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n an age when busyness has become our most valued social currency, when we measure our worth by how much we have to do and how much we get done, it’s little wonder Shaynna Blaze is one of our most popular TV personalities.

As well as her star turns on The Block and Selling Houses Australia, she runs her own interior design firm, has just released her second book, and has launched her own furniture, lighting and rug collections. She also raised two kids as a single mum and cares for her own mother, who has Alzheimer’s.

What drives this human dynamo to get up at 4am and devour new projects like most of us devour Mint Slices? Read Sarah Marinos’ revealing interview inside this week.

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taking precisely what they were entitled to – a maternity leave program that was designed to complement employer schemes – are now made to feel they have been fraudulently scamming the system.

Moreover, where they were only recently told by this government that staying home with their new baby for as long as possible was the most important thing in the world – for bonding, breastfeeding and ensuring good emotional and mental health for that primary family unit – now they are admonished that they should be returning to work as quickly as possible and putting their baby in childcare from less than six months of age.

Now, there are great arguments to be put for both these positions – being at home/ being at work – but is it too much to ask for a government to be even slightly more consistent on one of the most important social policies of our times? And, while they are at it, could they try to avoid the punitive, blaming overreaction of a government attempting to distract from a major policy backflip?

I think I may have been one of the very few people in the country who could see great merit in a full-salary, six-month parental leave scheme – particularly one that tapped the top end of town for its funding source, given that many of their female employees would be great beneficiaries.

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t is, of course, far too much to ask for some policy coherence in this country. Promises are made, plans are put in place – and then they’re ripped up. Something else is reinstated, this starts to see some results, then that policy is ripped up again when the next mob moves in.

I almost wept with envy thinking about the five-year term the re-elected British government gets to enjoy: imagine having a red-hot go at long-term policy implementation. What a luxury.

Thus we have had from the federal government the extraordinary promise of six months’ universal maternity leave (paid at full salary, just as public servants get), then a total abandonment of the policy, followed by a backflip to an 18-week minimum-wage Labor government policy the then-Opposition scorned, and now a crackdown on what is being described as “double-dipping” (taking employer and government leave entitlements sequentially) – but what is actually the system being used exactly as it was supposed to be.

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taking maternity leave seriously, and taking a woman’s real salary seriously too: being reimbursed at that level is probably the only way that many women would ever be able to afford to spend more than 18 weeks at home.

And, if you can afford the time away, those early weeks with a child are crucial. For some it’s easy, but for others it is very challenging, and having time and space to get feeding right, sleeping right and simply spending time with this amazing little life is a godsend.

However, now the emphasis is on childcare and, worse, those women who choose to stay at home and raise a child will be punished further by having some family benefits taken away. So much for the most crucial job in the world.

What drives me crazy is that I will be able to set my watch in time for the next government report, the next po-faced families minister to solemnly intone alarming figures about low breastfeeding rates; incidence of post-natal depression and family stress; the pressures young families are under … blah blah blah … with not the slightest reference to policy incoherence that fails to support mothers and fathers in those crucial early weeks of a child’s life.

But if I set my watch again and just wait a little while longer, I guess the policy will change again: they’re all just one-term problems these days. ● Virginia Trioli is co-host of ABC News Breakfast on ABC1 and ABC News 24, 6-9am weekdays

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Melbourne University-educated architectturned-artist Red Hong Yi bounced into the public eye after a video of her using a basketball dipped in red paint to create a portrait of Chinese NBA giant Yao Ming went viral. The 29-year-old divides her time between Shanghai, her birthplace Malaysia and her apartment in Melbourne’s CBD.

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An artistic rebel, Red paints without brushes and fuses artistry with architecture, using such unlikely objects as tea bags, coffee cup stains, chilli paste, socks, make-up and books to construct large-scale works.

Her works have included a portrait of singer Adele made with 1500 melting candles, and of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi using white carnations dyed red. Actor Jackie Chan commissioned her to create a portrait of him for his 60th birthday, and she did it using 64,000 chopsticks. He loved it.

She has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and Huffington Post, and her own YouTube channel has notched up seven million views.

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Red always loved to draw and from kindergarten covered pages with doodles

Chan video, including a chopstick duel with the actor, has notched up 1.8 million.

Within months, multinationals, including Hewlett-Packard and Unilever, offered commissions. Encouraged to “go for it” by her boss in the Shanghai office of the Australian architecture firm Hassell, Red initially took six months’ leave in July 2012. She has worked full-time as an artist since 2013.

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of Sesame Street’s Mr Snuffleupagus and Big Bird. She learnt an important lesson in school when her technically perfect Easter Bunny drawing was eclipsed in a competition by a friend’s “ugly, messy” shark.

“I think that was my first step into understanding art is about expressing yourself and not super-predictable, polished stuff,” she says.

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On her birthday in January 2012, Red awoke to find the YouTube video of her painting of Yao Ming had received half a million views. It has since had more than a million, while her

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She is working towards an ambitious, interactive exhibition. “I want to involve people who follow my work online and push the edges of social media a bit.”

Best part of success?

“Working with World Vision as one of their Vision Artists because social justice is an issue that is really close to my heart. I am heading back to Cambodia later this year to work with locals to create pieces that can be sold and the money put back into their community.”

If I could do it all again?

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haynna Blaze’s alarm woke her at 4am. She spent an hour answering emails and by 7.30am she’d already done a couple of hours of work on home designs for two clients in Sydney and Melbourne. After a morning meeting with her PA, she was in a taxi, heading from her Warrandyte home into a Melbourne radio studio for an early live interview. By the time she arrived at her Hawthorn studio for our interview mid-morning, she’d been up for hours but still buzzing with energy. It’s why Neale Whitaker, her fellow judge on The Block, refers to her affectionately as “the original Duracell bunny”.

“I’m sorry I’m a bit late – I couldn’t find a cab in the city,” she says. “I called my son, Jesse. He lives just around the corner from here with his girlfriend. I got him out of bed but he didn’t mind.”

When Shaynna isn’t on a plane flying around the country to transform homes for Selling Houses Australia or giving her expert judgment on The Block, she always has a project on the go. That might be designing interiors of private homes, writing her next book or adding to her rugs, furniture and lighting ranges. “If I haven’t got a project, I’ll create one,” she says.

“I’m like my dad. He was creative and always had a project – although he didn’t always finish them! That drives me nuts, though. I love a finished project.”

Shaynna’s father, Basil, died 17 years ago.

His death was sudden and unexpected.

A fitter and turner, he went to work one morning and never came home. He had suffered a massive heart attack. It’s clear he’s had a major influence on his daughter’s career path.

“Dad had a massive shed and he loved to wallpaper and do craft and knit. He was a new-age man before his time. My friends would come home and dad would be knitting and he’d ask them if they wanted a jumper and then he’d make it for them. There was a stage where he did woodturning and we ended up with 25 cheese platters and bowls.

When he did leadlighting, everyone got a leadlight window,” she says.

As a kid growing up in a happy family home in the eastern suburbs, she dreamed of being an actor and an air hostess. “But never a nurse!” she says.

“I knew a few girls who wanted to be a nurse but I never wanted that. I thought an air hostess was so much more glamorous but I was too short. They had height restrictions then and I’m only 5 feet 3 (160 centimetres).

It’s funny now because I spend so much of my time on planes anyway.”

But Shaynna showed early promise in art.

At the end of high school, she thought about a fine arts course before switching to interior design. “You had to have more points to do fine arts than interior design and I didn’t get enough points,” she says.

After studying design full-time for two years, she got her first job at the age of 20, working as a showroom designer for Reece Plumbing & Bathrooms – a job she describes as a lucky break. She did it for four years, during which time she married and had daughter, Carly, and Jesse.

When the children were four and five Shaynna’s marriage ended, prompting a new career – as a singer. “It was just easier with the kids and being a single mum. I started singing in the evenings and at weddings, and mum and dad would come over and look after the children or they’d stay at their dad’s place.”

“I’d always sung anyway and when someone got married they asked me to sing at their wedding and it grew from there. I joined bands and we wrote our own material. I loved it.”

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requests – Wind Beneath My Wings and I Will Always Love You. She says the divorce was challenging.

“I made the choice that the situation wasn’t going to work for me or for the kids, but it was a challenging time,” she says.

“I married at 23 and had a one-year-old by then. And the divorce was hard because his friends and my friends were the same people, and you go through that process of losing friends. But that naturally happens and I have no animosity about that time at all.”

It was her loyal and long-time friends – the people she refers to as her champions – who later persuaded her to return to the world of design. “As a singer it was hard to make good money and I had a mortgage and I was a single mum. So eventually I realised I had to make a choice and bring in more money,” she says. “Going back into design was about the love of it and it was about earning a decent wage.”

By then she had been away from interior design for five years – a long time in a rapidly changing industry. “I was still hand drawing with proper scale rules and drawing boards.

I was a dinosaur,” she says. “But a good friend kept pushing me and pushing me towards design and I’m the type of person who doesn’t give up. There is this innate drive in me.

Whatever I do has to be worthwhile and there has to be more.”

Shaynna began working for herself – taking on residential design projects – until a 2007 advertisement in a design newsletter caught her eye. That ad led to an audition tape and the offer of a job presenting and designing for Selling Houses Australia.

“I never knew what it would turn into,” she says. “Those first 12 months I travelled for 80 per cent of the time. There was a lot of juggling and then The Block came along and things hit a new level again.”

With her hefty TV commitments, Shaynna wound back her private practice, Blank Canvas Interiors, but a year ago she bought her Hawthorn studio and has recruited a trusted team to help her balance her TV work and private design commitments.

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hen Selling Houses Australia and The Block are filming, she spends four or five days a week travelling, in design meetings, filming, renovating and selecting products. Weekends and nights are a time for her private work and some much-cherished family time.

After six years happily alone, Shaynna met her husband, Steve Vaughan; they’re about to celebrate their 15th wedding anniversary.

These days she likes to unwind at their home by turning off the telephones and TV, putting on some music and pottering.

