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Virginia trioli \ DOUBLE ENTENDRE WAS CLEARLY LOST

n just what kind of a bubble does the most senior 40 suicides directly related to abuse by Catholic clergy in Catholic in the country, Cardinal George Pell, live? this state alone. And this is only what has been reported In the bubble in which criminal conduct is and what we know so far. described as “misdoing”. In that bubble, the Catholic The depths of this iceberg are abysmal. It is beyond Church’s problem with sexual abuse is no worse than anyone’s ability to exaggerate. anywhere else. This defensiveness does the church and its loyal The day after Prime Minister Julia Gillard members no credit. Any reasonable member of the announced a wide-ranging inquiry into child modern church knows there is an enormous sexual abuse in all institutions, the cardinal problem, one that has not been adequately Depths called a press conference at which he seemed addressed publicly nor especially by the of this to welcome the announcement, but then secretive internal system established by iceberg are went on to accuse the media of greatly the church to investigate cases of abuse, abysmal exaggerating the role of the Catholic Church Towards Healing. in sex abuse cases. Indeed, the child protection expert appointed Cardinal Pell, the media in this country is by the Catholic Church to review this system has pretty skilled and sophisticated, but not even we withdrawn his previous support. could exaggerate beyond what has already been Here is what Sydney University law professor revealed so far about the extent of abuse perpetrated Patrick Parkinson told ABC Radio National about the by Catholic clergy. over-representation of the Catholic Church in sex abuse Let’s quickly clear things up so neither the cardinal, cases: “There are roughly six times as many (Catholic) nor any part of the Catholic hierarchy, has to waste clergy or religious offenders as in the entirety of the more time on this pointless defensiveness. rest of the churches combined. My view is the Catholic More than 100 convictions of Catholic clergy charged church has a huge problem with child sexual abuse – a with child sex offences, according to Broken Rites; in problem that is disproportionately higher by manyfold Victoria, the church has confirmed knowledge of than any other institutional organisation working 620 cases of sexual abuse, while another 45 cases are with children.” being investigated by church authorities; at least Now, none of this information is obscure, or

difficult to find. Indeed, you would read of these cases all the time. So I am genuinely mystified by what Cardinal Pell says. Could it be that he really doesn’t know the extent of the abuse, or even its reporting? I remember watching his recent appearance on Q&A, seeing a man who clearly lives in a parallel universe. In response to a question, he used an example of children making their first communion. He said, “I remember we were preparing these young boys …”, and the audience broke into titters. Pell looked confused, and tried again: “We were preparing these boys …”, and the audience sniggered again. The cardinal, looking bewildered and perhaps even a little cross, pushed on, but the double entendre was clearly lost on him. What Catholic priest, who lived in the real word, could use a line like that and not hear its uncomfortable double meaning? Perhaps only a man who believes the horrors perpetrated by some ordained officers of his church could be made to appear any more awful than they are. \

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FASTercheF Gary Mehigan sits down with LOZ BLAIN at his Fenix restaurant in Richmond to forget about food and fame for an hour, and just talk bikes ... non-stop. Chef Gary Mehigan has one of the most recognisable faces in Australia. Born in Britain, he sees himself as a Melburnian but has been spending most of his time in Sydney lately, where the hugely successful MasterChef juggernaut is filmed. His multiple TV shows, two restaurants, 2½ cookbooks, product ambassadorships and family keep him busy to a nearly comical degree, but to this day he still makes time to indulge in one of his great passions – fast motorcycles.

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’ve been riding bikes since I could get a licence. I think in England that was 17. I used to work on the weekends and I was just saving for a bike, because I wanted to be cool, you know? I was going to impress the girls. Yeah, I never did. I always used to think that when I got a bigger bike, that’d impress the girls, but it was never big enough. Because by the time I did get a big bike, they wanted to be chauffeured around in comfort. “I saved my pennies – in fact, that’s how I got into hospitality and catering. I got a part-time job in a local hotel. We used to work Friday night, Saturday and Sunday and I saved up and bought a CG125, which was a Honda single [cylinder], pushrod bike. We’re talking a long time ago. “It was completely gutless, but it felt like magic at the time. I took my test as quick as I could, got myself trained and passed the test, and then I bought a GS250 Suzuki. After the 125, that felt like a proper-sized motorcycle. I realised about a year after that that it just didn’t have the guts. It would do about 70mph (120km/h) on the motorway and just run out of gas. So I bought what they used to call a ‘flying breezeblock’ back then, which was a Honda CX500. It was a beautiful bike, a poor man’s BMW, and again, that jump from 125 to 250 to 500, that just felt like a million bucks. “I would’ve got knocked off about five times in London – all low speed, cars pulling out in front of you as we were moving in between the traffic. I remember a doctor knocked me off my motorcycle once. I remember lying in front of the No. 8 bus from Willesden wondering why nobody was going to come and help me. “We’d buy all our spare parts from the wreckers and it was always trouble, because I had no money, and it was funny that there were always no left-side parts, because that’s the side that everybody fell off and slid on. So you’d go in looking for a muffler and they’d say, sorry, we’ve got the other side but we haven’t got that side. “To be honest, it was practical and it was the only way that I could afford to get around – and get around fast. I couldn’t really afford a car, being a chef back then, and even when I bought a car it was just impossible to get around London. So it was always a motorbike. “I bought a VF500F when I came to Australia. I bought it in Healesville. The guy told me it was a train ride and a taxi ride from the city – it was Badger’s Creek! So I got off at Lilydale and the taxi driver said ‘it’s going to cost you about 50 bucks to get to Badger’s Creek’. I was like ‘What? This bike better be good!’ – and it was. “I used to ride from Box Hill up into the Dandenongs every day – I worked at a place called Bernaducci’s – I used to love that little line up the Sherbrooke Road.

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There’s a little devil’s elbow, can’t remember what it’s called. I used to go up fast and down fast every day – and then I got to know the roads. I mean, in Victoria, obviously, there’s the Great Ocean Road, but coming back through Dean’s Marsh is just a cracker. I love that one and I love the Black Spur, but that road up to Lake Mountain is probably my favourite road in Australia, just absolutely beautiful. “Now I live in Sydney and I’ve been trying to find their equivalent. But you know, Victorian roads are bloody good – and that Lake Mountain road is well looked after because it’s a snow road. Halfway down there’s a beautiful vista right across the high country. “You can get out from work, go out for a ride, it’s what, an hour and a half, you can give it a good old squirt going up there and on the way back down you can stop and just listen to the birds and [inhales] take in a bit

“I’m not a psycho. I’m not a super-fast rider . . . I must be doing something right in terms of keeping myself alive.” of the countryside, then fang it all the way back down. “I bought a Honda VTR1000 from Peter Stevens. I loved the idea of having a poor man’s Ducati. I couldn’t afford a Ducati, thought it was a bit extravagant. I loved that bike – even now, it’s one of my favourite bikes. Most people would bag that and say it’s an old man’s bike, but I just think it was so easy to ride. I did the California Superbike School on that, up to level two. It was my plaything, basically. I sold that in 2002 and had a hiatus for about six years – just because we had a little girl and I never had time to ride it. “I got back into it after that and bought a Triumph Thruxton – again, avoiding the superbikes because I thought I was going to kill myself. Obviously you can kill yourself on anything, and then, ridiculously, I find myself on a track day on a Triumph Thruxton, thinking ‘why on Earth did I buy a Triumph Thruxton? Why didn’t I buy the 675 [supersport bike]? What’s going on?’ But I love it, there’s no frills about it, it’s got a lovely little feel. It’s got Staintune [exhausts] on it and they pop and backfire when I throttle off, and I just love the style and the fact that there’s nothing flashy about it. I commute

on it, pop up the coast for a coffee and I really feel like I’m part of that Triumph thing, that Triumph lifestyle. “My dad was always into Triumphs. He’s nearly 70. He came off and broke his shoulder and arm about four years ago. It was only the third time he’d been knocked off. He said ‘I’m getting too old. I can’t recover’ and that’s a shame because I wanted to do something together, go for a big ride together. That probably won’t happen now. “But my sister rides and her husband rides in the UK, so we’ve got to do something together at some point. When they came over to Australia, lucky enough I’ve got two bikes now. So Scottie and myself, he’s her partner, he took the Thruxton. I’ve also got a BMW K1300R, a naked bike, which is now my favourite. We went up the coast, up to Terrigal and back around the long way via Singleton and down the Putty Road. We swapped bikes every so often and it’s beautiful, it’s like getting out of a jet fighter and into a Spitfire. One’s instantaneous, fast, smooth, torque on tap and the other one takes a bit of a wind-up to get going, but it’s really supple and easy to ride – and you know it has limits to its capabilities but it’s a beautiful ride. “I went back to the Superbike School about two years ago and did level one as a refresher. Don’t quote me on the stats, but I think that BMW will do 240-250 down the straight, it’s just awesome. Then putting a question mark over whether you should go out on that last session of the day. Sometimes I just think I’m tired, I’ve been lucky all day, I’ve had a great day, I love it, but it’s time to have a cup of tea and go home. It’s a nice little decompression. “I don’t tell Channel Ten when I’m going on ride days. Last year we had a MasterChef party with all the Channel Ten celebrities, press, the whole thing. It was a George, Matt and Gary thing where we get up, give ’em the intro, tell ’em what’s happening this season, it’s a big event, cocktail party, Champagne’s flying. I had a track day booked that I’d never told them about. They told me the launch party was on say, April 15, and I thought, shit! That’s my ride day! I ain’t cancelling the ride day. “My wife does my diary and I told her, whatever you do, don’t tell them – just say I’ve got another commitment. They booked in to do rehearsals and, unfortunately, because I had ‘another commitment’ I couldn’t do them. I figured out it would take me 45 minutes to get back from Eastern Creek back to the house, grab my suit and get to the studio for make-up. I still had helmet hair when I did the opening speech. I was wired, absolutely wired. I was so wired that when I did the opening speech, the guys were asking ‘what’s the matter with you?’. I had to tell them ‘I’ve just had the BEST day. Gorgeous, 21 degrees, chewed a bit of tyre up on the Thruxton, tweeted some photos’. “I’ll leave that for track days, make sure I get it out of my system and then trundle home at 80Ks an hour on the M2 and go home. Then it doesn’t tempt me to pop a mono down Willoughby Road, and I like that. It’s a sensible approach to having fun. “A lot of chefs ride bikes. It’s more about working

unsociable hours, needing a good commuter and not having a lot of money to spend when you’re starting off in your career. So you end up finding people like Jacques Reymond, who’s been riding Ducatis for years, or Matt Moran, who also rides a Ducati, or you see some chef turn up on some crazy chopper incarnation with ‘EAT’ as his number plate – that’s Michael Moore. Or Colin Fassnidge, who rides an R1. It’s a nice little club actually. “It’s funny how bikes galvanise people. I mean, when I talk to [fellow MasterChef judges] Matt and George about things I’m interested in, like bikes, you just see them glaze over. I mean, they’re talking about tennis and golf, which I think is about the most monotonous game on the planet. I mean, I can handle nine holes with good friends and a golf pro to get me through it, but to go out and do that on a Sunday morning? You’ve got to be joking! I want to go for a ride! To those guys, they take the mickey a bit – it makes no sense to go out and risk your life on two wheels, whereas I don’t think they get any of the freedom or the thrill that it gives you riding a two-wheeled machine.

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love a bit of alone time. Maybe it’s like a bit of a guy thing, but I don’t mind going out with a bunch of guys and not having a conversation about anything that important. Being in silence in your own crash helmet, enjoying the countryside, enjoying the thrill of the power and the open road. And when you get a beautiful road, there’s just something really – cleansing is the wrong word – something liberating about that. You approach a little bit of a bend in the road and you can see it’s going to be a nice sweeper or a series of sweepers and you can just give it a little bit of gas, and there’s this lovely sort of liberation for me of just letting that go. “Most of my life is surrounded nowadays by staff at my restaurants – I’ve got 75, 80 people working for me between the two restaurants. Limited amount of time, maximum amount of information. Sometimes it’s nice to go, you know what? I’m going to book that morning off and go out on my bike. It’s good alone time. There’s a few passions in my life – food, family, motorbikes. “I’m not a psycho. I’m not a super-fast rider. I’ve been a rider for a long time, so I must be doing something right in terms of keeping myself alive. I’m cautious and defensive in the city. In London, you had a choice, you’re either going to be a psycho, like the couriers – I remember riding along Park Lane one day and two couriers splitting either side of me, one bolting that way, the other bolting that way and you could hear them screaming as they went in different directions, they just basically raced each other down Park Lane – I could never do that. The day I got carried away I’d find myself sliding along on my arse on the tarmac. I had enough little reminders in London to keep myself safe. “On the open road I enjoy more to choose where I give it a bit of gas and where I don’t. Long straight road, think twice about feeding in the throttle. That’s preservation of licence more than anything else. Whereas, up the hill on a bit of twisty road, you can go for it, and chances are you’re going to have a great time if you ride smoothly. You’ll get to the end and have a great day. So I don’t know how I’d describe myself – cautious with the odd mad moment, how about that? It’s kept me alive so far. “I never look down on anybody who rides slowly. But anyone who asks, I’m happy to share what I know. Often I’ll just say ‘get yourself down to the Superbike School, or HART, or any one of them and just do the training’. “It sounds a bit Zen, but I try to live the moment. I pop my little tinted visor down and then nobody knows who I am. It’s quite nice.” \ lblain@theweeklyreview.com.au

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’m having a few arguments with my soon-to-be six-year-old about the spelling of the words “adventure playground”. Apparently it’s “igventure playground”, and she won’t be swayed. Yes, well one thing we don’t claim to have in our house is over-achievers. Neither of our offspring is really interested in being at the top of the class. They might compete over the last chocolate frog with vicious determination at home but at school they’re not too concerned about winning or losing, or their NAPLAN results. Some would say this is a good thing – a competitive child is setting themselves up for a lifetime of stress and disappointment, right? So while I’d like to see a bit more drive and focus in ours, I also think a non-competitive outlook means they’re happy in themselves. But I’m only guessing … I heard a story once about a child who cried for days because she wasn’t chosen by a fairy to go up on stage and be turned pink. It was at an outdoor pantomime and the entire park was filled with kids, so her chances of being chosen were one in about 500, which would indicate a future of pretty unrealistic expectations in life, I reckon. My kids, nahhh. Whatevs. Everyone learns at their own pace, they tell me. Not everyone can run fast, they say. You can’t be good at Winning everything, apparently. makes you There are people who run a mile from competition and others who run towards it as somebody, fast as they can so they get there first. A friend apparently says she was so competitive when she was a kid that she didn’t speak to her best friend for a

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whole week because she beat her in the kindie skip-a-thon. I’ve heard stories about kids who will not pass a basketball because they think they are their team’s best chance at winning, and deliberately pushing their friends out of their lane to beat them at swimming training, all while they’re parents are watching and cheering from the side. But while the competitive compulsion might be just bearable in kids, it’s not nice when you see it in adults. At a music-trivia night recently I saw a grown man put on a sulk when his table didn’t win. I’m serious. We all turned up with the intention of having a laugh and getting mildly snickered while raising money for the kids’ school. His sole intention that night was to win. So when his table started off strong on the AC/DC questions, he was elated, but then the questions went all 1980s electronic and he was gazumped by last year’s winners. That’s when he started to go quiet and, by the time he got up for the air-guitar competition, his mojo was all but gone. A shattered man in a blond mullet wig. I heard a mum on the TV the other day espousing a very strange theory that getting involved in your kids’ school helps them get special attention from the teachers – they get chosen for the lead in the play and the school captaincy because mum is on the school council or whatever. Odd idea, definitely, but to me, even weirder is the notion that being a school captain and presenting at assembly is an advantage – that you always need to be ahead of the pack, and you do that by walking around with a big winning badge stuck to your chest. Winning makes you somebody, apparently. So I guess I’m a bit like my kids. The only thing I’ve ever won was first prize at a fancy-dress day at the local skating rink when I was six years old. I was a gypsy on roller skates and I won a box of chocolates. Yes, well, whatevs … khall@theweeklyreview.com.au we welcoMe your feedback

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barista \ LEANNE TOLRA REVIEWS THE PARLOR parents supporting owners, business partners and family friends Tamare Karakulahian and Bonne Squires. Tamare’s family has a background in hospitality, and Bonne took a shine to the industry aged 14, polishing cutlery. The pair, who grew up around Beaumaris, often talked about running a café and admired the two-storey brick building surrounded by golf courses. It has been an English restaurant, an Indian eatery and, most recently, Gypsy’s café, but was vacant when Tamare spotted it last year. “It was a big venue and we knew we would need help. But it felt right and doors just kept opening,” says Bonne. “We wanted to create a place with a vintage feel that was ladylike and felt really special.” They renovated with the help of family and friends (Tamare’s husband, Nigel, built the monogrammed table). Four of Tamare’s five siblings – Jake, Charlotte, Edwin and Daisy – work in the café. Youngest sister Lily is just 11. In its first year, The Parlor has extended its hours and menu. Ricotta hotcakes and baked eggs make notable breakfasts, while the tasting board and the pulled-pork roll are popular

at lunch. Chef Rinku Singh (Il Solito Posto) has recently created a summer dinner menu that includes pork belly with plum, ginger and vermouth purée, and a chili seafood pappardelle.

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With a filtered view through the stately trees of Victoria Golf Club, this suburban retreat offers shady respite. Enjoy the dappled deck, the sunlit communal table (with legs that form the letters T and P), the open fireplace or the cheery back room draped with greenery. Wrought-iron trim and pressed-metal panels around the front counter add a French provincial impression, while polished concrete floors, soothing pearl-toned banquettes and pale-timber tables are a backdrop to vivid, modern artworks. Bags of lollies at the front counter, bird cages suspended from the ceiling and framed notes and prints add spirited personality. \

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f anyone can get away with a wine list that doesn’t offer a single Australian wine, it is knowledgeable industry professional and wine steward Angie Giannakodakis. Even in her first restaurant. Giannakodakis, who pampered patrons at The Press Club and Hellenic Republic with aplomb for five years, says there was criticism when HP offered only Greek wines. She has copped a persistent drip of mild protest from parochial patrons since Epocha opened eight weeks ago in a former gentlemen’s club. But to condemn a wine list chosen with passion, commitment and finesse is to fail to understand the gift Giannakodakis and business partner Guy Holder (ex-MoMo) have given the Melbourne dining scene. “We wanted a point of difference,” Giannakodakis says. “It’s about our ancestry and the flavours of the wines. There are more than 130. They are good beverages for not a lot of spend and for many people it’s a chance to try something they have never had before.” Epocha, meaning “a new or distinctive era”, may be an antidote to the trend-following eateries around town. Every edge has been polished, every detail considered. There’s house-filtered still and sparkling water, house-baked rye and caraway seed bread served warm in a knotted cloth bag, antique silverware and vintage cutlery and crockery – and the bathrooms are downright sexy. Giannakodakis even researched the building’s history in the State Library, discovering it was commissioned by gentlewoman Hannah Mabel in 1884. The upstairs bar has been named after her. There’s an emphasis on old-school service, helmed with grace by Holder, Giannakodakis and a team of hand-picked, pro-active staff members, who blend efficiency and charm seamlessly. The team has been comprehensively schooled in evocative wine and food descriptions. As a sales pitch, it’s darn effective – but it also gives diners confident ownership of their choices. Chef Michael Bolam (ex-Sanctuary, Hunter Valley) describes his menu as “the sort of food that every chef wants to eat on their day off”. It’s rustic, home-style food that nods to pan-European traditions. Work backwards when selecting from the menu is the advice from the staff. Choose your large share plates first, then smaller plates and perhaps a snack. The dishes arrive in conventional order. The cote de boeuf (from Bolam’s butcher’s farm at Romsey) is offered in either 550g or 900g serves. The 900g cut is $84, and suited to four or more as a share plate. Sides are needed, as the generous slab of rib-eye is served without accompaniment, sliced thickly on a wooden board. Our 550g of respectfully treated meat, finished with a beurre noisette and served with a veal and bone marrow jus, was intense and flavoursome. With potatoes roasted in duck fat and mixed salad leaves with a maple dressing, it was a hearty, honest meal. Other large choices include potato, calcot and gruyere pie, whole market fish and pork-and-sage faggots with bubble and squeak.

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From the smaller plates list, Bolam’s farmhouse terrine is a notable menu inclusion. Made from pork and chicken, minced and moussed, it’s delicately flavoured with all-spice and brandy and studded with dried apricots and pistachios. It’s served with housemade grissini, lavoche, pickled radish and cornichons, a delicate mushroom crème topped with a quail egg, and fresh apricot topped with a celeriac remoulade. From a small plate list that also included veal sweetbreads, lamb kalamaki, black pudding and a charcuterie plate, the artichoke and potato persillade appealed most. Its vegetables were treated to a merry bath in parsley, garlic, herbs, oil and lemon zest. It was a lovely appetiser, but perhaps we missed some of Bolam’s skill. Our snack to begin was crispy pigs’ ears – braised four hours, pressed and thinly sliced before being fried to golden, delicate crunch. The fine, crispy, oily tendrils

were served in a silver chalice. Perhaps they would have been better enjoyed with an aperitif in the upstairs bar. To finish, an antique silver dessert or cheese trolley is wheeled to the table. Choose from an array of imported cheeses, or dessert offerings such as tiramisu, crème brulee, lemon cannoli or chocolate gateau. The lemon and ricotta filling in the cannoli was intense and sharp, while the chocolate gateau, garnished with chocolate sticks, pieces of brandy snap and a very fine honeycomb, was divine from brownie base through mousse filling to ganache topping. After its many incarnations, including private hospital and hotel restaurant, Hannah would be pleased with what has become of her home. \ ltolra@theweeklyreview.com.au to read more reviews

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eat this Epocha, 49 Rathdowne Street, Carlton Cuisine \ European Head chef \ Michael Bolam Owners \ Angie Giannakodakis and Guy Holder Prices \ Small plates $12-$28; large plates $24-$89 Open \ Thursday-Sunday noon-3pm; Tuesday-Saturday 5.30pm-late Phone \ 9036 4949 » www.epocha.com.au THe VerdiCT \ Somewhere special

The regal 1890s two-storey terrace has been restored with love and devotion. Original floorboards, cast-iron balustrades and feature fireplaces have been restored to former glory, with ebony walls and spectacular bespoke light fittings that fan out from dark-hued ceiling roses adding a modern edge. Traditional woven-rush seats on green-painted timber frames and rustic timber tables set with heritage-patterned tiles channel a Greek tavern. Upstairs in Hannah’s Bar, named after the original owner, backgammon tables continue the Mediterranean theme. \ november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 13

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he need for a good relationship with your local wine shop is a common theme here. Having someone nearby who knows your tastes and can always recommend the right wine is really important. In 10 years, Andrew Petersen, manager of Vintage Cellars’ Toorak shop, has gained quite a following. “There are people who have followed me around at four Vintage Cellars shops,” says Petersen, who adds that he doesn’t always wait for a visit before tipping off his followers about what’s hot. “If you know what people like, it’s great to call them up and let them know about something new,” he says. “It’s great to sell wine to people you know will like it.” If, like me, you’re not on Petersen’s speed dial, he is happy to share a few tips on what’s hot wine-wise in Toorak. “People around here are drinking sav blanc and Champagne,” he says. “We sell a lot of Chablis [chardonnay from France’s Chablis region] here, which is a great summer drink, and rosé is really popular. People in the know buy riesling. Any time people come in and say they’re going to have seafood, we recommend riesling – it’s like lemon and lime on your fish.” Petersen says cheaper imports, in particular Italian pinot grigio and Alsatian pinot gris from France, are flying out the door. “With the way the dollar is, we can now source good wines and you don’t have to spend a fortune on them,” he says. “We’ve been able to import cheap grigio and French gris, food-friendly wines.” \ bthomas@theweeklyreview.com.au

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So, what makes a good wine shop? Three things are key. First up, there should be a diverse range of wine styles from Australia and further afield. For me, this means stocking a range of imports (especially cheap ones) as well as the usual suspects of chardonnay, sav blanc, cabernet sauvignon and shiraz. Secondly, staff should know what they’re talking about. If you walk into a wine shop and tell the first person who says “Can I help you?” that you like sav blanc but would like to try something different, they should be able to point you in the right direction and describe the wines they are recommending. A good wine shop also hosts regular tastings. This doesn’t mean they need to host formal dinners – although regular attendance at such functions does help to get to know the staff better. All that’s really required is the opening of a few bottles on a regular basis. It really helps to get an understanding of what’s for sale in the shop, as well as a good chance to taste a range of wines quickly and expand your knowledge. If there’s a winemaker or rep from the company pouring the wines, even better – ask all you can think of about the wines on pour. A quick note: never feel obliged to buy wines at these tastings, as the wine shops gain loads just from your attendance – loyalty and future purchases mean as much to the good shops as an instant sale.

