004 1477 or 0487 097 290.

1136373-RC22-14

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Wanted

★ OLD WARES ★

Antiques, collections, dec estate, shed items, tools, memorabilia. Phone Frank 0407 356 822.

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Massage Therapists

BODY In Bliss. 60/90 mins Swedish & Relaxation Massage.

Male Asian masseur in West Footscray. Zacci @ 0422 011 592

GRAND OPENING New Thai Day Spa. 10am-10pm, 7 days. 218 Johnston Street, Fitzroy. Phone 9417 6619.

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Markets

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Garage Sales

Anytime, Any place Get 10% Discount Use code: GSDISCOUNT

PLACE YOUR JOB VACANCY At your convenience - Anytime, Any place

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Motoring

Employment Christmas Market Sunday 18th December from 9am-2pm

HAIRDRESSING

Qualify within 12 months Even if you are working you could be eligible for Vic and Commonwealth Govt. funding! s Flexible hours Days or nights, from 2 days / wk s Easy payment plans. Tuition fees from $195.00. No fees for materials s Employment assistance s An opportunity for Self Employment s Holidays at Christmas Ring Cheryle for details of how you could start training now in our beautiful premises.

Academy of Hair and Beauty (aka Aust. Academy of Hairdressing est. 1932)

Craft Markets Australia operate premium quality makers markets across nine locations in Victoria.

Yarra Glen | Red Hill | Mornington | Flemington | Frankston | Portsea | Hanging Rock Lardner Park | Cranbourne

www.craftmarkets.com.au

www.thehairacademy.com.au (toid 3572)

Pets & Services

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Tuition

TUTORING Maths/English /Chemistry/Biology, Prep-VCE. Pre-school literacy. Adult Maths /English. Call Anna 9318 4430.

Call or visit us online! networkclassifieds.com.au

COME in and see us for all your every day pet clips, washes, tidy up and nails. Breed specific styling, hand stripping. We also do undercoat removal, creative colour dying, nail colour and art. willi.dog.groom@hotmail.com

Employment

Resumes/ Employment Services

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Get the interviews for the job YOU WANT! Money back guarantee

Call Carolyn on Mob: 0431 304 296 Mobile Service

Positions Vacant

CABINET MAKER

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section of Network Classifieds.

I am seeking an enthusiastic qualified Cabinet Maker to join our fast growing kitchen business. Must be reliable & energetic. Start ASAP. Call 9312 4448.

GENERAL HAND

I am seeking an enthusiastic General Hand to join our fast growing kitchen business. Must be reliable & energetic.

Start ASAP. Call 9312 4448.

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9329 9544

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Training And Development

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Positions Vacant

Any car just bring it to 5 Holcourt Rd Laverton or we can tow away & still give you $100 min.

“We also buy trucks and vans, ring for a price”

Ring Robert

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