“Steve and I met at a bar in Melbourne that my girlfriend dragged me to. Because I was singing at that stage I hardly went out to bars at night – it was the last place I wanted to be.

But that night my friend persuaded me to go out and my husband’s friends had dragged him along. It was meant to be,” she says.

“I had a bad habit then, if someone asked me for my phone number, of saying, ‘Yeah

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adly, Shaynna’s national success came too late for her father and for her mum, Annette. While her father died long before Shaynna appeared on our TV screens, her mother was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s 12 years ago. She lives in a Melbourne nursing home and Shaynna visits her as often as she can.

“It’s the most humiliating disease,” says Shaynna sadly. “When dad died, everyone could mourn. With Alzheimer’s you mourn different stages. You mourn when you find out someone has got it, you mourn when they start disappearing, you mourn again when they’ve disappeared … And you feel constant guilt as to how often you see them and how sad it is.

“Mum doesn’t know who I am any more – that happened four or five years ago. She can’t communicate any more either. Every now and again she laughs or smiles but she doesn’t know why.”

On a happier note, Shaynna has just celebrated the completion of another project – Design with Colour and Style (Viking, $39.99).

The book is a step-by-step guide to using colour at home, and the dynamic designer says she’d love to have her own TV series to show people how to design their own home to live in.

Then there are plans for more quality furniture and homewares. Last year Shaynna designed an eight-piece Elegant Muse furniture collection for Molmic using classic lines, a palette of white, stone, neutrals and blues, and detailed stitching. Her wool and silk blend Textured Coast rug collection, inspired by the colours of the Australian coast, has also been popular.

Of course, there are the ongoing stints on Selling Houses Australia and The Block … the projects keep rolling in. But there’s one special project that Shaynna wants to finish, too.

“I want to travel more with my husband; I’d like to take him to Paris,” she says.

“I went there alone when I was going through my divorce and I made a promise to myself that when I found the man I loved, I’d take him to Paris. I think it’s about time I made good on that promise.” ● smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au

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sure’ and making up a number. When Steve asked for my number, my friend grabbed me and said, ‘If you give him the wrong number I’ll kill you’. She saw he was a good one.

“Within two weeks we knew this was it.

We were engaged within six months and married 11 months after we met. You meet the right person at the right time. They accept everything about you and you can be better than what you ever thought because you have that person next to you.”

Shaynna’s other happiest moments have been spent raising her children. “I have an incredible relationship with my kids – we call ourselves The Three Musketeers,” she says.

“My time as a single mum was defining for me. I learnt a lot of life skills and taught those to my kids. They constantly tell me how proud they are of me. We never had much and they knew how hard it was when I was on my own.

They’ve seen what I’ve created and to have your kids be proud of you is pretty nice!”

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was on a plane and the man behind me put his foot through the gap in the chairs, and for one horrifying moment his sock rubbed up against my arm. Long-haul travel really is its own kind of private hell.

Never have I been more aware of the class divide than on a long-haul flight, where those who can afford it pay for the luxury of being able to put their legs somewhere. Recently, after three tandem six-hour flights and one five-hour transit, I actually found myself thinking that travelling business, or first class even, might well be worth every cent.

There’s me, wedged between two fully grown men, which might sound tantalising, yet one of them snored. It was actually a relief because I suspect I might have also. The other one slept the entire time without moving a single little bit.

Oh, how I wished I could do that, just get on a plane and sleep heartily for the entire time, but at my age my hips and joints ache twice as much if they are left still and so I need to change position every 10 minutes.

Otherwise I will get jumpy legs and end up kicking my fellow passengers.

How strange that I shared six hours with these two men, during which time our heads bobbed together in unison and our elbows banged in the struggle to get food into our mouths and we sacrificed our own comfort to allow each other to respond to the call of nature and, despite all this shared humanity, not once did we bring ourselves to utter a single word. Thank God, because my friend recently took a flight and sat next to a guy

who talked about triathlons the whole way between Singapore and Dubai.

On my flight, a man across the row was trying desperately to encourage the young girl beside him to become a fashion model.

Then, much to my delight, the seating lottery delivered me a set of newborn twins in the row in front. If you’ve ever been there with young ones on a plane you know you just have to ride it out until they exhaust themselves, but it could take the entire season five of Downton Abbey Abbey.

Here’s another thing. You may think it’s over when you hit the tarmac but it isn’t at all because there’s still the horror of baggage collection to contend with and the fear that while a sea of black suitcases passes by on the conveyor belt, there is a very good chance yours might not and your toothbrush and knickers will be stuck somewhere in Africa.

Some of those lost suitcases never turn up, you know.

Anyway …

Ah, long-haul travel. It is like offering someone a fine dinner but they have to wait all winter for the vegetables to grow, and then you need to find, slay and skin your favoured protein source, so it is a lot of pain and suffering for something great at the end.

Somewhere in the middle of it all you do find yourself wondering if you really did want that dinner or that holiday overseas at all.

Really, it’s nice enough in Australia, isn’t it?

Who needs to travel when there’s a big, warm stretchy-out bed at home? ● khall@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Elsternwick thought he’d open two, at once.

The other one is in Brunswick.

Gu.E, which according to staff and menu interpretations means barbecue, or grill, WAGYU or grilled dishes (you get the idea), is a welcoming white-tiled and dark-timbered space where diners huddle at high tables with shiny central stainless-steel grills for an interactive dining experience.

The industrial-themed, minimalist décor has bare, low-hanging globes, black metal shelving and hard floors. It’s noisy and potentially chilly sans grills. There’s a quieter rear brick-lined courtyard with lower tables if that’s your preference.

DON’T MISS \ THE GALBI BEEF RIBS Staff speak English, with a bit of sign language to help things along, and proficiently oversee pre-marinated cuts of meat and PEEDY FEED BEST FOR \ A S sliced vegetables. Adult diners wait patiently while some of their offspring scamper around the room. Our grill warms slowly Korean food become trendy in Melbourne, Next are the pieces of crispy wagyu, timed as sweet-marinated calamari and slices of and considered location carefully for to perfection by the kitchen. Our galbi eggplant, sweet potato and zucchini slowly their carbon-copy ventures. In this tiny (marinated) beef ribs cook a little more turn golden. A bowl of beef bibimbap (mix strip of Elsternwick, a hop from the train quickly as the hotplate warms. Suddenly together slices of marinated beef, grated station, there’s a Mexican-themed eatery, there’s a feast around us, with pots of kimchi carrots, mushrooms, onion, salad leaves and a dumpling bar, a Thai takeaway and two and jars of sauce to add interest. rice, adding your choice of condiments and Korean restaurants. ● Owner Sunjae Kim has a design spices) keeps us going meantime.

LEANNE TOLRA background and grew up in Korea. He Japanese-style crispy chicken karaage ltolra@theweeklyreview.com.au and his business partner have watched arrives, dressed in a syrupy soy-based sauce.

Perfectionist chefs take note. Now you can dice carrots, slice onions and cleave celery sticks to perfection. Pedantic cooks will love this intricately marked, lightweight bamboo Obsessive Chef chopping board by Fred and Friends. At $39.95, they’ll probably want one for every ingredient. ●

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Oak barrels were originally used for transporting wine but winemakers soon cottoned on that wine aged in them was smoother and tasted better. Maturation in oak barrels adds flavour, texture and tannins to red and white wines.

The newer the barrel, the greater the oak influence and a good barrel will cost upwards of $1000, depending on the quality of oak and who’s made it.

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Tannins \ Oak barrels can impart tannins – the grip you feel in the mouth – to whites

and help soften firm tannins in reds. Tiny pores in the wood allow a small amount of oxygen in, helping to bind tannin molecules together so they precipitate out.

Texture \ That dry, pale pink rosé you loved over summer got its silky texture and pale colour from time in oak. It’s the same with a sav blanc that’s textural and flinty. ● BEN THOMAS bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au

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18-20 Nicholson Street, Brunswick East bckyrd.com.au THE VIBE \ The team at Hammer and Tong have converted a vacant lot in Brunswick into a southern-style backyard eatery. Led by chef and barbecue master Rick Person from Alabama, this is the real deal.

THE DÉCOR \ Shipping containers rim the main event: the food truck. Stand-up heaters provide warmth.

THE CROWD \ Locals wandering in, couples sharing barbecue plates, and mates stopping off for a beer and some brisket.

THE FOOD \ I have to say, I found many of the Melbourne incarnations of this southern fare underwhelming, but BCKYRD has done it right. The meat is smoky and tender, the sauce is sweet and the biscuits (kind of a savoury scone) are to die for.

THE DRINK \ A couple of craft beers and a selection of sweet fizzies.

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ON THE MENU The Yarra Valley Chocolaterie and Ice Creamery in Yarra Glen is holding its annual Rocky Road Festival of Flavours until the end of the month.

Hand-made blocks of rocky road – in 31 rocking flavours such as caramelised popcorn, liquorice vanilla bean, bananarama white chocolate, espresso hazelnut and mint crisp – will be on display in the three-metre-long cabinet.

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s winter gloom descends, we Melburnians tend to crave a little joyful escapism. But if jetting off to a tropical island is out of the question, then a shot of Cole Porter might just hit the spot. Porter’s Anything Goes is about to sail into town with a new Australian production starring prolific performer Caroline O’Connor. Speaking to me during a brief break from full-steamahead rehearsals, Caroline says she has been surprised how much fun everyone has had putting the show together.

“We’ve been working at quite a pace.

There’s a lot of big production numbers and I’m involved in most of them, so I’m literally limping around. But this has just been laughter since day one,” she says.

A lot of the pleasure comes from the musical’s 1930s cruise-liner setting, harking back to a time when people were just learning to enjoy themselves again after the financial hardships of the Great Depression. Given the economic turmoil of recent years, modern audiences won’t have to stretch themselves to identify with that.

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our lives,” Caroline says. “If I was in the audience, I would be enjoying the nostalgia of it. I think it was a really fun time for people and that’s certainly the feeling you get from this show. It’s crazy, loopy fun.”