TAsTE This Toolangi Shiraz 2008

Dominique Portet Fontaine Rose 2012

(Yarra Valley) $19; 14.5% ★★★★ lAyERED

I was surprised to see the price of this – it’s terrific value. The grapes were grown at Toolangi’s vineyard in dixon’s Creek, but made by Matt Harrop at Shadowfax in Werribee. layered aromas of black and blue berries, spice and cured meat are full of character and loaded with interest. Concentrated and dense, it has a core of berry and dark-cherry flavour, with spice, vanilla and a savoury herbal note all contributing. It has super-fine tannins matched with acidity that keeps everything light and bright and gives the wine a structure you rarely see under $20. Food match \ pork rillets

(Yarra Valley, pyrenees) $22; 13% ★★★★ ½ sAvouRy

Oliver’s Taranga Fiano 2012

Devil’s Lair Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

(Mclaren Vale) $24; 12.5% ★★★★ ½

(Margaret River) $50; 14% ★★★★ ½ ClAssy

Its class was clear from the moment it splashed into the decanter. It’s packed with red and black berries, quality cedar oak, spice aromas with added cassis, vanilla and chocolate flavours. It’s an immaculate wine and worthy of its price tag, but lacking character (in my book) to take it to the highest level. It’s smooth – silky so – in the mouth, with great poise and balance, and a load of fine, drying tannin. Good finish, too, with length and intense dark-berry flavours on exit. Food match \ Slow-cooked lamb shoulder

dominique has handed the winemaking reins over to son Ben, who poured me a glass of this while it was fermenting earlier in the year. A wine that manages to tread the fine line between serious and fun most years, this is another good release. A blend of cabernet, merlot and shiraz, this smells of summer berries, rose petals, dried herbs and citrus. Fresh and savoury, there’s light berry and cherry flavours and a luscious creaminess that leads to zesty acidity and a fine finish. Food match \ Salad of duck gésiers

TExTuRE

They’re doing great things with Italian white varietals in Mclaren Vale, and Oliver’s Taranga is leading the way. pears, apple – freshly cut and cider notes – peach, yeast and a bright floral lift provide delightful aromas, and there’s quite a punch on the palate. As pretty as the wine is, it’s the silky texture and fresh acidity that steal the show – they’re a delight. Rich lemon and yeast flavours carry nicely on the lengthy finish. Food match \ pumpkin ravioli

Pick of the week Bollinger Special Cuvee NV (Champagne) $90; 12% ★★★★★

The Champagne of James Bond (it featured in the 1956 Bond novel Diamonds Are Forever), this is a 60/25/ 15 blend of pinot noir, chardonnay and pinot meunier. There’s finesse to the apple, peach, citrus zest, biscuit and spice aromas, which carries on into the mouth. It’s intense, too, with rich lemon, apple, pear, grilled nut and brioche flavours. Nicely structured with well-pitched drying acidity and a slightly sweet mid-palate, it finishes with long toffee-apple flavours. Food match \ Smoked mackerel blinis

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interview \ PETER WILMOTH MEETs COsTa GEORGIadIs

he owner of Australian television’s most magnificent beard spills out of a cab at the ABC’s Elsternwick studios laughing, bags and jackets flying. “That was a fun ride – that driver was hilarious!” he says. “I could have sat there listening to him for hours.” Costa Georgiadis, the host of the ABC’s Gardening Australia, is one of life’s great enthusiasts and it’s not just cab drivers he celebrates. He loves gardens, “verges” (planting out suburban nature strips) and the challenge of never putting a rubbish bin out for collection. He loves organic vegetables and the thrill of watching a child understand and embrace sustainability. But perhaps his greatest passion is compost heaps. He loves them in all their steamy, slowly writhing majesty. He loves them so much he’s the ambassador for International Compost Awareness Week (in May), and he’s host of the annual compost ball, the compost community’s night of nights. “That’s a cracker – I love it,” he says. “I had people come up to me and I’d say I was going to a compost ball. They’d say, ‘What do you do at a compost ball?’ I said, ‘You dress up as your favourite microbe, or your favourite piece of compost or your favourite bacteria and then we all go into a room and we all lie on top of each other and we put a big tarp over us and that’s the ball. We have the ball under there’. And they say, ‘Are you serious?’ ‘No. It’s a bloody ball. We go there to celebrate and talk compost’.” Once he auctioned himself off. “I said, ‘Who can I be a handbag for to go to the ball, in 25 words or less?’ And people wrote in,” he says. “It was a great night. It’s putting compost into a different package and mindset.” Costa Georgiadis is certainly a different package. We’ve met at the ABC, where he films Gardening Australia. He settles into a couch and you get the feeling he could tell stories for hours about his love of gardening, of the earth and of the need to look after our precious resources. But he’s no earnest evangelist. He’s got a mischievous way about him, and a cheeky, OK, earthy, sense of humour. It’s hard to deny that some of his quirky persona stems from the beard. Yes, that beard. He has called it his signature and it is quite a luxuriant specimen, almost a nature strip in its own right. “Someone asked me the other day if I’d shave it off, and I said, ‘It would have to be a million dollars’,” he says. He’s had the beard for 20 years. It started with big lamb chops and, as he says, he decided to do “the big link up”. “I hated shaving. I used to get rashes,” he says. “I love not having to shave. But people don’t always believe that. They go, ‘Are you hiding something?’ They read into it. I go, ‘Look, I hate to disappoint you but I love just waking up in the morning and going about my business. It was never there as any type of gag. That’s who I am’.” The son of Greek parents – his father was an electrician and his mother managed the home – young Costa and his two older sisters grew up in Sydney’s north Bondi speaking Greek and English. “(In Greek) I say way too many thanks and pleases – which is kind of nice,” he says. “When we were with my

grandparents and aunts and uncles and relatives we’d speak Greek.” The nascent environmentalist was appalled – and often literally sickened – by the sewage that was pumped into the water at Bondi. The sewage might have been out of sight but it certainly wasn’t out of mind or ears. “The ’80s and early ’90s, if you went swimming and surfing there too much you’d invariably come away with ear infections,” he says. “The beach was pretty ordinary in those days. “And like any engineering solution, they said, ‘Let’s put it out to sea’. Yes, it’s cleaned the beach up, but that (sewage) is a resource. That frustrates me; that we have this incredible resource that we should be turning into a fertiliser to put back onto our farmland and we’re just pumping it out there.” The Georgiadis family lived near the beach but young Costa’s heart was in the country. He had deep connections to the country New South Wales properties of his grandfather and godfather. It is from those men that Georgiadis learnt to love the land and what it produced. “I’d go and visit and he’d be in the backyard,” he says of his grandfather. “When you look back and think about your influences … it wasn’t like he was overtly conditioning me. He was just doing his thing, and as a role model and as a presence. We’d go over there and the first thing we’d do is run out into the garden to see where he was. “He had chickens, he had ducks, he had pigeons. All of them contributed to fertility, to the soil. The centre of his life was the soil. That as his mantra … he was a permaculturalist before the word existed, because he was providing a permanent supply of sustainable food for the family as an urban agriculturist.” Georgiadis was deeply saddened when his godfather sold his farm. “I took my first steps on my godfather’s farm (in the Bylong Valley near Mudgee, three hours north-west of

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Sydney). That had an impact on me. I was devastated when he had to sell the farm. “It happened when I was 12 or 13, right at that age when I was starting to ride the horses, starting to go out on my own, starting to be able to explore the farm and everything it represented. I clearly remember the day we left for the last time. I was really upset. When I think about what I want to do and I want to get some land, that all goes right back.” At high school he didn’t know what he wanted to do. He remembers a friend at the University of NSW showing him the requirements to enter the landscape architecture degree. “I was sitting there on the library lawn and said, ‘What’s this about?’ He said, ‘I’m looking to transfer into this course’. And I read the list and it said geography, biology, design, planning, soils, hydrology, planting, horticulture. I thought, ‘That’s interesting’. “And that was it. You talk about those moments where you get into the flow. That’s where I dived into the river.” I relate to the thrill he talks about. I tell Georgiadis that my father was a keen and highly skilled vegetable gardener who grew corn (that reached way above an adult’s head), beans all over the back fence, strawberries in a disused sandpit and a whole lot of other vegetables that through his hard work and commitment shaved quit a bit off the grocery bill for six kids, not to mention giving us access to snapping-fresh veggies every night. I planted carrots and remember being amazed at the little green shoots that suggested juicy carrots below. I asked Georgiadis about the first thing he planted. It was strawberries at his grandfather’s house. “There’d be these strawberries growing out of the old feta tins. It was kind of that exploration. You’d lift up the leaves and there would be one of these little ones that would explode with taste. “The whole backyard was all grown. Packed with vegetation. The tins lining the little path … You’d walk down this path and lift a few leaves and bang! There

was a strawberry and (walk some more and) bang, there was a strawberry. Carrots would be a close second. They used to blow in the wind and they were so fine. It was something about the texture of those leaves, and you pulled it out …” Georgiadis spent three years doing a gardening program for SBS TV before leaving last year for the ABC. “I’ve got the highest respect and thanks for SBS,” he says. “They backed me.” He has previously expressed his indebtedness to SBS in Sydney’s The Beast magazine by saying, “I mean, who would have backed a talking scarecrow, garden gnome, half man, half hedge? None of the other stations would have ever gone near me.” Now, at the ABC, he can amplify his philosophy which is: “The world is a garden”. He believes we need to care for what we have, and not waste. “There’s no such thing as rubbish,” he says. “That by definition is wrong. For me one of the big tasks is to change the vocabulary (and if you do that) it changes the thinking. Rubbish should be called resource recovery.” He is proud when he doesn’t put a rubbish bin out for a week. “That’s the challenge. Recyclable, compost. Reduce, re-use, recycle, repair, re-badge. There’s all those. “If we really want to get into the DNA of the problem, it’s the accumulation and consumption that we’ve been forced into as this kind of belief that the economy is successful when we consume more. But that’s only mortgaging it to the next generation.”

hings are getting better though, I suggest. The environment is now a first-order priority in the community and there’s been good progress. “Oh, 100 per cent,” he says. “It’s building.” He is heartened that there are more farmers’ markets where people can buy vegetables that taste like vegetables. He first became aware of the importance of the compost heap through his grandfather. “I grew up around it with my grandfather,” he says. “He just composted everything. He probably didn’t even know the word compost. He was a sustainable community urban farmer. He was a market gardener before the war.” Georgiadis sees gardens as a living resource. He is passionate about his “verge” project whereby people are encouraged to plant out their nature strips and turn them into community gardens. He hopes to excite and inspire people to rip up the grass and plant little “satellite verges” everywhere. “We’re not just growing veggies,” he says. “We’re growing native local vegetation. We’ve incorporated native endemic vegetation to Bondi to create habitat (for fauna). “It’s mini-orchards, hedges. We’re slowly moving down the street.” So his whole street will be colonised by this planting? “Ultimately. That’s the plan.” The various councils are struggling to work out their stance on this interest in verges. “This is all happening in some places faster than they’re ready. So there’s no guidelines. Some have policy, others have policy in formation.” Georgiadis, 47, is single. “Probably been moving around too much for (a partner). I’ve got a lot of godkids, nieces, nephews.” He loves it that children in schools he speaks at respond so well to his message. “It powers me. I see not only the responsibility side as an adult but the joy and exuberance (of kids). Kids are talking about microbes, they’re talking about compost, they’re talking about permaculture, they’re talking about water and recycling and re-using. That’s the agenda.” \ pwilmoth@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Marni, which is headed by fashion-set darling Consuelo Castiglioni, is finally launching a fragrance. The campaign, featuring Raquel Zimmermann photographed by Nick Knight, is set to launch in the northern hemisphere in February next year. The fragrance is rumoured to be a landmark composition that’s quite individual and not easily categorised.

Sisley Black Rose Mask (60ml, $160) – a miracle in a tube. It instantly refreshes, smoothes, plumps and energises the face. It can be worn under make-up or leave it on while you sleep and wake up to a treat.

Kate Morris, the founder of Adore Beauty, has done it again. She has spearheaded a new website to help women of every skin tone find their perfect foundation match. www.findation.com is a free and easy-to-use website that houses every imaginable foundation brand. Jump on the website and have a play. You will be pleasantly surprised.

Balenciaga and Nicolas Ghesquiére are parting company after 15 years. No explanation or immediate information is available. This has shaken the fashion and beauty world to its core, as Ghesquiére is respected as a genius in every aspect. His latest contribution to the beauty world is the much-lauded Florabotanica perfume.

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ome people need eight hours, others survive on less. Whatever your preference when it comes to clocking up the zeds, there are two blokes who care about what you’ll be wearing the next time your head hits the pillow. Andrew Prowse and Hawthorn footballer Michael Osborne started Sleep’n Round in 2009. Their business has less to do with Sigmund Freud and dream analysis and more to do with luring a fashionable market to bed. A cult following that developed online inspired their decision to open a first retail shop in Chapel Street a few months ago. Being stocked at Myer also helped. The lads experimented with a pop-up shop that worked a treat – the space, handsomely decked in Scandinavian-inspired wood, was dotted with eclectic furniture and dangly lights to give a warehouse feel. Prowse, who has a bachelor in business, says retail is always risky, but that didn’t deter him from opening a shop on a popular strip. “My university degree definitely helped me with the figures and numbers side of the business,” he says. “But we also felt there was a need for our customer to touch and feel the product, and especially with a new label, we couldn’t just rely on online to do that for us. Online is great, but you need the bricks-and-mortar shopfront too.” Osborne, a busy sportsman, says he didn’t anticipate Sleep’n Round would take up so much time. “When we started, it was a small concept and was something I could manage with my football commitments,” Osborne, a former Cleo magazine top 50 bachelor, says. “As we’ve grown I have spent more time being involved in the day-to-day and helping out around the office.” Inspired by surf culture, Sleep’n Round is about adding style where many may not think to do so. The business is also backed by advertising man Sean Cummins, who encouraged the lads to think outside the square and look at sleep culture as a whole, rather than pitch themselves solely as a fashion brand. That said, Prowse admits the collection wouldn’t look bad if worn down the street. “This is about lounge wear which makes you look good, you can happily walk down the street in it,” he says. “We’re more hands-on with the guys gear and have Sarah Gaunt and Jacqui to assist with the direction of the ladies’ range,” he adds, of teaming with good friends for designer direction. Following their blog is amusing (stories on napping classes in the US, where daytime naps are encouraged as if it were exercise) and and they gave away free pyjamas when their Facebook page reached a certain number of likes. Prowse says being creative in business is a must. “We’re all about doing things a little differently,” he says. “It keeps everyone from falling asleep on the job.” \ jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au

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A BOLD NEW NOVEL ABOUT THE LIFE OF MARY CAPTURES CORRIE PERKIN’S ATTENTION disturbed Mary records. The expectation that Mary will surrender the truth for the good of the fledgling Christian faith creates a wonderful tension. Will she capitulate, or will she demand that her eyewitness account is recorded truthfully? A series of flashbacks, which start from Jesus’ childhood, to his decision to leave home, his growing popularity as a preacher, then his eventual arrest, trial and crucifixion show Mary as a loving mother who grows suspicious of her son’s new friends (“My son gathered misfits, although he himself, despite everything, was not a misfit.”). Unable to convince Jesus to stay at home and pursue a simpler way of life, Mary becomes detached from her son. Her actions in the hours surrounding his violent and bloody end torment her for the rest of her life. But Mary fears it is a story her visitors may not wish to hear. Toibin’s readers, however, will find it riveting. Australian book clubs love Colm Toibin. Since his 1992 The Heather Blazing burst onto the local literary scene and captured the critics’ attention, he has continued to produce eloquent and subtle stories that provoke powerful responses. A short and daring novel that is certain to create a fuss in conservative Christian circles, The Testament of Mary sits very comfortably within the author’s stellar collection of fiction. \ cperkin@theweeklyreview.com.au

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n the 1979 hit movie, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, Brian Cohen’s mother (played by Terry Jones) tells the crowd, which has mistaken her son for Jesus: “He’s not the Messiah, he’s a very naughty boy.” Reading Irish writer Colm Toibin’s new novella, The Testament of Mary, my thoughts wandered back to those scenes in which a gruff Mrs Cohen challenges the zealous crowd that has latched onto her son. The Python comedy and Toibin’s book are at opposite ends of the creative spectrum but both remind us that too often it is the ambition of a crowd, as much as those of an individual, that fuel political momentum. In the case of Jesus, the momentum builds after his death and Toibin’s Mary, now an old woman, must watch while the truth is distorted. Her anguish is directed at two men who both knew her son and need her help. One of the men (John, perhaps?) has decided to write his own testament of Jesus’s life. Mary’s input is vital to its success. However, although these menacing visitors want Mary’s version of events, they are determined to control the narrative. “And each time we start again at the beginning and each time they move from being excited by a detail to being exasperated by something that comes soon afterwards, another detail maybe, a refusal to add what they want me to add, or an opinion I express on their tone or their efforts to make simple sense of things which are not simple,” a

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Vale Murdoch Books. As ownership of this important publishing house moves from the innovative Matt Handbury (Rupert Murdoch’s nephew) to Allen and Unwin, we celebrate the company’s commitment to beautiful books – in particular, cooking and interior design books. This new hardcover by London-born Tessa Kiros (Falling Cloudberries, Apples For Jam) tracks the author’s creative connections to her adopted country, Italy, and mines the household and recipe tips of her Italian husband’s family and friends. \

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Hate the cover, love the content. And although we try never to judge a book by its cover, it’s difficult not to imagine the many fabulous 20th- and 21st-century art masterpieces BBC arts editor Will Gompertz might have chosen for the jacket of his wonderful new book. Once inside, readers are introduced to the complex and intriguing world of modern art. From the Impressionists’ bravery to Marcel Duchamp’s controversial Fountain (1917), Fauvism and Cubism, the Post-Modernists and beyond, Gompertz’s personal account of how art continues to evolve is an art lover’s must-buy. \

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TOP GEAR: 50 YEARS OF BOND CARS \ BBC Knowledge, Sunday November 25, 7.30pm » www.bbcknowledge.com

Really, Top Gear and Bond are a natural fit. They’re both a curious mix of machismo and camp, and share a schoolboy obsession with fast, shiny and expensive things. In this hour-long special, Richard Hammond (the least irritating of the hosts) takes us on a slightly geeky tour through 007’s garage. In short, the old British cars are the best, while anything German is verboten. Along the way, Hammond chats to Roger Moore and Daniel Craig and unearths some interesting titbits about the more outlandish automotive stunts. The best bits see Hammond attempt to re-create some of the franchise’s daftest ideas – an invisible car and a Lotus submarine. One is more successful than the other but it’s all great fun, even for those of us without the petrol gene. \

film SKYFALL \ Opens November 22, Rated M, 143 min » www.skyfall-movie.com The worst thing that can be said about Skyfall is that it feels like a Bond film. Given it’s an anniversary year – the franchise turned 50 last month – that’s probably fair enough. But after two bold, modern takes on the super spy, it’s a little disheartening to see the producers returning to their comfort zone. Quantum of Solace might have been flawed, but it saw the series actively engaging with reality. The baddies didn’t want to blow up the world, they wanted to profit by controlling its water. As broken as he was brutal, Daniel Craig’s spy reacted to the world around him, rather than simply driving a tank/jetpack/ underwater car through the middle of it. This progress is largely put aside for Skyfall. Instead, director Sam Mendes gives us exactly what we think we want from Bond – guns, girls and gadgets. While there’s an obvious nod to real-world events, the plot is, perhaps consciously, recycled from elements of previous films. More troubling is the pungent whiff of misogyny – the sort of outdated thing for which the series has been mocking itself as far back as GoldenEye. It’s only as the film breaks with the old formula that it comes into its own. Resisting the urge to get ever bigger, Mendes opts for a small-scale, intimate and deeply personal conclusion. It’s here that Skyfall feels like a great movie, rather than a Bond movie. For the most part, however, it’s back to business as usual. Skyfall might lack the reckless energy of the previous two but it’s still a complex, exciting tale that knows exactly what it is. \

cabaret SHORT+SWEET FESTIVAL \ Chapel Off Chapel, November 27-December 8 » www.shortandsweet.org Ten minutes of fame awaits the fresh-faced performers taking part in this fast-paced festival. Some 30 new works by emerging and seasoned cabaret stars will make their debut over the next three weeks. Providing a forum for risk-taking and innovation, Short+Sweet gives audiences a chance to see something genuinely new and thoroughly entertaining, as performers compete to win their place in the gala finale. \

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music \ It’s 35 years since the Village People created their own brand of disco. SARAH MARINOS talks to original member Felipe Rose – the native American.

elipe Rose has been enjoying a two-week holiday – at home. The stalwart of the Village People has already spent countless hours crossing the globe this year. So he’s relishing the time to relax at his home on the New Jersey coast. When we speak, a heavy thunderstorm has swept through Rose’s beachside neighbourhood and the power has only just returned to his home. “There’s some cool rain now, which we needed because the humidity out was just so awful. We’ve been having a horrible hot summer,” he says. “I’m down on the Jersey shore – right near the beach. So I take my boogie board into the water every afternoon. I’ve had dinner parties, caught up with friends, hit the gym, worked on my garden and flowers and I did some painting. “Today I was at the gym for two hours with my gallon of water and my iPod. I had a tremendous workout, came home and made some nice dinner. I enjoy that downtime because I know I’m packing up and taking things on the road again soon.” Since the start of this year Rose and his Village People colleagues have performed in places as diverse as Scotland, Finland and South Africa. In November, the Village People arrive at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre. So how do Rose and the group remain friends after years on the road? “We try very carefully to be respectful of each other’s space. We don’t discuss religion and politics – and we are getting paid very well to do what we do. We want to give people the best party and all the debauchery we can think of! Sometimes we forget we’re on stage because we’re enjoying it so much and then we go, ‘Hold on a minute, we’re supposed to be working here!’.” He laughs. “Passion has kept us going. You’ve got to have passion for what you do.” Rose is one of the original members of the Village People and is perhaps the man who started it all. He was spotted one night in 1977 by French music producer Jacques Morali while working as a professional dancer in a New York club. As a teenager Rose won a scholarship to study dance with the Ballet de Puerto Rico. His mother was a dancer at the famous Copacabana during the 1940s and 1950s and inspired his love of music and movement. “I was in the right place at the right time,” Rose explains. “I was working at the club as a professional dancer dressed in native American attire. This guy with a French accent came over to me and introduced himself and I could barely understand what he was saying. He told me he was a producer and wanted to do something with me and I said, ‘Yeah, sure you do’ and walked away. “Then he came back another time and said he wanted to work on a project with me and I said, ‘Uh huh, right …’ but then a DJ friend said he really was a producer. So I met him and he told me about the concept of the Village People. I didn’t tell him but I thought, ‘This is a real stupid idea’,” says Rose, 58. Today’s Village People include Rose, Ray Simpson (the cop), Alex Briley (the GI), David Hodo (the construction worker), Jeff Olson (the cowboy) and Eric Anzalone (the biker). Anzalone joined in 1995 to replace original biker, Glenn Hughes, who died of lung cancer in 2001. “Losing Glenn was one of the hardest things I’ve had to go through. He’d always say, ‘I’m coming back’ and we’d be, ‘OK, Glenn, sure, whatever you want’. But we

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knew, sadly, that because of all the smoking he did that wouldn’t happen. He did a lot of smoking of cigarettes … oh baby! I was staying with him at the time he died and so when that time came I was able to call the guys and let them know.” Hughes was buried in his leathers. But amid the sadness there have been moments that the boy born in Brooklyn to a Puerto Rican mother and Lakota Sioux father could never have dreamed of. The Village People have their own star on Hollywood Boulevard, sandwiched between Liberace and Betty Grable. They have sold more than 100 million recordings worldwide and Madonna and Michael Jackson have been their opening acts on stage. “I never thought it would be like this. My God, no. I

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thought we’d make one album and I’d be looking for another job,” says Rose. “But now people realise we’re not going away. We’re still here. We’re still going. A lot of times when people are standing backstage and they see us in the hallways and we’re stretching the hamstrings and doing push-ups I know they’re thinking, ‘God, these guys are not teenagers but they sure act like it!’ “When we get out there we still give it all we’ve got. Then we walk off stage afterwards and say, ‘OK, get me the wheelchair’,” he says, laughing. “I don’t think about stopping but I know nothing lasts forever. But for the time being I’m still enjoying the ride.” \ smarinos@theweeklyreview.com.au

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hil Manning found fame as a 20-something playing in a 1970s rock’n’roll band called Chain. The group had a hit record Toward the Blues in 1971 and he’s been lucky to ride that band’s success ever since. The blues-inspired genius of Chain appears on a compilation double CD titled Boogie! Australian Blues, R&B and Heavy Rock from the ’70s. It has been put together by Warner’s artist and repertoire creative director David Laing, a music-biz aficionado who also curated Australian garage rock of the punk era with the fabulous release Do The Pop! in 2002. Chain’s hit single Black and Blue gets a sludgy blues reminder here. Laing has dug deep into Australia’s past to reacquaint fans with 44 tracks of underground hits by Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, Cold Chisel, Daddy Cool and Rose Tattoo. What’s more, the album made its debut in the Top 20 on the ARIA compilations charts in the first week of release at the end of August. “When I first heard about this compilation I thought it would be another beers and barbecues-type release,” Manning says from his home in West Footscray. He admits Chain songs often appear on such releases.

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Chain of Fools by former Chain singer Wendy Saddington, the links are forever interconnected. “I think it’s great this compilation has come out to remind us we were all connected,” Manning says. “Those days were great and as bands we might have all been competing for the same audience, but we were great friends too.” \ jrocca@theweeklyreview.com.au » Boogie! Australian Blues, R&B and Heavy Rock from the ’70s is out now through Warner Music.

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“When I heard who was going to be on it I thought Then came Chain, which formed in the late ’60s, with to myself, ‘Gosh, this is going to be a fairly serious a line-up that included Manning, Matt Taylor, drummer compilation’. It’s quite a monumental album because it Barry Harvey and bassist Barry Sullivan – referred to by has captured a certain highlight of that period and it’s a fans as the classic line-up. They got to tour with the likes prolific piece of history.” of Muddy Waters and American blues guitarist and Boogie! is more than just keeping Australian music singer Albert King. alive by saluting its past. It reminds us of the talent “I remember being left in the dressing room that existed on our shores and the bands that rose alone with Muddy Waters for about 20 minutes,” from various music scenes around Australia, including Manning says. Melbourne’s thriving scene in the CBD. “He leaned in to me and said, ‘Listen son, I know “They were pretty wild times,” reminisces Manning, you’re going through a tough time [Manning was going who started out with bands Anonymous Incorporated, through his first marriage break-up] and I can see you’re Cocaine Spell and Bay City Union, among others. in a bit of trouble’. He continued to give me a lecture “The ’70s were exciting from the point of view that about life and marriage and how hard it was on wives. we got into music with the idea that we’d like to have a He really did make a big impression on me and further hit song one day, or become a popular band. To down the line [his second marriage] I named my suddenly have a No.1 hit and be travelling all son McKinley after him – Muddy’s real name is “They around the country was a fantastic reward. McKinley Morganfield.” “That was a special time for us in Chain’s Manning left Chain in 1974 (after some were history. In the long run those early days are 15 line-up changes) but recalls being in the pretty wild still very important to us because it allowed studio making Toward the Blues and considers times.” Matt [Taylor on vocals and harmonica] and it a highlight. myself to have our own individual careers too.” “Recording in those days was only done in Manning says it was the arrival of the Beatles, a studio,” he says. “You basically made the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds in the mid ’60s that music if you had a contract. Now you can buy inspired him to pick up a guitar and play. yourself a laptop and a couple of programs and Born in Tasmania in 1948, Manning came from can record. a family of musicians. His Tasmanian grandfather “We were in the studio for a couple of received the MBE for leading the Latrobe Federal Band, days and weren’t getting anywhere. It wasn’t his mother played the piano (as did her 13 brothers and happening and then we suddenly hit a real sisters) and his brother, Dennis, was also a musician. high and within an hour-and-a-half the Manning moved to Melbourne in 1966 to pursue music whole album was recorded. I guess that’s how on the mainland. great albums are made – when you’re not But it was while studying at Hobart School of Art thinking about it too hard.” (which he attended for eight months) that he met Tony Manning, who still plays around town Worsley of the Fabulous Blue Jays who was in town regularly, performed with Matt Taylor at playing shows. That band’s guitarist (Vince Maloney) Long Way to the Top in August and September had left to become a Bee Gee and Manning auditioned before a national Chain tour. for his part. For a band that was named after Aretha Franklin’s

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t seems barely a week goes by without another Melbourne music venue closing its doors. A few months ago, the East Brunswick Club hosted its final gig, while late-night favourite Pony will soon pull up its sticky carpets forever. But it isn’t all doom and gloom. This weekend, as part of Melbourne Music Week, punters will be given the chance to tour the best of what’s left of the city’s live-music venues without having to stump up for door charges. On Saturday, free gigs by some of Australia’s best talent will take place at 10 venues across the CBD. Melbourne City councillor Cathy Oke was part of the contingent responsible for launching Melbourne Music Week in 2010. She says the program offers a reminder of how crucial live music is to Australia’s cultural capital. “Melbourne is a music city. We’re not about creating something that isn’t there, we’re just showcasing it. Live venues are an important part of the life of our city, so I want to support them and make sure they remain,” Oke says. The Live Music Safari offers an excellent cross-section of Melbourne’s musical character, from the spacious to the intimate, from basements to outdoors. Proceedings kick off at 1000 £ Bend on Little Lonsdale Street, an arty warehouse populated by flamboyant hipsters. From there, it’s a short walk to laneway bar Section 8, where punters can sip cider on milk crates and listen to some of the city’s finest hip-hop DJs. Around the corner (and up six flights of stairs), Brisbane popsters Millions will squeeze into The Toff In Town. There will be rap at Revolt, jazz at Bennetts Lane, funk at John Curtin Hotel and weird electronica at The Mercat. “It’s a diverse program that’s open and accessible to all,” Oke says. “We’re not just catering for people who already know about our music scene, but actively attracting new audiences.” One of Melbourne’s oldest, best-loved live venues will also play a crucial part. Much like the ill-fated Pony,