Anything Goes enjoyed a recent Broadway revival, but Caroline stresses this is a home-grown incarnation, brought to life by Helpmann Award-winning Dean Bryant and choreographer Andrew Hallsworth. Which isn’t to say it won’t rival its brash American cousin. Melbourne audiences can expect spectacular dance numbers, a full orchestra and a massive cast, including Todd McKenney.

“When people pay a lot of money to go and see a show, they want to feel they’re getting big bang for their buck,” Caroline says. “I think with this show, because of the scale, the joy of it, the magnificent score, people will go, ‘Wow, I’m so glad I did that’.” ● mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au

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BAIL OUT 2015 Getting thrown into jail and locked up for a night isn’t everyone’s usual weekday experience. But for thousands of generous Australians in the past decade, it has become an annual fund-raiser for Whitelion, which helps disadvantaged young people to live more positive and fulfilled G IN A LI A N O , M A RK H O LD lives. Participants (or BROW N “LO CK U P” TH E EN & JOSEF inmates) must register N EL SO N T W IN S online and raise bail to secure their release.

■ May 29. Old Melbourne Gaol, 377 Russell Street, Melbourne. Information FILM and registration: www.whitelionbailout.org.au PARTISAN SCREENING + Q&A Melbourne director Ariel Kleiman will talk EAT about his debut film Partisan at Cinema Nova.

OFF YA TROLLEY Starring Vincent Cassel, it follows Alexander Farewell Good Beer Week for another year (Jeremy Chabriel), who was trained as an with a seriously indulgent lazy lunch and assassin by his surrogate father (Cassel). The matched brews at Merricote. Chef and owner film got a warm reception at Sundance.

■ May 29, 6.30pm. Cinema Nova, 380 Lygon L Rob Kabboord pairs his passion for food, Street, Carlton. Cost: $19.50. Inquiries: beer and cheese with Costa Nikias from 9347 5331. ● La Sirene, an exciting Aussie brewer, and COMPILED BY VIRGINIA MILLEN Heron Tower Beverages (bringing out brewers from Belgian brewery Rodenbach). The dishes will incorporate cheese from the restaurant’s WANT YOUR EVENT LISTED? famous cheese trolley. Seats extremely limited.

■ Sunday, May 24, 12.30-4.30pm. Merricote, To be considered for a listing email \ goingoutNORTH@theweeklyreview.com.au 81 High Street, Northcote, Cost: $150. goodbeerweek.com.au

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DRAGO’S AMAZING BONA FIDE FREAK SHOW Writer, musician, actor and director Ilan Abrahams will once again perform his one-man show, Drago’s Amazing Bona Fide Freak Show Show.

The show tells the story of Drago, a 19th-century sideshow performer who reveals some of our darker tendencies through music, storytelling and comedy.

■ May 20-23, 6.30pm.

Mechanics Institute, 270 Sydney Road, Brunswick. Cost: $28.

Inquiries: 9387 3376.

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music and tempting breakfast stalls. Make sure you bring your own bags because the market is plastic-bag free.

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Even better, everything is handmade by the designers or ethically manufactured in strictly limited runs, using sustainable production methods and locally sourced materials.

■ Federation Square, May 24, 10am-5pm, free entry. www.markitfedsquare.com.au

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THE RIVERS OF CHINA Fantasy, sci-fi and feminism PLAY collide in this new production of Alma de Groen’s classic play. In 1923, author Katherine Mansfield visits a mystic healer in the hope of escaping a claustrophobic, male-dominated existence. In the present day, a young man wakes up to find himself in a fascistic version of Melbourne where women call the shots.

Slowly, these two times and stories interweave.

First staged in the 1980s, the play has been revived by local theatre group Don’t Look Away.

■ Theatre Works, St Kilda, May 20-30, tickets $20-$30. www.theatreworks.org.au

RUBY BOOTS Country singers have a long GIG history of romanticising heartbreak and hardship. But while Taylor Swift probably doesn’t know much about the latter, Bex Chilcott (AKA Ruby Boots) knows all too well what she’s singing about. Bex spent a chunk of her teenage years living on the streets of Perth and learnt to play guitar while working 12-hour shifts as a pearl-boat deckhand.

Her début, launching this week, is packed with convincing, gutsy tunes that evoke early Ryan Adams LPs. ■ Howler, Melbourne, May 22, $20. www.rubybootsmusic.com

THE HARD PROBLEM Hilary (Olivia Vinall) is a young psychology researcher trying to answer tough questions about where consciousness begins and ends – are our minds more than a lump of grey matter? She finds herself clashing with the high-powered men surrounding her, but is prepared to trade all her rationality for a miraculous solution to a private sorrow. This is the first work in 12 years from legendary playwright Tom Stoppard, captured live onstage at the Dorfman Theatre in London.

■ Select cinemas, opens May 23. ntlive.com ● MB FILM

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It’s a big year for Eurovision, as the contest celebrates 60 years. More importantly, Australians can soak up the kitschy glamour live – if we can be bothered getting up at 5am.

We’ll even be able to vote for one of our own.

Long-time fans of the contest might be a bit cold on this. For years, the true joy of Eurovision has been watching it ironically. In ditching the BBC’s carping coverage (hosted by Graham Norton), SBS has started taking it a bit too seriously. ●

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This new Max appears to be half-Ocker, half-Welsh. Otherwise, it’s business as usual.

The action is unrelenting demolition derby thrills – part-Monster Trucks, part-Star Wars, part-Monty Python. All great fun, but don’t expect much by way of a story.

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Quicksand, by Steve Toltz \ www.stevetoltz.com $32.99 (Penguin)

This follow-up to Steve Toltz’s Booker-nominated debut A Fraction of the Whole has a similar line in dark humour and catastrophe. Aldo and Liam are walking disasters. When Aldo hits rock bottom, Liam decides his own salvation might come from transforming his friend’s failure into a novel.

Quicksand is a rambling beast of a book, the characters charming and the writing rich and funny. ●

Tim Rogers & The Bamboos \ The Rules of Attraction (Warner) thebamboos.com

After a few years of flirtation, two Melbourne music icons collide and the result is just as good as we might have hoped. Opener S.U.C.C.E.S.S sets the template – the sort of slinky, disco-flecked soul that will get any party moving.

Rogers powers through on full-blast charisma, while Bamboos bandleader Lance Ferguson showcases his rare talent for making music that feels as sparkling as it does familiar. These 12 tracks feel like songs we should already love. ● Wolf Hall \ BBC DVD, $29.95 DVD

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TIM ROGERS & THE BAMBOOS

The story of Henry VIII and his many wives has been thoroughly milked, most recently (and trashily)

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I love Brunswick When friends come from out of town?

In 1990 a new gelati shop opened. It is now famous as Gelobar, but we still call it Paula’s after the charming woman who ran it. My wife’s siblings would visit from miles away, try Paula’s gelati, and not want to return home.

Michael Winkler has lived in Brunswick for more than 30 years. After researching his book, Grungewick: Gritty and gruesome news stories of early Brunswick, Michael says he can’t help but see the streets of his home suburb differently. But when he steps back into the present, these are the places he loves.

For an interesting bottle of wine (or beer)?

Rumi is a beautiful restaurant with a range of Lebanese wine and beer – but even better is the arak, a Lebanese spirit that will keep you warm on the coldest night.

Where do you go for great cup of coffee?

Factory Café Bar. The coffee is strong, the atmosphere is sleepy and the people are friendly.

For a sneaky takeaway?

I once asked a taxi driver from Karachi where to find Melbourne’s best Pakistani food, and he nominated Sweets & Spice. There is nothing prepossessing about this place, but the curries are dazzling.

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To brush out the cobwebs?

Every Tuesday night I join up with 30 of my favourite people, the Brunswick Rogues Choir.

For a historical snoop?

Go for a stroll along Merri Creek and remember that for many millennia, Wurundjeri people fished in the creek (sometimes at night, using flaming torches to attract fish), ate plants such as murnong from its banks, and watched children playing in the water.

For a pick-me-up when you’re feeling blue?

For years, there was no decent book shop in Brunswick.

The drought broke when Brunswick Bound opened. The proprietors have splendid taste. ● » Michael Winkler’s ebook is available for download at: www.michaelwinkler.com.au/writing The Kindle version available from amazon.com.au

Factory Café Bar 453 Victoria Street, Brunswick West. 9387 0916 ● Sweets & Spice 743-745 Sydney Road, Brunswick. 9386 2760 ● Gelobar 74-76 Lygon Street, Brunswick East. 9381 2252 Rumi 116 Lygon Street, Brunswick East. 9388 8255 ● Brunswick Bound 361 Sydney Road, Brunswick. 9381 4019

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I’m from Japan. I thought I would have a better chance to get work as an artist here.

Usually it’s so difficult for a foreigner to get a job in a foreign country, but here there is a mixed culture, which I like. ●

His name is Taxi. We called him that because he is the sweetest animal known to humanity and he gives us a lift. He picks us up. ●

I just went to buy a sketchbook to use as a journal. I’m trying to get back into writing as a form of therapy. I need somewhere creative to channel my stuff. ●

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Vegie Bar 380 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 9417 6935 Famous for its meat-free stir-fries, pizzas and pastas, the Vegie Bar is a Fitzroy institution. The hearty food includes vegan, gluten-free and raw options.

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Yong Green Food 421-423 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy 9417 3338 The focus is mainly on raw food. The entire menu is vegetarian or vegan.

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Moroccan Soup Bar 183 St Georges Road, Fitzroy North 9482 4240 This tiny North Fitzroy restaurant serves much more than soup. People line up to feast on North African-inspired dishes.

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Over the last few weeks, our team has been getting everything all ready for you. It’s looking great so far!

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OVER THE FENCE

How we met

Composer Kate Neal and painter Antonia Chaffey became neighbours in January and their relationship has blossomed over their shared experience of a life in the arts.

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The house next door seems to have some sort of good spell over it; artistic and interesting people always seem to move in there. When I met Kate we discovered we had mutual friends. And they have two darling children and I have terrible grandmother hormones raging; I adore the children, so there’s been this lovely neighbourly connection.

Kate and her husband Tim are very welcoming and over the summer we just sat in the backyard with our feet in the paddling pool, drinking tea and talking about life and the universe. It seems to be quite organic in the way our friendship has evolved.

Sharing interests in the arts has created a connection. Kate and I can compare notes on the process of making art. I’ve had a bit of a dry run lately, it’s been a bit of a struggle, and it’s good to talk about her creative processes.

Even though they’re two different disciplines, the processes can be similar. ●

When you meet another artist, especially of Antonia’s ilk and generation, there is already a mutual understanding. You know something of the other person – their lifestyle and work habits and what it is to create and the pressures around that.

When I first met her, I thought, “Whoa, she’s a bit kooky”. She’s got these crazy artist eyes, but she’s very beautiful. And I always have the feeling she reminds me of someone but I can’t pinpoint who.

She’s less kooky than I thought at the start, she’s just arty. She’s terrific.

I’m a very non-intrusive watchful eye and I think she would probably feel the same with our children (daughter Olive, 5, and son Malachy, 2).

We know she’s looking out for us. For example, this morning she picked up my daughter from school because she was sick.

My husband wasn’t home, and I couldn’t get out of work and she was happy to do that.

And I hope that she would always come to us if she needed anything.

I’ve had neighbours I say hello to and have a chat to, but not that I would have a whisky with – that’s sort of another level. It’s like she’s a similar person, somehow. We’re from the same side of the tracks or something. ● VIRGINIA MILLEN

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The promise Owner Anne Nguyen opened Chanoyu Natural Beauty and Spa six years ago. Her vision was to create a day spa that transports visitors to the hot springs and Japanese inns of Kyoto. Anne combines traditional Japanese techniques with the latest technology to restore a youthful glow to her clients’ skin. Located above Wabi Sabi Salon in Smith Street, this little day spa is a city escape.

The reality My facial begins with salted cherry and black tea and I am then led to a bed, where my skin is double-cleansed. Anne assesses its state – sensitive and dehydrated – then chooses the Deep Performance Facial using Germaine De Capuccini products.

As relaxation music plays, Anne wafts lavender oil under my nose and begins. For the next 90 minutes, she uses kobido, a Japanese facial massage technique, to iron out lines, stimulate circulation and relax tension, and applies products to my skin. She also massages my arms, shoulders and head and gently steams my face.

The payoff I am beyond relaxed at the end and my skin feels

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like a peach. Anne has removed years of lines from my forehead and around my eyes, and a glow I thought was lost has returned.

The pain factor Barely there. Anne worked on knots in my shoulders and tension in my neck, but the pain soon gave way to pure relaxation.

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Anyone who wants to seriously unwind and walk out with a youthful glow.

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Normally $99, but mine was $124, because Anne upgraded the facial with a Facial Deeping treatment.

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MY CHILD, A BULLY? What to do if your child is accused of bullying

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ullying claims should always be taken seriously, but what if they might be exaggerated? My son, a sport-averse geek, was twice accused of bullying.

When another boy’s mother rang to say her child had come home upset several times and mine was to blame, I was horrified. She insisted my son had bullied hers repeatedly so I apologised for any distress, intentional or not, and investigated – I’m not a parent who thinks my kid can do no wrong. But the worst we came up with was this kid being made “it” more often, for stretching lunch-time game rules.

A few months later the mother rang the school to again accuse my son of bullying. The teacher spoke to them and all that emerged was a picture my son drew of this boy in a train going over a cliff a la Andy Griffiths’ absurdist style. It was a typical boy drawing but stupid, so I made him apologise and punished him. I called the mother to suggest mediation so her boy could detail the bullying and we could deal with it properly, but she refused. In the end, whatever happened appeared to be minor but everyone ended up stressed.

How can you tell if a child has crossed the line into systematic bullying? As parents we should investigate and

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be open to all possibilities, whether our child could be a victim or perpetrator. Dealing with the fact that your child may be a bully can be a reality check. Reach Foundation senior well-being manager Dr Karen White says that while the school may address the problem, when bullying is established it is important to ensure an appropriate apology is offered that acknowledges the behaviour’s impact, regardless of whether harm was intended. “Helping your child to develop the emotional intelligence to recognise their impact on others is a challenge for most families, especially when this behaviour is not modelled at home, either between parents or between parents and children,” she says. ● ccritchley@theweeklyreview.com.au USEFUL SITES ● Reach Foundation has a new Parenting Teenagers handbook (Affirm Press) www.reach.org.au ● Reach Out www.reachout.com ● Bullying. No Way! www.bullyingnoway.gov.au ● Think U Know thinkuknow.org.au/youth/cyberbullying ● Alannah and Madeline Foundation www.amf.org.au

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Children rarely have a reason to fabricate claims that they have been bullied; they frequently hide their experience for fear that any action will exacerbate the problem. The impact on the adolescent is a useful indicator of whether the behaviour is intended to hurt them. Regardless of recognised intent, we can all become desensitised to extremely critical comments and they can become defining labels. It is preferable to leave management of bullies to those equipped to deal with this, such as the school or other organisation involved. Ideally a school can help determine the extent of any bullying claim. If your child has been accused of bullying, recognise that they may have caused harm and be aware that your initial reaction may inhibit their ability to tell you the whole story. A parent should be clear that they do not condone the behaviour. Mediation can help young people to appreciate the impact of their actions. It should be supported by a skilled independent person, such as a teacher or school counsellor, and generally not include parents.

Depending on the school’s approach, any additional response should be relevant to the problematic behaviour; if it involved online activity that should be limited. ● DR KAREN WHITE senior manager, well-being, The Reach Foundation, and mother of three » www.reach.org.au

During our childhood and teen years, most of us would have done something hurtful to someone at least once. In fact, it’s likely that some of these hurtful actions were actually bullying behaviours. Bullying behaviour doesn’t make your child a bad person. Sometimes teens think they’re being funny, but don’t realise that what they’re doing might be quite hurtful. If your child is accused of bullying, talk to them about why they behaved in a way that hurt someone, and ask them questions that help them see their behaviour from the other person’s perspective. A change in behaviour is always going to be more meaningful than forcing your child to make an apology, so it’s best to support young people to make that change themselves. Importantly, bullying behaviour might be a sign that your child is dealing with something more complex. They might feel insecure in their friendships and want to prove themselves through bullying, or perhaps they feel angry about something and don’t have an appropriate outlet. There are a number of fact sheets and stories on ReachOut.com about bullying that can help your child understand what’s going on and how they can make a positive change. ● JONO NICHOLAS CEO ReachOut Australia, and father of three » reachout.com/bullying

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ou’d imagine Megan Park’s home would be a riot of folk-inspired colour, its interiors draped and festooned with extravagant Indian silks and French beading – as exotic as the clothes and accessories she designs. But the fashion maven’s Fitzroy terrace is an oasis of cool, calm minimalism, where an abundance of natural light plays on crisp white walls and bed linen. Upstairs, a modern renovation is dominated by glass and exposed timber.

Megan shares this purposefully tranquil home with her architect husband Anthony Cox (who designed her shops) and their seven-year-old twins, Ella and Marley. Anthony has put

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a contemporary architectural spin on the turn-of-the-century dwelling, while Megan has furnished it with treasures collected locally and while living in London.

Megan moved to London in the early ’90s where she worked designing textiles for the likes of Givenchy and Kenzo, before launching her own label in 1997.

Since returning to Melbourne 11 years ago, her range of intricately embroidered and effortlessly chic clothing, jewellery, children’s and homewares has won fans online and through her stores – in Armadale and Fitzroy stores. ● JANE ROCCA jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au

This photo print titled God’s Sky is calm and serene and has that majestic feeling of a sky.

I bought it 15 years ago from a gallery my friend owned in London.

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I bought this white English bedspread from an antique dealer I used to buy textiles from in the UK. It’s made up of 2000 circles, each gathered and stitched together. I love the delicate nature of it; it’s so pure and would have taken forever to make.

My favourite thing

I love the simplicity of an English sofa. Ercol is one of the iconic English brands from the ’60s. It’s plain and beautiful, and the back is like a giant surfboard. I have so much colour in my life at work that when I am home I like pure, clean and minimal space to surround me. I bought it at Mondo Trasho in Johnston Street, Abbotsford, six years ago.

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GLOWING REVIEW I would often go to Paris to visit the flea markets for textile inspiration when I was living in London, and I stumbled on this 1920s German chandelier and fell in love. I had to get it home on the Eurostar. I had to dismantle it and then have it rewired for an Australian power point when I got it home.

I found this Susie MacMurray balloon sculpture in London. She is a cool artist who was represented by my agent. She recreates Christian Dior red gowns out of deflated red balloons. She is extravagant. I love looking at this beautiful white circular art piece that sits on our white wall in our bedroom.

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I bought this 1960s swivel bucket chair from my friend Dean Angelucci, who has a furniture shop in Smith Street, Fitzroy. I saw it out the back of his warehouse and grabbed it. I reupholstered it with some embroidery fabric that was left over from a coat I made 10 years ago. I like the juxtaposition.

H I , H I , B I R D I E My friend Ambica from Cornwall, England, made this bird out of scraps of fabric. It’s a threedimensional finch and it’s life-like.

The idea someone would make something like this for me is all the more special. It’s testament to a friendship.

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FIRST BASE

Setting the scene

When I was very young my family moved into a semi-quiet street with a pub on one end and a beautiful park on the other.

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Mucking around in the backyard with mum and Ed, wearing my Hawthorn jumper either before or after a match.

I wore that jumper to every match and occasionally during the week too.

word play or funny narrative; it’s surprising, clever and based on decipherable incongruity.

“I give the audience an unfinished canvas and expect them to complete the painting,” he says.