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which also forms part of the Safari, Cherry Bar has long been a favourite stop for music fans. One of the few CBD venues to offer live music every night, Cherry has an alluring air of rock authenticity. Push through the haze of smokers by the front door and you find yourself in the sort of bar people’s mothers used to warn them about. Intimate, sweaty and wonderfully loud, it feels like a throwback to the underground clubs that launched countless classic rock groups. This sense of rock history is helped by the fact it’s in AC/DC Lane. Despite this gritty glamour, owner James Young insists Cherry is a trouble-free, squeaky-clean venue ... almost. “There’s a fairly large contingent of young people who have had sex in the handicap toilets,” he admits. Young says his club attracts a diverse bunch, with only one thing in common – a love of good music. “We tend to attract a certain tribe who enjoy being in the company of one another,” Young says. “Our soul night appeals to a younger crowd, Sunday-afternoon

blues appeals to an older lot. The other nights, it’s just good Aussie pub rock’n’roll. The focus is always the music and having a good time.” Young is enthusiastic about the current crop of Aussie bands, saying the nation is on the “cusp of a golden age” of live music. “I book over 700 live acts a year, so I’m very in touch with the live-music scene,” he says. “Creatively, things are fantastic. But there certainly is a tightening on how easy it is to own and operate a live-music venue.” For Young, much of the appeal in a good venue lies outside the front door. “People come here to have an experience of laneway culture in Melbourne,” he says. “How do you bring laneway culture to life? Through live rock’n’roll, which you can hear in the street at night.” While there’s no sign of Cherry closing its doors anyt time soon, Young is slightly concerned about possible tensions with residents moving into a new, neighbouring apartment block. “It only takes one person to complain about a level of noise that has been safely tolerated for 13 years and, basically, we’re stuffed,” he says. Oke says threats from residents can be a concern for venues such as Cherry, but clashes can be avoided through better consultation. She supports the “agent of change” principle, which supports the rights of existing land users. In other words, those moving into a live-music zone have to expect a bit of noise or take steps to protect themselves from it. “It’s important that when people move somewhere that’s a great place to be, they don’t then change the things that makes that place great,” she says. \ mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au » Melbourne Music Week’s Live Music Safari runs until November 24, beginning at 5pm. » www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/Whatson/Music/mmw/

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rsula Martinez has made a career out of exposing herself, both literally and emotionally. As a founding member of La Soirée, she performs frank and funny songs about her mother, but it’s her striptease acts that have brought her much – sometimes unwelcome – attention. In one act, dubbed Hanky Panky, she makes a handkerchief disappear, long after she has any sleeves up which to hide it. In another, she uses a cigarette to set fire to her bikini. Raised as a nudist, the half-British, half-Spanish performer says she is comfortable being naked, but was far less comfortable when an unofficial video of Hanky Panky made her an internet star. “It was extremely confronting,” Martinez says. “I’d chosen to never put the act online, and then when someone else did, it went viral and I got lots of emails from strangers all over the world. Many of them very nice and innocuous, and many of them weird and inappropriate.” The video was surreptitiously recorded by an audience member and uploaded to YouTube. From there, it quickly made its way to pornographic sites. What had seemed, to Martinez, a playful and cheeky performance was made to appear sleazy and sexual. “You can never impose how an audience member is going to interpret what you do,” she says. “But my intention is not to be sexual – it’s a much more open nudity. There’s no mystery. What happened when that act went online was I lost control of it and the context in which it’s seen. The act started to be viewed through a porn context, which changed everything.” Martinez has always declined invitations to perform at strip clubs or men-only events, as the focus is very much on fun rather than sauciness. Which isn’t to say that there aren’t a few shocked faces in the audience at the act’s final reveal. “I’ve performed in village halls in rural Britain, at a private party in a Muslim country, in gay pubs in south London, for the king and queen of Sweden, and I’ve struggled to seriously shock anybody,” Martinez says. Is that a bit disappointing? “Not all all,” she says. “For me, it’s a mark of the cheeky, playful, fun quality that piece has.” Martinez says it took her a couple of years to recover from her unwanted internet fame. Ultimately, she transformed the experience into a highly successful show, My Stories, Your Emails, which enjoyed an extended run at the Malthouse Theatre earlier this year. It wasn’t the first time Martinez had made a great song and dance out of deeply personal matters. Her debut show, first performed in 1998, was closely based on her family life. Her parents joined her on stage, sitting beside her on a sofa for an hour of humorous bickering. It was revealing on a number of levels. The poster advertising the show’s premiere featured her standing between her parents, all three of them stark naked. Have her parents been happy with the public exposure she’s given them? “Very much so. They’re both fairly arty, slightly bohemian. I think my mother’s flattered that I get up on stage and sing an affectionately mocking song about her Spanish accent and her misuse of the English language.” For the past month, Martinez has been back in Melbourne with circus cabaret ensemble La Soirée. She has been touring with the show for the past eight years, but there’s no sign of her enthusiasm waning. “It always kicks arse and rocks the house. To be part of that as a performer, to step into a show that you know is going to rock, is always a delight.” Martinez ascribes much of the show’s success to a careful casting process that takes account of how well a performer will fit in backstage. “It sounds like a cliché, but we’re a merry little troupe,” she says. “In some hippie, intangible way, that shows on stage. We’re all individual acts, but there’s a real sense that we have fun together.” For Martinez, this sense of fun is what keeps her act fresh. Hanky Panky was first performed 10 years ago but continues to thrive in the giddy atmosphere La Soirée provides. “The audience are having a great time and they’re whipped into a frenzy of excitement and glee. When I come on, they’re already excited and I’m excited and we just feed off each other in a kind of playful complicity. There’s a chemistry that happens and it works for me. I can find the joy every time.” \ mbartlett@theweeklyreview.com.au

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t’s the Great Ocean Road, the fabled 243-kilometre stretch of tarmac between Torquay and Allansford that is consistently ranked among the best coastal drives on Earth. You’d be hard pressed to find a better person to talk about the story of the Great Ocean Road than lifetime Lorne resident, 90-year-old Doug Stirling. He was 10 years old when the second section of the Great Ocean Road, from Lorne to Apollo Bay, was opened on January 26, 1932. He remembers practically everything about the day, right down to the “flash of the scissors” as the ribbon was cut and the Union Jack, not the Australian flag, snapping in the wind. His eyes widen at the memory: “It was near the Pacific Grand Hotel. It was a hot day and being a little fella I was pushed towards the back of the pack, but I remember looking up through people’s legs and seeing Lieutenant-Governor Sir William Irvine cut the ribbon. They then cut the ribbon into eight-inch strips and sold them off. I believe the Lorne Historical Society has a piece.” Stirling loves the Great Ocean Road as much as anybody: “I was saying to my wife the other day that I’ve been travelling over this road for 75 years but I’m absolutely thrilled every time by the spectacle, not just of the road but of the glimpses you get of the beautiful blue ocean and the way it changes its mood every day.” But he’s concerned. The Colac-Otway Council says the Great Ocean Road needs a $50 million revamp and Stirling emphatically agrees. “It’s a bit of an embarrassment, I think, that one of our premier roads and one of the showcase roads in the world has got so uneven and rough and patchy in places. “Millions of tourists travel over it every year and it even has potholes in places. There must be some tongue in cheek when it gets publicised so much by Otway and Geelong Tourism. The surface of the road is in such a bad shape.” Stirling shares six secrets of the Great Ocean Road, some passed down within his family.

3 Great memories: Doug Stirling was just 10 when the second section of the Great Ocean Road was opened. (SupplieD)

ONE-WAY TRAFFIC “When the road was opened as far as Lorne, it was one-way traffic from Eastern View over the rugged hills coming into Lorne. It was very, very narrow so they had to have notices at each end saying the times that you could travel each way. They also had passing points on the road in case some clown came the opposite way when he shouldn’t have. If you bought a yearly subscription to the Great Ocean Road for £5 you could also have the naming rights to one of these passing points if you wished.”

SUICIDE GULLY “A lot of the 3000 returned soldiers who worked on the Great Ocean Road [which is dedicated to casualties of World War I and is the biggest war memorial in the world] had terrible shell-shock from the war. It was tough on them, because before pneumatic drills, they had to blast holes in the rock with explosives. At Mount Defiance, just beside the lookout there, is a gully that’s known by locals as ‘suicide gully’. That’s because one night a digger working on the road got a bit full of grog and he jumped. He’d had enough.”

WORLD WAR II “During World War II the authorities drilled several holes into the rock above the road just around from Mount Defiance and if there was an invasion on the west side of Lorne they were going to put explosives in them and blast the road down to block any entrance to the town. I believe you can still see the holes in the rock.”

SHALLOW GRAVES “Godfrey Creek [32 kilometres east of Apollo Bay] is named after a shipwreck in 1891 of the W. B. Godfrey. They had some salvage ships come in to try and get the timber off the ships and five people drowned. Two of the people were buried on the land nearby by my grandfather and uncle. When the survey gang came through, the grave was right where the road was going to go, so the tarmac went over the top of them; the bodies are still underneath the road. They’ve never been disturbed. The diggers who were working on the road were pretty incensed about this, so they took up the hat, passed it around and made enough money to build a false grave beside the road. It’s still there today.”

SLIMMER DAYS “The road is about 40 foot wide these days, but when it was built it was only about two and a half metres across and all it had for protection on the ocean side was a split-rail post. The traffic was a great deal less; in winter there’d only be one or two cars on it each day.”

IT RAN UNDER BUDGET! “The budget for the Great Ocean Road was £170,000 and they actually came in a couple of thousand under budget, so they built golf links just near the arches at Eastern View with the surplus money they had left over.” \ amcutchen@theweeklyreview.com.au » www.80greatoceanroad.com.au/ november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 35

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\ kevin norbury finds six magnificent machines

hen Melbourne vintage and classic car And a 1969 Aston Martin DBS Vantage. enthusiast George Hetrel rocks up to the Billed as Victoria’s largest veteran, vintage and classic Mornington racecourse for the RACV’s car rally, the Mornington event is sponsored by the Great Australian Rally in January next year, someone RACV and organised by the All British Classics Car is likely to joke – as they have in the past – “here comes Club to raise money for Melbourne’s Peter McCallum George and his convoy’’. Cancer Centre. They won’t be wrong. On January 20, the unstoppable The 2012 rally raised $60,000 for the Peter Mac, Hetrel will bring six magnificent machines from a past co-ordinator Colin Brown says. era to the racecourse, five of them having been driven That event attracted about 750 vehicles, from vintage from Melbourne by family and friends. and classic cars to commercial vehicles and motorcycles. The sixth car, his 1927 Bugatti Type 35C, will That’s a hell of a lot of shiny vintage metal be trailered down, not because it doesn’t go – it gathered together in one spot. certainly does and will be running on the day Organisers are not sure how many vehicles “It’s a great – but because it’s so rare. “It’s a GP car and are likely to turn up in January but they the only genuine Type 35C in Australia,” a expect a similar number. “Or more,” says family day.” proud Hetrel says. Brown optimistically. “I’m on the committee [the rally advisory There are three designated starting points – committee], so I’ve got to do my best. I’ve been outside the Victorian College for the Deaf in on the committee since goodness knows when.” St Kilda Road, Stud Park Shopping Centre in Other rare cars in Hetrel’s “convoy” that day Rowville and Western Port Marina, Hastings. Like a will include: grand mass of giant groaning, grunting and creaking A 1931 4.0-litre Bentley. “It was the very last WO homing pigeons, the vehicles will eventually come Bentley to come out [of the factory before Bentley went together at the Mornington racecourse. broke],” Hetrel says. “They only built 55 of them. They’re “It’s a great family day,” Brown says. very rare. This one’s body number is 1000, built by There’ll be entertainment, of course, music from an Freestone & Webb [a London coachbuilder].” orchestra and rides for children. An additional feature A 1936 Riley Kestrel. will be a display of Jack Brabham racing cars that were A 1924 30-98 Vauxhall. at the RACV’s Royal Exhibition Building Motorclassica A 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Supercharged last month. Cabriolet. One of the high-speed touring cars produced Brown says that in the past 10 years these car rallies by Daimler-Benz in the 1930s and commandeered by have raised $350,000 for cancer research. Money is Hitler’s Third Reich. Hetrel thinks it was most likely raised by entry tickets and ticket sales at the gate. used by Luftwaffe chief Hermann Goering. It was one of The slogan for 2013 is, fittingly, “Rallying for a Cure”. the few cars in the 1930s capable of 100mph (160km/h). There will be trophies and prizes, of course. The Fairfax

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History: George Hetrel’s red 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Supercharged Cabriolet (left), which was once used by Hitler’s Third Reich, pictured at the 1912 Great Australian Rally. VIPs for a day: Twelve lucky people will get the chance to be driven to Mornington racecourse for the Great Australian Rally on board this vintage Ventura bus (above). (CRAIG DOUGLAS)

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orsche’s 911 celebrates its 50th birthday next year, showing nary a hint of grey hair or an unwanted gram of fat. This middle-aged icon has had more plastic surgery than the average Hollywood matron, being constantly reworked to keep her taut and terrific. It was in 1963 that Porsche – founded by Ferdinand Porsche, inventor of Germany’s peoples’ car, the Volkswagen Beetle – wheeled out the 911 two-door coupe as a replacement for its first offering under Ferdy’s own brand, the Beetle-derived Porsche 356. With its air-cooled, flat six-cylinder, boxer engine, the 911 was an instant hit around the world and has held a special place in the hearts of car fans ever since. Having said that, the precocious German sports car was not all that well behaved in its formative years. With a weighty iron engine, a transmission hanging over the rear wheels and precious little mass over the front, the car was prone to follow its own path, ignoring entreaties from the frustrated driver swinging on the steering wheel. We are delighted to report that modern 911s, even though still faithful to the rear-engine layout, have few such wrinkles, with a much more balanced chassis that points and steers with a class to match the reputation. An entirely new 911 – a rarity in the five decades of this car – arrived in Australia this year and is being progressively rolled out, model by model, starting with the standard rear-wheel-drive, normally aspirated (non-turbo) Carrera in coupe and soft-top cabriolet guises. Just as oils ain’t oils, 911s are not just 911s. They vary vastly in performance, equipment and price. Our test car was the most basic of all, the two-wheel-drive Carrera coupe with the 3.4-litre direct-injected boxer engine and seven-speed manual gearbox. This model might be the cheapest 911 in Australia, but most 911 buyers here aspire to something a little more enthusiastic. Although the engine punches out a handy 257kW of power – enough to propel the car from standstill to

100km/h in less than five seconds – it lacks the chutzpah of the bigger 3.8-litre engine of the 294kW 911 Carrera S, let alone the gut-wrenching wallop of the 911 Turbo that is in abeyance, awaiting an all-new model in a year or so. Then there is the manual gearbox that, with its heavy clutch pedal and equally heavy-duty shift, is a chore in the daily commute. No wonder more than 95 per cent of 911 buyers in Australia tick the box for the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, known in Porsche-speak as PDK. This cog-swapper has earned a reputation as the world’s best and we wholeheartedly endorse the sentiment. It transforms the 911 driving experience, blatting through the gears with such aplomb that even race drivers who experience it admit they could not be bothered with the manual shift. Faster in every respect than the manual model, the PKD-equipped Porsche 911 is one of motoring’s great experiences. Down changes elicit a throaty blip of the throttle, setting up the car for a corner in what always seems the perfect gear. It comes at a price, though, costing a whopping $5950 premium over the manual, although well-heeled Porsche buyers seem to have few qualms. The 911’s feedback to the driver at these high-stress times is better than almost any other high-performance car on the market, letting them know how far they have pushed the envelope. It builds confidence and comfort. The electric-assisted power steering is one of the best examples of this new-age technology, delivering a feeling of security along with fuel economy gains, thanks to the absence of an energy sapping steering pump. The brochure says the 911 Carrera has four seats, although the rear seats are strictly part-timers, with squeezy knee room and claustrophobic packaging. Up front, the deeply sculpted sports seats are designed to handle the G forces generated in the corners by this grippy car. Driving with backside close to the floor and legs stretched well out in front, the driver grips a chunky sports steering wheel in

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front of a dashboard that harks back to earlier models. The 911 is as much about tradition as speed. The big tachometer is still front and centre, with the smaller analogue speedo shoved off to the left, contrary to the usual family car layout. However, in a nod to speed cameras, a digital speedo rides shotgun within the tacho. The 911 still has most of the traditional knobs and switches to run the ancillaries, but a modern LCD screen sits in the middle of the console to deliver sat-nav and audio selection. But who needs music when we have an exhaust note enhancement button? Yes, with the touch of one finger, the operator can direct an extra dose of the aural delight from the engine into the cabin. This is done acoustically, not electronically, meaning the engine note is literally piped into the cockpit for your listening pleasure. At a tick over $250,000 on the road, is it value for money? Probably not and neither is the heist perpetrated in the name of options and accessories but a Porsche is a Porsche – a childhood dream lived out by drivers who have made it materially in life. \ ron.hammerton@live.com.au november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 39

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conference in Melbourne next week – Creative Innovation 2012 Asia Pacific – will host 40 world-class keynote speakers with the aim of highlighting opportunities and global trends that are important to business and society. Elite thinkers and business leaders are acting as the drawcards for the three-day event, but it’s the hand-picked offering of Australian innovators who offer something distinctive. Arron Wood is one of the lucky 10 who received “scholarships” to the event. The members of this select group of Australians have contributed solutions to some of Australia’s “wicked problems” (the theme for the conference) and shown innovation in the broader community. Wood is an environmentalist who specialises in transferring his wisdom to children. The program he founded in 1999, Kids Teaching Kids, is an educational model that uses local environmental issues as themes for learning. More than 600 schools participate each year, giving it a reach of 66,000 schoolchildren. He has been sharing his passion for the environment all his adult life. He grew up beside a billabong in north-western Victoria, just outside Mildura. His

upbringing in these surroundings is what compelled him to campaign to save the Murray River before moving away to study for a bachelor of forest science at the University of Melbourne. “To grow up in such a beautiful place gave me a real connection to the environment,” Wood says. He considered how he could enact change personally while at the same time involving younger generations who will inherit a world much less environmentally stable than current generations enjoy. “I was worried that many discussions about sustainability and the natural world were being had by older generations and not much youth voice was apparent,” Wood says. He says climate change is a big concern for younger generations and many kids can’t understand why adults aren’t acting quickly enough. “Kids Teaching Kids works by finding what young people are passionate about and many of them are deeply concerned about the environment,” Wood says. “Loss of animal species is another pressing concern, with many kids really worried about how many species we continue to lose each year due to loss of habitat.

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“Young people can achieve significant change by inspiring other students to take action,” he explains of his program, which encourages its young members to always ask questions and learn and teach one another. “We then give them the skills to research a local environmental issue, assisted by an expert adult mentor, build a workshop using leading teaching practices and then finally present that workshop to their peers to inspire action.” The most recent event held in Melbourne was on the theme “catchment to coast”. More than 650 students and teachers from every Australian state and territory, as well as from overseas, learnt about water. In addition to Wood’s successful education program, his years have been crammed with sweeping achievements and accolades. An ABC Australian Story was devoted to him and he was awarded the prime minister’s “environmentalist of the year” in 2007. He was named the 2001 “young Australian of the year (environment)” and was a winner in the 2006 United Nations “individual award for outstanding service to the environment”. Wood received the centenary medal for “outstanding contribution to conservation and environment” from the Governor-General in 2008, has advised federal government and the corporate worlds on sustainability and, at the age of 36, has already written his biography, Billabong Boy. Last month Wood was elected as a Melbourne City councillor. His portfolio has not yet been announced but moving into politics is an exciting time for him. “I really hope I’m able to bring a perspective on making our city even more sustainable and innovative,” he says. Wood also hosts the weekly environment report

on 3AW and is a board member of the Port Phillip and Westenport Catchment Management Authority. He is committed to environmental sustainability and sees Kids Teaching Kids as an important part of his future. However, the sole reason for his selection in the Creative Innovation conference will be to discuss Kids Teaching Kids. Wood has been awarded a limited time to speak to the diverse audience. “I’ve been lucky enough to receive a scholarship to the conference, which means I get to attend all parts of the program and make a 60-second speech about a wicked problem that faces us currently and how we might solve it,” Wood says. He admits he will have difficulty condensing a lifetime of knowledge in to such a limited time but is hoping attendees will learn something from him. For the schoolchildren who can’t afford the entrance fee, Wood says that, if they want to, there is plenty they can do to help drive sustainability. “If I had to ask kids to help with one of the most significant actions that would be to convince their parents to choose green power,” Wood says. “You only have to tick a box so it is very easy and the cost is not huge, but green power drives down our emissions through buying alternative energy and it sends a message to electricity generators that we want more alternative energy installed.” \ editorial@theweeklyreview.com.au » Creative Innovation 2012 Asia Pacific runs November 28-30 at the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins. Tickets start at $125. » www.creativeinnovationglobal.com.au/Ci2012/ » www.kidsteachingkids.com.au

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arra House, a boutique 25-level apartment development in South Yarra, offers true north orientation and never-to-be-built-out bay, river and city views. Its developer, Michael Yates, has been a driving force behind the evolution of South Yarra’s Forrest Hill precinct and, particularly, the Yarra Lane enclave, which is metres from Yarra House. Architects Bird de la Coeur have been able to give each of the 97 apartments a true northern orientation, thanks to the 18 Yarra Street address on Forrest Hill’s north-western edge, with the lift core on the southern side of the building. Panoramic views from apartments will include the CBD, Melbourne High School, Port Phillip Bay and the Royal Botanic Gardens. Each of the apartment levels has no more than five apartments, with a “members-only” rooftop lap pool, gym and landscaped garden with integrated barbecue on level 26 and a ground-floor library lobby with business facilities. Bird de la Coeur’s elegant, sculpted design for Yarra House takes architectural cues from influential modernist architect Robin Boyd’s Domain Park Flats (1959). The apartments feature full-height, high-performance glazing. Hassell has created one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments featuring made kitchens and Bosch stainless-steel appliances. The German-engineered kitchens use sustainable materials with stone benchtops and matching splashbacks. Apartment finishes are based on a natural palette of wool, ceramic, porcelain and stone. All bedrooms and living areas will be carpeted, with large format ceramic tiles used on kitchen floors. Mosaic porcelain will be used on bathroom floors and walls. The two interior schemes have a flooring option of American oak for living areas. Other upgrades available include a built-in microwave and stainless-steel fridge. Split systems will heat and cool living areas. Yates says Yarra House has been designed for flexibility allowing buyers looking for larger apartments to combine apartments and modify floor plans. Several larger, premium, three-bedroom apartments will be released for sale soon. PoStcoDE Integrated environmental features have earned Yarra House a 7.2-star energy rating. Elements include passive solar design using north-facing balcony overhangs for summer shading and direct sun penetration in winter. High-performance glazing will reduce summer heat and winter heat loss. Rainwater will be used for toilet flushing. Two share cars will be available for residents’ use for $7 an hour as part of a scheme run in conjunction with Bosch, Stonnington City council and GoGet Cars. Car parks will be allocated to all two- and three-bedroom apartments. The 76 car parks will be accessed by Swedish-designed car lifts. Yarra House is the latest project in The Yates Collection by developer Michael Yates, who has overseen local property developments worth more than $700 million in the past 15 years. Among them are projects that put the Forrest Hill precinct on the map, including the Claremont, 7 Yarra and 9 Yarra. \ LIZ McLACHLAN lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au

Address \ 18 Yarra Street, South Yarra Developer \ Michael L Yates & Co. Building design \ Bird de la Coeur Interior design and landscaping \ Hassell Sales \ John Roach, Element Real Estate, on 0416 137 359 or 1300 501 121 Display suite \ Shop 4, Yarra Lane (off Yarra Street), South Yarra Open \ 11am-3pm, Thursday to Sunday or by appointment » www.yarrahouse.com » www.yatescollection.com

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Yarra House will situate residents in an exclusive enclave, minutes from the city and some of Melbourne’s best dining, parks and entertainment. Residents will be a moment from the buzz of Yarra Lane’s cafés, restaurants and bars, with a profusion of dining, entertainment and retail choices a block away on Chapel Street and Toorak Road. South Yarra train station is a 300-metre stroll up Yarra Street and, with three train lines using the station, there is little waiting time for a six-minute train trip to the CBD. The Yarra is 200 metres down the road, with the Royal Botanic Gardens a leisurely stroll along its banks. Cyclists will delight in easy access to the 30-kilometre Capital City Trail and 35-kilometre Yarra River Trail. \ november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 45

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elbourne design firms, with nine of the 16 awards, were the big winners at the Interior Design Excellence Awards (IDEA) 2012 recently at the Seymour Centre in Sydney. Major wins included Hecker Guthrie, which won the prestigious IDEA Gold Medal, and Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart for their work on the Royal Children’s Hospital. In the past decade, Hecker Guthrie has built an enviable reputation for its pared-back, Scandinavian-inspired interiors. The multidisciplinary studio based in Richmond is responsible for the iconic interiors of Ivy, Comme, Longrain, Bistro Guillaume, Outpost, Sensory Lab, David’s, The Millswyn and Claremont Tonic. In presenting the award, the jury applauded its ongoing consideration for the ways in which a project is put together. Hecker Guthrie was also awarded for its residential decoration on Park Street Residence in Melbourne, and was highly commended for the The Old Library restaurant in Sydney. Not surprisingly, The Royal Children’s Hospital was awarded the overall winner and the best public space awards. The hospital, which has already received multiple accolades around the world, is a state-of-the-art, world-class facility that shows the importance and value of nature in the healing process. Using large-scale artworks, a two-storey aquarium and a mini-zoo of meerkats, the hospital interiors aim to provide distractions through positive experiences and joyful environments. Celebrating their 10th year, the IDEA Awards, organised by Inside magazine, aim to honour and promote the latest innovative work in interior and product design. With more than 400 entries this year, the awards are proving to be one of the most important events in the design industry. \ fcarter@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Residential decoRation \ Hecker Guthrie – Park Street Residence (Melbourne) When a young family hired Hecker Guthrie to design loose furniture for their inner-city townhouse, they could never have imagined how it would unfold. Renovating the kitchen, bathroom and joinery, Hecker Guthrie created spaces that are fresh, white and open, establishing a generosity of scale and texture that was previously lacking. Retail winneR \ March Studio – Baker D. Chirico (Melbourne) North Melbourne-based practice March Studio designed a Carlton bakery that takes its cues from the art of baking. Investigating baking methods from artisan baker Daniel Chirico, March crafted an interior with a simple purpose – to cool the bread fresh out of the oven, and to display it ready to be portioned and sold. While the design is practical, it’s also alluring. The whole shop has been imagined as on oversized bread basket, crafted from blond plywood that merges walls and ceilings in an undulating, sweeping, curve. PeoPles choice awaRd \ Helen Kontouris (Melbourne) Establishing Helen Kontouris Design Studio in 2001, the young designer has already collaborated with several national and international clients, manufacturers, architects and retailers, including Alessi, Schiavello and Manufacturas Celda. Kontouris, who has a range of products that include lighting, chairs, sofas, candelabras and outdoor furniture, is inspired by her observation of everyday experiences. Each piece helps to challenge and redefine the boundaries of product design. designeR of the YeaR \ Breathe Architecture (Melbourne) For more than a decade, Jeremy McLeod and his team at Breathe Architecture have been defining how architecture firms can build and design sustainably. Breathe continues to marry environmental principles with aesthetic flair. It is preoccupied with providing high-quality projects, yet is always mindful of its ecological footprint. Using designs that incorporate elements of double glazing, passive solar design, super insulation and natural cross ventilation, Breathe Architecture’s projects are iconic for their exposed fittings and use of honest, raw materials.