Jack Levi, the genial, dark-eyed alter-ego behind the very straight-faced Elliot Goblet, grew up in leafy Malmsbury Street, Hawthorn East. “I lived there with my parents Leon and Marcelle, my brother Ed, a dog called Rusty who happened to be Rusty in colour and a dog called Blackie, who happened to be black in colour. We took a long time to pick names for those dogs,” Jack says.

He remembers a busy house with a couple of rooms originally rented out to lodgers.

“There was a big lounge room with leadlight windows and a huge front garden hedge, which was sometimes a dumping place for beer bottles. The kitchen was very narrow, so there was definitely no passing or overtaking there. I liked to sit on a bench in the backyard and stare at our beautiful plum tree, it was my special relaxation place.”

But it’s the memory of “the roar of the crowd from Glenferrie Oval” that brings an infatuated boyish grin to Jack’s face. The

« FA M I LY O U T I N G Out on a Sunday afternoon in St Kilda, a random photographer captured this pleasant family pose.

That’s me on the left, my father Leon, mother Marcelle and little brother Ed. (COURTESY OF ELLIOT GOBLET)

n recent years, as powerful magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has delivered detailed pictures of what happens in our brains across a range of emotional states – angry, happy or sad – there’s been a lot of scientific oonga-boonga about how and why we laugh.

When scientists start to explain how laughter works, comedians generally respond by walking away and shaking their heads.

According to Tad Friend (The The New Yorker Yorker), how the brain processes humour remains a mystery because comedy is not a science.

“It’s an art created not according to algorithms or invariant laws but flashes of intuition fuelled by potato chips,” he writes.

Elliot Goblet is one of Australia’s best-known comedians, having made numerous television appearances (Hey Hey It’s Saturday, The Midday Show and The NRL Footy Show to name just a few) gently guiding us through his highly individual and utterly hysterical comic lens on the world.

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My first KISS

It was near the old oak tree in nearby Central Gardens. I do remember her name but won’t divulge it. I was 17.

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Maguire and Les Twentyman in 2001, when he organised the annual Comedians for a Cause comedy shows. The shows, for Open Family Australia, raised awareness and money for people in need.

Is Elliot Goblet’s comedy art or science?

Who cares, it’s gloriously funny and that’s what counts!

Elliot Goblet’s CD Goblet’s Greatest Bits, released last month, contains a multitude of comedy one liners, plus two songs in Elliot Goblet mode. A portion of the proceeds from each CD sold will go to support the Father Bob Maguire Foundation and Les Twentyman’s 20th Man Fund. ● RACHEL BERGER boomboom@rachelberger.com

Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens, released in 1970.

It was a birthday present; I had lots of singles but this was my first album.

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oval’s close proximity meant Jack could watch his beloved Hawthorn play every time there was a home game.

“I was addicted. I never missed a match from about the middle of 1962 until well into the 1970s.”

About the age of 16, the serious but gregarious teenager added a few jokes to a school talk and was hooked when the laughter came rolling back. Several years later Elliot Goblet was hatched.

“I decided to stand out from the pack by taking a different view from the other ’80s comics. You need to change gears to understand my comedy.”

And it’s his comedy and compassion that began Jack’s association with Father Bob

Jethro Tull at Festival Hall in the early ’70s. I went with my brother Ed and another Jack. I loved Festival Hall. It was both exciting and surreal seeing somebody who I’d only heard on a record.

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Price \ $1.25 million – $1.35 million

Auction \ May 30 at 10am

Fast facts \ An 1880s terrace house, beautifully renovated in 2011; formal and casual living and dining; three first-floor bedrooms; large, Victorian-style bathroom; marble kitchen with Miele appliances; powder room; concealed laundry; landscaped courtyard with electronic roller door to right-of-way; walk to city, shops, tram, Fitzroy High and North Fitzroy Primary schools.

Fitzroy North \ 4 kilometres from the city

CLIFTON HILL \ 2 YAMBLA STREET Brand spanking new, this semi-detached, three-storey townhouse has striking views of the city. Wood panel detail adds interest to the entrance and gunmetal-grey tiles contrast with white walls.

A bedroom on the ground floor has big windows on two sides, thick carpet, mirrored, built-in wardrobes and a shower en suite. The first floor is given over to open-plan living that stretches the length of the property.

A fantastic kitchen with glinting stone benches has bright white cabinetry, stainless-steel appliances and a frosted window as a splashback.

In a smart design touch, a study nook is tucked behind this space, separating work from play.

Patio doors lead out to a big balcony.

The top floor houses two more bedrooms, both with built-in wardrobes, while a bathroom between the pair has a separate shower and tub, plus there’s a linen closet right outside.

A one-car garage has an extra car space in front. Keen cyclists are close to the Yarra Trail and Clifton Hill station is nearby. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

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t might seem churlish to start the ode to a classically beautiful 1880s terrace house with a discussion of its rear roller door. However, this utilitarian feature is a sort of anti-symbol for all that is wonderful about this property.

The next owner can, if they like, use the roller door to drive their car into the bluestone-paved courtyard. But the vendor doesn’t bother with a car. City, schools, shops, everything is walkable, and the tram runs past the front door. The Edinburgh Gardens are one block north.

The house is an ornament to the street, having been renovated in 2011 and painted a smart dark grey. Its interior is a harmonious blend of Victorian rooms with high ceilings and flamboyant roses, contemporary bathrooms and kitchen and thoughtful touches such as the hall’s coat hook rack and understairs cupboard.

Unusually for this sort of renovation, most improvements have taken place within the original walls. Upstairs are three bedrooms and the bathroom. On the ground floor, the living and dining room looks over Brunswick Street. The open-plan area is separate from the kitchen and has french doors and a multifold window to the courtyard garden.

The result is a spacious house that would suit a family at any stage, but especially those with young adult children.

A box-hedged front garden and tiled verandah create an elegant entrance to the house, whose security is enhanced by bars on its front window. Behind the cricket bat-panelled door is a side hall, with two arches and japanned floorboards.

The glossy dark-brown floorboards continue in the living and dining room, which has a cast-iron fireplace with a black timber mantelpiece. A door links it with the kitchen, and plantation shutters guard the sash window.

At the bottom of the timber staircase, the hall turns left into a vestibule area useful for stashing coats and bags. Turn left again, and there’s the kitchen in all its groovy splendour.

One wall is adorned in wallpaper depicting peacocks – a royal scene to contemplate while working at the Calacatta marble benchtops. The glossy white soft-closing cabinets include pull-out pantries, are handle-free and form a smooth backdrop to the stainless-steel Miele gas cooktop and underbench oven. Look up; the leafy ceiling rose is a reminder that this modern room is 130 years old.

The family and meals area has a marble counter and polished concrete floor below its folding window, and is a pleasantly sunny, east-facing room. In one corner is a powder room, white-tiled with a timber mirror cabinet.

In the courtyard, Boston creeper mingles with gardenias and the high walls and neighbouring trees create the illusion this private garden backs onto parkland. (In fact, it opens to a lane artists have turned into an outlaw mural exhibition.)

The main bedroom, at the front of the first floor, has a built-in wardrobe and doors to the balcony. Beige walls and dark brown carpet complement the open fireplace.

Two more double bedrooms continue the beige-brown palette, and the larger has a built-in wardrobe. The bathroom upholds the Victorian heritage with a Devon & Devon pedestal basin, clawfoot bath and shower with brass tapware.

The house has a concealed laundry, hydronic heating, air-conditioning and touch-pad entry. ● ALISON BARCLAY property@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Price \ $800,000 – $850,000

Auction \ May 23 at 11am

Those alert to the city view from the deck might be tempted to run straight to the back of this capacious Californian. But there’s plenty of beauty on the way, starting with the hall – a timber-panelled arts and crafts-style entry. The house was renovated by the vendors in 2007. The new bathrooms and kitchen, storage and open-plan living have turned it into a well-organised house that must make it a pleasure to come home. The 1920s living room has a leadlight bay window, open fireplace and glass doors to the dining room. The front main bedroom has built-in wardrobes and an en suite. Two more bedrooms have wardrobes, and the main bathroom has a shower, bath and twin basins. Original Baltic floorboards meet blackbutt in the open-plan area, whose glass southern wall captures the panorama. The kitchen has a 900-millimetre Germania gas cooktop, Fisher & Paykel oven and Westinghouse dishwasher. A rear garage is supplemented by a front carport. The Merri Creek trail is at the end of the cul-de-sac. ● ALISON BARCLAY

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The old farmhouse appeal of this double-fronted weatherboard cottage endures.

Sympathetically updated, it still has a certain simplicity and its historic charm continues to work its magic. It has been extended out to the boundary on its south side, so the wide frontage of the block has been put to good use.

A picket fence and full-width front verandah introduce interiors that feature Baltic pine floors, white-painted timber-lined walls and ceilings, and an updated kitchen. One of the two front bedrooms has an open fireplace. On its reverse side, the living room has been fitted with a slow combustion firebox.

The central living space has been extended to include a second room. In this additional space, double doors open it up to the front garden, and in the other direction is a large fourth bedroom with an en suite.

The kitchen/meals at the rear has been updated without compromising the feeling of continuity. Raw timber-look cabinetry is in abundance, black granite benches are a classic touch and a printed image on a glass-tiled splashback creates a shiny point of difference.

An enchanted back garden is the perfect fit for the rustic styling within. A pergola-roofed deck steps down to a second covered deck. Set in a rambling garden with shed and water tank, this is a most appropriate Northcote farmhouse setting. ● EMMA HOUGHTON

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PROPERTY ID » 2011944673

Price \ $900,000 +

THORNBURY \ 46 MARTIN STREET

Auction \ May 30 at 11am

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Price: $550,000 - $600,000 .................................................................

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Agent: Craig Shearn 0418 596 388 .................................................................

Price: $1.2 million - $1.3 million .................................................................

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

OFI: Thur 5.30-6pm; Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

Abundant appeal on approximately 560sqm. Enjoy now, extend the existing original two-bedroom house with art deco features or create something new (STCA).

Coveted Westgarth convenience coupled with enviable proximity to parkland provides the perfect lifestyle backdrop to this spacious renovated residence.

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Price \ $800,000 +

Auction \ May 23 at 1pm

Three double bedrooms and a spacious, modern living area make this sweet weatherboard Victorian much roomier than it looks. What’s more, it’s immaculate; the next owner can move straight in and enjoy gorgeous grounds that include a vertical herb crop and a decked verandah above a cottage garden. The L-shaped Baltic pine hall serves the bedrooms, the front of which has an open fireplace with a mirror mantelpiece. Of the others, the larger has an open fireplace and a chandelier, the smaller has bookshelves and both have built-in wardrobes. In the rear open plan area, Baltic pine floorboards are met by full-length windows and french doors to the covered pergola and brick-paved courtyard. The living area has a brick fireplace and built-in entertainment unit. The kitchen, sleek in white laminate, has a Fisher & Paykel gas cooktop, oven and dishwasher. The property has ducted heating and cooling and a concealed laundry. Wales Street Primary is one block north. ● ALISON BARCLAY

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BRUNSWICK \ 30 MACFARLAND STREET Victorian, Edwardian and interwar houses are all represented in this street that is part of the Frederick Street precinct, an area rich with architectural significance. None is more significant than the interwar maisonette at No. 30. It is one of three pairs in a row and has a distinct look, with a red-brick ground floor, a rendered first floor, timber gables, and a terracotta-tiled roof.

Beautifully preserved arts and crafts-inspired décor throughout creates interiors of real period distinction. Leadlight windows, tiled fireplace surrounds, polished hardwood floors and white walls are altogether appealing. Even the updates to the kitchen and bathroom incorporate recycled timbers from the original house. The timber panelling around the bath and the vanity door have been repurposed from the original kitchen cabinetry.

The compact floor plan has three living spaces on the ground floor. The carpeted front lounge has two stained-glass porthole windows that are an absolute highlight. Sliding sash windows with decorative upper panes are a feature throughout.

The three bedrooms are upstairs, with the bathroom (a second toilet is just beyond the back door downstairs) and a small laundry area. The huge main bedroom (now including the original balcony) has show-stopping city views. ● EMMA HOUGHTON

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VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au

Paul McDonald \ 9375 9375

PROPERTY ID » 2011932440

Price \ $850,000 – $900,000

Auction \ May 23 at 11am

WEST MELBOURNE \ 226 ADDERLEY STREET POSTCODE

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Price: $760,000 - $830,000 .................................................................

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

OFI: Thu 6.15-6.45; Sat 10.30-11am .................................................................

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

OFI: Thu 5:30-6pm; Sat 10:30-11am .................................................................

VISIT \ reviewproperty.com.au Hocking Stuart \ 9328 8388

PROPERTY ID » 2011945241

Price \ $850,000 +

Auction \ May 23 at 11.30am

It presents itself as a classic Victorian terrace house with tessellated tile verandah fringed by ornate lacework. But step indoors and this stylish house has been transformed. Polished floorboards gleam under high ceilings dotted with downlights. Two large bedrooms sit side by side. One has a wall of built-in wardrobes while the other has pull-down attic stairs that reveal the study space above. A shared bathroom with laundry facilities has a glass wall onto a lightwell. Push on through and the sense of space is incredible in the open-plan living at the rear of this cleverly renovated house. Custom storage incorporating pantry, fridge/freezer and entertainment unit runs along one edge, reaching from the stone kitchen with stainless-steel oven back to a wall of glass with patio doors at the far end. The kitchen is framed by glass too, ensuring plenty of natural light. A courtyard provides a low-maintenance chillout zone with a gate leading to Tait Lane.

North Melbourne station and the Errol Street cafés are minutes away. ● STEPHEN A. RUSSELL

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This architect-designed town residence, a refreshing alternative to period terrace-house living, offers a low-maintenance lifestyle.

Far more stylish and substantial than a typical two-bedroom townhouse, and enjoying Sumner Estate surroundings.

Let's eat lunch @ Auction Rooms, 103-107 Errol Street Let's eat dinner @ Scholars Wine Bar, 480 Victoria Street Let's drink coffee @ Twenty & Six Espresso, 594 Queensberry Street

Let's eat lunch @ The Herbert Café, 41 Arthurton Road Let's eat dinner @ Seoul Soul Plus, 315 High Street Let's drink coffee @ The Breakfast Club, 206 St Georges Road

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Thornbury 230 Gooch Street

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ready & waiting For A Makeover or Modern Development Bursting with opportunity for developers (STCA), investors, and first home buyers, this 2 bed home on a 566 sqm (approx.) allotment features central lounge and dining, kitchen with meals, bungalow, and carport. Near John Cain Memorial Park, Thornbury High School, Penders Grove Primary School, High Street cafes, and Thornbury Station.

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THOrNbUry 2/135 Raleigh Street

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This 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom apartment boasts its very own private driveway, garden and courtyard, providing an abundance of outdoor space that’s rare for this property type. Close to public transport and High Street shops and restaurants, this residence also enjoys a contemporary kitchen, spacious living zone, ample storage space and polished hardwood floors throughout.

AUCTION INSPECT CONTACT OFFICE

Saturday 6th June at 11.30am Thursday 6:15-6.45pm & Saturday 9:30-10am Bill Kyriakopoulos 0419 008 008 or Jeremy Bottomley 0433 772 033 Love Thornbury 9480 2288

LOVE Preston 274 High Street ph: 9471 0233

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Saturday 6th June at 1.30pm Thursday 5:30-6pm & Saturday 12:30-1pm Bill Kyriakopoulos 0419 008 008 or Jeremy Bottomley 0433 772 033 Love Thornbury 9480 2288

RESERvOIR 12 Arlington Street

Oakhill Estate Excellence In A Class Of Its Own

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LOVE Thornbury 770 High Street ph: 9480 2288

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Significant, stylish and substantial, this benchmark setting new home in the Oakhill Estate delivers the perfect balance between modern family living and sophisticated design. Multiple living zones, city views, four bedrooms sharing four luxury bathrooms, designer kitchen and a separate studio deliver exceptional Oakhill excellence.

AUCTION Saturday 30th May at 12.00 noon INSPECT Thursday 7:00-7.30pm & Saturday 3:30-4pm CONTACT Joe Horton 0421 128 008 or Stephanie Ferace 0430 051 681 OFFICE Love Preston 9471 0233

LOVE real estate

loverealestate.com.au LOVE Reservoir 307 Spring Street ph: 9460 6511

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PRESTON 119 Murray Road

THORNBURY 46 Martin Street

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This fully renovated home on a 530 m allotment (approx) delivers a beautifully bright, three bedroom Deco delight that is ideal for couples, young families or downsizers. Beyond its appealing 1940’s façade, it introduces perfectly presented, freshly painted interior spaces adorned with popular period features complementing a new bathroom, stainless steel equipped kitchen, family meals and formal living. Moments from the bus, it is central to the tram and various shopping districts.

The prettiness of this beautiful Victorian behind its classic picket fence and traditional cottage garden is matched inside by its generous floorplan that provides exceptional living for those looking to move in and enjoy close proximity to all the dining, shopping and transport benefits of High Street.

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THIS SATURDAY AT 3.00PM Thursday 5:00-5.30pm & Saturday 2:30-3pm Kristy Scarpetti 0433 051 681 or Ken Gu 0433 428 060 Love Preston 9471 0233

THIS SATURDAY AT 1.00PM Thursday 6:00-6.30pm & Saturday 12:30-1pm Joe Horton 0421 128 008 or Kristy Scarpetti Love Preston 9471 0233

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74 Hotham Street PRESTON

9 Edith Street PRESTON

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For an opinion on the current value of your home call 9471 0233

loverealestate.com.au LOVE Reservoir 307 Spring Street ph: 9460 6511

LOVE Preston 274 High Street ph: 9471 0233

LOVE real estate

LOVE Thornbury 770 High Street ph: 9480 2288

is where you live

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CARLTON NORTH 949 Rathdowne Street 3

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UNBEATABLE LOCATION, INCREDIBLE LOCATION This double-fronted period home is in great condition and offers enormous potential for restoring to its former glory. Located close to Rathdowne Village and within walking distance of Melbourne University, Princes Park and bus/tram to CBD, this property boasts generous proportions, offering the space and flexibility which is rarely found in the inner city. Comprising of 3 bedrooms, formal lounge with gas heater, kitchen with adjoining meals/living area, bathroom, external laundry as well as a spacious studio, which offers a multitude of potential uses. If you're looking for something a little different, you should inspect this property, it will impress.

Saturday 30th May at 11:00am Thursday 6.00 - 6.30pm 29 K11 John Costanzo 0418 990 457 john@chambersre.com.au Level 1/252 St Georges Road Office Fitzroy North 9489 9888 Website www.chambersre.com.au Auction Open Mel Ref Contact

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

FITZROY NORTH

AUCTION THIS SATURDAY

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SMALL IN STATURE, LARGE IN SUBSTANCE This solid brick cottage is in a quiet one-way street and presents a wonderful opportunity for first home buyers and investers alike.

Ready to move into, this period home comprises two bedrooms, kitchen, bathroom with laundry facilities and reverse cycle air conditioning. An informal living/ dining area to the rear of the house is complemented by an adjacent courtyard.

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Auction Open Mel Ref Contact

Saturday 23rd May at 12:30pm Thur 6-6.30pm & Sat 12-12.30pm 30 B12 Milan Urban 0400 227 420 mil@chambersre.com.au John Costanzo 0418 990 457 john@chambersre.com.au Office Level 1/252 St Georges Road Fitzroy North 9489 9888 Website www.chambersre.com.au

FITZROY NORTH 97 Best Street

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SIMPLY THE BEST Solid Victorian Terrace comprising 2 bedrooms, both with ornate fireplaces, living room with gas heating, separate dining room, bathroom/laundry, kitchen with new gas stove/ oven plus a deep rear yard plus landscaped gardens and access to a ROW with the potential for off street parking. Close to Fitzroy Nth Village, trams, shops, cafes restaurants, parks, Rushall Train Station and more.