OthER WInnERS hosPitalitY \ Arkhefield – Stokehouse Restaurant (Brisbane) and Breathe Architecture – The National Hotel (Melbourne) sustainabilitY winneR \ DesignInc – Australian Red Cross Blood Service Melbourne Processing Centre (Melbourne) oveRall winneR \ Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart – The Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne) emeRging design studio \ Facet Studio (Sydney) object and fuRnituRe and lighting \ Evie Group – Spun Lamps (Sydney) single Residential \ Smart Design Studio – Tusculum Street Residence (Sydney) woRkPlace undeR 1000sQm \ MAKE Creative – Goodman Unit B4 (Sydney) woRkPlace oveR 1000sQm \ Smart Design Studio – Saatchi & Saatchi (Sydney) idea gold medal \ Hecker Guthrie (Melbourne) Public sPace \ Billard Leece Partnership and Bates Smart – The Royal Children’s Hospital (Melbourne) inteRnational PRoject winneR \ Facet Studio (Sydney and Osaka) – M House event winneR \ Liminal Space (Hobart) – The Barbarians

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or many decades South Yarra’s iconic 9 Darling Street played Each layout is unique and internal areas range up to host to celebrations among Melbourne’s elite with weddings, 100 square metres for two- and three-bedroom apartments, with receptions, balls and parties. one-bedroom layouts, designed for owner-occupiers, between Its site in the heart of South Yarra’s privileged domain is soon 55 and 65 square metres and investment-oriented one-bedroom to be reborn as an elegant residential development of up to layouts from 45 to 55 square metres. 97 apartments, scheduled for completion in 2015 Weeks says the interiors are gallery-like, airy spaces filled with Designed by CHT Architects, Nine Darling Street’s design is natural light, with high-specification fittings and finishes to suit broken into three distinct segments, giving the impression of discerning owner-occupiers. The interiors continue contrasts a single, exclusive South Yarra mansion. From the street it will of light and dark, hard and soft, with solid, wide American oak appear as a four-storey building, rising to six storeys in the centre. floorboards in living areas and kitchens, custom-designed British Its white and black sculpted façade draws on Japanese black-and-white-flecked pure-wool carpet for bedrooms, influences, instilling sophisticated minimalism. engineered marble benchtops and splashbacks, natural Whitened precast concrete contrasts with black recesses stone terrace pavers and porcelain-tiled bathrooms. PoStcoDe around terraces to create striking geometric patterns. Top-end Gaggenau kitchen appliances include Surrounding plantings designed by landscape designer cooktop, wall oven, integrated microwave and Jack Merlo will continue in cascades along the building’s rangehood, with the option of integrating a coffee façades and also in a living green wall along the machine. Kitchen and bathrooms splashbacks are apartment’s west-facing rear. in engineered marble and tinted mirror with joinery Development and project manager Pomeroy Pacific sold predominantly in 2pac. Kitchen and bathroom fittings will 65 per cent of the apartments to its private networks before the be supplied by Rogerseller. public release. Pomeroy Pacific development manager Nick Weeks Bathrooms feature porcelain tiling and semi-frameless glass says an outstanding range of apartments remains on offer on all shower screens. Laundry facilities will be included in bathrooms or levels including one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. in corridors, depending on apartment layouts. All bedrooms will Weeks says they have been working with buyers to customise include built-in or walk-in wardrobes, also dependent on layout. apartments, with most buyers seeking some changes. One buyer The development will have an average 5½-star energy rating is vertically integrating two apartments with connecting stairs with some apartments up to 7½ stars. Sustainable features sheathed in sheer glass walls, creating a 150-square metre, include rain and stormwater collection for landscape irrigation, two-level, three-bedroom home with a 90-square metre terrace. gas-boosted solar hot water, LED lighting, passive solar design and Two other buyers are each combining two apartments to create natural ventilation. larger homes and others are modifying layouts. Some one-bedroom apartments have car spaces in the secure “Some people have come in purely to make an investment basement garage, while all two- and three-bedroom apartments purchase but have ended up deciding they want to live there have car parks, with numbers dependent on allocation. \ themselves after they fall in love with the design and location,” LIZ McLACHLAN he says. lmclachlan@theweeklyreview.com.au

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Nine Darling Street is quintessential South Yarra, on a desirable, quiet residential street connected to, but removed from, the intensity of Toorak Road and Chapel Street. From this location, the residents can stroll to some of Melbourne’s best dining, shopping, entertainment and parks. Local dining includes South Yarra institution France Soir, the charming Lawson Grove Shop and laid-back Gaia Italian Café, and parks include Fawkner, the Royal Botanic Gardens and the intimate Darling Gardens at the bottom of the street overlooking the Yarra. South Yarra train station is less than 200 metres away, tram route No. 8 stops a few steps away from Darling Street. A 15-minute cycle ride along the river will take you to the city. \

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ironic iconic (eddie morton)

’ve never been one to conform. While my pigtailed playmates danced with each other imagining they were ballerinas, I dealt with the ever-changing cryptic rules of the playground by dreaming of being a lady pirate. A cardboard tube retrieved from a bolt of fabric was my cutlass; clinging to the monkey bars with one arm, I’d lunge forward and hack through imaginary ropes and villains with the other. I was in love with Captain Flint, the fictional pirate in Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, and longed to be shipwrecked and hunting for buried treasure. Even now, when I’m somewhere on a spit of land near an old port or riverbank, I sniff around for a barrel or wooden chest crammed with a stash of doubloons. From the moment I step aboard a ship I’m having an adventure. There’s no back and front, only the stern, the bow, portside and starboard. A ship is a living thing; it breathes, sweats and responds to weather with a unique soundscape. The moans of heavy ropes pulling against the tide or chains rattling along the anchor are the stuff of long absences and faraway lands. Ships fuel our imagination and can effect the most transformative internal journey without even leaving the shore. The Polly Woodside is about as spellbinding a ship as you could ever imagine. This Belfast-built, three-masted, iron-hulled barque was launched in 1885 and given the owner’s (William Woodside) wife’s nickname, “Polly”. In 17 voyages between 1885 and 1903, the Polly Woodside made several brutal passages around Cape Horn with an operating crew, including master and mate, generally numbering fewer than 20.

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This was a testament to the crew’s skill, and also to the ship’s beautiful lines and speed. In good conditions, and despite her size, she was capable of travelling at up to 14 knots (about 26 kilometres) an hour. Like all great performers, she’s had a lifetime of reinvention. In1904 she was sold to a New Zealand firm and renamed Rona, operating mainly between Australia and New Zealand. Competition from steamships forced the removal of her mast and yards and she was towed to Melbourne to be used as a coal lighter. In 1943, Rona was temporarily requisitioned by the Royal Australian Navy, towed to New Guinea waters and used as a refuelling barge for naval ships. After World War II she was towed back to Melbourne and for the next 20 years was again used for supplying coal to other ships. Most importantly, through all these years she safely delivered her crew back to shore every trip. Finally, in 1968, then owner Howard Smith Industries sold it to the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) for one cent, for restoration under her original name. After meticulous research and the affection and dedication of several volunteers, the Polly Woodside was restored between1972-78 – not to sail again, but to be a museum ship on which everyone could discover the technical aspects of a 19th-century sailing ship and the experience of life aboard for the crew. Get the barnacles off your bottom, jump aboard this beauty and, shiver me timbers, by the time you jump off you may be sunburnt and bearded. \ boomboom@rachelberger.com Follow Rachel on Twitter @boom_berger

Shipbuilding, containers and a home for those who roam

Duke & Orr’s Dock

The proximity of Duke & Orr’s Dock to the CBD is a reminder of the extensive shipbuilding and repair industry that once stretched for five kilometres along the south bank of the Yarra. Built in 1875, it’s incredible that the dock, gates, machinery and pump house are still basically intact. The dock is a grease monkey’s heaven – there’s a steam plant that includes the oldest known surviving installation of Victorian-built, under-fired tubular boilers in the metropolitan area and the only existing pair of Victorian-built tandem compound, vertical steam-pumping engines. Since 1978 it’s also the permanent home of the Polly Woodside. \

Port of Melbourne

The Port of Melbourne is Australia’s largest and busiest container port and one of the nation’s largest general cargo ports. But it wasn’t always so – an underwater bar at the entrance of the Yarra meant vessels drawing more than about three metres couldn’t enter and were forced to drop anchor in Hobson’s Bay, or at the Port Melbourne Pier. Passengers and freight then had to be shipped up the river in smaller vessels, which charged a fortune for the trip to the city. Over the years, channels have been widened and deepened and embankments raised to lessen the likelihood of floods. The history of the Port of Melbourne’s development is a testament to the development of the city itself. \

The Mission to Seafarers,

717 Flinders Street, Melbourne Seafarers work for long periods away from their homes and families, often in isolated and dangerous conditions. The Mission to Seafarers Victoria is part of a worldwide organisation started by the Reverend Dr John Ashley in 1835. He was so moved by the harrowing lives of seafarers after a visit to the island of Steep Holm in the Bristol Channel that for the next 15 years, until his health declined, he dedicated his life to their welfare. The Victorian Seaman’s Mission was founded in 1857 and has been providing a safe place for rest and relaxation, friendship and counsel in times of need ever since. \

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\ 29 CURRAJONG AVENUE, CAMBERWELL, 3124

treets such as Currajong Avenue reinforce Camberwell’s reputation as one of Melbourne’s leafiest suburbs. The plane trees that line Currajong Avenue form a dense and lush green canopy overhead. The house at No. 29 is near enough to Burke Road to be part of the action but far enough away not to be bothered by traffic noise. Being elevated on the high side of the street ensures terrific views over the treetops and across Glen Iris and as far as Caulfield from the first floor. It is also blessed with a north-facing aspect at the rear, so even in midwinter the sun bounces in, providing large amounts of natural light in the living rooms. Externally, this house is pure 1920s. Its solid red-brick exterior with bay leadlight windows and stucco details, including the solid pillars of the elevated verandah, are typical of this period. Inside, though, it is a different story. The owners, who are builders, bought this house in a half-demolished state. They kept the key big rooms at the front while extending out and up, creating what is now an exceptionally large house with all the modern bells and whistles. It has five bedrooms, four bathrooms (three are en suites), seven toilets (three in powder rooms), four walk-in wardrobes, a home theatre, study, lounge and dining room, informal meals/living/kitchen and large undercover outdoor living zone with swimming pool. That is 72 squares under the roof; a big house by anyone’s measure. Along the way the owners have created a low-maintenance garden with only a small lawn at the front and plants that require little water. “The idea was to build a family home for a couple with older children,” explained the vendors. “Even married children can stay here with their small children and there’s plenty of room.” The floor plan reflects the original house with a wide central hall and rooms ranged off it. The main bedroom at the front of the house has a bay window mirroring the bay window of the lounge room on the other side of the hall. The walk-in wardrobe and very large spa en suite were

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created from what was once another room off the hall. Past the dining room and the study are the soundproofed home theatre and a curved staircase that wends its way up to the first floor. But this is just the halfwaypoint of the ground floor. White-painted doors with colourful leadlight surrounds open to the now-familiar open-plan living room and kitchen extension. Here, with polished timber floorboards underfoot and lashings of granite, the life of unbridled luxury is set to continue. For the cook there is a massive 3.3-metre by 1.2-metre island bench, two ovens plus a steam oven, warming oven and microwave, and induction cooktop. Two Schweigen (German) rangehoods – one in the kitchen, the other in the butler’s pantry behind it – suck out the air with the minimum of noise. The living room, with its gas fireplace, opens out to the timber-decked entertainment area. Set beneath a timber-lined roof with decorative fretwork trim, it is in effect an outdoor room. Outdoor living and entertaining becomes a year-round option here as a large red-brick wood-burning open fireplace features at one end, while at the other is a stainless-steel hooded barbecue and built-in kitchen. This verandah steps out to a terrace and pool surrounds paved in South American stone with three water features in front of the dense greenery against the back fence. Apart from the large living spaces, the details set this house apart. From the enamel high-gloss doors, architraves and skirtings to the laminated glass in the living room downstairs, and from the double-glazed windows upstairs to the storage at every turn, nothing has been left out. The four upstairs bedrooms – two with en suites – and the main bathroom are again large and luxurious. At the rear, the teenager’s retreat with built-in study area receives natural light from its north-facing windows. At the front, the largest bedroom has terrific views past the trees and to the Caulfield campus of Monash University. \ MARIA HARRIS property@theweeklyreview.com.au

Hocking Stuart \ 9830 7000

Price \ $3.7 million +

Expressions of Interest \ Closing December 7 at 3pm

Fast facts \ Renovated and extended period house with luxurious interiors; four fireplaces; all new timber floors; study; soundproofed home theatre; three en suites; three powder rooms; seven toilets; granite-finished kitchen; imported kitchen appliances; butler’s pantry; four walk-in wardrobes; large outdoor living zone with built-in barbecue and open fireplace; zoned reverse-cycle heating and air-conditioning; hydronic heating; swimming pool; close to Burke Road trams, Camberwell Junction and schools. Camberwell \ 8kms from the city.

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quality spaces The families, many with teenage children in tow, who stepped through the door of this big, bold Camberwell house last weekend, loved its layout, spacious rooms and the quality of the renovation and the finishes. agent Maurice DiMarzio added that the outdoor entertainment area with swimming pool was also a hit. The combination of outdoor kitchen, barbecue and a wood-burning open fireplace elevated it from just another outdoor space, making it useable all year round, he said. \

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Salter House is one of the nation’s most important houses. It is one of the few remaining houses designed by Walter Burley Griffin and constructed, walls and roof, in his Knitlock system of interlocking blocks and tiles. Apart from its structure, its planning – a symmetrical grouping of interconnected spaces around a courtyard, was in 1922 extraordinarily ahead of the day’s architectural practice, here and abroad. Griffin (1876-1937) was a senior assistant of world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he and his wife, Marion Mahony Griffin, won the 1913 international competition for the design of Canberra. They practiced in Melbourne and Sydney for many years and his remaining buildings (in Melbourne, Newman College

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and the Capitol Theatre) are revered and listed by Heritage Victoria, the National Trust and the National Estate. Over the years Salter House has received unempathetic treatment. Its sloping, eucalypt-covered site has been halved. The house, although protected, still requires an owner who appreciates its architecture, its intriguing interiors and its place in history. It incorporated, 90 years ago, many of the features and amenities that only came into our houses half a century later and was reportedly described by Robin Boyd as “among the finest house designs of the century”. Some of Griffin’s prismatic plaster details are even stored in a cupboard. At least in these times formal and informal advice is readily available. \ nEil clEREhAn

RT Edgar Boroondara \ 8888 2000 16a Glyndebourne Avenue Price \ $1.5 million + Auction \ November 24 at 1pm

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Fletchers \ 9859 9561 22 Kelvinside Street Price \ $800,000 – $880,000 auction \ November 24 at 10.30am

Designed to take advantage of its elevated position among the trees, this recently renovated family house offers contemporary living spaces inside and out. The wide, north-facing front balcony is the perfect spot to appreciate a view that extends to the treetops of Koonung Creek Reserve. Inside, the living and dining rooms at the front of the house both feature walls lined with windows so that living and entertaining is always enjoyed with a view. The kitchen and meals area is also filled with northern light, as well as European appliances and granite benchtops. The floor plan then wraps itself around a deck, a family room connecting with the outdoor dining space seamlessly. Two of the three bedrooms clustered towards the rear of the house also have floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the space. The main bedroom has a en suite with a double shower, while the remaining two share a large main bathroom. A large backyard offers potential for a pool, extension, or fun for the kids. \ jo davy

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toorak

One is in good company on Toorak’s Merriwee Crescent, and this elegant family house certainly keeps up appearances. Manicured gardens frame the white solid-brick façade with french windows dotted throughout. Inside, the floor plan is all about functionality. The open-plan kitchen and family room is next to the lounge and dining rooms, both with their own glass doors to the terrace. Simple white interiors offer low-key elegance in the more formal entertainment areas, enhanced by views to the front and back of the house. Zoned accommodation places the fourth bedroom (or guest room) on the ground level, while three more are upstairs. The main bedroom is as large as the sitting room below it and features a built-in wardrobe and spacious en suite with a double vanity. Two more bedrooms have built-in corner desks and wardrobes, and share the main bathroom. The property is close to Kooyong Village and some of Melbourne’s best schools. \ jo davy

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Marshall White \ 9822 9999 12 Merriwee Crescent Price \ $2.7 million auction \ November 28 at 6pm

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Twelve months in Tokyo was all the vendors needed to inject Japanese design elements into the renovation of their single-level family home. The outcome is a tranquil sanctuary, bringing the best of the Orient all the way to East Kew. Limewashed floorboards throughout the house are sleek without making the rooms too dark. The floor plan offers well-zoned living and accommodation, an open-plan kitchen and family area forming a central hub at the rear. Glass sliding doors take full advantage of the living and dining spaces’ northern orientation, while a black frame divides large panels of the glass and creates a modern Japanese aesthetic.

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Ilve appliances and glossy cabinetry carry the contemporary appeal through to the kitchen. There are two outdoor entertainment spaces. The first is a private paved dining area, with entry from the main bedroom. The second begins with an Oriental garden surrounding a water feature and ends across an expanse of lawn and at the tree-lined fence. Accommodation is plentiful, with the main suite tucked away from the rest of the bedrooms and featuring a walk-in wardrobe and en suite. Three more bedrooms share a spacious main bathroom. Surrounding parklands and golf courses create a circle of seclusion around this pocket of Kew, but shops and schools are moments away. \ JO dAvy

Jellis Craig \ 9810 5000 1535 Old Burke Road Price \ About $1.2 million Auction \ November 24 at noon

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RT Edgar Toorak 9826 1000 5

17 Church Street, Toorak ................................................................. Price: $1.6 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 8 at 10.30am ................................................................. OFI Wed 1-1.30pm; Sat 2-2.30pm .................................................................

67 Argyle Road, Kew ................................................................. Price: $1.5 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 3.30pm ................................................................. OFI Thur 12.30-1pm; Sat 3-3.30pm .................................................................

72 Grange Road, Toorak ................................................................. Price: $2.9 million - $3.2 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 8 at noon ................................................................. OFI Wed, Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

This sophisticated contemporary residence's spaces include formal and informal living, dining and entertainment areas and a north-facing courtyard.

Enjoying a prominent hilltop position with panoramic north-facing views, this attractive mid-1930s residence has been sympathetically renovated.

Substantial renovated double-storey 1930s family residence on 1070sqm (approx) with heated pool enjoying an elevated outlook with city views.

Let's eat lunch @ Sissi & Co, 1290 Malvern Road Let's eat dinner @ The Malvern Hotel, corner Glenferrie & Malvern roads Let's drink coffee @ Croutons, 475 Glenferrie Road

Let's eat lunch @ QPO, 186 High St Let's eat dinner @ Cherating Café Bar and Restaurant, 627 High St Let's drink coffee @ Xocolatl, 11 Strathalbyn St

Let's eat lunch @ Manhattan, 448 Toorak Road Let's eat dinner @ Quaff, 436 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ Brown's Café, 489 Toorak Road

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Bennison Mackinnon 9864 5000 3

106 Coppin Street, Richmond ................................................................. Price: $1 million - $1.1 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 1 at 1.30pm ................................................................. OFI Thur 11-11.30am; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

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Jellis Craig 9831 2800 4

7 Beatty Street, Mont Albert ................................................................. Price: $1.3 million - $1.45 million ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 10am ................................................................. OFI Thur 11-11.30am; Sat from 9.30am .................................................................

malvern Surroundings of such serenity enhance this brilliant three-bedroom, two-bathroom house, with studio/office, courtyard, terrace and carport.

Enveloped by a captivating pool/garden wonderland, this Merchant Builders house reveals rich rewards with instant family comforts.

Let's eat lunch @ Fonda Mexican, 248 Swan Street Let's eat dinner @ Union Dining, 272 Swan Street Let's drink coffee @ Chimmys, 342/344 Bridge Road

Let's eat lunch @ Churchill Café & Larder, 13 Hamilton Street Let's eat dinner @ Aashiana 4/346 Belmore Road Let's drink coffee @ The Cookbook Kitchen, 116 Union Road

Bennison Mackinnon \ 9864 5000 31 hunter Street Price \ $1.4 million – $1.55 million auction \ November 24 at 11.30am

This Malvern family house showcases classic Edwardian architecture in a corner position. Four large bedrooms are at the front of the property and are complemented by large windows, ornamental ceilings and polished floorboards. Three of the four bedrooms have open fireplaces, while the main bedroom features built-in shelving, a walk-in wardrobe and an en suite bathroom with luxurious spa. A central bathroom lies at the end of the hall, after which the house opens to an open-plan living and dining room. High ceilings and ample natural light accentuate the generous proportions of this previously renovated space. In addition, the unique brick fireplace and surrounding shelving add character and warmth to the room. The kitchen and laundry sit on opposite sides of the central living area, while at the rear of the property you’ll discover a manicured backyard with garden shed, off-street parking from Ewart Street and a large timber deck – perfect for entertaining. \ julian healey

postcode

3144

elbourne is always distracted by horses at this time of the year, so the lack of exciting auction stock on Melbourne’s $1-million-plus property market in early November was to be expected. Few sellers choose to run to their auction race alongside the Melbourne Cup. The James Clearance Rate for $1-million-plus properties was 61 per cent on the 31 auctions we attended. The Weekly Review Bidderman, our demand indicator, was 1.3 bidders per auction. That result was an accurate reflection of the quieter auction market due to the shortage of quality stock on offer after Cup week. Even so, there were good numbers at some auctions. At 18 Central Park Road, Malvern East (Marshall White’s Rae Tomlinson and Andrew Hayne) there was some aggressive bidding between four bidders (including one after-the-hammer bid) for the brick Edwardian in the Gascoigne Estate. The property was finally sold at $2,237,000. The biggest sale in Port Phillip was for a two-storey Victorian terrace at 36 Moubray Street, Albert Park (John Holdsworth and Greg Hocking). This property had sold

previously in October 2011 for a touch over $2 million and had failed to sell earlier this year via a private, off-market sale. It sold under the hammer this weekend for $2,270,000, at about 10 per cent above its 2011 sale price, suggesting that sometimes the transparency of the auction system can work better than the off-market process. Out Glen Iris way at 14 Bourne Road (Helga Fialides and David Gillham of Noel Jones) three bidders fought a tight contest between the opening vendor bid of $1,500,000 and the under-the-hammer sell price of $1,650,000. It was an average family house on good land size (James rating 650). The big action over the past couple of weeks has been in the $3-million-plus segment. After being dead in the water for much of the year, this segment has now had five weeks of consistent sales activity. A 1289-square metre block of land at 26 Monomeath Avenue, Canterbury (Kay & Burton’s Michael Armstrong) has sold for more than $4 million, putting land value at just over $3000 per square metre. In Toorak, land was selling at double that price per square metre with 27 and 29 Washington Street changing hands under Marshall White’s Marcus Chiminello for more than $6 million in a quiet transaction. In Brighton, there was a big sale of a

sold for $1.65 million 14 bourne road, glen iris

period house with a tennis court, just back from the water at 15 Park St (James Rating 870), for more than $7 million with Ian Jackson of Kay & Burton. A dribbling of high-end apartment action continues with a five-bedroom penthouse apartment at 13/20 Chambers Street, South Yarra (Michael Gibson, Kay & Burton), selling for about $4 million and another penthouse at 3/19 Murphy Street, South Yarra (Andrew Baines, Kay & Burton), selling for more than $3 million. Some follow-ups: 11 Struan Street, Toorak (Anthony Grimwade of RT Edgar), had a deal done in May at about $3 million, however the buyer rescinded and it was back on the market in early November,

(PIcTurE courTESy JAMES MArkET NEwS)

mal james \ WE’RE OVER THE HORSES AND NOW IT’S THE RUN INTO CHRISTMAS reselling the night before the auction for near enough to the same figure. Then a saga of sorts at 123 Gipps Street, East Melbourne. This terrace was bought in August 2009 for just under $3 million, and resold for just over the same number in early 2011. It was then given a serious makeover (taking it to a James rating 762) and relisted for $6 million last year with another agent. My reaction was that while it is a good house, the price being asked was a tad “courageous”, especially if you knew its neighbour’s sale price. The third sale in three years has finally taken place with a new agent (Andrew Smith, RT Edgar), the house selling for, we believe, about $4 million; the right money in our view. After the hiatus of the horse-racing season, the next couple of weekends look set for bigger auction numbers. Good levels of new stock (some of which is actually worth buying) are coming through at the moment – on and off market. The sixth and final Super Saturday for the year is shaping up to be early next month, on either December 1 or 8. \ Mal James Principal Buyer Advocate 0408 107 988 \ 9804 3133 We Only Buy Homes www.james.net.au november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 59

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Kay & Burton \ 8862 8000 3 Grange Avenue Price \ About $2.5 million Auction \ November 24 at noon

Fifty years ago the vendor remembers Grange Avenue as a mixture of paddocks, farm animals and houses. While the landscape has changed dramatically since this two-storey house was built in 1959, there is no shortage of space or greenery on the 1155-square-metre block. The backyard has room to install a pool, enjoy outdoor meals and a hold backyard cricket match between its flowerbed borders. Inside, the kitchen, living room, lounge and one of the bedrooms all lead off the central hallway. While each space can be closed off from the next, the kitchen, living and dining rooms and the back terrace make a great entertainment space. The main bedroom has plenty of built-in wardrobe space and views that stretch all the way to Arthurs Seat on a clear day; the remaining two bedrooms have built-in desks and wardrobes. There is space for two cars in the garage, which has doors at the back as well as the front in case you want to wash your car on the back lawn. \ eddie morton

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Marshall White Hawthorn 9822 9999 5

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3122

Jellis Craig 9810 5000 4

35 Croydon Road, Surrey Hills ................................................................. Price: $1.8 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 12.30pm ................................................................. OFI Thur 1.15-1.45pm; Sat noon-12.30pm .................................................................

38 Wattle Road, Hawthorn ................................................................. Price: $1.3 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 1 at 11am ................................................................. OFI Thur 11.15-11.45am; Sat 11.45am-12.15pm .................................................................

Strong architectural proportions that unfold to a Rick Eckersley-designed garden and sumptuous pool/spa create an impressive environment for family living.

A treasured home for nearly half a century, this substantial Victorian is destined for a contemporary renaissance on a seemingly endless private garden.

Let's eat lunch @ Bambaleros, 84 Maling Rd Let's eat dinner @ Blue River Thai, 239 Canterbury Rd Let's drink coffee @ Weatherson Foods, 133 Maling Rd

Let's eat lunch @ Laurent, 703 Glenferrie Road Let's eat dinner @ Rococo, 797 Glenferrie Road Let's drink coffee @ Chapel Bakery CafĂŠ, 753 Glenferrie Road

postcode

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RT Edgar Toorak 9826 1000 3

POSTCODE

366 Toorak Road, South Yarra ................................................................. Price: $900,000 + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 8 at 1pm ................................................................. OFI Wed, Sat 1-1.30pm .................................................................

3142

Kay & Burton South Yarra 9820 1111 3

3/62 Heyington Place, Toorak ................................................................. Price: $1.2 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 3pm ................................................................. OFI Wed noon-12.30pm; Sat 2.30-3pm .................................................................

balwyn north An outstanding lifestyle purchase for those who desire absolute convenience, this two-storey Victorian terrace is in the highly sought-after Hawksburn precinct.

Charming three-bedroom residence, tucked away in a boutique block, is appointed with vast living zones, north-facing terrace and landscaped courtyard.

Let's eat lunch @ Cosi, 68 Toorak Road Let's eat dinner @ France Soir, 11 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ Café Republic, 160 Toorak Road

Let's eat lunch @ Zanuba, Shop 6/521 Toorak Road Let's eat dinner @ Manhattan Restaurant, 448 Toorak Road Let's drink coffee @ The Cheese Cave, 429 Toorak Road

Hocking Stuart \ 9830 7000 13 Uplands Road Price \ $900,000 – $990,000 Auction \ November 24 at 11.30am

A philosophy guided by unwavering attention to the finer details was clearly adopted to build this house in a quiet cul-de-sac in Balwyn North. A solid-brick and wrought-iron fence border a manicured garden that surrounds both street-facing sides of this corner property. Inside, parquetry floors meet plush new carpet, while stylish drapes cover the many windows in the lounge. The ground level follows an open-plan format, with the lounge opening to the dining room, which in turn opens to the predominantly white kitchen. No need to worry about cupboard space, because there’s enough room here to satisfy a hoarder. There’s also a breakfast bar to provide a casual alternative to the dining table. Double doors in the dining room look to an outdoor entertainment area, which can be used year-round, thanks to a remote-controlled awning. There are three bedrooms upstairs and a study. The main bedroom has a its own en suite with a double vanity, and a huge walk-in wardrobe. \ lexi cottee

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3104

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Extended in the late 1990s, this two-storey Edwardian blends the space of a large family house with a cottage-style ambience. Zoned living areas at the front and back ensure room to move and entertain, while similar positioning is also afforded to the sleeping quarters. At the front of the house, a carpeted bedroom and formal dining room with open fireplace sit either side of the central hallway. Polished floorboards run the length of the hall, leading past the sitting room with open fireplace, central bathroom and study. Facing out to the rear yard and garden, the main bedroom is tucked away on the western side of the house. A large walk-in wardrobe and en suite bathroom are here as well as understair storage. Down a few steps from the hall, the open-plan family room and kitchen have polished timber floors, built-in shelving and downlighting. The laundry sits next to the kitchen, while outside, the north-facing timber deck looks over the rear yard with cubby house and lemon tree. \ julian healey

21 Glenvale Road Price \ $1.5 million + auction \ December 1 at 10.30pm

825 Riversdale Road, Camberwell ................................................................. Price: $1.4 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 2.30pm ................................................................. OFI Thur, Sat 2-2.30pm .................................................................

1/1 Agnes Street, Mont Albert ................................................................. Price: $900,000 - $990,000 ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 10.30am ................................................................. OFI Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat 10-10.30am .................................................................

Solid-brick residence comprising 11 main rooms abounding with period charm awaits the designer family. Land 814sqm.

Flooded with natural light, this refined town residence features a lounge, dining and open-plan granite/European kitchen, living room and meals area.

Let's eat lunch @ Ruby T's, 114 Maling Rd Let's eat dinner @ Shintaro, 726 Riversdale Rd Let's drink coffee @ Degani, 536 Riversdale Rd

Let's eat lunch @ Cornehls, 13-15 Hamilton Street Let's eat dinner @ Cantina Centrale, 11 Hamilton Street Let's drink coffee @ Orient Express, 17 Hamilton Street

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Fletchers Canterbury 9836 2222

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Christopher Russell 9859 9517

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3104

242 Mont Albert Road, Surrey Hills ................................................................. Price: $1.3 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday November 24 at 11.30am ................................................................. OFI Thur 12.30-1pm; Sat 11-11.30am .................................................................

Easily fall in love with this captivating Edwardian house c1910 situated on one of Melbourne´s finest tree-lined addresses.

Let's eat lunch @ Bambaleros, 84 Maling Rd Let's eat dinner @ The Wildflower Restaurant, 1 Theatre Pl Let's drink coffee @ The Maling Room, 206 Canterbury Rd 62 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

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Noel Jones Camberwell 9809 2000 4

44b Clifton Street, Balwyn North ................................................................. Price: $1.05 million + ................................................................. Auction Saturday December 8 at 11am ................................................................. OFI Thur 1-1.30pm; Sat 3.30-4pm .................................................................

This superbly appointed four-bedroom three-bathroom town residence's large living/dining areas are filled with natural light. Land 370sqm (approx). Let's eat lunch @ The Meeting Place, 2/496 Belmore Road Let's eat dinner @ Kunyit, 283 Doncaster Road Let's drink coffee @ The Village Café, 2/74 Doncaster Road

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68 Freeman st

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46 duporth Ave Kay & Burton

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16 St Georges Road Toorak

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Friday 7th December at 5pm 64 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

An Important Home for the Important Moments Few Australian properties can match the pure beauty, elegance and history of this extraordinary Toorak estate. Set over almost an acre, this magniďŹ cent magnificent residence is surrounded by breathtaking gardens, historic outbuildings, pool and pooltennis and tennis court.court. The home The home itself itself is pure is royalty pure royalty, , withwith a sweep a sweep of stunning of stunning and grand and grand formal formal rooms rooms sitting sitting seamlessly beside seamlessly the gently besidemodernised the gently modernised spaces that spaces are thethat veryare essence the very of family essenceliving of family on the living ďŹ nest onscale. the finest scale. 16stgeorges.com WEB 16stgeorges.com

VIEW CALL Ross Savas Michael Gibson Gerald Delany Albert Park 9252 1800

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Brighton 9592 6522

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Flinders 5989 1000

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Hawthorn 8862 8000

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Portsea 5984 4744

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South Yarra 9820 1111

By Appointment 0418 322 999 0418 530 392 0418 355 337

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Residence 1, 43 St Georges Road Toorak EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 10th December at 5pm 66 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Exclusive Town Residence Designed by Robert Mills Prestigious St Georges Road is home to this Robert Mills exclusive design. Set over three levels with a private lift the home comprises formal living & dining with gas log ďŹ replace, European kitchen & openplan family and dining room with glass doors that open to a private garden, main bedroom with en suite and walk-in wardrobes, three further bedrooms with built-in wardrobes and two further bathrooms, theatre and recreation room, store rooms and parking for four cars.

CALL Ross Savas Andrew Sahhar

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm

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0418 322 994 0417 363 358

3 Macquarie Road Toorak

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Tuesday 4th December at 5pm

Private Oasis in Exclusive Toorak Cul-de-sac Set high on this Northern orientated corner allotment of some 23,000sqft (approx.) in one of Toorak’s most desired locations, this magniﬁcent 6 bedroom residence designed & constructed by Gabor Hubay is surrounded by rolling manicured gardens and offers an exceptional family environment. Crafted to the most exacting standards, the home includes a self contained apartment, 7 bathrooms, rumpus room, study, Tennis Court, inﬁnity pool & basement parking.

CALL Michael Gibson Ross Savas

VIEW By Appointment

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0418 530 392 0418 322 994

november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 67

5 McMaster Court Toorak

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 10th December at 5pm 68 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Near New French Provincial Home This exquisite French provincial family residence is the epitome of luxury living & boasts excellence in design & appointments. Flooded in natural light through â&#x20AC;&#x153;picture bookâ&#x20AC;? windows overlooking Paul Bangay designed gardens, terrace & the pool at the rear. High ceilings add to the wonderful spaces and classic feel of the home.The home takes full advantage of the N/W orientation and comprises formal and informal living areas & 5 bedrooms. Features 5 car basement, lift & gym/cinema.

CALL Andrew Baines Ross Savas Andrew Sahhar

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm

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0418 328 407 0418 322 994 0417 363 358

30 Surrey Road South Yarra

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 11am

Classic Victorian Terrace Two storey Victorian Terrace home, superbly located in the heart of South Yarra offering excellent scope to further improve. This classic residence offers 3 bedrooms, separate study (or 4th bedroom), formal living room separate dining, kitchen with family area overlooking rear garden, two bathrooms, powder room and double garage from rear access.

CALL Peter Kudelka 0418 319 439 Matthew Wassylko 0412 793 544

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm & 6 - 6.30pm

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14 Myamyn Street Armadale

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 11am 70 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Family Living Mastered This stunning 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom + study Period residence with inground pool & spa is infused with elegant glamour & designer ďŹ nishes - in an exclusive Armadale location. Exhibiting harmony, sophistication, scale & balance, a north-facing ofďŹ ce & a media room/home theatre, formal dining room, Calcutta marble kitchen with Gaggenau appliances & a poolside gym. Exception by any standard & set on 10,000 sqf (approx.) also includes dble gge, picture windows, A/C & sec system.

CALL Gowan Stubbings Nicole Gleeson

VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm & 5.30 - 6pm

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0412 269 999 0414 809 221

401/401 St Kilda Road Melbourne

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 3rd December at 5pm

The Terrace Apartment Superbly positioned this half ďŹ&#x201A;oor, as new apartment situated in an iconic boutique address by Elenberg Fraser. This stunning residence featuring video security entrance, an impeccable blend of formal & informal living areas overlooking a stunning outdoor entertaining terrace of approx 230sqm including spa. Two generous bedrooms both with marble ensuites, 3rd bedroom or study, Gaggenau kitchen, fully ďŹ tted study in main suite & 3 basement car spaces with lift access.

CALL Michael Gibson Nicole Gleeson

VIEW Wednesday 1 - 1.30pm

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0418 530 392 0414 809 221

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44 Prospect Hill Road Camberwell

AUCTION Sunday 9th December at 12noon 72 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Victorian Family Home in the Heart of Camberwell This fabulous north facing family home offers beautifully proportioned accommodation in stunning garden surrounds. The home comprises grand entry foyer, 4 spacious bedrooms (main with WIR and en-suite), formal living & dining rooms, an exceptional light ďŹ lled family area featuring a stunning kitchen, meals area & lovely outlooks across the swimming pool & gardens. Additional features 2 car spaces, alarm, ducted heating, all moments from the best schools, cafes and parks.

CALL Andrew Sahhar Ross Savas

VIEW Thursday 2 - 2.30pm

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0417 363 358 0418 322 994

3 Grange Avenue Canterbury

AUCTION Saturday 24th November at 12noon

Quality, Space and Views with a Broad 75’ Frontage! Gracing an exclusive tree-lined avenue near elite schools and transport, this handsome 3 bedroom/2 bathroom 1959 home is testament to the timeless allure of quality construction, elegant style and generous established gardens. Arthur’s Seat views are an unexpected pleasure enjoyed by this “one owner” home offering study/sitting, elegant formal living (OFP), dining and central kitchen. With monitored security, double garage and scope to improve/extend on 1,155m² approx. (STCA).

CALL Daniel Bradd Richard Spratt Scott Patterson

VIEW Thursday 2 - 2.30pm, Saturday 11.30 - 12pm

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0411 347 511 0412 493 189 0417 581 074

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28 Chrystobel Crescent Hawthorn

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 12noon 74 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Glorious Grace Park Lifestyle Matching magniﬁcent Grace Park Estate elegance with substantial family space, this exceptional Period home extends over 2 zoned levels in a family-focused garden setting. Architect John O’Loughlin has sympathetically enhanced this quality renovated residence to an impeccable standard on 825m² landscaped allotment with 2-car carport. Offers 4 BRs (downstairs main with WIR + ensuite; upstairs children’s area with living & bathroom) study, formal and family areas.

CALL Scott Patterson Sam Wilkinson

VIEW Thursday 1 - 1.30pm, Saturday 11 - 11.30am

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0417 581 074 0400 169 148

145 Cotham Road Kew

AUCTION Saturday 24th November at 1pm

Massive Site in Grand Location Substantial in scale and scope with broad frontage and North facing rear, this exceptional property with rendered residence on a 1560mÂ˛ allotment represents a unique renovation or redevelopment opportunity. While this late-Victorian has been a family home for over 50 years, a rare opening now exists to restore, subdivide or establish an outstanding multiple-dwelling development (STCA). Near trams, schools, Glenferrie Rd, Kew Junction. Includes pool, disused N/S court. Land: 25.6 x 61m

CALL Rebecca Edwards Tim Picken Scott Patterson

VIEW Thursday 10.30 - 11am, Saturday 12.30 - 1pm

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0423 759 481 0419 305 802 0417 581 074

november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 75

39 York Avenue Ivanhoe East

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 10th December at 5pm 76 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

‘ Rangeworthy ’ C1900 The impressive tower of ‘Rangeworthy’ is a local landmark heralding a remarkable family lifestyle opportunity on 3120sqm. In a prestigious location, this significant 5 BR and study period residence commands a first-class position among magnificent gardens with N/S tennis court. Substantial family accommodation highlights all manner of luxuries and perfectly preserved period decoration flowing seamlessly throughout this architect-renovated and extended family domain.

CALL Nicole Gleeson Scott Patterson Judy Balloch

VIEW By Appointment, Thursday & Saturday 2 - 2.30pm

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0414 809 221 0417 581 074 0408 753 877

Residence 2, 1 Walsh Street South Yarra AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 12noon

3/62 Heyington Place Toorak

AUCTION Saturday 24th November at 3pm

“Stanton” Located in this enviable location opposite Fawkner Park and only moments to the Botanic Gardens is this ground ﬂoor two bedroom, two bathroom apartment in this boutique block of 8. Highlighted by a wonderful courtyard garden inviting light through the spacious living zones, smart kitchen, laundry, security entrance and double garage complete this ﬁne residence.

CALL Tom Staughton Michael Gibson

VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm, Thursday 12 - 12.30pm

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Exclusive Opportunity in Enviable Environs A secluded landscaped courtyard and north-facing alfresco terrace complement this marvellous 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom town residence tucked away in a boutique block bordering WM Dane Reserve. Stroll to the river and Heyington station from this superbly spacious home tightly held for 27 years and now inviting fresh inspiration for a stylish new direction. Includes open-plan lounge, dining and living, granite kitchen/ meals, delightful vistas and remote-control double garage.

CALL Rebecca Edwards Gowan Stubbings Gerald Delany

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 2.30 - 3pm

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0411 554 850 0418 530 392

0423 759 481 0412 269 999 0418 355 337

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2902/8 Kavanagh Street Southbank

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Thursday 29th November at 5pm

173/29 Queens Road Melbourne

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Wednesday 12th December at 5pm 78 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Triptych’s Most Prestigious Penthouse – Luxurious & Breathtaking A Brilliantly positioned Penthouse of grand proportions within the Arts precinct, featuring 300° panoramic views including the city skyline, Royal Botanic Gardens and the Bay. Flexible ﬂoor plan of 355sq.m comprising entrance hall, 4 bedrooms, (expansive main bedroom with magniﬁcent ensuite), 3 bathrooms, Poliform cabinetry throughout, gourmet kitchen and scullery, 2 living zones, media room, separate study, 3 car parks and storage. TRIPTYCH – A multiple award winning development.

CALL Tim Blackett Gerald Delany

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 1 - 1.30pm

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Spectacular Penthouse Superbly positioned on both 16th and 17th floor, with separate entries, this renovated apartment in this landmark building and boasting 180 degree views over Albert Park and Sea. Featuring Security entry and outstanding accommodation which includes: lounge room, dining room, gourmet kitchen on the 17th floor, 3 superb bedrooms plus study/4th bedroom on the 16th floor, multiple balconies, air-conditioning, 2 easy accessible basement car parks, indoor swimming pool, sauna and gym. VIEW By Appointment

0400 780 700 0418 355 337

CALL Cher Coad 0412 252 858 Matt Davis 0412 466 858 kayburton.com.au Conjunctional Agent Rodney Morley Persichetti Rodney Morley 0418 321 222 Andrew Tolson 0418 312 542

29 St Johns Avenue Camberwell

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 11am

17 Boronia Street Canterbury

AUCTION Saturday 8th December at 1pm

Flooded with Natural Light Well presented within easy walk to Camberwell junction. Set on a compact allotment with 2 street frontages this one owner home designed by well known architect John Davey enjoys a very spacious entertaining area overlooking a charming garden. Downstairs bedroom with ensuite, central kitchen & large open plan dining & living area. Upstairs a 2nd bedroom, bathroom & spacious mezzanine study. Garaging off Trafalgar Road. Suit those scaling down or young professionals.

CALL Judy Balloch Scott Patterson

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 1 - 1.30pm

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Secure, Single-storey Success Enviably positioned in a prized lifestyle pocket near historic Maling Rd village, Canterbury Gardens, private schools and trains, this outstanding contemporary residence offers secure, single-storey living and alfresco entertaining. Opening to a leafy north-facing courtyard garden featuring retractable automatic awning, comprises 3 BRs (BIRs) including master with ensuite, main bathroom, living/dining, European kitchen, ducted heat, air-cond, Jetmaster gas ďŹ replace and remote control gates to OSP.

CALL Tim Picken Rebecca Edwards

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 2 - 2.30pm

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0408 753 877 0417 581 074

0419 305 802 0423 759 481

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1/8 Berkeley Street Hawthorn

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Closing Monday 10th December at 5pm

24 Parkhill Road Kew

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 1pm 80 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Sensational Space and Lush Surrounds Enjoy a Blue-chip Address Blessed with glorious garden outlooks thanks to a premier position in a boutique block, this 3 bedroom/2 bathroom unit offers a 1st class single-level lifestyle on Scotch Hill. Add your own contemporary touches or instantly enjoy the timeless trio of space, light and aspect revealed throughout the lovingly preserved, house-like dimensions with a lush central court-garden setting soothing centerpiece to generous lounge, large dining and ample kitchen/meals. Also heating, carport.

CALL Tim Picken Rebecca Edwards

VIEW By Appointment

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Exceptional Edwardian Entertainer Attention to the ďŹ nest detail, quality features and a stylish classical ambience are the hallmarks of this superbly renovated 3 bedroom Edwardian on a compact landscaped allotment. Secluded rear alfresco area with large entertainment deck and secure automatic gate off-street parking complement an exceptionally convenient lifestyle location near High St, restaurants, cafĂŠs, parks, schools and trams. Includes stunning Miele kitchen ducted heating/cooling, alarm and storage.

CALL Glenys Pitkin Judy Balloch

VIEW Thursday 3.30 - 4pm & 5.30 - 6pm, Saturday 3.30 - 4pm

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0419 305 802 0423 759 481

0418 860 927 0408 753 877

2a Wilks Avenue Malvern

AUCTION Saturday 8th December at 12noon

24 Blackburn Street Surrey Hills

AUCTION Saturday 8th December at 11am

Single Level Stonnington Estate Lifestyle Superbly located in the heart of the Stonnington Estate is this immaculately presented solid brick 3 bedroom home set in delightful garden setting with a perfect blend of bedrooms and living areas.This quiet home offers spacious and bright open plan living opening onto peaceful rear garden with pool, separate dining with open ﬁre place, modern granite kitchen with meals area, 3 bedrooms with BIR’s and secure parking for two cars via remote gates.

CALL Peter Kudelka Gary Ormrod

VIEW Wednesday 11 - 11.30am & 5 - 5.30pm

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Al Fresco Living and Entertaining Made Easy This handsome home is all set for you to enjoy its stylishly attired spaces and easy-going nature. In a family-convenient pocket near train, tram, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert cafes, parks and playgrounds, this immaculate home offers a relaxed, sun-ﬁlled interior featuring spacious formal living/dining, superb casual areas (Stone Kitchen/WI pantry) and leafy entertainer’s deck amid lushly lawned north garden. With 3 bedrooms (main/semi-ensuite), stylish study area and bathroom.

CALL Richard Spratt Daniel Bradd

VIEW Thursday 12 - 12.30pm, Saturday 11 - 11.30am

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0418 319 439 0419 588 331

0412 493 189 0411 347 511

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136 Coppin Street Richmond

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 2pm

68 Yarra Boulevard Richmond

AUCTION Saturday 1st December at 1pm 82 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

Spacious, Stylish, Secluded and Secure Consummate contemporary quality and an impressive sense of space and light extend throughout the stylish 2-level interior of this exceptional residence. This brilliantly-appointed home features 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, study/4th bedroom, stunning living and dining overlooking courtyard and remote-control parking, gourmet kitchen. Stroll to Bridge Road, Swan Street, parks and transport.

CALL Sam Wilkinson Rebecca Edwards

VIEW Wednesday 2 - 2.30pm, Saturday 12 - 12.30pm

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Riverside Town Living Nestled on the doorstep of the Yarra River and only moments to the delights of Bridge Rd is this three bedroom plus study town residence highlighted by wonderful green vistas and bright generous living zones. Comprising; smart kitchen enjoying timeless appeal, ground level bedroom with en suite opening onto front lush courtyard garden & remote double lock up garage with internal access.

CALL Tom Staughton Peter Kudelka

VIEW Wednesday 12 - 12.30pm, Thursday 5 - 5.30pm

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0400 169 148 0423 759 481

0411 554 850 0418 319 439

24 Viewbank Street Shoreham

PRIVATE SALE

3509 Frankston Flinders Road Merricks PRIVATE SALE

Footsteps to the Beach This delightful home is light and bright in a peaceful location with views to Western Port. Within walking distance to Western Port’s best beaches. Situated on 1.3 acres approx. of tranquil garden. With two designated living zones there is well proportioned space to relax and enjoy the home. An open plan kitchen and main living area with high ceilings and open ﬁre place ﬂows onto a private courtyard. Comprising four bright bedrooms with garden outlooks and two bathrooms.

CALL Prue McLaughlin Tom Barr Smith

VIEW By Appointment

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“Cunana” – Jewel in the Mornington Peninsula Crown An iconic property by SJB Architects privately located with breathtaking views of Western Port, Phillip Island and Seal Rock. Set on 27 acres (approx) among lush farmland the 14,000 sq ft house comprises open plan gourmet kitchen, main living around an atrium courtyard, master with en suite and dressing room, two further bedrooms, two bathrooms and three terraces. There is also two self-contained apartments, indoor pool, home cinema, gym, lift, games room, cellar, bunk room and study.

CALL Rollo Moore Prue McLaughlin Tom Barr Smith

VIEW Strictly by appointment

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0417 389 006 0438 368 020

0418 336 152 0417 389 006 0438 368 020

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209 Keys Road Flinders

AUCTION Saturday 24th November at 12noon

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The last remaining vacant ďŹ ve acre approx. allotment in this sought after location. Excellent corner position with wide road frontage. Sea views possible from second level development (STCA). Approximately ďŹ ve kms to Flinders Village shops and beach. VIEW By Appointment CALL Tom Barr Smith Rollo Moore

625 Orrong Road Toorak

AUCTION Saturday 24th November at 12noon 0438 368 020 0418 336 152

Ideally located between Hawksburn and Toorak Villages, this property on approx. 433sqm of land (4,668 sqft) offers an enviable lifestyle and endless opportunities. Utilise existing plans or take advantage of this blank canvass (STCA). VIEW By Appointment CALL Gary Jan Alex Schiavo Tom Staughton

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0418 117 272 0419 239 549 0411 554 850

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SURREY HILLS 1/78 Middlesex Road

Townhouse excellence in the counties estate 1 of only 2, this exclusive town residence´s refined formal entertaining spaces and inviting everyday dimensions are complemented by a north facing courtyard and stylish granite Kitchen. Above 3 Bedrooms, main with ensuite, are each enhanced by reverse cycle heating/cooling. Zoned to Canterbury Primary School, close to several leading secondary schools.

Auction Inspect

Saturday 8th December at 10am Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 3-3.30pm

Contact

Mark Read 0402 215 841 Greg Bowring 0400 641 580 Richard James 0408 751 189

Office

Balwyn 9831 2800 jelliscraig.com.au

Toorak

9 Cleeve Court

AUCTION

Saturday 8th December at 12 (Unless Sold Prior)

INSPECT

Wed 12 - 12.30, 6 - 6.30pm & Sat 1 - 1.30pm

CONTACT Lachlan Castran 0407 766 304

Brand New Luxury Entertainer Positioned in one of Toorak’s most exclusive cul-de-sacs, this brand new architectural residence spanning over two levels is flawlessly appointed. The ground floor comprises a formal sitting room with gas fire lace, grand study, large open plan living / dining zone and epicurean kitchen with Calacatta marble bench tops, integrated double door refrigerator, generous pantry and Miele appliances, including a double oven and dishwasher. Automated glass sliding doors provide seamless access to the resort style pool and built in outdoor barbecue area. Upstairs provides a second living area, 3 double bedrooms (each with designer en suite and walk in robes) and a main bedroom / parent’s retreat complete with a lavish double vanity en suite with freestanding bath, oversized walk-in dressing room and kitchenette. Other superb features of the house include a secure double garage with internal access, separate laundry, guest powder room, heated pool, outdoor pool shower, ducted heat/cool, video intercom and security, home automation & impressive high ceilings throughout.

Level 2, 108 Toorak Road South Yarra / 9827 1177 / castrangilbert.com.au

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East MElbournE 5/21 Hotham street

Beverly Mansion Absolutely charming Art Deco period 1 bedroom apartment in enviable East Melbourne. Light ďŹ lled north east position this generously proportioned apartment is elevated and secure. Experience quality and style at an affordable investment. Includes many period features, a renovated kitchen and bathroom plus off street parking.

B1 C1 auction Saturday 8th December 10:00am view Saturday 11:00-11:30 contact Paul Caine 0407 393 900 Alana Coleman 0447 393 012 office 370 Albert St, East Melbourne

East MElbournE 5/1 Wellington Crescent

Heavenly OutlOOk Over tree-tOps A remarkable apartment with two spacious bedrooms adjoining bathroom, and an open plan living/dining area that opens to the park facing balcony. Also includes ducted heating, security entry, and ample storage inside and out. Additional facilities in the complex include: Pool, Gym, Spa and Sauna, together with access to the Lord Wellington Club - a resort facility for more formal entertaining.

caine.com.au

B1 C2 auctiOn Saturday 1st December at 12 noon view Saturday 12-12:30 cOntact Paul Caine 0407 393 900 Alana Coleman 0447 393 012 Office 370 Albert St, East Melbourne

(03) 8413 8000

51 Davis Street, Kew

In perfect condition with original features intact an 1890 Victorian single storey home with modern extension. Entertainment deck and pleasant views to the Western sunset Land approx 840 sqm with landscaped gardens. 7 main rooms plus 2 bathrooms, laundry, large cellar and vast under house storage. Car port for 2 cars and 2 other off street spaces. Inspect Thursday & Saturday 12:30 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1:00pm

ASK VALDA SHE KNOWS

9817 4401

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NeLSoN ALEXANDER

carLToN 73 Barry Street

nelsonalexander.com.au

Luxury of Space A stunning conversion of substance, true warehouse proportion and a relaxed sophistication often sought but rarely found. Retaining the floors and trusses imagined this meticulous property offers generous, flexible accommodation on the city fringe. 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 1 Study, brilliant gourmet kitchen, Massive open living to a private terrace, a large ground floor studio/ gallery ideal for home office/theatre or additional living space. Secure parking for 2 cars, ample storage, dumb waiter, hydronic heating, air-conditioning, security and commercial level cabling. The features are extensive and the location is so quiet and secluded.

fITZroy 336 Gore Street

2/3

Sat 1 December at 3 pm Thurs 6.45-7.15 pm & Sat 24 November 4-4.30 pm 404 Rathdowne St, Carlton North | 9347 4322 Peter Stephens 0418 104 214 Sonya Laferla 0419 230 985

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Sat 1 December at 11 am Thurs 1.15-1.45 pm & Sat 24 November 1.15-1.45 pm $1.25m-$1.35m 205 Brunswick St, Fitzroy | 9417 1956 Arch Staver 0417 515 802 Rick Daniel 0409 737 985

a baLcoNy Terrace of dISTINcTIoN Sensitively restored and extended under architect supervision, this Boom period residence fuses opulent Victorian decorative detail with contemporary style and comfort, in an historic setting close to all the attractions of Fitzroy. A flexible floor plan includes a formal sitting room, a splendid library/3rd bedroom, light-filled dining room flowing to landscaped courtyard, superbly equipped timber kitchen, two upstairs bedrooms, fitted study, an elegant spa bathroom and powder room. With CBD balcony views, this exceptional property features marble open fireplaces, exquisite plaster detail, Baltic floors, bespoke cabinetry, hydronic heating and evaporative cooling, double glazing, attic storage and an alarm system. More info: www.336gorest.com 124 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

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RICHMOND 140 swan street HISTORIC WAREHOUSE APARTMENTS Acknowledge the past and embrace the future. Achieve the modern within the old. Dimmeys is changing and so are you. Just 15 opportunities exist to be part of the exciting transformation that is occurring at Dimmeys. The first floor of this landmark Melbourne store is set to become superbly designed 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments, where the old is in harmony with the new. Apartments full of character, space and natural light achieved through the heritage of large arched windows, high ceilings and fully restored, original timber flooring, the kind of features which can only be found in a building with the age and rich history that is Dimmeys. Huge sTAMp DuTy sAvings AvAilAble.

Fitzroy Icon - The Essence of Gertrude St Landmark building situated in one of Melbourneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most sought-after precincts. > 4 separate tenancies on secure long term leases > Current income $246,480 pa + GST + Outgoings > Superb corner position with north-facing aspect > Land size: 394 sqm (approx) > Building size: 688sqm (approx) > Zoned : Business 1 > Excellent investment opportunity

PRIVATE SALE INSPECTION Wed 2-4 pm & sat 24 nov 3.30-5 pm PRICE GUIDE $495,000-$950,000 205 brunswick st, Fitzroy | 9417 1956 OFFICE luke Chisholm 0439 392 887 CONTACT Roland paterson 0417 367 997

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MALVERN 31 Bonview Road Immerse yourself in Malvern´s most magnificent new residence, where ground-breaking design is streamlined and state-of-the-art. Innovative and with an eco edge, there´s deluxe living zones, a world-class kitchen by Ferrari´s Paolo Pininfarina, 4 bedrooms, finest Italian cabinetry, swim jet pool, and 6-8 car basement garage. True indulgence near Malvern Central School, cafes and shops.