Auction Open Mel Ref Contact

Saturday 23rd May at 2:00pm Thur 6- 6.30pm & Sat 1.30- 2pm 30 B11 Travis Corbett 0438 777 916 travis@chambersre.com.au Office Level 1/252 St Georges Road Fitzroy North 9489 9888 Website www.chambersre.com.au

AUCTION SATURDAY

NORTHCOTE 14 HARPER STREET A rare Westgarth gem.

This immaculate light filled residence skilfully combines classic and contemporary styles, all within a short stroll to local cafes, cinemas, public transport, schools, parklands and walking trails. Comprises 3 BRs (all with BIR and generous ensuite), stunning family living/dining with soaring ceilings that flows into outdoor entertaining spaces and attractive garden. Large second family room with options for home office/4th BR, granite kitchen, family bathroom, separate WC and fitted laundry. Also features OSP and garden shed with rain water tank, polished timber floors, fireplace, generous storage throughout, ducted heating and split-system air conditioning, bi-fold doors and alarm system.

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Wed 6.00 - 6.30pm & Sat from 10.30am Sat 23rd May - 11.00am 30 / F11 Please contact Agent Sam Rigopoulos 0425 834 583 Nicole Foster 0428 471 385 Northcote 8481 1900

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NORTHCOTE 74 WATERLOO ROAD Unique heritage character, authentically renovated.

One of Northcote’s original farmhouses, this distinctive home on a wide Ruckers Hill block has been sympathetically extended in period style to combine generous living space with modern comfort, close to High St, schools and neighbourhood cafes. Featuring Baltic pine linings and floors throughout, this warm and welcoming residence has a well-zoned floor plan comprising four double bedrooms, an expansive 2-zone sitting/dining room with a slow combustion firebox and separate entrance, sunny kitchen/meals area (Smeg appliances, custom cabinetry), two bathrooms and laundry. Including a pergola-covered deck and enchanting rear garden, this fine historic home features air conditioning, gas heating and period joinery.

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Wed 5.15 - 5.45pm & Sat 2.30 - 3.00pm Sat 30th May - 11.00am 30 / G9 Please contact Agent Sam Rigopoulos 0425 834 583 Nicole Foster 0438 471 385 Northcote 8481 1900

Auction Mel Ref EPR Contact Office

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CARLTON NORTH 536 Canning Street A STYLE-SETTING RENOVATION This exceptional terrace close to Rathdowne Village offers stunning living/dining open to bespoke kitchen & flowing to courtyard with ROW-access parking, 2 double BRs (floor-toceiling BIRs, ensuite to main) & second luxurious bathroom/ laundry, plus polished timber floors, central heating/cooling & alarm.

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AUCTION Sat 30 May at 2pm INSPECT Thu 6.15-6.45 & Sat 10.45-11.15 GUIDE $1,200,000 - $1,350,000 CONTACT James Keenan 0418 580 620 Charles Barham 0400 507 688 Carlton North | 9347 4322

FITZROY NORTH 96 Scotchmer Street VICTORIAN WARMTH WITH CLASS This handsome terrace in North Fitzroy Village, superbly renovated with pavilion extension & north-facing internal courtyard. 2 BRs, sitting room with gas-log OFP, stylish new bathroom & laundry, expansive living/dining room & bespoke kitchen, Boom-period detail, custom storage, split-system a/c & gas heating.

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AUCTION Sat 30 May at 12pm INSPECT Wed 6-6.30, Sat 1.45-2.15 GUIDE $900,000 - $990,000 CONTACT Nicholas West 0418 559 494 Andrew De Angelis 0402 039 342 Fitzroy | 9417 1956

THORNBURY 47 Rennie Street

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EXTENDED AND RENOVATED TO PERFECTION A sublime combination of period charm and modern style, this classy Californian highlights three main bedrooms and study/4BR (all with robes), modern ensuite and central bathroom, open living/dining area and stone-top kitchen with Falcon oven and Bosch dishwasher. Features include fully-lined attic storage area/studio, laundry/third WC, zoned ducted heating/refrigerated cooling, security system, front off-street parking, plus bi-folds to entertaining deck and delightful back yard garden. Adjacent to Bracken Avenue Reserve, it´s close to St Georges Road trams and Miller Street cafes, Bell Primary School, Strettle Wetland and Merri Creek trails.

EAGLEMONT 74 Studley Road

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AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 30 May at 12.30pm Thu & Sat 12-12.30 $1,000,000 - $1,100,000 Northcote | 9486 1800 Michael Fry 0418 107 413 Luke Sacco 0407 528 040

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 30 May at 12pm Thur 5-5.30 & Sat 1.30-2 $1,500,000 - $1,600,000 Ivanhoe | 9490 2900 Gordon Hope 0403 613 577 Annalise Newell 0402 937 607

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SERENELY STYLED EXECUTIVE LIVING This elegant residence close to Eaglemont/Ivanhoe Villages & leading schools combines clean contemporary lines, extraspacious rooms & a superbly zoned floor plan. With free flows to outdoor living areas, this home incorporates 4 mastersize BRs (two with stunning ensuites; retreat & terrace with hillside & CBD views to main), magnificent living & dining flowing to al fresco entertaining area with kitchen & swim-spa, chef´s kitchen (fine appliances, custom cabinetry), family bathroom, powder rooms and laundry, plus storeroom & cellar. Including a double garage & carport, this exceptional home features premium appointments, bespoke storage, commercial air conditioning & state-of-the-art security.

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CLIFTON HILL 63 Dally Street

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WAREHOUSE SANCTUARY WITH A GARDEN OASIS This former shoe factory, converted by award-winning architect Suzanne Dance, offers a versatile floor plan featuring two living zones separated by a wonderful sanctuary garden. With distinctive curved walls, soaring roof trusses, ceiling beams and streams of light, this expansive family home includes a spacious sitting room, north-facing informal living/ dining zone open to a well-equipped kitchen, main BR/retreat plus 3 further BRs, loft study, 3 bathrooms, laundry and a ROW-access garage with cellar. This is an impressive & truly unique property close to Village cafes, schools and parkland. Features ducted heating, split-system air conditioning and quality fittings.

CARLTON NORTH 587 Lygon Street EXTRAORDINARY PERIOD POTENTIAL With Keeley Lane at the rear, this 3BR Edwardian includes updated bathroom, lounge and kitchen/dining, ducted heating/cooling, high ceilings, plus an impressively deep backyard with garage (remote) and plenty of room to expand (STCA).

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AUCTION This Saturday at 1pm INSPECT Thu 12.30-1 & Sat 12.30-1 GUIDE $950,000 - $1,040,000 CONTACT Shayne Mooney 0407 549 148 Tom Roberts 0418 553 680 Carlton North | 9347 4322

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 30 May at 1.30pm Thu 6.15-6.45, Sat 12.45-1.15 $1,450,000 - $1,600,000 Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Nicholas West 0418 559 494 Andrew De Angelis 0402 039 342

ASCOT VALE 83 Kent Street PRETTY EDWARDIAN! This pretty double fronted Edwardian is a genuine family home. The wide central hallway opens to 3 beds (BIRs), 2 baths & a charming sep liv with open fireplace. The kitchen overlooks open plan family living/dining, flowing through to a generous decked area overlooking a well-established garden complete with a shed/workshop.

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FITZROY 10 Bell Street

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GRACIOUS BALCONY TERRACE, LIGHT AND SPACIOUS This distinguished residence close to the Carlton Gardens, with stunning CBD views and courtyard, offers formal sitting room/4th BR, expansive living opening to vast dining/informal living and stylish kitchen, 3 large BRs (one with ensuite), main bathroom and powder room, plus hydronic heating and period detail.

RESERVOIR 4/97-99 Hickford Street CONTEMPORARY LIVING Feature-packed 3BR townhouse includes main bathroom and powder room (second WC), open lounge and dining areas, kitchen with new European appliances, heating and cooling, double garage (remote), plus huge courtyard with undercover entertaining area. Close to parks and schools, choice of bus services, Reservoir Station, Broadway shops and cafes.

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AUCTION Sat 30 May at 2.30pm INSPECT Wed 5.45-6.15 & & Sat 1.15-1.45 GUIDE $410,000 - $450,000 CONTACT Colin Abbas 0414 659 635 Kristian Lunardi 0401 810 556 Preston | 9478 5000

AUCTION INSPECT GUIDE OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 30 May at 12pm Thu 5.30-6 & Sat 1.15-1.45 $1,700,000 - $1,850,000 Carlton North | 9347 4322 James Keenan 0418 580 620 James Pilliner 0405 106 421

CARLTON 23 Drummond Street

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HERITAGE GRANDEUR This elevated terrace (1868) close to the CBD and Carlton Gardens offers formal sitting room, living room/4th BR flowing to balcony, spacious dining open to stylish kitchen, 3BRs, 2 bathrooms and large laundry. With ample storage, A/C and quality appointments, this fine home features exquisite period detail.

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WEST PRESTON 20 Davies Street PERIOD ELEGANCE In a prized Thornbury-edge location, this solid-brick 3BR Californian includes updated bathroom and powder room, open lounge and kitchen/dining, heating and cooling, plus a delightful backyard with established gardens and garage/ workshop.

RESERVOIR 14 Cranesbill Grove CENTRAL CREEK QUALITY AND CLASS This contemporary 4BR + study home includes ensuite, main bathroom and powder room, formal lounge/theatre, open living/dining area and stone-top kitchen with butler´s pantry.

Highlights include ducted heating, refrigerated cooling, hardwood floors, ducted vacuum, alarm, double garage, plus al-fresco entertaining deck & established gardens.

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PRESTON 61 Kendall Street FAMILY PERFECTION This extended and renovated 3/4BR Californian includes two modern bathrooms, formal lounge, quality kitchen and spacious open living/dining area, entertainers´ balcony, heating and cooling, plus carport, garage and landscaped gardens all-round. Close to Merri Creek trails, Gilbert Road trams, Miller Street shops/cafes and local schools.