Expressions of Interest Close Thursday 22nd November at 5pm

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Inspect

Wednesday 12-12.30pm

Contact

Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Mark Bury 0450 096 137

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Web

www.31bonviewroadmalvern.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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138 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

TOORAK 3 Torresdale Court - Also Accessed Via St Georges Road Instantly captivating French inspired family residence matches a sublime sun-drenched interior with an equally alluring north-facing garden setting. Oak parquetry floors flow through formal dining, gorgeous sitting room, study, sensational AGA kitchen and stunning living/dining room opening to the spectacular garden. Main bedroom with retreat/study, balcony and designer en-suite/WIR is complemented by three bedrooms (BIRs) and stylish bathroom. Features hydronic heating, air-conditioning, alarm, powder-room and extra generous double garage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & 5-5.30pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Justin Long 0418 537 973

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Web

www.3torresdalecourttoorak.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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TOORAK 2/25 Tintern Avenue Breathtaking ground level boutique garden residence showcases unforgettable indoor and outdoor dimensions. The finest European traditions are reflected through oak parquetry foyer, sumptuous living/dining room (gas log fireplace), bespoke marble Miele kitchen, opulent main bedroom (en-suite/WIR), second bedroom (en-suite/BIR) and study/3rd bedroom (en-suite/BIR) all opening to 4 Jack Merlo designed north-west facing courtyards. Features heating/cooling, alarm, video intercom, powder-room, irrigation, C-bus and 3xbasement carparks.

Expressions of Interest Close Tuesday 4th December at 5pm

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Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Nicole French 0417 571 505

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Web

www.2-25tinternavenuetoorak.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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CANTERBURY 6 Logan Street Set on a magnificent sweeping allotment close to Maling Road this landmark Federation residence showcases the grandeur & graciousness of its era with classic period features matched to living areas & zoned accommodation befitting todayÂ´s lifestyle. Comprising elegant hall, formal/ informal living & dining rooms, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, laundry+sewing room, renovated kitchen, outdoor entertaining area. Includes alarm, timber over-mantels+ OFPs, d/heat/cool, landscaping, original stables/storage, rem/ gates+3/carport. Land size 1,945sqm/20,936sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 10.45-11.15am

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Contact

Joe Muinos 0423 222 043 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.6loganstreetcanterbury.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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GLEN IRIS 7 Dorrington Avenue This captivating c1920Â´s residenceÂ´s impressive family spaces perfectly encapsulate the quintessential Dorrington Estate lifestyle. Elegant sitting and magnificent dining rooms are matched by equally spacious family/living room and sensational granite kitchen opening to beautiful northfacing garden with heated pool and spa. Main bedroom (ensuite/WIR) is complemented by three good sized bedrooms, two bathrooms, powder-room, retreat, billiard/rumpus room and roof terrace. Features hydronic heating, RC/airconditioner and double garage. Land 1026sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.15-11.45pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

James Redfern 0412 360 667 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864

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Web

www.7dorringtonavenuegleniris.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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TOORAK 12 Merriwee Crescent Exclusivity, serenity and proximity to Kooyong Village and schools complement this refined family residence. Formal living and dining rooms, each opening to terrace entertaining and an elegantly landscaped garden, lead to bright family-room/informal dining and an open-plan kitchen featuring travertine floors and granite surfaces. Downstairs study adds fourth bedroom flexibility to three upstairs bedrooms and three bathrooms, including two ensuites. Internally accessed double garage. A prestigious address.

Auction

Wednesday 28th November at 6pm

Inspect

Wednesday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Mark Harris 0414 799 343 Richard Mackinnon 0414 822 579

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Web

www.12merriweecrescenttoorak.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN 35 Chrystobel Crescent Showcasing impressively proportioned spaces, elegant period character and north-facing rear garden with ROW, this Arts and Crafts-inspired residence presents a rare opportunity in a prestigious Grace Park Estate dress circle position. This four bedroom home has comfortably evolved merging modern appointments with Art Nouveau features near leading schools and Glenferrie Rd. Offering sitting room, living room, dining to alfresco area, gourmet kitchen, hydronic heating, alarm, decorative ceilings. Unique potential for family excellence.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 1-1.30pm

Contact

Chris Barrett 0412 927 409 Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556

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Web

www.35chrystobelcrescenthawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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MALVERN EAST 21 Brunel Street Spectacular brand new Hedgeley Dene residence showcases impressive proportions, understated luxury and the finest finishes. Wide European oak floors and 3m ceilings are introduced through hallway to study, generous sitting room, expansive living and dining with premium Miele kitchen with butlerÂ´s pantry opening to a covered terrace and northfacing garden. Main bedroom (marble en-suite/WIR) is complemented by three double bedrooms (BIRs), marble bathroom and retreat. Features heating/cooling, alarm, powder-room, double garage and auto gates.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2.30-3pm & 6-6.30pm Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

Rae Tomlinson 0418 336 234 Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271

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Web

www.21brunelstreetmalverneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN 13 Lyall Street A wonderful slate-roofed Victorian residence (c1890) in the Urquhart Estate comprising arched Baltic Pine hallway, formal sitting room with double entry to the formal dining room, four bedrooms, main/WIR & marble ensuite and family bathroom. A generous light-filled rear extension with cathedral ceilings incorporates a laundry and well-appointed granite/stainless steel kitchen, living and dining flowing to a wisteria clad pergola over a deck and garden with in-ground pool/spa. Land Size: 763sqm/8,212sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 10.15-10.45am & Saturday 3.30-4pm

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Contact

James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Antony Woodley 0421 286 741

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Web

www.13lyallstreethawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN 2C Fordholm Road This substantial and stylish 5 bedroom home ideal for family living and entertaining is situated within minutes of Scotch College, Riversdale Road tram, and only a short walk to the delights of Fairview Park and the Yarra River. Accommodation includes formal sitting and dining, study/ 5th bedroom, fully equipped kitchen overlooking meals area and family room leading to north facing patio and private rear garden. This is a fantastic home in a sensational location with a host a fine schools, Glenferrie Road shops, on a choice allotment of 708sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2.30-3pm & Saturday 3-3.30pm

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Contact

Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212 Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718

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Web

www.2cfordholmroadhawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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BALWYN 28 Hardwicke Street This charming renovated/extended Californian Bungalow set in a leafy garden with mature trees & enviably located in the Balwyn High zone features dark stained timber floors, four bedrooms (main/ensuite), three upstairs plus a bathroom, sitting room, light-filled central Granite+Euro kitchen/meals with sky dome, formal dining, laundry & two informal living areas one with adjoining bathroom & one opening to the garden & s/heated I/G pool. Features include d/heating, OFPs, R/C air-conditioners, r/storage, cellar, w/ tanks, dual OSP. Land size 717sqm/7,718sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 2-2.30pm

Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.28hardwickestreetbalwyn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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PRAHRAN 14 Jessamine Avenue In one of PrahranÂ´s most tightly held pockets, this captivating c1929 English style residenceÂ´s romantic elegance is more than matched by a spectacular botanic garden setting. Beautiful ceilings and timber floors are highlighted through sitting room (OFP), dining room, fabulous kitchen and living room opening to the picturesque garden with spacious studio. Four bedrooms (BIRs) are complemented by two bright bathrooms. Features 3xRC/airconditioners, laundry, store-room and approved plans and permits for an extension.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 12.15-12.45pm

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Contact

Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Justin Long 0418 537 973

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Web

www.14jessamineavenueprahran.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN EAST 9 Bonfield Avenue Sensational 3 year old corner residence combines European inspired elegance with stunning designer style near Anderson Park. The oak parquetry hallway flows through to beautiful formal sitting room, gourmet Bosch kitchen and living/dining room (gas log fireplace) opening to northfacing deck and garden. Downstairs main bedroom (en-suite/ WIR) is accompanied upstairs by two further bedrooms (BIRs), bathroom, retreat and sun terrace. Features heating/ cooling, alarm, powder-room, ducted vacuum, cellar and basement double garage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 10.30-11am & Saturday 4-4.30pm

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Contact

Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Justin Long 0418 537 973

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Web

www.9bonfieldavenuehawthorneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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KEW 67 Argyle Road Enjoying a prominent hilltop position with panoramic northfacing views this attractive mid 1930s residence has been sympathetically renovated/extended offering art deco features, wide hallway, sitting room, adjacent dining, 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms & family living area with a beautiful Jarrah, granite/Euro kitchen opening to a deck & private garden; plus under-house laundry, storage+cellar. Also includes intercom, d/heating/cooling, 3000ltr w/tank, remote gates/dble garage/OSP, plus retreat/office. Land Size: 813sqm/8,751sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday from 3pm

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Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.67argyleroadkew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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FITZROY NORTH 68 Freeman Street A secluded inner-city sanctuary with parkland views directly into the historic Edinburgh Gardens, this idyllic doublefronted Victorian embodies versatile living near Queens Pde, Brunswick St, schools & trams. A 508sqm approx. allotment with landscaped front & rear gardens is a beautiful & secure setting for a delightful indoor/outdoor lifestyle. A flexible floorplan includes 4 bedrooms (main with WIR and ensuite), separate sunny artistÂ´s studio with bathroom (possible office or apartment), kitchen/family room with Smeg/Miele appliances & conservatory dining to alfresco patio.

Auction

Saturday 8th December 4.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 4-4.45pm

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Contact

Antony Woodley 0421 286 741

Web

www.68freemanstreetfitzroynorth.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

Conj

Andrew Simondson 0412 999 128

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KEW 22 Kent Street This deceptively spacious Edwardian home c1910 is complemented by attractive period characteristics matched with stylish renovations and a two-storey extension featuring an arched Baltic Pine hallway, sitting room, four bedrooms (main/WIR/ensuite), two bathrooms (1+laundry), retreat/study area, smart timber & Euro kitchen (WIP) with living/dining, wide deck, private garden and recreation room or office. Features include Plantation shutters, ducted heating, evap. cooling (upstairs), R/C air-conditioner, OFPs, rear lane access.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Joe Muinos 0423 222 043 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.22kentstreetkew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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KEW EAST 48 Westbrook Street Impeccable attention to detail defines this elegant modern home where impressive proportions are complemented by Dandenong Ranges views and 2 entertainers gardens. Offered for the first time, 4 bedroom/ 4 living accommodation includes St George appointed kitchen, downstairs guest bedroom with ensuite/ WIR, large main bedroom with fitted WIR/ double ensuite with spa. Abundant built in storage, intercom entry, alarm, remote double garage, OSP. Walk to High Street shops, tram, bus, Hays Paddock and schools.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & 6-6.30pm Saturday 10.30-11am & 4-4.30pm

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Contact

Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Web

www.48westbrookstreetkeweast.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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154 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

MALVERN 17 Soudan Street Designed by award winning architects BKK, the spectacular extension of this classic c1890Â´s solid brick Victorian residence has produced an unforgettable family home. Arched Baltic pine hallway introduces sitting room with study nook, main bedroom with stunning en-suite/BIR, three further bedrooms (BIRs), designer bathroom, state of the art European kitchen and sensational living/dining areas opening to a striking covered deck and northeast garden. Features 5 OFPs, heating/cooling, alarm, water tank, irrigation and garage.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

John Manton 0411 444 930 Andrew Hayne 0418 395 349

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Web

www.17soudanstreetmalvern.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MIDDLE PARK 4 Langridge Street The impressive lifestyle appeal of this exquisite Edwardian residence is highlighted by spectacular indoor/outdoor dimensions showcasing the very best of old and new. Pressed metal ceilings and oak floors distinguish three bedrooms, striking bathroom, generous living room or possible fourth bedroom (OFP) with pull down wall bed, light-filled living/ dining with gourmet Smeg kitchen opening to a stunning north-facing courtyard featuring pizza oven, auto-awning and outdoor heating. Features hydronic heating, RC/airconditioning and attic storage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 5-5.30pm Saturday 11.30-12pm

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Contact

Oliver Bruce 0409 856 599 Lisa Jarrett 0408 053 623

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Web

www.4langridgestreetmiddlepark.com

Office

119 Bridport Street Albert Park 9822 9999

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156 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

PRAHRAN 41 Eastbourne Street The distinctive innovative JCB design of this contemporary residence makes a striking statement in style while also delivering supremely effective indoor/outdoor living from tranquil sitting room through to generously proportioned living/dining with state of the art kitchen opening to stunning north facing terrace with heated pool. The main bedroom (BIR and balcony) is accompanied by two further bedrooms (1BIR) and designer bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, alarm, audio wiring, powder-room, Eurolaundry, OSP and gates.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1.45-2.15pm & Saturday 1-1.30pm

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Contact

Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Kehren Eade 0419 395 614

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Web

www.41eastbournestreetprahran.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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SOUTH YARRA 135 & 141 Alexandra Avenue Impressively situated in a prime South Yarra location opposite the Yarra, these 2 adjoining blocks of c1930Â´s maisonettes with separate titles on exceptionally deep allotments measuring 633sqm (No. 135) & 630sqm (No. 141) approx represent outstanding opportunities. Brilliant as either a lucrative investment with each block comprising 2 whole floor 2-bedroom apartments or as a sensational site to build a luxurious new apartment development (STCA). All apartments offer immediate comfort with three having been previously refurbished. Incl 4 garages.

Expressions of Interest Close Thursday 6th December at 5pm

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Inspect

By Appointment

Contact

Marcus Chiminello 0411 411 271 Sophie Minister 0417 118 178

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Web

www.135-141alexandraavenuesouthyarra.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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158 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

SOUTH YARRA 41 Fawkner Street Stunning Victorian residence showcases classic elegance and ultra stylish contemporary aesthetics to create a captivating inner urban domain. Hardwood floors and ornate ceilings combine through arched hallway to sitting room (OFP), state of the art kitchen and sensational living/dining opening to north-facing courtyard. Three bedrooms with stylish ensuites/BIRs - the main bedroom with north-facing balcony and spacious retreat/study. Features ducted heating, split system air conditioner, alarm, laundry, auto gates and OSP.

Auction

Wednesday 5th December at 6.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Justin Long 0418 537 973 Mark Harris 0414 799 343

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Web

www.41fawknerstreetsouthyarra.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 159

ARMADALE 21 Cambridge Street This gorgeous cottage c1887/88 is part of an iconic streetscape which forms the unique, historically significant & highly valued Cambridge Street profile. An architect designed light-filled interior features a double arched hallway, 3 bedrooms, bathroom, laundry, dining room plus superb Euro kitchen/living featuring cathedral ceilings and floor-to-ceiling glass surrounding a central deck & opening to a rear courtyard garden. Features include alarm, quality fixtures/fittings, OFPs, R/C air-conditioner & roof storage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 9.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1.45-2.15pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.21cambridgestreetarmadale.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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160 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

ARMADALE 50 Adelaide Street In a premier locale, this captivating single level residenceÂ´s evocative indoor/outdoor dimensions convey a timeless contemporary elegance. The parquetry foyer introduces magnificently proportioned sitting room, living/dining room (gas log fireplace) and spacious kitchen all opening to a landscaped north-facing courtyard with water feature. Main bedroom (marble en-suite/WIR) is complemented by second bedroom (BIR), study/3rd bedroom (BIR) and bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, alarm, irrigation and garage.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 12noon

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Contact

Mark Harris 0414 799 343 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864

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Web

www.50adelaidestreetarmadale.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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ARMADALE 5 Murray Street Extensively renovated, this beautifully elegant period 2/3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home brings together uplifting northerly light, discerning finishes and the flexibility of 2 alfresco zones in a low maintenance living and entertaining setting just a short walk from Malvern Road trams and High Street. Behind a high secure fence, stylish interiors include formal sitting and dining zones, open plan living/dining, marble/ Miele kitchen, private study, OFPs, courtyard plus rear garden, intercom entry, ducted heating, R/C cooling, remote OSP x2.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 1.30pm

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Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Joanna Nairn 0419 994 664 Susan McGlashan 0417 554 224

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Web

www.5murraystreetarmadale.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 161

ARMADALE 34D Rose Street Perfectly situated in the coveted Munro Estate near Beatty Ave shops and cafes, this enticing Arts and Crafts style single level c1930Â´s residence provides inviting space and comfort to immediately enjoy while considering scope to further modernize. Stylish dark timber floors and high ceilings distinguish the hallway flowing past three double bedrooms and bathroom to generous living room (OFP), spacious kitchen with meals area and sun-room opening to northeast garden. Features ducted heating, laundry and secure OSP.

Auction

Thursday 6th December at 6.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.30-12pm & Saturday 3.15-3.45pm

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Contact

Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Peter Bennison 0418 332 864

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Web

www.34drosestreetarmadale.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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ASHBURTON 4 Anson Court This well designed contemporary residence tucked away in a quiet, family-focused cul-de-sac featuring a striking rendered facade, zoned living, hallway, study/5th bedroom, 4 bedrooms (main/WIR/ensuite), sitting room plus a fabulous family lifestyle precinct with generous open-plan living/ dining & stylish granite/Euro kitchen overlooking expansive northern deck; home theatre, laundry, family bathroom, study area. Features include video intercom ducted heating/ cooling, ample storage, 9,000ltr w/tanks, shed & remote/dble garage. Land Size: 613sqm/6,598sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Zali Booker 0422 576 049 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.4ansoncourtashburton.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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162 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

ASHBURTON 3 Chamberlain Street The undeniable appeal of this light-filled family residenceÂ´s stylish dimensions is further enhanced by equally irresistible north-facing garden surrounds. Both the generous formal sitting and sun-drenched living/dining area with stylish kitchen and study nook open to wide decks and the lush deep private garden. The main bedroom with en-suite, private courtyard and 2WIRs is complemented by two further bedrooms (BIRs) and second bathroom. Features ducted heating, RC/air-conditioner, laundry and double carport. Land: 664sqm/7,150sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 1.15-1.45pm

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Contact

Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Web

www.3chamberlainstreetashburton.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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BALWYN 22 Bevan Street Deceptively spacious Architect designed family residence in quiet cul-de-sac with light-filled interior comprising study, formal living & dining plus a modern open-plan timber/Euro kitchen, informal dining/ living & third living room with kitchenette all overlooking a garden and leafy outdoor entertaining area with vine clad pergola; three bedrooms, main ensuite/WIR, two zoned bedrooms with family bathroom & laundry. Features include ducted heating/ cooling, easy care gardens, remote double (I/A), off-street parking.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 2-2.30pm

Contact

Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Web

www.22bevanstreetbalwyn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 163

BALWYN 2/45 Elliott Avenue This stylish single level villa presents an appealing lifestyle and is well situated in the Balwyn High School zone and only minutes from Whitehorse Road shopping and tram. Offering a lovely entrance foyer, separate formal living, large Granite kitchen with adjacent meals/family room opening to a private courtyard garden, three bedrooms(master with WIR & ensuite), family bathroom with spa, double lock up remote garage plus separate laundry. Features gas ducted heating, parquetry flooring, electronic entry gates and beautifully presented gardens.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.45-1.15pm & Saturday 1.30-2pm

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Contact

Walter Dodich 0413 262 655 Ericka Wong 0411 472 849

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Web

www.2-45elliottavenuebalwyn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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BALWYN 77 Gordon Street A home built, lovingly cared for and elegantly evolved by four generations of the one family certainly stands as testament to this areaÂ´s enduring appeal! This double storey 1930Â´s home offers gracious 3 bedroom/ 4 living proportions in which original character has been renovated to accommodate modern family requirements opposite Gordon Street Reserve. Downstairs main bedroom, surrounding garden, separate studio/ workshop. Walk to Whitehorse Road trams, Deepdene shops, local and independent schools. Balwyn High School zone. Land size: 650sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1-1.30pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212 Ross Stryker 0401 318 772

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Web

www.77gordonstreetbalwyn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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164 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

BALWYN 7/132 Yarrbat Avenue Situated at the rear of an exclusive enclave, this classically designed family residence showcases exceptional scale and contemporary luxury. Timeless elegance defines formal sitting and dining rooms, consummate Smeg kitchen, casual meals and expansive family room opening to northeast deck and west-facing garden. Downstairs bedroom/study and powder-room are matched upstairs by main bedroom (WIR/ BIR/en-suite), three double bedrooms (BIRs) and family bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, ducted vacuum and double garage. Walk to schools, shops and transport.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 12.30pm

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Thursday 11.15-11.45am & Saturday from 12pm

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Contact

Robert Ding 0418 858 393 James McCormack 0410 503 389

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Web

www.7-132yarrbatavenuebalwyn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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BALWYN NORTH 81 Mountain View Road This attractive clinker brick home in the Balwyn High zone offers a flexible and light-filled interior over 2 levels enhanced by stunning views through floor-to-ceiling windows plus sitting room (bay window, OFP) separate dining , 4 bedrooms (main/ensuite), one downstairs with retreat study area, 2 family bathrooms, laundry & powder room. A modern well-equipped kitchen, informal dining+ living flows to a deck and stairs to the lower level. Features include alarm, d/heating/cooling, storeroom+cellar, remote/ dble garage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 Mark Sproule 0408 090 205

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Web

www.81mountainviewroadbalwynnorth.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 165

BOX HILL SOUTH 9 Birdwood Street This spacious Californian BungalowÂ´s period charm combined with modern comfort are perfect for every stage of family life. High ceilings define sitting room, formal dining (OFP), 4 robed bedrooms (main with en-suite), fitted study and family bathroom. Stylish new Bosch/Ilve kitchen with granite benches and casual dining area steps down to generous family room opening out to a deep northeast garden with paved entertaining area, free-standing rumpus and home office. Features ducted heating and multiple OSP. Large land of 842sqm approx. Walk to schools, shops & transport.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 2.30pm

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Thursday 12.15-12.45pm & Saturday from 2pm

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Contact

Robert Ding 0418 858 393 Katherine Ding 0408 858 940

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Web

www.9birdwoodstreetboxhillsouth.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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CAMBERWELL 19 Callanish Road Merely steps from Lynden Park and coveted Hartwell Primary School, this pretty as a picture 3 bedroom/ 2 living period home has been freshly renovated and updated to fulfill stylish family living priorities in a peaceful, easily managed setting close to Hartwell Village shops and Toorak Road trams. Embraced by a broad front garden, triple fronted proportions combine high decorative ceilings with extended open plan dimensions flowing to a private alfresco deck and northern entertainers garden. Timber floors, carport, OSPx2. Land: 532sqm approx

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 11.15-11.45am & Saturday 2.15-2.45pm

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Contact

Walter Dodich 0413 262 655 Ericka Wong 0411 472 849

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Web

www.19callanishroadcamberwell.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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166 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

CAMBERWELL 1A Crown Avenue A superbly located very comfortable family home ideally located on the high side of this elevated street with sweeping district views and excellent Northern sunshine in the rear gardens. Comp. 4 bedrms, 2.5 baths, large formal sitting room, family room & meals area, a childrenÂ´sÂ´ play room and external studio. Land Size: 606sqm North facing block with potential city views.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 10-10.30am & Saturday 11.30-12pm

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Contact

Stephen Gough 0439 844 855 Mark Sproule 0408 090 205

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Web

www.1acrownavenuecamberwell.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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CAMBERWELL 3/32 Donna Buang Street This sophisticated and private 2-storey town residence, the rear one of just three, offers a quiet, secure and low maintenance lifestyle. A stylishly appointed home comprising glossy parquetry floors, open-plan living/dining area incorporating a sleek CaesarStone/Smeg S/S kitchen opening to a paved alfresco area & garden; downstairs main bedroom (BIRs/ensuite), powder room & laundry. Upstairs has two bedrooms, retreat /study area & family bathroom. Includes GasLF, R/C air-conditioners, d/vacuum, remote/dble garage.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 3.30-4pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

Shamit Verma 0401 137 597 Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581

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Web

www.3-32donnabuangstreetcamberwell.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 167

CAMBERWELL 15 Halley Avenue In a highly regarded family position, this character rich 1930Â´s home offers renovated 4 bedroom/ 4 living proportions and a wonderfully generous northern rear garden just a short walk from trams, buses, Hartwell shops and rail links. High decorative ceilings enhance fireside sitting, large dining, impressive living room and central kitchen/ meals. 2 downstairs bedrooms, 2 upstairs bedrooms (BIRs, x1 balcony) with rumpus. 2 bathrooms, alfresco deck, outdoor pizza oven, studio/ workshop, garage, OSP. Land size: 786sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 12.15-12.45pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Cameron Edgoose 0438 064 212 Doug McLauchlan 0418 377 718

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Web

www.15halleyavenuecamberwell.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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CAMBERWELL 6 Orange Grove Captivating family home features lovely period attributes blended perfectly with a 2-storey contemporary extension comprising formal living & dining, 4 bedrooms (main/ ensuite), retreat/study, well-equipped kitchen with generous informal dining /living overlooking a nth-west facing paved entertaining area & leafy garden. Includes Euro appliances, d/heating, R/C air-conditioners, carport+OSP. Land: 766sqm/8,245sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 10.45-11.15am

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Contact

Zali Booker 0422 576 049 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.6orangegrovecamberwell.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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168 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

CANTERBURY 79 Wattle Valley Road Attractive period home featuring spacious zoned family living/entertaining areas over three levels with a superb family domain including a Smeg/stone kitchen cathedral ceilings & huge glass sliding doors opening on to a large deck that overlooks a solar heated in-ground pool plus a formal sitting room (OFP), retreat & teenage study area, five bedrooms, main/WIR/ensuite, two family bathrooms & separate laundry. Features include alarm, hydronic heating, R/C air-conditioners, carport+tandem OSP. Located close Maling Road, schools, parks & transport.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2.45-3.15pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 Désirée Wakim 0412 336 266

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Web

www.79wattlevalleyroadcanterbury.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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GLEN IRIS 44 Aintree Road The instant appeal of this enchanting Edwardian residence´s period features and well proportioned family spaces is further enhanced by a sought after location. High ceilings and timber floors highlight the period elegance through entrance hall, formal sitting room, generous living room, three bedrooms and bathroom. Well appointed kitchen with new Bosch oven and casual dining open to a deep northeast garden. Features include ducted heating, RC/air-conditioner, powder-room, storage and double garage via rear lane. Land: 747sqm/8,040sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 11.30am

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Thursday 11.15-11.45am & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Web

www.44aintreeroadgleniris.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 169

GLEN IRIS 7 Ashburton Road Beautifully designed and built for its current family, this 4 bedroom/ 3.5 bathroom modern home partners substantial open plan spaces with a brilliant northern rear focus delivering elegant everyday family living and outstanding entertaining versatility in one of the areaÂ´s finest avenues. Smeg appointed granite kitchen, large party domain with built in bar, main bedroom with large fitted WIR/ ensuite, superior stone finishes, parquetry floors, extensive storage, landscaped garden, remote double garage. Land: 830sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday from 12pm

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Contact

Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Web

www.7ashburtonroadgleniris.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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GLEN IRIS 195 Burke Road (Cnr Netherlee Street) A position that boasts Central Park, several premier schools, trams, trains and even Harold Holt Swimming Centre all within meters certainly presents some powerful advantages for this spotless 4 bedroom/ 3 living residence. Immediately enjoy these prized amenities with impeccably presented interiors offering scope to renovate/ reconfigure if or whenever desired (STCA) utilising a 435sqm approx corner site with second frontage to Netherlee Street. Currently configured as consulting rooms with residence. Remote garage/ OSP.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11.15-11.45am

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Contact

James Redfern 0412 360 667 David Volpato 0414 701 983

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Web

www.195burkeroadgleniris.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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170 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

GLEN IRIS 5 Ferguson Street Boasting a generous floorplan that is still as effective today, this immaculate Fasham Johnson residence delivers immediate family lifestyle enjoyment. Designed to provide garden aspects from almost every room, the formal dining, spacious living room (OFP), large kitchen and family room open to garden with heated pool. Main bedroom (en-suite/ WIR) is accompanied by three further bedrooms (BIRs), study and bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, RC/airconditioner, alarm, laundry, irrigation, shed and triple carport. Land: 840sqm/9,039sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 12.30pm

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Thursday 2.30-3pm & Saturday from 12pm

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Contact

John Manton 0411 444 930 Justin Krongold 0403 163 355

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Web

www.5fergusonstreetgleniris.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN 1/59 Denham Street A compelling combination of stylish space, seclusion and security complement the prestigious St James Park Estate position of this outstanding 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom contemporary townhouse. Privately and peacefully set to the rear of a boutique designer block located directly opposite the park, this refined modern home features living/dining, north-facing entertainerÂ´s courtyard, balcony, powder room, granite Smeg kitchen, heating/cooling, alarm, video intercom, basement parking for two plus storage. Near shops, cafĂŠs and trains/trams.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 11.30am

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Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556 Chris Barrett 0412 927 409

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Web

www.1-59denhamstreethawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 171

HAWTHORN 11 Percy Street A picket fence and pretty rose garden introduces this gorgeous Victorian single fronted freestanding cottage close to Glenferrie Road in the heart of Hawthorn comprising double arched hallway, 3 bedrooms or 2+study, main/ ensuite, sparkling bathroom+Euro laundry, superb kitchen/ dining/living, sandstone courtyard with shade sail. Includes alarm, Plantation shutters, ducted heating, polished timber floors, granite benchtops, Euro S/S appliances, roof storage, split-system R/C air-conditioners, remote/OSP with rear access.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & Saturday 3.30-4pm

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Contact

Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Web

www.11percystreethawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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HAWTHORN 69 The Boulevard This impressive and picturesque 1930Â´s brick residence is enviably situated in the prized Urquhart Estate featuring decorative period characteristics, sunny north-facing informal living room and stylish kitchen overlooking a landscaped garden designed by Andrew Renn with entertaining area, polished timber floors, elegant sitting room (OFP), separate dining, study, 4 bedrooms, main/WIR/ ensuite & 2 upstairs with family bathroom; powder room, Euro laundry. Includes video intercom, security system, Hydronic heating, roof storage, auto gates+OSP.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 11.30am

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Thursday 11-11.30am & Saturday 10.30-11am

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Contact

Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Stuart Evans 0402 067 710

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Web

www.69theboulevardhawthorn.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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172 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

HAWTHORN EAST 47 Roseberry Street In a period streetscape largely occupied by single fronted cottages this property is one of a few with double frontage and located in a prime spot opposite Fritsch Holzer Park in Hawthorn East, offering a keenly sought after opportunity for renovators/developers seeking a site of this size/position for a new home/townhouse development (STCA). The double fronted Victorian c1890 requires a renovation from ground up & has four principle rooms, the remains of a kitchen & bathroom with preferred north-facing rear aspect and rear lane access. Land size: 401sqm/4,314sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 12-12.30pm

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Contact

Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007 Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766

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Web

www.47roseberrystreethawthorneast.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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KEW 48 Barrington Avenue A premier, tree lined position that places coveted schools, transport options, renowned shopping and parkland all within walking proximity highlights the certain family success of this 4 bedroom/ 2 bathroom single level home. Arranged around a central Japanese inspired atrium, beautifully private modern proportions are enhanced by abundant natural light, a covered alfresco entertaining deck and solar heated pool/ spa. Slab heating, reverse cycle heating/cooling, alarm, ducted vacuum, water tank, double garage, OSP .

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 11.30am

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Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 10-10.30am

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Contact

Chris Barrett 0412 927 409 Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556

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Web

www.48barringtonavenuekew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 173

KEW 4 Gladstone Street Conveniently situated close to Kew Junction, Recreation Centre, transport, parks and EastLink access highlights this outstanding renovation or development opportunity (STCA). The existing period home in comfortable order features leadlight windows and accommodation comprising entrance hall, living room with air-conditioner & gas heater, second living or dining with gas heater, three bedrooms, original kitchen/meals (WIP), modern period-style bathroom, external laundry+storeroom with separate WC and garage+carport.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 11.45-12.15pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Andrew Gibbons 0407 577 007

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Web

www.4gladstonestreetkew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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KEW 5 Goldthorns Avenue Offering enduring family appeal in a lush garden setting this attractive 1940s English-style residence features a northfacing family living area with full-height windows providing lovely garden vistas and opening to a deck complemented by an elegant sitting room, adjacent dining area, 4 bedrooms, 2 renovated bathrooms, stylish central kitchen with Bosch S/S appliances, laundry and circular staircase to a downstairs study and internal access to a double garage. Features include alarm, d/heating/cooling, u/house bladder tank. Land size: 827sqm/8,901sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 1.15-1.45pm

Contact

Mark Sutherland 0418 691 585 Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581

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Web

www.5goldthornsavenuekew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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174 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

KEW 18 St Anthonys Place Nestled peacefully in an exclusive cul-de-sac development, this superb single-storey town residence with north-facing rear garden presents the perfect downsizing opportunity. Tucked away behind Alexandra Gardens moments to Kew Junction and Glenferrie Road; enjoy the wonderful community atmosphere of a secure, quality lifestyle complex with this spacious freestanding home. Comprises two bedrooms (main ensuite), study or 3rd bedroom, living room (OFP), dining room, lounge/TV area, well-appointed kitchen and auto garage.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 12.30pm

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Thursday 11.30-12pm & Saturday 1.15-1.45pm

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Contact

Kathy Malcolm 0416 279 966 Antony Woodley 0421 286 741

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Web

www.18stanthonysplacekew.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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KEW EAST 50 Willow Grove A rare opening in the exclusive Yarra River golf courses precinct, this classic three bedroom mid-century residence is comfortably appointed, brimming with retro features and bursting with potential on a large 724sqm approx block. Modernist-inspired design elements merge with a flexible, functional layout inviting stylish renovation or rebuilding (STCA) in this highly sought-after lifestyle pocket with parklands, bushland trails and golf links at the doorstep. Close to schools, High Street shopping and transport.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 2.30pm

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Thursday 4-4.30pm & Saturday 3-3.30pm

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Contact

Peter Mitchell 0418 374 556 Chris Barrett 0412 927 409

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Web

www.50willowgrovekeweast.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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november 21, 2012 \ The weekly review 175

MALVERN 8 East Street Presented as new, this exemplary modern residence showcases excellence in design and construction. Wide timber floors and high ceilings create a luxurious ambience through inviting open plan living (gas log fireplace), generous dining and state of the art gourmet kitchen opening to private north and west courtyards. Main bedroom (en-suite/BIR) is complemented by two double bedrooms (BIRs), study area and stylish bathroom. Features heating/ cooling, video intercom, powder-room, laundry, auto gates and garage.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 10.30am

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Thursday 11.30-12pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

James McCormack 0410 503 389 Robert Ding 0418 858 393

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Web

www.8eaststreetmalvern.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MALVERN 25 Finlayson Street Irresistible Edwardian elegance has been brilliantly merged with the latest in designer style to create this breathtaking family domain. Exceptional attention to detail is showcased through American oak hallway, formal sitting room (OFP), study, main bedroom (OFP) with lavish en-suite/WIR, four further bedrooms (WIRs/BIR), two family bathrooms and playroom. Sensational living/dining and state of the art Ilve kitchen with butlerÂ´s pantry opens to stunning northeast garden. Features heating/cooling, cellar, alarm, auto gates and carport. Land: 657sqm/7,070sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 10.30am

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Thursday 1-1.30pm & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Web

www.25finlaysonstreetmalvern.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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176 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

MALVERN EAST 17 Hyslop Parade The clean lines, striking façade & quality finishes defines this stylish family residence with a spacious interior featuring wide hallway, study/sitting, 4 bedrooms, 2 with ensuites, main/dressing room, family bathroom, p/room, laundry, huge retreat plus expansive family domain with state-of-the-art kitchen (Butler´s pantry) and informal dining/living room opening to a covered alfresco area with water feature & wood fire pizza oven. Includes intercom, alarm, Hydronic heating, d/cooling & vacuum, rem/dble garage (I/A). Land: 591sqm/6,360sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 2.45-3.15pm & Saturday 1.15-1.45pm

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Contact

Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 James Tostevin 0417 003 333

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Web

www.17hyslopparademalverneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MALVERN EAST 8 Warley Road This exceptional Edwardian is essentially a sensational brand new ´single level townhouse alternative´ behind a classical façade. A perfectionist´s approach to quality defines north facing living/dining areas accompanied by two inviting decked domains and a superb Ilve equipped kitchen while above, the designer dimensions of a mezzanine retreat take the appeal to a whole new level. Great roof space storage, heating/cooling, elegant landscaping and automatic gates to carport. Close to Ardrie Park and Waverley Road trams.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11-11.30am

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Contact

Jason Brinkworth 0416 006 282 Justin Krongold 0403 163 355

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Web

www.8warleyroadmalverneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MELBOURNE 10A/29 Queens Road Commanding absolutely spectacular 180 degree views that encompass the city skyline, Albert Park Golf Course and Lake and Port Phillip Bay, this sensational apartmentÂ´s generously proportioned northwest oriented dimensions offer immediate lifestyle appeal in the exclusive, tightly held Sky building. Balconies surround expansive living/dining, well equipped kitchen with dining, main bedroom with en-suite/WIR, two further bedrooms (BIRs) and bathroom. Features ducted heating/cooling, video intercom, powder-room and 2xgarage plus heated pool and gym.

Auction

Saturday 8th December at 2pm

Inspect

Wednesday 1-1.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Mary Dowling 0438 098 888 Mark Harris 0414 799 343

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Web

www.10a-29queensroadmelbourne.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MONT ALBERT 3/27 High Street Conveniently located this stylish two-storey townhouse comprises tiled foyer and shinny parquetry floors, downstairs bedroom and bathroom, laundry plus an expansive living/ dining with high ceilings and a sleek granite & Technika S/S kitchen opening to a leafy front courtyard garden. Whilst two further bedrooms (main/WIR/ensuite) and a family bathroom are located upstairs. Features include video intercom security gate entry, alarm, ducted heating/cooling, storage locker, lane access/remote basement parking (2).

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 3.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 1.45-2.15pm

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Contact

Stuart Evans 0402 067 710 Joe Muinos 0423 222 043

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Web

www.3-27highstreetmontalbert.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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PRAHRAN EAST 21 Lorne Road This exciting block-fronted Victorian residence near Hawksburn Village has been meticulously transformed by Canonbury Homes into a sophisticated and stylish brand new home. The latest in contemporary design is showcased through sitting room, premium Miele kitchen and wonderful living/dining opening to landscaped courtyard. Main bedroom (WIR/en-suite) is accompanied by two further bedrooms, study and designer bathroom. Features hydronic heating, air-conditioning, powder-room, rainwater tank, ducted vacuum, OSP and auto gates.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 1.30-2pm & 7-7.30pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913 Heather Elder 0413 273 079

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Web

www.21lorneroadprahraneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MONT ALBERT 7a Hotham Street Exceeding all expectations, this captivating contemporary residenceÂ´s expansive and flexible floor plan effortlessly caters to every demand of family life. Timber hallway leads to formal living/dining room, gourmet kitchen, casual dining, spacious rumpus room and light-filled family room opening to covered deck overlooking landscaped northwest garden. Generous main bedroom (en-suite/WIR) is accompanied by four double bedrooms (BIRs) and two stylish bathrooms. Features ducted heating, alarm, laundry and double garage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday & Saturday 1-1.30pm

Contact

Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175 Ross Stryker 0401 318 772

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Web

www.7ahothamstreetmontalbert.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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SOUTH YARRA 7/206 Domain Road The elevated living area and inviting terrace of this beautifully renovated dual level residence offering uninterrupted views over the Royal Botanic Gardens ensuring visual allure matches modern luxury. A kitchen/dining area featuring parquetry floors, stone surfaces and Miele provides the perfect introduction to the light filled living domain and its sublime terrace views. Upstairs accommodation served by a marble bathroom includes a main bedroom enjoying its own superb sights. Car parking, storage cage.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2-2.30pm & 6-6.30pm & Saturday 2-2.30pm

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Contact

Nicole French 0417 571 505 Susan McGlashan 0417 554 224

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Web

www.7-206domainroadsouthyarra.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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SURREY HILLS 725 Canterbury Road This classically elegant late Edwardian residence sits on Melbourne´s highest point showcasing ornately detailed period features enhanced by upstairs south-east, northern ranges and city skyline views comprising gracious formal rooms and brilliant family living/entertaining areas enhanced by a s/heated in-ground pool, retreat/recreation room & cabana. Complemented by a stylishly appointed kitchen, laundry, 2 bathrooms & 4 bedrooms, with upstairs retreat. Features include ducted heating, roof storage & OSP.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 2.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 1.15-1.45pm & Saturday 2.45-3.15pm

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Contact

Hamish Tostevin 0408 004 766 Désirée Wakim 0412 336 266

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Web

www.725canterburyroadsurreyhills.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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SURREY HILLS 88 Durham Road This stunning property is packed with features complementing the original art-deco charm with a blend of formal & informal living zones and contemporary extension comprising 3 bedrooms main with ensuite/WIR, modern bathroom, study, laundry plus a sleek/functional kitchen with butlers pantry overlooking family living/dining & northfacing private garden setting - perfect for entertaining. Features include video intercom, Euro S/S appliances, stone bench-tops, d/heating & remote/tandem garage. Land: 791sqm approx.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 1.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 6.15-6.45pm & Saturday from 1pm

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Contact

Duane Wolowiec 0418 567 581 Mark Sproule 0408 090 205

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Web

www.88durhamroadsurreyhills.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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SURREY HILLS 210 Mont Albert Road Defined by sophisticated style and wonderfully spacious proportions, this elegant contemporary home delivers generous four bedroom family accommodation in a landscaped low maintenance setting just minutes from leading independent schools, Chatham Primary School and both Surrey Hills and Balwyn Villages. Includes formal sitting, open plan living/ dining (OFP), smeg entertainerÂ´s kitchen, downstairs main bedroom with WIR/ en suite. Recycled timber floors, stone finishes, alfresco deck, remote garaging and OSP.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12-12.30pm & Saturday 11.30-12pm

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Contact

Walter Dodich 0413 262 655 Ericka Wong 0411 472 849

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Web

www.210montalbertroadsurreyhills.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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SURREY HILLS 242 Mont Albert Road Captivating Edwardian timber home c1910 provides a stylish combination of classic character and contemporary appeal. Main bedroom with WIR / ensuite, 3 further bedrooms (BIR), sitting room, additional modern bathroom. Stunning Euro/ stone kitchen complementing the expansive informal living and dining area opening to a wide deck overlooking a leafy landscaped garden with solar heated/salt pool plus poolhouse with kitchenette, powder room and workshop/storage. An enviable family lifestyle in a desirable location. Land Size: 668sqm/7,190sqft approx

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 11.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12.30-1pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

James Tostevin 0417 003 333 Stuart Evans 0402 067 710

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Web

www.242montalbertroadsurreyhills.com

Office

266 Auburn Road Hawthorn 9822 9999

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TOORAK 60a Canterbury Road Luxurious whole floor apartment, 1 of only 2, showcases sublime designer style and contemporary European elegance near Toorak Village. Marble floors and gracious proportions are highlighted through beautiful living/dining room (gas log fireplace), opening to northwest covered terrace, gourmet marble Miele/Smeg kitchen, sublime main bedroom (designer en-suite/BIR), second bedroom (BIR), study/3rd bedroom (BIR) and marble bathroom. Features heating/cooling, alarm, video security, lift access and basement car-parking for 4.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 10.30am

Inspect

Thursday 12.15-12.45pm & Saturday from 10am

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Contact

Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939 Nicholas Franzmann 0412 247 175

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Web

www.60acanterburyroadtoorak.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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MALVERN EAST 4 Lang Court A tranquil setting in a leafy cul de sac highlights the appeal of this single level c1960´s brick residence´s immaculate light-filled dimensions while its deep northwest allotment illustrates its potential to extend or rebuild (STCA). Timber floors flow through generous living room, four good sized bedrooms, two bathrooms, inviting dining area and superb gourmet European kitchen boasting stone benches opening to covered BBQ terrace and northwest garden. Features ducted heating, alarm, garage and carport. Land: 588sqm/6,327sqft approx.

Auction

Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

Inspect

Thursday 2.30-3pm & Saturday 12.30-1pm

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Contact

Daniel Wheeler 0411 676 058 Madeline Kennedy 0411 873 913

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Web

www.4langcourtmalverneast.com

Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

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TOORAK 63 Lansell Road Distinguished by Deco glamour, an elite address and generous proportions, this elegant c1937 residence offers immediate enjoyment with great potential. Entrance hall leads to sitting room (gas log fireplace), formal dining, well appointed kitchen, casual dining, spacious living opening to covered terrace, 5/6 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and sunny upstairs terrace. Features include ducted heating, air-con, alarm, laundry, 2 powder-rooms, store-room & dble garage.

Auction

Saturday 24th November at 11.30am

Inspect

Wednesday 5.30-6pm & Saturday from 11am

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Contact

Mark Harris 0414 799 343 James McCormack 0410 503 389

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Office

1111 High Street Armadale 9822 9999

Web

www.63lansellroadtoorak.com

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7 SOMERS AVENUE MALVERN - STONINGTON ESTATE thenorfolkapartments.com.au UNRIVALLED DESIGN & STYLE - In Malvernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Luxurious Address - Historic Location - Garden Surrounds - Designed by Rothe Lowman - Luxurious Finishes - Landscaping by Tract - Huge private entertaining spaces - 2 to 3 beds, 2 to 3 baths, 2 car

2 bed, 2 bath, 2 car from $650,000 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car from $1,050,000 Inspect the display suite at Airlie Mansion 452 St Kilda Rd Melbourne Wednesday Saturday Sunday

11-12noon & 6.30-7.30pm 3.30 - 4.30pm 12.00 - 1.00pm

Leonard Teplin 0402 431 657 | Dean Gilbert 0418 994 939

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www.williamsbatters.com.au | 159-161 Toorak Road, South Yarra | 9866 4411

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CANTERBURY

1/42 Highfield Road

IS H T N AY O I RD T C TU AU SA

Front Single Level Villa Unit One of only 2 (separate driveway), with private garden outlooks and in this highly sought after location of Canterbury. Comprising hallway, formal lounge with OFP & a separate dining room overlooking a north facing paved courtyard, well equipped timber kitchen with meals/family area, 3 bedrooms, 2 bedrooms with BIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, main bedroom with WIR & ensuite, central bathroom with separate toilet, internal laundry with easy access to service yard, double auto garage with internal access. Features: freshly painted, new carpets, gas ducted heating & secluded outdoor courtyards. Superbly located, close proximity to shops & cafes in Maling Road, Canterbury train station, schools & parks. Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:

Saturday 24th November at 3.30pm $720,000 plus Thursday 12.30 - 1.00pm & Saturday 3.00 - 3.30pm Joseph Brancato 0430 464 111, Russell Turner 0419 955 655 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123

KEW

2/100 Mount Street

2 Bedroom, 2 Balcony, 2 Bathroom, 2 Secure Car Parks This inviting first floor apartment is perfectly positioned to Burke Road trams, schools, shops & cafes. Providing a large open plan living area with double doors opening to a north facing sun soaked balcony, large kitchen with stone benches, stainless steel appliances, meals area & living room, 2 generous bedrooms, both with courtyard outlooks, main with WIR & ensuite, stylish central bathroom, separate European laundry, secure underground parking for 2 cars & storage room. Special features include reverse cycle air conditioner, timber floors, apartment security intercom, only one of nine in a small complex. Ideal home or investment. Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:

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Saturday 8th December at 11.00am $540,000 plus Thursday & Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm Joseph Brancato 0430 464 111 Russell Turner 0419 955 655 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123

CAMBERWELL RS TO N U IO EC CT EX AU

IS H T N AY O I RD T C TU AU SA

28 Elaroo Avenue

Executors Auction - Period Perfection, Position Perfect Set in a delightful garden & boasting the delights of its period is this solid brick 4 bedroom home. Cons: wide entrance hall, formal living room with ornate ceiling, timber plate rails & mantel, fire place, formal dining room with OFP. 4 good size bedrooms & central bathroom. A bright kitchen with meals & family room all over-looking a leafy rear garden. Feat: leadlight windows, decorative ceilings & natural timber fixtures throughout, ducted heating, double LUG & large rear garden which could be used to further enhance the homes current footprint. Close to Middle Camberwell shops, transport & schools. Land 19.71 x 45.72 or 900sqm approx. Auction: Open: Contact: Office:

CAMBERWELL

Saturday 24th November at 1.00pm Thursday 1.00 - 1.30pm & Saturday 12.30 - 1.00pm Russell Turner 0419 955 655 Anthony Panayi 0402 911 117 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123

825 Riversdale Road

IS H T N AY O D TI UR C T AU SA

Impressive Home Awaiting The True Designer Family Impressive solid brick residence with a northern rear garden boasting 11 main rooms abounding with period charm and refined elegance. Featuring; Period timber paneled entrance hall and stairwell, large formal rooms, 4 bedrooms plus study, in ground swimming pool and decorative features throughout. With a northern rear aspect and being central to shops, tram, train and schools this unfinished stately solid brick residence offers the perfect opportunity to finish the dream to your own taste. Land 17.7 x 46 or 814 sqm approx. (note ROW to rear), corner position, ideal potential for 2nd dwelling (STCA). Auction: Price: Open: Contact: Office:

Saturday 24th November at 2.30pm $1.4 Million plus Thursday & Saturday 2.00 - 2.30pm Anthony Panayi 0402 911 117, Russell Turner 0419 955 655 1161 Burke Road Kew 9817 0123

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FINAL RELEASE

LAST OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE SUBSTANTIAL STAMP DUTY SAVINGS Construction due to completion April 2013. 1 & 2 bedroom apartments available. Upper level apartments featuring spectacular views. Cutting edge design, lifestyle location and functionality are key traits of LINX Prahran. Spacious living areas with ﬂoor to ceiling windows leading to private courtyards or generous entertainer’s balconies - a lifestyle many would envy. Bedrooms are accented by large windows providing an abundance of natural light. Kitchen with stone bench tops, glass splash backs and fully appointed with stainless steal appliances, integrated refrigerator dishwasher & microwave. Bathrooms are fully tiled and accented by modern chrome ﬁxtures and sizable shower concealed Euro laundry & Security entry with CCTV. Linked to Prahran, a location that can’t be beaten. Transport, cafes, restaurants and all the amenities that Prahran offers at your front door.

One Bedroom, one bathroom from $314,000 Two Bedroom, two bathroom from $585,000

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DISPLAY SITE OPEN Corner of Charles & High Street Prahran Thursday 5pm-6pm, Saturday & Sunday 2.30pm-4pm CONTACT AGENTS Mark Dihm 0410 377 704, Tony Pride 0417 300 056 Maarten Bruin 0418 365 41, Marc Peters 0418 337 051

BE ONE OF ONLY NINE 573 High Street, Prahran Conceived by awarding winning Richard Swansson Architect, each individually designed unit boasts superb natural light, floor plans with extended living, well proportioned balconies and high quality fixtures and fittings. A small development of only 9 and fantastic position ensures this block will be iconic in years to come. Secure today to maximise Stamp Duty savings.

For more information visit: www.573high.com.au CONTACT: Angus Ferguson 0427 584 444 Tony Pride 0417 300 056

Apartments from $375,000 Two bed apartments from $649,000

9593 6222 18 Belford Street, St Kilda 3182

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65 Squares. Sunnyside Estate. 6 BALWYN

4 BERWICK

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Camberwell 28 Cochran Avenue This stunning as new French inspired residence offers approximately 60 squares (plus garaging) of magnificent & brilliantly conceived accommodation on an allotment of some 9,000 square feet, superbly positioned in the prized Sunnyside Estate. Upstairs: main suite, with dressing room & ensuite, 4 further bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study & generous retreat & access to vast 3rd level multi-purpose room with 4th bathroom & storage. Downstairs: impressive reception foyer with feature staircase, home office/reading room, formal & informal living zones, the latter adjoining fully equipped gourmet kitchen with walk-in pantry & adjacent informal dining. Plus powder room, laundry & temperature controlled cellar/storage. The manicured garden surrounds include glass-fenced heated pool, paved terrace & Â´alfrescoÂ´ living room with built-in BBQ. Every desirable feature is also incorporated for an exceptional exclusive family lifestyle. Land 838sqm (approx).

2 BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

Auction Sat 1st Dec 3pm Inspect: Wed 1-1:30pm Sat 11-11:45am

Contact: Debbie Silk 0417 105 667

Office: 883 Toorak Rd Camberwell 9809 2000

David Gillham 0411 518 672

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BALWYN

BERWICK

BLACKBURN

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BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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BALWYN

BERWICK

BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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The Consort

Kew 39 Carson Street An exclusive brand new development comprising 6 luxurious single level apartments and 1 stunning penthouse designed by renowned architect Nicholas Day. Each sizable apartment comprises generous formal and informal living spaces with substantial blue stone paved outdoor terraces, 3 bedrooms + study and amazing views or fabulous green aspects. Three secure car spaces with additional storage room and lift access, commercial grade powder coated double glazed windows, extensive use of Calacatta and marble, 3 and 3.5m ceiling heights, Gaggenau appliances, European oak floors and heating and air-conditioning complete these homes fabulous list of credentials. Situated close to Kew Junction shops/cafes/ restaurants, and easy access to CBD.

Mark Wridgway 0419 510 777

In conjunction with

BALWYN

BERWICK

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BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

For Sale Inspect: Wed 11-12:00pm Sat 3-4:00pm

Contact: Mark Rathgeber 0419 334 334

Office: 289 Whitehorse Rd Balwyn 9830 1644

John Bradbury 0413 772 778

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BERWICK

BLACKBURN

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CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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BALWYN

BERWICK

BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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BERWICK

BLACKBURN

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CAMBERWELL

CAULFIELD

GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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BERWICK

BLACKBURN

BOX HILL

CAMBERWELL

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GLEN IRIS

GLEN WAVERLEY

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North BalwyN

354 Balwyn Road

ElEVatED BrICK FaMIly rESIDENCE oPPoSItE thE ParK Located on the high side of the street in this tightly held precinct and within the popular Balwyn High School Zone. What a special place to live in. Many possibilities here to renovate, extend and further improve or alternatively an opportunity to redevelop (S.T.C.A). Land Size 8,028 sqft. (Approx.) Comprises : A very ﬂexible ﬂoor plan of 3 bedrooms in total all with Built in Robes, a Central Family Bathroom with separate shower, separate WC, Huge Entertaining Lounge and Dining room with a built in Bar, The original Kitchen offers an as new gas cooker ample bench space and sunny views of the inground Swimming pool, a separate meals area, separate Laundry, front and rear verandas, plus a generous size rear back yard. The home also has a Remote controlled lock up single garage and a second off street car space. Situated Close to all Amenities such as Primary Schools, Parks, Local Shops and Greythorn Shopping Strip, City Bus Line and easy access to the Eastern Freeway.

Inspection will please and prior offers invited a/h: Jim Pillios 0439 880 096 Gabriel Mercuri 0411 701 133

aUCtIoN: Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm

1st Floor, 520 Victoria Street, North Melbourne 3051

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BALWYN NORTH 20 Lucifer Street Unique villa boasting own street frontage comprising generous open plan living /dining, kitchen with stainless steel oven, gas cooktop & dishwasher, two bedrooms, BIRs, laundry, bathroom, private courtyard, garage, gas heating & air conditioning. Within the Balwyn High School zone. Being sold subject to a lease expiring May 2013 at $1,738 pcm.

AUCTION

BALWYN 1/102 Balwyn Road Saturday 1 December at 11 am Guide: $500,000 to $550,000

INSPECT

Thursday & Saturday 1-1:30 pm

LAND

260 sq m approx.

CONTACT Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 &

Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

HAWTHORN 16 Connell Street Classic semi-detached brick Victorian home with two bedrooms, older style bathroom, lounge /dining, kitchen, deep backyard with great space for future extensions (STCA) & off street parking via a ROW. Retaining high ceilings, arched hall, polished Baltic pine floors, original lacework & much more. Easy walk to St James Park, train, trams & shops.