RESERVOIR 2/12 Army Avenue LIGHT-FILLED MODERN LIVING! Near-new 3BR villa includes two bathrooms, open living/ dining and stone-top kitchen with Blanco appliances, heating and cooling, alarm, hardwood floors, plus courtyard with decking, single garage (remote) and additional car space on title. Close to Gilbert Road buses and trams, Reservoir West PS, Coburg Hill Shops and Edwardes Lake Park.

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COLLINGWOOD 296 & 298 Wellington Street

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No. 296 - 4 double BRs, spacious living, study, timber kitchen/meals, bathroom, deep courtyard with ROW car access.

GUIDE: $600,000 to $660,000. AUCTION: Saturday 23 May at 11:30am No. 298 - 2 double BRs, spacious living, study, functional kitchen/meals, bathroom/laundry, courtyard, roof terrace.

GUIDE: $525,000 to $575,000. AUCTION: Saturday 23 May at 11am Both properties feature period detail with scope for improvement and investment returns.

NORTHCOTE 39 Henry Street CLEAN-EDGED CONTEMPORARY This spacious residence close to High St, Westgarth Village and transport offers 3 double BRs (2 with balconies), expansive living/dining flowing to deck and sunny landscaped courtyard, kitchen with solid timber benchtops and Bosch appliances, 2 elegant bathrooms and laundry, plus concrete floors, evaporative air conditioning and gas heating.

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AUCTION INSPECT OFFICE CONTACT

Sat 23 May at 11am & 11.30am Thurs 12-12.45pm & Sat 10.30-11am Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Cameron Ingram 0415 284 844 Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

PARKVILLE 118 Gatehouse Street

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GRAND BALCONIED TERRACE Opp Royal Park, this elegant 4BR Vic Tce includes fml lounge, dining and adjoining kitchen, central bath and 2nd WC, private leafy garden, double garage with separate studio (ensuite) to double width ROW and Ievers Reserve.

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W.B. Simpson & Son

216 STA TAT TA ATION STREET, T CARLT T, L ON NORTH LT “STATION VILLA” Period charm, original features, and extended living areas blended together within this renovated North Carlton house.

This wide single fronted brick terrace is ideally located close to Rathdowne Village, public transport, and major hospitals and universities. Comprising entrance hall, two generous bedrooms (BIR’s), open plan living area, and features brilliant northern sunlight and a leafy f Tu fy T scany sty t le ty t ard. ty rear courty Auction: Saturday 30th May 11.00 am Inspect: Thursday 1.00 pm - 1.45 pm Saturday 11.00 am - 11.45 am Contact: Syd Sherrin 0418 530 452 Nick McLean 0410 320 700

www.wbsimpson.com.au 30 Errol Street, North Melbourne Phone: 9328 1213

find your new home + discover your new neighbourhood

RESERVOIR 19 Glenvale Road

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Classic Comfort With Future Prospects Character weatherboard offering scope to further capitalize is a great find for astute first homebuyers or investors. Features 2 living areas, 2 bedrooms, central bathroom, backyard (potential dual occupancy STCA), massive under house storage, heating, cooling & plenty of off-street parking. Handy to shops, schools, transport, Edwardes Lake/walking trails.

Auction

This Saturday 23rd May at 11.00am

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Thursday 5.00-5.30pm & Saturday 10.30-11.00am

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Julian Butera 0412 831 838 or Mario Butera 0412 380 400

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FITZROY NORTH 216 McKean Street One of the most remarkable McKean Street openings seen for some time; a magnificent Hawthorn brick façade, superb heritage integrity and extra deep 400sqm land (approx.) with direct Howe Street access and rear ROW highlight this three bedroom Victorian villa. Near Edinburgh Gardens, Queens Parade, schools and train station; restore the glory of this captivating residence with potential to renovate/extend and create a separate rear studio/dwelling (STCA).

Auction

Saturday 30th May at 12.30pm

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Thursday & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Vincent Taylor 0417 586 271 Julie Susnjara 0408 006 662

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Fairfield 164 Rathmines Street Rare opportunity in a prime location.

Whether you’re looking to invest, redevelop (STCA) or renovate, you won’t go wrong here. Positioned only minutes from Fairfield Village, transport and schools. This glorious property offers a rare 20m frontage and enjoys a total area size of 808m2 approx. The property consists of a well-constructed brick residence, offering 3 spacious bedrooms, serviced by a central bathroom.

The formal lounge area leads through to a dining room boasting high ornate ceilings. The kitchen is functional and incorporates a meals area. Step outside and you’ll find a large 4 car garage plus a 2 car carport area. Vendor says it’s time for a change and ready to sell.

Ray White Bundoora

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30 MACFARLAND MACF STREET BRUNSWICK

Move straight into this extraordinary two storey, early 20th century Arts & Crafts maisonette. Beautifully maintained & sympathetically restored, boasting a remarkable list of unique heritage features, the home is conveniently situated just minutes from Sydney Road, Brunswick North Primary School and Anstey train station.

AUCTION This Saturday 11.00am INSPECT Thur 1.00 - 1.30pm Sat 10.30 - 11.00am Sheryl Upton 0407 528 228 Paul McDonald 0419 300 603 1112 Mt Alexander Road, Essendon PHONE 9375 9375

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NORTHCOTE 83 BEACONSFIELD PARADE A Treasured Edwardian Awaits!

Offered for the first time in 70 years this treasured three bedroom Edwardian home sits on approximately 445.91sqm, boasts a ROW and presents excellent potential for renovation and extension (STCA). Features comprise high ceilings, sunroom, separate lounge and generous kitchen/meals area. Close to popular High Street cafes, transport, schools and Northcote Plaza.

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NORTHCOTE 9489 9422 | BRUNSWICK 9387 0611 | PRESTON 9478 6344 | ESSENDON 9373 0000 | IVANHOE 9499 7992

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Saturday 30th May at 2.00pm Thur 5.30-6pm & Sat 11.30-12pm Photo ID required Michael Divito 0403 739 393 Gino De Iesi 0418 328 062

THORNBURY 1 & 2/173 GOOCH STREET Perfect Villas in the Heart of Thornbury Tastefully renovated, these 2 bedroom villas (one with street frontage), enjoy close proximity to cosmopolitan High St, shops and public transport, providing instant investment appeal & desirable live-in options for downsizers, making it an ideal investment. The homes comprise open plan living, chic courtyard, new kitchen, generous bedrooms (BIRs), stylish bathroom + lockup garage.

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BRUNSWICK EAST 1/61-63 BRUNSWICK ROAD

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Tailor Made For A Trendy Lifestyle!

This brand new, ultra chic three bedroom, two bathroom multi-level residence boasts a prime position in a landmark Brunswick East warehouse conversion. Features a south-east facing rooftop terrace with city glimpses, an expansive open plan living, dining and vogue kitchen. The master boasts WIR and lavish ensuite. Comprises split-systems and automated double garage.

CLIFTON HILL 2 YAMBLA STREET

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Inner City Sophistication with City Views Brand new three bedroom, two bathroom residence with city views, single lock up garage, additional car space, and moments to parklands, transport, and the CBD. INSPECT PRICE CONTACT

This Saturday at 1.00pm Wed 5.30-6.00pm & Sat from 12.30pm Photo ID required $820,000-$870,000 Anthony De Iesi 0407 803 501 Gino De Iesi 0418 328 062

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Saturday 30th May 1.00pm $840,000 - $890,000 Thur 5.30-5.45pm & Sat 12.45-1.15pm Photo ID required Elizabeth Kelly 0431 434 169 Greg Cusack 0417 128 125

THORNBURY 22 ALEXANDRA STREET

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Victorian Entertainer In Blue-Ribbon Locale A heavenly match of period elegance and modern spaces culminating in a magnificent entertainer's deck and garden, this freestanding three-bedroom Victorian features resides in a sought-after locale.

This Saturday at 2.00pm PRICE $840,000-$890,000 INSPECT Thur 6.45-7.15pm & Sat from 1.30pm Photo ID required CONTACT Luke Brizzi 0417 324 339 Anthony De Iesi 0407 803 501

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NORTHCOTE 17 STAFFORD STREET

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Aberdeen: 1920s Red Brick Brilliance!

Built in 1921 & gorgeously presented with period detail, this red brick bungalow offers expansive lounge & dining, 3 bedrooms, renovated kitchen & covered alfresco entertaining.

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Wonderful Opportunity on Waterloo This three bedroom period home on 722m2, promises rewards for renovators and developers in a prized location (STCA), close to vibrant High Street, transport, and schools.

INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 30th May at 2.00pm Thur 6.30-7pm & Sat 10-10.30am Photo ID required Anthony De Iesi 0407 803 501 Gino De Iesi 0418 328 062

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Period Charm, Perfect Locale!

Stroll to High Street from this charming three bedroom, two bathroom Californian Bungalow featuring an expansive alfresco area, open plan living, dining and gourmet kitchen.

This Saturday at 12.00pm Wed 6.15-6.45pm & Sat from 11.30am Photo ID required Luke Brizzi 0417 324 339 Gino De Iesi 0418 328 062

NORTHCOTE 68 WATERLOO ROAD

NORTHCOTE 9 CLEVELAND STREET

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This Saturday at 3.00pm $1,250,000-$1,325,000 Thur 6-6.30pm & Sat from 2.30pm Photo ID required Anthony De Iesi 0407 803 501 Luke Brizzi 0417 324 339 Gino De Iesi 0418 328 062

NORTHCOTE 239 VICTORIA ROAD

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Character And Contemporary Living Combine Elegantly elevated, this three-bedroom Art Deco home transitions from handsome original rooms to a contemporary kitchen/dining and huge paved rear entertaining areas. Highly appealing locale.

INSPECT CONTACT

Saturday 6th June at 11.00am Wed 5-5.30pm & Sat 11.45-12.15pm Photo ID required Anthony De Iesi 0407 803 501 & Luke Brizzi 0417 324 339

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