AUCTION

Saturday 1 December at 2 pm

INSPECT

Thursday & Saturday 1-1:30 pm

CONTACT Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042 &

Nick Whyte 0417 131 153

KEW EAST 10 Munro Street AUCTION

Saturday 1 December, 12:30 pm Guide: $650,000 to $700,000

INSPECT

Thursday 12-12:30 pm & Saturday 12-12:30 pm

LAND

6.4 x 40.6m / 259 sq m approx.

CONTACT Nick Whyte 0417 131 153 &

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Spacious front villa unit with its own driveway, large front courtyard & smaller rear courtyard. Comprising three bedrooms, bright lounge / dining, kitchen /meals area, bathroom with separate toilet & laundry, ducted heating & garage. Just 200 m to tram, shopping & restaurant strip. A Renovators Opportunity.

Bruce Bonnett 0418 333 042

Retaining a picturesque English faรงade, this eight room clinker brick home comprises four bedrooms, two bathrooms, lounge, formal dining, large kitchen, family /meals, ducted gas heating, carpets over hardwood timber floors, carport, garage, external kitchenette & wood fired pizza oven. Walk to shops, city transport, Kew High School & Hays Paddock.

9854 8888

AUCTION

Saturday 8 December at 11 am

INSPECT

Thursday 11:30-12 noon & Saturday 11:30-12 noon

LAND

680 sq m approx.

CONTACT John Cokalis 0411 184 124 &

Nick Whyte 0417 131 153

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Camberwell 29 Currajong Avenue Incomparable luxury without compromise. The sheer magnitude of this stunning 5 star entertainer’s transformation will leave you breathless! Bringing a new benchmark to the Sunnyside Estates finest avenue, this builder’s own home (of approx 72sqs) showcases a standard of luxury rarely seen with incomparable quality throughout elegant refined rooms & vast relaxed domain ideal for the proud entertainer. Spectacular granite/Euro kit plus butler’s pantry open to a stylish alfresco kitchen/BBQ area amidst night-lit salt/solar IG pool/garden oasis. With every conceivable lifestyle accoutrement through 5 BRs, (BIRs/WIRs, 3 full ens plus fully tiled family bathroom), executive fully fitted study, large teen retreat, fully fitted theatre room, security/auto gates, 20,000 ltr water storage, lock up garage with workshop & an abundance of storage space throughout.

> VIEW > EOI > MEL REF > PRICE > OFFICE > TEL > CONTACT

2 Thurs 6.00 - 6.30pm & Sat 2.00 - 2.30pm Closing Friday 7th December - 3.00pm 59 / J3 Price on application Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 9830 7000 Maurice Di Marzio 0419 182 276 Toby Parker 0413 581 104

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Kew 15 Bowen Street Amazing opportunity - premium, huge block! Primely situated with a coveted Kew address, this impressive 1,460sqm allotment (approximately) offers an abundance of choices to all buyers. Build a dream home with stunning city views, swimming pool and full size tennis court, and still have room, or a stunning and stylish development (all subject to council approval) and reap the rewards, the options are endless. Surrounded by the Yarra, premium schools, parks, gardens, minutes to the city, shopping, restaurants, cafes and more, this premium location only adds to the appeal of this amazing property. This is a fantastic opportunity to secure a dream site in a premier location that shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be missed. 218 The weekly review \ november 21, 2012

> VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > PRICE > OFFICE > TEL > CONTACT

Thurs 3.00 - 3.30pm & Sat 2.45 - 3.15pm Sat 1st December - 3.00pm 45 / A7 Price on application Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 9830 7000 Troy Rendle 0438 305 520 Toby Parker 0413 581 104

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South Yarra 65 Davis Avenue

Exceptional South Yarra terrace.

> VIEW

This fully renovated Victorian terrace is ideally positioned a genuine stroll from everything South Yarra has to offer. The formal sitting and dining rooms of grand proportion lead seamlessly to light filled living areas which open onto a private central courtyard and a tranquil second courtyard garden. Beautifully renovated throughout by renowned architects Bell & Fisher with the finest finishes it also enjoys a new Calacatta marble kitchen with integrated appliances, American oak floors, master BR with ensuite, 2 further bedrooms with adj balcony, modern central family bathroom, powder room, well appointed study zone & extensive attic. Note: Secure off street parking and access via rear ROW.

2.5

Wed 12.30 - 12.45pm & Thurs 5.15 - 5.45pm, Sat 10.15 - 10.45am & Sun 11.15 - 11.45am > AUCTION Sun 9th December - 12.30pm > MEL REF 58 / D4 > EPR $1,850,000 - $2,000,000 > OFFICE South Yarra 85 Toorak Road 3141 > TEL 9868 5444 > CONTACT Merridy Moir 0422 239 167 Will Walton 0412 511 717

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Glen Iris 5 Cromwell Street A Stunning Californian, Sparkling Family Home. Set in beautiful gardens creating individual landscaped rooms, this exquisite 1930s 4 bedroom 3 bathrm Californian Bungalow has a light and airy feel for entertaining. Glistening with polished boards & period detail, this captivating home enjoys an elegant lounge (OFP), superb open plan entertaining (OFP), modern classic kitchen (Euro appliances), downstairs main bedrm (BIRs & timeless ensuite), guest bedroom(ensuite) & study area. First time offered in 34 years, this light filled treasure boasts plantation shutters, ducted heating, air cond, storerooms, water tanks, a workshed, garden shed & a double carport. Tree lined street, near Ferndale Park, walk to schools, train, tram & shops. 4

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Thurs 1.00 - 1.30pm & 6.00 - 6.30pm, Sat 1.00 - 1.30pm Sat 8th December - 11.00am 60 / B7 $1,100,000 - $1,200,000 Glen Iris 58 High Street 3146 9885 9811 Ross English 0419 444 040 David Macmillian 0411 111 108 Nicholas Goold 0408 553 181

Hawthorn 41 Liddiard Street The ultimate all-year-round entertainer. The classic Victorian profile nestled in a convenient pocket near Glenferrie Rd shopping precinct totally belies the contemporary magic within this exciting entertainers oasis. Comprising: 2 BRs (BIRs/OFPs) & immaculate bthrm precede brilliant architect designed extension where stylish interior spaces & luxuriant garden “rooms” are inexplicably entwined for seductive indoor/outdoor entertaining. Innovative design includes louvred-walkway & bi-folding glass linking chic Euro/ granite kitchen/meals, stunning decked c’yard, superb fireside living & stylish night-lit north-facing courtyard. Includes: heating, cooling, security, keyless entry via sidegate, built in BBQ, surround sound, mature trees, dripper system & OSP via automatic sliding timber gate. 2

Thurs 1.00 - 1.30pm & Sat 11.30 - 12.00pm Sat 8th December - 12.00pm 45 / D9 > EPR $850,000 - $930,000 > OFFICE Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Nick Holmes 0409 215 104 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF

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South Yarra 15 Davis Avenue Perfect Victorian living. This elegant single fronted Victorian brick home is beautifully renovated offering spacious low maintenance living. The long wide hallway leads to two double bedrooms both with open fire places and ornate features, a generous central bathroom and laundry followed by a spacious sun filled open plan living & dining room. The gourmet granite kitchen with Miele dishwasher, looks out to a well-appointed landscaped courtyard. At the rear of the property is a private air-conditioned studio or retreat. Upstairs features an enormous private main bedroom featuring ensuite with skylight & full length walk in robes. This beautiful home in one of South Yarraâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most prestigious streets is further complimented by a secure lock up garage. 3

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Balwyn North 363 Balwyn Road This spacious home in the Balwyn High School zone near shops and buses is perfect to renovate, extend or build new (subject to council approval). With a large lounge, dining, meals, family room, heating, cooling and carport.

Thurs 12.30 - 1.00pm & Sat 10.15 - 10.45am > AUCTION Sat 1st December - 1.00pm > MEL REF 46 / E2 > EPR $800,000 - $880,000 > OFFICE Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Chris Johnson 0433 466 463 Toby Parker 0413 581 104 > VIEW

1 Wed 1.00 - 1.15pm & Thurs 6.00 - 6.30pm Sat 8th December - 1.30pm 58 / D4 $1,400,000 - $1,500,000 South Yarra 85 Toorak Road 3141 9868 5444 Merridy Moir 0422 239 167 Peter Perrignon 0418 566 846

Burwood 29 Uganda Street Located only a few minutes walk from PLC & Deakin University this excellent corner site of approx 568sqm is ripe for redevelopment. Retain and renovate the existing home with its charming gardens, redevelop as a multi unit development site (STCA), or build your dream home.

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Thurs 12.00 - 12.30pm & Sat from 12.30pm > AUCTION Sat 24th November - 1.00pm > MEL REF 60 / K4 > EPR $580,000 - $630,000 > OFFICE Mount Waverley 361 Waverley Road 3149 > TEL 9807 9522 > CONTACT Mark Watkins 0411 396 264 Reilly WaterďŹ eld 0422 291 773 > VIEW

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Hawthorn 1/333 Auburn Road Spacious, ground floor property offers 2 BRs (main with BIR), bathroom with shower over bath, kitchen overlooking meals & living room leading to the leafy garden beyond. Features: off street parking available, gas heating and quiet location at the rear of the block.

Thurs & Sat 10.45 - 11.15am Sat 1st December - 12.00pm 45 / F11 $325,000 - $355,000 Balwyn/Hawthorn 279 Whitehorse Road 3103 > TEL 9830 7000 > CONTACT Reilly Waterfield 0422 291 773 Nick Holmes 0409 215 104 > VIEW > AUCTION > MEL REF > EPR > OFFICE

Malvern East 131 Darling Road Atmospheric and inviting, this spacious 4-bedroom, 2.5 bathroom period residence is set on 836m2 approx, with a return driveway, carport and pool. Features 2 impressive formal rooms, family living/dining areas and a well-appointed Smeg kitchen.

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Wed 12.45 - 1.15pm & Sat 2.30 - 3.00pm > AUCTION Sat 1st December - 2.30pm > MEL REF 59 / J12 > PRICE POA > OFFICE Glen Iris 58 High Street 3146 > TEL 9885 9811 > CONTACT Andrew James 0411 420 788 Ross English 0419 444 040 > VIEW

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TOORAK | Townhouse 6, 14 Woorigoleen Road Set at the rear, one of an exclusive selection of only five, this dual level townhouse has been beautifully renovated to ensure instant enjoyment close to Toorak Village. Two charming courtyards accompany downstairs spaces including two flexible areas for living and dining that surround a central open plan kitchen defined by designer style. Upstairs, the main bedroom’s north facing terrace, walk in robes and en suite make a memorable impression, matched by the appeal of two further bedrooms, a central study space and a second, superbly updated bathroom. Lock up garage with adjoining large storeroom and separate workshop.

Auction View Andrew McCann Daniel Joyce Office

Saturday 8th December at 1.30pm Thursday 1-1.30pm, Saturday 11-11.30am 0414 643 744 0417 816 196 1215 High Street, Armadale 9864 5000

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outstanding city fringe investment

Auction

Friday 14 December 2012 at 2:00 pm

PRIME HAWTHORN INVESTMENT SEcuRE 5 YEAR LEASE TO

Wednesday 5th December at 1pm on site 55 royal Parade, Parkville

Retail plus extensive fiRst flooR apaRtment – long term lease to 7 eleven – rental $87,739 per annum plus outgoings – 4 bedroom Apartment: Vacant Possession – Key location opposite Melbourne university Mark talbot 0409 222 411 David bourke 0407 705 755 www.fitzroys.com.au 367 Collins street Melbourne

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637 Glenferrie Road (Cnr Lynch Street), Hawthorn • Rental $159,000 pa plus GST • Fixed 3.5% annual increases Paul Farrelly 0418 358 998 www.sutherlandfarrelly.com.au

• Term: 5+5+5+5 years • Vibrant retail hub Michael Major 0412 471 775 43 Agnes St East Melbourne

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Armadale 8 Kooyong Road The completely private spaces of this romantic, renovated, free standing two bedroom home, provide a sanctuary of style. Kept beautifully quiet by double glazing, yet merely moments from trams, Armadale Station, High Street and Malvern Central. A courtyard retreat compliments separate living and dining rooms served by a sunny Caesar stone kitchen. Marble bathroom. Hydronic heating. Off street parking. Love it!

2 • Fully renovated • Art Deco era tones • Marble bathroom • Serene courtyard • Open fire places Auction Saturday 1st December 1pm Inspect Wed 12.30-1.00pm Sat 2.30-3.00pm

Richmond 23 Erin Street A traditional Victorian terrace, currently configured as office premises, offering exceptional flexibility. Options for renovation and a return to its original role as a majestic inner city residence OR for adaptation to meet medical practice needs (STCA) in the Epworth precinct. Potential to add dual mews style apartments (STCA), further enhances a huge opportunity.

Auction Wednesday 5th December at 6pm Inspect Wednesdays 5.30 - 6.00pm

James Karantonis 0422 708 067 Fraser Cahill 0400 592 572 Malvern 9509 8244 1276 High Street

5 • Victorian character • Marble fire places • Large basement cellar • 9 Principal rooms • OSP for 4 cars

John Chartres 0418 321 951 Celeste Wright 0413 309 002 Malvern 9509 8244 1276 High Street

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ST KILDA EAST, 184 ALMA ROAD

FAMILy EnTERTAInIng In SPACIOuS SPLEnDOR Carnegie 4 Poplar Grove • Double fronted renovated Art Deco • Evocative period detail throughout • Stylish finishes, SS kitchen • Alfresco deck, magnificent gardens • Spacious loft, bungalow, ducted heating Auction Saturday 1st December at 12.30pm Inspect Wednesday 1.30-2.00

Superbly spacious with outstanding family zones, this stately 5 bedroom/study 3 bathroom 1920s home has an air of older style luxury on a large garden allotment of 866sqm (approx.). Welcomed by a wide entry hallway, this captivating treasure enjoys 5 fabulous living zones, 5 granite kitchen, north facing paved alfresco area with elevated garden, bay glimpses and ample parking. Metres to Alma Village and bus, moments to Alma Park & leading schools.

Kate Pirovano 0425 745 063 David Thomson 0418 337 366 Murrumbeena 9569 0718 71 Murrumbeena Road ESR $610,000-$660,000

AuCTIOn: Sun 9Th DECEMbER AT 1 InSPECT: SAT, Sun & wED, 11 - 11:45

Leonard Persichetti 0417 319 900 Campbell Kilsby 0402 212 093

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TOORAK 3/637 Malvern Road Light filled haven in a premier postcode

HAWTHORN EAST 1A Hastings Road

This is where your dream begins!

A fantastic blend of style, convenience and security,

Auction Sat 1 Dec, 2.00

Very rare offering to budget buyers of a home to

this 1st floor apartment is your chance to live the

View Thu 12:30 - 1:00, Sat 2:00 - 2:30

renovate in this beautifully established and

Quoting $650K - $710K

envious Toorak lifestyle. This light-filled retreat is

Jason Hearn 0409 828 590

prestigious residential area. This character brick

View Thu & Sat 12:00 - 12:30

Auction Sat 8 Dec, 11.00

captivating with an inviting lounge, private balcony,

Caroline Hammill 0418 334 561

semi- detached home is presently liveable, yet is

Helena Chow 0407 226 828

neat kitchen/meals, modernised vintage bathrm/

ideal to restore/extend... so a brighter future awaits.

Andrew Ryan 0419 685 555

lndry and separate toilet.

Land 280 sq metres approx.

Camberwell 273 Camberwell Road 9805 1111

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Toorak 607 Toorak Road ’TOWART LODGE’ TOWART LODGE offers ultimate contemporary refinement throughout some 165 squares of living space, framed by mid 1920s lines from Marcus Martin. Evocative drawing room, superb formal dining room and a distinguished central study are complemented by huge family/informal dining with Miele kitchen and dual pantries opens to north facing al fresco entertaining around a solar heated, self-cleaning pool. Five upstairs bedrooms each enjoy marble ensuite. Lift access to all floors, including games room, cinema, 1008 bottle cellar and six car garage on the basement level. SONOS, CBUS. Some 1858sqm approx featuring gardens by Paul Bangay. Private Auction: Wednesday 28th November View: Strictly By Appointment Matt Carver 0422 800 600 Tim Derham 0438 332 844

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Toorak 17 Church Street Surround Yourself With Style This sophisticated contemporary residenceÂ´s instantly inviting spaces include luxurious formal and informal living, dining and entertaining areas that culminate in a completely private, north facing courtyard. A separate study/library and an open plan kitchen featuring granite benches and Miele appliances add further downstairs allure while three upstairs bedrooms surrounding a central bathroom include a refined main bedroom with superb ensuite. On the basement level, a theatre room wired for surround sound and rear projection is a fabulous retreat. Cellar/storage and access to secure garaging for two cars further enhance an outstanding example of townhouse design, close to public transport shops, Kooyong Tennis Club and several prestigious school. Auction: Saturday 8th December at 10.30am View: Wednesday 1.00-1.30pm & Saturday 2.00-2.30pm Jeff Gole 0419 401 677 Sam Goddard 0448 870 454

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AUCTION SATURDAY

Hawthorn 5/20 Burton Avenue ’SHERWOOD COURT’ One of only six, introduced by a charming profile and its own street frontage, this bright ground level two bedroom apartment could hardly be better placed to take advantage of Glenferrie Road shopping, tram routes to the city and the riverbank beauty of Fairview Park. Northern natural light fills an inviting living room, featuring an open fire-place, which leads to an elegant dedicated dining room and a separate, freshly presented kitchen with scope for a modern make over when desired. Lock up garage. In the heart of Hawthorn!

Auction: Saturday 24th November at 10.30am View: Thursday 12.00-12.30pm & Saturday from 10.00am Sam Goddard 0448 870 454 Andrew Harlock 0419 379 992

AUCTION SATURDAY

Glen Iris Residence 1. 1 Scott Grove Certain Single Level Success Enhanced by its own frontage to a tree lined streetscape, this generous single level residence provides low maintenance ease matched by the mood of an established three bedroom home or two and a large study. The balance works beautifully. Large living featuring a marble fire-place and an adjoining dining room of appealing proportions are complemented by a spacious separate kitchen. Charming gardens, a sunny secluded courtyard retreat and lock up garage plus additional OSP complete brilliant, broadly appealing spaces close to Gardiner station, High Street trams and prestigious schools. One of only two!

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Auction: Saturday 24th November at 10.30am View: Thursday 11.00-11.30am & Saturday from 10.00am Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Kate Cusack 0438 334 374

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Hawthorn 10 Shakespeare Grove St James Park Estate - Rare Land opportunity! Not since George Coppin laid out the blue print for the illustrious St James Park Estate, has an opportunity like this presented itself - this prized vacant allotment creates spectacular scope to establish a fresh contemporary residence (STCA) tailored exactly to your priorities and preferences. Significant street frontage and land measuring some 877sqm (9440 square feet) approx. complement this elite location, a sanctuary of tree lined beauty from which several leading schools, the river, the city and the best of Hawthorn and Richmond are all easily reached.

Glen Iris 21 Glenvale Road A Family Background, A Brilliant Future The north facing rear garden of this engaging Edwardian provides a beautiful backdrop to a family floor-plan offering the flexibility of up to six bedrooms, featuring a downstairs main suite and bathrooms on both levels. Classical formal sitting and dining rooms are complemented by warm welcoming family spaces, an open plan kitchen and access to great decking and the garden beyond. Off street parking enhances a leafy address walking distance to trams, trains and leading schools.

Expressions of Interest: Closing Friday 30th November 5.00pm View: Meet agent on site Wed 12.00-12.30pm & Sat 1.00-1.30pm Jock Langley 0419 530 008 Tim Derham 0438 332 844

Auction: Saturday 1st December at 10.30am View: Thursday & Saturday 12.00-12.30pm Tim Derham 0438 332 844 Kate Cusack 0438 334 374

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MAROOCHYDORE – 46 Duporth Ave

price \ $2.4 million – $2.7 million

A home of distinction – exciting, postcode contemporary, meritorious – designed with flair, creativity, and consideration. That’s Chambord, in one of Mornington’s most privileged positions. Chambord offers the finest craftsmanship, finishes, and fittings. It also has a wealth of lavish extras while focusing on serenity, space and natural light. This house provides an opportunity to make the most of an outstanding location, letting its occupants enjoy an outstanding family lifestyle. Features include the dramatic entrance, divided staircase, three-metre ceilings and spotted-gum floors. The sunken lounge room and open-plan family room fan out from the fantastic kitchen, while all living zones open to large decks. Generous accommodation includes six bedrooms over two levels. Three superb bathrooms, a powder room and a sparkling in-ground pool complete the picture. \

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mcewing partners \ 5975 4555 11 silvan Grove

3931

ON QUEENSLANDS SUNSHINE COAST Absolute Riverfront Lifestyle Opportunity

Landmark Residential site in the heart of Maroochydore CBD – a very rare holding comprising of 1000m2 with wide scope for re-configeration of existing building, re-development, holiday rental accommodation or as owner occupier. ► 3x3 bedroom apartments ► Sweeping Ocean & River Views ► Development brief available A ground floor opportunity unlikely to be repeated in the Sunshine Coast marketplace for those seeking a truly enviable lifestyle and gilt-edged investment . AUCTION on Site Saturday 1st December at 4.00pm John Bellgrove – mob 0409 713971 or john@kenguybuderim.com.au

REAL ESTATE

Harcourts Dromana 171 Point Nepean Road Dromana 03 5987 1444 www.dromana.harcourts.com.au

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OPEN SAT & SUN

McCrae 18 Catherine Street

1.5

5428 2544

7-13 Mulgutherie Way

"Coastal Charm"

“MULGUTHERIE HOMESTEAD”. ON 8078m² (2 acres approx).

In for Christmas? Revitalised & retaining enduring charm of the 50´s & just 300m to the beach. Set on 1282m2. Rustic "white on timber" throughout, open fire, semi sunken dining area spills through french doors to the deck. 3BR´s, a fitted out 60sq.m garage. Generous back yard with outdoor shower & bath.

A grand & most signiﬁcant Macedon Ranges property set within exceptional mature gardens. Fully renovated & modernized to a luxurious standard. Brick construction with stone features. Offers superb family/guest accommodation & magniﬁcent entertainment opportunities.Within 50 mins to CBD & 25 mins to airport. Features: 4 bedrms (2 with ensuite), bathrm & powder room. Formal & informal living areas, grand dining room & gourmet kitchen. Indoor outdoor entertaining, home theatre & much more.

Auction View Open

Saturday, December 1st at 2pm www.harcourts.com.au/VDR4765 Saturday & Sunday 1.30-2pm

PRIvATE SALE: PRICE: $1,950,000 vIEW: By appointment.

Mike O’Neill - Harcourts Dromana P 03 5987 1444 M 0428 548 201 E mike.oneill@harcourts.com.au

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33 Brantome Street, Gisborne

www.huntrealestate.com.au

Wilma Grumont 0409 138 472 / Trevor Hunt 0418 550 832 / David Oliver 0403 023 706 / Brian Hunt 0418 320 412

Smeaton 3377 Creswick-Newstead Rd Charming Victorian residence (circa 1860), 3 BRs, appealing period features, hydronic heating throughout, reverse cycle heating & cooling, beautifully established gardens, ample shedding and a second dwelling (old penny school) on the property that suits a variety of uses.

> VIEW By appointment > PRIVATE SALE > PRICE $660,000 - $720,000 > OFFICE Ballarat

729 Sturt Street 3350 > TEL 5329 2500 > CONTACT Jonathan Bell 0408 519 819

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Auction Saturday 1 December at 11am

Romsey

Reserve Price $1,950,000 View By appointment Contact John Keating 0419 880 444 Sandi Mueller 0408 392 347

142 Ochiltrees Road (Cnr Crooked Road) Ochiltrees on 25 Ha (62.3 Acres)

An impeccably presented and gracious heritage style residence of approx 70 squares plus verandah’s with numerous outstanding features including 11 main rooms, four bathrooms, quality appliances, beautiful timber floors and 4m ceilings. Other features include rich red volcanic soil, excellent pastures and water supply, panoramic views and only 3km to town centre.

Auction Saturday 8 December at 1pm Chenham - Outstanding Country Estate with Spectacular Water Views

A most impressive two-storey country courtyard residence of approximately 55 squares set on 28.8 acres in an exclusive location overlooking Lauriston Reservoir. Built using a mixture of the finest materials this quality residence is definitely set to become one of the districts finest lifestyle properties.

Reserve Price $2,250,000 View Sat 24 Nov 2.30-3pm or by appointment Contact Sandi Mueller 0408 392 347 John Keating 0419 880 444

Woodend 263 Bourke Lane (off Woodend-Tylden Road and Carlsruhe Station Road)

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Lauriston Via Kyneton 151 Keegan Road

Historic “Pennmaric” circa 1856/1975 on 44.52 Ha (110 Acres)

Brimming with heritage character and charm, Penmarric offers an excellent three bedroom, two bathroom bluestone homestead privately sited within a lovely protected garden setting. Features include two brilliantly restored historic bluestone buildings, mod grass tennis court, good water supply from rain water tanks and bore, gently undulating paddocks with good volcanic soils.

$1,695,000 Sat 24 Nov 3.30-4pm or by appointment Contact John Keating 0419 880 444

Auction Saturday 1 December at 3pm

Woodend - Tylden 520 Chanters Lane

“South Berembong” - 65 Ha (161 acres) Executors Realisation Sale

Excellent small farm with existing three bedroom brick veneer residence in a beautiful established setting with stunning picturesque views over spring fed “Lake Berembong” (approx 7 acres surface area) to Mount Macedon. Good balance of red volcanic and grey loam soils. Perfect site to develop a new dream contemporary home.

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83 High Street, Woodend

Reserve Price $1,375,000 View Sat 24 Nov 11-11.30am or by appointment Contact John Keating 0419 880 444

(03) 5427 2999

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Harkaway 75 Baker road “Taliesin” - a Family Haven on 23 acres Architecturally inspired, Taliesin creates a home that blends harmoniously with its environs. Offering zoned family living, the grand room forms the everyday living space. The formal living Tuesday 18th December 2012 at 6pm (unless sold prior) room is simply stunning and offers a wonderful space to entertain family and friends. A guest INSPECT By Appointment Only suite offers two bedrooms and a bathroom and counterpoints the children’s wing with two further Photo ID required bedrooms and a bathroom, whilst upstairs the master suite enjoys an ensuite and separate MELWAYS 109 D12 retreat/studio. Outside, a sparkling in-ground pool adjoins a large north facing court yard and nearby the ﬂoodlit tennis court completes the package. A large barn is home to tractors and CONTACT Paul Dabb 0413 156 280 Richard Davis 0414 874 836 OFFICE 0000 OFFICE 0000 0000 OFFICE 0000 0000 all things rural.0000 A unique lifestyle in one of the regions most tightly held pockets. For more Berwick 9707 1400 Addressvisit www.75bakerroad.com Address Address information 1300

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2012 MODEL RUNOUT DISCOVERY 4 SDV6 SE FROM

$79,990 DRIVEAWAY

Winner – Australia’s Best Cars* 7 years running 7 adult-size leather seats 4 corner electronic air suspension as standard 3500kg towing capacity

RANGE ROVER SPORT SDV6 FROM

$99,990 DRIVEAWAY

Luxurious interior with Premium Navigation SDV6 3.0L delivers 180kW/600Nm Exceptional on-road dynamics Terrain Response®

ULR LAND ROVER 1303 Malvern Road, Malvern. Telephone: (03) 9864 3555 Gracey Patrick 0431 282 475 www.ulr.com.au

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1 Vehicle shown is 2012 Discovery 4 SDV6 SE at recommended driveaway price of $79,990. Excludes metallic paint at $1,800 extra. 2 Vehicle shown is 2012 Range Rover Sport SDV6 at recommended driveaway price of $99,990. Excludes metallic paint at $1,800 extra. Offers apply to 2012 models at participating retailers only while stocks last. *Australia’s Best Cars, All terrain category.